Soon after, the Lord of Thunder received a report from Viscount Samat. The report described the situation in Keene in detail, especially the patrolling green dragon in the sky from time to time.
"I thought that Thun Samat was a warrior who could share the burden of my lord, but now it seems that he is just a commoner." After reading the report, the Lord of Thunder threw it on the table unhappily and said to the advisor beside him, "It's my fault for having high hopes for him."
"Alas! Most nobles are like this! " The advisor let out a long sigh and said, "Even if we agreed before we set off to cause a conflict at all costs so that Your Majesty would have an excuse to directly intervene in the Territory of Keyen, when he becomes the lord, he will have all kinds of benefits, his family, and his reputation … Of course, there are people who are willing to sacrifice themselves at all costs, but it is not very hopeful to expect a lord to be such a man."
The Duke of Thunder nodded and put away his gloomy mood. "Even a tough man who was as brave as a wild boar on the battlefield of the Great Swamp would become slick and vulgar after becoming a liege. Or rather, even if he wanted to stick to his old ways, his subordinates and subjects would force him to change. This kind of thing is reasonable, and there is nothing to be regretful about. "
"Yes, no matter what, he is there at least to put some pressure on Keene. Maybe he can find another opportunity to cause trouble in the future. The nail has been buried, and it will work sooner or later. "
The Lord of Thunder laughed. "Yes, people who do great things should not be impatient."
But then he changed the topic and his face darkened again. "But … there are some things that should be done."
The next day, the Lord of Thunder summoned the second son who recommended Thun Samat to the palace, showed him the letter, and then severely criticized him.
"Do you know what you did wrong? How can a noble with a fief be willing to sacrifice himself as a suicide soldier? How can such a thing succeed! " The Lord of Thunder criticized his son, who had always been known for his intelligence and keen senses, without mentioning that he had been very supportive when he first heard the suggestion. "You! After all, you are still too young! You like to take things for granted! Politics is very complicated, people are also very complicated, and governing a country is even more complicated! You should go back and study for a while. I will ask the court advisor to check on your studies frequently. "
With that, he ended the conversation without waiting for his son's explanation.
The news spread quickly. Everyone knew that the second son of the Grand Duke, who had once held the upper hand in the fight for the position of heir, had been severely criticized for his improper conduct. The scales that had been leaning towards him had now returned to a balance of power, and even slightly leaned towards the gentle and steady eldest son of the Grand Duke.
The eldest son of the Grand Duke was naturally one of the first few to receive the news. He laughed heartily at home, then sent an envoy to Keane.
This messenger arrived at the same time as the rumors. He brought a letter personally written by the eldest son of the Grand Duke. In the letter, he praised the achievements of the construction of the Keyen Territory, but also criticized the excessive pursuit of the welfare of the people. The most important content of the letter was the promise made by the eldest son of the Grand Duke.
[If I succeed, I will ensure that Keane's territory is basically autonomous while I'm the Grand Duke. Unless the country is in danger, they will not ask for military or material support from Keene.]
This promise carried a lot of weight, because at the end of the letter, as well as where this promise was made, the seal of the Church of the God of Law and Justice was stamped. Looking at the flowing light on the seal, it was obviously the effect of divine magic. In other words, the eldest son of the Grand Duke was not making empty promises. This promise was made under the supervision of the gods, and it could not be broken.
It was not practical to restrict a noble by relying on his reputation and status, but even the king of a country would not dare to break a promise under the supervision of the gods. Otherwise, no one in the world could save him.
Especially a promise made under the supervision of the God of Law and Justice, it was the most solemn. Once it was broken, the punishment of the gods would come immediately, without a second's delay, and none of the gods would come to his rescue.
If it was another god, perhaps he could ask the god he believed in to mediate, pay compensation, and so on, in order to resolve the anger of the god and end the matter. But the God of Law and Justice did not buy this, and no one could think of getting this face.
As for letting the gods become enemies with the powerful God of Law and Justice for the sake of a mere mortal king? Haha, that would be thinking too highly of themselves.
Even a king could only live for a few decades. The longest he could be on the throne was 30 or 40 years, and the shortest was only a few years. For an immortal god, it was simply a matter of a snap of the fingers. Who would fight to the death with a powerful Divine Power for such a small matter?
It might be possible for some gods who were known as "crazy," but provoking those gods was much more serious than angering the God of Law and Justice.
Anna Keane and the others, of course, knew this. So when they saw the handwritten letter, they immediately felt relieved and promised the messenger that Keane would do his best to support the eldest son of the Grand Duke and strive to make him the next Grand Duke of Thunder.
After a discussion, everyone was very satisfied and happy.
A few days later, Viscount Thun Sammat also received a letter from the capital. The letter was quite critical of him, but in general, it still confirmed his thoughts. It only asked him to remember why he had come in the first place, and not to be so engrossed in government affairs that he forgot the real important things.
Viscount Samat showed the letter to a few of his ministers and said helplessly, "This is not going to be easy!"
"It's normal that it's not easy. If it was easy, would you still be able to get this fief?" His think tank, a scholar from a small noble family in the capital, said with a smile, "But no matter what, we have already gotten the benefits. As for what we should do, it's still up to us! "
"Yes! Boss, you have finally understood. We are very happy! " One of his subordinates, a barbarian from the edge of the Great Swamp, grinned and said, "Previously, you insisted on being enemies with the Keane Territory. Everyone was very worried!"
Viscount Sammat smiled and said, "Before, I couldn't change my mind, but now I have. I am no longer a soldier, but a lord. Although I still have to be loyal to His Majesty, I also have to think about my vassals and people. Directly clashing with the Keane Territory is too risky! Even if I'm not afraid of death, I can't risk your lives! "
"Yes, yes, yes!" The barbarian nodded again and again. "We are not afraid of death, but it's not easy. How many times have we risked our lives, and we finally have today's good day. If we die like this, I don't want to accept it!"
"But … it's not easy to explain to His Highness …" The intelligence officer, who wanted to test Sui Xiong but was beaten up, said with a sad face, "Sir, you promised to do a good job … I guess he is very unhappy now."
"Even if he is unhappy, there is nothing we can do. We can't let him be happy at the cost of our lives!" The barbarian said in a rough voice.
The intelligence officer smiled bitterly, nodded and said, "That's right. The world of the nobles has always been like this. If we can deceive people, it's our ability. Even the noble Her Majesty agrees with this approach. But … but … "
He said "but" a few times, but in the end, he did not say anything. He just sighed deeply.
Thun Sammat's reason for breaking his promise was very strong, and it was supported by most of the ministers. In contrast, even the ministers who were more loyal to the Grand Duke could not criticize him too much.
After all, the Green Dragon that flew around the Samat Manor from time to time with a Legendary powerhouse on its back gave them too much pressure.
In the face of such an enemy, even the toughest person would not have enough confidence to stick to his previous ideas.
After all, there was another legendary strongman in the Keane Territory, "Scholar of the South" Romon Geerteng. When Mr. Geerteng came to Thun Sammat to make trouble, it was with everyone's cooperation and the power of the altar that they defeated him. Now, with the addition of this dragon knight, it was indeed beyond the limit that the Keane Territory could resist.
To make matters worse, Mr. Geerteng had said that if this was not enough, he would consider asking for help from his two cousins.
His two cousins were, of course, the chosen of the God of Knowledge and Culture, "Border Sage" Olian Geerteng, and a high-level member of the Church of Void Mask, "Great Healer" Steele Geerteng.
The former was a world-famous great scholar and an extremely powerful legendary strongman. Not long ago, she led the Church of the God of Knowledge, which had been established for almost 30 years, to have a big battle with the Church of the God of Aristocracy, which had been established for almost 300 years and had inherited the legacy of the Church of the God of Royalty. Although the two sides did not win in the end, in terms of both sides' losses, the Church of the God of Aristocracy suffered a big loss. Not only did they lose five legendary strongmen, including the Head Priest, but another legendary strongman joined the Church of the God of Knowledge.
In other words, Olian Geerteng led the Church of the God of Knowledge to defeat the powerful Church of the God of Aristocracy.
Even the king of a country would be very afraid of such a strongman and dare not look down on him.
Although Steele Geerteng was known for her terrible lifestyle, which could be seen from her other title, "Great Healer without Integrity", she was also very strong. Previously, when she followed His Majesty Void Mask to destroy the "Iciz" organization, she had once shown the momentum of a legendary strongman. Moreover, for so many years, she had treated people in Void City and trained a large number of doctors and nurses, so she had a very high reputation among the people. Being an enemy of her was not necessarily more dangerous than being an enemy of Olian Geerteng, but the damage to her reputation and the people's hearts was far more than the former.
In the face of these two potential strong enemies, no matter how loyal the people were to the Grand Duke of Thunder, they could not say, "Don't be a coward, fight head-on."
After all, they were not fools!
After a short discussion, Viscount Samat reached a consensus — if His Majesty the Grand Duke really wanted to deal with the Territory of Keane, then Samat would naturally be willing to be the vanguard. But as long as His Majesty the Grand Duke had not officially given the order, everyone would wait.
If Samat bravely rushed up and started a fight, and then His Majesty the Grand Duke said, "You guys play, I'll just watch." That would be a scam!
Thinking about it carefully, this kind of thing was really very possible!
The key reason why Samat insisted on being an enemy of the Territory of Keane was the insistence of its lord, Thun Samat. Now that the lord had finally thought it through, everyone was naturally happy to relax.
As the barbarian said, after so many years of going through fire and water, they finally had a good life. Who would want to die so easily?
A few days later, an envoy from the Territory of Keane, the first knight of the Territory of Keane, Sean James, visited Samat and brought two letters.
One was a friendly letter from Lord Anna Keane to Lord Thun Samat, and the other was the letter from the eldest son of the Grand Duke of Thunder to the Territory of Keane.
The first letter was nothing more than a cliché, so everyone did not take it seriously. But the second letter really surprised the people of Samat, especially the clear promise and the seal of the Church of the God of Law and Justice, which made them feel that it was a heavy weight.
Knight Sean James did not ask for any promise from Samat. They just had a friendly talk, and then he left — of course, he took the second letter with him. But after he left, the people of Samat started a heated discussion.
"F * ck! These great nobles are really bad! " The barbarian spat and said fiercely, "The fool encouraged us to die, and the boss went to make peace with the other side … He is worse than a long tongue with scales!"
Long tongue with scales, he was talking about the lizardmen. The people on the edge of the Great Swamp were enemies with the lizardmen all year round, so they hated each other very much. In their opinion, saying that others were worse than the lizardmen was the greatest insult.
"The world of the nobles is really gloomy, it makes people's hair stand on end!" The intelligence officer who was born a commoner sighed deeply, and did not insist on his previous attitude. "Fortunately, our lord was quick to act, and did not really go down the dark road, otherwise … Ah …"
Looking at the fear on his face, it was easy to know what he was thinking.
The chief adviser sighed and said, "This kind of thing is actually quite normal. After all, the two young masters are competitors, and it is not strange for them to oppose each other and have opposite attitudes. But I recently received news that the eldest young master has the momentum to turn the tide in the competition for the inheritance. If we bet heavily on the second young master now, the possibility of losing everything is too high, and it is not worth it! "
"In my opinion, we just need to build the territory well and live a good life. Why do we have to care so much about what the big shots in the capital think? " The captain of the half-dragon city defense said, "As long as we build the territory well, no matter what happens, we will not suffer losses."
Thun Samat, or Wee Shack, nodded and smiled, so the matter was settled.
A few days later, an envoy from Samat secretly visited Keane, bringing a friendly letter from the viscount of Samat.
"Politics is really troublesome!" Sui Xiong watched all this happen, and could not help but sigh, "Such a simple matter, but they have to play so many tricks, it is really a pain in the ass!"
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