Renard was afraid that the other party had not heard the name, so he hurriedly added: "My grandfather is Baron Theodore Duncan, and he is the third son of the fourth lady of Duke Sam Duncan. ”

If it weren't for Lei Ye's good enough memory, I'm afraid he wouldn't have remembered it so carefully.

Sam Duncan has had four formal marriages, which means that the children born to his four wives are all descendants of the Duncan family, but they are also estranged and disliked.

Fortunately, the fourth lady was favored by Duke Duncan, and several children were also very likable, so they were all awarded the title of baron.

Of course, Duke Sam is not the Grand Duke, and he has no right to divide his children, but people have a lifelong friendship with the king, and it is still easy to ask for a few empty titles, so the Duncan family has dozens of more nobles.

However, the barren land is so large that the old duke cannot take care of every child, and the children and grandchildren who are not pleasing enough are just divided into random areas and left to fend for themselves.

Earl Edward couldn't help but frown when he heard Renard's self-introduction.

He knew about the demonic disaster in the barren land, and when he saw Lei Ye, he couldn't help but think of his father: "Has your father, Baron Hammidon, passed away?"

It stands to reason that only after the death of a nobleman can his descendants be eligible to inherit the title.

Renard was stunned, and then said with a smile: "My father is living a good life, and I earned this baronial title by myself." ”

Earl Edward was a little surprised when he heard this: "You earned it yourself?

No decorations are not awarded without war, this is the rule set by His Majesty Rochel when he founded the country, but his descendants have almost broken this rule.

However, in this generation of kings, because they were young when they succeeded to the throne, they only had one sister to rely on each other, and they were held hostage and oppressed by the powerful and feudal officials, so they maintained an extremely cautious attitude towards the feudal nobles.

Sixteen years have passed since he ascended the throne, and the only nobles he seems to have rewarded were Heidi and Renard, and perhaps Earl Ian.

Seeing the other party's surprised expression, Renard couldn't help but smile bitterly and shook his head: "No." ”

Then he told the story of the discovery of the demon dungeon, which is nothing to hide, since the other party is kind enough to take him in, he is also obliged to give a reminder and let him prepare early.

Although it is a few tens of kilometers away from the Ten Thousand Beast Forest, there will be demons with short eyes flowing over it.

Sure enough, after hearing his narration, Count Edward's face changed, and he pondered for a long time, and said solemnly: "Thank you for the reminder, it seems that I have to make some preparations earlier." ”

The topic of demons was quickly revealed, and the old earl's gaze immediately fell on Oroke: "Marquis Bowen, is he okay?"

Apparently, Edward and the fat man knew each other and had met at least a few times.

Olloke tugged at the corners of his mouth in embarrassment: "I haven't been home for five or six years. ”

Earl Edward was stunned for a moment, then shook his head and smiled: "The son of the dignified Chancellor of the Exchequer went to do business, which is also the most interesting thing in the kingdom in recent years. ”

The fat man shrugged his shoulders indifferently when he heard this: "I don't think there's anything to be ashamed of, isn't it good to be self-reliant?"

Earl Edward blinked, and felt a little speechless, compared to many noble second generations who ate and waited for death, the fat man's performance was indeed commendable.

He pondered for a moment: "But the nobles don't understand it that way, they think that the Ellis family has fallen and needs the eldest son of the family to do business and make money, and your father has lost a lot of face because of this. ”

Hearing this, Oloch was silent, and only after a long time did he say: "They can think whatever they like, this is my own choice, it has nothing to do with others, and my father supports me." ”

Renard heard the conversation between the two, and then remembered: "Marquis Bowen, he is very good, we only met twenty days ago, and my power of attorney was brought by him, and he should be in Ignaz City now." ”

Counting the time, the other party should have arrived there a long time ago.

Hearing the news of Marquis Bowen, Ollocke's ears immediately pricked up, and after knowing that the other party was in good health, he obviously exhaled.

Although he hasn't been home for a long time, the fat man still misses his father very much in his heart.

This topic was also quickly revealed, and Earl Edward glanced at everyone and said, "You must be very tired after such a long journey, so hurry up and rest after dinner." ”

After speaking, he beckoned to the servant: "Go and prepare dinner, make it sumptuous, I will entertain guests tonight." ”

The so-called sumptuous dinner is nothing more than all kinds of melon and fruit snacks and steak eggs that Lei Ye usually eats.

From this it can be seen that Count Edward was a very frugal man.

After dinner, everyone went back to their rooms to rest, and before leaving, Renard seemed to remember something, and reminded: "Lord Earl, we have found traces of the necromancer while traveling through the Forest of Ten Thousand Beasts. ”

"Necromancer?" Count Edward's brow furrowed visibly.

Renard nodded, then briefly recounted his encounter in the town, and then said very apologetically, "I hope our stay won't cause you any trouble." ”

Count Edward was still pondering, and Lei Ye smiled awkwardly when he saw this, and tiptoed back to his room.

The sun had set, the sunset was reflected in the western sky, smoke was rising from the villages, and the peasants were returning home after a long day's work to wait for their gentle wives to treat themselves to good food and wine.

The peasants, carrying hoes, walked through the ridges in groups of three or five, shouting at their comrades who were working in the fields: "Go, go, go home and eat." ”

When the other peasants heard the voice, they all took up their hoes and left, apparently exhausted from the day's work, and did not want to stay any longer.

However, there are always exceptions, and a stout figure is still busy working in the field, without even raising his head, only making a dull answer: "Oh!

The farmer who greeted him was a little strange: "What's wrong with Lindsey today, he hates work the most on weekdays." ”

The other farmers shook their heads and said they didn't know: "I guess the knight's dream was broken, so I chose to accept my fate." ”

Everyone shook their heads helplessly, young people who don't have a dream yet, but they are often defeated by reality: "Forget it, let's go first, let him be quiet." ”

The farmer, who had a good relationship with Lindsay, shouted, "Lindsay, then we will go first, and you should hurry home and don't worry Uncle Bob." ”

The answer to him was still three words that were not salty: "Got it!"

Although I felt that this friend was not quite the same as usual, in the end, it was blamed on the breakdown of the knight's dream.

The crowd ignored Lindsey and walked away.

No one noticed, and not long after they left, the farmer named Lindsay slowly raised his head, and two red glints flashed in the shadows that had been hidden under the hat.

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