People in the Middle Ages, draw cards to get promoted

Chapter 46 Chaos

On the black and white grid chessboard, the black square held by Lothar has been defeated many times.

The system's prompt tone has also rang in Lothar's ears many times.

You have been promoted to the Baron of the Kingdom, and you have received a lottery ticket 1 for the Extraordinary Retinue.With this lottery ticket, you will gain the allegiance of any four-star retinue.

You have obtained "Yogrisburg" as a fief, please go to the fief as soon as possible to activate all the functions of the "Giant Ship of Yesterday" system.

"Baron, you seem a little absent-minded."

Baldwin IV was somewhat dissatisfied with Lothar's "release of water".

Lothar nodded and admitted: "There are indeed some. After all, I am only the second son of the family, and my previous life goal was just to find a fief as a place to live."

"I see. I hope your chess skills will improve when we play next time."

Baldwin IV signaled Lothar to leave.

Before leaving, Baldwin IV said again: "Lothar, don't put too much effort into that territory, Jerusalem is your real stage."

To be far from Jerusalem is to be far from the power center of the Kingdom.

Just like when Lothar returned, he passed through the city of Kaimont.

It was obviously a fairly wealthy city fiefdom, but its lord didn't want to live there at all, but ran to Jerusalem to take up a post.

"I understand, Your Majesty."

Baldwin IV nodded slightly, waved and said:
"When the situation calms down, I will appoint another appointment for you, or take charge of an army. You should be mentally prepared."

"Go, Lothar, don't forget to find my herald officer, I will let him make your personal seal and enter it into the kingdom's noble genealogy."

"May the Father bless you, my lord."

"May the Father bless you too, my loyal knight and baron."

Lothar bid farewell to Baldwin IV, holding a "Fief Tern Letter" written by Baldwin IV himself, and strode down the narrow corridor.

This is his identity certificate, which stipulates a series of powers such as his fiefdom, appointment and dismissal of officials, collection of taxes, and ownership of all land.

At the same time, it also affirms the "feudal obligations" that need to be fulfilled as a nobleman of the kingdom.

Lothar found the herald officer, showed his fief special certificate, and generously paid a gold coin for the manual fee and material fee, and then left.

He does not need to design his own personal coat of arms, just wait for a while, and the herald will send his seal and heraldic banner.

In this era, personal crests are closely related to territories and titles, and cannot be changed at will.

Before leaving, Lothar couldn't help but glance back at the majestic palace.

A scholar dies for a confidant.

Although he would not die for Baldwin IV, how can he not be grateful for being so highly valued?
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leave the palace.

After a long absence, Lothar rode on the Nisaan war horse he had brought from Argau, and went straight to Baron Godfrey's manor.

He handed the reins to the servant.

Without waiting for notification, he broke into the manor.

"Belian, Kevin Knight."

At this time, Bailian was fully armed, wearing heavy chain mail and barrel helmets, and he was practicing against Kevin Knight, making crisp metal impact sounds.

Seeing Lothar's arrival, the two also stopped training.

Both of them had expressions of joy on their faces: "Knight Lothar, you are finally back!"

"You should change your name to Baron Lothar."

Baron Godfrey, wearing a silk uniform, got up and walked towards Lothar.

Obviously, he had already gotten along with Baldwin IV.

"Has His Majesty summoned you?"

"Ah."

"You two continue. Lothar, come with me, I have something to talk to you about."

Lothar nodded to Belian and Cavalier Kevin, and followed Baron Godfrey into the inner courtyard of the manor.

Bellian looked at Lothar's back.

His expression was a bit complicated, with both envy and admiration: "Knight Lothar is really valued by His Majesty, and he was promoted to Baron so quickly."

Cavalier Kevin sighed softly: "Baron Lothar, he is a very outstanding person, and he has an outstanding talent like Hans under his command. I am not surprised that he can be promoted to Baron."

"It's you, my little master, it's time for us to continue practicing."

Kevin Knight also felt a little sour.

He has served the Ibelin family for so many years, but he has never been able to obtain a real title. Why doesn't he feel regretful?

Outside the house, the sound of metal clashing sounded again.

inside the room.

Baron Godfrey's expression was a bit complicated. Lothar had just told him the whereabouts of the Kurdish cavalry.

"Is this Abdullah's choice?"

He let out a long sigh: "Actually, when I found out that King Nur al-Din still had an heir alive, I already realized that there would be such a day."

"I hope they can really disturb Saladin's rule of Antioch and Edessa. It will be a good thing for us."

Lothar said in a deep voice: "Master Godfrey, I don't understand why the situation in the city has changed so much after I've only been away for half a month?"

"Oh, politics is like this, it changes rapidly."

Baron Godfrey sighed: "Since the court meeting decided to form the Pilgrim Crusade, the spearhead of the struggle between the three factions has been buried."

"Everyone wants to strive for more wealth and more army quotas, and I happened to be appointed by His Majesty as the head of the Royal Knights of Jerusalem."

Lothar frowned slightly.

He knew that the Royal Knights had thirty knights and two hundred armored cavalry.

The strength of this knight order is not weaker than the Jerusalem Knights controlled by Regent Raymond.

Now, all the major legions are expanding their forces, and the Royal Knights are naturally doing the same, which involves the distribution of military expenses and positions.

"Raymond (Prince Regent) wants me to fall to his side. He said that he will try his best to veto the legality of this duel; Leonard wants to force me to resign as the head of the Royal Knights. I will guarantee that in this duel, Guy will not hurt Belian a single hair."

Lothar said thoughtfully: "No wonder His Majesty proposed that I represent Belian in this duel. This duel is actually related to the survival of the Royal Party."

Godfrey smiled bitterly and said: "Guy is a very powerful knight. He once won the prestigious title of champion knight in the whole of Provence. You may not be his opponent."

"I have rejected His Majesty's proposal."

Lothar said in a deep voice: "Belian has been a blacksmith for a long time, but it doesn't mean that he has no pride in his heart. He will not agree to let others replace him to complete this sacred duel."

Lothar solemnly said: "If you do this, Belian's pride will be completely crushed, which will undoubtedly be a devastating blow to him."

Godfrey was silent for a moment, nodded and said: "This child does have such a character, so I often feel that he is not suitable for the kingdom's power field."

Lothar also felt a little heavy.

Baron Godfrey is a well-deserved leader of the royal party. Although he has now been promoted to a baron, his status, influence, and strength are far inferior to Baron Godfrey's.

If Baron Godfrey falls, the royal party can basically be declared dead.

It is impossible for him alone to carry the banner of the royal party.

"You don't have to worry too much, maybe there is a way out."

Baron Godfrey's face suddenly became a little strange.

Lothar was a little puzzled, but thinking of this old fox who had fought in the power field in Jerusalem for many years, the tension in his heart finally eased a little.

He said, "Where is the duel location?"

"On the parade field in the west of the city."

Lothar nodded and said: "I will take my private soldiers to watch the battle. My army is in good shape now, and they are all armored sergeants. I hope that Guy can be cautious when he does it."

Baron Godfrey smiled: "You go, see you then."

After training.

Belian washed himself and went to his room.

He stopped suddenly, looking surprised.

On the table, I saw a crystal bottle filled with azure blue liquid. Under the sunlight, it reflected colorful brilliance like a rainbow.

Beside the window, a woman in a black wizard robe stared at him coldly: "If you want to defeat Guy and marry Princess Sibilla, drink the blood of this dragon."

Belian said in surprise, "Eve, why have you come to Jerusalem?"

The voice of the woman wrapped under the wizard's robe was as cold as ice: "Of course it is to repay the favor and settle the grievances between us. You have saved my life, and I can't just watch you die under Guy's sword. "

Belian looked a little sad.

If he wasn't a devout believer, he really couldn't accept being with a witch.

He will definitely choose Eve.

"The blood of the giant dragon is a potion refined by my teacher. It is made from the blood of the spinyback dragon on the Scandinavian snow mountains. It can greatly improve your physical fitness."

"Isn't this potion very precious?"

"No, nothing, nothing to me."

"You lied to me."

Bellian picked up the crystal bottle and said in a deep voice, "If this potion is really nothing, Emperor Henry would have used this potion to arm his knights."

Eve let out a "huh": "It's none of your business, I'm leaving. Go on and dream of your king."

boom--

She turned into a black crow, full of ominous aura, passed through the window, and soared into the sky.

(End of this chapter)