Transcendent Noble

Nelson took Todd and the others into the study of Pinghu Fort and saw Viscount Randal with black hair and black eyes and delicate features like sculptures.

Everyone salutes the lord at the same time. Victor waved his hand and said in a gentle voice: "You don't have to be restrained, just sit down." His eyes turned to Nelson first, and teased: "Lord Nelson first, happy wedding."

Elson blushed, touched the back of his head, and said quietly: "Many thanks, Lord."

Shortly after he returned to Randal from Stonetred City, Duke York and Mrs. Katerina chose a young and beautiful ordinary man. Female, sent to Flatlake Town as the Lord's personal maid. Nelson now has a wife and three close maids, namely Linda, Joanna, Lavetta and Lycra.

Nobles will not hold a wedding ceremony when they marry a close maid. They received the blessing of Father Miller at the Flatlake Town Church and registered them even if they had a legal marriage relationship. On behalf of Victor, Nicole gave a generous gift and personally attended Nelson's family banquet.

Victor pays attention to Nelson's family because his family relationship reflects the unique political ecology of Randal.

The 300-square-kilometer lord's collar made many Knight nobles jealous, and Nelson was also favored by noble ladies. It stands to reason that the newly-appointed lord lords should spend their energy on the territory and family, marry the four partners as soon as possible, let them take care of the territory, have children, cultivate offspring, and lay the foundation for the future development of the family. However, Nelson's situation is special. He and Linda simply don't have many loyal and reliable followers, and the main population of the Lordship is almost all migrant workers. Moreover, Nelson and Linda had no savings and had to hold important positions in Flatlake Town and receive annuities to maintain the decent family of the Lord. What's more, they must maintain Lilia's position, let alone leave the center of power led by Randal.

Lord Nelson has neither money nor people, so he can only entrust the domain to Viscount Randal. Flatlake Town managed the migrant workers of the Lordship, and Nelson became the landlord noble of Randal.

Katerina originally planned to select a female trainee Knight who will practice bloodline and give it to Nelson, the military leader of Randal. She wants to strengthen the military ties between Golden Water City and Flatlake Town through marriage. But Nicole took the lead and married the secret Knight Lauvita to Nelson. Victor and his army can now be counted as a descendant of the Rose Manor, sitting on the same level as the fangs Legion of Golden Water City. Duke York lineage naturally gave up the original idea.

Victor proposed the tenancy system in Golden Water City, and Duke York's itch was almost scratched. The lord can seal the land, but he is never willing to divide the power. The tenant system actually deprived the lord of the autonomy of the lord, because the tenants are directly managed by the upper lord and do not belong to the people of the lord. Victor did not allow the noble daughter of the York family to change the status quo of Lord Nelson, and Duke York also hoped that Randal could establish a model of successful reform.

The two sides hit it off, Golden Water City arranged for Nelson a close-knit maid.

Nelson's family represents the future development direction of the rental employment system-Fiefdom centralized system.

The so-called Fiefdom centralization is that the ownership of Fiefdom belongs to the nobles, and the rule of Fiefdom belongs to the central government. For example, the little Knight Klaus played in the army and helped the Randal Family lay down a large area. Victor gave Klaus a reward for meritorious deeds and named Klaus Baron. He selected large and small lands from various provinces to make up 150 square kilometers and reward Klaus. Klaus Baron started his own family, but he could only lease the land under his name to tenants and continue to serve in the military. Klaus's belief in Knight changed from guarding the family and territory to guarding the family and kingdom. The Council of Nobles will meet the needs of the Great Knight nobles to participate in politics.

Actually, Fiefdom centralization is nothing new. As early as the golden age, several Knight families ruled the city-state together, and the political model for ruling large areas was a centralized system. The canonization of court nobles by the king of the Bronze Age also had the shadow of centralized power. It's just that Fiefdom's centralized system is good at offensive and bad at defending. In the Silver Age, because the mortal army could not keep up with Knight's footsteps, the Knight family suffered heavy casualties, and the centralized system was eliminated by history. Of course, there are also reasons why the Pope is dragging his feet.

Feudal System, Knight lord Fiefdom founded the nation, relying on each other and guarding each other. Even if a certain Knight family is destroyed by the orcs, it will not cause the Knight class of the entire kingdom to suffer severe damage. The defeated still have the opportunity to learn from the bloodline and make a comeback.

For thousands of years, Knight nobles and noble priests have been dedicated to improving the battle strength of the mortal army. Victor's appearance provided an opportunity to switch from defense to offense. The Feudal System is destined to be replaced by centralized system.

The deep-rooted Feudal System ideology is now the biggest obstacle to the reform of the lord.

People who don’t understand still don’t understand, and people who understand understand pretend to be confused. Everyone looked eagerly at the first crab that Viscount Randal ate.

Victor's use of the lord's lead is definitely a wonderful move.

The overwhelming majority lords all want to hold the power of the lordship in their hands. There is no problem of conflict with the tenancy system. If Lord Lord is a small crab, Lord Baron must be an oversized crab, delicious but troublesome. Giant crabs like Viscount collar and count collar...not bothersome, very deadly.

So, the conditions of the Randal Family are blessed by heaven. When other powerful lords are still fighting against the giant crabs in the family, Victor may have eaten the crabs and become a Hegemon.

Victor looked at Nelson, Todd, Barrett, and Barroll like watching four little crabs, and he was happy. He smiled and said: "Lord Nelson, you have your wife and heir, so you can start designing your own family crest... What do you think of crabs?"

"Crabs?"

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Nelson shook his head like a rattle, and said in a low, muffled voice: "Crabs are not good-looking. I still prefer bears."

One bear, two long Crab's big tongs... Victor took the smiling image out of his mind, and then said to the slightly older Barrett, "Barrett, we haven't seen it for a long time. It's really hard to sleep out with a bear group meal... this Come back this time, get your body well adjusted. I have prepared two gold sunflower potions made by Kite Castle secretly for you. If you want to stay in Randal, then hand over the affairs of the bear group. Nelson also needs help here. "

Barritt took a step forward, stroking his chest and saluting: "Many thanks, Sir. My body can hold on..." He smiled bitterly and said in a low voice: "Xiong Tuan is now a thousand years old. Call me Father Barrett... I feel a little bit reluctant to leave them behind."

"Oh, yes." The old instructor straightened his back and said with a smile: "I Married three women, and they gave me a pair of children. My little boy is only one year old. I brought him back and I want to entrust him to Nelson to raise him."

Victor deeply Glancing at Barritt, he groaned and asked: "What's his name?"

"Master, his name is Wolf." Barritt replied respectfully.

The main martial power of the bear group is homunculus, and Victor is not worried about losing control of the bear group. But Barritt shows his loyalty to a son, which is a rule in itself. Victor has no reason not to accept it, not to mention that Barriet's land and property in Randal need to be inherited and supervised.

"Wolf." Victor nodded said with a calm expression: "So starting today, Wolfe will be your heir. Lord Nelson and his wife are his guardians."

"Yes." Barritt obviously relaxed, took a step back, and returned to his seat.

Victor's gaze swept to the other seat. Todd stood up immediately, his eyes condensed, but his excitement was hidden.

"Todd, I'm curious, you have a chance to get away in Stonetred City, why don't you leave alone, or join the Dwymick family? Don't you be afraid of being killed by me?"

"My lord, I have always asked myself to be a Knight." Todd lowered his head and said solemnly.

Victor's eyes flickered, without comment, he continued to ask: "When you evacuated Stonetred City, you insisted on taking away the two waitresses?"

Todd felt bitter, brace oneself, explained: "The two women were at the Lame Dog Hotel and helped me gather information about Masked Brotherhood... I couldn't bear to implicate them... But I promise, they don't know anything! Later, I gave them a fortune. Money, let them go."

"Yes, they know everything. They risk the mortal danger to do things for you, just wanting to be a woman of the ghost-faced Knight one day..."

Victor shook his head and sighed, knocked on the table, and said coldly: "The Stonetred City battle has caused thousands of deaths and injuries. The spread... They don’t know that you did it, can’t they think of it? Jinliqian count They were assassinated on the same day as the big weapon fight. Didn't they think that the Marquis Dwymick could not think of it?"

"The two waitresses were caught by my people, and I want you to kill them. "Victor stared at Todd deeply.

Todd looked pale, with cold sweat on his forehead, and knelt on his knees. He trembled and said, "My lord, I have made a mistake and I am willing to accept any punishment. I will no longer defend the two women... Although my hands are bloody, I...I can't kill people who really help me."

There was a depressing silence in the study. Todd was relieved and waited quietly for the lord's departure.

"Loyalty, humility, arrogance, compassion... I believe you are a Knight now." Victor nodded, said with a faint smile: "You have done something for Mercury, but I have already rewarded it. You can stick to the principles, practice the virtues of Knight, and be kind to those who help yourself. It is appreciated."

"Welcome to join the Randal Family, Your Excellency Todd Randal."

Todd raised his head suddenly, his Adam’s apple rolled, and finally one-knee kneels, and solemnly swears to Victor: "Todd Randal would like to die for his master!"

Victor was not prepared to embarrass Todd and did not arrest him. Those two waitresses, his temptation was only a means to control them.

Things are gathered together, and people are divided equally. Nothing can arouse the loyalty of subordinates more than the master’s affirmation of his principles and character. If Todd obeys Victor's orders, choose to kill a witness to silence them. Victor would only laughed, praise his loyalty, and then take it for himself. However, in this case, Victor will inevitably be wary of Todd.

Todd is not a good person. He once used bloody methods to suppress gold miners for Duke Erickson. But he also has a kind side, using two prostitutes to complete the task, but let them make a living, so as to put himself in a dangerous situation. In a sense, good and evil are the shortcomings of human nature. Only shortcomings will produce transformation, and human nature is therefore complicated and full of vitality.

For a family, good and evil should not be the criterion for judging family members, there is always someone doing dirty work. But a person without shortcomings and principles is destined to be a lone wolf beyond control. If he thinks that the family is unfavorable to him, he will backlash immediately.

Victor himself is soft-hearted, especially for women and children. He has a bunch of inhuman alchemy creatures, and he really wants to be pressed, then what the eye doesn't see, the heart doesn't grieve over. When the refugees attacked Randal's collar, the alchemy war mastiff killed some old and weak women and children.

As for the two waitresses, let them go as long as they can, nothing at the worst. Assassinating Knight aristocrats and inciting refugees to riot, who would tell the evidence to the lord? The Marquis de Vemick used two lower-class people to testify against the Viscount Randal, and Victor could find 200 lower-class people immediately. The Dwymick's really doing this will only make people laugh out of their teeth.

Todd's choice is in line with Victor's moral aesthetics. In fact, the concept of family and family in the foreign world human society places special emphasis on giving preferential treatment to women and children.

Victor is also deeply affected, he now looks more pleasing to Todd.

"Get up." Victor asked happily: "I heard that the shadow of the mask you caught is a wizard?"

Todd stood up, feeling lingering in his heart. The wizard’s matter was described in detail, and finally said: “Fortunately, the elite guards that the family secretly cultivated are not afraid of that wizard. Otherwise, Barol and I will both die in their hands.”

Nelson Can’t help but ask: "Wizard is so powerful?"

"Not so powerful." Todd shook the head and explained: "I lost my mind all of a sudden, and the Shadow Warrior under the wizard is enough to kill I have done it several times."

Victor glanced at Nelson, said solemnly: "This has something to do with the power of the mind, and that level of witchcraft should not be able to do anything with you."

Nelson laughed dryly, the other three people all have worried expressions. There is a wizard behind Masked Brotherhood, and there may be more than one, which makes the problem very difficult.

Victor was reluctant to talk about the details, and instead asked: "Did you collect the crystal shards from the wizard?"

Barol took out a small pocket from his waist pocket , Handed it to the table respectfully.

Victor picked up the bag and weighed it, then dropped it into the drawer, and said quietly: "Todd, I will give you two choices now."

"This year's fire During the season, the Randal Family will launch a murloc war that lasts for several years. You can choose to join the hired Legion and lead a 500-man infantry regiment under Lord Nelson’s command to carry out the combat mission of clearing the mudflat murlocs. etc. After the war is over, I will reward the merits."

"Or continue to serve in Mercury, but you have to take people to Suse Kingdom to expand the periphery of Mercury. You will definitely hit the Masked Brotherhood...choose Mercury, You take a lot of risk. If you can complete the task of expanding the periphery of Mercury, you must be the leader of Mercury!"

Nelson laughed and patted Todd on the shoulder enthusiastically, "you brat Sword Art is good, it is suitable for dealing with those ferocious murlocs. Join us and hire Legion. As long as you make a contribution, I recommend you to lead the army alone and open up territory for adults in the future, how about?"

Todd was shocked and turned his head to see Barol's eyebrows drooping, without saying a word. He suddenly hesitated again.

Nelson's strength is too strong, doing things under his hands will always be overwhelmed by him. Although mercury is dangerous, it is the confidant in the Master's heart. The Randal Family has magical gold potions and secret deadmen who can fight the wizard. They killed a Great Family Silver Knight far beyond a thousand li. Even Lord Nelson and the bear group must obey Mercury's dispatch. The potential of mercury is so great that it is horrible to see. Joining Mercury, the master might make me go one step further... Todd gets more excited as he thinks about it, his blood boiled, his eyes gleamed like flames, he stepped forward and said: "Master, I am willing to go to Suse Kingdom!"

"Okay." Victor nodded looked up and down Todd a few times, and said: "You can't leave the scar on your face, and you have to change your body shape. I arrange for you to accept Paladin's body reshaping. , This will not only make you reborn, but also significantly improve your physical fitness and spiritual strength. You can use these three months to learn various useful tips from the spies under Barol. Wait for you to take these The preparations are all completed, and then go to Suse Kingdom. I will prepare you 6000 Kinsoul, 30 elite guards, 40 secret deadmen..."

Victor paused, turning his head to ask Barol Said: "How many people can Mercury deploy?"

"My lord, we have more than 300 black market merchants in Gambis, and more than 6,000 peripheral thugs who rely on them to eat." The old spy said casually: " It’s no problem to mobilize seventy or eighty reliable manpower. Black businessmen, liars, thieves, killers, villains, stray warblers... pick whatever you want."

After hearing Barol’s words, Nelson and the others dumbfounded. Victor was silent for a long time, and said angrily: "I said why Golden Group doesn't make money... actually raises so many people!"