This is something to be happy about, because the workers can finally build the villa without wearing raincoats.
Inside a villa in the villa area of the old town of Pompeii.
There were two knights guarding the entrance of the villa, and it was obvious that the people in the villa were not simple. There was also a carriage parked at the entrance of the villa.
Not long after, the door of the villa opened. Lelouch walked out, followed by Baron Philip.
"Thank you for your magnanimity, Mr. Baron." Lelouch, wearing a raincoat, holding a document in his hand and with a slight smile on his face, shook hands with Baron Philip.
The smile on Baron Philip's face was a little bitter.
After shaking hands, Lelouch returned to the carriage, took off his raincoat, and said to the driver, "Let's go to Baron Billy's villa."
"Okay, Mr. Mayor." The coachman responded and drove the carriage to the next house.
Lelouch obtained the signed document from Baron Philip.
This is a statement.
In view of the current tension in Orange, Philip, as the contemporary Baron of Barton, is willing to entrust the territory to the Pompey family for management, and receive an annual compensation of 30,000 gold coins.
In other words, Baron Philip sold his territory to the Pompey family, but retained the title of baron and received an annual salary of 30,000 gold coins.
This is actually a generous compensation.
Because the annual income of Patton's territory is only a few hundred thousand gold coins, after deducting daily expenses, there is not much left in a year.
Now Baron Philip only receives a salary of 30,000, which is enough to allow the Baron family to continue and live a good life.
The price you pay is just the loss of rights.
The process went relatively smoothly because Baron Philip was not a particularly tough and stubborn person. In addition, the current situation in Orange was indeed deteriorating. Without the protection of the Pompeii family, he would probably have to go to the Endless Forest to deal with the monsters.
The only problem is Baron Billy, an elite high-ranking knight who will most likely become a Grand Knight in the future.
Lelouch sat in the carriage and thought for a while, waiting for the words to be said during the visit. Soon after, they arrived at Baron Billy's villa.
There are also knights guarding the gate.
After Lelouch got off the carriage, he was immediately led into the living room by the knight. Soon after, Baron Billy came down from upstairs.
"Mr. Mayor." Baron Billy took the initiative to extend his hand and said.
"Your Excellency the Baron." Lelouch stretched out his hand and shook it.
Then the two men sat down, Lelouch took out the document, handed it to Baron Billy, and said: "Although it is a bit difficult to say, please take a look at this document."
Baron Billy smiled and took the document. After reading it, the smile disappeared from his face, but he was not angry. He sighed, "I knew that the Pompeii family had great ambitions, so although I proposed to let the Pompeii Knight become the General of the Mountains at the Great Council that day, I was actually a little cautious. When Governor Silver Wing invited us to live in Pompeii to protect us, it was me who persuaded Earl Windsor and others not to live in Pompeii. I didn't expect that they died, but I survived. And Pompeii's actions were gentler than I thought. This compensation is very generous."
After that, Baron Billy waved to Lelouch. Lelouch understood immediately and handed him a pen. Baron Billy signed his name on the document.
"Where is Baron Philip?" Baron Billy asked, and then laughed, "Baron Philip should have signed it!"
"It was signed before you." Lelouch nodded.
I thought to myself, it turned out that he was the one who colluded with them. Poor Earl Windsor and others died tragically.
"That Baron is not a strong lord. Even I have to submit to the powerful Pompeii family, let alone him."
Baron Billy shrugged and said, "Now that Windsor and the others are dead, we have signed another agreement. Congratulations to the Pompey family, they have six territories."
"It is a territory. After the territories were merged, it was called the 'White Eagle Territory'. It was ruled from the center of Pompeii and was divided into seven cities."
Baron Billy signed so readily that Lelouch breathed a sigh of relief and said with a smile.
"What about the Knight Lord families in the six territories?"
Baron Billy asked.
"The Pompeii family will purchase the families that still have lords at a one-time price of 30,000 gold coins for large territories and 3,000 gold coins for small territories. However, the Pompeii family will retain the small territories of the Will family, the Williams family, the Soran family, and six other families."
In view of the close ties between the seven major families, Luther still did not take away the territories of the other six families. Anyway, their territories were only the size of a town and there was no room for development, so it didn't matter.
"The cunning little devil of the Pompeii family." Baron Billy also said this catchphrase, and then he laughed.
Lelouch also smiled, then stood up, shook hands with Baron Billy, and said goodbye.
At this point, Luther completed the annexation of six territories, and the territory was officially upgraded to "White Eagle Territory".
Soon, new flags will be hung on cities throughout the territory.
It features the Pompeii family crest, mountains and a white eagle.
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"That cunning little devil."
In a villa in Sparta, Frost Knight Siddhartha also said this.
In the small living room on the second floor of the villa, the core members of the New Party gathered, including the leader Siddhartha, the chief of staff Knight Sydney, and the other four.
The news has just arrived from Pompeii.
The Pompeii family formed an alliance with the Mountain Eagle, and the Eagle King swallowed up three great knights and hundreds of knights of the New Party in one breath.
After hearing the news, Siddhartha said only this.
"That cunning little devil."
You shouldn't underestimate him.
"What should we do now? Should we get rid of the Pompeii family?" asked a staff member.
Siddhartha looked at Grand Knight Sydney, because this was the Chief of Staff.
Knight Sydney thought for a moment and said, "The current situation is very delicate. We have four titled knights. Earl of Libya and Duke of Ferger also have four titled knights. The Eagle King is very difficult to deal with. If we want to kill it, we must dispatch two titled knights, and then our defense will be empty. At that time, Earl of Libya and Duke of Ferger will send people to kill the titled knights we left behind, and then everything will be over."
"Then are we going to just leave the Pompeii family alone?" Siddhartha asked, exhaling a breath of white mist.
He could defeat the Eagle King, but the problem was that the damage left by Marquis Parker was still causing pain in his body, and defeating him was not the same as killing him.
It is not an easy task to kill a flying phoenix-type monster.
He also knew that Sydney's analysis was correct, but he felt a little unhappy.
That cunning little devil.
"It's okay." Knight Sydney smiled and said, "The Pompeii family used to be a family of knight lords, and they became a governor's family not long ago, and now they are the governor of a large territory. They have nothing but the Eagle King."
"The city has no wizard tower, no magic circle protection, and only one great knight as the top combat force. In this situation, the Eagle King is like a hen, unable to do anything but guard Pompeii. They can only watch us fight against the Count of Libya and the Duke of Ferge, and pray that the nobles will win. Because if the nobles fail, we will go south and take over his territory."
"Hearing what you said, this little devil is a bit pitiful."
Siddhartha smiled easily.
The fate of the Pompeii family is in the hands of the strong.
New Party, Count of Libya, Duke of Ferger.
No matter how cunning that kid is, he can't change this fact.
The background is too shallow.
Wrote until 2:34, ten more chapters.
(End of this chapter)
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