"It's easy to say...... it's easy to say"

"Definitely ......"

"After this banquet is over, let's talk about it slowly!"

In the huge banquet hall, Gray, who is the current head of the Henderson family, has become the center of the most attention, and even the Stanfield family, who is the owner of this place, is not as popular as him. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

And the reason why Gray is so popular is because of the proposal he threw out earlier: jointly develop the market of the elves!

Although this proposal is really just a small bait thrown out by James and others to attract everyone's attention in order to reduce the malicious gaze cast on the Testrosa family. But I have to say that this proposal is indeed very attractive to all major families!

Of course, the principals of the major families knew very well that it would be extremely difficult to obtain the legendary World Tree Flower through this way. Everyone knows that those elves are notoriously difficult to deal with!

But even if it is difficult to obtain the legendary Flower of the World Tree, it will not prevent everyone from trading with the elves at all! Because just the special products from the Phantom Beast Realm obtained when trading with the elves were enough to bring a considerable amount of profit to his family!

The oily-looking Gray is the best proof of this. Some of the nobles who regularly follow the movements of other families must have noticed how lucrative the Henderson family has been from trading with the elves in recent months.

Calling it "getting rich overnight" is probably not enough to show how easy and happy the Henderson family earns!

So as soon as they heard that the Henderson family and the Testrosa family had the idea of looking for a partner, most of the nobles were tempted. In addition, the people of the Testrosa family were invited away by the people of the Stanfield family, and the nobles who had this idea naturally found Gray in unison.

This also made Gray, who was complimented by everyone, look very happy, he hadn't been so beautiful for many years!

However, seeing his father smiling in the midst of those pot-bellied aristocratic gentlemen, Helen, who had long been hiding aside, couldn't help but curse secretly: "Stinky dad!" As soon as I drank the wine, I forgot about your well-behaved and lovely daughter, and see how I complained to my mother when I went back! ”

Gray, who was laughing, suddenly felt a chill on his back, but after looking around, he quickly left the matter behind him in the compliments of everyone.

Although the head of the family died, the Stanfield family still has a deep heritage. Just after everyone had eaten and drunk enough, a bald old man with a gray beard slowly walked onto the pre-arranged platform.

"Ahem!"

After signaling the mage apprentices waiting on the side to activate the amplification circle with his eyes, the old man first cleared his throat before he said with a full breath: "Good afternoon, everyone! ”

"I'm the third elder of the Stanfield family, Howard Stanfield! Here, on behalf of the Steinfeld family, I would like to welcome all of you to this tulip estate! ”

"Today is a rare good day, I am very happy to see ......"

Seeing the bald old man talking on the stage, the heads of the major families below couldn't help but muttered in a low voice after looking at each other for a while.

"I, I'm not mistaken, am I? Isn't this the 'Bloody Hand' Howard! He, he's still alive and well? ”

"The legendary legendary battle mage, 'Bloody Hand' Howard?"

"You want to die, don't you? If you don't want to die, just keep your voice quiet! This old man has always been the master of killing people without blinking! ”

"It's no wonder, it's because it's this old man who is speaking, so the lines that should be full of festivity will bring a little chill."

"Really, after he glanced at me, my back was immediately wet with cold sweat!"

"You're okay, I'm afraid I'm going to have to go to the toilet once."

"I, I'm going with you too! This old man's aura is really too strong......"

Obviously, the old man on the stage was just talking about the scene at a glance, but the guests below were like elementary school students who were being reprimanded by the head teacher, and they were all shrunk and honest, and Aisha, who had just quietly entered the venue under the guidance of the maids, was curious.

"Na, na! Dio, why do I think there is something strange about what this old man said? ”

Pulling the corners of Dio's clothes, Aisha, who saw that everyone's expressions were a little wrong, asked curiously.

“…… It's murderous. ”

Dio, who was protecting Aisha's body, said with a somewhat solemn face: "This old man has a very heavy murderous intent!" ”

Although the other party is already a lot older, Dio, who faintly feels a bit of threat on the other party's body, is still ready to fight immediately.

After Dio was on guard, the old man on the stage also glared at Dio very secretly, his eyes full of warning.

"Murderous?"

Aisha, who didn't notice Dio's demeanor, tilted her head and said, "However, I think this old man looks kind......"

"Alright, Aisha."

James, who was standing beside her, smiled and said, "If it weren't for Lord Dio protecting us, we would be trembling like those gentlemen now!" Howard is the most famous powerhouse in the family history of the Stanfield family! ”

What James didn't say was that Howard the Bloody Hand was famous because of his murderous nature! It was precisely because of this that even though they knew that he was old, the heads and elders of the major families still trembled in front of him.

God knows if this old man will suddenly make a move.

Fortunately, Old Man Howard, who has the name of "Bloody Hand", seems to just want to give everyone a dismount, and until he asks questions, he has not made any abnormal actions that seem to want to do it.

“…… Before I introduce the next young people, I would like to ask you. ”

After glancing coldly at everyone present again, Old Man Howard asked indifferently, "In your eyes, what kind of family master is the most qualified family master?" ”

In fact, Old Man Howard just asked casually, and he didn't think anyone would dare to take his words. But just as Old Man Howard wanted to continue, a crisp voice picked up his words.

"Hmm...... A bold and capable head of the house? ”

Aisha's still somewhat childish voice echoed through the hall, causing everyone to be stunned.

After looking at Aisha who winked at him in amazement, Old Man Howard, who had not yet reacted to what was going on, continued dryly: "Everyone has a different opinion on this issue. ”

"Some people think that as the head of a family, you should have enough management skills to be able to deal with all aspects of problems."

When he said this, Old Man Howard, who had come back to his senses, subconsciously glanced at Aisha. He didn't know if Aisha meant that, but he didn't have time to think about it now.

"Some people think that a qualified head of the family should have a high enough leadership charisma, whether it is to persuade with words or to accept with deeds, as long as it can make all people unite under his command."

"Some people feel that a qualified head of the family doesn't need any ability, as long as they know how to arrange the right people in the right positions."

Some people think that the so-called head of the family can actually make a decision on those difficult issues at some critical times. It doesn't matter if the judgment is the best and the most correct, as long as the decision can be made in time! ”

"Some people even think that as long as the head of the family can provide enough funds to others, it is fine, and the rest can be left to others to do."

"Some people think that it doesn't matter what the so-called head of the family has any ability, as long as he looks good!"

Ignoring Aisha, who was unconvinced, Howard said coldly: "Each family has its own policy, so here, I don't plan to have a discussion on 'what kind of family head is the most suitable family head'. What I want to say is that we at the Steinfeld family believe that a good head of a family should be enterprising enough. Or, to put it more bluntly, be ambitious! ”

After a slight pause, Howard took a deep breath, and then said with a serious face: "The ancestors of our family believe that a family head must be ambitious enough to be able to lead the family to grow and grow slowly!" ”

Listening to Old Man Howard's words, when he arrived here, a man sitting at the front couldn't help but pout.

This man with long red hair like Karen and Karene is the eldest brother of Karen and his siblings, and was originally the first heir to the throne, Cloe Staffield!

In fact, in the internal evaluation of the Stanfield family, the vast majority of the elders were full of confidence in the heir's ability. Cloeter is one of the few people in the history of the Stanfield family who has won the unanimous approval of more than half of the leaders of the family's dependent realms before the battle of succession!

Its ability to govern is so strong that it can definitely be called a "genius".

But in the eyes of the elders, this genius had a very big shortcoming: he had no ambitions!

Rather than conquering cities and expanding the power of the family, Klott prefers to stay in the family, and by improving the treatment of farmers and workers, and maintaining and improving the ability of various magic machines, so that the fields belonging to the family can obtain better harvests and the productivity of the family's various industries can be greatly improved!

In other words, Klott is a man of domestic affairs.

In addition, Cloeter's kindness and never despised the servants of the family and the farmers and workers who belonged to the family, which made him win the loyalty of not only the middle and lower level stewards, but also the love of many commoners.

Therefore, in the family, the call for Klott to take over as the next head of the family is the highest.

However, such Klott was not very liked by the former Grand Duke of Flame. In the eyes of the Flame Archduke, the "weak" Klott was completely unworthy of the title of the first heir to the Steinfeld family.

You know, the Stanfield family's credo is "offense is the best defense"!

So when the former Grand Duke was alive, his relationship with Klott was not very good.

And after the assassination of the previous Grand Duke of Flame, Klot, who was most likely to inherit the Grand Duke's title smoothly, directly refused the invitation of the elders. The reason is simply that Klott is not willing to change his way of governing in order to inherit the title, even if it is only to make a temporary change in order to inherit the title.

In Klotter's view, the current Stanfield family has buried many hidden dangers because of the continuous expansion over the years. These hidden dangers are not yet visible when they continue to win victories under the leadership of a strong family head. But if something happens, the Stanfield family is likely to fall into internal and external troubles.

So Klott prefers to take this opportunity to sort out the inside of the family. However, this assertion of his was not accepted by the elders. Therefore, Klot, who felt that even if he became the head of the family, he would not be able to maintain stability within the family under the control of the elders, so he decisively gave up the right to inherit the title.

Anyway, with the support of the vast majority of stewards, no matter who inherited the title of Grand Duke, he could not shake his position!

However, with Cloeter's acquiescence, the elders decided to hold a battle of succession to determine the successor to the title of Grand Duke of Flame.

“…… It is for this reason that we have decided to hold this Succession Battle! ”

Elder Howard, who was standing on the stage, said categorically: "We believe that after such a cruel trial, the next head of the family who finally wins will be the best candidate, even if he is not the best candidate, he will feel that he will be chosen above the level!" ”

"Now, let's invite these seven heirs who are preparing to participate in the title succession battle to come to power!"

After Old Man Howard's words fell, he immediately became cold. After a while, everyone slowly applauded, led by Klot.

In the midst of this sparse applause, the inheritors who had already decided to participate in this test stood up one by one.

Karen, who had been prepared for a long time, also slowly got up with the encouragement of Aisha and Karen and others.

Although there is still some uncertainty in her heart, in order to live up to Karen's efforts and the support of Aisha and her friends, Karen finally walked to her stage step by step and very firmly.