"You're done, Luther, you're done. Even if you have a gold mine at home, you won't be able to hold on."
City Hall, inside the mayor's office.
Luther Pompeii, the governor of the White Eagle Territory, and Mr. Lelouch, the consul of the White Eagle Territory and the mayor of Pompeii, are enjoying afternoon tea together.
Afternoon tea was provided with black tea and biscuits, and Luther ordered a steak at will.
As a meat eater, Luther also eats meat for afternoon tea.
The mayor seemed a little agitated. He did not drink tea or eat biscuits and was walking back and forth in the office.
"Mr. Mayor, please don't look like this, I'm a little dizzy." Luther said while eating steak and puffing up his cheeks.
"Luther, do you know how many adults there are in the White Eagle Territory now?" Mr. Lelouch slapped the table with both hands and asked, lying in front of Luther's eyes and looking down at him.
"Uh, I don't know about this. But it should be about two million." Luther swallowed the meat and pinched his chin and asked.
He is a lord and a captain. He only grasps the general direction and has no interest in knowing the actual adult population in the territory.
"A population of more than 2.15 million." Mr. Lelouch understood very well and continued to look at Luther eagerly.
"My guess is pretty accurate." Luther was a little surprised. He made a scissors gesture to Mr. Lelouch and continued eating steak.
"You prodigal son." Lelouch angrily took away Luther's fork, and then continued walking: "With an adult population of 2.15 million, do you know how many children this means? A noble family has at least
There will be two children, and farmers are more likely to have them. In other words, there will definitely be one million children, and maybe two million. I did some research and found that 80% of the children are interested in enrolling in school, and 60% of the 80%
Adult children are more interested in knight schools. If we count less, there are at least 500,000 children who intend to enter knight schools and become Mr. Knights. Congratulations, great Mr. Knight of Pompeii, you will have at least 500,000 children in the future.
Ten Thousand Knights.”
"Isn't this a good thing? Maybe in the future we will enter the era of universal knights." Luther's eyes lit up a little. With half a million knights, I can sweep across the kingdom.
Lelouch had nothing to say. He touched his forehead and said: "Then do you know how much it will cost to train half a million knights? Teacher, catering. If you don't have a Mine Luther at home, you will sooner or later
Become a pauper."
"I have a planet at home." Luther replied in his heart, but his face became serious and he patted Lelouch on the shoulder and said: "Don't worry, Lelouch. When Pompeii is strong enough, I will
Let me tell you a big secret. But before that, let me remind you that I can support the education expenses of half a million quasi-knight children."
Lelouch was stunned for a moment, then looked at Luther eagerly and asked, "What secret do you have?"
"You know Lelouch, you are an ordinary person. Even if you take magic potion and become a knight, you are still a low-class knight. It is easy for wizards to glean information, so I can't tell you."
Luther shrugged and continued eating his steak.
Lelouch wished he could beat Luther for such a vicious mouth.
But I finally felt relieved.
He is really scared these days. Damn it, so many civilians have to receive knight education. If it succeeds, it may really enter the era of universal knights in the future.
Not to mention the huge funds required.
Lelouch looked in the mirror in the morning and saw that there were more wrinkles on his forehead.
The heavy pressure almost made him kneel down.
At this moment, an official came in from the outside and reported: "Your Majesty the Governor, Mr. Mayor, there is a man who claims to be the Marquis Stanford asking to see you."
"Marquis Stanford?" Luther and Lelouch looked at each other, and both saw the word doubt in each other's eyes.
Anyway, there is no Marquis Stanford in the whole of Orange, so is the other party a noble of the king's court, or a noble of another country?
All in all, he has nothing to do with us.
But since the other party came to ask for an audience, he had to meet him. So Luther asked someone to come in and clear away the tableware and food for the afternoon tea, and then asked the official to welcome the other party in.
When they heard the footsteps, Luther and Lelouch stood up and came to the door to greet each other. They shook hands.
"Hello Mr. Marquis Stanford, I am White Eagle Governor Luther Pompeii, and this is Mr. Lelouch, the consul and mayor of Pompeii."
Luther introduced himself, and then also introduced Lelouch.
"Hello, Mr. Governor, Mr. Consul. I am William Stanford." Marquis Stanford also said.
After a brief exchange of greetings, both parties sat down. Although this was Lelouch's office, Luther sat in the main seat.
Luther took a moment to look at this strange Mr. Marquis. He looked very elegant, both in his manners and in his dress.
This kind of temperament is a disease that is deeply rooted in the bones of nobles. It is a disease of nobles.
The other party should be a noble, but I have never heard of Marquis Stanford, so I am doubtful. Luther also asked straightforwardly: "Please don't mind, Mr. Stanford. I am ignorant and don't know where you are from, Mr. Stanford."
The king’s court nobles, or the nobles of other countries?”
"I am neither a nobleman of the King of Prussia's court nor a nobleman of other countries. I am an immortal and a vampire." Mr. Marquis Stanford said these somewhat shocking words with a smile.
"Bloodlines!!!"
Luther and Lelouch looked at each other.
Luther looked at Mr. Marquis Stanford more seriously, not that he was worried or scared. After all, there was an Eagle King in the sky protecting him.
I looked at him carefully because Mr. Marquis Stanford was a strong man.
The Vampires claim to be real nobles. They have long lives, are very elegant in their manners, and are good at various arts. Every Vampire is also a very, very erudite scholar.
All in all, most of them are peace lovers.
The reason why it is like this is because some of the desires of the vampires have been suppressed to an extremely low level, such as having sex or fighting.
Vampires have long lives. Because they have little interest in having sex, their fertility rate is very low. Most of them have no interest in having a first love and developing human descendants.
Therefore, the number of races has remained at an extremely low level.
Each vampire has a title, namely king, duke, marquis, uncle, son, and son.
But unlike human titles, their hierarchy is very strict. A duke must be stronger than a marquis, and a marquis must be stronger than an earl.
And their marquis's combat power is even stronger than that of the human knights.
Of course, vampires don't like fighting very much, so unless it threatens their lives or is called by their king, they are generally harmless to humans and animals.
It doesn't matter whether you are strong or not.
Withdrawing his gaze, Luther asked directly: "Why did you arrive in my territory and visit me?"