Age of Apocalypse

After settling the steel-spine golden lion cub, Case also learned that Perth was desperate to use the only essence of plants and trees to save himself, and even sent a letter to Count Florence to ask for a knighthood for him.

As a knight, he decided to follow the young baron.

Under the envious gazes of everyone, Keith knelt down on one knee in emotion, put his left hand on his chest, and said sincerely and gratefully, "Keith Iron Heel, thank you to the noble and great Baron Tulip.

I will spend the rest of my life dedicating everything I have to you, even my life!"

Perth also walked up to Perth, looked down at Case, and asked with smiles in his eyes, "Knight Commander Case, I will form my own knighthood. They will be the tulip collar, my most elite."

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Now, I will ask you to be my "Director of the Knights" - the highest officer of the Knights, and grant you the swallow-tailed flag representing your family crest.

I need you to answer me, are you willing to accept my appointment and be loyal to me forever?"

At this moment, Case was so excited that he was even trembling.

He finally did it, and he was no longer the poor and humble man from the down-and-out aristocratic branch. He finally fulfilled his promise to his mother!

Finally, I can have a swallow-tailed flag as a knight's glory!

Case trembled, lowered his head piously, tried his best to suppress the trembling in his voice, and said hoarsely, "Thank you for your gift. Case Ironhoof will always be loyal to my master, Perth Medici, and dedicate himself to you."

My everything and even my life!”

Looking at Case who was so excited that he couldn't control himself, maybe Perth, as a born noble, couldn't sympathize with him. But at this moment, he knew it very clearly.

Nobility, title, glory, even throne, territory. In fact, sometimes it is the belief and hope that people strive for in this impoverished era and cruel system when the gods disappear.

Perce came back to his senses, put away his sword, then helped Case up, and announced to him, "Perhaps, Knight Commander Case, you should choose your own surname.

From today on, you will be the first noble born in my territory, with your own surname, family emblem, as well as your own slaves, servants, and even manor and land."

Then, Keyes asked, "Please allow me to use my mother's last name - Lanchester, as a way of remembering and thanking my mother."

Perth was right about this and said, "I respect your decision. Mrs. Lanchester's spirit in heaven must be extremely gratifying. The kind and upright knight, Keith Lanchester."

Of course, as the only master of the Tulip Territory, only Perth can use the name of the lord to submit Keith's surname, family emblem and seal to the Earl of Feilengcui. After the Earl of Feilengcui delivers it to the royal court in the name of the Earl of Nanshan, the process is carried out.

After the final filing, it will be archived in the Royal Court of Lords and announced to every noble in the territory of the Kingdom of Rose York.

So all the decision-making power lies in Perth's hands.

This is also a promotion system established by the Kingdom of Rose York under the cruel and strict aristocratic system in order to better attract talents from all walks of life, giving hope to the common people.

It also stipulates that when a commoner in the territory becomes a golden knight, the lord of the territory can invite him to be a knight, thereby joining the ranks of the nobility, and giving him the power to bear a formal surname and establish a family estate with the corresponding title.

This almost caused a war of antagonism between the York family and a group of royal ministers at the time, and even caused an uproar across the country. The continuous cold war and confrontation caused the king's orders to be unable to be issued to various places normally, and the rule of the country was faced with the constraints of the aristocracy.

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After all, the conservative and stubborn old aristocratic ministers would never accept the so-called humble commoners sitting on the same table as them.

But in the end, with the unprecedented unity of the York family and the support of most of the armed forces and knights, the king finally succeeded.

It still forced the ministers of the Royal Court and the nobles of the House of Lords to finally compromise and agreed to the final promulgation of the "Rose York Kingdom Nobles Act".

Of course, as the largest nobles and nobles in the kingdom, the York family and the king still safeguarded the interests of the nobles to a certain extent, and handed over the power to apply for the title of civilians to the noble owners of the territory. By the way, they also gave the decision-making power to review the promotion of all nobles in the country.

, completely returned to the king's hands.

Even after this political confrontation, in order to stabilize his rule, the then King Philet II personally led the then royal court ministers and nobles to hold a jointly signed document issuance ceremony in the House of Lords.

Since then, King Philet II has not only laid the foundation and reputation of his rule, but also strengthened the king's prestige in the hearts of the people.

As the "court nobles" at the time, the Feilengcui family actively supported the king in this political and military game. They obtained the initial Nanshan Territory as a fiefdom and became one of the few "territorial nobles" in the Kingdom of York.

It laid the foundation for the current Earldom of Feilengcui Nanshan and became the first direct beneficiary of the "Rose York Kingdom Nobles Promotion Act".

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After a night of celebration, Keith Lanchester's change of identity seemed to have planted a seed in everyone's hearts.

It also made the hearts of many knights and Nader active, arousing a high enthusiasm that they had never had before. Because in Hogworth, no one is unwilling to become a decent noble. This is not only for themselves, but also for themselves.

It can even influence his descendants and gain more wealth.

Especially Perse's impassioned attitude at the dinner table, which has become a lingering voice in everyone's heart, "I, Perse Medici, promise you! I will not ignore your efforts in the slightest, and I will give everything I can to you."

Everything is shared with everyone without hesitation.

Our glory will bloom together in this land, and our glory will eventually be praised by the world!"

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Early the next morning, Knight Case set out with more letters than yesterday, because it contained not only letters from Lord Perth, but also documents and files for his promotion to a noble knight, which made his mood even more exciting.

Even a rare smile.

Oh no, perhaps he should be called the "Master of the Tulip Knights" - the noble knight - His Excellency Keith Lanchester.

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Not long after Case left, Butler Stone knocked on Perth's door.

After being allowed to enter, Steward Stone saluted and asked, "Good morning, Your Excellency, Your Excellency Perth. Deputy Commander Jack Hughes intercepted a letter from a spy in the Iris Territory, and he said it might be important to you."

Perth, who had just breathed out the purple energy of the morning sun, heard this and said with a refreshed smile, "Jack Hughes' work efficiency is really good,"

Yes, knowing oneself and knowing the enemy will lead to victory. Perth used Jack Hughes to learn a lot of information about the Iris Territory, including the current somewhat headstrong Count Marigold Irises - the peak earth attribute golden knight - Fite Fuximela.

The seal printed on the letter was the eagle and griffon emblem representing the Kingdom of Aragon.

Perth was shocked when he saw the contents of the letter.

It turns out that the ambition of the Kingdom of Aragon is really uncontrollable.

There are not only more than a hundred knights disguised as a slave-catching team outside the fortress of the Iris Earldom, but there are even swarms of poisonous scorpions tamed by the Kingdom of Aragon unknown where lurking in the forest, ready to exterminate the marigold iris flowers of the Iris Territory at any time.

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In fact, due to long-term infection with scorpion venom, Count Iris' fighting energy core is disintegrating in his body, but it is still kept secret and not publicized!

It turned out that he still thought that among the more than one hundred people, there were at least two elite knights, a dozen silver knights and bronze knights, so he made Count Iris take the initiative.

It turns out that it was because the Earl of Iris had been poisoned by someone's scheme that he retreated into the fortress and held on by himself?!

Thinking of this, Perth couldn't help but yelled "stupid!"

After all, if the "mountain fortress" as the military highland defense line is really lost, the iron heel of the Kingdom of Aragon will surely border the Feileng Cui Nanshan Earldom!

Looking at the worried and questioning look in Stone's eyes, he said to Steward Stone seriously, "Summon Nader Booker, Luca Art, Jack Hughes and Chuck Penn. I have important things to do in the study."

Talk to them!"

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In the study, Nader, who had arrived late, couldn't help complaining, "There are a lot of things in winter. It's really inconvenient not to have a carriage!"

Perth could not deny this. After all, he asked Nader to not only resettle the serfs before tomorrow's spring plowing, but also to find hills with fertile soil to develop terraces.

As well as the distribution and financial budget of cattle, farm tools, agricultural subsidies, as well as preparation plans for caravan trading, hunting ground construction, manpower management, etc.

Perth asked him to do these things before going to Iris Collar, so Perth didn't say anything.

As for the others, Perth, as the lord, said nothing, and they would not say anything.

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Without further ado, Perth directly placed the letter that Jack had intercepted on the table, and said in a solemn and straight-to-the-point tone, "Look at this, maybe Admin Nader won't complain."

When everyone saw it, their surprised expressions were of course unanimous, but among them there was definitely ridicule and anger towards the Count Marigold Iris, Fit Fusimera, who was known as the pinnacle golden knight.

But compared to them, the silent Archon Nader had more anger in his eyes. Yes, it was anger.

I saw him excitedly saying, "The Kingdom of Aragon is simply crazy. Forget about invasion and plunder! It actually used such a despicable method to exterminate the magic plants. Ferucius III simply insulted the glory of the Great Emperor of Westeros!"

"Okay, Mr. Nader, I want to hear some feasible opinions." Perth waved his hand to stop him.

In response to this, Nader said with rare embarrassment, "If you support me, it will increase your prestige and gain unimaginable wealth and benefits.

but if....."

However, Jack Shorten thought of the crux of the problem. He sat in a chair and said solemnly, "According to the "Rose Kingdom Noble Lords Law", if a lord without the strength of the Silver Knight participates in the war, even if it is a personal act.

He will also be arrested and held accountable by the military court of the Royal Court of Lords. He will be regarded as derelict in his duties, and in serious cases he may be deprived of his noble status!"

Yes, the strength Perth has always shown has made everyone subconsciously forget that Perth Medici is actually just a Bronze Knight!

At this time, Jack said in a more serious tone, "Actually, I have been wondering why Ferucius III, the king who is known as the most talented military leader in the Kingdom of Aragon, does not have a "triangular fortress" located on the plains.

Instead, choose the "Mountain Fortress" which is more difficult to conquer.

Moreover, I am very sure that the spy in the Earl of Iris did not tell me about the spies, and I am even very sure that as my former subordinate, he did not have the ability to intercept the spies’ letters!”

Everyone was stunned when they heard this, including Perth, who all looked at Jack.

And Jack immediately explained, "I am not doubting the authenticity of this letter. After all, the Count of Iris is seriously ill and the poisonous scorpion lurking in the forest should not be a lie.

Because it is a fact that Earl Fit’s body is getting weaker and weaker, and sometimes he even relies on powerful potions to support him. At that time, there were indeed several cases in the territory where residents or serfs were stung and died by poisonous scorpions.”

These words could not help but lead the matter in a strange direction, and even gave everything a smell of conspiracy, which made everyone fall silent.

For a moment, the atmosphere in the study became audible, and everyone's faces seemed to be covered with a faint haze.

It wasn't until a moment later that Steward Stan, who had been standing behind him, broke the silence, "Sir Mossy's uncle, Rhys, once tried to use Sir Mossy's bloodline to blackmail the earl.

After Mrs. Nagy learned about it, in order to let him remember his identity, she sent Reese to the Iris Castle and asked the former Earl of Iris to let Reese do the dirtiest and most tiring work as a serf."

"It seems that this lucky bastard thinks that I will definitely go to the battlefield?" After listening, Perth leaned back in his chair and sneered disdainfully.

But Nader's words made Perth Moshe Medici understand the reason for doing this, and at the same time, he became even more angry.

Nader shook his head and said with a bitter smile, "No, maybe he will withhold the money from the monthly transaction between the count and you, so that you have to go to support him for money.

Because of last month’s transaction fee, Florence Castle has not paid for half a month.”

In fact, Nader was just a little surprised at first, but he didn't pay too much attention because he had sufficient funds. There was no news about the letter asking about the debt, and if part of the money does not arrive in Madrid, the city hall may only face a waste.

Because the Florence Castle pays 600 gold coins every month, 200 gold coins are to be given to the city hall as a share, which is used to establish a circulating capital chain, reserve funds for territory construction, and distribute commissions for making porcelain.

This is a mechanism established by Perth for good fund circulation within the territory, as well as a dedicated financial treasury for the city hall.

He also said that this would be the case in the future, and would be used as commercial taxes paid to the territory by the lord, gradually improving the tax system of the territory.

When Perth heard this, he was furious. He slapped the case and shouted angrily, "Then let's see who wins in this matter!"

A week later, Keith and Luca took ten knights and joined me to support the Iris Territory!"

Damn it, it’s so frustrating! If I don’t show off my power, why do you think my old cat is sick?!

Nader surprised the kiss and was about to remind Perth. But he saw that he looked determined and sneered, "It's just a silver knight, give me three days!"

After saying that, everyone was left looking at each other in shock and strode out of the study!

Everyone, look at me, and I'll look at you.

Old Chuck took a leisurely sip of tea and said with a leisurely smile, "There are still three days left, why are you in such a hurry.

We have to believe in Mr. Perth, he is not one of those stupid people."