How to Live as a Wandering Knight

Chapter 114.2: ๐–๐ข๐ฅ๐ ๐ƒ๐จ๐ ๐ฌ ๐‡๐ฎ๐ง๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐…๐จ๐ซ ๐…๐จ๐จ๐ (6)

Johan shivered. He had underestimated them without much thought, but they had been diligently preparing even in these aspects.

It was indeed true. The more the lower nobility refused to swear loyalty or rebelled, the more Johan would have to rely on the power of the order.

He had been wondering how the order had been successful while using the power of violent looters or mercenaries, but now it made sense.

The intangible power built by the order was something a mere knight couldnโ€™t overlook.

โ€œBut are you planning to break ties with the order?โ€

โ€œNo. I actually like the order.โ€

Both wizards chuckled at that. It was a statement made without true conviction.

Johan felt aggrieved.

โ€œI know the temple is helpful in governance, and I donโ€™t intend to reject its power. But if I become too dependent, itโ€™ll be impossible to break free later.โ€

โ€œItโ€™s rare to find someone who thinks like you even before receiving a fiefdom. Usually, people just gratefully accept it and loyally serve.โ€

โ€œWhy, it seems good. Knights should be like this. Better than recklessly rampaging like a dumb bull.โ€

Caenerna defended Johan. From her perspective, having seen Cardirian and his knights, it was very refreshing and impressive for Johan to make such statements.

Itโ€™s evidence that knights can also act delicately and consider political implications!

โ€œI have a good idea.โ€

Caenerna said, clapping her hands.

โ€œThis method should be enough to repay a debt. It seems deserving of recognition.โ€

โ€œLetโ€™s hear it and then Iโ€™ll consider. But werenโ€™t you the one who said to ask for a favor when I need it? Is that the debt youโ€™re talking about?โ€

โ€œAh, forget what I just said.โ€

โ€œ?โ€

โ€œThe person currently acting as the representative for Count Coolia is his wife, right? Her name was. . .โ€

โ€œIselia of the Bluea family.โ€

โ€œRight. Just capture that woman, force her into marriage, then find a suitable excuse to strip her of her title, and eliminate her children.โ€

When a feudal lord who was trained and had the appropriate skills ruled a fiefdom, it was fine. However, if that feudal lord died, his wife or husband became in a very precarious situation.

If there was a family to support them, they would receive some help, but if that was not the case, all sorts of scum would covet the fiefdom.

Young and ambitious knights or relatives of the feudal lord often did this. Once they intervened, they could solve the remaining political problems with time.

โ€œHmm. . .โ€

โ€œWhat? Are you dissatisfied?โ€

โ€œItโ€™s a bit much to kill a child.โ€

โ€œ. . .Then send her to a monastery. No, really, is that the only reason?โ€

Suetlg also nodded in admiration at Caenernaโ€™s words.

โ€œYou must have learned to think this way from working under the Emperor.โ€

โ€œ. . .Are we going to fight now?โ€

โ€œCaenerna. Iโ€™ll apologize for him, so please donโ€™t be angry.โ€

Caenerna looked at Johan with a surprised expression. He never thought he would hear an apology from Johanโ€™s mouth.

โ€œNo, I wasnโ€™t mocking you. It was really an unexpected method. Isnโ€™t it okay? The dissatisfaction of the lower nobles will be much less, and even if they show dissatisfaction, their grounds will be weak. And in my opinion, if you stay there for 10 years. . . no, 5 years, those who will show dissatisfaction will disappear.โ€

โ€œAre you praising me too much?โ€

โ€œWell, I think itโ€™s plausible.โ€

Suetlg highly regarded Johanโ€™s ability as a ruler. He was definitely not someone who would solve everything with force, like an ignorant knight.

โ€œRather, shouldnโ€™t we first worry about how to conquer it, rather than managing it afterwards?โ€

Caenerna asked Johan. Honestly, such concerns could be addressed later. The fiefdom was not even in their hands yet.

โ€œThe support of the order is crucial, Johan. Honestly, itโ€™s hard to conquer with just that. Soon after, support will come from right next door.โ€

Johan nodded. The order had provided better support than Johan expected.

A recruitment permit granted in the name of the Pope and a new family flag blessed by the Pope himself. The nonexistent Yeats family suddenly became a family with a holy symbol.

Inserting legendary or holy figures into the upper lineage of a family tree is something everyone does, but who would have thought the order would do it directly?

Including mercenaries from the northern and central parts of the peninsula and a thousand dwarf mercenaries. Taking into account the additional troops to be recruited, the total force almost reached 5,000 to 6,000.

Johan added two things to this. One was the support of the republic, and the other was appointing Bishop Biagione to the diocese in Coolia.

The former was accepted by the bishops, but the latter surprised them.

โ”๐’๐ข๐ซ, ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ง๐ค ๐š๐ ๐š๐ข๐ง. ๐๐ข๐ฌ๐ก๐จ๐ฉ ๐๐ข๐š๐ ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ž ๐ข๐ฌ ๐ง๐จ๐ญ ๐š๐ฌ ๐Ÿ๐š๐ข๐ญ๐ก๐Ÿ๐ฎ๐ฅ ๐š๐ฌ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ง๐ค ๐ก๐ž ๐ข๐ฌ. ๐‰๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐š๐œ๐œ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ ๐š๐ฅ๐จ๐ง๐ž. . .

โ”๐๐จ. ๐๐ข๐ฌ๐ก๐จ๐ฉ ๐๐ข๐š๐ ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ž ๐ญ๐ซ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐ฉ๐จ๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ž๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ž๐ฌ ๐ฌ๐ข๐ง๐œ๐ž๐ซ๐ž ๐Ÿ๐š๐ข๐ญ๐ก.

Johan stubbornly insisted on these conditions.

The reason Johan was so determined to bring in Bishop Biagione was simple. He was a bishop under Johanโ€™s control and at the same time, someone who could take the hatred of the order on his behalf.

If Johanโ€™s actions went astray, who would the order suspect?

โ€œAre you confident?โ€

โ€œSomewhat.โ€

โ€œEven if they were soldiers of Count Cooliaโ€™s side, they did not exceed a few hundred. There were no variables except for the possibility of support from other nobles of the Emperor faction in the southwest.โ€

โ€œWhen do we depart?โ€

โ€œRight after we get a response from Count Cooliaโ€™s proxy.โ€

After more than a month and a half, a message arrived from the countโ€™s domain. It was a reply that they would not respond to the orderโ€™s trial request.

The order vehemently criticized this and caused a stir. Simultaneously, Johan declared a punitive expedition, holding the flag granted by the order.

The mercenary captains gathered in the room realized the truth belatedly and felt devastated. From the beginning, the supreme commander had been decided.

Some mercenary captains were angry or felt unjust, but it couldnโ€™t be helped. It was something the order had prepared from the beginning. They were not reckless enough to defy the authority of the order.

They silently followed behind Johan.

๐Ÿ”ธ๐Ÿ”ธ๐Ÿ”ธ๐Ÿ”ธ๐Ÿ”ธ๐Ÿ”ธ

๐”žแบ‡ฬ‡แด‡๐”Ÿ๐˜ด๐•ฅ๐˜ฐ๐”ฏ๐•š๐•–แนก.ฤ‹ฬ‡๐š˜๐ฆ

โ€œThe siblings of the Asada family were happy to send a letter.โ€

โ€œThey really are pathetic.โ€

Upon hearing the news of the scandal, the original countโ€™s relatives seemed thrilled. They were misunderstanding Johanโ€™s army.

They thought he was heading south to return the countship to them.

Johan sent a letter himself, kindly. It was sweet and gentle.

The order and Johan were expecting a lot from them, and the siblings were overjoyed at the suggestion to join hands with the order instead of the corrupt Emperor.

โ€œSir Marco. Is your fiefdom in the south as well? Is it alright?โ€

โ€œNo, itโ€™s not my fiefdom, it belongs to Marquis Crucho.โ€

Claiming a fiefdom as his own was dangerous for an illegitimate son. Marco denied it in horror, but Johan didnโ€™t seem to care much.

โ€œItโ€™s all the same. Anyway, you might have to fight against the Marquisโ€™s family, is that okay?โ€

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