Lord of terror

It's not that the drinker is stupid, he is definitely not a shallow and stupid person who can become the favored person of the god of nobles, he must also be knowledgeable.This is because of the fault of civilization, which makes them lack the accumulation of history at the root.It's not just him. If you ask the captain directly this question, he will be stunned.

At the beginning of the era of collapse, the original race of Tuoxing, which experienced a catastrophe from the sky and revived its vitality, has a complete civilization inheritance.

From the big flame, Kunz saw the general history of the main nation of the country where the big flame is located. At that time, the era of human beings was: ancient worship, barbaric slaves, kingship of the gods, collapse of god war, and modern civilization.

Although there are gods in the magical world, their theory of evolution seems unscientific with "billion points".For example, there is often a certain race that is a god (the ancient gods that have been destroyed here) finds their ancestors interesting and bestows wisdom, and then this race breaks away from barbarism and ignorance, and enters the "human" class.

There are also legends about the origin of the various races on the Blue Star, such as the birth of offspring of birds, ancient gods, wild boars, and tigers. They are not all legends, some are true.

In the era of the kingship of the gods, there were various feudal systems. There was a feudal system that was not much different from the present, but there was also an imperial system that was very similar to the ancient flower planters.The history books are filled with the masters of the Ming Dynasty, scholars and ministers, famous generals and heroes.

In the chaotic era when demons completely established their rule, the ancient civilization that was once tolerant and prosperous was completely crushed into powder. The only thing left is to let contemporary people know that they were not ruled by demons since ancient times. , They once had a splendid civilization.

Only the most well-known figures, their names have been passed down one or two times.

But what was civilization like back then?Kunz has read the ancient novels and epics written by contemporary people, and he can only say... It's not that there is no connection, but it is really not related.It’s just that the current shell is put on the ancient heroes, the names of the gods have not changed, and there are no lords and nobles who suppress the seal, just like the history of flower growers filmed in some places on the blue star. The characters of the Tang Dynasty wore Ming Dynasty clothes The clothes of the Qing Dynasty are dragging the braids of the Qing Dynasty-real scholars will not touch ancient times, and only third-rate scholars who are forced to make a living will write stories about that time.

For people today, lords and nobles are the product of the Great Seal.Before the Great Seal?Either the heroes wandered around with small bands of survivors, who in their imaginations were no different from bandits today.Either a lord ruled a group of slaves on a small land as large as a knight's land, and struggled to survive among the demon princes' territories, similar to the current situation of the Menac Federation.

"Have you thought about the management system without cracks?" Kunz asked again, this time he was still looking at the scepter.

The drinker frowned, and the scepter raised his eyebrows and said: "It is still divided by the royal family. Those who honor the royal family will get the territory, and those who are disrespectful will not have the territory."

The alcoholic frowned even tighter. Now their situation is similar to "the family and the royal family rule the world together." Once that happens, the nobles will completely become dogs that can only survive by flattering the royal family, and the authority of the Grand Duke of Grapes will inevitably decline.

"No, you can't." Kunz said simply.

"Oh?"

"How many territories does the royal family directly control now? How many products are produced in these territories? Even if the total number of royal knights is [-], is the number of knights of the great noble family less than [-]?" As for Grand Duke Manton, and Like the Moorfien family, their overt and secret manpower combined is only more than the royal family, a lot, because they are rich, "The royal family ordered that the land is not theirs, so it's not? You want to try, who Is your sword harder?"

"War is inevitable." The scepter was very calm. He couldn't have thought of this, "but the appearance of those who overthrow the imperial power will not only attract the thunderous wrath of the royal family."

"In the past, because of the existence of the Great Seal, the royal family had to be stable, but since the Great Seal disappeared, why do you still protect the current royal family?"

"What do you mean?" Scepter originally thought this conversation was a bit boring, but now he became a little interested, "Are you tempting me to give up protecting the royal family?"

"Imperial power is supreme, and the monarch who has been affirmed by the Sun Lord is of course the orthodox monarch. But do you really think that the current emperor is the most respectful to the Sun Lord? Even though I have never met any member of the royal family, their behavior But I have already figured it out. It took three or four years to go to war without making the slightest pre-war preparations? It’s ridiculous. People who don’t have anything are more eager. The new royal family must be better than the old royal family, yes The Sun Lord is even more in awe, if one day their awe also displeases the Sun Lord, then change it again."

The mobile royal family, of course, pays more attention to the gods who can prove the correctness of their laws than the fixed royal family. Like the flower planters in ancient times, there are no real gods, and they still have to sacrifice to heaven when they change dynasties.

Scepter doesn't know the history of the flower planters, nor his own history, but he understands human nature very well: "...I thought you had a good relationship with the old knight."

"Our relationship is very good, but what is the relationship between me and the old knight, and the Knight Principality? I respect the blood knight, what is the Grand Duke of the Knight Principality?"

Maybe he had a good impression of the Knight Principality before today?After all, the royal family of the Sherfer Empire is too wicked.But now... the favored ones are just those whose interests are paramount, so he doesn't talk to them about friendship.

Both the scepter and the drinker had a subtle look on their faces. They thought the baron was a gentle and kind little guy who lacked aggressiveness, that's why those guys took that kind of behavior today.Without the scheming guy like Selfie, even if the little guy resented them for a while, he just stared at them with fierce eyes, or covered himself in the quilt and cried for two days.

The two dependents are both old foxes, not being deceived by appearances. Kunz thought a little while talking, but his expression was firm and natural.These words were not taught to him and then let him memorize them. They were something in his own mind.

The scepter was lost in thought, or he might be talking to the Sun Lord.

"Your Excellency the Baron, how dare you say that the royal family of the Sherfer Empire is the descendant of the Sun Lord." The drinker picked up his glass, didn't drink it, but shook it in his hand.But his sense of hostility towards Kunz is obviously not as strong as it was at the beginning - nobles can be promoted to the royal family, so before they are promoted, they must be more respectful to the Grand Duke of Grapes, and after they are promoted, they must also worship the Grand Duke of Grapes, after all They used to be nobles.

"Who is not?" Kunz spread his hands, "I also have the blood of the Sun Lord. Besides, the blood is important, but what is more important, isn't it the belief in the gods from the heart?"

When he was promoted, he wondered if he would meet the Sun Lord's bloodline in his bloodline.After all, he wanted to be the sun, but he didn't.But the ancestral spirit is a big flame, and he doesn't feel regretful at all, especially after waking up and hearing the "divine punishment" from the scepter, this sun...maybe can't use human beings' good and evil to judge gods, right?But his divinity is really too terrifying.

Does the Sun Lord really have a special preference for the current royal family of the Sherfer Empire?If that's the case, he wouldn't have to go around so many circles about starting a war against the Knight Principality.He is playing a game, and the noble royal family and nobles on the earth are his pawns, and human life is the most shallow bargaining chip.As for the captain...he is just one of the uncontrolled pawns.

Never before had Kunz seen things so clearly.

"Indeed, belief from the heart is more important than anything else. Then, as you said just now, lords and nobles still exist?" After all, as long as there is one royal family, what about the other nobles?

"At least in the early stage, the royal family had to rely on the nobles to rule. After all, they don't have the manpower to control every village and town."

"But among nobles, it's not as peaceful as it is now, right?"

"Yes, without the restriction of fiefs, the battles among the nobles are no longer peaceful, but it is only in the initial stage. After all, for the big nobles, if the territory is too large, it is only a few more knights. However, instead of letting Wouldn’t it be good for the knights to become landlords in their territories, conscript them, establish a knight order, manage them uniformly, and distribute annuities to the knights? At that time, the land that was too large only increased the cost of ruling. It’s better to give it to the little nobles .”

Thanks to compulsory education, thanks to history and politics teachers.Let him say these conjectures that sound like such a thing, but in fact, what will happen in the future, Kunz does not know.

"The royal family still relies on the nobles to rule, and too powerful nobles will affect the authority of the royal family..." The drinker was satisfied, but the scepter who had just been fooled into thinking was not happy.

"Now how many knights each noble has, actually depends on their own strength, and there is no rule limit." For example, the emperor has [-] knights, which belongs to a recognized rule, but in fact it is not destined, "according to the rank The force that nobles can have is limited, and if nobles cross the border, all other nobles can attack together and divide up the property of the rebels."

"This is..." Scepter glanced at the drinker and asked Kunz, "Isn't it too cruel?"

"There's a difference between up and down."

Scepter narrowed his eyes with a smile: "I like this word."

But Kunz felt that the "cruelty" he just said didn't really mean cruelty.

"But this is an earthly struggle, and God has no part in it."

"Of course. If the royal family is still overthrown under all kinds of restrictions, such a stupid and incompetent guy is indeed not qualified to continue to enjoy the honor of the emperor."

"Once... the nobles were unshakable. How many noble families there were thousands of years ago, how many noble bloodlines continue to survive now, but this will not be the case in the future. It is foreseeable that many nobles will soon disappear, such as your neighbor Viscount Kirke. He was scared by you, and he is about to give up his territory and title."

The situation is a bit complicated now. On the one hand, he feels that he has taken advantage of it, but on the other hand, he feels that he has been weakened.

The scepter on the side didn't seem to care, but it actually had the same feeling as the drinker. When the drinker asked a question, his eyes focused on it.

The drinker said that Viscount Kirke was frightened, and Kunz was taken aback for a moment. He thought that Viscount Kirke gave up his territory completely for the sake of a better life.But now is not the time to talk about that.

"The old nobles will disappear, but there will also be new nobles. The nobles will become the royal family, so the nobles will also believe in the Sun Lord. After all, who is not greedy for the highest seat? Similarly, being a commoner or even a slave can When they become nobles, they will also begin to believe in the Grand Duke of Grapes. Isn’t the belief of ordinary people not belief? God prefers the belief of a hundred people, or the belief of hundreds of millions of people, which they prefer?”

The golden vines on the head of the Grand Duke of Grapes suddenly bloomed!

The drinker immediately stood up with a solemn face, and after a few seconds, he returned to his relaxed state: "I apologize to you for my previous behavior, Baron Monroe. There is no doubt that you are my master. The most loyal and outstanding believer." He took out a golden grape from the vine, "In April, please plant it, it will grow golden vines and bear golden grapes. The wine produced can be Let people be healthy and awakened to the extraordinary.”

Kunz quickly stood up and took the golden grape with both hands.These are very simple common sense questions in Blue Star and the flower growers. When they asked questions, Kunz used his brain to answer them. They were completely out of words. They didn't ask about some things, and Kunz couldn't think of them now.That is, now, he can fool them, but after a while, it may not be so.

"I know the rules of Monroe. All the territory belongs to you. People who live here can only rent it. Can I also rent a house here and build a tavern? I swear, we will obey the laws of your territory, Fulfill the duties of the people of Monroe, guard the territory, and guard the lord."

Peasant women don't need temples here, as long as they can farm the land.Drinkers come here, don't want a temple, but open a tavern.Kunz has a feeling of... playing a business simulation game and collecting special NPCs.Peasant women are definitely agricultural +++, drinkers this is to get product wine, plus entertainment +++?

However, their practical NPCs are indeed much more useful than building a bunch of churches and temples.

"Later, I will bring you the city planning map and choose the location for you to build the tavern. The building must also be in charge of us, and we cannot build it without permission. Please forgive me."

"Of course I understand! This is really a good rule. The overall planning and construction can make the city more tidy and beautiful!" The drinker is no longer just enthusiastic, he is the bragging fan of Kunz.

The scepter squinted at the drinker, as if it was the first day he knew him: "Baron Monrophy, have you ever thought about becoming a royal family? I think this place..."

"No."

"Are you so decisive? Don't think about it anymore? You have the blood of the Kevin Wright family in your body, so it is reasonable for you to become the heir of the empire."

Now the squinting was replaced by a drinker. Although he praised Kunz, he didn't give much actual benefit so far.The scepter went directly to the heir of the empire?

"My talent is not enough to be the ruler of a country, moreover, I will not have descendants, it is obviously extremely irresponsible as an heir."

"it's a pity……"

"I think so."

"My caravan is coming soon, but the caravans of other forces are also heading towards Monrofei with all their might... Besides slaves, food, livestock and cloth, do you need anything else?"

"Nothing."

"Really?" The scepter found that Kunz could not understand his hint, so he could only ask directly, "I mean, do you have enough funds? If not, we are happy to use the commission of hiring Geji Geji In lieu of payment."

This started talking about business directly, and the drinker also sat back and looked at Kunz.

"Geji Geji is my summoner, and there are many restrictions. Because of my strength, the current campfire cannot..."

[It can be set up outside the territory, but you need to transport your campfire directly. According to the number of local Geji Geji, determine the monitoring range of the campfire. The minimum is 50 meters, and the maximum is over a hundred miles. 】

"...I can't place it at a long distance. The campfire must be transported there first. Then, the Gejigeji must go to the local area and touch the campfire before they can be summoned in this campfire. So if it is too far away In the area, the unlimited combat ability of Geji Geji will be greatly weakened."

In fact, since the last labyrinth event was replaced with the birth campfire, the birth campfire can be thrown out, but Kunz is not going to say, it is better to keep a little hole card.

However, both the scepter and the drinker had calm expressions, obviously not thinking that this was a trouble.

"Geji Geji will not be allowed to go very far in the early stage, after all, there are not many of them, is there?" Scepter smiled.

Both the captain and Kunz remained expressionless: You don’t think there are many, so it’s not many...

"The Viscount of Kirke is included in the Baronship of Monrofi. It won't be long before the formal appointment will be issued to Monrofi. Congratulations, you will become Viscount Monrofi." The scepter stood up and saluted, " This is the first case since the founding of the Sherfer Empire. May the glory of Meng Luofei be as bright as the sun."

The drinker squinted again. There is no heir to the empire, but the title of viscount is the benefit of getting it—although the document has not yet arrived, but the words are spoken from the mouth of the scepter, sometimes compared to the emperor and Prince Yatesina, Or other royal families say it out of their mouths, which is more credible.

Kunz stood up and returned the salute.

The status of aristocrat itself made him lack a sense of identity.Being a baron meant more responsibilities and obligations to him, and he didn't enjoy much power and enjoyment.Now that his title has been promoted, it makes him feel even heavier on his shoulders.

After all, the land is bigger and there are more people.But accepting this identity is indeed more convenient for him to act in the future, so he accepts it.Instead of asking him to be the emperor just now... Of course the scepter was joking, but even if it wasn't a joke, Kunz would have refused.

Nothing to do when the emperor?The current throne of the Sherfer Empire is a big gunpowder keg. Whoever sits on it will face the end of being blown to nothing.

The three of them were polite for a while, and the two followers finally left.

It's dark now.With only himself and the captain left, Kunz immediately slumped his shoulders and breathed a sigh of relief.

The captain kept silent just now, because with his education, there was no room for him to speak on that occasion.

Now he gave Kunz a thumbs up: "Congratulations, my little lord, one of your enemies has been reduced by a powerful one, and one of your allies has also increased by enough weight."

"Yeah!" Kunz put his hands on his hips and made a gesture of "I'm strong".

"Have you seen the ancestor spirit?"

"I saw it."

"It seems that they have taught you a lot. Congratulations, little lord..." Kunz leaned over and hugged the captain. The captain smiled and patted the lump on his body, "Welcome back, little lord."

"If I really become the emperor, will the Sun Lord agree to cancel the contract?"

"I don't know. How can a mortal guess what a god thinks? Besides, can you be emperor, little lord?"

"...Maybe I can be the emperor's friend?" Kunz sighed.

"Little Sun, don't show this kind of thinking of 'if I do what, will God reward me'. This will make God think that you are threatening Him. If you are lucky, He will simply reject you. If you are not lucky, He will simply reject you. Let you play games with him. Whatever the gods give, whether good or bad, we should accept and be grateful."

Is this the so-called thunder, rain and dew all belong to the king?God is much bigger than the emperor's airs.

"Then what's the matter with offering sacrifices?"

"That's asking, not exchanging."

"You are right, we should be grateful to God." Mingming was full of anger and unwillingness, but he could only be grateful.Because he is not standing on the same plane as God, just like he was not qualified to make demands on his loved ones in the past, he is also not qualified to make demands on God now.

[There is no need to be so cautious, Kunz.It is safe for you to speak to the captain in this room.When you are away from home, when you want to be safe, you can also tell me. 】

【Won't make others suspicious? 】

[Remember the Famera Labyrinth on your neck?You can now activate its greater ability. Although it is an alchemy item abandoned by Famera, it does not mean that it is a failure. It is a treasure named after Famera.Using it to shield the snooping of those favored by the gods will not make people suspicious. 】

【thanks. 】

【what I should do. 】

"Do you want to be happy? My little sun?" The captain lay sideways on the bed and hooked his fingers at Kunz.

Kunz pounced on him, but... there was no next move.He just hugged the captain and smelled his fragrance.

"Are you in such a bad mood?" The captain kissed the top of Kunz's head and patted him gently.

In fact, there was something about Kunz that no one said.He always thought that the relationship with the captain was getting deeper and deeper, maybe... maybe the captain would be willing to be loyal to him one day?After all, this is an opportunity to keep the captain alive, and this opportunity is much more realistic than shaking an empire that has existed for thousands of years.

The idea was downright despicable, even if he wanted the captain alive, but despicableness was despicable.

But today he knew that this idea really should be completely cut off.Captain... Even the Sun Lord refused.The captain should be very clear in his heart that his loyalty will definitely not be that of a slave to a master, even if the object is a god.

After a long absence, Kunz slept restlessly in the first half of the night.The captain coaxed him like a child, and Kunz finally fell asleep.