The creaking sound and the slight shaking of the bed board woke the Count from his dream. He slowly opened his eyes and saw that he was lying in a carriage, the black solid wood compartment separating him from the outside world. This was supposed to have two rows of seats sitting opposite each other, but the seats had been removed to fit into the bed. There were many large, soft, fluffy white pillows around him, and Feige was sitting on the edge of the bed, looking at him with smiling eyes. Cook was on the other side of the carriage, sleeping soundly.

"It is expected that we will be able to reach the palace by nightfall today. I've already sent the message in advance, and Andrew has already arranged for a therapist. By the way, I would like to tell you the good news, His Royal Highness the Prince has been born healthy, and the Queen is also safe. That fat boy is so soft and cute, just crying when he sees me. Andrew said, "I'll give the prince a name when you get back." ”

The Count smiled slightly, his eyes narrowed into a crooked crescent moon. "It's called Delmond, I've thought about it a long time ago, what do you think?"

"I don't have a problem with that, but Aardman might be a better name...... Don't, don't take it seriously, I'm just kidding. ”

The Count didn't care, but breathed a sigh of relief. Nothing is more important than the family, and the foundation of the family is to have enough direct descendants. The safe birth of the little prince is like a shot in the arm for the current Hall family, which can buy enough allies and time to destroy the family's enemies.

"Feiqi, did you get anything out of going back to camp?

"It should have been my battle with the elves that disturbed him, Marellis and his group of mercenaries slipped away before I could return, and I couldn't find them. Feiqi clenched his fist: "Don't worry, I will definitely find them and don't let them do any more tricks." ”

"Marellis? That old man from Blackwater Manor has a mercenary group? Oh, it can't be the same name, right?"

Eat a trench and grow wise, Feige will not let go of any "coincidences" this time. Father and son compared what they knew, and it immediately became clear that there was something big wrong with Marellis. Fitch uttered his inferences bit by bit, analyzing the elves, the church, the destruction and rebirth sects, and the Count listened quietly.

"Marellis, I mean, the Church's Marellis may be their breakthrough. When he finds out that he is being blackmailed and controlled by intelligence chief Maithers, he is likely to look for a way out. Unable to confess to the church, and afraid to go to Messers, it is likely that Marellis himself has found a danger that he cannot even understand. Feiqi said, "The Sect of Destruction and Rebirth has the support of the Creator behind it, and it cannot be underestimated. Marellis traps himself into an even more dangerous trap, and he is replaced by the Cult of Rebirth. The person who came to see you that night and provided information was probably Marellis after makeup. ”

The Count snorted, lost in thought, and after a moment said, "That Marellis knows a lot of things, but if he had been replaced long ago, then my question would be of no use at all. Now that I think about it, his timidity, flattery, and some faux pas were actually part of his acting skills and deceived me. And in order to prevent me from seeing through the disguise, he also swallowed clouds and fog to cover it. ”

"Cigar smoke?" Fitch received an affirmative reply from the Count, and was more confident in his judgment. "This Marellis is very good, but his victory comes from being prepared to play without preparation. I'll be wary of him. ”

"I knew you would. The Earl said. He struggled to raise his hand and motioned for Feige to pick him up. By this time Cook had woken up, and when he saw this, he dragged his lame leg over and helped to put a pillow behind the Count so that he could sit more comfortably.

"I thought I was going to die, I never thought I would be alive now. Earl Hall said to both Fitch and Cook, "I am very lucky to be alive, but this time the injury is too severe. You don't need to comfort me, I know my situation, it is impossible to return to the previous level, and being an ordinary old man is already the best ending. ”

He looked at Feiqi and said, "You are not influenced by my thoughts, you are able to analyze and draw more comprehensive conclusions than I do, and you have proven that you are capable enough to lead the entire family." From now on, all the affairs of the Hall family will be handed over to you, and I will go back except for recuperation, that is, to see my grandson, and you can decide the affairs of the family completely by yourself. ”

"Cook, go and call them, I'm going to give Feige the titles of Templar and Royal Count. When Count Hall said this, he was suddenly stunned for a moment, and laughed to himself: "I'm stupid, the Templars can't hand it over, so they can only follow me to the tomb, but you are already a saint, so the next head of our family still hasn't lost the holy word, which is a rare honor." ”

Cook wiped away tears, but he still had a relieved smile on his face. The Earl had always had the idea of letting Feige take over as the head of the family, but he felt that Feige was not ready, and he was training him while inspecting him. Now, the Earl was able to make up his mind to make an early handover, which meant that Feige's performance was completely beyond his standards, and it meant that the Hall family would only get stronger. It's just that with his character, he must have a few more words.

"Feiqi, handing it over to you doesn't mean that you will be able to do a good job, there is still a difference between potential and ability. The main thing is that my body can't support it, otherwise what is your business?" Count Hall tried to widen his eyes, but his weak appearance was not intimidating at all. "Tell me what you're going to do next?"

"I just said that I will leave it to me, I haven't adapted to my new identity yet, so let me talk about the plan?" Feiqi scratched his head and said, "I don't know how much help there will be on the family side, but whether it is strong or weak, I must make a posture that I am strong and the family is weak." Negotiations with the Church as soon as possible show that we still respect the Goddess of Truth and Thunder faith, which is the basis for stability in the country. Also reconcile with the elves, thank them for their support, and express condolences and condolences for their loss. ”

The earl nodded slightly: "Coaxing the madman and deceiving the bastard, this is feasible, but it is not enough." What other plans do you have?"

"Everyone knew that what I did best was growing potatoes, building roads, and studying magic, but they were all wrong. Feige clenched his fists and said, "What I'm best at is actually fighting, destroying all enemies. Father, I think the future trend is already very clear, the Church of the Goddess of Truth Thunder, under the leadership of Don de Mip, is constantly overdrawing its influence, and sooner or later it will collapse, and the Creator's subordinates will not let the Church of the Goddess recover. At the same time, the old nobles played a smaller and smaller role, and they were neither able to defeat the Thunder Army nor a match for the demons. Therefore, I will find an opportunity to tear down these two obstacles, turn the United Kingdom into an empire, prosper those who follow me, and perish those who oppose me, and promote the Knights of Hell model that uses magic and magic spears, so as to build a real power that can protect the family and the world. ”

The Earl's breath was a little short, and he immediately said, "You want to destroy the lords and knights, and make the whole kingdom completely Andrew's, do you know that if this news spreads, the Hall family will be besieged by everyone?"

"Dispose of all the commanders, and then let the peasants have enough to eat, and the matter is settled. In the past, it could not be solved, first, because there was no fighter like me, who completely combined aggression, mobility, and concealment, and second, it could not solve the problem of eating. Fei Qi said: "In the past three days, I have thought about it carefully and found that the solution to the problem is actually very simple, and there is no need to be so twisted. ”

"Three days, is that long?"

"Father, you slept for more than two days in a row. Due to the fact that they were carrying some seriously wounded, the march was not very fast, but it was also close to the city of Tawu Harbor. ”

"It seems that my energy can't keep up, just do whatever you want, the Hall family is yours. The Count closed his eyes, but did not sleep, he was silently pondering Feiqi's words. From the United Kingdom of the Nobles to the Empire, the Count never gave birth to such a "delusion", but it seemed to be achievable. It is impossible not to pay the price, but in the worst-case scenario, who can do anything to Feige?

Feige stretched out his hand and touched his father's forehead, then breathed a sigh of relief and said to Cook: "It's good, I scared him with these words, and he held on, indicating that the most dangerous period has passed." The soul recovers well, even if the body is weaker, it does not affect the lifespan. ”

"Lord Earl......" Cook suddenly changed his name, much to Feige's discomfort. His father just fell asleep on the side, and he was not dead, and there was no ceremony in between, and the title of earl suddenly came to his head? He shook his head: "Call me by my name, otherwise it will sound awkward." ”

"Alright, Lord Feige......" Cook rubbed the tip of his nose to hide his smile, and then asked, "Is it true that you want to make the Hall family the only noble?"

"What do you think, for or against?"

"I'm definitely supporting all your actions, but I'm a little shocked and a little excited, so there are a lot of things I don't understand, and I want to ask for clarification. ”

"Don't ask, you don't know. I've never done anything like that, so there's nothing I can tell you. Take one step at a time, maybe walking and finding that it doesn't work and then giving up is also a possibility. Fei Qi shook his head and said, "Let's not talk about such a distant matter, the problem in front of us has not been completely solved." My father gave me the whole family, and I needed the family's help. You usually follow your father, so do you know how much money you have in the family?"

"I don't know the exact number, but there are still 400,000 gold coins. ”

"Too little, this is too little. Feige frowned. "I thought my family could have more money, but I never thought that I would still be so poor. ”

"No, in fact, among the nobility of the United Kingdom, the Hall family is already very wealthy. Cook said, "I have accompanied the Count to the homes of some nobles, who have chickens, horses, cattle and sheep, a lot of food, and armor and weapons, but they have not much gold to come up with. When fighting on the Feinberg front, many nobles needed to use their harvest collateral to borrow gold coins that could be used to ransom their captured families. Some even don't redeem it at all because they don't have money. Many nobles followed us against Aria because they ran out of money because of the war. How much do you need, my lord?"

"More than 10 million gold coins. ”

If Cook had just finished eating, he must have squirted. "Ten million gold coins, it is impossible to scavenge every vault and treasure house in the entire Hoya Noble United Kingdom. Unless more gold can be discovered, and then mined quickly. But what are you going to buy with all this money?

Feige smiled and didn't answer, and Cook didn't ask again. The Count of the past was often like this, his plans were all in his head, and if it didn't feel the need to share, then it was better not to ask, he wouldn't say. This method helps with secrecy, but this time, due to the lack of communication, the father and son did not exchange information, and as a result, Marellis was protected in disguise, so it was not without drawbacks. Cook shared his concern with Feige, who felt that Feige had always been proud, and this time he was afraid that he would be angry because he felt offended, but Feige nodded and thought that his idea was correct.

"You can't be completely arbitrary, you do need to communicate, and everyone needs to look at problems from multiple angles, so you're right. Feige said, "You may not understand what I'm saying, but you can listen to it first." ”

"Remember the day I came back from the camp, after loading things into the car and everyone started to leave, Xia Ni and I left for a while. Fei Qi said: "There is a hole under the battlefield where everyone was ambushed, and Xia Ni stumbled upon it when she was hiding. The two of us went to the cave to explore and found some not-so-good signs. The hole was dug out by a creature that could dig a hole, and then repaired it, and it has been around for a long time. In the cave we found the altar of the Creator, which at first glance seemed to be something from before the Goddess of Truth and Thunder ruled the Yongli Continent, but I checked the residual energy on it, and the altar was no more than twenty years old. ”

"Luckily, this altar is well preserved, perhaps because we withstood the ambush and wiped out all the red dragons and flame snake lizards. I checked the altar and it can transmit some kind of energy from the second world. Don't worry, it's not the night of the Scarlet Meteor that transmits monsters over, it's just an energy, like mana. I'm worried about this kind of altar, and I suspect it has something to do with the Red Dragon and the Flame Snake Lizard this time. Since I couldn't explore all of the subsurface, I needed to find something else. ”

"I'm going to build a tower and engrave the Divine View Great Prophecy Technique to explore the entire Yongli Continent. This requires a lot of resources, and when converted into money (according to the price code of the Styx Shipping), it will cost about 10 million gold coins. ”

Cook thought for a moment, and then summed up Feiqi's plan with his own understanding: "A super castle worth 10 million gold coins is enough to affect the entire Yongli Continent, which is something that an empire should be equipped with." Lord Feige, you haven't built a castle, so you may be misunderstood. The various nobles I mentioned did not have much money in their hands, and did not include the value of the castle. The construction of castles has always been a matter of requisition, and it is the duty of the subjects of the territory. If there are stones, wood, and iron in the territory, it will not cost you anything. ”

Feige snorted, indicating that he understood. Cook was loyal and zealous, but he really didn't know anything about magic. The inhabitants of the territory were not too much of a problem to build castles, but the magic tower was something else entirely, and these people couldn't help. The amount of money is too large, but in hell, the problem of construction has a simple solution.

It's just that you need to connect Hell with the Yongli Continent, okay?