At the dining table, a dozen plates filled the table.

Rashid took the flask and poured wine for Alan, who was already a little drunk and spoke much louder, and he was drunkenly shaken out of Alan's troubles back then.

"Little brother, you were such a bastard at the beginning! I broke my father's antique vase and asked me to help hide it, but my father found out, and I was beaten together! Our Lionheart family is good everywhere, but I am very dissatisfied with the fact that I hit the board. Other people's house rules are measured by how many boards are beaten, and our family rules are measured by how many boards are broken...... I don't know which ancestor came up with this rule, it's too unacceptable! The most puzzling thing is that I was fifteen years old at the time, and I used a wooden board to beat me, and a bamboo stick to beat you...... It's obviously something you broke up, so why ......"

"Hehe, being beaten with bamboo sticks doesn't hurt much. Alan happily responded. This slightly gloating tone suddenly made Rashid's face even redder with anger.

Rashid tilted the bottle in retaliation, and Allen's glass was filled.

There are two kinds of liquor in this world that are more expensive, one is the dwarven soju. The soju content is so high that no one can drink too much, even if you drink well. The other is fruit wine made by halflings. The fruit wine tastes good and has a low degree, but it should not be drunk too much, and drinking too much will cause headaches for several days.

Alan looked at the fruit wine in the wine glass, and the corners of his mouth twitched: "Big brother, I am a mage, I should not drink more......"

"If it wasn't for the mage, I would have changed the big bowl for you! When I was a child, I suffered so many boards for you, and you actually said cool things! If your head doesn't hurt tomorrow, I won't feel comfortable!" Rashid glared at Allen, like an angry lion, with extraordinary momentum.

Alan had no choice but to pick up the wine glass and take a big sip.

There were also a few people sitting next to him, including Rashid's wife, Anna, a classical beauty with a gentle temperament. There is also Locke, and a sinister strong man who has been silent and silent.

Among the disciples of Raymond, Duke of Lionheart, there are three males, namely the dragon, the tiger, and the vicious dog.

Known as 'Jiaolong', Raymond's eldest disciple is Ma Long. Marlon was adopted by Raymond at a very young age, he is smart and clever, and he can learn everything as soon as he learns. Raymond's evaluation of him is 'he can endure when he is weak, lie dormant at the bottom of the Aegean seabed, and when he is strong, he will dominate and sweep the peaks of the Gucci'. A few years ago, Ma Long became a seventh-order berserker, and he had long since left Raymond to train alone.

Tiger 'Tiger' is Raymond's second disciple. Tiger also became a seventh-order powerhouse two years ago. His surname is domineering, and his fighting style is brave, like a tiger descending from the mountain, dominating the world. He was a natural general, and Raymond kept him by his side and made him a general in the Lionhearts.

'Vicious Dog' Camory is Raymond's third disciple to be officially admitted to the sect. Camory's surname, like his title, resembles a foul dog. Usually he doesn't speak, but dogs that don't talk bite. The slightest distraction from his mind could cause him to burst out and hurt others. However, dogs are the most loyal animals to their owners, and the main reason why Camory is called a vicious dog rather than a vicious wolf is because of his loyalty. Raymond rescued him from the pile of dead men and taught him his skills, he regarded Raymond as his biological father, and if anyone dared to insult the Lionhearts or Raymond, he would bite them to death. Marlon and Tiger are both above him in strength, but people are more afraid of him.

This time, Raymond asked Rashid to go to Yanjing to train, and fearing that Rashid would be hurt, Raymond sent Kamori to Rashid's side. In just one year, the reputation of vicious dogs has resounded in Yanjing......

Camori poured himself a drink on the side, and a rare smile appeared on his face when he saw Alan and Rashid arguing......

"By the way, big brother, what are you doing in Yanjing?" Alan said suddenly.

"Don't you know?" said Rashidchi.

Alan shook his head.

"No wonder you don't know, you've never been interested in these things...... Alas, not for the sake of inheriting the title. The rules left by Andre I of the Holy Ao Empire, but all children of the family must have enough merit to get the title, and to inherit the title of their father, the title itself must not be lower than that of their father. Our Lionheart family is a hereditary duke, and if I want to inherit the title, I have to rely on merit to raise the title to the earl, so that I can inherit it. If I can't reach it, then there will be no Lionheart Duke in my generation. My child has reached the earl before he can inherit the title again. These decades of decline are enough for the empire to annex and devour our family. So in order for the family to continue to be brilliant, I have to work hard to earn merit. The Duchy of Lionheart was too small to get enough merit to be promoted, so I came to Pompeii. Most of the children of other families are like me...... But even in Pompeii, there isn't that much to do. In order to limit our ability to obtain knighthoods, there are many things that we can't participate in even if we want to. Rashid said with a puzzled expression. He is now at the peak of the sixth order, if he is allowed to go to the front line, he will at least become a viscount, but the Holy Ao Empire has suppressed the family too much, and his title has not been able to rise.

Alan had also heard some stories of demotion and encouragement, and knew something about these things. But he still had some doubts in his heart.

"Emperor Shengao is suppressing the family like this, can't we unite to put some pressure on him?"

Rashid smiled strangely and said, "Why didn't you unite? It's a pity that the union is useless! It only takes twenty or thirty families to join forces, and it can put great pressure on Shengao...... However, as long as Emperor Shengao said, 'I want to cooperate with five families', twenty or thirty families will fight first. Like this time, Andre VII planned to hold a warrior tournament in two months, and the prize was the seventh-order treasure Xuanbing Divine Sword, and several of our warrior families made a fuss. I used to drink with Tony from the Maffet family, but when I saw him today, he gave me a defiant look from afar...... What the hell?"

"Such a simple strategy, no one can see it?"

"Actually, it's not that everyone can't see it, we are all people who understand, who can be deceived by this simple strategy? It's just that the whole of the Shengao is talking about it, and the people of the Shengao are cheering for the parties who support it, and even the people under the rule of our various families hope that we can win, and the general trend is the same, and we have to fight. Whoever retreats at this time, others will not say that you are far-sighted, but that you are afraid and cowardly, and if Sheng'ao adds fuel to the fire, then the family's reputation will ......," Rashid said aggrievedly. However, a very serious expression appeared on his face again, and he continued, "Brother, in fact, when I first came to Pompeii, I didn't understand these things, and it was only later that I gradually understood...... There is a conspiracy in which men will definitely fall for it, and this is the responsibility. I was raised by my father since I was a child, I learned the fighting spirit of the family, and I enjoyed the glory and benefits given by the family, and if I didn't stand up at this time, what would others think of me? What would they think of our family? In the future, when we encounter a crisis, the people under my rule will definitely not stand up and support us. That's responsibility. It's not so much that we've fallen into Andrea VII's trap, but that we have something that we have to maintain. ”

Rashid suddenly smiled: "However, we are not stupid, trying to weaken us in this way, Andrei VII is too whimsical." That seventh-order treasure Xuanbing Divine Sword, I'm very interested. In order to win, I have begged my father to pass on the Eight Swords of the Lion Awakening to me. ”

Rashid's image in Alan's mind suddenly became much taller, a person who was sensible, driven, and responsible.

Alan was about to say something when a question popped into his mind.

"Big brother, give me your hand. "Alan calls Rashid big brother again this time, and there is no awkward feeling.

Rashid reached out to Alan in confusion, and Alan put his fingers on his wrist for a moment, then let go.

"What's wrong?"

"Your pulse is calm and strong, and there is no sign of poisoning...... Isn't someone targeting the Duchy of Lionheart, but just me?" Alan muttered.

Rashid suddenly woke up: "Someone poisoned you?"

"Yes, just over three months ago. It was a mixed toxin that could even hurt people's souls, and I almost died under that toxin. ”

"Bastard, you didn't even write to us about such a big thing!" Rashid scolded, and then was silent for a moment before he added, "Look at the way you are alive and kicking now, you should be fine...... There are not many people in this world who can refine this kind of toxin, who is poisoning it? Are you provoking someone?"

"I definitely didn't mess with anyone. "Allen is unequivocal.

"It doesn't make sense! you don't mess with everything in the family, if it's against our family, there's no reason to just poison you......" Rashid looked at Allen, puzzled in his heart.

"I'll write to my father about this in a moment, and see what he has to say...... "Rashid couldn't think of a reason for it for a long time, so he put the matter aside for the time being.

He suddenly looked at Allen again, and said, "How about it, let's think about changing careers again?" Your roots are very good, if you practice martial arts, your achievements must be limitless, why bother to learn water magic that you don't have a talent for?"

Seeing Rashid talk about this issue again, Anna quickly patted the back of his hand with chopsticks. Anna remembers very well that in the past, the two brothers quarreled because of this problem.

Afraid that Rashid's words touched the weakness and inferiority in Alan's heart again, Anna smiled and changed the topic: "Alan, don't pay attention to your brother, he is drunk...... By the way, did you come to Pompeii for something to do?"