Chapter 97: Rights and obligations of the nobility, clearing mission

The ancient enthronement ceremony ended.

Thor and his three friends officially became the lowest nobles in the kingdom. From today on, he will be a baron, a baron bathed by the goddess of life.

That pioneering territory will belong to him forever.

It will be protected by the laws of the kingdom.

At the same time, their identities are not only in the entire Northern Province, but even in the entire kingdom, they will enjoy the authority of the nobles.

And such a result.

The whole city of Loren could not help but set off a wave of enthusiasm again.

This is the first time in three years that a pioneering lord has been enthroned as a baron.

This has made the originally silent hearts of many noble lords burn again.

Even many nobles have ideas.

This is especially true for pioneering lords who think they have certain strength.

It is not so easy to build a town of 5,000 people and have enough power to protect him, but it seems not so difficult to get 100 points of merit.

Especially in the current turmoil in the Northern Province, it seems to be even more so.

Of course, it is palpitating, but it is palpitating.

Except for a few pioneering lords who were hot-headed and had just entered the Northern Province, most of the pioneering lords still had no intention of taking action.

After all, as long as you have survived in the Northern Province for a period of time, you will know how powerful the orc tribe is.

One hundred merit points are indeed not many.

But the difficulty of obtaining them is not small at all.

A second-level minotaur is worth only ten merit points, and they may not be sure to kill a second-level minotaur.

Even the second-level goblins are difficult for most pioneering lords.

However, even so, the prices of various weapons in Loren City began to soar.

Of course, this is not something Thor needs to consider.

No matter how much the price of weapons in Loren City soars, he can't pull the weapons to Loren City for sale.

Unless he is really tired of living.

Night gradually falls.

Thor gently closes the Holy Book.

At this moment, he has a greater understanding of the entire nobility.

He also understands the rights and obligations of the nobility.

As a noble, he will enjoy real privileges.

This is clearly recorded in the holy book and is also engraved in the laws of the kingdom.

In addition.

The kingdom gave him the right to conquer and rule, and he would also have to fight for the kingdom.

If he could choose to abandon his territory and escape from the war as a pioneer lord, the kingdom war, and the orc war, then as a noble, he no longer had a choice. Every hundred years, the territory under his jurisdiction must participate in the kingdom war.

As a baron, he does not need to pay taxes, but he needs to ensure that at least one great knight and more than five formal knights are selected to participate in the kingdom war.

This is his obligation to fulfill.

No noble can escape.

Even if he abandons his territory, he must participate.

"Kingdom War!"

Thor whispered, his eyes were solemn.

He had known about the Kingdom War before, but the description of the Kingdom War in the holy book was more detailed, and he knew more clearly what the Kingdom War was.

The battle for territory.

The battle between nobles.

Although there are only two empires on the entire continent, there are countless kingdoms.

Under the two empires, the territory is limited, the resources are limited, and the fight is inevitable.

So every hundred years, with the tacit consent of the two empires, the major kingdoms under the two empires will engage in kingdom wars to redistribute land, interests, and wealth.

Every kingdom war is undoubtedly an opportunity for low-level nobles.

As long as you grasp it, it is enough to soar to the sky.

However, it can also be said to be a disaster, because low-level nobles are unlikely to have a strong ability to resist risks.

A baron noble is likely to have only one great knight, and it is not certain whether he can gather five formal knights. Once he falls, the family will inevitably begin to decline.

Of course, this has nothing to do with Thor.

Now he is fully qualified to draw enough forces to participate in the kingdom war.

Even if there is a loss, he can bear it.

Not to mention that he has a daily intelligence system, even if he participates in the kingdom war, it is enough to ensure his safety.

He can even use this to gain a lot of merit.

His eyes flickered.

The thought was quickly suppressed.

There are still two years before the Kingdom War, so there is no need to consider these things for the time being.

In contrast, the development of the territory and the enhancement of strength are what he needs to consider.

Thinking of this, his mind can't help but think of the two who were canonized as barons with him again.

"Clear up!"

Thor whispered, and his heart was a little throbbing.

There are a lot of wealth and merits in the orc tribe, enough to support the two to become barons, and enough for him to further expand his harvest.

And more importantly, he seems to be able to rely on clearing up to further expand the trade route to the northern region.

Now his trade route only spreads around the Maine River Valley, and the harvest has reached a certain degree of saturation.

If you want to earn more, you must go out.

This is undoubtedly an opportunity.

Thoughts intertwined, and time slowly passed.

Night gradually fell.

The familiar system prompt sound rang again.

"Ding, the intelligence system has been updated!"

"Open it!"

The mechanical sound sounded as usual.

"Open!"

Thor suppressed the anxiety in his heart and spoke subconsciously.

And as his words fell.

"Buzz!"

[Daily information has been updated]

[1: A thousand miles north of your city of Loren, a group of pig beasts will pass by...]

[2: In the west of your territory, Lord Sachi accidentally discovered a small iron mine within the territory, but it was occupied by a group of timid goblins and was preparing to launch a pioneering war...]

[3; Fifteen days later, in the northwest of the Maine River Valley, a group of kobolds will attack the territory of a pioneer lord. The group of kobolds possesses the extremely precious grass of life seeds]

[4: In the north of Eagle Ridge, in the Maine River, there will be a group of tilapia swimming by]

【5;......】

[6; Located in the northern part of the Maine River Valley, thirty miles south of the Northland Glacier Grand Canyon,]

[7: On the west side of the Autumn Leaf Territory, three hundred miles away, a group of tiger-headed men will hunt down a group of fox maidens...]

【8:.】

Lines of text are presented, and new information is presented.

The situation was just as he thought. The entire Northland Province was in relative chaos. Even the daily intelligence showed information about the invasion of various orc tribes.

This is true even in the northern part of the country that has been wiped out.

With the current situation, even the Maine Valley may soon be affected again.

Looking at this scene of information, Thor finally made up his mind.

early morning.

When the morning sun shines.

The glory of the goddess of life shines on the earth again.

Thor took advantage of this year's opportunity to meet Marquis Lehman.

As a baron of the Northland Province, every baron has the opportunity to meet Marquis Lehman once a year.

Only once.

Thor thought for a long time before choosing to use this opportunity.

In the manor.

Thor once again met Marquis Lehman, the most legendary man in the kingdom in the past thirty years.

He rose up from a small viscount family.

He became the idol of countless noble children.

"grown ups!"

Thor performed the courtesy of knighthood.

"No need to be polite!"

"Baron Thor, what's the matter?"

Marquis Lehman looked at Thor curiously and spoke with an inquiry.

"Lord Marquis, it's like this. After hearing about the attack by the orc tribe in the north, as a noble of the kingdom, Xiongying Ridge is willing to contribute to the kingdom to eliminate those damn orcs."

Thor spoke and told his plan.

As mentioned before, he came to request to participate in the purge.

The orc tribe is a crisis, but it is also an opportunity for him.

In this case, he would naturally not miss it.

"Oh, are you going to join the crackdown?"

Marquis Lehman was a little surprised.

Although he was anxious for many noble lords to participate, except for a few powerful noble lords, others were not willing to participate.

Thor's strength is not weak, but in his opinion, it is still far inferior to those others, and it is risky to go and eliminate them.

"yes!"

"Your Majesty the Marquis."

Thor nodded.

"Can!"

"Young noble, you are very brave. I look forward to your performance."

"Let Franky give Baron Thor a letter of appointment."

Marquis Lehman smiled and nodded, then motioned to a knight attendant next to him.

"yes!"

The knight's squire nodded quickly.

And Thor left immediately.

Under the guidance of the knight attendants, he slowly walked out of Marquis Lehman's place and began to go to apply for the appointment letter.

"Family Dressrosa!"

Marquis Lehman chuckled and then ignored it. For him, it was a small matter and he did not need to pay too much attention to it.

In contrast, how to solve the current troubles is the most important.

Even if he once again sent some reinforcements to the northern region.

But the impact of the orc tribe still failed to calm down.

Even the Flying Eagle Knights suffered a lot.

This made Marquis Lehman extremely painful.

He is not one of those families with extremely long inheritance. His family was just a viscount family before. His rise in a short period of time is not enough for him to accumulate enough. Every power under his hands is extremely precious.

Every bit of strength is consumed and it is difficult to replenish it.

But there was nothing he could do.

As long as the Orc War doesn't break out or the Earth Dragon Knights suffer a major blow, the kingdom will not provide greater support.

He could only hold on.

This is also the obligation he needs to fulfill to obtain the Northland Province as a fief.

Marquis Lehman's thoughts were flowing.

Thoughts quickly intertwined with the northern battlefield.

And the other side.

Thor soon received a letter of appointment.

It was a letter of appointment stamped with Marquis Lehman and the affairs of the Northland Province.

He will have the right to go to the northern part of the province to clean up.

Although even without it, he can still lead the troops to clear out the orc tribe. However, with this letter of appointment, the merit points he can get will be doubled, one for the mission of clearing up and another for killing the orcs. .

Just like before, if he had a clearing mission in hand, he would have two merit points for defeating the Minotaur tribe.

Of course, he didn't know it before and couldn't take action.

Now that I know it, of course I have to add it.

After receiving the appointment letter, Thor immediately helped Ryan purchase the corresponding supplies and more slaves.

This time he came not only to accept the canonization, but also to purchase supplies.

Now that the Maine Valley has settled down, it is natural to expand the scale of development.

The number of people is the most important consideration.

The previous population was far from enough, and he needed more people.

I don’t know if it was lucky.

Although the destruction of a large number of territories has led to the continuous increase in the price of weapons, the price of slaves has begun to drop a little. Even the Habsburg Chamber of Commerce, which monopolizes the business, has lowered the price of slaves.

So Thor only spent less than two hundred gold coins to buy two thousand slaves, including many female slaves.

At the same time, other supplies have also been reduced a lot.

This time he arrived at the Habsburg Chamber of Commerce. The gold coins he spent were undoubtedly much less.

This made Thor smile when he left.

Early morning.

The morning sun slowly fell, and Thor set off with his men and horses.

There were only twenty people when they came, but when they left, there were already thousands of people and dozens of carriages.

Even if the food was self-sufficient, he still needed to buy a lot of living supplies at this moment, especially now that the population had increased by another two thousand.

Ten days later.

Thor returned to the castle with his men.

With Thor's return.

The entire Eagle Ridge became completely lively.

Thor officially became a baron.

It also meant that they became the subjects of the baron's territory.

Especially those free people.

Although Thor had given them the status of free people before.

But that was only in Eagle Ridge. Once they left Eagle Ridge, they would probably be sold into slavery again.

But now it's different.

Thor became a baron.

Then they belonged to the free people of the baron's territory, so in the laws of the kingdom, they would also be considered real free people.

In theory, no one could sell them anymore, except themselves.

This is of great significance.

Not to mention those knights.

A knight of a pioneer lord, a knight does not have the status of a knight, but a knight of a noble lord is a real knight.

The nature is completely different.

"Baron!"

Outside the territory, Perros brought a group of people to greet him, and he couldn't help but feel a little excited.

When he learned that he was arranged to go to the pioneer territory to assist Master Thor, he was desperate, and he even felt that his life was bleak.

For a pioneer lord, there was almost no hope.

There was even a life crisis.

But no one expected that in Master Thor's territory, he witnessed one incredible thing after another.

At this moment, it was not even a year, and Master Thor, the young eagle of Dressrosa, had become a baron.

It was only a year.

It was only a year, it could not be called a miracle, but a miracle.