Dear Broom Knight.

Chapter 541 Who does Watson listen to now?
How could Baron Watson, a powerless local nobleman, compete with those people?

In order to stand out in such a place, he, whose ability was only above average, had to take a crooked path, which no one knew how he did it but which everyone could guess.

However, for the nobles, as long as the result is good, crossing a few more lines does not matter.

Even His Majesty the King would flirt with the people of the High Tower Church when necessary!

It's no big deal to collude with a cult for the sake of your own future.

Of course, there has to be a limit to this.

At the very least, he must be able to immediately cut off his arm to save his life if something unexpected happens and his tricks are exposed... He doesn't need to make everyone believe that he is innocent, but he must make sure that no one catches him in the act.

But why is it that even though it is known that many knights in the army and minor nobles are colluding with the Ice Church, the North has never taken it seriously?
Because the Ice Church’s ability to do bad things is too crude.

If it weren't for the incarnation of the Lord of the Tower, what happened in Montes Castle that year would not be worth mentioning at all.

And this was only possible because the Ice Dog King himself came.

Although the disasters caused by ordinary Ice believers are also great, they are basically only disasters for ordinary people.

The nobles all have ways to avoid losses for their own families, and can even take this opportunity to clean up some annoying people.

The most respectable quality of the Ice Cultists is persistence.

Regardless of whether this thing can succeed or not, as long as he thinks it is possible, he will do it directly.

Although 90% of them fail, as long as 10% of them succeed, the Ice believers will feel that they are also the ones who will definitely succeed.

In the dog's world, no matter how many dogs there are outside, the sky is the boss, the earth is second, the master is third, and he is fourth.

Priests and superiors are both media for conveying messages from their masters, and they can be bitten to death if they are no longer useful.

In the minds of the Ice Cultists, humans have never been the same as them.

Having accepted the power of ice, they have long since left the ranks of those "dirty and stupid two-legged beasts" and become a brand new race.

It is precisely because of their firm belief in these ideas that Ice Cultists can wear sexy leather clothes and live in a doghouse with ice dogs.

In their hearts, the dog that possesses the power of the Ice Dog King and they that possess the power of the Lord of Ice are the same.

Moreover, the power of ice did make them not feel cold.

Ice believers above level six are not afraid of ice and snow at all. They wear furs only as a symbol of the church, but they do not need the warmth-keeping function of furs at all. Instead, they are afraid of heat, so both men and women wear very short furs.

However, human knights who received some funding from the Ice Church could actually see some difference.

Even if they pay attention to dressing like everyone else, how can smart people not tell whether they put on more clothes because they feel cold or they just dress like others?

There are always many smart people in the army.

It’s just that Baron Watson is very useful to the army... Although the Ice Church’s plan will most likely fail, what if I am that one?
Who would take such a risk unless they had no other choice?

After all, that really means taking the whole family with him to die.

But for the people of the North who always have to fight with the Icemen in the coldest times, a great knight who is not afraid of the Icemen's weapons with biting cold and has no fear of the ice aura they are good at is too valuable.

Therefore, when someone is willing to take the risk, as long as what he does is within the bottom line, no one will expose him.

In particular, the lord who is responsible for managing the entire border territory.

Countess Hamilton curiously asked Bowen, "How many nobles are there in the North who are still related to the Ice Church?"

"About seven or eight..." Bowen answered calmly, "Mostly because of the war, the Montes family only marked their attributes and did not put them in the danger range.

In the past twenty years, even though the Lord of Ice officially conferred upon himself a priesthood and status, no one had thought of doing so.

Speaking of which, with Qingfeng Lord here, the nobles in the Northern Territory will not suffer such a tragic end. "

"Lori? Doesn't he rarely interact with outsiders?" Ezra also turned his head. "I remember that he didn't buy basic supplies very often either."

"But he sells cheap food." Bowen said calmly, "Gold is indeed precious, but for ordinary people, low food prices are the most important.

No matter what the nobles think, as long as Qingfeng Territory can always buy food at any time and the price is fixed, the price of food in their territory can at most be a little higher than that in Qingfeng Territory, so that they can earn some money for travel expenses.

The prices of basic materials rise and fall more because of food prices than because of money.

If food is cheap, then other things can’t be expensive either…it’s not like they’re really unavailable.

This is certainly not a good thing for those wealthy and powerful nobles, especially those fools who like to control their own people.

But for those small nobles who have a hard time supporting their families, the existence of Qingfeng Territory is the basis for preserving their territory.

My Lord Earl, can you figure this out?
After all, we have passed through many territories and witnessed many rises and falls.”

Ezra nodded, but did not continue to talk about this matter: “If the nobles in the North want to make a lot of money, they have to rely on resources that meet high-level needs, or simply look for minerals?

Moreover, the wages cannot be too low, and safety must be guaranteed... After all, it is too easy for people to get enough food, and they don't have to work hard to make money." "Yes." Bowen nodded, "The mineral development in Hamilton Territory is very standardized."

The Northern Empire actually issued mine management regulations a long time ago, which put forward many requirements for the safety of miners.

However, unfortunately, even among the royal mines, not many can reach the bottom line.

After the White Dragon King came to power, things got a little better.

After all, His Majesty the King is truly capable and saw the conditions in the mine with his own eyes.

When people can no longer hide the truth and dare not to hide it, they will naturally be more honest.

But the mines in the north are still the mines with the most complete safety facilities and the most abundant food supplies that Bowen has ever seen.

There is no way. Not only do the subjects have legs, but the Count Leon above them is actually in charge.

Ezra nodded carefully: "Bowen, you must pay attention to this aspect! We must not make any mistakes.

That Prince Leon obviously pays attention to the management of minerals and the like.

And, His Majesty the King really does look like him."

"Perhaps, he has really seen the ups and downs of life." Countess Hamilton said with great emotion, "He started out as a member of a small adventure group, and in the beginning he often went to places like mines to clean up the environment."

The magical energy in this world is actually not that strong, so it is difficult to create some special events.

However, in the mines, there are still big troubles like 'unexplained deaths' or 'strange-looking magical animals'.

Who can not understand why these things happen?
After all, another place where problems are prone to occur are mass graves that are not cleaned up after war.

Sending off the heroic spirits with fire is both a belief and a political necessity.

Leon must have seen a lot of tragedies, so he cares so much.

Ezra is not the kind of person who will easily be soft-hearted, but if others have laid a good foundation, he will not easily abandon it.

What's more, this other person is the future King, so he will not do anything stupid.

Bowen sighed, "In that case, with our current assets, we won't be able to open new mines for at least ten years."

They can't be that bad, they will definitely get the standard treatment.

But the facilities in Leon are good... If it takes one hundred to get from the bottom line to the standard, then the good ones would have to be one thousand.

Considering the Earl's heavily indebted financial situation, there's no need to even think about it.

Ezra shook his head helplessly: “Forget it then.

Anyway, our most important task now is to stabilize the situation in the North, so let’s leave it at that for now!”

The Countess of Hamilton showed no concern for the couple's financial plight.

As a wife, she has already given the greatest help she can. If anything more were to happen, it would affect her and her children's daily lives, and she would not do that.

It's not like Ezra is going bankrupt, he just has to save a little.

What does it matter?
Besides, she wouldn't exclude Ezra from her daily eating, drinking, living and transportation, so he could still eat decent food without having to live frugally.

She just brought the topic back to the topic: "How did Baron Watson get caught by the Ice Church and get together with Archpriest Schroeder?"

"Well...his problem is that the Ice Church and the Tower Church are fighting each other." Bowen stared at the document in front of him and said in disbelief, "Back then, after Baron Baal killed himself and his in-laws, the group of Ice Church members who attacked the Knights of Yagris fled to Baron Watson.

He could have held these guys down.

But for some reason, Kyle...went to Watson's house before leaving."

“Hmm?” Ezra quickly straightened up and asked solemnly, “Is this the content of the document sent by Fabrice?
How did he know that?

"Count Fabrice probably knew that we would be suspicious, so he specifically noted that 'this matter has been approved by Uncle Lorry.'"

Countess Hamilton immediately spoke up: “Then there will be no problem.

Baron Lowry’s news must be authentic.”

Moreover, at that time, not many people knew that the bird's eyes were Lowry's eyes.

Baron Watson probably never imagined that he would have to kill a bird to silence it.

Count Ezra nodded solemnly: "You should understand what I mean."

"With the interference of the High Tower Church, it's hard to say who Baron Watson will listen to." Countess Hamilton sighed.

After all, there are so many things that the High Tower Church can attract.

(End of this chapter)