Chapter 334 Population (Part 2)

Arps City

It is also crowded with people. All the townspeople are out on the street

There are performing arts, singing and dancing, performances everywhere

And the sheriff on the horse, at this time, is no longer in charge, as long as there are no major incidents.

In the catastrophe, all other territories were severely damaged, and only Apus City was basically undamaged. Although a large number of soldiers were killed in battle, the proportion of soldiers in the city was not large.

Therefore, at this time, the whole people is celebrating, and it is the standard for people to come and go, and most people wear their best clothes, so they all look very decent.

And on the bustling streets, various shops are also taking the opportunity to do business, a lively situation, just looking at this, people don't even feel that the evil disaster broke out not long ago.

At the same time, public carriages and private carriages can be seen everywhere, including many noble carriages.

Aristocratic private carriages are easy to distinguish, the outside must be painted. The paint is so bright that it can be seen, glass must be installed on the windows, and most importantly, there must be aristocratic badges on the carriages.

With this noble badge, the magistrate didn't even dare to intercept him.

At this time, in the carriage, there were also aristocratic men, wives, young ladies, and young masters full of spring.

While ordinary citizens were celebrating in these forms, the nobles and relatives who had obtained fiefdoms also began to celebrate.

Although aristocratic men have to deal with the aftermath of the catastrophe, they have no time to celebrate at home, but on such a happy day, those noble ladies and ladies can’t stay idle, and they also devote themselves to it in their own way. to her husband's business.

Viscount Edel woke up suddenly, and found that the carriage had stopped in front of a spacious and luxurious villa.

This is his villa, he came down inadvertently.

Suddenly, he frowned.

I saw that the villa has been greatly changed. The ground was originally paved with gravel, but now it has been replaced by white pebbles. The walls surrounding the villa have also been cleaned.

"What's going on here?" Viscount Edel was a little annoyed, because the one who greeted him was not the butler. Not the lady, but only the steward's son.

The boy who greeted me,

Feeling a little embarrassed, he tugged at the corner of his clothes and said in a low voice: "My lord, the madam is directing the cleaning of the villa!"

"Oh?" Viscount Edel frowned again, went in without saying anything.

When he reached the entrance of the hall, the boy hurriedly stepped forward to open the door, and with a crisp sound, the door opened.

The hall also changed its appearance. Flowers were placed in vases, exuding fragrance, and the floor was wiped clean and spotless.

Originally, the hall was luxurious yet elegant, but now it shows a noble atmosphere.

The Viscount sat down on the sofa when a lady came down the stairs.

She wore a gown of the finest silk, newly made, and adorned with countless fine laces. A silver sash studded with amethyst hung low around her hips, the viscount's attention. Can't help but be attracted by the faintly visible scene behind the translucent skirt.

The snow-white plump breasts, round and moderate buttocks, and slender thighs, which are revealed through the dress, constitute a heart-pounding scene.

"Ma'am, you are so beautifully dressed today, but what are you doing?" Viscount Edel stepped forward, kissed his wife, and said with some dissatisfaction.

"Honey, I just want to hold a banquet for you!" said the Viscountess.

After all, the Viscountess has lived with Viscount Edel for many years, and the two sides have a perfect understanding. Seeing her husband's expression is not right, the lady immediately moved in her heart, but she was not stage frightened, and said: "Come to celebrate your acquisition of a large territory."

After dispatching various official duties, the Viscount, who was already very tired, unexpectedly found that the entire Viscount's mansion had been newly decorated. Not only that, the Madam was planning to hold a banquet for herself to celebrate the acquisition of the new territory.

But God knows, the Lord Viscount was feeling depressed because he almost couldn't be promoted to Earl, and when he saw this situation, his face immediately became gloomy.

However, he and his wife have decades of friendship, and his wife is also from a big family, so she can't be oppressed, even if he is not satisfied, his face is gloomy, and he didn't say anything too serious.

"Honey. I think you're too eager for success." The Viscountess looked at him with her green eyes and said.

"Oh, what do you say? Ma'am?" Viscount Edel asked in a daze.

"I know that you are annoyed that you didn't become an earl, but in my opinion, it's a good thing." The Viscountess sat on the sofa with a smile, her snow-white tower made people's heart flutter.

"First of all, after all, you have obtained a piece of baronial territory, which is only one step away from the earl. Secondly, your territory has not suffered much loss, and the city of Arpus is still prosperous and under your control." The Viscountess said: "That's it. It guarantees that you are in the area of ​​the local No. 1 nobleman, and no one can challenge you."

This point is indeed that after the end of the evil disaster, the human nobles who participated in the action of exterminating the demons carried out a thorough land division after the king's order arrived.

All the territories that were once brought under the rule of the demon side became unclaimed lands under the king's decree.

The nobles who participated in the battle have the sole right to carve up these lands.

However, even if you get the territory reward. The population couldn't make up for it either. Only Viscount Edel's Aps City and the surrounding territories basically suffered no losses.

Hearing this, Viscount Edel couldn't help but nodded.

"Secondly, if you become an earl, you must first take on the responsibilities of the earl. As a viscount, you only need to manage the responsibility of the lower Pakett area. Isn't the contradiction of the nobles the reason for refusing? Do you still want to be the king? Send troops to other areas? Even if you want to send troops, you have to wait for the final harvest, so the current situation is beneficial to you." The Viscountess said leisurely.

"Ah, ma'am, you really deserve to be from the Laitamo family. You are so right." Viscount Edel suddenly realized, and his depressed mood was swept away.

The uneven division of the territory directly led to the breakdown of the camp of these nobles.

After being conferred this time, the nobles in the vicinity were divided into two camps, and the strongest camp was naturally the Viscount faction composed of Viscount Edel and the two Lord Barons.

Needless to say, Viscount Edel, he is the most powerful nobleman in this county. In this division of the territory, he even got a barony, and he was almost qualified to be promoted to earl. It can be said that, If you talk about the most powerful noble nearby, he is well-deserved.

As for the two barons, although their territories are different in size and their strengths are different, without exception, they are all hereditary barons with the purest aristocratic blood, a huge family system, and strong connections.

This faction of aristocrats has the advantages of being powerful, senior, and having stronger contacts in the upper class. They are the most senior nobles.

The other faction is composed of Romon, the Baron of Tertashaw who has been promoted the fastest in recent years, Baron Rocas, the father of Romon's wife, and Baron Shaka, who is also promoted rapidly.

Unlike Viscount Edel, Romon's advantage lies in the vigorous vitality of his territory and his unlimited potential.

After all, he is only twenty years old now, not relying on anyone's influence, but with his own efforts and opportunities, he is constantly growing up. His continuous promotion is like a bright star, a little bit in the night sky. Climb higher and higher. Brighter and brighter.

As the father of Romon's wife, Baron Rocas naturally had the duty to stand by Romon's side. And as a nobleman with an unstable foundation here, Baron Shaka's choice is quite correct.

First of all, after this catastrophe ended, as a knight, he became a baron in one place, owned a large territory, and ate a large portion of the cake. In this regard, other nobles It seems that it is jealous and resentful.

After all, compared with Romon's actual combat exploits, the baron's acquisition is completely inseparable from his transcendent status. Even the most unintelligent people know that behind this Baron Shaka, stands the The royal family of the kingdom has the support of the king behind him.

Speaking of his territory, it seems that he is alone. Anyone can see that this is the first step of the royal family's hand reaching out to this land. This is a matter of great vigilance. Nobles, those veteran nobles will not make things difficult for him on the surface, but it is absolutely impossible to accept him into their camp.

Originally, Viscount Edel was troubled by his failure to be promoted to Earl, and also by the situation under his rule, but now, after telling his wife, he felt that this was an advantage—this unstable situation was caused by the king, you always Can't let me send troops again?

"Besides, you are only one step away from the count. At the right time, won't my father, Count Dumipo, help you?" the Viscountess persuaded again.

"Well, you're right... That's true. Maybe it's not a bad idea to hold this banquet." Thinking that through this celebration banquet, it might be possible to build a good relationship with the original old nobles, and bring a group of newly promoted The lord and the knight tried their best to win them into their camp, but the viscount immediately changed his mind.

No matter what, after all, he also obtained a large piece of land. Although he failed to be directly promoted, he is still the most powerful nobleman in the entire county!

If there is the support of Earl Dumipu, even the king will be hard to stop from the earl's position.

Thinking of this, Viscount Edel smiled.

"...And, those ladies, don't you want to meet them at the masquerade banquet?" The Viscountess leaned on him, giggling and exhaling. (!)