The Extraordinary Earl

Prestige is something you can't see or touch, but it can be felt.

The most prestigious family in the entire Kingdom of Prussia is, of course, the Prussian royal family. Although the royal family was hit by that major incident, its reputation plummeted.

But a skinny camel is bigger than a horse. No family in the country is as prestigious as the royal family.

Which Orange has the highest reputation?

Marquis Parker?

A certain Grand Duke?

No, the most prestigious person in Orange is the Count of Libya.

Because the title of Earl of Libya is the oldest, the title of Earl comes from one of the eight knights under the command of the first King Michu.

Being old among the nobility equals prestige.

Of course, there is another important factor, that is, the Libyan family is very powerful and is the most powerful family in the entire Orange.

Antiquity, bloodline, and strength, the combination of the three equals the reputation of a noble.

Compared with the reputation of the Earl of Libya, Baron Barton's reputation is in the middle and lower reaches of Orange.

Antiquity and bloodline are not something that can be achieved simply. As a newly rising noble, or a rising noble, the most important thing to do to increase your reputation is to show your strength.

Although in the eyes of the awkward nobles, compared to the two factors of age and blood, strength is the lowest.

But the awkward nobles would occasionally bow their heads because of their strength.

All in all, without ancient blood, strength is visible reputation.

Strength is divided into financial resources and force.

If you have financial resources, you can recruit knights to expand your force, and if you have force, you can bring wealth.

The two are complementary to each other.

And to show off one's strength is to show one's financial resources and force. It would be better if there is something worth showing off.

Marquis of Parker, main city, Sparta City!

This is a large city with a population of more than 100,000, and it is also the largest city in the entire Orange.

The Knights of Ston used this city as their base camp and recruited many farmers from the Marquis of Parker to enter Pompeii and become the New Pompeii.

The title of Marquis Parker was "The Executioner".

He attacked the land-owning farmers in his territory, seized the land through forced purchase, killing, and various dirty methods, and introduced serfs for farming, ultimately achieving the goal of amassing wealth.

This also had a certain impact on the city of Sparta, because although the farmers were the direct victims, the reputation of the executioner seemed to be a dark cloud, weighing on the hearts of the residents in the city.

Throughout the territory, the great nobles on the ground were equivalent to the king.

If the king wants to attack the peasants today, there is no guarantee that he will not attack the residents tomorrow.

Credit is like a bird building a nest, pieced together bit by bit. But for it to collapse, all it takes is a strong wind.

Apparently the credibility of the executioner, Marquis Parker, is negative.

Therefore, people in the city of Sparta were panicked, and even some of the middle class had begun to move out of the city of Sparta to live in other noble territories.

However, although Marquis Parker's ship had holes in it, it did not sink in the end, so the entire city of Sparta was still very prosperous with people coming and going.

In the civilian area east of Sparta City, there is a tavern called the "Knight and Gun Tavern".

A very cliché name.

The owner of the tavern is a very nice person and is quite influential in the neighborhood, so this tavern has always had a good reputation and is the main tavern for residents of the nearby area.

Taverns in this world are very unique, and they often have pimp businesses attached to them.

It was midnight, around eight o'clock, when the pub was busiest.

The Knight and Gun Tavern was abuzz with people, all kinds of men were drinking happily, and some beautiful women were getting drunk.

There were also bartenders wearing revealing clothes and very hot figures walking by carrying wine trays. These bartenders twitched their buttocks from time to time and looked very arrogant.

This is the pimp business in the tavern. If you like it, you can do it in the toilet of the tavern, as long as you can afford it.

The smell of alcohol, sweat, women.

This is a typical civilian pub.

The owner of the tavern is a man in his forties. He is tall and strong, dressed elegantly, and wears a pair of gold-rimmed glasses. He looks like an elegant gentleman.

Not only is he the owner, he is also one of the bartenders at the bar.

At the moment, the boss is cleaning the wine glass and chatting with a regular customer. At this time, the door of the tavern was opened again, but the boss didn't pay attention. There were many people coming and going from the tavern at this time.

"Have a glass of dark blue wine." A man in his forties came to the bar and sat down. He placed a gold coin on the bar and said to the boss.

This man is very handsome. If he dresses up, he will definitely be a stunner in the bed of some ladies.

The man was indeed a canary raised by a noble lady.

The man's name is John, and he is a bard.

The profession of bard has a bad reputation recently, because noble ladies often keep young and handsome bards, and there are even scandals of having children with bards.

But the existence of this profession naturally makes sense.

Because there is a relationship between supply and demand.

Bards were often very chic when they were young. They lived in a luxurious villa and were served by maids. If they were inspired, they would write down poems to please the ladies.

Of course, their biggest asset is themselves, and they know this, so they work hard to improve their abilities in bed and become a stunner.

When they get older, they are often kicked out by ladies and become destitute minstrels.

A shrewd bard will save some money when he is young and spend it when he is old.

Those who are more stupid can muddle along when they are young, but they will be poor when they are old.

John is the latter.

Now he relies on his still charming face and superb skills to take some orders and satisfy some women who are in urgent need.

And sadly, they are often very old women.

But not many people laughed at John, after all, there were many such examples around him.

"This old guy is so extravagant that he drinks "dark blue wine."" The boss was a little surprised, but he readily accepted the gold coin and quietly checked it. It was true.

So the boss poured John a glass of "dark blue wine."

This kind of wine is a medium-to-high-end orange wine. The price of a bottle is often more than ten gold coins. If it is a good vintage, it may even be worth fifty gold coins.

The boss doesn't have much stock here, and there are very few people drinking.

And it’s said to be a cup, but it’s actually only half a cup.

"John, are you rich?" Compared to the boss's calmness, a regular customer next to him was not very calm and asked in surprise.