From Gosta's mouth, Charlie learned the true whereabouts of his father, and he took several elites of the Silver Knights to the island of Okaz in the depths of the ocean, the magical place where legendary mages were born, and the clues his father got showed that Charlie's mother Linda had followed her teacher and traced the traces of legendary mages, and some clues should have been preserved there.

Archduke Thomas preferred to tell his brother these secrets rather than entrust them to the rest of his family, which shows how distrustful he is of his family.

The family council is the biggest factor in the longevity of the Pavel family, and at the same time, it also creates the decentralization of control to the family council, which is gradually controlled by the elders of the family, and constantly accumulates the old twilight and decay, and one day, it will be torn apart because of this mechanism.

Thomas left a letter for Charlie, which the Marquis of Togosta brought to him.

Charlie:

My son, in the past year, although I have not made any sound, I have never looked away from you.

The Arcane Ring has been buzzing with news from you: you've saved the ship on a freshman journey, you've finished your first mission season and finished at the top of the freshman standings, you've become an apprentice to the archmage Master Nar, you've swept away the past by defeating the funny old Princess Elsa in a debate tournament, and you've changed the outcome of the war between the Undead Apprentice and the Elves in Twilight, even ending a necromancer.

One milestone after another in your life has refreshed my understanding of you, which is shocking! Even more exciting! Your father has achieved far less than one-tenth of what you have achieved at your age.

Son, you are excellent, I am so proud of you!

In fact, as early as ten years ago, I wanted to leave all this behind and do my best to investigate the cause of Linda's death, and some clues suggest that Linda's death may involve an unimaginably large hidden force, and our family is compared to them, the difference between a small bug and a mammoth beast.

So, I didn't do it, there are too many bonds, I am the head of the Pavel family, and you are also your father, the former may be abandoned, but the latter is not, I must watch you grow up until you are completely independent.

Time will gradually fade some traces, clues will break, and your mother's face will be blurred little by little, so, in the past years, I have been in a state of contradiction and anxiety, I am too anxious, and I have put too much pressure on you, so that there have been some problems and deviations in communication with you.

Fortunately, fate favors our family, and you have grown up and shown enough potential to be on your own.

So, some deep wishes were in my mind, and I thought it was time for me to go, and I had to figure out what had happened, who had taken my lover's life?

Son, I'm gone, I won't look back until I investigate clearly.

There are a few things you need to remember.

First, I left Bedwell behind to take control of the Silver Knights, who will help you when your life is in danger, especially against enemies from your family, and if you can show what it takes to convince him, you can even lead the Silver Knights.

Second, Uncle Costa is someone you can trust and can turn to him for help in any difficulty.

Thirdly, try not to get involved in the battle for the property of the Pavel family, although I am also very reluctant, there is the wealth that I have worked hard to accumulate for decades, but among your uncles and cousins, there are some people who are greedy devils, they have no faith, they have no integrity, they are desperate for profit, and if they do not have absolute strength, do not try to compete with them.

That's all, my son, take care, and hope we can meet again.

Thomas King Pavel.

Charlie stared at the last signature silently, and looked at it for a long time, the pen and ink were cold, but the feelings contained in it were scorching, so that Charlie's eyes were a little moist.

Although Thomas has nothing to do with him at the soul level, the two have the same blood flowing, and the past Charlie has not completely died, but has merged with the current Charlie in a wonderful state.

After reading the letterhead, Charlie silently folded it up and put it in his pocket, although his father was in a bad mood for leaving a lot of way back.

"Have you tasted it too?" said the Marquis de Costa, worried, "I have not read the letter, but Thomas has told me some of his arrangements, and I always feel that he has a ...... , you should understand. ”

"Yes, he's giving his last words. Charlie took a deep breath and tucked the letterhead into his pocket, "Uncle Jim, what is Okaz Island?"

"It is an island that only appears in legends, and it is said that it is located in the depths of the stormy ocean, and its position is moving, and no one knows its exact location. ”

"Then why was my mom able to find that place?" Charlie didn't miss any crucial details.

Marquis Gosta shook his head, "I don't know, maybe those archmages have their own methods! ”

"I see, thank you, Uncle Jim. ”

An informal dinner announced Charlie's entry into the horizon of Haynes's high society, and the Marquis de Gosta's influence in Haynes City was undoubted, perhaps not as good as Archduke Thomas, but it was an undoubted fact that he was more famous than Brad, who had just begun, and that the circle was very small, and some things could not be hidden, and it was said that because of this incident, Brad broke several valuable porcelain, and became an after-dinner anecdote in the high-level circles.

After attending the dinner party of the Marquis de Costa, seeing the letter left by his father, Charles understood some people and things, and only then did he see that after the departure of Archduke Thomas, the corruption and evil exposed by the Pavel family also made him clearly understand the situation in front of him, those uncles and cousins of the family, those relatives whom he could not even name, may be hiding in the shadows, looking at him with greedy and hateful eyes, even if he has lost his inheritance, even if he is expelled by the family, those people will not let him go, just because he is the son of Thomas, they are worried that Thomas will correct him when he returns, and the period when Thomas is not there is the best time to do it。

It is also a kind of sadness that the home is even more dangerous than the outside.

The Grand Duke's advice made Charlie breathe a sigh of relief temporarily, Charlie was in a state of embattlement, and now there was a bunch of hidden help, which was something that could not be sought.

From the moment he left the Gosta Mansion, Charlie tensed his nerves and went into a state of imminent battle, ready to deal with attacks from the shadows, especially a stretch of Elwyn Glade.

However, it is not known whether they were too late to prepare, or if they were shocked by Charlie's last outburst, Charlie was not attacked.

Charlie didn't wait for the attack, but he waited for an uninvited guest.

Steven Pavel, a cousin of Charlie, is currently sixth in the succession sequence.

Steven had long hair with a shawl, neatly combed, only in front of his right eye, a strand of blonde hair hung down, fluttering in the wind, and a white dress was very elegant, chic and uninhibited.

His situation is somewhat similar to Charlie, he also belongs to the students of the famous school of the Millennium Empire, of course, Steven studied at the Imperial Academy of Magic, in terms of fame and grade, there is still a big gap from the Arcane Ring, but he was admitted with his personal talent, and it is different from the miscellaneous apprenticeship that Charlie enrolled, so he has some proud capital.

Steven's mother is the daughter of the external manager of the family store, her background is quite ordinary, and her status in the family is relatively average, and the inheritance of the sixth in line is also the result of continuous efforts to climb in recent years, which borrows a little light from his current mentor, his teacher is Kevin, the Grand Magister of the Royal Society of Magic, and Randolph, the teacher of Master Ron, has a similar status.

"I didn't know the castle was so beautiful. Steven stood in front of the window with his hands in his hands, looking out at the green field outside the parlor and praised.

"If you like, you are welcome to stay here for a while, anyway, there are no guests. ”

"Looks like Charlie is happy with the situation!" Steven turned his head with an impeccable smile on his face, "Don't you have any feelings about Brad's provocation?

"It's really outrageous, but he's the head of the house, and it's his right to choose who to expel him. Charlie responded indifferently, and there was no emotional fluctuation on his face.

The smile on the corner of Steven's mouth did not change at all, "This is not like my impression of Big Brother Charlie! If Archduke Thomas is here, will he dare to do this?"

Charlie smiled back, "Steven, if you want to turn your age, I have to call you cousin." ”

Steven's eyebrows flashed a trace of impatience, he laughed, and said: "Don't you dare, I think that Boss Charlie was a recognized leader in the family back then, and that aura was something that even many elders couldn't have, especially after training in the Arcane Ring for a year, his talent was fully utilized, and his strength skyrocketed, which was unrecognizable!"

Charlie smiled and said, "Cousin Steven, I'm afraid you didn't come to Fort William to see the scenery and chat with me, right?

Steven was also very depressed, Charlie in front of him seemed to be a different person, according to the previous Charlie, praised him a few words, immediately smiled, and treated you as a confidant, and now this set of methods has completely failed.

Steven paused and said, "Actually, I'm here to restore Charlie's former glory, so I'll ask you, do you still want to get back the position of the first heir?"

Sure enough, Charlie saw a hint of fanaticism in Steven's eyes, a fanaticism for wealth and power.

Whether this is a temptation or a conspiracy is a question.

Charlie was noncommittal, and asked rhetorically, "Can you help me get it?"

"Of course, as long as you cooperate with our actions, I am sure to launch the 'voting plan for reinstating Charlie's identity' in the family council, the family council has a total of nine votes, and we have three votes in our hands, if Charlie can get two of them, there is hope for success. ”

"But I don't have anything now! I only have an old servant, Brian. ”

Steven smiled calmly: "Don't tease me, Uncle Thomas leaves the family, won't there be any arrangement? With his control over the family, it is not easy to have two votes." ”

It turned out that his purpose fell here.

Charlie smiled meaningfully and asked, "So, what do I need to give?"

Steven laughed, "This is going to have to be discussed." ”