Last Totem Novel - Chapter 335
Chapter 335 Void
Since his admission, Tie Zha had witnessed the social structure of Silver City under the guidance of Eva Green and the two old maids.
This is a pyramid-shaped world …
The first was the noble class. They were the supreme rulers of most parts of the Silver City world. In essence, they were the “royals” of the old era. They had only changed the title of “democracy and freedom”. They formed the Principality with the subordinate nobles and the subjects of the Territory, and the head of the family was the highest leader of the Principality. Since the head of a noble family was usually a “hereditary duke”, the leader of the Principality was also called the “Grand Duke”. For example, Mordleton, Lombar, Gresham, Kreemans, Bruno, Reinhart and other eleven great nobles of the world.
The title of a great noble is usually Duke or Marquis.
Then there was the noble class of the territory, all of which were called “nobles with actual territories”, and the nobles of the territory were divided into two types. One was the “subordinate nobles” of the great nobles, whose land was bestowed by the great nobles. If they betrayed the duchy, the land would be taken back in full; The other was the “middle nobles” who owned part of the land. In their territories, they had the same rights as the great nobles. However, their land was relatively small and could not form an independent duchy. They needed to unite with other middle nobles. For example, the Peter Clan, the Burns Clan, the Leylin Clan, the Jiang Clan, the Syros Clan, the Rogers Clan, the Horton Clan, the Ling Clan, and the Sima Clan were all nobles of Silver City No. 13.
The titles of nobles in a territory are usually Marquis or Earl.
Then there were the small nobles, who were divided into two types: the “limited hereditary nobles” and the “honorary nobles”. As the name implied, the former was a title of nobility that could be inherited by the eldest son or daughter under certain conditions and had a subsistence allowance uniformly granted by the World Conference, while the latter was merely an honorary title that could not be inherited and had no real benefits.
Under normal circumstances, “hereditary nobles with limited conditions” could only be conferred by the World Conference. Although the leaders of the Principality could also confer viscount-level nobles, the annual quota was limited and there was no subsistence allowance until the World Conference officially recognized them, unless the Grand Duke was willing to pay it himself.
And “honorary nobles” are generally established by convention, rarely conferred special titles. For example, Wilderness Knights were typical honorary nobles. You Ge conferred Tie Zha the title of Guardian Knight. According to the Silver City world’s tradition, her father, the Golden Grand Duke, Youjia Wen, held the title of Duke. She extended the title of Honorary Marquis while her Guardian Knights extended the title of Honorary Earl.
Little nobles are usually earls, viscounts, barons.
Next were Silver City residents, civilians, ground people, and exiles.
Among them, because the Silver City in the Western Continent contained the ground, and the Far Eastern Continent did not have a floating Silver City, the two continents did not have the concept of a ground person. Only the Northern Wilderness and the Central Continent had the concept of a ground person. The residents of Silver City were ordinary humans with psionic bloodlines, while the commoners were ordinary humans who lived in large cities and didn’t have psionic bloodlines, such as Huang Yu, Johnson Zhang, Marcus, and the others. As for the people on the ground, they generally referred to ordinary humans who did not have a stable job, did not have proof of identity, and lived in the small town on the ground. As for exiles, they were either worms or criminals exiled by the Silver City world …
Among all classes, the ground people and exiles were the lowest, including scavengers, vagrants, vendors, Black Sea fishermen, Icelanders, and so on.
However, for the ruling class, whether it was the middle class or the lower class, they were their subjects. Therefore, the nobles of the great nobles and territories treated the people on the ground more kindly than the nobles and the residents of Silver City, just like the farmers never hated their sheep. Even if they were dirty and stupid, they were still their property and were inviolable.
In this pyramid-shaped social system, from bottom to top, apart from the insecticides that were discriminated against, the entire Silver City world had completely adhered to the “Elite Selection Law”. Simply put, it is the social resources where the capable occupy the advantage. In this system, the closer to the bottom, the faster the screening speed, the closer to the top, the higher the screening accuracy.
It wasn’t hard to see that even great nobles were within the scope of this selection, and they were the most staunch supporters of this law. However, regardless of whether they rose or fell, the entire process would be exceptionally long.
In a narrow sense, this system was very cruel and lacked human feelings, but in terms of the natural law of survival of the fittest, it was undoubtedly the most correct and stable. Under the cruel but relatively fair rules, people with different abilities and talents would perform their respective duties, pushing the world forward in different positions. Of course, insecticides are an exception, because they are discriminated against, their social status and abilities are completely disconnected, and they lose their most basic rights and are unable to compete in the world.
In the blink of an eye, the head specimen of the Great Red Abyss Devil was finally sold for 39,000 gold coins by the seventh young master of the Kreemans Clan. Under the intentional competition of the nobles, this price had already far exceeded the market price.
After the auction ended, Tie Zha stood up and bid farewell to Hong Huihui. Hong Huihui stood up and smiled sweetly at him. “Nice to meet you, Lord Wilderness Knight. I hope we can have dinner together next time.” The iron slag nodded and left the venue. On the way back to the academy, Eva saw that he wasn’t in high spirits and teased, “Who are you thinking about, proud little man?”
Just as Tie Zha was about to deny it, he remembered Mu Yu, Ling Lan, and Mu Yuqin Xin and asked Eva where they were.
‘”Oh ~ I understand ~” Eva looked at him and deliberately put on an expression of sudden enlightenment. Then, she smiled and said, “So, that little star just now still couldn’t satisfy Lord Wilderness Knight’s appetite ~”
Tie Zha rolled his eyes, expressing his displeasure. Afterwards, Eva gently held his hand and told him about Mu Yu Ling Lan and Mu Yuqinxin returning to Silver City No. 13 to inherit the Divine Hall of Prayer for Rain. She comforted him, “They just took over the affairs of the Divine Hall, so they might not be able to be busy. Perhaps they will contact you in a while.”
After returning to the Atlantic Mansion and watching Eva’s car leave, Tie Zha sat alone in the back garden, looking at the crystal clear pool and fell into deep thought …
From the time he met Mu Yuqinxin, to the time he reunited with Mu Yu Ling Lan, to the time he met You Ge, his life had undergone tremendous changes.
A few months ago, he had just arrived at the academy. As a student at the lowest level, he only had 50 gold coins. He lived in the multi-person dormitory on Bamboo Cage Street and ate the meals in the dining hall. He could only stay in the classroom to watch the opening ceremony.
Now, he lived in a mansion by the cold lake, eating fresh ingredients from all over the world, and would have a VIP seat on any occasion.
He is getting used to the comfort of money and status, enjoying delicious food, embracing beautiful girls, and loving a warm home …
However, for some reason, when he calmed down, he felt a burst of inexplicable emptiness.
He always felt that he did not belong here. He was an insect transformer. This was a fact that no one could change. If one day his identity was exposed, what would he face? He didn’t even dare to think about it. Everything in front of him was like a mirror, seemingly very close, but very far away from him …
He knew that one day he would leave this place, but he didn’t know where to go. At this moment, it was as if his feet were filled with lead, so heavy that it was difficult for him to walk. After pondering for a long time, he stopped thinking when night fell and the old maid came to remind him that dinner was ready. After dinner, he drank some wine and went to the attic to rest.
However, just as he fell asleep, an invisible shadow was silently engulfing the entire city.
He was speechless all night …
The next morning, after breakfast, Tie Zha went to the living room to drink tea and let Old Jenny read the newspaper for him as usual. However, when Old Jenny put on her presbyopic glasses and picked up Old Meihuizi’s hot morning paper, her expression froze as if she had seen some shocking news.
“What’s the matter?” Sensing the situation, Tie Zha asked.
“My lord” Old Jenny hesitated.
“It doesn’t matter. Read it.” Said Tie Zha. He had a hunch that what Old Jenny saw would not be good news.
“Yesterday, a noble man suddenly broke into the auction house of Bragg and accused Tie Zha, a wilderness knight, of murdering his colleagues in the war in the dark jungle and abusing his power while serving in the Stronghold of Meditators …”
“Little Heavenly Maiden Hong Huihui told this newspaper yesterday that the Wilderness Knights harassed her during the auction. She also said that his gaze was like a wild beast, making her feel scared …”
Hearing this, Tie Zha narrowed his eyes, and his cold killing intent couldn’t help but reveal itself.
While Old Jenny was reading, not far from the Atlantic Mansion, in the lobby of Twilight Manor, Yoga Lombar and Eva Green were standing at a wooden table with grave expressions, looking at the newspaper on the table.
“Pa!”
In silence, You Ge suddenly slaps the front page of the newspaper and asks sternly, “Is the editor-in-chief of the Silver City Times crazy?”
“Please calm down, my princess.” Eva advised.
“Send someone to bring him back. I want to personally interrogate him. Just who ordered him to do so?” You Ge gritted his teeth and said in a deep voice.
“My princess, anger is useless.” Eva calmly advised.
“Let me know who did it, and I’ll skin him and pull his tendons.” You Ge says coldly.
“My princess, you are not the sole successor of the Temple, although the others do not seem to be competitive” Eva reminded.
Under Eva’s repeated persuasion, You Ge finally calms down and pouts, saying, “Poor scum, he must be very angry.”