Mount and Blade System: Start from Pioneer Lords.

Chapter 297 Marriage
"Levi, do you know what a dragon rider means?"

After taking a sip of tea, Florina calmed down a lot. She sat upright in the chair and spoke slowly.

"Does it mean no one dares to provoke me?" Levi blinked.

After all, the dragon is a symbol of strength and the overlord that dominates the sky. Unless someone is crazy, no one would take the initiative to provoke it.

"Levi, you have an extraordinary talent for leading small-scale military battles, but you are a mess when it comes to politics. I really suggest you take a look at the book 'The Chronicles of Pendor', which records a lot of useful things for people who are local lords." Florina held her forehead helplessly. Sometimes she thought Levi was very smart, and sometimes he was so stupid that it gave her a headache.

"This means that you will be the most famous person in this war. You will become well-known throughout the entire Derby, and even the Seven Kingdoms will spread your fame. You will be famous now."

"Anyway, there are many people who become famous overnight in this world, but who told you that you are still a dragon knight who disappeared for hundreds of years?"

Florina spread her hands and said, "You are too popular."

"Especially when it comes to dragons, how many people in the Seven Kingdoms do you think will be on edge?"

Levi frowned. He understood what Florina meant.

To put it bluntly, a dragon knight in the past was comparable to a nuclear weapon. It was the hidden weapon of every country and would never be used unless it was a critical moment.

But since hundreds of years ago, the dragons seemed to have received the news collectively and abandoned the dragon riders around them and left. I don’t know how many dragon riders cried heart-wrenchingly on that day.

Since then, there have been no more dragon riders in the Seven Kingdoms, so the alternative to dragons, the wyvern rider, came into being.

This indirectly proves how high the status of the dragon knight is.

Up to now, there were no dragon riders in the Seven Kingdoms, but suddenly one appeared in Debe, which meant that Debe could almost completely control the sky.

Regardless of the era, controlling the sky means controlling the initiative, which is something no country wants to see.

"I think it's impossible for any king to just sit there and do nothing when he sees a dragon rider appear in his family."

Levi was indeed frightened by Florina at first, but he soon spoke calmly.

Just like what Florina said, giant dragons will naturally attract hostility from other countries, but the king of one's own country will do his best to win them over.

By then, even if it were to confront other countries, Gaoyabao would not be the first to bear the brunt of the attack.

"It seems that you, Levi, don't know much about our King Harland. Although there are rumors that he is a heavy drinker, a dissolute man, and doesn't care about government affairs." Florina said seriously, "But his essence is an ambitious person. Maybe he has been having too much fun in recent years, but this cannot hide his nature at all."

"As for an ambitious person, especially in recent years, his health has been deteriorating and his temper has become increasingly unpredictable. It is hard to say what absurd things he will do to shock the Seven Kingdoms."

"After all, the dragon's role is not just to fight the enemy..."

Finally, Florina looked at Levi meaningfully.

"I do know a little about this. The other party abandoned the beautiful queen in the palace and instead built a garden of flowers, spending a huge amount of money to collect the beauties from the seven countries." Levi wiped his mouth calmly.

"..." Florina was silent for a moment. The lord's train of thought was sometimes even more bizarre and unpredictable than the Storm Sea.

He had to sigh and said earnestly: "Every dragon has dragon crystal, which is their origin and contains unimaginable power. Those who absorb the dragon crystal will gain the power of the dragon and its long life."

"This statement is known to everyone from the king to the barefoot farmer, although whether dragon crystal has this function has not yet been confirmed by many scholars."

"But you can't deny that there are always some ambitious people with a short life span who choose to give it a try."

"After all, Sophia is still a young dragon, not a mature dragon equivalent to a legendary powerhouse."

There was a "pop" sound.

Florina looked at the lord who slapped the table and suddenly realized something, and finally breathed a sigh of relief. It was worth her spending so much time talking about these things, the other party was not too stupid.

"Does this mean that Gaoya Castle can carry out military operations against these guys completely in the name of justice?!" the lord said excitedly.

It was as if I could see my own wallet growing fatter and fatter as my family was raided and my property was exterminated time and again.

Gaoya Castle also grew stronger with the support of these kind people.

Gaoyabao, naturally located in a remote and poor area, is destined to develop extremely slowly without the influx of external materials.

After all, the total amount of wealth in each country is limited. If you tilt it toward one place, the other place is doomed to be poor.

The southernmost Kingdom of Kinkadi used the whole country's strength to support its capital in the center. It was rumored that the permanent population of the capital, Vantica, reached 5 million. It was prosperous and full of music and dance day and night.

Even the royal palace was built with jade and the bricks and tiles were made of gold. It was even known as the "underground kingdom of God" closest to the sun.

But once you leave Vantica, even just a dozen miles away, you will see barefoot farmers everywhere, and even old people and children starving to death on the roadside.

But what they all had in common was that they all looked towards where Vantica was with pride.

This is a completely deformed country.

Florina's face twisted instantly, and she almost couldn't help but stand up. Her chest heaved violently, and it took her a long time to catch her breath.

"Levi, let me be frank. I want to recruit you. This is sincere and different from before."

The lord has long known that this woman must have something to say to him because she talked so much to him, and she was just deliberately talking about irrelevant things. He would not fall into her trap.

"Oh?" Levi pretended to be disappointed and said, "Folina, I'm not saying anything bad about you. If you had come to recruit me when I was still a penniless pioneer knight, I would have agreed without hesitation."

"But I am now a marquis with elite soldiers and generals. Your current efforts to recruit me are doomed to be in vain."

"Actually I'm not asking you to become my vassal. That's definitely impossible. What I want to say is that the Martell family wants to form an alliance with you by marriage!"

Florina stared at Levi and spoke every word very seriously.

For those knights, all they need to do is give them a piece of wasteland as a fiefdom, or confer a title on them to make them pledge their loyalty.

But for the real upper class, marriage is the only way to maximize the interests of both parties.

Perhaps in the past, Florina would have used fiefdom or title as bargaining chips, but now the status of the Lord of High Cliff Castle is at the same level as hers.

It is worth it for her to use marriage to completely turn the other party into her ally.

The lord was stunned for a moment. This time he did not rush to refuse. After all, as a lord of a region, the issue of future generations was not just a matter of concern to him, but to the entire Gaoya Castle.

Although Tina will be his legitimate wife, one is obviously not enough for him given his physical condition. He didn't want to do these things before because he was still poor, but now he has status and power, so what's wrong with him criticizing the customs and practices of the other world?
After fighting all your life, can’t you enjoy yourself?
He asked doubtfully, "Folina, as far as I know, there are no suitable women in the Martell family. There may be noble ladies of my age, but given their status, do you think they should be used for marriage or to humiliate me?"

Not only in the previous life, but in this world as well, people pay attention to matching each other.

A marquis is destined to marry the daughter of a duke or a marquis, and will never marry the daughter of a baron.

Therefore, the only woman suitable for him could be Florina's daughter or something like that, but this was obviously impossible. After all, Florina wasn't even married, so where did her daughter come from?
"What if I marry you?" Florina took a leisurely sip of tea and stared calmly at the handsome man in front of her.

A year ago, he was just a poor pioneer lord, but a year later, he not only became a marquis, but also a dragon knight.

Although the territory is a little poor and is at most equivalent to a barony, it can be predicted that Highcliff Castle will definitely develop at an unimaginable speed after returning this time.

In other words, Levi himself is a top-level strong man, and Gaoyabao is a potential stock.

If the North and Highcliff Castle unite, they will completely control the north of Derby. Because of the dragon, it is even possible to build a royal palace in the North.

She has not married yet, not because she doesn't want to, but because there is no suitable person. Now that she has met someone who meets the requirements in all aspects, it is natural for her to get married.

"Cough, cough, cough." The Lord seemed to have asthma. After a while, he asked in disbelief, "Flina, are you serious?"

He admitted that he had indeed had thoughts about the Queen in the North.

After all, she is young and beautiful, and owns the entire northern territory. She is a wealthy woman, and no man can ignore her.

But ideas are just ideas after all, and the status of the two is very different. He cannot attract a woman of this level by just her beauty.

But he didn't expect that this day would come so suddenly, making him feel like he was still dreaming and hadn't woken up yet.

"Why not?" Florina was not shy at all. As a duke, she had long passed the stage of being shy like a little girl.

Maybe even if you are shy inside, you won't show it.

"Levi, you are an incredibly strong man. You can tell from the fact that you killed a legendary Balor Flame Demon by yourself, not to mention that you are a dragon knight and have the title of Marquis." Florina said seriously: "And we have been together for quite a while. I admit that I did have a crush on you before, especially when you came to save me alone in the wilderness."

"I really can't think of anyone more suitable to marry me than you."

Faced with Florina's straightforward remarks, even though the lord was thick-skinned, he couldn't help but feel confused at this moment, scratching the back of his head in pain.

The Queen of the North had been in the army for so long that she had inherited the decisive, daring and action-oriented attitude.

The lord was left at a loss as to what he said.

Frankly speaking, putting everything else aside, the marriage with Flinna is indeed beneficial to Highcliff Castle.

but……

The lord, who was used to having the final say, could not get used to having someone above him who could also give orders.

Once the marriage is united, there will be two voices in Highcliffe.

This is unavoidable, because if his existence is not taken into account, the North is indeed much stronger than Highcliff Castle, and Flinna's say will naturally be very important.

Although the barbarians in High Cliff Castle will definitely not listen to Florina, what about the people Florina sends to join High Cliff Castle and help it develop?
No matter what force it is, if it is not united, it will be doomed sooner or later.

When Gaoya Castle develops and suppresses the northern border, Levi will even take the initiative to propose marriage.

But now, it's not the time.

What's more, in the long run, Tina, who has the right to claim, is more suitable to be the first wife than Florina.

Levi is an adult and he wouldn't act rashly because of lust.

Every choice must be carefully considered.

Of course, the main reason is that once he marries Florina, he will most likely not be able to criticize the customs of having three wives and four concubines in the other world.

"Folina, let me be frank. You and I are not suitable for marriage right now."

The Lord said with a serious face: "Now I am in the limelight. Once I marry you, the whole north will become ours."

"No superior can tolerate our reckless expansion of power."

Although according to the laws of this world, the king cannot interfere with the duke's autonomy over his fiefdom.

But this is just the official rule. No king would allow the power of the grand duke under his command to surpass his own.

There is no doubt that he and Florina will become the target of public criticism if they join forces.

Because the other dukes would not sit idly by and watch another duke become much stronger than themselves.

Although there is a high probability that Leah is in cahoots with them, the South Territory has been badly damaged after six months of war, so it is good enough that it can maintain its own rule.

Florina was silent. It was because she was a duke that she understood that what Levi said was true.

Just because he suddenly learned that Levi was a dragon knight, he rushed over to recruit him, fearing that he would be poached by others first, so he ignored all these things.

Levi stood up, pressed Flinna's shoulders, and said earnestly: "Flinna, although we can't get married now, we all know the relationship between us. Marriage requires a suitable time, and before that we need to wait."

"The raindrops from the dark clouds will eventually fall to the ground. Be patient, my..."

"grown ups……"

At this moment, a figure came to the outside of the tent excitedly holding something, but when he lifted the curtain and saw the scene inside, he blinked, then ran away with a turn of his eyes, leaving only a sentence behind.

"Sir, the ewe at the logistics office is pregnant again. I'm going to deliver the baby!"

"This is indeed a big deal." The lord muttered to himself at first, but he quickly reacted.

"Your uncle, Rifinch, you are a painter, how can you deliver babies with wool?"

"Oh no, this guy won't spread our affairs everywhere, will he?" Levi looked at Florina, and Florina looked at the hand placed on her jade-white shoulder and blinked her beautiful eyes.

(End of this chapter)