Sebastian rightfully took his lover back to the temporary headquarters of the 1st Mobile Division of the Imperial Central Army, his bayou fortress Freising. Here, the female ninja Sakura, the "Skynet Witch" Elupby, and the Countess of Justice Emma meet with the two of them to start the reorganization of the army.

They also learned the Sallian method and used new methods to train an all-mercenary army. Not long ago, the Imperial Military Reform Plan submitted by the Duke of New Mark was fully accepted by His Majesty the Emperor. According to his plan, the empire will establish a mobile force composed of mercenaries, as the core force of the emperor's internal suppression and external hegemony.

This plan was first implemented in the southern part of the empire, which was under the direct jurisdiction of the emperor, and the Grand Duchy of Aldenburg and the central and southern regions jointly formed the First Mobile Division. Schwartenen was commissioned by the Duke of New Mark with Meyer to form the 2nd Mobile Division with the Southwestern Alliance. In the western Linhe Rand area, the Third Mobile Division was formed under the leadership of the Count of the Imperial Palace. And the emperor's residence in Vanolia formed the 4th Mobile Division, which was personally commanded by Crown Prince Mark Minus. The rest of the empire is still strong because the great nobles are still strong, so it will not be reorganized for the time being. This was the prototype of the later Imperial Military District.

These mercenaries recruited by the state were called "Imperial Servants", meaning servants in the service of the Empire. Regardless of origin, regardless of the past, the state provided salaries and equipment, and the emperor obtained financial support from the wealthy Ruger family with the right to operate the three copper mines as collateral. Each mobile division had its own large battalion, where soldiers could get cheap accommodation, taverns, training grounds, blacksmiths, and the indispensable Fengyue site. In addition, their wives and children were allowed to live here, and these people could also be used as baggage teams during battles.

In terms of equipment and establishment, each division will be arranged according to local conditions. Sebastian's 1st Division was divided into four regiments, each commander of which was awarded the rank of colonel, and the deputy commander and judge of the regiment was a major, and each regiment had a number of wings, the commander of which was a captain. Most of the soldiers were spearmen, and a few skilled and fearless men became "double-paid servants", wielding Imperial two-handed swords or magic guns, or other special weapons. All soldiers also have a secondary weapon to identify themselves, the Tutun sword, which was developed from the legion dagger of the ancient empire and is one of the characteristic equipment of the Tutonians, and is now the symbol of the "Imperial Mercenary".

In addition to the standard equipment, these soldiers who like to show off their personal characteristics also use their brains when it comes to clothing. With the acquiescence of officers at all levels, they always cut their uniforms and stuffed them with all kinds of gaudy fabrics, but this is nothing, and the most striking thing on their bodies is the wide beret, these ordinary hats are always made unconventional by their owners, or are divided into huge petals, or hung with various insignia, logos, and even more at the top are filled with countless towering feathers, which look like a flower crown from a distance. The cutout suit can be said to be a by-product of the emergence of the mercenary profession. Today's "Imperial Servants" have developed it to a peak.

The main force of the mobile division, the "Imperial Mercetaries", is all infantry, and the rest of the cavalry and magic troops are different, the former is still recruited by the local nobles, for the first mobile division, it is the "Blue Knights" controlled by Sebastian, and the rarer magicians are directly under the emperor's jurisdiction, nominally loaned to each mobile division.

The Imperial Count von Riedlingen stepped up his efforts to reorganize his troops while discussing their true plans with several girls.

"With my friend Salian not in the country, we need to hurry up and make progress in achieving our goals. ”

"Alas, it's just painful for me to think about having to turn the empire upside down. ”

"Someone has to do something, and I'll have to bear these sins alone!"

While Sebastian was active in the battlefield and politics, Salian once again went to Auguste College on the island of Sana at the southern tip of Itkanria. In order to obtain the artifact making method of the Seven Towers Academy of Magic, he needs to use the network of Brunetto, the old headmaster of Augusta. In last year's event against the demons, Salian kept his hands on it, but he didn't expect it to be used now.

However, as soon as the new Duke of Mark left, the plan to train a new army for Mark Minus could only rely on Aphroa, who was disguised as Meier, and his subordinate Jaeger who remained in Schwartenn. The mercenary, since his marriage in the country, had completely forgotten the Count's daughter-in-law, Miss Margaret, and had devoted himself to the service of Salion, even though his wife resembled the beautiful Viscountess. Salian is now also very heavy on Yagger, and even let him worship under the Sword Saint Yaza to practice. Salian, who lacks a lineage of important ministers, is indeed eclectic.

Fortunately, the Second Mobile Division of the Imperial Central Army established in Schwartenn not only had 100,000 gold coins provided by Max, but also received additional help from the local Southwestern Business Alliance, on the one hand, the owner of Constance and the chairman of the League, Viscount Manstel von Barenberg, was a friend of Salian, and on the other hand, this new army was formed to protect their vital interests, and Schwartenn's burgher class naturally spared no effort to support it. So even in the absence of Duke Simak, the establishment of the 2nd Mobile Division went very smoothly.

Going back to Sebastian's side, they are now very well funded, the down-and-out knight won 100,000 gold coins from the old Duke of Venenria, and the Imperial Count received 100,000 starting capital for him to recruit mercenaries when he met the emperor in Vanolia, not counting the original belongings, the cabal has a total of 200,000 gold coins in cash to use.

Similar to Salian, Sebastian also handed over the follow-up work to Miss Emma after the initial preparation, along with 100,000 guilders in gold. Although the heiress of the Count of Justice had no talent for martial arts, she was shrewd and capable, and after returning from the Auguste Academy, she became the de facto controller of the South Central Region and the Green Knights.

Sebastian takes Sakura, Elubby, and Sorena on a real journey. Ninjas, witches, and illusionists are all known for being proficient in cross-dressing, so their travels are unusually smooth.

The group first arrived in the western part of the Empire, where Sebastian once again assumed the form of Lord von Loclery and met with his rival at the Menehao tournament, the aristocratic mercenary Wolfe. During the convention, the viscount had discussed the formation of a knightly alliance with the former landless noble, and when the time came, he finally found Wolf with fifty thousand gold coins.

Ironically, the 50,000 gold coins theoretically belonged to the Ruger family, the empire's number one rich, because it was donated to the emperor to suppress the uprising. And this family had the idea of moving the elf village in the forest area for the sake of minerals, but it was destroyed by Salian and Sebastian, so the "Skynet Witch" Elupi was very happy that Sebastian could use the money to joke with the Ruger family.

And that's what Wolf has always hoped for. Why do you say that? Because the low-level aristocracy, represented by Wolff, hated the most unscrupulous rich people like Rugel.

Since ancient times, the lower knights and nobles have lived a simple life, and their entertainment is only simple but sufficient food and drink, poetry, faith, and martial arts, and at most they rely on their bravery and fearlessness to win the smile of beautiful women. However, the development of the commodity economy and the increase in trade greatly inflated the wealth of the burghers, and at the same time brought with them Oriental pleasures and extravagance. This, combined with the fact that the church aristocracy was originally indulgent and hardworking, compared them with the new burgher tycoons, which led to an increase in luxury, which eventually spread to everyone.

Their race to show off their wealth has made the entire empire flashy. City councillors, merchants, and bankers made their garments out of precious fabrics, their hats were embroidered with pearls and precious stones in gold thread, their hands were covered with gold rings, and their belts and swords were intricately decorated with silver ornaments. The shirt was made of silk.

Not only that, but their wives and daughters were dressed in the finest imported velvet or silk satin, and the lining was made of sable, ferret, or weasel skin. They were covered in jewels, and their shirts were woven with gold and silver threads. His head is adorned with solid gold accessories, and his carefully groomed braids and curls are adorned with perfume made from rare flowers.

The knights came from the castle in the countryside to the city for a celebration or as a guest, and saw all this. In addition, in the VIP room, their wives and daughters sat beside the ladies and maidens of the city, with a long woolen carpet of extremely soft underfoot. The women of these city's most prestigious families also change their clothes three or four times a day, even though each of those clothes looks brand new.

In this way, the fashion has completely changed, and the lords and ladies in the castle are certainly not far behind the so-called nouveau riche in the city. At first they imitated, and then they went even further. And this is one of the reasons for the final collapse of the knightly class.

The rural aristocracy had no cash property, only land that had been passed down from generation to generation. At the same time, the import of foreign grain made the land annexed within the empire increasingly unprofitable. If you want to maintain a drunken life, you will either squeeze your tenant farmers even harder, and this is the cause of the peasant uprising, which we will not mention for the time being.

The other way is to sell the assets. The nobles' fields, castles, and all real estate could be traded, but at that time one morgan (nearly twenty-eight acres) of ordinary land was worth only ten guilders. For example, a piece of tithe-free barley and fifty morgan of superior land can only be sold for eight or nine hundred guilders. A lady's dress can cost as little as a few tens of florins and as many as hundreds of gold coins. And gorgeous clothing is only a small part of the luxury. Foreign merchants don't even want to take the guilders, so people have to spend extra money to exchange the guilders for florins or ducats from money changers.

The disparity in the prices of land and commodities quickly made it difficult for the rural aristocracy to make ends meet, and since profligacy was now regarded as a noble virtue, even the originally frugal families had to spend huge sums on celebrations, dowries, expeditions, or tournaments.

In the end, they had to borrow money to get by, and the loans were made to the wealthy townspeople, church monks, bankers, etc., and these greedy people charged high interest rates of ten or even twenty cents, with the result that the land and castles as collateral were permanently lost from the wretched aristocracy. Viscount Manstel von Barenberg is a prime example of this, a spice proprietor who eventually became an aristocrat.

Coupled with the growing power of the great princes and the encroachment of imperial power that still wanted to unify the empire, the freedom and status of these petty autocrats were further lost. The double blow to their hearts and fortunes made the petty nobles finally do the same thing as the peasants.