Viscount Thenis stayed in Victor for two days, dealt with all the things that needed to be done, and understood all the things that needed to be understood, so he set out on his way home.

"Tenis, Viscount Victor is very good. Not only is he personable, he is also considerate and decent. Considering his age, it is really rare."

Winnie rode her horse side by side with Tennis' carriage. For the past two days, Victor entertained them as a lord. Although he ate game and slept in shacks, he was neither reserved, arrogant nor flattering.

, his calm and calm demeanor won the hearts of Tenis and others, especially when Victor thoughtfully ordered his subordinates to make a two-wheeled carriage for Viscount Tenis to travel with. This made Winnie's impression of Victor very good.

The so-called carriage is just a pair of seats added to a two-wheeled cart. Although the cart is bumpy, it is lighter. Even if it encounters a roadblock, a few strong soldiers can easily carry it over. It is very suitable for current use.

The road conditions. Such two-wheeled carts were originally used by farmers to transport grain, dry firewood, and even dung. In the past, Viscount Tenis would never ride one.

However, the trip to the Centaur Hills allowed Tennis to see a lot and change a lot. Because of the ant plague, outside the town of Black Castle, the entire Centaur Hills became desolate, with destroyed farmland, dilapidated villages, and roads everywhere.

It was washed away by the rain and no one repaired it. The desolate scene touched Tenis greatly. This was definitely not something that could be realized by reading the report in the royal capital. In addition, Tenis did not expect that traveling on horseback would be so hard, let alone

The shack covered with leaves was very comfortable for me to sleep in, and the roasted gopher meat was actually delicious.

"Go to Centaur Hill! When you come back, you will find that everything is different." This was what the Minister of State said to him before departure. Only then did Tenis understand why the Minister of State asked him to win this mission.

Not for political capital, but for your own growth!

This mission broadened his horizons and discovered his own tenacity. Tenis was very satisfied with this harvest, but what surprised and confused him was the change in Viscount Victor.

Victor did not know Tenis, but Tenis had met Victor. When he was in the royal capital, Tenis attended a banquet hosted by Marquis Sophia. At that time, Victor had just been canonized as a baron. Although he tried hard to show off

Although he has the demeanor of a noble lord, Tennis can see that he is pale and weak. This is not surprising. Victor's origin and bloodline are destined to be in the collection of the great nobles, just like an exquisite crystal vase.

Following the break between the Queen and Marquis Sophia, there were rumors in the aristocratic circles of the royal capital that Marquis Sophia gave her most beloved pet to Lady Sylvia in order to gain the support of the York family. And Sylvia indeed doted on Vic very much.

Many, even put purple cane wine, snow sugar, and coffee under Victor's name. The rumor that Sylvia loves handsome young people has become a topic of conversation among the nobles in the royal capital, and many people are even thinking about it.

, but the blood of the moon elves is very rare, and the young men among them are even rarer. In addition to Victor, there is also the eldest son of the Borui Kingdom Peter. Duke Peter is very powerful, and he is a powerful gold.

Knight, so no one dares to take Raymond’s idea.

In short, very few people pay attention to Victor. Even Tenis thinks that Victor is still the exquisite vase and the puppet of the York family. Now, Tenis no longer thinks so.

After two days of getting along, Victor left a deep impression on Tenis. He was physically strong and quick-thinking. Even though he lived in a shack and ate wild vegetables, he still had a natural and noble demeanor. This calmness made Tenis realize

Come on, Viscount Victor is the real owner of that territory. He is by no means a vase, let alone a puppet!

"Viscount Victor is very strange. He is completely different from the rumors! It's like he has changed. How could he have such a big change?" Tenis said softly.

"Very powerful." Knight Romon said beside him.

Winnie was a little surprised. Ever since she met Nelson, Romon had been taciturn and did not speak easily. She did not expect him to give such a comment. Winnie raised her eyebrows and said, "Do you think that ferocious warrior is Vic?"

How confident is the Viscount? If he is stronger, I can defeat him!"

Romont glanced at Winnie lightly and said, "I'm talking about Viscount Victor."

"What?!" Tenis and Winnie whispered in unison.

"Viscount Victor has a smell about him that is exactly the same as those great knights who control the elements of the void." Romon was silent for a moment and whispered.

Thenis was horrified and moved. Romon was different from Winnie. He served in the Royal Guards and had rich practical experience. He had participated in many wars between the Three Kingdoms and the Sasanian Empire. Therefore, he was very familiar with the Silver Knight.

Tennis couldn't believe Romon's judgment. He lowered his voice and asked: "Viscount Victor is a silver-level knight? How is this possible!? He has awakened the blood of the moon elf!"

"Victor is definitely not a knight!" Romon shook his head and said: "But my feeling is not wrong. When he glanced over, he gave me a very strong sense of oppression, just like the Silver Knight. Winnie, no

Do you feel it?"

"Uh." Winnie only focused on admiring the delicate appearance of the elves.

"The popular talent of elf blood!" Tennis' eyes flashed and he laughed softly: "So, Viscount Victor's change comes from his self-confidence! Let me tell you, how can the Queen of Rose be so superficial?"

"What is the talent for wind movement? Can it be comparable to the Silver Knight?" Winnie asked curiously.

Tenis explained: "Feng Xing is a shooter's talent. It is essentially similar to the element control of the Silver Knight. It can be strong or weak. But Feng Xing has a fatal flaw. The duration is far less than the time of fighting spirit, which is similar to that of the Paladin.

His magical skills are almost the same and will not last more than two quarters of an hour. However, Viscount Victor can give Romon a sense of oppression, so the degree of his talent awakening should be relatively deep."

Romon and Winnie breathed a sigh of relief at the same time. The knight's fighting spirit has been running for at least thirty-quarters of an hour, and the fighting spirit is restored very quickly. With this advantage, Feng Xing has nothing to worry about. They will never believe it.

After wearing armor, you will be unable to withstand bow and arrow fire.

"You two, don't spread the word about Viscount Victor. I think he has more investment value." Tenis whispered to the two knights of the family.

Most of the nobles in the royal capital will secretly make friends with some local lords, which is in the interests of the family. Due to the relationship between Victor and Sylvia, Tenis originally planned to make friends with Victor, and now Victor has shown his own

The potential and self-confidence made Tenis feel that this was a rare investment opportunity. When the other party was at its weakest, the investment cost was low and the returns were high. Tenis decided not to report anything about Victor to his superiors.

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Victor played with the seal in his hand. The seal was not big. It was made entirely of fine gold and was quite heavy. Victor really wanted to give this seal to Buso and let him make a knife that could cut the Ant-Man leader's tendons.

, but this can only be an idea. This seal represents the identity of the viscount lord of the Kingdom of Cambis.

The visit of Viscount Tenis was Victor's first face-to-face contact with the central nobles of the kingdom, and it was also the first time that the established alchemy militia was shown to other nobles. With Victor's current strength, there was no need to hide it anymore.

It’s on.

Accompanied by Victor, Viscount Turnis investigated the Ant-Man situation in the territory and redetermined the boundaries of the viscounty. Viscount Turnis also roughly estimated the output of the territory. After conferring the title of Viscount Victor on him, he

Euphemistically, Victor needs to pay an annuity of 30,000 gold soles to the kingdom this year.

Victor was shocked. After asking, he learned that the viscounty needed to hand over 20% of the property in the territory and 15,000 gold soles. If the property was not handed over in full, he would need to pay twice the annuity, and the annuity was calculated based on the territory area and 15,000 gold soles.

Determined by title.

Viscount Tenis hinted that Victor could ask the York family for help. Victor remained calm on the surface, but was secretly angry in his heart. He had suffered a disaster. The kingdom clearly regarded him as a puppet of the York family and was clearly attacking him.

The York family's sword fell on his head.

In desperation, Victor could only comfort himself with the title of viscount. The title was not valuable to the court nobles, but it was of great significance to a feudal lord like Victor.

A baron can be crowned a lord, and a viscount can be crowned a baron and a lord. Victor is now a viscount. He has both land and can be crowned a baron, which is very attractive to knights. As long as Victor comes up with enough land and a baron title

There are even silver-level knights who are willing to join him and become Victor's vassal lords. Therefore, title and land are the foundation for the growth of a lord.

The vassal lord may be more powerful than the lord, but he can never surpass the lord in status. If the vassal lord wants to improve his title, he first needs to improve the title of the lord. This means that the stronger the vassal lord is, the more resources he can feed back to the lord.

, even if the master is weak and the servant is strong, this stable relationship cannot be changed.

The kingdom will not collect annuities from vassal lords, but if the vassal lord dares to betray his master and the master is unable to punish the rebellion, the kingdom will crush the rebellious vassal lord. This is the power of the system. For thousands of years, this kind of

The relationship has formed a moral system that is deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, and the betrayer does not dare to blatantly accept it, even if it is an enemy country.

Everyone believed that Victor received the title of Viscount because of Sylvia's favor. Only Victor and the upper echelons of the York family knew that this was Sylvia's compensation for him after obtaining the rock brick formula. At the same time, it was also Sylvia's favor.

Sylvia is showing Victor that she has no intention of controlling Victor.

If Victor were a baron, he would not be able to recruit knights because his title was too low. After becoming a viscount, there would be no obstacles in this regard. He could completely establish his own family power. Although Sylvia is a woman, she has a big heart.

Victor admired him for his magnanimity.

It is a pity that Victor has no idea of ​​recruiting knights. Low-level knights are meaningless to him. High-level knights cannot be recruited and are difficult to control. Moreover, due to blood, the knights are too closely connected with each other. It is difficult to recruit knights.

On the contrary, it is easy to expose the secrets of the Alchemy Tower. Of course, the main reason is that the speed of power growth in this mode is too slow, and it may take several generations to form a cohesive family. This does not meet Victor's needs, and he also

I don't like this development model.

"The title is of no use! You have to pay such a high protection fee. By the way, you can recruit the lovely Nicole and give her a title of baron. That would be great, haha, just do it! But, the 30,000 gold cords

What should I do with your protection money? Do you really want to find Sylvia? No, it’s too embarrassing!” Victor weighed the viscount’s seal in his hand and thought wildly.

"Sir! There is a situation." Nelson came over and said in a deep voice.

Victor suddenly stood up, his eyes shining, and he asked happily: "Is there a retreating Ant-Man leader?"

"Yes, there are two Ant-Man leaders chasing a female knight. The coat of arms on her armor seems to belong to the Chebman family," Nelson said.

"It's really troublesome!" Victor frowned.
Chapter completed!