My Pokémon Player

Ryan took the letter and asked with a puzzled look on his face:

"Who? Marquis Clos? Why did he come to inspect my territory?"

The system of the Kingdom of Arad is similar to the noble feudal system of European countries in Ryan's previous life.

There is a strict hierarchy among the nobles, and each lord is relatively independent and only responsible to his direct feudal lord.

That is the so-called "the lord of the lord is not my lord" and "the vassal of the vassal is not my vassal".

Although all the nobles are loyal to the royal family on the surface, the great nobles can also indirectly command the small nobles below through vassals.

But in general, there is no communication between the great nobles and the small nobles.

Take the nobles of the southeast province as an example. Over the years, only Marquis Clos has summoned the noble coalition to attack Guanhai City together.

In addition, the nobles rarely fight together.

A few years ago, when Marquis Clos responded to the call of the royal family and conquered the three rebellious princes, he wanted to repeat the old trick and summon the small nobles below.

However, most of the nobles found excuses to refuse, and Marquis Cross could do nothing about them.

The nobles were not stupid. The reason they obeyed Marquis Cross's orders was because the Chamber of Commerce violated their interests.

No one really thought that they followed Marquis Cross to fight because they were impressed by Marquis Cross's personality charm, right?

This was just a polite remark, just listen to it, no one would believe it.

Even Marquis Cross himself did not believe it, he just talked about it and flattered himself.

The fundamental reason for the nobles' union was that the Chamber of Commerce was rising too fast. If the development of the Chamber of Commerce was not stopped, the merchants would climb over their nobles.

So Marquis Cross raised his arm and called, and they all followed him.

But the Three Kings Rebellion had nothing to do with them, and whoever became king would not affect their rule over the territory.

Marquis Cross was a direct vassal of the king, and he would receive rich rewards after quelling the unrest, but these small nobles were not, and at most they would only get a few sips of soup.

They didn't need to consume their own army for this little reward and help Marquis Cross gain merit.

By then, Marquis Cross would have gained the trust of the new king, and maybe he could get the natural disaster beast, improve his own strength, and make a lot of money.

But they suffered heavy losses and could only rely on Marquis Cross to survive, so as not to be annexed by him.

In contrast, as long as the nobles had no problem with their brains, they knew what to choose.

Therefore, except for a small number of nobles who were truly loyal to Marquis Cross, the other nobles were all pretending to obey and secretly disobeying, and were reluctant to go to Lion City.

At that time, Marquis Cross was so angry that his back teeth were almost broken, but he had no choice. He couldn't start a civil war in the southeast province before quelling the unrest.

So Marquis Cross could only take his army to the capital, intending to come back to deal with these disobedient little nobles after quelling the unrest.

As a result, he became a hero in quelling the unrest, but the troops he brought over suffered heavy losses.

In addition, the power of the royal family was controlled by the four major families, and they were very repulsive to the lords of the outer vassal, such as Cross.

Therefore, Marquis Cross did not receive many rewards. If he had not put down his self-esteem and bowed to the four major families, he would not even have received the Staff Tail Scaled Armored Dragon.

There was no way, because the four major families had a deep foundation and controlled the Royal Knights. He was not the opponent of the four major families at all.

In the end, Marquis Cross returned with his injured body and the troops he had lost. He began to rest quietly, select suitable heirs, and no longer thought about cleaning up those nobles who did not obey orders.

While the nobles of the Southeast Province breathed a sigh of relief, they continued to maintain the independent noble system.

Whether it was power or obligation, they were only responsible for their own lords.

For example, when Ryan's father was the lord of Firefly Town, he was supposed to be a vassal of Viscount West of Guanhai City, and he only needed to obey Viscount West's orders.

But the nobles all knew that the lord of Guanhai City had been hollowed out by the Merchants Association. As a noble, how could Nord obey the orders of merchants?

Therefore, Nord was directly responsible to Count Albert of Moon Creek City, and all past taxes were handed over to the Count, who was asked to transfer them to the royal family.

After Ryan took over Firefly Town, he was naturally responsible to Count Albert and obeyed the orders of the Count.

Fortunately, Count Albert has always been a peaceful person and doesn't like to make any trouble.

Since Ryan became the lord, the only contact with Count Albert was to send someone to inform him that Firefly Town had a new lord.

Count Albert expressed regret for the disappearance of Ryan's father, and then hinted that Ryan had better not default on taxes.

As for other things, he didn't want to care about anything.

Even if Ryan made a big noise in a short period of time and took over Rose Town and Ironthorn Town in one fell swoop, Count Albert only reminded Ryan not to forget to pay the taxes of these two towns.

It was not until Ryan defeated the coalition of the three towns and expanded the territory again that Count Albert felt threatened.

Not only did he not send anyone to urge tax collection, he was also contacting nearby nobles, most likely to discuss how to deal with Ryan.

In short, Ryan was just a baron and it was impossible for him to have any contact with Marquis Clos.

Even if a great noble wanted to inspect the town, it should be Earl Albert who came to inspect.

Of course, the Earl didn't have the courage to do so.

But what about this Marquis Clos? He and I have nothing to do with each other!

"I remember that President Morgan of the Chamber of Commerce once mentioned that Marquis Cross was seriously injured when he quelled the Three Kings Rebellion."

"Although he received timely medical treatment, his physical condition is not very good. He has fallen ill again recently and is selecting a suitable successor."

"He is in a hurry to select a successor, but he still has to take time out and drag his sick body to inspect my town?"

Ryan asked while opening the letter in his hand.

White replied: "According to the messenger who delivered the letter, it was not Marquis Cross himself who came to inspect, but his daughter."

"Daughter? What exactly does he want to do?"

Ryan opened the letter with a lot of question marks and began to browse the contents of the letter.

After a while, he put down the letter in his hand, frowned and said:

"The general meaning of the letter is that His Majesty the King was very happy after receiving my report and gave me a generous reward."

"The Marquis felt proud and was ready to give me some rewards. By the way, he will inspect the territory and search for the remnants of the Shadow Church."

"In order to show his importance to me, the Marquis originally planned to come in person, but he was ill and could only send his most beloved daughter."

"According to the time on the letter, the daughter of Marquis Cross will come to our Firefly Town with the royal envoy in five days."

When White heard Ryan say this, he said excitedly:

"This is a good thing. Things! I didn't expect His Majesty the King to think so highly of you! "

Ryan tapped the table with his fingers: "It's not that I think highly of you, I just gave you some rewards."

"But it's beyond my expectation that His Majesty the King can reward me."

"I reported the situation to the capital at the beginning, just to occupy Tieji Town legitimately, and didn't expect His Majesty the King to reward me."

"After all, you know that the power of the royal family is controlled by the four major families. They are all arrogant and don't bother to pay attention to us small nobles."

"As a result, the situation I reported really caught His Majesty the King's eye. There shouldn't be any hidden secrets in it."

Ryan doesn't think that His Majesty the King will think highly of a small baron.

If the king really thinks highly of him, he would have summoned him to the capital long ago.

But it's good this way, he doesn't have to wade into the muddy water of the capital, become a pawn in the struggle between the king and the four major families, and can get the royal family's rewards for free.

Thinking about it this way, this new king is pretty good.

Wait! Could this be the king's calculation!

He knew that he was being sidelined by the four major families and could not cultivate his own power under their noses.

So he set his sights on the outer lords, hoping to gain their favor and break the blockade of the four major families from the outside to the inside.

But this idea was too naive. He would not think that he could get the loyalty of the outer lords just by some rewards, right?

Or did the young king have other plans?

"Hidden secret? It is said that His Majesty the King has not handled government affairs since he took office."

"Now he is handling your report in an uncharacteristic way and praising you highly. It is indeed a bit strange." White pondered.

When Ryan heard this, he suddenly had a strong sense of déjà vu.

He murmured to himself: "He is ignoring the government affairs and being sidelined by powerful officials. Could our King be King Zhuang of Chu?"

"What did you say?" White did not hear clearly what Ryan said.

Ryan shook his head and changed the subject:

"Nothing, no matter what the new king's purpose is, he is too far away from us, and he can't plot against us for a while."

"Anyway, there is no problem with the reward. We got it by our merits, and no one can deny it."

"The most important thing at the moment is how to deal with the inspection of the Marquis's daughter."

"We in Firefly Town have never had any dealings with Lion City. Even if we have made contributions, it should be Earl Albert who rewards us."

"But Marquis Cross wants to reward us with great fanfare. There must be something strange about it. Maybe he has other intentions."

Wright nodded in agreement at first, and then asked in confusion:

"What does Marquis Cross want? We are far away from Lion City, and there are many other noble territories in between."

"Neither alliance nor trade is suitable. Does he want to marry you?"

As soon as these words came out, Ryan rolled his eyes.

He said unhappily: "Uncle White, you have become a bad person. You always tease me. In the future, you should have less contact with those visitors from the gods."

White chuckled and said: "As the secretary of Firefly Town, how can I not contact them?"

"And I am not teasing you. The visitor from the gods said something. If all impossibilities are eliminated, the remaining impossibilities are also the truth."

Did the visitor from the gods say that? It was obviously said by Conan Doyle!

Ryan suppressed his desire to complain and said:

"The problem is that you are talking about the most unlikely situation. She is the daughter of the Marquis, and I am just a small baron."

"Even if I get the personal reward from His Majesty the King, I am at most a viscount. How can I marry the daughter of the Marquis!"

"Uncle White, you have also received aristocratic education, and you should know that the class between aristocrats is difficult to cross."

"The daughter of the Marquis falls in love with a poor boy. This kind of thing only happens in vernacular novels."

White responded: "But you are not a poor boy, nor a wandering knight with nothing."

"You are a new noble lord who owns seven towns and has unlimited potential."

"If I were Marquis Clos, I would definitely marry my daughter to you and bet on your future."

Ryan shrugged: "But you are not, you are just my most trusted uncle White."

"The class consciousness in the hearts of those nobles is like a mountain, which cannot be easily broken."

"So let's stop talking about these things, let's talk about how to welcome them first, do you know the daughter of the marquis?"

White shook his head: "I don't know much about her, I only know that her name is Freya, the youngest daughter of Marquis Clos, who is deeply loved by the marquis and is known as the Gaoling Flower of Lion City."

"Gaoling Flower?" Ryan raised his eyebrows: "It seems that she has many suitors."

Gaoling Flower refers to the beautiful flowers blooming on the top of steep mountains, which are difficult to reach.

Miss Freya can be called Gaoling Flower, presumably because she has rejected many suitors, making people feel difficult to approach.

White said: "Of course, she is the youngest daughter of Marquis Cross. Even if she cannot inherit the territory in the future, she can still establish a relationship with the Flame Lion family."

"Not to mention that Marquis Cross will definitely prepare a very generous dowry for her. How can those young nobles not be tempted?"

Ryan heard the inducement in White's words. White knew that he would never get up early without profit, so he wanted to persuade Ryan in a different way.

I have to admit that this method is quite effective.

When Ryan heard that the dowry was generous, he was indeed moved for a moment, but he quickly adjusted his mentality.

What a joke, he is the destined person chosen by Arceus after all, how could he be a gigolo.

Besides, he doesn't even know what Freya looks like. What if the other party is a T0 fairy tank in the version.

Anyway, Ryan has no idea about marriage. How can a woman smell like Pokémon?

Is Gardevoir not gentle, or is Mewtwo unreliable?

Even if he is destined to be a gigolo, he has to be a gigolo of his own Pokémon!

So Ryan said seriously: "Well, since we don't know the daughter of the Marquis, we can only adapt to the situation."

"No matter what they think, it's nothing more than fighting back."

"Now we have enough confidence to deal with any challenge!"

A confident expression appeared on Ryan's face. Now he has Mewtwo on his left, Celebi on his right, and the Dragonite behind him.

Not to mention the daughter of the Marquis, even if Marquis Cross came in person, he would not feel the slightest fear.

On the contrary, it's time to let these high nobles feel fear! (End of this chapter)