The Black Knight Order was somewhat different from what Qing Chen had imagined.
He had originally thought that the four major ducal powers subdued by the Roosevelt Family obeyed the kingdom completely. If the royal family told them to go east, they would not dare head west.
But the Black Knight Order of Silver City seemed a little different. The royal family ordered them to join the war, and they said they had gotten lost?
And getting lost meant there was no problem?
Qing Chen silently observed Marquis Borton. The key was that Borton did not seem to think there was anything wrong with it!
That Black Knight smiled as he welcomed everyone aboard. Borton whispered from the side, "It's normal for people at your level not to know. Silver City's status is relatively special..."
"What do you mean?" Qing Chen asked doubtfully. "Are they that powerful? Even the royal family can't touch them?"
"Not exactly," Borton thought for a moment before explaining. "In the entire kingdom, only Silver City's eleven marquises are hereditary."
Qing Chen was puzzled. "Hereditary? I've read some rumors about Silver City. The heirs of each generation don't seem to be related by blood to the previous generation. It isn't passed from father to son."
Borton explained, "It's normal that you don't know about this. The royal family forbids it from being spread outside: the Black Knight Order has its own method for selecting successors. Once a marquis dies, a new Black Knight takes his place. These people don't need military merit. The Duke of Silver merely needs to appoint them, and the royal family will help them complete the formalities."
Both Qing Chen and He Jinqiu were stunned.
A duke could appoint and dismiss marquises on his own? Wasn't that the king's authority?
Borton continued,