Lord of War

  After hearing this news, almost all the Sené noble factions in the whole king fell into a dull degree of dullness. Although many people in the old Darby expensive clans who have been divided into the extra-Serbia noble faction are equally unbelievable and even shocked, what these people are really surprised is the "one-vote seat" honorable status that Sean has obtained, because Now all the nobles outside the Great Wall are very clear that there are only twelve people who can hold this seat.

   And Sean Connery is already one of the twelve.

  It's just different from the representative status of the "one-vote seat" that the nobles outside of Senegal valued. All the factions of the nobles in Senei are more concerned about the symbolic meaning of Sean's canonization.

  Sean Connery is the first duke officially canonized and recognized in the Kingdom of Lane!

Moreover, the noble title he obtained is not just a lifelong life system with a false title, but the hereditary duke with the most valuable and powerful status, which is a world away from the "marquis" as everyone knows. difference!

  Lifelong knighthood is just a kind of honor in the name, in fact, there is no much value and status at all, because all this will end with the death of the canonizer. Of course, if you have to say something of value, then you can probably receive a decent salary from the royal family every month.

   But hereditary knighthood, the symbolic meaning is completely different.

  Not to mention that this title can be passed on to future generations forever, just a matter that can be reported to the royal family for the title canonization of its followers is enough to make many lifelong nobles feel extremely envied. Of course, if it's just a title like a baron or a viscount. Then the so-called knighting of followers is a concept that is better than nothing. But if you rise to earl, marquis, or even duke, then the meaning is completely different.

  Especially the gap between the Marquis and the Duke.

  In Lane. Marquis can only get the canonization of five viscounts at most, and even earls are not allowed to be canonized by the marquis.

  But the Duke is completely different.

The nobles with this duke title can not only canonize earls, but also have the qualifications of two hereditary marquis and one life marquis. However, the territories owned by the nobles who are canonized by the duke must naturally be borne by the duke. The kingdom will only recognize the legitimacy of the Marquis, and will not reward other territories as feudal vassals. But even so, this is still a manifestation of supreme power.

  And it's more shocking than that.

  Lane’s royal family not only canonized Sean as duke. At the same time, it also announced the recognition of the territorial division submitted by Sean Connery, and officially changed its name to the Void Territory. This also means that a total of seven old territories, including Pandan, Yedby, Berbish, Chilaf, Dayi, Suoan, Tinkiin, etc., will all belong to the old territories. Under the name of Sean Connery. Formally became his feudal town-Void Neck.

  These seven territories have far exceeded the size of a normal duchy in terms of their extent of area. Although under normal circumstances, the size of the territory owned by a real nobleman who owns a territory is usually proportional to his ability, but under normal circumstances, this unspoken rule-based approach will not be so blatant. Generally, even if they occupy larger territories, they all adopt the method of naming. It will not really merge into its own territory.

  You should know that the void collar that Sean currently has is actually composed of one earl collar, three viscount collars, and three baron collars. Among them, the Earl, Viscount Berbis, Viscount Yedby, and Baron Panda are all unconventional knightdoms. The size of these four territories alone has exceeded the size of a duchy, so Sean is now The area of ​​the territory it owns can basically be equal to the size of two dukes.

  Now in the entire Kingdom of Lane, the extent of the territory currently owned by Sean is the third person after the Royal Family of Lane and Asuna G. Evans.

   Generally speaking, such a vast territory. Naturally, the military power that needs to be invested is also enormous. So usually if there is not enough strength, no lord will take over such a large area of ​​territory. This is another benefit of the named territory-nominally this territory belongs to another lord, so if someone has the idea of ​​hitting this territory, then the nominal lord of this territory must fight back for the sake of face.

  So if there is any nobleman who is so overpowered, then other noblemen like wolves will teach each other how to behave every minute. At least, the coercion of force is enough to force the other party to subdue. After all, as long as the benefits are sufficient, the nobles don't mind to unite.

   However, when the nobles heard that Sean had such a vast territory, no one tried to intimidate Sean by force.

  The reason is simple.

  In terms of war attitude, the incident that happened on the Evergreen Suspension Bridge this morning let them know that Sean is definitely a person who must be reported, and that even children will not let it go. This shows that the other party does not care about fighting blood revenge. So if you want to force Sean to submit by force, then you must do a good job in an endless war with Sean.

   Once you enter a state of war, there are four key factors that determine the outcome of the war.

  The first is high-end force.

  After the misfortune of the Dovigo family appeared, people already knew that Sean had a real powerhouse who could face the sanctuary level. Basically, apart from those big families that are deep enough and also have sanctuary powerhouses, few families can compete with Sean in terms of high-end force.

  Since there is no way to contend with high-end force, these nobles can naturally only think about whether they can suppress Sean from other aspects.

  The second key factor that determines the outcome of a war is military power.

  It's just that the moment this idea emerged from the minds of the nobles, they directly suppressed this idea.

   Just kidding, when it comes to military power, can anyone compare to Sean?

  During the war against Darbion, Sean’s thunder lion, steel wings, and Cecilia’s guards, the three major legions, have already gained enough reputation. Not only the many nobles of Darbion knew the terribleness of these three legions, even the nobles of Lane knew. Especially the Thunder Lion and Steel Wings, these two legions have a brilliant record of defeating the Mountain Lion Legion and the 2nd Cavalry Regiment of Darbion on the frontal battlefield; and the Cecilia Guards. It is even more famous because of the direct acceptance of the soldiers of the Fourth Army of Darbion.

  Although the war has just ended, Sean’s territorial army is definitely still being reorganized. If a war is launched, it may not be able to respond. But this point is the same for other nobles, especially those nobles who participated in the Northwest War Zone. Their losses were so heavy that they were inexhaustible. Compared with Sean, it was only important, and when they were reorganized. . It is estimated that Sean's army has also been reorganized.

  At this time, who would dare to continue to compete with Sean for military power?

  Neither the first nor the second factor can suppress Sean, as the third most critical and important factor in determining the war situation. That's enough to silence more people.

  Because the third element is the question of generals.

  Before the annexation of Darbion, the Principality of Ryan had only three generals recognized as the strongest.

Devin Sodell Sabre, known as the "Sword of Lane", and Roald G. Evans, honored as the "Shield of Lane", and their glory in the first war against Darbion Asuna G. Evans. As for the powerful generals of other military control departments or the private generals raised by the nobles, there is still a huge gap between these three.

  And after annexing Darbion. Ryan now has a few new players.

  For example, the old Duke of Hatch Boulder and the Duke of Kos Hobson, the former Duke of Darbion. There are also Ronnis Holder, the former Marquis of Darbion, and Menso Helian, a follower of the pioneering knight Florence Wiles under the command of the original Asuna. Of course, there is also William Yale, the military commander under Sean Connery, whom Ryan’s many nobles don’t want to admit at all.

  Almost every one of these new heroes has something to do with Sean. How can these people deal with Sean? What's more, Asuna G. Evans is also undoubtedly on Sean's side; and Roald G. Evans must also sit in the Fortress of St. Drones. He is not allowed unless ordered by the royal family. Leaving this fortress without authorization; as for Devin Sodell Sabre, who is known as the "Sword of Lane", he still maintains a neutral attitude, at least until he has a clear statement, he will definitely not be Sean produces any conflicts.

therefore. In the competition of famous generals, the nobles also had to admit. They are still not Sean's opponents.

  The last remaining decisive factor is resources.

  The location of the Void Nation is east of the Fortress of Tonys, which is the land of the original Kingdom of Darbion. Here, the influence of their former Laing nobles can be said to be minimal, even if they want to implement the so-called economic planting, trade blockade, etc., it is impossible. And even if they join forces to deal with Sean like this, will the other party be afraid?

This person even dared to provoke and declare war by the Chamber of Commerce Alliance, and even completely ransacked the resources of the Chamber of Commerce Alliance. What Shaun did in the Black Market of Gray Shadow, even though some secrecy and the blockade of the Chamber of Commerce after the event were carried out. For some high-ranking nobles, it is not a secret, so they not only know about Sean's behavior, but also a list of some of the items that Sean looted.

   is just this list of some of the missing items, enough to make many nobles greedy.

  Furthermore, after owning the three territories of Tinkiin, Yedby, and Berbish, Sean basically has no shortage of resources. Besides, he also controls a passage to the wild land. Therefore, it is almost conceivable that, as long as he is given enough time, Sean Connery will become the most powerful duke in the entire Ryan-but this is exactly where all the nobles are helpless.

  In the current situation, all the Lion nobles have no good way to restrain the development of Sean.

  Unless they want to start civil unrest.

   However, starting civil unrest without a suitable excuse is beyond the tolerance of the royal family, so they don't know whether the civil unrest was launched by then, but they will definitely become the first victims of this civil unrest. This kind of business, which can be said to be at a loss, is impossible for any nobleman to do, unless it is really reaching the stage of blood revenge, then other noblemen may find an excuse to intervene.

  In this way, the problem is back to the original point: the Dovigo family.

  Currently, only the Dovigo family has enough excuses to declare war on Sean. After all, Sean cut off a right hand of Setins Dovigo’s own brother, and then sent the right hand back in an extremely humiliating manner. So if the Dovigo family uses this as an excuse, then they can initiate a round of blame on Sean, but no one can guarantee what the final result will be.

  After all, what Shaun thinks, none of them knows.

  Therefore, the nobles of the Sené nobles, at this time, are waiting for the decision made by their leader.

   But for the upper nobles, their minds are no longer on Sean's body at this moment.

  They have already felt the urgency of the reshuffle of the nobility class.

  Because at the same time as this nationwide celebration is held, there is also the canonization of new nobles. After all, Ryan’s promotion from the principality to the kingdom means that many nobles have the opportunity to stand up. Like those marquis, it is possible to be promoted to duke. This is already the highest honor and title in a kingdom. If you can go one step further, then of course you can get complete independence, and then it will be the country. The country is the so-called prototype of the duchy.

  However, for a kingdom, the division of the duke must not be too many people, because this is not just a kind of honor and privilege.

  At the same time, they must also take care of the so-called vanity and face of the nobility.

  If there are too many dukes in a kingdom, then the title is worthless.

  So according to the secret investigation of these nobles, it is understood that after Ryan is upgraded to the kingdom, there will be seven dukes.

In order to appease the surrendering nobles of Darbion, this time there will be three dukes assigned to Darbion’s nobles, and these three are Hatch Boulder, Kos Hopson and one. The man named Roha Karchi. Among the remaining four duchy titles, there is no doubt that Asuna G. Evans, Roald G. Evans, and Devon Soder Sabre will share three of them.

  So the remaining dozens of marquis all stared at the last duke.

  But no one thought that this last one was actually taken away by Sean Connery!

  ……

  At this moment, in a luxurious mansion on Lane Seventh Avenue, it is in a busy scene.

  Not far away, there are several carriages slowly approaching this mansion. (To be continued...)