Chapter 62 Division

Among the three, Count Pereira had the highest status, and the real power of the feudal nobles was not comparable to that of a palace marquis.

But everyone also knows that one of Hassan's tasks must be to restrict Count Pereira.

From the perspective of the royal capital, even if Derek is allowed to grow, there will be one more earl in St. Maitreya Province.

But the Earl of Pereira continued to grow, and he could become a county and a country within a country.

If he breaks the earth and calls himself a Duke, wouldn't His Majesty the King's work be in vain?

Not to mention any legal principles, if the Pereira family had this strength, they would definitely be able to find 10,000 reasonable reasons for inheriting a certain duke title.

It is just the interests of the king and does not necessarily represent the interests of the Marquis of Hassan.

From the beginning, the three of them tacitly circled their respective spheres of influence.

It went smoother than expected and was wider than Derek expected.

At first, he thought it was Marquis Hassan who had taken a big step back.

But when he saw the blank space on the map, he came to his senses.

Enemies can also be friends.

The three families here are not the only ones who are qualified to share the cake here.

Earl Pereira represents the Northland nobles. The territory he has demarcated is not small, but it is divided among dozens of Northland nobles.

During the war, everyone contributes. When interests are divided, kicking people out will cause riots.

Even though he is the representative of the Northland nobles, Count Pereira only has the right to make small decisions, such as which family has more and which family has less, and he can even kick out one or two families.

But this does not mean that he can go against the will of the entire Northland nobles.

His status and power come from his family's fiefdom and the support of the northern nobles.

Likewise, it will also be restricted.

The Marquis of Haishan represents the rights and interests of the nobles of the central capital. If they get involved, it is impossible for them to return without success.

And they will not be short of follow-up material and even human support.

As for the king's interests, except for the nobles' fiefdoms, they all belong to the kingdom, and the kingdom he represents occupies the majority.

Derek is simpler, representing his own interests, the interests of some of the descendants of the Northland nobility, and even the interests of the new nobility that emerged during this war.

Who is excluded? Of course, they are the southern nobles who have always had a low political status in the kingdom.

The strength of the southern nobles has expanded greatly in the past ten years, but they still have no successful record and their political status is not high.

If they got involved in the Northern Expedition, they must have some ideas.

Perhaps the king was happy to see the rise of the southern aristocracy as a counterweight to the power of the old aristocracy.

But the Marquis of Hassan was different. He used to be dependent on the king, but his ultimate goal must be to have a certain degree of independent power.

Now, the representative of the central nobles stood behind him, sitting with his butt naturally crooked.

Count Pereira is cunning and can react faster than Derek.

In fact, he also likes to see the kingdom's reinforcements split.

The Marquis of Hassan took the initiative to secede, and even wanted to support it.

The contradiction just now existed, and the common interests now also exist.

"Viscount Derek, let's take a step back. We can't push too hard."

Count Pereira moved back slightly from the area demarcated by the two of them. Originally, everyone was thinking of bargaining.

Now, with its own blank space, there is a piece of land that can be called big or small.

The point is, there's no fuss.

No matter how statusless the southern nobles were, this time they came with a large amount of supplies and troops.

You can't really push the situation, it's just right, so that they can be angry, but they won't fall out directly.

Anyway, you are used to suffering losses, why not suffer losses again.

Derek said he learned and agreed with this mature and prudent suggestion.

Of course, as a reward for Marquis Haishan's initiative to get closer, his share does not need to be divided. After all... it is indeed less than imagined.

Everyone is happy.

The happiness has not diminished, it has just been transferred from one person to three people.

And then...continue to maintain a hostile attitude.

The Marquis of Hassan left with the corpses of the soldiers. Next, he will definitely promote the threat theory of the Northland Knights, and even take this opportunity to reorganize the army and win people's hearts.

Derek will definitely be nonchalant, and some minor conflicts may even break out.

At least in the eyes of outsiders, the two sides are incompatible.

In this way, the king can rest assured, the nobles of the royal capital can also rest assured, and even the nobles from the south will be diverted.

You can't even see any flaws, because both parties rely on tacit understanding.

The blood shed is real and the conflict is real.

Even the hostility and hatred between the lower nobles is real.

After watching Marquis Hassan and the First Army of the Northern Expedition leave, Derek and Count Pereira relaxed.

Compared to outsiders, the two prefer to create an atmosphere of their own.

Even if we know that this is a combination of interests, there is a layer of family affection, and many things are easier to talk about.

"Tiona will come to Saint Maitreya City soon, and you can meet her then."

The old count was very relaxed in his chair, and his whole body was in a very relaxed state.

In fact, Derek had met this countess and even had a certain understanding of her.

However, it is normal for big nobles to meet before getting married. It is not like many people imagine that they do not know each other.

The combination of interests is very common, but if there is no family affection at all, it may actually cause some trouble.

Therefore, Derek was quite satisfied and smiled appropriately: "I am very much looking forward to Miss Tiona's arrival."

The old earl said again that he was planning to prepare some properties in the Saint Maitreya Province, including a manor and an entire village as a dowry.

This is definitely a big deal. His other granddaughters don't have this level of dowry when they get married.

However, the Pereira family has just made a fortune in St. Maitreya Province, and it is inseparable from Derek's contribution. There are also many considerations in this.

The two talked about some of their parents' quarrels, and the atmosphere was very relaxed.

But Derek knew that Count Pereira would never say these useless words.

Next, is the main topic.

Sure enough, the conversation between the two suddenly fell into silence. After a while, the old count asked indifferently, "I heard that you have a very outstanding blacksmith?"

coming! Derek thought.

As his arms trade grows, people will notice it sooner or later.

But now, I already have the capital to protect myself.

This is also the reason why he has kept a low profile and maintained a large scale.

Faced with the old count's inquiry, Derek said proactively: "Yes, I was lucky enough to find a blacksmith genius. If the count wants to buy weapons and equipment, I can give him a cost price."

Of course, the cost price is just talk, but there are definitely discounts.

The old count stared at Derek for a moment, then breathed a sigh of relief.

"Okay, then I want a hundred pieces of complete heavy armor first."

When Derek heard this, he couldn't help but wonder, what is the old earl trying to do?

Could it be that... we are really going to rebel?