After the first raid was set, the King of Denmark decided to plan more cautiously, gather all his strength to carry out the raid, and must defeat Arod, the Earl of Mecklenburg, and capture the wealthy province. However, Arod learned from the shield girl Grace that the person who planned his plan was the King of Denmark in Nordic. Although the King of Denmark could not be compared with the King of the Frank Kingdom, he had the ability to mobilize thousands of soldiers. In comparison, Mecklenburg had to fight with the power of a province, and even rely on Arod's various weapons and tactics, it would not be unscathed. Mecklenburg was the base he had finally established and could never suffer major losses again.

"My courtiers, this is the situation now, how should we deal with it." In desperation, Arod had to summon courtiers in his lord's hall, Monk Elvit, Monk St. John Berg, Deputy Chief of the German Mercenary, and Ron, Captain of the Knights of the Inner Palace, all attended the meeting.

"We should call more soldiers." John Borg said firmly.

"But the total population of Mecklenburg is only more than 6,000. So far, we have been very reluctant to maintain a total force of 1,000. If it weren't for the baojia system and meticulous farming implemented by the Count, it would have been great for ordinary earls to maintain a standing army of 300." Monk Elvit said to the court officials that it is true that slow population growth has always been a plague of Europa. In the absence of sufficient food, Europa farmers often kill their children to save food. Although Christianity repeatedly prohibits such acts of harming young children, it is still repeated.

In the later Grimm fairy tale, the so-called Snow White story, whose prototype was restored by experts, found that the originally beautiful and romantic Snow White story was actually full of almost horror elements, which means that it was not the stepmother who killed her, but her own mother. In the original Germanic story, the mother said: If I don’t kill my child, I will not be able to survive. Later, this long dark story of the Germanic people was adapted into a romantic love fairy tale by the Grimm brothers.

"We can ask the Count's vassal Duke Mason to protect us. Now is the time for the vassal Duke to fulfill his obligation to protect us." Sir Ron said loudly. As a feudal system, Arod was a vassal of the Duke Mason. Since he had already sworn allegiance to the Duke, then according to feudal laws and traditions, Duke Ebul should protect his property and territory.

"Well." Aruod sat in the lord's seat, holding his forehead with his hands. He had always believed that he could rely on his own strength to deal with all the challenges in this dark age. But now he realized that even if he worked hard to improve his productivity, no one could easily break some natural laws.

Population is a major factor limiting his power, even through immigration and purchase of slaves, and trying every means to assimilate the Slavs. The population of his territory cannot suddenly leap up in the short term. Insufficient population means that in the era of cold weapons, one has insufficient military resources and must use force carefully to reduce the frequency of war.

"This is a good idea, but if Lord Earl could contribute more land and wealth to the church earlier, this punishment from God would not have happened." The elder of the Monks of St. Johnem held his wooden cross pendant in his hands to Arod.

He said, but Aruod just nodded slightly. He always regarded such a charlatan as a slightest word. The Nordic people's surprise attacks came from their poverty and greed, and had a yarn relationship with God.

"There is one more thing that I must report to the Count." Monk Elvit also ignored the elder of the Monk St. Johnem and then said to Arod.

"What else is more important than the Vikings' upcoming raid?" Aroud asked curiously.

"Your descendant, Count, because you have not married His Highness the Princess so far, nor have you had a descendant to rule the country, which makes the people in the territory very worried." Monk Elvit suggested, and looked anxious. In this era, the country did not rely on the operation of governments, so the existence of a kingdom, a principality or a kingdom is formed by the bloodlines of the king, duke and a count family. If the heir is extinct, it means that the country will be destroyed and the people will be displaced. Therefore, people regard the bloodlines of the ruler's family, especially the direct bloodlines.

"That's right, and the wedding with Princess Josie will closely connect the Wendell family and the Herman family, so that we can quickly get help from the Duke. This is a good idea to kill two birds with one stone." Sir Ron also nodded in agreement. Marriage will always be the cornerstone of the close connection between feudal rulers, and other court officials also nodded in agreement.

"It seems that everyone has reached a consensus on this point." Arod looked at the court officials and felt that he should have gotten married. Although he had always had a marriage contract with Princess Josie, he was not his wife after all. In this era when everything could happen, marrying the Hermann family is not only his own personal matter, but also a big matter related to his own family.

"We should prepare as soon as possible. On the one hand, we ask Duke Eble for support, and on the other hand, we prepare for a wedding with His Royal Highness the Princess. According to the tradition of the Herman family, their wedding is usually held in Mason Castle, and the Count needs to go to Mason Castle in person." said Monk Elvitt.

"Okay, that's it." Arod stood up and announced to the court officials.

Several messengers from Mecklenburg rode their horses and drove towards Mason Castle quickly. They brought two messages from Arod to Duke Eble. One was that the northerners, led by the King of Denmark, could launch a large-scale attack on the Principality of Mason this year, and the other was that Arod asked to complete the sacred engagement with Princess Josie.

"Arod finally wants to marry Princess Josie?" Of course, the news of the marriage must be told to Arod's father Baron Wendell. The Prime Minister of the Principal of Mason was of course very satisfied with this marriage. He was preparing to gather all the important figures of the Wendell family to participate in this wedding that was extremely important for the Wendell family, through which the Wendell family was combined with the noble Herman family.

"What a jealous guy, haha." Yifu laughed heartily, his voice sounded in the corridor, causing everyone else to look to this side.

"It's good news, and there's good news." Baron Wendell also had a sheepskin letter from Lida Castle, which was written by the monks in Lida Castle.

"Oh? What's the matter?" Ifu asked curiously. He was a Germanic nobleman who believed that martial arts were more important than reading, so he was far inferior to his younger brother Aruod.

"Your wife, Josephine is pregnant, and this will be my first grandson." Baron Wendell said to his eldest son with a smile on his face.

"What? I have a baby." Iv grew up in surprise. Because he wanted to serve Duke Ebul, he often returned to Lida Castle once every half a month. Unexpectedly, after the last time, Josephine became pregnant, which was a surprise for him.

"God bless, the new generation of the Wendell family is finally born. Yefu, you are going to be a father, and I am going to be a grandfather." Baron Wendell said that his eyes were wet here. The once decaying squire and noble family is now one of the best noble families in the Mason Duke. Not only is it about to be combined with the famous Herman family, but the new generation is about to grow. No wonder some people say that the Wendell family is like suddenly gaining favor from God.

"I'm going to ask Duke Eble to return to Lida Castle and see my wife." Ifu said excitedly. His impatient personality immediately walked towards Duke Eble's room. Baron Wendell wanted to stop him but he didn't stop him.
Chapter completed!