Knight and Wand

Chapter 189: Elipher's Reply
In the executive room of Glade County.

While dealing with heavy government affairs, he caught a glimpse of his eldest son at another table. After reading the letter from Avalon, Elifer put down his pen, looked up from the written authorization document, and asked slowly: "How is it? Regarding this application to establish the Knights, if you were to take my place now, how would you respond?"

Feodor, the young master of the Thorn Flower Family, who has been awarded the title of baron, thought seriously about his father's school examination.

After thinking for a long time, he frowned and gave his thoughts: "Sir Lohak and Sir Azerien are Baron Leon's close friends. Their relationship is too close. Now they want to form an alliance in the name of the Knights and become like a family. If this continues, will the two knights be your vassals or his vassals?"

"So, you regard Leon's letter as a test of me with the intention of forming a clique?" Elliver raised his eyebrows without comment.

"Isn't it, Father?"

Fyodor couldn't help but continue, "You have been too kind to Lord Leon. Now he may have neglected your authority and majesty. You should take this opportunity to give him a warning and write a stern letter to urge him to understand the boundaries that he should not cross as a vassal. This will prevent Lord Leon from becoming more arrogant and demanding more in the future. This is also for his own good."

"Your response is indeed a safe strategy to control the subordinates." Elliver leaned back in his chair and shook his head. "But feeding fine food and waving whips and shouting orders are, after all, the means of taming war horses, but they are not the way to interact with a griffin."

After the Count of Thorn Flower finished speaking, he said to the attendant beside him, "Go and call Sir Filippo."

"Yes, my lord."

The squire immediately went to summon the young knight who had already been awarded the title.

Soon, a young man in casual clothes, who had obviously just been sweating in the castle's martial arts arena, arrived at the lord's administrative room.

"My Lord, what do you want me to do for you?"

Filippo Anquila saluted respectfully.

Looking at the second son of Baron Anquila, who had grown into a decent knight, Elliver smiled and said, "Filippo, our Baron Leon has found that he is short of manpower after taking office and is complaining to me. He plans to establish a knight group in Avalon to protect and govern the territory. I have approved it. Are you willing to go and help?"

Filippo straightened up after hearing this. "It is my duty, my lord. I still feel honored to have defeated the Wolf Leader's army together with Lord Leon. To be honest, I am worried that I did not do enough and have not yet repaid Lord Leon for saving my life."

Elifer nodded with a smile and said, "Okay, then you take my authorization letter to Avalon today. If Leon agrees to let you join his Knights, you can ask him if he has the spare capacity to pay for more knights.

I remember that Kevin, Ryan, and Colint were complaining that they couldn't do anything in the territory.

Since I don't want to stay in the countryside like a farmer, why don't I go with you to help Leon?" Elifer said to the servant who had served him for many years, and handed him the sealed reply letter and documents.

"As you wish." Knight Filippo bowed, took the letter, left the room, and excitedly prepared to take his servants with him and set off for Avalon immediately.

He was particularly delighted to have the opportunity to repay the brave knight who had saved his honor and life.

After the young family knight left, Elifer turned to his eldest son and asked, "How is it? Do you understand?"

Fyodor thought for a moment, "I understand. Father really handled it well."

"Tell me what you think of it," asked Earlliver.

Young Master Thornflower thought for a moment and answered seriously, “Sir Filippo and those knights are all close servants who have followed our father since childhood and will never betray the family.

They joined Lord Leon's Knights in the name of helping Avalon. If they were rejected, it would clearly prove that Lord Leon had something to hide and the so-called difficulties were just an excuse.

And if he accepts, then your confidant will be able to openly monitor the actions of the Knights in the future. If you find any disloyal behavior in the future, it will not be too late for you to order a punishment. It will not be too late to have a reason and evidence, and it will not discourage the vassals of other families. "

Listening to his eldest son's way of thinking, Elipher did not mean to rebuke him, but he did not approve of him either.

He shook his head and said, "Feodor, your statement is correct in terms of results and means, but I don't want you to always look at this matter in this way. When interacting with heroes, if you are too calculating and calculative, you will invisibly lose the character to control the heroes of the world.

This matter is not so complicated. Leon complained to me and I gave him as much help as possible. He is an open-minded person and I am also honest with him. We are not only king and subject, but also friends.

I can be sure that when Leon sees the family knights I sent, he will only be grateful and surprised, and will not worry about the so-called surveillance. It's not that he is unaware of the means you are thinking of, but he does not have the temptation and arrogance you are worried about. What he and I have is a sincere friendship and a tacit understanding, not a test of each other. "

Eliph warned his eldest son: "Suspicion is born from suspicion, and suspicion will destroy precious trust. It is good to keep a worried heart, and it is also wise to prepare measures.

But you must know who you should be wary of and who you should be open to. The ability to judge people is a more important skill for a monarch than bravery and talent."

Feodor did not refute, he nodded, and couldn't help wondering: "But father, if you approve Lord Leon's application this time, what if other vassals follow suit and establish so-called knight orders with various lords?"

"Isn't that a good thing?" Earl laughed.

"Leon will definitely accept the knights I send. In this way, if the other barons have the same intention in the future, whether in the name of the Knights or in other ways, they will naturally have no reason to refuse the personal followers I send to 'assist' them. If everyone is willing to help the family raise soldiers and officials, why can't I allow it?"

Feodor suddenly seemed to understand what his father meant.

Although the family is unable to rule every inch of the vast territory alone, it must enfeoff meritorious officials and allocate land to ensure the safety of the people.

But if there is a legitimate reason, placing spies around each vassal will actually strengthen the control over the barons.

Since the chief ministers did not refuse the confidants sent by the family to settle in, why would other lords complain if they were to rebel in the future? Who could have made greater contributions than Baron Leon?

After taking care of some trivial matters that he could assist with, Feodor stood up and said goodbye to his father and mother.

Elliver put down the file recording Glade County's financial projects in previous years and rubbed his brow.

Although he could understand documents written in Uriah's language, it was not his native language after all. Staring at it for a long time was more of a headache than charging into battle.

Mrs. Adelina sorted out the paperwork and came behind her husband to rub his shoulders. Elifer couldn't help but pat his wife's hand and said, "Feodoro has spent too much time with the bureaucrats in the municipal council. It's not a bad thing to be good at politics, but he lacks some heroic spirit. I'm afraid that he will have a rift with the family officials in the future.

If there is a war in the future, it is better to take him to the front line for more training and spend more time with the soldiers. Even the delicate Princess Ines, born to the Old Dragon, can go to the battlefield, so my son cannot be inferior to a weak little girl. "

Adelina was not happy with what she heard, and she hit her husband in anger, defending her child, "Feodor was born weak and almost died. You know that not everyone can fight on the battlefield as freely as you rough guys.

Also, don't always praise Leon so highly in front of Fyodor. I like that child as much as you do, but you have to consider the self-esteem of our eldest son.

"Feodor has always been a thoughtful person. He used to be very envious of David for being able to go on the expedition with you. Now that there is another young hero of the same age who is praised by so many people, it is inevitable that he will be jealous of Leon."

"Jealousy? Where does it come from? So serious?" Elliver was stunned.

"You were just teaching Feodor how to judge people, but you can't even understand your own son's mood." Adelina said helplessly, putting her arms around her husband's neck.

"I've been traveling around a lot these years and have spent less time with Feodor." Elliver laughed.

But he immediately confirmed with his wife: "Are you serious? I remember that Fyodor and Leon have only met a few times. How could he have such a ridiculous and narrow mind?"

Adelina couldn't help but sighed, "How many times have you asked him to make friends with Leon at the banquet? Which time did he not just chat with Leon for a few words and then hurriedly leave? David, on the other hand, is particularly enthusiastic and yearning for Leon."

No one knows a child better than his mother. After spending so much time together, how could she not see her eldest son’s emotions?

Perhaps it would be fine if Leon was a hero of a much different age, but the two were of similar age. In contrast, it seemed natural that Fyodor, who was unable to achieve anything on the battlefield, would feel annoyed by his peers who were constantly praised by those around him.

In order to cooperate with her husband, Adelina stayed away from Farolis for some time. It was not until the recent family reunion in Glade County that she discovered the imbalance in her eldest son's mentality.

"How can this be? As the heir to the family and the next monarch who will rule over all his subjects, you are intolerant and jealous of the fame that your future vassal will achieve. What kind of talk is this?" Elliver recalled the conversation just now. No wonder he felt that his eldest son's response was particularly revealing of his personality.

"Don't lecture him like that, or it will only backfire," Adelina warned.

"Of course, I understand that young people are always rebellious." Earl nodded to reassure his wife.

Now that he knew that his eldest son had not been able to build up a strong heart due to being stationed in the rear for a long time, it was not too late to make up for it now. Glade County happened to have complicated affairs, so he could be the agent for many government affairs, patrol the territory, and establish his own dignity and self-esteem in the field he was good at.

On the streets of the town outside Castle Avalon, passers-by were looking curiously at the team brought back by the lord.

Of course, there was nothing surprising about those soldiers from Selva. The local residents had become numb to the coming and going of troops during this period of time. Most of them just rested for a night in the military camp in the south and then marched south in a hurry, so they would not disturb the pioneers of Avalon.

But today is different. The lord's army is surrounded by these "shorty men" with big beards and wearing armor, whose height is only up to the chest and ribs of ordinary people, which is very novel.

Most residents in the streets and alleys who stick their heads out of windows can guess the identities of these people as long as they have heard the folk tales. The legends about the dwarf craftsmen are not as unknown as those about the Isulan elves.

Leon and others led the way in front, and did not specifically ask the dwarf mining team behind them to hide their whereabouts.

After all, there are dozens of burly dwarves in this group. Unless they are all imprisoned in the dungeon without seeing the sun, it is impossible to hide their eating, drinking, defecating and urinating. Moreover, forcibly restricting the freedom of these dwarves will reduce their favorability and increase the difficulty of later negotiations.

Regardless of the technology these Herans knew, even the most ordinary of them were master craftsmen with forging skills far beyond those of ordinary humans.

The short masters who came from the era thousands of years ago are walking rare treasures in this world. They are popular wherever they go. Even the royal families of various countries will treat them as guests of honor and take good care of them.

After entering the castle, Leon asked his servants to take a large group of dwarf "travelers" to rest, and then discussed the discoveries of this trip with the dumbfounded Azerien.

Compared to the huge mine mixed with ordinary iron ore and high-quality black crystal iron ore, and the ancient dwarf mining team brought back, the spirit vein mine is actually the smallest gain of this trip.

Of course, the first two are also extremely hot potatoes for him.

Thinking about how to have a detailed discussion with the dwarf leader named Hem tomorrow, Leon asked Azerien to try to stabilize them first, and he immediately rushed to the wizard tower to find Laura and seek advice.

".Heraen people." On the throne, the mage lady showed some emotion on her face: "They are unlucky. I feel a little sympathy for them."

"pity?"

Leon raised his eyebrows, surprised by Laura's words. Although he himself was surprised at the changes that had taken place over the past thousand years, would the wizard lady, who was a person from a thousand years ago, have similar thoughts?

"Yeah, it doesn't hurt to tell you. It's not a secret now anyway." Laura leaned on the throne, her slender fingers aimlessly playing with the ends of her hair.

"Although I don't know their exact departure time, looking at the current situation, King Ulfgard of Heraen has probably gathered his entire clan and left this land together within hundreds of years after my death. The Heraen mining team you brought back that was trapped in the spirit-like field and missed the time should be the last batch in this world. Who knows, there may be survivors with similar situations in some corner of the continent."

What? Leave this land?

Leon was slightly startled when he heard this. He originally thought that the dwarves in the legend had simply run away to some remote corner of the world to live in seclusion for some reason.

So, this is another intelligent race that traveled through time as a whole?

Wait a moment.

What happened to this world?
The ancient Elves of Isulan are gone.

The Lorelit civilization disappeared.

The Heraen dwarves also collectively opened up.
Although this continent cannot be described as a prosperous era, the natural environment is still full of birdsong and flowers. It's not possible that people hate dogs to this extent, right?
(End of this chapter)