Dear Broom Knight

Perhaps it was because of the high level of attention paid to Miss Watson that Cheska, who usually didn't care much about other territories in the Northern Border and only collected simple information, became a little more proactive.

Especially after the new Earl of Hamilton, Ezra, arrived in the territory with his family.

As a big shot who had participated in several major wars and cultivated relationships in the King's army for decades, Ezra was truly wealthy.

Whether it was in terms of resources or the organization of his Knight Order.

It was the first time the Northern Border had witnessed a noble Knight Order that could form a legion outside of the formal army.

Although it was partly because the knights each brought more than three squires, and some even brought their families, which made the procession seem a bit long.

But when the vanguard bearing the banner of the Ezra Knight Order entered the Earl's castle, located at the end of Hamilton's main city, and Earl Ezra in the middle of the procession had just walked through the main city gate, the long line of his troops still snaking along the road behind him truly broadened the horizons of the bumpkins from the Northern Border.

This was a Knight Order from the most prosperous inland region... Not to mention that each knight had several carriages for luggage, and the drivers were also knight squires, even the horses pulling the carriages were fine steeds that many small nobles in the Northern Border would be reluctant to use!

At this moment, no matter how many people had been secretly pondering something, they instantly put their thoughts away.

A quick calculation would reveal how powerful an army Earl Ezra could muster in an instant.

Even if only a small portion of the knight squires he raised could become proper knights, that would still be a terrifying number.

In the past, the wealthiest Earl and Countess Montes in the Northern Border, who each had a Knight Order, together couldn't match half the number of knights raised by Earl Ezra.

Moreover, this wasn't just a matter of the number of knights.

No matter how crazy Earl Ezra was, he couldn't possibly use most of his property to raise knights.

It wasn't a question of whether he was willing to part with it.

Without sufficient reserves, if there were any disturbances, natural disasters, or man-made calamities, he would truly go bankrupt.

Even if the knights were loyal, the squires and servants couldn't possibly endure hardship with him!

Therefore, any noble with a clear head would try to keep the funds invested in the Knight Order below one-third of their wealth.

Ezra, who had spent so many years in the King's army, couldn't possibly be out of his mind.

Therefore, he was truly unbelievably wealthy... Many people felt that Ezra was probably wealthier than the lord of Qingfeng Territory.

Of course, this didn't include those dragons.

But dragons only signified the strength of Qingfeng Territory... On the other hand, the existence of these giant dragons had a negative effect.

At this moment, in many people's minds, Lorry Montes had fallen from the position of the wealthiest man in the Northern Border.

If Lorry wasn't strong enough, their territory would never be so peaceful.

Despite Qingfeng Territory having been harassed by powerful forces several times over the years, it was only a momentary thing.

It was resolved, and if it couldn't be resolved, there was no need to consider the future.

It didn't affect the daily management of the territory at all.

What truly made a territory manager uneasy and gave them a headache was the harassment from neighbors and various people above and below.

There were always people who thought they were capable.

The managers had to let them know that they were not.

When they couldn't be killed, it required a lot of time and effort.

Just like Yuri, although he could silence all those who harassed them, there would always be successors who followed suit.

Although he and Lyon were also very strong, their entanglement with the outside world was too deep and dense, and their strength wasn't enough to suppress everything, so they could only choose to adapt to the circumstances.

But Qingfeng Territory didn't need to do that at all.

Closing the country to international exchange wasn't a good thing, but in a multi-dimensional universe centered on personal power, it was really useful for a territory that didn't need much external resources.

Although Cheska always felt that she had shortcomings in many aspects and always examined her weaknesses, she was truly a very competent manager.

Cheska, who came from the bottom, had only been subjected to anger and not poverty, but she had also seen what it was like to be poor and destitute.

In the middle management stage of society, which was most easily influenced by the outside world and praised by superiors and subordinates, Cheska didn't feel anything.

In her heart, her only boss was Lorry, and everything else, such as the territory and the royal family, was extraneous to Cheska.

But if it were other territories, people in the same position as Cheska would never live so freely.

Like the former Hamilton steward, Yuri.

Wasn't he strong? Was Earl Hamilton Lyon's trust in him less than Lorry's trust in Cheska?

But Yuri's life was definitely not as comfortable as Cheska's.

Cheska could almost be said to have risen in one leap.

She had only communicated and interacted with those aristocratic spokespersons for a few years, and before she even felt suffocated, her work became simple in an instant.

Lorry's decisive approach made Qingfeng Territory completely unnecessary to deal with the most troublesome people.

Although this did bring him some small troubles, after Lorry's progress in both magic research and alchemy crossed a certain stage, those small troubles didn't have much impact... He no longer needed to purchase a large number of low- and mid-level magic resources.

Those who controlled the top-level resources, even those from the Night Church, wouldn't restrict Lorry in this regard.

After all, at this stage, everyone was bartering, and who didn't have something they urgently needed?

If they weren't enemies who had turned against each other and were shouting and killing, then they could all trade.

Therefore, Qingfeng Territory's business issues were only left with the outside world's demand for their goods.

The reason why Cheska always felt that she hadn't grown was because she had just started working hard as the CEO, and the company had directly reached the top.

That kind of unbalanced feeling, as if she hadn't worked hard, would make her feel a little empty.

But as long as she stepped out of this state, she would be the best and most suitable manager for Lorry.

In fact, Lorry didn't need a smooth, experienced, and 'capable' assistant who knew how to solve his worries in advance.

For example, Cheska would never worry just because the Northern Border was singing about Lorry's wealth, and she wouldn't have to make a fuss about it.

She knew that the rumor wasn't a good thing.

But she wouldn't have the urgency to get rid of the reputation in case something happened, and she wouldn't take the initiative to share his worries after reporting to Lorry and Lorry showed that he didn't care.

Even if she didn't quite understand Lorry's decision, she would only think that she hadn't thought of the reason, and she wouldn't think that Lorry was too confident.

But a person who was full of worldly wisdom would be worried about this and always feel that the territory was being watched by an unknown number of people.

Maybe one day, they would act impulsively and help their overly optimistic lord.

People who do bad things with good intentions are actually more annoying.

Lorry didn't know if others agreed with his idea, but he really hated, hated very much, people who didn't know anything and didn't understand anything, 'wholeheartedly for your good, just didn't expect', who came up and took action, and made mistakes when they took action.

Cheska was very good.

Since she couldn't figure out why Lorry wasn't worried about this reputation, she would directly report to Lorry when the reputation disappeared from Lorry's name.

Lorry accepted this well.

He looked at Cheska with a smile and asked, "Haven't figured it out yet?"

"Yes!" Cheska nodded seriously.

"My management of the territory is too high-pressure in the eyes of outsiders." Lorry smiled, "Only in my territory, no one has the power to resist me.

But people always need something."

Lorry's eyes looked vaguely at the sky outside: "Cheska, vanity is human nature.

No matter how strong my strength is, we are only a baronial territory, and we are not the great lords of the Northern Border.

We are just not easy to mess with, but we can't be arrogant in front of the people of Hamilton and Montes territories.

They need a reason to convince themselves.

Although I have to be obedient, my lord is the richest man in the Northern Border, and the subsidies I can get from the lord are unimaginable to outsiders.

This is actually a kind of performance that can make them have a little centripetal force towards the territory."

Cheska's eyes moved: "But without this name, the subsidies you give are still the same!"

"Heh~" Lorry smiled, "Strength worship is human instinct, Cheska.

Just like the people of the Northern Lands will innately despise the Icefield Kingdom.

Even if he is just an ordinary citizen, and the Icefield people he despises may be a wealthy merchant."

With such a comparison, Cheska quickly had a feeling.

She didn't quite understand why those guys who were forcing themselves in small taverns could brag about themselves as if they were the King of the Northern Lands, and they also looked down on them.

But she seemed to also feel that when she mentioned the Icefield, her first reaction was that it was a small country with few people.

Cheska seemed to understand a little bit about the meaning of centripetal force.

There must be something that everyone recognizes and is proud of so that they can resonate together.

Of course, this isn't an easy thing.

Even if you understand it, it's difficult to do it, and it's already very good to let the people see the difference outside and compare it to their own good.

Lorry wasn't interested in other territories, and he wouldn't and wouldn't bother to use other people's bad things to set off his own good things.

Then the name of the richest lord in the Northern Border is naturally very good.

As for the small troubles brought about by this name, they can be completely ignored in the face of powerful forces.

"Now... is it no longer needed?" Cheska actually had a little bit of feeling, but she still asked.

"No need." Lorry smiled, "The name Qingfeng Territory is enough."

It's no longer necessary to add any attributes in front, Qingfeng Territory is Qingfeng Territory.