"All right, you did it, Paine."
"Thank you, Ars. This is the Menmen who were at war with the Fontana army, but as we were aiming for, we made a compromise based on this proposal. We are about to leave the remaining army one by one."
"Well done, Paine. If the Menmen leave here, it will be winter soon. That way, you can't march in the snow. The old Arresto territory in the west seems to be stabilizing somehow, and now we have a little respite for the Fontana territory."
"But I think it's still dangerous. Did Mr. Leon contact you afterwards?
"Ah, Leon is now gathering information around King's Landing for a report. It seems that the current meeting of the Alliance of the Three Nobles has not yet been concluded. Leon expects it will take until next year to officially name the hegemonic aristocracy."
"I see. So, for now, will the temporal respite come when next year's snow melts and the harvest is over? But that makes it difficult to decide how to move forward. What makes Fontana look like a hegemonic nobleman?"
I see. If possible, I would like to keep in separate contact with the three families of the Trinity Alliance. Like a wheat deal with House Menmen, I'm sure we'd better have that connection. "
"Diplomacy, after all. Diplomacy, however, remains a little challenging for Fontana territory. With all due respect, no one seems to be very good at diplomacy....."
Indeed, Paine is right.
I've been thinking about this for a while, but this faction is a little diplomacy nervous.
Well, it's also because of me.
Originally, the Fontana family was not so much a home with diplomatic problems.
This is to some extent evident from the fact that Raymond once put this Fontana territory together.
When only Carlos was young, Raymond protected and maintained Fontana territory.
It is also because of its diplomatic strength.
In addition to interacting with the nobles and knights bordering the east and west, it seems that the distant nobles were also quite close.
But now its diplomatic power is not left in Fontana.
That's because Fontana's diplomacy at the time was due to Raymond's connections.
Connections.
Networking about how you know other nobles can be surprisingly powerful in the politics of this world.
Raymond, who had long worked as the official butcher of the historic Fontana family, was good at other nobles and knights.
But I'm not.
I have no idea about any other nobles.
I don't know much about it. Other aristocracy won't like the fact that I'm temporarily acting on Fontana's behalf.
At least I can't negotiate properly unless I'm judged to have the strength to cut through Fontana territory.
Raymond was suddenly taken over by me, and Carlos, who suddenly showed up, died even more suddenly.
As a result, many of the pipes with other nobles were lost.
The lost connection is no substitute for immediate recovery.
However, it would still be better to make sure that only the remaining connections are properly connected next.
"Happy, Paine. You did your job as an emissary well and achieved a harmony with the three nobles, the Menmen. Let's acknowledge the achievements and take Pane as a knight."
"Eh... hah, thank you, Ars. I will not forget this. I will continue to work with sincerity for Arus."
Say hello, Paine.
"... so, what are you going to do? What makes me a knight all of a sudden?
"No, it's not a big deal. I thought you might be a success story."
"Success stories?
"That's right. Paine, you are a former Knight of Uluk, and you have fought with us before. You came down to me, worked and became a knight. But it's never just about working on the battlefield. Negotiations with the Menmen were the last decision, in particular. In other words, it was not by force, but by negotiation."
"Hah, I see. In other words, you want to extend to others that not only work in battle, but also negotiation power with other nobles can be recognized as one of the results in order to be recognized as a knight under Ars."
"That's right. By the way, it also makes sense that Paine is from Ulk. If the people who were originally in Ulk and Arbarest can be recognized as knights by me as soon as I work hard, there may still be people I don't see.
"That's right. Now, with all due respect, I would like to propose one thing to Mr. Ars. Are you sure?
"Yeah, what's up, Paine? What's the proposal?"
"Can I get anything but a knight? Well, I think the money would be good if I could. Would you rate me well for that too?
"... why? I know Paine is capable, but do you need a big reward?
"Yes, I've been working with Ars since this year. Suppose I received a high rating from Ars and received my identity and money. And what do those who have heard about it think? If a man named Paine is valued to that extent, he may be valued, but no, because he's more capable than Paine, there will be people who think he'll hire me as a member of the Fontana family for better rewards."
"Who's more capable than Paine? Is there a guy like that in there?
"I think you are, Mr. Ars. I was originally a Knight of the House of Ulk, and I've honed my way of working in battle. It is not unusual for people in some fields to be more competent than I am. The same is true of the diplomatic field. I'm sure you'll find good people."
Hmm, I wonder if that's true.
When I tried to gather talent with Kyle's magic in the past, it seemed like all the freaks had gathered.
However, at that time, because Kyle's magic had no commonly recognized attack-based magic, most people only gathered from ordinary people.
But this time, feed on my magic.
There is also an attack magic called Shotgun , and you can also use Ice Spear from the Fontana family.
Besides, my name value is getting pretty good, and I'm going to play rewards on it.
As Paine said, people may gather for the magic of Barca, gold and a place to be active.
Acknowledging Paine's claim, I named Paine a knight in the church and then officially had her work done with high pay.
And we spread the word throughout Fontana.
So, little by little, motivated people from the Old Urk Arrests began to gather with me.