Marquis Drake, commander of the Southeastern Thracian Front, should have been canonized as a duke in the history of the game when Richard was crowned emperor. At that time, there were four dukes, namely the Henry family, the Duke of Iron Wall in the north, the Drake family of the Duke of Fire in the southeast, Heinrich, the Duke of Excalibur, who should have been canonized a long time ago, and the Shadow Duke Aranvina family, who split off from the Thracian family.

Among these four families, the Heinrich family is the leader, they originally had a high status, when the country was founded, the "Eagle King" Lucived Thrace originally wanted to canonize Lepp Heinrich as a duke, but Lepp said that he was a person who focused on swordsmanship, too lazy to pay attention to foreign affairs, and resolutely refused to accept it, so he was canonized as a marquis, as the head of all marquises.

When the Kingdom of Thrace was upgraded to an empire, he, as the pillar of the empire, of course, could no longer be a marquis, so it was logical that he canonized a duke and became the head of the four dukes.

Duke Henry and Duke Drake are both veteran powerhouses, and the Sislin family under the Henry family has produced the genius and strong "Sky Bow" Emmyvi Sislin, and the Henry family has the great merit of presiding over the Battle of Norma, and it is natural to become a duke - the Sislin family was canonized as a marquis at the same time, which is of course the face of the Sky Bow.

As for the Drakes, they were the Thracian henchmen who had been helping the king with things that were not so above board, or at least shady. For a long time, they and the Henry family were the pillars of the king's line. In the Molai invasion war, the first stage of the Battle of Norma was presided over by the Henry family, and the second stage of the Molai Invasion of the central and northern parts of the country was presided over by the Drake family.

So when the war was at a stalemate, Richard called the emperor, in addition to the rightful Sword Master, to promote these two reliable families that he had supported.

The last of the four dukes, the Alan Vina family, of course, is because of the "Lord of Shadows" Alan Vena, at that time Alan Vena had not yet become a legendary powerhouse, but because of his important performance in several wars - whether it was the Layton War or the Morai War, Alan Vena and the assassin troops under his command have made great contributions, so they should naturally be rewarded.

Of course, the key to Alan Vina's ability to become a duke is for the purpose of checks and balances. The King of Shadows was a descendant of the Thracian family, and his new establishment of a new family and the promotion of the duke in one fell swoop could greatly strengthen the power of the Thracian family and further stabilize the political structure of the kingdom.

These four dukes, plus the Erantz and Pitutz at the time of the founding of the country, and the three dukes who were later canonized in the third batch, as well as the Thracian family itself, the ten major families jointly negotiated the government, which was the political pattern of the empire after the decline of the Thracian family.

Judging from the current development of the world, it is unlikely that the situation of the ten major families discussing politics will happen. The Henry family has been hit hard by the traversers, and although it is not as miserable as a collapse, it is not a matter of three or five years to recover. Even if they had the Heavenly Bow to rely on, it would be difficult for them to go further. On the contrary, it is possible that the Sisling family will take advantage of the east wind of the heavenly bow to break away from the Henry family and open the door by itself.

In the Moraine War, the main beneficiary was the Elantz family, and the Elantz family has now declared independence, and it is impossible to become one of the ten dukes of Thrace, regardless of success or failure.

Coupled with the fact that Alan Vina was not able to make a big contribution, the Pitutz family even died the legendary powerhouse Owens...... The whole Thracian landscape is in shambles, and no one knows what the future holds for the country.

But at least one thing is certain, for the foreseeable future, Thrace should not have the strength to continue the war. Neither the fall of Molai nor the Battle of Terrera's royal capital should ever happen again.

Compared to the plot in the game, this world will definitely be much more peaceful.

But in this peace, there are still troublemakers who refuse to be peaceful.

That's right, that's the Drake family!

The contemporary Marquis of Drake, Frans Drake, is a bold man, a young nobleman in his early thirties with a wild heart that is completely incompatible with his handsome appearance, once sneaked to the cemetery to fight skeletons at the age of eight, led a few peasants to destroy a group of goblins at the age of nine, and went to the battlefield to suppress bandits at the age of twelve. He has also traveled the rivers and lakes as an adventurer many times, and he has gained a lot and has a lot of fame. If it weren't for the death of his father and the need for him to succeed to the throne, maybe he would still use the nickname "half a dollar" to roam the rivers and lakes.

This "half-dollar" guy is really fearless, he is a real troublemaker, and he always keeps doing things whenever he has the opportunity.

Soon after taking the throne, he instigated Richard Thrace to set up a secret military camp - according to the investigation of the traversers, most of the "pseudo-storm charge" that appeared in the Terrera Knights' jousting was trained here.

Later, the army that united the necromancers to invade Tara Khan also set out from the Marquis of Drake.

In just a few years, this guy has made two big news, which shows how fierce his enthusiasm for doing things is.

However, although Frans is troublesome, he does not do things indiscriminately. He always makes a lot of preparations, so that he can do things safely and steadily, and will not bring danger to himself. Compared to those neuroses who have been focusing on death for a hundred years, he probably belongs to the kind of sensible and calm neuroses...... Although, it's still neurotic.

In this war in Elanz, Frans felt that he needed to do something, so he made some special preparations.

Let's say he hired a helper.

In a tent far more ornate than Frans himself's dwelling, a tall, ugly, green-haired, naked man was enjoying the services of a large group of maids, so happy that he did not match the swords and swords outside.

Hearing Marquis Drake's words, he raised his hand to let the maids disperse and sat up leisurely.

"Are you sure you want me to do it?" he asked in a hoarse voice, "and if I make a move, the price will be very high!"

"Now the situation is not in favor of our army, if we lose, there will be nothing!" said Marquis Drake without hesitation, "No matter how high your asking price is, it will not be higher than our losses in defeating the battle!"

The ugly man laughed, "You are such a decisive person!

"It is my honor to be appreciated by you, Your Majesty. Marquis Drake replied, "But you'd better hurry, our army is almost overwhelmed!"

The ugly man laughed: "What are you afraid of! How can you see the matter of war so quickly!"

As he spoke, he didn't even bother to approve a towel, so he walked naked towards the door of the tent, and as he went, he said, "More than half of the gems of a person's weight must be emeralds, at least fifty thousand gold coins, and all of them must be new." Twenty skilled craftsmen, one hundred skilled maids, and a thousand specially cultivated high-quality meat animals...... Check this price. ”

"No problem!" replied Marquis Drake without hesitation.

The ugly man, who had already reached the door of the tent, nodded in satisfaction, opened the curtain, and walked out.

In the surprised eyes of the guards, he laughed and leaped to his feet.

A poisonous green mist is created out of thin air, and is immediately blown away by the wind. A huge green dragon appeared in the air, let out a majestic roar, and soared into the sky.

"I'm the master of the swamp, emerald sweepers, Ellantz guys, blame your heads for being too valuable!"

With that, he circled in the air for a moment, and then rushed in the direction of the Thracian cavalry.