Beta soon discovered Roland. He immediately stood up and waved to Roland: "Brother Roland, come here."
Roland walked over.
The girl who looked like a paladin also stood up.
"Brother Luolan, this is Dinah, the person who issued the mission to me." The greenness on Beta's face has faded a lot: "Dina, this is my good friend, Roland."
"Hello." The girl named Dinah nodded slightly to Roland: "I once heard Mr. Shuke talk about you and said that you are one of his best friends."
"You are indeed a paladin." Roland smiled.
It seems that my spiritual perception is correct.
The girl nodded: "He is also the worst among all the paladin."
While speaking softly, she asked Roland to sit down.
Then he continued: "There is a huge difference between him and a genius like Mr. Shu Ke."
Roland thought this was Dinah's modest words. After all, they were both paladins and professions appointed by the goddess. Logically speaking, they shouldn't be too far apart.
But actually... Dinah was telling the truth.
Even if they are at the same level, the gap between paladin and paladin may sometimes be wider than the gap between a creek and a river.
Shuke is the most talented among all the paladin. This is a fact recognized by everyone.
In comparison, Tina's talent is at the bottom. But that doesn't matter.
Normally, as long as your behavior does not deviate from the doctrine, the profession of paladin is lifelong, even if your strength is weak and you have no progress.
Because only the goddess of light has the right to 'take back' the identity of the paladin.
After pouring a glass of fruit wine for Roland, Beta said: "Brother Roland, you are the fastest to arrive. Li Lin and the others estimate that it will take several days."
Roland nodded: "After all, I can teleport, so it's faster. By the way, what exactly is the mission?"
Beta subconsciously looked around, as if he was afraid that outsiders would hear him.
Dinah smiled at the side and said: "Don't worry, even if others find out, I will not give this task to them."
When the girl spoke, she looked straight at Beta, her eyes bright.
Roland took a taste of the fruit wine, looked at Dinah, then at Beta, and nodded secretly in his heart.
But Beta didn't seem to understand the meaning of the girl's bright eyes. He didn't meet Dinah's eyes, but said to Roland: "Ms. Dinah gave me a task to find some light well water in a ruins. When I come back, the reward is... a Viscount status belonging to the Althea family, and a fairly large piece of land as my territory."
Roland was stunned for a moment: "Self-enfranchisement of the powerful nobles?"
Beta nodded.
Roland looked at Dinah in disbelief. It must be too generous for this girl to agree to such generous terms.
There is a big difference between a true aristocrat and a quasi-noble, that is, a true aristocrat has a territory and a 'family' to which he belongs.
Although Beta was a noble before, which was an advantage brought to him by his status, he was only a quasi-noble, with some privileges, but he had not truly entered the aristocratic class.
Once he gets the territory, the situation will be completely different.
The 'land' of the entire country is limited. If it is given to you, it will be less for me or others.
Therefore, for the nobles, land is very important, very important. It is an important strategic resource that they would rather die than throw away.
Does this girl have the right to release a large piece of territory
What would her family say
Seeing Roland's slightly puzzled expression, Dinah explained: "That territory was originally mine, and... there are almost no people living in that territory, so after Beta gets it, he has to spend a lot of effort to transform it."
Roland thought for a while and said, "Excuse me for asking, is that territory all mountains and forests?"
It doesn't matter even if it's a forest. For the rabbits from the infrastructure country, this won't matter. At worst, the infrastructure will be fully utilized.
"It's a swamp." Dinah said with embarrassment: "That was originally my dowry. It was given to me by the patriarch because he felt sorry for me. The symbolic meaning is far greater than the actual meaning. Even if I gave it away, there would be no What would people say.”
I see... There is also a saying in this world that women are losers.
It is really too feudal ideological.
However, Roland made some calculations in his mind and asked again: "How big is that swamp?"
"About more than 4,000 square kilometers!" Dinah said lightly.
This is not small, almost half of the Magic City.
Roland looked at Beta: "What do you mean?"
"Took it." Beta said calmly: "As a divine noble, I have a professional mission, which is to own a territory. The bigger the better."
"Okay." Roland stood up: "That's settled the matter. I'll go to the Magic Association and find some magic books to read. You can notify me when Li Lin and the others are here."
"Then will you stay here at night?" Beta also stood up and asked: "This manor is very big, there is no problem with a few more people. Dinah has already said that she will solve our accommodation problem."
Roland waved his hand back as he walked: "No, I won't disturb you anymore."
Beta was still young and did not understand the meaning of Roland's words.
On the other hand, Dinah's face turned slightly red.
Roland left the manor and went to the city wall instead of the Magic Association.
Antis was still standing at the city gate, urging the city guards to collect the poll tax and maintain public order.
Roland walked next to him and said with a smile: "Looking at you is quite boring."
The pretty face like white jade turned around, and Antis looked a little impatient: "Why are you running here again?"
"I want to ask you some news."
"Come to me when you have trouble, and leave me aside when nothing happens. Do you still think of me as your friend?"
"Okay." Roland waved to him: "I'll buy you a drink."
"Not sincere!"
Even so, Antis still followed.
The two of them were sitting in the most luxurious tavern in the royal city, with four beautiful maids standing next to them, serving them.
Roland randomly ordered some food and drinks. When the food arrived, he drank and asked, "Do you know Dinah Althea?"
"Althea? Dinah?" Antis frowned: "No, how long have you been kidnapping the queen, and now you have your mind set on a paladin? Is it possible that your hobby is 'tarnishing the nobility and holiness'? ?”
Roland happened to be drinking. These words choked Roland and caused him to cough and spray some water from his mouth and nose.
It made him blush.
After coughing for a while, Roland recovered and said, "I'm not interested in her."
"Then why are you asking about her?" A delicate white jade hand brought the silver wine glass to her pink lips. After she took a sip, she continued: "Dina is a paladin. In a sense, she is more troublesome than the queen. Don't Recklessly."
"No, it's a friend of mine who knows her, has a good relationship with her, and is staying in her manor."
Antis chuckled: "I've heard a lot about making friends out of nothing. In fact, this friend is you."
"You are really my friend, Beta. I don't know if you have heard of it."
"That wandering noble Beta?"
Antis held his small, white chin with his palm, seeming to be a little interested.
"His name is Wandering Noble? And he has such an arrogant title?"
"Quite famous." Antis continued: "Although we can't find out whose descendant he is, no one doubts that his aristocratic status is fake. It seems that there is a divine power that makes him His identity is made public to those who know him."
This is probably the characteristic of the 'divine noble' profession itself.
"Tell me about this Lady Dinah."
Antis turned to look at him: "You really don't want to know?"
"I want to know too, but it's not what you think. I just want to help my friend avoid being cheated."
Antis shook his head: "The paladin doesn't lie."
Roland nodded.
He knew that the paladin did not lie, but Dinah was not necessarily a paladin.
It just feels like a paladin.
So what if she used Shuke's name? Roland could see that Beta was very familiar with her, and it was inevitable that she could find out a lot of information from Beta's words.
Roland still didn't quite believe her.
After all, the reward given by Dinah was too exaggerated.
The title of a powerful noble and a huge territory.
So what if it's a swamp, it's still a piece of land.
If it was really worthless, the Althea family would have given it away long ago, so why wait until Beta appears.
"The head of the Althea family is the 'Marquis', and like my family, they are all relatives of the royal family." Antis said with a smile: "Dina became a paladin when she was six years old, and then often lived in the Holy Land of Light. I don’t have much time, so I’m not very familiar with her as a person.”
"Then pick what you know."
Antis sighed helplessly: "It always feels like I owe you... As the most outstanding young generation of Althea, Dinah is very loved by the family owner, so even though she is a woman, the family owner also gave a piece of swamp territory to her. She, as a dowry for her future marriage."
Roland thought for a moment and said, "But female paladins generally don't marry."
"It's just that they rarely marry, but it's not that they are not allowed to marry." Antis said: "Dina has many suitors in the royal city. After all, as long as you can marry her, you will automatically become a viscount, with real power and titles, and I also own a piece of territory. Even though it’s a swamp, it’s still land, isn’t it?”
It seemed that Dinah wasn't lying.
Roland asked again: "So, has the Mugunghua family encountered some trouble recently?"
"That's right." Antis thought for a while and said: "You also know that the battle for the throne is about to begin recently. The Mujinhua family is no better than my family. We don't need a position, but Mujinhua does. Dinah came from the Holy Land of Light When she comes back, she stands up for her family. But her power and ability... to be honest, it's a bit underwhelming."
"Why? The status of a paladin is no worse than that of a prince or princess."
"There are a lot of princes and princesses who are just famous but not powerful." Antis shrugged: "When she was six years old, she was as strong as she is now, and she is still... you said, she can win in the Sanctuary of Light. How much 'power' is there? How much effect can it have if we return to the royal city?"
Dinah's strength has never improved since she was a child. In other words, the people in the Bright Sanctuary did not regard her as a true paladin at all.
Roland was stunned: "You just said that she is the most outstanding young generation of the Mugunghua family."
"Yes." Antis said matter-of-factly: "Because the other young generations of Mugunghua are even more useless. If this continues, Mugunghua will be removed from the royal city in less than twenty years."