Chapter 21: Cannon Fodder Lord

In order to win a fertile land for the descendants of the family to live and reproduce permanently, the old and new aristocrats are like chicken blood, high spirits, shortness of breath, no longer care about the poor environment, lack of manpower, they rush to the mainland, desperately grab territory.

For the sake of a certain recognized fertile land, the nobles who took a fancy to each other's real estate began to go through the transfer procedures, and conflicts inevitably broke out, so it turned into one local war after another.

Later, local wars developed into large-scale wars between countries.

When accusing the demons of cruelty and abuse of humans, the Terrans often appear as a pitiful victim, but when they point their blades at their own tribe out of selfish interests, they are more ferocious and cold-blooded than the foreign races, and the massacres are endless.

According to the statistics of a certain conscientious historian after a long period of research, for the sake of the so-called "land of cones" and for the sake of a new household register, various countries have been going back and forth for a long time, fighting endlessly, and tossing and turning for nearly a hundred years, during which the total number of deaths caused by the war is actually more than the sum of the "70 years of war".

Of course, the historian's final research results are buried in the dust of history, just like the historian himself.

After all, the land is limited, after frequent wars, the human race finally stopped the large-scale internal war, and the expansion also ushered in the day when there was no place worth exploring on the mainland.

Large and small "border territories" not only appear between countries, but also generally exist in the wild places around the mainland.

Compared with the plastered land in the interior, these newly opened territories are undoubtedly much worse in terms of natural landscape and product resources, but even the nobles who rely on the vast territory area to obtain the "border territory" are still more or less satisfied.

In this way, relying on these "border territories" of different sizes, there are buffer zones between the human race and the human race, and between the human race and the demon race. Officially, these "border territories" that are not valued are indispensable places in the core of the Gongwei Terran race, and they are extremely important. According to folk jokes, the so-called "border collar", in fact, it is more appropriate to call it "cannon fodder collar", although with an irrepressible ridicule, the description is very appropriate, once a war breaks out between countries, the first thing to bear the brunt is these territories between the two forces, what is not a "cannon fodder collar"?

As for the nobles who live on these "cannon fodder lords", they are naturally the "cannon fodder lords" who are like fakes.

However, even the "cannon fodder collar" has a saying of three, six, nine, etc., and the difference is quite large.

Located in the core of the mainland, the land is rich and productive, and the declining aristocratic families in the inland areas often compete to marry them, so as to find a way out for their unproductive children.

As for the "border land" connected to the demon world, you don't need to think about it to know that it is cannon fodder in cannon fodder, as long as the demon clan invades again, the nobles who live here by hereditary can only be unlucky, and they will be guilty of blood and light, and the family will all die.

It must be known that according to the common laws of various countries, the lords of the "border lands", as hereditary feudal officials, of course, are also the same as their ancestors, and have the responsibility of defending the land and protecting the people, and the heavy responsibility of resisting the invasion of the demons falls on their shoulders.

No matter what the reason, for whatever reason, if you dare to abandon the land and abandon the people and flee, you will be killed!

According to Johnson Renault, is there a worse territory on the border with the Demon Realm?

Thinking that the 800 miles of Dingjiao Asgobi is desolate enough, Di Wanling has to climb two mountains to the north, I don't know how desolate it is, the natural species that live there, God knows how strong and brutal it is, the so-called people under the rule, whether the evolution is completely complete, and the atavism is not serious.

For a while, a large group of grinning and blood-drinking savages surrounded the young man to resist rent, and even reached out to him to ask for money, which clearly appeared in Johnson Renault's mind, and he couldn't help but shudder.

Rather than being a nobleman in that kind of miserable place, living a bleak time of lack of materials in peacetime and precarious life during war, it is really better to be an ordinary person in the royal capital.

Since he is the eldest son in the viscount's family, it naturally means that he will inherit the "honorable" title of the territory and hereditary replacement in the future, and assume the historical responsibility of protecting the country and the people, and it will be difficult to escape. Otherwise, how can you be worthy of the ancestors and ancestors who overcame thorns and thorns to fight and lay down their territories, and are worthy of the four big words of "splitting the soil and sealing the territory"?

Sympathizing with the "cannon fodder lord" Normer's "tragic life" in the future, Johnson Renault squeezed out a smiling face, "ahhh

The young man looked at his expression, which was more ugly than crying, and pondered for a while before he could read the meaning of "sympathy" from the other party's eyes, and he couldn't help laughing.

Look at the blue-clothed woman next to the burly warrior, at this time, she also opened her small mouth, and looked at herself quite unexpectedly, in a pair of beautiful blue eyes, how to say?

As the saying goes, don't slap people in the face, and don't expose them when scolding.

Alas, I knew that people were poor worms from the "cannon fodder collar", so I didn't have the same knowledge as them, and let people know how bad it was, saying that I Sophie Renault was uneducated and bullying, and I knew that bullying was unlucky......

Sophie is now deeply annoyed, and deeply reflects on her own urgency again, saying that the poor mountains and bad waters are ...... That nerd, why can't I get along with a poor nerd?

The stunned teenager didn't realize that he was already inexplicably labeled as "unlucky" and "nerd".

Miss Sophie quietly looked at the morning light again, and immediately felt that the other party was much more pleasing to the eye, and her eyes became gentle, and she was very sorry: Alas, how could such a beautiful little girl be born in such a bad place, and it would be extremely difficult to even marry in the future. You must know that aristocrats have always been very pragmatic, and marrying a wife pays special attention to the other party's family background, whether it can be beneficial to the development of their own family. What's the use of a little girl, no matter how beautiful she looks, who wants to marry a maiden family who may be "served in one pot" by the demons at any time, and who usually has no money to live? No wonder she dresses so plainly.

This time it was Normer's turn to be stupid, he was quite depressed, and it wasn't to explain, and it wasn't to explain it.

Conscience of heaven and earth!

Green mountains and green valleys, rippling blue waves, beautiful scenery, birds singing and flowers, willow waves and warblers, fishing boats singing at night, spring dawn at Su Causeway, autumn moon on Pinghu, remnant snow on broken bridges. This kind of words used to describe the boundless scenery and a better life is the true portrayal of Di Wanling.

But he couldn't grab the other party's collar, and emphasized vigorously: "Our home is not a wild place, but a real land of fish and rice, a place like a picturesque fairyland", right?

The boy has a hunch that even if he repeatedly emphasizes it, people will still insist that he is from the unlucky place where the legendary birds don't, and will further understand his confession as a forced smile under the young man's death to save face and suffer the crime, and he will be afraid to be tactful and resolute, and apologize and sympathize with his miserable situation.

No more arrogant than the new nobles, the old nobles are very particular about rules and etiquette, unless they are mortal enemies, otherwise when they encounter poor characters such as "cannon fodder lords", no matter how happy they laugh in their hearts, they often do not show it on the surface, but will tear tears of sympathy for their misfortunes, and show the demeanor of a superior person. If he explained a few more words, maybe people would be ready to introduce him to a way out......

Becoming a door-to-door son-in-law seems to be one of the more reliable methods.

Like Miss Sophie?

Glancing at the tall woman in blue, Normer hurriedly suppressed this terrible thought, her strength was several levels higher than herself, and her personality was so strong, if she unfortunately married her, the consequences would be unimaginable...... The boy had no reason, and he also had a cold war.

The scene was a little cold and the atmosphere was a little awkward.

The two male aristocrats, one big and one small, stared at each other, you look at me and I look at you, and I don't know how to continue talking.

Dawn looked at Normer in a daze, looked at Johnson Renault who was stunned, and then looked at Sophie, who was looking at her brother and stood still, her little head was a little confused, and she really couldn't figure out the situation. Didn't you talk about it just now, why did you suddenly freeze?

It's no wonder that Johnson Reynaud and Sophie look at teenagers in such a light.

As the saying goes, seeing is believing, they came to this remote border area from the prosperous royal capital, what they have seen and heard in the past few days, the gap is already big enough, if they have never set foot in the Di Wanling, just rely on imagination, all the way to the north, they will naturally mistake it for a more desolate and barren place, how can they think that it is a paradise comparable to a fairyland?

"And the purpose of your trip this time?" After holding back for a long time, Johnson Renault was so old that he finally found another topic and finally broke the silence.

Originally, according to the usual practice, he should have cared about the well-being of the teenager's parents, and asked him how many brothers and sisters there were in the family, in short, enough to reflect his kindness and self-cultivation of the nonsense, but he was afraid that if he accidentally asked the teenager's sadness, they would not be able to get off the stage with each other, so they simply jumped to ask about the other topic.

Normer also quietly breathed a sigh of relief, and hurriedly replied: "This time I was ordered by the strict family to travel outside with my sister-in-law. ”

When they met for the first time, the process of getting acquainted was not pleasant, and the young man would not be stupid enough to tell the other party that he was going to the capital of the Vireni Empire to handle matters related to the inheritance of the lord of Diwan and the title of Viscount of Immotoo.

Travel is different, it is definitely a perfect reason, the noble family attaches great importance to inheritance, for the younger generations of the family, they are often required to travel and wander in their teenage years, increase their knowledge, and this time is just to deal with each other.

"That's that, that's. As the saying goes, 'It is better to travel thousands of miles than to read a thousand books'. When you are young, you can not only broaden your horizons, but also make more friends, which is very beneficial to inheriting the ancestral business in the future. The burly deputy commander of the city patrol couldn't help but nod his head, and deeply agreed with the Viscount's move.

He pointed to several young people around him, including Sophie, and said: "I came out this time to bring all the juniors of my family to see the ruins of the ancient battlefields in the past, so that they can know that today's peace is not easy to come by." Nowadays, the situation is becoming more and more severe, and it is necessary for the younger generation to be indignant and ready to defend the country at any time. ”

"That's true. Normer smiled and nodded at them, greeting the young men around Johnson Renault. "That being the case, I won't bother you and your family. We have important things to do and are ready to leave for our next stop. The boy touched his chest with one hand and politely said goodbye to Johnson Renault.

"Coincidentally, we are also in a hurry to go to the Stipild City Lord's Mansion for a feast. Say goodbye. Johnson Reynaud replied with a half-salute, waved goodbye, and then turned away in a dashing manner.