Duke spent an afternoon writing out his vision for health care reform. However, this is a cross-generational project, and it is impossible to realize it immediately, at least not yet, when Duke does not have the energy to do so.

Three days passed in a flash, and all kinds of things about the Sea Clan's sneak attack were almost dealt with, and those wounded soldiers sacrificed more than a dozen one after another, and the rest were almost past the dangerous period.

In the cemetery outside the city of Storm Castle, Duke has specially opened up a vacant lot as the military cemetery of Storm Fort, and all the storm soldiers who died this time will be buried here after a public memorial.

The sky was still overcast, and white snowflakes were falling on Duke, and in front of him stood all the soldiers of Stormcastle and tens of thousands of civilians, all of whom would witness the first public sacrifice of Stormcastle.

Duke stood on the high platform in armor, looking at the black people and hundreds of coffins in front of him, and he felt very heavy in his heart. But Duke knew that the most important thing in this world was the sense of honor, especially the so-called chivalry, and they were even willing to sacrifice their lives for the ethereal sense of honor, so it was necessary to make all the soldiers feel that their sacrifice was worthwhile, and this public sacrifice was imperative.

"Men and soldiers of Stormfort, we stand here today to witness the last journey of the valiant warriors. They sacrificed their precious lives for the peace and tranquility of Stormcastle, and they are all heroes of Stormcastle!"

As soon as Duke finished speaking, the audience began to hear uncontrollable sobs, many family members of fallen soldiers, they were also standing in the crowd, and this coffin may contain their father, husband, son, etc.

"A warrior who dies on the battlefield is his highest honor, and they have done what they should do. And as the lord of Stormcastle, what I want to do is to make their sacrifice worthwhile, so that the Stormcastle they protect has a broader future. Today, as a lord, I promise you that as long as I, Duke, are here, Stormcastle will never fall!"

"Stormfort will never fall!"

"Stormfort will never fall!"

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All the soldiers of the Storm Legion shouted with all their strength, they were full of anger at the moment! Because the reason behind the invasion of the Sea Clan was also leaked out by Duke intentionally or unintentionally, almost everyone in the storm knew that they had become outcasts, and no matter whether the Storm Castle was captured or not, it was impossible for there to be reinforcements from the Empire or the Holy See.

This feeling of being abandoned by the empire is naturally uncomfortable, so they understand and respect Duke even more, because in this case, Duke did not give up Storm Castle, and the son of the god of war Otto fought with Storm Castle!

Listening to the shouts like thunder, Duke just looked at everything in front of him coldly, to be honest, he didn't want to be someone else's outcast and backstabber, so his fate was actually the same as these people.

"One day, the eternal rest here will be regarded as the highest honor for a warrior. ”

After Duke said this lightly, he turned and left the high platform, not witnessing the final burial ceremony, because he did not want to affect the relatives of these sacrificed soldiers and give them a little space to say their final goodbyes.

As Duke said, the cemetery of Fort Storm is officially recognized as the Storm Cemetery, which will be guarded by special soldiers and will be paid homage by the highest military and political chief every year. At the same time, each fallen soldier will receive a pension of 500 gold coins, which is the highest amount that Stormcastle can take out so far.

Their older parents and younger children will receive a monthly Stormcastle stipend until the parents die or the child reaches adulthood. These things have never appeared in this world, and when Duke said these pension plans before, even Alan and Cassel, who are soldiers, were stunned, they didn't expect Duke to give such a generous pension treatment.

In fact, Duke understands very well in his heart that these things will be a common pension scheme in normal countries in later generations. However, in this world, it is definitely a shocking treatment, and when the soldiers of the Storm Legion learn of these benefits, some of them even excitedly want to ask to see Duke and express their gratitude and loyalty to the lord in person.

This is also the good of this world, the spirit of aristocratic gentlemen is deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, once you really make your subordinates loyal, then they can easily slap you to the ground. Of course, in fact, even if Duke didn't do this, he had already gained the allegiance of the Storm Legion, but doing this was no longer a means for Duke to achieve his goals, but he really wanted to make some compensation for these sacrificed warriors.

At the same time, this time the fish-man sneak attack also exposed some of the shortcomings of the Storm Legion, the lack of production capacity is an old problem, all of Duke's previous production was placed on armor, and the neglect of weapons also had a great impact, and the soldiers' swords are difficult to cause serious damage to the thick scale armor and skin of the Sea Clan.

Although the weapons of the Sea Clan are not as good as the Storm Guards, large Sea Clan soldiers like Naga occupy an absolute advantage in physical fitness, even if the sword cannot break the armor, they can pick an iron rod is enough.

However, weapons are not like armor, hammer forging plate armor is integrally formed, as long as the hardness of the steel is passable, it is really not okay to thicken it a little more. But weapons can't be like this, too hard means brittle, too soft and not enough lethality.

Therefore, the appearance of plate armor represents the improvement of smelting technology, and high-quality weapons represent the improvement of metal technology. Now the blacksmith has suffered heavy losses, and it is also a big problem to make a breakthrough in metal processing, after all, Duke is not an expert in metal technology, and he is powerless to help.

Looking at it in this way, Duke feels as if he is back to the beginning, as if there are problems everywhere and there is no solution to them. Sure enough, if you want to rely on your personal strength to promote the development of world science and technology in a short period of time, it is a thing against the sky!

Just when Duke was at a loss, Hera happened to walk in, saw Duke like this and said, "Little Duke, you have behaved as a real man these days, shouldering all the responsibilities of the lord, which really impresses my sister." But I see that you are frowning now, and I see what I can do to help you, sister, and I thank you for taking care of the little witch. ”

Seeing Hera like this, Duke didn't have the patience to talk to her, so he said angrily: "I want a metal master to refine weapons, will you?"

"No, it won't. Hera simply spread her hands.

"That's it, don't bother me to think. ”

"I don't, but I know someone will. ”

Hera walked over to Duke's side and leaned down to look at Duke with a playful expression.