Although the city of Luyette may seem as calm as an autumn lake on the surface, the nobles are like a swarm of ants on a hot pot in private.

The nobles had frequent contact in private, and the most common conversation was that Viscount Du Wei failed to stand trial in the Provincial House of Representatives of Bednar Province, but was burned at the stake by the Magic Guild Enforcement Corps in the Magic Square.

Another thing is Alan. The Earl of Benton was implicated by the old Earl Benton, and he died in the hospital bed after falling ill, and finally did not choose to be buried, but held a cremation as expected.

In the city of Luyinte, there are about a hundred families implicated in the plague incident, all of which are those nobles who quickly left the city on the morning of the outbreak of the plague incident, and the nobles who usually have close contacts with Viscount Du Wei, unless there is a major crime to confiscate the territory, otherwise some fines will be imposed.

In the past few years in Luyint City, since Lord McDonnell declared the independence of the Ganbu plane, there has been a conservative war, so almost all the noble lords in the city have only a small number of guard knights, and there are hundreds of nobles in Luyin City, and there are only less than fifty big nobles who can afford to guard the knights, and if you put your knights together, I am afraid it may not be more than 5,000.

For every noble lord, the lord's private army is a proof of strength.

So now the nobles in Ruyin City can talk about the Suldaq Archon in private, but they can't unite and resist Surdak's punishment of the lord involved.

This time, more than 6,000 civilians died in the city of Ruyin, and Surdak decided to build two more nursing homes for the elderly, which were used to support the elderly who had lost their ability to live, and to build two orphanages to raise the children who had lost their parents, and almost all of the start-up funds were confiscated from the hands of the nobles in the city.

Although the nobles complained about this huge fine, no one dared to oppose Surdak.

It's just that the resentment in the hearts of the nobles will still be more or less brought to daily life, for example, the efficiency of the officials in the city hall to approve some documents has decreased significantly, and many members of the House of Representatives have sided with Surdak, so that some inconsequential proposals are almost one-sided in the direction that Surdak least wants to see.

Fortunately, in the past few months, a number of nobles have been attached to the city of Ruyette, such as the Ludved family, the Mende family, the Eugene family, and so on.

This gave Surdak the absolute right to speak in the House of Representatives, but there were often some opposition voices in the parliament, and although Surdak was able to put him on the right track, these trivial matters also made him exhausted every day. Normally, these things can be finalized with Thea's presence and pushed into the formal process, but now each of them needs Surdak's personal attention.

In the evening, a light was lit in the rooms of the City Hall building, and in the office belonging to Surdak at the top of the building, the treasurer, Colt Brown, was the treasurer. When Lattie was sent out, Surdak felt a little tired, and although he was a little hungry, he didn't have a little appetite.

After looking at a few documents, Surdak walked to the window.

Looking at the city that is gradually lit up, the magic caravans coming and going on the streets, and the shops lining the main street, the city is many times more prosperous than two years ago.

If it weren't for the plague, Surdak would have even been planning to fund the construction of a satellite town along Tabei Avenue outside the city, so that the residents of the abandoned mining area could be relocated.

Now it seems that this satellite town may be slowing down.

Eager footsteps could be heard in the hallway......

Surdak didn't know what it was, but he would send a merfolk in high heels to run down the hallway, and he turned around the window to see Thea pushing the door in.

Thea held the door frame of the office with both hands, and said to Surdak breathlessly, "Boss, Beatrice asked the butler to send news that Hathaway was about to give birth. ”

Surdak's eyes lit up, and he felt a small flame in his heart be ignited all at once: "When did the signs begin to appear?" ”

Surdak didn't hesitate any longer, and immediately picked up the coat hanging on the hanger and walked outside.

Thea followed behind Surdak and continued, "It is said that there were labor pains in the afternoon. ”

Surdak stood in the doorway, turned sideways slightly, and said to Thea, who was following him:

"Let's go, go home!"

……

Both sides of the market are lined with floor-to-ceiling glass vitrines, and the lights in the windows make the street lamps look particularly dim.

The magic caravan drove quickly from the street, splashing water to provoke the pedestrians on the street to scold, but when they saw the back of the magic caravan, the angry scolding would stop abruptly, the flag of the city hall of Luyinte City Hall was hung on the rainproof eaves on both sides of the caravan, and there was no family crest on both sides of the caravan, and those who were familiar with Luyinte City knew what this car represented.

And Surdak, who was sitting in the carriage at the moment, felt the violent bumps of the caravan, and he closed his eyes, thinking of all kinds of pasts that came to mind like old photographs.

His heart was beating hard, and he had a strong feeling of being identified with the world.

Although he opened his eyes and looked at the lights on both sides of the street, it was still a little unreal, but he clearly felt the difference from the past.

Thea, dressed in a long cross-patterned dress with delicate makeup on her face, sat quietly across from her.

She could feel Surdak's nervousness, so she leaned over and grabbed Surdak's hand, which was a little cold, even if it was clenched into a fist, it was still shaking irrepressibly.

She had never seen Surdak so nervous, even on the battlefield, he rushed to the front with his shield in hand, and his gaze was not so hesitant as it was now.

The magic caravan passed the castle drawbridge, and the wheels ran over the planks on the drawbridge with a rumbling sound.

After the guards guarding the gate saw the magic caravan clearly, they hurriedly transmitted a signal to the castle.

The magic caravan drove through the vestibule to the bottom of the castle's front steps.

Before the caravan could come to a stop, Surdak pushed the carriages away and jumped out of the carriage in stride, and when he saw Beatrice walking out of it quickly, looking at him anxiously, he could not help asking:

"How's Hathaway?"

Beatrice walked over, took Surdak's arm, and said to him, "Nika and the girls from the medical team are taking care of Hathaway, and she is doing well. ”

Seeing a hint of anxiety on Beatrice's face, Surdak nodded and stepped into the castle hall.

The castle hall is brightly lit.

Surdak walked through the hall on the first floor, and walked with Beatrice into the inner cloister of the golden vaulted dome, the inner courtyard of the castle was full of maids, and everyone was waiting anxiously outside, and when they saw Surdak enter, they saluted Surdak one after another.

At this time, Surdak was not in the mood to pay attention to them, and waved his hand casually and walked upstairs.

Hathaway's bedroom is on the third floor of the castle.

At this moment, the door of the bedroom is also crowded with maids carrying various basins and towels.