CivCEO 2: A 4x Lit Series (The Accidental Champion) by Andrew Karevik & LitRPG Freaks

Author:Andrew Karevik & LitRPG Freaks [Karevik, Andrew]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi, azw3
Published: 2020-01-04T07:00:00+00:00

Chapter 23

Lordship was a curious arrangement. On the long journey home, I had my Chancellor explain to me exactly what being a Lord entailed. From the sound of it, lordship was somewhat of a downgrade. A Lord was subservient to the owner of the city, yet was able to possess ownership of a district. They were free to expand their district, building upwards instead of outward. The stronger their influence became, the larger their district became. But a Lord did not have total autonomy, the city leader, or Governor, had the rights to pass laws and decrees upon them, restricting their power.

This was all a very complicated explanation to say that no champion in their right mind would be willing to become a Lord unless times were tough. Or unless they really liked political intrigue, which seemed to be a common theme surrounding lordship. How would I possibly be able to find someone who was interested in giving up their sovereignty in exchange for hanging out in a weak and dying city?

It would be easier if I could raise someone to the status of champion in Liora, but that simply wasn’t the case. Anyone could be given leadership of a town or city, that was true, but only champions could qualify as Lords. Only champions could truly operate villages the proper way. They had access to the big picture, they had the powers that would give them an edge over any other kind of ruler.

I did not have many prospective leads, but there was one who might be able to help. Tomas Peters was a good friend of mine, a champion who lived not too far from Tine. We corresponded occasionally, usually when he had serious questions on managing his village. He wasn’t too good at management, not for lack of trying. I had wanted to mentor him at some point, but the constant stream of troubles in my own life, and the lack of instantaneous communication, made such a task difficult. If I were part-time, or retired, I’d be happy to teach him everything I knew. But the fact of the matter was, I had Tine to take care of and that was more important than mentorship.

Still, out of all of the champions I knew, Peters had the least to lose in becoming a Lord. In fact, he had much more to gain because he’d no longer be responsible for maintaining things like security, or quartering troops. No one ever bothered big cities, because they were economic powerhouses and were strictly protected by the Tradesmen. To attack a city would be declaring war on all Tradies. Without having to worry constantly about his own safety, he’d be free to develop in different areas.

Yet, as I made my way to Cornet, Peter’s home, I couldn’t help but wonder if I was really considering Peters’ own good in this dealing. It would be easy for me to use any kind of reasoning to convince Peters to go, but would I truly

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