Extraordinary Rise: Starting Contract with the Silver Dragon Countess

Chapter 173 I will share this glory with you!
Fingal Harvey, who came from a humble background, was diligent and hardworking. He was able to study at King's Military College and was favored by General Burton. His personal qualities and abilities are beyond doubt.

Cohen investigated his social connections and knew that he admired Lucia.

Lucia also has a certain liking for him.

Unfortunately, due to the huge disparity in their status, the relationship was destined to end in failure.

He is just like a younger version of "Hermann and His Viscountess Lover".

I wonder what Herman would think when he sees these survey materials later!

Cohen's heart moved slightly. This king likes to help others achieve their goals, but I don't know if you are worthy of this.

There are also Eric, Lucia, and Hoffman. He has seen their personal information. They are the most core and most capable people in the "Issin Society".

General Burton brought them up first, naturally to show off his face.

Cohen said gently:

"Everyone, get up, don't be restrained, I just come to take a look.

Tang Nuo, let them all sit down."

Cohen's friendly voice immediately eased everyone's tension.

Tang Nuo guided several people to sit on the chairs nearby.

Cohen smiled and said:

"Don't be nervous, it's just a normal chat, don't feel any psychological pressure, we are all about the same age.

How about this, everyone briefly introduce themselves so we can get to know each other."

Cohen's handsome and kind face made Eric and the other three feel much more relaxed, and they all felt a liking for the young king.

They have rehearsed self-introductions many times in private, so they naturally know how to introduce themselves briefly and accurately and show certain advantages.

After the introduction, Cohen said with a smile:
"They're all excellent. Not bad, Nephthys. Why don't you introduce our people to your classmates?"

Eric and his companions then dared to look up at the other people in the room.

When they saw Nephthys and Asuna behind her, their eyes were filled with amazement.

She is so beautiful, worthy of being someone close to His Majesty the King.

They were just like princesses from a story, and there were two of them at once, which made these single adolescent college students look away, as if they were a little nervous because of each other's dazzling beauty.

Even Lucia, who was known as the school belle, couldn't help but lower her head slightly, feeling ashamed of herself.

Nephthys introduced them to each person one by one:
Whether it is Prince Haug, Cabinet Minister Snape Middleton, or the King's Royal Guard Chief Donno, Her Majesty the Queen's Knight Attendant Asuna, and Visser, the head of the "Pale Wings" Effiin branch.

Each one of them is an unimaginable big man to them.

At the same time, they also smelled something unusual. Although His Majesty Corleone said that it was just a simple chat, they did not think so.

Sending out so many people of status and position definitely isn't just for chatting with them, there must be something more important to do.

When they thought of this, their hearts were filled with excitement.

After the introduction, the main content of this assessment began.

Cohen said to several people:

"Just chatting is boring, let's play a game together!"

As soon as she finished speaking, Nephthys waved her hand lightly, and a huge sand table model appeared in front of everyone.

The various rivers, mountains, forests and other terrains above are lifelike.

The only surprise was that the sandbox was evenly divided into squares of the same size.

Then Nephthys opened a drawer beside her, which contained various models.

There are human models such as farmers, hunters, craftsmen, pioneers, infantry, cavalry, archers, catapults, etc.

There are also some building models, including town hall, granary, mill, barracks, factory, church, etc.

Each model is marked with a number on the back.

Everyone looked at the unfamiliar things in front of them, all of them somewhat confused.

In fact, the same goes for Prince Hauge and others. They just know that these were cooked up by Cohen in the past few days, who said that they could test a person's strategic vision and planning ability.

After the arrangements were completed, Nephthys handed four thick white papers to the group and briefly explained the rules:
“The game is called Civilization and War.

Four people, each standing on one side.

At the beginning, each player has 100 units of money and a lord's palace building.

And the territory area of five squares.

In a clockwise direction, each person takes one action, and a round is completed after four people have taken turns.

Each round, the lord's mansion can produce 10 units of money, and players can use the money to purchase new 'humans' or 'buildings'.

'Humans' and 'Buildings' each have different functions and produce different economic or military benefits. These are all in the manual, please read carefully later.

It is worth noting that some buildings must have corresponding humans to be successfully built.

The manufacturing time of 'humans' and 'buildings' is written on the back and is calculated in turns. For example, it takes one turn to manufacture a farmer, which means that the farmer you manufacture in this turn can only be used in the next turn.

The same applies to buildings.

Territory can be acquired through the development of "pioneers". However, if a pioneer encounters soldiers from a hostile lord, they will be captured. It is possible to escort them by binding military units.

As for military units, the distance they can move each round is fixed and is calculated based on the squares on the sandbox.

For example, infantry can move two squares per turn, cavalry four squares, and catapults one square.

The same applies to attack range. The attack range of infantry and cavalry is one square, and the attack range of catapults is three squares.

In addition, different squares may contain different mineral resources, which will generate extra money.

The purpose of the game is to capture the lord's mansion of others. After capturing the lord's mansion, all the property under the lord will belong to the victor.

The condition for winning the game is to be the last person left on the battlefield!

As for the parts you don’t understand, the instruction manual is in your hands, and you have five minutes to understand and figure out the rules of the game.

After five minutes, the game begins, whether you understand it or not.

Please note that if you violate the rules three times during the game, you will be directly judged as a loser."

After the words were spoken, the four of them stopped talking, opened the white paper in their hands, and read the rules attentively.

Prince Hauge and others also became interested immediately. This sandbox game seemed quite interesting.

On the surface, it is a war game, but in fact, it also needs to consider the development within the territory, and the allocation of troops and resources.

Even the relationship with other lords is very important.

I couldn't help but secretly admire Cohen. The young man was very smart and could come up with such an idea to assess the comprehensive quality and ability of the students.

Five minutes passed in a flash, and Nephthys coughed lightly, announcing the start of the game.

According to their own understanding, several people instantly entered the exciting game.

Time passed by minute by minute, and several students were already sweating profusely. No one wanted to embarrass themselves in front of His Majesty the King.

Even Prince Hauge and others who were watching the game were attracted by the fierce competition on the field.

Finally, after half an hour of fighting, Hoffman was besieged by three people, broke into the lord's mansion, and surrendered first.

Hoffman's face turned pale all of a sudden. The reason why he was besieged by three people was simple.

He was too weak and only focused on developing the economy without developing military strength.

He hoarded a lot of money, hoping that Eric, with whom he had a good relationship, would guarantee his safety.

As a result, Eric was unable to resist the combined forces of Finger and the other man, and ended up dividing Hoffman's political legacy with them.

Prince Hauge looked at Hoffman who was eliminated and fell into deep thought.

Wasn’t it always like this with Effiin before?

It placed its hopes on the relationship with the Western Region Empire, was unwilling to develop its military, held two golden seaports, and relied on prosperous commercial trade and abundant resources within its territory to become the richest country in the northwest continent.

By the time the former king realized what was happening and wanted to develop his military strength, he was severely suppressed by the Kingdom of Ceylon, and now he has fallen into this situation.

All parties are eyeing the precarious Effiin, and want to swallow up this fertile land.

The game continues.

As expected, the next person to be eliminated was Eric.

He was forced out of the game by this man and woman who had feelings for each other.

Eric looked at the two of them angrily and wanted to say that this was so unfair.

According to the theory of three-legged tripod, the two weaker ones should join forces to fight against the strongest one.

The strongest force in the game right now is Fingel, and he should have teamed up with Lucia to fight against Fingel.

As a result, Lucia threw herself into Fingel's arms and ignored his request for an alliance.

In the end, there were only two people left, and needless to say, Fingle won the final victory.

The game was over, and Cohen said with a smile:

“Yes, they are all very good.

They mastered the rules of the game so quickly in a short period of time. No one broke the rules once. Even Hoffman, who was eliminated first, lasted for more than a hundred rounds.

You all passed!"

Passed?
Although they didn't know what they had passed, they all shouted excitedly in their hearts.

It is enough to get the approval of His Majesty the King.

At Cohen's signal, Nephthys handed the other party a few more brown and yellow file bags. When they saw the three seals on the file bags, their breathing stopped.

Your Majesty the King, Her Royal Highness the Queen, and the Prime Minister!
Top secret document!

Nephthys whispered:

"I hope you will not betray His Majesty's trust. Please open it and take a look."

With trembling hands, several people slowly opened the file bag.

Holding the eye-catching red-headed document in the file bag in both hands, all his attention was immediately attracted.

I continued reading, and as my eyes touched the content, my pupils widened instantly, my lips opened unconsciously, and the sound of my rapid breathing was particularly clear in the room.

After an unknown amount of time, they slowly recovered from the shocking contents of the document and looked up at Cohen, their eyes filled with a mixture of anticipation and trepidation. As outstanding students trained at Effiin's highest-ranking military academy, they were well aware of the power and authority wielded by the intelligence agency described in the document.

His Majesty the King would not let them see this document for no reason. Combined with today's assessment scenario, the same thought kept arising in their minds.

Could it be that they could also join this secret organization and become His Majesty's men?

Nephthys' voice slowly rang out, with unquestionable determination:
“Eric Burton, Fingal Harvey, Lucia Crawford, Charlie Hoffman!

The Effiin Military Commission's Investigation and Statistics Bureau formally invites you to join! "

The breathing of several people suddenly stagnated, their faces turned pale, their lips trembled constantly, and they wanted to shout out.

Before anyone could express their opinions, Cohen's voice slowly rang out. Unlike his previous gentle tone, it was now more serious.

"Students, please don't rush to express your opinions. Before you give your final answer, I have a few words to remind you.

It’s not too late to make a decision after you have listened to what I have to say!”

The few of them immediately calmed down, stood solemnly, and waited for Cohen's words.

Cohen said slowly:

“Perhaps you don’t understand the current situation in Effiin well enough, and you don’t know what kind of enemies we will face in the future.

I am telling you now, our Effiin has reached a critical moment of life and death!"

Cohen's first sentence stunned Eric and others.

Living in the lower and middle classes, they lack the necessary understanding of the current situation facing the country and find it difficult to access top-secret information.

Cohen continued:

“Overseas, there are terrifying powers at the level of kingdoms and even empires coveting our Effiin.

They seek to seize our ports, plunder our wealth, and enslave the great people of Effiin!

At home, rebels, spies, and traitors hidden across the country collude with each other, sell out their country for personal gain, and are ready to usurp power at any time and set off earth-shaking changes.

It is no exaggeration to say that for three thousand years, Lord Frey Corleone led the Four Knights, Sword, Hammer, Shield and Crossbow, to blaze a trail through hardships, fight off legions of liches, demons and orcs on the devastated land, and build the glorious Effien in blood and fire.

It's a moment of life and death!
At this time, reform is no longer helpful. We must launch a vigorous revolution to eradicate the cancer hidden within us!

The targets of our revolution may come from the great nobles who have been passed down for thousands of years, from the governors of various provinces, from the grand dukes of the four territories, and even from important cabinet ministers and royal nobles!
The road ahead is difficult and full of thorns, and you may fall into the endless abyss at any time! "

Cohen's words were like thunderclaps exploding in the ears of several people.

For these students who have just graduated from school, great nobles, governors, grand dukes, cabinet ministers and even royal nobles are all unattainable to them and can be crushed to death at any time.

Let them revolt against these people?
Several people's faces turned red, their breathing became irregular, and their bodies were shaking with excitement.

An hour ago, they were military academy graduates with uncertain futures. Could they be able to wield swords against these high-ranking officials in an hour?

Such a huge split and contrast made several people feel like they were dreaming.

Cohen paused, pointed to the gate not far away, and said in a deep voice:
"If anyone wants to quit now, they can do so as long as they promise to keep it a secret.

I guarantee with my character that no one will cause you any trouble!"

There was a wordless silence, and the four people's eyes were dazzling as they stared at Cohen motionlessly.

Cohen changed the subject and his voice became much more uplifting:

"As for those who wish to stay, I can only give you one promise:

Although the night of revolution is short, the glory will last for a long time. I, the King of Effiin, Corleone, will not enjoy this glory alone! "

Still hesitant?

What is there to hesitate about?

An ordinary college student, the supreme king of this country, promises to share the glory with you!

revolution!

What a romantic, passionate, imaginative and charming word!

Such a lofty ideal, such a mysterious organization, and such a strong backing, which passionate young man could refuse?

Even Tang Nuo and others nearby couldn't help but get excited after hearing this, not to mention these passionate young people who had just stepped out of school and had nowhere to release their energy?
Visser's gaze became intriguing. Is this the king who has the IQ of a child?
Or is it all due to the good training of Her Majesty the Queen?
But he also knew what to ask and what not to ask.

His job is to be obedient and he doesn't care about anything else.

The four of them knelt on one knee and firmly shouted the slogan of "One Heart Society":

"Be a lone minister and a wicked son, with a heart of iron and blood!

I will serve the royal family and Your Majesty faithfully, and I will die for them!"

Cohen slowly stood up, walked in front of the few people, and stretched out his hand and said:
"From now on, we are comrades!"

After they calmed down, Nephthys began to introduce the leaders of the Military Intelligence Bureau present to them.

After the introduction, Cohen returned to his friendly state and first said to Eric:

"Eric, I heard that you have a younger sister who is currently attending elementary school in Hansa City. You have always wanted to take her to your side to take care of her, right?"

Eric quickly replied:

"Yes, it's just Florence..."

Eric hesitated to speak. It was not easy to get into the schools in the capital. Even though his uncle was a major general, he could not arrange for every relative to go to the capital.

In order to study in the royal capital, in addition to having connections, one also needs to own a property.

In Florence, where every inch of land is valuable, even a small apartment is an astronomical figure for an ordinary college student.

He didn't say anything, not wanting His Majesty to think he was making any demands.

Cohen nodded slowly and said to Visser beside him:
"The General Affairs Office has the obligation to take care of the comrades' daily lives. I'll leave this matter to you."

Visser immediately spoke up and said:

"There's a 300-square-meter property in Shanshui Heyuan on Central Street, and it will be transferred to Mr. Eric tomorrow.

The principal of Florence Fifth Elementary School and I are old friends. Mr. Eric, when you get home today, give me your sister's information and I'll go and handle the enrollment procedures tomorrow!"

The sudden surprise made Eric open his mouth wide, and he seemed to be stunned.

The 300-square-meter house in "Shanshuiheyuan" on Central Avenue?
Even if his current wealth were increased tenfold, he still couldn't buy it!
He also has to arrange for his sister to attend the primary school in the royal capital!

All these things made him feel like he was in a dream.

Eric, who was always calm, couldn't help but stammer:

"Thank... Thank you, Your Majesty. I... I..."

Cohen waved his hand slightly, looked at Finger again, and said softly:

"Fingal Harvey, born in the mountainous area of western Provence, right?"

Finkel nodded heavily
Cohen said calmly:

"From today on, you are the Baron of Provence!"

Finkel's eyes widened, as if he had heard something incredible.

what?
His Majesty the King wants to confer nobility on me?
And he is a real noble of a barony?
Finkel almost thought he had heard it wrong.

Cohen knows exactly what everyone needs.

For those who were born in poverty and are often looked down upon and bullied in their hometown, returning home in glory is the best profit driver.

At the same time, it can also solve his identity problem. If a real baron pursues Lucia again, no one will say that he is not qualified.

He turned to look at Prince Hauge and said:

"Uncle Wang, I'll leave this matter to you.

Let the House of Nobles talk to the current Lord of Provence. If he is unwilling, give him a reason he cannot refuse! "

Prince Hauge replied in a deep voice:

"I think he will agree!"

Cohen smiled faintly and said:

"Fingal, if you don't try something now, you may regret it for the rest of your life!

As he spoke, his gaze turned to Lucia next to him.

Finkel's face flushed instantly, he pursed his lips and nodded.

Cohen looked at Lucia and said:

"Your father is now a major staff officer of the 108th Division of the Third Army.

A week later, he will receive a transfer order and be incorporated into the Royal Guard as Lieutenant Colonel Knight Major.

This king guarantees that he can be promoted to brigadier general within three years!"

Cohen paused for a moment, looking between Finkel and Lucia, and his voice became more intriguing:
“Besides that, Lucia, I will ask someone to tell your father that the marriage between your family and the Smith family will be cancelled.

A team is a family, and comrades are brothers and sisters.

No one can force my sibling to do something she doesn’t like!”

Upon hearing this, Finkel and Lucia were both shocked.

The former did not expect that Lucia already had an engagement.

He had heard of the Smith family. It was a viscount family in the royal capital with considerable power.

He pursed his lips tightly, and a myriad of complex emotions surged in his heart, making him feel like crying.

Lucia never expected that His Majesty the King knew her so well that he even knew about her secret engagement.

And just by saying it casually, he helped himself solve the big problem that was lingering in his mind!
Lucia's eyes were slightly red, and she was obviously deeply moved by Cohen's actions.

Cohen finally looked at Hoffman. This seemingly frivolous young man was actually the smartest of the four.

This can be seen from the sandbox simulation game just now.

Although he was the first to be defeated, he was able to hold out for more than a hundred rounds under the joint attack of the three before he was defeated.

This is enough to show that his wisdom and strategic level are definitely not inferior to these three people.

Unfortunately, his background is a bit complicated. If he was not so outstanding, General Burton would not have recommended him.

Cohen was silent for a moment, then said:
"As for you, Hoffman, as long as you can demonstrate sufficient value, in three years, one of my elite troops will go on a campaign for you!"

(End of this chapter)