Western Fantasy: I can brush entries infinitely

Chapter 11 Lords and Knights
Knights exist to protect.

The goal of its protection can be narrow to a specific person or thing.

It can also be extended to a city, a country, or even the imaginary concept of the future of the world.

The knights in the baron's mansion are the former, and the only thing they guard in their hearts is the lord——Ron Arnold.

Not a bad thing for Ron.

But that's all, Ron hopes that the Cavaliers can create greater value.If it was just to ensure his own safety, in fact, he already had a piece of entry equipment, the leaf-shaped brooch he never left, which was enough to ensure his own safety.

On this day, the knights stood in line on the training ground of the mansion. On the stone platform in front of him, Ron looked down at the crowd with a serious expression that made people submit.

The behavior of the lord today was a bit abnormal, and the knights were very confused.The atmosphere was serious, and their eyes couldn't leave Ron for a moment.

Ron looked over every knight's face until finally, he said slowly, "I have a question I want to ask you gentlemen."

Do you have doubts, my lord?
The knights are confused, shouldn't they go to Mr. Egbert if they have any questions?What is the use of asking them?
Abel's face was solemn, and he suddenly felt that the matter was not that simple.

Ron didn't make them wait too long, and said, "The gentlemen are the guardian knights under the command of the Arnold family. May I ask whether the gentlemen are guarding the Arnold family or the lord?"

As soon as these words came out, Abel frowned and couldn't think of Ron's meaning for a while, and Sig and the other knights were even more confused.

Does this make any difference?

When the knights were in confusion, Ron reminded: "When the former lord was in power, were you guarding the Arnold family or the former lord?"

The former lord passed away due to a carriage accident, and the group of knights still stayed in the baron's mansion to continue to guard the next lord. Does this prove that they are actually guarding the Arnold family?
Abel figured out the hidden meaning of these words, but his brows frowned even tighter.

On the stone platform, Ron observed the expressions of the knights below, and knowing that it was almost done, he continued: "That's right, you have been guarding the Arnold family."

He looked at Abel and said, "The Abel family has protected the Arnold family for the third generation. Here, as Arnold's current family, I would like to express my sincere thanks to the Guy family."

"My lord!" Abel immediately knelt down and saluted as a knight.

The knights present cast respectful and envious eyes.

The respect is because the Guy family has guarded the Arnold family for three generations. This is the character of a knight and deserves everyone's respect.

Envy means that Abel is thanked by the lord. This is the highest honor any knight can get. Nothing makes the knights more happy than this.

With Abel's lessons learned from the past, all the knights can stick to their way of chivalry.They all longed to become the next Abel and be appreciated by the lord.

"The princes have protected the Arnold family, and they are worthy of being remembered for generations." Ron's voice suddenly increased, and his passionate words touched the pride and gratitude of the knights.

In the hearts of the knights, all of this naturally changed from guarding the 'lord Ron' to guarding the 'Arnold family'. Only Abel felt strange, and the rest were immersed in the excited atmosphere.

For Ron, it doesn't matter whether it's protecting him or the Arnold family.

Now he is the only one left in the Arnold family, isn't protecting the Arnold family the same as protecting him?

However, the knights had this change of concept, and Ron was more able to continue with the next plan of 'guarding the territory'.

To protect the territory is to protect the Arnold family.

-

The change of concept cannot be achieved overnight. When Ron has free time, he goes to the training ground to 'brainwash' the knights.

Because of the high loyalty of the knights, they trust Ron very much, and the brainwashing effect is remarkable.

The next open-air presentation should be available in a few days.

Mansion, main courtyard.

Under the Miracle tree, Ron was sipping tea leisurely. He held a three-color pendant in his left hand, rubbed his thumb, and a few beams of sunlight fell on him through the gaps in the leaves.

Ron raised his head slightly, and Mirakel's leaves were still green, without any trace of pink.

It seems that it will not be long before it blooms.

He returned his gaze to the pendant in his hand, which was an ordinary white item he took from the treasure room.

Previously his Leaf Brooch had a good entry for the defensive trait, the blue quality, which has a strong synergy of defending against physical and magical attacks.

In order to get this kind of entry, Ron wiped out several purple entries. Those purple entries are all tasteless attributes such as increasing charm. The defense entry that met his expectations cost him half a dollar. It took many months to brush it out.

Now he wanted to brush up a piece of equipment with anti-virus properties. It was too risky to promise Cheers a meal last time.

I don't know how long it will take to brush the entries this time.

"Master, the potatoes in the side yard have been planted. Would you like to go and see them?" Irene came from behind. She heard the name 'Potato' from Ron, and she thought it was more convincing. It fits its image, so it is called.

"It's almost time to rest, go and have a look, and then deal with government affairs after reading it." Ron retracted the pendant, got up from his seat and went to the side yard, with Irene following closely behind him.

Because I don’t know potatoes as a food, the planting process is slower, and it took a lot of time to sort it out.

Ron went around and found no major omissions. After ordering someone to stay here, he went back to the study to deal with government affairs.

It was only morning, and Joyce hadn't finished his work yet, so there was no one in the study.

Compared with before, the study room looks a lot tidier, and the dust on the book covers has also been cleaned up. At a glance, it looks neat and tidy, and I feel much better.

Ron came to the bookshelf and ran his fingers across the book covers. These books were classified by country and type, and placed in different compartments.

It seems that Joyce has a good classification and is a maid with strong mobility.On the other hand, Irene next to her, the attribute of 'capable maid' didn't seem to show her strength, Ron said suddenly: "You have to work hard."

Erin: "???"

-

Recently, Ron found himself very busy. In addition to writing entries for the pendant and handling government affairs, he also had to give a 'lecture' to the knights in the afternoon, and practice fighting spirit in the evening. The whole day was full.

Ron's personal lecture will only last until today.

Still on that stone platform.

This time, Ron also called Egbert. Although the knights all obeyed the orders of the knight captain Abel, Egbert held a lot of weight in their hearts and was also respected by the knights.

"Egbert, let me ask you, who does Arnold's territory belong to?" Ron asked the butler Egbert in full view.

"My lord, you are the only heir to Arnold's territory."

Ron continued to ask: "Let me ask you again, what about the people living in my territory? Who do they belong to?"

"It's still you! Everything in Arnold's territory belongs to you, Lord Lord, and you have full control." Egbert replied loudly.

According to the laws of the Kingdom of Carlo, the lord has all the powers of the territory, as long as he does not violate the laws of the kingdom and pays taxes every year, he will not care about you.

"That's right, my people belong to me. Everything they own belongs to me. I am Lord Arnold, and I have the responsibility and obligation to protect what I own."

Ron glanced at all the knights present, and said loudly: "As my knights, shouldn't you also protect what I want to protect? Protect my territory?"

The conceptual gap has already been opened, and what Ron has to do now is to magnify their paranoid thoughts to the entire Arnold territory.

There are many things they need to do in the future, and it is not enough to guard him alone.

But it is impossible for things to develop exactly according to Ron's plan.

In the entire mansion, the knights have the highest favorability for Ron, and they are generally loyal, with values ​​basically above 80. Abel and Seeger broke through the limit and reached 90, the highest among all!

Their thoughts are more stubborn and difficult to change. Seeger stood up and said, "My lord, we only want to protect you!"

"Sig is right! As knights, we should protect the lord." The rest of the knights spoke out one after another, showing their loyalty.

Suddenly, Ron said in a deep voice: "To protect the people of Arnold is to protect me!"

These words were like a heavy hammer hitting the hearts of the knights. They stared blankly at Ron, not daring to speak for a while.

"Abel, let me ask you, how many ordinary people would it take to kill me under your protection, tell me seriously." Ron looked serious.

Abel didn't dare to lie when he heard the words. The knights below all looked at him. Abel thought for a long time, and said, "My lord, my subordinates are second-tier knights with limited fighting spirit. They can probably withstand more than [-] ordinary civilians."

Ron paused, so the second-order knight is so strong?Or was it because he was Abel?
He asked Egbert again: "How many residents are there in Arnold's territory? Tell me an approximate number."

"Lord Lord, Arnold has three villages and towns. Among them, Cote Town has more than 3000 people. The remaining two villages and towns have complex residents and many people are mobile. The two villages and towns together have about 5000 people."

"so?"

"So the entire Arnold Territory has a total of more than 2 residents."

When Ron heard this number, he felt emotional. Such a large territory, plus the undeveloped part of the Black Valley Forest, was equivalent to a prefecture-level city in his previous life, but there were only so few people living there. What a waste.

Ron nodded, and looked at the knights again, "It's close to 3 people. If my subjects want to kill me, even with Abel's protection, it's enough for the Lord to die a hundred times!"

"You guys are not as strong as Abel, can you resist 3 people together?" Ron asked.

Of course, these words are exaggerated, and no lord in history has been in this situation.

The knights fell into self-doubt. Abel seemed to see Ron's deep meaning, and accidentally saw Egbert smiling at him. For a moment, he understood, and his heart settled down, watching his subordinates panic expression, I find it very interesting.

"If you protect them, they will be grateful to me and will join you in protecting me. That's why I said before that protecting the people of Arnold is protecting me."

This is Ron's strategy. Although some places are sophistry, from the perspective of the big picture, there is nothing wrong.

The people are protected by the lord, and they can support the lord from the heart. Once disasters like war happen, they are Ron's strongest barrier.

Seeing that it was almost done, Ron finally gave orders to the knights.

"Now I have a task for you, to help my people cut down trees and cultivate fields, so that my people will no longer go hungry."

"Willing knight, step forward."

With his hands behind his back, Ron looked at the knights below, waiting for them to make a choice.

-

"Have you heard? The lord let his knights do farm work. It's on the street leading to the baron's mansion. Many people have been summoned and paid a lot of money. I'll go and see tomorrow, and see if there are more No one."

"It's a lie, whether it's a rich businessman or an aristocrat, they are all equally bad. How arrogant are the knights who serve noble families, how could they work in the fields like us. Are you stupid?"

The fact that the Cavaliers from the Baron's Mansion had joined the land reclamation spread throughout the territory like bees buzzing. Some people believed it, and some didn't.

Because of the inherent impression, the last words of this person convinced many people. How could a noble knight do such a job that ordinary people can do?Impossible~
"Hey, how do I get to the Baron's Mansion?"

At this time, a loud voice sounded, and the residents who were discussing turned their heads to look, and a man said strangely: "Little man, what are you doing with the nobleman? Could it be that you heard that there is a job? I advise you not to go to the nobleman." It's good when it's right."

"You care about me? Tell me how to get there, does anyone know?" The little man chirped impatiently.

"Hmph, look at his attitude, he doesn't appreciate it when he kindly persuades him. Tell him the way and let him suffer a little bit!"

The little man got the information, threw a copper coin to the man, and left without looking back.

"He even paid me back. His personality is not that bad. Should I call him back?" The man felt a little guilty.

"Forget it, I think that person went there for a purpose, don't ask for trouble." Someone persuaded him, and he regretted why he didn't tell the little man the route first, so that the copper coin would be his own.

Hadey walked along the path pointed by the man, and finally arrived at the gate of the baron's mansion at noon.

"Why is Mr. Hadey here? I was going to send you a letter. Now it seems that there is no need."

Seeger opened the door and happened to meet Hadey. He saw Hadey carrying a suitcase, and a smile immediately appeared on his face, "Mr. Hadey promised my lord? Please wait a moment, I will tell the lord right away This is good news."

"Hey, wait, what's the matter with the letter?" Hardy still didn't stop the vigorous Sieg knight after all.

He thought that Captain Cheers said that Ron had other ways to let him stay, maybe it had something to do with the letter that Sig said.

But can you keep him with a letter?Hadey was a little skeptical.

That night, Ron held a welcoming ceremony for Hadey, which gave Hadey enough respect, and made Hadey, who has never smiled very much, always smile, like a big kid who is less than 1 meters tall.

(End of this chapter)