"Your father is coming to visit the land. At the lunch table, Thor said to Petty, who was drinking soup like a squirrel with her head down.

"Oh. Petty replied with a sullen head.

"See, the world is indifferent, but that's it, this kind of coldness always reminds me of the trust and love between people in the past. Thor turned to Beth and Eaglet with a smile.

"Nasty ghost, what are you talking about? You kidnapped me here. "Petty quit.

"The problem is, I see you're comfortable here!" said Thor, teasing.

"Dang Chang~" Petty threw the spoon into the plate and glared at Saul as if I was going to fight with you.

Beth and Ygrete were smiling silently as they drank the soup, and everyone was pretty much used to it. Petty can't get used to Saul's arrogance, and he can always prick his hair in a few words, and Saul is the kind of freak who likes to commit crimes against the wind.

Now that the cold winter has finally dissipated, it is now early spring.

In the spring, the Kenalzer lord Braun came with a letter, threatening to visit the territory of Liberty City in person in the near future, and this is the scene of Saul and Petty arguing at the table.

In fact, when it was just winter, that is, when Petty was just abducted from the territory by Thor, Lord Kennadzer had already sent a letter. The wording is euphemistic, and the main content is that he wants to invite Thor to Kenadze Territory as a guest, and it seems that there are some things to discuss in person.

Thor was on his way to kidnap Ygrete and was not there. So Beth replied according to Thor's instructions, claiming that she couldn't take a break because of the busy construction of the territory, and finally invited the other party to come to Free City as a guest in the same politeness.

Now that the cold winter has just passed, Braun obviously can't hold back, and he reveals the news that he is coming to visit.

After all, the reorganization of the combat strength and the preparation of materials on the side of the Liberty City could not hide the news of the Spring War from everyone, not to mention that Braun was already paying close attention to the movements of the Liberty City.

In fact, after the news of Thor's return in the fourth-order posture spread, the surrounding territories knew that this battle was indispensable.

Braun's concern is that although Saul has taken Petty hostage as a joke on the surface, if he dares to send troops to reinforce Hollowville, it is likely that this joke will not be a joke.

And even if Braun chooses to stay put, he still has some uncertainty.

The choice is temporary, but the impact is long-term.

This is related to many aspects such as the atmosphere between the territories in the future, and it is also related to the question of Kenadze's territory standing between the main city of Arlantis and the city of freedom. And after Saul fights Hollowville, will he come to beat himself and so on.

There were so many things to care about that Braun thought he had to come and see Saul and ask for more details.

In addition to Kenalzer's news, Deller also sent new information.

At the dinner table, Stint and Diller sat at the head of the table.

"It is said that a Holy See of Light has suddenly appeared on the side of Halloville, and the two sides are in contact, and it is not known if any agreement has been reached, and it is impossible to judge whether it will affect our spring war. Diller spoke of the new news.

"Holy See of Light, is the news reliable?" Thor stared.

"Roughly reliable, there are reliable men on my side who have infiltrated the personal guards around Lord Halloville. Diller nodded.

After listening to Diller's words, Thor fell into thought, he had been in contact with the Holy See of Light, just outside the village of Seabreeze County in the cold winter.

The problem is that the sudden appearance of the other party makes Thor a little incomprehensible, is it Harlowville's reinforcements? But Halloville obviously belongs to the territory of Arlantes, the main city of the south, and the Inquisition of Order in the south is obviously the enemy of the Holy See of Light.

However, it is not easy to say, maybe Lord Halloville felt that the Spring War was not very sure, so he made some concessions or promises in some aspects, and it is also possible to bring the Holy See of Light as reinforcements.

The battle of faith, or theocracy, is, after all, a higher game. And in a remote rural border area like Halloville, it is not impossible for the Holy See of Light to temporarily cooperate with the Halloville territory for interests or other reasons.

Thor worries that if the Holy See of Light gets a kick in it, it will be a fart.

He had already seen it in the cold winter, and there were a lot of high-end combat power on the side of the Bright Sect, all of which were of the fifth and sixth orders.

But on second thought, Thor suspected that the Holy See of Light was coming for him, because the timing of their appearance was too coincidental.

Generally speaking, there are only two things for the Holy See to cooperate with a small place like Halloville, and commercial interests can be roughly excluded in the first place, after all, this kind of frontier place has no too far trade prospects. In addition to commerce, only the possibility of church planting remained.

The point is that there is an enemy between the Inquisition of the Northern Order and the Holy See of Light.

It can be said that there is no soil for faith in the territory of Halloville, and if it is said that there is no religion and church planting, only the free city in the entire north is outside the management of Arlantes, and only this is the most suitable environment.

Thinking of this, Thor suddenly became enlightened, and the Holy See of Light suddenly appeared at the stall of the war, which was obviously making a gesture to show himself. While putting pressure on themselves, they have more say, and it is likely that the person they came to negotiate with is already on the way.

Thor was going to wait a few days to see, anyway, it was impossible for the church to enter the Free City, whether it was a dark faith or a light faith, it didn't mean much to Thor because he never believed in God.

After telling his comrades what he had seen and analyzed, everyone also felt that they should temporarily suppress the pace of war.

"Actually, I called you here today to make an announcement. Thor suddenly said something else.

At this moment, in addition to Staunt and Diller, there are a few shiitake mushrooms beside Saul, and there is no one else.

"I plan to wait until the Spring War is fought and the population of the surrounding three territories of Halloville, Kenadze, and Simlow is integrated, and the Free City will be officially expanded on the scale of a 'city'. And when the time comes, I will give up my lordship's position. ”

Thor met everyone's waiting gaze and spoke his decision.

"You're going to hit my father?" was Petty, the first to scream.

"You don't have to live or die, your father can take refuge in you. Saul replied.

Petty was silent, she wanted to say something, but seeing Saul's solemn appearance, she knew that Saul was not joking at the moment.

"You're going to give up the lord, and who's going to do it?" said Stant, spreading his hands.

"Anyone in this room, like you and Diller, or Beth, whoever is interested in it. I never intended to spend my whole life in the lordship, so I would have lived a few decades less. ”

"The reason why I only tell you about this is because when I first established the territory, only the three of you, Stant, Diller, and Beth, were by my side, so I announced this matter mainly to give you an explanation. ”

"Thank you for your continued support, but now that it's almost done, it will be a long and difficult time to go up when the population has passed 10,000. I'm not going to continue to spend the rest of my life on this, that's not the life I want. ”

"If none of you are interested, then you may have to cheapen outsiders. Saul made a joke.

But the people at the table fell silent, each thoughtful.

"Anyone here can do it? Wouldn't it be me? Even Andor could do it?" asked Petty for example.

"You can, but that little fool of Andor can't, she doesn't have the relevant abilities. Thor laughed.

"Woo~ Lord Lord, although I don't want to do it, I'm not stupid. Andor weakly protested.

"You may not understand, I only gave up the position of lord, but my home is still here. Mine is still mine, it's just that it's no longer called the Lord's House, understand?" Thor shrugged.

"Damn, I see, you tricked us into helping you build a territory, and now that you have a territory, you're going to throw your hands and roll up and run away to enjoy it, right?"

"That's kind of interesting, but you're overly complicated, and building a territory is like a game to me. And now I'm tired of playing, so it's just a change of lifestyle. ”

"I'll pick out a reliable successor who will keep me out of the shadows while I step back into the background. For example, when I need combat power to defend the territory, I will stand up, but usually I want to live more freely, and life should be more open. ”

"It's the same for Staunt and Diller, if you think that the power and treatment in your hands are not bad, and you want to work for a few more years, or for the rest of your life, I will explain this to my successor. ”

"Of course, if you think you have earned enough money and want to follow me on the big road and travel around, I welcome you too. ”

"And unlike the original adventure, our home is still here. And I still have a total of nearly 500,000 silver coins in my hand, even if everyone here uses it together, as long as you don't squander it vigorously, you won't be able to use it until you die of old age. ”

"So I see, you have a lot of options. We can come and be lords, we can continue to do our jobs, or we can travel around as we used to, it's a different way of life. Thor spread his hands.

"What is your real reason for giving up your position other than the lifestyle you mentioned?" asked Stante, who had not spoken all this time.

Thor pursed his lips and was silent for a moment.

"Well, I don't think I've got my account with the Dark Council yet. ”

"The Dark Council is ostensibly hostile to Arrantis, but in the end they will unite against me. The Dark Council is because I slaughtered their children and grandchildren, and Arrantis is here to pull the nails out of my territory. ”

"I don't know what they're brewing, but it's likely that I'll destroy the entire territory because of me. ”

"Change the lord for a person, and maybe the territory will still be destroyed. But that would only be due to normal changes in the situation on the continent, such as plundering and wars between provinces, and not because of facing two behemoths at the same time. Eventually, Thor decided to get it through.

It's just that what made Thor extremely sad later was that he, the lord, had never given up his position for the rest of his life.

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