Chapter 130 You call this a barren land? !
When leaving the southwest highlands, Leon took away two large baskets of pike.
These things are everywhere in the lake. Basically, there are as many as you want.
The delicious taste made Leon unforgettable. After returning to the Thorn Territory, he could also open the eyes of his vassals at the banquet.
Yes, a party!
As the noble with the highest title in the southern part of the kingdom, now that he has returned to the south, Leon naturally wants to meet his vassals.
Although during the process of going north to quell the chaos, everyone basically became familiar with each other, but the procedures that should be followed still had to be followed, and the banquets that should be held still had to be held.
As the saying goes, there are three things to do when a new official takes office, let alone a noble title like Marquis that can be hereditary and replaceable.
Moreover...
for many nobles, this upcoming banquet may be their first time to set foot in Antolia, the land located in the southernmost part of the kingdom.
Or to be more precise, this must be their first time in Leon Antolia. Which noble would come to the wilderness, also known as the border of the kingdom, to find excitement when they have nothing to do?
Therefore, as the Marquis of Antolia and the host, Leon naturally wanted to take this opportunity to show off his status as the largest noble in the southern part of the kingdom.
When it’s time to be low-key, be low-key; when it’s time to be public, be public.
Although Antoria's soldiers are enough to tremble the hearts of everyone in the southern part of the kingdom, other aspects of strength must also be displayed.
Because after all, with the end of the civil war in the Kingdom of Andal, the days when military strength was the most important thing have passed quietly.
Various banquets, songs and dances, and the flashy life that the nobles were accustomed to have returned again. Even Antolia, which has superior military strength, will never use military force to frighten its vassals.
This is an unspoken rule observed among nobles, and it is definitely not something that Leon can break at this time.
And as the carriage of the Earl of Gray Water Castle slowly entered the land of Antolia, the thoughts in the Earl's mind could not help but become more confused and chaotic.
It has to be said that compared to the nobles who went north with Leon, the Earl of Graywater Castle was actually the most confused one.
Because his body shape was a little too round, even the armor could not fit properly, so the earl had to send his son Collund Wayne to follow Leon on the journey north to quell the chaos.
He was very happy with his decision.
The son returned safely, and received the honor and reward smoothly.
The only thing that was slightly different from his original expectations was the final outcome of this civil war.
The Duke of Galicia, Michael Bravis, is dead, the third prince Herson is missing, and the Duke of Sorrow Castle, Perel, is under house arrest in the royal capital. The throne of Wilbert I is extremely stable.
And the most important thing, what shocked him the most was... the young viscount whose fiefdom was located south of Gray Water Castle, the Jimena family who had been eating dirt on the border of the kingdom for many years, actually jumped up and directly crossed the count. The title became the Marquis of Antolia, becoming the noble with the highest title in the entire south of the kingdom!
And he, Earl Eli Wayne of Graywater Castle, actually became that young man's vassal!
Angry? Angry? Not willing?
No, although the Earl of Gray Water Castle's thoughts are extremely messy, what is valuable is that he has always been very clear about his own situation and can clearly see the situation in the kingdom.
Otherwise, he would not let go of his past grudges and let his own son go on the expedition with Leon.
Compared to those false reputations, what Eli Wayne values most is always profit.
So at this moment, he was even a little bit lucky, lucky for his previous choice.
Yes, in the process of following Leon to the north, the nobles in the southern part of the kingdom did contribute.
But the Wayne family was the first to fall to Leon!
Even before the war officially broke out, this fat earl had forcibly smoothed away his grudge and handed over the command of the Graywater Castle militia with both hands!
As the surrounding scenery began to gradually change, the plump earl couldn't help but lift the curtain of the carriage and looked around curiously.
Although Gray Water Castle is closely adjacent to Antolia, this is also his first time here.
Large tracts of moon mushrooms thrive on both sides of the road. Their light yellow mushroom caps cover the scorching sun above their heads, bringing some shade to this winding road.
"Is moonlight velvet made from these trees?"
"Yes."
Kelunde Wayne on the side was stunned for a moment, and then nodded in understanding.
Although Antolia's looms and processes are top secret, Leon has never concealed the raw materials for weaving moon velvet.
Even the nobles who are not very well-informed know how much income the Antolians have gained from these moon mushroom trees.
Anyway, these moon mushroom trees are only found in Antolia.
Unless someone can defeat the Antolian army, no matter how envious and wealthy they are, they will not be able to break the monopoly of the Antolian people.
And the only thing they can do is try to get a share of the moonlight velvet sales.
In fact, the Earl of Graywater Castle did plan to do this.
As the nobleman closest to Antolia, Eli Wayne is very aware of the unique location advantages of Gray Water Castle.
Since the rise of the Jimena family is already unstoppable, it is undoubtedly an excellent choice to join them as soon as possible. After all...the Antolian people alone cannot traffic those precious silks to all parts of the kingdom.
Even if Leon has reached an agreement with the nobles in the west of the kingdom, how can the nobles in the west capture such a huge market?
But soon, when the Earl of Gray Water Castle's motorcade passed through the vast moon mushroom forest, the scenery in front of him suddenly became clear.
Then... the fat earl no longer had the time to think about those messy trivial matters.
Because what was displayed in front of him was by no means a barren and barren land. Under the combined effect of the black soil generation technique and the land compactor, the land of Antolia had already changed color.
In that dark land, he saw vast tracts of farmland.
Countless citizens and serfs were scattered among the fields and ridges, shuttling back and forth among the dense crops, and even the end could not be seen at a glance.
Barren, desolate, poor...
countless labels of Antolia flashed through the Earl's mind, so much so that the Earl of Gray Water Castle couldn't help but become a little confused.
Who the hell calls this the Barrens? !
If this is considered barren, then what is Gray Water Castle? A barren penal colony?
(End of chapter)