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Chapter 69 - 69 68 Long Road Ask for Votes_1

69: Chapter 68, Long Road (Ask for Votes)_1 69: Chapter 68, Long Road (Ask for Votes)_1 The dust settled, and Hudson joined the queue to formalize the territory acquisition procedures.

This time, Earl Piers indeed did a good job, appointing the Governor’s office directly in Dardiel City, so there was no need to travel all the way to Bera.

After registration, there was a long waiting period.

Hudson was a Kingdom Aristocrat, not a family servant to any major noble.

According to the Kingdom’s rules, when a Kingdom Aristocrat is ennobled, it must receive the King’s approval to take effect.

To be exact, it must receive the King’s personal ennobling to be truly considered a noble.

The Alpha Kingdom is vast, and the twenty-plus provinces within the Kingdom added together have a total area of several million square kilometers and a population of tens of millions.

In such a huge Kingdom, there are changes in the nobility almost every day.

If each change required the King’s ennobling, then Caesar III would have nothing to do but hold noble ennobling ceremonies all day long.

To make things easier, the ennobling ceremony for Kingdom Aristocrats is held every five years.

By then, all nobles who need to be ennobled will arrive at the Capital to accept the King’s formal title.

Inheritances and ennoblings taking place before then are also effective, it is just that before the process is fully completed, they lack some of the nobles’ rights.

For example: having only the right to observe and suggest in the Noble Parliament, without the right to propose and vote.

These are small issues; for Hudson, whether he is proposing in the Parliament or voting, it is still far from his reach.

Looking at the Southeastern Province Aristocratic Council, you realize how sacred the act of voting could be, as it’s held at a banquet hosted by the Governor.

It shows how flawed this matter is.

After packing his bags, he prepared to take his troops to the new territory, when Baron Redman suddenly presented him with a bow.

“I traded this from an old friend, who said it’s an exclusive bow and arrow from the Elven tribe.

Although there’s no magic device attached, its power is far greater than that of ordinary arrows.

In the hands of ordinary people, it’s purely a waste.

Hudson, give it a try, and hopefully, it can unleash its true power in your hands,”

Said Baron Redman, looking rather pleased.

If he hadn’t brought it up casually during a conversation with an old friend, he wouldn’t have known that his own son was the rising star, “Divine Archery Knight”.

Even now, he still feels like he’s dreaming.

After all, he couldn’t understand Hudson’s talent any better as a father.

Absolute facts defeat eloquence.

When everybody around him started saying so, Baron Redman could only conclude that Hudson was deliberately hiding his clumsiness.

After all, there are too many miraculous things about Hudson.

Everyone insists on saying he had five hundred Elites when he clearly started off with five hundred serf soldiers.

Explaining was of no use.

Not only did they list his achievements for evidence, they even swore they had seen his troops in combat.

It made Baron Redman doubt whether he had dispatched an Elite force.

Regrettably, he saw familiar faces in the camp, though some were new, most of them were his domain people.

If he couldn’t figure it out, then it wasn’t worth his time exploring.

If the outside world saw it as Elite, let this beautiful misunderstanding continue.

Moreover, rumors aren’t completely disadvantageous.

At least they intimidate many who were spying, reducing a lot of unnecessary troubles.

A few hundred elite soldiers plus a Divine Archer who owns the Earth Bear, the strength they could display, was enough to make many mid and small-sized nobles hesitate.

Upon receiving the bow and arrow, Hudson immediately noticed the unusual.

Ordinary bows and arrows are mainly made of hardwoods and cowhide, while this special bow and arrow of the Elf Race are made from mysterious vines and magical beast tendons.

When he tested the bow, to Hudson’s surprise, despite almost using all his strength, he could not fully draw the bow.

With a “whoosh”, the arrow shot across the air, piercing a tree two hundred meters away and traveled a dozen more meters before lodging into a large rock.

The power is indeed powerful, but it’s too exhausting.

Even if Hudson cheated, he could only shoot a few arrows with such an attack intensity.

“This is a good bow indeed, but the arrow isn’t quite as decisive, otherwise its power outcome would be far greater!”

Hudson said with slight embarrassment.

Not fully pulling the bow was definitely due to the quality of the arrow, not because his – the “Divine Archery Knight” was pulling away.

“That’s pretty good too, it seems this bow truly suits you.

As long as you don’t give your enemy a chance to get close, even a Great Knight can’t bear a few arrows.

Train the Earth Bear well, it is your strongest aid.

Once it passes its juvenile stage, its fighting power will surpass many Silver Knights; if trained successfully to adulthood, you will be one of the strongest knights on the Continent.

If that day comes, we can restore the glory of our family and return to the ranks of the Intermediate Aristocracy, and perhaps even hope to be like the Dalton Family …”

Listening to his father’s words, Hudson found helplessly that the hope his father held for the bear cub was even bigger than for him.

Theoretically, it seemed reasonable.

Normally, it would take over two hundred years for the Earth Bear to reach adulthood, but as long as one is willing to spend money, this time can be advanced.

If it wasn’t for the ability to grow rapidly, with the slow growth cycle of the magical beast, nobody would make a pact with a cub.

It just so happened that the territory Hudson chose was suitable for making quick money in a short period of time, so the misunderstanding that it was for training the Earth Bear wasn’t strange at all.

No one was causing trouble, because the higher the level of the demonic beast, the more difficult it is to speed up its growth and many of the things required are not purchasable with money.

In most people’s eyes, Hudson would be dead before the Earth Bear matured.

Without the constraints of a contract, the free beast would no longer serve the Koslow family.

“Father, let’s discuss this issue later!

Our priority should be to head to our territory as soon as possible and resume the mine’s production,” Hudson calmly responded.

Compared to other nobles, he had the leisure.

Food production would take a season to reap results, but as long as mining and iron smelting resumed, he would see profits in ten days to half a month.

Salt, iron, food, and cloth were universally recognized hard currency on the continent.

There might be fluctuations in prices, but there would never be a problem of unsold goods.

Layton and Wharton Counties were severely damaged, and would face a lack of labor for a long time.

The Lords would inevitably purchase more advanced tools to compensate for the labor shortage, and a large-scale replacement of traditional tools with iron tools was just a matter of time.

With the opportunity to make a fortune right in front of him, Hudson didn’t want to miss it.

“Right!”

“But as for the territory, you can go there by yourself.

With your reputation as a divine archery knight and the nominal title of the family private army, no one would be foolish enough to cross you.

It’s different for Bario and Galant.

They lost their parents early and their family property was ruined by the rebel army.

Now, there are many people who are eyeing them.

If the family doesn’t support them, I’m afraid they won’t last long, and their territory will be swallowed up.

We still have to support the construction of your territory in the future.

We can’t provide much financial support due to our limited capacity, but military support is vital.

I’ll take people over first.

After your two eldest brothers return, they will be stationed in Wharton County for the next few years.

The other branches of the family will also send people.

Until their private armies establish themselves, the number of family knights stationed in Wharton County will not be less than eight.

If you encounter any trouble, you can also ask for help.

But given your reputation in the Southeastern Province, there’s a small chance that would happen.”

Baron Redman said, looking pleased.

A capable son made his hard-won territory worry-free, which brought face to Redman among his old friends.

Eight knights might seem many, but if you put them together with the “divine archery knight” who commands “elite troops”, people would rather go and annoy the eight knights.

The former could be escaped from if they couldn’t be defeated, while one would probably drop before getting close to the latter.

With things being said to this point, naturally, Hudson didn’t have any objections.

Enjoying the benefits brought by the family, he also had to take on the corresponding obligations.

Looking out for each other was the key to the Koslow family’s survival.

Now that a clan member needed help, they couldn’t turn a blind eye.

The family put so much effort here, it’s obvious it is not to guard against other Southeastern Province Nobles.

With generations of intermarriage, there was some lingering affection, and they would not easily break the rules of the game.

Benefits may be temporary, but a reputation is for life.

To mix in this small circle, one must pay attention to etiquette.

They can plot and scheme in secret, waiting patiently for the other party’s decline, even hoping for their extinction, but they cannot lay a finger on them.

Only outsiders, who are not bound by the rules of the circle, can recklessly break them.

As long as they do not violate a few taboos, even if they behave unseemly, people can accept it.

Outsiders are always excluded, they don’t care about being given a hard time.

The best way to win everyone’s approval is by force, once everyone is beaten into submission, you won’t have any more problems with being excluded.

…

Looking at the caravan loaded with supplies, Hudson was particularly pleased.

This was the result of selling off a large amount of remaining goods, otherwise it wouldn’t all fit in a hundred carts.

“War changes destiny,” this was the most accurate portrayal of the continent of Aslante.

A mere rebellion changed Hudson from a soon-to-be wanderer to a prestigious Fiefdom Baron.

The bamboo spears and blue shields at their departure were now replaced with broadswords and long spears, with numerous soldiers equipped with war hammers and battle axes, and many wore a bow on their back.

The team also grew from a few initial serfs to 637 experienced soldiers.

A single glance would send chill down one’s spine.

The only constant was: this team continued their tradition of moving at a tortoise’s pace, without a hint of a gallop’s vigor.

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