Fantasy Lords: Starting with the Pioneer Knight

Chapter 228 The First Viscount of the Northland Province

 The troops set out in great force. From the royal capital to the Northland Province, it took two or three months to reach the Eagle Territory.

Thor is still unaware of the arrival of this great gift from his pharmacist. All his thoughts are focused on the construction of his territory and the expansion of the Eagle Territory.

 A month later, he was the first to receive the Assad troops brought by Lajos.

 In the study.

 Listening to Lajos Assad's report.

Thor couldn't help but fell into deep thought, while his right hand gently tapped the table.

 “Dong dong dong!”

 The clear voice sounded in the room, and Lajos Assad felt a little nervous.

He was not sure whether Thor would agree to his father's request.

 To be honest, he is actually very happy to see that the family and the lord can achieve deeper cooperation. This is of great benefit to his family and the lord.

 But that's all he can do.

 The final decision is made by Thor.

"Can!"

"You can go back and tell the steward Deli about this request and say that I agree."

"The Eagle Chamber of Commerce will divide the slave trade and run it jointly between the two of us. The shares will be as Count Assad said, 30%."

While Lajos was nervous, Thor couldn't help but smile, then nodded and agreed directly.

He could roughly guess what Count Assad was thinking.

To be honest, his first reaction was to refuse. After all, even if it was just a slave trade and division, it would mean that he was tied to the Assad family, which would not be of much benefit to subsequent development.

After all, if he is not tied up, but just accepted, he can kick out the Assad family when the development reaches a certain level, and truly intervene in the slave trade.

However, he only considered such an idea for the time being, and then he dismissed it.

 Even with his current development progress, he still doesn’t know how long it will take him to truly get involved in the slave trade.

 At present, the only people in the entire kingdom who can engage in slave trading are the Tulip Chamber of Commerce and the three major ducal families, and even most of these three major ducal families rely on the Tulip Chamber of Commerce.

 There is not much hope at all in the short term.

And even if we actually get to that point, whether we cooperate with the Assad family or not will not have much impact.

 Could it be that the Assad family at that time could still dominate him?

This kind of promise does no harm to him, but has advantages.

 After all, the Assad family is involved in the slave trade, which means that there is one less middleman.

If he had followed his previous plan, not only would the Karenina family be the middlemen, but the Assad family would also be the middlemen. Now that only the Karenina family is left, the cost would undoubtedly have dropped a lot.

 More importantly, the addition of the Assad family can increase the number of slaves.

 As for some benefits being carved out, that’s nothing.

After all, Thor's goal in getting involved in the slave trade is not just because of his huge profits, but more importantly, population is the key to the next step in the Northland Province.

"yes!"

 “Sir, I’ll do it immediately!”

 Hearing Thor's words, Lajos couldn't help but feel happy and nodded quickly.

 “Go!”

"Get it handled as soon as possible. I believe it won't be long before other noble chambers of commerce will arrive in the Northland Province. It will be much more difficult to develop by then than it is now."

Thor nodded, and then gave instructions to Lajos.

"clear!"

 Lajos nodded with a solemn expression.

 Then his figure carefully exited the room.

Watching Lajos leave, Thor once again focused his attention on some of the events on the desk in front of him.

 Time passes slowly.

 Three days passed in the blink of an eye.

With Thor's consent, Lajos and the Assad family quickly finalized the decision.

  A new business was formed.

 This business is independent of the Eagle Chamber of Commerce and engages in slave trading.

The Assad family will provide an unlimited amount of slaves to the Chamber of Commerce every three months. The price is calculated based on the cost price. After the slaves are sold, 70% will belong to the Eagle Territory and 30% will belong to the Assad family.

 Assad will establish a slave farm in Eagle City for the sale and trade of slaves.

 The price is shared equally between the two companies and is included in the cost.

 After the negotiation, action began.

Thor ignored this and left it all to Lajos to deal with.

 Even though Lajos is a descendant of the Assad family, after a period of time, this person has been enough to gain Thor's trust, and there will be no problems.

While Thor was dealing with things, the Assad family and the Eagle Territory slave trading site were under construction.

New news finally came from the northern border.

 In the study.

Looking at Steve who returned and listening to the other person's words, Thor couldn't help but have a smile on his face.

“Huh, the verification is finally completed, I thought it would still take a while.”

“It seems that the northern border has stabilized.”

Thor couldn’t help but speak with emotion.

“Yes, sir, currently in the north, it is said that the power of the three kingdoms has stopped expanding and has no intention of continuing to spread. We started counting merit points a few days ago.”

“Your achievements, as well as those of the noble heirs during that period, were completed exactly seven or eight days ago.”

 Steve nodded and explained softly to Thor.

"Understood!"

 “How much merit have I received this time?”

Thor nodded, not too surprised.

Even if they banished the Behemoth King and even killed a seventh-level Behemoth beast, this does not mean that humans can swallow the entire orc tribe in one go.

 In fact, he could only swallow less than one tenth.

Because if you go over there, that’s where the Holy Mountain is. It’s the place where the God of Titans fell, and it’s also the Holy Mountain of the Behemoth. If you really want to capture it, let’s not say whether it can be done. Even if it is possible, the losses will be unimaginable. of.

 The three kingdoms naturally understand what they can do.

“Sir, your meritorious deeds, according to statistics, should be 2,700 points!”

"You don't know that when you were in Loren City, when your merit point appeared, the entire City of Loren was in a sensation."

"That's 2,700 merit points. Sir, you can apply for promotion to Viscount, and you can even get half of the merit points."

Hearing Thor's words, Steve's face turned red and he spoke with excitement.

 “Twenty-seven hundred points?”

 Compared to Steve's excitement, Thor frowned.

You must know that he has killed quite a few third-level orcs. Unexpectedly, even so, he did not gain more than 3,000 merit points.    Merit Points were completely more difficult than he imagined.

Of course Thor also understood that the main reason for this was that he relied on defensive points to block the orcs.

If he had simply relied on his own strength to stop the attack, then his merit points might be doubled or tripled from what he is now, or even more.

 Just want to do it, it will be more difficult.

 At that time, even with his strength, he could not hold on.

This is still the reason for relying on the defensive point. If he didn't rely on it, even he would be in trouble now.

 After all, the huge orc tribe, even thinking about it at this moment, makes people feel their scalp numb.

"Yes, my lord, let me ask you whether you are going to redeem the meritorious service for the title of Viscount, or are you going to keep it?"

 Steve didn't notice Thor's expression, and his words rang out again.

 “Create a viscount!”

“You will come with me to Loren City in a few days.”

　　After pondering for a moment, Thor spoke softly.

With more than two thousand merit points, Thor's first reaction was naturally to make him a viscount.

 As for exchange.

It was undeniable that the Tulip Kingdom's exchange list made him excited, and more than two thousand merit points were enough to exchange for a lot of things.

  In contrast, the title is the most important thing at present.

There is only more than a year left before the Kingdom War. Only by raising your title as much as possible can you have greater autonomy in the Kingdom War. Although the Baron already has some independent abilities, there are only some. In comparison Your Majesty, the Viscount is undoubtedly better.

Moreover, being able to be promoted to Viscount will make it easier to act in the Northland Province.

 After all, there are many barons in the entire Northland Province, and there is not even one viscount at present.

 In a world where there is still complete order at this moment, the role of noble status is still not small.

"clear!"

Steve nodded excitedly.

Thor dealt with some matters in the Eagle Territory in the next few days, and then led the knights to the city of Loren.

 Baron and viscount are lower-ranking nobles.

It is not necessary to go to the royal capital for canonization. It is enough to be canonized in Loren City.

 The ceremony is similar to that of the canonization of a baron.

 After staying in Loren City for seven days.

 The canonization ceremony of the nobles began again.

At this moment, just like before, the entire city of Loren was in a state of shock.

Viscount, this is the first time in the past twenty years that a viscount has been born in the entire Northland Province.

 The impact on the entire Northland Province, or in other words, the impact on the entire Northland Province nobility is undoubtedly unprecedented.

 For a time, countless people gathered in Loren City.

There are even more of them than there were when Thor was made a baron.

 After all, when it comes to canonizing barons, more than fifty barons have been born in the entire Northland province. Three more barons is not too surprising.

 But at this moment, he is a viscount above the baron, so the attraction is naturally unprecedented.

 The night gradually passed.

 When the dawn sun shines.

Thor rode a white horse slowly towards the municipal center just like when he was first enthroned as a baron.

The square in front of the Municipal Center is already crowded with people.

 A large number of freedmen and pioneer lords gathered here.

 Under the sunlight, the statue of the Goddess of Life exudes a faint and soft light.

 From its feet, a huge red carpet spreads into the distance.

 The canonization of nobles is undoubtedly the most solemn event.

 Compared with the canonization of baron, the ceremony of canonizing viscount is more intense.

 Flowers covered the entire ground.

The band played exciting music.

 One after another, magical crystal cannons accompanied Thor's arrival, sounding in the sky, and thousands of white doves were released at the same time.

Thor did not need to dismount when he stepped onto the red carpet. Instead, he sat on the white horse and gradually advanced, meeting the eyes one after another.

The three court earls in the distance have been replaced by five. At this moment, not only Marquis Lehman is there, but also two other marquises who have rushed back from the north. At this moment, the eight figures can't help but look at Thor with smiles. .

When Thor came to the center of the red carpet, Thor stretched out his left hand, made a fist and placed it on his heart.

 One of the five court earls opened the sacred book in his hand.

“Young knight, under the witness of the goddess of life, you have perfectly complied with the eight virtues and nine codes of knighthood.”

“Your brilliance is so dazzling under the sun.”

“Even the goddess of life will praise your virtue. The kingdom is grateful for your contribution and will officially make you a viscount.”

 “Are you willing to accept the canonization?”

 A gentle voice sounded.

 The whole surrounding suddenly became quiet.

 The air also became solemn.

 “I do!”

"I will continue to practice my virtue with the knight sword in my hand. I will let the glory of the kingdom shine on every land. I will let my people enjoy the glory of the goddess of life."

In the solemnity, Thor drew out his knight's sword and sounded slowly with a deep and strong voice.

 Under the brilliance, at this moment he seemed to be covered with a layer of divine brilliance.

At this moment, countless people looked at the figure riding a white horse on the red carpet, and their hearts couldn't help but feel a little surging.

Viscount, that’s a viscount. Their Northland Province finally gave birth to its first viscount.

So does this mean that they also have the opportunity to become viscounts?

 In the midst of their inner turmoil.

Marquis Lehmann stepped forward and handed the noble medal to Thor.

The ceremony of canonizing the Viscount also came to an end immediately.

From today on, Tordressrosa is a viscount.

His status as a noble in the Tulip Kingdom has once again reached a new level.

 Of course, compared to before, there are not too many qualitative changes.

Baron is a jump, but baron and viscount is not. After all, viscount can only be regarded as a low-level noble.

However, having the status of viscount also represents a big step, and it is still very useful in the kingdom's war.

(This one was intended to be written as two, but it was too watery, so I combined the two into one, but it will be a little dry. Please forgive me, tomorrow is the beginning of the Kingdom War, entering a new chapter.)

 (End of this chapter)