Chapter 619: The Tail is Too Big to Fall
"Stone Castle has been sorting out the 'legacy' of the nine major clans recently."
"Someone found an unusual special order in the account book of the Locke family, which is responsible for managing the elevators in Stone Castle."
Pate relayed the message he received:
"In the past ten years, the Locke family has been secretly purchasing a large number of special materials. They are all materials needed for sacrifice to the Stone Spirit Fetus. And...hiss, the situation is a bit complicated."
"The supplier of this long-term order is from Green Port, because several of these materials are controlled materials in the Kingdom of Reyak. They can only be sold after applying for and obtaining the corresponding licenses, and the information of each transaction must be strictly registered."
"Green Port is a free port established by the goblins. There are no restrictions on sales. Buyers can place orders anonymously and then send them to Stone Castle by airship."
"The point is-the Locke family does not use their own gold coins."
"These long-lasting transactions require a large amount of financial support, and the funds used by the Locke family... come from the capital of Reyak!"
"A private aristocratic club is the sponsor of the Locke family, and has continuously provided them with financial support over the years."
Reading this, Pete rubbed his temple with a headache:
"The account book was given a hidden trigger-type arcane lock with a self-destructive effect, and it was also a magical effect contaminated by the void. The dwarf who found this account book knew nothing about magic and opened it directly without finding any strangeness. After a short delay, the account book self-destructed."
"The specific list can no longer be checked, these are all the clues."
"Fuck! These dwarves know to abandon the old ideas of the nine clans in the past, so why can't they just change their ideas of not liking magic!"
The latest clues sent by Bron mean that the previous three pieces of bad news are even worse.
There is indeed hidden evil in the capital, and it is among the nobles at the top of the kingdom!
Pete didn't believe that this so-called private noble club knew nothing about the Supreme Truth Church. There was a 90% probability that this was the source of the hidden evil in the capital!
Moreover, the idea that "the new nobles would secretly obstruct Pete's actions" which was originally just a guess has become a fact.
Coincidentally, this matter collided with the action corps that King Kenreddin was going to establish.
Whether it was to investigate and find out these cultists hiding in the dark of the capital, or to promote the establishment of the action corps, the obstacles faced by the two things were magically combined.
"Some new nobles are unwilling to let the action corps appear out of their own interests;"
"There are also some who really have something to hide! Because the action corps is going to investigate and eliminate them, they will definitely find ways to obstruct it by all means!"
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Lancelot clenched his teeth. He listened to Pete for a long time, but still didn't understand.
I couldn't help but raise my hand to ask:
"The new nobles are unwilling to let the action corps appear for their own interests? Why?"
Pet had no choice but to tell Brandon, Rena and Dolan what happened during the audience.
Rena and Dolan were thoughtful, and they probably understood what Pete meant.
Brandon just listened to it in one ear and out the other.
The biggest difference between him and Lancelot now is that Brandon clearly knows that he is not suitable for thinking about these things that require brains, such as interest exchanges, negotiations and compromises, so he simply empties his brain and lets smart people be his external brain to provide him with solutions.
He is only responsible for deciding whether to take action based on his simple values after getting the solution.
Pete explained to the others:
"Because this is the safest and most prosperous place in Starosh, the western part of the kingdom, and the continent of Plantis."
"Although the conditions on the eastern border are still somewhat harsh, for these nobles who have lived in the west for a long time, the life and death of the east has little to do with them."
"Once the action corps is established, many or even all of them will have an additional identity as corps members, and will need to accept the direct jurisdiction and command of the king. The opportunity to enjoy the prosperous life in the west will be greatly reduced, and the risk of death will be greatly increased."
"Compared to a comfortable and luxurious life, they certainly don't want to participate in any action corps."
Lancelot didn't understand and was shocked: "Didn't they swear allegiance to the king? Aren't monsters everyone's common enemy? ? Aren't they betraying their original oaths by doing this? "
Dolan tutted his words beside him, raised his arm and put it on Lancelot's shoulder, and teased: "Lancelot, I suddenly feel that you should not be a pure warrior. You should try to learn some radiant magic and become a paladin instead."
"You have the chivalry of a paladin, and you value oaths so much."
Even Brandon understood what Pete meant. He turned his head and said to Lancelot:
"To put it another way, let me give you an analogy. If I tell you now that the god of knowledge, Norwen, will take back most or even all of his blessings, and you have to go back to your previous life, are you willing? "
Lancelot shook his head subconsciously: "I definitely don't want to!"
Brandon clapped his hands: "That's it!"
"The new nobles of the kingdom don't want to either."
"Even if they are full of passion when they take the oath, after a few years in the stable west, the comfortable life will gradually wear down their fighting spirit and make them addicted."
"Compared to fighting dangerous monsters, it is definitely more comfortable to be served by servants in the manor!"
Pet nodded slightly: "The complete reason will be more complicated, but it is almost the same."
Brandon only considered the position of the emerging manor nobles.
If the king's position is taken into account, this question will be complete.
The Manor Nobles Enthronement and Inheritance Act introduced by King Kenreddin is to quickly recruit a group of backbone and even elite forces who dare to fight monsters at great risks for the Kingdom of Reyak.
This bill played an excellent role that year.
There was a significant effect in the first year, and the border defense line became stable as these newly enthroned nobles guarded the monster red tide.
And His Majesty Kenreddin has a group of people who are directly loyal to him, allowing him to spread his "vision" to all parts of the kingdom, no longer limited to the capital, and no longer relying on the old-style fiefdom nobles who were enthroned.
It can be regarded as killing two birds with one stone.
However.
As time goes by, the number of manor nobles is increasing.
The nobles who have been canonized. The luxurious life that was originally regarded as "welfare" has worn away their fighting spirit;
Some people pursue canonization, just to enjoy it to the fullest after becoming a manor noble!
This group gradually becomes too big to be eliminated.
In short.
The new noble group in the west of the kingdom is getting bigger and bigger, and they in turn "kidnapped" the king's power and the kingdom's finances!
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