The mage arrives

In order to obtain more hereditary lands, the nobles must work hard to serve the empire and make meritorious deeds.This objectively also maintains the vitality of the entire aristocratic class, so that they will not decay and degenerate in their long-term superior life.

Now, during Trajan Anduin's reign, 40% of the country's land was in the hands of the Anduin royal family. Even all the nobles with fiefdoms in the country only had 20% of hereditary fiefdoms in their hands.The power of the royal family is therefore unprecedentedly strong.

Two-thirds of Grand Duke Rob Antello's fiefs are non-hereditary fiefs.Although these lands were reclaimed by the Anduin royal family, they could get a lot of money, but no one thought it was a good deal.

Although money is tempting, but after a certain amount of money is in hand, it is purely a number.

But land is the foundation of nobility.

The soon-to-be-recovered fiefdom of Grand Duke Rob Antello is definitely a mouth-watering meal for the nobles of the Freyton Platinum Empire.Although nominally these non-hereditary lands will be taken over by the royal family, there are many loopholes that can be exploited.The moment countless nobles learned of the death of Grand Duke Antaello, they had already started to use their brains, clear up relationships, and use their own methods to prepare for a big profit.

With the rise of Dellington, the Eisenstein family, which is infinitely prosperous, is naturally the most active and powerful one among the forces vying for the inheritance of the lord of the scepter.Even the other two grand dukes did not want to have a direct conflict with the Eisenstein family, which was loved by the emperor.

Among all the fiefs of the Grand Duke, the Eisenstein family is extremely smart.He first set his sights on the Rainbow Spring Manor on the outskirts of Clearwater City.

This small piece of land is not rich in minerals, nor is it a major transportation or trading hub.If this was just a luxurious noble manor, it would naturally not attract the attention of the Eisenstein family.what they want.It is the secret legacy left here by Grand Duke Antello during his lifetime.

A powerful legendary mage must leave something valuable, and there is no market for it.

If they can get the possession of the lord of the scepter in the Rainbow Spring Manor, the casters of the Eisenstein family will definitely benefit greatly.It can even raise the family's strength in the magic field to a higher level.

In order to achieve the goal as soon as possible, not to be preempted by other nobles.The Eisenstein family immediately dispatched the family's high-ranking mage Schlieffen, followed by Anthony Anduin, who was in charge of reclaiming the fief, to Clear Water City.

The two had just arrived in Clear Water City.Just received a message from Durlington.

"Gordon Freeman is not dead? This is really unexpected news."

Schlieffen is 87 years old, but with the help of magic, he looks only in his thirties.He has an elongated horse face, and a very prominent hooked nose.Although the facial features are not ugly alone.But the whole person looks extremely weird.But Schlieffen himself is extremely satisfied with his appearance.

Anthony Anduin, who was in the same carriage with him, looked much more pleasing to the eye.After all, he is a member of the royal family with Anduin blood, and unless there is a genetic mutation, it is impossible for the Anduin family to have ugly men.

Compared with Prince Satyas Anduin who often presides over noble meetings and travels on behalf of the emperor, Viscount Anthony is just a marginal member of the royal family.In terms of seniority, he is still the uncle of His Majesty the Emperor, but he only holds the position of head of internal affairs with little real power.They don't even have their own land.

This time, it was because of the help of the Eisenstein family that he was able to preside over the recovery of the Scepter Lord's territory.

Anyone with a discerning eye can see it.The Eisenstein family, which originally had a lot of power, now took advantage of the victory in the Northern War, and now has a war hero like Durlington, who is deeply loved by the emperor, in the family, replacing the Antaello family and becoming the new three pillars of the empire. One, is sooner or later.

Therefore, Viscount Anthony took the opportunity to join the big tree of the Eisenstein family early, hoping to make a fortune in the future, instead of being a housekeeper who manages household chores for the emperor.

Hearing Schlieffen mention Gordon Freeman, Viscount Anthony said: "The young mage who died to destroy the floating fortress of the Three Holy Baptists together with Grand Duke Antello? I heard that he was very active in the Battle of High Rock City , is widely supported by the soldiers, and has a high reputation. His Majesty has often felt sorry for this young man recently. Now that he is not dead, it is a good thing."

"For us, this is not a good thing." Master Schlieffen said, "Our purpose this time is the legacy left by Rob Antello in the Rainbow Spring Manor. Do you think that the high-ranking officer who has a deep relationship with Grand Duke Antello Deng, will you let us do it?"

"We have His Majesty's orders and express laws. How dare he stop us and openly resist? That's rebellion!" Viscount Anthony didn't take Gordon seriously.

"That's not necessarily the case, that Gordon is not simple." Schlieffen narrowed his eyes slightly, and a strange blue arcane light suddenly flashed in his dark eyes.In the Eisenstein family, he served as Ephraim's teacher, and he had a long-term intimate relationship with that beautiful and slutty female student.Even now, the two are disconnected from time to time.

Schlieffen heard from Avran about her encounter in the dark elf dungeon.No matter from the perspective of family interests or personal feelings, he regards Gordon as a thorn in his side and a thorn in his flesh.This time he came to Clearwater City, and it happened that Gordon was not dead, so he could just help Ephraim vent her anger.

Viscount Anthony was taken aback by the movement in Schlieffen's eyes, he quickly sat away, and then said with lingering fear: "Mr. In the midst of endless hallucinations. But please control your own abilities, don't accidentally hurt your own people."

Schlieffen secretly laughed at the word "coward".However, the powerful spell-like ability "Crazy Gaze" that he acquired recently is indeed not proficient enough. Sometimes there are large fluctuations in emotions, and arcane energy will leak from the eyes.

"Gordon Freeman, you're just a five-ring mage. I want to see what skills you have and what you have learned from Rob Antello." Schlieffen sneered.

The luxury carriage carrying two people went straight to Rainbow Spring Manor under the guard of fifty royal knights.

After the death of the Grand Duke, people were in panic, and the guards at Rainbow Spring Manor were not as tight as before. Under the guidance of the platinum dragon flag representing the Anduin royal family, the royal knights escorted Master Schlieffen and Viscount Anthony swaggeringly into Rainbow Springs. Spring Manor, and then stopped in front of the Grand Duke's mansion.

"Hehe, did you see, these greedy jackals are here." Earl Julian said to Gordon.

Gordon, the Lord of Clear Water, and Faria were gathering on the third floor of the mansion at this time, looking at the mighty group of people parked below.

"Although my father passed away, the Antaello family is definitely not fat that these guys can wantonly carve up. I will use my sword to let them understand this."

Gordon lightly pressed Faliya's hand holding the hilt of the sword, and shook his head: "Miss, you don't need your sword yet. They can't take anything that the Grand Duke left in Rainbow Spring Manor."

The grand duke's daughter had returned to Clear Water City four days ago, but she was busy with rectifying the Antaello family guard left by the grand duke, so she stayed in the barracks until just now, when she met Gordon.

Faliya only cooperated with the military operations of High Rock City on the flanking battlefield. Although she made great achievements together with the Orlandos tribe, she was relatively unknown compared to Dellington and Xiona who became the heroes of the entire empire. .

However, Falia has changed a lot.She is still the tall, silver-haired, beautiful girl with a "wild" look, but the sharpness in her eyes has been sharpened in the flames of war.The awe-inspiring temperament brought by the silver dragon blood in his body also began to gradually appear.

However, no matter how great the changes were, her trust in Gordon remained unchanged.After hearing the mage's words, Faliya nodded and put her hand down.

Gordon took a slight look at the girl, and found that there was nothing unusual about her, and she was not depressed because of the death of the Grand Duke, so he was relieved.

The people of Orlandos who live in a harsh environment have long been accustomed to death.In their culture, as long as you die with honor, there is nothing to be sad about.It hasn't been long since the father-daughter relationship between Faliya and Grand Duke Antaello has been on the right track, and she didn't even have the chance to experience family affection. This is certainly regrettable, but she still quickly came out of the sadness.

Maybe in the dead of night, when she occasionally touches the softness deep in her heart, she will cry quietly.But in front of others, this girl who has inherited the Grand Duke is as strong as ever.

The three came to the hall to welcome the two envoys who had malicious intentions.

Gordon and Faria temporarily retreated to the back, and Count Julian, who was familiar with the polite scene, came forward.

"Two, you seem to have arrived early." Count Julian said.

Faliya and Earl Julian had already received the news that the royal envoy was going to start the land recovery work a few days ago.They immediately started to investigate, and basically figured out what kind of interpersonal relationship Viscount Anthony, as the envoy, and Master Schlieffen, the consultant, had, and which family's interests they were working for.

"The death of Grand Duke Antello is not only a tragic loss for the empire, but also a major earthquake. His Majesty hopes that the matter of the Grand Duke's legacy can be dealt with as soon as possible, so that the situation can be stabilized in time and many battles can be avoided. So Schlieffen and I After the mage came to Clearwater City, he had no time to rest, so he immediately went to work." Viscount Anthony said.

Both Gordon and Earl Julian knew that although this guy spoke in a high-sounding manner, he was just afraid that the grand duke's inheritance would be quietly transferred for a long time, and he would not be able to reap any benefits. (To be continued..)