"Please speak, Miss Alia." Sean also wanted to hear what conditions the other party would offer.
It seems that the girl in front of him was not here on orders or as a young lady out to gain experience. From what he saw just now, she should have a purpose, at least this purpose is not just to convey Earl Hamilton's verbal words.
He called away all the servants in the hall, and the other party even glanced at Luke next to Sean.
"This is my bachelor. I always consult him when I have anything to do. It's okay... he can know these things." He introduced Luke beside him and saw the other party's [Grateful!] state appear. This is exactly the effect he needs.
"Oh, a maester? So you've studied abroad."
Hearing the title of bachelor, Arya glanced at the other person!
In a small town like Thermian, there are not even primary schools and many children are illiterate. The few who can read and write are taught by their families, and there must be someone in the family who can read, otherwise they have to go to other people's homes to learn.
"Yes, Miss Hamilton. I once studied at Koga City College for a period of time." Luke bowed his head respectfully.
"That's good! So you understand the strength of Koga City. Now we can discuss the next matter..."
Sean looked at her and thought for a few seconds. It seemed that the second thing this noble lady wanted to say was related to the two cities.
"The Thelemian Baronial family of Veger originated over two hundred years ago. Back then, the Empire was still grappling with the Northern War, and famine struck many areas throughout the Empire. Following this, reactionary forces emerged within the territories. Several dukes in the south organized a campaign to eliminate them. One of the dukes, a sergeant named Veger, saved a Grand Duke during the battle, and was therefore granted nobility status within Thelemian."
The other party explained the origin of his family.
Sean had read these stories before, but in fact she didn't know some of the details, even Luke didn't know them, because they were recorded in the family genealogy and now they were placed under her bedside table, in the same place as the magic book that Lucille gave her.
"Yes, this is my family's origin...but why did Miss Alia mention this?"
After all, the other party is the descendant of the earl who rules a developed city. The information of the great nobles should have relevant records about small nobles like him, so it is not surprising that he knows the origin of his own Viger family.
"Actually, I think the previous generations of Baron Weigel's family were all very enterprising. The first generation of every noble family was very powerful! When I was a child, I often heard people talk about my family's history, and one of them mentioned a genocide battle a few generations ago. It seems that Baron Weigel's family also participated..."
The story this little girl was telling was a story that had been sung in the small town for over a hundred years.
If you go to a small town pub now, you might hear even more versions of the story! They could even be written into several novels.
"Actually, I was wondering why people always say that our ancestors were more powerful. In fact, we are not bad either and may even do better than them! Sir Sean should have the same idea, right?" This time she did not address herself by her title but called her by her name directly.
After going around in circles for so long, I just want to ask myself if I have the courage?
After talking about a lot of historical origins, isn’t the last sentence the most crucial?
But what does this mean? Is it important to ask a country noble if he has the guts?
The entire town's population was less than 10,000, and the tax revenue was less than 10,000 gold coins... but the biggest income was actually the government's bonus! I asked myself if these things were meant to attract people to join the gang.
"Of course. I've thought so before..." Sean said after thinking for a moment.
An earl shouldn't be able to cause any trouble. The country is so big, how could he rebel?
Upon hearing my answer, the other person's head suddenly showed a state of [joy!] and [relief!].
It was just an answer from me, but it caused such a reaction.
"Actually, our family only remembered this nearby town when we heard about the incident in Thelemian. Don't worry... It's because Thelemian rarely communicates with the outside world. I asked around, and it seems only veteran mercenaries, adventurers, or merchants would know about this place. Newcomers might not even know about it."
What Alia said was true. The town did have very little communication with the outside world. Trade was conducted spontaneously by traveling merchants who transported goods to earn high profits. Ordinary people generally did not come here, otherwise there would not be so few people here.
"But it was precisely because this town, which hadn't interacted with the outside world for a long time, asked us for help that my father took it more seriously... He asked me to deliver those supplies, but I also want to help Thelmian with some things, like opening up commerce here and establishing a mercenary guild."
Sean hadn't expected such a condition...
To open up trade routes, we also need to establish a mercenary guild.
That means that in the future, Telemian can be used as a place for mercenaries to be directly reimbursed, and the resources owned by the town will also be counted and transmitted to the mercenary guilds in various locations. At that time, those who want these resources in the south will come to the town nearby.
As for getting through, that's easier to understand. At that time, it was something I had always wanted to do but didn't have the funds to start it.
"Are these Miss Alia willing to help my town?" Sean asked again.
"certainly."
"Giving... also needs to be rewarded, right?"
Even a super-rich earl wouldn't give alms without asking for anything in return. How rich would he have to be to do that?
"Of course." Alia replied in the same way.
"Then may I ask Miss Alia what she needs me to do?"
Sean stared at the other person while they spoke, and after a while, all the attributes began to appear. His friendship level remained neutral, but in addition to [expectation!], it also showed [anxiety!].
Is she worried?
But what was she worried about? Would she refuse? Wouldn't that save her a lot of money? Besides, she certainly didn't need to refuse the Earl's offer. The only thing she could refuse was her subsequent proposal.
"All you need is to support me," Arya said.
"support?"
"Yes, stand by me. And be able to support me in Koga City."
Koga City, support, take side?
Sean caught these key words and only then realized that the other party had introduced her as the third daughter, which meant that she had other brothers and sisters.
Suddenly, I understood the other party's purpose. He wanted to pull me into his side! In order to inherit the position of earl.
Thelemien had always been so reclusive that he barely interacted with other nobles. But now that he had sent someone to contact them first, he had entered their sight...
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