Winning over Wellington was a means of uncertainty about Gilneth's future, because history had been drastically changed by Locke, and Gilneth's direction was unpredictable, and all subsequent history was in a fog.

It is also unknown whether Gilneth will join the alliance in the future, and according to Locke's calculations, even if Gilneth is dissatisfied with himself in the future, the existence of these nobles is at least a buffer line. Of course, it's best if there is no fighting, depending on what kind of impact the werewolf curse will have in this country.

The extraneous nobles soon left, and only Wellington and Locke remained in the empty chamber.

With his hands behind his back, Locke walked through the candle-lit hall, looking at the paintings on the walls on either side.

Pointing to the paintings on the walls on either side, Locke asked, "There's some history to this town hall, right?" ”

Wellington followed behind Locke and explained, "When I was a child, this was Gilneth territory. Ambermere is the largest town on the border with Gilney. At that time, this town hall had been in existence for many years. ”

"Most of the paintings on the walls are paintings from the time of King Archibald, left by the then great lord of the place, Crowley."

"Crorey?" Locke suddenly remembered something! He turned back to Wellington and asked, "Is it Darius Crowley?" ”

"It's Darius Crolley." Wellington nodded, and he said naturally, "But he was imprisoned by King Jean in Stoneward Prison in Gilneth City for his mutiny early on. ”

Locke nodded slowly, he seemed to have such a thing in his impression, but at that time he only read a few words, and his understanding was not very comprehensive. It's just that I know that at that time, before the outbreak of the wolf plague, during the time when the Wall of Greymane was built, Crowley seemed to have launched the North Gate Rebellion, which was later suppressed.

It seems to be because of the territory?!

Thinking of this, Locke had to ask, "What is the scope of the Crolley family's territory?" ”

Wellington didn't rush to answer, he walked over to the wall and pulled out a rope, pulling the rope to reveal the map on the wall that was blocked by a black cloth.

This map is a complete map of Gilneth plus a completed map of the southern silver pine forests, showing each town and general settlements, ports, and the distribution of forests, minerals, and mountains.

Wellington then picked up the stick in his hand and pointed to the large map and introduced Locke.

"From Dragon's Bone Bay to the northwest outside of Gilneth City, the Northern Strait, the North Gate Forest, and the north of the Flint Cave..."

Locke looked at the map with his hands in his hands, and he asked uncertainly, "All the way to the Wall of Greymane?" ”

Wellington turned his head to look at Locke, who smiled and shook his head, "No, that's just their territory now..."

Wellington then moved his stick directly to the Thurberchel line in the Silver Pines Forest in the south, "From here, south of Ambermere, Burnt Wood, and all the way to Southpoint Fortress in the east!" ”

Wellington drew circles on the map with the stick in his hand, "Everything here!" It's all the territory of the Crowley family! ”

With a faint smile, Wellington put down the stick in his hand and said to Locke, "We people used to be vassals of the Crowley family...."

No wonder! It has always been heard that Thurberchel was formerly a key frontier city for trade between the Lordaerons and the Gilneisians. At that time, it was still confusing that Thurberchel was an inland town in Lordaeron, how could it be a border?

Depend on! Locke couldn't hold back for a while, and scolded secretly in his heart, I didn't expect the Crolley family to be so powerful in this game? In this case, this territory will still be a problem in the future?

Isn't the reason why the Crolley family rebelled because they were dissatisfied with the Greymane family's rude division of their territory into two parts? They didn't acknowledge the Greymans' abandonment of their family territory?!

Locke was a little nerve-wracking, he thought that the subordination of this fast territory belonged to the Greymane family!!

As if to see Locke's concerns, Wellington smiled, recovering the map and continuing to say to Locke, "Lord Harvey, don't worry about that. The Crowley family can only exist in history..."

"Oh? Why? Locke suppressed his fears about the land, and he asked Wellington, "The Crowley family has not given up their claim to this land, and if that is the case, the Crusaders' claim to it is now illegal." ”

Wellington shook his head, "You don't know us Gilnesians, and our understanding of honor and the spirit of the contract is beyond the comprehension of outsiders. When the Crowley family had to abandon us, the nobles outside the wall, because of the Wall of Greyman, it was tantamount to breaking their oath and abandoning us. ”

"When the Scourge of the Undead attacked our territory, the Crowley family did not follow their oath to help us defend against the undead. Although we all know why, the Crowley family can no longer do what is being asked of us, and 'ingratitude' has been put on their family's head. ”

Secondly, the fiasco of the North Gate Mutiny made the Crowley family labeled as traitors, traitors, and so on. The family's reputation has been discredited, and its master, Darius, is imprisoned in Stoneward Prison. It is said that King Jean once consulted his advisers about the possibility of recovering the fiefdom of the Crowley family...."

"The Crowley family just wants to do something at the moment, and they need their family master to get out of prison first, but even if King Jean lets him out, what other Gilnes people will trust a traitorous lord?"

"The reputation of the Crowley family has been completely ruined."

So there is no problem with this territory? Locke pondered, it seemed that this was indeed the case for a while.

That's it! When the time comes, anyway, without Sylvanas's attack, this Gilneth wall will not collapse for a while. Gilneth doesn't necessarily need his help, and Jean, the old wolf, doesn't necessarily look up to himself.

Don't they love isolationism?

Go in isolation!

Tell me when you come to me.

Locke nodded, not saying much, but just as he was about to leave the town hall, Wellington suddenly fell to his knees in front of him.

Locke looked at him in surprise, "Baron Wellington, what are you doing here?" ”

Wellington's face was as usual, and he straightened up and drew the long sword at his left waist, and then held it in both hands and handed it to Locke.

"I, Baron Hardin Wellington, Master of Fort Wellington, I am willing to obey you, my lordship. I swear in the name of the Light, and I swear that I will always be loyal to you and your family. If I disobey, I will fall into darkness and never have peace. ”

At first, Locke wanted to help him up, but when he said this, Locke hesitated.

This is the first lord to pledge allegiance to himself!

What is a liege? A ruler who is enclosed in a region and holds political power and land ownership!

Giving allegiance to a high lord is not a strange thing for some minor noble lords who own a territory, on the contrary, it has great benefits. The price is limited responsibility, loyalty, and taxes, but the gain is the security of the territory.

In this way, all his rights in the realm will last for a long time.

Wellington did this, and Locke was not disgusted, after all, his previous Lord of Crowley could no longer guarantee the safety of his territory. And, as can be seen from what he did, he is not a person who is willing to be mediocre.

He wanted to rely on himself and lead the family behind him to a higher level. But Locke had his own difficulties, first of all, his knighthood was only a knighthood. Secondly, he is not a king.

There are still many imperfections in his origin, and now it is nothing more than the power in his hands that makes other nobles have to ignore the problem of his origin and choose to submit to him.

This is definitely not good, and there is another reason that Locke intends to wait for the matter here to be over and let Princess Kalia come to the forefront.

In fact, he didn't feel like he could put it off. Kill her yourself definitely won't do that, then hurry up and marry her as soon as possible. Some people in the province are playing tricks behind their backs, and only when he becomes king is that he ends Lordaeron's disintegration.

In the face of these things, all of them can be put aside.

At that time, the allegiance of these nobles will naturally be accepted, and they are not afraid of being criticized by others for this.

Legitimacy, there is still a large market in this kingdom. Locke felt that this was much more secure than his own pure reliance on force to come to power.

After thinking about it, looking at Baron Wellington who was half-kneeling in front of him, Locke still chose to accept his allegiance.

Grabbing the hilt of Wellington's longsword in his hand, Locke touched the blade of his longsword on his left and right shoulders as he raised his beard to look at him, "I accept your allegiance, but I'm sorry. ”

Locke pulled him up with a smile and handed him the sword in his hand, "I'm not a king yet, so I can't make any promises to you." Wait a minute. ”

Wellington soon laughed, and he tucked his sword into its scabbard and said, "Lordaeron doesn't have you yet, and I don't know what it looks like yet, but I support you." I'm going to get all of these people to support you. ”

"You're the first lord to be loyal to me, and I'm looking forward to seeing what you do." Locke put on his gloves, he patted Wellington on the shoulder and smiled, "Protect this place and watch out for the situation on the other side of the wall..."

Locke said to him lightly, "I don't want the wall of Gilneth to collapse one day, and there will be a group of heavily armed soldiers on the other side..."

"Don't worry, sir. No, it won't. Wellington affirmatively said to Locke, "The Wall of Greymane is not without a single hole. ”

Locke nodded with satisfaction, and before leaving, Locke suddenly turned his head and asked, "Baron Wellington, do you have a wife?" ”

Wellington was stunned for a moment, and shook his head urgently, "This question is complicated... I used to have a fiancée, but then I didn't. ”

"You know, there are as many goddamn scourge undead as locusts...."

Locke beckoned to him and motioned for him to lean over, and then Locke whispered to him, "I just remembered, I remember Lord Crowley, he had a daughter named Rhona, right?" ”

"You mean Rhona Crorey!!" Wellington's face was embarrassed at first, but it didn't take long for him to return to normal, and soon he was expectant again, "Of course! I know, my lord. She is the only heir of the Grand Lord of Crowley. ”

"What? Is it familiar? Locke asked curiously.

"It's not familiar, after all, she is the daughter of Lord Crowley, who in the entire Gilneth Kingdom doesn't know Miss Rhona." Wellington smiled wryly and spread his hands, "The aristocratic ladies of Gilneth have tempers far beyond those of men, but compared to Miss Rhona, they are far behind..."

"That's just a minor issue," Locke patted him on the shoulder with a smile, "keep an eye on her, maybe she'll be your fiancée in the future?" Crowley House.... You understand, right? ”

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