Chapter 158 Determination

It's midnight.

Essin looked at the burning flames in the city in the distance. The flame had formed a pillar of fire that soared into the sky, and could see it very clearly even in a place far apart. They all knew why there was such a flame in the city, and they also knew what consequences the flame would lead to.

"The effect of burning is better than expected," said Essin. The few people around him, including Cleo, all agreed. Even they really didn't expect that there would be such an effect. From this point of view, the important material warehouse in Fornoros might burn nothing left.

But this is exactly their hope. Seeing such a scene, even if the little queen is picky, she will be satisfied. No one will question their plan failed.

After Essing finished his first step, he returned to the city wall again to meet his accomplices. When the fire in the city began, all the participants in the conspiracy, including Essing himself, successfully left the city wall and arrived at Wang Jun's camp. The whole process was quiet and smooth, so they could enjoy their achievements here.

Now, in the temporary gang of four, everyone got what they wanted. Especially the warden, he was even more in one step. He had already received the promise to be named a knight and rewarded a house in the noble area of ​​the Hawk City. This was his ideal - now he could retire immediately and live a peaceful and peaceful second half of his family with his bounty with the bounty and the salary of the knight.

The pillar of fire began to weaken slowly. However, this was not because the fire was put out, but because the fuel that supported the fire was about to burn out. The military material warehouse was a distance from other buildings, so the fire was destined to be unable to spread.

"The situation is settled," said Essin. "Everyone will go and rest, and we will meet Her Majesty the Queen tomorrow morning."

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"Esing, I didn't expect you to make such a request!" Cleo followed Esing into the tent angrily. "Are you crazy?"

"Dear Clio, do you really think so?" Essin asked without getting angry at all. "I always thought you knew me very well. There are two kinds of gamblers in the world. One is when he suppresses all his money in the gambling game, he entrusts everything to fate, gods or other unreliable things. The other is when he suppresses all his money in the gambling game, he is sure that he is confident that he can win. Which one do you think I am?"

"You mean... do you think this is pretty sure? It's not dangerous at all?"

"Damn it! Of course it's dangerous!" Essin replied. "If it's not dangerous, then where is my turn...I'll do it with you?"

"Thank you, don't get me into such a dangerous thing!"

"It wasn't me who deliberately involved you, Cleo, but I'm afraid I can't do it without your help," said Essin.

"I don't know how to join the army and fight!" Clio replied. "And even if I understand, I don't think I can take five hundred soldiers to attack the territory of the great nobles. Essin, you have to figure out that this time you are not going to catch fugitives, but to... go... to fight a war!"

"Creo, I'll ask you a question, what is your current title?"

"Viscount, of course, is gone now. What's wrong?"

"In the scope of the seven kingdoms...there are three types of nobles according to their income." Essin looked at Clio and said word by word. "One is hereditary nobles, with fiefs and titles that can be hereditary... The second is non-hereditary, but they also have their own territory. Even if they are just nominal territory, they can get corresponding income. There is also the third type, that is, those who only have the name of aristocrats. They can also get salary, but very few, which does not match the title at all. If there is no chamber of commerce shares, no land, and no minerals, they cannot have income that match the title... In fact, the biggest advantage of their title is that it sounds quite pleasant, so they are also called "short nobles"... Clio, tell me, even if you work slowly in the civil service system all your life, how many opportunities do you have to get a real title, even if it is not hereditary?"

Cleo's expression became ugly. Essin was right. The third type of aristocrat, the so-called "empty nobles", was mostly descended from the first two aristocrats, or in other words, a type like Cleo: non-primary sons who came from a real aristocratic family. According to the principle of the eldest son inheritance system, they were born unable to inherit the rule of fief. However, out of respect for their parents and elders, these people would be given a certain title once they became an adult. However, on the one hand, this title could not be left to their descendants, and on the other hand, the income was limited or even not (so the royal family was not stingy with just a short title). There was originally a fourth type, which was to buy titles based on money, but countries had agreed to exclude such aristocrats.

Cleo is a typical example of such people. The future of such honorary nobles is to take advantage of their education, either enter the civil service system or the army, or become retainers of a great lord (or simply their family) to get income from a position, so that they can live a decent life. If they can make contributions one day or be appreciated by the monarch, they will have the opportunity to enter the first or second aristocrats.

The second type is actually not very difficult. Because if you can serve a monarch loyally for decades and gain enough trust, it is not surprising that you will be given a "real" title after you get older and have a corresponding salary. This is also a disguised retirement, a gift from a monarch to his elderly subordinates.

But if a person can do this when he is young, rather than when he is retired at an early age, he will generally have a great prospect.

Of course, there is also the first type...hereditary fiefs, titles and titles that will be passed down forever by descendants.

Even for people like Cleo who were born in a noble family, this is an unattainable dream. To get this status, you need not only to compete for your father, but also to compete for your character. Some people are destined to enjoy these things when they are born, while others can only wait and see from afar with envy.

This is also very normal. The third type of aristocratic king can be enthroned at any time because it does not require him to pay too much. The second type of aristocratic king means a financial burden. As for the first type, it means that a piece of land will always be granted to others, and it cannot be recovered without a legitimate reason. From then on, on this land, the king's ruling power was isolated - according to tradition, the lord has the final say on his own land, and he has the final say on his territory. The king's laws can only be respected on the surface, and only need to be respected on the surface. In fact, in addition to a few taxes and military obligations, a lord is a land emperor on his own territory.

If a situation like Groney is in a bad state, then the lord can even choose to have troops and be independent - just like the situation in Byron.

In ancient times, in the era when magic communication was not yet so developed, this kind of canonization was much more common. Because of distance, it was difficult for the king to directly control the land of the distant border, and he could not get the specific situation at the first time, let alone react. Therefore, it was common to enthrone a piece of distant territory to a certain noble in that era. However, in modern times, magic communication was so common that the king could grasp the specific situation of the distant territory at any time. Therefore, this kind of canonization, such as rupture of the land, became a matter of weakening the king's own dominance. In this era, this situation was rare and extremely cautious.

"Listen, Cleo, think about it, what we have been waiting for! What we have been pursuing is the opportunity now!" said Essin. "And we... have no other possibilities!"

He looked at Cleo and said firmly. "The little queen can forgive us or not hold us accountable for our past crimes! But remember that she will never forget that night, when the two of us were trying to arrest her with the team! Do you think that in such a situation of grudge, we have other futures?!"

Cleo exhaled a long breath.

"Or, just live a life of death. I am a middle-level officer, and you are a middle-level civil servant, and you live your life in a daze! Until one day a battle or a disease sends us to the kingdom of the gods. Even if this doesn't happen, we must bury all our past ideals and ambitions, the expectations and dreams we once had! Or, let's take advantage of our lives to bet this! If you win, you will have everything, and your descendants will enjoy wealth forever, and our name will become a legend! If you lose... you will be a hero again after eighteen years!"

What he said was vulgar, but it had a significant effect on Cleo.

"And this time, my bet is not to entrust the future to those illusory luck. You know we have a chance! We only have five hundred people... But as long as you help, there will be more than five hundred people!"

Cleo suddenly realized what Essin meant.

"You want..." he asked softly. "Other army?"

"Yes, you were a finance officer before," Essin replied. "I remember one of your jobs is... to pay military salaries to the army, right?"

Cleo walked to a chair and sat down dejectedly. "Essin, you're really crazy," he said. "That's just a job deal, my personal relationship isn't that wide."

"But you must have a way, right?"

"I can only say try hard." Clio looked upset. "Essin, you know there are many people in the world... in fact there are too many types of people. For example, our Earl of Eush Rufat, he is the kind of... a firm and unshakable type. As long as he makes up his mind, any persuasion will be futile."

"But fortunately there are not many such people, right? Apart from the book, I only know this type of person in reality."

"Many people are not easy to convince. In addition to skills, it also takes time. Essin, you know our action this time... the warden and the captain were just accidental. Most people are not so easy to convince. Time, time, but we don't have much time!"

"But you have to think about it the other way around, the overall situation is very good for us."

"I really don't know...how could I do such a dangerous thing." Cleo sighed.

"At least it's not more dangerous than participating in the coup," said Essin. "Do you remember the magic of Essul Fate? If that time, we two would have been a little further ahead... and might have become familiar with each other. Just like that poor Falyses."

"I had known that Asu Ruffat could do magic, I wouldn't have gone." Clio replied. "By the way, you have to consider another question, a very important question. Which of the great nobles... is not a flood of interpersonal relationships? They may not be able to do anything to the queen, but maybe they can... make some trouble for you behind the scenes."
Chapter completed!