Come to another world and become a lord

In the hall of Candlelight Castle, Carl lazily leaned on a chair. There was still some time before the daily court meeting, so he took the opportunity to enjoy a brief leisure time. After going through so much, now peace has finally returned. After solving the problem of the North Fortress, the biggest threat can be said to have been temporarily lifted. Next, it is time to think about the development plan of the territory. After such a big battle, everyone needs to take a breath.

As time passed, other people also came to the hall one after another. The first to arrive were Alia and Selena, followed by Jim and Aisha. Then came Edgar, Bardo, and Parn and his party. Finally, the 8-year-old Tilda sat down with the help of a servant, which marked the beginning of the daily court meeting of Morgan.

But today was a little different from usual. There seemed to be an extra head in the crowd. Carl looked sideways, then locked his eyes on the extra person, then sighed and said:

"Rod, what are you doing at Morgan's court meeting?"

That's right, the person who came was Rhodes, the Minister of Military Affairs of the Kingdom. I really don't know how he got in. What are the guards doing? Well, the other party is also a courtier of the Kingdom after all. As long as he doesn't go too far and really wants to come in, the guards really dare not stop him.

"Of course it's for important things." Rhodes replied.

"It's important... If His Majesty knew that you came to the court meeting in Morgan County..."

"Ah, don't misunderstand me." Rhodes immediately understood what Carl meant and waved his hand quickly, "I am only here as an ally, I have no other intentions."

"Well... okay." Carl thought for a moment, then nodded, "Then what is the important thing you are talking about?"

"Of course it's the future defense of Morgan County!" Rhodes continued.

Karl was stunned for a moment, not knowing how to answer. After a long pause, he said:

"You want to be my military chief?"

"No, no, no, of course not~" Rhode waved his hand again and said, "I just want to offer some suggestions as an ally. After all, this is also related to the safety of my territory."

"Okay, tell me, what suggestions do you have?" Carl moved back slightly and leaned his back on the chair.

"Well~ First of all, I think that Xiluod poses the greatest threat to us. I suggest that you increase the number of troops garrisoned in the North Fortress." Rhodes said.

After these words came out, Karl was stunned again. He opened his mouth for a long time, but couldn't say a word. It took him a long time to come back to his senses, and then he said:

"Um... the North Fortress is your territory."

"Yes." Rhodes replied.

"You want me to send troops to garrison your territory?" Carl asked tentatively again.

"That's right." Rhode answered again, "Of course, I will be responsible for the food and daily life of the stationed soldiers. At the same time, in return for the defense, I am willing to pay a portion of the territory's tax revenue every year."

“This…” Carl opened his mouth again.

"Of course, there is one thing I want to make clear. The relationship between us is not that of vassalage, but merely that of allies." He then quickly added.

Well, it's not a vassal relationship, but if he really stationed troops in the North Fortress and Rhodes paid tribute on time, what's the difference between this and a vassal? It's even worse than a vassal, at least the latter has military autonomy.

So Carl asked again:

"Are you sure you want me to send troops in?"

This time, Rhode hesitated for a few seconds before he raised his head and said, as if he had made up his mind again:

"Yes, I'm sure of it."

"Can I ask why?" After thinking for a long time, Carl couldn't help but ask.

Rhode hesitated for a while, then sighed helplessly:

"You should know that the guards of the North Fortress are all Lawrence's former subordinates."

"Oh, that's right." Carl nodded. Indeed, after Lawrence committed suicide, his men opened the city and surrendered.

"So, this is the problem!" Rhodes said, "They are resentful and unruly! And most importantly, I think they are more on the side of Xiluo De. Maybe, as long as Xiluo De sends troops one day, they will turn around and tie me up."

This was indeed a big problem. After hearing what Rhode said, Karl frowned. He had not made any arrangements after capturing the North Fortress, but directly handed it over to Rhode. In fact, this also meant that he had pushed all the aftermath issues to the other party to deal with. And now it was obvious that Rhode could not handle it.

"So I need your people, at least they are reliable!" Rhodes said again.

"Of course you can, but... do you know what this means?" Carl said.

"Of course." Rhodes replied, "If there were any other way, I wouldn't come to you."

Rod Fran, a courtier of the kingdom, a member of the royal family, and a viscount, but the North is not his home ground, and he can't even find a reliable helper here.

"At least, I can trust you," he added.

"Okay~" This was like a pie in the sky. He had originally planned to cut off the North Fortress to serve as a buffer zone, but the other party couldn't handle such overwhelming wealth and sent it back. In that case, he might as well take it.

The question was, who should we send? He looked around at everyone present and fell into deep thought.

"If possible, I hope it's Miss Alia..." Rhodes suddenly said below.

Arya is not an option. She is too important to him. The entire Candlelight Castle needs her to stabilize it. Carl shook his head and then looked at Jim. He is not an option either. In addition to his lack of combat experience, he was appointed to Twilight Castle to stabilize the political situation. Now that he has just taken over the territory, he has not yet established his own foothold, let alone travel far away. In this case, he can only choose from the old ministers of Morgan Territory...

"Pahn~" Carl suddenly shouted, "I want you to lead the team to the North Fortress to assist Viscount Rhodes."

"Me? Me! Is that really okay?" Paan seemed to have not expected Carl to call him, and was a little at a loss for a moment.

"Of course, I feel at ease only if I hand this matter over to you." To be precise, he had no choice. Among the three people, he only trusted Parn the most. Although this guy's ability was indeed a little weak...but he should have no problem defending the city.

"Don't worry! I guarantee to complete the mission!" A look of joy appeared on the young knight's face.

"Hmm~" Carl nodded and instructed, "But remember, you are only responsible for the city defense. You have to listen to Lord Rhodes for other matters. Keep your men in check, abide by local rules, and don't cross the line."

"Got it!" Paan shouted excitedly.

Karl nodded again, then looked at Rhodes:

"How is this? Are you satisfied with this?"

Rhodes also nodded:

"I can rest assured that you will do your job."

Then he thought for a moment and said:

"But there is one thing I still need to remind you of. The current environment in the north is not friendly to you. Because of Lawrence's matter, Xiluo De and you have a grudge. Mia in the west has occupied your territory. If the two of them join forces..."

He knew what Rhode was going to say. Siloed was his enemy, and Mia in the west would be wary of him because she had occupied his territory, and might even take the initiative to attack him to protect herself. Once that happened, he would be caught in a two-front war. There was also Campbell, and he didn't know what his attitude was towards him, and it was hard to say whether he would take advantage of the situation. In fact, there were five earls in the North, and as for the remaining one, his territory was not adjacent to his, so he could be ignored.

"Don't worry, I can handle it."

Although he said this, he was still worried. Even if he had a strong general like Arya, he couldn't resist the attack of the two earls. The situation was not optimistic. Morton's words before his death were right. Since he took the initiative to invade, everyone would try every means to defeat him. And he had no way out. The only way was to become stronger than all of them!

When the morning meeting was over, he called Aisha into his office alone, handed her a note, and asked:

"Does this world already have these two things?"

“I don’t quite understand…” Aisha didn’t quite understand what Karl meant. She took the note and looked at it curiously.

"That is, have you seen these two things I wrote?"

Aisha looked at it again, then said with a little hesitation:

"I haven't seen it...but I've heard of it."

"So it already exists." Carl asked again.

"Well... yes, but it's not common..."

"It's fine as long as you have it. Go find the four major chambers of commerce. They will definitely be able to get it. I need to buy a large amount." Carl replied.

"I understand~" Aisha nodded and was about to go out, then thought about it and said again, "Sir, may I ask you a question?"

"Just ask."

"My Lord, what do you intend to do with these two things?"

"Hmm..." Carl thought for a moment, "How should I put it? They can make my troops invincible."

"Oh~" Aisha nodded, not quite understanding, and checked the contents of the paper again. There were two kinds of materials written on it:

Nitrate and sulfur.