Fantasy Lords: Starting with the Pioneer Knight.

Chapter 228 The First Viscount of the Northland Province

The troops set out in great force. From the royal capital to the Northland Province, it took two or three months to reach the Eagle Territory.

Thor didn't know yet about the arrival of this big gift from his pharmacist. All his thoughts were focused on the construction of his territory and the expansion of the Eagle Territory.

A month later, he took the lead in receiving the Assad troops brought by Lajos.

In the study room.

Listening to Lajos Assad's report.

Thor couldn't help but fell into deep thought, while his right hand gently tapped the table.

"Boom boom boom!"

A crisp voice sounded in the room, and Lajos Assad felt a little nervous.

He was also unsure whether Thor would agree to his father's request.

To be honest, he is actually very happy to see that the family and the lord can achieve deeper cooperation. This is of great benefit to his family and the lord.

But that's all he can do.

It is Thor who ultimately calls the shots.

"can!"

"You can go back and tell the butler Deli about this request and say that I agree."

"The Eagle Chamber of Commerce will divide the slave trade and run it jointly between the two of us. The shares will be as Count Assad said, 30%."

While Lajos was nervous, Thor couldn't help but smile, then nodded and agreed directly.

He could roughly guess a thing or two about Count Assad's thoughts.

To be honest, his first reaction was to refuse. After all, even if it was just a slave trade and division, it would mean that he had some ties to the Assad family, which would not be of much benefit to subsequent development.

After all, if he is not tied up, but just accepted, he can kick out the Assad family when the development reaches a certain level and truly intervene in the slave trade.

However, he only considered such an idea for the time being, and then he dismissed it.

Even with his current development progress, he still doesn't know how long it will take to truly get involved in the slave trade.

Currently, only the Tulip Chamber of Commerce and the three major duke families can engage in slave trading in the entire kingdom, and even most of these three major duke families rely on the Tulip Chamber of Commerce.

There is not much hope at all in the short term.

And even if it does get to that point, whether it cooperates with the Assad family or not will not have much impact.

Could it be that the Assad family at that time could still dominate him?

This kind of promise does no harm to him, but it has benefits.

After all, the Assad family's involvement in the slave trade means that there is one less middleman.

If he had followed his previous plan, not only would the Karenina family be the middlemen, but the Assad family would also be the middlemen. Now that only the Karenina family is left, the cost would undoubtedly have dropped a lot.

More importantly, the addition of the Assad family can increase the number of slaves.

As for some benefits being carved out, that's nothing.

After all, Thor's goal is not only to get involved in the slave trade because of his huge profits, but more importantly, population is the next key to the Northland Province.

"Yes!"

"Sir, I'll do it immediately!"

Hearing Thor's words, Lajos couldn't help but feel happy and nodded quickly.

"Go!"

"Take care of it as soon as possible. I believe it won't be long before the chambers of commerce of other nobles arrive in the Northland Province. It will be much more difficult to develop by then than it is now."

Thor nodded and then gave instructions to Lajos.

"understand!"

Lajos nodded with a solemn expression.

Then his figure carefully exited the room.

After watching Lajos leave, Thor once again focused his attention on some of the events on the desk in front of him.

Time passes slowly.

Three days passed in the blink of an eye.

With Thor's consent, Lajos and the Assad family quickly finalized the decision.

A new business was formed.

This business is independent of the Eagle Chamber of Commerce and engages in slave trading.

The Assad family will provide an unlimited amount of slaves to the Chamber of Commerce every three months, and the price is calculated based on the cost price. After the slaves are sold, 70% will belong to the Eagle Territory and 30% will belong to the Assad family.

Assad will establish a slave farm in Eagle City for the sale and trade of slaves.

The price is shared equally between the two companies and is included in the cost.

After the discussion ended, action began.

Thor ignored this and left everything to Lajos to handle.

Even though Lajos is a descendant of the Assad family, after a period of time, this person has been enough to gain Thor's trust, and there will be no problems.

While Thor was dealing with things, the Assad family and the Eagle Territory slave trading site were under construction.

New news finally came from the northern border.

In the study room.

Looking at Steve returning and listening to his words, Thor couldn't help but have a smile on his face.

"Huh, the verification is finally completed. I thought it would take a while."

"It seems that the northern border has stabilized."

Thor couldn't help but speak with emotion.

"Yes, sir, currently in the north, it is said that the power of the three kingdoms has stopped expanding and has no intention of continuing to spread. We started counting merit points a few days ago."

"Your merit points, as well as those of the noble heirs during that period, were completed exactly seven or eight days ago."

Steve nodded and explained softly to Thor.

"Understood!"

"How much merit do I get this time?"

Thor nodded, not too surprised.

Even if they banish the Behemoth King and even kill a seventh-level Behemoth beast, this does not mean that humans can swallow the entire orc tribe in one go.

In fact, I could only swallow less than a tenth.

Because if you go over there, that’s where the Holy Mountain is. It’s the place where the God of Titans fell, and it’s also the Holy Mountain of the Behemoth. If you really want to capture it, let’s not say whether it can be done. Even if it is possible, the losses will be unimaginable. of.

The three kingdoms naturally understand what they can do.

"Sir, your meritorious service, according to statistics, should be 2,700 points!"

"You don't know that when you were in Loren City, when your merit points appeared, the entire Loren City was in a sensation."

"That's 2,700 merit points. Sir, you can apply to be promoted to Viscount, and you can even get half of the merit points."

After hearing Thor's words, Steve's face turned red and he spoke with excitement.

"Two thousand seven hundred points?"

But compared to Steve's excitement, Thor frowned.

You must know that he has killed a lot of third-level orcs. Unexpectedly, even so, he did not gain more than 3,000 merit points. Merit points were completely harder than he imagined.

Of course Thor also understood that the main reason for this was that he relied on defensive points to block the orcs.

If he had simply relied on his own strength to stop the attack, then his merit points might have doubled or tripled from what he has now, or even more.

But if you want to do it, it will be more difficult.

At that time, even with his strength, he could no longer hold on.

This is still the reason for relying on defense points. If he didn't rely on it, even he would be in trouble now.

After all, the huge orc tribe, even thinking about it at this moment, makes people feel their scalp numb.

"Yes, my lord, let your subordinates ask you whether you are going to redeem your meritorious service for the title of Viscount, or whether you are going to keep it!"

Steve didn't notice Thor's expression, and his words sounded again.

"Cenone yourself a Viscount!"

"You will come with me to Loren City in a few days."

After pondering for a moment, Thor spoke softly.

With more than two thousand merit points, Thor's first reaction was naturally to make him a viscount.

As for exchange.

It was undeniable that the Tulip Kingdom's exchange list made him excited, and more than two thousand merit points were enough to exchange for a lot of things.

But in comparison, the title is the most important thing at the moment.

There is only more than a year left before the Kingdom War. Only by raising your title as much as possible can you have greater autonomy in the Kingdom War. Although the Baron already has some independent abilities, there are only some. In comparison Your Majesty, the Viscount is undoubtedly better.

Moreover, being able to be promoted to Viscount will make it easier to act in the Northland Province.

After all, there are many barons in the entire Northland Province, and currently there is not even one viscount.

In a world where there is still complete order at this moment, the role of noble status is not small.

"understand!"

Steve nodded excitedly.

In the following days, Thor dealt with some matters in the Eagle Territory and led the knights to Loren City.

Baron and viscount are lower-ranking nobles.

You do not need to go to the royal capital to be canonized, it is enough to be canonized in Loren City.

The ceremony was similar to that of the canonization of a baron.

After staying in Loren City for seven days.

The canonization ceremony of the nobles began again.

At this moment, just like before, the entire city of Loren was in a state of shock.

Viscount, in the past twenty years, a viscount was born for the first time in the entire Northland Province.

The impact on the entire Northland Province, or in other words, the impact on the entire Northland Province nobles is undoubtedly unprecedented.

For a time, countless people gathered in Loren City.

There are even more people than when Thor was canonized as a baron.

After all, there were more than fifty barons born in the entire Northland Province, and three more barons was not too surprising.

But at this moment, he was a viscount above the baron, so his attraction was unprecedented.

Night gradually passed.

When the dawn sun shines.

Thor rode a white horse slowly toward the municipal center just like when he was first conferred a baron.

The square in front of the Municipal Center was already crowded with people.

A large number of free people and pioneer lords gathered here.

Under the sunlight, the statue of the Goddess of Life exudes a faint and soft light.

From its feet, a huge red carpet spread into the distance.

The canonization of nobles is undoubtedly the most solemn event.

Compared with the canonization of a baron, the ceremony of canonizing a viscount is more intense.

Flowers covered the entire ground.

The band played exciting music.

Magic crystal cannons accompanied Thor's arrival, sounding in the sky, and thousands of white doves were released at the same time.

When Thor stepped onto the red carpet, he did not need to dismount. Instead, he sat on the white horse and gradually advanced, meeting the eyes one after another.

The three court earls in the distance have been replaced by five. At this moment, not only Marquis Lehman is there, but also two other marquises who have rushed back from the north. At this moment, the eight figures can't help but look at Thor with smiles. .

When Thor came to the center of the red carpet, Thor stretched out his left hand, made a fist and placed it on his heart.

One of the five court earls opened the sacred book in his hand.

"Young knight, under the witness of the goddess of life, you have perfectly complied with the Eight Virtues and the Nine Codes of Knights."

"Your brilliance is so dazzling under the sun."

"Even the goddess of life will praise your virtue. The kingdom is grateful for your efforts and will officially confer you the title of Viscount."

"Are you willing to accept canonization?"

A gentle voice sounded.

The whole surrounding suddenly became quiet.

The air also became solemn.

"I am willing!"

"I will continue to practice my virtue with the knight sword in my hand. I will let the glory of the kingdom shine on every land. I will let my people enjoy the glory of the goddess of life!"

In the solemnity, Thor pulled out the knight's sword and sounded slowly with a deep and strong voice.

Under the brilliance, at this moment he seemed to be covered with a layer of divine brilliance.

At this moment, countless people looked at the figure riding a white horse on the red carpet, and their hearts couldn't help but feel a little surging.

Viscount, that's a viscount. Their Northland Province finally gave birth to its first viscount.

So does this mean that they also have the opportunity to become viscounts?

And in their inner turmoil.

Marquis Lehman stepped forward and handed Thor the noble medal.

The ceremony of canonizing the Viscount also came to an end immediately.

From today on, Tordressrosa is a viscount.

His status as a noble in the Tulip Kingdom has once again reached a new level.

Of course, there are not too many qualitative changes compared to before.

Baron is a leap, but Baron Viscount is not. After all, Viscount can only be regarded as a low-level noble.

However, having the status of Viscount also represents a big step, and it is still very useful in the kingdom's war.

(This one was intended to be written as two, but it was too watery, so I combined the two into one, but it will be a little dry. Please forgive me, tomorrow is the beginning of Kingdom War, entering a new chapter.)
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