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Chapter 56
On the road leading to Black Rock City under Cold Wind, two hundred soldiers were riding their horses and moving forward quickly.

In front of them were Ed and ten pro-military troops, as well as a carriage protected by them in the center.

Ronan was sitting in the carriage, talking to Cassana about the children of Earl Drake.

"There are three children in the earl's family, the eldest son Vassel, the second daughter Eve, and the youngest son Rand." Cassana introduced Ronan according to her memory.

"According to the introduction in the letter, it should be Eve and her younger brother Rand who came to Black Rock City this time."

"Have you seen them?" Ronan asked.

"Yeah." Cassana nodded, but her expression was not very good, as if she was recalling something, and she was in a bad mood.

"Two years ago, my father took me to visit Earl Drake in Ziquan City. I met those three people at the banquet in the castle."

She paused, and then continued, "Eve is three years older than me. I wanted to chat with her at the banquet, but she not only ignored me, but also laughed at me for being overwhelmed."

As she spoke, her eyes turned red, "I found out later that my father actually wanted to marry me to Wasser, Earl Drake's eldest son, and he hadn't discussed it with me at all before, otherwise I wouldn't go to that kind of place Woolen cloth!"

Kassanna looked at him aggrievedly, and Ronan patted her head to let her relax.

"Arrogant, arrogant, annoying, contemptuous! I don't like her at all." Holding Ronan's arm, Cassana whispered.

"And her younger brother Rand, who is just a follower, knows how to follow behind his sister, listen to Eve in everything, and even laugh at me at the banquet!"

"It's a good thing Earl Draco didn't agree, otherwise I wouldn't be able to see you, Ronan."

Thinking of his current life, he was valued by everyone in the cold wind collar, and he could see all kinds of interesting new things every day.

Ronan was there to coax her when she was unhappy, and told her stories at night. Cassana laughed happily and hugged his arms tighter.

Ronan didn't care about Cassana's reaction, but thought about the situation in Purple Spring City.

He was not surprised that Earl Drake rejected Viscount Pex's request.

As the eldest son of the most powerful earl in the kingdom, the wife he marries is often the daughter of other earls, or the daughter of the royal family.

In comparison, the status of Viscount Pecks is really unattainable.

Earl Drake's Ziquan City is a famous art capital in the kingdom.

With the precious gems, special stones, exquisite furs and various rare flowers and trees produced in the territory, it has attracted a large number of craftsmen, sculptors, tailors and artists.

Over time, a unique artistic atmosphere has been formed in Ziquan City.

There are colorful gardens, statues of different images and finely polished gems everywhere.

Of course, if this is the case, it is not enough for Earl Drake to obtain a lofty status second only to the royal party.

After all, the art of the Kingdom today is still ignorant, and violence is the mainstream here.

What really made Earl Drake valued was the large amount of ores, various metal ingots and wood produced in Purple Spring City.

At the same time, he is also the kingdom's largest weapons supplier.

The armor and equipment made were even exported overseas, and provided to the overseas troops of the Coral Principality and the Orange Family on the east coast of the Kingdom.

In politics, unlike the radicalism of the Royalist Party and the silence of the Orange Family, Earl Drake has always advocated neutrality.

Due to the large territory, large internal population, and various ethnic groups, conflicts and conflicts within the kingdom have never really stopped.

Separation wars caused by the same ethnic group and xenophobia, farm riots caused by the prohibition of technology promotion, etc.

In many cases, even the superior nobles could not stop the wars between the vassals due to various reasons.

It's just that these are all suppressed by the huge size of the kingdom and the violence of the royal family, making it difficult for outsiders to notice.

Now that the Black Death is rampant, the biggest political contradiction lies in the split of the church.

And the resulting confrontation between the kingdom and even the empire.

The faction headed by the Archbishop of Holy Water has criticized the fundamentalist bishops, calling their claims hypocritical asceticism.

Criticize them for holding various sacramental masses, and then require believers to pay taxes in the name of God, and even criticize their prohibition of borrowing and earning interest, and let poor civilians starve to death and other measures.

It is precisely because of their hypocrisy that propaganda incurs the wrath of God.

After several months of quarrels and conflicts, the two factions eventually split completely.

The fundamentalist bishops have the support of the royal party and the upper nobles of Triumph City.

The Archbishop of Shengshui is sought after by the Dantuma Alliance, the Northern Lion Principality, Bachelor's Castle, a few big nobles in the kingdom, countless businessmen, and small and medium nobles.

The former is the conservative force of the kingdom.

The latter is the counterattack of the northern lions who have been treated unequally all the year round, and the middle class born with urbanization and industrial and commercial development. Their first temptation and fuel.

Facing the current situation, Ronan didn't know whether Earl Drake could maintain his neutral attitude.

After all, this is not a small fight in the past, but a political upheaval that is enough to destabilize most of the empire.

If he didn't choose to stand in line, he might offend both sides and be the first to be crushed to death in the middle.

And as the Baron hiding behind him, Ronan certainly didn't want him to be eliminated so soon.

At this time, the speed of the carriage began to slow down.

Ronan watched from the window. After a long day of driving, they successfully arrived at Black Rock City before the sun set.

After getting off the carriage and helping Kassanna lead her down, Ronan looked towards the gate.

Rudolph, the commander of the city defense army, was waiting outside the door, and beside him was a middle-aged man dressed as a businessman.

"City Lord Ronan, Viscount Cassana, I have met both of you on behalf of the Blackrock City Chamber of Commerce."

Seeing him coming, the middle-aged man bowed with a smile on his face.

Ronan nodded towards him, "I know you, Luca, the person in charge of the Drake family's Chamber of Commerce in Black Rock City, what do you want from me?"

"I am extremely honored to have the attention of the Lord of the City." Luca's expression became more humble.

"It's really a last resort to take the liberty to disturb your lord this time, but the situation of the Blackstone Business Road is really too bad, so I, as a representative of the Chamber of Commerce, have to come here to ask you for help."

Luca began to talk about the reason for his coming, "Recently, a group of bandits roaming around the Blackstone business road has become more and more rampant, making us passing caravans miserable, and I hope the city lord can take action to wipe them out."

After listening to his narration, Ronan understood the situation.

Although Luca didn't say it explicitly, Ronan could still understand from his hint that the reason for the bandit's appearance was his own.

Because he imprisoned a large number of mercenaries in Black Rock City, other mercenary teams scattered outside the city formed a bandit group out of anger.

This bandit group specialized in robbing the caravans of the Blackstone business road as revenge for Blackstone City.

(End of this chapter)