Chapter 151: Bestowing Gold and Secret Alliance_3

Many people's identities were set to change; soldiers and attendants, who had distinguished themselves with valor in the army, had the chance to become knights.

And knights already in rank could aspire to become even greater lords.

Leon swallowed a mouthful of the feast along with the wine, silently estimating that he would not be the only vassal of Farolis to be made a baron.

However, there were gradations among barons as well.

The time Leon had spent as a Thorny Flower Knight interacting with his lord had convinced him that Eriv would certainly not overlook his decisive contributions.

Of course, the largesse of his Sealing Lord in distributing fiefs was clearly not simply an act of generosity without expectation.

Those who were granted lands would defend the Farolis Family with even greater fervor than before.

After all, there's a complete difference in zeal between being paid to protect the land of one's employer and defending one's personally owned territory.