People in the Middle Ages, draw cards to get promoted

Chapter 49 Jogrisburg

in the stands.

Princess Sibylla is wearing a small and delicate golden crown, sitting beside Queen Angnes.

Under the veil, her expression was a little complicated.

There was no excitement about the impending duel between the two nobles in pursuit of her.

True, she had sparked the duel.

But that was just a trivial aftereffect when she tried to control her own destiny.

She never expected that Lothar would reject the olive branch she threw and hand it over to Belian.

What was the difference between Belian and Guy for her?

She didn't object, but she didn't expect much either.

Because as a princess, marriage has never been involuntary.

She looked at the imposing Lothar sitting with Baron Godfrey, her eyes seemed to be stung, and she clenched her palms subconsciously.

"Mother, isn't this Lothar knight a knight without a fief? Where did he get such an elite army to serve?"

"No, he is already Baron Lothar."

The Queen Mother Agnes does not look old, on the contrary, due to proper maintenance, she is still a charming lady, and many nobles are willing to be her guest of honor.

"Baldwin likes this child very much. He intends to reuse him. In the future, he will obtain a status not inferior to that of Baron Godfrey in the kingdom."

The implication is that to be considered highly by Baldwin IV, this person must have something extraordinary.

"My brother thinks so much of him"

Sibylla thought about it.

Agnes's smile implied a deep meaning: "Sibyl, you have to know that no matter who rules the kingdom, he needs the assistance of a capable courtier like Lothar."

"Sooner or later, he will be of use to you."

Agnes knew that her son was dying, and she was not worried.

For no matter what, her daughter would become queen of Jerusalem, guaranteeing her greatness and wealth.

Sibyl nodded calmly.

Yes, sooner or later he will be of use to me!
At this time, the duel between the two nobles had already begun.

Since Belian is not a knight, the battle between the two started in the form of foot combat.

Guy held one and a half swords and did not use a shield. He had enough confidence in his swordsmanship.

The moment His Excellency William, the chancellor and bishop of Tire, announced the start of the duel, Guy rushed forward and launched a fierce attack.

In comparison, Belian seemed a little flustered, holding the shield with one hand, and subconsciously stepped back.

Just when people thought this battle was without suspense.

Just a bang—

Holding the shield in his hand, Belian knocked Guy to the ground abruptly. He hesitated for a moment, dropped the sharp blade in his hand, and smashed hard on Guy's helmet with his iron fist wearing a chain armor gauntlet.

Punch after punch.

It was as crisp as a church bell chiming on time.

The battle ended so quickly that Belian panted heavily and staggered to his feet before people could react.

Guy, on the other hand, had apparently fallen into a coma.

Lothar asked in surprise: "What's going on?"

When he visited at noon, Belian was still in an inseparable fight with Kevin Knight. How could he possess such terrifying power all of a sudden now?
Baron Godfrey swept across Hannya and Fringilla behind Lothar calmly, with the corners of his mouth slightly raised.

"You should know."

Lothar suddenly realized.

Is it the power of witches?
After a long time, the Prime Minister of William shouted in shock: "Belian, it was Belian from Ibelin who won the victory. He successfully defeated his opponent and won the qualification to pursue His Royal Highness Sibylla!"

The onlookers looked bewildered.

Is this a duel of knights?

If you need a ticket to watch this game, I am afraid that everyone will have such an idea in their hearts: RNM will refund the money!
The duel ended in anticlimactic fashion.

Guy, who, with his brother, had dared to rebel against the rule of Richard the Lionheart, attacked the convoy of Richard's mother, Eleanor of Aquitaine.

And also killed the brave knights of the two earls.

He was easily defeated by an illegitimate child—you must know that before this, he was even just a blacksmith!
No one could have predicted this.

Godfrey agreed with all the nobles with a smile on his face, and Lothar could even imagine how proud Godfrey is now.

The oppression of all forces on him was completely broken at this moment.

On the contrary, he took the initiative in the matter.

"Yes, Belian."

Seeing Belian walking into the stands, Lothar went up to him and patted him on the shoulder: "You are very smart, know how to make use of strengths and avoid weaknesses, and take advantage of Guy's pride, and directly suppress Guy with the strength he is best at. He has no chance to draw a sword at all—I think Guy will beat his chest with anger when he wakes up."

There was no joy on Bellian's face, but a little apprehension.

He looked at his father and said in a voice that only the three present could hear: "I used the power of a witch, this is not a holy duel."

Lothar embraced Belian's shoulders, and said decisively: "No, this is the power bestowed on you by Heavenly Father through the witch's hand!"

Godfrey also smiled and said: "With the witness of so many nobles of the kingdom, this is a holy duel!"

The two words one after the other brought a huge shock to Belian, who was still a little immature.

at dusk.

Lothar and his party lined up in a winding convoy, walking slowly in the desert.

Since the duel ended too quickly and there was still plenty of time in the afternoon, Lothar decided to leave immediately for his territory.

Jogrisburg is not far from Jerusalem, which is also a territory located on the banks of the Jordan River, very close to Reynard's territory.

Jogris sounds like a heavily Hellenized name.

The rule of Greek civilization here can be traced back to Seleucus, the successor country, and after that, it has been ruled by the Eastern Empire for a long time.

Hellenism, for this land, has already been carved into the bone marrow.

Fort Yogryus, when it was first built, was to prevent the nomads in the desert from invading the imperial territory.

But now, things are changing and people are changing.

This is no longer a fortress in the frontier region, and the royal family spends very little on the repairs of the castle every year.

In the ear, the system's prompt sounded:
You have arrived in the territory and activated all the functions of yesterday's giant ship system.

You will start the furniture and building lottery draw, and the fixed number of lucky draws per week is: 1.

When you enter the territory for the first time, you get the basic building, Lord's Hall.

Lord's Hall: It has an additional comfort bonus, and the subordinates living here will gain the effect of increasing the speed of physical recovery.

After upgrading, you will get a higher comfort bonus and slowly increase the intimacy of your subordinates with you.

"Have you entered the territory?"

Lothar looked far away, and sure enough, he could see that not far away, a village was rising with smoke, which should be the village attached to the Barony of Yogris.

In the future, it can be considered to grant fiefs to subordinates as knights.

"Order everyone to hurry up and treat this as a marching training!"

Lothar urged.

He couldn't wait to go to his fief to have a look.

In the future, perhaps he will also live in Jerusalem instead of his own territory for a long period of time, and even hold official positions in the royal palace.

But the territory is his foundation!
Passing through the village, the team only stopped for a while. Lothar announced the arrival of the new lord to the villagers, and then continued on the road.

Soon, they could see a lonely stone castle standing on the distant hills.

"Hans, unleash my banner!"

Lothar's exclusive coat of arms has been designed. It is a black single-headed eagle with its head facing to the right. Other than that, there is no extra decoration.

If he gets other titles in the future, maybe he can add a new coat of arms to the eagle's claws or wings for expansion.

The defenders on the castle also seemed to be agitated when they saw a capable team.

Someone shouted loudly on the city wall, and many people climbed onto the city wall and pointed their bows and arrows at this side.

Hans rode forward and ordered them to open the city gate and come out to meet them.

As Lothar's temporary herald officer, he showed the guard of the castle the certificate of fief special written by Baldwin IV himself.

The guard immediately welcomed everyone into the castle.

This castle is not big. Behind the heavily weathered city walls, there are stables, blacksmith shops, woodworking workshops, kitchens, soldiers' dormitories and other buildings in sequence.

The main building is not spacious, and compared to the Eagle Fort in Argau, it is even more shabby. In addition, the climate here is far worse than living in a manor in Jerusalem.

"How many defenders are here?"

Lothar asked.

The guard replied cautiously: "30 people, my lord, are all here."

(End of this chapter)