Chapter 115 The War Begins
Although King Syat tried to imitate the most powerful Loen Empire, established a national standing army across the country, and gradually established the concept of a nation-state, he had no way to take back the land and military forces of many nobles.
The power of local aristocrats in various provinces is still extremely huge. They even usurped the fruits of reform, directly controlled the power of the standing army, and still existed as local warlords in the form of families.
The military force in Syat is particularly strong, and the noble families that occupy the most land are the eight great noble families, including the royal family.
In fact, most of the land in the entire Syat Kingdom is directly or indirectly controlled by their eight major noble families.
In fact, the four eastern countries, including Syat, Rhea, Valer and Kania, were jointly established by ten large families that were expelled from the center of the continent by the Loen people.
The eight noble families of Syat, plus two other great noble families existing in other Eastern countries, have been constantly waging wars and forming alliances through frequent intermarriages for hundreds of years, always standing in high positions and ruling over numerous lesser nobles.
They are collectively known as the "Ten Pillars" of the East of Oden Continent.
Even the royal families of the four eastern countries are actually the strongest among the ten pillar families.
Because of the repeated sabotage actions of the Poseidon Cult in the East Coast Province, the Storm Church and the Syat Royal Family finally reached the point where they could no longer tolerate it.
They were determined to completely wipe out the Poseidon Cult lurking in the White Sea area.
However, although the Poseidon Cult is not a powerful force on land, it is extremely difficult to launch a naval war to annihilate them, and Syat must gather the strength of the entire country to make full preparations.
A year passed quickly.
The war jointly organized and prepared by the Storm Church and the Governor of the East Coast has finally begun. Not only the Siat Kingdom Army under the Governor is involved, but the private armed forces of nobles from all over the country are also forcibly recruited as the main force.
The Governor of the East Coast, Count Hoven, is the head of the Siat branch of the Hoven family, one of the "Ten Pillars".
The Hoven family, also known as the "Broken Giant Family", has several bloodlines of its own, and the most powerful one is the "Demigod Bloodline - Broken Giant".
Among the four eastern countries, the most powerful branch of the Hoven family is in Carnia in the north. That branch of the Hoven family successfully swept away all resistance and obstacles in Carnia and became the royal family of Carnia decades ago.
Count Hoven, the most powerful man on the East Coast, secretly supports the Eagle Family, making them compete with the Lion Family. Everyone knows one thing: behind the Lion Family there must be the support of the "Ten Pillar" families, but few people know which one they are.
Nasir Town.
In the reception room of Fisher Manor, Byrne spoke respectfully to an important member of the Lion family.
He was in his thirties, of medium build, wearing a black Syat military uniform, had no beard, and his eyes were always serious.
"Let's stop here, I have to go."
Abe Rhine put down the tea in his hand and shook his head.
He is the most outstanding among Viscount Best's many cousins. He is a lieutenant colonel in the Siat Kingdom Army and also a powerful bloodline knight who has successfully reached a higher level of qualitative transformation.
Byrne smiled and said respectfully:
"Regarding the supply of medicines and food, the Fisher family is very willing to cooperate with the military. By the way, I brought some gifts for you and the Viscount. I hope you, Lieutenant Colonel Abel, can accept them."
Although the war had begun, the Fisher family did not go to the battlefield.
Because their family owned a food processing plant and a pharmaceutical factory, and with the connections to the Lion family, it was natural for them to take charge of a small part of the logistical affairs of the war.
Although Siat's kingdom army was nominally controlled by Count Hoven, who was at odds with the Lion Family, in reality, he was not the only one in the army who could control everything.
There are two specific important reasons. The first reason is that the Hoven family in Syat is already struggling.
Count Hoven, the only one who inherited and activated the "Broken Giant" bloodline, was once thought to have the strength of a monarch.
Until a year ago, the true level of Count Hoven was accidentally exposed. It turned out that the powerful aura of a monarch was actually just a disguise through his blood characteristics.
Count Hoven's true strength is only at the "transformation period" at the peak of the second level. Although he is only one step away from the monarch level, among ten people who reach the "transformation period", not necessarily one can truly become a monarch-level powerhouse.
According to Syat's rules, if there has been no monarch-level extraordinary person in the family for more than fifty years, the corresponding noble title will be taken back by the royal family.
In Syat's branch of the Hoven family, the last strong man who reached the monarch level was Count Hoven's grandfather, who had been dead for twenty-five years.
That is to say, if Count Hoven fails to successfully break through to the monarch level in the next twenty-five years, his title of earl will be revoked and the power status of the entire family will collapse.
The second important reason is that in the past year, Byrne has learned about the true backers of the Lion family.
It turns out that Viscount Best is actually the Roman family's spokesperson in the East Coast Province.
After many twists and turns, it turns out that the Fisher family is a vassal of the Roman family.
But then again, the Romans themselves were barely aware of Fischer's existence, confirming a famous saying about vassal relationships.
The power of the "Family of Night" Roman Family is extremely huge, even ranking second among the eight noble families of Siat, and its strength is second only to the royal family of Yadley.
The Black Iron Duke of the Roman family is a top-level powerful man who has reached the middle level of monarchs.
Among the eight noble families of Syat, apart from the royal family, there are only three top families: the "Night" Roman family, the "Mist" Abernathy family, and the "Burning Blood" Castleton family, all of which have top-level monarchs.
"I can accept the gift, but you have to do it properly."
Abel Rhine slowly stood up, and before leaving, he still gave a very serious instruction:
"I have given you the order for food and medicine, and next time I come I will have someone bring the funds to pay for the order."
"My cousin trusts you very much. I hope you can deliver the goods successfully and the quality must not be bad. Do you understand? The Kingdom Army can entrust the production of part of the military supplies to you because of the guarantee of the Lion Family."
"This matter is very important!"
Byrne understood very well what Abel said. They were able to take part of the military supply orders entirely because of the reward from the Lion Family. Otherwise, they would not be qualified at all.
Moreover, they not only have to ensure the quality of military supplies, but most of the profits earned afterwards have to be handed over to the Lion Family.
Every small family that depends on the Lion Family will pay tribute, and most of the benefits gained by the Lion Family will naturally be paid to the Roman Family.
"Fischer's factory will never fall behind. Everything on the order will be made to the highest standards. We are not stupid and will definitely not have any bad ideas about these things."
Byrne made a solemn promise, and Abel Rhine finally left satisfied.
He smiled and personally saw the officer from the Lion Family off. Only when Lieutenant Colonel Abel completely left Nasir Town did Byrne finally breathe a sigh of relief.
Now he is very clear about the power of the Lion Family.
Viscount Best Rhine, Lieutenant Colonel Abel Rhine, and the mysterious "Black Lion".
The power they possess is totally incomparable to that of ordinary viscount families. There are three powerful people in the family who have reached the higher level of qualitative transformation.
In addition, the Lion Family can also find external aid from many churches, secret organizations, illegal supernatural beings, and even the powerful help of the Romen Family.
Moreover, although Viscount Best himself had not officially taken action for many years, he once had a glorious record of fighting one against two and personally killing two Rhea nobles who had undergone a qualitative transformation.
His nickname at that time was not "The Fox Commanding the Lions" but "The King of the Iron-Blooded Lions".
Standing at the entrance of the town, Byrne raised his head and stared at the two dazzling suns in the sky. He did not turn back for a long time.
He couldn't help but feel an extremely strong desire deep in his heart.
"Sooner or later, the fishermen of Nasir will be equal to the mighty lions."
The two factories in the town of Nasir began production in full swing. In order to successfully complete the orders from the Kingdom Army, the Fisher family decided to recruit workers and expand the factories.
Over the course of a year, the population of this port town had already been growing, and the start of the war attracted even more people.
When the Kingdom Army's order was successfully delivered, everyone in the Fisher family was overjoyed.
Even after deducting the share that had to be supplied to the Lion Family, they still earned a net profit of 3,500 gold coins, which was undoubtedly an unprecedented huge gain!
Irene felt that the family had not held a sacrifice of sufficient standard for a long time, so she asked Byrne to go to the Alchemy Council on the surface and buy one or two mysterious treasures as sacrifices.
"The Fisher family is now thriving, which must be due to the blessing of the gods. We should thank the great Lord of the Lost."
Ten days later, Byrne returned from Fein City with two mysterious treasures, and all the 3,000 gold coins he had brought with him were used up.
The sacrificial ceremony to thank the Lost Lord began again, and the seven core members of the Fisher family gathered in the basement.
Irene knelt on the ground, with the members of the Fisher family behind her. She took out two completely different mysterious treasures with great respect.
The first mysterious object is a silver-gray ring that emits red light, the "Silver-Gray Surgery", and the other mysterious object is a purple ribbon that keeps twisting like a snake, the "Spirit Snake".
"Great Lord of the Lost, the Fisher family is sincerely grateful to you. I will present you with two precious offerings, hoping to bring you a moment of joy and happiness."
The next chapter will be later
(End of this chapter)
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