Lord of the Oasis

Viscount Wayne rode on the warhorse and was covered in chain armor carefully crafted by senior blacksmiths, including the integral neck armor, arm armor, and leg armor knocked out of iron, which was perfect for defense.

There is no way, as the supreme lord of the Northern Territory, he needs such protection and can afford it.

Behind him are 300 knights.

Equipment is not bad.

On the triangular flag at the top of the spear is the family emblem belonging to Viscount Wayne.

A red-eyed swallow clutching a sword and shield surrounded by flowers.

This means that he has real power, a fief, and an army. The sword and shield represent all of this, and the three kinds of flowers and bones that are vaguely visible among the clusters of flowers represent that his family has been passed down for three hundred years.

It's just that the swallow is not something to be proud of, on the contrary, it is somewhat ironic in Viscount Wayne's eyes.

Swallows represent commoners.

Prove that his family is a nobleman from a commoner.

The red eye, which is like an eagle eye, means that his family and the royal family have had a marriage, and he belongs to one of the nobles that the royal family values ​​most, and is the most important noble ally of the royal family.

Eagles and lions are often the symbols of the royal family.

The lion's symbol is the lion.

Then the eagle is a branch bloodline closely related to the royal family, and it also represents those top nobles.

Anyway, the nobles are all married and married, and the blood has already penetrated into each other. It doesn't matter even if the same blood is flowing, because the fact is that it is mutual support in exchange for marriage.

It's just that Viscount Wayne wants to go a step further. It would be even better if the swallow could be replaced by an eagle!

"Now is the opportunity."

He muttered to himself.

Turning his head, just behind him and the knight who was close to him, piles of mercenaries in different clothes but armed with weapons formed a long snake shape, followed closely behind him, walked quickly, each with a face. All with frenzy and excitement.

The desire for wealth, and the desire to change one's own class, both turned into desires.

The same goes for Viscount Wayne.

"It's there."

He looked forward, and on the horizon in the distance, a majestic mountain appeared in front of him.

Sweeping away, from the end of the horizon on the left to the end of the horizon on the right, it seems to be endless, and it is precisely this almost magnificent mountain range that blocks the invasion from the farther north, the vast desert.

This is the Sanwaya Mountains, the best backing of the Lion Principality.

used to be.

Now, too!

Especially when the salt mines were discovered in the Narun Desert, it also brought economic backing.

The Principality of Lions got rid of its original economic structure in almost a short period of time. There was no need to exchange crops and handicrafts for various materials, and it made a lot of money just by collecting tolls and commissions for caravans.

All because of that salt mine, that salt mine that is not yet under the control of the Principality of Lions!

The nobles began to act restlessly.

His Viscount Wayne is one of the most direct leaders.

That's right.

Viscount Wayne, the lord of North County, is this early bird.

He is also willing to be a standout, willing to be used by the high-ranking nobles in the southern county, and even complacent about it, finally having the opportunity to contact those real powers that belong to the pinnacle of power in the Principality of Lions.

If there is no value in being a human being, it means that this guy has no value at all.

That's no different from a dead person.

on the contrary.

If you can indirectly use the use of others.

It's a win-win, and Viscount Wayne likes it so much that he's willing to be the first.

Even though he commanded the entire North County Territory, this vast land was so barren and dangerous. The annual output of all the farms under his jurisdiction was not even comparable to that of the several riverside farms in the South County Territory.

Even the most lucrative fur products of the Sangwaya Mountains are not as profitable as river trade.

the most critical.

Viscount Wayne, his title is just Viscount.

In South County and East County,

It is only the middle and high-level aristocrats, from which one can see the status of the Northern Commandery.

In the Principality of Lions, it is often said that the nobles of the Northern Territory are a group of beggars with noble titles, and even those honorary nobles in the palace are reluctant to go to the Northern Territory to take office, obviously despising this barren land.

How could he, Viscount Wayne, be willing to sink in like this forever and be looked down upon by the mainstream aristocratic circles?

That's right.

Even he did not actually join the circle of nobles.

The nobles of the southern county are the real nobles. In the past, they could be counted as the eastern county. As for the nobles of the northern county, they were no different from ordinary hillbillies. In fact, the commoners of the southern county were comparable to the knights of the northern county. .

In the real aristocratic circle, this is undoubtedly shameful and tarnishes the honor of the nobles.

It's different now.

As long as he captures the Stone Pass, then he will have a stepping stone to the high-ranking noble circle.

As for the salt mines that occupied the Nalen Desert, even if they had to share the spoils with other nobles in the Principality of Lions, and even the one who contributed the least could not get the big head, Viscount Wayne knew that he would become a high-ranking noble in this way.

This is an opportunity for his Wayne family to completely usher in a qualitative change.

He doesn't need to be too greedy.

Just play steadily.

The Wayne family began to prosper, and it took 220 years to become the supreme lord of the North County Territory.

That is, his grandfather, who made great merits, obtained the status of the supreme lord of North County, and passed it on to his father a few years later, and then his father passed it on to him before he died.

In other words, it took three generations to exchange for the status of the high lord of the Northern Commandery for 80 years.

And he.

A new generation of Viscounts of the Wayne family.

Finally, in the 16th year of inheriting this title and territory, I can get new changes.

As long as the title of the lord of the North County Territory is not lost, and the high-level nobles of the South County Territory are married and entangled, then the Wayne family can completely grow into a real high-level aristocrat by taking advantage of the geographical factors.

The entanglement of interests and the marriage of reality are the most reliable means of alliance for the nobles.

You have me I have you.

Viscount Wayne can wait.

The big deal, in the generation of his grandson, he will become a high-ranking noble.

Even then, the Wayne family is no longer a viscount, even an earl is possible, and even the bloodline has been entangled with the bloodline of the royal family, even the grand duke has his bloodline.

This is not impossible, just thinking about it, Viscount Wayne feels that his whole body is trembling, and there is nothing to add to the excitement.

"Send the order down!"

He shouted.

He turned his head and ordered the messenger behind him loudly: "Tell me those lovely boys, work harder, I need to get to the place 30 miles outside the Stone Pass before evening, and then I will find a village for everyone to rest. !"

"Yes!" The messenger nodded and immediately rode down to convey the order.