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Chapter 690 - 369: The Ancient Sea God Faith_3

Chapter 690: Chapter 369: The Ancient Sea God Faith_3

But now, the nobles had no interest in the banquet’s food or beautiful women.

Because just now, Ivita, dressed in incredibly plain attire, walked into this banquet alone. If he wore this outfit on the battlefield, no one would have said anything, but at this grandeur ball, it was considered rather disrespectful.

However, at present, none of the nobles at the ball felt that Ivita had offended them.

For no other reason than that Ivita was about to become their Lord.

Moreover, he had forcibly conquered them by force, demolished their castles which they relied on for independence using his military, and destroyed their negotiating power with decisive measures. Now, these nobles heartily awaiting their fate are like prisoners, dressed in seemingly glamorous attire, but in reality, they were awaiting Ivita’s judgement towards them.

The rebellious nobles had lost any qualifications they may have had to negotiate with Ivita.

Ivita sat in the main seat, which appeared to be a throne. Yet, upon careful examination, it was found that it didn’t exceed the limits of propriety. It was nothing but an overly ornate chair with an exceptionally long back.

Guman Oting swept his eyes over the silent, even fearful, crowd, triumphantly.

Compared to these nobles, Guman Oting, who preemptively aligned his alliances, certainly had the qualifications and confidence to make a statement.

Guman Oting said to Ivita, "Earl, I heard that the Pope has granted you the power to conquer any part of Cross Island. Now, Yisen Hanjian is your territory, recognized by both the Empire and the Church."

"Earl, why do you think there are some people who think they are smart enough to dare to defy your rule?"

The nobles below all showed shocked expressions.

They did not expect that Ivita had received such favor from the Church and the Empire.

Had they known this earlier, many of them never would have mounted a rebellion.

Ivita took a sip of tea and didn’t speak immediately. After a while, he said to Guman Oting, "Perhaps there are too many fools in the world stirring up trouble. All nobles who participated in the previous rebellion, small nobles will have all their territories and assets confiscated, large nobles will have two-thirds of their territories and assets reduced."

Suddenly, no one spoke in the banquet hall, silence fell, like a deathly hush.

Even Guman Oting didn’t expect Ivita to be so decisive and ruthless.

Seeing that no one spoke, the Iron Mountain Knight immediately shouted, "Does anyone have an objection?"

Immediately, the nobles below could only say with forced smiles that they had no objections.

Who could blame them? Their rebellion had been crushed, and Ivita hadn’t even executed them.

Wilson said to everyone, "This is your chance to redeem your sins with property and territory, to buy back your lives. Who else could be as merciful as the Lord here, to spare the lives of traitors?"

Guman Oting and the many nobles quickly echoed his words. Regardless of anything else, the fact that they could keep their lives was what mattered the most.

Ivita told everyone, "Next, the territories of the Earldom will be awarded based on military merits."

"I will announce the specific rules later."

Hope was lit again amongst the nobles in the hall. What was a noble without any territories.

Ivita was pleased to see that the nobles in the hall were spurred on. This was why he didn’t execute them. These nobles controlled a substantial amount of military power. If he could utilize them well, he could easily organize an army.

But if he killed them, it would be too wasteful.

And it would also make his Earldom lose its elite noble class instantly, which could actually be detrimental, giving external enemies an opportunity to exploit.