Lord of Lowland

Chapter 124 Dilemma
Baron Augustin?Hearing this tall name Cecil was a little uncomfortable for a while, and he finally became a nobleman?Cecil was overjoyed when he heard the news. As the saying goes, if you survive a catastrophe, you will be blessed. It seems that this sentence is really suitable for yourself. After getting a lot of money, I got together with Annie later, and got the support of the great priest Alonso, and now I have become a nobleman, what a surprise!

The joy on Cecil's face was undoubtedly seen by Earl Kashikud, and the earl smiled slightly: "Don't be too happy, the king will give you two fiefs now, you have Two options."

"Two options?" Cecil asked suspiciously.

"Yes, the first choice is the territory of Baron Kuresta after his death. The baron does not have any male descendants to inherit his territory. His daughter Talis has already determined to dedicate her life to the God of Braves. No longer care about worldly affairs. So Kuresta's territory is already unclaimed, so you can inherit his territory." The count said slowly.

Cecil himself also felt that this was a good choice. Before his death, he had promised the baron to take care of his affairs, so it would be much better if he could take care of the baron's territory.Cecil thought of this and looked at the count, wanting to know what the second option is, if it is not too attractive, he will choose this.

"The second option is a rather risky one. It is the province of Samara on the northeast border. The king can leave you a county as a fief and let you go there to be a baron. The county is much larger, and there are almost 50 manors in one county, which is an absolute bargain.”

Cecil's face immediately changed color when he heard this, Samara province?Isn't that a province that the Soloran Kingdom and the Orc Empire can't compete with?It was not entrusted to any nobles before, but the Blood Eagle Knights, which belonged to the royal family, were stationed there.The Blood Eagle Knights are also one of the top knights in the Kingdom. They also allocated half of their combat power to support the Devil's Gate in this battle at the Devil's Gate. This time they also suffered heavy losses at the Devil's Gate.Even the legendary knight Avalelli in the team battle died unfortunately.

There is no point in giving such a place for free, the land will not produce any output, and the people under the rule will not have too many people. The entire province is in flames of war. Basically, the people who are active there are not members of the Blood Eagle Knights. Humans are pioneer warriors of orcs.If I choose that site, I'm afraid I won't even be able to send a deputy official. I'm afraid no deputy official has the courage to take up the post there.

Cecil said without hesitation: "Of course I will choose the first piece of land. I am afraid that the territory saved by Samara will not make any sense."

The count smiled and said, "Don't rush to make a decision. The Blood Eagle Knights suffered heavy losses in the Hell's Gate War. That's why the Kingdom allocated this territory directly under the King's Domain to the new nobles, and asked them to help them go. Development to block the coveted orc empire."

Cecil smiled and said: "The abacus is still good, but I am afraid that few nobles are willing to go. If the Blood Eagle Knights are not capable, I am afraid that no noble will dare to take over this territory."

Count Kasikud smiled lightly: "Man dies for money, birds die for food, and the king also realized that the situation in the northeast and the orc empire is relatively severe, so this time he used a policy that no king of the past has used."

"What policy?" Cecil asked?

"Any nobles who are willing to serve in the province of Samara this time will cancel the acting system, and all the nobles who have been entrusted this time can go directly to the place where they were enfeoffed to become emperors." Earl Kasikud said sternly
Cecil was shocked when he heard this policy. The proxy system is the lifeblood of the Sololand Kingdom's ability to maintain a strong centralization. Without this system, the Sololand Kingdom would be difficult to maintain such a strong kingship.But now, in order to deal with the crisis of the orc empire, the king has actually begun to shake the system of acting officials. It seems that after the battle at the Devil's Gate, the kingdom's military strength is indeed facing a big crisis.

However, this is also understandable. The severe situation in Samara makes no room for the generational official system. A nobleman who puts all his wealth and life on his own territory may fight to the end with the orcs for his own territory, but if it is only In the words of the acting official, he did not have the courage to fight desperately.Moreover, if the acting official loses the land kingdom, he is also obliged to help the nobles regain the land. The current kingdom is somewhat powerless for this.

The conditions for doing this are relatively generous, and Cecil is a little tempted, but after all, he still has his concerns. After all, if the risk is infinite, even if the income is also infinite, it is meaningless. No matter how big the income is if the risk cannot be controlled, It would be zero, otherwise an individual could go to the streets and brazenly rebel, and the gain anyway is that you might become the new king.Therefore, if the situation in Samara cannot be guaranteed, no matter how good the conditions are, it will be difficult for Cecil to be tempted.

"The situation in Samara is not as bad as imagined," the count said firmly. "Although the Blood Eagle Knights suffered heavy losses this time, the rest of the people who did not participate in the battle at the Devil's Gate will still be active in the province of Samara. . To provide military support to you new lords, the king’s heavyweight knights are already gathering in the northeast. If the Orc Empire wants to make a big move, we will never show mercy. In short, you have a very strong force this time. backing."

"Looking at the earl talking so eloquently, Cecil didn't dare to be careless. If the human kingdom really had such determination and such a strong backing, it might not have offered such generous terms. He couldn't help but think of the adventurous idea again. The orc army they encountered at that time showed that the orcs had been making big moves recently, and they might be taking actions against the Kingdom of Soloran.

The count saw Cecil's thoughts, smiled and said to him: "You may be thinking that what I said is indeed exaggerated, but you have to think about another question, if the kingdom really mobilized so many resources for you, then You will not offer such generous conditions, so when the king is weakest, you can have the opportunity to break through the cage of this centralized system. If the king really has enough troops and is full of confidence, then he will give you such Are there many conditions? I am afraid it is absolutely impossible, to be honest, I am very envious of you, having such an opportunity, if I have such an opportunity, I will choose this place without hesitation!"

(End of this chapter)