Mystery: The Returner of the Stars

Chapter 111 Game of Thrones, Drawing of Hell

Inside Greg's villa.

Hastur tasted the good wine collected by Greck while listening to him talk about how to promote his title in the current environment.

Among the people he knew, Greg was the most proficient in this kind of thing, so when he decided to digest the potion through the process of being promoted to the title, he naturally listed Greg as the first choice.

After sending the greeting post, after waiting for a day, Greg had free time.

"The fastest way to promote your title is to donate enough gold pounds. This is the current mainstream trend of promoting your title, but I don't think you will choose this way."

Greck said and gave Hastur a meaningful look.

Hastur coughed lightly and said, "Greek, my current financial situation is much better than before."

"Oh, then you chose to be promoted to the title by donating gold pounds?"

"No, I choose another way."

Hastur directly vetoed this path.

Greg wasn't surprised either, and said with a smile: "Besides this one promotion method, there are three other ways."

"The first is to make enough credit. For example, you can accumulate a certain amount of credit for you by solving the workhouse incident."

"Of course, the fastest way to accumulate credit is to go to the battlefield to fight and make meritorious deeds. Many earls and dukes have been promoted because of their major military exploits."

"But this method is too dangerous. You are still young and have no experience on the battlefield. In addition, there have been no large-scale battles recently. You might as well stay in Backlund and wait for other opportunities."

Greg drank a glass of wine and gave Hastur some time to think before continuing: "The second way is to become a vassal of a great nobleman."

"This is the fastest and easiest way for you to advance. As long as you can convince my father, you will have the opportunity to become an earl. This is the limit of his power."

"Becoming a vassal of the Negan family means that you will lose a certain amount of freedom, and in the future your family will advance and retreat with the Negan family and maintain the same interests."

Greg said softly: "From my personal point of view, I very much hope that you choose this promotion path."

"Greek, you know me."

Hastur smiled and rejected this proposal. He wanted to strengthen the Campbell family, but he did not want the Campbell family to become a vassal of the Negan family.

Moreover, only by becoming the highest vassal of the Negan family can he be promoted to the earl, which is not in line with his future pursuit.

At that time, unless he is willing to bear the crime of betraying the Negan family, there will be basically no other opportunities for promotion.

Of course, there is an extreme way.

That is to push the Negan family to the throne, establish a new kingdom, and in the new kingdom, use their own contributions to become princes or grand dukes.

Then come to overthrow the royal rule of the Negan family and achieve his own way of the black emperor.

Unless he had no choice, he would prefer to directly overthrow the current royal family.

After all, when I reach Sequence 2, I will inevitably be their enemy.

"Hasta, I recognize your pride."

Greck smiled, and proposed the last path: that is Hastur to obtain the approval of the powerful dignitaries in the Loen Kingdom, including the royal family represented by the king.

After all, whether to be promoted to the title or not, only the people above need to nod. As for how much credit and contribution they make, they are all reasons that can be found later.

Many people tend to fall into a misunderstanding, that is, to reverse the order of the sequence.

It's not that you make credit first, and then get promoted, but that the small group of people who hold the top power recognize you first, and then come to see your credit.

If your credit is sufficient, then you will be promoted directly and aboveboard, and no one will be able to fault you.

If the credit is not enough, then work a little bit to add a few more credits to your resume. It doesn't even need to do this level, and it will only attract a few innocuous criticisms anyway.

Hastur also agrees with Greck's words, but he still feels a little sad when he really hears others say it.

He didn't forget his simple personality, and asked in surprise: "Can the game of power still be played like this?"

Greg was silent for a while, and said with a smile on his face: "Hasta, it is precisely because this is a game of power that it can be played like this."

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Leaving Greco's villa, Hastur sat in the carriage with an extra document in his hand.

It was a gift from Greck to him, and it contained the basic information of several powerful nobles in the Loen Kingdom, and even recorded their likes and dislikes.

This is a very heavy gift, and even Greg specially told him to remember to destroy this document after reading it.

He finally chose the last promotion path, which is also the path that best suits his needs.

But when he really wanted to start implementing it, he was still a little hesitant.

Once the game of power starts, it must go all the way to the end, and there is no room for turning back halfway.

Right now, he only needs bribes. In the future, there will be two sequences of Corrupted Baron and Corrupted Earl waiting for him.

"In this aspect, my awareness is far inferior to Roselle's."

Hastur sighed, closed his eyes and remained silent for a while. When he opened his eyes again, he no longer hesitated in his heart.

There is a saying that goes well: Those who keep going forward may not necessarily die, those who have been hiding behind to survive may not necessarily die, but those who hesitate in the middle of the road will definitely die.

Since you choose to move forward, you can no longer hesitate.

Back home, Hastur asked the chef to prepare supper and asked the maid to bring it to the study.

study.

Hastur sat at the desk and began to read the noble materials that Grek had given. After memorizing everything, he burned it with a candle.

Taking out a pen and paper, he wrote the names of three people on the blank paper.

Prime Minister, Earl of Hall, Duke Georgina Augustus.

According to Greck, as long as he can establish a good relationship with these three dignitaries, it is not difficult to be promoted to earl, not to mention viscount.

Among them, the prime minister represents the Negan family, and Earl Hall is Audrey's father. He is a powerful nobleman with equal emphasis on power and wealth, and has been deeply trusted by the king recently.

The last Georgina August is an important member of the royal family and the only woman among the three nobles.

Hastur had a reasonable suspicion that Gleick was referring to Georgina Augustus on purpose, just for the fun of it.

After thinking about it, Hastur put this Georgina Augustus last, and the person at the top was the prime minister.

Prime Minister Aguhid Negan is Duke Negan's younger brother and Greck's uncle.

Based on his relationship with Greg, he can help introduce him, and he is the easiest dignitary to get in touch with.

Because of Greck's relationship, it should not be difficult to successfully bribe the prime minister as long as he finds out what he likes and dislikes.

Earl Hall, it's a little difficult.

I do have a good friendship with Audrey, but this is not a bonus item, on the contrary, it may trigger Earl Hall's hostility.

A handsome baron who is not yet married, deliberately pleases Earl Hall, and even gets close to Audrey...

Whoever it is, it's inevitable to have a lot of imagination.

As for the last one, let's have a good relationship with the first two first.

After enjoying supper at night, Hastur took a bath, lay in bed and fell asleep, and came to the Hall of Stars.

He was going to take a peek at his fate with the Prime Minister and Earl Hall.

See if you can get any corresponding enlightenment from it.

Eyes closed, the world in front of him was dark.

Only one picture of the future appeared. The prime minister, Aguhid Negan, was standing on a high position, and he was standing below. Between the two of them was a box full of treasures.

"Isn't this a revelation to myself that you have to send a large sum of money to the prime minister in order to have a good relationship with him?"

Hastur frowned, this is not a good revelation.

Although it was just a rough look just now, the belongings in the box must be at least tens of thousands of gold pounds!

I don't want to give such a large sum of money to the prime minister.

Or try other methods first, if it doesn't work, let's talk.

After a short rest, he closed his eyes again, preparing to glimpse his fate with Earl Hall.

There is also only one picture of the future, which also represents an ominous revelation.

Under the light of the crimson moon, in a beautiful and exquisite garden, the flowers were in full bloom in the wind. On the cobblestone path, he and Audrey had a good conversation and almost walked side by side.

This was originally a beautiful picture, but behind the two of them stood Earl Hall with a livid face.

What the hell drawing is this!

Hastur opened his eyes in shock. If this scene were to happen, Earl Hall would be too kind if he didn't chase him with a knife.

In the hazy moonlight, lonely men and widows, a path full of flowers, walking side by side...

No matter how you look at it, the relationship between the two is not ordinary!
Earl Hall saw this scene, it would be a ghost to be on good terms with him!

"This scene must not be allowed to happen!"

Hastur was vigilant, before Earl Hall helped him to be promoted to the title, such a thing must not happen!

As a baron himself, if he is targeted by a powerful nobleman like Earl Hall, it will be too difficult to be promoted to the title.

Even with Greg's help, it was difficult.

"As expected of a briber, give me two sticks before it even starts."

Hastur sighed, not wanting to think about these troublesome things for the time being, and turned his eyes to the stars of the high-dimensional Overlooker.

He is still hiding in the light cocoon, which seems to have a breath of life more than before.

As if something is brewing.

(End of this chapter)