House of Lords of the Lion City.

The garden is full of flowers, and the evening breeze of early spring is refreshing.

Tables in the pavilion are lined with delicacies, and copper candlesticks and silver plates create a cozy late-night snack.

King Ulrique was sitting comfortably in a chaise longue drinking some kind of eerie blue-purple liquid.

A tall and beautiful woman came to the garden from the tower of the House of Lords.

This is the woman who was arguing with Malbert an hour ago, she looks like she is in her twenties, her eyebrows are picturesque, her red lips are like fire, and her skin is so tender that she seems to be able to pinch out water.

She had a straight face, but when she saw King Ulrik in the garden, she closed her eyes and smiled in a second.

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"Your Majesty, I didn't expect you to be here so late......"

The woman lifted the hem of her skirt and ran to Ulrik like a little girl.

"Pfedes, I can't sleep...... Ha, I'm probably so happy. Oh, where did you just go? ”

Ulrike smiled and grabbed the trotting woman: "Don't run too fast, my princess, you are not alone now......"

"I'm as happy as you can't sleep, so I'm out for a walk......"

The princess, Pfeides, rested her head on King Ulrik's shoulder and assumed a birdly pose.

"Pfedes, all I've heard lately is good news, maybe I should have a big party......

Ulrique sat down in the chaise longue and sat the princess on his lap, picking up the purple liquid.

"Of course, Your Majesty...... But ......"

Pfeides smiled sweetly, but there was a look of concern in her eyes: "However, I just met Prince Malbert, and he seems to be looking at me a little ...... It's a little complicated. ”

Ulrike was stunned, then frowned: "Indeed...... You're pregnant, so I shouldn't let him stay in Lion City at this time...... And, Pfedes, don't call Malbert 'Prince' again. ”

After thinking for a moment, the king took a sip from his glass, "I will appoint Malbert as consul of the Savie River. If our child is a daughter, then he will be my son-in-law; If it's a boy......"

At this point, Ulrik stopped.

"It will be a boy, perhaps, Your Majesty...... I've been particularly fond of sour stuff lately, and the doctor said that it's probably a boy who likes sour......"

Pfeides smiled even sweeter, looking like an innocent girl who didn't understand anything.

"I hope so......"

Ulrike laughed too.

A day later, Malbert was made lord of the Sava Castle, and was in charge of the military administration of the entire Sava county—which, in other words, should be the proper division of the king's heir after the administration, and it was necessary to be familiar with the various practices at the local level, and preferably in the front-line counties, where he could come into contact with the war.

The Fort of Sava was indeed just right, it was a newly occupied territory after Leon sent out a large army, with a large area and a lot of arable land, and it bordered the Bacchus Empire and the Duchy of Dexia at the same time.

However, there are still few inhabitants in the Sava Fort, and there are people in the surrounding villages and towns, but the city has been devastated by successive wars, and it is really not a good territory.

However, Malbert accepted the appointment calmly and left the Lion City on the same day.

"My son, are you just throwing in the towel? There is nothing left of Fort Sava now, what's the use of you going there! ”

When Malbert left the Lion City, Brennus rushed outside the city to send his son to the throne - although the son was nominally passed to the king, Brennus's concern was obvious that he was his own father.

"Father, if I remain in Lion City, if anything happens to the child in the princess's womb, then I will be the first suspect......"

Malbert hugged his own father, and there was even a relaxed look on his face: "Besides, I didn't want to stay in the throne room. Although Fort Sava is not a good place, at least I can lead troops in the border counties and have a higher degree of freedom. ”

"Sava Fort is no ordinary border county...... The Bacchus Empire was bound to launch a counteroffensive from Fort Sava soon after; Now that Cardin's woman and child have been captured by Lehman, Descha will definitely continue to attack! You will face the all-out attacks of two nations at the same time at Fort Sava! ”

Duke Brennus was clearly more anxious than his own son.

"That can't be helped...... I have to accept this appointment, father ......"

Malbert shook his head: "The unwarranted child in Princess Pfedes's belly is likely to have something wrong...... If I don't fend off a strong enemy at the border, then I will face an even more dangerous situation......"

"Malbert, what if the princess does make a baby?"

Brenus gritted his teeth and whispered: "It's easy for babies to die in this year, and even if you are careful, you may not be able to grow up safely enough to inherit the throne......"

"Father, half of the Lion Knights are already in your hands, the royal city guards are in my hands, and those who are loyal to the king are those newly recruited recruits...... Do you think it's right for us to stay in Lion City right now? You should also go back to Cragy Bay at once - you'd better fight Fields or the Raven Kingdom, father, if you don't want to be forced into rebellion. ”

Malbert grabbed Brennus's arm and whispered in his father's ear.

“…… You're right, kid. I am the Grand Master of the Lion Knights, and I must be loyal to the Lion Kingdom...... Our father and son must be loyal servants of the kingdom, or you will not sit on the silver throne......"

Brenus was silent for a moment, then patted Malbert on the shoulder, his face relieved.

"As you said, even if the princess does have children, she may not be able to grow up...... So I'm not in a hurry, father, I'm still young. ”

Malbert nodded, agreeing with Brennus's point: "In contrast, I am more concerned about why Aliste became the Lord of Toba - he has no reason to betray me, the people of the Frankish family have lost their territory in Buckley, and I have placed them in Cragy Bay!" And as a Knight of Dusk, it is impossible for Alistai to be treated better under other lords, and I even promised to give him the right to the first night! ”

"Did Aliste really conspire with that Brigitte to build some kind of Desert Twilight in Descha? Could this be fake news? ”

Brennus was also a little puzzled by this.

"The news of 'Desert Twilight' was brought back by Sir Lehman, and it was officially reported to King Ulrik in the throne room - father, you should know Lehman, he has always been Ulrik's most trusted lion knight, he does a lot of dirty work, he will not lie to the king."

Malbert shook his head: "Besides, two other Dusk Knights also came to report to me, they originally surrounded Leon, but Alistey was inexplicably caught by Leon - it is said that when hundreds of people surrounded three people, they were also arrested by Leon!" And...... Leon escaped the siege with the escape passage found by Alistey and Brigiet! ”

"It seems that Alistey and Brigi did betray...... Maybe Leon negotiated a deal with them, such as trading Toba City for Alista's rebellion......"

Brenus sighed, "Leon is indeed a merchant who is very good at trading. ”

"Yes, Leon is always unintentionally bad for me...... But I don't want to be an enemy of him, his strength and financial resources are what I have to get, I have to control Leon! Father, can you do me a favor......"

Malbert looked down and thought for a moment, then began to ask his father for help.

"What are you going to do?"

Brenus looked left and right, and saw that the other attendants were far away from their father and son, so he asked in a low voice, "Leon is not easy to deal with, that kid is quite cunning." ”

"Yes, he's quite cunning, and it's not easy to deal with him directly. So I'm going to start with Amy...... When I was in Changhe Town, I could feel that Amy was Leon's weakness! Father, I want the so-called child in the princess's womb to die at the hands of Amy! ”

Malbert's face gradually became a little hideous: "By the way, let Prince Aranrike also die at the hands of Godric or Amy...... I'm going to put Leon under my command! ”

…………

Zingal.

Ramon's 'City Lord's Auction' was officially held.

This auction was very grand, although it was also an underground auction, but it was even more sensational than when the elf girl was auctioned in the first place, and almost all the big lords heard the news.

In fact, this underground auction was not an illegal transaction, and even Bahad Khan Kadan had to admit the legitimacy of this city lord's auction.

Ramon was holding this auction as an 'agent' on behalf of Bahaman and Qawan Khan, and this was certainly not an illegal activity, but a real auction with legal and reasonable bidding.

Or rather, picking......

Because Ramon's auction is actually choosing a husband for Bahaman's daughter Luha - but by bidding.

It can be understood that this is more than anyone's dowry.

Ramon would then be in charge of running the engagement wedding.

In fact, this kind of activity of finding a proxy to hold a large-scale selection of concubines is a very normal behavior in the entire Pander continent, and many kings have done this - such as when recruiting horses for the princess.

The Lion Kingdom often chooses husbands for noble girls in the form of competitive tournaments.

And Luha's current identity is probably more attractive than that of an ordinary princess......

You know, Luha's dowry is Eichkoman, a big and rich city!

With such a dowry, no matter how much dowry you pay, you should pay it......

Although Luha's appearance is not a captivating city, she does have a true sense of 'Allure', and her husband will indeed become the legitimate lord of Eichkoman!

This was recognized by the lord of Eichkoman, Bahaman himself, and in line with the hereditary inheritance system established by Cardin himself, and there was no problem with it, and even the inhabitants of Eichkoman would agree with this rule that was completely in accordance with the law.

The only one who has an opinion is probably only Ikram the son of Bahaman......

So, this auction has received a lot of attention.

There were big merchants, there were wealthy little lords, and the chiefs of some tribes in Dexia, and of course, there was no shortage of big rich people who ran from the Lion Kingdom and Fields to try their luck.

Tickets for admission had been sold to two thousand dinars, and there was no price for them - Ramon was only allowed three hundred people to enter, and none of them were allowed to bring retinues and weapons.

The reason why the entrance fee will be so high is because the customers who have confirmed the admission include the two caliphs of the Principality of Dexia - this shows that the Principality of Desa also agrees with this auction, so everyone naturally has no scruples.

Cardin himself did not go to the auction, but he let Tahir, the lord of Singar, go.

In fact, Cardin already knew that Eichkoman had settled in many 'armies' of the Lion Kingdom and the Bacchus Empire, and in Cardin's opinion, this was the main reason why Bahaman planned to auction off the position of city lord - Bahaman could not defend it himself, so it was better to sell it to someone who could defend it.

And that's exactly what happened...... Anyway, the basic logic is true.

This situation is understandable, and Cardin actually wants Bahaman to do this - the richest person in the whole of Dexia is Cardin himself, and since you Bahaman wants to sell, then Cardin is of course willing to buy it.

After all, there are not many opportunities to take a wealthy city like Eichkoman back into his own hands reasonably and legally.

And...... Bahad Khan buys something, but he doesn't necessarily have to pay!

Maybe you can still prostitute for nothing......

So Cardin had Tahir participate in the deal instead of him.

Although Tahir has been thinking about how to kill Ramon, he doesn't want to provoke the brothers Bahaman and Gawan Khan, let alone Cardin, and of course he can only participate in the auction honestly.

And another caliph of Desha, Hamid, also participated in the bidding.

Hamid is the lord of Narda, a city south of Dexia, who had been fighting with Cardin and suffered great losses in Lion City, and this time he was also with Cardin to Singar.

Hamid's reason for bidding is even more real, he actually really wants his son to marry Luha and make Eichkoman his own territory.

Because Hamid is actually a true devout follower of the god Wata, he wants to be the patron of the holy mountain of Ghazi.

Hamid likes to recruit Gazi dervishes, the monks who are the real monks in the temples of the Holy Mountain...... Of course, it can only be said that he once liked it - Hamid has not been able to recruit monks in Mount Gazi for several years.

Since Eichkoman became the domain of Bahaman, the temple of Mount Ghazi has gradually changed, and has basically become a land of materialism.

This has a lot to do with Bahaman's laissez-faire - Mount Gazi belongs to the jurisdiction of Eichkoman, but Bahaman is clearly not an overly religious man, preferring to recruit Ghazi raiders, so he is not happy to let too many people become ascetics who value faith over materialism.

Hamid wanted to change the idea of the Holy Mountain, but he couldn't attack Bahaman's territory—they were also long-time comrades, so they wouldn't be at war because of political differences.

At this time, Eichkoman was auctioned, which was exactly what Hamid wanted.

In fact, the entry of just two caliphs was attractive enough, and in addition to these two caliphs, there were dozens of tribal leaders from Dexia territory, as well as a number of unidentified Singars, presumably slave traders.

And that's just the bidders in Descha.

And from the Bacchus Empire were two more noble men - the two sons of Emperor Marius, Gaius and Youness.

Also present is Alina, who is nominally representing her brother Ahlers, the son of the governor of Jasters, but Justes has always preferred his daughter, who has a lower sense of presence.

Anyway, this auction is nominally for the purpose of choosing a son-in-law, so naturally people from any country can participate, as long as it is not from the Lion Kingdom - Dexia is currently only a hostile country with the Lion Kingdom.