Heroes of Might and Magic: Grand Consul

Chapter 74 Come forward
When Su Mu returned to his residence, it was already late at night. Valentine was still waiting for him, handing him a late-night snack and massaging his shoulders.

The noblewoman's hands were slightly weak, but very soft and smelled wonderful, with a faint fragrance.

It seems that her progress in breaking into the social circle of wealthy women is not as fast as expected. After all, Valentine's current status is very low, and she has no assets. She is more like a disposable accessory.

No one knew whether Su Mu was just playing around or had other plans.

Seeing Miss Valentine's tense and worried expression, like a frightened fawn, Su Mu comforted her, "Elton wasn't built in a day, we can take it slowly."

Valentine was relieved to find that he was not blamed.

The next morning, Su Mu was looking forward to the banquet at Langlitburg, but trouble came knocking.

"Sir, the trade supervisor found the original owners who seized the land, but they said the original owners had long since disappeared and had bought these houses, and that our land deeds were fake."

Su Mu frowned, looked at the hesitant soldier, and asked, "It seems the other party has some background and wants to seize it by force."

"Which nobleman are they affiliated with?"

"The industry is a collateral descendant of Griffinson."

Upon hearing that familiar name, Su Mu couldn't help but laugh. He hadn't gone looking for trouble with their family, but he had deliberately provoked them.

"Mead, bring your guards and come with me. I want to see why the Griffinson family dares to disregard the rules of the Marquisate."

They were a group of several dozen people, dressed in casual clothes, heading towards the commercial district.

Upon arriving at his destination, Su Mu looked at the rows of two-story lofts and finally understood why the other party didn't want to admit their mistake.

It seems Valentine's ancestors were quite wealthy, owning such property in the heart of Longlet Castle's bustling city center. That's all real money, worth at least several thousand gold coins. Moreover, the location is excellent, right next to the castle's main road, a busy thoroughfare where any shop would be very profitable.

"Griffinson Flying Mounts Branch!"

As expected of a family that started by training griffins, they have all the necessary supporting facilities.

Although the number of people coming and going was not large, they were all quite wealthy. They bought and sold griffin feathers and nails, which were magical materials, as well as saddles and harnesses for flying mounts, which were auxiliary tools used to train riders.

"Take the land deed and go to them. Give them three days to move out. If they want to stay, they can do so but they must pay an equivalent amount of gold coins."

Su Mu glanced at Mead and ordered the shieldman commander to handle the matter.

After all, we are in Longletburg now. Although the two countries have a very bad relationship now, they are trying to be polite first and then resort to force.

Mead, holding the land deed, entered the shop alone.

Not long after, a group of merchants rushed out, and then the shop window shattered. Mead, holding his arm shield, leaped out and rolled, with several thin arrows still attached to it.

"What? You dare to come here with these worthless pieces of paper asking for money? I took over this shop a long time ago and have been running it for years. There's absolutely no land title dispute. Who knows where you got these forged documents from?"

Mead simply took out the land deeds and flipped through them one by one in front of everyone. Each page had the official seal of the Longletburg Council, making it genuine.

"This is a land deed certified by the castle. It's one thing for you to have secretly lived here for several years while the owner was away, but now that the owner is back and asking you to vacate, you dare to resist? Is there no law anymore?"

Callum Griffinson laughed loudly: "Law? Do you know who I am? Griffinson is the law here."

He's right. Papers alone are useless here. Thieves, thieves, and patrolling soldiers can easily destroy a shop. Only a nobleman like Griffinson can keep them in check.

"Want money? Here! Take it and get out!"

"Ding Dong!"

He scattered a few silver coins on the ground, like giving alms to a beggar, and waited for Mead to pick them up.

In that case, there is nothing more to say.

Mead glanced back and, seeing Su Mu's displeased expression, immediately understood what to do. "Griffinson? The family that got utterly thrashed in Whitestone City? I'll teach you a lesson!"

Mead, shield in his right hand, leaped forward and quickly dispatched a group of thugs, throwing them into the shop. He then delivered a powerful blow to Callum, who clutched his stomach and collapsed to his knees, unable to get up.

The surrounding crowd screamed and retreated, but then began to murmur amongst themselves.

"Whose subordinate is this, so brave and fierce? He must be a commander, his combat strength is so formidable."

"Is that the key point? He's clearly not afraid of the Griffinson family, so he must have a very strong backing. Callum has really messed up this time."

"I don't know where this killing god came from, he actually dared to beat Griffinson in the street, he really doesn't give him any face at all."

"Isn't Callum a bastard? Relying on his family's influence, he bankrupted several flying shops in the area, monopolized the market, raised prices, and often ripped off customers. His reputation is already rotten to the core."

Ignoring the surrounding chatter, Mead stepped forward, grabbed Callum's head, and looked into his terrified eyes: "Listen carefully, this is the Valentine family's land deed. Move it tomorrow morning. If you can't do it, I'll personally bring people to do it for you. Then it won't be so gentle."

A squad of shield bearers stepped forward, responding to their commander's words.

Callum was so frightened that he was completely disoriented and could only nod frantically.

After this incident, the patrolling guards slowly arrived, but after talking with Mead for a while, they dispersed and no one paid any attention to the matter of the street shop.

Sumu was the hero who conquered Whitestone, and Griffinson was a nobleman; the guards didn't want to offend either. As for Callum, this collateral descendant, nobody paid him any attention.

Having taught him a lesson enough, Su Mu turned around and returned to his residence.

As night fell, several more land deeds were delivered, all of which were assets that had been seized by force when the Valentine family was in decline.

Seeing Callum's fate today, they all voluntarily withdrew, not daring to slack off at all.

As for the Griffinson family, they had already protested to the council. However, the land ownership was indeed not in their hands, so they were in the wrong. Furthermore, given Maggie's dislike of the Griffinsons, no official wanted to help them.

So Callum moved overnight, moving his belongings from the flight shop to make room.

When Valentine received the increasingly thick land deeds, his dreamy eyes were filled with admiration, and he spent a long time carefully preparing pastries to serve as afternoon tea.

"Two baron's daughters invited me to a ball, and a noblewoman wanted to do business with me. They are all old friends from my childhood."

A small hand gently stroked Su Mu's forehead, pressing slowly backward to relieve fatigue. Long, fair legs stretched out beside the sofa, radiating youth and vitality. Valentine's voice held a mixture of joy and deep emotion.

Even old friends are no match for Su Mu's single statement. That's how pragmatic these wealthy ladies are.

"Ah."

She let out a soft hum, it was hard to tell whether it was from pleasure or from understanding.

Valentine said no more, but did his best to put the lord at ease.

Su Mu had other thoughts on Natasha's gratitude.

This matter is less about a dispute over the land deed and more about Su Mu wanting to see Maggie's attitude.

Maggie and Griffinson have long been irreconcilable enemies, and Kuraki Town is no better off. Su Mu has wanted to take them down for a long time, but he hasn't had a suitable reason.

If Maggie wants to regain power, she will first have to face the obstruction of the great nobles. Should she use Griffinson as a warning to others? It seems that the resistance would be less.

Now that the knife has been handed over, it's up to the future marquis to decide how to handle it.

If she can stand on the same side as him, that's fine; he'll naturally support her if anything happens in the future. But if she's too ambitious or can't control the situation, then Su Mu will have to carefully consider which side he should take in Cangmu Town in the future.

(End of this chapter)