Colin almost couldn't speak, and only after a moment did he ask: "But in this way, will it be attacked by the conservative forces in the country and make His Majesty embarrassed?" ”

According to tradition, the lord had a high degree of power over his subjects.

For example, you can recruit your vassals to fight for yourself, and the other party cannot refuse—at least not openly.

But if it comes to "recovering the fief and revoking the title", there seems to be no rules to follow, after all, by this time, everyone has torn their faces, and traditions or rules have lost their effectiveness. Especially when the strength of the lord is not as good as that of the vassal, it is even more embarrassing.

Although I don't know much about the military strength of Barony Willy's domain, judging from all the information, except for Count Frank, who is still a little bit of a family, the other three barons don't seem to be very good, after all, Xia Ya itself is a poor place, and it is already the limit to be able to provide them with the superior life of these nobles themselves, and it is obviously unrealistic to think about how many knights and armies they can raise.

Their biggest reliance now should still be the leader of the conservative faction in Tulum, the Duke of Valrant.

It should not be difficult to recover the fief by force, but it is difficult to deal with the subsequent troubles.

Of course, it is impossible for the Duke of Varant to send troops to Charya for this matter, but this duke, who is now the only duke in Tulum who has real power and fiefdom, has great influence on the entire kingdom, and even Alan IV does not dare to provoke him easily.

In particular, the eastern part of Shaya was almost entirely a vassal domain under Valrant, and Colin had to procure the necessary ores and resources from them.

"How can this kind of thing have no consequences, it depends on how much you can accept it."

Roman said: "But since you have to do it sooner or later, now is the right time." ”

"Why?" Colin was puzzled.

"Rumors have recently spread in Thunder City that Duke Varrant has been maintaining a large amount of trade with the Western Continent outside of the laws of the kingdom, and there are several pieces of evidence."

"Your Majesty is going to take advantage of this?"

"Of course not." Roman said: "This is something that everyone knows, but no one dares to say on the bright side that although the strength of the Principality of Autumn Leaves under the rule of Varant is not as good as the kingdom army, but if Your Majesty wants to conquer it by force, at least it will cost most of the national strength, so until the last step, Your Majesty will not make such a decision." ”

"Then why ......"

"Politics is nothing more than a process of trade-offs, Your Majesty does not dare to use force against Valrante, and Valente also does not dare to force His Majesty to the last step, there are such rumors, and there is real evidence, he has to avoid suspicion in a short period of time no matter what, so, if you want to do that, it is best to do it in the near future."

"I see." Colin smiled: "It seems that the confession I prepared is useless." ”

"Of course you do." Roman said, "That's the best gift for Valrant's steps." ”

……

……

Western Continent.

Duchy of Osteria.

Veronica sat on the edge of the bed of her teacher, Blanche, and accompanied the frail old man to say a few words from time to time.

As long as there is no urgent business at the embassy, she will come here to visit the teacher who has died soon.

The fate of the two is just that when Blanche first traveled to Thunder City, he taught Veronica the harp for three months.

But Veronica values these three months.

Not only artistically, as the most influential musicians in Osteria and even the entire Western Continent, Blanche and Veronica's mentorship and apprenticeship can even affect the diplomatic relations between Tulum and the Blue Alliance.

Blanche also admired Veronica's musical prowess, and during the latter's visit, she used her connections to help Veronica complete several difficult diplomatic missions.

But this music maestro whose disciples are all over the Western Continent is clearly coming to the end of his life.

"Don't worry, child, when you really understand Fenrir's Tenth Symphony, you will understand that death is just another beautiful beginning, and I firmly believe that there is a kingdom of heaven, and when I get there, maybe I can have a new understanding of music."

"Teacher, let's just say a few words." Veronica, apparently not so comforted, said: "I have never heard the Tenth Symphony contain a description of life. ”

"Ha, there's no way to fool you, you really have your own insistence on music." The old man on the verge of death was still joking optimistically.

"What do you need is rest, or a cup of soothing tea?" Veronica tried her best to hide her grief.

"Preferably a glass of Awhisky." Blanche, who was half-lying on the bed, licked her lips.

"I can't satisfy you."

“……”

While the two were chatting, after all, the old man was in poor spirits and fell asleep in a daze.

Veronica covered him with the quilt and cautiously walked out of the room.

As soon as I went out, I was met by a young lady.

"Your Royal Highness Princess, Grandpa ......"

"Teacher just fell asleep, Miss Susan, you might as well visit you later."

"Okay, thank you Your Highness for taking care of you."

The lady named Susan is Blanche's granddaughter, and she also comes to visit her grandfather every day, and after meeting Veronica a few times, the two know each other.

"Miss Susan, I heard from the teacher that you are also a magician, why have I never seen you wear a magic robe?"

"I'm just awakened, I haven't passed the preliminary assessment yet, although the rules are that you can wear magic robes, but I always feel that I am not qualified."

"It's you who are too modest." Veronica laughed, "I've heard you've become proficient in several spells. ”

"But my written test is weak." Speaking of this topic, Susan was obviously much more interested, and said: "For this reason, I specially worshipped His Excellency Felix as a teacher and studied the theory of elements from him, but to be honest, His Excellency Felix was obviously willing to take me as an apprentice for the sake of his grandfather. ”

Felix is one of the only three great magicians in the Duchy of Osteria, and even in the Western Continent, he is a rare magician who is good at the study of elemental theory, and his books are equal to others.

"Speaking of Elemental Theory......"

Veronica remembered Colin's request at the end of his first letter.

"What do you think about ......?"

When she said this, she realized that she could not remember the words at all, and had to take out the proof process from the transcription of the Colin letter from her pocket, and looked at it a few times before continuing: "Lack...... Is there any understanding of Laxiri's conjecture about the fourth conjecture of the α surface domain? ”

"Of course." Susan nodded and said: "Sir Laxiri's "23 Conjectures on the α Surface" itself is about the basic logic of space magic, but that's just to say, there is no space magic at all, but the conclusion of the fourth conjecture has been influencing the design of the three basic modules of the water system magic pattern, which is a theoretical conjecture that has been applied but has not yet been proven. ”

"Why can it be applied if it has not been proven?" Veronica clearly doesn't know anything about elemental theory.

"That's just the way it is." Susan understood, but she didn't know how to explain it to a layman.

"I have a proof process here, can you find someone to help verify it."

"Her Royal Highness is also well-versed in elemental theory?"

"No, it's a ...... My friend entrusted me. ”

"Can I take a look?"

"Of course."

Veronica took out the transcription process and handed it to Susan.

The young magician took the paper in his hand and looked at it for a long time, then raised his head and said with a sneer, "I don't understand. ”

The results are out, unexpectedly good, considering that there is still a strong push, the subscription data is higher than "Shrinking", and I am completely confused, thank you, I don't know what to do.

(End of chapter)