"Thank you, Lion. I thought you'd say that."
Establish the Kingdom of Fontana.
Shortly after I said that, after a few thoughtful faces, Lion agreed with the idea.
Somehow, it's quite surprising.
Until the other day, Lyon, who was in the Wang Metropolitan Area and was active, thought he would disagree a little bit more, but he fully acknowledged what his mood was.
Well, then I appreciate that.
"Lord Elance, what will you do?
"... really, are you serious? Put Lord Garrod on the throne? You think you can do that?"
"Yes, we mean it, Lord Elance. The royal family already has no power whatsoever as a story in the first place. Nevertheless, the royal family and its surroundings have thus taken the form of royal life, plotting to strike Fontana. Or are you trying to say that Lord Elance would have preferred that Fontana had been crushed by the royal fate alone?
"No. It's not. But..."
And you can say this is a great opportunity.
"A great opportunity?
"Yes, this is a great opportunity for Lord Elance and the other knights to become nobles."
"... aristocracy? This me?
"That's right. Of course you will. Doesn't it naturally flow from the fact that Lord Garrod will take the throne that the knight of Fontana, under his direct command, will be a nobleman supporting the king? Now, by reborn Fontana into kingdom, you will become a nobleman, Lord Elance."
"Nobility......, can I be noble,"
"Yes, but of course, if you are opposed to the founding of the kingdom, you will not be a nobleman who obeys the king. I'll ask you now, Lord Elance. Are you going to use this opportunity as a stick?
"Yes, no, but..."
"What, it's not even a very deep thought. Saying that you will take Fontana to the kingdom and become aristocrat with it will not make much difference from the status quo. Because your identity just keeps rolling up. But just for the record, I want Lord Elance to be a special aristocrat, unlike any other knight."
"A special aristocrat? What's that?
"The Knight of Fontana today is divided into two parts. who, like me and Lord Peacha, have territory but belong to the Fontana army. Unlike that, knights with their own knighthood, like Lord Elance and Lord Ghana. In other words, Lord Elance and Lord Ghana have their own forces that do not belong to the Fontana army. I'm thinking about asking them about their status as borderline uncles."
"Is Borderline Uncle different from other aristocrats?
"No. Borderline uncle intends to rule a place that borders a wide territory with the nobility of another country: Borderline uncle territory. For this reason, we are also thinking of extending our discretion over other aristocrats in Fontana in order to make it instant. So instead of ruling over difficult lands that come into contact with other territories, you're going to be a nobleman a step higher than usual."
"Wow. Does that mean it's better than your Barca territory?
"That could happen. What is it, my Barca knighthood is small? Well, it may be difficult to compare, as I will remain in the current position of general. So, what will you do, Lord Elance? I don't know how."
"Okay. He is part of a knight family that has supported the Fontana family more than ever before with me. There is no stopping that Fontana family from becoming kings. Rather, the existence that will continue to work for Master Garrod. Come on, why don't I endorse the founding of the kingdom and work with it"
"Thank you, Lord Elance, knight of Burma. No, from now on, you might want to call me Lord Borderline. Let's continue to work together for Mr. Garrod."
You have an amazing sense of merit, Elance.
What shall I do?
Despite the undecided shape of the kingdom, I took the liberty of saying what about Uncle Borderline.
but okay.
Let's open the cut carmouth area to Elance.
In other words, the original territory will be returned to Fontana because of the transfer from the current Knights of Burma.
If the size of the territory widens, you won't complain.
And as the story went, Ghana of the Ikes family also finally became a borderline uncle.
Let's mess with the territory a little bit too.
Now the Bales Knights of Vargas are also in a position where defense is needed, but shall we push it to Ghana?
Peacha, while clearly upset, showed his intention in favour of the founding of the kingdom.
And the other knights had their main principals snorted, so they had no choice but to ride in the stream.
There will probably be anxiety, and there will be some thoughts about the royal family.
but they were all knights and not nobles.
I would have disagreed more if there had been a former Urk family or a direct family member of the Arborest family here.
But more important than anything for the sake of the knight is the survival of our own home and land.
Where I stand here in the face of the royal family and disagree, those in power at the main level force me to strip me of that status and land.
The only way to survive our own home is to follow the intentions of the Fontana family.
I'm glad I made the Fontana Charter.
That is what sums up the rights and duties of the nobles and knights and the inhabitants, but its essence also guarantees that it will not be taken from the superiors at will.
Its Fontana Charter applies even when it becomes a kingdom.
We need to transform the relationship between nobility and knight into that between king and nobility, but we have already arranged that the top king will not be a system that can do whatever he wants.
In other words, the reassurance that Fontana would become a kingdom would not be as different as it had been before in reality led to support for the founding of the country.
"For one thing, I welcome you as having obtained the consent of a knight who was Lord about the founding of the Kingdom of Fontana. But what are you going to do after this, Master Ars? Making Lord Garrod a new king would have an impact on all sides. And naturally the royal family moves against it. First of all, I'm sure you'll order the great nobleman to take Fontana."
"I think so, too, Lion. To that end, we must move quickly"
"What do you mean?
"If you want to shoot the general, shoot the horse first. I don't think the royal family and I can negotiate decently through messengers more than this has happened. So aim for others, not royalty"
"Does that mean you're going after that horseman, not the general, in battle? I mean, not the royal family, but the Memento and Reinzatz families who are actually going to fight? But isn't it just tough for the Fontana Army to fight there?
"Right. I mean, I didn't say I'd fight. Negotiate. With salt."
"Salt, is it?
"That's right. I'm going to spell the magic of making salt in a hurry. And break the salt market, the royal monopoly. Leon, for now, leave this to the royal family."
Brother Byte has already secured the Royal Messenger's line.
I mean, I won't be back in the king's capital for a while.
So I can buy you some time.
In the meantime, negotiate with other forces while explaining to the royal family that it is taking time to negotiate with the messenger.
The royal family can still give orders to other noblemen on the big side because it specializes in what is essential to sustain life: salt.
But what if that's something else to get?
There is no longer any reason for the great nobility to form an alliance with the royal family to become a hegemonic nobleman.
Even if a Fontana crusade order were issued by the royal family, there would be no need to follow it unconditionally or otherwise.
This is how I approached the magical curse culture of salt making as soon as possible.