There was a new group of villagers in the village of Silder, and the surrounding villagers looked envious when they saw them, but they were a little scared after seeing their bodies.

Unsurprisingly, these new villagers are all missing arms and legs. It can be said that they have lost the ability to work. However, they are not worried about their lower bodies. There are some slave-like people beside them, carrying backpacks and backpacks for them.

Help them, in fact these people are indeed slaves.

After Karl counted everyone's military exploits, he distributed the captured enemies according to the merits of the soldiers. Of course, not everyone had enough merits to receive slaves.

They captured a lot of slaves in this war. Most of them were serfs who served as conscripts. Now they have become slaves in Seld Manor. Twenty or thirty of them were selected and assigned to retired soldiers with meritorious service, and the rest served as labor force.

Invested in the construction of the manor.

The retired soldiers and slaves looked in a hurry, as if they were rushing to go somewhere. In fact, it was not just them, but also some villagers. Crowds of people crowded in the direction of the church.

Later, there will be a grand ceremony there, attracting the attention of the entire Sild village, making the villagers want to see the excitement, although they probably won't be able to see much.

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"Master Carl, with this fund, it won't be long before we can complete the manor according to your plan." Berg said with a smile on his face. As the financial controller, the receipt of a large sum of silver Natas was enough to make him smile.

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"Yes, that would be great." Karl nodded. The huge compensation allowed him to solve his financial crisis. However, he was happy, but some people could not sleep at night. I heard that Baron Sav was almost

He closes the door tightly every day, locks himself in and is depressed, and Baron Thors often gets angry...

"Have the bards done their work?" Karl asked calmly.

"Of course, I have bribed them all as you said." Berg nodded. He was a little surprised when Karl proposed this task, but after understanding it, he admired Karl.

Honor is extremely important to a nobleman. Karl has to admit this. The Dias family is so "unknown" that many nobles even sneered at the Dias family. For example, this time Baron Saou turned his nose up at the Dias family.

The invasion of Baron Ass's territory and the serfs led to the outbreak of war. No one on the Earl of Lens' side was willing to help. Although Baron Thors was among them, it was enough to explain some problems.

War is an important way to enhance prestige. Since the war was won, Karl naturally wanted to spread this honor throughout the principality.

The best way is undoubtedly to use the mouths of those bards. Their clever mouths and catchy songs can let the distant nobles know that there is a glorious Dias family here.

Reputation is an intangible resource that cannot be seen or touched at ordinary times, but sometimes you will find that it is so important.

"The population in our territory is still too small. I need more farmers and more people. What do the slave merchants in Havel town say?" Karl knocked on the table. Population is always the most important resource in this era, and slaves

Businessmen can solve this problem very well.

"I have talked with them. If we need a large number of slaves, they can sell them to us for five silver natas per slave," Berg said.

"Five silver Natas Berg, this is really too expensive." Karl shook his head.

"There is no way, Mr. Karl. We don't have many slaves here, and those slave merchants also need to make a lot of money. Maybe I can talk to them and lower the price to four silver natas." Berg also felt a little bit.

have no choice.

"Okay, you can take care of it. This matter must be put first." Karl warned.

"As you wish, my lord." Berg nodded.

"Lord Karl, maybe you should move to the church." At this moment Juliana came over.

"It's already this o'clock, time flies by so fast." Karl nodded. In fact, he was very reluctant to go to places like churches. He was not a devout believer.

He even didn't go to church a few times after arriving at Silder Manor, so some people always criticized him, but after all, he went there a few times to show off, so it wouldn't cause any big problems.

And this time it was because he was about to hold a knight's canonization ceremony. He was a knight personally made by the Earl of Lens, so he naturally had the right to canonize other knights. In theory, any knight could canonize other knights.

It's just that the canonization of big lords and nobles has more meaning and more ceremony.

The canonization of a knight is very cumbersome. When a knight is canonized, he needs to bathe one night in advance, put on a white shirt and a red robe, then go to the church to place his weapons and armor on the altar, worship and pray all night, and finally

Then listen to the priests' mass, and then the priests will bless the weapons, and finally accept the sword teaching ceremony from the host.

After understanding the complete process, Karl lamented more than once. Fortunately, when he was canonized, the Earl of Lens was at war and kept everything simple. Otherwise, he would fall asleep after such a set of procedures. At that time, he would be embarrassed if he made a fool of himself.

Sent.

But this time it was different. This time it was Kevin and Sylvia who received the knighthood. In order to commend them, Karl decided to grant them the title of knight. Of course, this did not include fiefs, and he had no extra territory to grant them.

They serve as fiefs.

If he does not sit down in full, or cancels the cumbersome religious procedures, he will offend the church, and it is very likely to leave a bad impression on Sylvia and Kevin. After all, for the people of this era

For people, this is an extremely important thing. It means that they have officially obtained the ticket to become a noble. If they are lazy in this process, it will be disrespectful to them, even if the other party is Karl.

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When he arrived at the church, Carl was stunned by the high energy of Kevin and Sylvia. After a busy night, there was no trace of fatigue in their eyes, and some were only excited, unspeakable excitement.

, Karl suspected in his eyes that if this was not a solemn church, they could jump up directly.

"Sir Sir." Brother Brando, the priest of the church, nodded when he saw Karl's arrival. Even though he was just a priest here, he did not need to kowtow to Karl.

"Brother Brando." Karl nodded in response.

"Then let's get started."

The tedious ceremony continued, and the two men half-kneeling on the knight's bench tensed up. Soon, Lord Karl, whom they respected so much, would personally confer them knighthood.

Soon it was the oath taking part, and Karl's somewhat lazy look became serious at this moment.

He knew that people valued oaths, and the oath here not only included the obligations and principles of being a knight, but also included the loyalty that Karl valued!

Under Karl's gaze, Kevin and Sylvia solemnly recited their oaths and swore their allegiance to Karl. Until this moment, a vassal relationship was officially established between them.

Karl smiled. The two of them would be the only real knights under his command, and they would be his strength. He couldn't help but sigh at the change of status.

Once upon a time, he was the one below who swore allegiance, but now he is also accepting the oaths of others.

After they recited their oaths, Karl picked up their blessed weapons and solemnly patted them on their shoulders respectively. This was the most important step. Feeling the weight of the swords on their backs, Kevin and Sylvia couldn't help but

Some of them wanted to cry. They were extremely moved and cried with joy, but they held it back. Any more noise would be unnecessary in this situation.

In the holy church, the cross of the church shines brightly, and there seems to be a faint holy light flowing through it, which makes people feel respectful. The oil painting of the Son is placed above the church, allowing devout people to clasp their hands.

Through the arched windows, traces of light shine in through the peculiar colors, and a hazy sense of holiness arises spontaneously. The heavy bells echo, combined with the unique music of the church, making people feel solemn and solemn.

Under this solemnity, the consecrated persons were half-kneeling in front of them, and the canonizer struck their shoulders and backs with swords, forming a harmonious picture.

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"The leader actually became a knight. God, he is now an honorary noble."

"Hey, didn't you see the expression on the leader's face? He was so happy that he couldn't open his mouth from ear to ear."

"If you could be knighted, you would laugh more panic-stricken than the captain!"

After the ceremony, many people who could see Kevin and Sylvia in person were chatting with each other about what they saw.

Among them, the most interesting thing to talk about was the veterans under Sylvia. They were once soldiers of the Hagrid Mercenary Group and now the Hagrid Corps, or some retired soldiers. They simply didn’t want to be too upset when they saw their leader becoming a noble.

Gossip.

"Ha, I wonder what Bruce and those guys will do if they know this news."

Naturally, as they chatted, they talked about Bruce leaving with half of the mercenaries.

"Those guys are short-sighted. Time has proven that what Lady Sylvia did was the right thing. Do you think our treatment now is not much better than when we were mercenaries? We also went to the Kairol area. I heard that there is chaos there.

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"From now on, you can't just call me Lady Sylvia, you have to call me Sir!"

"Hahahahaha, yes, yes, what a distinguished Sir!"

Sylvia's easy-going and long-term relationship with them made them dare to make fun of each other. After all, teasing nobles usually would not be done.

"I have to thank the lord for all this..." Suddenly, someone said such a sigh, which made everyone stunned.

"Yes, salute to our great lord, cheers!"

"cheers!"


Chapter completed!