Chapter 504 - Situation of Devildom 4 (1/2)

“Your Majesty, did the work you go out for turn out well?”

When Hans asked, Luke, shook his head.

“No, things are the same. Did any information regarding Karen’s whereabouts come in?”

“Well, a while back, Hudson, the chief of the department came in and said that it was likely for them to have left the Symphonia Kingdom.”

‘Hmm, where could Saint Nanda be taking her…?’

In addition to Argos and the Baroque Intelligence agencies, Luke sought help from the fairies to find Karen.

‘Did he take her to the Southern Continent?’

With Saint Nanda’s abilities, it was a possible outcome.

The last time, when Luke had to reach Rakan estates, Nanda managed to bring him back to the place in the blink of an eye from the Southern continent.

‘Since the Kirillov is trading the Southern, I’ll have to ask them to take a look around. Also, it might be better to ask Zegal Clan for some help.’

Luke, who decided to expand his search in the Southern Continent, called for a meeting in the throne room.

The main topic for the meeting was the military reforms.

Marquis Rogers, the chief commander for the Royal army was the first to report.

“The organizations and augmentation of the 1st squad as a part of the Royal Army and the 2nd squad centering the Rakan estates are progressing without any problems. And the training for the 5th squad in naval too, are happening very smoothly.”

After being attacked by the Grenada Navy, Luke and the military of the Symphonia Kingdom worked hard in training at the naval base.

While they trained sailors and others by inviting help from the Castia Kingdom and Holy Empire, they handed over Count Salizar to the Grenada Kingdom with the deal of crafting a battleship based on the techniques of the shipbuilding passed by the Grenada men.

And such a process caused a huge amount of money to be spent.

Fortunately, not just with Kirillov, but the huge amount of wealth accumulated by the other foreign trades and donations were used, so they made sure that the royal palace didn’t suffer much.

And the determination of the merchants strengthened with the thought that the Symphonia Navy would protect their businesses in case of any war.

“The problem is the 3rd squad in the North and the 4th squad in the East. Especially the 4th squad. The Lords and knights are resisting the military reforms by excusing themselves from it.”

“That was expected. Since they think of it as us snatching away their bowl of rice.”

The core of the military reforms currently underway according to Luke’s orders was for regular troops.

Except for the Volga Republic, most of the nations on the Rhodesia Continent consisted of Central and provincial troops.

The Central Army, which could be referred to as a regular army, was purely for the King or Emperor’s purposes, but the provincial army consisted of 80 to 90 percent of the men supported from the local regions.

As a result, when the civil war broke out in the Baroque Empire or the Holy Arthenia Empire, the local troops turned into rebels along with their Lords.

Moreover, unlike the Central Army, the local army had great differences in skills and knowledge of the soldiers and knights, and the types and specifics of weapons were different which made it tough for analysis.

Unlike the Central Army which had similar types of Gigant, the provincial army often had the Gigants which were manufactured and made by the local Magic Tower and bought by the local Lords.

So, when a war broke out, it was a waste of time for repair and parts supply for the local Gigants.

The reason why the Volga Republic could face the Baroque Empire which was superior to it was because they didn’t have such forms of army.

“Will that inefficient army be able to fight the war smoothly? It could be difficult in the current times, but the military system has to be reformed for the future!”

Luke, cried out for the military reform since the founding of the Kingdom, emphasized the unity of the centered Gigant troops.

Purchasing the Warrior class or higher Gigants from the lords and relocating them with similar models, and changing the riders by sending them off to talented men.

Most of the local forces were regularized, except for the troops who were in charge of the security.

Naturally, the local lords jumped at that and opposed the reforms.

The nobles from the Rakan clan or those who entered Luke’s side earlier were better off, but the backlash from the former Milton’s nobles who weren’t surrendering to the Symphonia’s new forms was troublesome.

If Milton hadn’t lost the war and they had considerable power, they would have turned into a serious headache for Luke.

Perhaps, a revolt or a civil war would have broke out.

However, the Gigant power was already in Luke’s hands, so they weren’t having an easy time resisting their new king.