Chapter 159: The Abrawl Spider
One of the unpopular animals on the continent of Eluo is the spider.
This is because spiders have the image of being cunning and cowardly, using foul means to prey on their enemies.
If you compare someone to a spider, you can be sure that it is with the intention of humiliating the other person.
Galiana Milord is the current head of the Viscount Galiana family, a noble family in the Kingdom of Levios. Although she now calls herself Galiana, she was born a commoner.
Under normal circumstances, a child born to a commoner, in other words, a child born to a slave ancestor and a slave ancestor, would only be a slave ancestor. That was classified as a main ancestor.
People believe that these children are born with the blessing of the spirits.
Milord is a perfect example of this, as he was born on the continent of Eluo as a rare commoner of the main ancestors.
A child born with the blessing of a spirit is a threat to the nobility.
The Lord Ancestor was born with enormous magical power, and even at a young age he could defeat a knight single-handedly.
For this reason, the nobles hunt for the main ancestor. They search for the birth of a blessed child in the territory, and if the child is a boy, they kill it, and if it is a girl, they take it for breeding.
In a world of noble order, Milord would have lived out his short lifehis.
Milord was born in the western part of the continent, which was struggling against the current of the times.
Although the founding of the empire was proclaimed by Emperor Zinqaanen, the Western High King, the aftermath of more than 100 years of turbulent history had not yet cooled down.
Noble families throughout the western part of the continent were struggling to keep up with the new era of the Jinkaen Empire, and had few resources to devote to the hunting of ancestors in their territories.
Not only were the nobles and knights actively involved in the hunt for the ancestors, but they were also encouraged to inform on them.
Milord was secretly raised by his parents, but one day, at the age of five, he was unlucky enough to be spotted by a villager.
Regardless of the circumstances, the fact that the village had kept the blessed child a secret for five years was a serious matter, and there was no guarantee that the lords' condemnation would stop at the heads of the parents alone.
Thus, Milord and his parents were banished from the village and began a wandering journey around the country.
Unlike Milord, who had the body of a strong ancestor, his parents, who had the body of a slave ancestor, were unable to endure the harsh journey and died within a year.
The young Milord, who was left behind, stood on the edge of despair, but continued his efforts to learn about the world.
One day, Milord, who had been living like a beggar, came up with the idea of becoming a peddler's bodyguard.
At that time, the western part of the continent was a jumble of bandits, bandits, and everything in between, and it was extremely unsafe. There was always a demand for skilled mercenaries.
Knowing that no peddler would hire a blessed child as an escort, and that commoners could not understand the difference in the amount of magic between the master and the follower, Milord posed as the follower's child and ransacked the peddler.
The employer he sought was not a well-paid peddler, but a smart peddler.
Wandering around with little knowledge of the ways of the world, Milord believed that knowledge was necessary for survival, and he wanted to get close to a peddler who could read, write, and calculate.
Milord's mentor was always a merchant.
One day, several years later, Milord, who had become accustomed to guard work, was inspired to become a peddler himself.
He was able to read, write, and calculate with simple letters, and as he began to see the world a little more clearly, he truly learned that he needed money to survive.
By this time, he had also become able to use body enhancement magic on horses, and he had a vision that he would be able to peddle at high speed using the power of the main ancestor.
This idea came true, and Milord became well known as a merchant.
As he traveled from place to place, Milord came to know the aristocratic society and began to think of ways to infiltrate their pockets rather than flee.
For the nobles, who had a great appetite for goods, Milord's fast-moving peddlers were dangerous, but also very useful.
As the Zinkaan empire consolidated its power, the hunt for the ancestors returned, but Milord was able to survive under the patronage of the aristocratic families with whom he was in close contact.
Eventually, Milord poured his earnings into the border city of Nambonan and consolidated his position as a member of the council.
Milord did not stand still.
It was the same when he looked like a beggar, when he escorted peddlers, when he made money as a merchant, and even after he became a member of the Nambonan council.
I wish to be a lord,” He would always mutter.
If I were born a slave ancestor, I would not be able to wish for it. But if you are the Lord Ancestor, you can …….
Was it the inevitability of Eluo history that the financially strapped head of the Galiana family asked for assistance?
Milord approached with a smile, tied his hands together, and then succeeded in crushing them.
The spider of Abrawal.
The nobles called him the Spider of Abrahl, who rose from a lowly position to become one with only his own talents.
He was called the Spider of Abrahul by the nobles.
In a room in a castle perched on a hill overlooking the city of Abrahl, the home of the Galliana family, a man called the Spider smiles.
He and his old friend are the only ones in the large room, with no guards or servants.The sound of an empty goblet being placed on the desk echoed well.
'You were right, he was an odd one.'
In response to Milord's voice, he too downed his goblet of wine in one gulp and placed it on his desk.
He, Doran, the head of the Gandoran Trading Company, had been Milord's fellow merchant and friend since his days as a commoner.Even now that he is an aristocrat, he is still a friend to Milord.
He is a son and heir of the Quardenze family, and it must have been hard for Oras to be in a play with him.
Dolan had just recently returned to Abrarul, where the head office is located, after a business meeting in Nambonan.
Milord has been gathering information by calling his acquaintances from his days as a merchant at private occasions without the Galiana family guards and servants.
This time, as usual, Dolan was summoned to the castle, and when he heard about the business meeting, Milord was greatly intrigued.
What he thought was just a story about selling elven sex slaves to the city of Nambonan, somehow turned out to be a play featuring a bastard son of a marquis and a commoner. It was such an unexpected turn of events that Milord's understanding did not catch up with him for a moment.
I don't want to do another nerve-wracking performance like that.
I don't want to do another nerve-wracking performance like that.
The name of the Quardenze family is too heavy for commoners. If they were to be displeased, they could be reduced to ashes the next moment.
For Dolan, the business meeting was literally a risk to his life.
Milord, a former commoner and a former merchant, understood this feeling so well that he could not help but laugh in his stomach.
After hearing the whole episode of Wilk's slave purchase, Milord poured himself a glass of sake and opened his mouth.
'…… So, is there going to be a next time?'
I think so.”
Doran talks about the feeling of the business meeting and tells that Wilk seemed to be interested in a slave specialized in sexual skills.
From the looks of Wilk, Dolan had read that there was a good chance that a purchase call would be forthcoming.
'I'm glad to see that this one is not your average aristocrat either.
Milord says with a clenched fist on his crotch and a thumbs-up. While many noble men are sexually timid, Wilk's strong sexual desire is very rare.
Even when it comes to selling sex slaves, only two at most can be sold to one nobleman. Dolan was happy that he had caught a big customer, but he felt that it would be heartbreaking if he had to do the same kind of play every time.
Not long ago,” He said, “I went to New Nellie City, and it was even more amazing. It was like being possessed by sexual desire.”
This was when he visited New Nellie City with Eve and several sex slaves.
Dolan never knew it, but at that time Wilk's sexual desire had reached its limit due to his masturbation abstinence, and since he was still a virgin, he was quite feisty.
He was still a virgin, and he was very determined.
I am just a merchant in noble clothes. I am only a merchant in noble clothes. I must continue to invest in order to survive.
But are you sure? Too much bias against the Quardenze family……”
The Galiana family's foreign policy…… No, the Galiana Milord's foreign policy is more focused on the Kuordentse family.
However, there are many members of the Galiana family who disagree with this.
'The House of Aterahan?
Well, you know what I mean.
The territory of Galiana is located between the Atelahan family, which is the leading family in the northern part of the kingdom, and the Kuordentse family, which is the leading family in the western part of the kingdom.
For this reason, the Galiana family was divided on which side should be prioritized in diplomacy.
The overwhelming majority of the Galiana family members believe that the Aterahans should be given priority in diplomacy. The Aterahan family is closer to the Gallianas because they are neighbors and have no major rivers to divide them.
The Aterahans are closer to the Aterahans than to the Aterahans.
Although he is the current head of the Galliana family, Milord's position is a delicate one.
Many of the family members are not happy with Milord, who has been adopted into the Galliana family after he persuaded the previous head of the family, who was in financial trouble, to become his son.
Once he became the head of the family, he was able to rebuild the finances by making full use of his executive ability and connections from his commoner days, and no one could blame him.
But that is only until the restructuring is complete.
Once the finances are restored to health, the only thing that will remain is the surplus fiefdom and the commoner-born head of the family.
Milord is cooperating with the Quardenze family in various ways.One example is his advice on his control of Nambonan.
He provided full support for the invasion of Nambonan and has continued to do everything possible to help after the occupation.Gaining the trust of the Marquis of Quardenze was necessary for his personal safety.
For a Galliana family member to pull down a Milord who is committed to the Quordenze family would lead to hostility.
Milord had established the formula that if he was removed, he would always be viewed as an enemy by the Kuordenze family.
Is it true that people from the commoner's background will be looked down upon?
“I am a hired aristocrat after all. I can't use magic as well as a real nobleman, and I'm not as strong.
Is that how it is?
That's the way it is. It is unforgivable to lie down to a small spider whose power is weak and who can only make money.
Milord, who had risked his life to survive in the aristocratic society, knew how it was an affront to the dignity of the nobility to give in to the weak.
'Huh, the strongest Aterahan family in the kingdom or …… Really nonsense. A nobility bound by old ideas.”
Milord understood, but he had no sympathy for, the value that force is the proof of a ruler.
He meant what he said when he said that merchants only wear the clothes of nobility.
He was also sincere when he said that the merchants were merely dressed in the clothes of the nobility. The Gallianas are more like the Aterahans because they are attracted to the military,” Dolan said.
The fact is, however, that they are more frightened than attracted to the Galiana family.
The Galiana family is not strong enough to make an enemy of the Aterahan family, which is regarded as the strongest force in the kingdom, not only among the nobility but also among the commoners.
The nobles are not all the same. You know better than anyone else that there are some unusual nobles who put on shows in order to buy slaves.
“Yes, well.
“Wilk is a very…… Interesting nobleman. Interesting.”
Feeling Milord's voice become serious, Dolan remained silent and waited for his next words his.
Tilting his face up at an angle, his eyes narrowed as if he were tracing a memory, Milord slowly continued.
I remember the first time I spoke with Lord Wilk, how many years ago it was,……, And he told me at that time that the days of the nobility would eventually end. Nobility would eventually come to an end.
Doran rolled his eyes at the fact that the heir apparent of the Quardenze family, the noblest of the nobles, had uttered words like self-denial.
Milord confirmed the situation and asked Dolan for his opinion of him.
'I never thought of that ……,' He said. But I didn't think that the heir apparent of the Quardenze family would anticipate the restoration of the Holy High Society.
'No, I don't.'
Milord waved his hand in denial to Dolan, who mistakenly thought that the age of priests would return.
Milord waved his hand in denial. “Lord Wilke said that a new era is coming.”
A new era?
Yes, a new era. The age of faith and priests is over and the age of military might and nobility has arrived. In the same way, new values and rulers will make the present a thing of the past.
Wilk's words seemed very fresh to Milord, as the aristocracy tended to be land-bound, inward-looking, and conservative.
Wilke had been thinking about the content of his advanced talk since the night before, so as not to be taken for a fool by the “Spider of Abrawl,” Whom he was meeting for the first time, as a member of the Quardenze family.
Wilk, who was not bound by the military supremacy of the aristocracy, honestly appreciated and was wary of Milord's capitalistic rise to power.
Interesting thought,” He said. So what comes after the age of the aristocracy?
He says the age of authority and kings are coming.
An era of kings with absolute power. From the decentralized system of ruling each region will come the age of centralized power with an authoritative and absolute king on top.
Wilk, remembering the world history of the earth, spoke of the coming of absolute monarchy as if it were his own idea of his.
“Authority and the King …….. A form like the kingdom of Vojstra?”
The Kingdom of Vojstra, the kingdom destroyed by Emperor Zinkaen, was a system of rule similar to an absolute monarchy.
It was a rare country in which the principal ancestor knelt to the principal ancestor, the king, and was completely subservient to him.
'Yes,' he said. Well, if anything, I hear that it was more like what the Jinkaen Emperor aimed for.
The goal of the Zincaen Empire was to centralize power and strengthen royal authority.
The Zinqaan Empire's goal was to centralize power and strengthen the royal authority.
I see.
Dolan, the story continues.
Milord continued to talk to Dolan, who was about to conclude that Wilk was a fan of Emperor Jingkaen.
Yes, it was what followed that interested Milord the most.
The age of authority and kings is coming. Then, what will come after that? Lord Wilke answered matter-of-factly.
Oh what?
But Milord did not answer immediately. He was not being coy. He was unable to speak because he remembered the excitement he felt when he heard it.
He said, “…The age of freedom and the people. It will defeat the age of kings, they say.”
Dolan gulped and spat.
By “The people,” You mean the commoners?
That's right,” He said. What do you think of ……, Wilk, you're a funny guy, aren't you? What nobleman would say that the time of the commoners is coming?
He now knew the real reason for his recent interest in the Quardenze family.
There is one more person, isn't there? Milord, it's you.
Milord disliked the way the nobility looked down on the commoners as people without power.
It was true that the land could not be protected without the power of the nobility.
Milord, who had handled a great number of goods during his days as a peddler, believed that the day would come when the power of the commoners would surpass that of the nobles.
His desire to become a lord nobleman was rooted in his wish to fully develop the power of the commoners without interference from the nobility.
Milord laughed at Dolan's point and stirred his drink.
……The Quardenze family is going to turn.”
In a voice so low that it melts in the darkness, Milord speaks.
What would happen if we destroyed all the old Voivodes of the Empire and annexed them as a fiefdom? If we only look at the potential of their territories, they would surpass the Levios royal family.
So, like a snake devouring its prey, the Quardenze family would take over the former kingdom of Vojstra in its entirety.
Simply put, they will surpass the Levios royal family in terms of food production and population.
Will it be that easy?
I don't think so,” He said. The protracted war has exhausted old Vojstra, and Centipede's legs will be entangled.
The most troublesome problem in invading another territory is the remnants of the knightly families.
The relationship between nobles and knights is similar to that between parents and their children.It is unlikely that a knight would betray his master, the nobleman.
Therefore, when the boss noble family is destroyed, the members of the knight family, who have nowhere else to go, are prepared to die as martyrs to avenge their master's enemies and engage in destructive activities.
Since there are many squire soldiers among the knight families and they know the land very well, it is very difficult to subdue them.
These problems were described as centipede legs entangling.
This is because a centipede whose head has been crushed can no longer help but die, but if you mess with it badly, you may get entangled in its still-moving legs.
The leveling of a new territory is very time-consuming, and the strength of a territory does not increase overnight.
The potential of a territory is not as great as that of Levios, especially if it eats into the great power of the old Voivodeship.
The potential of the territory may exceed that of the Levios royal family, but it will take many years before it regains actual power.
Before we can pacify it, isn't the question whether we can defeat it in the first place?”
Castle Laishlief.”…… The great shield of Vojstra?”
The Kingdom of Vojstra was once invaded by Emperor Jinkaen.
The battle, which began at Laishleif Castle, a key defensive fortification that protected the entrance to the Voistula Plain, ended in victory for the defender, the Kingdom of Voistula.
However, King Vojstra, who learned of Emperor Zinkaen's might in this battle, chose to surrender immediately afterward and join the empire.
In any case, the fact that the king had prevented the invasion of the Jinkaen Emperor was widely known throughout the continent.
The common understanding on the continent was that it would not be easy to defeat Castle Laishleif, the hardest shield defending the Voistula Plain.
A military officer said that it would take ten years for the current Quordenze army to bring down Castle Laishleif.
'Ten years ……. Ten years. General Gulphis is old, can he still be on the battlefield in ten years?
Gulfis, Wilk's grandfather, is already in his 80s.
I would like to see Wilk stand up there,” He said. He may be an important son, but the Marquis of Kuordenze is a bit overprotective.
But isn't he the only boy in the Quardenze family? I can understand why he wouldn't want him to stand on the battlefield where there are dangers.
Milord snickered at Dolan's opinion.
He was not surprised.There are not many nobles who can harm Lord Wilke.The magic he showed in his first battle.He was…… Terrifying.
Milord participated in the battle for the city of Nambonan, and it was there that he learned of Wilk's magical power.
The first thing to do is to make sure that you have a good idea of what you're getting into.
Was it really that great?”
Milord did not reply to Dolan's question.
The first thing that comes to mind is the fact that the two of them have been in the same room together for a long time.
He said, “…Well, that's okay. If it took 10 years for the castle of Raishleif and 5 years for the subsequent invasion of Othelloia, it would be 15 years. By that time, Lord Wilk might be sitting at the head of the Quordenze family.
That is quite possible.
In fifteen years, the seeds sown by Lord Wilk will have grown into splendid squires. There will be no shortage of knightly men. It will be easy after the annexation.
To start a new reign, you need knights, which means you need squires.
Looking at Wilk, who was already doing a lot at the moment, it was easy to imagine the rush of human resources that would be needed 15 years from now.
The man who will rule the territory of Quardenze, which has annexed the two major cities of New Neri and Oceloria, will be that Lord Wilke. Doesn't that make your heart skip a beat?”
“Certainly…….
Although still almost unknown among the nobility, the name of Quordentse Wilk is spreading among the merchants.
He is a nobleman with a flexible mindset who not only thinks and practices innovative products and systems, but also understands the civil administration of the city of Nambonan. What would happen if that Wilk ruled two large cities in the center of the continent ……?
Dolan felt his own heart pounding.
I am.”
Milord said.
I'd like to see what you call the common man's time.
“I have a new dream,” He said.
I wanted to dream a new dream.
The man who dreamed of being a lord now wants to dream a new dream.
The time of the common man ……. I am over 50 years old. I don't think I'll live to see that age.
His eyes he were shining brightly.
If that is the case, I would like him to show me at least the time of the king.
If the age of kings will eventually lead to the age of commoners, then ending the age of the nobility is the path to his dream.
The spider who had longed to be a nobleman was now ready to move on.
He was now ready to move on. “It's a merchant's dream to be able to make an investment in the future,” He said. Ggghh, I'm betting the rest of my life, the returns have to be huge. Yes, I 'm aiming for……”
It was no longer Viscount Galiana. It was the merchant Milord.
“Quardenze Wilk, King of the Unified Continent.”
A commoner could become a nobleman, how could a nobleman become a king of nobles? Doran's eyes widened at these words, and Milord laughed out loud.
Men who talk about their dreams are always pure and innocent.
