The Lord is Addicted in Infrastructure

Wissas is located at the most fringe of the Kingdom of Jadayate, far away from the royal city of Kaais.

Therefore, when Shazoi arrived in the royal city, nearly half of the lords in Jadayat had already arrived.

The other lords also arrived in the royal city of Kaes soon after Xia Zoe entered the court.

There are fifteen cities and nineteen lords in Jadayat.

On the Western Continent, people who own land can be qualified to be called lords. They do not have to own a city or a castle to become a lord.

There may be two lords in a city.

The high lord is the supreme ruler in the territory, and the small lord is the manor owner who is sealed off by the big lord.

This "land" may be a village, a monastery, or a plantation in the city.

In layman's terms, a small lord is a trusted "official" appointed by the lord to help manage various affairs in his own city.

Such a small lord is equivalent to the local officials of the 9th or 7th rank in ancient China, but all of the local officials in ancient China, including life and death, were decided by the emperor himself.

On the Western Continent, everything about the little lord, including life and death, is determined by the superior lord who entrusted him with the land.

for example.

Xia Zoe owns two cities and he is the high lord.

If he treats Weissas or a village in Fort Comoy as a beneficiary reward to Fernandi.

Fernandi has the right to enjoy the taxes handed over to him by the people of this village, and he does not have to pay taxes to Xia Zoe.

The status of the little lord can be a knight without a knighthood or a noble origin, or a baron or viscount with the smallest knighthood.

But some nobles with the smallest titles might not even have land.

Starting from the earl and going up is a watershed.

In other words, the great lord who can own a city must be a nobleman above the earl.

Generally speaking, it is rare for a small lord to be granted a ban in a city, and only those who are very close to the big lord can enjoy the right to have a beneficence.

The nineteen lords of Gadaat gathered in the palace.

Except for a small beanie like Xia Zuoyi, all of them are grown-ups and tall.

They wore naturally draped clothing, and the fabrics were mostly black and white, which represented the respect of the king's mourning.

The neckline, sleeves, and hem of the clothes are sewn with various decorative patterns and borders.

The waistband is tightened around the waist, and the legs are covered with slightly loose white trousers and long black boots covering the knees. The overall posture is elegant and slender.

Xia Zoe stepped on a pair of black boots.

He looked down at the little white robe he was wearing. The robe was decorated with delicate golden wavy lace, polished single-breasted gold buttons, and the neckline and cuffs were all inlaid with low-key and unobtrusive jewel buttons.

On the Western Continent, the lords dress expensively to show respect to the royal family.

Long before entering the royal city, Judit personally put the badge representing the Desinian Thorns and Rose on Shazoe's chest.

Shazoe is the rare earl lord of Gadaat who owns two cities.

As soon as he stepped into the royal hall, he received a lot of gazes, either openly or secretly.

Buss Ridges stood at the forefront.

A solemn black robe made his aura even sharper and more compelling.

Almost half of the lords surrounded him, while the others stood aside with clear boundaries or talked to each other.

Only Walker followed Xia Zoe.

He found a place to stand and whispered: "The lord needs to mourn for the king for three days before he can return to his territory."

"In three days, the new king will also succeed. Which clergyman in the church will hold the coronation ceremony of the new king?"

He doesn't quite understand this aspect.

Walker: "The highest-ranking priest in the royal city is Bishop Bolton."

"It may be him, but it is also possible that the bishop's deputy presided over the coronation ceremony for the new king."

The highest authority of the Holy See is the Pope, and the next level is the cardinal, archbishop, archbishop, bishop, deputy bishop, pastor, deacon, and deputy deacon.

Bishops and above include bishops, who can be appointed by the pope and assigned to serve as administrators in churches and temples in various countries.

The bishop's agent and others perform their duties and coordinate to help.

When the two were talking, Buss Ridges brought people over.

"I heard that the Earl of Desinia bought all the slaves of Trak from the Nagarbi Chamber of Commerce. I don't know how they are using it now?"

Xia Zuoyi turned his head and said lightly: "It's okay, but it shouldn't bother Master Duke to bother."

Bath Riches: "I just understand that the earl has to manage two cities at a young age."

Xia Zuoyi: "It doesn't matter, after all, I also understand that Lord Duke has to manage the finances of the entire royal city at such an age."

"..."

The corners of Bass Ridges' mouth twitched uncontrollably.

The lord who came with him next to him had a good-looking look on the face, but at this moment, he slightly pursed his lips slightly, and stared at Xia Zuoy in surprise.

Bass Ridges said nothing more with a sullen face.

A middle-aged man dressed as a nobleman behind him spoke suddenly.

But it was facing Walker.

"Why don't you come back to Wangcheng and have a look at home first? Do you want me to invite you?"

Walker bowed his head slightly, called his father, and then said: "Since I have been given to Lord Desinia by His Majesty the King, it is natural to put Lord Lord first in everything."

"Please don't worry. After the dinner is over, I will go home to visit you and brother..."

The middle-aged man who followed Buss Ridges was Walker's father-Harry William.

He is a marquis.

Next to Harry William stood a young man whose face was somewhat similar to that of Walker, who looked a little gloomy and turned a blind eye to Shazoe and Walker.

He is Walker's brother, Keith William.

But he didn't say a word or a word to Walker until he left with Buss Ridges and others.

The only son of the old King Duke presided over the dinner.

From the next day, it was the formal mourning ceremony for the old King Duke in the church.

The dinner is over.

Walker escorted Xia Zoe back to the residence where he was resting in the royal city, and watched Judith lead the little earl into the door before turning and leaving.

He returned to his original home, only the housekeeper came out to greet him.

The steward said: "Master Walker, Master Marquis and Master Keith are discussing things in the study."

"The Lord Marquis said that if you come back, go directly to the room to rest."

He unloaded the armor he was wearing for Valk, and put them one by one on the iron frame next to him. The sword he was wearing was also taken off and hung on the wall.

Walker nodded, and said flatly, "I see."

He then walked slowly back to the previous room.

Probably because the servant had cleaned up in advance, the room that hadn't been lived in for a long time was not too dirty, and the things were still in their original positions without the slightest change.

Walker walked around the house, lying on his back on the bed with a slightly bored expression, with his arms and legs cocked.

After a while.

He turned his head and looked out the window as if thinking of something, a smirk at the corner of his mouth.

Walker’s room is on the far left side of the third floor, and his father Harry’s study is in the middle of the second floor.

The wall outside the window is very large and can stand one person sideways and will not easily fall off.

If he turned out from the window in his room, he could safely reach the edge of the window outside Harry William's study by just grabbing the protrusions and fences on the wall.

When Walker used to be more than ten years old, he found it fun, and he did this kind of window jumping.

Moreover, at the very beginning, he could hear his father and his elder brother talking about how Walker Wilhelm disobeyed discipline and worked with lowly common people all day long. There was no etiquette and norms that an aristocrat should have. It was useless. s things…

Since that day, Walker has alienated civilians and worked hard to learn how to become a good knight.

When he finally did better than his eldest brother Keith, what he got was an attitude that his father didn’t care much about, and his eldest brother was even more alienated...

Walker thought, then he should be himself.

However, this "good" habit of jumping on the windowsill has not disappeared.

Walker got up from the bed, got out of the window, climbed down the second floor lightly and quickly, stepped on the edge of the window outside Harry William's study, his back pressed against the wall.

The two of them were still talking about things.

They were talking about the arrangements for the mourning ceremony to be held in the church tomorrow and the martial law in the royal city.

Walker felt boring after listening to it for a while.

When he was about to go back, he suddenly heard Keith say: "Father, since you have chosen to stand on the side of the Duke, when do you plan to tell Walker..."

Walker frowned and wondered, what to tell him?

Harry William: "I think he is very loyal to that Desinia."

"If he comes home as soon as he arrives in Wangcheng, I might consider telling him about it, but now..."

Harry William paused and continued: "The Duke's plan is to control all the lords, and after killing the members of the royal family, threaten them to only support the Duke's ascent to the throne."

"But Lord Duke does not want to leave Desinia's life."

"Since Walker is by Desinia's side, he can't reveal anything to him..."

Walker opened his eyes wide in shock, his heart jumped suddenly, he could not stand firmly, and his hand holding the wall almost loosened and fell, but fortunately he buckled the wall in time in the end.

And his back was instantly covered with a thin layer of cold sweat.

Harry William and Keith William were unaware of the situation outside the window and continued to talk about it.

Harry: "Tomorrow I will find a reason to prohibit Walker from going out. You will be responsible for watching him at home. Everything will be over until the third day of mourning for the king."

"Yes, I understand, father." Keith William said.

After the two left the study and the lights in the study went out, and the room was completely quiet, Walker slowly relaxed his stiff fingers and legs.

He closed his eyes, exhaled silently, then calmed down and returned to his room.

Immediately afterwards, Valk took advantage of the darkening of the night, fearing to make a sound to wake others, even discarded his armor, and quietly returned to Sha Zoe's resting place in the royal city with only his sword.