3rd floor, study.

"Lord Jomoson has also begun to advise Nelson...... To be precise, he now sees himself as the vice-leader of the mercenary legion, not a petty lord lord. ”

Victor patted Nicole's smooth and delicate knee and smiled proudly, "That's how the round table works." ”

"One floor away, a dozen rooms, and you can hear their conversation?" Ni leaned over Victor's shoulder, raising a small willow brow in a gesture of curiosity and admiration.

Victor nodded and said lightly: "Well, how can I say that I am also a legendary-level extraordinary marksman, and I can distinguish the slight sound of most of the lord's mansions." ”

Sensing that her lover's interest was not high, Nicole tried to ask with a surprised expression, "Honey, you seem to be ...... Not so happy?"

Victor was silent for two seconds, shook his head and sighed, "When I first stepped into the Legend Rank, I was very excited. After a long time, I felt bored...... When you can grasp all the movements around you, there will be no surprises and surprises, only calmness and indifference, just like watching the little attendants frolicking through the window, you can see clearly, but you can't blend in, and you won't feel anything. ”

"...... not. ”

As soon as the words changed, Victor pointed to his head and said with a sly smile: "I can hear it when I want to hear it, and I can't listen if I don't want to hear it...... It can not only look down indifferently, but also indulge in enjoyment, which is the physical and mental state that an extraordinary and strong person should have. ”

With the reglow of gloomy eyes, Nicole hugged Victor's right arm and pouted, "You're going to bully me." ”

There was an amazing elasticity in the arm, looking at Nicole's delicate demeanor, Victor recalled her enthusiasm and charm last night, and said with a smile: "I like to bully you." ”

Nicole blinked and suddenly asked, "Me and Miss Trisley, who do you like to bully the most?"

"Well, we should get down to business now. His Royal Highness Randall looked embarrassed, changed the topic and said: "What I am most worried about is that your vassals are still holding on to their small village and refusing to let go, resisting the centralized system of feudal fields led by Randall. The round-table system could be a good solution to this problem. ”

"Hmm. Nicole nodded, sat up straight, raised her slender hand to pull her hair behind her ear, and said, "In the past two years, I have noticed that the mayor, village chief, sheriff, and procurator of Randall's collar are all able to take care of the overall situation, and as long as they participate in the round table, my orders can be carried out smoothly...... My dear, when you started the Roundtable, were you ready to change the system of separation?"

Victor met Nicole's adoring gaze and asked with a smile, "How does it feel to be in power?"

Nicole curled the corners of her mouth and smiled confidently, "Excellent." ”

Victor bowed his head and said, "The Lord wants to know what the Baron knows, and the Baron wants to know what the Viscount knows...... Marquis and dukes wanted to know what the king knew, and they always had a way of knowing. But it was very difficult for the lower nobles to know the news at the top, and the harder it was for them to know something, the more eager they were to know. ”

"The roundtable provided an opportunity for my subordinates to get information from the upper echelons and to broaden their horizons and take their eyes away from their own small village. Although they cannot decide anything in the meeting, as long as they can observe, speak, and make demands, they are reluctant to put the chair under their butts and spontaneously maintain the roundtable system. ”

Victor raised his right hand, clenched his fists, and said with a deep gaze: "Actually, it is to maintain the power in our hands! ”

Nicole said thoughtfully, "No wonder the Chebman family is particularly eager to win a seat in the Senate...... It seems that the senate, the system of the House of Lords of the kingdom is somewhat similar to our round table. ”

"That's right. Victor nodded: "I didn't invent the centralized system, the kingdom's fiefs and the House of Lords are the products of the centralized system, and the round table refers to the House of Lords." The lord of the fief quarreled in the house of nobles, and it was the royal family who made the final decision. The Senate is different in that it is a standard feudal system, which plays the role of consolidating the camp and uniting the powerful lords of the kingdom. More than 700 years ago, the royal family of the Rand Empire was cut off by the Radiant Knights, and the Rand Empire lasted for more than 400 years before it was divided into three kingdoms, precisely because the Imperial Senate was in play. Assuming that the Augustian family regained their noble bloodline during the continuation of the empire, the Rand Empire would not be divided and extinguished. ”

Nicole nodded, then hesitantly asked, "What about ...... In the future, will your feudal system also become a system of fiefdoms and a house of nobles?"

Victor smiled and said, "This is something I try to avoid...... There is an essential difference between the centralized system of fiefdom and the system of fiefdom, which pursues the centralization of military power, political power, and legal power in the center, and the various administrative units, military units, and legal units are not subordinate to each other, and check and balance each other. As a result, the mayors and village chiefs of Randall had no guards and no law and order, and mercenaries and security soldiers did not engage in any production and had no autonomy in the supply of supplies...... By the way, you cleaned up Nelson this time and did a great job. ”

Nicole pursed her lips and smiled, and said coquettishly, "I knew I couldn't hide it from you...... His Highness is a natural wise being. ”

Victor shook his head and smiled: "I don't doubt Nelson's loyalty, but he is not alone in the mercenary legion, those centurions are also shrewd and ambitious, and there are captains and captains below them, and social relations have always penetrated into the lowest tenant families." Since being a mercenary soldier can eat and drink for nothing, get a military salary, and learn skills, there will definitely be many people who want to join the mercenary army. The people admired martial arts and bravery, and enthusiastically joined the army, which was a good thing for the family. But good things must also be in our hands, and we can't let good things become bad things. Nelson has a pure personality and has little political skill, but is the most suitable person to take charge of the mercenary army. ”

"I understand. Nicole nodded and said, "When the squires of Silvermoon Manor occupy important positions in the mercenary legion, there is no need to worry about those ambitious centurions causing us trouble." I can now understand the importance of nurturing talent. ”

"Hehe, the family is now in a transitional stage, and when the next generation grows up, everything will be on the right track. Victor smiled and said, "But things will change in the future. I can't say how long the centralized system of feudal fields can last...... At least I will implement the centralized system of feudal fields in the hills!"

Ni Lily stepped into Victor's arms and whispered, "My dear, I will always support you. ”

Victor hugged the soft female knight, the corners of his mouth smiling, and his imagination fluttered.

The name of the Queen of Roses is not called for nothing. Sylvia took charge of the Rose Manor, dispersed the outer lords of the wallgrass, and led the family westward to move west to the vast Centaur hills, and the York family already had the rudiments of a centralized system. Victor instigated the Duke of York and the lords of the Centaur Hills to form a joint-stock two-headed lizard chamber of commerce, which further strengthened the influence of the political center of the Centaur Hills. By sending stewards to the Two-Headed Lizard Chamber of Commerce, the vassal lords kept abreast of the trade activities and economic conditions of the Centaur Hills and participated in the general meeting, which was equivalent to a round table meeting for listening, participating, and expressing opinions.

Victor had already laid the groundwork in advance for the full implementation of the centralized system of feudal fields in the Centaur Hills, and the only obstacle came from the lords themselves at all levels. However, the lords themselves want to centralize power in their territories, and they are full of yearning for a centralized system, and they will resist being centralized in actual operation, but they do not resist ideologically. If the Kingdom of Cambis had carved out a large territory on the southern continent and the political center of the empire had moved south, the idea of centralization could easily be transformed into a realistic political system.

On this issue, Sylvia and Victor have not communicated, but they have a tacit understanding with each other, and she has proposed more than once that Victor and Caterina should be partners.

Whether or not Victor wants to marry the Guardian of the Duke of York's lineage, developing his lineage is a top priority, and Nicole and Nelson are undoubtedly his right-hand men.

The two sat on the couch in each other's arms, enjoying a moment of warmth, and it wasn't long before the footsteps of Nelson and Lilia could be heard in the corridor outside the study.

Releasing Nicole's soft little waist, Victor spoke before the knock on the door, "Come in." ”

Lilia and Nelson walked into the study, saluted Victor and Nicole at the same time, and then sat down on their own.

"Honey, sit beside me. ”

Victor patted his left position, motioned for Lilia to sit down, and said bluntly:

"I am now Your Highness, and soon to be named Guardian of the Kingdom, and my power and political influence extend beyond the confines of Randall. For the rest of the year, I will rotate between Silvermoon Manor and Rose Manor for four months, and the affairs of the Randall family will be left to Lady Nicole. ”

Nelson suddenly said, "My lord, you are going to take charge of the Centaur Hill!"

Victor shook his head and smiled, "Then there are Guardians who will personally handle trivial matters?"

"And what do Guardians do?" Lilia asked, turning her face sideways, curious.

Victor laughed and said, "Of course, it is to entertain himself, but the way His Highness entertains himself is different from that of ordinary nobles. His Highness the Golden Knight loves to explore the mysteries of the world's origins, hone his extraordinary skills, and find his way into the realm of legends. And I want to concentrate on studying the mysteries of the spiritual bloodline, seeking an opportunity to break through the sacred realm. ”

Nelson was stunned and said sincerely, "My lord, I want to do that too. ”

Victor said, "I'll explore the path first, and when you are promoted to a gold-level soul warrior, it's not too late to be like me." ”

Nelson's eyes lit up and he asked with joy, "My lord, I can also step into the Golden Rank?"

"Of course, isn't Turnans the best example of this, even if he doesn't have the blessing of divine magic, he is a fierce warrior in the legendary realm. ”

Nelson had an almost blind confidence in Victor, and excitedly exclaimed, "Yes! There is never anything that adults can't do, you say I can, I can!"

Nicole and Lilia were confused. Nicole is a veteran female knight after all, strong-willed and has her own path, although she is curious about the psychic warrior in Victor's mouth, she does not take the initiative to ask, and just sits quietly next to her. Lilia couldn't help but ask:

"What...... Psychic warriors?"

Victor stared at her and said, "This morning, I said I wanted you to be as young and beautiful as a female knight. Do you think I'm making you happy? Psychic is a big deal, and only a few people in the entire kingdom know about it. Don't ask, I'll tell you when the time comes. ”

Lilia's heart was overjoyed, the corners of her mouth turned upwards uncontrollably, and suddenly thought of Father Miller's words, and muttered to herself, "....... Walk towards the light...... Walk towards the light, and adults are my light. ”

Victor's heart moved, touched his chin and said, "Walking towards the light?" seems to be the tone of Old Man Miller...... You go to see Old Man Miller, what are you talking about?"

Lilia's little face suddenly turned red, and she said fiercely to her grinning brother: "Don't say it, don't say it!"

Holding back the doubts in his heart, Victor smiled and said, "If you don't want to say it, forget it...... Nelson, I asked for the formation of the first Rangers, you have to arrange it within five days. ”

Nelson said in embarrassment: "My lord, now that the elite is drawn from the mercenary legion and a 600-man ranger is formed, the mercenary legion's shelf may be scattered...... I need to be replenished, but if I transfer people from the swamp scouts, the swamp scouts will not have enough troops. ”

Victor bowed his head and said, "I have already thought about it, we were going to turn the elite of the Golden Regiment to control the mountain people into the soldiers of the family. Now, it's time to execute this plan. After a pause, he asked, "How many mountain mercenaries are there in the private caravan of the Golden Regiment?"

Nelson replied, "63 smuggling caravans, about 2,200 mercenaries. ”

"Pass my order, and each smuggling caravan will pick five of the most obedient young mountain people to return to the family. The personnel shortage of the smuggling caravan is replenished by looking for mountain strongholds. Also, ask Barrett to bring the bear group back to report on his work. ”

Nicole's expression moved slightly, and said: "The bear group is currently in the territory of the Sasang Empire, and there are almost 2,000 men, women, and children combined...... Can you get them to retreat to Gambis in batches with the Bucks merchant group?"

Victor frowned, shook his head, and said, "I'm afraid not...... We have reached a tacit agreement with Sophia that we must separate the Bears from the Wimbledon Chamber of Commerce. ”

"What's going on?" Nicole looked impassive, but the corners of her eyes and eyebrows were revealing subtle snickering.

Seeing this, Victor immediately understood that the big vinegar jar thought Sophia had a falling out with him, and explained funny and angry:

"At the beginning, Nelson killed the Count of Golden Lane in Dwemick, and the Bronze Halberd City of Sassang and the Ascending Stone City of Duoduo were afraid of the infiltration ability of Sophia's mercenaries, and asked Sophia to give up the mercenary arms before she was willing to negotiate cooperation with her. Ascending Stone City and Bronze Halberd City are the guardians of the southern borders of Duoduo and Sassan, respectively, and their geographical location is crucial, as long as they are willing to cooperate, the free folk caravans of the Golden Order have a monopoly on the cross-border trade of the northern route. Lady Sylvia asks us to show our sincerity and help Sophia through this difficult time. Therefore, the Wimbledon Chamber of Commerce must make a gesture of severing with the bears and cannot bring them back with them. ”

Nicole pursed her lips and asked, "What then?"

Victor said with a headache: "Let Barrett act cheaply, suggest that he break it up and try to make a detour from the Wharton Prairie to Neville back to Gangbis, and I will write a letter to King Rex and ask him to spare ...... No, the steppe people have the custom of staying guests, and the bear group will not come back from the whole group, and they can't expose their relationship with me when they get together, otherwise, the notoriety of His Highness Randall's sending troops abroad will spread......"

Seeing that his master was worried, Nelson spoke: "My lord, the bear group was originally formed to study the tactics of the Great Army, so let them go to the northern wilderness to meet the centaurs...... According to my experience, the Sarsan Lord will definitely recruit mercenary groups to expand his territory!"

Lilia said angrily, "You can think of it! Uncle Barrett didn't go to fight the centaurs to die?"

Nelson said disapprerovingly, "That's what we used to do. ”

"We used to fight gnolls, not centaurs!" Lilia retorted.

It's okay for the Bear Regiment to bully the Jackals...... Victor had a flash of inspiration in his mind, and said with a smile: "Then let the bear group temporarily accept the employment of the Kingdom of Duoduo and go to the vicinity of the Wharton Prairie near the Wharton Prairie near the Ghost Forest to test whether the minions of the prairie gnolls are sharp enough." ”

Nicole frowned and said, "The bear group will eventually be adopted by the Lord of Duo. ”

Victor said lightly: "It's okay, I'm not uncommon for people who take refuge in Lord Dordor. There are some people who can't dig if they want to. He took Nicole's hand and said softly, "Honey, in the future, I will explain it to you." ”

Nicole has been by Victor's side for so long, and she is also aware of the Arcane warriors of the Randall family, but Victor doesn't say it, and she won't ask.

"My dear, there is no fun without secrets, and there are secrets that cannot be dug up casually. Ni touches up the topic with Sylvia, suggesting that Sylvia is also silent.

Victor nodded understandingly, stepping into the realm of legends and coming into contact with the secrets of the Great Prophecy, he understood that Sylvia and Miller were equally afraid of their existence outside the real world.

Nelson looked around, as if he hadn't heard anything, and it was Victor who told him not to mention the matter of elite fighters to anyone. Although Nicole is the mother of the Randall family, she is not his master. He was even a little complacent in his heart, thinking that Xiong Tuan was Victor's real confidant.

Lilia bit her lip, changed the subject, and said, "Victor, did the gift money you brought back from Neville go into the family treasury?"

Victor laughed, "Don't even think about it, it's my private money!"

"What do you want so much money for?" Lilia muttered, looking down.

Victor smiled and asked, "How much money?"

"The Kingdom of Seuss has entrusted the church with the payment of a jackal bounty of 70,000 gold soles, plus the church's 2 gold soles, and we receive a total of 90,000 gold soles from Bishop Pero. Nicole said with a smile on the corner of her mouth: "The treasures brought back by Alina have been counted, including 320,000 gold soles, 33 pounds of pure gold, 3.2 tons of gold ingots of different qualities, and 6 carriages of other valuable gifts, the value of which has not yet been estimated." ”

Lilia shook Victor's arm and said coquettishly: "Honey, you have 410,000 gold soles, which point will come out." ”

Victor avoided answering and asked, "How much money is in the family vault and the gold group vault?"

"There are 95,000 gold soles in the gold group gold stock, and 150,000 gold soles in the family gold stock ..... deposit. Lilia said with a slurrel.

Victor sneered: "The family treasury has 150,000 gold soles, and you still want to beat my private treasury?"

Lilia reluctantly asked, "You have so much money now...... Can the money in the Golden Regiment's vault be incorporated into the family vault?"

"The money in the Golden Group's treasury is also my private money!"

Victor rolled his eyes and said confidently: "His Royal Highness Randall only has a total of 500,000 gold soles's private money, is it a lot?