"Speaking of Fidel, let's also talk about Lily. Baron Stone suddenly changed his words.

"Father, you don't think you've taken a fancy to the children of a family, or have you found a suitable ally to marry Lily?" Andrew said half-jokingly.

"What nonsense. Stone glared at Andrew dissatisfied, "If you want to get married, you should find you a wife first! Don't be me who doesn't know about your affairs, if you have an illegitimate child, don't come to me to wipe your ass." ”

In this world, it is natural for the weak to cling to the strong. With Andrew's status, I don't know how many maids and village girls are willing to climb into his bed, and these women don't expect to be baronesses, but even if they are just mistresses, they can bring enough benefits to themselves and their families.

Like Griffith, who has not tasted a woman at the age of 16, is an outlier among the aristocracy.

Stone glanced at Griffith and Fidel, who were secretly snickering, and continued: "What I'm going to say today is that Lily is also 13 years old, and she only learns to write and calculate, which is a bit of a delay for her. ”

In the Kingdom of Brittany, inheritance law was male priority, that is, as long as the nobles had sons, daughters did not have any inheritance rights. The daughter of an ordinary aristocratic family gave a dowry of several thousand gold dragons when she got married.

Therefore, the greatest value of most female nobles is to serve as a tool for marriage. Unless the daughter really shows excellent talent, or really can't give birth to a son, the average aristocratic family is not willing to invest too much resources in the daughter.

Lily's situation is more special, Baron Stone treats this niece completely as his own, and is not reluctant to spend money. It's just that Lily's health is so bad that she has a serious illness almost every year, and when she was young in the past, Stone was afraid that she would be too tired, so he only let her learn to read, write, and keep accounts with the housekeeper at home.

"Then what do you want to do, father? Lily's body, you can't learn martial arts, right?" Andrew's question was also on Griffith's mind.

"Griffith, I want Lily to learn magic from you. Stone turned his gaze.

Griffith was a little surprised, "I personally don't object, but there are many conditions required to learn magic, and I can't provide a lot of books to read, well-equipped laboratories, and even spellcasting materials for practice. Moreover, I have only just been promoted to level 2, so I am afraid that I will not be able to teach Lily well. ”

Griffith's words are not an excuse, generally only mages with their own magic towers are qualified to recruit apprentices, otherwise they will be suspected of misleading people's children.

Some low-level mages who wander around are precarious themselves, and they dare to take apprentices, and the mages cultivated by this kind of people naturally have a very weak foundation, so it is no wonder that they are called "wild mages".

"Why don't you let Lily learn the ways of nature from Uncle Thorn, it's good for her body, too?"

Griffith's words made Fidel agree very much: "Let Lily learn from Brother Griffith, it is better for me to teach." ”

Every time a druid advances, the body will be strengthened by the force of nature, the body of the beginner druid begins to become as strong as a beast, the intermediate druid basically does not get sick, the high-level druid can be immune to most toxins, and the legendary druid can even obtain the "ageless body", in Griffith's opinion, there is no profession more suitable for the sickly Lily than the druid.

And most importantly, Thorne is a senior mid-level druid, and he is not far from being promoted to the highest rank, and the entire Carolingian barony, except for Stone himself, counts Thorne's career level as the highest.

"There are some things that I can't tell you right now. Stone pondered for a moment and said carefully, "In short, Lily must learn magic, this is her destined path. Griffith, you don't have to be pressured, I just need you to lay a foundation for Lily, and let her master a few level 1 magic in a year. ”

"Well, I'll leave it to you, Father. Griffith agreed, "But in that case, does Lily want to come with me to Hydra? ”

"That's all I can do, I'll send two seasoned maids with me. ”

......

A few days later, the main fort of Caroling.

The hall of nearly 100 square meters is densely packed with people watching the ceremony at the moment, and the four walls are hung with the Carolingian family's lion and iris shield flags, and on the empty ground in the center of the hall, Andrew kneels down on one knee, and Sir Philip stands in front of him, holding a sword in one hand, and patting Andrew's shoulders with the spine of the sword.

"I, Philip Griffin, on behalf of my father, the Marquess of Griffin, hereby declare that Andrew Carolingian has succeeded to the title of Baron Carolingian. ”

Baron Stone, who was standing sideways, took the lead in applauding, and the hall suddenly erupted in a sea of cheers.

"Baron Andrew, I hope you will follow your father's example and remain loyal to the Griffin family forever. After Philip finished speaking, he helped Andrew up with both hands, and then stood aside.

Griffith, who had just been in the crowd, stepped forward and got down on one knee in front of Andrew.

Andrew drew his saber from his waist, slapped the spine of his sword on each of Griffith's shoulders, and said loudly: "I, Andrew, Baron Carolingian, hereby grant Sir Griffith Carolingian the village of Hydra as his fief. ”

There was another cheer, with several of Griffith's men laughing the most.

The ceremony was followed by a banquet that lasted for three consecutive days.

Anyone in the Carolingian barony who had a little face came, as long as they could, food and wine were served in unlimited quantities, everyone was free to overeat, and Anna's father, Sir Buck, even ate half a cow alone.

On the third day of the feast, Andrew blushed and announced that every professional who was loyal to Baron Carolingian, as well as all the attendants who followed Sir Philip, would each receive a primary-level nourishment and 10 golden dragons.

Grace is the norm for new lords.

The civilians in the territory have not been forgotten, and they have been rewarded with a pound of white bread, a sausage, and a glass of beer per person, which had been arranged by the chiefs and stewards of the villages and towns a few days ago.

In the evening, Griffith couldn't stand the smell of the hall and snuck out.

After wandering around the castle and disturbing a few pairs of wild mandarin ducks, Griffith casually found an empty room. As soon as she opened the window to let in some air, Anna followed in and handed Griffith a wet towel.

Griffith took the towel and wiped his face, and suddenly his whole body was much more sober.

"Anna, you don't have to wait for me, it's rare to come back, and spend more time with Sir Buck and your two brothers. In two days, we will be on our way to the village of Hydra. ”

"The three fathers and sons were as drunk as pigs, so they didn't have time to talk to me. Anna pursed her lips and said a little unpleasantly.

"Griffith, why are you hiding here, I'm still looking for you. Sir Philip's voice came from outside the door, and Griffith was startled, and hurriedly turned back to salute Sir Philip.

"It's such a great place. Philip walked to the window and said with emotion as he watched the sunset outside the window.

"It is all thanks to the Marquis, and Sir that you have led the people of the Carolingian Barony to live in peace. Faced with the heir of the Griffin family, the future master of the Ilia Peninsula, Griffith did not hesitate to give a sycophant.

"Anna, help us go to the kitchen and find some hot soup for the decanting. "Sir Philip had come here on purpose, not for the sake of small talk," Griffith said, giving Anna a sneaky look.

"Yes, sir. I guess even if there is one in the kitchen, it's cold, I'll go warm it up, please wait. Anna obediently withdrew, and when she went out, she closed the door of her room.

"Griffiths, when are you going to return to the realm?" asked Sir Philip, seemingly casually.

"The day after tomorrow. Griffith didn't think much about it, and replied truthfully: "Everyone is drunk today, and tomorrow is a little rushed, so let's rest for a day." ”

"That's good. The corners of Philip's mouth moved slightly, "It just so happens that I also want to see the mouth of the Chishui River, can I go on the road with you?"