Medieval White Elf Story

Flynn and his party took a boat on the Somes River for more than two days and arrived at the port of Sherrol. From here, they continued north along the Somes River and reached the central area of ​​Estilia. Turning eastward, you enter the Kranz Province, the core area of ​​the Principality of Zeon.

Although they have occupied the Crain Plain, the most fertile and fertile area in the south, there is a reason why the successive Dukes of Zeon still chose to set their base camp in the relatively barren Kranz Hills. The land here may not be suitable for farming but is rich in iron ore. The ore excavated from hundreds of mines throughout the province continuously supplies the needs of the prosperous local handicraft industry, and is transformed into a variety of exquisite iron armor to supplement the principality's army, and is even exported to surrounding areas. Other principalities and even the northern countries of Norik are one of the important sources of financial revenue for the principality.It is precisely because of the resources of the Kranz Hills that the combat effectiveness of the principality's army is effectively guaranteed, allowing successive dukes to conquer neighboring countries in all directions with confidence, and gradually developed to the point of competing with the royal family, so this place is definitely the lifeblood of the Principality of Zeon. It is not surprising that it insists on establishing its capital here.

After landing at Sherrol, the group changed horses and continued on their way, but before setting off, Flynn noticed that the guards did not fly the blue and white Nightingale flag of the Bain family, and at the same time, they also replaced the Bain family emblem on their armor. He also took it off carefully. This behavior of deliberately hiding his identity made Flynn feel very, very strange.

"Our relationship with Zeon is already very bad. If we continue to make a big show of it, it will be easy for someone to control our itinerary." Artus explained the purpose of doing this in a concise manner. It seemed that he was planning to quietly enter the village to shoot. Don't.

"I am a guest invited by Duke Zeon. How can I be so sneaky? This will only make the Zeon people look down on our Bain family even more." Flynn expressed his opinion and pointed out Attu Si and their biggest loophole: "If Duke Zeon really plans to send people to ambush us on the road, wouldn't it be easier for them to do it if we keep quiet and make no noise? On the contrary, if we make the noise louder, everyone will Knowing where we are, they will have to worry more if they want to take action."

Artus thought about it and found that Flynn's opinion seemed more reasonable, so the attendants wore the badges of the Bain family again, held the flag of the Bain family high, and started marching towards Quen again with great fanfare.

In order to ensure that the heir of the Bain family accepted Duke Zeon's invitation to go to Quen with greater fanfare, Flynn also instructed his attendants to deliberately slow down their march and stop to rest at every town along the way. And never travel overnight.And when they arrived in the town, they had to go around and spread the news of the Bain family's arrival through the mouths of the residents.

Not far after Sherrol is the fiefdom of Earl Lemarque, which is the relative of Flynn's mother that Artus mentioned. It seems that Flynn's mother's cousin married the previous generation of Earl Lemarque, so Flynn and Count Lemarque of this generation should be considered cousins, but they have a very messy relationship. Flynn was also confused, but he still decided to pay a visit.

But when they arrived at Earl Lemarque's castle, they were rejected. Earl Lemarque's family had been invited to Quen in advance to attend a grand banquet hosted by the Duchess. Flynn's little plan of trying to establish a relationship and get close to each other came to nothing.

But it doesn't matter, we will meet him when we get to Kun'en anyway, and it won't be too late to see if we can get a helper then.

According to the information gathered by the guards along the way, the Duchess held the banquet in Quen not because Flynn was coming. He was not so proud.But the Duke decided to marry his second daughter to his brother-in-law, the Duke of Belson. This is of course a top priority for the entire principality, so it must be celebrated grandly.Yes, this Duke of Belson is the guy who is in his thirties and still can't take care of himself. In terms of relationship, the Duke's second daughter and her fiancé should be niece and uncle. They definitely meet the definition of consanguineous marriage. Big. It refreshed Flynn's understanding of this society.

For Old Tibes, the most important thing is to take advantage of the opportunity of his daughter's marriage to hold the Principality of Belson more firmly in his hands. After all, the Duke of Belson is a waste, and anyone with a discerning eye knows that whoever becomes the duchess is the principality. A boss who speaks his mind.The previous alliance between the two parties relied on the fact that the Duchess of Zeon was the sister of the Duke of Belson. Although there is no such thing as the water thrown out by a married daughter in this space-time Goron continent, Duke Zeon No one can object to the wife helping her brother manage the affairs of the principality, but after all, the Duchess of Zeon is getting older now, and she cannot often stay in the Principality of Belson to take charge, and there will always be times when she is unable to do what she wants.The Duke of Belson still has no heirs due to health reasons. If there is any three long and two short titles, the title will be transferred to other people's hands. This is of course absolutely unacceptable to Old Tibes.Therefore, it is definitely the most cost-effective and suitable deal to directly marry a daughter and get married, and firmly hold the Duke of Belson of this and the next generation in his own hands.As for their daughter's lifelong happiness, they are all trivial matters and are not within the scope of the old Tibbs's consideration. Otherwise, they would not get the Duchess's approval.

This kind of bloody plot gave Flynn a new understanding of what it means to break up etiquette, destroy music, and destroy human relations. Apart from being amazed, he could only sigh at the old Tibes's political skills. At first, he was still thinking about what to do. What should I do if my daughter is married and still has no children with the Duke of Belson? When asked, even a fool like Dibery would laugh at him. With the mind and means of old Tibes, even if the Duke of Belson has no fertility at all, Zeon The second daughter of the family can also give birth to children and successfully inherit the title.Flynn, who figured out the joints, blushed. He was still too naive.

After the embarrassment, Flynn was more concerned about the dynamics between the principality and the royal family than the Duke's marriage to his daughter. Since Cecilia's second invasion six years ago, the war has been stalemate in the central region. Shi shifted his attention to the war with northern Altunia and was unable to devote more energy to Estilia for the time being.The Crown Prince, who took advantage of this period of time to recuperate and prepare for war, has already regrouped some troops in Erfurt, trying to strengthen the defense of the royal capital Cassian and resist the third human attack.The Principality of Zeon, which originally stood on the opposite side of the royal family during the first invasion, chose neutrality during the second invasion, and its attitude is still ambiguous.He hopes that the human army will help him weaken the remaining power of the royal family, but he is also afraid that after the royal family's power is destroyed by humans, Cleese IV will quickly annex the entire northern and central Estilia, which is not conducive to his own seizure of the royal family's territory, so he has been delayed. Can't decide.

At present, the Crown Prince is sending messengers to Kunn in waves, promising various preferential terms, trying to prevent the Principality of Zeon from joining forces with humans to attack him from both sides again, but Cecilia's messengers are also rushing to the Duke's Mansion in waves. He conveyed a message from Cleese IV, hoping to seduce the old Tibes to go north to assist the Cecilia army in completing the final blow against Estilia.

In short, now Old Tibbs has become the meat and potatoes that both sides are fighting for, and Flynn can't help but lament how his enemies are so powerful. No matter who Old Tibbs finally chooses to fight alongside, the little Bain family seems to be A chess piece that can be separated at any time is at the mercy of others. The difficulties he has to face are increasing, and the burden on his shoulders is getting heavier and heavier.