From Baron's Second Son to Dragon Rider

After the audience of the Marquis family was completed, the person who walked into the hall to meet the Grand Duke was an old earl - Count Stephen Moonlight Mushroom.

This count is no stranger to Krober. After all, Krober had a deep friendship with his heir Frank.

The territory owned by the Moonlight Mushroom Family happens to be located on the western border of the Principality. Although it is less adjacent to the Moi Forest and cannot be compared in scale to the Golden Rose Family, it is still an important border area.

I remember that last time when Krober went to buy equipment, Frank once revealed to him that Count Stephen was in seclusion at that time, trying his best to attack the Sky Knight realm.

However, Earl Stephen was afraid that this breakthrough would not be successful. Although the aura around him is still majestic and majestic, he has never been able to overcome the shackles of the Earth Knight. Compared with the real Sky Knight, there is still a big gap.

It is estimated that Earl Stephen also wanted to use this war to take the family one step further and become a marquis, but unfortunately he failed to make the breakthrough and fell short.

The hard condition for becoming a marquis is that there must be a Sky Knight in the family, otherwise it will be impossible to subdue the nobles under his command.

Earl Stephen was stunned for a moment after seeing Krober. After all, he had been in seclusion some time ago and had been busy with territorial affairs since the breakthrough failed. Naturally, he didn't know that Krober had joined the Dragon's Breath Knights.

His son Frank actually told him about Klober's breakthrough as a formal knight.

But at that time, he just sighed at Krober's talent, but he didn't expect that he would meet him here.

"Honorable Earl Stephen, Knight of Dragon's Breath, Royal Affairs Officer, Clobber Golden Rose would like to say hello to you. The Grand Duke is ready to receive you. Please come with me."

During this period of time, Krober has received countless nobles, big and small. The herald's speaking skills have long been practiced to perfection. Coupled with his elegant temperament and perfect etiquette, everyone will praise him when he meets him.

"As expected of the Grand Duke's close minister!"

Count Stephen had met Krober several times before. Although Krober was handsome before, he was not as confident and elegant as he is now.

Thinking of this, he sighed helplessly.

That guy Krall gave away his family's hopes and his future powerful vassals, which made him heartbroken.

Legally speaking, if Krober's surname is Oats, then he will be a permanent vassal of the Moonlight Mushroom family, unless their territory is taken back by Stephen and the noble title is cancelled.

But with Krober's talent, he can only be promoted to a title in the future, how can he be deprived of the title? Maybe when Stephen leads the family to be promoted to a marquis, the first Earl family he recommends will be Krober's.

The highest title that a marquis can entrust is a viscount. Earls and marquises are nobles who are directly loyal to the Grand Duke. Marquises only have the right to recommend, not to enfeoff.

However, in recent years, the number of viscounts has decreased, and the count has not issued a new one for many years.

Now all the nobles in the principality are eyeing the cake of Moi Forest and want to take a bite from it. As far as he knows, Marquis Frostwolf wants to recommend a qualified family to be promoted to earl.

Daniel, the sixth child, even broke through the Sky Knights and planned to be promoted to Marquis!

Since the territories of both parties are very close, Count Stephen has more intelligence forces deployed in Corolla City.

It's so pitiful that when the spy wrote that Count Daniel had a high possibility of breaking through the Sky Knights, Stephen's whole body was in bad shape.

After all, his neighbor has become stronger and is very likely to be promoted to Marquis through this war.

They were the only two great nobles in the entire west, and they had been fighting openly and secretly for many years. How could they be so willing to be crushed?

Therefore, Earl Stephen left all the matters at hand to his son that night, took the family's best potion and began to retreat, in order to break through the Sky Knights and catch up with the Golden Rose family.

But unfortunately, Earl Stephen failed.

This meeting with the Grand Duke was also about this matter. He hoped that the Grand Duke could maintain the balance in the west and prevent the Golden Rose family from becoming dominant.

As a ruler, the Grand Duke must not want the entire west to be covered with golden rose flags.

Even if the Grand Duke's herald is a member of the Golden Rose clan, he still has to make this remonstrance in front of the Grand Duke.

So when Krober brought Earl Stephen to the audience, he told the Grand Duke about the matter.

When he proposed to suppress the Golden Rose family and support the surrounding weak families, Krober felt that Count Stephen's abacus was about to hit him in the face.

Disadvantaged families nearby?

Apart from the Golden Rose, isn't it your Moonlight Mushroom family that's the only one left in the entire West?

You can just say support you directly, but you have to drag those little nobles along. Do they know that you have provoked such a strong imaginary enemy for them?

However, although he kept complaining in his heart, he still didn't express it on his face, not even the thoughts or actions to avoid suspicion.

Grand Duke Veronica frowned slightly after hearing this. To be fair, she really didn't want the Golden Rose to dominate the West. This was against her rule.

Don't think that a dragon knight can rule a country just by talking. Nobles are also an important part of her maintenance of rule.

If a noble family dominates, they will become disloyal. Once they encounter the right opportunity, they will raise their flag and overthrow the ruler's rule.

So the suggestion made by Count Stephen does make sense.

"Golden Rose..."

While silently reciting the surname of Golden Rose, Grand Duke Veronica's eyes drifted to Klober who was standing aside.