"Danger is relative, Mr. Pine, and danger also means opportunity," the fourth prince rummaged through the relevant information collected by the minister's assistant, "I heard that your title was inherited from your father? ”

"Exactly," Tigou said, nodding.

"That battle was a battle of honor for the innocent, and the time was also in the Demon Month. A small group of evil beasts accidentally crossed the fortress defense line through the Chishui River and entered the hinterland of the Western Realm. Your father was patrolling the area at the time, and when he encountered the remnants of the evil beasts, he didn't choose to avoid them first, as most people do, and then call for reinforcements before encircling and suppressing them. For behind him was an undefended town, though it had nothing to do with him," Roland said, noticing the other man's expression, "and you should know better than I did that your father had gathered the town's militia, and with his own squire, fought the beast head-on and won. ”

"Yes," he said, his tone a little agitated, clearly yearning for the family history, "one of them was a huge monster like a deer and a cow, or a kneaded of the two. Its legs were thicker than my father's torso, and the ground trembled as it ran. If it were me, I wouldn't know how to defeat such a monster. ”

But he did. My father stood near a shallow ditch and lured the enraged beast over. Taking advantage of its accelerated impact, he lay down in the shallow ditch and propped up his broad-edged sword, the hilt of which rested diagonally on a stone at the bottom of the ditch. The seemingly invincible fool slammed into the tip of the sword, and his whole stomach was cut open, and my father's intestines and black blood were drowning out. I still have the trophy of that battle hanging on the fireplace of my house, a huge beast horn. ”

Roland took a sip of tea and said unhurriedly, "A battle worthy of admiration." He followed the knight's faith, mercy and valor. He was later given a title and fief by Joy Cole, then an earl of the Fortress of Long Song, who had been promoted to Duke by my father, Wimbledon III, twenty-five years earlier, and who was also the Guardian of the South, and whose territory covered the entire South. Unfortunately, after the backer became independent, the old Payne, who remained east of the fortress, became a thorn in the eyes of the Duke of the fortress. ”

"Your Highness, you know very well," Tigu sighed helplessly, "The Duke of the Fortress and Lord Joy have always been at odds, and Joy Cole is not the earl of the Duke of the Fortress, his bloodline can be traced back to the branch of the royal family, whether it is family or bloodline, it is no worse than Lord Lane. ”

This is the checks and balances that politics played, Roland said, Wimbledon III.

In order to understand this intricate relationship, he called the assistant minister to explain it to him for a whole day.

The division of feuds and jurisdiction between nobles was extremely confusing, and in theory, the higher nobles had the right to issue orders to the lower nobles in the domain, but in practice it was much more complicated, as was the case with Joey Cole and Duke Lane. As a direct fiefdom of the king, although the territory is in the west, it has no less prestige and prestige than the Duke of Lane.

When Joey becomes Duke of the South, it is natural that new nails will be placed into his domain, which is the usual means of maintaining the stability of the Grey Keep royal family.

"So when you inherit this territory, commerce and agriculture are dying away, and the family business is getting worse day by day," Roland said slowly, "and now there is a new opportunity in front of you. ”

"New ...... Opportunity?"

"I'm sure you've heard of the famine two years ago, when the fortress withheld food for the next month, citing a lack of ore to trade. And this year, we are facing the same dilemma. The unexpected collapse of the mine on the northern slope has left the people of the border town with no way out, and we must keep the beast at bay behind the newly built walls. It may not be all smooth sailing, but as I've said before, danger also means opportunity. ”

"......" Tigou had already understood what the prince meant, and he frowned, not answering immediately.

"Speaking of which, you don't look like a nobleman in the usual sense," Roland smiled, "no one would go out dressed like this, and your hands are full of crusty calluses." Mr. Pine, you haven't let go of your father's legacy, have you? ”

Of course he didn't let go, Roland thought, otherwise he wouldn't have run all day into the Hidden Forest. According to information provided by Barov, he spent at least three days a week in the Hidden Forest during his time in the border town. And every time he went, he was fully equipped, and since he couldn't afford to keep an attendant, he hired Orion as a helper directly from the town. Some people have a natural penchant for fighting, and Tiago Payne is clearly just that.

"If you are willing to stay in the border town, I can give you the opportunity to regain your father's glory, and to claim honor by sword and courage, as he did. If the merit is good, I will set aside a piece of land to the east of the border town to reward you, a piece of land suitable for the status of viscount. ”

This is rare, but the promise works. As an adult prince, he can legally be canonized as viscounts, barons, and knights, but he rarely rewards other people's subordinates. First, it is a loss of aristocratic demeanor to dig the foot of the wall, and secondly, it will be more embarrassing if the other party refuses. But Roland doesn't care about demeanor, he only wants Nanawa as a mobile healing station, and he is not too worried about refusal, Joey didn't take his father with him after becoming the guardian of the South, which proves that the former has abandoned the Pine family.

Tigu finally relented, "That'...... Your Highness, can I send Nanava back to the Fortress of Long Song, no one has ever resisted an evil beast here, and I don't want my daughter to die here if that fails. ”

"I told you at the beginning, Mr. Pine, that danger is relative. Have you ever wondered what would happen if Nanava was found to be a witch at the Fortress of Long Song? It's not like a border town, where the church has been entrenched for a long time, and there are its followers and eyeliner everywhere. Once exposed, even I can't save her. ”

Roland paused for a moment and added, "The border town will not be lost, and when the Demon Moon comes, I will fight side by side with the people on the city walls." Our opponents are nothing more than mutated beasts, not invulnerable devils. Your father has defeated them in an uncovered clearing, not to mention that we have impenetrable walls. If...... I mean, if something happens, I'll let Nanava go first," he paused, "and Anna. I will leave a small boat at the pier, and I promise that they will be safe and sound. ”

"In that case...... I believe in you, Your Highness," Tigou Payne stood up, landed on one knee, and bowed his chest and belly up, and greeted the prince with a standard knightly salute, "I am willing to fight for you. ”

......

When Tigu and Nanava leave, Anna gives Roland a roll of the eye.

"Are you dreaming?" she said, "I'm not going anywhere." ”