Hearthstone.

The practice room of the castle of Grand Duke Vlad Kimir.

The Grand Duke stood under the statue of the Great God of Darkness, his burly body trembling slightly.

"Half a year's worth of silver coins?"

His eyes widened as if they were about to fly out of their sockets.

"His special viscount title now has five hundred silver coins a month, and in order to take care of him, I specially allocated another one hundred silver coins from the family expenses every month, so that this guy doesn't have to do anything every month, and he can directly receive six hundred silver coins. ”

The Grand Duke's emotions seemed to be a little too agitated to help himself.

"And he also drove all the guards back to the family, and the cost saved is a total of seven hundred silver coins, so the money that really comes to his hands every month is a total of 1,300 silver coins!"

Looking at Fiona, who was half-kneeling and bowing her head silently, he jumped to his feet in anger.

"Half a year in advance, that's seven thousand eight hundred silver coins!"

"Seven thousand eight hundred silver coins, that's seventy-eight million copper coins! What is this guy trying to do? Is he crazy?"

Looking at the thunderous Grand Duke, Fiona's eyes showed compassion.

She had already guessed that the Grand Duke would behave like this, because the seven thousand eight hundred silver coins were the living expenses of the entire Duke's castle for three months.

These silver coins are a lot of money for the entire duchy, so it's no wonder that the Grand Duke is so emotional.

To be honest, as the lord of a principality, as a prince, Duke Vlad Kimir is really a wise king. Although the counts and marquis under him spent a lot of money every night, he himself never used the money of the principality to seek that kind of luxurious life, except for the resources necessary for cultivation, his life has always been very simple.

Although he had a second son of a ruined son, the wealth corrupted by this second son was still within the scope of what he could bear.

In the past, this Roy was to go to the kiln, or enter the social drinking party of the upper class, and spend some money on those courtesans and noblewomen, which is also tolerable, after all, the price of the ladies in those kilns is limited, and it costs tens of copper coins up to a few hundred copper coins, which the average family can afford. And those courtesans and ladies of the upper class, although the cost is larger, but there are more than a dozen or more silver coins can be taken.

But this time it was different, as soon as this guy opened his mouth, it was 7,800 silver coins, which was to tie his neck in the castle for a month, from the servants to the whole clan.

What is worth so much money?

The Marquis's daughter?

"No, no, no......"

The Grand Duke tried to control his emotions and try to calm himself down.

"The Marquis's daughter is not worth so much money!"

He looked at Fiona viciously, as if he imagined her to be his second son.

"The last time the daughter of the Marquis of Milosky got married, the other party's bride price plus all the gifts given only cost five thousand silver coins, and the price of a marquis's daughter is only this price, what's the matter?

Looking at the angry Duke, Fiona shook her head lightly. The compassion in her eyes grew thicker and thicker, and she finally knew who Baron Roy's stinginess and slamming the door came from.

"Your Excellency. ”

Opening her mouth slightly, she breathed a faint sigh of relief.

"You blame Viscount Roy. ”

Hearing this, the Grand Duke was slightly stunned.

"What? Blame him?"

The Grand Duke pursed his lips with great disdain.

"Fiona, I'll tell you. Don't think that His Majesty the Demon Emperor doesn't know which tendon is wrongly sealed as a viscount, so you really take him seriously. ”

His face grew more and more ruddy, as if he remembered something that made him even more depressed.

"This guy is a loser. ”

Panting heavily, the Grand Duke's lungs seemed to be about to explode.

"There's a lot at stake that you don't know, and I'm just going to tell you that your job is to keep that guy Roy safe, not to mess around with him. ”

Fiona sighed softly, her eyes full of helplessness.

"Lord Duke, Viscount Roy is not messing around. ”

At the mention of Li Yanbei's name, Fiona's gaze suddenly softened.

"He advanced so much money to rebuild the homes of Brand's people who had been in sudden distress. ”

The sound of blood bubbles bursting in the blood pool came and went, but the hall seemed very quiet at the moment.

As soon as Fiona said this, Grand Duke Vlad Kimir was suddenly stunned.

He stared at Fiona blankly, and suddenly felt that his brain was a little dull.

Because he really couldn't believe that he, a lascivious and money-greedy waste son, would suddenly do such a thing that made him ashamed.

He had already received the news of Brand's attack, but he didn't know how many of these dilapidated villages and towns would be attacked by robbers and bandits every day, and he had already subconsciously become accustomed to it, so he only thought about allocating some food to feed these poor people, and he really didn't think much about the rest.

After all, it was just a small village and town, insignificant in such a large principality.

"This ......"

The Grand Duke's complexion gradually returned to calm, but his eyes were extremely complicated.

"Is this true?"

The corners of her mouth curled slightly, and there was a little warmth in Fiona's gentle eyes.

She didn't answer, as if suddenly caught up in her own memories.

Seeing Fiona's expression like this, the Grand Duke's heart was extremely shocked.

He knew Fiona's cold temperament very well, and he knew how difficult it would be for her to behave like this.

With his second son, he couldn't help but have some doubts in his heart.

He didn't know what means Li Yanbei used to make this ice-like woman show such a gentle side.

He didn't know what Roy had done to convince Fiona so much.

"Fiona ......"

Grand Duke Vlad Kimir opened his mouth slightly, his eyes slightly confused.

Hearing the Grand Duke call out to her, Fiona also returned to reality from her memories.

"Your Excellency. ”

Not only did he think of something, but a faint smile hung on the corner of the Grand Duke's mouth, compared to the angry appearance just now, it was like two people.

"Can you tell me about Roy?"

Fiona froze slightly.

"Lord Viscount?"

The Grand Duke nodded.

"Yes. Tell me about him. ”

Looking at the Grand Duke, who had never shown such a soft expression in front of her, Fiona smiled indifferently.

"Viscount Roy is your son, you have watched him grow up since childhood, and my evaluation of him may not mean anything to you. ”

Shaking his head slowly, the Grand Duke walked over to Fiona's side.

"Fiona......"

Gently patting Fiona on the shoulder, the Grand Duke's face softened.

"Now Roy, it seems that he is no longer the Roy I know. ”

Fiona nodded humbly.

"Perhaps. ”

Turning his head, the Grand Duke smiled faintly at Fiona's beautiful face.

"Maybe he'll really grow into a qualified successor. ”

The smile on Fiona's lips grew stronger.

"I believe it. ”

Lowering the palm of the hand that rested on Fiona's shoulder, the Grand Duke took his hand.

"But if you don't have the strength, you still can't stand firm. ”

There was a little chatter in his eyes, and Grand Duke Vlad Kimir seemed to feel a little sorry.

"After all, in this world, your own strength is the most important thing. ”

With a faint sigh, the Grand Duke shook his head lightly.

"If he has enough strength, Roy can personally lead the iron cavalry to quell the fanged bandits, and he will not have to rebuild the homes of the villagers out of his own pocket like this, and then wait for the robbers to slaughter again. ”

With a long sigh, the Grand Duke's face darkened.

"Actually, from the day of the confrontation in the hall at the House of Elders, my opinion of Roy has changed. ”

The corners of his mouth were slightly lifted, and the Grand Duke's smile was slightly bitter.

"It would be great if Roy inherited my cultivation talent......

Seeing the wry smile on the Grand Duke's face, Fiona felt a faint pain in her heart.

She wasn't distressed by the Grand Duke's distress, she was just lamenting the injustice of fate to Viscount Roy.

A person who is so open-minded and worried about the world, a person who pursues his own path so diligently, and a person who has such a magical talent for alchemy, why can't he even gather even the slightest dark power? Although it seems that he has reached the level of the medical venerable, Fiona knows that Viscount Roy is definitely not comparable to the ordinary medical venerable.

Because without the support of the power of darkness, he can only linger here at most, and even be on a par with the medicine venerable in some clever medicines.

Biting her lip, Fiona silently ruthlessly.

"Your Excellency. ”

Looking up, Fiona looked at the Grand Duke's broad, solid shoulders.

"Please send me two teams of Bloody Guards!"

Hearing this, the Grand Duke sneered and turned around.

"Forget it, I know it's best to do it once and for all, but the fanged bandits aren't that easy to deal with. That slippery statue of Montas was covered in oil, and knowing that you had brought the Bloody Guards to kill him, he would have slipped away to the Duchy of Asammet. And when this gust of wind passes, he may launch an even bloodier revenge against Brand. ”

Hearing this, Fiona was silent.

She knew that what the Grand Duke said was the truth.

But at the same time, she also clearly remembered Li Yanbei's cold eyes when she was leaving.

After such a long period of contact, she already knew her Viscount very well.

To make him have such an expression must have violated his most untouchable bottom line.

But what can be done with Viscount Roy's strength?

He could only be angry in his heart, and then hid in the practice room to silently condemn his own incompetence.

The blood in the pool of blood was still rolling, and the power of darkness was still crisscrossing the hall, and both the Grand Duke and Fiona fell into silence, because their hearts were heavy at the thought of this.

Suddenly, the Grand Duke raised his eyebrows.

Fiona beside her seemed to feel something, and her face turned cold.

A subtle wave of dark power spread through the hall.

The Grand Duke could have caught it, but Fiona relied on her keen intuition.

"Philip?"

The Grand Duke narrowed his eyes slightly.

"Why are you here?"

The air in the middle of the practice room was slightly distorted, and a strange figure appeared in place.

"Lord Duke!"

Philip fell to his knees with a slightly heavy face.

"Urgent!"

As the commander of the Bloody Guard, Philip was calm and reserved, and Grand Duke Vlad Kimir rarely saw this expression on his face.

The Grand Duke knew that something terrible must have happened.

"Say!"

Hearing this, Philip raised his eyes to look at Fiona on the side, but did not say half a word.

Seeing this, the Grand Duke waved his hand, and then said,

"It's okay. ”

Philip nodded, and then spoke,

"The fanged bandits were wiped out overnight, and only a few peasant girls who were taken captive up the mountain survived!"

"What!"

As soon as these words came out, the Grand Duke and Fiona couldn't help but change color in unison.

"How is that possible!"

The Grand Duke stared at Philip as if he didn't believe his ears.

"What about the cunning Muntas?"

The corners of Philip's eyes twitched slightly, and his face was unusually solemn.

"The heads of Montas and his two deputy heads were hung on the big tree in Brand Town early this morning!"