Chapter IV Planning and Decision Making
Three years ago, the current Earl of York was still the Duke of York, and the Duchy of York was one of the three largest provinces in the east of the kingdom.
At that time, a war broke out between the Kingdom of Gambis and the Land Empire due to territorial disputes. To people's surprise, His Majesty Neovist, Emperor of the Land Empire, turned out to be a golden knight who stepped into the legendary realm. Under his leadership
Next, the long-weakened Unicorn Knights of the Lant Empire won consecutive battles and finally defeated King Ryan's Dragon Knights. Although King Ryan was a veteran Golden Knight, he also injured Neo in the knight showdown.
West, but was ultimately defeated and killed. Two of the three major provinces were also conquered, and the two dukes were hanged on the order of His Majesty the Emperor of the Lant Empire.
At that time, the Duke of York was so frightened that when the Royal Princess Roland August led the Knights of Glory to attack the Unicorn Knights, he fled without a fight. However, what he did not expect was that although His Royal Highness Roland
He was only 25 years old but had already been promoted to the Golden Knight. When Emperor Lant returned to the rear to heal his injuries, he used his extraordinary water sword skills to severely injure the leader of the Unicorn Knights, the Golden Knight Adrian, and finally stabilized the situation.
Under the mediation of the Church of Radiance and the Kingdom of Naville, the Kingdom of Gambis ceded the three major eastern provinces, including the Territory of York, to the Rand Empire, and the two sides signed an armistice agreement.
After the war, His Royal Highness Roland hated the Duke of York for fleeing without a fight and wanted to deprive him of his noble status. However, the York family took refuge in King Lane's brother, Archduke Williams. Under the protection of the Archduke, the York family paid a large amount of atonement.
Later, the Duke of York was reduced to an earl, and was arranged by the Grand Duke to be the governor of Centaury Hill.
"Although the Earl of York lost the dukedom and title, he has not lost much of his strength. He still has at least five silver-level knights under his command, and his secret strength is unknown." Lord Abel took out a weapon.
The deputy sheepskin map is exactly the territory distribution map of Centaur Hills.
"The most urgent thing for the York family now is not the dukedom, but to restore the territory under its jurisdiction to the size of the duchy to accommodate the vassal families of the York family. Only in this way can his strength be kept intact. Victor, come and see
Looking at the location of your barony, it is in the north of the earldom of York, which happens to be separated from the other territories of the York family..." Abel clicked a few times on the sheepskin map.
"So the Earl of York led this attack and wanted to seize my territory? But I don't understand. Since the Earl of York is so powerful, why would he place my territory in this coveted position?" Vic
Ask more questions of your own.
"Since King Ryan died in the war, the kingdom has not had a new king. Now in the kingdom, there are three adults who can inherit the throne." Abel explained to Victor: "The first one is Prince Edward, King Ryan and Queen Catherine
It’s just that the prince is only 7 years old this year, and he was only 4 years old when the previous king died. According to the law of the kingdom, you can only inherit the throne when you are 12 years old.”
"The second one is His Highness Roland, the only child of King Ryan and Queen Irene. However, the former Queen Irene was only the daughter of a lord, with a low status, and died of illness early. His Highness Roland's bloodline was criticized by the Senate.
However, His Highness Roland has won the support of the three major knights in the kingdom. The Minister of Military Affairs, Marquis Gron, is also the core figure of His Highness Roland. It can be said that His Highness controls more than half of the kingdom's military power. However, the eldest princess has no intention of becoming the queen. She only wants to be the queen.
Assist Prince Edward to ascend the throne." Abel shook his head regretfully.
Indeed, if the eldest daughter of the king had wanted the throne, she would have ascended the throne and become king long ago, and the political situation in Cambis would not be as turbulent as it is now.
"The last one is Grand Duke Williams, the younger brother of King Ryan. The Grand Duke is a humble man and has the support of many local nobles. Therefore, the Grand Duke has a high reputation in the House of Lords and considerable influence in the Senate. It is said that the Grand Duke and
The relationship with the Glory Church is very close, and this truce is the result of the Grand Duke going to the church to lobby and inviting three cardinals to put pressure on Emperor Lant." Abel sneered and continued: "And the York family is now the Grand Duke.
's lackey."
"Victor, our Lord Marquis is a close friend of Queen Catherine, and is naturally a natural supporter of Prince Edward. We cannot sit back and watch Williams' strength increase. It is also reasonable to divide the territory of the Earl of York, not only
Your barony has been placed in separate locations, and several families supporting the prince are doing the same thing. However, I didn't expect that the York family would attack us first." Abel stood up and walked back and forth a few steps.
"Then what should I do?" Victor asked Abel.
"In the past two days, the Earl of York has been refusing my request to see me on the pretext of being busy with official duties. It seems that he will not see me. He must have sent a special envoy to the Senate of the Royal Capital to handle this matter. No, I must return to the Royal Capital immediately
When meeting Lady Sophia, the key to victory or defeat lies in the judgment of the Senate. If we prepare early, we will not let him succeed." Abel stopped and turned to Victor and said: "In order to prevent him from sending someone to intercept me midway.
, I can’t leave you any manpower. During the month of going back and forth, the Earl of York may put pressure on you, so you can delay him for a month on the pretext of being injured and delirious. He will not harm you regardless of the dignity of the nobles.
."
Hearing that Abel wanted to leave him alone in the Black Castle to delay the Earl of York, Victor secretly thought: I'm afraid you don't care about my safety. If the Earl of York just throws me into the wilderness, I'm afraid I won't even be able to do it again.
My body can no longer be found. Unfortunately, I am no longer the toy that others can manipulate.
Victor sneered in his heart, but pretended to be eager and said to Lord Abel: "Teacher, I will listen to your arrangements. Please be sure to go early and come back early."
Victor stood at the window of the room, looked down, and saw Lord Abel's carriage, guarded by dozens of guards, heading towards the royal capital and gradually disappearing from sight, his face couldn't help but be filled with emotion.
A slight chill arose.
Lord Abel didn't know that the original Baron Victor had long since disappeared. When Zhang Xiaoqiang was sorting out the memory of the young Baron, he discovered that at the moment of the Baron's death, a strange demonic face appeared in the sea of consciousness, and the demonic god's eyes shot out two fiery red rays of light.
, in an instant, the little baron's soul was broken. This shows that the little baron was murdered by someone using a supernatural force while he was in a coma.
The Earl of York should not be the murderer. He is a young baron who has no experience in the world. The York family has many ways to manipulate him. Killing a baron is not in the interest of the York family. On the contrary, it will cause a lot of trouble.
However, the power of Prince Edward's family is hard to say. Sacrificing an insignificant baron can take the initiative in the new territory. Whether it is blaming the York family or sending more military forces to Centaur Hills, there are sufficient reasons.
.
Moreover, although the young baron's soul was broken at that time, his body was not dead, and he was still in a coma. But he would really die in a few days. If Zhang Xiaoqiang's soul hadn't traveled through time, he would have become Abel
When the Lord arrived, it happened to be the time when the young Baron died in the Black Castle.
Thinking of this, Victor shuddered a little. An image of a beautiful woman emerged in his mind. Could it be her? Sophia Wimbledon Marquess?
Victor thought for a while by the window, then turned and walked towards the chairs placed in the room.
This is a new backrest chair made of silver fir. Although the style is simple, it is thick and strong and has a fresh wood smell.
Victor stretched out his white and slender palms and gently pressed them on the back of the chair. With a slight exertion on his arms, he raised his waist and stood up, standing firmly on the back of the chair.
Victor turned his waist on the back of the chair and began to adjust his body's center of gravity. Gradually, the two front legs of the solid wood chair were lifted off the ground. Victor continued to shift his center of gravity to his left leg, the right leg of the back row of the chair.
The chair also left the ground, while Victor was still standing firmly on the back of the chair. If someone saw this astonishing scene at this time, he would feel that both Victor and the chair had lost their weight and were levitating.
the illusion.
Does the x-3 chip control the body to this extent?
A light flashed in Victor's eyes, and he jumped up from the back of the chair to the back of another chair. When he landed on the back of the chair, his body naturally adjusted its center of gravity several times and stood firmly again.
After jumping several times between the backs of the chairs, Victor turned over in the air and landed lightly on the ground. He exhaled and slowly closed his eyes. When he opened them again, the scene in his eyes was different.
Already.
When Victor looked at the chair, a set of data appeared in his eyes. The height of the chair back was 110cm and the width of the seat was 50cm. Victor reached out and grabbed the chair and lifted it. It weighed 35.74kg, and then he squeezed it with his hands. The hardness
1290bf, these data appeared and disappeared randomly in the eyes, and there was no awkward feeling. Victor closed his eyes and took a breath, and sure enough, the data on body surface temperature and air humidity that he wanted to know appeared in his mind.
Victor looked at the candles lighting on the wall again, reached out and picked up a disk on the table, closed his eyes again, raised his hand and flicked it, the disk rotated and flew towards the candle, extinguishing the candle with a pop.
, when it was about to hit the wall, it spun and flew back. Victor listened to the sound of the Frisbee, raised his hand and squeezed it, and the disc was firmly grasped in his hand.
Victor opened his eyes and found that except for the candles on the wall being knocked out, the flying disc did not touch anything else.
Victor felt that his body felt a little heavier than when he first started the test, so he exited the data mode, shook his neck, and found that there was no major discomfort.
This is a world with extraordinary power. This state of mine should be regarded as a kind of extraordinary power. However, in this state, my physical strength will be consumed faster than usual. However, now is not a good time to test x-3. I will release it later.
Looking for another opportunity to see what else x-3 is capable of? From now on, let’s call this state of turning on data mode “overlimit”. Victor thought to himself.
Victor was also confused about a biochip following him through this world, but he was not obsessed with it. After all, he was happy to have such extraordinary abilities.
Suddenly, Victor's keen hearing caught the sound of gentle footsteps outside the door. After a while, a stereotypical elderly male voice sounded outside the door.
"Your Excellency Victor, the Governor-General has summoned you. Please come with me to see the Governor-General."
Chapter completed!