Chaos Crown

Chapter 196, Choosing a Fief
PS: There should be another update today, but it will be later.

After getting through with each other, Alice Searle's attitude towards Aaron was even more different. She motioned for Aaron to follow her, and her wine-red beautiful eyes looked at him from time to time. There was relief, tenderness, and a hint of encouragement in her eyes : "Aaron, I told you once, let you learn from Ms. Elastre, not Sammaster, do you remember?"

"Yes, so this minister is as loyal to His Royal Highness as Ms. Elastra." Aaron took the opportunity to show his loyalty.

The Son of Chaos thought to himself why I worked so hard. The Princess Regent didn't know all about it, but she probably has now decided that Aaron is interested in her because of her life and death.

All right, Alice Searle thought, that would be the best.

She is a resolute, self-centered dictator, she only believes in her own judgment, so as long as she starts from the logic of "this man likes me" in the future, Aaron will have a reason for everything.

And Aaron really has a lot of thoughts about her. If he wants to steal the country, there is no better way than taking the body and mind of the regent princess.

"Oh, I know, there is something else mixed in your loyalty." Alice Searle smiled, and the regent princess nodded slightly, and finally showed her private side slightly: "Sometimes I really am alone. I'm a little tired, Charlotte is innocent and doesn't care about state affairs, so, do you know why I appointed you as the Black Rod Ceremony Officer?"

"Yes, Zilong's major events in the whole country are all tied to His Highness. Since His Highness came to power, it is well known." Aaron continued to flatter: "Your Majesty should try my best to share His Highness's worries, please look forward to my performance in the future. "

If this sentence were spoken by someone else, Alice Searle would definitely sneer at it. The Queen Regent never believed in future warriors and flowers woven by language.

But when Aaron said this, it went directly to Alice Searle's heart.

Thinking of how he expressed his admiration for her time and time again, thinking of how he went to Arabel to participate in the battle in person for his own sake, took risks and made great achievements, and solved a big problem for her. " After one sound, he didn't say anything more.

Under the red velvet dress, the slender legs wrapped in black translucent oily silk stockings have distinct curves and are full of elasticity. A pair of red-soled high heels stepped on the carpet and made a "click" sound. The strong body fragrance of Alice Searle Come on, the aroma is lingering in Aaron's nostrils, invading the lungs one by one, feeling refreshed and happy.

Alice Searle brought Aaron to a room where there was a map of the entire territory of Cormyr, on which three areas had been marked and circled.

These are the three fiefdoms that Aaron can choose from.

The first fief is located in the northwest border of Cormyr, just at the junction of the western and eastern sections of the Cape of Storms Mountain Range. It is located at the "L"-shaped corner of the two mountain ranges. The east side is connected to Evening Star Town by road. The town is called Tainoloc, which was almost destroyed in the Goblin War. There is only a blacksmith shop and an "old man's face" hotel left in the city, and the situation is very poor.

The advantage of Tainoloc is that it is a self-closing grass, surrounded by mountains to the west and north, and not far away is the castle "Vigilance Fort" stationed by the Purple Dragon Knight, so there is no need to worry about foreign enemies at all, but the traffic is very poor, only the east There are roads leading to Eveningstar and Arabella.

"If you choose here, then I will let you serve as the Lord of the Fortress, Baron Tenoroc." Alice Searle introduced.

The second fiefdom is located in the northern border of Cormyr, just north of Arabel City, close to the eastern section of the Cape of Storms Mountain Range, at the foot of the mountain there is a forest called "Redwood Forest", and the town is "Red Spring Town" , this is also a wasteland ravaged by goblin wars, surrounded by three castles garrisoned by purple dragon knights.

The advantage of the redwood forest is that it is close to Arabel, and as a neighbor with Ms. Lauer, it will naturally receive a lot of support from Ms. Lauer, and there is a road in the redwood forest that passes through the Cape of Storms Mountains to the rocky land in the north. The sea and the great desert of Aonok, the traffic extends in all directions.

"If you choose here, I will confer you the title of Baron Hongsen and give you the title of Deputy Commander of the Northern Legion." Alice Searle looked at Aaron: "You may fight with the northern barbarians, the Sphinx, including those from the moon. The thieves in the sea area fought."

"I've already played against them." Aaron said through gritted teeth.

The third fief is located in the northeast of Cormyr and east of Arabel, including a forest area in the southwest of the Hurek Forest. It is surrounded by Shenxi on the north and west, and is connected to Arabel through the Bridge of Massona. , and the south is next to Feilongshui Lake, across the lake from Shenhai where the Longci family is located. Feilong Lake is connected to Longhu through the Longshui River, and the town is "Sunset Town".

Sunset Town also has the advantage of being close to Arabel, being a neighbor with Ms. Lauer, and being next to Long Lake, with extremely convenient transportation, fertile land, and two streams converging here.

But Sunset Town is not only close to the chaotic Hurek Forest, but also not protected by mountains. It is separated from the Shenxi River to the north by the city of Tivanton, which is still under occupation and has not yet been recovered. Manso Forest.

Here we have to face the pressure from the Zhentarim Society of the Moon Sea, and there are no purple dragon knights stationed in the castle near here, everything depends on Aaron himself.

"Choose here, and I will confer you the title of Grand Baron of Sunset. There is no castle stationed here, and everything depends on you, so I will allow you to form a legion of your own, and I will make you the commander of the legion. For the time being, I will You pay for the military expenses." Alice Searle pointed to the location of the third fiefdom: "For at least five years, the military expenses will be paid by the royal treasury, and then you may have to rely on yourself."

After finishing speaking, Alice Searle stood where she was, quietly waiting for Aaron's choice.

Aaron pondered the inclinations of the three fiefs.

It is normal to be canonized in the border area. The golden area near the capital is either directly under the royal family or has nobles. Only the border area has a complete baron standard canonization.

Alice Searle is not mean to herself. The area of ​​the three territories has exceeded the size of one baronie, and is as large as two baronies.

Tainoloc is relatively self-contained, with mountains on two sides and forests on the other. If he concurrently serves as the owner of the nearby warning castle, it is not an exaggeration to say that this corner of the kingdom is his own independent world, even if the traffic is blocked and the land is poor. .

Hongsenling, Sunsetling and Ms. Lauer are neighbors, which is a great advantage.

Hongsenling is relatively safe. Not only is there a mountain in the north, but there are also three border castles nearby to protect it.

The sunset collar is very rich, with a lot of flat land, and Feilong Lake is below. It takes about a day to get to the capital by boat, but the security is very poor. He died in battle, and the Hulek Forest was almost ignored. He chose to be here not only to be responsible for law and order, but also to face the pressure of the Comanthor Forest and the Moon Sea.

"Your Highness, can you give me a moment to think about it?"

Aaron didn't make up his mind right away.

"Okay, you can think about it first, don't worry, once the fief is sealed, there is no reason to change it casually."

Alice Searle didn't urge her. The regent princess straightened her skirt and signaled Aaron not to worry. The two of them still have a lot of time, so they sat down and chatted slowly.

This study room is not big. The princess is sitting on a chair covered with purple velvet, holding up a beautiful black silk foot. The tip was shaking back and forth, and there was a little bit of comfort on the iceberg-like cold and proud delicate face, leaning against the back, holding the goblet, the golden champagne liquid swayed along the goblet wall, stirring up bursts of hops.

"Champagne? Wine? Malt wine? Whiskey? Ferrian pure brew? Leatherman fire wine?" Alice Searle said casually: "The wine cabinet is right there, go get it yourself."

Aaron got up, and he could see that this should be Alice Searle's private study room. The room was not big, half of it was occupied by desks and bookcases, and the rest was the reception area. The glazed windows next to it were covered by curtains , there is a row of carefully cut potted plants under the window, the royal garden is outside the window, and a cracked and overgrown lion statue is looking into the room.

The wine cabinet is next to the desk, and there are many fine wines from all over the country.

It seems that the princess works here every day.

Aaron chose a bottle of champagne that was exactly the same as Alice Searle, and he chose to sit on the right side of the princess, smelling the mature fragrance emanating from her body, watching her plump lips open slightly from time to time as she spoke, and her breasts opened slightly. The front towering, the willow waist under the red velvet dress, and the light oily color reflected on the round and slender black silk beautiful legs and feet illuminated Aaron's heart, and the two chatted about it.

They exchanged information with each other.

"Manacorn-Anaheim, Son of Bane." Alice Searle raised the goblet, and when she mentioned this name, her face changed slightly, and her two beautiful willow eyebrows were slightly frowned, as if she was a little unhappy Looks like: "He once pursued me, and also pursued Charlotte."

"Yes, he should be God Son of Bane." Aaron nodded: "He seems to have always supported Duke Caspar."

"I know, but... we don't have evidence now, Aaron, Mannacorn is also a hero of the kingdom now, without definite evidence, I don't want to touch him." Alice Searle shook her head: "Furthermore, you know , brother-in-law... Duke Caspar’s questioning of my regency is legal, the nobles don’t like me, if I convict at will, the country will fall apart.”

"Yes, there is a saying in the Purple Dragon Knights that His Highness and Duke Kasper are... housework, and everyone should not participate." The internal affairs are very poor, but it is the consensus of the major churches not to intervene in mortal affairs, as long as Duke Caspar is around, the churches have no reason to interfere in our internal affairs."

we?

There was a glint in Alice Searle's beautiful eyes, she liked this word.

own people.

From Alice Searle's point of view, Aaron is really an upstart who was single-handedly promoted by her. His own brand is too strong. It is probably because of this reason that Aaron is very determined to fall to himself.

"I will pay attention." Alice Searle took this matter to heart, but the Queen Regent's attention was not here, she gently adjusted her sitting posture, a pair of wonderful black silk legs rubbed slightly, and issued a "rustle" "The voice: "So, are you ready to be my Black Rod Ceremony Officer?"

"Your Majesty can get the opportunity to accompany His Highness, how dare you refuse?" Aaron showed some "flattered" expressions appropriately: "I believe that this is the best reward His Majesty has given me compared to others."

"Pfft! The champion knight, the ministers of the guards, and the fief have all been taken back by me?" Alice Searle couldn't help laughing, and the regent princess turned her head, showing a rare shyness.

What a mischievous woman.

"Then please issue another order, Your Highness." Aaron joked, "You can still arrest me, and you can do it now."

"Oh, cunning guy." Alice Searle looked back and said with a smile: "Is your injury healed? Can you come on duty tomorrow?"

"If your Highness needs it, you can do it now." Aaron pretended to sigh: "Other people's words will definitely not work, but who made you His Highness?"

Alice Searle gave him a blank look, and a sly look flashed across her eyes, and she directly raised the goblet: "Then start now, Aaron, I'm hungry, you go to the kitchen and make me something to eat, you Aren't you good at cooking?"

Aaron whispered in surprise: "Your Highness, I thought I was the ceremony officer?"

Alice Searle sneered: "You are still Charlotte's magic apprentice, why, you can do it for Charlotte, but I can't do it?"

"It seems that your so-called loyalty and sincerity are not very true. You are only willing to pay when facing Charlotte and your childhood friend, the little pastor."

"What a realistic guy."

Aaron couldn't help laughing, and he immediately got up: "Yes, Your Highness! I'm going now!"

After speaking, he really walked outside.

Alice Searle continued to sneer.

Lord Viscount made a gesture to leave, but he walked very slowly, turning around every step, waiting for the princess to call him.

Alice Searle was unmoved, the princess just looked at him like this, watched him go to the door of the room, and then watched him turn back by himself, humming softly: "Why don't you go?"

"I don't know where the kitchen is." Aaron said bluntly, "Your Highness, please lead the way!"

Sure enough, this person is shameless!
Really shameless! ! !

As his own ceremonial officer, he dared to lead him the way himself!

Alice Searle originally wanted to take the opportunity to suppress Aaron's arrogance, but she couldn't feel any disgust in her heart. Instead, she felt an urge to laugh, and even more so, a kind of joy from the bottom of her heart.

It seems that it will be a lot of fun to arrange him to accompany you.

Alice Searle didn't make a fuss about this matter anymore. It is fun to make things difficult for Aaron a little bit, and it will help the two understand each other, but it will be counterproductive if it is over.

"Speaking of which, the Silver Chamber of Commerce you established, the silver lotion will be on sale soon, right?" Alice Searle thought of something else.

"Yes, in two weeks, Cormyr, Waterdeep, Baldur's Gate, Silvermoon City, Amn, Neverwinter, and Mulhorand will all be on sale at the same time." Aaron nodded: "Cormyr is Suzal and Masambo, Suzal 1000 copies, Masambo 500 copies, first come, first served, one person is limited to two boxes."

"Very good, then I will be there in person and cut the ribbon for you." Alice Searle thought to herself how much tax money Aaron could generate for the kingdom every year?How much foreign exchange to earn?

This man is really useful in every sense!

Father, did you send him to me?
Thinking of this, Alice Searle's fair skin gradually became blush, she gave Aaron a shameful look, and said in a low voice: "By the way, you already know from Charlotte about my body. Problem, right?"

"Yes." Aaron thought to himself.

"Very well, since you have become my Black Rod Ceremony Officer, you will replace Yuumi when the time comes."

Aaron: "?"

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　　The difference between the three territories was posted in the previous Easter Egg chapter, you can read it if you are interested.

　　
　
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