The royal capital of Gambis, the Senate, and the heads or representatives of more than a dozen powerful families are gathering to discuss the issue of the Centaur Hill.

"Ladies and gentlemen, the dangers of Ant-Man don't need me to re-emphasise. I want to make it clear that none of the three entrances to the Lizard Bog are in my York's territory. The Senate should urge the Kovaan and Porta families to return to their realms and assume the responsibilities of their lords. Instead of discussing here how to elevate my dukedom to a duchi. ”

The Duke of Embiter York, dressed in a sumptuous duke's suit, waved his white and chubby fists and expressed his opinion impassionedly. More than a dozen powerful nobles of the Gambis Kingdom have set their sights on the Duke of Wellington.

The Duke of Wellington said expressionlessly: "The two families of Covaan and Porta abandoned their territory, violated the law of the lordship, and lost the legal ownership of the territory, and I am here to announce the renunciation of the territory on their behalf. As for the elevation of the Duke of York to a duchia, we at Wellington do not say anything. ”

"Hah! Two realms have become borderlands. Now, who wants? By the way, Honorable Vice President Grayward, you have gone to great lengths to elevate me to the title. As a token of my gratitude, I, Embiter York, offer to give those two realms to the Greyward family, believing that they will be able to stop the threat from the Lizard Swamp. The Duke of York said in a strange manner, facing the Marquis de Greyward, who sat high on the side of the Vice-Speaker.

The silver-haired but energetic Deputy Speaker said slowly, "Duke of York, the property of those two territories is not enough to support a giant fortress. To defend against Ant-Man, three forts must be built in the Centaur Hills, which requires enough land to support more soldiers.

If you are willing to take on the responsibility of guarding the western borders of the kingdom, the territory of the Centaur Hills will belong to your family and its vassals. Such a large territory has reached the standards of the principality. Therefore, there is nothing wrong with my proposal. ”

The Duke of York slapped the armrest of his chair hard, pointed at the Vice-Speaker's nose, and roared angrily

"Put away your tricks! Our House of York has never wanted to break away from Gambis, and has always adhered to the responsibility of the lord to defend against monsters. In the face of the ant plague, only three families in the entire Centaur Hill are still holding on, and our York family has suffered the greatest loss. Ant-Man has survived for at least 1,500 years, and everyone knows they will return. This is not a disaster for our House of York, but a disaster for the whole of Gambis! When we need support, you actually want to separate our House of York from the kingdom! Listen, I'm not interested in being an archduke, and I'm not interested in fighting Ant-Man. Otherwise, the two of us will exchange the territory, and you will be the Grand Duke!"

The Marquis of Greyward suppressed his anger and said in a deep voice: "You are right, our Greyward family is too weak to shoulder the heavy responsibility of guarding the Centaur Hills, and your York family is beyond reproach. However, the reality is that you occupy the richest part of the Centaur Hills. If there is no hinterland and depth, what family can rely on so little territory to maintain the operation of a giant fortress, and how can it feed two thousand soldiers?

The kingdom is not unsupportive of you, and we will send you stone to help you build fortresses, and give you food and iron. But your York family occupies the entire Centaur Hill, and has the potential to defend against Ant-Man independently. You can't have to support you all the time, can you?"

As soon as these words came out, the atmosphere of the meeting became more subtle, and even Duke Neo's eyes began to dodge, as a representative of the western lords of the kingdom, he was the first to propose the restoration of the Duke title of the Duke of the York family. But at this moment, Duke Neo had to consider what would happen after the York family occupied the Centaur Hill. The most basic speculation is that the York family will become stronger and stronger, and his family will continue to support the York family, but it will become weaker and weaker.

Perhaps, it is in everyone's best interest to separate the York family and provide limited support. Thinking of this, the Duke of Neo no longer looked at the Duke of York, who kept glaring at him.

Fat York glared fiercely at Duke Neo, who was pretending to be deaf and dumb, and shouted: "Who said that our York family occupies the entire Centaur Hill. Have you forgotten that Baron Escree and Baron Wimbledon are still holding their ground? ”

Cold, more than a dozen delegates did not speak. Baron Eskerry, despite his background, has less than 3,000 square kilometers of territory. After the House of York grew, the annexation of the Barony of Eskerry was the only outcome. And the Baron of Wimbledon, who did not know that he was the lover of Lady Rose. How can this kind of cover-up method impress the major families here?

The Duke of York's face turned ugly, and asked in a deep voice, "How long is the kingdom ready to support us?"

"Three years, enough for your York family to complete the reconstruction!" Grawald lowered his eyelids, not looking at the fat York's cannibalistic gaze. Sure enough, he heard York's shrill scream.

"Three years! What can we do in three years? This time, our York family has suffered a huge loss, and we will not be able to recover at all in ten years! Who knows when Ant-Man will come next time? What if Ant-Man comes back in five years? Let our York family face those monsters alone?"

Graward said lightly, "Lord Duke, I want to remind you that land is a great treasure. ”

More than a dozen delegates nodded their heads, apparently unacceptable to the Yorkist family's long-term assistance for both land and long-term assistance.

"I know you're worried about the threat we have to monopolize the Centaur Hills. The Duke of York stood up and looked around the crowd coldly, the fat on his face twitched, and he said distressedly: "Our York family needs to defend against Ant-Man in the west, and we are no longer able to take care of the safety of the northern part of the hills. Now, we have ceded 17,000 square kilometers of land from the northern territory of the clan to a clan capable of defending against the monsters of the north. ”

As soon as these words came out, the scene was in an uproar.

Archduke Williams was enjoying lunch when he received news from the Senate, and he put down his knife and fork and asked his eldest son, "Charles, what do you think about this?"

Charles picked up the snow-white napkin and wiped his mouth, and said, "Father, although this is not the result you expected, it is the result that everyone is satisfied with. There is no need for refusal, and there is no possibility of refusal. ”

Williams nodded, and sighed heavily. Gambis needs the House of York to be a barrier against Ant-Man, but it doesn't mean that they will be allowed to lie on the kingdom and suck blood. It was the consensus of him and Catherine that the House of York would become a principality in the Centaur Hills. Although the House of York effectively controlled the vast expanse of the Centaur Hills, they did not currently have enough people to manage the territory. Especially in the case of the need to defend against Ant-Man, the Centaur Hills will no longer be able to provide annuities and resources for the kingdom, and at this time, cutting out the Centaur Hills is equivalent to throwing the burden to the York family. And the Duchy of York will rely on the support of Gambis for a long time, which is equivalent to being limited by the Augustian family.

Williams believed that the other lords of the kingdom would not fail to see this, but he did not expect Sylvia to have such courage to directly sell a county without facing Ant-Man. Now, he has no reason to object. The construction of the Centaur Hill will also become a huge financial burden for the kingdom.

"Father, I have noticed that Madame Rose is fighting for the title of viscount for Baron Victor, and it seems that the handsome little baron has won the favor of Madame Sylvia. Charles smiled.

Williams glanced at his eldest son appreciatively, and said, "I originally promised Sauron that I would help him get the Chamber of Commerce and the Marquis title in a year. Since Baron Victor is not dead, this promise is no longer possible. I asked for a viscounty in the Centaur Hills to give to Sauron as compensation. I believe that the two viscounts of the Wimbledon family will be very pleasant in the Centaur Hills. As for the other viscounty, leave it to Her Majesty Catherine to arrange. ”

"Father, Sauron and Victor are natural mortal enemies, and Victor is Sylvia's lover, so I am afraid that His Excellency Sauron will be in danger if he goes to the Centaur Hills. The high-end force of the York family is very strong, who would have thought that they would have seven great knights. Charles said with a frown.

"Sauron will not take up his position in the realm, he is still the commander of the Praetorian Guard, and the viscount is governed by his immediate family. We will build a standard viscount castle for Sauron, and as long as the castle is built, the situation in the Centaur Hills will be stabilized. Williams said.

Charles wanted to say something but stopped, but finally asked: "Father, there is something I don't understand, why did the Yorks give Baron Victor a 300-square-kilometer territory in the north?"

Williams smiled confidently and said, "This matter will be the topic I assigned to you, and I will tell you about it when you figure it out." ”

"Yes, Father. I won't let you down. Charles agreed in a deep voice.

In Charles's excited and adoring eyes, Williams smiled confidently and secretly wondered: What does Sylvia mean by giving her little lover such a quick land?

At the beginning of the Windy Season, the Senate's verdict was finally settled. The Earl of York was reinstated as duke and continued to serve as governor of the Centaur Hills Frontier Lord. The House of York occupies the vast majority of the territory of the Centaur Territory, which covers an area of 140,000 square kilometers. They will be responsible for clearing Ant-Man from the Centaur Hills and building three fortresses at the entrance to the Swamp to completely block Ant-Man's offensive route. The kingdom will exempt the Yorks from the annuity, provide them with stones, grain, oil, weapons, arrows, bows, crossbows, armor, and other supplies, and pay 120,000 gold soles a year to the Yorkists for 20 years.

The Centaur Hills also had three viscounts and one baron, Viscount Sauron, who occupied 9,100 square kilometers of land in the north, and his domain happened to border Victor's domain. Viscount Maxim, of the House of Wellington, occupies 8,800 square kilometres of land, bordering the Duchy of Neo. Baron Eskerry's domain remains unchanged.

Victor was promoted from baron to viscount, with a territory of 9,300 square kilometers, including the 300 square kilometers in the north. With the exception of the House of York, the other lords of Centaur Hills were still required to pay an annuity to the kingdom, but the Church exempted Victor and Eskerie from the tithing tax for three years.

After receiving a document signed by the queen, the archduke and the church, Sylvia began a large-scale military campaign. She personally led the Knights of the Rose, composed of 6 grand knights and 27 knights, to storm the ant colony besieging Fort. More than 6,000 Ant-Men pursued the Order and were eventually lured out of Blackcastle.

The House of York set up a battlefield outside of Castle Blacksburg and assembled an army of more than 5,000 men, including more than 2,000 Fanged Legionnaires, more than 1,000 elite vassal families, 1,000 archers, 1,000 paladins, 20 priests, 141 probationary knights, and all members of the Knights of the Rose.

In the chaotic battle, only 2 silver-tier Ant-Man leaders were killed, and the clergy of the church did not find anything strange. This is due to the fact that Sylvia constantly flies the Ant-Man leader who pounces on the high-ranking knights.

There is no suspense about the outcome of the battle. More than 6,000 Ant-Man were annihilated, 12 Ant-Man leaders escaped, and more than 1,500 soldiers were killed or wounded in the human army. Of these, 554 paladins were killed and 271 were seriously wounded, 678 were killed and 437 were seriously wounded by the elite infantry of the House of York, 14 were killed by trainee knights, and 1 knight was killed. It is worth mentioning that Bruce successfully stepped into the silver rank in the battle and became a great knight, so that the number of great knights of the York family has reached 8. However, the vassal class of the House of York was once again hit hard.

As soon as the battle ended, the human army quickly retreated to the town of Blackcastle. After a while, the ant colonies scattered nearby were led to the battlefield by the strong fighting atmosphere, and they began to attack the town of Blackcastle, and after ten days, the number of ant-men besieging the town reached more than 40,000. However, the ant colony was helpless against the more than 30-meter-high walls of Blackcastle, and thousands of archers were constantly shooting at the colony with rockets and trebuchets. Whenever the ant colony was overwhelmed and began to disperse, the knights of House York would rush out of the drawbridge, rush through the sparse ant colony, and return to Blackcastle.

In this way, the ant colony was firmly attracted to the outside walls of Fort Black, constantly endured rocket shots. Sylvia, on the other hand, quietly left Castle Blacks with three great knights. With the help of the Dust Falcon, they do their best to intercept the Ant-Man leaders who have evacuated. Sylvia believes that killing the leader of the Ant-Man who can escape will really weaken the strength of the colony.

At this point, Victor didn't know anything about the details of the battle. Victor had already left Blackcastle before the battle, and he had to return to his territory before the Senate emissaries arrived, or he would be charged with abandoning his territory.

Sylvia originally wanted Nicole to protect Victor, but Victor refused, and Nicole didn't want to miss this opportunity to get merit. As for Lilia and the rest of the lords, they will not be able to return to the territory until the Ant-Man of Victor's territory is cleared.

In the end, Victor took Renault and Shaq and set out on the way home.