This chapter is a reward for the Alliance Master "Xiao Ruizi's Kitchen". It will be one chapter for now and five more chapters in the future.
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The celebration ceremony was undoubtedly a success.
The conferment of the ten Lord Knight ignited everyone's yearning for nobility, and the subsequent gold coins and material rewards of the Earth Knight made all civilians envious and students jealous. They wished they were the ones fighting on the battlefield. The Knight and officials were also rewarded, but much less than the Knight on the battlefield.
It was this unbalanced reward that made all the Knight yearn for the battlefield, ignoring the previous mourning.
After the ceremony was a banquet.
On the eve of the banquet, Liszt summoned the ten Lord Knight to the conference hall of the administrative office. In the center of the hall was a huge four-square-meter sand table. The sand table drew a complete topographic map of Black Horse Island according to scale. The town, rivers, and roads on the island were clearly visible.
"Everyone, this is the sand table map of Black Horse Island. You have become Lord Knight, and I will reward you with land. From today on, you will all be lords with your own land … Most of the wastelands here are marked with red lines, and your fief will be chosen from here. "
The fief of a Lord Knight was generally based on villages and settlements.
The ten Lord Knight, including Markus, all stared intently at the sand table map.
Liszt did not actually like the system of enfeoffment. The land could only be produced in his hands. If it was given to others, it would be difficult to set foot in it at will.
However, he had already prepared for it.
"The era of Black Horse Island as a fief is coming to an end. As my father goes to Iron Hoof Island to be promoted to Marquis, I will also follow him and go to Iron Hoof Island to manage the new fief, so the fief of Black Horse Island is only a transition. "
The Lord Knight looked at Liszt and listened.
"I will give you two options. One is to manage your own fief, which is no different from the previous aristocratic estates; the other is to hand over the land to my territorial officials for overall management, and get a harvest from the land income every year, eliminating the cumbersome management."
The system he ultimately wanted to achieve was a system of empty titles. The Knight would still enjoy the rights of the fief, but would not participate in the management.
Just like the shareholders of a company, they don't hold meetings, don't vote, and don't ask what to do. When the time comes, they just wait for the dividends.
Of course.
It didn't matter if this system was boycotted. One day, he would establish his own country. At that time, he would find a large island like the Blue Dragon Island as his family's property and leave the other uninhabited islands to the nobles to manage. Let's play our own games and see who's richer.
However, the resistance he expected did not appear.
All the Lord Knight chose the second option and handed over their territories to the territorial officials for unified management. They were not stupid and knew that following Liszt's footsteps was far more important than a few fiefs. Moreover, Black Horse Island would be handed over sooner or later, and no matter how well it was managed, it would be difficult to pass it on to future generations.
Most importantly, all the towns on Black Horse Island are not dirty and messy. On the contrary, they are well-equipped, clean and tidy, and far more livable than the countryside.
These Knights were used to living in the town, so they didn't care much about the countryside.
After understanding the situation.
Liszt couldn't help but laugh. "Sure enough, after living in the city for a long time, they don't want to go back to the countryside. People like to migrate from backward areas to developed areas, but migration from developed areas to backward areas is rare. The towns and cities of Black Horse Island are models of civilization, and everyone enjoys it. "
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The celebration ceremony ended successfully.
The atmosphere of the territory also showed a sense of prosperity with the birth of new nobles. The students of the Knight Academy did not need the supervision of their instructors. All of them seriously practiced the Knight class, fantasizing that one day it would be their turn to go to the battlefield and achieve military exploits that represented supreme glory.
Everyone knew that their lord was the son of glory, the most dazzling aristocratic rising star of Sapphire.
The viscount was only a temporary transition, the earl was easy to grasp, and there were rumors that even if it was a marquis, Liszt could easily be promoted. Strength represented future potential, and he was already recognized as the second strongest Sapphire Grand Duke, second only to the Grand Duke.
The Knight could not wait to practice twenty-five hours a day.
The officials also worked hard. Compared to other territorial officials who could only go to the battlefield to make meritorious contributions, Liszt said that the officials performed well in daily governance of the territory and could also make meritorious contributions. Without going to the battlefield, they could still make meritorious contributions and be promoted to nobility. How could the officials not work hard?
In this way, the day was over.
The next day, he took another day to patrol the territory.
He went to the Magic Academy to inspect the work of the three Great Magicians, to inspect the practice of the Blood Servants, to inspect the learning of the twins Lucy and Ruth, and to exchange his latest research on the Magic Network with Kris Truth – in fact, A Qi's latest research.
Among all the spellcasters, A Qi was undoubtedly the one Liszt trusted the most, followed by Kris Truth.
If possible, he hoped that Kris could also become a Magic Shooter, but he was afraid that it would be difficult. Kris's talent was much worse than A Qi's.
Then he went to the Knight Academy for a tour.
He discussed with Yevich Peanut, who was temporarily the instructor of the Knight course, when to form an expedition fleet. He also visited the two Sky Knight captives, Garcia and Fox, who were also part-time instructors. The ransom letter for the captives had been handed over, and it was time to see when Alonso would pay the ransom.
Then he went to personally guide Emily in her practice.
Emily was temporarily following the three Sky Knights, Garcia and Fox, to learn the Knight course. She was also practicing the "Earth Codex" provided by Liszt, Liszt, and using scientific potions to increase her combat energy. The girl's talent was strong, and her diligence was even more frightening.
It was almost like self-mutilation – every day, apart from eating, drinking and sleeping, she spent the rest of her time practicing.
"A balance between work and rest is the best way to practice, Emily. Don't destroy your body, you need to relax." Liszt touched the girl's head and said seriously.
To Emily, he had a fatherly, teacher-like attitude.
He had watched this little slave girl practice step by step from an ordinary person to the elite Earth Knight she was today, and it only took her a little more than a year.
But when he advised Emily to relax, he always felt a little embarrassed.
He boasted that he was serious about his practice, but in comparison, he was simply a synonym for laziness and lack of progress – every day, apart from eating, drinking and sleeping, the rest of the time was used for enjoyment, and the real time for practice was only two or three hours.
If the weather was bad or he was in a bad mood, he would only practice for half an hour.
Emily shook her head and replied, "Sir, I must seize every second to make myself stronger as soon as possible! I hope I can become a Sky Knight before my period comes! "
Her period would come around the age of 14, and this year, she was 12, which meant that there was still a year and a half left.
Liszt wanted to ask her if she knew what it meant to become a Sky Knight at 14, but in the end, he did not ask. According to the rules of the Eagle Kingdom and the Steel Ridge Kingdom, Sky Knights before the age of 16 could join the Dragon Knight program.
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