313 Kings and Dukes(1/2)
This is also the price that Cindia, as a princess, must pay when enjoying everything that comes from a respectful position.
Princess Cindia was ready when she was sent to Rudy by Carl III.
And she is quite lucky.
At least Rudy is not an old man, and she is not bad-looking and has the strength.
After agreeing on everything, the Duke of Berserk left directly, and he had many things to prepare.
Rudy was not in a hurry to return to Stern City, but just informed Audrey and Commander Omasil of the news first.
Currently Audrey helps him watch the alchemy factory, once Rudy becomes the Duke and is facing a war with the coalition forces of the Hall Kingdom.
The alchemy factory will inevitably expand its scale and provide its army with weapons and arms.
And it is not the kind of expansion that builds new factories, purchases machines, and recruits workers, but the brutal expansion that directly uses power to annex other factories.
This time, the infiltration of the Eye of the Shrine into the Province of Zeland involves many nobles and capitalists.
Once Rudy takes over the rights of Zelander Province, if he wants to make a difference, he must use thunder to break the mixed forces of local forces, reintegrate resources, and mobilize wars, and there will be a glimmer of hope.
But Rudy's foundation is too shallow, and there are not many people who can use it on hand.
On the army, you can only use the qualifications and connections of the Captain Omasil, and in terms of economics, Audrey must be put on the shelves.
And far away in Stern.
Audrey, who was domineering female president, was drinking red wine comfortably in the office. When she received Rudy's magic letter, she was stunned. She didn't pay attention to her hand and the wine glass fell to the ground and broke.
"Sister, what's wrong with you?" Arsha, who happened to come, pushed the door and saw the glass residue on the ground and the absent-minded Audrey, couldn't help but feel surprised.
Audrey looked up at her sister and finally came to her senses.
Although she had expected that Rudy was not an ordinary person, and she would soar to the sky sooner or later.
I still didn't expect that I could get to this point so quickly!
Speaking of which, Audrey's level is still low.
Although she was a follower of the God of Nature, she was never recognized by the church for various reasons. Later, she simply betrayed the church for her sister.
Even if you have a very high-end skill like language and divination, you can only hang out in small cities like Greenton.
It was not until I followed Rudy that I barely improved a little, and I was only responsible for a factory with thousands of people.
So in her eyes, Rudy, who was a viscount and a colonel of the Knights, had soared to the sky to some extent.
But she never thought about it. Suddenly one day Rudy told her that she was going to be a duke and that her fiefdom was the province of Zeland. This was simply incredible!
Instead, Arsha walked over and picked up the letter paper and looked at it. He showed a complicated expression and murmured: "Brother Rudy is going to become a duke! It seems that I have to work harder!"
Meanwhile, in the city of Bonn.
Rudy contacted Judy and it was confirmed that the little girl Lilith had woken up.
Rudy breathed a sigh of relief. He originally planned to save Lilith, so he took her directly to Greenton City and killed all those who had secretly met the Holy Secret Eyes, and used iron-blooded methods to kill the chicken to scare the monkey.
However, the sudden appearance of the Duke of the Berserk disrupted his plan.
Now it is not suitable to go to Greenton City. It is better to wait three days later and then enthrone the Duke and solve the problem together.
Three days passed quickly.
But in these three days, several major events that shocked many people in the Kingdom of Thorne.
First of all, Princess Cindia, the most beloved daughter of Carl III, suddenly got engaged to someone!
Then, a master-level powerful man emerged in the province of Zeland.
After confirmation, he became the fourth master-level powerhouse in the Kingdom of Thorne!
In addition, Carl III went to Stern himself and was appointed Duke of Zelander!
And these three major events are all linked to one name - Rudy Chester!
This aristocratic circle outside the province of Zeland, which had almost never been heard of, suddenly became the hottest big shot in the Kingdom of Thorne.
Grandmaster, Duke of Zeland, Princess Cindia's fiancé!
The halos of these three identities overlap to make anyone remember this young man.
But in the province of Zeland and Stern, Rudy's name is no stranger to many.
It is still difficult for many people to associate this name with those three identities.
Especially the mayor of Stern and the Speaker of the House of Nobles.
Originally, he was Rudy's boss, but suddenly he became a subordinate.
And he was not an ordinary subordinate. Rudy transformed into their lord. They all swore allegiance to Rudy, otherwise they would not be able to continue their posts in the province of Zeland.
But no one of them dared to raise objections. Facing a master-level extraordinary person, they were not qualified and had the courage to resist.
At nine o'clock in the morning, located on Kings Square in downtown Stern.
The prominent nobles and large capitalists of the entire province of Zeland have gathered here.
Just one day ago, they received an invitation letter jointly sent by Carl III and the new Duke of Zeland.
No matter whether they are happy or not, no one dares not to come when faced with these two names.
And most of them also prepared valuable gifts.
Behind Kings Square, the top floor of the tall and majestic city hall, two people stood side by side behind the door with bright floor-to-ceiling windows.
One of the handsome middle-aged men stood slightly forward, wearing a dress and a crown of the king, which was Carl III.
His deep eyes looked down at the crowded square and said lightly: "Look at the people below, they seem to be here to congratulate, but in fact each of them wants to take a mouthful of blood from you."
Standing next to him was Rudy, who was also dressed up.
He was similar to Carl III's clothing, with gold and jade inlaid, and was extremely gorgeous, and also had a crown similar to a king on his head, but it was smaller and made of iron. This was the iron crown unique to the duke who had a lord.
Although many countries have duke titles on the mainland today, dukes and dukes are still different.
A duke who has the title of vassal and has a vassal can be regarded as the king of a small country to some extent.
Except when necessary, the king who must follow his country to declare war with the enemy country, the duke who holds the title of vassal has little to bear any obligation.
This is why Rudy can stand beside Carl III and only need to take a step back.
However, other ministers and nobles need to retreat to the back, which is the difference in class identities.
Rudy smiled and said lightly: "Your Majesty, when land and capital are combined, the identities of nobles and capitalists are combined into one, these monsters who are destined to be born, and they will only pursue greater interests, and forget the kingdom and monarch, and who gave them what they have and everything they want to plunder."
Carl III was stunned and turned his head to look at Rudy's young side face.
"I didn't expect that you had seen these things at such a young age."
Rudy continued: "It's easy to see, but it's hard to deal with them." As he spoke, he stretched out three fingers: "Three times! As long as there is a three times profit, they will dare to trample on any law in the world and even send the king to the gallows."
Carl III's face froze. He didn't expect Rudy to dare to say such words in person.
But when I thought about it, it seemed nothing. Rudy was not only his vassal, but also a powerful master-level extraordinary person.
The most important thing is that he is telling the truth and there is nothing to avoid.
Since he ascended the throne and became king, he has been assassinated and murdered for countless times.
Those people know their strength and the probability of success is slim, but they still refuse without hesitation, not for the sake of profit.
"What are you going to do?" Carl III was a little curious. What would Rudy do in the face of the current situation?
At least in the same situation, he racked his brains and couldn't break the situation, otherwise he would not have treated him as a living person, and directly enthroned the Province of Zeland to Rudy and let him do it himself.
Rudy looked down silently.
Carl III did not rush to urge him, and patiently waited for Rudy's answer.
For five minutes, Rudy finally spoke: "If you want to fight to the death and defend the province of Zeland, the people below must kill at least half of them first. I must free up enough benefits and benefits to buy the other half, and the civilians below, so that they can work for me. At present, most of the interests of the province of Zeland are controlled by these people, as if they are stagnant and have no vitality at all."
Carl III's eyes narrowed, and he heard the murderous aura from Rudy's plain tone.
Although he sometimes wants to start a massacre, he still cannot make up his mind when it comes to critical moments.
Carl III did not feel that he did not have Rudy's courage, but because he had never been forced into Rudy's current situation.
Although there are many problems in the Kingdom of Thorne, what he took from the old king was a fairly stable kingdom.
Even now, the Kingdom of Thorne has no imminent danger of national destruction.
On the contrary, Rudy was sent to the crater from the beginning. If she didn't show the momentum of burning her boats, she wouldn't even have to struggle and just surrender.
Rudy's reaction now is exactly what Carl III expected to see.
If you don't want to see Rudy use all his strength to fight with the coalition forces of the Hall Kingdom, why should Carl III do this? He is marrying the princess, being a princess, and being a princess, and coming to give the scene in person.
"When are you going to do it? How do you choose the target?" Carl III asked about the curiosity in his heart.
Rudy said lightly: "Soldiers are the most important. After the ceremony, your Majesty and your people will take action. As for the goal, there is no need to choose. It doesn't matter who it is. Anyway, my foundation is shallow, and no one is my person. As long as I show my strength and cruelty, those who are lucky enough to die will obediently become my minions. Of course, there must be some stubborn people among them. Just as they are the ones who are stolen, it is also a trial. Whoever has the ability and who has ambitions. After all, loyalty is not enough at this time."
After hearing this, Carl III couldn't help but clap and applaud.
A hint of envy revealed in his eyes, and he thought to himself when he could do things so unscrupulously?
To be continued...