The ruling system of the Western Continent is roughly composed of three levels and eight levels.

The so-called three tiers are high nobles, middle and small nobles, and lower nobles; the eighth tiers are dukes, marquis, earls, viscounts, barons, knights, quasi-knights, and adventurers.

The status of the king is equivalent to that of the chief of the duke; if the commoners cannot become adventurers, there is no status in the sense of domination.

In this ruling system, the third level of princes and princes is the big nobles, the two levels of sons and daughters are the middle and small nobles, the knights and quasi-knights are the lower-level nobles, the king is the leader of the big nobles, and the adventurers are the preparations of the lower-level nobles. Pyramid structure with a little bit of fluidity.

As the top of the pyramid, dukes are extremely rare. There are generally two sources of them, one is the powerful princes in the early days of the founding of the country - compared to the history that the travelers are more familiar with, similar to the state of Qi in the early Zhou Dynasty, or the three kings of the early Han Dynasty who were not eradicated by Liu Bang; Another source is the former kings who joined in the process of national mergers, similar to the Song Kingdom in the early Zhou Dynasty, or Tibet and Mongolia in the Ming and Qing Dynasties.

When Thrace attempted to annex the kingdom of Leyton, it was to knock down the kingdom of Leyton into a principality first, and then try to annex it through marriage. Although the plan was not fully realized due to the strong opposition of the dwarf king and the dragon lord, the routine was very clear.

There are currently two dukes in Thrace, the "Duke of the Storm" Alanz family and the "Duke of the Mountain" Piduc family. These two families are the well-deserved super giants of Thrace, and even in the face of the king, there are A bit of "listening to the tune but not listening to the propaganda".

For them, the Thracian King Richard is of course quite afraid, and has been trying his best not to let them get the opportunity to make meritorious deeds, so as not to further expand their influence. In the last Leyton invasion war, he chose to personally serve as the commander-in-chief; this time in the Molai invasion war, he made Hyde Henry, one of the marquis, as the commander-in-chief, all to prevent the two dukes from further increasing their influence.

In the history of the game, the commander-in-chief in both wars was Richard himself - Richard was keen to drive himself to ensure that he was always with the army. This is where the nickname "The Lion King" came from - before the war began, he was nicknamed "The Lion of Thrace". Although the male lion is the lion king, the two names "male lion" and "lion king" give people different feelings. When you hear "male lion", people often think of it sleeping lazily under a tree, waiting for the lionesses to hunt and eat ready-made appearance; when they hear "lion king", people often think of it with the lions Against other herds, guarding and developing territory.

But in reality, because of the massacre in Layton and the assassination of Panda and others, the top Thracians were completely opposed to Richard's personal expedition. Soldiers go into battle. Therefore, this time, in the invasion war, Richard had to look for someone with status, prestige and loyalty to be the commander-in-chief.

In this way, he chose Marquis Henry.

In the original game history, after the great victory of Thrace's southern expedition, the kingdom was changed to an empire, Richard became emperor, and four new dukes were conferred in one go. Among the four dukes was the Henry family, who was named Hyde Henry at that time. Later, Hyde died in the attack and defense of the city of Trela. Jakar drew his sword in anger, challenged the legendary powerhouse as a mortal and survived. The name "Duke of Iron Wall" came from this, and he firmly occupied the The head of the new four dukes.

It's just... Now that Hyde hasn't been named a duke, Jakar is dead. If Hyde still dies in the battle of Trela ​​City in the future, then the Henry family can only rely on his second son, Edward, who has just come of age this year. Henry came to inherit.

Edward is a very ordinary person, and the strength and talent he has shown are nothing outstanding among young people at the same level, and they are mediocre. Such a person may be able to maintain the Henry family, but it is absolutely impossible to promote it. In other words, with the death of Jakyll, it is absolutely impossible for the line of Duke Henry, who will be strong in the future, to perform like that again.

Harmony compares with the original history and roughly judges as follows: After Edward became Duke of Henry, the policy should tend to be conservative and stable. It is impossible for him to attack the authority of the emperor to promote the status of the duke like Jakar, much less to approve and promote the disintegration of the Thracian Empire. In general, for the Thracian Empire, he is actually a more suitable duke than Jaquer.

Of course, this prediction doesn't make much sense. Most of the traversers were not friendly to Thrace because of their factions and habits in the original game. With their obstruction, Thrace will only have more unlucky things in the future. Under such circumstances, can Thrace develop into the most powerful overlord-level power in the Western Continent just like in the game?

Everyone is not optimistic.

This actually depends on luck. If it is not the Reckless Earth Guild of the Terrera camp, but the Thracian camp "Battle Flag of the Holy Maiden" Guild that has long been hostile to them, then I believe in the road to prosperity of Thrace. It's bound to go better than ever. If it is the "Kunpeng" guild in the Republic of Western Brunei, the overlord of the Western Land may be Western Brunei. Even if it is the "Money Gang" guild of the Molai Federation or the "Even a Dragon" guild of the Layton Kingdom, I believe that it can promote the prosperity of the two weaker countries, but there are some twists and turns in the middle. Even if it is the guild of the orcs, the guild of the undead, or even the guild of heaven and hell, it should be able to help the forces they are inclined to.

For this situation, the code word workers in the traversers commented like this: the general trend of brilliance, if you follow it, you will prosper, and if you go against it, you will die. What's the trend? The trend is on me! We traversers are the general trend, we are the overall situation, and we are the key factor that determines the success or failure of the various forces in this world! Right now, we are not strong enough, and we have to hide our light for a while, but when we accumulate enough power, we will announce our existence with a strength that will shake the world!

Their words are not boasting. If the transmigrators develop in an all-round way, there will be nearly 200 legendary powerhouses, and the top of them can even reach the level close to the archangel or the seven demon monarchs. Such a force is enough to compete with heaven and hell, and it is even the most tyrannical high-end force among the three major forces. At that time, it is really possible to declare that "the general trend is in me" - except that it will make people feel a little pretentious and a little arrogant, it is almost a real speech, and there is not even much exaggeration.

This bright future makes the travelers excited, and many squatters at home are encouraged and go out to level up one after another, so that the Wolf's Nest Lake Teleportation Array is over-consumed, and they must rest for a few days before they can recover again. Continue use.

Panda and others, on the other hand, are already considering another issue.

How would Marquis Henry, commander-in-chief of the Thracian army, react to the death of Jakar?