After watching the battle between Gray and Ellis, Bernal originally wanted to stay and start the afternoon practice, unlike Ellis, he has always been extremely serious about cultivation, and unless there are special circumstances, he will practice in the morning and afternoon.

But after standing in the cultivation ground for a long time, he couldn't calm down, and he was never able to devote himself to cultivation, and from time to time he recalled the picture of Gray defeating Ellis.

Ellis has been overtaken by Gray, so what about him?

With the other party's cultivation talent, surpassing him is certain, three years, maybe two years, the other party will surpass him, he feels deep pressure, and there is a trace of helplessness and unwillingness.

Viscount Fergus brought Gray into the castle to cultivate, the intention of which Lord Linde could guess, why couldn't he guess?

This is also the reason why Gray has been hostile to Gray since he was brought into the castle.

Although as far as the development of the family is concerned, Viscount Fergus is right to do this and it is conducive to the interests of the family, but personally, his interests are to be harmed, and in his heart, he is unwilling.

As soon as he thought of this, he couldn't calm down no matter what, and finally he left the training ground, got into a carriage with the "Wind Wolf" emblem of the Fergus family, left the castle, and went to Fergus City next to the castle.

Today, there is a game in Fergus City played by Baron Ricardo's eldest son, Ian Fergus. Ricardo organized a party, to which he was, of course, invited, but he declined.

Only now, he couldn't calm down anyway, so he decided to go to the party and relax.

After finishing the afternoon of practice and saying goodbye to Sarah, who was about to go to the etiquette class, Gray took a shower and went to the library as usual.

In the library, Caroline was already sitting at the round table reading quietly, she was wearing a long-sleeved dress with a row of golden ribbons tied at the chest, and her long brown hair was slightly curved, elegant and generous.

After greeting the other party, Gray went to the third row of miscellaneous books, looking for the books he was interested in.

He soon found his sights, a book with a light brown leather cover and a book with the words "The Aristocratic Territorial System" written on it.

Pulling the book out, Gray held the book in his arms, went to the round table, pulled out a chair and sat down.

The maid Barbara poured him a cup of milk tea and a plate of crispy biscuits, and he took a sip of the milk tea, then opened the book and read it.

"Nobility is divided into regions, and nobility is only valid within the territory of the upper nobles, and without the territory of the upper nobles, the nobility will not be recognized......"

The account in the book is quite tongue-twisting, and Gray understands it as he reads it, and probably understands its meaning.

The main point is that the status of nobility is not universal throughout the kingdom, but only valid in a certain area.

In the case of the Fergus family, the Fergus family was divided between the Marquis of Sidney, which was located in the south of the kingdom and had a territory of about 400,000 square kilometers, an area roughly equivalent to a province in Gray's previous life.

Because it is the Marquis of Sidney family who divides the Fergus family, the identity of the nobility of the Fergus family is only valid within the 400,000 square kilometers of the fief of the Marquis of Sidney family in the south of the kingdom.

This system is somewhat similar to the hierarchical allegiance system of Gray's previous European medievals, but there are some differences, the biggest difference being that nobility is geographically limited.

The Marquis of Sidney family is divided into the Fergus family, the Fergus family is loyal to the Sidney family, and the Sidney Marquis family guarantees the status and rights of the Fergus family nobility within their own territory.

The Fergus family has always been loyal to the Sidney family, not the kingdom, and it can only be said that the kingdom is the object of the Sidney family's allegiance, not the object of the Fergus family's allegiance.

"Under this system, the great nobles who were divided by the kingdom, such as the Sidney family, were like princes in previous lives, except for paying taxes on time every year, everything in the territory was decided by themselves, and the autonomy could be said to be great."

"However, the rights of the general aristocracy are greatly restricted, and the status of the nobility has privileges in terms of catering, building materials, etc., and the aristocratic territorial system obviously narrows the scope of this privilege......"

Gray frowned slightly, thinking in his heart.

"I'm afraid it's not just power that's limited, there's room for upside ......"

There is a limit to the number of titles that each nobleman can share, and the Fergus family, as a viscount family, can only divide three barons and ten lords, and when the barons and lords have been divided, even if there are people or families in the territory who have made significant contributions to the territory, they will not be divided.

Although there are assessment standards for each successor to the title, if the three consecutive successors fail to meet the assessment standards, they will be demoted or deprived of the title, but it still cannot fundamentally solve the problem of not having extra titles.

Fergus City, the largest city in the Viscounty of Fergus, has a permanent population of 30,000, and the city is named after Fergus, which is known as the relationship between the city and the Fergus family.

That's right, this city is the direct part of the Fergus family.

Riding in a horse-drawn carriage, Bernal arrived at an elegantly decorated place in the middle of the city called the "Piano Hall" and was introduced to the second floor of the Piano Hall.

One of the estates of the Baron Ricardo family, the Pavilion is famous for its food and music, and professional pianists are stationed in the restaurant to serve beautiful piano music to diners.

The entire second floor was used as a banquet hall, and in the banquet hall, dozens of young men and women were present.

The man wears a double-row dress, the length of the dress extends to the hips, setting off the mature temperament, and the woman wears a colorful round neck lace long skirt with a corset at the waist, revealing the beautiful figure.

A few people had different family coats of arms embroidered with silk thread on their sleeves, and these people became the center of the banquet, because the family emblems were the emblem of the noble family, that is, they came from the noble family.

The arrival of Bernal, the eldest son of the viscount, naturally immediately became the center of the banquet, and even overshadowed the previous noble children, but these noble children did not complain at all, but also deliberately curryed favor with Bernal.

Bernal clinked glasses with the men, greeted them lightly, and a reluctant smile appeared on his face, and several good-looking women offered him invitations to dance, but he politely declined.

"Young Master Bernal doesn't seem to be in a good mood."

A young man with light brown hair walked up, holding a glass of red wine in his hand, and he was not very tall, only about 1.7 meters.

He was the organizer of the banquet, Ian, the eldest son of the Ricardo family.

"You see that?"

Hearing the words of the young man with shallow rice dumplings, Bernal raised his wine glass, touched it with the other party, and drank the red wine in the glass in one gulp.

"It's not like you're usual."

Ian nodded.

Under the deliberate friendship, he has a very good relationship with Bernal, and he knows Bernal quite well.

"Is something going on?"

"You must have heard about my father's bastard son in the castle, right?"

Bernal said with a sigh.

"I've heard it from my father, and I've heard that he has a high cultivation talent."

Ian nodded, not only had he heard from his father about the Viscount's bastard, but he had also heard some of his father's "speculations" that shocked him.

"It's not ordinary, just today, Ellis was defeated by him, and I estimate that at the most, I will probably be surpassed by him in three years."

Bernal had a wry smile on his face.

"Talent is so terrifying?"

Ian showed surprise on his face, Bernal is now a mid-rank blood warrior, plus Bernal will definitely continue to improve, surpassing Bernal in three years, doesn't it mean that the other party can be promoted from a lower blood warrior to a mid-rank blood warrior in two years?

"Not only is the cultivation talent strong, but even the combat talent is terrifying."

Bernal recalled the battle between Gray and Ellis today, and the bitterness on his face was even worse, as if he was a little drunk, as if he wanted to vent his depression, and he opened his mouth to express the worry and uneasiness that pressed on his chest.

"My father probably wanted to ......"

The last few words were so quiet that only Ian, who was closest to him, could hear them.

"What? Does Lord Viscount really plan to ......? ”

Ian looked at Bernal in disbelief with a shocked expression, although there was already such speculation in the Viscount of Fergus, but when he really heard it from the members of the Fergus family, he still couldn't help but be shocked.

"It's just my guess, but it's very likely."

Waving to the attendant passing by, he picked up a glass of red wine from the other's tray, and Bernal took another sip of it.

His mouth was full of bitterness, and he didn't taste the mellow aroma of red wine.

"How come, shouldn't you, even if your talent is not as good as his, the viscount shouldn't choose an illegitimate son, right?"

It took a moment for Ian to come back to his senses and say suspiciously.

"It's not possible under normal circumstances, but what if this bastard has the potential to become a berserker?"

Bernal said helplessly.

"The potential to become a berserker?!"

Ian froze.

Berserker, that's a berserker, if the Viscount's bastard really has the potential to become a Berserker, the Viscount is indeed likely to do so.

For example, if his father's illegitimate son has the potential to become a blood warrior, his father is likely to make the same decision as the viscount.