[I've been fighting with the machine for a few hours and I still can't solve it. If any of you are proficient in computers, please guide me on QQ tomorrow. I can't save what I've written. I really don't know what to do.]
"Baron …" Salin called out. The baron was at a loss of what to do. The highest level Magician he had ever seen was a level-three Magician. He had seen him when a relatively large adventurer team was planning to enter the Chaos Swamp from Deep Forest Town. Now there were two level-five mages in front of him. The baron's face was red, and he didn't respond to Salin's greeting.
"Jacques, don't you recognize me?" Seeing that the baron was overly nervous, Ainphent had no choice but to speak. Otherwise, no matter what Salin asked, the baron would not answer. Who knew if Salin would really get angry? Salin was now considered a big shot, the most important Magician in the Bitter Water Prefecture, and he had the backing of Seriger Island.
"It's Master Ainphent!" Baron Pijacques could vaguely recognize the Level-5 Magician. When Ainphent was in this town, Jacques took good care of him because he was a direct descendant of a count's family. Now, his heart was like seeing the sun on a gloomy rainy day, and he immediately felt warm.
Sarlin saw that the baron's face was full of vigor, and he snorted softly. Jacques immediately became listless again. The black-haired one seemed to be in charge of the two Level-5 Magi.
"Sir Mage … What can I do for you?" Pijacques tried to be as polite as possible. He was one of the highest-ranking nobles in this area, and this was the first time he had spoken in such a manner in Deep Forest Town.
"I didn't look for you. You came to me." Salin found it funny. Was he that scary?
Jacques was a little dazed. He thought about it carefully. Indeed, Salin had not asked him to come. He was afraid that something would happen, so he had taken the initiative to greet him. His eyes landed on the gift box on the table. The Magician didn't even bother to open his gift box. The Magician didn't even bother to look at what was inside.
"So, Sir Mage, why did you come to Deep Forest Town?" Jacques mustered up his courage and asked.
Salin smiled and organized his words in his mind. The more he did not speak, the more frightened Baron Pijacques became. Salin had never thought of scaring him. He was the one who felt guilty.
"Baron, do you know the Bitter Water Prefecture?"
"I know, I know. I admire Duke Rex very much. "
Salin looked at Jacques' bulging belly and thought to himself, Is Rex someone you can admire? However, he did not want to dwell on these details, so he followed Baron Pijacques's words and asked, "Baron, since you admire the Duke so much, why don't you follow him?"
"Follow … the Royal King?" Pi Jacques's expression became very interesting. The worry of being killed disappeared, and Pi Jacques began to worry about his personal gains and losses. Although there was no future in following the Phoenix Grand Duke, there was no need for him to risk his life. Rumor had it that Rex's Bitter Water Prefecture was surrounded by the forces of Sacred Rock City and wasn't having an easy time. As an insignificant noble, it was difficult for him to come into contact with the intrigues of the upper class. Now that he was faced with such a question, Baron Pijacques did not know how to answer.
Don't agree? This was a request made by a Magician of the Fifth Rank. This Magician had also brought over a hundred powerful Swordsmen, each of whom was riding a legendary skeletal warhorse. This kind of power might not be much in the hinterland of Qin Yin, but in this border town, it was enough to destroy his Baron's mansion more than ten times over.
Also, did this Magician really want to buy him over for Rex, or did he want to directly annex Deep Forest Town? If it was the latter, even if he agreed, he would have a hard time in the future. Also, once he agreed, he would not be able to go back on his word. The Phoenix Grand Duke would not make decisions for him.
"Sir Magician, I don't quite understand …"
"Baron, then I'll be straightforward. I want your Deep Forest Town. Ainphent said that you're a good person, so I'll give you a way out. Name a price. If it's too high, I'll talk to the Phoenix Grand Duke directly. If it's suitable, then you'll be Rex's man from now on. "
Salin did not want to waste any more time with Pijacques. Deep Forest Town was not big, only a dozen streets in front and behind it. If it was not near the Chaos Swamp, adventurers and mercenaries would not often appear in this town. Pijacques was at most a second-rank baron. Salin wanted Deep Forest Town for the long term. Passing through the Chaos Swamp was the secret passage to Scotia. The secret passage was wide enough to accommodate a large number of soldiers. In the future, when the flames of war spread to the northwest of Qinyin, he could send his troops from Deep Forest Town to the back of the enemy.
As long as he subdued the Three Undead Lords, he would have enough skeletal warhorses. When that time came, it would be much easier for him to travel a thousand miles in a day. The only trouble in the past was that there were powerful magical beasts in the Chaos Swamp. To pass through it, he needed a Magic Shooter. Now, as long as he could solve the problem of the Three Undead Lords, the Chaos Swamp would no longer be an insurmountable obstacle.
"Sir Magician, this Deep Forest Town was left to me by my father …" Pijacques saw that Salin really did not want to kill him, so he wanted to bargain.
"Baron, I understand the significance of land to nobles. You also want a piece of land to be passed down to your son, right? "
Baron Pijacques was immediately speechless. Salin was not a person who was easy to negotiate with. What he meant was that if you died, you would not be able to leave anything to your descendants. If I killed your son, who would you pass the title to?
"Is it Sacred Rock City?" Pijacques was really in a dilemma. He could not afford to offend Salin, but if he followed Rex, the Sacred Rock City's parliament might take back his title.
"The king has the right to bestow a baron. What are you worried about?"
Pijacques' expression became more and more unpleasant. Moving his entire family to Bitter Water Prefecture? I heard that grass doesn't even grow there.
"Baron, how much land do you have here?" Salin did not care whether Pijacques agreed or not. He was going to occupy this place. When the situation became tense in the future, he would not have the time to build. The Vatican already had five to six Blood Knights. Sacred Rock City had not yet heard that they had successfully created War Puppets. In a field battle, the Blood Knights were not afraid of anything except Magicians.
Although Qin Yin had many Magicians, they could not form a pure magic army to fight against the Blood Knights. If they did that, a single battle would deplete more than half of Qin Yin's treasury.
Baron Pijacques' face twitched violently. It would be easy to answer if it was someone else, but this person was a Great Magician who was said to be able to detect lies. He dawdled and said in a mosquito-like voice, "Sir Magician, I have thirty square kilometers of land."
"Oh? That's way beyond the empire's laws. Baron, you've got guts, "Salin said with a smile. He was confident in his heart. Pijacques said sixty square kilometers because his land was roughly sixty square kilometers long. Even if it was exactly one kilometer wide, it was still much more than what the empire allowed.
Qin Yin forbade nobles from annexing land. A first-rank baron was only allowed to own ten square kilometers of land. The Grand Duke of Phoenix indulged the nobles in the duchy, which was why things that were beyond the empire's laws happened. This time, Jacques' weakness was in his hands. Deepforest Town, even if he didn't want to sell it, he had no choice.
Even if others knew about this, they would not report it to Sacred Rock City because of the power of the Phoenix family and the nobles in the duchy. But he was a citizen of Bitter Water Prefecture. He was not afraid of those cowards from Phoenix.
Pijacques stood there with difficulty. He wanted to kneel on the ground and beg for Salin's forgiveness, but his legs were stiff and could not bend.
"Baron, since you like land so much, I'll make the decision and ask the king to double your current land as compensation. What do you think?"
"I don't dare, I don't dare!" Pijacques shook his head repeatedly. He was willing to give up Deep Forest Town because he had his own land. Now that land had become a problem, Salin said he would give him double his current land, which was equivalent to a first-rank earl's land. Even in the Tanggulas Empire, this kind of thing could not be discussed openly.
"Don't worry. The prefecture is opening up land in the north, and new cities will be built soon. When that time comes, we will need more support from nobles. You were the first to surrender, so it's not too much to give you some benefits. If you do well, your son may become a viscount. "Salin had scared Pijacques enough and started to throw out the bait.
The king's power was very great, even exceeding that of the Grand Duke of Phoenix. Making Pijacques' son a viscount was not difficult at all. Just as Salin said, the first to surrender would always get some benefits that others did not.
Moreover, there were fifteen ranks of nobility in the empire, and a third-rank viscount was considered a low-level noble. Since Salin could make decisions for him, Rex would not be stingy with such a title.
Rex and Salin's original intention was to take advantage of the absence of the Grand Duke of Phoenix to rope in and attack the nobles of the Phoenix Duchy. Baron Pijacques was the first, but Salin did not expect things to be so easy.
"Pijac, accept it. If you don't agree now, you won't have another chance in the future. "Ainphent tried to tempt Baron Pijacques. Although he came from a large family, this was the first time he saw someone use force to force a noble to surrender. The Clyde Family was much gentler, and would always use benefits to tempt others instead of violence.
"Young Master Ainphent, I … I agree …" Pijacques trembled as he looked at Salin's blue and pure eyes.
Salin smiled. "That's good. I will rest in Deep Forest Town for three days. Bring me the land deeds, and I will sign a contract with you. If I cannot give you a corresponding title and double the land, these land deeds will still be yours. "
Baron Pijacques heaved a sigh of relief. From Salin's words, he could tell that Salin was not lying. He had never heard of a Great Magician lying. Since there was a contract to sign, at least he would not be at a disadvantage in terms of land and title. North … Was there any land suitable for farming in the north of Phoenix?
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