Chapter Thirteen: Franchising Group and Grand Knight
There are still ten days left before the pick-up time issued by the Chief Administrative Officer, and William has already packed up most of the gifts. Of course, the contents of the gifts are just some small things he has accumulated over the years.
Such as money, clothing, treasures, weapons and equipment.
Although he always laughs at himself as a coward among princes, he is not considered poor (compared to ordinary people).
The money includes 300 gold coins and some silver coins and copper coins.
Some clothes.
The treasures are all things he doesn't need, such as gold and jade decorations, gemstone jewelry, etc. Most of them come from the inheritance of his deceased mother.
Before William and Harry's mother died, she divided all her belongings equally between the two children, and most of the gold coins came from this, which was considered the two brothers' initial accumulation.
Thinking of that mother, William was silent for a moment, touching his heart with his right hand, and the vibrations from his palm were so clear and powerful.
If anyone is saddened by her arrival, it must be her.
William didn't blame himself or feel guilty, because the original owner of this body was dead, and he was just reborn under the cover of others. Although it was wrong, he did not murder others.
The only reason for his silence was pity.
"When I was studying, I hated people saying that this is the end, that's the end of it. But now I realize that that's the end of it, that's really the end of it."
He closed the box, patted it, and inserted the lock.
Today is May 1, year 2500 of the Magical Calendar, the 20th year of Thades III.
The base of magic power is in Eridanus, and Kyushu's special mouth increases by seven.
It is suitable for worshiping and meditating, and avoids fire.
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"Seventeenth Prince, the Second Prince is here."
"Please."
This is the fourth time this year that the second prince has come to see William, one more time than in previous years. William remembers it very clearly, because among the princes and daughters, except for Harry, only the second prince has visited.
The second prince has a good figure, is tall and straight, and has outstanding appearance. He is both majestic and approachable.
In the memory of the original body, this second prince was extraordinary. He was the only prince who could compete head-on with the eldest prince, and he also had a good reputation among his brothers and sisters.
"William, let's go, I'll take you to a good place."
"Where?"
The second prince smiled mysteriously and made a hissing gesture: "I'll keep it a secret for now, I promise to give you a surprise."
Taking the second prince's carriage, the two of them left the palace and made several turns in the streets of the capital, finally stopping in front of a majestic building complex.
"Government Affairs Office? What are you doing here?"
"Your enfeoffment team has just come down. I'll take you there to collect it, and I've prepared a surprise for you."
An hour later, when William left the Government Office, he figured out what had happened.
Back at the palace, Harry was already waiting in the courtyard.
"You're back. Did the second prince take you out?"
William nodded, "He took me to pick up and collect the team. They have been staying in the Government Affairs Office recently. I will call them to follow me when I set off."
"How is the lineup? Let me know."
"It's no different from the previous enfeoffment lineup. One housekeeper, two maids, one administrator, one tax collector, one magic apprentice each, plus a 30-member escort knights."
"Two maids..." Harry repeated.
"Yes. You can also bring my maid with you. That's about all the entourage."
At this point, William's dark eyebrows condensed slightly and he said softly: "The second prince personally supported a great knight of mine and said he could help me guard him for half a year."
"Half a year?" Harry was surprised and delighted, "Then you have two high knights to obey your orders. It's so majestic. Even Mr. Salvatore is just a high knight.
Half a year is not short. The great knights of the Knights can only guard you for one year, which is enough for you to gain a firm foothold in the territory.
And the second prince is so generous, you can discuss letting him recall the great knight later."
After Harry finished speaking, William just smiled slightly and said nothing.
Rotating the ring on his left hand, round and round...the thoughts in his mind kept spinning like the ring.
He had no idea about leading the team, because as he said, all the princes' enfeoffment lineups were almost the same, at least the Government Affairs Office would only send so many people.
As for the power of the mother clan, special approval from the king, etc., they cannot be considered as average.
What William was thinking about was why the second prince would support him as a great knight for free?
This is a great knight, not a knight, nor a knight's apprentice.
After the knight's apprentice comes the knight, and after the knight comes the great knight!
As Harry said, Salvatore is just a Grand Knight. Although he is a very strong Knight... William heard that he has a high probability of breaking through the Grand Knight and has full potential. It is also for this reason that he can control it.
Thorn Blade.
"Is it really just because of brotherhood?" William didn't quite believe it.
"Forget it, it's useless to think too much. At worst, just accept the candy and return the poison intact."
Speaking of the prince's enfeoffment and leadership team, there are some things that need to be paid attention to.
In the Government Affairs Office, the Minister of Government specially warned William.
In the enfeoffment team, such as housekeepers, maids, etc., all belong to William alone. It can be said that William is their master and the other party is a slave.
But administrative officers and tax officers are different.
Although they will follow William's team to the Barron Territory, their status is more like officials of the kingdom, just equivalent to ministers sent to the branches from the headquarters. The status of magic apprentices is no different than political officers.
But the last one: the Knights, they have another kind of rules.
This thirty-member knights can be seen as consisting of two parts, one is the leader and the other is the members.
Without exception, the members are all knight apprentices, no more than thirty years old. For the feudal princes, these members are the subordinates they rely on most, because the members of the Knights, like housekeepers and maids, belong exclusively to the lord.
Moreover, most of these members' talents are not bad, and the probability of breaking through the knights is more or less one-tenth.
The leader of the Knights is different.
First of all, the knight captain's strength level is generally a grand knight. He must be a member of the king's guard. He will only be loyal to the king throughout his life. There is no possibility of following the prince. Moreover, the knight captain will only protect the prince for one year.
After that, he will leave the territory and return to the royal capital.
After that, whether he can maintain his rule over the territory depends on the prince's strength and skill.
This is the feudal system passed down from generation to generation.
"By the way, I also got five knight apprentices from Salvatore..."
"Their talents should be better than those of the regular Knights. After all, they are candidates for the Thorn Blade."
Thinking of this, William said it was a huge profit.
As expected, a man would not be rich without windfall, and a horse would not be fat without weeds. If he had not found Salvatore, how would he have been able to get Brayman and the others to follow him.
"Ten days left..." This chapter has been completed!