Come to another world and become a lord

The capital of the kingdom, Esther, is the trade center of the entire kingdom. It is surrounded by mountains and has beautiful scenery. When Carl and Alia walked into the city gate, they were deeply attracted by the sight of the city. On the wide main road, vendors were shouting one after another, selling rare goods from all over the world: spices, silk, jewelry, and exquisite gold and silver objects. Next to the street, rows of two-story wooden buildings were exquisite shops.

From here, you can look up and see the magnificent palace in the center of the city, which is made up of stone cylindrical fortresses. This is a typical medieval-style city, which gives Carl a completely different feeling. Until this moment, he has somewhat felt the feeling of adventuring in another world.

As they were walking, Alia suddenly patted him from behind.

"You must observe etiquette when you meet His Majesty later," the girl suddenly said.

"Don't worry, this is not the first time I've met him. But having said that, isn't it a bit abrupt to go and meet him directly? Shouldn't I inform him first or something?" Carl asked.

"That's natural," Alia replied.

"Huh?" Carl was surprised after hearing her words. Alia had only mentioned such an important thing now.

But then I heard Alia say:

"Don't worry, I've already thought of it. Why did you think I wrote to Myrna before? Aaron has already arranged the details. We are just going through the motions today."

"I see~" Carl nodded thoughtfully, "Wait a minute, why am I the only one who doesn't know about this."

"I don't think you would like to ask about it. Those are trivial matters between the palaces. They are long and complicated. If you want to know, I can tell you one by one..."

"Okay, I understand. You can arrange it." Carl replied, once again earning Alia's contemptuous look.

In the meeting hall of the royal palace, when the news of the war between Morton and Carl in the north came, almost the whole audience was in an uproar, the air almost froze, and then everyone fell into a heated discussion.

A minister was standing and speaking, his tone full of dissatisfaction:

"Your Majesty, the new Baron Carl of Rickburg has only been in charge of the territory for a short time, but he dared to start a civil war and seize other people's territory without authorization. How can this be disgraceful?"

Another minister quickly agreed: "The North is the first line of defense against nomadic tribes. Now it is causing constant internal strife because of him. This is not a good thing."

"Besides, he is not a noble at all. I heard that he was just a lowly serf before~"

"Even if they are serfs, it makes sense that they have such bad behavior. But it is a disaster for the country to let such people rule a territory~"

King Philip sat drowsily on the throne, listening to their chatter. He glanced at the letter in his hand, then looked around at the ministers, and then focused his gaze on Prime Minister Aaron:

"What do you think about this?"

Prime Minister Aaron seemed a little unconvinced and said slowly:

"It is difficult for me to judge who is right and who is wrong this time. But there is one thing I am not sure about. I only remember that Baron Karl was personally conferred the title of Baron by Your Majesty, and Your Majesty also checked the family tree and confirmed that he was a member of the royal family. But now you say he is a serf. Where did you hear that from?"

After hearing Aaron's words, Philip suddenly frowned, and then shouted loudly:

"That's right. Karl is my authentic royal blood. Where did you hear these nonsense rumors? If there are any more rumors like this in the palace, don't blame me for being rude!"

This shout stunned everyone for a moment, and the hall fell into silence. After a while, someone was heard saying:

"Even if he was born in a different family, it is not allowed to seize the land of other lords."

"I remember that it was Morton himself who started this war." Aaron said slowly again.

"An earl was defeated by a baron. It seems that my nephew is indeed a talent~" King Philip sneered.

"He had scared off the Great Khan by himself before, which was a great achievement~"

"Yes, indeed. This guy made great contributions in defeating the Khan~" Philip replied.

After hearing the king's affirmation, Aaron said again:

"So, in my opinion, this kid has something, and it's perfect for him to guard the country in Rickburg."

As everyone was discussing, the guard outside the door shouted, the sound almost overwhelmed everything:

"Baron Karl Flandal requests an audience with His Majesty the King."

"Speak of the devil and he will appear~" Philip glanced at Aaron, then smiled and said, "Let him in."

As Karl walked in, the air in the meeting room seemed to be shaken. Almost everyone focused their eyes on the serf baron, with doubts, surprise, and more disdain.

Carl himself also felt this strangeness, this rejection from the entire aristocratic circle, but he didn't care. He simply walked towards the king and bowed deeply.

But Philip said in a leisurely tone:

"Long time no see, my dear nephew."

But I saw Karl kneeling on one knee and said respectfully:

"Your Majesty, it is my great honor to meet you here."

"Hmm~" Philip nodded with satisfaction, "We were just discussing you here~ They all said that you invaded the territory of Earl Morton."

But I heard Karl say slowly:

"Your Majesty, I had no choice. Henry was murdered by his nephew William, who then attempted to murder his legitimate heir, Lady Selena. As a close friend of Baron Henry, I couldn't just ignore it. But for some reason, this incident alarmed Earl Morton, who even wanted to send troops to attack Greyburg. Lady Selena and I had no choice but to fight to the death. Later, we learned that Earl Morton was also involved in the murder. Your Majesty, Lady Selena is the legitimate heir to the Greyven Valley."

"Well, I have heard about this." Philip nodded, "So it's all Morton's fault."

"Indeed." Prime Minister Aaron seized the opportunity and immediately added: "Your Majesty, there was nothing wrong with Carl's actions regarding the Morton issue. On the contrary, he performed well in resisting the invasion of the Great Khan. Not only should he not be punished, but his response should be rewarded."

"Hmm~" Philip nodded, and then said, "What you said makes sense. In this case, Karl, I should really reward you something. Why not give it to you..."

As Philip was speaking, the palace gate was suddenly knocked open. To everyone's astonishment, Morton suddenly rushed into the hall. He was so emotional that he almost cried:

"Your Majesty, I have something to report to you. Baron Karl of Reikburg has invaded my territory without reason and has instigated the relationship between me and my vassal. Your Majesty, please make a decision for me!"

King Philip's words were interrupted. Carl looked at Morton in surprise, his eyes almost widened, and at the same time Morton also noticed Carl beside him.

"Your Majesty~" he shouted immediately, "It's him, it's this Carl, he's seizing my territory!"

As he spoke, the quiet hall became lively again, and people began to discuss in low voices.

Philip slammed the table angrily and shouted:

"Morton, you barged in without informing me, how can that be proper? And I've heard about both of you. Karl accused you of murdering his vassal Henry!"

"That's a false accusation!" Morton shouted, "I swear on the honor of my family, this is not true! It's all Karl's deliberate slander~"

His words once again aroused discussions among the ministers around him, and someone suddenly said in the crowd:

"Your Majesty, since Lord Morton is complaining about injustice, we must investigate~"

Then someone else said:

"Now, things are unclear, and it is not easy to reward Baron Karl."

Then everyone started to speak out in agreement, and Carl watched and listened quietly. There were more and more voices of opposition, and finally everyone stood on Morton's side. This was not surprising to him, they were all nobles, and they were all from the same circle. Morton should know that he had come to the capital, and he was waiting for this moment to disrupt the situation.

King Philip also felt a headache at this time. He no longer said anything about rewards, but just waved his hand helplessly, with a tired voice:

"Okay, that's enough discussion for today. Let me think about the rest."

As soon as he finished speaking, he adjourned the meeting.

When they stood up, Carl and Morton's eyes met in the crowd, and Carl saw that the other's eyes were full of anger towards himself.