king of the castle

Chapter 137 Kingdom Tradition

Roger glanced at it and found that it was the Minister of Military Affairs Sebastian Vatel who made the objection, and he couldn't help cursing inwardly: "It's a good thing for this guy to spoil me again. 【】This bastard is always against me, He must be a spy of the undead creature, and he must be taught a lesson by himself if he has the opportunity!"

Although Roger thought so in his heart, he also knew that Vettel, as the Minister of Military Affairs, was one of the most powerful people in the kingdom.It is impossible to bring him down with my current ability, and I can only find opportunities to take revenge in the future.

Alonso III was also very angry at Vettel still daring to oppose his decision, and asked in a low voice with a cold face: "Marquis Vettel, do you still disagree to reward Baron Lee?"

"Mr. Li has made such a great contribution, His Majesty should reward him." Vettel stated that he agreed to reward Roger as soon as he came up, but it was beyond Alonso III's expectation, so he could only listen to him patiently.

Vettel already understood the king's temperament very well, and immediately smiled and said to him: "It's just that Mr. Li is not even a knight. His Majesty directly confers him the title of baron. I'm afraid the Senate will not agree."

After hearing Vettel's words, Alonso also frowned, looking very embarrassed.

Roger frowned so much that even the king frowned, so he naturally guessed that something was wrong.But he didn't know much about the kingdom's system, so he didn't know what went wrong.The anxious Roger saw that other people were discussing after listening to Vettel's words. He also gently pulled the people around him and asked, "My brother...why is there a problem with His Majesty granting me the title of nobility?"

The man gave Roger an unexpected look, as if he was very surprised that he asked such a question.But thinking that Roger is now highly valued by the king, the man quickly explained the key to him.

It turns out that if you want to have the title of nobility in the Thorne Kingdom, you must first have the status of a knight. Otherwise, even if the king orders Roger to be granted the title of nobility, the Senate that specializes in noble affairs will not recognize it.Without the recognition of the Senate, Roger's title of nobility is simply illegal.

There are two ways to get knight status.One is that all direct descendants of nobles can get the status of knights, and the other is that they can only study in the knight academy in the capital, as long as they can graduate successfully, they can also get the status of knights.

It's just that graduating from a knight school is not easy.In addition to learning etiquette, culture, and military knowledge, the most difficult thing for students is to have at least a bronze level of strength.Candidates who pass all the exams can graduate.

This tradition has existed since the day the Thorne Kingdom was founded, so after Vettel raised this question, Alonso III was really stumped.

"This old bastard." Roger understood the key point, and secretly cursed the thin-faced Vettel: "Curse your son without chrysanthemums, and the daughter with chrysanthemums all over her body!"

However, regarding how Roger cursed Vettel, even Alonso III could not violate the kingdom's traditions, so he had to ask Vettel a little depressed: "Then what do you say?"

"Let Mr. Li enter the knight school to study." Vettel had already thought up the countermeasures, and immediately replied with a smile: "There are still four months before the knight school will start the exam. As long as Mr. Li can graduate smoothly, His Majesty will be ready by then." He can justifiably confer a title on him!"

Although Vettel proposed a solution to the problem, Alonso III was not happy. He just said in a downcast manner: "Just do it your way. I'm tired and need to rest."

After hearing what the king said, the ministers and nobles left the hall one after another.Roger noticed that many people looked at him with a bit of schadenfreude.He also knew that the situation must be unfavorable to him. He originally wanted to ask Alonso III, but the servant said that the king ordered that no one should be seen. Roger, who was full of doubts, had to go back to the Duke's mansion to ask Anna.

"This old fox!" After listening to Roger's words, Anna frowned and said, "He's using a delaying tactic!"

"It's just four months late." Roger was not as worried as Anna, and said carelessly, "As long as I graduate from the knight school, won't I still be able to get the title of nobility?"

"Are you sure you can reach bronze strength in four months?"

Asked by Anna, Roger hesitated for a while before saying: "Even if you can't graduate this time, you can take the exam again! When is the next exam? After half a year? Or at the end of the year?"

Anna looked at Roger with a half-smile and said, "The knight school has an exam every three years!"

"This old fox!" Hearing the news, even Roger couldn't help but cursed.

But scolding is scolding, Roger can do nothing about it.Vettel used the kingdom's traditions to play Roger, and even the king had to back down.If Roger wanted to enter the noble circle of the kingdom, he had to follow the rules of the game.

Seeing the indignant expression on Roger's face, Anna asked with concern: "What are you going to do now?"

"What else can I do, go to the knight school from tomorrow!" Roger gritted his teeth and replied: "Vettel believes that I can't graduate in only four months, so I just want to do it for him. When the time comes, I will be angry." Kill this old guy!"

Anna also admired Roger's confident appearance very much, and encouraged him with a smile: "Then you should work hard! I can't help you with other courses, but you can ask me questions about etiquette and culture!"

"This chick is an excuse for me to date her at any time!" Anna's words made Roger secretly happy, but on the surface he said in a serious manner: "Then I will thank you first, and I will definitely ask you if there is anything I don't understand!"

Anna is so smart, she knew right away that Roger understood what she meant, and couldn't help but smile at him, the bright smile made Roger's eyes straight.

At the same time, Vettel was also discussing Roger's matter with a few nobles who were usually close to him.

A young man smiled and said to Vatel with admiration: "Master Marquis, your hand is really beautiful, even His Majesty can't refute it, that Roger will not be a nobleman now."

Vettel just smiled reservedly at other people's praise, and didn't seem to be very happy about it.Another older nobleman was still a little worried, and asked with a frown, "Master Marquis, what if that Roger really graduated from the knight school?"

"Impossible." Vettel said indifferently: "I got news that this Roger only has the strength of black iron level. I don't believe that he can raise his strength to the level of bronze junior in less than half a year."

If Roger was there to hear Vettel's words, he must have been more shocked.

Roger has only fought against undead creatures all this time, and these guys are the only ones who know his strength.But Vettel knew Roger's strength like the back of his hand. It would be strange if he had no contact with undead creatures.Unfortunately, it was impossible for Roger to hear this conversation, and naturally he lost an opportunity to expose Vettel's true colors.