Mount and Blade System: Start from Pioneer Lords.

Chapter 133: The Battle for the Title
Levi didn't want a good conversation to turn into a sad one.

To be honest, the incident with Koren was not tenable either morally or in terms of human relations, but there was no other way. The start-up capital needed for the development was huge, so it could only be obtained in this disguised way.

Otherwise, if you want to get a lot of gold, you can only slaughter the nobles.

Although it is easy to do with his strength, such behavior is bound to attract hostility from the seven countries.

No noble could tolerate the existence of a powerful person who slaughtered nobles at will.

The outcome would be either that he kills all the nobles, or that the nobles kill him.

Although there is a system, Levi does not think that he can directly compete with a class alone.

Because of the problem of magic tide, the supernatural factors of this world have decreased a lot, and some world-destroying magics cannot be performed.

However, low-level supernatural powers such as the knight's fighting spirit secret book, the magician's fireball spell, healing spell, and ground spike spell still exist.

In the era thousands of years ago when magic flourished and gods emerged, perhaps some magical artifacts or the like have survived.

After all, there is the stone egg left by the goddess of nature as a lesson.

Those court magicians might be hiding something powerful.

The two of them kept a tacit understanding of what happened in the past and never mentioned it, but only talked about some minor aspects of the current situation.

"Duke Florina is planning to start a war in Derby. What does our king think?"

The cold wind blowing from the wilderness touched their bodies, making the topic even more chilling.

No one likes war, it is always cruel and cold, not just a string of numbers.
However, this fight for the title must be resolved by war.

Not to mention that Leah's mother is still imprisoned in Cologne, and no one knows how she is doing.

If they do not fight this war, it would be tantamount to acknowledging that Daemon's line is the legitimate Duke of the South.

They are defeated usurpers, and there will be no place for them in Derby.

Now that Florina is willing to send troops to attack the southern border to share the pressure with the two of them, it is naturally a great thing.

Although Florina was willing to send troops, it was not because she cared about her sister's safety, but she might have other ulterior motives.

But obviously this is the best result.

Levi brought Leah to the North because he knew that this ambitious Duchess would never miss the opportunity to launch military operations against the South.

With Leia in hand, military activities in the south can be labeled as a just effort to regain his own title, rather than an ambitious effort to plunder land and treasure.

After all, everything requires a legitimate reason.

This is also the reason why even though Florina clearly stated that the war would be fought to the end unless the usurper of Cologne was hanged, the title was returned, and the eldest daughter of the Martell family was released, the nobles still did not use direct military deterrence but wrote letters to persuade.

After all, the slogan when Debe founded the country was to kill the despicable usurper on the throne and let the legitimate king take the throne.

This excuse has become Debe's legacy. Therefore, the nobles could not point fingers at him. Once they reprimanded Fulina, they would be acknowledging that the slogan Debe shouted was just an excuse.

Although there is nothing wrong with this excuse, any smart king would not watch his two grand dukes start a war, which would easily lead to turmoil in the situation and give other wolves an opportunity to take advantage.

After all, the relationship among the seven countries is only harmonious on the surface, but in fact there are undercurrents.

"The king wrote a letter to scold Aunt Florina, and then said that he would urge Damon to release my mother as soon as possible. Finally, he said that male inheritance rights are higher than female ones." Leia sighed. It was because of the last sentence that Aunt Florina was so angry that she started cursing.

"Haha, our king is really good at mixing mud."

Levi sneered twice with unclear meaning.

It does not mention who is the real heir between the two, only that men have higher inheritance rights than women.

As for Leah's mother, she only said that she would urge them to release her as soon as possible, but how long is "as soon as possible"?

However, it also indirectly shows that the king stands on Damon's side.

This is normal. After all, as the heiress, Leia is now in a state of poverty with only a baron vassal, and is forced to flee to the north.

For the king, since the position of Grand Duke of the Southern Territory is always held by a member of the Iseli family, it is obviously best to maintain the current situation.

They continued to stay in the North, and Daemon's family continued to serve as dukes in the South.

"Aunt Florina wrote a letter to denounce the king and said that the motto of the Martell family is - revenge is the way to go!" Leia said later, with a little more spirit on her face.

"As expected of the Duke of Thorns, he is so tough!" Levi gave a thumbs up sincerely.

Among the four dukes, only the duchess would dare to confront the king like this.

But to be honest, if we only talk about military strength, these independent duchies are not necessarily worse than the king's army.

Especially since the North is located adjacent to the chaotic wilderness, various wars often occur there.

It can be said that the soldiers under the Duchess are all veterans who have often seen blood, and the young masters and knights in the royal court have probably only seen blood in the arena or in a brothel.

"The king is currently leaning towards Damon's side, and the nobles are also unclear about their intentions. Even if we start a war against the South, the situation will not be favorable to us. It may be a long and tug-of-war. The South is not as weak as we imagined, especially since it may have the support of the king."

"We may not even be able to return to Bailiu City within a few years." Leia was very pessimistic. She didn't even have much thought about the title. Right now she just wanted her mother to return safely.

But as long as she exists, her mother will never be released, because whether the war breaks out is no longer up to her, and her mother is the bargaining chip that can play a decisive role at the critical moment.

"If I could get you out of Coron City, I can also take you back!" Levi waved his hand and curled his lips in disdain. "Damon chased us at that time, but he was scared away by a shot from me, Sir!"

Leia's expression was gloomy at first, but after hearing the boasting of this arrogant man, she couldn't help but curl her lips, "I wonder if Damon will dare to stand in front of you next time he sees you."

If we were to ask who knew the baron best, she would be one of them. She was held in the knight's arms and witnessed with her own eyes how he fought his way out of the chaotic Cologne with just a sword.

(End of this chapter)