"The contents of this letter ......"

Willy's face instantly became ugly, and the relaxed expression that was still playing with Velia completely disappeared.

The contents of the letter instantly shocked Willy's mind.

The top-level struggle between the Duchy of Langton and the Duchy of Wata and the Duchy of Thornon suddenly broke out, and the royal family of the Duchy of Langton was destroyed and the royal capital fell.

At the same time, the city of Golden Flower in Daweipur province suffered a large number of transcendent captures, the central city was shattered, and the Count of Lembal ...... Death.

"This handwriting and the ...... of the inscription"

The muscles in Willy's face twitched slightly.

The handwriting was sloppy, but looking at the signature, Willy confirmed the owner of the handwriting.

Kirk ...... It's a letter from Kirk......"

Willy's face was rather ugly.

Since this news came from Kirk, there is basically no need to doubt it.

"Why did it ...... so suddenly?"

Willy's mind was full of questions.

Although he had long guessed that after the calm between the two countries, a large-scale battle would break out, but Wei Li never imagined that the war at the bottom had not yet entered the right track, and the war at the top had already ended.

"In his letter, Kirk said that he had taken the young son of the Count of Lombal on a voyage abroad, and at the same time instructed me to be prepared for the territory. ”

Willy's eyes narrowed slightly, and he forcibly calmed down: "Kirk also said that this news has not yet been widely disseminated, and it should take another week to completely spread throughout the Duchy of Langton......"

"Call Sandor, Dahn, and my eldest brother Thorpes all to the town office. ”

Willy stood up and commanded the soldier.

"Yes. ”

The pro-soldier who delivered the letter did not dare to slack off, and hurriedly trotted around and left.

"Willy, did something happen?"

Velia, who was about to leave, stopped, and she really saw the change in Willy's expression just now.

In Velia's impression, Willy never seemed to have such an expression.

"Nothing, rest assured. ”

Willy walked over to Vilia's side, then crouched down and smiled at her.

I was really too frightened just now, and I didn't take into account Vilia's feelings, which should have caused her some panic.

"Is it a job that suddenly needs to be handled?"

Velia stared into Willy's eyes with a puzzled look.

Willy nodded, "Yes, it's just an ordinary job. ”

"So will it delay the eldest brother's wedding?"

Velia instinctively sensed that the job Willy was about to deal with seemed complicated.

"No, it won't. ”

Willy touched Velia's head.

This was the first wedding of the Ferren family since he came into this world, and Willy had to make sure it went smoothly.

But today, Willy has to re-plan the development plan for the next White Bear Town.

"Alright, Vilia, go back to your room, you haven't finished your history homework yesterday, have you?"

Willy shrugged at Velia, and no other mood swings could be seen on his face.

Vilia nodded, "Then I'll go back to my room." ”

Velia was obedient this time, and she instinctively felt that Willy needed to deal with this matter specifically, so she didn't delay Willy's work anymore.

Willy looked at the back of Vilia leaving, and the smile just now was gone.

For a long time to come, the Duchy of Langton will not fall into peace. The demise of the lord means the collapse of the lord system under his command, and White Bear Town will definitely be involved even if it is located on the southwest border.

"Prepare the horses and go to the town office. ”

Willy turned and went downstairs as he commanded the waiter standing in the hallway.

When the crisis came, the first thing that came to Valey's mind was to protect the safety of his family.

Town Office.

Sandor's office room.

At this time, the lord of White Bear Town, Baron, and the three most powerful men in the territory, gathered.

Just now, Sandor, Dahn, and Thorpes received an urgent order from Baron Willy to meet them at the town office.

Sandor was better, and when Dahn and Thorpes received the news, they immediately rode their horses from the Coast Defense and the Pro-Military Department without stopping.

"Guys, we may be in trouble. ”

As soon as the group sat together, Willy suddenly spoke.

"Trouble?"

As soon as Willy said this, the expressions of the three people present changed slightly.

This kind of thing seems to have come out of Baron Willy's mouth for the first time.

No matter what happened before, Baron Willy never seemed to be so dignified.

"Lord Baron......"

Sandor furrowed his brows and said in a questioning tone: "What trouble are you talking about......"

"You may all be surprised, even disbelieving, but that's the way it is......"

With that, Willy handed the letter sent by Kirk to Sandor first.

Sandor took it and began to read the contents of the letter.

As Sandor was reading the letters, Dahn and Thorpes, who were on the side, were keenly aware of the change in Sandor's expression.

First calm, then shocked, then as if he had seen something bizarre, his expression of disbelief seemed to freeze.

"This ...... How is this possible?"

Sandor raised his head blankly, although Willy had made mental preparations before, but now Sandor still couldn't believe that this was true.

In Sandor's eyes, the Earl of Lombal was powerful and inoffensive, and as for the royal family of the Duke of Langton above, it was even more unattainable.

Now, however, the city of Golden Flower and the royal capital have fallen, and the Count of Lombal and the Grand Duke have died......

This news, as long as a normal person comes into contact with it, will be affected by a powerful impact.

"What happened?"

Seeing that Sandor's movements were a little sluggish, Dahn directly took the letter in Sandor's hand.

Thorpes on the side didn't wait any longer, but went directly to Dahn's side, and the two of them read the contents of the letter together.

After a minute, Dahn and Thorpes' expressions became exactly the same as those of Sandor.

Seeing this, Willy didn't speak, he knew that he had to give the three of them some time to get used to it.

"Lord Baron, is this really Lord Kirk's handwriting?"

The three of them were silent for a moment before Sandor spoke slowly.

Although Willy said it was true, it still looked unbelievable now.

"Yes. ”

Willy nodded solemnly.

Immediately afterward, the house fell into extreme calm.

"Now you should also know what the consequences of this upheaval will be, right?"

Willy looked at the three of them, and then took the letter back in Dahn's hand: "According to Kirk, the Duchy of Vata, together with the Duchy of Thorson, has ended the transcendent war at the top, and the next step is to annex a wide range of small lords' territories. ”

"But as you all know, this is not an easy process. ”

Willy folded the letter and placed it in his pocket.

"That's ...... true"

Sandor and the others glanced at each other, and they all saw the worry in everyone's eyes.

Although history never repeats itself, there are always certain patterns in the change of dynasties and the rotation of authority.

To destroy a principality, first deal with its largest lord, and then gradually deal with the weaker lords.

This process takes a long time.

Just like after the Duchy of Cold Lion was destroyed by the Grand Duke of Khachir, it took the Duchy of Langton a hundred years to completely gather the small territories like scattered sand, and truly turn them into the territory of the Duchy of Langton.

For the annexation of small lords, it is quite a time-consuming matter.

Because after the destruction of a principality, the successor needs to spend a lot of energy to re-establish order, and after stabilizing the key nodes, continue to integrate.

And in this process, due to the collapse of the lord system, all the minor lords, in the legal sense, became independent lords.

Some of these independent lords will take the initiative to join the successor of the destroyed principality, but few will do so, because in the early days of the turmoil, the successor will not be able to provide effective protection for the requisition, but will instead supply the new lord with his own resources, which will lead them into a crisis of resource scarcity.

In normal times, a temporary shortage of resources is nothing, but when the lord system collapses and independent lords are numerous, it is a disaster.

Whenever the system is chaotic, there will always be some careerists who seize this opportunity to enrich their own strength and make themselves transform from independent small lords to big lords.

Once you become an independent lord, you will have a lot of freedom. They can cultivate top-level transcendentals, seize the opportunity to continue to fight for hegemony, and if they can get the support of some big forces, they can even become small principalities independently. Even if you choose to belong to the new Duchy Lord, you can still get more rewards and support with the resources you hold.

Therefore, at every important point of this kingdom change, the most terrible thing is not to be conquered by a new lord and ask for submission, but to be invaded and annexed by other ambitious independent lords.

Compared to the new principality lords, these independent lords are more cruel.

"Lord Baron, things have come to this point......"

Dahn's eyebrows tightened: "Then will it soon become the era of independent lords......

Age of Independent Lords.

Sandor and Thorpes also set their sights on Willy.

Willy nodded: "If history hadn't deceived us, we might have entered an era of turbulent war." ”

"Hoo ......"

The hearts of Sandor and the others were suddenly depressed.

The era of peace is over, the era of war is coming, and when they think of the cruel description of the process of fighting for hegemony in the history books, several people have a feeling of numbness.

"What a sudden challenge......

Sandor cupped his forehead, visibly with a headache, as did Dahn and Thorpes.

"Huh?"

But after Sandor suddenly glanced at Willy, he suddenly had a strange feeling.

Sandor suddenly realized a problem.

Although Baron Willy said from the beginning that White Bear Town was in trouble, his performance seemed to be too indifferent.

"Isn't it ......"

Sandor thought of a possibility, and his heart trembled inexplicably.