Chapter 307 Undercurrent

This year's war was caused by the fact that the Grant Kingdom had fewer troops on the north bank of the Kaia River, which led to a loophole in the strategic situation. The orcs broke through the defense line, making the Northern Army dare not act rashly and fell into a passive strategic situation.

In order to complete the task assigned by King Roger, Harland County needs to build two castles on the northern foot of the Eagle Mountains. Push the front line northward by nearly 200 kilometers and arrange more than 6,000 troops to garrison.

It is not easy for Harland County to add 6,000 soldiers, build two new fortresses more than 100 kilometers away, and strengthen the garrison on the north bank of the Kaia River.

In a year, at least 100,000 gold coins of resources must be invested. But Richard knows that the greater the ability, the more responsibility should be taken.

After Richard was promoted to Duke, the entire Grant Kingdom upper class was watching his next move.

If he did not perform well in the next war, it might be agitated, and many people would write to investigate. After all, there are many nobles who are jealous of Richard, and the Harland family has offended many nobles because of liberating serfs and spreading knowledge.

In order to gain a firm foothold, Richard's performance must be impeccable.

Generally speaking, the enthronement of a duke is a very important matter for a kingdom, and it often requires a grand celebration and complex ceremonies. All the prominent nobles in Nolan should participate in the ceremony of enthroning the duke.

But the situation is tense now, and Richard needs to stay in the Losa Basin, so the ceremony was not held. Moreover, with Richard's status, he should also be on guard against the outside world.

If there are mistakes on the way to Nolan, it will interrupt the development momentum of the Harland territory. This is not because Richard is afraid of death, but because he is responsible for himself and the territory.

Because the Harland territory is developing rapidly, Richard was promoted to duke in his thirties, and King Roger was actually a little afraid of him in his heart.

According to the bard, Richard's life must be a legendary life, which will be passed down for thousands of years. According to Richard's current development speed, he must be a big man in the Dawn Plane in the future.

After all, a person has built a duke family from scratch in his early thirties. Richard's performance has surpassed that of Grant, Venus and other founding kings.

However, Roger is different from King Charles. He is not far from being a legend, and he is also a man of great talent and strategy. He thinks he can control tough guys like Richard and Duke Jonathan.

In addition, King Roger is not old, and he can suppress his suspicion and not become confused.

In recent years, King Roger has considered issues from the perspective of benefiting the Grant Kingdom, and has not set up obstacles for the development of Harland. If the royal family and the Harland family have a serious internal struggle, Richard can only be forced to get close to the Jonathan family.

If the internal friction between the two sides is serious, it will only benefit the orcs.

Although the Harland family is developing well, it is not in the top five of the Grant Kingdom in terms of strength. The pressure on the royal family from the two major families of Jonathan and York is far heavier than that of the Harland family.

Moreover, in King Roger's mind, after relying on the Duke of Harland to stabilize the situation in the northern border, he can withdraw the imperial guards in the north to attack the Delong Kingdom in the south and expand to the wealthy south. At that time, the Grizzlies Legion will be transferred to the south, which will not only reduce the influence of the Harland family in the northern border, but also be a good check and balance for Richard.

King Roger's ability is far superior to his predecessor Charlie.

After he took over as king, the Grant royal family swallowed up four provincial territories and expanded a main legion. In less than ten years, he saved 1.2 million gold coins and obtained several advanced technologies from Richard. It can be said that he is the revival master of the Grant royal family.

Envoy Allen only brought the canonization documents and a gold seal.

Along with Envoy Allen, King Roger's eldest son Wilson came to the northern border.

Wilson is already 26 years old and is already a fifth-level knight. He is King Roger's eldest son and was clearly appointed as the crown prince last year.

Wilson has the talent of his father. He became a mid-level professional at a young age and served as a senior officer in the Royal Guard.

According to the practice of prince training, after being promoted to a silver knight, the crown prince will also enter the northern front and fight the orcs in person.

The reason why King Roger sent Wells to Harland this time was actually to let him contact Richard and make some preparations in advance, so as to avoid being unprepared after taking over the throne and being unable to control Richard and other difficult characters.

In recent years, Wilson has entered the Northern Frontier several times and met the two Dukes Fox and Edward respectively, and also met McMillan who stayed in the Duke Jonathan's territory.

This time dealing with Richard, Wells has been in contact with all the high-level officials in the Northern Frontier.

In the extraordinary world of the Dawn Plane, the life of the nobles is not easy. If you have a life without worries about food and clothing, you must take responsibility.

Especially in the Grant Kingdom, the war is frequent and full of blood and rain. Every noble son must go to the battlefield, and the royal children are no exception. Many people have to come to the Northern Frontier to fight the orcs.

Duke Roger is one of the best. He has been stationed in the Northern Frontier for more than ten years and participated in four orc invasions. When he was young, he participated in many battles and personally charged into battle. This experience is a very critical factor in his ease on the throne.

Children from noble families will be tested for their magical aptitude when they are ten years old. If they are found to have magical aptitude, they will be given priority to become mages. If they do not have magical talent, they will start practicing breathing techniques at the age of fifteen or sixteen to awaken their knight bloodline. Most of their youth is spent in the army, which is not only boring but also cruel.

At the same time, they need to receive a rigorous education and need to learn many courses such as writing, law, political rules, history, geography, literature, aristocratic etiquette, etc.

Knight training is an essential subject.

The direct members of the royal family all have very good bloodlines. As long as their qualifications are not too bad and sufficient resources are provided, they can often enter the fourth level before the age of thirty and have good skills.

Richard was already considered a person with outstanding talent, and he still had killing experience to cheat. He only advanced to the sixth level warrior before he was thirty years old, and Prince Wilson's advancement speed was only a little slower than Richard's.

Ordinary nobles outside can be called geniuses if they can become a third-level knight at this age. But compared to Wilson, the speed of cultivation is far from enough.

A person with extraordinary talent like Jennings can barely keep up with Wilson's advancement speed. However, he does not have the bloodline of an awakened knight, and his combat power is far from the match of the royal bloodline.

The gap in bloodline and resources is an important factor in the combat effectiveness of the big nobles to suppress the small nobles.

A warrior's peak period is about forty years. If he cannot advance to legend, the physical fitness of warriors and knights will slowly decline after the age of sixty. After the age of ninety, it will be basically difficult to fight fiercely.

It can be said that there is a time limit for a person's peak period, and the road to becoming a strong man also requires speed.

One step is slow and one step is slow. The members of the royal family rely on their advantages in blood and resources to suppress internal and external opponents.

In a cruel environment like the Dawn Plane, even members of the royal family need serious involution to stand out.

This time when he came to Harland, Wilson did not reveal his identity. Instead, he quietly hid in the dark, used exquisite makeup techniques, and acted as an attaché of Special Envoy Allen.

Richard rarely goes to Nolan and does not know the details of Prince Wilson.

Although Haaland's intelligence department is not weak, it has invested less power in Nolan and has not penetrated the royal family to avoid unclear explanations of problems.

The impression Prince Wilson gave him was that he looked impressive.

After handing over the Duke's gold seal and the knighthood documents, Wilson followed Allen's envoy back to the post house.

Allen sat on the chair, took a sip of Elf Black Tea, and with a serious look on his face, he said, "I met Duke Richard today. What impression did he give you?"

"Duke Harland gave me a pretty good impression, better than the two Dukes Edward and Fox. The Duke seemed very decisive and had a certain perspective on the overall situation. He agreed to the royal capital's request without bargaining."

"Dear Wilson, this is just the superficial situation. How much do you know about Count Harland's intelligence?"

Envoy Allen is Wilson's uncle, and the relationship between the two has always been relaxed and casual. Moreover, Wilson is performing a secret mission this time, and his identity cannot be exposed casually. Therefore, Allen did not directly call Wilson a prince, but treated him as if he were a younger relative in the family.

"I heard that Duke Harland is a magic duke with good qualifications. He is a rare person with both magic and martial arts. The duke is also very talented in invention and creation. This person's thoughts are somewhat deviant, and the policy of the territory seems to be to liberate the serfs. "I know that many nobles in Nolan don't like him, but my father values ​​him very much. He is second only to Duke Jonathan and is a heavyweight in the kingdom."

Special Envoy Allen nodded and said: "Yes, Duke Harland is liberating the serfs. We all know that the southwestern countries of the mainland liberated the serfs three hundred years ago. After the serfs were liberated, these magical kingdoms developed very rapidly. No Serfs were killed, countless nobles lost their noble status, and political power gradually fell into the hands of magicians.

Duke Harland was not only liberating the serfs, but also spreading extraordinary knowledge to the serfs. Breathing methods and meditation methods were spread on a large scale. Relying on this policy, a large number of qualified manpower was cultivated in a short period of time. Although his policy has great benefits for development in a short period of time, it also makes many people worried. "

"Since there are people in the capital who are very worried about him, why not take measures to restrict the development of the Harland family?"

"Duke Richard is actually very conservative, like an old tortoise, always keeping his head down. After we received the information about this territory, the Harland family has become full-fledged, leaving no one to talk to.

Moreover, the royal capital only provided him with a name. The development of the Harland family to its current level mainly relied on their own efforts.

The most important thing is that His Majesty the Kingdom believes that allowing this family to grow and develop will be of great benefit to the stability of the northern frontier of the Grant Kingdom. The kingdom suppressed dissent and provided protection to Duke Richard to a certain extent. "

Wilson thought for a long time and said: "Maybe there was an oversight in the king's strategy."

Allen sighed: "Maybe you have to wait until you become the king to correct this mistake. I have no personal conflicts with Duke Richard, but this person puts a lot of pressure on me. He is an ambitious and very capable person. A strong person seems to be born with a traitor in his head and will not be loyal to any noble person.

In just over ten years, Duke Richard has developed his territory to its current level and has become a flag in Northern Xinjiang, making it difficult for us to start. If one day you can take charge of Wilson, you must be on guard against him. The threat that Richard poses to me is already greater than that of Duke Jonathan.

You know, my sixth sense is naturally very keen, and it would be best to use the hands of the orcs to weaken the Harland family. "

In the inn, Special Envoy Allen did not know that after they left, the conversation between the two had been found out by Haaland's intelligence department.

Harland leads a large amount of research funds every year, which must be able to translate into many results.

Through the knowledge left behind by Shao Gongyuan, Richard mastered the magical principles of sound wave recognition, sound analysis and data processing knowledge. Then he wrote this knowledge into a paper and gave it to the Harland Mage Association for research.

Members of the Harland Wizards Association, under the auspices of Butler, successfully produced sound storage crystals using special magic materials.

This kind of thing is the most advanced eavesdropping device. When placed in the Dawn Plane, it is a complete dimensionality reduction attack. Allen and Wilson had no precautions, and their conversation was eavesdropped by the Haaland Intelligence Department.

In fact, in addition to sound storage crystals, there are other eavesdropping methods in Harland territory.

For example, if you find someone who is proficient in lip reading and let him use a telescope to monitor the target, you can also roughly understand the content of the conversation. The second is to use special talents, such as people with extraordinary hearing, to hide near the target and be able to hear the conversation clearly.

Special Envoy Allen and Prince Wilson, although they were very careful, were far from rivals of Haaland's intelligence department in the intelligence competition.

There are many strange people in Harland's intelligence department. Whether they are talents who are proficient in lip reading or extraordinary hearing talents, they all serve the intelligence department.

In order to avoid alerting the enemy, Noel sent someone to use a sound storage crystal and then sent the information to Richard.

The conversation of Allen's envoy was eavesdropped, and Prince Wilson's identity was revealed.

Listening to the malice towards Leader Harland in the two voices, Richard sighed and said: "Don't worry about this matter now, we just need to know it in our hearts. King Roger is still in charge now, and it seems that he will not directly suppress us. . But it will be difficult for us to borrow the power of the legion directly under the royal family in the future, and it is estimated that it will be difficult to wait for rescue from the central legion.

Whether a territory can develop well or not ultimately depends on its own efforts. It is difficult for us to change the external environment, so you just have to know it in your mind. "

George frowned and said hesitantly: "Maybe we can use marriage to integrate the blood of other great nobles to solve this problem."

Richard objected: "When it comes to the critical moment, the relationship of marriage is of little use. Looking through history books, how many fathers, sons and brothers turned against each other in order to compete for power?

We were targeted by the great nobles of the royal capital. The first reason was that we were shot at the first place, and our rapid development aroused the jealousy of many people. The second is that the speed of our development makes them fearful and afraid that we will attack them when we become successful.

Unless we are willing to tie our arms, give up the Emancipation Act, and follow the crowd like other nobles. But the Haaland territory has developed so fast precisely because we implemented a special system.

In fact, even the Grant family is spreading extraordinary knowledge to the outside world, also vigorously supporting the freedmen class, and also reducing the number of serfs. "