Count Auden is dead!

Auden Fletcher, the famous general who has guarded the northeast of the kingdom for decades and expanded the territory for hundreds of miles, is dead!

The person who brought this bad news was the servant of the Count of Auden in the House of Lords.

In fact, he was the son of the Count of Auden—or rather the illegitimate son, Charles.

This was the day Leon became a baron, on the King's Avenue in the Lion City, Auden's request to Leon, and it was also the last time Leon and Count Auden saw each other.

"I'm not hiding it from you, I have an illegitimate child...... Actually, you've seen him......"

"I'm going back to Shield Castle, but I can't bring him into Shield Castle in the open. I think you can understand that this can cause a lot of trouble......"

"So, I'm going to make him a knight under your command, and you can appoint him in charge of the liaison between us, so that I can see him often......"

Charles, the illegitimate child, was only half a year younger than Auden's daughter, Joanna, who presumably found another lady to relieve his loneliness while his wife was pregnant......

This was not uncommon among the aristocracy of this era, but Count Auden was somewhat unable to let go - he had always kept the affair a secret from everyone, and he had never told his wife and daughter.

Because his wife was a high-ranking nobleman—this was a countess, and when Auden was only a small reserve nobleman, he climbed up to a young lady of the earl, which was somewhat of a bit of a triumph.

In fact, it was thanks to the Countess's strong support that Auden was able to successfully build the Shield Castle.

Therefore, it is conceivable what status this famous player who is famous outside has at home......

Pande Continent is not the Celestial Empire, where daughters can inherit the family business, and daughters' children will also have complete legal inheritance rights and can inherit the inheritance of both parents.

But illegitimate children cannot inherit anything from Auden, including a family name, property, status, or anything else......

Auden also apparently cared about his only son, and he always kept him by his side.

Of course, this was mainly because he couldn't leave his bastard son at Fort Shield...... Otherwise, it will inevitably cause a lot of unnecessary disputes.

He also couldn't make Charles a knight, because his wife would intervene when the knighthood was divided—the Countess was in charge of the administration of the domain.

What Auden asked Leon before was to hope that Leon could pull his illegitimate son and make Charles a knight of oaths under Leon.

Auden would then "sell" part of the fief to Leon – such as the village of Fletcher.

Auden's 8% 'dividend' was negotiated on the battlefield, and the countess did not know that Leon could 'buy' Fleicher with the dividend.

Finally, Leon transferred the fief to Charles as a knight.

In this way, Charles could rightfully become a nobleman with a fief.

By keeping Charles loyal to Leon and in charge of liaison between the two sides, he will be able to enter and exit the Shield Fort frequently. Auden was able to avoid family turmoil and see his son often, which was the best of both worlds.

The lord was naturally willing to help with this, and Auden transferred the fief to the knights under Li Ang, which was equivalent to strengthening Li Ang's strength.

After agreeing to Auden, Leon also asked by the way: "Do you have an illegitimate daughter named Riva......

Auden's face turned red at the time—before he had moved from Fletcher after he had built the Shield Fort. At the celebration feast in the village of Fletcher, Auden was drunk by his men, and then presumably had an affair with one of the village girls.

But the next day he moved to Fort Shield, and rarely returned to Fletcher, gradually forgetting about it—a real deal of little to the nobility of his age......

It wasn't until a few years ago, when Riva came of age, that Auden didn't know he had such a daughter.

But the village girl was dead, and Riva had insulted Auden after her mother's death—Riva hated her cheap father, who had never fulfilled his responsibilities for a minute, and would not accept any help from him.

Then Riva disappeared, and Auden could not find her.

When Leon mentions that he has met Riva, Auden breathes a sigh of relief, saying that he will find her as long as she lives.

also teased Li Ang, saying that the money that you, a shameless thief, took away from me was taken away by my daughter, which is a retribution.

- This was the last thing Auden said to Leon.

Seeing Charles, Leon saw the image of the woman with big shoulders and a round waist - she was learning the style of a noble woman at that time, and said, "My family was once famous in the arms trade...... I'm familiar with the bandits in this area......"

At that time, Leon thought that Riva was Lehman's mother-in-law, and it wasn't until Auden mentioned it that he knew that Lehman's wife's name was Joanna.

Charles and Riva look almost identical, and Auden's big nose and small eyes are genetically strong.

"Charles, what the hell is going on? Tell me all about the situation and don't miss any details! ”

Leon was very disappointed in his heart, Count Auden was actually quite good to him before, although it was more out of interest exchange and wooing, but at least Auden's maintenance in the throne hall of Lion City has proved that he is a reliable ally.

Moreover, if Auden is dead, it will definitely cause a whole lot of chain reactions!

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A few days earlier, after Leon had officially become a baron, Charles had accompanied his father, Count Auden, on his final duties.

Count Auden was to go to the Seven Forks Fortress, completely hand over the military affairs of the previous war, and then return to Fort Yongdun with his troops.

In charge of the military affairs was Baron Eldred, the lord of the Seven Forks Fortress, the father of Lord Rainier.

This is mainly due to the fact that the greatest result of the last war was to occupy a large area of land south of the Seven Forks Fortress, across the Sava River, and to build some fortifications.

In fact, in a sense, this is the result of the battle that Leon got with the caravan......

Moreover, when Auden went to Lion City, the troops he brought with him from Fort Shield were also temporarily stationed at the Seven Forks Fortress.

The delivery of the military itself did not go awry, but when they were about to lead the team back to Fort Shield, they encountered the enemy on the way.

Halfway to Serenmis, to be exact.

It was a large Bacchus Imperial army, almost entirely cavalry.

Count Auden told Charles to take a detour and go directly to McCham, so that Charles could find an errand under Leon and not have to go to war.

This is, of course, a father's love for his son.

Besides, it was all a cavalry enemy, and Auden had been dealing with it for thirty years and had plenty of experience.

He also brought out the troops he brought out during the previous battle against the Sava Fort, with almost 700 men in his hands, and his current position was not far from the Seven Forks Fortress, so Auden was not afraid.

After ordering Charles to leave, Auden turned around with his troops, intending to lead the enemy to the Seven Forks Fortress.

The Bacchus Empire's army did begin to pursue Count Auden, and Charles managed to escape from the enemy's sight on a fast horse.

But after all, Charles is the one who has always been by Auden's side, and under the influence of his father, he does not lack the courage to fight, and he is not willing to run away like this.

So he turned around and walked around the Lion City, intending to ask for help - the Lion City has a large number of cavalry, and it is close to the Seven Forks Fortress, so the speed of rescue will be relatively fast.

Perhaps as luck would have it, Charles had just made his way around Yarlagal, a village near Lion City, when he encountered a patrolling troop led by Lord Andrew.

Andrew is Godric's eldest son and the village lord of Raven.

His name is the same as that of a certain Arena Boss - this is because this kind of name is all too common in the Pander Continent, such as a certain Wei of the Celestial Empire, a certain Ming, etc......

Although he has a very popular name, Andrew's identity is not ordinary.

He led the royal city guards—a group of Lion Realm armed men, young nobles.

This unit is the King's immediate bodyguard, and is responsible for the security of the Lion City and its surroundings during the week, and follows King Ulrik himself in battle.

- Like ordinary knights, the king also has subordinates, but there are more of them......

The reason why Andrew is qualified to lead the king's bodyguard is mainly because his mother has a high status - Godric's wife, Lady Filina, is the niece of the previous lion king.

That is, the cousin of King Ulrique.

A princess.

This is also the reason why Godric was able to serve as the commander of the Royal Guard in the past - he is Princess Filina's guardian knight, the master of the horses.

Therefore, although he is not welcomed, although he is only a baron, Godric is actually the brother-in-law of King Ulrique, and his status is quite high.

Lord Andrew's banner is a pure red background with three golden irises.

Genuine Royal Guard Flag.

The Lion Realm Armed Servants are quite strong cavalry troops, just in time to quickly rescue Count Oden.

Andrew didn't have a lake either, and immediately set off after hearing about the situation, ensuring the safety of the area around Lion City, which was originally his job.

But when they came to the Qicha Fortress, they didn't see anything abnormal, and the Qicha Fortress didn't even light a beacon fire!