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Chapter 1173 - 1173 187 Scapegoat from Heaven_3

1173: Chapter 187: Scapegoat from Heaven_3 1173: Chapter 187: Scapegoat from Heaven_3 Hudson is not the King or the Crown Prince, and being the leader of so many Nobles can easily make him the target of public criticism.

“Yes, Duke!”

After speaking, Tom immediately went to give orders.

The Near East Region is not small, and although half a month seems like plenty of time, notifying all the Prefectural Governors to come over is no easy task.

The main issue is that the Communication Magic Arrays in various places are not fully set up.

Otherwise, orders could be directly issued and immediately reach the hands of all Prefectural Governors.

The high cost of communication is something for the Minister of Finance to consider, not something that the frontline military officer should worry about.

War requires efficiency.

The faster the communication, the more time there is for rear preparations.

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All the major powers are busy with their own affairs; none have noticed the sudden increase in the number of “geniuses” under their rule.

In particular, the number of adept hands in small and intermediate Nobility exploded overnight.

Under normal circumstances, limited by the transmission of knowledge, it is considered exceptional for a lesser Noble to breakthrough to Great Knight.

If one could explore on their own and break through to Silver Knight, and then continue upwards, they would truly be “favored by heaven”.

In some countries with severely rigid social classes, it is incredibly difficult for lesser Nobles to access the Cultivation Methods needed to become a Great Knight.

As for the costly Magicians, it is not suitable for lesser Nobles to engage in.

Forcing their way in would only contribute as “Workers.”

Only those with exceptional talent and extraordinary luck who catch the eye of the old relics at the academy, receiving focused training, can break through the class restrictions and become a strongman in their own right.

This situation, where identity determines future, gradually began to change.

More and more lesser Nobles had breakthroughs in their cultivation.

Initially, the Major Nobles didn’t care.

There are always a few lucky ones in every era, especially now when Sanctuary Powerhouses are continually emerging, clearly indicating the onset of another golden age.

However, gradually everyone realized something was amiss; the rapid increase in the cultivation level of lesser Nobles under their rule in recent years was unusually fast.

If it were just one or two families, it could be understood.

But when many families exhibit this situation, there is clearly a problem.

“Steward, are you sure the statistics are accurate, that there has been such an increase in strongmen in the Southeastern Province?”

Governor Piers asked gravely.

Under normal circumstances, the overall strength of lesser Nobles should be stable.

Five years ago, the strongmen above Silver Knights in the Southeastern Province were predominantly concentrated within the Dalton Family and other intermediate Aristocratic families.

Strong individuals originating from lesser Noble families were few and far between.

Generally, becoming a Great Knight could garner quite the reputation in a region.

Now, the situation is starkly different; compared to five years ago, the number of Silver Knights in the Southeastern Province has increased by 30%, and the number of Great Knights has doubled.

The new strongmen, aside from some originating from the Koslow Family, the majority are dispersed among the lesser Nobles.

Clearly, this is not an increase in strength brought by a golden age.

Normally, if there is to be an improvement, it should be universal, it doesn’t make sense to have preferential treatment.

“Master, for such a matter of life and death, how could I not verify the truth!

I have created files for every individual on the list.

All data is reliable, and I have personally spot-checked and verified it.

Especially those who joined the Expedition Army Corps and followed Marshal Hudson into the Moxi Duchy, nearly everyone has improved.

Various signs indicate that they must have obtained a more complete Cultivation Method in the Moxi Duchy, which is responsible for their current increase in strength.

It’s very likely that these individuals have covertly spread the Cultivation Methods after obtaining them,” explained the resigned steward.

An increase in the number of strongmen means an enhancement in the Kingdom’s power, which seems beneficial, but for the vested interest groups, it’s a disaster.

The Alpha Kingdom needs to become stronger, but not in a way that disrupts the balance.

Cultivation requires resources, and the stronger the power, the greater the demand for resources.

An increase in the number of strongmen also means intensifying competition.

In the beginning, the Dalton Family did not notice because the Koslow Family was attracting attention.

In the past few years, the strength of the Koslow Family members has surged dramatically.

The top strongman still remains the sole survivor of Hudson, but through the accumulation of resources, the number of Knights continue to emerge one after another.

Regardless of how distant the blood relation, as long as one has the qualifications to cultivate and is willing to work for Master Hudson, they can become a Knight.

If one Life Essence is not enough, one can always get another.

After all, they will be working off their debt in the future, and Master Hudson does not mind lending out a bit more.

Ordinary people receive this treatment as well, and naturally, the various branch Knights have also shared in the Clan’s developmental benefits.

Not only is there systematic cultivation knowledge, but various resources assisting cultivation are also freely exchangeable.

Thinking about the reputation Ha’s Magic Potion has made across the Continent, one can see how quickly the Koslow Family’s strength has increased.

Like other Major Nobles, even the Great Knights in the Koslow Family are just ordinary people, having absolutely no connection to the powerhouses.

Even the Silver Knights, three have appeared.

Further upward, naturally, there is nothing; after all, the time is too short, and the foundation cannot be accumulated overnight.

Under such circumstances, the Dalton Family’s attention has always been focused on the Koslow Family.

Watching the other party form a Knight Corps simply by leveraging their family’s offspring, even Governor Piers lost his temper.

If Hudson hadn’t suddenly jumped out from the Southeastern Province to develop in the Near East Region, he wouldn’t have known what the Dalton Family should do.

He thought the trouble was gone and he could have a few peaceful days, but unexpectedly a new problem emerged.

“Damn Hudson, even though he was once a renowned general, how could he let cultivation knowledge be spread!

Very few of the minor nobles have any success.

Many fools, just need a few drinks, and they will spill everything.

Once a family gets the inheritance, it’s like his relatives and friends have all received the inheritance.

Passed down, the consequences are unimaginable!

Now he’s gone to the Near East, carefree, but left a mess for me to clean up…”

Governor Piers immediately cursed.

Clearly, he blamed this account on Hudson’s head.

Normally, cultivation knowledge is the secret of major forces.

The only situation where it would leak is during a period of war!

Devastated Major Nobles unable to safeguard their inheritance allow this hidden knowledge to spread, which has happened countless times in history.

Only that everyone’s inherited knowledge includes pitfalls, and minor nobles who get their hands on this can only use it for reference, essentially powerless to decipher it.

Only Hudson is an exception; with his status and position at that time, he could have secretly traded with the declining Major Nobles to obtain the knowledge of inheritance.

For the Moxi People to present him with a complete cultivation inheritance as a sign of sincerity wouldn’t be strange.

In Governor Piers’ view, the source of the leak lies with Hudson.

Even if it wasn’t done by him personally, it came from the mouths of members of the Koslow Family.

The more people involved, the more issues arise.

With so many members in the Koslow Family, there are inevitably a few who aren’t tight-lipped.

If the family hadn’t taken precautions in advance, leaking secrets would be inevitable.

Coincidently, the Koslow Family has many relatives and friends; their family alone could manage the output to the Southeastern Province and even have the capacity to spread it across the entire Kingdom.

Thinking of this, Governor Piers’ scalp tingles.

Now that so many people are involved, how is he going to manage this!

And this is one of the Governor’s responsibilities, unable to shirk the responsibility, nor daring to do so.

If the situation continues to deteriorate, the Dalton Family’s ruling position in the Southeastern Province will inevitably collapse in the near future.

Murder to silence others?

Just thinking about it is enough; with most of the nobility in the province involved, if a fight ensues, who kills who remains uncertain.

“My lord, perhaps send an inquiry to Marshal Hudson.

With such a big incident, we owe everyone an explanation.

If that really doesn’t work, we must send these unstable elements away, we cannot allow the situation to keep worsening.

Just right, the situation in the Near East is getting tense day by day, and it won’t be long before the Kingdom sends reinforcements.

We might as well join forces with Hudson to push these guys to serve in the Near East.”

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