"This is raising a tiger only to court disaster!" Count Drowo shouted at the nobles around him. "Think about it, everyone—how can we tolerate such heretical ideas?"
"Today we lose the lands beyond the frontier; tomorrow, we lose this place."
Every great noble had their own calculations.
Sokla Fortress was directly administered by the Grand Duke. Located between the other two fortresses and convenient for providing support, it did not take in refugees from beyond the frontier; it was a strategic military stronghold outright.
Though the lands beyond the frontier had been brought under control, only two of the three fortresses originally used by the Demi-human Kingdom to defend against orcs had been occupied, due to historical complications. This put the Principality of Olexian in an awkward position. Orcs often slipped across the border, so they could only grant the frontier lands out as fiefs while keeping the fine pastures and minerals as directly held territory.
Even if the frontier lands were lost, it would not affect Count Scholburg much. Besides, he had neither opposed Lynn like Count Angris nor cursed Lynn like Count Drowo.
Emancipating slaves meant little to Count Scholburg. At worst, he could simply surrender. What the hell did a fight within your Ducal Family have to do with him?
Though Lynn had been cast out of the family and stripped of his surname, his bloodline remained unchanged.
To the nobles, this was ultimately just someone else's internal strife.
More importantly, a river ran through the territory of Duke Scholburg, allowing silk to be sold directly to the Kingdom of Ivrea, the Kingdom of Dithmarschen, and the Kingdom of Rienek.
More importantly, they belonged to the faction offering secret support.
They supported building railways and accelerating trade exchanges.
As for Lynn abolishing slavery and redistributing land?
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