Global Lord: My Undead Can Undergo Fission
Chapter 160 This is what you call a win-win

Chapter 160: Chapter 160 This is what you call a win-win

"Such a pity, I had hoped to earn some military achievements, but now everything is gone. Those damned traitors, I will never let them get away with this," Erminuo thought of the fleeing people with a face full of hatred.

Jia Siwei was very pleased inside. The people he had hired had all run away, and yet this guy was still reveling in schadenfreude.

Now he understands, doesn’t he? Those people were utterly unreliable. Ridiculous, he thought that just by being nobility he could control them.

When truly facing life and death, if killing a noble could save their own lives, Jia Siwei was sure those guys would do it without hesitation. Afterward, at most, they would be wanted, and that was it.

"We can’t just let this go, or we will have no achievements at all."

Jia Siwei said righteously, "If we could find a marketplace, that would be great. I can make contact with people and even purchase a bulk amount of Puppets." This was the plan Jia Siwei had previously discussed with Fang Jie.

Thus, although there was no marketplace available to make contact with, Jia Siwei still shouted it out.

"What? You said you can get Puppets? That’s fantastic. If you can get Puppets, it would absolutely count as a great contribution."

"Is that so? But we need a marketplace, too," Jia Siwei said in a lower voice.

"Don’t worry, leave the marketplace to me. You can set any price on your end, but it can’t be too high."

Though he spoke bravely, Erminuo also knew his own situation. If the price was too high, he certainly didn’t have enough chips on hand. If the military forces were insufficient, the result was predictable.

"Don’t worry about the material and price; as long as we keep winning, we will obtain an endless supply of resources."

Suddenly, a voice came from outside. The tent flap was lifted, and in came Duojia.

Duojia felt relieved at that moment, glad that he had felt obliged to come over and give thanks. Instead, he overheard such a splendid plan. If he had missed it, wouldn’t he have lost the advantage?

"Thanks to both of you. I assure you, with enough resources, we can exchange for enough Puppets. Even if the price is right, I could buy Iron Puppets."

Iron Puppets? Hearing this made both of their eyes light up; that represented Gold Level combat power, after all.

With that level of combat power, even their family clans wouldn’t dare to take them lightly. If they had a squad of Iron Puppets when they returned to their clans, they would surely receive ample recognition.

Among the nobles on the frontier, very few in their families could boast Gold Level powerhouses.

Normally speaking, Gold Level combat power was the ultimate limit.

"Are you serious? If that’s true, your future will be boundless."

Duojia also said, "Your contribution this time is significant. But due to the overall defeat, they wanted to hold someone accountable. If you can guarantee to purchase Puppets, I might help you turn your achievements into something tangible."

"I can help too." Realizing later, Erminuo quickly said.

Jia Siwei also breathed a sigh of relief. He had been guiding all along, but Erminuo was like a fool, not even considering this. If not for the sake of noble status, why would he exert so much effort?

To benefit you for nothing, am I an idiot or what?

Duojia was clever, even though he wasn’t local, he knew what he wanted. In fact, this wasn’t just what Jia Siwei wanted; any big merchant would aspire to gain noble status.

"Then I’ll trouble both of you. From now on, just handle the money for buying Puppets. I’ll take care of the purchasing."

What he meant was the two could set any price and keep any profit for themselves. To repay kindness with kindness—this was mutually beneficial cooperation. As for others, their loss had nothing to do with him.

"By the way, I heard some have been slandering me; I won’t do business with them."

These were people Jia Siwei didn’t want to help out. If they rose up, with their brains, who knows, they might cause trouble for him. As for collaborating with them, that was out of the question.

Those whose brains had gone bad wouldn’t consider many things at all.

"Don’t worry, I got it." The two understood Jia Siwei wanted to use this chance for a bit of revenge. That was fine with them; Duojia even eagerly wanted Jia Siwei to act on it.

This way, Jia Siwei could offend some people, and they could take the opportunity to win over others.

Otherwise, to have the initiative controlled by a merchant was not desirable. A merchant is a merchant; even if they acquired noble status, they remained a merchant. It would likely be several generations before they were truly accepted into noble circles.

With the efforts of these two, actions from above came very quickly.

Indeed, Jia Siwei had saved many Noble Young Masters. Initially, they looked down on Jia Siwei, for it was only right for commoners to save nobility. But now, with an opportunity for their descendants to earn honor, it was different.

Even among nobility, not all descendants can hold noble titles; this was a great opportunity.

Thus, in less than two days, Jia Siwei’s ennoblement came.

"Lord? I didn’t expect it to be so low. It’s indeed very difficult for someone from the commoner class to enter the ranks of nobility," Jia Siwei sighed, realizing gaining noble status was much harder than he imagined.

The lowest rank was Knight, and he had five subordinates who had been knighted. But in many people’s eyes, Knights weren’t really considered nobles.

And the rank of Lord wasn’t hereditary. Many nobles without heirs to succeed their titles would receive a Lordship upon reaching adulthood. Their descendants would then be ordinary Knights, descending with each generation.

Only hereditary nobles could guarantee their titles would not degrade, at least not under usual circumstances.

However, becoming a Lord was, after all, cracking open the door to nobility. What would follow depended on his performance. So many people owed him favors, speaking for him, elevating his status would be much easier.

"Really, such a small reward for our significant efforts. According to the nobility law, our achievements should at least have granted us a third-class Baron."

"Quiet down. We were originally commoners. If it weren’t for the ongoing collaboration I have with them, giving them an opportunity, do you think they would grant us such status?" Jia Siwei spoke sternly.

He had already understood; without the potential for continued collaboration, no matter how great his achievements, at most, he would be fobbed off with a Knight’s position. Then, some Material reward would offset his achievements.

The Empire couldn’t allow the poor to advance too easily, they needed to control the number of nobles.