"It's a counter-insurgency, don't you know that the rebels are entrenched in the eastern realm of the Duke of Bemessy?" Baron Leopold asked curiously.

"Oh, I think I've heard about it, but although our land is close to the Eastern Territory, we don't really interact with the people of the Eastern Territory very often." Ignath said indifferently to Baron Leopold.

In fact, this kind of thing is also normal, in this era, people are not well developed in information and communication, many people have never left the place where they were born in their lives, and if they don't deliberately inquire about the news, people are not very interested in things that do not involve them.

Ignas was hospitable to Bruce and Baron Leopold, and during the banquet Bruce clearly sensed that the lord of the manor and his beautiful lady were about to stop talking, did they have something to ask for him?

Just when the atmosphere of this dinner became a little weird, Ignaus raised his glass, and Bruce and Baron Leopold also hurriedly raised their glasses, knowing that according to aristocratic etiquette, this was the time for the host to give a speech.

"Honorable two barons, you are the most honored guests in my estate, especially the two brave men who have returned from the battlefield." Ignath said to Baron Leopold and Bruce.

"Honey, you've made the two barons too nervous." Lady Ignas took her husband's hand and said to him.

"Ha, the couple is very affectionate." A smile appeared on Bruce's lips, he was very envious of the lord of the manor, these two reminded him of his parents, although they lived an ordinary life, but they were very happy.

"What a wonderful word, perhaps we should write it down and ask the stonemasons to carve it for us above the walls of the manor's fireplace." Mrs. Ignas exclaimed softly, she had never heard such an accurate and beautiful word.

"That's good, but let me go on, dear madam." Ignaus smiled dotingly at his wife, but Bruce keenly noticed that the smile on his lips was a little stiff.

"Don't worry, it's a long night, we have time." Baron Leopold laughed as well, and he picked up the flask on the table and poured himself a glass of wine.

"Lord Ignath, you seem to have something to tell us, don't you?" Bruce said to Ignath.

"Well, yes, there's actually one thing." Ignaus sat down, he swallowed, and his wife reached out and held his hand tightly, as if the candle flame on the candlestick had begun to freeze.

Ignas began to tell Baron Leopold and Bruce about what had happened to him, but when Bruce and the others knocked on the door of his manor, Ignas thought it was a villain hired by his neighbor who came to the door.

"Neighbors?" Baron Leopold asked curiously.

"Yes, that neighbor of ours owns more estates and land than we do, and is of very noble blood." Ignas's wife smiled wryly at Bruce and Baron Leopold.

"Who is it?" Baron Leopold then asked.

"Zach. Bennett. Ignaus smacked his mouth, and he moved his glass forward, staring blankly at the plate in front of him.

"Zach. Bennett, is that him? Baron Leopold said in surprise.

"Who is it?" Bruce looked at Baron Leopold suspiciously, he was unfamiliar with the name.

"Don't you know? Zack. Bennett is the cousin of the Duke and was originally the fourth heir to the Dukedom, but if the Duke of Bemessy had no heirs, there is no doubt that he would be the next Duke. Baron Leopold explained to Bruce.

"Heir to the Duke title?" Bruce was also very surprised after listening to Baron Leopold's words, who would have expected that he would meet such a noble person here.

"Yes, to be honest, it is very stressful to be a neighbor with such a noble adult, but fortunately, this adult usually stays in the south, and he rarely comes back." Lady Ignas said with a sigh.

"But seven Sundays ago he returned." Ignath coughed softly as he said to Bruce.

"Any questions?" Bruce touched his chin and asked Ignas.

"Actually, there is a swamp between our territory and Lord Zack's, which we used to share in fact, and my servants sometimes go there to pick mushrooms, and we never had any problems before that, but just a year ago, the water in that swamp dried up, and the fertile land allowed my tenant farmers to grow some wheat and fruit trees." Ignas said to Bruce.

"Ah, I see, when Lord Zach returns, he's going to take this land for himself." Leopold suddenly said that this kind of thing is common between lords, and land disputes can even lead to private battles.

"That's right, in fact, if it were normal times, I don't want to cause a dispute with this noble lord, our bloodline is not enough to quarrel with this lord." Ignas's face was bitter, and it was clear that he really didn't want to cause a dispute.

"However, our family's debts are a bit heavy, and if Lord Zack takes away our land and the crops on it, I'm afraid we will have to mortgage the estate to survive." Mrs. Ignas said heavily, her gaze falling on the child by the fireplace.

"But that land is owned by you, and you can appeal to the Duke and ask the Duke to decide." Baron Leopold stood up a little angrily and said.

"Uh, but." Ignas and his wife had a difficult look on their faces, and Bruce had some understanding, in fact, when he was a village official, he often faced this kind of thing, which was always a difficult thing, not to mention that it involved the Duke's relatives, and the Duke was likely to lean towards his cousin.

"So what do you want me to do?" Bruce asked Ignath.

"Actually, I'm hoping that the two adults will be able to help us do an arbitration." Ignath said hopefully to Bruce and Leoper.

"But we don't have the right to arbitrate, we are neither your lords nor dukes." Baron Leopold shook his head, he really wanted to help this pair of kind squires, but he also knew the difficulty, who would go against the people of the Duke's family, not to mention that Lord Zack's reputation has never been very good.

"We just want Lord Zack to delay taking that land, and when we're done harvesting the wheat and fruit on it, we'll be able to buy it and pay off the merchants' guild debt." Ignas said.

"If that's the case, maybe we can try." Leopold said to Bruce.