Brothers Brown Jennings and Reed Jennings lie on the railing of a watchtower and look at the city of Saloyan at night. Compared to the banquet that had already been lively, the outside of the Governor's Palace was unusually quiet. The Royal Musketeers, by order of the Marquis, had completely cordoned off the area around the main palace. No one is allowed to go out or come in during the feast.

Major Reed, as the immediate officer of the reinforced battalion of musketeers, stood guard on this watchtower and commanded the defense of the governor's palace.

The major gave Brown a cigarette.

Although his eldest brother had left Flamenck's estate for a few days, the Major could see that Brown had changed a lot, and in fact the entire Jennings family had undergone a drastic change.

Baron Jennings was suddenly summoned by the Marquis of Whitehead, an important minister of the Empire, and inexplicably changed from a baron to a viscount.

He went from a lieutenant company commander to a major regiment commander two levels.

And then what shocked the whole family even more was ...... Brown Jennings turned out to be engaged to the eldest lady of the Marquis's family, and Jennings's entire family didn't know when Brown met Miss Anne. On this homecoming, Brown did not say a word about anything related to the Whitehead family.

Then things changed, and Major Reed was even more confused.

He had just taken over the 3rd Regiment of the 1st Division of the Royal Musketeer Cavalry Regiment, and before he had finished reading the list of his subordinates, he received another order to move the defense. The 3rd Regiment was the vanguard, the first to follow the Emperor's Governor Marcellus to the city of Saroyan.

And Governor Marcellus is Brown's future father-in-law...... The Marquess of Whitehead.

He lit a cigarette for Brown and lit another one for himself. Major Reed said to Brown, "Father is worried about you...... You must be involved in something big. In the struggle for power in the empire, we small families are cannon fodder and substitute ghosts.

Now the Marquess of Whitehead is Governor Marcellus, and his daughter, Miss Anne, is the Director of Special Security. You are Miss Anne's fiancé, and I am your brother, with a regiment in my hand and two thousand guns.

The Jennings are tied to the Whiteheads, and if something happens to the Governor, we'll all be implicated. ”

It was also not long before Brown learned that the Marquis of Whitehead was about to become the Governor of Marcellus, the most unlucky official position in the entire empire. Once the Emperor wanted to kill the Marquis of Whitehead, the Jennings family would definitely be the first to be cleaned up when it came time to liquidate.

Worried about the family, Brown, who usually doesn't smoke, took a deep puff of cigarette, and then said: "On the way back to Salo Yang this time, I encountered a very magical thing.

Maybe it can protect the safety of the Jennings family.

But you're really too dangerous in Saloyan, and I'll ask Miss Anne to find a way to transfer you back after the feast. You are most like your father, most like the brave ancestors of the Jennings family, and you should inherit the title. ”

This was the first time Brown had said that he was going to give up his family title, and Major Reid was suddenly shocked: "How can you have such an idea...... Father likes you the most, saying that you are the first smart person in the Jennings family, and you will make the Jennings family a magic family and no longer called hillbillies. ”

Brown's attitude was very firm: "I just told you, I encountered a magical thing. My life has been transformed, and I am about to embark on a path to the highest temple of magic.

I don't know what's on this path, but I know I'm bound to encounter a lot of danger and I can't carry the burden of my family anymore.

Forgive me for my selfishness, Reed, the task of protecting the family is left to you.

Tomorrow I will ask Miss Anne to arrange for you to go back. ”

Major Reed said, "Although you are my brother, don't just make decisions for me. I don't want to leave the battlefield like a deserter, I know what Marcellus wants to do, and the whole empire knows it.

The 1st Division of the Royal Musketeer Cavalry Regiment came to Saloyan to prepare for battle. The ancestors of the Jennings family once shed blood here, and that honor is recorded in the family's history. I'm here this time...... I will continue this honor here, this land belongs to the empire, and no one can take it away! ”

Brown tried to persuade Major Reed again, but at this time, in the distance in the night sky, one flare after another flares rose......

Young Master Reed immediately threw away half of the cigarette in his hand and shouted to the Imperial soldiers below, "Alert...... The Governor decreed that from now on no one should come near this place, and no one should leave.

If there is a trespasser, no matter what the status...... Shoot now! ”

All the soldiers loaded their bullets and aimed them at the night in the distance.

After giving the order, Major Reed said to Brown, "The Governor seems to have set up a big operation tonight, and now it looks like it should begin."

It's probably not safe here, so go back to the halls.

We're guarding outside, and no one can get in. ”

Knowing that he was only getting in the way, Brown hugged Reid and stepped down from the watchtower.

Flares in the distance were frequently lifted into the air, and gunshots were already heard.

At this time, the door of the Governor's Palace was closed, and the atmosphere in the hall was peaceful...... No matter what happens to Governor Marcellus in the future, when the Marquis of Whitehead officially takes office tomorrow, he will be the most powerful person in the entire province of Marcellus.

Almost all of the guests wanted to get acquainted with the future governor, and they approached the marquis in order of status. It was the rule of the banquet that each person had only one or two minutes to talk to the Doge, and they had to use that time to introduce themselves and reinforce the Doge's impression of themselves with some whimsy.

At this time, the Marquis of Whitehead responded casually, which was a great encouragement to these people, as if they saw a bright future for themselves.

And when Brown returned to the hall from outside, before he could find Anne and Hannah, the Marquis of Whitehead cried out, "Brown Jennings, my child, come here." Today, you should stand with me......

Anne is my most beloved daughter, and I want to take a good look at what you have in stealing my most precious pearl. ”

The Marquis of Whitehead's humor drew a laugh, and then made the lively banquet quiet, and everyone looked at Brown, most of whom were very jealous of the lucky fellow, who easily got what most people would not get in their lifetimes.

Brown didn't expect that he would suddenly be the focus of the whole party, and he was so watched by everyone that he was even more nervous than when he faced a room of students in class for the first time, so that he didn't know "to take the left foot or the right foot first".

Fortunately, Anne came over, took Brown by the arm, and led him to the Marquis in front of the gaze of the crowd.