Chapter 25: The Seizure

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Countess Illya carefully arranged her appearance, then handed a document to him with a smile as graceful as she could, and said slowly, "This is the list you want. ”

A long list was filled with the names of the nobles, their titles, fiefs, and powers, indicating their relationship with the Earl of Keaton.

Because of the abundance of minerals, there were many secret struggles among the nobles, and the rise of the Earl of Keaton was due to the capture of the largest silver mine, which gave him ample funds to recruit troops. But this behavior has also offended many of the old aristocratic families of Windwind, many of whom have been oppressed and exploited by Earl Keaton to a greater or lesser extent over the years. This is an inevitable thing in the struggle of the aristocracy, and the Earl of Keaton cannot tolerate the continued growth of other nobles, he has intervened in three large iron mines in a row in the past ten years, and at the same time issued a decree to restrict the sale of minerals, and squeezed the interests of the nobility through the channels of the Chamber of Commerce. The entire minerals of the city of Windwind could only flow out through his hands, and many nobles had to hand over at least thirty percent of their profits to the Earl of Keaton every year.

It has to be said that the Earl of Keaton has a very good wrist.

Through the above list, Stephen Zhou soon discovered that many of the emerging minor nobles were promoted by the Earl of Keaton, and these minor nobles basically had no roots, and many of them were promoted from within his family knights. The nobles in Windy City were co-opted and suppressed, or divided, or co-opted, or isolated, and they had already been cleaned up by him.

Stephen Zhou put down the list, looked up at Countess Elijah in front of him, and said in a deep voice: "Do you think if we want to deal with Earl Keaton, which nobles can be co-opted?"

"These. Countess Illya picked up her pen and walked to Stephen Zhou's side, accompanied by a faint feminine scent, she leaned sideways and crossed a few ticks on the list, and said softly: "These are the old nobles of Windy City, and their dissatisfaction with Earl Keaton has been accumulated for a long time. ”

There was a soft, full touch over the shoulder.

The corners of Stephen Zhou's mouth couldn't help twitching, this woman was really dead, and he said in a deep voice: "Then who among these nobles can replace Earl Keaton to control Windy City?"

Hearing Stephen Zhou's words, Countess Elijah couldn't help but be shocked, and then leaned closer, her full and plump chest almost squeezed on his arm, and her voice trembled slightly: "Are you planning to support a nobleman to replace Earl Keaton to rule Windy City?"

Her voice carried a hint of ambition and trembling, and there was a faint hint of heartbeat and unwillingness.

Stephen Zhou nodded, "Yes." ”

"There must be a strong aristocrat to quickly take over the mess left by the Earl of Keaton. I don't have time to waste too much energy in this small place. This nobleman must have a high status, can overpower other nobles, and at the same time have a certain strength, and the family should have the corresponding voice in the north. ”

Countess Elijah died at his words, and it was clear that Stephen Chow was not going to support her to take control of Windy City.

It's too much energy.

Even if she pressed herself, it was impossible to convince Stephen, and Stephen was clearly blind to her temptation. It is impossible for a pair of orphans and widows to control Windy City, and the most they can do for Stephen Zhou is to help them regain their lost territory and wealth. Countess Illya is obviously a smart woman, but a woman's intelligence does not mean political talent, and she cannot overpower other aboriginal nobles in terms of strength or background. However, she is also obviously an ambitious woman, and Stephen Zhou knows from the sound that she has the idea of replacing the Earl of Keaton, but this 'naΓ―ve' ambition is to pin all his hopes on him.

In order to prevent Countess Elijah from having any unrealistic ideas that would affect the future plans, Stephen Zhou still spoke: "Your daughter. ”

"Fran. Right?"

"She's special! To be able to awaken at such a young age, she must be a wizard with great potential in the future. Unless you plan to remarry in the future, you should put your mind in the right place. You know, it takes a lot of money to raise a wizard, and as a mother, you should take care to prepare a little bit of tuition for her. ”

"Of course, the rewards are also huge. ”

Countess Illya was a mature aristocratic woman, and Stephen Chow decided to communicate in an aristocratic way, which was the most direct benefit, and he said in a seductive tone: "Wealth, power, these are nothing?......

"Immortality! Immortality......

"These are not difficult for powerful wizards. ”

"Even, for a little bit of the price, they can make these abilities accessible to ordinary people. ”

The family affection of the aristocracy is difficult to judge.

But a woman's desire for [youthlessness] is undoubted, especially for a beautiful woman like Countess Illya, who is approaching her thirties and is gradually feeling aging, this ability has a fatal attraction!

Stephen Chow needed an assistant to gather resource materials within the Aboriginal people, and Countess Elijah was a suitable target, as she had a brain and was easier to control. Rather than let her have a reverie about the power of Windy City, it is better to wake her up first so that she can divert her energy to useful places.

Stephen Chow believes that a smart and beautiful woman will make the right choice between worldly power and youth.

"......"

Hearing Stephen Zhou's words, Countess Elijah couldn't help but shudder and took a deep breath, and then her eyes were bright, still rubbing lightly beside him, but she pointed to the list above and said, "If it is to replace Earl Keaton." Then the most suitable candidates are undoubtedly Baron Carnot and Old Earl Sutton. ”

"The former is a new great knight, young and promising, strong and powerful, and has a high reputation in the army. And the latter is an orthodox old aristocrat in the Northland, although there are no outstanding figures in the family now, but he has in-laws with many nobles. ”

Although her daughter has the talent of a wizard, she doesn't know how long she will have to wait until she becomes a real wizard.

From Stephen Zhou's tone, Countess Elijah naturally sensed that he could do this, which made her mind suddenly a little restless. Stephen Zhou's simple words made her pursuit go up a little bit, and it had changed from the ambition of power in Windy City to a woman's desire for youth. No woman wants to see her look old, and at the slightest possibility, she can immediately put the idea of chasing power behind her.

There was a faint hint of disdain in Stephen Zhou's eyes.

Aristocrat!

Countess Illya may be beautiful, noble, elegant, plump and charming, but she also has the nature of the aboriginal aristocracy rooted in her bones.

But that's fine, Stephen Chow needs a piece that's easy to control.

And he was also interested in the little girl named Fran, most of the warlock's awakenings occurred during puberty, and she was only five or six years old and already showing signs of awakening.

With such potential, it is possible to advance to the Legends realm!

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