Otto was stunned, wait, didn't he say okay Neuchâtel? How did it become Nahuel.

At the moment, it is not a time for hesitation, because the key to this ritual is not over yet.

Otto took the sword from King Louis in his hand and swore allegiance to the other party step by step.

Until the end of the brief knighthood ceremony, the nobles flocked to congratulate him, and Otto did not come back to his senses.

Nahuel, isn't that in Burgundy, why did you get me an enclave so far away?

In fact, this time, Otto obtained three plots of land at once, in addition to the county of Nahuel, there were also two baronies in the Low Countries, and he gained a lot.

This was a far cry from what the Earl of Ansbach had told him at the beginning.

"I don't know why it's like this." The Count of Ansbach was also confused, and finally waited for the flattering nobles to disperse before he came to Otto's side and explained.

"Still, in any case, it's a good thing, it's better than taking a Neuchâtel.

By the way, there are a few nobles who are interested in your territory in the Netherlands, and if you don't want that far land, you can contact them. ”

"Congratulations to Your Excellency the Earl, this time the harvest is not shallow." Otto responded with a smile.

This time, the Count of Ansbach was no small success, and several baronies were also awarded in Saxony and Switzerland.

"A few baronies in Alemania, if you are interested, I can transfer them to you, these few pieces of land are not of much use to our family."

"Yes, I will give you a satisfactory price." Otto did not hesitate, and simply agreed neatly.

With their focus on the Duchy of Swabia and central Germany, the Sighard family had no time to pay attention to the Swiss region, and it was simply a gesture of goodwill to Otto.

As for Otto's offer to exchange the territory of the Duchy of Swabia in exchange, which was rejected by the Count of Ansbach, it is not that the Count of Ansbach does not want the territory of the Swabian region, he is now worried that once Otto's power in Switzerland, that is, the Duchy of Alemania, expands rapidly, and there is no Swabian territory, then he will not care about Swabian affairs.

In this way, didn't the Sighards lose an important political ally in the Duchy of Swabia? How to continue to expand influence in the Duchy of Swabia.

Since he refused to ask for the enclave of the Duchy of Swabia, Otto had no choice but to hand over the two baronies in the lowlands to each other.

It's an enclave anyway, and although the lowlands are rich, at this stage, Otto doesn't want too many enclaves. Besides, in terms of land area, Otto still earns two plots of land for three plots.

Even if you count the economic benefits, the management costs of the enclave and the management costs of the territories near the Aargao Collar are not at the same level at all.

Earl Ansbach didn't want a lowland enclave either, but since the economic value of the lowlands was quite good, he could exchange them with others, and he didn't refuse.

In this way, the two sides reached a deal that satisfied both parties.

However, Otto was still puzzled, how could he say that the good Neuchâtel had become Nahuel?

It stands to reason that the reward of each nobleman is naturally negotiated in advance, and since the news of Neuchâtel has been spread before, it has now become Nahuel, and there must be some unknown reason for it.

It's just that since the Earl of Ansbach didn't hear any news, then, presumably, it shouldn't be the Duke of Swabia behind this. After all, according to the original version, Neuchâtel was only compensated by the Duke of Swabia to Otto.

But no matter what, it's a good thing after all, mainly because now Otto's status is no longer the lowest baron, but has become the mainstay of the aristocracy - the count.

In this way, whether it is to recruit talents or expand the territory in the future, it will not be so embarrassing.

Otherwise, a baron, to take care of so many barons, there will always be people who will feel uncomfortable.

The main purpose of participating in the war is to gain prestige and seek a glimmer of possibility of becoming a duke, and now it seems that the goal has basically been achieved.

The prestige was brushed up, and the luck of the achievements he obtained made the nobles of East and West Francia know him, and because of Otto's "billions of people", everyone had a good impression of him.

As for the dukedom, it is not that Otto gave it up, but that the original principalities of Lotharingia have not changed their lords, and as for the new Duchy of Upper Burgundy and the Duchy of Bar, they have also become the Carolingian family's bag, and it really has nothing to do with Otto.

Otto also wanted to get a Duke of Jura out like in the game, but was strongly dissuaded by the Count of Ansbach.

"Otto, there is a saying that Rome was not built in a day. You want to become a duke, and you're in such a hurry.

Although there seem to be many dukes in the kingdom today, except for the Carolingian family, which dukes have not gone through a lot of hardships to be crowned dukes.

Yes, it is indeed possible for you to operate into the position of a duke, and the Duchy of the Jura that you are talking about is not much of a duchi. It's just that once you become a duke, you will become a direct vassal of His Majesty the King, speaking of the same level as the Duke of Swabia, and the kingdom doesn't know how many pairs of eyes will be staring at you.

It's better to be an honest earl now, secretly accumulate strength, and compete for a bigger duchy title in the future.

You are so young, what are you in a hurry. ”

Otto thought about it and felt that the Count of Ansbach had a point, and after that he stopped dealing with the Duchy of Transjura.

Now, the acquisition of an earldom, although it is only the marginal-looking Earl of Navers, is not too eye-catching, as the Earl of Ansbach said.

The location of Nahuel, which Otto is also familiar with, is not the territory in the middle of the Duchy of Burgundy in some non-existent game of the P Society.

This territory is neither an important strategic location, nor a rich region, and it is so far away from the Allgao Collar that it is really inferior to Neuchâtel.

Otherwise, if you exchange this land with others, you just don't know, who would want to exchange it with yourself if you change an earldom at one time.

In his mind, Otto quickly went through the nobles and families he had known during this time, and quickly locked on several potential targets who could have the strength to exchange territories with him.

Well, go talk to them.

Otto was about to go looking for someone, and one of the targets came to Otto.

"Count Otto, Your Excellency the Count, congratulations, you are one of the people who have attracted the most attention for this reward."

It was none other than the ancestor of the House of Salian, the Earl of Werner.

Since the two had fought side by side for a period of time before, the relationship between the two sides was not bad, so the other party was still joking.

Otto shook his head with a smile.

"Count Werner laughed, others don't know, don't you know what my record is? Speaking of which, I have to thank Your Excellency for taking care of me at the beginning, otherwise, how could I have taken so much credit in vain? ”

"Don't thank me." Count Werner smiled and leaned softly into Otto's ear. "Thank you, you can thank the Duke."