“……”

“…… Saint Oryx Rivendell, son of the hereditary baron of Stratholme, and a member of the Knights of the Silver Hand...... A few days ago, in accordance with the will of the Holy Light, he revealed the Lich King's conspiracy. Destroy the Cult of the Damned, save millions of people, and protect the kingdom from the plague. Its merits are high, its achievements are outstanding, and its pious heart can be seen in the holy light. ”

"He is now given the title of hereditary viscount and earl for life, and gives Stratholme a fief of 100,000 acres, which is superimposed on his existing territory; Appointed as the Minor Governor of the Stratholm region, with jurisdiction over the land from the Sodolil River in the west, to the capital of Stratholme in the north, to the southern hills of Stratholme in the south, and to the present fiefdom in the east......"

"The grain, trade, and property taxes of the lands under his jurisdiction in his capacity as the Lesser Administrator of the Region shall be taxed in accordance with the laws of Lordaeron and shall be subject to the double taxation of the region and the kingdom, and the remainder shall be borne by themselves; Give 100,000 gold coins and a number of building materials to fund the cost of opening up the territory. ”

"Give him the right to form a private army, and he may raise three thousand soldiers; Awarded the title of 'Knight of Royal Glory' and the Royal Medal of Honour ......"

"Reward."

“……”

Oryx got down on one knee and listened to the reading.

A court minister held a long parchment that mopped the floor and read it in a solemn voice for ten minutes before he finished reading out the reward.

Not only was Oryx almost stunned by the endless number of rewards, but the magnates of the capital who attended the knighthood ceremony were even more shocked and incredulous at the generosity of the royal family.

Not to mention the hereditary viscount, it is in line with the merits of the heir of this country baron to destroy the cursed sect, and it is normal for the lord to be added by one rank.

The Life Earl, although somewhat unexpected, is understandable.

After all, everyone can see that the rise of this young man has become inevitable, and in order to envelop this rising star, such a move is understandable.

This means that in addition to the fact that the title cannot be inherited to the heir, this young man who is only nineteen years old will enjoy the corresponding rights of the count of the kingdom from now until his death.

It is rare to hear that at the age of nineteen he was transformed from a country baron to a count who was enough to rank among the upper nobles, but it was not this that shocked the capital's magnates, but in the back.

The last time a similar reward was given was more than a decade ago after the Second War. At that time, in order to reward those who had served in the war, the kingdom had canonized many high titles of viscount and above.

Although this exacerbated the situation of "the princes and nobles of Lordaeron", most of them did not enjoy fiefdoms, or only some less rich land.

One of the reasons for this is that it has been more than 1,000 years since the founding of the country (Lordanlun was founded late), and the land has almost been divided. The second is that Lordaeron has learned the bitter lesson of the kingdom of Araso, and the central power is relatively centralized.

With a very large standing regular army, it is only a small part of it that can avoid the constraints of having to recruit nobles to fight in wartime.

What's more, the richest and most important regions, such as Stratholme and Andorhar, are all controlled by the kingdom. After the Second War, the royal family continued to make a fuss about the betrayal of the Alterac Kingdom, and nationalized the Burrell area, the Nanhai Town area, and the Talenmir region of the Barov family, the great nobles of this kingdom.

It would be understandable that Oryx should only be granted the title of Earl for life, and that 100,000 acres of land should be carved out of the Stratholme region, which was originally under the jurisdiction of the Crown.

What shocked them the most was that the royal family actually came up with such a method as the "secondary administrator of the Stratholme region".

If it were a general appointment, it was terrible that the young new earl would not only be "in charge" of a third of Stratholme's land, but would be able to collect all the output of his land by paying a double tax of the region and the kingdom.

Where is this jurisdictional?

It is clearly equivalent to bypassing the old rule that "the land directly under the direct jurisdiction of the royal family shall not be divided", and makes Oryx the real and unknown lord of one-third of the land in the Stratholme area!

It's shocking!

How much did King Terenus want to entrap him, and actually give him such a big benefit?

The magnates couldn't help but whisper, and someone mentioned one thing, the archbishop of the Holy Light Church, Benedictas, set off from the port of Stormwind a few days ago, as if he was coming to see the saint - he was not summoned to the south, but traveled thousands of miles to the north in person.

You must know that the influence of the Archbishop of the Holy Light Church, which spans the seven countries, is no less than that of a king! What is the concept of a king coming in person?

It dawned on them that they had underestimated the influence of the word "saint." If you think about it, I am afraid that for devout believers, Oryx, the chosen one by the Light, is the spokesperson of the faith.

The belief in the Holy Light has entered the hearts of the people, and there are countless believers, and in the future, he will surely echo in the seven kingdoms of mankind!

No wonder the king's desire to tie him to the royal carriage of Minethil was so strong.

For a moment, the way people looked at Orix changed, and they only felt that it was very unreal.

It was as if he had done nothing, had no merit, and had everything he had now with just one prophecy and the terrible influence it had on the believers of the Seven Kingdoms......

Terenus approached Aurix with an heirloom sword in hand. A symbolic tap on his shoulders and on the top of his head, then a kind pull pulled him up.

"Count Oryx, welcome to the capital."

……

"Still feeling unbelievable?"

"I'll tell you, Your Highness, I thought it was a dream."

After the knighthood was over, Oryx and Arthas left the throne room together.

In the evening, there will be a dinner party, which will be attended by the powerful people of the capital. King Terenus's intention was obvious, firstly, to integrate him into the capital circle as soon as possible, and on the other hand, to familiarize the supporters of the royal family with him, the new earl who was bound to become the mainstay of the kingdom.

In a way, this is a banquet dedicated to Aurrix.

Orix also understands that no one will underestimate himself at dinners and dances, because no one will be stupid enough to ignore himself, a potential stock with a very high starting point and unlimited future, and will go to great lengths to build relationships with himself.

Anyway, when the time comes, some people will be busy, and maybe their faces will be stiff.

As for the afternoon, Terenus asked his son to take Orix around the palace to cultivate a relationship by the way.

"Those powerful people look at you very well," Arthas smiled and shook his head, "they were all scared. ”

Although this is only the second meeting with Oryx, Arthas has no arrogance in private, and speaks very approachable, which makes people can't help but feel good.

Oryx smiled and didn't say a word.

As he passed by the garden, he saw a shadow coming from afar, smiled and nodded, "Greetings, Count Oryx." ”

"Ah...... Her Royal Highness the Princess. Oryx hurriedly saluted, for it was none other than Arthas's sister, Galia Minehir, who was present at the investiture ceremony.

"There are no outsiders here, and the Earl doesn't have to be so polite. I must thank you for all you have done for Lordaeron, I've heard too many legends about you in this time. ”

Galia's voice was as graceful as the breeze blowing through the trees on a spring day, and she was worthy of a well-educated royal princess who grew up in the court, and her words and deeds were impossible to fault with her words and deeds.

The Minethir royal family has the signature long blond hair, blue eyes, tall and thin figure, and fair skin that can be broken by a blow bomb......

Objectively speaking, Jialia is a big beauty.

This is the highest praise that Oryx can give, after all, he is a man who has endured the information bombardment of the Internet age. To put it cheesy, in his time, there were natural beauties on the screen, there were beautiful monsters, as well as science and technology experts and PS little masters, what kind of beauties have not been seen, and the aesthetic standards have long been raised to an unprecedented level, so it can be said that they have long seen beauty but do not know beauty.

But regardless of her temperament and appearance, she is all first-class, beating Internet celebrities and celebrities, and even makes him feel like her eyes are shining.

You just say, how beautiful it must be!

Oryx said modestly: "It's all thanks to the blessing of the Holy Light, Her Royal Highness the Princess has won the prize." ”

Galia smiled, and the view in the garden lit up. She saluted, nodded to her brother, and left the two.

After she left, Oryx had a lot of thoughts.

It's not that the toad wants to eat swan meat, or it doesn't want to eat peaches, it's just that it's just foolish.

In the official history, Jialia secretly married a palace guard, first cooked raw rice into rice, and then confessed to her father and mother with the child in her belly...... But that shouldn't have happened yet, right?

Wooing, political marriage is also a kind of wooing. Terenus is old and has begun to pave the way for Arthas's succession. Jialia is not married yet, and the princess marries the future king's right-hand man, which should be considered a normal operation, right?

Well, it seems that Galia is two years older than Alsace, born in the 6th year of the Black Gate calendar, and is 25 years old this year.

I am 19 this year, and I am 6 years older than myself, and the age gap is a bit big at first glance.

But as the saying goes, female juniors hold gold bricks! I hugged two pieces at once......

Would Terenus marry his daughter to him in order to woo him? It stands to reason that this move is of great benefit to the kingdom, and recruiting such a son-in-law is equivalent to tying up the Church of the Holy Light and the Knights of the Silver Hand. What's more, he is handsome and so talented, so there is no reason not to be liked by others!

And it seems that apart from herself, there is no one else worthy of Jialia.

For the sake of profit, it is normal for Terenus to put his daughter's marriage on the agenda. Oryx pondered it for a while, but he didn't resent it at all.

After all, Jialia is really good-looking.