Wizard: Building a Cultivation Family from Scratch

Good morning, Morrison.

"Ah, good morning, Mr. Parker..."

"Hey, Kurt! I haven't seen you in days!"

"Good morning, Mr. Parker..."

Outside the castle, Parker Green, dressed in full armor, was riding on horseback, smiling and greeting the people around him.

As a prospective knight about to participate in the "Knight's Trial", Parker Green has always been highly respected.

Especially after the deaths of Baron Cade and three of his family knights.

Parker thus became the strongest member of the Roland family besides Granger.

It may sound shabby, but it's true...

In the eyes of many, the decline of the Roland family was almost inevitable.

Clearly, the young girl who had just taken the position of head of the family was absolutely incapable of changing the fate of the Roland family.

Therefore, many "clever" people in the family have already begun to plan their own future...

And coincidentally...

Just a month ago, a rumor suddenly spread inside the castle.

It is said that Lady Oriana, the head of the Roland family, intends to transfer the "lordship title" to Baron Hoover next door.

After the title transfer, Orianna will go to study at a certain school of wizarding.

As for the Roland family's businesses, they will all be preserved, while the army will be led by the old knight Granger and the young reserve knight Parker.

This news was like a bomb being thrown into a calm lake!

At first, many people didn't believe it.

So some people secretly went to ask Parker and Granger.

The veteran knight Granger naturally rejected the idea on the spot.

But given Granger's composed personality, such a reaction was not unexpected.

Parker Green's reaction, however, was rather intriguing...

When questioned by the visitor, Parker neither admitted nor denied it.

But in the following days, Parker began to frequently interact with the soldiers in the castle.

They were together almost every moment—eating, training, patrolling, playing dice…

Such unusual behavior was extremely rare in the past.

However, some of the soldiers who had served in the castle for many years immediately realized what was going on.

  

They concluded:

Parker Green's unusual behavior just proves the rumor to be true!

If the rumors are true, Baron Hoover, who has annexed the Roland family's territory, will surely become the master of the entire Blackwater Valley!

With Orianna heading to the wizarding school, the Roland family army, which originally belonged to the Roland family, naturally needed a new leader.

So who will be this leader?

Keep in mind that the Roland family only has two knights left now...

Granger, the old knight?

Or is he still the young, prospective Cavaliers—Parker Green?

Or perhaps Baron Hoover would reassign him?

But clearly, regardless of the final outcome, Parker has already begun making preparations in advance.

This is a very reasonable guess.

Thus, this news, whose authenticity was initially questionable, was quickly spread and became quite convincing...

Our prospective knight, Parker, was naturally aware of all this.

In some respects, he was the mastermind behind the entire incident!

His goal was to make the entire Roland family believe that the family was about to be sold to Baron Hoover.

Orianna and Granger's denials... are merely "the last fig leaf to maintain the dignity of the Roland family!"

As for who will command the Roland family's army after they pledge allegiance to Baron Hoover...

Parker didn't really care at all.

Because according to the agreement with Baron Hoover:

Once Baron Hoover annexes the Roland family's territories, he will become the sole lord of Blackwater Valley.

With his formidable strength and extensive network of connections, it's only a matter of time before he's promoted to viscount!

When that time comes...

Based on his "contribution" in making the other party a viscount, doesn't he deserve to be honored as a "baron"?

Parker Green "Baron"!

That's his real purpose!

The Roland family?

It's nothing more than a decaying family on the verge of extinction, yet still indulging in wishful thinking...

Thinking of this, Parker, riding on horseback, couldn't help but smile.

A gentle breeze caressed his face, and as he watched the soldiers on both sides greeting him, he suddenly felt a sense of triumph.

Green...

Hmph, just because his mother was a half-elf, the shameful surname "Grimm" will follow him for the rest of his life!

But none of that matters anymore.

The Roland family... this arrogant, stubborn, hypocritical family that only knows how to look down on others is about to be destroyed by its own hands!

Dear Uncle Cade...you never thought this day would come, did you?

The family you value most has actually been defeated by a "bastard"!

At that moment, Parker wanted nothing more than to burst out laughing.

However, he knew in his heart that he couldn't let his guard down until the very last moment—especially since that little bitch Orianna still wouldn't give a word.

This obviously presented him with considerable difficulty.

However, there are ways to overcome these challenges...

If she still disagrees in the end, then I will have no choice but to resort to the same old trick and make her follow the same path as her dear uncle.

Thinking of this, a ruthless glint flashed in Parker's eyes.

"Squeak—"

After sending the horses to the stables, Parker pushed open the door and went into a room on the ground floor of the castle's annex.

The Roland family's castle consists of a main castle and two secondary castles, in addition to outer walls, towers, and inner and outer courtyards.

Its architectural style is relatively old and practical, mainly used for military purposes, and is very different from the castle style popular among the nobles of the Kingdom of Rune today.

Although the Roland family has been in decline for a long time, the previous heads of the family have attached great importance to family traditions.

The main building of the castle can only be occupied by members of the Roland family and important guests.

As for the rooms in the annex, they were mostly used to house servants, professional soldiers, and unimportant visitors.

Parker and his mother, Britney, are an exception.

Logically speaking, although Parker is an illegitimate child, he still has the blood of the Roland family flowing through his veins, so he should also be considered a member of the family.

But for some unknown reason, the previous head of the family, Baron Cade, insisted on placing Parker and his mother here...

"Mother, I'm back."

This is a rather small room with few furnishings, but it is very clean, which shows that the owner must be a very hardworking and honest person.

As Parker entered the room, a woman who was sewing clothes looked up.

"Are you hungry? I'll go get you something to eat."

Britney said with a smile.

She was a very beautiful half-elf woman.

Because of her elven blood, even though she was over forty, her face still possessed a beauty that was hard for ordinary women to match.

However, she carefully concealed her slightly upturned ears, which symbolized her elven race, with a headscarf.

More than a thousand years ago, before the Kingdom of Rune was established, the elves were a very large race on the continent.

Unfortunately, as war raged and various races clashed, all the intelligent races, represented by the elves, perished under the swords of humans.

The driving force behind this act of genocide was none other than the most powerful group of extraordinary beings among humans—the wizards.

Ironically, just over a century later, the major wizarding groups united all human nations to push for the publication of a convention called the "Convention for the Protection of the Diversity of Intelligent Races".

Its purpose is to protect the various intelligent races that survived the war...