Dear Broom Knight

In the castle of a minor noble, there weren't as many beauties as legends would have you believe.

Pretty girls need to be cultivated. How could there be so many truly naturally beautiful women, who remain stunning no matter how they're treated?

Even the famous washerwoman, Xi Shi, wasn't born into true poverty!

At the very least, she didn't have to work in the fields and had enough to eat and wear.

Even a minor noble with little money wouldn't raise a group of ordinary girls in his castle, not knowing what they'd become when they grew up.

Besides, if he could afford it, he wouldn't care about the cost of keeping mistresses.

As for forcibly controlling all the talented girls, that's just a dream!

Unlike other worlds where lords control everything in their territories, minor nobles who can't afford to build awakening arrays in their own lands can only accept the fate of having the best talents in their territories swept away by those higher up.

Even the dumbest parents of talented commoner girls who are even slightly pretty know where it's more worthwhile to send them, even if they don't care about the girls' futures, they have to consider who's offering more money.

As for setting up an awakening array to control everything in their territory, that's basically impossible.

Besides attracting talent with better treatment, other methods can only be done in secret.

But if it's done in secret, there's always the possibility of being exposed.

Even a disgusting guy like Count Gezar mainly targeted his own family, sacrificing people of the Gezar bloodline!

In noble infighting, no one really cares if a few unimportant people disappear.

Anyway, it's ruining their own family's future.

But it's different with commoners.

Although nobles in this world have considerable control over their subjects, the common people's first allegiance is always to His Majesty the King.

The lord's vassals belong to him, but the commoners are shared with the King… the taxes prove everything.

So, the others in the territory may not live that well, but they definitely won't live too badly, and underhanded tricks are definitely just occasional.

Otherwise, that array would definitely expose his abnormality… those who awaken their talents are all recorded.

The part that the Noble Affairs Bureau can control is actually connected to the part of the array that the Royal Palace controls.

It's just that ordinary kings can't open that part of the lock.

But the kings still have the final, mutually destructive means.

It's just that doing so would completely strip the royal bloodline's control over the country, and not many people are ruthless enough to do it unless they're desperate.

That's how the balance of the Icefield Royal Family came about… although the king and his princes aren't treated very well, the royal family members are doing okay.

And to activate that mutually destructive means, it must be approved by more than 70% of all royal family members.

So, the relationship between the nobles and the royal family is one of ebb and flow, mutually restraining each other.

It can be considered a relative balance.

And it does guarantee the royal family's rule for tens of thousands of years.

That's no easy feat.

This forces the minor nobles to have sufficient respect for their wives who come with dowries.

So, there will definitely be some barely passable mistresses, but they definitely can't be brought to formal social occasions.

Not bringing them out at all isn't an option either.

The nobles' formal social circles can't do without the embellishment of women… some things can't be confronted directly, it's important to let people first test whether the other party is willing to cooperate.

Professional mistresses with occupational levels can do such things, but ordinary maids in the castle definitely can't.

Weighing the pros and cons, minor nobles who don't want to make a fuss and are already old can only choose girls from knight or high-level professional families who don't have very good talent, barely adequate status, and ruthless parents who don't care about their daughters' happiness as long as there are benefits.

Moreover, they have to be very young, at least not over 16 years old, and many of the girls inside are only just over 12 years old.

After all, once they are selected by a minor noble, they need a certain amount of time to 'cultivate' these girls' dependence on their husband's family.

This kind of marriage is no different from a one-time transaction.

No matter what kind of treatment the girl receives in her husband's family, including not being allowed to have children, or even possibly suffering some bad things, her family will no longer care.

However, the small lords in the Northern Border are well aware that while the Tolle couple are indeed heartless, Lady Aglais is likely to care very much about Valeria's fate.

Therefore, in that kind of filthy banquet that is close to selling daughters, no minor noble would really go to see Valeria.

In fact, the Tolle couple weren't unaware of this.

The first reason they insisted on taking Valeria to such a disgusting place was to show that they had no intention of using Valeria to climb the social ladder.

After all, they are willing to accept even such a family, so young nobles who think they can pass Lady Aglais's test and are willing to pay some price will naturally come to their door.

The other reason was to打击瓦蕾拉's self-esteem and confidence.

Even if the husband chosen for Valeria later is poor in all aspects, at least he won't be worse than the men encountered at these banquets.

If Valeria is smart enough and has a soft heart, she might even be grateful to her parents for at least letting her marry out like a human being.

Valeria also paid a heavy price to struggle out of the Tolle couple's web, which was more poisonous and sticky than a spider web.

So she will never give up the freedom and power she gained so hardly because of the pursuit of a man who is still considered excellent.

However, not every girl can see through these traps and live out her own life.

Some girls try to treat those banquets as their lifeline, thinking that it is a step up the ladder to a better life.

Therefore, when they understand that Valeria will only live better than them, they are particularly jealous of her, and even some girls with occupational levels want to attack Valeria in secret.

Daisy was one of the most obvious ones, and even really did it.

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However, she was stopped by the Tolle couple, who still valued Valeria, the unsold goods, and they even used a little trick to make the father and daughter roll out of the Northern Border directly.

If that bard's level wasn't low, although there were a lot of troubles behind him, but also a lot, ah… silent backing, the angry Tolle couple could have directly killed them.

After telling Charles about this girl's matter, Valeria was still a little strange: "Daisy's father, I remember was a bard who got into big trouble in the capital, how did he send Daisy to Princess Rosalind's side?

This princess is not the kind of forgotten little pitiful child!

The people around her, no matter how many secrets they have… they must have been carefully checked.

Daisy, obviously hasn't changed her appearance.

Her father, it is impossible to only bring her to the banquet in the Northern Border."

"Was that man from a court bard background?" Charles asked softly.

"It should be," Valeria nodded.

"Then her mother's identity should not be ordinary, at least she is the kind who can send her illegitimate daughter to the palace as a servant," Charles quickly replied, "That bard is probably gone, so Daisy returned to her mother's family before she came of age.

Well, as long as she is not over 16 years old, and she does not want to enter the direct bloodline of the nobles, the nobles can add their own surnames to some children who have decent talent and indeed have their own bloodline.

This is generally a way out for illegitimate children born to some unrecognized lovers.

However, the premise is that she must be very talented, so the maternal line knows those pasts and is willing to accept her.

Sister Valeria, do you remember her talent back then?"

Valeria nodded absentmindedly… in this regard, Charles, who often hangs out with those playboys, is indeed faster than her.

It's not that she doesn't know these gossip, but, maybe because of the past shadows, Valeria is more repelled by this.

Then she shook her head suddenly: "Daisy's talent, when she was 12 years old, should be intermediate apprentice.

It's passable, but that's it.

Not to mention Ceska and Taylor, even the knights from Marl's side are more talented than her."

The most talented knight in Lowry's territory is actually the guard team around Taylor.

The ones from Marl and Comran are of medium level, but they are more consistent.

The ones on the guard team side pay more attention to personal development.

The ones from Marl's side are more inclined to collectivity and obedience.

This is normal, the more talented and stronger people are, the less they like to be in the crowd.

They like to be unique, preferably unique.

Letting them live among those who are not very talented and have overly simple personalities is a torment for both parties.

The few more talented ones from Marl and Comran's side are very longing for collective life and are willing to wait for other companions to catch up with them.

Those who are competitive are basically around Taylor.

At least Taylor can suppress them.

Charles looked at his sister, pointed to the image and said: "But, it seems to be different from your memory~ This Daisy."

Daisy, who was arrogantly raising her fist at Sophia who was arguing with her in the crystal window, a deep blue light flashed past.

This is the magic power that only a 10th level knight can have, although it is just the beginning.

"Ceska hasn't reached this point yet," Charles added quietly.

Their family, on the contrary, the youngest Taylor has begun to flash this light.