What Ke Lin said made Quincy stand on the spot in a daze.
After a while, he came back to his senses and asked in disbelief, "My lord, Viscount, you, you mean..."
"That's right, I'll give you this chance to return to the position of tax officer in Ice Rock City."
"Thank you so much! Your kindness and wisdom shine like the sun, like the sea..."
"Don't thank me in a hurry." Colin waved his hand, interrupting the overly excited Quincy, "If you mess up..."
"Then I'll keep the library for you forever!" Quincy said loudly.
Colin rolled his eyes.
Unexpectedly, this old man is also quite a chicken thief.
At his age, he doesn't know how many years he has left to live.
If you mess up and come back to guard the library, no matter how you look at it, it won't be too bad.
Instead, it seemed that Colin was giving him old age.
"No, it's not just you. If you mess up, your son, by the way, do you have a son?" Colin saw Quincy nod before continuing, "Your son will also come to guard the library, guard lifetime!"
Only then did Quincy's expression change.
"What? Are you scared? Could it be that your rhetoric before was just bragging?" Colin started to provoke him when he saw this.
"of course not!"
"Well, you can choose for yourself. Either continue to guard the library for me, or take this opportunity I gave you and give it a go."
Quincy's chest heaved violently. After a while, he gritted his teeth and said harshly:
"Master Viscount, if I can really make Ice Rock City the most dazzling city in the northern region within ten years, can you promise me a request?"
"Tell me."
"I wish you would give me a last name!"
Colin frowned.
In the Glorious Empire, only nobles are allowed to have surnames.
Of course, Quincy's request was not for Colin to knight him.
Because, this is not allowed.
According to the noble law of this world, civilians are not allowed to be knighted.
Because, they have no noble blood, they are not worthy!
However, it is not really impossible for civilians to achieve class transition.
And the only way to make the transition is to marry a nobleman's daughter.
As long as the daughter of the noble gave birth to a descendant, then the descendant of the commoner and the noble would have a noble blood—although it was not so pure, it could barely be seen by the nobles.
He also has the qualifications to accept the title.
After being knighted, the descendant can ask the prince to give him a surname (if he did not inherit the maternal surname).
And this surname can be shared with his father, grandfather, great-grandfather...
This is the real glory of the ancestors.
And that's what Quincy's request is now—ask Colin to help him, uh, he shouldn't be able to marry anymore.
It should be to help Quincy's son marry a noble daughter, so that their family can achieve a class transition!
"Okay." Colin nodded.
Not only did he not feel that Quincy, a commoner who made demands before he had done any meritorious service, was too ignorant, but he felt that this was a manifestation of self-confidence.
Ability is generally proportional to temper.
Compared to a mediocre person with a good temper, he prefers a capable person with a temper and personality who dares to make demands.
If the former tax collector can really make Ice Rock City the wealthiest city in the northern region, then Colin feels that this person is qualified to be among the nobles.
Seeing that Colin agreed to his request, Quincy first showed disbelief, and then was ecstatic.
In the end, he decisively knelt down in front of Colin and swore allegiance.
Colin tapped on Quincy's shoulder with [Blade of Judgment], accepting the other's allegiance.
"Okay, that's it for the tax officer. Now, you should help me find records about this sword."
"Of course, of course! Please wait a moment!" Quincy hadn't recovered from the excitement, his body was shaking non-stop.
For a commoner, there is nothing more glorious than entering the noble class.
Even if this incident has not happened yet, Quincy seems to have seen a bright future for his family.
After not keeping Colin waiting for long, Quincy came out tremblingly holding a thick book in his hands.
After searching for a while, Quincy said respectfully, "Master Viscount, all the records about [Blade of Judgment] are here."
Colin nodded, sat down and looked through it carefully.
In this world, there is actually no such thing as an "artifact".
It is impossible to dominate the world with a knife or sword.
Maybe there is such a thing in the hands of the gods, but it has never flowed into the mortal world.
[Blade of Judgment] is nothing more than a well-made knight sword. It is made by a famous dwarf blacksmith. It is sharp and tough, but it is not invincible.
The arcane magic circle engraved on it will indeed greatly increase its value, but it is limited to this. It is obviously impossible to rely on this sword to challenge and kill all directions.
If it really had this kind of power, the Duke of St. Hilde would not reward Colin casually.
What really makes this sword famous depends on who held it and what great things it did.
According to records, this sword was originally the sword of the Duke of San Theon.
One of the most amazing things this Duke of Saint Sean did in his life was to kill an emperor of the Glorious Empire with his own hands!
And the weapon he used at that time was exactly this [Blade of Judgment]!
This incident had a huge impact at the time, almost causing the Glorious Empire to fall apart.
After killing the emperor, the "Kingslayer" Duke Santheon immediately became the target of public criticism and was cast aside by all human beings.
The entire human empire was panic-stricken, and the lords raised their troops one after another, preparing to crusade against the "King Slayer".
But what happened immediately turned this "King Slayer" into a "Judger".
Not long after the regicide incident, the Pope of the Radiance Church actually declared Duke Santheon innocent in public, and announced an oracle—
"Those who have darkness in their hearts will be judged!"
In connection with the situation at the time, this oracle clearly said that the emperor had darkness in his heart, but the Duke of Saint Theon was judging him!
This oracle saved the Duke of San Theion.
Even the Lord of Radiance issued an oracle, so naturally no one would dare to continue to condemn Duke San Theon.
All infamy immediately went to the slain emperor.
Because the oracle contains the words "those who have darkness in their hearts", the poor emperor is called "the black emperor".
The public opinion was reversed in an instant, and the "Dark Emperor" immediately became the most stupid and evil monarch in the history of the empire, while the "Judger" Duke Santheon became the hero of the empire.
Therefore, the knight sword he used to kill the "Dark Emperor" was also called [Blade of Judgment].
After reading this period of history, Ke Lin had more doubts in his heart.
Why did Marquis Garcia let him know about these things
Was he hinting at something to Colin
The former Duke of San Theon used this sword to kill his own monarch. Could it be that the Marquis of Garcia also wanted Colin to use it to kill his lord, the Duke of St. Hilde
Wouldn't it be so straightforward...
It suddenly occurred to Colin that when Marquis Garcia reminded him to learn about the history of this sword, he was discussing loyalty with him.
Therefore, the message that Marquis Garcia wants to convey should also be related to loyalty.
What is loyalty
Is Duke Santheon's regicide counted as loyalty
If this was a betrayal, why would he be pardoned by the Lord of Radiance
Colin thought for a while, and suddenly asked Quincy beside him:
"About the detailed records of the Black Emperor's life, you can find and show me."
"The Black Emperor?" Quincy thought for a while, then shook his head and said, "Sorry, Lord Viscount, there is no record of the emperor's life here."
"No?" Colin raised his head in surprise.
The doubts in my heart suddenly deepened.
How could it not
(end of this chapter)