Fran told Kane about his situation, as it was.

Kane pondered for a moment, then said, "Fran, I think this is a very important battle for you and for the Carrett family. ”

"How the throne is passed on will largely determine the attitude of others towards the successor and the Carrett family. This includes other pure-blood wizarding families, ordinary wizards, as well as the British royal family and the upper echelons. ”

"A weak and incompetent Marquis Scarborough who has relied on many compromises to get the throne in his hands will surely face more difficulties. And we all know that even if a male lion really fights to the death with the wolves, he will inevitably be bruised all over his body, and even die in a fierce battle. ”

Fran listened with awe-inspiring heart.

He thought to himself, "Yes, I only pay attention to these things at home, and I don't think about the sinister external environment. If these things are jackals at home, then wolves are around outside. ”

The agreement of opinion opened Fran's conversation box, and he used this topic to talk about some things from the past, such as his best classmate in school, and after the old marquis died, he was pushed to fight for power with his brother Ryan, etc.

After listening carefully, Kane concluded:

"It turns out that you and Ryan have a good relationship, and you have no intention of getting caught up in lord affairs. ”

"Now I come back to inherit, first of all, because the Carrett family lacks a good heir. ”

"Secondly, this position of power is indeed very important and should not be taken lightly. ”

"In the end, there are all the advantages that come with power, you are a person who has proven yourself in your own field, and you think more about the responsibility of power. ”

"And for others, they only see the good in their eyes. ”

Fran felt that Kane was speaking to his heart.

"Indeed, the honor of the Marquis is also hard work. I've hated socializing since I was a child, but I have to admit that privilege is important, and it's the basis for ensuring that you can use the advantages of magic to compete with the privileged people of the world. Now, I can't tolerate someone breaking up or ruining the Carrett family. ”

Kane saw that the heat was almost over, and encouraged: "Then, since soft truth doesn't make sense, let's talk about hard truth." ”......

Fran naturally understands what the last word is, and Lincoln and Kennedy have left a hard enough impression on him.

However, Kane said that he didn't need that kind of stunned goods that were too big and three coarse.

"Arthur, get your puppets out. The Marquis needed a guard of honor and an executor. ”

Arthur, who was waiting outside the door, entered the house, waved his sleeves, and several distorted lights and shadows similar to those manifested after the phantom transformation appeared, and then turned into eight people. The living room suddenly seemed crowded.

Fran looked over and saw warriors all dressed in leather armor, hoods, and masks.

There are two styles, one is more rugged, draped in heavy leather armor, and the arm and shin guards are metal, covered with a battle robe, draped in a cape, and a large war knife on the back diagonally, with the handle below, and a burly figure.

The other is very delicate, light leather armor, the armor is displayed in a form similar to fashion, the arm guards and shin guards are hollow metal, and there are many printed patterns on the leather surface.

They carry foils with artistic gauntlets at their waists, and they are long, flat-shouldered, and have excellent manners, like royal swordsmen specially trained in etiquette.

Fran soon discovered what they had in common, blue light in his eyes, and no life......

"It's ......"

"Golems made from the remains of werewolves and vampires, at least they are not afraid of the death curse. Think it's a little creepy?"

"It's a little bit of a thing, but it's more of a feeling that's amazing and looks very lean. It turns out that you have always carried your own guard. ”

"Yes, I have quite a few enemies on the New World, and only the last word is prevalent there. Kane said to the puppet, "Salute the Marquis, and from now on you will protect the Marquis as you protect me." ”

The puppets knelt down on one knee and saluted, calling them marquises, without the stiffness of puppets at all, as if they were living people.

"What an amazing skill!" said Fran, curious and envious.

"I befriended the wild wizards of the tribes of the Americas, and they used this method to concoct the dead warriors of the tribe. I'm worried about profaning corpses, necromancers' questioning. Let's use werewolves and vampires instead. These guys are not uncommon in the New World to run along with the wave of immigrants to expand their business. ”

"The New World is full of dangers. ”

"Savage, adventurer's paradise. Kane added, "Alchemy and potions, as well as some magic, I believe that these less intelligent, but loyal enough guards can be easily packed and carried." Let's talk a little bit about the technical side of things. I don't think you're very good alone, it's easy for those with ill intentions to have bad intentions, and it's better to have a guard of honor when you go in and out. ”

Fran was overjoyed to hear this, and even his family resources came out: "There are only some outdated activated armor and granite golems at home, which are already very inappropriate, but some secret techniques and potion formulas of god blood berries have a good strengthening effect on all flesh and blood......"

The two walked out while chatting, and Fran had accepted Kane's suggestion and was ready to do it overnight to get the testamentary documents first.

At night, the main building was eerie and quiet, the darkness swallowed up all light like a living thing, and the light of the magic lamp was greatly reduced.

It is said that after the night, the situation is even worse, and its light does not shine farther than the light of a candle.

Fran hated the feeling of being shrouded in darkness, and until he became an adult, he was still afraid of it, and when he thought about it deeply, he felt cold all over.

But this time, he felt safe, and the eight puppets were all carrying magic lanterns, which were their own lighting equipment, and their light was different from usual, ice blue, very cold, but bright enough.

The lights illuminated his surroundings as a place of light, and it felt good.

Of course, if Fran knew that the deepest darkness was around him, it probably wouldn't feel so good.

A group of people walked through the house and came to the Wei Tower. It turned out that the portal to the bridge gallery turned out to be locked.

Kane said coldly, "Open." ”

Maria waved her hand, and the vampire beside her stepped out of the crowd and approached the door.

Then there was a flash of light, and the vampire was already slowly putting his sword back into its sheath.

The bolt of the iron and magic is broken.

This kind of door is not something that can be unlocked by simply 'opening the Alajo Cave'. can encounter brute force hard demolition with a law-breaking effect, and the subtlety loses its meaning.

Of course, forced demolition often encounters backlash, but the tolerance of the dead is still very good.

A long corridor leads to the fourth floor of the West Building, where the entrance to the complex is formed by an arched doorway, with a large gate made of steel and side doors side by side.

Therefore, this bridge corridor can also be understood as a gatehouse, which is a whole with the door, and it is also a magical facility.

While passing through here, Kane noticed a small detail:

Magic door locks are all inward.

In other words, whether you look from the side of the West Building or from the side of the Guard Tower, the lock is on the other side of the door.

And there is no third way for this bridge.

This makes one wonder: after locking the doors on both sides, did that person jump out of the window directly through the porch?

In the end, Kane did not make a statement.

Now the first priority is to take power, and everything else is secondary.

Panmela's room is next to the bridge.

As a servant's quarters, the layout of the rooms here was originally the same. However, the former Marquis Ryan later specially found someone to carry out a three-in-one renovation of Panmilla's room, so that the interior function and luxury were no worse than the best rooms in the main building, which showed his favor for this chief lady.

The guards knocked on the door, but no one answered for a long time.

Fran hesitated, but Kane said, "The lord can't just be merciful. As he spoke, he nodded at the guard.

So he went down with another knife, cut the door lock, and broke in.

The time had already gone at midnight, but the room was empty, no one was there, and the bedding and bathroom had not been used recently.

Fran hesitated again.

Kane advised: "Try it with the Flying Charm, and if Ryan does make you heir, then the will is yours." ”

Fran felt that made sense and used the Flying Charm in the room.

As a result, one of the drawers of the desk made a noise, but because it was locked, things couldn't fly out.

"Check it out, lest any forcible seizure destroy the mechanism of the document. ”

Fran nodded, went up to inspect it himself, and finally confirmed that it was okay, and opened the drawer with the Alajo Cave.

He was about to reach for the paperwork inside, but Kane stopped him.

Kane motioned to Maria, who stepped forward and dripped a drop of her own blood onto the paperwork.

The blood quickly dispersed, and a sneering sound rose from the stench.

Kane said in a relaxed tone: "It is better to detoxify items than to detoxify people." Of course, it may only be a normal precautionary measure for instruments. ”

Fran smiled reluctantly, and said in his heart: "If it weren't for the old and capable Ted, I'm afraid I would have to suffer a lot of losses this time." ”

He didn't want to break into the housekeeper's room at midnight without Kane, and rummage through the cabinets.

The will was written on fine parchment, and at first glance it was made a long time ago.

There's nothing wrong with that, succeeding to the throne and making a will, which is often done by big families. It's just that its location is always classified.

Found in the housekeeper's room, although it can barely make sense, but it always makes people feel a little strange.

In addition to the will, there is also a letter written by Ryan to Fran, who can't help but shed a few tears after reading it.

From Kane's point of view, Fran is a little bit of a woman, soft-eared, sensual, and a bit mother-in-law and mother-in-law who don't do things simply. It's easy to trust or distrust a person.

Now Fran is undoubtedly in a period of trust in him, and Ryan's letter is willing to share with him.

Kane was naturally not interested in the bloody jokes about brotherhood in the letter, and his final interpretation of the letter was that the death of the old marquis and the unexpected death of his wife made Ryan feel that life and death were impermanent, and he was very afraid, so he devoted himself to studying the art of immortality.

Ryan's research direction is to deepen on the basis of the existing potion recipe based on the main material of god blood berries. For this reason, he went to see Nicolas Flammel.

Although the letter does not mention the results of the meeting, the subsequent wording suggests that the visit should have been a failure, or at least failed to meet Ryan's expectations.

Then it came to another important stage, and Ryan found a way to continue his research.

Ryan wrote this letter because he knew that his fate was not long in coming, and in the letter he advised Fran not to investigate deeply in the event of an accident, as the Carrett family could not afford to lose more.

It can be seen that Ryan's later research should be taboo, and when he found out that the situation was not good, he was already in a deep state of inextrication.

Funny things happen, Ryan is murdered and dies of poisoning.

Was it stolen as a result, or was it to prevent him from continuing his research? or was the murder and suicide note just a coincidence?

"Is it Ryan's handwriting?"

"Yes, we correspond a lot, he's left-handed, his handwriting is very characteristic, and he doesn't make mistakes. ”

Kane frowned slightly, another left-hander. Fran is left-handed when he casts spells.

The last left-handed man he knew was the new secretary general of the International Federation of Magical Wizards, Serafina Piqueri (President of the Magical Congress of the United States of America in Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them).

It is said that left-handed spells are associated with black magic or sorcery.

Hexcraft is a very broad term, strange and evil is its characteristic, from this point of view, African voodoo, South Asian head-lowering, and even shaman, black druid's spells with primitive casting characteristics, are all considered witchcraft. Even the Maoshan Taoism of the East is counted in the eyes of wizards.

Kane, who has such an understanding, naturally does not have much prejudice against witchcraft. After all, he himself is a dark contractor, and he will not listen to the wind and rain like ordinary people.

But then again, the family is all left-handed spells, is there really nothing wrong here?

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