Count Silvio sat on a bench in the courtyard, leisurely looking at the papers submitted by the shops below.

Although the business was heavy, the count was in a good mood.

The family's business is booming, the losses in the business war have been fully compensated, and they have already begun to make profits, and most of the borrowed debts have been paid off. It's not that he can't pay it back, but that the Earl deliberately continues to owe—sometimes, owing favors to others, and it's also a way to bring each other closer and maintain their relationship.

The Hilton family's position in the city of Edinburgh is becoming more and more solid and important.

Those families who originally belonged to the aristocratic alliance suffered heavy losses in the commercial war, and selling and transferring their properties was the inevitable way out. And the one who took over was naturally the Hilton family.

The struggle between the nobility had a set of conventional rules. Hilton, as the victor, received the spoils of war in a matter of justice. No matter how rich the other families are, they can't get involved.

This is a rule, without any overt binding force, but few people dare to break it.

After absorbing and digesting these spoils, the Hilton family's financial resources will be even higher. In the entire city of Edinburgh, except for the Grand Duke's City Lord's Palace, I am afraid that no family or any force can compare with it.

In such a good situation, how could the Earl not be in a happy mood and in a relaxed spirit.

Of course, everything is impermanent, and it is impossible for everything to go smoothly. Under the joy of the whole family, the Earl had a trace of uneasiness in his heart. And the source of uneasiness came from the young man sitting next to him.

After that visit to the Grand Duke, Count Silvio felt a slight change in the boy's worship.

Although his habits of life and cultivation remained unchanged, and his attitude towards people and things remained calm, the Earl could still feel the faint worry and anxiety of the young man from the bottom of his heart.

When Anthony piled a large bag of precious magic scrolls in front of him, the Count was even more sure that his feelings were not wrong.

The boy has something in his heart, something very important. He seemed to be in a hurry to finish the business at hand in order to take a break from his work and do something else.

Otherwise, the auction of the magic scroll would not have been so hasty. And even in order to show the strength of the family, there are more and better options.

Could it be that Mr. Anthony is intending to ......

"Patriarch." A call interrupted Count Silvio's thoughts.

A steward of the family hurried over with a stack of sheepskin scrolls and respectfully handed it into the earl's hand.

Count Silvio's eyes lit up, he patted the parchment scroll, and laughed, "Hahaha! Is it finally delivered? Hahahaha! ”

The parchment scroll was a contract document related to a noble fief. Now in the hands of Lord Earl, it means that this fief will belong to the Hilton family from now on.

And the original owner of this fief was none other than the Fontaine family, one of the three marquis families.

This was the final settlement agreement under the watchful eyes of the Grand Duke. The Hilton family can no longer chase and fight the Fang Dan family; And the Fontaine family can't retaliate against the Hilton family after taking a breath.

Such an agreement is actually not very fair to Hilton. The hatred between the two families has been planted, and the so-called inability to retaliate is only superficial. What Hilton lost, on the other hand, was a hard-won opportunity to completely destroy the enemy.

The Grand Duke did not protect the Fontaine family, as the struggle between the nobles has always been. Brutal, but not bloody. Even if he is unfortunately defeated, he will not lose his life and will cut off the family lineage. Otherwise, the existing family with a long history in the world will probably be reduced by more than half.

Of course, this is only a rule on the surface.

In any case, the huge commercial war that lasted for nearly a year and involved nearly half of the nobles of Edinburgh finally came to an end.

The winner is the Hilton family!

After laughing, Count Silvio looked at the sheepskin data in his hand, his eyebrows furrowed slightly.

The weight of this fiefdom is extremely heavy, otherwise it is not enough to express the sincerity of the reconciliation of the Fontaine family. But at the same time, this fiefdom is also a hot potato.

In the city of Edinburgh, this is an open secret.

"The patriarch is worried about the fiefdom of the Fontaine family?"

Anthony, who rarely put down his cultivation and went to the courtyard to drink afternoon tea with Count Silvio, asked.

"yes. According to reliable sources, the third eldest of the Fontaine family, Lothar, only opened the killing ring some time ago. ”

Anthony smiled, "This place is quite close to us. If it hadn't dragged Lothar's hands and feet, allowing him to enter the trade route ahead of time to stop us, the situation might not have been so smoothly reversed. And after we defeated the Fontaine, it also broke away from the control of the Fontaine family and fell into our hands. ”

The earl also smiled: "This is God also helping our Hilton family." However, even if he entered the business road, with Mr. Anthony's wisdom and bravery, he would probably have returned in the end. ”

"The patriarch thinks too highly of me, and the gap in the martial arts realm is not something that can be easily bridged. A higher order is a higher order, and now I am not Lothar's opponent. Anthony waved his hand.

"But Mr. Anthony still settled the Storm Bear who was in the same class as Lothar, and also came with the two silver beginners of Cunning Fox and Rat King."

"That's a lay-up ahead and a little luck." Anthony was reluctant to say more, so he changed the subject.

"Over there in the fiefdom, just let me run."

Count Silvio was stunned.

The fiefdom has just been acquired, and even if it is tricky, someone should be sent to find out the situation before making the next step. Now that the rival aristocratic alliance has disintegrated and the crisis has long since disappeared, there is really no need to rush to dispatch the strongest force of the family.

Besides, since Anthony joined the Hilton family, he has done a lot of great things for the family and made great contributions. Lord Earl can still sit here and drink afternoon tea, completely relying on the strategy and strength of the young man's worship, to turn the tide and turn the tide.

Such a great man, after the success, just sit at home and enjoy the respect and worship of the clansmen. How can you go out again for a little thing, and toil and rush?

Let people outside see that the Hilton family has to work hard to worship everything big and small, this criticism is not good, is it?

Unless......

The Earl's heart was filled with the lingering uneasy thoughts that had been lingering in his mind for no reason.

"The situation on the other side of the fiefdom needs to be investigated after all. And everyone knows that the situation there must not be simple, and in the end it is necessary to send enough force to deal with it. In that case, it's better to just let me come over. ”

Anthony stood up with his hands in his hands and looked in the northwest direction. There, too, is the direction of the fiefdom.

"I've been in the city for a long time lately, and I just want to go out for a walk. It is said that the imperial capital is majestic and prosperous, and it is better than the city of Edinburgh. In addition, Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, there are many masters, and they are about to see it. Therefore, after the fiefdom was over, I would not turn back and go directly to the imperial capital. ”

Anthony looked at the sky from afar.

The northwest is not only the direction of the fiefdom, but also the location of the imperial capital.

Count Silvio looked at the young man's not burly back and opened his mouth to speak. But in the end, there was only a sigh.

What he had feared had unfortunately turned out to be a reality.

A small pond like the Hilton family still can't accommodate the real dragon of the boy after all. Even after this victory, the pond expanded a lot. But the big pond is still a pond, and it has never become a river and a sea.

Will the boy come back in the future?

Perhaps, only God knows.

"Before that, I also want to ask the patriarch to help contact the City Lord's Mansion. I hope to visit Grand Duke Matthias again. ”