Chapter 762: The Marquis's Stubbornness

The three border territories are special, and their conditions are not as good as those in the rich western regions of the kingdom.

For example.

With the same assessment standards, the noble territories in the west can get excellent evaluations above the standard line, while the three border territories may only be poor or even unqualified.

After the protection and guidance of Norwen, the Ceylon Territory has developed by leaps and bounds in just a few months, with remarkable results.

Prince Fradin was angry before because the development results of the Ceylon Territory under Norwen's guidance were understandable for the other two border territories, but they should be able to copy the answers, right?

Let those magic-driven new cars drive into their own territories to help maintain the smooth roads and transport personnel and materials. In the end, the benefits will definitely outweigh the disadvantages.

As a result, Count Kalezi insisted on holding on to his "unqualified answer sheet" and looked like he was rotten.

He deserved to be scolded.

The situation of Marquis Nochima seems to be much better.

The road cleaning in the noble territories was also completed ahead of schedule!

Although it is not as good as the Ceylon Territory, it at least got a passing score on the answer sheet!

As for the additional taxes temporarily levied to achieve these?

Those things are acceptable to Fradin.

For the local people, the tax increase will definitely make their lives more difficult.

But from a global perspective.

The border defense line cannot be lost.

Once the defense line is breached, the losses caused by the influx of monsters into the kingdom will definitely be much greater than the pressure brought by the tax increase.

Choose the lesser of two evils.

Moreover, the operation of levying taxes is a typical emergency measure. As long as everyone tightens their belts and survives the monster red tide, the kingdom can make up for this part of the squeezed wealth in the next year through financial subsidies and grants.

Therefore, after arriving at the castle of Marquis Nochima, Prince Fradin's attitude this time was no longer as angry and aggressive as when facing Count Kalezi, but was much more relaxed.

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Marquis Nochima, full name Ashdor Nochima.

In addition to being a distinguished feudal noble, he is also a powerful sixth-level warrior.

In terms of strength, Marquis Nochima can be steadily ranked in the top 20 of the kingdom.

His image is a standard middle-aged tough guy.

He is tall and strong, and walks with vigor;

Hooked nose, thick eyebrows, dark gray pupils, thin lips.

In addition, he unconsciously exudes the aura of deterrence as a sixth-level warrior.

When you first see him, the impression will probably be-this guy looks difficult to get along with!

The actual situation... is indeed so!

Marquis Nochima has never been a good-tempered noble. On the contrary, he has a stubborn and irritable personality.

When the king conferred his territory in the border area and asked him to help the kingdom guard the border defense line, Marquis Nochima once slammed the table in front of other feudal nobles in the western region in the capital.

The reason for his slamming the table is crude and straightforward.

Just two words.

Want money.

Marquis Nochima said it so straightforwardly.

"The pressure of guarding the border is much greater than yours. Everyone knows that the place is poor and dangerous, and even sleeping is not peaceful."

"If you want me to take the responsibility of guarding the border, it's fine."

"Give me enough money. I will use it to recruit people and repair the defense line, and part of it is my own reward."

"Otherwise, whoever wants to guard the border can do it. Anyway, I won't do it!"

The three noble lords of the three border territories, Count Kalezi is a face-saving lord, and Countess Ceylon is a woman, so it is not suitable for her to argue with others.

Every year after the monster red tide ends, when the nobles gather in the capital to discuss the next year's plan, Marquis Nochima is always the one who plays the bad guy, slams the table, and points at others and scolds.

He doesn't care about the demeanor and etiquette advocated by the nobles in the western region.

It is this bad temper that allows him to get a lot of extra funding and subsidies for the three border territories every year.

When he met Prince Fradin, Marquis Nochima looked surprised.

But this did not prevent him from bowing slightly and saluting Prince Vladin.

"Good afternoon, Your Highness."

Then he got straight to the point:

"Why are you here? I don't seem to have received any news from His Majesty telling me that you are about to arrive at the border."

Prince Vladin grinned and said, "Promotion Trial!"

"I have my father's permission to come to the border to complete the professional trial for promotion to level 4!"

Marquis Nochima said, "How do you plan to complete the trial? Is there anything I can help you with?"

"It's very simple!" Vladin waved his hand: "My goal is the same as my father's. After level 4, I will develop towards the specialization of 'Weapon Master'. Therefore, the goal of the trial is to use level 4 combat skills and 7 different weapons to eliminate 100 level 3 monsters in 30 days!"

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"I came to you for another matter."

"In Ceylon, a new type of magic-driven vehicle has been developed recently. It is very convenient to drive and has a load capacity far exceeding that of ordinary carriages. It can even clear snow on the road while driving."

"I heard... Nochima prohibits new vehicles from Ceylon from entering?"

The Marquis of Nochima frowned when he heard this.

"Your Highness, you may not have had time to understand the details clearly."

"This is the situation."

"In fact, I have already sent people to Ceylon to discuss with the Countess."

"My request is to order a batch of new cars from Ceylon. I have the final say on where and how to use them."

"But Ceylon rejected my order proposal. They said that this new car needs a special driver to operate and repair it, otherwise it is easy to be dangerous or malfunction."

"So they don't plan to sell it to the outside world for the time being. They only provide transportation services, not cars."

After saying that, Marquis Nochima shrugged his shoulders with disdain.

"I'm worried about things that I can't fully control, so I'd rather not use them."

"I'm doing this for the people of Nochima and for the border of the kingdom."

"You know, the load capacity of that new car is not low, and it can easily transport a large number of people and materials."

"What if something dangerous is secretly transported here?"

"A new transportation system, the corresponding inspection system must also be adjusted, and more people must be sent."

"The monster red tide is approaching, and I can't spare so much extra manpower here."

"Besides, I can still solve the problem of clearing snow on the roads in the territory without that new car. Isn't it just hiring a few more mages and recruiting more people to clear the snow?"

"I've already done these things, and I've done it this way in previous years. I don't need the help of Ceylon!"

Prince Fradin had a headache after hearing this.

Before coming here, he didn't expect to get such an answer.

Marquis Nochima didn't oppose the entry of new cars for his own selfish interests.

He is just simply stubborn!

In order to ensure the safety of his territory, he was unwilling to accept anything that might be risky!

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