Wizards: Starting as a Potions Master!

Chapter 164 Harsh Treaty

Inside the carriage, Su Nan looked through the window at Count Samori, who was eager to explain himself, and said, "Using compensation to prove that the Samori family has no hostility towards me? As fellow Storm Lords and immigrants of the Holy Empire, I might consider it."

"But I need the Samori family's tax-free passage, tax-free trade, the right to station troops, and the right to use Samori family's seaports."

"If civilians from your territory migrate to my territory, I do not want any more soldiers to stop it."

"In addition to the return of your family's antique shield, I would like to borrow your family's library for just one month, and permanently acquire one-third of the books."

"If that's possible, then I can let this matter drop. But I must remind you, there seems to be a traitor within your family; be more careful next time."

With the Samori Earldom in such a state of chaos, Su Nan is too lazy to get involved in anything related to this territory.

The Samori family is now like a hedgehog on the verge of death. Their territory holds no allure for others, and anyone who gets involved in uprisings and riots is doomed. Yet, they still possess a certain degree of self-protection.

Furthermore, the order in the Storm Kingdom is far from being lost.

The feudal order still exists.

The Storm Church remains deeply entrenched, maintaining control over the entire Storm Kingdom's order, striving to prevent supernatural forces from emerging, and continuing to deceive the common people of the Storm Kingdom into believing that this world is one without supernatural powers.

Therefore, Su Nan only prepared to use this method to ensure that the Count of Samori would not hinder him, nor would it be used by certain forces to fight him to the death due to misunderstandings.

Frankly, if we actually obtain all of these rights, then the significance of vassalage of this earldom becomes minimal.

Moreover, judging from the state of this family, they probably won't be able to hold on any longer.

Before Count Samori could even speak, the five official knights of the Samori family immediately changed their expressions.

They had followed the Earl to the outside of the castle, and they were all furious. The Storm Knight attacked without hesitation or thought. They were angry and wanted to teach Su Nan a lesson so that he wouldn't think that the Samori family was easy to bully just because they were in trouble.

A senior Storm Knight from the Samori family jumped onto the carriage, attempting to knock Vasilyan off. Another senior Storm Knight tried to attack Sunan through the carriage window, while three others rushed forward to provide support.

But the next moment, Vasilyan made a feint as if he were taking a black sword out of the carriage. The black sword, with its high energy density and runes covering its surface, looked no different from a real sword.

With a single stroke, he severed the sword in the hand of a storm knight who was attacking him. At the same time, he swung his sword again, severing three more swords that were attacking the carriage. With his left hand, clad in his knight's armor, he directly grabbed the sword that the last senior storm knight was thrusting at him with.

The Storm Rider paused for a moment.

He thrust with all his might, but Vasilyan caught his knight's sword directly in his palm.

Immediately afterwards, Vasilyan grabbed his sword and pulled it away as if it were a radish, then used the sword to strike his head armor, causing him to stagger backward and his head to ring.

At this moment, the members of the Samori family looked in horror at Vasilian, who had single-handedly blocked five veteran storm knights.

The opponent's powerful ability to wield a knight's sword and send a seasoned storm knight flying with a backhand strike instilled fear in the entire Samori family.

What they didn't expect was that the experts around Su Nan were actually this powerful.

Could it be that this knight has already reached the level of a Grand Knight?

And the black knife in his hand is definitely a famous weapon; any weapon that comes into contact with that black knife will shatter.

On the city wall, two hundred archers simultaneously aimed at Vasilian.

At the same time, Count Samori shouted, "Stop!"

Count Samori glanced at Vasilyan, then at Sunan, and said, "Alright, I agree."

"Please, Earl Peter, return our family's heirloom to us."

The Samori family knights looked at the Earl with some disbelief.

"Count, that knight is a bit troublesome, but with so many of us, we're bound to find a way to deal with him!"

Count Samori snorted. "The most important thing now is to deal with those lowly thugs who worship the god of law. Those heretics must have attacked Lord Sunan on purpose because they hate me."

"If I clash with Lord Sunan, then I'll just be doing them what they want."

"In comparison, I believe that by giving up the territory's trade privileges, military stationing rights, and port usage rights, I should be able to make Mr. Sunan Peter understand that our family really has no intention of starting a war."

"Most importantly, there's nothing left anyway."

Count Samori's meaning was simple: he was now seriously injured, his eldest son had died because of the mob, and everything in his territory was in ruins.

If we clash with the Peter family again, we're really in deep trouble.

He could tell from what he had just seen that Vasilyan, who was next to Su Nan, was very likely a Grand Knight.

A Storm Knight is a powerful figure who can dominate several military regions.

Since the Peter family has such power, the Samori family would be better off avoiding conflict with them.

Count Samori even had a dark thought: attracting such a powerful family like the Peter family must be an evil conspiracy by those thugs.

There must be spies of those thugs in his family, in his castle.

He must investigate!

Su Nan closed the carriage window. "So be it, Earl of Samori, you've made a wise decision."

"You have averted a pointless war. I now believe you had no intention of assassinating me."

"However, I think there are probably some spies planted within your family. You can investigate yourself and avoid being misled or becoming someone else's pawn."

Count Samory breathed a sigh of relief inwardly, and said with a smile, "Of course, Count Peter."

"It would be wonderful if you could trust me. If you could lend me some troops, or even help me station troops on the border..."

Su Nan was speechless. No wonder this jerk agreed so readily.

You should know that this treaty was practically prepared for the defeated nation. It turns out that this guy was planning to borrow troops from me to quell this mess.

If there were any hope, that would be one thing, but the key issue is that the Counts of Samori completely lack the understanding of governance.

After signing the agreement with Count Samori, Sunan had Vasilyan move the Samori family's library into his carriage. He then immediately sent Vasilyan back to his territory in the carriage.

He couldn't be bothered to help the Samori family suppress their territory.

It's better to leave as soon as possible; it's more cost-effective.

Anyway, the goal has been achieved.

In this way, the politics of the region where one's territory is located are basically under one's control.

I can now focus on collecting magical resources in Maple Leaf Town and continuing my magical research within the castle.

Although it's possible that the blind nun's influence is preparing to extend into the Southern Thrace military region, the defenses I've built in the surrounding territories should be quite effective.

Next, I can return to my territory and focus on researching and developing the underground world's resource library, quickly break through the 80 mark in my mental strength, and upgrade my current potions to the fourth level of sublimation.

(End of this chapter)