Imperial Crown.

Chapter 276 The Governor's Plan

When Earl Tyrone came to the restaurant, Marquis Anthony was taking a potion from his guard.

The liquid medicine was a turbid dark green in color, just like stagnant water that had been left in the sun for half a summer.

Seeing Tyrone coming, Anthony smiled and said, "Sorry, please take a seat first. It's time for me to take my medicine."

After pulling out the stopper, Anthony put his nose close to it and immediately frowned at the smell.

He shook his head, puffed up his cheeks, then put the potion to his lips, tilted his head back and drank it down with a determined look.

After handing the potion bottle to the guard, Anthony took a sip of the tea from the cup, then he covered his mouth and let out a long sigh: "Oh, every time I drink the medicine, it feels like torture. It's not a pleasant feeling. We are almost the same age, so you must take care of your health."

"Thank you for your concern, Governor." Tyrone said politely, and then asked, "Governor of Nord Province, your health must be good. Do you need to invite Archbishop Thomas to treat you?"

"No need." Anthony waved his hand and continued to drink tea to suppress the smell of medicine. "In the early years, I worked for the late king and was hit in the chest by a harpoon from the sea tribe. Although I was lucky enough not to die, the unique magic of the sea tribe took root in my body. I can't die, but it's not smooth at all."

"Damn sea creatures!" Tai Long said regretfully, "If you don't mind, I can let the alchemist in my house treat you."

Anthony shook his head and smiled: "Thank you for your kindness, Earl Tyrone, but this is not necessary."

Tyrone did not force it. After all, Anthony was often in the royal capital, where the best alchemists in the entire continent gathered, and there were even druids specializing in herbs. They could not cure him, let alone in the City of Mon'en.

After Anthony finished his tea, the maids began to serve breakfast, and the sound of knives and forks clashing could be heard continuously.

After the meal, the maids removed the plates and replaced them with desserts and strong tea.

Anthony wiped his mouth and suddenly asked casually, "What does Earl Tyrone think about Fox Castle?"

Tai Long's wrist froze, and he almost crushed the cup, but he still concealed it calmly, put down the cup and sighed: "It's really... unpredictable. The Fox family has been rooted in the Nord Province for a hundred years, but it died so suddenly. To be honest, I can't believe it now."

Anthony also put down his knife and fork. "Yes, although there were some disagreements before, now that the war has started, I wanted to lower my posture a little and work together with them to stabilize the Nord Province and not cause trouble for His Majesty, but I didn't expect..."

As he spoke, he picked up the teacup and shook it gently, almost as if thinking about something: "The Slater family has been rooted in the Nord Province for much longer than Fox. I wonder if Earl Tyrone has any guesses about the villain who attacked and killed Earl Montreal?"

"You really stump me." Tai Long rubbed his brows and said, "Actually, I have thought about this as well."

"Oh?" Anthony stared into Tyrone's eyes. "Then please tell me in detail, Earl Tyrone. It will also provide me with some ideas for my future work of hunting down the murderer."

Tyrone's breathing hitched.

There was a lot of hidden meaning in Anthony's words. On the one hand, he was testing Tyrone's attitude. On the other hand, he probably needed someone from the Nord province to set the tone for this incident, so as to unify the entire Nord province's stance.

"It's most likely the Death Hand Cult." After a little thought, Tyrone said, "But the biggest suspect is not them."

Anthony was slightly dissatisfied when he heard the first half of the sentence, but his brows relaxed when he heard the second half.

The secret organization, the Death Hand Cult, is notoriously difficult to mess with. Once you anger them, you will face continuous revenge, without regard for the consequences.

If this crime were to be pinned on the Death Hand Cult, Anthony would surely be faced with a series of big troubles.

"So, who do you think is the biggest suspect?" Anthony asked.

Tai Long hesitated for a moment, raised his head and stared at Anthony: "It's me."

Anthony was stunned for a moment, then he laughed: "It's you!? Lord Tyrone, this joke is a bit too much."

Earl Tyrone did not mean to joke at all: "Before the Fox family came, the Nord Province was dominated by my Slater family. Their arrival has diluted our interests, so we are the ones who are most looking forward to their destruction."

"Looking at the entire Nord Province, the Slater family is the only one who has the ability, strength, and motivation to do this."

Anthony and Tyrone looked at each other for a while, and the corners of their mouths gradually curled up.

The beast will show its softest belly as proof of submission.

Tyrone was just posing the soft underbelly of the Slater family to Anthony.

This step can be said to be a step forward by retreating. It not only shows that Slater closely follows Anthony's position, but also pushes the problem back to Anthony, avoiding the suspicion that "Slater has become a lackey of outsiders."

Anthony himself knew that now that the Fox family had been destroyed, any move against Slater at this time would only plunge the Nord Province into chaos, which was not in his own interest, let alone the interest of His Majesty the King.

Anthony smiled as he thought of this: "Lord Tyrone is joking. This matter is like a firefly in the fog. It is hard to catch. Before the investigation is thorough, I am afraid no one can give an accurate answer."

Seeing that this hurdle had been overcome, Tyrone heaved a sigh of relief: "I hope that the Governor-General can investigate this matter as soon as possible, calm the uneasy hearts of the nobles in our Nord Province, and clear the name of our Slater family."

"Of course." Anthony said with a smile: "Next, I plan to leave Mon'en City and move to Hovi City."

"Firstly, it is inconvenient to disturb you again; secondly, it is also to find out the truth of the matter as soon as possible and clarify the scene."

"But I am not from Nord Province after all, and I don't know much about Feldoro County. I wonder if Earl Tyrone has any suggestions. Where should I start?"

Tai Long said, "I'm afraid I can't explain it clearly here. Governor, why don't you follow me to the conference room?"

Anthony naturally would not refuse this proposal. He went to the study with Tyrone and faced the map of the Nord province together.

This map looks like it has some history. Not only is the recently extinct Fox family still on it, but even the changes in Raven's territory are marked manually.

Feldoro County, the largest county in the entire Nord Province, is also the territory of the Fox Family. But now the name of the Fox Family on it is as glaring as blood.

Earl Tyrone looked calm. "As the Governor has seen, Feldoro County is located in the southeast of Nord Province, adjacent to Molinier Province in the south and North Sea Province in the east. It is the place where the three provinces converge. Although it lacks river transportation, it is also very prosperous."

"The cultural landscape here is basically based on the toughness of Nord Province, combined with some of the shrewdness of North Sea Province and the roughness of Molinier Province. Generally speaking, it is not particularly easy to manage, and the public security is the most chaotic in the province."

"Plus, with the Fox family having just been wiped out, the first thing the Governor will probably face is the issue of public security. The Governor is better off starting with this."

Anthony was very satisfied with Tyrone's introduction and continued to ask, "Then, are there any forces here that we need to pay more attention to?"

"The headquarters of the Nord Province Mercenary Guild is located in the city of Hovi." Tailong introduced: "It is said that it has close ties with the Mercenary Guild of the Principality of Eivor in the north. Apart from that, there are some small secret sects that are common in the empire, which can't cause any trouble."

The Mercenary Guild was once very prosperous. Around 600 years ago, it was able to vaguely influence the situation on the continent. Many nobles were proud to join the Mercenary Guild.

It is undeniable that the Mercenary Guild has made outstanding contributions in history. It is precisely because of waves of mercenaries who went deep into dangerous areas for wealth and fame that they opened up one habitable land after another for the human race.

But later, as the ambitions of the upper echelons of the mercenary guild expanded, they even wanted to split the land and establish a country, but were strangled by all the major forces of the human race. Now, it has basically become a purely administrative organization and has lost its political unity. As for those so-called secret cults, most of them are some extraordinary people who have not made it and are taking the opportunity to make money.

Others are just a group of crazy people who get together, eat some herbs and mushrooms with psychedelic effects, drink alcohol, and have parties. If you look closely, 60% of them are just fooling around, and the remaining 40% are mostly worshiping some strange magical creations.

"Yeah... I understand." Anthony nodded slowly.

In fact, after arriving in Nord Province the year before last, Anthony traveled around the province in hiding and was quite familiar with Feldoro County where the Fox family was located. What Tyrone said was very similar to what he knew.

In this case, taking over the city of Hovi shouldn't be too much trouble.

"Thank you, Earl Tyrone, for your explanation. Now I know better how to govern this territory."

Although the Fox family was destroyed, the army was still there. Anthony could take it into his hands and put down some major troubles.

The chaos caused by the demise of the Fox family may very well give the secret cult the illusion that they can start a rebellion. This part can be left to the Mercenary Guild.

It doesn’t cost much and can get people working hard for it, so why not do it?
In addition to these two, there is another important part that Earl Tyrone did not introduce and Anthony himself did not ask about, that is, the local nobles.

Anthony didn't need to ask, because he didn't need anyone's guidance in dealing with nobles.

They were already frightened by what happened to the Fox family. As long as Anthony gave them a little benefit and showed some skill, he would be able to calm them down.

"Governor, it's almost time." Akori knocked on the door of the conference room: "Everything is ready, and we can set off at any time."

Tai Long was stunned: "Are you leaving now, Governor?"

"Time waits for no one." Anthony said with a smile: "Such a terrible incident happened in the territory. Of course I have to go there as soon as possible. Otherwise, I will be too ashamed of the earnest expectations of the people in the province."

Tai Long smiled and said, "Then congratulations, Governor General. If you have any orders, please feel free to write to me and I will definitely execute them properly!"

When the Governor left, Tyrone of course had to see him off. He accompanied him all the way 20 miles outside the city, and then turned around and returned to Meng'en City when it was dark.

Tyrone was not in a good mood.

It was not only because there was an extra person, Anthony, representing royal power, above him, but also because he was dissatisfied with Anthony's way of doing things.

Indeed, Earl Tyrone also admitted that none of the nobles today would truly abide by the so-called aristocratic honor, but at least they had to do the superficial work.

But Anthony was too impatient.

He arrived in Mon'en City 3 days ago and immediately issued decrees as the governor; the Fox family was declared annihilated 2 days ago, and today he couldn't wait to go to Hovey City to take up his post.

It was as if he was afraid that others would not be able to guess his relationship here.

Talon sighed, becoming more and more worried about the future of the Nord Province.

It wasn't just Tyrone who was thinking about Anthony. In fact, all the nobles in the entire Nord province were paying attention to the whereabouts of the new governor.

Ever since he set out from Hovi City, someone has been posting his news on the Sky Eagle platform and recording his footsteps.

On March 3, Anthony left Monn.

On March 3, Anthony left Hodges County and entered Mansa County.

On March 3, Anthony left Mansa County and crossed Aragh County on the same day, arriving at Ferdoroo County where the city of Hovi was located.

On March 3, Anthony arrived in Hovey City, met with the remaining 27 knights of the Fox family, and took over the Fox Family's Fire Fox Army.

"Still no new news today." Raven rubbed his temple.

In fact, shortly after Anthony entered Mansa County, the news on the Sky Eagle platform began to lag behind, and the lag became larger and larger as Anthony moved forward.

The last piece of news about Anthony on the SkyEagle platform was 5 days ago.

After all, a simple version of the Intellectual Magic Network can only cover a small half of the Nord Province, and it is not capable of covering any further outwards.

Would you like to buy another copy?
This thought flashed through Raven's mind, but he immediately rejected it.

In fact, as early as the competition conference, there were calls for Raven to expand the coverage of the Sky Eagle platform, but Raven never did so.

It's not just a financial issue - Raven actually already has 82 gold coins in his warehouse, enough to buy one.

But there are many aspects to consider. First of all, Raven must prepare for his promotion to level 4, and the necessary formula for the magic upgrade potion costs nearly 40 gold coins.

After the fall of the Fox family, Raven's desire to improve his own strength became stronger.

In addition, Raven also has political considerations.

The Sky Eagle platform is not only a sales platform, but also a huge intelligence network that covers half of the Nord province and can barely make Anthony tolerate it.

If it really covers the entire Nord Province, Raven will be forced to "voluntarily hand over" the Sky Eagle platform.

Unless Raven can be promoted to earl, the scale of the Sky Eagle Platform must not continue to expand.

Just then, there was a knock on the door.

After getting Raven's permission, Patty walked in gracefully with a tray in her hand:
"Master, this is an express letter sent by the Mercenary Guild, and it also contains a gift."

Looking at the tray in front of him, Raven's eyes first fell on the silk-wrapped gift. He reached out to remove the ribbon, and the fresh scent of tea filled his face.

"Count Jonah is such a kind man." Raven smiled. "My blood tea was about to run out, but I didn't expect another can to arrive."

Joyfully putting the tea in the cupboard, Raven opened the envelope and his expression became serious as he read.

"Petit, go get old Gordon here right now... and Bucky!"

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(End of this chapter)