Chapter 251: Cavalry Formation Plan!

Gervas did not wake up naturally today; he was forcibly booted up.

Hearing the chirping in his mind while feeling the constant light pecking on his cheeks, Gervas slowly opened his eyes.

As expected, it was Tu Haojin.

This little fellow, ever since sensing the charm of Chef Rose's cooking,

and having been approved by Gervas to dine with him in the restaurant, has come to Gervas's room every morning.

For no other reason than to make Gervas get up early.

"Little fellow, do you have to be so punctual every day?"

Of course, the little fellow does have a sense of propriety; he does not wake Gervas up first thing in the morning.

Rather, he only cannot help but come and wake him up when Gervas exceeds his usual waking time.

And Gervas stayed up late last night because he was entangled with Chef Rose... ahem, wrong, it was cultivation, pure cultivation, so he got up a bit late.

Tu Haojin looked at Gervas with pitiful eyes.

Chirp chirp! (But I'm hungry!)

"Alright, I'm afraid of you!"

Gervas, helpless, thinking he had always been plotting against the other's 'body', could only pull the bell at the head of the bed.

As the bell rang outside the door, the door was pushed open.

Two pretty figures floated in gracefully.

"Good morning, my lord Gervas!"

"Good morning, my lord Gervas!"

After feasting his eyes, Gervas felt his mood lift.

"Good morning to you too, Caroline, and Maid Freya!"

Afterwards, the maids began to dress and wash Gervas.

Smelling the faint fragrance emanating from Freya, Gervas felt somewhat emotional.

Speaking of which, the Silver Moon Tribe's ransom team is about to arrive, which means that in the future he will probably never smell this maid's pleasant body scent again.

"Maid Freya, if you go back in the future, will you miss me, this Lord?"

If it were any other day, Freya would have scoffed without hesitation: "Absolutely not."

But after staying in this castle for nearly a month, she was not so resistant anymore.

Of course, it was not that she was addicted to being a maid, or that she felt life in the castle was better than in the tribe.

Rather, she discovered that this Gervas was not as bad as the heirs in the tribe used to say.

For instance, although Gervas punished Caroline every morning, making him look like a lecherous noble,

he had never made any improper moves against her, a captive.

Additionally, since she had the opportunity to interact with other servants, she had overheard many servants privately praising Gervas.

For example, Gervas never beat or scolded servants, nor did he exploit serfs.

He was even very kind to servants and serfs.

Compared to other nobles, Gervas was absolutely a kind noble.

Although those praising Gervas were also humans, Freya actually agreed that Gervas was a kind person.

If the two sides were not enemies of each other, Freya felt she might very well admire this noble.

"What, Freya, do you really miss me, this Lord? Why don't you just be my servant for life!" Gervas's surprised exclamation came.

"No way! My lord Gervas, I am just your captive right now; once I am ransomed back to the tribe, I will definitely never want to come to Storm Domain again in my life!"

Freya immediately snapped out of her thoughts and launched a counterattack.

After all, if Gervas really found out she had hesitated, he would surely use it to mock her.

"Is that so? I almost thought you would miss me! Tsk tsk, made me happy for nothing!" Gervas shook his head, looking disappointed.

"By the way, Freya, seeing as you have been obedient these past days, I will give you some good news in advance! Your Silver Moon Tribe's ransom team will likely arrive at Storm Domain today!"

"This..." Freya's body trembled, and she froze right there.

Seeing this, Gervas thought the Silver Moon Princess was probably overjoyed, so he did not disturb her further.

Having finished washing and dressing, Gervas punished Maid Caroline as usual, then took Tu Haojin to the restaurant.

Afterwards, while enjoying breakfast, he listened to the civil administrator and the castle steward report on affairs.

Speaking of which, over the past ten-plus days, because he received a huge sum of funds from Lord Pa Ke's fief, Gervas made two important plans for Storm Domain.

First, Gervas was preparing to form a cavalry unit.

Although the light cavalry that day was annihilated by him,

that was because he had an intelligence system that allowed him to make arrangements in advance.

But what if there is a sudden encounter battle in the future? What if there is no intelligence?

Although the possibility is small, Gervas must prepare for contingencies.

Moreover, this is an era of cold weapons; cavalry is an essential troop type for any great family to rise.

Therefore, a cavalry unit capable of direct combat must be formed.

Besides the cavalry, the other plan was to invest funds to expand the shipyard while also ordering the construction of a naval academy by the seaside.

Although Gervas currently has only a few sea ships, sea ships can be bought if money is spent, but loyal sailors are not something money alone can secure.

Therefore, he must build a naval academy in advance to prepare for the future, and then find a few experienced navigators who have systematically studied navigation.

In the future, qualified sailors and seamen can be continuously produced for Storm Domain.

"My lord, I have reported all my affairs for today!"

"My lord, so have I!"

When Gervas had nearly finished his breakfast, Thomas and Old John also timely completed their report.

Clearly, the two had put in considerable effort; the daily intelligence report would rarely exceed Gervas's mealtime.

"Since that is the case, then it is my turn to arrange today's work!"

"Thomas, go immediately to the town to summon the townspeople and inform them that I will personally hold a knight assessment shortly!"

"If any of the knight squires pass the assessment, they will be formally knighted!"

"Yes, my lord!"

"Old John, have the servants and the kitchen prepare; at least eight nobles will visit Storm Domain this morning, and we must receive them properly!"

Old John paused, "My lord, for what reason are they visiting you?"

Old John's question naturally had a purpose; only by understanding the intent of their visit could appropriate arrangements be made for the reception.

For instance, is it a birthday banquet, a celebration banquet, or simply a routine social gathering?

Moreover, the fact that more than eight nobles are coming at once clearly indicates something unusual.

This must be cautious.

"Just treat it as a routine visit, but with a higher standard; Catherine will also come, after all, she is a Count!"

In fact, Gervas had not expected so many nobles to visit him so suddenly.

As for Catherine, Gervas felt she had come out of concern for him.

But what about the other nobles?

Are they also here out of concern for him?

His relationship with them does not seem good enough for that, does it?