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Chapter 120 Ranso this question, Roland looked at Petrov in interest, and then laughingly said: “You’re the first person to ask me that” He then took his cup and drank fro in a casual tone, “There is no doubt that Longsong Stronghold belongs to me It’s still mine, even while I’m not here But, I do need a hold forfor a ransom, but rather for a ‘Representative’s Fee”

Representative… Petrov was no stranger to this word, as a sharp-eyed business the output of their territory, but all the peddling nobles didn’t really have the time or would express disdain for this sort of work, so in the end they could look for others to sell their goods to In order to obtain that right, the merchants had to pay a suold royals would you want?” After asking, he took a deep breath to trying to cal-time deal, so it wouldn’t be over with just one payment,” Roland paused, “Every Month you have to pay 30 of the stronghold’s tax revenue, as well as aelse would be for yourself”

That doesn’t sound excessive, Petrov thought, as long as I could get cohold, so it seems that even the Prince can be fair But first I have to confir, that he really is willing to go through with this

This would really be a golden opportunity; Petrov was completely hooked I and the Prince aren’t mortal enemies, since the Duke has completely failed, his children will also be deprived of their right of inheritance Even the coalition of six noble families can’t defeat the Prince, who can prevent hier side is one of the basic principles of the continuation of one own nobility, if I can gain the approval of His Highness before the other four families even know of it, House Honeysuckle will becoest fahness, why don’t you want to stay in Longsong Stronghold? The castle has so much more to offer than Border Town does”

“What you really want to ask is, why I don’t want to htly embarrassed, “There are et so entangling that I would have to spend too hten out the relationships between each of theet the profit, as a local nobleman, I think you or the others would know better than I do how to really govern this territory, so this would become a in deal Besides, there a plenty of other reasons, you o back” The prince played with the silver cup in his hands, “Oh that’s right, in the case that I would select you as a representative, I also won’t have to fear that you will coht? ”

“Of course not, Your Royal Highness!” although the last question came a little unexpected, Petrov was still able to answer it iht in the other five nobles’ minds will be how they can co e, who cares?

But Petrov also knew the reasons the Prince had given him weren’t his actual reasons ‘The power structure would be too cohten the force, he could just use his power to destroy any idea of building a resistance But even so, in just one or two years, all the other nobles will already have forgotten the loser’s na this period of two years, it’s absolutely i city like Longsong Stronghold

His Royal Highness ood to hear, then the city…”

“I ahness,” blurted Petrov out, but not ain, “But, King – no, I ree with this result In case he assigns a new Duke to this territory, I won’t be able to fight against the King

“There is no need for you to fear a confrontation,” Roland said and threo letters in front of him “Look at this, this documents I’d found in the foraze over the content of the letters, he couldn’t help to gasp in shock

The first letter looked like was sent to the Duke by a spy, it seeht a big battle in and close to Eagle City, and the result ended up as a ? The second letter was even , even so, it was only half written, it was still clear that Duke Ryan wanted to annex the North The idea of becoindependence was clearly revealed The letter wasn’t finished and it was furthermore unknown to whom he wanted to send it

But Petrov still understood ihness wanted to tell hi had already enough problems on his own Otherwise, the Duke would have never dared to declare his independence With his elite knights, he was already invincible in the Western territory, the only difference to the King’s Knights laid in their nued, but the second parch, so unless the prince found a witch that could ht about this possibility only to iain

The Prince had no reason to try to deceive hi someone as his representative wasn’t one-sided, if his representative was unable to rule over the stronghold, the Prince would also not profit fro Timothy would become an enemy of the Prince