Three days later, Rose Manor, the study of His Royal Highness Randall.

"Your Highness, the scroll on the left is a list of the secret knights of the Rose Manor, a total of 74 knights, 223 probationary knights. The scroll on the right is the secret knightly list of each family, but the Rose Manor has only a partial mastery, and the list is incomplete. ”

Victor put down the sheepskin scroll in his hand, leaned back in his chair, looked at the silver-haired but restrained old butler, and asked with a smile, "Morris, you have taken the golden potion?"

The old butler's smooth and ruddy face showed a grateful smile, leaned over slightly, and said respectfully: "Thanks to Your Highness and Madame, I am already a senior knight. ”

Victor smiled and nodded, glanced at the scrolls of the four large boxes in the corner of the room, and said, "You don't have to rush to thank you...... Now that you are a veteran knight, the matter of retirement can only be postponed, and you must continue to serve as the steward of the Rose Manor. ”

Old Morris said with great convincingness: "It is the honor of my life to be able to serve the two highnesses. ”

Victor knocked on the table and asked instead, "The number of secret knights in the Rose Manor is higher than I expected, and the number of secret warriors is lower than I expected, only 193 people, which is less than the number of trainee knights, why is this?"

"Your Highness, the secret knights of the Rose Manor were originally only half of what they are now. ”

Butler Maurice explained: "During the knightly tournament held in the Centaur Hills, many children with noble blood were adopted, and Lady Audair brought back 250 children of fallen nobles from the Eastern Alliance this time, and we now have a wealth of secret knight training objects. Thanks to the Baptism Potion and Energy Potion recipes provided by the Kite Castle, the number of noble children who have successfully promoted to Beginner Trainee and Beginner Knights has increased significantly. ”

"On the other hand, according to the rules of the House of York, the Secret Knight retired at the age of 52, and the Trainee Knight retired at the age of 45. Lady Sylvia gave them a choice, those who used the golden potion had to extend their service for 10 years. My old buddies have all opted for the Golden Elixir. As a result, the number of Rose Specialty Secret Knights is more than half of what it was five years ago. ”

"As for the Arcane Warriors......"

The old butler groaned and said, "It will cost at least 2,000 gold soles to train an arcane warrior...... The financial burden of the family is very large, and various potion resources can only be given priority to the supply of secret knights. ”

Victor nodded, and then asked, "The various families are also cultivating secret knights?"

Morris leaned over again and replied, "Your Highness, the internal affairs of the various families, it is inconvenient for the Rose Manor to intervene. If you'd like a detailed list of the secret knights of each family, I can have the agents investigate the matter covertly. However, I cannot guarantee the accuracy of the information. ”

"No need to investigate...... I'm just curious. Victor smiled and waved his hand, and asked with a relaxed expression, "The Duke of York also has secret knights and secret warriors under his command?"

Morris hesitated for half a second, and said respectfully: "Yes, the power under the command of Lord Duke, we know better...... Your Highness, do you want to go through the list?"

"No need. Victor got up from his seat, straightened his collar, and commanded, "Take me to the Crystal Flower Room, I want to see Sylvia." ”

Morris responded: "Your Highness, Madame is not in the Crystal Flower Room at the moment, she should be in the secret room of the manor, and study the royal notes you brought back with the family inheritance scholars." ”

"Lead the way. ”

"Yes. The old butler pushed open the door and led Victor deeper into the manor.

Victor was promoted to His Royal Highness and then lived in the Rose Manor, although it was only three days, but the political signal released was very strong. It was the equivalent of Victor and Sylvia having a wedding, which brought new political influence to the kingdom of Gombis and the Centaur Hills.

Because His Royal Highness Randall's current strength is enough to threaten Sylvia's safety, the two of them still live together without running-in, which is enough to show that the two Highnesses have a deep relationship and trust each other. The entire York family rejoiced in this.

However, if the House of York wants to accommodate His Royal Highness Randall, the political structure of the Centaur Hills must be adjusted.

Victor and Sylvia reunited after a long absence, of course, they had to talk to each other and complain to each other, but the two of them would not get tired of being together all day. Together, they were still discussing the future political structure of the Centaur Hills.

Sylvia had already prepared a more secure solution, which centered on her and Victor's son marrying the young daughter of Caterina and Embiter, who would be the lord of the centaur hills. Victor inherits the Randall family with Trisley or Nicole's heirs, and is loyal to his half-brother. All political restructuring revolves around this core.

Victor didn't have a problem with that. In fact, the Randall family has the same problem as the York family, if the family heir is not strong enough, it will be trampled on by external forces and lose the political heritage of the ancestors. Navictor implemented the centralized system of feudal fields, and the expansion of the Randall family was just a wedding dress for outsiders.

Aside from Nicole and Trisley, there is probably no high-ranking female knight willing to give her and Victor's heirs to the Randall family. From this point of view, Victor must accept Sylvia's offer to become the guardian of the next generation of Centaur Hills.

It is a general trend to replace the feudal system with a centralized system of feudal land, and the York family is huge and its internal forces are complicated, so it is not easy to adjust the political structure or reform the political system.

Fortunately, Victor and Sylvia still had plenty of time to make arrangements in advance. Before doing so, Victor needed to have an in-depth understanding of the Yorks' current political system.

Large families generally adopt a dual-core political system of guardian and eldest lord. The Guardian is a high-ranking knight of the clan whose duty is to protect the interests of all family members, acting as overseer, arbiter, and decision-maker, and wielding supreme power. Guardians generally do not make decisions lightly in order to maintain their authority, but once an order is given, there is no room for disobedience.

The eldest lord is not only a buffer between the guardian and other high-ranking knights of the family, but also a buffer between the guardian and external forces. When the internal and external conflicts within the family cannot be reconciled, the eldest son lord may be thrown out as a scapegoat.

Like the Marquis of Ephesus in the Kingdom of Bore, and the Marquis of Bastern in Gambis, they are all bloody examples.

The reason for this is that the rights of the eldest lords are so great that they have to bear the risk of their rights with their lives. As the executor and codifier of the family's policies, as long as the eldest son lord does not harm the fundamental interests of the family and does not bully the family vassals, they can influence almost all the decisions of the family guardians. Even if the high-ranking knights of the vassal families come to their trouble, the clan guardians will support them.

The firstborn lord is definitely a blood relative, while the guardian is designated by the previous guardian. But the lord and guardian of the royal descendants are often the same person.

In fact, the royal family and the descendants already had the rudiments of a centralized system. The House of York was to adjust its political structure in the direction of the descendants.

The York family is different from ordinary families, Sylvia is particularly strong, she extends the tentacles of the Rose Manor to all corners of the Centaur Hills, and openly inserts eyeliner to each vassal family, and the children of each family will go to the Rose Manor to serve as a squire and maid. But nominally, she also had to abide by the principle of non-interference in the internal affairs of the vassal families.

It's like, Rose Manor wouldn't deliberately investigate how many secret knights there are in the vassal family, but if Sylvia really wanted to check, she wouldn't fail to find out.

Morris led Victor into the back garden to a lonely three-story stone building. The two knights in charge of guarding the chamber saluted Victor and opened the door.

Victor entered the stone building alone, walked through the narrow corridor, walked directly to a small wooden door at the end of the corridor, raised his hand and knocked on the door, and when he heard Sylvia's response, he pushed the door and entered.

When Sylvia saw Victor enter, she waved her hand to several family lineage scholars in the room, signaling them to step back first.

The scholars put down the manuscript of Tofo, bowed to the two highnesses, and left the room, leaving Victor and Sylvia alone.

Sylvia sat behind her desk and asked with a smile, "Honey, have you read all the documents of Rose Manor?"

"Roughly read it" Victor nodded, pulled out the chair in front of the desk, and sat down facing Sylvia: "I'm not the guardian of the York family yet, and I want to use the Randall family to do something more, and I don't plan to directly participate in the affairs of the Rose Manor." ”

"Baby, I never set out to limit you. Sylvia shook her head and said with a smirk, "But your words are not what I want to hear...... I've revealed to you all the secrets of Rose Manor, shouldn't you tell me all the secrets of House Randall?"

Victor said with an innocent face: "It's been less than nine years since I founded the Randall family, and there is no place in Randall that you can't go, what secrets can the Randall family have? What secrets can I have?" Hmm...... The only mystery of the Randall family is Old Man Miller. But his mouth was tighter than the walls, and his proverb was so helpful to me that he would never tell me anything else. ”

Sylvia nodded thoughtfully and asked softly, "My lord is not the lord, and the lord is not my lord...... This proverb almost reveals the material world as it is, and that your 'heart is the master, and the blood is the law' is based on this proverb?"

"Yes. Victor said with emotion: "In this world where the gods appear and the devil lurks, without this proverb of Miller, I dare not imagine that my soul is actually part of the will of the world." If I can't understand the sacredness of my self, how can I have a secret method of soul bloodline?"

Sylvia sighed faintly, looked at Victor's dark golden eyes, pursed her lips and smiled: "Your wisdom and talent are extraordinary, although Clement is also very wise, but he has gone too far on the path of the clergy, even if he listens to Miller's proverbs, it is difficult to comprehend. ”

"Are you saying that Old Man Miller's proverbs are meant for me?" Victor's eyes twinkled, and he asked, "What the hell does he want to do?"

"Don't try to change the subject!"

Sylvia raised the sheepskin scroll in her hand, raised her slender eyebrows, and teased: "The manuscript of the wizard of the Kite Castle is of immeasurable value, and he is willing to exchange his research results for you for the Soul Blood Secret Method, which shows the importance of the Soul Blood Secret Method...... Such an important matter, you actually hid it from me, and last night you kept saying that I am your most beloved woman, and today you said that you have no secrets from me?"

"I can explain that. ”

Victor held Sylvia's slender hand in his palm and rubbed it carefully, and said with a particularly sincere expression: "My Soul Blood Secret Method is not mature at all. I met the Wind Tooth in Neville, comprehended the commonality of the two bloodlines, and fused them into one, but the Spiritual Bloodline Secret Method was only useful to me, far from being successful...... How can I show my failures in front of the woman I love the most?"

Sylvia giggled, holding the table with one hand, and fell lightly into Victor's arms, wrapped her arms around his neck, and said in a coquettish voice: "I must be the woman you love the most, you are the only man I love at the moment......"

"What do you mean by now?!, will you fall in love with another man in the future?" exclaimed Victor.

Sylvia kissed Victor's face, her starry eyes closed slightly, and she said with longing: "In the future, I will still love our son......"

"Well, that's acceptable. Victor touched his chin and nodded.

The two of them warmed up for a moment, and Victor turned back to the topic just now, and said, "The key to the success of the Soul Blood Secret Method is whether Tofo Wen can develop a spiritual meditation potion...... I'm optimistic about this, he has a very deep understanding of human bloodline...... His notes were of great help to me in perfecting the Soul Blood Secret Method. ”

Sylvia shook her head and said, "I don't think the Soul Blood Secret Method will be of much help to knights to the transcendent realm. According to Tofo's explanation of the human bloodline, the knight's bloodline is one of hundreds of variations, and even with the help of spiritual meditation potions, it is difficult to single out the knight's bloodline. ”

Victor's heart moved and asked, "Have you tried?"

"Hmm. Sylvia nodded and said lightly, "I can't see my bloodline, because I can't visualize the destruction of the elemental sea. ”

"...... visualize the destruction of the elemental sea" Victor was stunned for a long time, and said in distress: "You can't see it, and the transcendent knight can't see it...... I'm not a knight, and I can't design a psychic bloodline for a knight. ”

Sylvia frowned and said, "The Soul Blood Secret Method provides a theory, and ordinary knights and nobles can explore it on their own. The Augustian family's silver bloodline is relatively pure, and it is easier for them to see their knightly bloodline, and they have the Toffer wizard watching and recording by the side...... I think the Auguste family will soon create a set of knightly psychic bloodline secret methods. The problem is, they don't come up with secret methods to share with us. ”

Victor said, however, with satisfaction: "A new theory requires someone to explore in a different direction in order to correct its mistakes and enrich its content." The secret method of the knight's soul bloodline was for the Auguste family to study. We concentrate our efforts on studying the secret methods of the hearts and bloodlines of ordinary warriors and fierce warriors. ”

"Ordinary people and violent humans?"

"That's right. Victor said with a smile: "I am very good at this field, and it has a very promising future. Fierce warriors are born with a strong mind, and it is easier to ignite the fire of the soul, and they have achieved something in cultivating the secret method of the soul bloodline, and they will not lose to the knights. There are a huge number of ordinary soldiers, and as long as they can improve their physical fitness, they will gather more strength than we can imagine. ”

Sylvia's eyes lit up and she asked, "What kind of support do you need from the Rose Manor?"

Victor said confidently: "I hope that the pharmacists of the York family will concoct auxiliary potions that meet my requirements according to Tofer's research notes, and currently focus on two aspects, one is deep sleep, and the other is to enhance digestion and absorption. In addition, the simpler the types of medicinal herbs, the better, and the more common the varieties of medicinal herbs, the better. ”

"Good!"

Sylvia got up from Victor's lap, took his hand, and said, "Honey, let's go and change into battle clothes." ”

"What for?" asked Victor, confused.

Sylvia curled the corners of her mouth, sketched a sly smile, waved her fist in front of Victor's nose, and said, "Beat you!"

Victor's eyes flashed with a golden streamer, and he instantly bounced up from his chair, laughed, and said eagerly:

"Then try!"