Chapter 51

In the early days of the empire, the nobility was the most important ruling force, and nobility at all levels formed a solid upper class.

However, in the middle of the empire, the royal family died out, and the supreme power was replaced by the "Supreme Council of Chemetis". Except for the holy soul wizards who proclaimed themselves dukes, other traditional nobles gradually lost their influence over the long years.

Especially more than 400 years ago, after the emergence of the mechanical union, the productivity developed rapidly, completely breaking the feudal system established by the traditional aristocrats through the monopoly of land, and many aristocratic forces disappeared in the long river of history.

Of course, because of the existence of extraordinary power, there are still traditional nobles who still have the ruling power in some areas, but the number is relatively small, and they are usually called old nobles.

Corresponding to the old aristocracy is the new aristocracy.

The new aristocracy no longer relied on land and taxation, but through trade and business, established factories, operated companies, and accumulated a large amount of wealth in the form of capital, thereby gaining power and being granted titles.

The titles of these new nobles are generally vain titles, which are symbols of status, mainly barons and viscounts, and there are even lower knighthoods and jazz medals.

Moreover, false titles are only lifelong nobles and cannot be hereditary.

Earl and above are real fiefs, most of them have fiefs, and they are either old nobles or members of the duke family.

The Earl of Winter Ting is a rare solid title. The population of Winter Ting City alone is more than 300,000, and the population of the entire territory exceeds one million.

There is also a huge lake in the territory, which is located in the main waterway transportation. The value is so high and the benefits are so great that there are not a few better earldoms in the entire empire.

Moreover, Earl Winter Ting also has a seat in the Imperial Parliament.

If one could become the Earl of Winter Ting, one would automatically become a member of the Imperial Council, enter the power center of the empire, and reach the pinnacle of life.

Under the temptation of such huge interests, who would not be tempted?

Even Ren himself, if he had the chance to be named Earl of Winter Ting, would try his best to fight for it and remove all obstacles that stood in his way.

He looked at Viola, obviously, she was bound to win the title of earl.

But it is not easy to achieve the goal.

Who can be canonized as an earl, the decision is in the hands of the Duke of Silver Star.

And the Duke of Silver Star is all about profit, whoever can show the best management ability and bring more wealth, the Duke favors whoever.

In one year, it is very difficult to stand out among more than a dozen competitors. None of the members who can manage the family property for the duke is mediocre.

And it's mid-August now, just over four months away from the end of the year.

Unless you can find another way to create a new way of making money and get the duke's approval.

Ren recalled the previous idea again, and thought to himself, this matter is not difficult, it depends on what Viola thinks of him, and after figuring it out, maybe he can help her.

If Viola became an earl and owned a large fief, he might be able to follow suit.

Of course, it is definitely impossible to say now.

Ren didn't mention the matter of the Earl of Winterting, but asked: "After Phyllis returns, if she finds out that the mountain giant's demon soul is fake, she doesn't know that it's a scam by Gallowena, so she will come back to you What about compensation?"

Phyllis was cheated of more than 20,000 gold. This person has a rogue personality, and he will definitely not swallow this breath, let alone reason with Viola.

Viola couldn't just say that it was Gallo Weiner's fault. Without evidence, the other party wouldn't believe it.

The best way to do that is to grab Herini.

But the transaction has been going on for so long, that Herini must have escaped from Longshande.

"She herself said that she has nothing to do with the Violet House, and you don't have to worry about her if you want to play a scoundrel." Viola didn't care at all, and said confidently: "This is Longshande, not Pallas, and I have a reason, as long as Tell the duke and she'll be honest."

Ren nodded and said, "As long as you have a way to deal with it."

He saw that it was getting late, so he offered to leave.

"Then you go back and rest, thank you very much today." Viola got up and sent out the door, standing at the door of the room, when Renn was about to enter the elevator, he suddenly said: "Your organ organ is not proficient enough, and you will play it every afternoon Come and practice piano with me."

Ren turned around to look at her, and found that her eyes were a little dodgy. This proposal was almost explicit.

With a smile on his face, he nodded and said, "Okay, see you tomorrow afternoon."

After he finished speaking, he waved his hand gracefully and left.

After leaving the Violet House, he called for a carriage and got on it.

Ren keenly noticed that before getting into the car, there were several pairs of eyes staring at him in the dark corner of the street, and then quietly followed.

"I don't know whether these people were sent by the so-called 'rivals in love', or they were under Galloweiner."

Ren was quite helpless.

He knew very well that from today onwards, his name should be well-known in the upper echelons of Longshande, and he was firmly bound to Viola, and his life in the future might not be peaceful.

After the carriage crossed the bridge, Ryan chose a place to get off at random, using the voice of all things to easily get rid of all the followers.

Go back to the apartment and sleep through the night, wake up in the morning, and do three hours of meditation first.

Then I went out to the Basil Hotel, in Zoltan's yard, and borrowed dwarf equipment to exercise my strength. By the way, I also brought the fine iron war hammer and waved it in my hand.

There are also skills in using a warhammer. Although it is not as complicated as swordsmanship, it also requires years of practice.

These skills are not so mysterious, and there is no hammering method. They can be summed up in two points: one is smashing, and the other is blocking.

Hitting things with a hammer sounds simple, but in fact there are many ways to do it.

One-handed smashing, two-handed smashing, horizontal smashing, vertical smashing, forward smashing, backward smashing, half-round smashing, full-circle smashing, how much force you use, how much force you keep, you have to be familiar with it by heart. When fighting, you must master the balance of the center of gravity of the warhammer, cooperate with your footsteps, and exert the greatest strength. After smashing, you must be able to take it back in time, rather than buying and selling with a hammer.

These tricks have to be practiced repeatedly, combined in battle, and used smoothly, so that the offensive will not stop due to excessive force, and the enemy will not take advantage of it.

The other is blocking. The warhammer is larger than ordinary weapons and can be used as a shield in many cases.

Not only the hammer head, hammer handle, and hammer tail, use every part of the hammer to attack the target while blocking.

Sometimes the tail of the hammer hits with the trend, and the killing effect is better than piercing it with a sword.

With the help of the phone's gyroscope and the addition of metal touch elements, Renn quickly became familiar with the warhammer in his hand, as if it was integrated with himself and became an extension of his body, like an arm and a finger.

The 120-pound warhammer swung loudly in his hand, creating a violent draft in the yard.

After practicing for more than an hour, Ren stopped his movements and his whole body was drenched in sweat.

He weighed the warhammer. The heavy weapon became more and more comfortable to use, and the weight was just right.

With a hammer in hand, everyone looks like a nail.

It's a pity that after practicing for so long, they were all empty swings. The yard was empty, except for a dozen or so big iron blocks, there was nothing to smash, which made his hands itchy.

Ren shook his head, resisting the urge.

"I don't have any offensive physique elements yet, otherwise the power of the war hammer could be even stronger."

Among the physical elements, there are many that can increase the attack power. Extraordinary people generally call these elements skills.

For example, the most common "heavy strike", which many melee transcendents will burst out with greater power when attacking; the "anger strike" of the berserker also has a similar effect, and the power increase is higher.

In addition, there are "charged cut", "cleave", "triple strike" and so on, many of which are common to all kinds of weapons, and some are not applicable to warhammers.

Ren doesn't have any skills now, so he can only rely on purely his own strength and skills to attack.

He suddenly grasped the upper end of the hammer handle and swung his palm vigorously.

The warhammer spun like a windmill in the palm of the hand. Not only did it fail to hit the ground, but its speed became faster and faster, forming an afterimage and making a sound of piercing through the air.

"Can you spin the warhammer too?"

Zoltan just came in through the gate of the yard, and his eyes widened when he saw this scene.

Ren paused in his hand, and the afterimage disappeared immediately, turning into a warhammer in his hand again, and said with a smile: "I'll try it, it just happened to succeed."

"You kid, you don't always like to tell the truth."

Zoltan shook his head, tossing the red cockscomb hairstyle on his head, his eyes were full of surprise.

He prefers soul guns and is not good at using warhammers, but as a dwarf, his understanding of warhammers is much higher than that of ordinary people. He has seen many masters of warhammers in his clan, but none of them can play warhammers like Ren So slippery.

A heavy war hammer, one end is light and the other end is heavy, how much superb power control and skill is required to make it spin?

Those rangers with "dexterous hands" can't do it either!

Ren put away the warhammer, took out a piece of paper from the coat hanging on the wall, and said, "Zoltan, I want to buy a batch of alchemy materials and many mechanical parts, can you get them for me? ?I've made a list, the price is up to you."

This is what he wrote before going to bed last night, and he intends to use it to make something.

Zoltan took the list to look.

"Phlogiston, enchanting powder, alcohol, graphite, rubber, copper tubes, beeswax, distilled water, sulfuric acid solution, horns, iron sheets, needles, iron shelves..." He quickly browsed and found that Renn wanted a lot of things this time. It is also very miscellaneous, there are dozens of kinds in total, and it is impossible to see what they are used for.

But he didn't ask, the more things Ren asked for, the more money he made.

"I have most of these materials, but the quantity is not enough. Give me a few days to prepare and let you know when they are ready." Zoltan made a rough estimate and said, "The value of all the materials is about five gold shields. You must first Pay me three gold in advance."

Ren took out three golden shields and handed them over.

"Wait for my news." Zoltan happily put away the golden shield and left with short legs.