Volume Two: The Iron-Blooded Baron Chapter 123: There Are Thieves Coming from the Sea (9)
After hearing what Huck said, Balian nodded with a wry smile, and then Huck asked: "Sir, although you handled it well in front of them, I feel that you are still in pain, right?"
When Balian heard this, he stared at him with burning eyes for a long time. He took a long breath and replied: "Some people do whatever it takes to gain power, and some people do whatever it takes to survive. I am just the latter, nothing more."
It’s just so that the people around me can survive well.”
After speaking, Balian smiled and said to Huck: "As for pain, everyone has some painful things in their heart. Compared with happiness, pain is always so long-lasting, like a snail moving patiently, while happiness is
Very brief, like a hare's tail passing over an autumn field."
Bran repeated Balian's words in a broken voice, then patted his thigh and said: "Master, this sentence is so philosophical. I will write it down in a while, and then when I return to Nolandenburg, I will ask De
Brother Lu included it when he compiled a long poem."
Balian kicked him and cursed with a smile: "Get out of here."
Bran laughed and said: "Master, you are so awesome. I really admire you. I can really learn a lot from you."
"Get out!" Balian scolded, "You little brat, go back later and prepare tomorrow's dress for me. If there is any mistake, go to Liano's construction site and move a month of bricks."
"Ouch!" Bran said with a bitter look on his face, "Master, this is so unfair to me. Why do you always let me do these jobs?"
Balian patted him on the shoulder and said with a smile: "Because you are not smart and are not active in learning yet. You have to study hard and make progress. When you grow up and are capable of doing more things, you will naturally not have to do these jobs.
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Then, Orome and others outside only heard Bran's distressed howling in the carriage, as well as the laughter of Balian and Harker. They thought something had happened in the carriage and stopped quickly.
He got off his horse and knocked on the door to check, only to find three people playing in a tangled mess inside.
Oromi shrugged helplessly and said with a smile: "Although he is already a baronet, he is still a child under twenty years old."
After he said these words, Balian stood up and punched him, but Oromi dodged it. Then he jumped on his horse with a smile, "Hey, my Lord Balian, we will prepare for the promotion ceremony tomorrow.
You’d better save your strength, hahaha!”
"Okay, this time, I'll bypass you first." Balian said angrily.
After going back and washing up briefly, Balian took an early rest. After working as an actor for most of the day and laughing with the two adults, he felt that his face was going numb from laughing. He would have another day of laughter tomorrow, so he had better rest and recuperate.
Be energetic.
Early the next morning, before Balian got up, someone knocked on the door. The person who knocked on the door was none other than Balian's uncle, Sir Rudy, the county magistrate directly under him. Their family of four arrived early today.
The place where Balian lives is a small courtyard arranged by Viscount Merrion for Balian.
"Uncle Rudy, Aunt Liv, Sister Dani, and little cutie, my brother Carl, why are you here so early?" Balian, who had just crawled out of bed, yawned and greeted his uncle and his family.
Sir Rudy patted Balian on the shoulder and cursed with a smile: "You bastard, for such a big thing as being promoted to Baron, the sun is shining on your butt, and you still don't get up. If this spreads, other nobles will laugh at you."
Our Tucker family."
Hearing his uncle's criticism, Balian scratched his head in embarrassment and murmured in explanation: "Isn't it because I drank too much with the Earl and the Sheriff last night? If I don't want to delay it, wouldn't the ceremony be held in the evening?
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The people on the Weilin continent believe in the God of Fire, so important rituals are often held at night, because the bonfires that can be lit in the dark are more eye-catching and the sense of ritual is stronger.
Balian's promotion ceremony was also tonight, so he was not in a hurry at all. It was still early anyway.
"You kid, really, you don't even know to ask. Although the ceremony is held in the evening, you have to go to the church in the morning to pray to the God of Fire. Not only that, the messy procedures in the church will probably take
Walk for half a day.
If you don't get up now, do you want to finish the process in the church after dark, and then go directly to the county governor's mansion for the banquet?" Sir Rudy's wife, Mrs. Liv, complained.
Balian was dumbfounded and asked in surprise: "It's so troublesome. My knighthood conferment ceremony in Valombre wasn't that troublesome."
Sir Rudy patted Balian on the shoulder and said with a smile: "Is becoming a knight the same as becoming a noble? Knights are just one level higher than civilians. Even in the eyes of the great nobles, we knights are no different from farmers.
You are now a Baron. If you work hard, it may not be impossible to become a Baron. The ceremony will then be more complicated."
After saying that, Sir Rudy couldn't help but let Balian put on the noble uniform, and then took him to the Amondine Church. On the way, Balian realized that Sir Rudy came to find Balian so early, not only because he was doing
Uncle's responsibility, and because he is the leading knight appointed by Viscount Merry for Balian's promotion ceremony.
The leading knight means that during the title promotion ceremony, a senior knight guides the promotee through all the procedures to avoid errors in the ceremony. In this way, the sacred ceremony will not be so solemn, so there is the leading knight.
Balian was led by his uncle to the church. He was like a puppet. After completing one link, he entered the next link. He didn't know how many links he went through. At noon, he had a meal with the red priest in the church.
It was a very bad meal. If it weren't for the fact that the gray-haired old priest was eating with gusto, he would have turned his head and poured the food on his plate.
In the afternoon, confession, reading of holy scriptures and other processes were carried out in the church. It was busy for a long time, and Balian was completely exhausted and paralyzed, and then it was over. Then Balian lay down in the carriage and was sent to the Sheriff's Mansion, here.
A rest room has been specially arranged for him. Balian can go in and take a rest, put on his armor and wait for the ceremony to begin.
After Balian entered the house, he first put on a fine chainmail suit customized by Yang Weixuo, then he fell asleep on the bed beside him with his helmet in his arms. He didn't know how long he slept when he heard someone knocking on his helmet.
Just woke up.
When he opened his eyes, his uncle Sir Rudy was looking at him helplessly. Seeing Balion wake up, Sir Rudy quickly pulled him up and helped him put on his helmet, and then helped him tidy up.
Armor, while saying: "You are the first baron of our Tucker family. Don't panic for a while, and you can't lose the face of the Tucker family."
As a result, Sir Rudy suddenly grabbed his wrist and said seriously: "Don't panic. The process of the ceremony is very simple. Just listen to the priest's command."
At this time, Balian looked at Sir Rudy with a puzzled face, thinking that his uncle was usually a fiery person, so why was he nagging so much today? When Balian saw Sir Rudy's tearful eyes, he finally understood.
The person who felt panic was not today's protagonist Balian himself, but his uncle Sir Rudy. Sir Rudy was extremely excited because his family finally gave birth to a baron. He was afraid that he would lose his temper during the ceremony.
An embarrassment to the Tucker family.
A trace of warmth surged through Balian's heart. He hugged Sir Rudy and said softly: "Uncle, don't worry. After a while, we will all walk over openly, and you can watch me quietly complete the ceremony. Our tower
The Ke family has finally taken this step, and in the future, we will move to higher places!"
"Hahaha!" Sir Rudy laughed and hit Balian hard several times. "Ever since my grandfather, I have been looking forward to our family rising from the knight class. The long-cherished wish of three generations of us has finally been fulfilled today.
It has come true for you, why should I be panicking!
No matter how powerful you are, you are still my nephew and a descendant of our Tucker family!"
Balian rubbed the shoulder that had been slapped several times by Sir Rudy, and said with a wry smile: "Uncle, you are happy, but you can't hit me anymore. It hurt me. How can I complete the ceremony for a while?
Woolen cloth."
"Come out with me quickly, brat, the guests outside are waiting." As he spoke, Sir Rudy pushed Balian out without any explanation.
Balian walked out of the small courtyard and came to the banquet hall of Viscount Merrin. All he could see were men and women in costumes. The purpose of these people gathering here was to celebrate Balian becoming a baronet.
This scene was in sharp contrast to the deserted scene during Balian's knighthood promotion ceremony, and it was more attended than the celebration banquet where Balian won the battle to recapture Maple Leaf Manor.
Sure enough, everyone is a powerful person. If you see how good you are and how powerful you are, they are willing to come over to make things better for you. When you are in trouble, few people will help you when you need it.
Before Balian could sigh with emotion, his uncle Sir Rudy began to perform the duties of the leading knight. He shouted: "Knight of the Brick Palace, Deputy Sheriff of the County under the direct jurisdiction, Lord of Norlandenburg, today
The protagonist of the promotion ceremony, Sir Balian, has arrived!"
Sir Rudy shouted out, and everyone who was chatting in small groups just now fell silent. Everyone looked at Balian, and then burst into applause and cheers.
Fortunately, after coming to this time and space, especially in the city of Yangweishuo, he had experienced similar scenes. Balian could still pretend to be calm and say hello to everyone, but in fact he felt extremely embarrassed in his heart. There were so many people.
How can I stand pretending to smile at you?
Balian walked to the center of the hall. Earl David and Viscount Merri were already sitting there waiting with the red priest. Balian quickly stepped forward to salute. Then, under the auspices of the red priest and witnessed by everyone, the promotion ceremony was held.
start.
The process was similar to that when conferring a knighthood. The oaths were the same, but it was indeed more solemn. After the ceremony, Earl David handed over the clothes and canonization documents awarded by the palace to Balian.
Balian was led by Sir Rudy back to his small room, changed into the robes given by the monarch, and went to attend the banquet.
After Balian entered the room, he took off his helmet and threw it aside, and quickly opened the canonization document to see what surprises he would have in store for himself in addition to being promoted to a noble title.
After taking it, Balian opened it and looked through it carefully several times before discovering that the monarch he was loyal to was still searching. He had only given Balian a number of forests and grasslands, including the Red Lake Ridge, so that Balian's territory
The area increased to 150,000 acres, and the forest lake became the inner lake of Fort Norlandenburg, and he could also be honored as the Baron of Fort Norlandenburg.
In addition, there were only thirty gold coins and some belongings. There were no surprises. Not only were there not many surprises, Balian's positions as deputy county deputy sheriff and patrol team leader were also revoked.
Because his uncle Sir Rudy, as the Sheriff of the direct county, is just a hereditary knight, it is inappropriate for a baron to serve as a deputy to a knight.
However, Balian didn't care about this. Anyway, without an official position, he was light-weight. He could just concentrate on the development of his territory and didn't have to worry about the messy things in the county.
Are you saying that after being canonized as a baron, there are no substantial benefits other than the expansion of the territory? That is not true. As a baron, Balian can appoint two knights, three apprentice knights, and knight attendants.
The number has also increased to ten people.
With five real titles, Balian's notice to Fort Noland was more powerful and justifiable. Moreover, it gave the brothers the hope of becoming human masters, and they were more motivated to follow him. Those who did not get it
People with noble titles will also work harder. They know that if they follow Balian well, they will not be treated badly.