Chapter 418: Each has a ghost (1)
While Cons's men were showing off in the tavern, Cons was heading to Bick Castle.
Jia Ling followed him invisibly before leaving the door, so on the surface, Cons only brought a few followers, but who knew that there was a devil-type mission hidden beside him?
Before Cons arrived, on the balcony of Bick Castle, the old man was waiting for Earl Bick's question. Earl Bick looked into the distance and said, "If many people had not proved that Cons had indeed wiped out the Snow Wolf Gang with his own strength, I would not believe the fact that the Snow Wolf Gang disappeared like this."
"Sir, although we have lost the chess piece clothed in the dark of the Snow Wolf Gang, the armed forces we hide in the manor are not false."
The old man could only say this. He could not imagine that Cons army was so powerful, so after coming back to report, he immediately comforted the count to give up his plan to retaliate against Cons, because he really didn't know how much power it would take to fulfill this wish for revenge. The effort and income were really disproportionate, and the word "get it is not worth the loss" was not enough to describe such a gap.
Of course, the Count is not a scheming person and will not consume his power on these unnecessary things in order to exaggerate.
So the count frowned and asked, "What did you think this guy Cons destroy the Snow Wolf Gang because of? He wouldn't know that there are people behind the Snow Wolf Gang. Isn't he afraid of offending those who support the Snow Wolf Gang? Idiots know that being able to support the Snow Wolf Gang to become so powerful is not easy to provoke."
The old man muttered in his heart: "I am so brave, why are you afraid of being provoked by something that is not easy to provoke." But hesitated on his face: "Maybe this person doesn't know the background of the people behind the Snow Wolf Gang, maybe this person is a jealous person. For the sake of that huge reward, he is willing to be an enemy of the duke, right?"
The Count sneered: "Hmph, no one can see the duke's down-and-out household!"
The old man catered to it and continued, "I thought Cons seemed to be very sensible, because all the leaders of the Snow Wolf Gang left a single living mouth."
"Also, the documents written by the Snow Wolf Gang were burned by him. Although it was said that the Snow Wolf Gang people set fire at that time, they secretly sent people to inquire, and the captured Snow Wolf Gang members said that they had no chance to set fire at all. From this we can see that Cons does not want to provoke the supporters behind the Snow Wolf Gang."
The Count thought for a while and smiled, "Look, see what kind of person this Cons is before making a decision."
The old man asked, "Yes, do you need to notify the vassals when delivering the title?"
The Count waved his hand: "No, just the people in the castle. I have given those two titles reluctantly, but unfortunately I didn't want to give them. What a fucking thing!"
Speaking of this, the count couldn't help but get angry again.
The old man was not surprised, but he deeply agreed. It was just that. It took a lot of effort to take back the territory in his pocket, and he had to give it to others before he became a direct territory.
Moreover, the excuse for giving it out was made by myself. It was really a stone to shoot myself in the foot! I couldn’t say anything about it, so I could only curse myself secretly.
Cons entered the Earl Castle in the anger of the Earl. After some politeness, the Earl invited Cons to have tea on the balcony of the Earl Castle.
Seeing that there was only the Earl and an old man, Cons knew that there should be something to say, so he accepted the invitation alone and quietly tasted the tea.
Of course, Jia Zero has been following him invisibly, otherwise Jia Yi would be assured that Cons would take the risk alone.
The Count looked at Cons carefully and his only impression was that he was a very steady young man. Apart from this, there was no special thing at all. The men who followed him to the castle were not even conspicuous. They knew they were officers at first glance.
After calming for a moment, the count first said, "Cons, why did you think of destroying the Snow Wolf Gang? Was it because of the sense of justice or did the Snow Wolf Gang offend you?"
Cons smiled and said, "Well, what should I say? In fact, if the Snow Wolf Gang had not had such a huge reward, if the Snow Wolf Gang had not destroyed Lintou Town where my family members were, I would probably not be interested in provoking the Snow Wolf Gang."
Speaking of this, Cons couldn't help but remember that after destroying the Snow Wolf Gang, the people from Bilentus who were from Lintou Town were so excited that they cried and burst into tears.
It seems that they don’t care or don’t want to take revenge, but their weak abilities can only let them bury their hatred in their hearts. Now that they have to take revenge, they can finally vent their hatred.
"Oh, you have people from Lintou Town under your command? That's the township under Baron Lin Xue, haha, these will be your territory in the future tomorrow."
The count laughed and suddenly said, "Are you short of money?"
Cons nodded without any surprise and said, "I accidentally obtained such a vast territory as Qingxiang Ling, and the soldiers have expanded greatly. Unfortunately, you also know that Qingxiang Ling only has Qingxiang Town, and I have almost no chance of getting the income of the town. The funds are very poor. Because of this, I have set my target on the big gold mine of the Snow Wolf Gang."
"Well, the Snow Wolf Gang is indeed a big gold mine, but have you never worried that you might fail?" the Count continued to ask.
"Haha, this is not because I am confident in my army's ability, but because I decided from the beginning that if I can't beat it, I'll send someone to assassinate him. Kill a few of him in a day, and there will always be a time to completely exterminate the Snow Wolf Gang. In this regard, my opponents are very confident in this regard." Cons continued to smile and said.
When the count heard this, he couldn't help but think of the mysterious man who was promoted throughout the city. It is said that the city guards had no idea how this man appeared, and it was extremely fast, so no one could catch up with him. What Cons said was confident in assassination, which should mean possessing this man, right?
Although I knew that Cons' words were a bit wary, the count didn't care. Anyway, they just hid in the dark for assassination. Moreover, this assassination requires easy penetration to work. For example, his own castle, unless the guards rebel, they are not afraid of someone hiding in for assassination.
After thinking for a while, the count asked again: "I wonder what you plan after you acquire these two territories, Cons?"
Cons was silent for a moment and replied: "Well, first recruit some people to reclaim wasteland, build territorial facilities, add some troops, and then enjoy life after everything in the territory is on track. There is nothing else to do."
"Haha, I'm afraid it's not so easy for you to enjoy life. It will take you a lot of time to build a castle that represents the glory of your family's future lives. For example, this Bick Castle will take up the decades of my family's situation." The Count smiled.
Next, the two talked about the changes in the aristocratic countries between the Snow Country, which family’s female family is beautiful and charming, which town has the highest income, and which place is the poorest.
After some friendly conversation, Cons was led down to rest by the Count's servant.
As soon as Cons left, the count immediately asked the old man who had been serving tea and pouring water without saying a word: "What do you think?"
"From his words, he has no ambition, because he has actually shown in front of you, the master of Piccolo, how many soldiers he wants to recruit. And from his behavior, he should be a tactful person who is willing to follow the existing rules. If the adults gather him to his subordinates, he should be a capable minister, but it's a pity."
The old man said this and said something a little sighing.
The Count also sighed and said, "Yes, it's a pity, because now he is equal to a great nobleman with two viscounts, one baron's and one knight's. It's impossible for him to surrender to anyone anymore, he can only be surrendered to others."
"Sir, you actually have to give him both land. You might as well enthrone the two lands to him and submit the documents to the duke. It is also good to have a title of Fengjun. After all, people like him who are willing to follow the old rules are not used to betrayal. Therefore, if something really happens, you can also order him to send troops to help with the identity of Fengjun." The old man reminded carefully.
The old man specifically reminded him that the two territories are now offered rewards, and the person he received will automatically become an independent nobleman recognized by everyone.
Although independent aristocrats are so free, they don’t have to listen to anyone’s orders, but because independent aristocrats have no superiors, anyone can cause trouble for him.
You should know who this is the one who has given the reward to people, including Earl Bick. And after the canonization, Cons was the vassal of the Count. He had to see the Earl's face first if he dared to touch him.
As for the issue of having two vassals, although this kind of thing is rare in the Snow Country, it is not without it, and it has a special status.
Because the two vassals went to war, the common vassals of the vassals either did not participate, or you would stand on one side, which was more free than an independent aristocrat.
However, this kind of nobles is very difficult to appear because the later Fengjun had to bear the anger of the first Fengjun, which is not something that anyone can do.
Originally, according to the rules of the nobles, the earl could not be granted viscount, and could only be granted the title below the baron. However, the duke who had this power had been under his command, and all the nobles in the earl's territory became vassals of the earl, so the earl naturally had the power to enthrone the viscount.
"Oh, well, that's true. Haha, Hal is also his vassal, but he only gave him a piece of desolate land, and I have two good land here. If Haha, OK, just do that, but Hal has to comfort me, and I said that because of the protests of the family members, I enthroned it."
The old man knew what happened to Earl Beck said, but these words could not be said.
Now he is an ally, who knows what the relationship will be in the future?
The next day, Cons accepted the title of Lord Earl in the castle, under the witness of Count Bick's family, direct knights, and various merchant groups and mercenary guilds in Bick City.
When the Earl's signature and seal were stamped on two parchment rolls, Conshe became the master of the two territories, Viscount Kwara and Baron Lin Xue, and the title also automatically became Viscount.
At this point, Cons completely became the largest aristocrat under the Count Bicks, except for the Earl. In terms of status, he was already the third largest aristocrat, and only surrendered to the Earl and Viscount Hal.
Cons was originally ranked second, but who said Viscount Hal was Consort's monarch? Although he could become the second one by retreating to the fragrance collar, would there be an idiot who gave up the fragrance collar such a vast land for the sake of the second place?
Of course, according to the territory that Cons now has, if Cons is willing, he can enthrone hundreds of barons and hundreds of thousands of knights and other nobles.
Of course, only idiots can do such crazy things, because if so many nobles appear, the nobles will no longer be nobles.
After collecting the territory documents and taking back the Count Bick, he came to the Mercenary Guild's headquarters, where he had already loaded nearly 700,000 gold coins in dozens of large carriages.
Cons' mercenary group was upgraded to level 5, so 25,000 gold coins were deducted. Although everyone on Cons' side was in pain, they also had nearly a thousand armed mercenaries who could travel around the world.
Although many mercenaries wanted to join, Cons did not recruit because he was planning to treat the mercenary group as a mobile force that could be dispatched at will, so the members of the mercenary group must be their own elite soldiers.
In addition, Cons also spent 70,000 to 80,000 gold coins to order a large number of goods from various merchant groups in Pick City, including weapons, minerals, cloth, agricultural tools, seeds, etc., and recruited a group of skilled craftsmen.
Cons's actions not only made everyone feel that he was generous in spending money, but also made his team grow more than twice. In addition to transporting the ordered goods, the merchant group also brought a large amount of supplies to sell to Qingxiang Town. They knew that the sea ship was about to appear.
Countless people watching Cons were focused on dozens of large carriages in Cons, and the mercenary groups that had been in vain were even more jealous. Although everyone was eager to grab the gold coins carried on these carriages, rumors of the strength of Cons' army had spread throughout the city, and no one dared to take this risk to provoke Cons' army who liked to show off at their waists.
As for the mercenary group that is willing and capable but not afraid of Cons, after seeing the numerous business groups carrying a large number of guards to escort supplies, he had no choice but to give up his bad idea.
There are too many people and cannot be wiped out completely. Once the news leaks out, I can only abandon the mercenary banner that I have worked hard for many years and turn into a band of robbers that everyone calls for.
In this way, when everyone could only drool and not take action, Cons led a huge team to rush to Qingxiang Town.
Although Viscount Kwaira and Baron Lin Xue are both his territory and there are castles of former masters on the territory, Cons did not regard these two castles as his own home.
Chapter completed!