The northeastern corner of the Great Western Continent, the Duchy of Mia, the county of Beishan.

Duke Nemea, who had only been in office for a month, was walking birds in the territory this morning.

As a Slaver, this is a very common move.

Because the alien beasts under his hands are raised after all, they usually stay in the beast pen to eat and drink well, without combat experience, the amount of exercise is far from enough, and in the long run, no matter how good the bloodline is, the alien species will degenerate.

Therefore, it is inevitable to maintain a certain amount of exercise.

When the beast is dispatched, it is not just a slip around and it is over, in order to maintain its ferocity, it also has to hunt by the way.

As for what the object of hunting is, it depends on the breed of the beast.

There are those who eat domestic animals, and there are those who eat people.

But whether it is cannibalism or livestock, you must have power to do it.

Therefore, the slave masters on the Great Western Continent are basically nobles with their own territories, and it is not enough to have a count or below, and they generally start as dukes.

Only dukes and above, with at least seven or eight counties in their hands, can withstand it.

Otherwise, there will be a scourge of an earldom, and the people below will easily rebel.

The griffons raised by Nemea are of relatively low grade as exotic beasts on the Great Western Continent.

It's not that they aren't powerful, on the contrary, the griffon's combat power is comparable to that of high-grade alien beasts.

The reason why the grade is so low is that the cost of maintenance is too high.

This thing eats people, and only eats people, and it can't live without eating people.

And this is one of Nemea's predicaments at the moment.

The old duke did not live in vain in his life, married seven duchesses, and gave birth to fourteen sons and twelve daughters in his lifetime.

The old man was a general of the empire during his lifetime, and he followed the emperor to fight in the south and the north.

He was careful in his calculations, and he was given a total of twenty-six counties, one of his children.

So when Nemea got the title of duke, there was only one county left in his hands.

So in the current situation, Nemoa either watched her griffin die on hunger strike, and her personal combat power was greatly reduced, and finally she was overturned by a few brothers and sisters who were eyeing her.

Either they indulge the griffin to eat people, and all the people below run away, and in the end, only himself and the griffin are left to face the attacks of a few siblings.

Choosing one of the two vials of poison was not the most pressing crisis facing Nemea.

The most urgent thing is that the title of duke he currently has, which is actually usurped.

The one who holds the orthodox inheritance of this title is his eldest sister, Artemis.

The empire where the Duchy of Mia was located had a primogeniture system and equality between men and women.

Therefore, according to the jurisprudence of the empire, Artemis's succession is higher than that of the second eldest of the Nemea, which is recognized.

Nemea was able to usurp the title of duke because he had fabricated evidence and slandered Artemis for being a man of good faith and for being at odds with the elders of his family.

Female debauchery, which is a great crime in the religious doctrine of the Great Western Continent, was able to exile this sister.

In addition, the cleverness of this trick is that it can cut off Artemis's support, after all, she has a marriage contract with the three princes of the empire.

If this news reaches the capital of the Empire, the marriage contract may be ruined.

And without the worries of the imperial prince's marriage contract, Nemea was able to kill Artemis and completely secure the position of duke.

What Nemea was worried about in the past two days was that there was no news from the imperial capital, and he was not sure whether the marriage contract was counted or not.

You must know that those who have been exiled abroad can come back at any time.

This is like a fish in the throat, the strength of the imperial prince is not something that Nemoa can compete with. Even if it is the entire Duchy of Mia, in the hands of others, it is dust that will be blown away in one breath.

So this morning's bird walk, Nemea was so preoccupied that she didn't have much taste.

Nemea inherited the old duke's combat power, and the brain circuits are similar, and there is not much political wisdom, but there is still a little cleverness.

In the current situation, it is only a matter of time before I turn against my other brothers.

One of the twenty-six county brothers and sisters, and the Duchy of Mia was thus scattered, which was certainly not a long-term solution.

Now everyone is amicable on the surface, but in fact, they are secretly recruiting masters and preparing for war.

Therefore, his griffon wants to eat people, and now he must not eat the people of his own county, but must eat his brother's house.

The griffin with the leader flew around the sky, and Nemea thought it would be better to eat the people of the third brother's house.

The fifth brother, Garcia, is a theological scholar, with a high prestige, but at the same time very weak, his personal combat strength is negligible, and there are no decent masters under him.

Whenever there was a war between brothers and sisters, Garcia's county must have been the first to be annexed.

Moreover, the brothers were born to a mother, and their relationship was good since childhood, Nemea thought that the fat water would not flow into the fields of outsiders, and when he turned back, he would annex Garcia's county first, not kill him, and let him go to the academy to be a dean, that kind of life was obviously more suitable for him.

In Nemea's logic, you see that I will be so good to your third brother in the future, then now my griffin eats a few of your men, it should not be a problem.

So Nemea patted the head of the griffon, led the griffon to the clouds, and flew over the hill in front of him, which was Garcia's territory.

As a result, as soon as she flew down the clouds, Nemea saw someone waving on the top of the mountain.

If you look closely, isn't this the third brother Garcia? This cyan robe should be newly made, and it looks quite energetic.

Nemoa observed the vicinity of the hill again, and there was no one in ambush, so there was only one third brother, who seemed to be waiting for his second brother to come over.

Okay, see you.

Thinking of this, Nemea jumped directly, and then used the power of the vulture god to perform the art of resisting the wind, and landed steadily on the mountain.

"Garcia, Earl of Xilan, has seen Lord Duke. Garcia saw that the second brother had just come down to salute, but his shoulder was already held by Nemea.

"Brother, don't be so polite. Nemea said, "We grew up together, and you are my most beloved brother. ”

Garcia also smiled: "It is because of my brother's affection, so my brother and I prepared a big gift for my brother today." ”

Nemoa was amused when she heard it: "You are still sensible, so which village will my griffon go to eat?"

The corners of Garcia's eyes twitched when he heard this, but his expression didn't see any clues, and he smiled slightly: "There are a total of three hundred and forty-five people in the village under the mountain, and this trip will definitely satisfy my brother, but the big gift I prepared for my brother is not only that." ”

"Oh?" said Nemea, "Tell me about it." ”

"I have a classmate who was invited to give a lecture in the capital a while ago, and he wrote to me yesterday. Garcia smiled slightly, "My brother must be interested in the contents of the letter." ”

When Nemoa heard this, the excitement on her face faded considerably.

He thought that there was any benefit, and it was just news for a long time, but after thinking about it, he was indeed waiting for a news from the imperial capital now, so he hurriedly asked, "What did the letter say?"

"Now the people in the capital are rumoring about a scandal in the royal family. Garcia hesitated for a moment, as if to organize the wording, and then said, "It is said that the fiancée of the third prince, our eldest sister Artemis, is in disarray in the family territory.

Emperor Long Yan was furious and had already sent a messenger to come, not only to tear up the marriage contract, but also to burn this woman in public in the Earl of Beishan.

Isn't my brother interested in this news?"

When Nemoa heard this, the snot bubbles almost burst out of happiness, but in front of his brother, he was inconvenient to show it, but frowned and sighed: "Actually, the eldest sister used to be very good to our brothers and sisters, but she degenerated like this, and I am also very sad, this time she has attracted the disaster of killing, how is this good?"

"Brother, what kind of feelings do we brothers have, don't say such things in front of your brother. Garcia looked helpless, "The road of power cannot tolerate family affection."

I am self-aware, and I am not the material to be a lord, so this county of Xilan is only temporarily managed for my brother.

As long as my brother speaks a word, I don't need my brother to send a single soldier, I will directly send the earl's official seal to my brother's mansion, and just ask my brother to leave me a position in the Principality Academy. ”

Nemea was very moved, and said sincerely: "Third brother, in my heart, you have long been the dean of the Principality Academy. ”

The corners of Garcia's mouth twitched, and then he said: "According to the foolish brother's opinion, the top priority for my brother now is to stabilize the holy family.

Because of Artemis, the reputation of the royal family has been damaged, and the emperor is now very dissatisfied with our entire family.

That is, the old man has died, otherwise he is old enough to pass this level.

My sister does that kind of thing, and we as younger brothers really can't control it, but you are the inheritor of the duke, and you have to explain this matter to the royal family.

So you have to be prepared, now is not the time to worry about money, this must be taken care of from top to bottom, especially this envoy group, they are the emperor's plenipotentiary on this matter.

As long as the dots are in place and this level is passed, then the crisis will be turned into an opportunity, and your duke's position will be recognized by the emperor.

Coupled with my county, it is only a matter of time before our brothers work together to unify the entire principality. ”

Listening to these words, Nemea was anxious at first, pacing the mountain with his hands behind his back, and then his frowning brow gradually relaxed, and his whole body was refreshed.

As if he had a backbone, the originally foggy and gloomy future became clear and bright under Garcia's words.

Nemea steadied herself and asked, "Where are the envoys now?"

"I heard that they came by boat, seven people, landed in the Nanling Earldom yesterday, and they didn't walk fast, depending on their footsteps, they can reach Beishan the day after tomorrow. Garcia said.

Nemea panicked when she heard this: "So fast?"

"yes, so as soon as I received the news today, I waited here for my brother to come over, without further ado. ”

"How are you going to prepare?" said Nemea, "the Artemis are still at sea, and in less than two days, who shall I ask to come and burn them?"

"So that's a coincidence. Garcia laughed, "The envoy group was at sea, and they happened to run into her ship. There was a master in the envoy group, and he took it easily, so he brought her this time. To put it bluntly, this kind of sinner is ashamed to burn the royal family in the capital, so he will be burned on your turf. ”

"Oh. Nemea finally breathed a sigh of relief and muttered, "That's good, that's good." ”

"Then brother go back and get ready?" Garcia asked.

"I'll go back!" Nemea turned to leave.

"What about the village down the hill? 345 people, and the griffins don't eat it?"

"They starved for a few days and didn't die, so I was in a hurry and left. ”

With that, the figure of Nemea flickered, and it flew into the air, turned over and rode onto a griffin, and soon flew away.

Garcia looked at the figure of the second brother in the distance, with a sneering expression, and then disappeared in place with a flicker.

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