Chapter 148

Name:Warhammer Wizard Author:Emperor
"The Earl of Glamorgan? Still sealed!"

Ren was also a little lost when he heard the title canonization.

At the beginning of the establishment of the empire, each title had a corresponding territory, and the official title of nobles would add the fiefdom in front of the title.

For example, Earl Dong Ting of Viola, "Winter Ting" refers to her territory, and Earl is her rank.

Since the royal family died out more than a thousand years ago and the Supreme Council of Chemetis came to power, the aristocratic system has gradually changed, and many false titles have appeared.

False nobility has no territory, but a title that symbolizes status, and the title is relatively simple.

Pollock, who was just canonized today, when the Duke of Silver Star conferred him the title of baron just now, he was not given the title of a land, so Pollock only needs to be called a baron.

And the Earl of Glamorgan obviously has a territory!

Judging from the name, this territory is called Glamorgan, and it is the earl's territory, so the area is definitely not small.

The real earls of the empire generally automatically obtain the seats of the imperial councilors and enter the imperial parliament.

Orienser Empire Council!

This is the power center of the empire. There are less than 300 councilors in total, each of whom is a famous person or extraordinary person.

"Glamorgan..."

Ren's thoughts changed sharply. In his memory, there were only three earl titles in the Duke of Longsand, and the Earl of Winterting was one of them, and there was no Glamorgan.

"This name is a bit impressive. I seem to have seen it somewhere?"

Ren lowered his head, wondering if he should accept it.

Judging from the reactions of the guests watching the ceremony, this title must not be simple. It is probably not a good thing for the Duke of Silver Star to give this great gift suddenly.

Ren was not knocked unconscious by the pie falling from the sky.

He secretly opened the mobile phone library, and was about to search for the origin of Glamorgan, when there was a force on his shoulder.

Out of the corner of his eye, he saw that the staff of the Duke of Silver Star was gently pressing down on his shoulder.

"Um?"

The Duke of Silver Star let out a low hum, seemingly dissatisfied.

Rennes, who was on the ground with one knee, felt heavy pressure. This pressure did not come from magic or the power of the staff, let alone a spiritual influence, but a deterrent from the power of the superior.

In just two or three seconds, there was no room for Ren to make a choice.

All eyes in the auditorium were on him, waiting for his response.

Ren felt helpless, so he could only recite the oath aloud according to the previous rehearsal: "I, Ren Augustus, am willing to dedicate my loyalty to the lady, my life to the empire, and my faith to the goddess."

Snapped! Snapped!

The staff tapped on both sides of the shoulder, indicating that the knighthood was completed.

Immediately, the Duke of Silver Star took out a brand new dress, canonized parchment documents, and a family crest.

The style of the badge is the same as the surname, which was submitted to the city hall by Wren before.

The half-palm-sized badge is made of gold, roughly round in shape, with ears of wheat on both sides surrounded by a red base, and in the middle is a symbol of a warhammer crossed with a crescent moon, which looks simple and powerful.

A few days ago, when Ren handed over the family crest he designed to Dareny, the other party glanced at it and asked a little strangely, why does the crescent moon on the badge have a handle?

Ren didn't answer, but just smiled meaningfully.

He took the gown, the parchment, and the badge, and there was an exclamation and a wave of applause in the Great Hall.

When he got up, he saw the corner of the Duke of Silver Star's mouth slightly raised, revealing an incomprehensible smile.

Not only the Duke of Silver Star, Ren noticed that some of the nobles sitting in the front row had strange expressions on their faces. They looked at him with shock, sympathy, and doubts. The color of their souls was changing back and forth, and their emotions were very complicated. Obviously they know the inside story.

Those who don't know the inside story are either extremely envious or very excited.

Father Bud was so excited that he couldn't speak at this moment, his face was flushed, and his whole body was trembling with excitement.

Ren returned to his seat and exchanged glances with Viola next to her. She shook her head slightly, signaling that now is not the time to explain.

At this time, Mayor Arras announced the end of the knighting ceremony, and everyone in the audience stood up and sent the Duke of Silver Star and several legendary wizards away respectfully.

The guests who watched the ceremony also left in an orderly manner.

Several new nobles who were knighted were still immersed in joy, communicating with people around them and accepting everyone's congratulations.

As today's two protagonists, Ren and Viola simply greeted their acquaintances before leaving in a hurry.

Outside the auditorium, Ren asked his family to go home in a carriage, while he followed Viola away.

There is no need to let them know about the inside story of the knighthood.

As soon as Ren got into Viola's car, she told the driver, "Go to the Wizard's Tower right now."

"Do we want to see the Duke?" Ren asked while searching for Glamorgan's information in the mobile phone library.

Not much was found in the search, but it let him know the most critical information.

The territory of the Earl of Glamorgan is actually in Modu!

Moreover, the territory is not in some wilderness near Modu, but in and outside Modu city.

The area of ​​this territory is not very large, it is much smaller than the normal earldom, just about a thousand square miles, but it covers a large coastal area in the east of Modu, accounting for nearly a quarter of the entire city !

Ren has never been to Modu, but there is a map in the mobile phone library.

This most prosperous trading capital in the world was built on the south bank of the estuary of the longest river in the empire, the "Nachmer River". Between the river and Paradise Bay, a large plain of thousands of square miles was formed.

The plain is in the shape of an irregular triangle, with the sharp corner facing east, and the Earl of Glamorgan is at the end of this sharp corner!

In the city of Modu, there is a tributary of the Nachumer River, which is called the Hierro River.

The city is built along both sides of the river. Most of the urban area and residents are located on the west bank of the Hierro River, while from the east bank to the coast, almost all belong to the territory of the Earl of Glamorgan.

Although it is not the most densely populated area, this territory is still extremely important to Modu, because two of the three major ports are within the territory, and there are hundreds of factories and manors built over the years, equivalent to the previous life of the Earth. The new industrial zone in Shanghai!

The value of Glamorgan Territory is simply inestimable.

"Fuck!"

Ren couldn't help shouting in his heart, what's going on?

He didn't wait for Viola's response, and asked continuously: "How did Your Excellency the Duke have an earldom in Morocco? Does she have the right to grant it to me?"

"Yes." Viola nodded with worry on her face, "It's legal."

"What's going on?" Ren was even more puzzled.

The twelve holy soul wizards of the empire are officially named dukes, and they can designate an area no larger than the province as their territory.

The personnel, legion, and taxes in the territory are all managed by the duke, just like a principality.

The duke only needs to pay taxes to the empire every year.

But not every holy soul wizard likes to be a great lord. Some of them voluntarily gave up the title of duke, and only designated a small territory for the establishment of wizard towers or floating cities.

There is even one who doesn't even want the wizard's tower, and lives in seclusion in an unknown place.

For these holy soul wizards, they are generally called masters, not dukes.

Master Anse Wodos, the master of Wezeland's floating city, is like this.

This holy soul wizard has no territory, only a floating city, so the Wezelan floating city is located above Modu, but he is not the lord of Modu. In fact, he did not build his floating city by himself, but gradually grew up from an apprentice wizard, advanced to the rank of holy soul, and became the leader of the floating city.

Even so, it shouldn't be the Duke of Silver Star's turn to intervene in Modu and canonize an earl.

Because it is obvious that Mount is the sphere of influence of Master Anxi Wodas.

"Master Anse Wodos rarely intervenes in the affairs of Modu." Viola said: "Ren, Modu is different from our Longshande. Its history can be traced back to before the establishment of the empire. and the surrounding areas were divided into multiple territories, which were conferred on more than a dozen nobles."

"After so many years, Modu City is still in the hands of these old nobles."

"They are the wealthiest aristocratic class in the empire, and they jointly funded the establishment of Wezelan Floating Void City. Among the families, there are also very powerful transcendents, who have a very complicated relationship with Floating Void City."

"The former Earl of Glamorgan, the Dukagan family, is one of these nobles."

Ren heard the overtones, "Before?"

"Yes, about eighty years ago."

Viola thought for a while, and replied: "The battle among the nobles in Modu is also very fierce. At first, there were more than a dozen big nobles, all of which had sealed territories. Now there are only seven families left."

"More than eighty years ago, a legendary wizard attached to the Dukagan family died suddenly, and the family was also destroyed. Only the Earl of Glamorgan escaped with serious injuries."

"This Lord Earl fled to Longshande. For some reason, he swore allegiance to the Duke before he died."

"The duke agreed immediately."

"According to the laws of the empire, the Earl of Glamorgan becomes the Duke's subordinate vassal. In the absence of direct blood descendants, the Duke has the right to confer the title of the new Earl."

When Ren heard this, he couldn't help but feel a little suspicious.

The Duke of Silver Star has been collecting wealth to build a floating city for many years. Facing such a big interest from the Territory of Glamorgan, it would be strange if he disagreed.

It is not easy for a holy soul wizard to ask others to swear allegiance.

Even, behind this incident, there may be the black hands of the Duke of Silver Star.

"What happened next?" Ryan asked.

Viola replied: "Your Excellency the Duke has conferred the title of the new Earl of Glamorgan, and wants to take over the territory of Modu, but it is not going well."

Ren shook his head. Needless to say, this must have met with strong resistance from the local nobles in Modu.

"The new earl conferred by the duke died less than half a year after he arrived in Morocco." Viola said with a serious face: "Of course the duke will not give up so easily, continue to be canonized, and also sent the secret fire guards to protect the earl safety."

"In the twenty years since then, a total of seven Earls of Glamorgan have been conferred."

"The last of these seven earls is a legendary wizard. He spent the longest time in Modu, more than ten years, and was assassinated in his own territory. Although he did not die on the spot, he was also seriously injured, and he voluntarily gave up the earl. Title, he died within a few years after leaving Modu."

Ren was taken aback.

Even the legendary wizard died unexpectedly, and with the support of the Duke of Silver Star, he was not spared. It can be seen how shady those Modu nobles were. For the sake of profit, even the holy soul wizard dared to do right.

It is almost certain that Wezeland Floating Void City also intervened.

Viola continued: "After that legendary wizard came back, the Duke did not create a new Earl of Glamorgan."

"As far as I know, Master Anse Wodos should have come forward to discuss with the Duke himself."

"Both sides backed down a step. The Duke will no longer confer the new Earl of Glamorg. As a deal, the nobles of Modu will donate a gold shield to the Duke every year. I don't know the exact amount."

Ren nodded slowly, and finally understood why those guests just sympathized with him.

It is very possible that the Duke of Silver Star is short of money now.

So he canonized himself as the Earl of Glamorgan, provoked a new conflict with the nobles of Modu, and wanted to blackmail more money.

Unfortunately, he became the pawn in the hands of the Silver Star Duke.

Viola obviously thought so too, frowning, she held Ren's hand and asked, "The Duke will definitely let you go to Modu, what should you do?"

Ren looked out of the car window and didn't speak.

The car entered the Silver Star Academy and stopped under the Wizard Tower. As soon as the two got out of the car, a wizard came up and said, "Earl Winter Ting, Earl of Glamorgan, please follow me."