Chapter 264: A Knight Knows That People Are Scarier Than Ghosts (2)
In the Empire, they could be likened to warlords or feudal kings, wielding immense influence, military power, and financial resources—houses whose legacies spanned generations, untouchable by most.
Among the countless noble families in the South, numbering in the tens of thousands, only nineteen could rightfully claim this title.
For the past twenty years, rumors had spread that merchants, guilds, and mercenaries were surpassing even the nobility in power. However, no matter how much those three factions grew, none could ever surpass the Great Nobles.
What were they, really?
[The Nobles Above Nobles.]
Even earning the nickname "The Impassable Wall," they were not ❀ Nоvеlігht ❀ (Don’t copy, read here) mere figureheads like the so-called Noble Council. They were the true rulers.
Quite literally, within their own domains, they wielded power akin to kings.
Of course, not every Great Noble House was defined by overwhelming military or economic strength. Some achieved their status through history, merit, or sheer achievements.
However, among the Great Nobles, the ten highest-ranking houses undoubtedly possessed unparalleled power.
One such house among them was none other than—
"Mordred."
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