Knight Tosolo was the last to arrive, and when he pushed the door open, the slightest coolness from the ice cubes placed in the barrels placed in the four corners of the room seeped into his skin, making him shiver and let out a sigh of relief.

On this hot summer day, if it weren't for the maid master announcing a new ice-making method, they might have to avoid staying in the stuffy room in the afternoon, as before.

If it was in the south of the kingdom, there would be no need to have this kind of consideration, it would be much cooler than here, but the Sad Wind Leader was in the north of the kingdom, and it was also very close to the Black Forest, which was unavoidable, even if they were knights with amazing physique, they didn't like to stay in the house at such a time.

The knights present were all wearing short-sleeved suits, which was very convenient for fighting.

The knight of Tosolo sat down, then looked left and right suspiciously, and asked in surprise, "Lord Duke, where is the maid?"

The knight of Tosoro asked the doubts in the hearts of the other knights, they thought that the maid would arrive later, but they did not expect that when the knights of Tosoro came, the maid still did not appear.

Cervantes laughed, "Serra, she's still working, I called you this time!"

As soon as these words came out, everyone present couldn't help but feel a strange feeling in their hearts.

It stands to reason that it is not a big deal for the lord to ask these knights to come over for a meeting, but if a lord has never held a meeting, either the lord can get by, or the lord is stubborn and self-serving, even if he is hollowed out as a puppet, he will still use the name of the lord when holding the meeting.

But now.

Their lord convened a council.

It's not a big deal, it's just that their lord is a black dragon who has become synonymous with 'stupidity' along with the white dragon in the legend, though they are well aware that this is not the case...... Probably!

However, their lord never took care of things, and now they have all tacitly agreed that the maid is their 'leader'.

However, their lord suddenly called a meeting on a whim, even though it was only a small meeting, and no one was called except for the knights who were currently in Wende City.

For some reason, the feelings in their hearts are very complicated, like ......'their own children have suddenly matured', in short, it is a feeling of both relief and consternation.

They know they shouldn't think so, but ...... This is really surprising!

After a moment of stunned, Knight Tosoro's face softened, "So, Lord Duke, what do you want us to do?"

Cervantes stood up again, and all eyes followed him as he paced in place, with a look of encouragement in his eyes for some reason.

"Well, that's right," Cervantes said, scratching his hair, with some embarrassment, "I have an immature idea!"

"I think you all know about the school in the new city, right? That's the source of talent for our Sad Wind Leader!"

"Everyone here should know very well how that school was built, right?"

"Serra is trying to defy the crowd, to reject the corrupt aristocracy with a tough attitude, and to give the children 'knowledge' and 'future' with her own hands—she is trying to challenge the rules of this society!"

Speaking of this, Cervantes paused, stood in place, glanced at everyone present, and then asked, "Why has the development of society stagnated since the development of human beings from the development of Ru Mao and drinking blood to the present?"

The knights stared at their lord in dumb sight, and although they didn't understand it, their lord seemed to be saying something terrible.

"It's all because of those rotten and stupid aristocrats!"

Cervantes said firmly: "Because they control the knowledge but do not want to make progress, they do not dare to pass it on to others easily because they are afraid that someone else will replace them, so they try to prevent Serra from building a school!"

He pointed to his head and said to the knights in front of him, "Thera wants to establish a school not only in Wende City, but also in the rest of the Sadwind Realm—can you imagine that more than eighty percent of the people in a territory can read and write?"

Cervantes laughed proudly when he saw all the knights looking at him dumbfounded.

"It can't be!"

After reacting, several knights exclaimed in unison.

However, after they had finished their exclamations, the other knights looked at each other thoughtfully.

Then they all looked at their lord.

Cervantes shook his head, sighed, and said, "Why didn't you give up without trying?

The knights were stunned, they didn't expect Cervantes to say this, and they lowered their heads in shame.

The old duchess had never taught them this......

"I have summoned you to ask what you think of this matter. Cervantes propped his hands on the table and glanced at the knights with burning eyes, "I warn you in advance, this matter may affect your descendants, because there will be more people competing for a small number of places, which can be officials, nobles, or inheritances, I hope you can think clearly before answering me." ”

The dozen or so knights present looked at each other, and then suddenly smiled and laughed out loud!

Cervantes looked at these knights in confusion, wondering why they were suddenly laughing so happily, did he just say something funny?

Everyone present, whether it was a knight with a bold personality or a knight who was taciturn, laughed.

"Ladies and gentlemen...... Why are you laughing?", Cervantes wondered.

One of the knights with an exceptionally strong figure shook his head with a smile, "Lord Duke, you may not know that all the knights in the Sorrowful Wind Territory can actually be said to be the students of Lord Duke. Just like you just said, the old duke has never taught us how to decay! If we can make the Sorrowful Wind Leader stronger and more prosperous, what are we afraid of? Even if we want to regret it, then we will get old age, and by that time, the Sad Wind Leader will have already become the image in the minds of the maid grown-up, right?"

"Besides......" the knight took a deep breath and looked a little lonely, "we don't know if we'll see that day coming!"

Not many people are fearless in the face of death, and even these knights who can fight on the battlefield are of extraordinary strength, but they are not sure that they will survive every battle.

Cervantes waved his hand, "Just like my father, on the battlefield, I will still lead you to charge." Now is not the time to talk about this, what I want to say is, are you really sure?"

All the knights hung their heads, "If this is the will of you and the maid master!"

"That's good!"

Cervantes nodded and said with a smile: "This time your maid master doesn't know, everything is my own decision - I ask you to go and give a notice to those nobles, remember, it's a 'notice' and not a 'consultation'! I'm a dragon, a black dragon, so I don't need a reason to do anything, and I won't ruin my reputation if I do this, but your maid can't, she is different from me and us! In the eyes of others, she represents the Sad Wind Leader and the Sad Wind family, and she needs a good name." ”

"So, this is a meeting I've convened on my own initiative, and I hope you don't tell Sera for now. ”

"Whether it's 'tempting to take advantage', 'coercing to coerce', or 'moving with affection' or 'knowing with reason', I hope that more than half of the nobles will agree to this plan!" Cervantes said viciously, knocking on the table.

"Yes, Lord Duke!"

The knights stood side by side and made a promise to the lord: "We will do everything we can to accomplish it!"

"But what do you mean by that?"

Cervantes breathed for a moment and glared at the questioning knight, who looked at him innocently.

“...... That is, whether you use threats and temptations, or use reason and emotion to persuade you, in short, you can get more than half of the nobles to agree to build schools in their domains!"

Cervantes thought for a moment and added: "Remember, it's their money that will be spent!"

Hearing this, many knights with their heads held high couldn't help but become sad, "Lord Lord...... You're not kidding? It's not going to be done, is it?"

Cervantes glared at them in annoyance, "No! And my father didn't teach you to give up halfway!"

"But the old duke didn't teach us how to take money out of the nobles' wallets......"