On a midsummer night in the southern region of Orland, the climate was pleasant and the moonlight spilled from a brilliant starry sky, giving a cool appearance.
Having bathed away the travel dust, it was a time for sleep, yet Leon still found it difficult to drift off.
Looking at the night view outside the window, he continued to ponder ceaselessly.
Following the decision to expand the military in the meeting, it was planned to fully staff the Knight Order—a few dozen sets of cavalry armor, weapons, two hundred and some sets of infantry chain armor, blades, shields, and bows; thirty pack horses for essential military transport; the initial disbursement alone amounted to 2615 gold crowns, consuming over half of the Public Treasury's funds.
This was not yet counting around seventy quality military horses needed to be purchased, conservatively estimated to cost between nine hundred to twelve hundred Gold Coins.
