Transcendent Noble

Victor stood on the city wall and looked away until Viscount Negus became invisible.

Knight’s education runs through the six virtues of bravery, wisdom, humility, glory, compassion, and loyalty. Of course, the objects of Knight’s virtues can only be nobles: Knight himself, Knight’s vassals, Knight’s vassals, and also Knight's opponents. Negus is King Dodo's retinue Knight, and his loyalty to the lord is beyond doubt, otherwise Friedrich Your Majesty would not give him this vast territory. However, shortly after Negus became the lord, he and Victor reached an agreement to exchange stones for raw sugar, which obviously violated the will of the lord. Although this raw sugar trade is more beneficial to the Kingdom of Dodo, it undoubtedly opened a gap in the dam of Negus' loyalty.

Actually, all lords are the same. The king is the lord’s lord, and the lord as a vassal swears to be loyal to the king, but how many lords are truly loyal? Victor once swore allegiance to Queen Catherine, and when he turned around, he drew a clear line with the Queen's Party. The York family once swore allegiance to the royal family, but the two sides almost met each other. The Augustus family was once a vassal of the Neowest family. Didn't they also betray their lord?

Therefore, loyalty is inversely proportional to distance, and fades with the ebbing of time. It can be promoted as a virtue, but it cannot be maintained by virtue.

As the saying goes, the foreign monarch will not grant any orders. As the lord of the Western Border of the Dodo kingdom, Negus is far from the center of the kingdom. When faced with a jackal and a powerful neighbor, he must make the most reasonable choice, even if it goes against the will of Friedrich Your Majesty. .

Wind Element Great Knight, a court nobleman, is like this. What about the Mayor Butz and Old Hamm of Raven Town?

Raven Town is close to the Raleigh mountain range and borders the Kingdom of Dodo. Its geographical conditions are blessed by heaven. In Victor’s plan, it is an outpost for monitoring Ant-Man, a processing point for mountain resources, and foreign trade. The black market of ports and smuggling caravans. The prosperity of Raven Town is just around the corner, and all influences' coveting for it is also predictable. However, it is too far away from Randal, and Victor has too many things. Even if there is a Golden Crow communication, he is also impossible to keep an eye on the affairs of the North. . Boots and Old Ham will face tangled and complicated problems, and will be under pressure from all sides. They learn that compromise is inevitable, and then all influence infiltration, intimidation, bribery, bribery and temptation. Anyway, Victor won't have too much expectations for the loyalty and ability of these two guys, they are civilians after all.

Popular people are equivalent to soft persimmons, which can be flattened by a pinch.

If there is a soft persimmon resting next to Randal's collar, even if its surname is Augustus, Victor will have to squeeze it.

Why distant relatives are not as good as neighbors, who makes you feel good?

The monsoon roars, Victor's cloak is hunting, and Renault stands beside him, motionless, like wood.

This guy is loyal and invaded by evil spirits, but who would have thought that he was less than 5 years old, and when he was 15 years old, he would belch again, and then become 1 year old again.

Victor glanced at Renault and asked: "Big man, what are you looking at?"

Reynold touched his head and replied, following the way Nelson was. "My lord, I'm looking at Miss Bertina. You told me to stare at her when I'm fine."

Below the castle is bustling, and people are busy building fences and shacks to accommodate more A large population also includes cattle, sheep and livestock. The adults are working intensively and orderly, but the children are playing, playing with Bertina.

In a clearing behind the fence, Bell, with his little hands on his back and belly, is directing a large group of children to practice the standing posture. These children are ten years old, the young ones are still dragging their noses, and standing there uneven, one by one with their chests up and their heads up, respectfully, accepting Bertina's inspection. The adults also showed knowing smiles when they passed by. If it were the usual, they would have carried this group of brat over to help.

Bertina became acquainted with the children of Raven Town just one day after she arrived. Not only did the children of the leading citizens obey her, but the children of the free citizens also circled her. Although the dirty little maid's dress played a role, it was more of Bertina's own charm. Victor is pretty sure of this.

The light footwork came from behind, and Victor didn't need to look back to know that it was Lilia. Lilia came closer, followed Victor's gaze and looked down, then Pu Chi smiled and shook her head and said: "Bell is like a queen."

"Queen? Well, Queen Child." Victor also smiled. She got up and said: "Look at her muddy body... Didn't she keep on saying that she wants to be a good aristocratic maid? This is not what aristocratic maid should be."

Lilia said with her jaws. : "All the children of common people dream of becoming noble servants. Bell is very lucky, but she is still young, when she was playful. When she gets older, she won't play with these children."

Yes. For civilians, being a noble servant is equivalent to stepping into the noble world and immediately becoming a High Level person among High Level people. Under normal circumstances, nobles only choose servants among the children of vassals, and ordinary commoners are almost impossible to become servants of nobles. The little attendants of the Randal Family are very lucky. They met a master like Victor. However, what Victor can give, other nobles can also give, as long as it is necessary.

"It seems that I can't expect to use my status to maintain the rule of Raven Town." Victor murmured.

Lilia asked with a look of confusion: "My dear, what are you talking about?"

"Nothing." Victor shook the head, and asked, "Boots and Lao Ha Has everything arrived?"

"They are waiting for your call." Lilia nodded, and said: "By the way, the prisoner explained it clearly."

"Eri The Duke of Kerson once recruited 14 trainee Knights and recruited more than 700 soldiers among mercenaries and refugees. After the death of the Duke, the army collapsed. Except for a few naturally awakened trainee Knights who were accepted by the new family. Most people served as prisoners for Viscount Negus, but they were not recognized by Viscount Negus. Viscount Negus claimed that after the Jackal was annihilated, he would only accept the best three trainees, Knight and Knight. 100 soldiers, and the rest will be pardoned."

Lilia flicked the wind-blown hair, cautiously said: "My lord, that captive wants to see you."

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Victor glanced at her, and lightly asked, "Do you have any suggestions?"

"He wants to be loyal to you." Lilia lowered her head and muttered, "I see, or Forget the execution. Not only did he kill two elite soldiers, he also admitted that he knew the secrets of the elite soldiers."

"On the battlefield, each is his own master and his destiny. But killing a captive is a shame! Unless he Guilty." Victor asked slowly: "Is he guilty?"

"He knows our secrets, and he has forsaken his comrades, he is not trustworthy!" Lilia defended.

"I think he made the most correct judgment. As for the secret...Are there few people who know elite soldiers? Concealed Ox Secret Shape and Spirit Monkey Secret Shape I have disclosed to the York family. , Why are you still afraid of leaks?" Victor chuckled and said resolutely: "Lilia, you are no longer a mercenary who licks blood. You must have a bigger layout to face more complex challenges. Kill one. People are simple, but it is difficult to tolerate one person, and it is even more difficult to tolerate a group of people, and we are doing the hardest thing, tolerating thousands of people. When someone joins, there will be spies to spy on our secrets, and there will be bribes. Will also betray, it is inevitable, and it doesn’t matter."

"There are howling wind and torrential rain outside the house, there are wolves and beasts, there are also sweet fruits, and sweet springs. If we shrink in the house. , That can only become a scrawny dwarf. We have to get out of the house, accept the howling wind and torrential rain, get down on the jackals, taste the fruit, drink the sweet spring, and then grow into a Giant."

Victor is full of spirits, Lilia is drunk, she stares at her lover, muttered: "My dear, what you said is really good. Although I don't know much...but I think what you say makes sense."

Victor: "Uh...Let’s go see the prisoner."

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In the drawing room of Ravenhold, Todd finally sees The master here, he is sitting on the throne with black hair and black eyes. He looks like a handsome boy of 16 or 7 years old, surrounded by beautiful personal maids and majestic armor guards. Todd knew that he couldn't judge the age of an adult by his appearance. He tried to calm down his nervous and anxious mood, and respectfully saluted: "My lord, good day."

"I am Viscount Randal, Lord of Gambis. , The master of Raven Town." Victor indifferently asked: "Your name is Todd? Are you a child of the Dodo kingdom family?"

Todd was silent for a moment, and said dryly: "Your honorable Randal, I am not Dodian. , And no surname, I... My father is a little nobleman from Eastern Alliance, he doesn't even have a territory. I am his illegal child."

"So Todd, I don't have time to circle with you. "Nodded of Victor indifferent expression, asked: "You said you want to work for me, why should I trust you?"

"My lord, you are willing to see me. It is the opportunity you gave me." Tao Deding He calmed down and said: "Although I came from a humble background, I also understand the Knight's way. I am willing to swear allegiance to you, keep the adults' secrets, serve the adults, and never betray."

"Knight's oath is sacred." Victor nodded suddenly said: "But you are not Knight!"

"Not long after Viscount Negus left, he didn't mention you from beginning to end, and He has designated you as bandits." Victor looked at Todd's pale face, coldly said: "You once swore allegiance to Duke Erickson, but you betrayed him!"

Todd's face instantly turned on The rising redness, and excitedly said: "I did not betray the Lord Duke. It is the duke’s cousin who led Paladin to raid the secret fort. I can’t resist the church but can only escape. The situation of the Duke’s collar has become chaotic. After wandering in the wild for several months, I couldn’t get in touch with the Lord Duke. It wasn’t until Lord Negus’ Knight caught us that I learned that Lord Duke was hanged by King Your Majesty."

" You surrendered. You neither avenged the duke nor protected his heirs. Instead, you served for Viscount Negus and invaded Raven Town. After you failed, you now want to serve me again?" Victor asked sarcastically.

Todd realized that he had no luck. On the verge of collapse, he said miserably: "The Duke’s heir was killed by his cousin. I should do it for them. Revenge, but I didn’t. Because, I am not willing to..." Todd lifts the head and said bitterly: "My father is like a stallion. He gave birth to more than a dozen children, not including me, I'm just them Servant, but I work harder than any of them. I try to become a nobleman. I am not willing to die in vain...I now finally know that no matter how hard I try, it’s impossible to become a nobleman. The humble bloodline is My original sin. If I had a noble bloodline and was a naturally awakened trainee Knight, would Lord Negus reject my allegiance? Would you humiliate me so?"

"You think so Is it?"

"Isn't it?" Todd said with a smile: "Cabell is a trainee Knight who naturally awakens. Lord Duke has a blue eye for him, Lord Negus accepts his Allegiance, no one accuses him of violating Knight's oath. The Duke’s crime of privately casting gold coin was revealed, and only we became bandits... On the battlefield, Negus-sama never shot and killed those noble children wearing bloodline emblems. He For us bastards, we have no mercy. We fight each other on the battlefield for a few cleansing potions, and the ordinary soldiers are the same. After a battle, the Knight aristocrats are treated preferentially, and we are the ones who die. The Knight aristocrats have territories, We have wealth and status. They have everything. We have nothing. This is all because we are not noble enough!"

Victor thought for a moment, and asked leisurely: "Can the lord eat a cow at a meal? "

"How is this possible." Todd said dumbfounded.

"Can the lord plant a thousand acres of land?"

"Can the lord wear a hundred sets of armor?"

"Can the lord sleep on a hundred Is it in the room?"

Todd pressed his lips tightly. He seemed to understand what the adult meant. Victor continued: "Look, cattle and sheep have entered your stomachs, you have been allocated land, put on armor, and own houses." Victor took the long sword of fine gold from Renault's hand and said, "This is Your fine gold long sword, of average quality, worth 300 goldsore, I think it was given to you by Duke Erickson and purchased with a private gold coin."

"Todd, Tell me about it, is it his will or yours for Duke Erickson to cast gold coins privately?"

The long sword crossed the air, inserted in the gap between the floor tiles, and the hilt of the sword shook slightly. , Within reach. Todd was speechless in cold sweat.

"If you are loyal, you should dissuade Eriksson from casting gold coins privately! Do you have any?"

"I..."

"You cast gold coins privately in the name of the lord, opened up the territory in the name of the lord, and launched a civil war in the name of the lord. Who do you not fight? Who do you not sacrifice? Does it have anything to do with the nobility of the bloodline?" Victor has a deep gaze. , Words like a sword, ruthless, "Duke Eriksson died of greed and the loyal lies you weave!"

Todd knelt down in front of the long sword, facing the sharp blade .

Victor said disappointedly: "Todd, you are full of aristocratic thoughts, but you don’t know what loyalty is. You can’t have loyalty if you only value your own interests."

"The truth Tell you, the secret you think is not a secret, it is just a brilliant martial skill training secret. The York family knows it, and the church knows it. I want to exchange this secret for the church’s secret, but the church looks down on it."

"This is impossible, they obviously have the ability to surpass the trainee Knight!" Todd said strugglingly.

"hmph! Your vision limits your imagination. I don't care if you leak my so-called secrets, but don't allow you to spread rumors. I can't give you what you want, I can only give you two A choice, die decently, or run for your life with your sword, as a robber, pray by the way not to be overtaken by my soldiers. Make your choice." Victor said with a sneer.

Todd drew out the sword that no longer trembles with his trembling hand, the sword edge turned, and made a deep wound on his face, and then another sword until the blood ran over his face, like a ghost .

"My lord, I don't want to be a bandit. Please give me a chance to let me serve you as a civilian." Todd knelt in a pool of blood with his sword on the ground, holding the sword firmly in his hand. Like a rock.

Victor was silent for a while, and said, "This is your only chance."

"Thank you, my lord." Todd bowed his head and greeted him.

"Take him down and treat the wound." Victor waved his hand, and the two guards carried Todd, who was weak from bleeding, and left the room.

Lilia stared at the blood stains on the ground for a while, and said with emotion: "This guy is so cruel, do you believe him?"

"I want to prove one thing."

"Prove what?" Lilia curiously asked.

Victor said with a smile confidently: "As long as I keep it right, my men will remain loyal, because they will not betray themselves."