The New Civilization of Witches

Chapter 37: Family History

“The danger is not as big as you think, Mr. Pine.

If there is something dangerous, it will also always offer some opportunities.”

In his head,

The 4th Prince traced all the information that his assistant minister had gathered once again,

“I heard that you inherited your title from your father?

He became a Knight through services collected from battle, was awarded the rank of Baron and granted his own territory.”

"That's right." confirmed Mr. Pine.

“It was at the time of the Moon of the Devil. A small group of demonic beasts suddenly broke through the fort defenses near the Shishui River and were rampant.

When Nana's father was on patrol, he met a raging demon beast.

Instead of avoiding them like most people would do, he told the fort, asking for reinforcements, he said,

and began besieging the demon beasts to save the nearest city – even though he had no connection with that city.

” While speaking, Roland observed the expressions of others,

“But Mr. Pine, you should know the things that happened at that time better than me. Your father called in a militia from the city.

Then, with his servant and the militia he fought the demonic beast and won. That great battle was fought to defend the innocent.”

"Yes." his tone was a bit agitated, though,

it seems full of longing for his own family history,

“There is also an unusually large, some parts resembling deer and some parts of a bull. It was a combination of both.

His feet were thicker than my father's body, and when running, the ground trembled.

If I were in his position, I really wouldn't know how to defeat that monster.”

“But he did. My father was standing near a shallow trench, luring the angry demonic beast away. It accelerated and tried to utilize its speed at the moment of their collision.

My father lay in a shallow ditch and clamped his sword between two stones so that only the tip of the sword was visible.

The seemingly invincible stupid beast could not stop, and its stomach hit the tip of the sword.

The entire stomach was cut open; black blood and several intestines flowed out from his stomach. It was so much that my father almost drowned in the ditch.

Even today, the spoils of battle, the great horns of the demonic beasts, hang over my family's hearth.”

Roland, who sipped his tea casually said: “It was an awesome fight, he followed the code of faith, affection, and courage of knights.

Later he gained the title of knight and manor in the territory of Joe Kohl, who was still the Lord of Longsong Fortress at that time.

Twenty-five years ago Joe Kohl was promoted to the rank of Duke by His Majesty Wimbledon III, becoming a part-time guard at the southern border.

With this, the entire southern border region was placed under its jurisdiction.

Unfortunately, after his promotion, Joe Kohl became a bad sight for former supporter Duke Ryan. “

“Your Highness, you probably know very well that,” Mr. Pine's voice sounds a bit frustrated, I think,

“even when the ranks of Duke Ryan and Joe Kohl were different, their levels of strength were already balanced.

Kohl's blood can be traced back to a branch of the royal family, so his ancestors were no worse off than Duke Ryan's descendants. “ This is a political scheme. Roland sighed,

Wimbledon III was actually trying to check and balance the level of their strength.

To understand this complicated relationship, Roland had to call his assistant minister for an explanation.

The jurisdiction of the nobility and feudal lords was very confusing. In theory, the higher nobles had the right to issue orders within the territory of the lower nobles.

But the real situation is much more complicated. Duke Ryan and Joe Kohl are examples.

Although he was stationed in the western border region under Duke Ryan, Joe Kohl, as the king announced in person,

he had prestige and strength that did not lose to Duke Ryan.

When Joe Kohl became Duke of the south, his power in his old territory became stronger.

This was the Graycastle royal family's method of maintaining power stability.

“But when you inherited your father's territory, trade, and agricultural production gradually faded” Roland slowly said,

“What new opportunity is this..?”

“Surely you've heard about hunger two years ago.

The fortress held food for the following months for the reason that the amount of ore mined by the Border Town residents was too small.

This year, we are faced with the same dilemma again. The unexpected collapse of the North Slope Mine did not leave any retreat route for the people in Border Town.

We have to block the demonic beasts on the new city wall. Maybe the fight will not go smoothly, but as I said before, facing this dangerous task also means new opportunities for us.”

“.....” Mr. Pine must first understand the meaning of what the prince said, so he simply frowned and did not immediately give his answer.

“To be honest, you don't really resemble ordinary nobles.” Roland gently smiled,

“No nobleman will come out dressed like you, and your hands are full of crusts and calluses. Mr. Pine, you didn't disappoint your father's legacy, did you?

You are a knight with excellent fighting skills. “

He definitely did not disappoint his father, Roland was very sure of this, or Mr. Pine would not train and run through the forest all day.

According to information provided by Barov, in the past week, Mr. Pine had spent at least three days training in the forest.

At every visit, he was always complete, and if he could not afford to pay for his servants, he immediately hired some helpers from the city of Orion.

Some people are just born to fight; Mr. Pine is obviously such a person.

“If you are going to stay in Border Town, I will give you the chance to let you regain your father's glory.

As he did, you will get the chance to gain honor and extraordinary achievements with just your sword and courage.

I'll also reward you with the territory to the east of Border Town, and you'll be the Viscount appointed by me.

While this will be a rare situation, the commitment will be valid.

As an adult Prince, he could legally canonize Viscounts, Barons, and Knights. However, he was rarely able to bestow such a title to others.

One, it would weaken the regional aristocratic system, and

two, if the other party were to reject the offer, it would become even more awkward.

Roland did not care about the opinion of the local nobles, he only wanted Nana to stay in Border Town.

As for rejecting Mr. Pine, Roland was not too worried.

After Joe Kohl became a southern border guard, his relationship with Mr.'s father. Pine does not continue.

He had completely left the Pine Family. Hearing this, Mr Pine finally started talking again, “Then then..Your Majesty, if I stay, will I still be able to send Nana back to the fortress?

As of now, no one had ever tried to fight the demonic beasts in this place. If we fail, I don't want my daughter buried here.”

“As I already said at the beginning, Mr. Pine, the danger of staying here is relatively low. Have you ever thought about what would happen if Nana was found as a Witch in Longsong Fortress?

It would be very different from here in Border Town. The fort is wholly owned by the church.

They have been growing their roots in the city for a long time. Believers and their supervisors were everywhere in the city.

Right now he's exposed, even I won't be able to save him. “ Roland stop for a moment,

then add, “Border City will definitely not fall!

When the Moon Demon arrives and the demon beasts come, I will be on the wall to lead my people and fight alongside them.

Our opponents are nothing more than a bunch of mutated beasts, they are not invulnerable. Your father had no protection and was able to win against them in an open environment.

We have a new city wall. If. in exchange..

I mean actually just, if an accident happens, I'll take action to guarantee that Nana will leave town soon,”

he paused for a moment, “and of course, Anna would also move. I'll prepare the boat for them on the dock earlier, so I can promise you that they will be safe.”

“So...I will believe you, Your Majesty,” when saying this, Mr. Pine stood up and immediately knelt down to pay his standard knight respects to the prince, “

and I'm willing to fight for you.” ……

After Nana and her father left, Anna rolled her eyes towards Roland "What are you talking about?"

Nana firmly said, "I'm not going anywhere."