Chapter 158

Ren sat back in the car, and Oxilia followed silently.

The windshield of the car was pierced by the gunman, but the body was not damaged, and the driver was not injured. He was just a little frightened and returned to normal soon.

The silver-clothed knights followed the car and returned on the original road in a mighty manner. The citizens of Mordu who watched laughed, as if they had won a victory against the foreign enemy.

"It was a good opportunity just now."

Oxilia suddenly said, "Rosa Logos is not weak, but I can solve him. There is no need to back down like this. This will make the nobles of Modu doubt your determination."

Ren heard the dissatisfaction in her words.

Master Anxi let himself go to Modu in order to attract the attention of the nobles of Modu, and make the trouble as big as possible. It is best to turn Modu upside down, so that the enemy will expose some problems.

If he had fought with Rosa Logos just now, then he had initially achieved his goal.

Ren glanced at the invisible iridescent dragon out of the corner of his eye. Her expression was colder than before. Obviously, she thought she was scared just now.

"I have my own considerations." He said something, but didn't explain it carefully.

Oxilia didn't ask any more questions.

Ren could tell that the student of the Holy Soul Sorcerer underestimated himself a bit.

He doesn't care.

As a chess piece, he has self-knowledge and never thought of jumping out of the chess game, but he is unwilling to be completely controlled by others like a puppet on a string, rushing forward without thinking.

Doing so may satisfy Master Anxi, but it also puts himself in great danger, and in the end he ends up losing money and people.

Rennes also has his own ambitions, and Glamorgan is an excellent territory, no matter in terms of geographical location or economic value, it is one of the few in the entire empire.

He not only wants to be a pawn, but also wants to truly hold this territory in his hands.

Then, you must not act recklessly.

The great teacher taught us who is our enemy and who is our friend, which is the first question in the struggle.

The seven local lords in Modu are obviously not monolithic, and they cannot simply be treated as a whole, and their positions must be clarified.

The most complicated thing in the world is the human heart. It is very difficult to distinguish the position of others, but you have the eyes of the soul, and you can easily judge the enemy's attitude. If you don't make good use of it, you will be a fool.

After figuring out their interests and demands, win over a group, crack down on a group, and divide a group.

Rosa's attitude just now is worth pondering.

Ren thought to himself: "Look for an opportunity to get in touch with Rosa, maybe Viscount Stoind is a target that can be wooed."

The car quickly returned to the pier, where there was a bridge across the Hierro River. After crossing the bridge, it was the territory of the Earl of Glamorgan.

Before the arrival of Rennes, this territory had not had a lord for more than sixty years.

According to the laws of the empire, after the death of a lord, the title and fiefdom will be taken over by the descendants of the direct blood line. If the direct blood line is severed but there are still side branches, then the object of the lord's allegiance, such as a duke, will select an heir from the side branches.

If there is no object of allegiance, this territory will be reclaimed by the empire and become a region directly under the empire, and will never become the territory of the new nobles.

In the history of the empire, most of the sealed nobles died in this way.

There used to be more than a dozen lords in the Modu area, but now there are only seven. Those nobles who have declined or disappeared, their fiefdoms are theoretically directly managed by the empire.

However, the aristocrats in Modu are too powerful, and the strong dragon does not overwhelm the local snake.

The imperial officials dispatched by the consul were unable to compete with the nobles at all, and were basically emptied out. The territories were actually controlled by the surrounding nobles and annexed in another way.

Glamorgan was about the same.

Currently, the person in charge of managing the territory is a general manager nominally appointed by the Duke of Silver Star. In fact, this general manager is elected by the local nobles of Modu.

If you want to take over the territory, you must snatch the governance right from the general manager.

Ryan checked the practices of the previous Earls of Glamorgan, and the first step was to take out the documents canonized by the Duke of Silver Star and ask the steward to step down and hand over the territory.

This is supported by imperial law, but the general manager will not give in easily, delaying with various reasons, or even denying the authenticity of the document, and directly rejecting it.

The manager himself generally doesn't have much strength, but there are a lot of guards around him to protect him, and there are many legendary extraordinary people. It is very difficult to force the other party to give way.

The first seven Earls of Glamorgan, conferred by the Duke of Silver Star, were helpless.

Only when the previous earl, that is, the legendary wizard, found an opportunity to directly kill the steward, did he succeed in regaining the sovereignty of the territory.

This is just the first step. After becoming a lord, he still needs to rule, collect taxes, public security, and administration. These things have to be done by people. Even if the legendary wizard has absolute strength, it will be a mess on his own.

At the same time, they have to face the counterattack of the Modu nobles.

With all kinds of open and dark arrows, he couldn't relax at all times. The legendary wizard was already very cautious, but he was seriously injured by the assassin and forced to leave the territory. All previous efforts were wasted.

Ren looked at the silver knight outside the car, plus Mondeba and the secret fire guards, there were only twenty-six people in total.

With such a small number of people, it is impossible to rule the territory.

Needless to say, the Duke of Silver Star didn't expect that she might accept the Glamorgan collar. She was just cooperating with Master Anxi's plan.

Otherwise, at least hundreds of silver knights and a large number of civilian staff would have to be sent.

Of course, this is just a guess. The mind of the holy soul wizard is not something ordinary people can figure out. Maybe the Duke of Silver Star will have more support in the future.

Ren thought for a long time, and the buildings outside the window gradually became shorter and less dense.

This is close to the outskirts of the city.

He opened the map and glanced at it, then suddenly said loudly: "Wait a minute, let's go from Bishui Street."

The voice reached the two knights who opened the way ahead. The two men were able to recognize the way, but they hesitated when they heard Ren's order, and looked at Pansil.

Bishui Street is the seat of the lord of Glamorgan Territory. There is a huge castle there. Because it is built on the only hill in the territory, it is a section higher than the surrounding area. There is a small green river at the foot of the mountain, so it is called Bishui. High Castle, where the previous Earls of Glamorgan lived, is equivalent to the administrative center, and is now the office of the steward.

As soon as Renn arrived in Modu, he went straight to Bishui Gaobao. If he wanted to attack directly on the spur of the moment, his entire army might be wiped out.

Oxilia's voice sounded: "I don't support you doing this."

Pansil went to the window and asked in a low voice, "Your Excellency the Earl?"

"I just want to pass by and take a look." Ren explained with a smile.

Seeing that he didn't look impulsive, Pansir was relieved. The silver knight nodded slightly before continuing to move forward. Both the car and the team changed direction and headed for Bishui Street.