Chapter 178: Promoted to Viscount

Although King Charles has been in power for thirty years, he actually has no experience of fighting in the front line.

Although he is a sixth-rank knight, he relied on precious potions to get to that position.

He has no idea about the changes in the war situation and can only listen to the opinions of his subordinates.

The court bureaucracy is full of various interest groups, supporting different princes, and there are countless struggles every day.

When he encounters a dispute and needs to make a decision, he often makes decisions based on likes and dislikes.

He likes Felix and hates the eldest prince Chris, so he supports the Holland family and suppresses Baron Richard.

As for whether suppressing Richard will be detrimental to the overall situation and whether it will cause trouble, King Charles often does not understand.

The reason why he hates the eldest prince Chris is actually for a special reason. He discovered that the queen had an affair with Duke Roger.

The queen is the legitimate daughter of Duke Duran, and Duke Roger also has a great influence within the royal family.

Even if there is solid evidence, it is difficult to gain widespread support and deal with them.

Not to mention that the rumors King Charles heard may also be court struggles, which are groundless.

Because of this gap, King Charles would continue to support his favorite Prince Felix, hoping to support Felix as the heir.

After being beaten up by Duke Brena, King Charles felt very humiliated, but reality forced him to bear the humiliation.

Since King Louis, four generations of kings have lived in Brena's shadow.

Only his father Philip, a ninth-level epic knight, who also had a high prestige in the army, could get limited respect from Brena.

Although he was a high king, Charles had no ability to resist Brena. Because in the royal family's base, Brena's influence far exceeded that of the king.

Disagreeing with Brena, the Royal Guards and the Mage Corps would not support the king's decision.

If things go wrong, they might tear their faces apart, or even die unexpectedly, and the throne would be replaced.

"If I die, I don't know what fate poor little Felix will encounter? Anyway, the old man Brena is dying, and he can turn over when he dies. I have remembered today's insults, and there will always be a time for reckoning."

King Charles hated Brena to death in his heart, but he didn't dare to show it on his face. He actually couldn't listen to what Brener said.

But King Charles didn't dare to object to Marshal Brener's decision.

Soon, a commendation order came from the capital, granting Richard two territories.

The two territories added up to more than 4,500 square kilometers, merging the original Richard Barony and promoting it to Richard Viscountship, with a total area of ​​6,000 square kilometers.

Including William and Sophia's territories, the Harland family's fiefdom has reached 9,000 square kilometers, surpassing Viscount Roman and becoming the hereditary noble with the most fiefdoms in the Geda Province.

Although the fiefdom is large, there are not many people in the territory.

In addition to the 6,000 slaves rescued in this war, the population controlled by the Harland family exceeds 50,000.

Although 50,000 people cannot be said to be small, there are only five people per square kilometer on 9,000 square kilometers of land, which is only slightly better than Richard's XZ in his previous life.

Although the territory controlled by the Harland family is mountainous, it is actually very suitable for human survival.

If such a large piece of land is developed, it is enough to feed 300,000 people.

The bureaucrats from the capital were very good at reading people's minds. They found that the Kingdom of Charles did not like the Harland family, so they would not get close to Richard.

They did not even accept the gifts sent by Richard. As if they were avoiding the plague god, they hastily divided the territory, handled the documents, and returned to the capital without stopping.

The reason why the capital granted Richard such a vast territory was actually to give a favor by giving unowned land.

This area is all uninhabited land.

If Richard gained a foothold here, this territory would become a salient that the orcs would focus on attacking.

With this salient, the defense situation of the entire Geda Province would be greatly improved. The Harland Valley would be completely in the hands of Richard, and the orcs could not invade through this valley.

The Kingdom of Grant only paid a little name, and the ambitious nobles had to fight for their lives.

It is very dangerous to become a salient in the border province, especially in the North, where wars are frequent and intense. The Earldom of Martins is a salient, but it was quickly conquered by the orcs.

Martins could not stand firm. The Harland family was now stronger than the Martins family, and it was also difficult to gain a foothold.

After being promoted to a noble title and obtaining a new territory, it was already August.

The orcs suffered a defeat in the war in the Geda Province. The Northern Legion entered the Rah Province. Seeing the unfavorable situation, Kiram, the commander of the Orc Front, decisively chose to withdraw.

In late August, the war was over, and Richard also returned to the Geda Province with the main force.

After being promoted to a noble title, he needed to go to the capital to participate in the enthronement ceremony.

Richard rushed to the capital at full speed. It was already the third day of September.

Holding the noble emblem, Richard entered the Noble Council Hall.

The Noble Council Hall has six floors and is 30 meters high. Many magicians worked hard to build this building. There was no seam between the stones. It seemed that mud was turned into stone.

The decoration inside was also very luxurious, using a lot of precious materials.

Richard came to the Noble Council and found Prince Chris directly.

After falling out with the Holland family, Richard temporarily put aside his grudge with Duke Roger and became a staunch supporter of Prince Chris.

After Richard's disturbance, it has become impossible for Richard to cooperate with the Holland family.

Bellet Holland could not stay in the province of Geda anymore, and was dismissed by King Charles, temporarily in a dormant state. However, his cousin Jerram was once again valued by King Charles and became the governor of the province of Selldorf.

The province of Selldorf is located in the southwest of Nolan, and its status is equivalent to the HEB province in Richard's previous life.

This time, Jerram's status is even more important.

After Richard came to Nolan, he waited for more than ten days, and together with the three barons, he participated in the canonization ceremony and swore allegiance to the Kingdom of Grant.

After the oath, Richard suddenly felt a thin chain appear in the mental space, as if locking his soul.

As soon as the chain entered, it was immediately absorbed by the silver necklace.

After absorbing this little bit of power, the silver necklace seemed to be a little brighter.

The silver necklace showed abnormality, which shocked Richard and made him a little confused.

Richard did not attend the next banquet and hurried back to the hotel.

Richard wanted to find out the secret of this silver necklace, but unfortunately he was helpless. The feeling of being controlled by others made Richard hate it very much. He secretly kept an eye on this silver necklace and did not dare to slack off for a moment. He worked very hard every day. He hoped to advance to the legendary level as soon as possible. Only when the essence of life changed could he find out the secret of this silver necklace.

After the ceremony was completed, Richard immediately returned to the territory and devoted himself to the study of magic.