Succubus' Manor

The paladin didn't expect that he would be taken to Stettin with the captives, and his armor was stripped off, so he could only walk around in his underwear.

He wanted to cry very much, but he didn't dare, so he hid behind a serf in front and tried his best to bow down so that he would not be too conspicuous.

The same goes for the other knights who don't have fighters. They lower their heads and don't dare to look up, or even look at people.

When they entered the gate of Stettin, civilians greeted them on both sides of the road. The civilians held flowers or petals in their hands and threw them at the returning soldiers.

The deafening cheers made the paladin want to cry more and more.

Girls also throw flowers to the best-looking warrior.

The most thrown flower was a cavalryman. He took off his helmet and held it in his arms, a little at a loss. Although his cheeks were flushed with embarrassment, he still held his head high.

——When they were in the army, each of them represented the face of the army, and they must not lose face!

The children sang local songs, and the adults followed the procession.

"We won! We won again!"

"What won again? I just came to Stettin, can you tell me?"

"Oatley also sent troops to beat us before, and we beat them back!"

The Stettins are proud.

But the people of Stettin are not xenophobic, because Stettin itself is a hub city, and there are people from all over the place. Few people have lived here for generations, and most of them moved here in the last two generations.

In particular, Chi Yan had only imported people, and less than half of them were immigrants.

The paladins would cry out a couple of tears, and some would throw stones at them, or rotten eggs that they couldn't eat, making them painful and uncomfortable.

The children ran beside them, and to the paladin, Stettin's children were also very vicious, because as they ran, they shouted: "We Stettin's army is the strongest! My father is in the army! My father interrupted." Your legs!"

The children compared each other: "My brother is in it too!"

"My uncle is here!"

"My mother is in there too!"

A group of people turned their heads to look at the little boy who was talking. The little boy was not afraid at all. He was a dwarf. joined.

"You lied, how can a woman serve as a soldier?"

"That's right, you big liar!"

Little boy: "My mother's arms are so thick."

He gestured with both hands, but before he could make a gesture, he quickly pointed to the army and said, "That's my mother!"

His mother saw him too, and waved to him.

It was a beautiful female dwarf, but also very strong. The dwarves themselves were a matrilineal clan, and the female dwarf was the absolute ruler.

Moreover, the body structure of dwarves and human races is different. It is not as difficult for their women to have children as human races, and their muscles are no different from those of men.

Seeing the sandbag-sized fist of the boy's mother, the children swallowed carefully.

The little boy clenched his little fist and said, "When I grow up, I will be as strong as my mother."

Others asked, "Where's your dad?"

The little boy was a little confused: "I don't have a father."

"Why don't you have a father? Everyone has a father."

"Yes, how could there be no father."

The little boy scratched his head: "I should have a father, but we dwarves all grew up with our mother, so we don't know who our father is."

If there were no slaves in the past, in the dwarf tribe, every male would take care of the children, and the children would have a tribal father.

Although some dwarves marry now, there are also dwarves who follow tradition.

The children couldn't understand it even after asking, they could only think that the dwarves were really weird.

There are also goblin children muttering next to them: "When I grow up, I will be the first goblin to serve as a soldier!"

Goblins are not as good as dwarves in physical fitness, and their creativity is not very strong, but goblins are good at hiding. They even dig holes to hide themselves like voles.

Chi Yan was planning to train a pair of goblins as scouts.

Climbing trees fast, digging holes, knowing when to run, this is a natural scout.

It's just that the goblins are very timid, and they finally became civilians. They are more willing to build roads honestly to earn money.

"It will probably take a while until they feel at ease before recruiting." Chi Yan had already returned to the castle, and the butler was standing behind Chi Yan.

The butler nodded: "My lord, what should the paladin do?"

Chi Yan sighed: "I didn't think about it, I definitely can't let it go, but how to shut it down and how long?"

The old butler suddenly smiled, and said with some gloom: "My lord, why don't you cut off one of his hands and send it back to Rose."

Chi Yan: "Send it back as a deterrent?"

Chi Yan rubbed his chin: "He is the son of the duke, so maybe he can still be of some use. It's no good to abolish him now."

When the old steward heard that he was the son of a duke, he asked, "Which duke's son is it? Some dukes just have the title of duke."

Some dukes only rely on the titles left by their ancestors. The predecessors planted trees and the descendants took advantage of the shade. The city has no right to speak at all, maybe it is not as powerful as the attendants in the palace, and can only follow behind other dukes, and they can do whatever they say.

Chi Yan: "If my son can become a paladin, no matter how miserable I am, I won't be able to go anywhere, right?"

Otherwise, a knight appointment is enough, and it is not so easy to be a knight knight, either you have been on the battlefield, or there are people behind you.

The low-level knights are just Naton knights. They can't even be commanders. They can only join the knight order, fight with their lives, and earn a living with a little salary.

But it is also much better than civilians and ordinary soldiers.

The old butler shook his head: "My lord, it's different. When the Holy Court and the royal family were not bad, I was willing to do a little favor to the adults with high titles."

Chi Yan understood: "Use benefits to win over, the methods of the Holy Court are not very clever."

The old housekeeper smiled and said: "My lord, means, sometimes it's not about whether it's good or not, but whether it's useful or not. No matter how clever the means are, if it's useless, it's useless."

Chi Yan said to Ryan: "Someone send that paladin here."

Ryan lowered his head and saluted: "Yes, my lord."

After Ryan left, the old butler said: "Ryan is obedient, but he is still not qualified for the position of personal servant."

He is honest and obedient, but he has no heart and is not smart enough, but what the valet needs is to think what the lord thinks, and he has to understand the lord's meaning with a look from the lord.

You must be obedient, considerate, and loyal.

Chi Yan: "Do you have a candidate?"

The old housekeeper said reservedly: "I trained a person before, and he is now outside, buying slaves for the adults. It is estimated that the first batch of slaves will come back soon."

Chi Yan was a little dazed, he had too many things to do recently, and he almost forgot: "What's your name?"

The old butler: "Just."

Chi Yan nodded: "It's him."

He didn't even remember who Just was, it was all to take care of the old housekeeper's mood.

The old butler was really happy. He said, "Justin is much smarter than Ryan, and his loyalty to you is obvious to all."

Chi Yan: "Then let's take a look when he comes back."

Chi Yan was noncommittal, he had no shortage of servants, he could just say a few words for what he wanted his servants to do, and he himself didn't like charades.

What he needs are talents and officials. If Juster is really as good as the old housekeeper said, Chi Yan doesn't mind letting him have an official post when he comes back.

If he wanted to break the hereditary system, he had to start with officials.

Otherwise, if you say that the nobles will not be able to seize the nobility in the future, there must be huge obstacles.

Chi Yan just couldn't figure it out, he could still understand that the aristocrats were hereditary, after all, his family was in the world, and his hometown was like this in ancient times.

But official hereditary?Which devil made this rule?

Officials in ancient times in their hometown also competed for posts after the imperial examination.

Even if there is a nepotism, it will not be too outrageous.

But this is so outrageous here, for example, an official has only one child, and the child is a fool, but if the official dies, no matter how important his position is, he must be handed over to this fool.

Very unreasonable.

The paladin was escorted in front of Chi Yan. He knelt obediently without looking up. He was not like a knight, but a puppet.

Chi Yan sat on the steps. He no longer cared about the majesty of the so-called lord, and he could sit however he wanted, as comfortable as he wanted.

According to the old housekeeper, Chi Yan is getting used to being a lord more and more. Originally, in his own territory, whatever a lord does is good and right, and he doesn't need to show off to others.

Chi Yan looked at the pitiful paladin: "Raise your head."

The paladin slowly raised his head. He also knelt on the ground to talk before on the battlefield. Now that he raised his head, he saw Chi Yan's face clearly for the first time.

Contrary to what he had expected, the lord looked too young—and too good-looking.

His mouth was slightly open, and his expression was a little funny.

Chi Yan asked, "You are the Duke's son."

The paladin quickly said, "Yes, yes."

Chi Yan asked again: "Who is your father?"

The paladin's lips moved, but he didn't dare to say it. After all, he was a prodigal dog, and if he said it, he would embarrass his family.

Chi Yan didn't have the patience to explain him: "Say your father's name, and I can save your life. If you don't, I'll let someone drag you down."

The paladin quickly said, "My father, my father is Bennett, Bennett Anderson."

Chi Yan glanced at the old butler, who pursed his lips and nodded towards Chi Yan.

It seems that this is a duke with real power.

Chi Yan smiled at the paladin, "I have a proposal that will not only allow you to survive, but also allow you to save face."

The paladin asked stupidly, "What, what?"

Chi Yan: "Being Stettin's paladin, those soldiers can also be said to be brought by you. You turned from darkness to light and became a paladin of a richer and more powerful city. It's no better than losing a battle as Rose's paladin. ?"

Chi Yan smiled, he was condescending, and his tone was serious and seductive: "Do you want to discredit the Anderson family?"

"No one will know who you are. They will only know that there is a defeated paladin in the Anderson family."