"The increasingly wealthy Pelos enjoys permanent autonomy. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 infoThis means that the Pylos family will not pay a penny of taxes to the royal family. The greedy royal family of Odin could only watch the fat sheep named "Pelos" grow bigger and bigger, but they couldn't eat it. Their saliva flows enough to irrigate the entire Takla Desert. ”

Eussiston paused, and his tirade continued: "So the royal family wants to take back the autonomy of Pelos." Believe me, they dream of it, but they can only dream!"

To be honest, Eric was a little tired from listening. Perhaps the people of Pelos can truly empathize with these words. Seeing that Jusis was impassioned, he could only resist the urge to yawn and not interrupt the knight.

"Of course, they did do something. For example, Pylos IV was made a duke by the king of the time, and the royal family tried to exchange the noble title for that precious autonomy. But as I said earlier, this city was founded by the ancestors of Pelos. The people of Pelos will always remember this, and naturally it is impossible to agree to such an exchange request. The royal family also did not withdraw the order to seal it, probably to show the so-called generosity of the royal family. As a result, in addition to wealth, the Pyros family also received a title commensurate with it. ”

Hearing this, Eric couldn't help but ask, "Wait... What I want to ask is, why didn't the royal family take back the Pelos by force?"

Jusis stretched out three fingers: "First, it was the previous kings who bestowed the nobility of Pelos, and the kings of later generations always had to take into account the faces of their ancestors. Second, the nobility was a large ethnic group, and they supported the whole of Odin. If you deprive a nobleman of his rights by force today, who knows if you will continue to deprive other nobles in the next day? If all the nobles become panicked and no longer willing to serve the royal family, Odin will fall. Thirdly, Pylos is a self-governing city with its own army. There are even friendly relations with foreign countries...... Once you fight, even if you can win, it will only be a miserable victory. And Pelos will also be in ruins, and the Odeans want a Pelos that is intact and capable of producing wealth. ”

Eric stammered, "Sounds like a complicated question, you go ahead." ”

"So how to take over Pelos peacefully is a matter for the royal family to consider, and the Oude people who fail to achieve their goal will never give up. During the reign of Duke Pelos VI, the royal family enacted a new "Ordinance of Succession to the Nobles", which stipulated that the successor to the title must be the direct children of the previous nobles. In the absence of direct children, the royal family will have the right to reclaim titles and fiefs. ”

Eric finally heard something that surprised him, "Are you saying that the current inheritance conditions were originally made for Pelos?"

"That's true. However, this alone will not achieve the goal of reclaiming the right to autonomy. So, the Oude people made some other big moves underground. ”

"Assassination. Eric said lightly. Obviously, there is no more convenient method than assassination. It is not so much that the enactment of the inheritance regulations is only an auxiliary means to make the assassination more effective.

Jusis was a little melancholy: "Overnight, all the direct members of the Pelos family made it to the bounty list, and countless Assassins visited Pelos. Many family members lost their lives one after another, and it was the darkest period in the history of Pelos. ”

Eric could not have imagined the severity of a nation's Assassins attacking a single family.

"Thankfully, Pelos has a lot of talent. Due to the reputation of the Free City of Pelos, many people choose to live in Pelos. In addition, the Pyros family has always treated Hu Cong very well, so there is no shortage of powerful people to work for it. Duke Pelos VI single-handedly assembled the original Hexagram and hired a large number of bodyguards to build the strongest mansion possible, hoping to use them to defend against the onslaught of Assassins. Jusis recounted the origin of their six-pointed star, and a strong sense of mission could be seen on that face.

"It seems that these protections are really working. Eric subconsciously looked at the carriage, where the heir of Pelos was seated.

Jusis noticed Eric's gaze and deliberately lowered his voice. Maybe he was afraid that the young master in the carriage would hear this. "The enemy is in the dark, and we are in the light. After all, protection cannot be exhaustive. Each generation of the Pelos family will still have different degrees of accidents, after all, they can't just stay in the fortress for the rest of their lives. But no matter what, Pelos inherited the title without any danger. ”

"You seem to have said that the Oude people will not give up until they achieve their goal. ”

Jusis nodded: "Indeed, the Oude royal family sensed that a simple assassination still did not work. Therefore, before Pylos VIII became the lord of the city, the royal family enacted the "Ordinance for the Examination of Noble Succession". It stipulates that all noble heirs must go to Oude to take an examination when they reach adulthood, and only after passing the results can they inherit the title. ”

The Oude royal family has obviously done whatever it takes to recover the Pyros. But as a royal family, it's too ugly to do so. Eric smiled wryly.

"The royal family can't make a law against the Pelos family alone, so every year different children of the nobility go to Oude to take the exam. The only difference is that only one year after the Heir of Pylos takes the exam, the content of the exam becomes very difficult. ”

Eric nodded, understanding and sympathetic.

"Nothing, however, can stump the Palls. The outstanding 8th and current 9th Dukes both passed the examination with honors and succeeded to the title in the face of all the difficulties of the Oude people.

But at the same time, the heir walked out of the fortress of Pelos on his way to the exam, which was also the time when the protection of the heir of Pelos was weakest. The Assassins would not miss such a great opportunity. So the heirs tend to encounter unprecedented waves of raids. Jusis said with a blank face.

Eric slowly reacted, and Jusis finally connected the conversation to the present.

"The exam is this year. Jusis's words rang loudly, and he looked at Eric, eager to find a hint of timidity in the young man's face.

And Eric just touched his head: "That's why you two six-pointed stars will accompany you...... In this way, we seem to be very dangerous. ”

Jusis looked at Eric, suddenly patted Eric on the shoulder, and laughed: "Boy, I see that you are not scared at all, it is indeed pie... From now on, we will be a family. "I can see that he likes the young people around him.

Eric rubbed his aching shoulder, he didn't hate the strange knight next to him, he just didn't like it. All he hated was Mr. Patter, who was on a mysterious mission. If it weren't for him, he wouldn't have been involved in so many troublesome things.

Besides, Eric couldn't stop cursing at the memory that he had agreed to work for Pelos at Patter's. If he knew that there were still so many grievances between Oude and Pelos, he would definitely not easily agree to Pat's invitation, at least he would have to think about it for a while before deciding. And now, he has been forced to side with Pelos.

However, the opposition to the whole of Oude also sounds pretty good.

Eric smiled faintly and pressed his back against the metal wall of the carriage.