In the council hall of the Vlad Kimir family, the elders are seated in two rows.

Their faces were not as calm as they had been a few days ago, only anger and worry remained.

Among them, Elder Raul, who was sitting in the position of the Grand Duke's subordinates, had a particularly angry face.

"Say it again!"

The veins between Elder Raul's foreheads erupted, and his two eyes seemed to be able to breathe fire. He stared straight at the messenger agent half-kneeling in the middle of the hall, as if he wanted to swallow him alive.

And the agent who summoned the message was stared at by this burning gaze, as if the blood in his whole body was about to burn. He swallowed hard, his face full of horror and horror.

"Cloth... The small town of Brand... There are already nearly thirty infected people... And... And ......"

Grand Duke Vlad Kimir, who sat in the middle of the hall, had a gloomy face, and the cold aura emanating from his body seemed to clot human blood.

"And what. ”

He finally spoke, but there was a faint chill in his calm-sounding tone.

The agent shivered, and his back was already soaked in cold sweat.

"And... And the townspeople... There is no quarantine and the market is still open......"

Boom!

There was a loud bang, and the small table beside the Great Elder shattered!

I saw that Grand Elder Raul stood up angrily, and the aura of the eighth-order peak of the dark power roared out.

"What did Orn eat! Didn't he pass on the order to lock down the city!"

The Great Elder's raging anger could make the entire hall burn, and the cold aura on the Grand Duke's body seemed to freeze everything here, and for a while, the entire hall was silent, and it instantly fell into this two heavens of ice and fire.

The Great Elder was angry. ”

Physician Gauss stood up and spoke.

"Actually, the town of Brand is not under the jurisdiction of Viscount Orne. ”

Grand Elder Raul's eyes flashed, and his gaze fell straight on Gauss.

"The town of Brand belongs to the territory of Black Rock City, why is it not under Orn......'s management?"

Before he finished speaking, he heard a soft voice sound.

"Great Elder, please forgive your sins. ”

Baron Thorpe, the eldest son of the Vlad Kimir family, stood up and bowed, his pale face full of sorrow and apology.

"It's my responsibility. ”

Grand Elder Raul's face sank, and questions flashed in his eyes.

"You?"

Thorpe nodded, then fell silent. It looked like he was bowing down and confessing his sins, and he was willing to accept the punishment of his family.

Grand Elder Raul narrowed his eyes slightly.

"Although you were canonized as a baron by the Demon Emperor, if I remember correctly, your fief should be ......"

"Thorpe. ”

Before he finished speaking, he saw the Grand Duke, who was sitting in the middle, waved his hand and interrupted Elder Raul's words.

The Grand Duke knew very well in his heart that the Grand Elder was pretending to deliberately forget who the town of Brand belonged to, and he also knew what Thorpe was asking for. Accustomed to seeing the various postures of characters in this world, how could he not know what was going on in the hearts of this group of people?

But the world is like this, although they are tired of it, but the Grand Duke still has to accompany them to the end of the performance, after all, the royal family needs tricks, and the monarch and the minister are not masters and servants.

He looked at his eldest son with a look of relief in his eyes.

"This matter has nothing to do with you, you have done a good job, and I am really glad that you can take the initiative to stand up and take responsibility for your brother. ”

As if infected by the Grand Duke's words, Thorpe's eyes flashed with excitement.

He bowed slightly, and then sat down in his chair again

When Grand Elder Raul heard the Grand Duke's words, he suddenly seemed to have a sudden realization. However, I have to say that his acting skills are really clumsy in the eyes of the Grand Duke.

"I almost forgot!"

I saw him clench his fists fiercely, gritted his teeth and said,

"Brand Town, it was given to that guy a year ago!"

He stared at Grand Duke Vlad Kimir, his eyes burning with anger.

"Shame on that family, out-and-out waste!"

As soon as these words came out, the atmosphere in the hall suddenly became tense.

The elders looked at the Great Elder with their eyes in their pockets, and all of them fell silent.

You must know that although Baron Roy is very unproductive, he is also the son of the Grand Duke. The word waste is usually just said in private, but now it is said at such an important council of elders, how can this make the Grand Duke's face passable?

Although the Grand Duke had heard a lot of such words, he could only pretend not to hear them.

After all, his son is too angry.

But it was the first time it was mentioned in public.

Everyone looked at the Grand Duke cautiously, and their hearts couldn't help but go up and down.

They all knew very well why the Great Elder was posturing, and they all knew who he had always supported.

Sure enough, as soon as these words came out, the haze on the Grand Duke's face instantly became three points heavier, and the cold aura around him became more and more intense.

He looked at the Great Elder lightly, and his calm expression was actually full of anger.

"Great Elder, please be careful with your words. ”

The corners of his eyes twitched twice, and the Grand Duke picked his chin.

"Roy is my son after all. ”

When Grand Elder Raul heard this, a contemptuous sneer suddenly appeared on the corner of his mouth.

"Words, Lord Duke, will you tell me your words?"

The smile slowly dissipated, and he didn't seem to be afraid of the Grand Duke's might.

"Since the beginning of the plague, the borders of our entire principality have been sealed, and our defenses are impregnable. It's a pity that everyone's efforts have come to naught now, and it's all because of the son you have been protecting! This plague has infected thousands of people in the Principality of Assamet, and in less than ten days the entire Principality has been paralyzed, and if it reaches our Principality of Vladkimir, the situation will definitely not be better than that of the Principality of Assammet. You know, this is a plague that even the third-order great doctors can't do anything about!"

Stretching out his hand to the door, he seemed to be unable to suppress the anger in his heart any longer.

"To this day, I don't understand why you want to tolerate that waste over and over again!

The Grand Duke's pupils shrank slightly, and the chill around his body became heavier and heavier.

He met the burning gaze of the Great Elder, but he didn't refute a word.

Because he knew that he really didn't have any words to refute.

"Heir?"

The corners of his mouth twitched, and Raul stared at the Grand Duke.

"It's a joke!"

With a flick of his sleeve, he pointed to all the elders present.

"Even if we survive this plague, do you want the elders here to follow such a waste in the future? Do you think it will be able to pass on the bloodline of the Vlad Kimir family?"

Looking at the excited Great Elder, Thorpe hurriedly stood up and stepped forward.

"Great Elder, please calm your anger. It's just that more than thirty people are infected, and the situation is not so bad. ”

Seeing Thorpe come up to persuade him, Grand Elder Raul's anger did not diminish in the slightest.

"By the time we feel the situation is out of control, it's too late!"

When all the elders heard this, their hearts couldn't help but tremble slightly.

They all knew that Grand Elder Raul was acting, but his words were by no means alarmist, and the catastrophe caused by this plague was already evident in the Principality of Assamet.

His gaze swept over everyone's faces, and the Grand Duke knew what everyone was thinking.

He looked at the agent who was still half-kneeling on the ground, and asked slowly,

"What is Baron Roy doing. ”

The spy shuddered, and then looked timidly at the Grand Duke.

The confrontation between the furious Great Elder and the gloomy and cold Grand Duke had already shattered his terrifying six gods and masterlessness.

"Back... Back to the Grand Duke. ”

Swallowing a mouthful of saliva fiercely, he said with a slight trembling,

"I didn't see the Baron. ”

The agent cautiously glanced at the cloudy Grand Duke, his voice getting lower and lower.

"The gates of the castle where Baron Roy lived were closed and empty. ”

Hearing this, the Grand Duke's brows slowly furrowed, and the elders in the hall also began to whisper.

Grand Elder Raul looked at the frowning Grand Duke and sneered, his tone was incomparably arrogant and disdainful.

"Lord Duke, it is estimated that the heir of our Vlad Kimir family has long been hiding in the bedside of that noble lady. Thanks to his temperament, you give him so many silver coins every month. I suspect that the money in our Baron Roy's pocket will allow him to comfortably avoid this catastrophe. ”

The Grand Duke ignored Elder Raul's sarcasm, he groaned for a while, and then spoke,

"Grand Commander Philip. ”

Hearing this name, the discussion of the elders slowly dissipated, and the next moment, a ghostly figure appeared in the hall out of thin air.

"Your Excellency. ”

Grand Commander Philip bowed and saluted, his attitude unusually respectful.

"What do you command? ”

The Grand Duke looked out of the hall, his gaze deep and dark.

"You lead ten Blood-Clad guards and quickly go to the small town of Brand and take over everything there. Remember, you can't let an infected person out. ”

Philip nodded faintly.

"Yes. ”

After saying this, his figure disappeared as strangely as before.

Seeing Philip's strange appearance and disappear in an instant, all the elders were secretly certain in their hearts.

Philip is the great commander of the Blood-Coated Guard, his strength is at the peak of the eighth order of the dark power, he has made several great achievements for the family after a hundred battles, he is a master of the same level as the Great Elder, and he is also a figure on par with the status of the Great Elder in the family, if he comes forward, the mess left by Baron Roy should not be difficult to solve.

Feeling the breath of Grand Commander Philip getting farther and farther away, everyone breathed a sigh of relief. But when they remembered Baron Roy, who had caused this situation, the anger in their chests couldn't help but burn again.

They all looked at the Grand Duke, as if to say something.

And the Grand Duke felt everyone's gaze, and couldn't help frowning secretly. He knew that the elders had to be given an account now.

"As for Baron Roy, I'd like to wait until I find him. After all, I am the heir of my family, and I want to give him a chance to defend himself. ”

"Justification? sneer......"

Hearing this, the Great Elder sneered.

"I think the defense should be justified, but I don't know what the Duke is going to do with him if he can't defend anything?"

Grand Duke Vlad Kimir stared straight at the Great Elder, and said leisurely,

"The country has its own laws, and the family has its own rules. If it is found to be true, then Baron Roy left his post without permission, disregarding the life and death of the civilians under his control, and was severely punished according to the laws of the principality. As for the house rules......"

Raising his chin slightly, he narrowed his eyes slightly.

"I will punish him according to the rules of our blood clan and take away his status as heir. ”

As soon as these words were spoken, the entire hall fell into a dead silence.

Grand Elder Raul's anger seemed to have dropped a little, and all the elders nodded secretly.

Everyone thought that the Grand Duke had handled it very well, including Baron Thorpe, who was as normal at this time, but his heart was happy.

Because he knew that the opportunity had come.

The identity of the heir is beckoning to him, and his efforts over the years have not been in vain.

He should be able to ascend to the position of successor that should belong to him as he wishes.

"My good brother......"

Although he was trying his best to control it, the laugh lines at the corners of his mouth could not be suppressed.

He could only lower his head and secretly pinch his thighs with his hands.

"You're finally ......"