The Demon King is unfathomable

Chapter 333 The Knights Templar!
The Knights Templar!
Everyone's eyes lit up instantly after hearing this.

This name - oh no, this is a good idea!
Not only can it expand the territory for the empire, but it can also spread the faith of Saint Sith, as well as accumulate merits in this life and blessings in the next life!

What is even more rare is that whether it is the Senate, the Imperial Army or the Holy See, they all seem to be able to gain their own interests from it!

The Duke of Valencia had a subtle look in his eyes and his long, thin eyebrows were slightly raised.

He was calculating rapidly in his mind -

The nobles in the Senate are powerful, influential and wealthy. If the Knights Templar really operates in the form of a "joint-stock company", then the nobles of the empire will definitely have the greatest advantage.

The Valencia family is the leader of all the elders, and most of the nobles in the Holy City are united around them. This knightly order can undoubtedly become a tool for them to control the new world!
He calmly turned his head to glance at the Regent beside him and gave him a secret look.

Regent Granville understood what the Duke meant, smiled and nodded slightly, expressing his tacit understanding of the Duke with very subtle movements.

Looking at the two people exchanging glances, Legion Commander Julian, who was not far away, raised the corner of his mouth slightly, with a confident and playful smile on his face.

He could guess what these two people were thinking just by looking at their hair.

But so what?
After all, the Knights Templar are part of the military system. No matter who initially provided funding, the officers will still be in control in the end.

Just like the Royal Knights back then.

Those nobles who were far away from the New World thought that they could buy everything with money and honor, but they didn't know that there were many things in this world that could not be bought with money.

Given enough time, the imperial officers will be able to turn this order of knights into their own territory and resources!

Cassidy Hilfen also had a gentle smile on her face, but deep inside that smile was an indescribable sense of complacency.

The Senate and the army were suspicious of each other, but failed to see a power that was above the secular world.

Of course he knew what Marshal Laco and the Duke of Valencia were thinking at the moment, but their schemes played right into the Vatican's hands.

The Knights Templar is not a purely military organization, which means that it is difficult for the imperial officers to kidnap the young men of the empire with a slogan of loyalty.

The Holy See controls not only priests, but also universities in the Holy City and even the entire empire!

As long as they send enough pastors and enough professionals trained by church schools to the grassroots of this newly born organization...

When the Knights Templar grows up, these knowledgeable people trained by the church will undoubtedly occupy an important position in the distant continent of Janna.

The Holy See could just quietly take control of this "knightly order that is not like a knightly order" just like it controls the various branches of the Adventurer's Guild, and leave its own mark on that land!
There was a strange harmony in the air of the banquet hall.

Everyone believed that they were the biggest beneficiary of this plan, and their eyes turned towards Prince Colin more and more eagerly.

Luo Yan took in their expressions and their deepest desires, and a faint smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.

Their ideas are actually correct. Each force has its own chance of winning. After all, he designed this set of rules according to this logic from the beginning.

It's just a pity that they still can't imagine what they haven't seen, and they don't realize that the Knights Templar under the struggle of multiple parties may very likely give birth to a new class that has never been born in the Holy City before, and stand against them with the resources they have invested.

certainly--

Now is the honeymoon period for both parties.

No matter whether they are nobles, officers or priests, they can fully enjoy the dividends brought to them by the Knights Templar, just as the citizens of Thunder City are enjoying the joy brought by the rising stock price of Colin Group.

Regent Granville coughed and said with a gentle smile on his face.

"Your Highness's proposal is indeed exciting, but the specific details still need to be reviewed by the Senate. We can discuss it later. Today is the day to welcome Your Highness back, and it is not appropriate to discuss such a serious topic."

Marshal Laco Eberg also smiled and nodded in agreement.

"That's right, today we're only going to talk about romance, not big things."

After he said this, the officer-affiliated nobles, including Legion Commander Julian, all nodded in agreement. Even Mr. Cassiter from the Vatican nodded.

Of course, they are not really uninterested, but they need to discuss with others in their faction how to get a bigger piece of this huge pie.

Looking at the expressions on everyone's faces, Luo Yan understood what they meant and knew that the matter had been settled, so he smiled and nodded in agreement.

"His Highness Granville and His Highness Aberg said that we will only talk about romance tonight, not business."

Soon cheerful music sounded in the banquet hall, and waiters came in one after another carrying silver trays loaded with fine wine and delicious food.

Regent Granville took two bottles of champagne, handed one to Prince Colin, clinked glasses with him, and drank it all in one gulp with a smile.

Luo Yan also greeted him with a smile, drank the champagne in the glass amid the applause of the crowd, and then turned to chatting with other people.

The atmosphere in the air quickly changed from serious to lively, and the quiet banquet hall was filled with laughter and noise again.

However, everyone knew in their hearts that beneath the apparent bustle and cheers, their souls had already flown out of the banquet hall with their excited hearts, sweeping across the entire upper society of the Holy City, leaving only their bodies standing there.

Everyone standing in the banquet hall seemed to feel a fire burning deep in their hearts at this moment.

That is the flame of desire!
The young nobles excitedly discussed the affairs of the Knights Templar. Although they were not interested in riding horses and fighting, they were very interested in the possible land they might obtain.

I heard that the Janna continent is more than 7 million square kilometers. How many baron and earl titles are there?

If they can achieve success under His Highness Colin, their territory might even surpass that of their father's!
The noble ladies, with their faces half covered by fans, whispered to their own daughters or the daughters of relatives who were brought to see the world, encouraging them to do something for the benefit of the family.

As for the older nobles, they had deep eyes and exchanged meaningful glances with each other, planning how to get the biggest share of the pie.

A drama that could change the future of the empire slowly began in the silent night, with the "Dream of Janna" painted by Prince Colin as the prelude.

Everyone has no doubt that the person who will win in the end will definitely be themselves...

……

The sound of clinking glasses moved from the banquet hall to the dance floor along with the gradually melodious music. Roxie Colin, who had just danced with the youngest daughter of the Duke of Castellón, was soon invited by the daughter of the Duke of Lambert.

The two families are the "Silver" and "Bronze" of the Holy City, and together with the Golden Family of Valencia, they are known as the Three Heroes of Gold, Silver and Bronze.

Among them, the Castellón family controls the taxation of the largest trading port in the empire and the offshore defense fleet stationed there, while the Lambert family is the oldest and most authoritative law school in the empire, and all the chief justices of all generations are its disciples.

Both the Duke of Castellón and the Duke of Lambert were happy to see young people from well-matched families communicating with each other.

As long as you don't fast forward directly to the last step.

Although Luo Yan could clearly feel that the person dancing with him was not actually resisting, and was even proactive, which caught him off guard.

It seems that the fire he had lit earlier not only burned into the hearts of the gentlemen present, but also "accidentally" hurt the girls present.

Especially Miss Lambert.

I don’t know if this lady has any personal grudge against the Duke of Castellón’s youngest daughter, but she is comparing herself with her for no apparent reason.

The Valencia family dinner continues.

However, unlike the devil who enjoyed the welcome of the human world, the devil's servant was restless at this moment, and his left eyelid twitched and then his right eyelid.

The Imperial Royal Hotel, in a luxurious suite on the top floor, has a brilliant night view outside the window, like a heaven twinkling on earth.

With no time to appreciate the night view outside the window, Titch, who was wandering in front of the window, paced back and forth anxiously, sweat dripping from his forehead, like an ant on a hot pan.

Tonight is the most critical moment.

If His Royal Highness Colin can get past the Regent, everything will be easy!

And if they can't get through, they'll all be doomed!

Just when he was about to get impatient, there were three long and two short knocks on the door.

That was Lumière's signal.

"Come in! The door is not locked!"

As Teach said this, he strode to the door, only to see Lumir walking in calmly, adjusting his cuffs with a calm look on his face.

"Why did you come just now?" Tiqi lowered his voice and said anxiously, "Do you know that I am almost going crazy here?"

Seeing that Tiqi couldn't sit still, Lumir smiled faintly and spoke truthfully.

"I was just settling His Highness Colin's relatives."

Tikki said impatiently.

"Don't worry about those idiots for now. You and I both know that they are not important at all! Where is His Highness Colin? How is he now? What I am most concerned about now is that Lord!"

This is absolutely true. Tiqi dares to swear that he is the person in the world who is most worried about His Majesty the Demon King!

After all, it is not a remote place like Deadwood Harbor. The banquet is filled with the most powerful and influential nobles in the empire. Maybe there is a hidden Chosen One among them!
And once the Demon King's conspiracy is exposed, he won't even have a chance to escape, and will be recognized as a merit by the servants of Saint Sith on the spot!
Lumir was not surprised by Teach's panic. There were no outsiders here anyway. He still had a calm expression on his face and spoke patiently.

"You don't have to worry about that adult. You just need to concentrate on doing your own thing and completing the work assigned to you by the adult." After a pause, he continued.

"In addition, our 'His Royal Highness Colin' had a very pleasant conversation with the Regent and Marshal Aberg. The three major forces in the Holy City showed great interest in his suggestions and even agreed with him to have a more in-depth and long talk after the banquet."

When Tiqi heard this, his eyes suddenly widened. He was stunned for a long time before he swallowed and said.

"real or fake?"

With his understanding of the unspoken rules of the Holy City's upper class society, the long conversation after the banquet would be about the specific details!
Before setting foot in the holy city, Luo Yan told him the general plan, which included the Knights Templar line.

I didn’t expect it to work in one go!

This was so smooth that it seemed unbelievable. In fact, he was more optimistic about Luo Yan's plan No. 2 - that is, after failing to draw a big pie that everyone could eat, he would find the force that contacted them first and then draw a bigger one separately.

"Of course it's true," Lumire smiled and continued, "Not only that, Marshal Aberg also invited His Highness Colin to attend his second son's coming-of-age ceremony... So far, the officers think that our His Highness Colin is their 'one of them'."

Upon hearing this, Teach was stunned and speechless.

It took him a long time to slowly digest this huge amount of information. The anxiety and worry in his heart disappeared in an instant, turning into an unconcealable joy.

"Thank God... Saint Sith," he murmured to himself, stroking his chest, "I was really worried that His Highness Colin couldn't handle such a big scene."

Lumire smiled faintly.

"Then you should go with him. I heard that many people at the banquet are interested in Baron Cosia's story."

Teach smiled embarrassedly, chuckled twice and said nothing.

"I... I'm fine. I'm just afraid of holding that adult back... And, obviously, he performs better when I'm not around."

Lumire looked at him meaningfully, neither agreeing nor disagreeing with what he said, but without exposing his true thoughts deep in his heart.

Actually, that doesn't matter.

Just like whether Dantes' family is truly grateful to the Demon King for his kindness, only leeks would care too much about whether the other party is grateful and ignore what is really important.

The Demon King only needs them to play the roles they should play and not to jump out of the framework of the script and do something unnecessary.

that's enough.

Once a mighty trend is formed, it will not be diverted by the will of one individual... This has been fully proven in Thunder City.

Teach hadn't seen it.

But he witnessed it all.

"What's next? What instructions does that gentleman have? Or... how does he want me to cooperate with his plan?" Teach's face was filled with confidence again, and his originally collapsed chest straightened up again, like a rooster seeing the rising sun.

The demon king who could even "deal with" the regent was simply an invincible demon god in his eyes!

Following behind this adult, I feel so safe!
Seeing Baron Cosia's expression change, Lumir smiled faintly and continued slowly.

"Two things. First, you need to teach Sir Dantes how to be a real nobleman, from telling him where to live to what clothes to wear."

"This...how do I teach this?!" Teach was stunned and looked at him dumbfounded.

Lumire did not explain and continued.

"The second thing is that the Demon King is very dissatisfied with your progress. He didn't say anything on the first day because you didn't understand the environment. But now you've been back for two days, and you only slapped a nobody in the face, and that's it? What about the noble who robbed your land? His name was Baron Devol, right? Is that it?"

Seeing that Teach was speechless, he continued.

"That gentleman was very impressed with you because of your performance at the port, but you ended up waiting in the hotel for a whole day."

Tikki blushed and said with a dry cough.

"I have to make it clear first! I didn't just stay in the hotel and do nothing. I did everything he told me to do! As for revenge, I'm just looking for an opportunity..."

He wanted to take revenge, but he couldn't just go to the man's house and ask him face to face what happened with the deal that happened ten years ago, right?

That's useless!
The case from ten years ago has long been settled. If they want to overturn the verdict, it will not only be a matter between him and Baron Devol's two families, but will involve the entire system.

In order not to harm the "innocent", he must find a new way. I believe the Demon King also hopes so!

Teach had no doubt that the other party had not come to contact him until now, and was most likely on high alert, which made his plan of revenge even more difficult.

Looking at Teach who looked troubled, Lumir said nothing, but took out a still warm newspaper from his arms.

"The opportunity has come."

"This is……"

Teach subconsciously took the newspaper from Lumir's hand. As soon as he finished speaking, his surprised look turned into raging anger, and his hands clenched unconsciously.

I saw a line of words written in the lower right corner of the newspaper:

[Land for rent in the Devol area. There is fertile land (15 square kilometers) suitable for grape growth. Gentlemen who love pastoral life are welcome to invest in wineries here. 】

Titch knew very well that the Dvor area was definitely not fifteen square kilometers, and it was just right if the land of Barony of Kosia was included!

He gritted his teeth and said hatefully.

"How dare they..."

"How dare you 'melt' your title." Lumire smiled at him and continued in a gentle tone, "Speaking of which, I'm quite surprised. In the Principality of Campbell, a barony must be at least 20 square kilometers, but the Empire doesn't seem to have this restriction?"

The entire Devol area only covers 15 square kilometers, and according to Teach, half of it seems to belong to the former "Baron Cosia".

Teach didn't speak for a long time. He silently put down the newspaper in his hand, sat on a high stool beside him, and said in an irritable mood.

"After all, there are so many nobles here, how can there be so many twenty square kilometers to divide, especially in the direct provinces of the empire."

The direct provinces of the empire are similar to the duchies held by the emperor, and their areas are similar to those of duchies, ranging from tens of thousands of square kilometers to several thousand square kilometers, and are not fixed.

As time went on, it was not only the bloodline of the Emperor that expanded, but also tens of thousands of nobles, and this process was often accompanied by fierce land annexation.

The history of the Barony of Cosia can be traced back to 500 years ago. Titch didn't know whether there was any dilution or not, and his father had never told him. But one thing is certain, their history is definitely much longer than that of Baron Devol who squeezed him out of the Holy City!

Even in the family tree recorded in documents, the Devol family was originally a vassal of the Cosia family...but the former had long since denied it.

Teach actually didn't care about this. After all, he had witnessed with his own eyes a demon king from hell packaging himself as a noble with a long history.

What really made him unbearable was that this guy was not satisfied with the land, and completely wiped out all traces of the existence of the Cosia family from that land!
"This is actually a good thing for you. Your territory has increased from 9 square kilometers to 15 square kilometers." Looking at Titch whose hatred was reignited, Lumir poured him a glass of water, pressed it on the newspaper, and said softly.

Tikki looked up at him, his Adam's apple moving.

"You mean... you want me to take their titles?"

"Why not?" Lumire shrugged his shoulders and continued, "Do you expect him to split the title in half and return it to you? Don't dream. This is a life-and-death struggle, and it is also a test left to you by the Demon King. He has already taught you the method. Those people used desire as bait to cheat the land from your hands, and you use even greater desire to pull them onto your ship."

"Can--"

"But Baron de Vol is wary of you, and your hatred is not so easy to let go. Fearing your revenge, he will try every means to get along well with your superior, Prince Colin, and the best way is to curry favor with his cheap relatives, the Dantes family."

Looking at Lumir who was telling the story, Teach opened his eyes and said subconsciously.

"They went to find the Dantes family?!"

"Who knows? I just saw some eyes that shouldn't be there near Loyalty Street... It might not be the little ant like Baron Devol, but someone else. After all, not everyone has the opportunity to attend the Valencia family's banquet, and there are many nobles who target his relatives as a second choice." Lumier smiled faintly and continued, "And you can also use this in turn. Prince Colin is happy to lend you his relatives as a tool for revenge."

Anyway, I picked it up cheaply, it’s not like blood is thicker than water.

By the way, he can also help those young people grow up quickly and make them realize the cruel side of the Holy City beneath its bright and beautiful appearance.

Teach closed his eyes and thought for a long time, then suddenly a sinister smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.

"I know what to do..."

Looking at this colleague with high understanding, Lumire nodded with satisfaction.

After all, this guy has been a pirate for ten years and has no shortage of tricks.

Especially when they were chasing each other on the sea, this guy dared to chase him into the storm, which showed that he still had something.

This might be the reason why the Demon King is willing to invest in him.

"That's good."

"Remember, the more exciting your revenge is, the more it will please that master."

(End of this chapter)