Soon after, the Grand Duke of Thunder received a report from Viscount Samat, detailing the situation in Keane, with a particular emphasis on the green dragon that patrolled the skies from time to time. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

"I thought that Thun Samat was a warrior who could share the sorrows of the Lord, but now it seems that he is just a layman. After reading the report, the Grand Duke of Thunder threw it on the table in displeasure, and said to the staff around him, "It is my fault for placing high hopes on him." ”

"Alas, most of the nobles are like that!," said the chief of staff, with a sigh, "even if it is agreed before the departure to cause a conflict at all costs, so that Your Majesty you have an excuse to intervene directly in the Keane Domain, but when he becomes a lord, all the interests under his hands, his own family and his reputation...... Of course, there are dead soldiers who can really do anything, but it is not very promising to expect a lord to be such a dead soldier. ”

Grand Duke of Thunder nodded, and collected his depressed mood: "Even a tough guy who is as brave as a wild boar on the battlefield of the Swamp will become sleek and vulgar when he becomes a lord—or even if he himself wants to stick to his past ways, his subordinates and subjects will force him to change." Such a thing is reasonable, but there is nothing to be sorry for. ”

"yes, he's over there, anyway, and at least put some pressure on Keane. Maybe in the future there will be another opportunity to do something - the nail is already buried, and sooner or later it will work. ”

Grand Duke Thunder smiled: "That's right, people who do big things shouldn't be in a hurry. ”

But as soon as he changed his words, his face sank again: "But...... There are some things that should be done or still to be done. ”

The next day, the Grand Duke of Thunder summoned the second son, who had recommended Thun Samat, to the palace, showed him the letter, and then severely criticized him.

"Do you know what you're doing wrong? How can such a thing succeed if a nobleman with a fief is a self-sacrificing dead soldier!" Grand Duke Thunder unceremoniously criticized his son, who has always been known for his intelligence and sharpness, but did not mention his very supportive appearance when he first heard this suggestion, "You! After all, you are still too young! You like to take it for granted too much! Politics is very complicated, people are also very complicated, and governing the country is even more complicated! You better go back and study for a while, and I'll have the court advisors check on your studies often. ”

After speaking, without waiting for his son to defend, he ended the conversation.

The news spread quickly, and everyone knew that the second son of the Grand Duke, who had the upper hand in the battle for the heir, was severely criticized for misdoing things. The scales, which had been somewhat inclined to him, were now back to the balance of power, and even slightly inclined to be gentle and steady on the side of the eldest son of the Grand Duke.

The eldest son of the Grand Duke was naturally one of the first to receive the news, and after laughing at home, he sent an emissary to Keane.

The envoy arrived at Keane Territory with the rumors, and he brought with him a personal letter from the eldest son of the Grand Duke, which praised the achievements of Keane Territory, but criticized some practices that were too much for the welfare of the people. And the most important content of this letter is the unambiguous promise made by the eldest son of the Grand Duke.

[If I succeed to the throne, I will guarantee the current status of the Keane Lord's basic autonomy during my tenure as Grand Duke.] Unless the country is in crisis, it will not ask for military or material support from Keenling. 】

This promise carries a lot of weight, because at the end of this letter, and at the place of this promise, the seal of the Church of God of Law and Justice is stamped. Looking at the flow of light on the seal, it is clearly a divine effect. In other words, the eldest son of the Grand Duke is not an empty word, but a promise under the supervision of the gods, which cannot be broken.

It is not realistic to restrain a nobleman by virtue of his reputation or anything, but even the king of a country would not dare to break his promise under the supervision of the gods. Otherwise, no one in heaven or on earth would be able to save him.

In particular, the promises made under the supervision of the God of Law and Justice are the most solemn. Once violated, the divine punishment will be imminent, and there will not be a second of delay, and none of the gods will come to the rescue.

If it is another god, maybe he can ask the god of his own faith to intercede and pay compensation or something, so as to defuse the anger of the god and put an end to the matter. But the god of law and justice doesn't eat this, and no one wants to save face.

As for letting the gods be enemies of the powerful gods of law and justice for the sake of a mere mortal king?

Even if he is a king, he only lives for a few decades, and his reign can be as long as thirty or forty years, or even a dozen or even a few years in the shortest. For the eternal and immortal gods, it was simply a matter of a snap of a finger. Who would fight to the death with a powerful divine power for such a trivial matter?

...... Some of the gods who are called "madmen" may be possible, but provoking them is much worse than angering the gods of law and justice.

Of course, Anna Keane knew these truths, so after seeing this handwritten letter, they immediately relieved their hearts and assured the messenger that Keane would do his best to support the eldest son of the Grand Duke, and strive to make him succeed to the throne and become the next Grand Duke of Thunder.

After some talks, everyone was satisfied and happy.

A few days later, Viscount Thun Samat also received a letter from the capital, in which he was quite critical of him, but in general he still confirmed his ideas, but told him to remember why he had come in the first place, and not to become obsessed with government affairs and forget the real important things.

After Viscount Samat read the letter to several of his subordinates, he said helplessly: "Things are not easy to do!"

"It's not easy to do, but if it's easy, will it be your turn to get this fief?" said his think tank, a scholar from a small aristocracy in the capital, with a smile, "but anyway, we have already got the benefits." As for what to do, that's not up to us!"

"Yes, boss, you're finally enlightened, and the brothers are very happy!" said his general, a barbarian from the edge of the swamp, grinning, "You've always insisted on being an enemy of Keane, and everyone is worried!"

Viscount Samat smiled and said, "I couldn't change my mind before, but now I have figured it out." I am no longer a soldier but a lord, and although I still owe allegiance to Your Majesty, I also have to think about my vassals and lords. Even if I'm not afraid of death, I can't risk your lives!"

"Yes, yes, yes!" the barbarian nodded again and again, "We are not afraid of death, but it is not easy, how many times we have been born and died, and finally look forward to today's good days, and I always feel unwilling to die like this!"

"But...... Your Highness is not easy to explain......" The intelligence officer who wanted to test Sui Xiong at the beginning, but was beaten up, said with a sad face, "My lord, you patted your chest and promised to do things beautifully...... I guess he's upset right now. ”

"There's nothing you can do if you're not happy, you can't just let us die in order to make him happy!" said the savage, in a gruff voice.

The intelligence officer smiled bitterly, nodded and said: "That's right, the world of nobles is like this, and it is our ability to deceive people, and even Your Majesty the Honorable Lady is very much in favor of such an approach." But...... But ......"

He "but" it a few times, but in the end he didn't say anything, only sighed deeply.

Thun Samat's reasons for breaking his promise were strong and supported by most of his ministers. In contrast, even those who were more loyal to the Grand Duke were not too critical of him.

After all...... The green dragon that flew around the Samat Manor from time to time carrying a legendary powerhouse really put too much pressure on them.

In the face of such an enemy, even the most hardened person is difficult to have enough confidence to stick to his previous ideas.

You know, there is another legendary powerhouse on Keane's side, "Southland Scholar" Romon Gerten. When Mr. Gerten came to trouble Thun Samat, it was with the concerted efforts of everyone and the power of the altar that he was repelled. Now with this dragon knight, it is indeed beyond the limit of what Kean Ling can resist.

To make matters worse, Mr. Gerten has said that if that wasn't enough, he would consider asking his two cousins for help.

His two cousins are naturally the chosen people of the god of knowledge and culture, the "Frontier Sage" Orion Gerten, and the "Great Healer" Steele Gerten, the top official of the Void Mask Church.

The former is a world-famous university scholar and an extremely powerful legendary powerhouse, not long ago she led the Church of the God of Knowledge, which had only been established for 30 years, and the Church of the God of Nobles, which had been established for almost 300 years and inherited the legacy of the Church of the God of Kingship. Although the two sides did not decide the winner in the end, in terms of each other's battle losses, the Church of the God of Nobles suffered a big loss, not to mention the loss of five legendary powerhouses including the high priest, and one legendary powerhouse took refuge in the Church of the God of Knowledge.

In other words, Orion Gerten led the Church of the God of Knowledge and won the powerful Church of the Noble God.

Such a strong man, even the king of a country will be very jealous and dare not underestimate it.

And although Steele Gerten is known for her poor lifestyle, as evidenced by her other title, "The Undisciplined Great Healer", she is also very strong. When she followed His Majesty the Void Kamen to destroy the "Isis" organization, she once showed the momentum of a legendary powerhouse. And over the years, she has treated and saved people in Void City, and has trained a large number of doctors and nurses, and her reputation among the people is also extremely high. Enemies of her may not be more dangerous than enemies of Orianne Gerten, but the damage to reputation and people's hearts is far above the former.

In the face of these two potential strong enemies, even those who are loyal to the Grand Duke of Thunder can't say the words "don't be cowardly, be intimidated".

After all, everyone is not stupid!

After a short discussion, the entire Viscount of Samat agreed that if His Majesty the Grand Duke really wanted to clean up the Keane Domain, then the Samat Lordship would naturally be willing to be the vanguard. But as long as His Majesty the Grand Duke has not officially ordered it, everyone should wait for now.

If the Samat leader bravely rushed forward and smacked and struck, and then His Majesty the Grand Duke said, "You play yours, I'll take a look", then it would really be a cheat!

If you think about it, this kind of thing is really possible!

The key reason why the Samat Leader insisted on being the enemy of the Keane Leader was the insistence of the lord Thun Samat. Now that the lord himself has finally figured it out, everyone is naturally happy and relaxed.

As the barbarian said, after so many years of birth and death, he has finally lived a good life, who wants to die easily?

A few days later, a messenger from Keane, Shaun James, the First Knight of Keane, visited Samat and brought two letters.

One letter was a friendly letter from Lord Anna Keane to Lord Thun Samat, and the other was the letter from the eldest son of the Grand Duke of Thunder to Lord Keane.

The first letter was just that, the content was nothing more than the cliché, and everyone didn't take it seriously. But the second letter really surprised the people of the Samat Domain, especially the clear promise and the seal of the Church of God of Law and Justice, which made them feel a heavy weight.

Sean James Knight didn't ask for any promise from the Samat, but after a friendly conversation, he took his leave—taking the second letter with him, of course. But when he had gone, the people of the Samat Command had a heated discussion.

"! these big nobles are really not things!" the barbarian spat at the mouth, and said viciously, "Xiao Er instigated us to die, and the boss went to make peace with the other party...... It's worse than a scaly tongue!"

The long, scaly tongue speaks of lizardmen. The people on the edge of the Swamp are enemies of the lizardmen all year round, and they have a deep grudge against each other. In their opinion, scolding others for not being as good as lizardmen is the greatest insult.

"The world of the nobility is really eerie and creepy!" The civilian-born intelligence officer sighed deeply, and did not adhere to his previous attitude, "Fortunately, our lord saw the opportunity quickly, and there was no real way to the dark, otherwise...... Ahh......h

Looking at the scared look on his face, you can know what he is thinking.

The chief staff sighed and said, "This kind of thing is actually quite normal, after all, the two sons are competitors,-for-tat, and opposite attitudes, it is not surprising. But I recently got the news that the eldest prince has the momentum of turning defeat into victory in the competition for inheritance, let's bet heavily on the second son's side now, the possibility of losing all your money is too great, it's not worth it!"

"If you want me to say, we just need to build our territory well and live our lives well. Why do you have to care so much about what the big people in the capital think?" said the captain of the half-dragon city defense, "As long as we build the territory well, no matter what, we won't suffer." ”

Thun Samat—or Willy Shak—nodded and smiled, and the matter was settled.

A few days later, an emissary from the Sarmat Territory secretly visited Keane and brought a friendly letter from Viscount Sarmat.

"Political matters, it's really troublesome!" Sui Xiong couldn't help but sigh as he witnessed all this happening, "It's a pain to play so many tricks even if it's a trivial matter!" )