Chapter 62 King Charles

Richard's social skills are very average, and he is not good at communicating with nobles.

When nobles talk with each other, they often don't talk about interests directly, but often like to talk in a roundabout way, which is vague and unclear.

Richard's distrust of Spencer made him feel unhappy.

But Spencer is a very scheming person. Even if he is unhappy, he will not show it on his face.

The Harland family is a hereditary noble family and is directly loyal to the royal family.

Hereditary nobles have almost unlimited rights over their fiefdoms.

The lord can make laws, and as long as they do not violate the laws of the Kingdom of Grant, the lord's decrees must be implemented.

The lord can make tax policies, and the taxes collected do not need to pay a copper coin to the kingdom except for the tithe paid to the Seven Gods Church.

The lord can establish a private army, which is an important part of the kingdom's legal military force.

The lord also has a lifelong seat in the Council of Nobles, where he can discuss national affairs and communicate with the leadership of the Kingdom of Grant at the Noble Assembly.

Even the royal family cannot bypass the hereditary nobles to deal with the affairs within the noble fiefdom.

These rights and obligations were written in the title contract and notarized by the Royal Power and Order Church.

Although Spencer was the mayor of Heihe County, he was an important official of the royal family in the northern border.

But after all, he was a temporary official and would be replaced in a few years. He was not a hereditary noble and had no prestige among the nobles.

His noble honor was actually worthless.

On major issues, the Harland family would never believe in the so-called noble honor and pin their hopes on Spencer's morality.

Spencer wanted to get rid of the Harland family and secretly steal the new trebuchet manufacturing drawings.

But he didn't dare to act rashly.

The Harland territory was a newly built territory with few outsiders.

If you ask rashly, it is easy to reveal flaws.

Moreover, the Harland family attached great importance to the new trebuchet, and it was very difficult to get the drawings.

If Richard was an ordinary person, Spencer could certainly rob it.

But the Harland family is a hereditary noble family with more than a thousand armed forces in the territory, and even a brigade of orcs was defeated.

Even if all the defense forces of Black River Castle were dispatched, they might not be able to defeat a brigade of orcs.

If they want to mobilize the main army, Baron William has been operating the Northern Army for more than 20 years. Who will fight whom at that time?

It is impossible to rob by force. If someone is caught stealing and the case is brought to the noble council, the Allen family will also be embarrassed.

Although Spencer himself does not have much credibility, the Allen family has been operating in the Grant royal family for 60 years, and some family members have obtained fiefdoms through struggle.

Now the Allen family has one hereditary viscount and two hereditary barons in the Harland Kingdom. Among the small and medium nobles, it has already gained a great reputation.

If the Allen family loses people, Spencer will never have a good harvest.

A person who brings shame to the family and has no strength can only be marginalized.

Not only will the court baron not be able to keep, but the municipal governor of Black River County will also be replaced.

Most nobles are conservatives, and so is Spencer.

Until the last moment, they will never choose a decision that will harm themselves.

Even though they hate Richard's directness in their hearts, they can quickly weigh the pros and cons and decide to write a letter with Richard.

The two nobles wrote a letter together and said the same thing, which immediately attracted the attention of the royal secretary and sent the letter to King Charles.

King Charles read the letter and immediately said to the court earl beside him: "Holm, you go to Fort William in person to see the secret weapons of the Harland territory. Evaluate how much military merit should be rewarded to them?"

Holm Sunit has multiple positions. He is not only the hereditary viscount of the eastern province of the Kingdom of Grant, but also a seventh-level silver knight and a court baron. He receives a royal salary, serves the royal family directly, and obeys the king's orders.

Hearing King Charles' order, Holm did not drag his feet at all and respectfully saluted King Charles. He immediately rushed to the north with dozens of followers overnight.

After Richard defeated the Maruland Battalion in Fort William, the orcs continued to increase their troops in the Harland Valley.

Soon the orcs' forces increased to three battalions, and a large number of harpy scouts were sent out.

The harpy scouts were high in the sky, and the situation in Fort William could not be hidden from the orcs.

After discovering the reinforcements in the direction of Fort William, the faces of several orc captains were a little heavy.

"Recently, I have sent out a large number of scouts. Among them are harpies for aerial reconnaissance, and human slave soldiers in disguise for reconnaissance.

According to the intelligence obtained by the harpies, humans have reinforced their troops in the direction of William Castle. Now there are five squadrons of reinforcements, two main squadrons, and three city defense squadrons. Including the original defenders in the castle, there are 2,000 soldiers in total.

Through human disguised reconnaissance, although we lost some manpower, we also figured out who the enemy on the opposite side is?

The William Castle on the opposite side belongs to the Harland territory. This territory is a new territory. Lord William is the first generation of military nobles and has made many military achievements.

Now the one who manages the territory and commands the operations is Lord William's son Richard. This person has a high prestige in the territory and is also very capable in commanding operations."

Maruland pointed to the map and introduced the enemy situation to the two orc captains next to him.

"Fort William has a great geographical advantage. For a castle that is easy to defend but difficult to attack, auxiliary soldiers can also play a very important role. Moreover, the enemy also has a very terrible catapult, so we should not fight hard.

In less than three years, the Harland family can build such a magnificent castle. Their funds must be very strong. I am afraid there will be hidden power. We should be more careful to avoid falling into the trap."

Another orc captain, Imsh, is a fox man, a relatively special population in the Orc Empire.

In terms of physical talent, fox men are quite average. Some strong human teenagers can kill fox men one-on-one.

But fox men are very smart, and there are many spells inherited in their blood. Many fox men have also inherited the magician and become magicians of the Orc Empire.

In the war with orcs, fox men are not easy to deal with.

Female fox men can also use the spell of charming humans. If the mental power attribute is low, the resistance to soul spells is poor.

Even high-level professionals will be controlled by this magic.

Fox slave girls look very similar to humans and are very popular in human society. They are all the exclusive delicacies of the nobles.

Although the fox race has a normal population, it has a high status in the Orc Empire.

Imsh is a fifth-level magician fox. He looks gentle and refined, like a human scholar, with gold-rimmed glasses on his nose.

But his eyes are cunning and fierce.