Rougenfort Kingdom’s Noble System

Blanc formed the council with his most trusted and distinguished subordinates as his councilors. Although the final decision will always fall on his hands, hearing the opinions of his subordinates when it comes to important matters is still very important.

He didn't know if there would be a time when he would lose himself so, he decided to create a law where the king could be impeached as long as 80 percent of the entire council agreed.

This law protects his subordinates and the entire kingdom from him if he loses his rationality and becomes drunk in power.

Before they ended the meeting, Blanc decided to announce the system that he had created to compute the contributions of the people of his kingdom.

This contribution tally system has point thresholds that correspond to noble ranks. For example, if a citizen managed to accumulate one hundred points, then he would become a baron of the Rougenfort Kingdom.

Blanc stood up and walked towards the huge whiteboard on the front side of the meeting room while holding a marker that he would use to explain the Rougenfort Kingdom's Noble System to the council.

The council was a bit confused by Blanc's action but they still observed the actions of their first king closely since they knew that he had something important to say.

Blanc started scribbling the point-to-noble rank conversion on the whiteboard using the marker.

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Rougenfort Kingdom's Noble System

100 contribution points = Baron / Baroness

200 contribution points = Viscount / Viscountess

300 contribution points = Earl / Countess

400 contribution points = Marquess / Marchioness

500 contribution points = Duke / Duchess

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After seeing what Blanc wrote, the council members immediately understood what Blanc was about to explain. They listened excitedly because as commoners, they'd long dreamt of becoming nobles and right now, in the Rougenfort Kingdom, they had the chance to.

"I believe everyone understands what this is all about. To put it simply, an ordinary citizen would be able to become a noble after reaching a hundred contribution points, and for every other hundred, a noble's rank would increase."

A commotion happened as the council members talked to each other about whether this noble system was a good idea to implement.

After a few moments of discussion, most of them agreed that this is a good system to implement, however, the council members do have some questions.

Blanc smiled as he watched his council members actively talk about his plans. In his opinion, this is a good sign because as council members, they shouldn't just agree on everything that he says.

Finally, after a few more moments, the first person to raise her hand was Adelaine.

"Big Br- City Lord Blanc, I'm just curious, how would the kingdom decide how many points a specific contribution is worth?"

Blanc looked at Adelaine appreciatively. He knew that this little sister (in-law) of his was brilliant and her straight-to-the-point questions would help clarify things for the council members who were a bit slow.

"A good question, Chairwoman Adelaine. The points for each specific contribution would be decided by me, the king."

"However, to prevent unfair treatment, once I award someone with points for a specific contribution, the points I awarded to that person would be logged by the kingdom's Rewards Department."

"For example, if General Helena manages to slay an enemy general with the rank of tier 1 Swordmaster, she would be rewarded with five contribution points, and that unique specific contribution would be logged as an entry in the journal of the kingdom's rewards department."

"Now, let's say an ordinary citizen manages to slay a tier 1 Swordmaster due to luck, he/she would be awarded five contribution points because the specific contribution of "slaying a tier 1 Swordmaster" has already been logged by the kingdom's Rewards Department."

"This means that although I would be the one to decide how many points would be rewarded each time someone accomplishes a unique achievement, the kingdom's rewards department would slowly be independent as they log more and more "achievements to points" entries on their journal.

After explaining the reward system, Blanc scanned his eyes over everyone.

"Did I explain that clearly enough for everyone?"

Since no one raised their hands for a follow-up question, Blanc assumed that he explained it clearly.

"Are there any more questions?"

Unexpectedly, it was Helena who raised her hand next.

"Yes, General Helena, what's your question?"

"If the noble system is like this, wouldn't there be too many nobles?"

Blanc smiled upon hearing Helena's question he then looked at everyone and explained that although a hundred points seemed too little, it was impossible to achieve without making at least one major contribution along with five minor ones.

This means that being a noble is basically impossible if one simply works for 8 hours a day. 

They have to actively seek out more opportunities over the years before finally achieving the lowest rank of baron with no chance of becoming a viscount in their lifetime.

Of course, there are some shortcuts. A citizen had to accomplish major achievements which would contribute to the kingdom as a whole and by doing so, they could gain contribution points a lot faster.

For example, if you are a talented warrior like Helena and you manage to slay an enemy general on the battlefield, you would easily blast through the ranks.

As a result, only the finest, most talented, and most skilled people would be able to become nobles in the Rougenfort Kingdom and this noble system eliminates the risk of having incompetent and greedy nobles who only know how to abuse the citizens under their territories.

After waiting for a few seconds, it seemed that no one else had questions for now so Blanc decided to move on to the next agenda of their meeting, appointing the very first nobles of Rougenfort Kingdom.