The King

  Chapter 145 Hot Potato

   He did not rush to agree, nor did he directly refuse.

   What is rushing up is not business.

  It is not enough for Baron Chells alone to make such a request. More people must make similar requests.

  Help in military training, but it can't be done in vain.

  You don’t have to accept goods, but when a war breaks out, you must first clarify which side you want to join.

  Hudson has no time to train for others.

   Not your own soldiers, don't follow yourself to the front line.

  Who is full to do such a thankless thing?

  All the news that should be released have been released. Anyone with a little brain knows that something is probably going to happen in the north.

  The orcs invaded the south and took a group of mobs to the battlefield, which was purely irresponsible for their own lives.

  The aristocrats may not care about the life and death of the serfs, but there are very few who can not care about their own life and death.

  Referring to the extremely high death rate on the northern battlefield in the past, if you plunge into it without hugging a thigh, the probability of being able to come back alive is simply slim.

  Frankly speaking, among the thighs, Hudson belongs to the most inconspicuous one.

  The strength is mediocre, far inferior to the big nobles, and even among the middle nobles, they are at the middle and lower levels.

   Without any background to rely on, even on the battlefield, it is difficult to get a good job.

   There are a lot of disadvantages, but there are also many advantages.

   He has a good reputation, is good at training and fighting, he will not betray his teammates if he is loyal, and the most important thing is good luck.

   "Luck" is very metaphysical, but I have to believe it. Following a lucky boss, the probability of survival is definitely higher than following an unlucky boss.

   This point was actually reflected when the Skull and Bones rebellion was suppressed.

  The loss of the Fifth Army was miserable, but the private army of the family who had been with Hudson had participated in the most battles, but had the lowest casualty rate.

  After Hudson took over all the serf soldiers, the casualty rate also plummeted. The most important thing is - never lost a battle.

   It is impossible for Hudson himself to tell the outside world about paddling for fish. Just judging from the final result, he is definitely a lucky star.

  In addition to deliberately announcing this aspect, everyone is envious and jealous of Master Hudson's super good luck.

  The northern border battlefield is full of various risks, and even the great nobles may be wiped out. In the history of the Alpha Kingdom, there were not just one or two great nobles who declined because of resisting the orc invasion.

  Decline does not mean demise. As heroes of the kingdom, as long as these families are not too unlucky, the blood can still continue.

  The Viscount Oran that Hudson is most familiar with, his ancestors were a great nobleman in the kingdom, and he was once the well-known "King of the Southeast".

  It's a pity that with the heavy losses on the battlefield, I had to abandon a large number of sites and retreat to the ancestral land to cultivate and live.

   There are many similar nobles, and those who can be passed down are considered lucky. The unlucky ones who were really unlucky all disappeared into the long river of history.

  The boss is so miserable, one can imagine the younger brothers who follow along. One's own death is nothing, but the destruction of one's family is the worst.

  Essentially, choosing who to fight with is a gamble on luck.

  Theoretically speaking, as long as the boss can come back alive, the younger brothers who hang out with him can continue the family inheritance even if they die in battle.

   Nobles, no matter how fierce the infighting is, there is still a fig leaf. Taking care of the family members of Paoze in the past is also the right thing to do.

  The premise is: there is no crime of conceived.

   If the interests involved are too great, and it is only for the face of the noble lord, then it is not enough.

  But there is no need to worry, the fiefdom in the hands of the minor nobles will most likely not be enough for the "crime of pregnant jade".

   After each major reshuffle, a large number of unclaimed lands will emerge, waiting for everyone to carve up.

   What you should be most worried about is not the lack of fiefs, but your own limited strength and inability to occupy more fiefs.

   There are many lessons learned from the past, unless there is a reason to choose. Otherwise, it would be impossible for everyone to leave his "chosen son"'s thigh and run to follow the guy with uncertain luck to win a chance.

   It took two years to manage the reputation, and now it is finally time to realize it, and Hudson has become more rational.

   It is easy for everyone to follow his script and hand over the power to train and command the army. But it is not so easy to integrate the team and train an elite division.

  The difficulty of real training lies not with the serf soldiers, but with the nobles and gentlemen.

  The little brother needs training, and the officer also needs training. Letting the noble gentlemen put down their airs and go to the training ground together is more uncomfortable than killing them.

  Everything has exceptions.

   In the past, this kind of thing must not have been discussed, but it may not be the case now.

   At the critical moment of life and death, many seemingly important bottom lines can be broken down infinitely.

   It’s embarrassing to stand alone with the soldiers for training, but when a group of people keep up with them, it becomes “as it should be”.

  Rules always serve the makers.

  It is not a big deal to modify the rules of the game because of the interests of the makers.

  Although it cannot represent all the nobles, within the small circle, it is already possible to play like that.

  As long as everyone doesn't tell these things, it will be a forever dusty secret that has been sealed in the long river of history.

  …

  Sacred Mountain of Light.

  Accompanied by a piece of shocking news, it came from the Alpha Kingdom, and the top officials of the Holy See immediately exploded.

   "The blood moon horn has appeared!"

   "It even appeared in the Alpha Kingdom. It seems to have fallen into the hands of the mountain lord—Viscount Hudson."

  The information is too detailed, it is hard not to make people suspect that this is someone who is secretly planning to do something.

   But the "Blood Moon Horn" involved too much. As a religious organization, even if everyone knows that the Holy See has connections with cult organizations, the Holy See cannot admit it.

   Otherwise, it would be a big trouble for believers to see it.

  The Holy See of Chenxi has attracted so much hatred, and it can still exist and live a comfortable life. A large part of the reason is that it has a huge group of believers on the mainland.

  Although it can't fool the big nobles, it still has a lot of influence in the minds of the people at the bottom and some small nobles.

  The countries are constantly making small moves, but they have never taken action to destroy the Holy See. Apart from being afraid of the gods, they are also worried about the reaction of the people.

  If the reputation of the Holy See can be completely defeated, the Holy See of Dawn can be labeled as a cult organization, and the foundation of the Holy See can be completely broken, all countries will not give up.

  Twice if it doesn’t work once, and three, four, five, six, seven or eight times if it doesn’t work twice, everyone will do it whenever there is a chance.

  Chenxi Vatican has a lot of black history, and if it increases over time, it will eventually lead to the collapse of the basic market one day.

   "Blake, what do you think of this matter?"

   Pius VII asked indifferently.

   It can be seen that he is increasingly dissatisfied with the performance of the Judgment Knights.

  The disaster was caused by the Knights of Judgment. Even if the relevant responsible persons were dealt with, the aftermath work was still a mess.

  If it weren't for the fact that the Knights of Judgment's actions in the Orc Empire had begun to bear fruit, and that they were about to invade the Alpha Kingdom southward, I'm afraid Pius VII's face would have been even more ugly.

  As the head of the group, Blake's mood at the moment is more complicated than that of Pius VII. Because of the "Blood Moon Horn", he has long been exhausted physically and mentally.

   It's not a question of whether you want to investigate, but after falling out with the Alpha Kingdom, their people basically never return.

  It is very difficult for people to get out of the body, and the aftermath work will naturally not be completed. Even the Beastman Empire was purely a coincidence, which seemed to provoke a dispute between the two countries, but in fact it had nothing to do with them.

  In order to reduce my responsibility, I bit the bullet and took the credit. It's just that the fake ones are fake after all, and the situation in the Orc Empire is not under his control at all.

  If the goal of the orc empire's southward invasion is not the Alpha Kingdom, but to find a breakthrough from the other two countries' weak links, Blake doesn't know how to end it.

   A lot of troubles were mixed together, which was enough for him to have a headache, and now the message of "Blood Moon Horn" suddenly appeared, he simply didn't want to let people live.

   "Your Majesty, the news of the Blood Moon Horn came out too suddenly. Evil weapons are not easy to control. For nobles who cherish their reputation, this thing is a tasteless thing.

  Just a little viscount, if he has this kind of thing in his hand, what he should do is turn it over to the Alpha Kingdom instead of holding it himself.

  Even if it is really in the hands of this person, the news will be strictly sealed. Now there is a sudden news that someone is probably leading us there on purpose.

  According to the collected information, the mountain lord is not an ordinary person. Not only the elite division with two infantry regiments, but also an adult Earth Bear.

   Without the support of any big forces. From the moment Hudson stepped out of the house, he became a viscount from an unknown little knight in less than two years.

   It mainly depends not on ability, but on that terrifying luck. It is said that no matter what happens to this person, it will become...

   Anyway, this guy is tough. Guys who conflict with him will encounter all kinds of unexpected accidents.

  Including the son of a grand duke, they were all suppressed to death by this person. Even before Hudson did anything, the development of the situation automatically pushed him up.

  Now we are in conflict with the Frankish Kingdom, it is not appropriate to provoke new enemies until the matter is over. The Alpha Kingdom has its own orcs to clean up, so there is absolutely no need for us to do it ourselves.

   Regarding the matter of the Blood Moon Horn, it is enough to send someone to secretly investigate first. It is not appropriate to act with great fanfare, so as not to cause a strong reaction from the Alpha Kingdom. "

   Blake suggested.

   Taking the Horn of the Blood Moon from the Alpha Kingdom is full of too many uncertainties. Especially in the case of leaking news, they can hear the news, and how could the snakes know nothing about it.

  If it is a game deliberately set up by the enemy, it would be a tragedy to wait for them to send it to your door.

   After a series of failures, Blake's confidence has long been gone. In order to mitigate the impact of failure, simply tout the "goal" first.

  It is normal for you to be unable to win when you meet a "son of luck".

  Where are the countless classic cases in history, where anyone who meets a particularly lucky guy will die in an ugly way in the end.

  If it was the Holy See in its heyday, it would still be fearless. No matter how powerful the enemy is, they can find a way to grind it to death.

  But the current Holy See can't do it. If he was tossing around unscrupulously, the vitality he had just recovered would be exhausted soon.

   Just flattering the enemy, Blake didn't think it was enough, and by the way, he dragged the Frankish Kingdom into the water.

  The most powerful country in the mainland, no one can ignore it. In fact, after declaring the Frankish king illegitimate, Pius VII was quick to regret it.

  Politics is not like that. It's refreshing to turn your face directly, but the final result is a bit touching.

   After all, they overestimated the influence of the Holy See. They thought that without their recognition, the other party would not be able to secure the throne, and finally had to compromise with them.

   Never would have thought that without him, the pope, to be crowned, people actually put on the crown by themselves, completely trampling the majesty of the Holy See under their feet.

  At the very least, arrange for an archbishop to make sense of it. Even if the archbishop is appointed by the king, Pius VII can grit his teeth and admit it.

  It's a pity that none of these are available. The arrogant Franks don't play with such nonsense at all. He didn't even bother to leave the last fig leaf for the Holy See, and told the world directly: The replacement of the throne does not require the approval of the Church.

   Without a doubt, this definitely opened Pandora's box. The Frankish Kingdom cannot be suppressed, and the status of the Holy See must plummet.

   Glaring at Blake fiercely, Pius VII turned his head and asked everyone, "What's your opinion?"

  The Holy See, which has a serious bureaucratic atmosphere, has long since degenerated to "who proposes, who is responsible". In this uncertain situation, no one among a group of old foxes is willing to plunge themselves into it rashly.

   "Your Majesty, the matter of the Horn of the Blood Moon has always been in charge of the Judgment Knights. The relevant information is in their hands, let them continue to be responsible!

  The top priority right now is the Frankish Kingdom. The intention of the newly succeeded King of France to be hostile to us is too obvious.

   It is said that they are still plotting to establish a new pope. If we let him go on, I'm afraid it will be very bad for us. "

  Gu Lei on the side opened his mouth and said.

  As an old enemy, at this critical moment, how can he, the head of the Judgment Knights, not make up for it.

  The more the Knights of Judgment do not want to take over this mess, the more they want to tie them together.

  Since the incident of the Horn of the Blood Moon, the life of the Judgment Knights has been much easier in the past year or so. The Judgment Knights, who are overwhelmed by themselves, no longer have the energy to suppress them.

   "Your Majesty, the main energy of the Judgment Knights is now in the Orc Empire, and they are unable to dispatch masters to the Alpha Kingdom in a short time."

   Blake hastily evaded.

   It's not that he is cowardly, it's just that things are too difficult. If it turns out that the rumors are false, it will be a waste of time.

   But once the Blood Moon Horn is really found, it will inevitably trigger a new round of competition. Just snatching things from the mountain leaders is difficult, let alone bringing them back safely.

   Along the way, the enemies that may be encountered are not only the Alpha Kingdom, but the continental countries along the way may also stab them with knives.

   Any problem in any link will lead to the failure of the plan.

  The top experts are not Chinese cabbage, and the continuous tossing has caused a lot of losses to the Judgment Knights, and there are not so many experts available.

  Facing Pius VII's sharp gaze, Blake looked at him without changing his face. It is better to refuse this tricky task than to fail in your own hands.

  …

   During the Mid-Autumn Festival, Haiyue wishes everyone a wealth of wealth, a happy family, and a better career.

  (end of this chapter)