Chapter 95 No problem
Hanshui County, Jianfeng City.

With the arrival of private soldiers of nobles from the southern part of the principality, this city built on the peak of the snow-capped mountains gradually became bustling.

In the city center, noble carriages kept stopping in front of the Governor's Palace.

The noble members inside entered the banquet hall under the guidance of the waiters.

When one of the luxurious carriages stopped, people around looked on.

The focus of attention was on the emblem on the carriage - the roaring bull, which was the emblem of the Earl of Claymont's family, the Principality of North Frost.

The family occupies a large area of ​​highland pastures in the east. Its strength and status are second only to the Grand Duke of Beishuang.

A man in his twenties got out of the carriage. He was Baron Joyce, the second son of the family. He was wearing a long robe and was greeting people around him with a smile.

He then walked straight into the Governor's Palace and entered the banquet hall under the guidance of the waiter.

At this moment, a large number of guests had gathered here. Baron Joyce looked around and recognized their identities.

They are all second-generation children from the southern part of the principality.

With the rebellion of the evil cult in the north, the main force of the family was needed to provide disaster relief in the south, but they could not spare the main force, so they sent them here.

Baron Joyce remembered the teachings his father, Earl Claymont, had given him before he left.

Soon the North will undergo radical changes.

In order to ensure the stability of the principality's territory, the great nobles would allow chaos in the northern territories and thereby eliminate the destabilizing factors of the foreign races.

The same is true for Elena, the governor of Hanshui County.

And the governor was unwilling to waste his own military strength.

So she used the northern territory as bait and summoned the nobles in the south to come and help quell the rebellion.

This was their chance! Joyce knew it.

Everyone present was an honorary noble without real title, eager to own their own territory.

Everyone came with their troops, dreaming of becoming a noble with a fiefdom.

As the strongest and most comprehensive second-generation member of the Hanshui County family, Joyce has even greater ambitions in his heart.

The information advantage from his family made him understand that this cult rebellion was just the beginning of chaos and the real war would break out in a few years.

This expanded Joyce's goals beyond acquiring land.

He also wanted to gain the support of Governor Elena, become the leader of the second generation of the principality present, and become the representative of Hanshui County's power.

This will give you a real chance to turn things around and rise in the future.

Not a small baron with a fiefdom in the north, but a great noble who influences the principality and even the continent!

Lord Joyce? Ha, Joyce laughed in his heart as he imagined that scene.

The nobles present were discussing the value of their territories, but Joyce was already standing at a higher level, judging their value.

This is the difference!
Of course, what he thought in his heart was one thing, but on the surface he still greeted everyone enthusiastically.

Joyce narrowed his eyes when he heard people talking about Bayou Town and Mole Town.

Not only him, but other second-generation young people around him also looked unhappy, and voices of scolding and contempt continued to be heard.

There's nothing I can do, it's really enviable.

He is obviously just a pretty boy from the kingdom, with no strength or ability, but he manages to win the favor of Governor Elena.

With the help of the Principality Border Guards, he got two principality territories without any effort!

Who could tolerate the fact that the territory that these second-generation locals had dreamed of was easily taken away by an outsider?

Recently, that name has been circulating in Broken Dragon Fortress, and has already caused an uproar in the circle of second-generation nobles in the principality.

Joyce remembered that when he left the family, his companions knew that he was going to Hanshui County, and they kept urging him to give that pretty boy a few good punches.

Destroy his image to prevent him from continuing to harm the noble ladies of the principality.

Joyce shook his head. He wasn't that boring.

But he needed the support of Governor Elena, and he really had to solve the problem of the pretty boy. While everyone was discussing with each other, the guests of the banquet arrived, and the host Elena came down from upstairs.

Following behind her was Viscount Marcia.

The two mature women glanced below, their powerful aura causing everyone present to bow their heads respectfully.

But at this moment, Joyce stood up and suddenly said:

"Governor, according to your previous promise, the territory of Hanshui County will be distributed based on the merits of suppressing the rebellion, and there must be no favoritism or corruption. Am I right?"

Elena didn't look at him and responded nonchalantly, "Indeed."

"Then may I ask, Your Excellency the Governor, what is the situation in Bayou Town and Mole Town?"

Joyce inquired menacingly.

The other nobles behind her raised their heads, expressed their support with actions, and stared at Elena, waiting for her response.

This issue doesn't matter on normal days. The other party can give the ownerless territory to anyone they want, and outsiders have no right to interfere.

But at this moment it is very heartbreaking.

The nobles present came here to help her quell the rebellion.

If Elena insists that the gift of the two territories is reasonable, then what are those who come here to fight?
It became a laughing stock in other aristocratic circles!
As the troublemaker, Joyce could feel the tense atmosphere, but he didn't care.

This is the result he wants. If he wants to become the leader of these second-generation kids, he needs to have the courage to stand at the forefront and vent everyone's dissatisfaction.

As for whether it would provoke the Governor’s anger?
Joyce was even less worried. No matter what their emotions were, the aristocracy always cared about interests.

Governor Elena had helped the outsider before simply because she wanted to win him over and use him to strike at the kingdom's pioneering knights.

But after the cold wave, the conflicting relations between the kingdom and the principality began to ease.

The most direct manifestation is that the nobles of the duchy also received the king's pioneering order and were allowed to become pioneering knights.

In this case, the benefits that the outsider could bring have disappeared.

In contrast, Joyce, who represents the interests of the nobles present at the moment, is the one that Governor Elena needs to fight for.

Joyce was very confident. In his expectation, Governor Elena would start to pass the buck and say that the fiefdom was arranged by the Grand Duke.

Anyway, they had no way to verify it, so they could only admit it.

But it doesn't matter. Once Governor Elena said this in public, it meant that she chose to give up on that pretty boy and would no longer give him preferential treatment.

Joyce could imagine Rod, and he was in a bad situation.

Because he is close to the principality, the kingdom's pioneering knights will only be hostile to him.

After losing the support of the principality, it won't be long before he is forced to leave his territory in disgrace.

This is what happens to an incompetent pretty boy who relies on his looks to get ahead!

Just when Joyce thought he had successfully eliminated a competitor, Governor Elena suddenly laughed.

She handed the letter in her hand to the housekeeper to read.

Joyce was puzzled until he heard the contents of the letter, and his face immediately turned grim.

"Reporting to the Governor, the Hanshui County cult is guilty of a thousand crimes and deserves death. Knight Rod from Hekou Town has successfully contacted 123 pioneering knights in the Hanshui River Basin. The Northern Pioneer Corps can be dispatched at any time to quell the rebellion."

The content of the letter is long, but the core meaning is very clear.

The other party can communicate with the principality on behalf of the pioneer knights and contribute to the suppression of the rebellion through employment.

An army of ten thousand people!

Joyce quickly looked behind him and saw that the nobles who had supported him before had already lowered their heads, as if to say, "If you want to cause trouble, don't get involved with me."

Elena stared at him and said calmly: "Do you need me to explain?"

Joyce wanted to curse on the spot, but he could only force a smile and lower his head as if nothing had happened.

(End of this chapter)