Templar Sun King

Chapter 21 The possibility of becoming a lord

"People with high merit can become the master of a territory, which means that adventurers who participate in the battle also have a chance?"

"Yes, that's right. According to the tradition of the Seven Cities Federation, adventurers will be used as mercenaries to participate in the war and gain military merits like regular troops. The territory obtained from the elimination of goblins will be used as enfeoffment territory, although the area is small Big, but according to the calculations of a friend of mine, about three lords will be born."

Alas had clearly made sufficient preparations, and even calculated the possibility of enfeoffing several lords.

"Is the news correct?"

"You can rest assured, sir, there is absolutely nothing wrong. I have repeatedly confirmed that next week, Falcon City will officially send troops to exterminate the goblins."

Sitting in his seat, Adam was very moved by this news. With the improvement of his professional level, the types of arms he can recruit will increase, and the number of arms will also increase greatly.

At that time, he will need a suitable place to place these arms, and he will need a power base as his base camp.The Light Spirit and Timberwolves can still be blocked as summoners, but the militia and later humanoid units cannot be treated as simple summoned beasts.

So far, Arras is the only one who has seen Adam summon the militiamen.However, Arras is already a follower of Adam, so he can ignore it for the time being, but other people, especially the big forces in this world, will definitely realize the secret hidden behind it.

The best way is naturally to find a place without people and build a temple base by yourself, but it will take a lot of manpower and material resources.There is no problem with manpower at all, the key is material and financial resources, which are exactly what he lacks.

But the news that he could become the owner of a land gave Adam an excellent opportunity. Becoming a lord means having the highest power in this land. In the words of the current society, he is the emperor of the land.Apart from being responsible for paying a certain amount of taxes to Falcon City and not rebelling against Falcon City, he has almost no other obligations.

More importantly, the lords of this world are very powerful, and after becoming a lord, unless they commit major crimes such as betraying the main city, such as colluding with demons and other genocides, there is almost no possibility of being revoked as a lord (these are from Arras material).

In this way, this territory can become Adam's best power base in this world, and it will be the most solid and safest base camp.

So this time it is indeed a rare opportunity to wipe out the goblins within the sphere of influence of Falcon City.Of course, the premise is that they can establish enough meritorious deeds in this battle to satisfy the higher-ups of Falcon City.A lord will not confirm it casually.

Sufficient or even convincing feats are only one aspect, and the other aspect is to ensure that the feats are recognized by the high-level, so that the position of lord can really be obtained.

Adam has enough confidence to establish enough meritorious service. With today's arms, considering safety and card issues, the militia and Timberwolves are the best choices in this battle.

He himself acts as a white mage who knows a little summoning, and the strength of such a unit is actually almost the same as that of an ordinary army squad.

Coupled with the variability and danger of the battlefield, a white mage is destined to be the most popular existence. Adam can guarantee that no one can refuse a warm healing technique.

In this way, whether it is offensive or therapeutic, Adam can get enough attention and respect to play a 120% role.

The only thing that worries Adam is what if there is already a default quota for the lord?For example, this operation was originally a gilded trip for the default quota. In that case, the possibility of Adam becoming the lord is relatively small.

"Okay, Arras, where is the registration place, you take me there, let's work hard and see if we can come back as a lord." Adam decided to give it a try, and if he succeeds, he will gain a stable position in this world rear base.

"But before signing up, you and I will visit Martin. There may be more to gain."

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The next day, Martin's estate.

"Yes, there is indeed this news. Goblins have become the biggest obstacle other than ogres. I don't know how many caravans are robbed by goblins and green-skinned dwarves every year. Exterminating goblins is an unshirkable obligation and responsibility of Falcon City. responsibility."

The mention of the goblin Martin is quite disgusting, and he can't wait to clean up all the goblins immediately.

"In fact, I also plan to get involved. The title of a lord at least sounds good." Adam took a sip of the wine Martin provided.

Adam saw Martin froze for a moment, and then enough of a smile appeared on his face.

"Of course it's good. If it wasn't for my lack of strength, I would really like to be a lord. You know that businessmen run all over the world, and they seem to make a lot of money, but it's really too unsafe."

"So, Martin, what do you think of this goblin cleanup?"

"In my opinion, I have indeed heard some rumors. It is said that this action, including the idea of ​​using the lord to increase the enthusiasm of the army and mercenaries, was proposed by the deputy city lord. The Seven Cities Federation holds a Seven Cities Conference every year. If there are no other accidents Next year's meeting will be held in Falcon City. But you know, Falcon City is the least powerful in the Federation of Seven Cities, and there is only a forest of ashes between it and the Southern Noble Council. With the inaction of the city lord, the sphere of influence of Falcon City is shrinking."

After talking so much in one breath, Martin quickly drank his water and continued.

"This is a real world. If you don't have enough strength, you will be ruthlessly eliminated. Many high-level officials in the city believe that at least the goblins should be wiped out before the next Seven Cities Conference is held, so that they will not be underestimated by the other six city-states."

"The Federation of Seven Cities is more competitive than the aristocratic council in the south. The aristocratic council emulates the aristocratic system of the Sither Empire, and all battles are shrouded in the cloak of political struggle. The Federation of Seven Cities doesn't have so many rules at all. To be honest, Whoever has the bigger fist is the truth. In just ten years, Falcon City has changed three city owners, I think you understand what I mean."

Naturally, Adam didn't understand the change of three city lords in ten years.Adam glanced at Arras, who nodded to indicate that Martin was right.

"This city lord challenged the previous city lord to take the position six years ago. It is said that he has been practicing martial arts hard in recent years, hoping to advance to the gold rank, so all the affairs in the city fall on the deputy city lord. If you want to take advantage of this battle It is definitely a good opportunity to become a lord. In addition, the fighters under your command are also good, and they are definitely much stronger than those adventurers who only rely on brute force."

"Thank you very much, Martin, your news is very important to me. But what I am worried about is my identity as the White Mage. After all, the Southern Noble Council has the support of the Lord of Dawn, and the Church of Dawn has always had a good relationship with Uppler's Silver Tower. .”

It was indeed of great help. The lord of Falcon City could be replaced through a forceful challenge, which ignited a flame called ambition in Adam's heart.When he is strong enough, can he also become the lord of a city in this way?

"You don't have to worry about this. The identity of the white mage seems a bit embarrassing, but who is not injured during the war? Compared with life, even the black mages will welcome them, believe me. What's more, in Falcon City now The power has been almost divided, and the brand-new lord will definitely become a point of contention in the high-level struggle of Falcon City, as long as it has nothing to do with the Church of Dawn, the identity of Master Bai is nothing."

Hearing what Martin said, Adam felt that the future seemed brighter.

"If this operation can successfully wipe out the goblins, there is no doubt that the sphere of influence of Falcon City will not only recover the territory that originally belonged to Falcon City, but more importantly, it can justifiably move the territory of Falcon City To the edge of the Ashwood."

"But behind the Ash Forest is the territory of the Southern Noble Council!"

"It's absolutely correct. If I'm not mistaken, the position of lord is only to mobilize the enthusiasm of the army and mercenaries in this operation. The real purpose of Falcon City is to build a fortress on the edge of the Ash Forest. In that vacuum of power, there is an extreme The earth may give birth to the third general of Falcon City and control an army. Of course, this is just my guess."

"No, it's very important to me. You made me make a decision. I'm going to sign up for the action now. I will come back to you if I need anything. I think we have been very happy to work together."

"Of course, very pleasant."

When Adam left, Pepin, who had been silent all the time, spoke.

"Could we have invested more in Adam? This is not counting the information you gave just now. A manor and a silver tower's magic wand are somewhat beyond the value of a black iron rank white mage, although He saved your life."

"Don't you think his origin is a bit mysterious? You have also investigated in the past few days. There is no such kind of holy light spell in the entire Silver Tower. Either he has a mysterious and ancient white magic inheritance or it was carefully cultivated by a certain family. Heir. There are also his brave fighters and bright creatures that can release white magic. I only have the opportunity to invest in him when he is still weak, and I won’t be able to get such good results when he is strong.”

Martin didn't care. A manor and a wand didn't seem worth much to him.

"So you just said some lies to seduce him?"

"It's not seduction, Pepin, it's future planning."

(End of this chapter)