Section 715 Layout Adjustments
The Chinese saying "people go tea and cool down" is just right for Victor and Randall's situation.
When Victor was still a viscount lord, the Randall family had three major estates and four forces. The aristocracy, the vassals, and the tenant class, of which the tenant class was the most numerous, were broken up into small families one by one, unable to form a force with a core of representatives, and their political power was negligible.
The forces that can really influence Victor are the War Bear mercenaries represented by the Nelson siblings, the labor-sharing lords represented by the village chief of Morin, the attendants and maids represented by the Alina sisters, and the merchants represented by the sheriff monkey. The War Bear Mercenaries and the Centimeter Members were Victor's original followers, and they were close-knit, both confrontational and united. When the Alina sisters took over the Silvermoon Manor, the War Bear mercenaries and the village chiefs all rallied around Lilia, and with Victor's deliberate favoritism, the Alina sisters, who were backed by the York family and had knightly blood, became the weaker side. Victor then pushed the monkey to the position of sheriff of Pinghu Town, and let him act as a buffer between the two sides, commonly known as "sandbag", to maintain the balance of power within the family.
After Victor was promoted to legend, he stepped onto a broader stage, and he didn't have so much time to take care of Randall's development. Nicole began to frequented Silvermoon Manor, taking care of the viscounts and baronies for Victor as the deputy head of the family.
She is Victor's lover, Sylvia's cultivated descendant, and a true knight.
A water lizard beast slipped into the small pond, and the internal balance of the Randall family was immediately upset.
Nicole came from a humble background, her father was a dilapidated little nobleman, and her mother was an ordinary maid who didn't even have a name. Although she has aristocratic blood, she can only be regarded as an illegitimate daughter. However, she was chosen by the Rose Manor to serve Sylvia, and she was taught by the jealous Tracery, who developed a personality that was both humble and haughty.
Don't look at Ni's tenderness and obedience in front of Victor, but she has never been pretentious to inferior people. Several thugs in Blackcastle encroached on Victor's property, and Nicole bumped into him and executed him on Bento Street for no reason. Afterwards, the priest of Castle Blacktown quietly commented on Nicole: It was simply murderous. She even drew her sword and threatened the Duke of York's henchman clerk for the supply of Randall's people, and almost cut the clerk down.
Nicole's meekness was reserved for Victor, and the core members of Randall's Territory saw a mean, stern, and trembling hostess.
At the Lord's Dinner five days ago, Victor noticed that Nicole had a mild and tolerant attitude towards several village chiefs, War Bear mercenaries, and Sheriff Munk, smiling all the time, not as cold and arrogant as before. After the dinner, Nicole actually said that the weather was cold, and specially arranged for the backbone of the family who went to the banquet to stay in Yinyue Manor.
The followers who were eligible to go to the feast were now all masters, with servants, carriages, and guards, and even if it was cold and late, it was no problem for them to rush home and sleep.
Nicole regards Silvermoon Manor as her and Victor's love nest, shouldn't the arrogant mistress of Silvermoon Manor let the village chief and sheriff get out?
Victor felt that Nicole was abnormal at the time, and this was not the only place where the abnormality occurred.
Nicole is not your average veteran female knight, she is brave and resolute, and has a strong will to defy fate. She once faced the old ogre without hesitation, experienced the trial of life and death, and received the reward of the elemental sea. Nike's knightly beliefs start with her feelings for Victor, and even if her lover is now a Swordmaster, she can't avoid it. Nick takes Lilia and Alina to count the gold coins, more like taking care of their mood and helping them eliminate their strangeness to their husbands.
It's mainly Lilia, and the problem is Lilia.
Born in the mercenary group, her parents died young, and she was raised by members of the mercenary group, she and her brother Nelson lived a life of exiled mercenaries, and saw many familiar elders and friends lose their lives in battle, causing her to be severely insecure, especially dependent on her powerful brother, and later completely entrusted herself to Victor.
Although Victor felt pity for Lilia, he could also feel the uneasiness and fear hidden in her heart, which was the most amazing source of Lilia's strength. As the gap between the two sides grows, Lilia has been repositioning her identity, from Victor's little wife to Viscount Randall's personal maid, assistant, and most trusted butler, no one has worked harder than her to learn knowledge, hone her martial arts, practice etiquette, and pursue beauty, she is like an insignificant but potential weed, desperately absorbing nutrients and sunshine, just to be able to chase Victor's footsteps.
This is doomed to be futile, regardless of lifespan, youth, strength, there is an insurmountable gap between Victor and Lilia, and as an ordinary person, she cannot bear children for her husband. In fact, Victor did not simply put Lilia in the position of his little wife, he needed an assistant, and Lilia was portrayed by her as a right-hand man, holding the power to manage the Randall family.
Not all women revolve around Victor, and a tiny embodiment of consciousness in the Creator must be that everyone has their own ideas.
Randall's wife, Lilia, is almost desperate for this role, and with hundreds of thousands of people in charge, Lilia is completely dependent on Victor's trust.
Lilia is smart and extremely insecure, with a strong sense of ambition and tries to grab whatever she can, what will happen when Victor and Nelson go to a foreign land and have not returned for three years?
In the past three years, Lilia, who is accustomed to seeing life and death, has given up the secret method of beauty and beauty, practiced the Gripen Skill diligently, and the fear of losing everything has been transformed into a huge spiritual power, which has ignited the fire of the heart!
This is just part of Lilia's plan to save herself.
Nicole is arrogant and mean to her subordinates, but she knows how to respect the strong. In the past, she and Lilia were called sisters, completely for the sake of Victor and Nelson, but now Lilia ignites the fire of her heart and is truly recognized by Nicole.
The clever Lilia had already handed over the power of Randall's butler to Nicole, and when she got Lady Nicole's approval, she helped Nicole recover the three forces of the Randall family, the War Bear Mercenary, the village chief and the vassal family, the vigilante and the merchant.
Even Lady Lilia has fallen to Lord Fenix, who in the Randall family would dare to say nothing?
Lilia became Nicole's number one confidant, with a weak personality, and the unmotivated Alina sisters were completely marginalized, and even Nicole's butler began to meddle in the internal affairs of Silvermoon Manor.
Victor must admit that he is no longer useful for talking to below. The village chiefs have to look at Nicole's face to do things, they are old, the rule of the Randall family is that the position is not hereditary, they have to consider the future of their children and grandchildren, if Victor's order and Mrs. Nicole have a conflict, they can only disobey the yang and the yin, and fool the past first, otherwise when the master goes out for a few more years, what should Mrs. Nicole do to settle accounts with herself?
The lady's temper is not very good, she is famous, and she is the wife of the master. Who dares to play with Lady Nicole's rights and wrongs in front of the master, don't you want to live?
Since the master can't be a backer, only by taking refuge in Lady Nicole can he have a good death.
"Tuk, tuk, tuk" There was a knock on the door unhurriedly, and Victor gathered his divergent thoughts and said, "Come in." ”
Todd pushed open the door, walked into the study, bowed to Victor, bowed his head, and said respectfully, "Your Excellency, you have summoned me. ”
He was dressed in ordinary brown civilian clothes, and his temperament was restrained and reserved, and he could not be seen at all as a senior midshipman who lit a fire in his heart, or a spy leader with blood on his hands, nor did he flatter his master like the village chief of Morin, exuding a firm and natural obedience.
Victor was quite satisfied with Todd's performance, tapped his fingers on the table and asked, "Why didn't you come to the dinner five days ago?"
"Madame didn't inform me. ”
"What if it's notified?"
"I will refuse, Mercury only obeys the orders of the master. ”
"Get up. Victor nodded, stared at Todd for a moment with dark golden eyes, and said in a deep voice: "There are two things that have been called to you, first, in a few days, I will bring Grimm the Short and his apothecary assistant to the Red Frost Tree Manor, and you and I will go with you." It can be seen that you have been practicing the Knight's Spiritual Blood Secret Method, stop...... While the Life Tenacity talent can make you stronger, I have another secret method that may help you break through the barrier and become a true knight. ”
Todd set off a monstrous wave in his heart, but he believed in his master's extraordinary strength, did not dare to be rude, ran his fighting spirit with all his might, suppressed his emotions, and said in a deep voice: "Todd, I am willing to die for my master!"
"I have the most fearless dead man around me, and there is no shortage of you. Victor smiled slightly and continued: "When you arrive at the Red Frost Tree Manor, the head of the York family's secret agents will contact you to discuss intelligence cooperation. You must remember that mercury is my mercury and is subordinate only to me. The funds needed by Mercury will be provided directly by me, and I will give you another 200,000 gold soles, and the details of all expenses will be submitted to the liaison officer of Mercury Manor for review on a regular basis. ”
"Follow your will. Todd leaned over and said.
Victor paused, and then said: "The second thing, the main task of the mercury next is to collect information on the private minting of currency, and the scope is set in every place where the mercury can touch, and where there is no mercury, then install secret agents as soon as possible to develop internal and external lines." ”
"Yes. ”
"Okay, you go down and make arrangements. ”
Todd walked backwards out of the room, Victor feeling the distinct excitement in the rhythm of his footsteps, and the corners of his mouth couldn't help but curl up with a smug smile.
The village chief of Randall is not easy to call, this is normal. Looking at the entire human realm, there is no such thing as a highness who has crossed the head of the family to command the small village chief and town mayor, unless he is crazy. The soul of the legendary powerhouse is perfect, and it is impossible for them to go crazy, so there is no such thing as His Highness overstepping the level of commanding mortal vassals in the history of mankind.
The flow of information is slow and the organizational structure is huge, so the family must try to avoid multi-headed management to prevent the family administration from falling into chaos and paralysis.
It doesn't matter if the village chief and sheriff in Randall's lead are disobedient, Nicole just listens to Victor.
When Victor was weak, he went into the forest to help Nicole, regardless of the danger, and Ni saw that Victor was in danger before breaking the barrier of the law of reality and beheading the old ogre. This sincere emotion comes from the heart and is precious, and if even Nicole is not trustworthy, then Victor will not find someone to trust.
For a long time, Victor and Nicole have very different attitudes towards vassals, Victor is tolerant, Nicole is strict, but the essence is that husband and wife follow each other, and grace and power are combined.
The knight's belief in protecting the family is fundamentally to condense the pan-consciousness of the creator and give back to himself. The heartfelt support of the people represents the favor of the power of fate, and the lord is mean and cruel, and doomed to decay. Just look at the Solim family, the Augustian royal family blocked trade, transported the displaced population, created internal divisions, and plunged the descendants of the Solim family into a power struggle, and the people in the territory were struggling to make a living, and the boiling of public resentment led to the decline of a thousand-year-old family bloodline.
It's a good thing that Nicole begins to change her style and treat the Randalls' vassals well. Randall leads the support of dozens of people to help her storm the Elemental Sea and promote to the Golden Knight. Only in this way can Nicole follow in her lover's footsteps, and only the Golden Lady Knight is worthy of the Fury Wind Swordmaster.
If it were replaced by Charlotte, who had no ambitions, after hearing that Victor had achieved the Sanctuary, she would probably rush to the silver rank and miss the opportunity to impact the elemental sea.
Ni may not be able to bear it, what if Victor gives her the Randall family? After all, she is the woman she loves, even if she is promoted to the Golden Knight and he is two levels away, she will never be ridden by Nicole.
Besides, Victor really doesn't have the energy to take care of the Randall family, and Sylvia is not only his spouse, but also asks Victor to take over her to protect the York family. Randall blindly favors the family he founded, how can he convince the public?
Victor is ready to implement military standardization in the Centaur Hills, and he must also maintain a relatively impartial position. If this matter is not done well, it will be difficult to cope with the future changes with the strength of the Randall family alone.
Nicole and Victor are arguing for money, and she understands her man. Even if Victor never told her about the Alchemy Tower, her heart was all tied to her lover, and she would only know it.
Victor could imagine that Lilia, the little woman, was going to become fierce and stern. Lilia felt a sense of belonging, and he was relieved. As for the Alina sisters, they themselves are not angry and deserve to be bullied. Victor decides to leave the twin sisters at Silvermoon Manor so as not to break his trust in Nicole.
The county of Randall was used as a resource for Nicole's promotion to the pinnacle knighthood, but Victor also needed a personal army at his fingertips. He was now especially grateful to Sophia for resolutely stripping off the stronghold of the mountain people, otherwise more than 100,000 mountain people would be counted as the periphery of the Golden Regiment, and it would be really difficult for him to do it.
The population base of the mountain people is enough for Victor to train source blood warriors and psychic warriors, and the alchemy militia floods the grassroots of the mountain people's stronghold, which can ensure that Victor exerts the most effective control over the mountain people's forces.
All of this requires abundant financial support, and Victor cannot tolerate the act of minting money privately to undermine his layout.
In addition to catching the mercury spies and ensuring that the information is grasped, Victor also has to separate the smuggling caravan from the Randall family sequence.
"Someone. ”
The first barberry militiaman, Renaud, walked into the study and asked, "My lord, what do you command?"
Victor stood up and said, "Send someone to the Pinghu Town Church and inform Pastor Dane that I am going to visit him." Also, inform Lord Nelson and ask him to wait for me at Fort Peacelake. ”