Chapter 111 Game of Power, Drawings from Hell

Chapter 111 Game of Power, Drawings from Hell

Inside Greco Villa.

Hastur tasted the fine wine from Grek's collection while listening to him talk about how to promote his title in the current environment.

Among the people he knew, Greg was the most proficient in this kind of thing, so when he decided to digest the potion through the process of being promoted to a peerage, he naturally listed Greg as his first choice.

After sending a thank you note and waiting for a day, Greg had free time.

"The fastest way to advance to your title is to donate enough gold pounds. This is the current mainstream trend in promoting your title, but I don't think you will choose this method."

Grek said, giving Hastur a thoughtful look.

Hasta coughed lightly and said, "Grek, my current financial situation is much better than before."

"Oh, so you chose to be promoted to a peerage by donating gold pounds?"

"No, I choose another way."

Hastur directly vetoed this path.

Greco was not surprised and said with a smile: "In addition to this promotion method, there are three other ways."

"The first is to gain enough credit. For example, when you solved the workhouse incident, you can accumulate a certain amount of credit."

"Of course, the fastest way to accumulate merit is to go to the battlefield to fight and make meritorious deeds. Many earls and dukes have been promoted because of their major meritorious service."

"But this method is too dangerous. You are still young and have no experience on the battlefield. In addition, there have been no large-scale wars recently. It is better to stay in Backlund and wait for other opportunities."

Grek drank a glass of wine and gave Hastur some time to think before continuing: "The second way is to become a vassal of a great noble."

"This is the fastest and easiest way for you to be promoted at present. As long as you can convince my father, you will have the opportunity to become an earl. This is the greatest limit of power in his hands."

"Becoming a vassal of the Negan family means that you will lose a certain amount of freedom, and in the future your family will advance and retreat together with the Negan family and maintain consistent interests."

Greco said in a gentle tone: "From my personal perspective, I very much hope that you will choose this promotion path."

"Grek, you know me."

Hastur smiled and rejected the proposal. He wanted to strengthen the Campbell family, but he did not want the Campbell family to become a vassal of the Negan family.

Moreover, becoming a vassal of the Negan family is the only way to be promoted to earl, which is not in line with his pursuit of the future.

By then, unless he is willing to bear the crime of betraying the Negan family, there will be basically no other opportunities for promotion.

Of course, there is an extreme way.

That is to put the Negan family on the throne, establish a new kingdom, and in the new kingdom, become a prince or grand duke with their own contribution.

Then he will overthrow the royal rule of the Negan family and achieve his own path as the Black Emperor.

Unless he has no choice, he would prefer to directly overthrow the current royal family.

After all, when he reaches Sequence 2, he will inevitably become their enemy.

"Hasta, I recognize your pride."

Grek smiled and proposed the last way: Hastur obtained the recognition of the powerful people with real power in the Loen Kingdom, including the royal family represented by the king.

After all, whether you want to be promoted to a noble title or not, all you need is the nod of the person above you. As for how much credit you have made and how much contribution you have made, these are all reasons that can be made up for later.

Many people tend to fall into a misunderstanding, which is to reverse the order.

It’s not that you make merit first and then get promoted, it’s that the small group of people at the top recognize you first and then look at your merit.

If your merits are sufficient, then you will be promoted directly and openly, and no one can find fault.

If the credit is not enough, then work a little bit to add a few more credits to your resume. It doesn't even need to be to this extent. Anyway, it will only attract a few insignificant criticisms.

Hastur also agreed with Greco's words, but when he heard others say it, he still felt a little sad.

He did not forget his innocent character, and asked in surprise: "Can the game of power still be played like this?"

Grek was silent for a while, then said with a smile on his face: "Hasta, it is precisely because this is a power game that we can play it like this."

…

After leaving Greco Villa, Hastur sat on the carriage with an extra piece of information in his hand.

It was a gift given to him by Grek. It contained basic information about several powerful nobles in the Loen Kingdom, and even recorded their likes and dislikes.

This was a very heavy gift, and even Greco specifically told him to remember to destroy this information after reading it.

He finally chose the last promotion path, which was also the one that best met his needs.

But when it came time to start implementing it, he was still a little hesitant.

Once the power game begins, it must be followed to the end, and there is no room for turning back halfway.

At the moment, he only needs bribes, but in the future, there will be two sequences, Corrupted Baron and Corrupted Earl, waiting for him.

"In this aspect, my awareness is far inferior to Russell's."

Hastur sighed, closed his eyes and was silent for a while. When he opened his eyes again, there was no hesitation in his heart.

There is a saying that goes well: Those who keep moving forward may not necessarily die, and those who keep hiding behind may not necessarily die, but those who hesitate halfway will definitely die.

Now that you have chosen to move forward, you can no longer hesitate.

After returning home, Hasta asked the chef to prepare a midnight snack and asked the maid to send it to the study.

Study.

Hasta sat at the desk and began to read the information of the dignitaries given by Greg. After memorizing everything, he burned it with candlelight.

Taking out a pen and paper, he wrote down three names on a blank paper.

Prime Minister, Earl Hall, and Duke Georgina Augustus.

According to Greg, as long as he can build a good relationship with these three dignitaries, it will not be difficult to be promoted to viscount, let alone earl.

Among them, the Prime Minister represents the Negan family, Earl Hall is Audrey's father, a powerful nobleman with both power and wealth, and has been deeply trusted by the king recently.

The last one, Georgina Augustus, is an important member of the royal family and the only woman among the three nobles.

Hasta reasonably suspected that Greg deliberately mentioned Georgina Augustus and wanted to have fun with it.

After thinking about it, Hasta put Georgina Augustus at the end, and the person in front was the Prime Minister.

Prime Minister Agushid Negan is the younger brother of Duke Negan and Greg's uncle.

With his relationship with Greg, Greg can help introduce him. He is the most accessible dignitary.

Because of Greg's relationship, as long as you find out what the Prime Minister likes and dislikes, it should not be difficult to successfully bribe him.

Earl Hall is a bit difficult to deal with.

He does have a good relationship with Audrey, but this is not a plus point. On the contrary, it may trigger Earl Hall's hostility.

A handsome baron who has not yet married, deliberately trying to please Earl Hall, and is very close to Audrey...

No matter who it is, it is inevitable to have a lot of imagination.

As for the last one, let's build a good relationship with the first two first.

After enjoying the midnight snack in the evening, Hastur took a bath, lay on the bed and fell asleep, and came to the Hall of Stars.

He was ready to spy on the fate between himself, the Prime Minister and Earl Hall.

See if he can get any corresponding inspiration from it.

With his eyes closed, the world in front of him was dark.

Only one future picture appeared, with Prime Minister Agusid Negan standing on a high position, and he stood below. Between the two was a box full of treasures.

"Isn't this a revelation to me that I can only have a good relationship with the Prime Minister by giving him a large sum of money?"

Hasta frowned, this is not a good revelation.

Although I just took a rough look, the treasure in the box must be at least tens of thousands of pounds!

I don't want to give such a large sum of money to the Prime Minister.

I'd better try other methods first, and if it doesn't work, I'll talk about it later.

After a short rest, he closed his eyes again, ready to take a peek at his fate with Earl Hall.

There is also only one future picture, which also represents an ominous revelation.

Under the shining of the crimson moon, in a beautiful and exquisite garden, flowers bloomed in the wind, and on the cobblestone path, he and Audrey talked happily and almost walked side by side.

This was originally a very beautiful picture, but behind the two of them, stood Earl Hall with a sullen face.

What kind of hell map is this!

Hasta opened his eyes in shock. If this scene really happened, it would be too kind of Earl Hall not to chase him with a knife.

In the hazy moonlight, a man and a woman, a small path full of flowers, walking side by side...

The relationship between the two is not ordinary!

Earl Hall saw this scene, it would be a miracle if he could befriend me!

"Absolutely can't let this scene happen!"

Hasta was alert in his heart. Before Earl Hall helped him to be promoted to the title, such a thing must not happen!

If a baron like himself was targeted by a powerful noble like Earl Hall, it would be too difficult to be promoted to the title.

Even with the help of Greg, it would be difficult.

"It's worthy of being the role of a briber. Give me two sticks before it starts."

Hasta sighed, not wanting to think about these troubles for the time being, and cast his eyes on the stars of the high-dimensional overlooker.

He was still hiding in the light cocoon, and the light cocoon seemed to have a breath of life than before.

It seemed that something was brewing.