loyalty

How difficult was it to be promoted from a Baron to a Viscounts?

The Angele family's Baron title was obtained by Colin's great-great-grandfather after he fought on the battlefield for half of his life.

Since then, even though three generations of the Angele family's Barons had fought on the battlefield, and two of them had even died on the frontlines, they were still unable to promote the family to a Viscounts.

Of course, this was because there were too many feudal lords in the Northern Frontier, and their metabolism was too slow. However, it also showed how difficult it was to be promoted.

This time, Colin did not expect that not only would he inherit his father's Baron title, but he would also be promoted to a Viscounts.

While he was pleasantly surprised, Colin also realized that his promotion was actually the result of a combination of factors.

Firstly, most of the old feudal lords in the Northern Frontier had been wiped out by the two brothers of the House of Saint Hilde, and a large amount of land had been recovered by the House of Saint Hilde. This naturally made it easier for him to be promoted to a Viscount.

Secondly, Colin had also participated in the battle against the trolls, and he had gained a lot of credit.

Although Colin's role in the battle was very small, and it was not an exaggeration to say that he was just a bystander, the Duke Of St. Hilde obviously did not want to give all the credit to the generals of the Black Cavalry.

Therefore, Colin was the only noble who was loyal to the Duke Of St. Hilde, other than Marquis García, and of course, the Duke would take special care of him.

Thirdly, he did not know if Marquis García and Vera had played any role in this matter. If the two of them had mentioned Colin in front of the Duke, then it would not be difficult for him to be promoted to a Viscounts.

In short, this time, Colin was awesome!

The Angele family had taken a big step forward under his leadership, and it was not an exaggeration to say that he had brought honor to their ancestors.

Among the crowd, Caitlin was so emotional that tears were streaming down her face. She clenched her fists in front of her chest. She was probably comforting her dead father and asking him to rest in peace.

After Colin finished his oath, an attendant walked up with a brand-new set of Viscounts' formal attire.

It was a dark red velvet coat and black trousers. The coat was embroidered with the Angele family emblem on the chest. Below the emblem were two silver stripes, which were the symbol of the title of Viscounts.

Colin took it with both hands.

Then, the attendant handed over the Viscounts' rings and ribbons, as well as a piece of parchment with the seal of the Duke Of St. Hilde. On the parchment, it was written that the new territory was conferred to the Angele family.

Colin held the pile of items and bowed to the Duke Of St. Hilde again before leaving.

Caitlin ran excitedly to Colin's side. She could barely contain her joy.

But she knew that she had to pay attention to the situation. She only whispered in Colin's ear.

"Colin! That's great! Father will be proud of you when he knows! The Angele family has worked hard for so many years, and we've finally become a Viscounts family! Quick, quick, let me see where the new territory is … "

Colin looked at his excited sister, but his heart did not waver.

After all, he did not have a strong sense of belonging to the Angele family. Moreover, he wanted to know if his sister was really happy for him, or if she was just pretending.

Just as Colin stared at Caitlin carefully, he suddenly noticed that the joy on her face froze. It was replaced by shock and confusion.

"What's wrong?" Colin blinked and asked softly.

Caitlin unfolded the parchment in front of Colin and asked in disbelief, "Look at the family's new fief … How could it be here?"

Colin looked at the parchment in confusion, and then he was stunned.

How could it be here?

Did she write it wrong?

… …

Just as Colin and his sister looked at each other, the conferring ceremony continued.

This time, Kahn Suduo's name was called.

This eldest son of the Suduo family, who had some grudges with Colin, walked excitedly to the center of the hall and knelt down on one knee.

In the past two months, the situation at the Northern Frontier had changed drastically. To be honest, Kahn had been at a loss and fearful.

Fortunately, he remembered his father's last words and followed in the footsteps of his uncle, Earl Auldmann. That was how he managed to survive this crisis.

He had even made a great contribution!

In Kahn's opinion, if that annoying Colin could be conferred the title of Viscounts, then wouldn't the Suduo family's title be promoted?

However, just as Kahn was waiting expectantly for the conferring ceremony, the Duke stabbed his longsword into the marble floor and questioned Kahn.

"Knight Of Kahn, tell me, what is loyalty?"

"What?" Kahn raised his head and looked at the Duke Of St. Hilde blankly.

The crowd suddenly quieted down.

Kahn's sister, Cynthia Suduo, who Colin called "crazy woman", was also shocked by the Duke's question.

She clenched her fists and instinctively realized that something was wrong.

Colin held the parchment in his hand and looked at the stunned Kahn. He seemed to have suddenly realized something and a cold smile appeared on his lips.

"Loyalty … loyalty … of course it's … it's …"

"What is it?"

The Duke Of St. Hilde's expression was cold, and his sharp gaze seemed to have pierced through the pitiful knight kneeling in front of him.

Under such a gaze, Kahn only felt that his mind was blank, and he was not even sure what he was saying.

The Duke Of St. Hilde's tone was extremely cold. "You asked Charles to give up the title of Marquis in front of everyone. Is it out of loyalty?"

It's over.

The Suduo family is over.

This was the thought of all the nobles present.

Obviously, the Duke Of St. Hilde was digging up old scores.

When Kahn was pushed out by Earl Oman to stand out, many people guessed that he would pay the price for it.

Now, the price had really come.

Kahn thought that by "switching sides" with Earl Oman, he would be able to write off his previous offense.

But obviously, the Duke Of St. Hilde did not intend to let the Suduo family off so easily.

The face and glory of the House of Saint Hilde was not something that a small noble could casually trample on.

Of course, the real reason why Charles voluntarily gave up his title was because of the pressure from Marquis García.

But Marquis García had enough confidence to prevent the Duke's anger from pouring down on him.

As for Kahn Suduo, he did not have this ability, so he could only become the Duke's target.

Kill the chicken to warn the monkey!

"I … I …"

Looking at the cowardly Kahn, the Duke Of St. Hilde laughed coldly and suddenly said loudly, "Viscounts Colin, tell me, what is loyalty?"

Everyone's eyes suddenly turned to Colin.

Colin was stunned for a moment, but he quickly strode forward.

He seemed to have some premonition about this.

"Duke, I believe that loyalty is to give everything you have unconditionally, without asking for reasons, without distinguishing between right and wrong, without considering gains and losses!"

"Without asking for reasons, without distinguishing between right and wrong, without considering gains and losses …" The Duke Of St. Hilde carefully digested Colin's answer, a hint of admiration and deep meaning flashing in his eyes.

Then, he threw the longsword in his hand directly to Colin and ordered, "Good! Then I order you to kill Kahn Suduo immediately! "

"Yes!"

Before the nobles present could react, and even Kahn himself was still kneeling on the ground in a daze, Colin had already caught the longsword thrown by the Duke.

Then, he swung it without hesitation!

"Swoosh!"

A silver light flashed.

Blood splattered everywhere!