Salk's words caused a burst of sneers to erupt in the surroundings.

Martin closed his eyes, and when he opened them again three seconds later, his gaze had become extremely cold: "The lord of Muthallon has committed an unforgivable sin of treason, so you three families have been sent here to prove your innocence and prove your loyalty and courage to the kingdom by deeds. ”

By the time Martin had said this, the two counts, surnamed Musaron, had already left their seats, stood down, and bowed deeply to Martin in respect.

"I have been commanded by His Majesty to put you to the test—really, you can be incompetent, you can even be stupid, but you must not be without loyalty and courage. ”

At this point, Salk's face had lost all blood: "No! wait! give me another chance." My sister ......"

Old Kuden couldn't stand it anymore, slapped the arm of the chair, and shouted angrily: "Let him shut up!"

The two guards who had been pressing Salk suddenly jammed him hard, and the third guard next to him quickly took out a dirty black cloth and stuffed it into the mouth of the coward.

"Woo woo woo ......"

Martin's face showed disdain and firmness: "I pronounce the sentence as the king's agent - Salk Filas betrayed the kingdom, and he and all the nobles and knights who surrendered with him that day will be immediately divided by hanging." All the soldiers under his command were incorporated into the stormtroopers. Ten times in foreign wars without dying before returning to the peasant army. His family was reduced to serfs. ”

Whoa!

There was a crash of armor.

All the regimental commanders and knights below stood up with a single fist on their chests at the same time and saluted Martin.

When the guards dragged away the struggling creature and howling like a beast, several servants quickly came and wiped the floor.

Martin then turned his gaze to the two counts surnamed Muthallon: "Wayne Muthallon!

"In!"

"Yes!"

The two counts came at the same time, fell on one knee in front of the Martin, and hung down their once noble heads. Farther behind them, more than thirty knights fell to their knees.

Martin stood up and stepped down from his throne, drawing his swift sword.

"You two, although you have been implicated in the betrayal of the kingdom by the lord's family, you have proved your loyalty and courage to the kingdom in your war against the barbarians of the wasteland. Therefore, in my capacity as the King's Agent, I have taken away your iniquity from you. ”

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

"Long live Bakaria!"

Slogans or something, you still have to shout.

Martin changed his words: "However, the merits you have received in this war are not enough for you to retain the title of earl. You need to be reduced to a viscount and subordinate to me, can you be convinced?"

Wayne Musaron and all the knights under his command said they had no objections. ”

"Sok Mussalon has no objection with his subordinates. ”

It's also part of politics.

It is inevitable to reduce the seal, if the main family is all cut, there is nothing to do with the separation of the family. Doesn't that prove that the king's judgment was wrong or wrong?

Just downgraded by one level, it is definitely Martin's mercy. What's more, Martin's territory is so big now, but Martin's power is expanding too fast, and there are few nobles under him. As long as you have meritorious service, what are you afraid of without a fief?

When the two surnamed Musaron looked up, their eyes were full of gratitude.

As a ceremony to accept the allegiance of the two men, Martin was striking the sword and gently patted them on the shoulders with the blade of the sword, which was a typical medieval knight and nobleman's canonization ceremony.

From this moment on, they were born as members of the Lorraine family and died as ghosts of the Lorraine family. Unless the Lorraine family is wiped out, or if the head of the Lorraine family allows someone to agree to their transfer, they will belong to the Lorraine family for generations.

In fact, from this moment on, the Lorraine family looked like a real nobleman. After all, before, the old Duke of Lorraine was temporarily sealed, and there was not a single genuine nobleman under his hands. If the development fails, this duke will be a false name, and it will be difficult to pass it on to the next generation.

Now, everything is different.

Letting the two viscounts step aside, Martin looked up and called out in a slightly impassioned voice: "Knight Kuden!"

Old Kuden was stunned for a moment, and then reacted, the old face was full of excitement, and he strode up to Martin and knelt down on one knee: "Kuden Hazard is here!"

"I wrote the victory in the wasteland province last night as a war report to His Majesty. In the list of achievements, I propose to make you my earl, in recognition of your and your family's many years of loyalty to the House of Lorraine. ”

Everyone knows that such an application will never be rejected. First, Martin is the popular fried chicken in the kingdom, and secondly, Martin, the real Grand Duke, does need some younger brothers to support the scene.

Such a large territory, in fact, by standard, requires at least two dukes to defend it. It is impossible for the kingdom to reach out to the wasteland, so the biggest possibility is that Martin is the grand duke and has two marquis under him, so this configuration is the most reasonable.

Now to be crowned an earl first, to avoid that after Kouden's meritorious service in the future, there will be no seal.

"Thank you for the duke's appreciation, the Hassat family will be loyal to their duties and serve the Lorraine family for generations!" said this, old Kuden choked up, and burst into tears on the spot.

"The entire northern part of the province is a coastal area, and in order to face the harassment of other Slinger clans across the sea, I need you to take Wayne and Thork to build three fortresses in the north, as well as more than ten fortresses, to form a new barrier. Can the Hassat family do it?"

"No problem, even if we have to shed the last drop of blood for the Lorraine family, we will defend the northern frontier!"

Martin was secretly sighing, as a time-traveler, it was hard for him to imagine the excitement in the heart of old Kuden. This is also a typical medieval style of loyalty and reward.

The knightly class, as an excesses between commoners and nobles, although they have certain privileges, is still desperate in the final analysis. It is often relied on several generations, or even more than ten generations, to invest in a potential stock, and finally when the boss of his family is promoted to a big noble, he will give himself a hand.

The elder Kuden has been loyal to the Lorraine family for many generations, dating back several generations, that is, the apprentices brought out by the ancestors of the Lorraine family. It can be said that it is the oldest knight family directly under the Lorraine family.

After the old Duke of Lorraine hung up, he also held the stall until Martin crossed over to take over.

His loyalty and martial honors, no matter what angle he comes from, must be rewarded the greatest.

With him as a reference, the rewards of several other people were also decided.

Charlie, in fact, Martin also thinks that he is useless, but his ability is okay, and his qualifications are also there. The central mountains were given to him, and Martin made him a viscount. He was going to build a fortress on the central mountain road, west of the Nord checkpoint fortress.