Cthulhu Gonfalon Chapter 126:
The questions raised by the Marquis of Youke made all the great nobles present at the meeting worry about it.
“Without the addition of settled adventurers, grassroots talents will become scarce.” An earl said distressedly, “but…what conditions should we use to attract adventurers?”
“The fief?” asked another earl.
“Impossible!” Another earl immediately denied, “Granting a fief is easy, but it is difficult to deprive it. Settled adventurers often only have one or two generations to use, and most of them have no outstanding performance since the third generation. How can they be granted fiefdom!”
“Yes, if it is a high-level adventurer, it’s not worth it. The mid-level adventurer is really not worth granting a fief.”
“But if there is no fief, the conditions we can give are no better than merchants. We can’t give every mid-level adventurer a quasi-knight (body shēn). As for those low-level adventurers, more Maybe even the official (body shēn) can’t be given…In contrast, the merchant faction can at least give them a hope of family inheritance.”
“What kind of family inheritance of the dog! There is no fief, what kind of family? It’s just funny!”
“But those middle-to-low-level adventurers don’t think so. For them, with a stable industry and a inherited family, this life is considered appropriate.”
“It’s damned! Can’t these guys be more pursued!”
“If you are more aspiring, you may go to the Northwest Republic.”
“…that country is too bad!”
After a lot of humiliation, everyone still failed to draw any good conclusions, nor did they draw any seemingly effective methods.
In the final analysis, the position of power of the nobles is really not binding for adventurers.
Of course, the adventurers also respect the power of the nobles, but they are free, even if they turn their faces, they will go away, can the nobles go to other aristocratic territories to hunt them down? ?
Although on the whole, the nobles still have an advantage when facing adventurers, but when it comes to individuals, there are often nobles who are killed by the adventurers and then fail to catch the murderer (Qíng).
Just look at the wanted lists of the Church of the God of Nobility and the Church of the God of Law, and you can find that this situation is really not uncommon.
Adventurers (body shēn) are brave, so-called holding a murder weapon and killing themselves. In the face of unfair treatment, the weak may swallow their anger, but the strong will often choose to be positive and fight for justice with their fists. .
As a result of this kind of conflict, most adventurers suffer, but nobles suffer. In the past five years alone, five or six barons and one viscount have died as a result of the entire main plane. As for the level of knights, there are more, the nobles are too lazy to count.
If there is a head-on conflict, a high-level adventurer will spare his life, which can threaten an earl. As for those nobles who had died, it was only mid-level adventurers who killed them.
So I want to rely on the position of power to oppress the adventurers and force them to submit. This method really doesn’t work.
Since we can’t threaten, naturally we can only benefit (inducing yòu). But the nobles were reluctant to give enough benefits, and the method of profit (inducing yòu) also didn’t work.
Neither did this, nor did that. Of course, everyone had nothing to do in the end.
“Perhaps… after all, we must rely on war to solve the problem.” After a long silence, an earl said.
He is a member of the local aristocracy, and has always united with other local aristocrats to fight against the central aristocracy composed of two marquis and their vassals. Unlike the central aristocracy, the local aristocrats did not want to fight the merchant faction because they knew that if they fought a war, they would definitely lose more.
Not to mention, their territory is adjacent to the merchant’s territory.
Break it in your own home, smash some bottles and jars, that’s pretty sure.
However, in the face of the obvious crisis, he has no choice.
“I think we can wait.” The Marquis of Gordon said before the Marquis of Uk. “War is not a trivial matter. It only makes sense if you have to fight and win. So we must first prepare and ensure that Just win.”
“Facing those guys who can only recruit mercenaries, it’s hard to lose.” A count smiled and said, “Menciers can’t fight tough battles. They really fight hard. They will soon Will crash.”
“But that would cost a lot…” the other earl said worriedly.
“Don’t worry about loss at this time!” Earl House’s eyes flashed coldly, “If you agree, I’m willing to do it first!”
“Huh? Haven’t you made peace with them before? Do it now, okay.”
Earl House sneered: “Talking about peace, I’ve been preparing for war, and now I’m almost ready. If I fight, I have absolute certainty that I can gain an advantage.”
You nobles, look at me, and I look at you. They are all silent.
After a while, the Marquis of Gordon said: “Let’s wait a little longer, at least a few more people are ready… and then work together.”
“Okay, then you better hurry up.” Earl House said, “Opportunities wait for no one, and the merchants in the north are not fools. They can also think of things that we can think of (qíng).”
The great nobles nodded one after another, and after the meeting, they each prepared to go.
When the Marquis of Uk returned home, he first went to the secret room hidden underground.
His eldest son is still imprisoned here today, unable to go out.
“Have you figured it out?” He didn’t enter the door, only asked from outside.
“I should ask you this.” A tired but firm answer came from the door, “Father, have you figured it out?”
“Even if a distinguished lady can surpass the golden crown, we will be the one who will rule this country after (日). Why should we take such a big risk?” Marquis Yuk sighed, “If our family is just a family Earl, then I don’t object to you taking a gamble, but our house is already the top level of the Gold Coin Federation, how far can it rise?”
“The King!” The tone of his best eldest son is a bit hot (hot rè), “The kingship is the ultimate goal of the nobility!”
“It’s not that easy to be a king.” Marquis Yuk said, “First of all, we don’t have the power to overwhelm others.”
“My lord’s church can provide such power.”
“What’s the point of the kingship that belongs to the theocracy~IndoMTL.com~?” The Marquis of Uk sneered and asked back.
“Mortals are subordinate to gods, and it was originally taken for granted. We all die, and our destiny after death is far more important than the glory of our lives.”
“It’s nothing more than a transaction. I didn’t think about who I had faith in in the past.” Marquis Yuk said flatly, “You can donate a large sum of money before you die, and most of the kingdoms of God can go. The destination after death. , It’s not a problem at all for us.”
“How can a place that is not suitable for you be called home?”
The Marquis of Uk sighed: “It’s my fault, I shouldn’t have let you be a pastor…”
“No, I want to thank you! If I didn’t believe in my lord, my life would have been lost.” His eldest son said with a smile, “Father, you have been lost for too long. It’s time to look back.”
The Marquis of Uk shook his head: “Think about it, I will see you tomorrow.”
He didn’t mean to continue arguing with his son. The dispute between faith and interests will not be fruitful.