Declaring war is a basic power granted to nobles by the ancient law of nobility.

This is not like a war between two nobles, such a declaration of war by the nobility is a legitimate act of force used by the two nobles to settle a dispute. Of course, this kind of behavior often turns into a large-scale war between the two regions or even the trigger for two or more countries to start a war.

Of course, the declaration of war is not something that can be started immediately after saying a casual word.

It's a bit like a siege application in the game.

Usually there will be a month from the initiation of the declaration of war to the final start of the war, which is to give the declared party a time to react, after all, many nobles will not keep their private troops in their territory all the time. Therefore, if Sean immediately commands the army to enter the Tinchiin territory without declaring war, then this is an act of aggression by the Duchy of Lane, and according to the last armistice agreement between the Duchy of Lane and the Kingdom of Dabiang, the Duchy of Lane cannot start a war of aggression under any pretext, otherwise the Peace Society and the Chainas Empire as the notary party will intervene and support the Kingdom of Dabiang.

Therefore, this is why Sean is doing everything possible to provoke the anger of the kingdom of Dabion. He can be the fuse to cause a war between the two countries, but this war must be a counterattack and invasion by Dabiang, not his invasion of Dabiang's kingdom.

The kingdom is actually composed of many nobles, and many times things between nobles actually need a fig leaf.

But even so, Sean's declaration of war still caused extreme dissatisfaction among many nobles.

The reason is simple.

Sean is just a pioneer knight, a knight, and his status is probably equivalent to those knights of the family who have received official edicts, and he cannot be regarded as a nobleman at all.

Declaring war, on the other hand, is one of the privileges of the aristocracy.

Sean's declaration of war on Tinchi's Territory took less than three days. The neighboring territories around the two territories immediately learned the news. Ten days later, most of the southern nobles of Dabion had already known about the matter, and several nobles, including Asuna, had also known about the matter.

……

In the middle of the night, in the meeting room of the Lord's Mansion of the Fortress of Tonys, Asuna gently put the information in her hand back on the table that had been passed through the hands of everyone in the room.

Her brows furrowed, which made her, who already looked a little heroic, exude a sense of slaughter.

"It's not quite like ...... Sean's style. Simi said with some doubts, "Although I don't have close contact with him, he is very regular in his ways, and he knows the aristocratic system very well, so it is unlikely that he will do such a thing that will be caught." ”

"Indeed." Elizabeth next to her also nodded slightly. "This little imp is very cautious, he is not a nobleman now, how can he say such a thing as declaring war." Thinking of this, Elizabeth's brows also furrowed tightly, and her face looked a little strange: "Unless ......"

Speaking of which. Elizabeth didn't go on, but Asuna and Simi both looked thoughtful.

Only one person.

Vivien asked with a puzzled expression, "Unless what?" ”

Although magicians are wise. But Vivien wasn't just a magician. Rather, it's a subclass with similar characteristics to the Arcane Warrior, the Magical Warrior, so Vivien isn't as wise as her two companions, and the woman is more of a direct force to crush her.

Asuna glanced at Vivien helplessly, rubbed her temples with a headache, and then said, "Unless Sean is in a hurry." ”

Vivien just doesn't like to think, but that doesn't mean she's stupid.

Asuna said. Vivien immediately understood. However, unlike the pensive expressions of Asuna, Elizabeth, and Simi, Vivien was quite happy: "Isn't that great?" If we don't say anything now, they will definitely not take Sean seriously, and maybe those nobles will unite to find trouble with him. When the time comes, we will put some pressure on them and humiliate them fiercely, so that we will not be afraid that they will start a war against us first. ”

"We are not afraid that they will go to war against us, but what if they just declare war?" Elizabeth spoke.

"Then we'll call back." Vivien looked like she took it for granted, "They're certainly not stupid enough to declare war on us, but it's enough for us to stand behind Sean with a firm stand." …… The Nugus family has become more and more arrogant lately. ”

Elizabeth shook her head and whispered, "It's not going to be that simple. …… Declaring war as Sean, even if he is a lord, it is not in line with the rights and interests of the nobility, which is tantamount to challenging the class of the nobility. ”

"That's simple, can't he become a nobleman." Vivien spoke again.

"It's a really good idea." Simi immediately spoke, "We can't give you a title that is too high, but it's okay to give it directly to a baron." ”

A real nobleman like Asuna who has the status of a powerful marquis in a principality can naturally give his followers formal aristocratic status, but these noble identities naturally need to be declared to the royal family of the principality, and they can only be officially recognized after being approved by the Grand Duke. Of course, the title of knighthood cannot be given indefinitely, even if it is a person like Asuna, at most, it can only give three earl titles, three viscounts and five barons, and the viscount and above the title status must also be reported to the royal family, and can only be officially owned after the royal family's approval. As for whether it is a field noble, it depends on whether Asuna is willing to cut a fief in her territory as the new nobleman, but once it is given, then this territory will no longer belong to Asuna's jurisdiction and rule.

Similarly, although this nobleman was separated from Asuna's side, he was actually a nobleman who belonged to the state.

After all, the official noble domain is different from the knight's domain and the knight's domain.

Strictly speaking, Sean is now just a knighthood, so the Panda Territory, Dayi Territory, and Kiraf Territory that he has now defeated belong to Asuna's territory, and she can take back all these territories as long as Asuna wants. To put it simply, the three territories that Sean owns now are all "loaned" to Sean by Asuna.

However, if Sean becomes a baron now, then he will naturally be able to rightfully own the territory around the Panda Territory and the Black Swan Castle - which is just the size of a standard barony. If you add the Dai and Kiraf. Then Sean has no problem even if he wants to be an earl, and if you add the soon-to-be-annexed Tinchiin Domain, then Sean's territory area can almost be compared to Asuna's Tonys Domain.

Of course, these are not the point, the point is that if Asuna wants to canonize Sean as a baron, she does not need to be personally approved by Grand Duke Lane, she herself has this qualification. Of course, it is still necessary to report afterwards, but in this way, it can block the other troubles of all the nobles at the moment.

Baron, although only the lowest title, is indeed an orthodox nobleman.

Especially a field baron!

That's at least much higher than any honorary baron. If it weren't for the fact that the three counts under Asuna's command had all been used up. Moreover, titles above the viscount level need to be approved by the Grand Duke of Lane, so Asuna can naturally give a higher title.

Of course, the so-called reality is actually just a statement, because everyone knows that with Sean's current strength, he is already completely comparable to a powerful earl. Again, this is on the level of the kingdom. If it's just a comparison in the Duchy of Lane, even if you give Sean the title of Marquis of Strength. It's not too much at all.

It's just that there are all kinds of unspoken rules in the aristocratic circle. Like a baron, at most, he gets a piece of territory to become a field baron, and if he wants to get real power to hold an important position, he must have a viscount or above, and as for the prefix of strength, it is possible to have at least one title of earl or above. And most of the strength counts usually go through more than several generations of accumulation before it is possible to become a strength count.

Like Asuna, with her own strength, she has become a powerful marquis in just over ten years. It's not uncommon in this world, but it's definitely a very rare type.

As for those commoners who want to hold important positions, it is not impossible, but the effort and price required to be paid are more than ten or even hundreds of times that of the nobles.

Hardly thought about it. Asuna immediately drafted a document that directly proved Sean's status as a baron. It's just that in this way, Sean is equivalent to officially breaking away from Asuna's protection, and thus officially coming into the sight of the Duchy of Lane and the Kingdom of Dabiang, which is obviously very unfavorable to the upcoming actions of the Millennium Covenant Empire, but Asuna also knows that if she doesn't draft this document immediately and make a decision, then Sean's declaration of war this time is a provocation to all the nobles of the entire continent, and even if she comes forward, she will definitely not be able to protect Sean.

The lesser of two powers, Asuna still understands this.

Besides, once the war starts, even the Millennial Covenant Empire will not be able to go to Void City.

At this moment, Asuna immediately understood why Sean was in a hurry.

Obviously, the threat of the Millennium Covenant Empire is too great.

At the same time, in a tavern in the Tonis Fortress, Turman also received information that Sean had declared war on Tinchiin.

He just glanced at it, put it aside casually, and said in a deep voice: "Is there still no news from Dils?" ”

"Yes." It's still the same intelligence officer, who has been directly responsible to Tullman lately, "And when Domingo was expelled from Panda Territory, Void City seemed to immediately fall into a purge, and now our intelligence system in Void City has been completely paralyzed. ”

"And how was the last time you were asked to investigate?"

"We spent ten days trying to get close to William at all costs, but after the man went in, he never came out, and he was completely cut off." The intelligence officer spoke, "So I assess that William can't be a subject of the Empire. ”

"And what about the Phoenix bloodline?"

"We have three targets in mind. It's Rena, Cecilia, and Sheena, but we can't find out which one they are. ”

"I know." Turman nodded, "There's nothing to do with you next, and if I'm not mistaken, the Marquis of Tonis will immediately make that lord a baron, so that the declaration of war will be justified, and we won't have a chance to go to the Panda Territory." …… But that's fine, when the time comes, I'll go directly to get someone, and it will save trouble. All you need to do is prepare your retreat route. ”

"Yes!" (To be continued......)

PS: I didn't sleep all night the day before yesterday, and I slept at 5 o'clock yesterday afternoon, and I slept on Christmas Eve as soon as I slept it.