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Chapter 331 Erica's Allegiance
After that, Aize and Tony no longer talked about any profound topics, but just kept arguing with each other.

The main thing is that this man Salvatore Donni is really sick in his brain. He actually plans to drag Aze to him and learn the Eastern customs to become sworn brothers, wanting to become Aze's half-brother.

Aize naturally didn't bother to pay attention to this proposal which had so many flaws in it, but in the end he was pestered by Tony, and he almost couldn't help it and had another PK in the Imperial City with Tony... No, it was a PK in the Club.

Fortunately, when Aize was about to lose his patience, the unlucky confidant who was pushed off the plane by Tony finally showed up, dripping all over.

"I am going to kill you!"

This trusted knight with the other name "King's Butler" is Tony's old friend and one of the few people who can scold him directly. He rushed towards Tony right away, looking like he was ready to fight him to the death.

Unfortunately, a great knight may be a well-known figure in the mysterious world, but in front of the God Slayer, he is just a small fry.

Andre Rivera was restrained by Tony and pressed under him. Tony kept laughing and rolled around with him on the massage chair. The scene of the two men fighting fiercely was really eye-catching, which made Aize and Erica feel uncomfortable watching it.

At that time, Andre Rivera cursed very badly, without any chivalry at all, and more like a street gangster. You can imagine how much suffering he had endured and how badly he was cheated by Tony.

In order not to disturb the relationship between the master and servant, and also to stop seeing Tony, the annoying guy, Aize left quietly, and Erica hurriedly followed.

Aize had a meal in the restaurant to fill his stomach, then returned to the top floor of the hotel and prepared to return to his room.

"king!"

At this time, Erica finally knelt on one knee in front of him.

"Erica Blountrey swears allegiance to you. Please accept my loyalty and guide me forward!"

This proud young lady finally lowered her head in front of Aize.

"Allegiance?"

Looking at Erica kneeling on one knee in front of him with her head lowered deeply, Aize was both surprised and confused.

"I am not the king of Italy, nor do I intend to expand my territory or establish a career here. What good will it do for you to be loyal to me?"

Aize really didn't expect that this young lady who had drawn her sword against him and whose every word and action was full of confidence and elegance would actually swear allegiance to a new king like him when the King of Italy was still under the same roof.

The reason Erica gave was very simple.

"I am a knight. As a knight, I naturally hope to serve the great lord." Erica spoke boldly, saying: "Sir Salvatore is a powerful warrior, but he is definitely not a great king."

"Then how can you be sure that I will be a great king?" Aize said calmly, "We have only known each other for a short time, and I have never made any promises or said any wise words in front of you. Let alone showing the qualifications of a king, I don't even think I have many attractive points."

"I didn't express any ambitions, nor did I show any grand aspirations. The only thing I showed you was my strength."

"In other words, I should be the same as the Salvatore Tony you mentioned who is just a powerful warrior."

Aize's implication was obvious, that apart from strength, he had not shown any better qualities than Tony.

How could such a man attract Erica's loyalty?
"Tell me what you really think." Aize crossed his arms and said calmly, "Why should you be loyal to me? What benefits can being loyal to me bring you?"

After hearing Aize's straightforward questioning, Erica actually relaxed.

"You think too little of yourself." Erica raised her head, smiled, and said, "What you have shown is not just great power."

"Oh?" Aize asked with great interest, "For example?"

Erica answered without hesitation.

"For example, a mysterious origin that can be hidden from the whole world."

"For example, the special ability to kill gods in succession within a few days."

"Even if you are really just an ordinary person, after successfully killing a god, you were able to accept everything in such a short time, and came to Sardinia without stopping, and quickly carried out a second feat of killing a god. This is enough to show your boldness, fearlessness, confidence, calmness and composure."

Erica said that these are the points that attract her.

Of course, the most important reason is...

"I want to be the king's loyal minister. I want to make a name for myself with my own abilities, just like my uncle, instead of accepting a future that is supposed to exist for granted."

Erica spoke from the heart.

"As I said before, I am a knight. Since I am a knight, I naturally hope to serve a great lord."

"And the current God Slayers are not suitable for my choice."

"In that case, why don't I choose a king who gets along well with me?" Obviously, Aize is the king who gets along well with Erica.

At least, they spent some time together.

When being with Aize, Erica didn't have the restrained feeling she had when being with other God Slayers.

As the saying goes, serving the king is like serving a tiger. If you serve a cruel king like the Marquis of Vauban, or a self-centered king like Master Luo Hao, you might lose your life if you are not careful. How can you make a career for yourself?
Even Tony, the king of Italy, seems to have no concept of superiors and subordinates and does not treat his subordinates harshly. But looking at Andre's current experience, we can understand how hard and helpless it is to accompany this king.

Moreover, each of the six kings that exist today has his own territory and his own subjects. What can Erica do even if she goes there?

She is just a great knight. Those powerful kings have subordinates who are even at the level of paladins. Even if she goes there and swears allegiance, she will only be an insignificant vase for the other party, let alone achieving great things.

The territories of other kings have basically been fixed and are unlikely to expand further, nor will there be any major changes.

Only Aize, the newly born king, is still poor and has nothing.

Only by serving under him can you play your role and do things worthwhile.

This is the idea of ​​"it is better to be the head of a chicken than the tail of a phoenix". With this idea in mind, Erica decided to be loyal to Aize.

"I think I understand what you mean." Aize saw through Erica's thoughts to some extent and said, "In other words, this is your personal wish and has nothing to do with the Red Copper Black Cross, right?"

"Yes." Erica pursed her lips and said, "Although I don't represent the Copper and Black Cross and can't make the Copper and Black Cross swear allegiance to you, but whether it's the Copper and Black Cross or the Brantley family, they are all my connections in the Milan magic world."

"I have been actively accumulating connections and reputation. Even if I am not as influential as my uncle, I can still show some influence."

"As long as the king is willing, I am confident that I can recruit a group of capable subordinates for you. I am even confident that I can persuade the commander-in-chief of the Red Copper and Black Cross to let my uncle surrender to you."

This is simply telling Aize that as long as you want me, the entire Red Copper Black Cross may become my dowry.

"You're really bold." Aize said expressionlessly, "If that idiot Dongni knew that I was going to take away his people and even his power, I don't know how he would react."

"You shouldn't care, right?" Erica smiled disapprovingly, "You are just that kind of person. You have never cared about your position as a king. Although you are the leader of Italy, you probably don't even know which forces are loyal to you, right?"

Most of the magic societies in the Southern European magic world came to Tony on their own initiative, rather than being forces recruited by Tony himself.

That person only cared about fighting and the sword in his hand, and didn't care about anything else.

The reason why he agreed to become the King of Italy and take over the position of leader of the Magic Society Alliance in the Southern European magic world was to make it easier for him to find gods, opponents, and fight with others.

So, even if the entire Red Copper and Black Cross announced their defection and turned to join Aize's army, he probably wouldn't care, right?
only……

"Are you sure he won't use this as an excuse to pick a fight with me later?"

Aize strongly doubted this.

"This……"

Erica was stunned for a moment, and then she was speechless.

Thinking of that person's style...why does it feel like the probability of something like this happening is 100%?

Aize and Erica remained silent with each other.

Seeing Erica speechless, Aize touched his chin.

In fact, it’s not impossible to accept Erica.

Although he had no intention of expanding his territory, he still needed his own spies and someone to tell him where the gods were.

For this reason, he wanted to accept Yuri Manrigai.

However, Yuri Manrigai's clairvoyance is not omnipotent.

Sometimes, a flexible intelligence system, spies, and forces that provide convenience for oneself and help one deal with various chores are also indispensable.

Just like this time, when he first arrived in Sardinia, Aize was really penniless and had to perform to earn money so that he could have a place to live and food to eat.

With the support of the Red Copper and Black Cross, all his food, clothing, housing and transportation were arranged properly, and he didn't have to worry about anything at all.

Although we may not necessarily run around the world like Tony, but since it has come to our doorstep, why not do it?

Thinking of this, Aize made a decision.

(End of this chapter)