Chapter 10 Family Elections

The Marquis of Coulen summoned everyone to the banquet hall.

The servants and maids had removed the table and the dishes on it, and hung a purple banner embroidered with the coat of arms of the Figuerola family on the stone wall to the west.

Marquis Cullen sat on the main seat facing the gate, and on his left hand side was Romero, the treasurer of Rock Snow City, the gold-fingered Romero from the Campos family.

Ser Romero came to the Marquis's Mansion after the dinner, originally to find the Marquis of Cullen to deal with some government affairs in Rock Snow City, but at the request of Ilea, he stayed behind to serve as a witness to this election.

To the right of the Marquis of Cullen was a lazy-looking young man, with a pair of beautiful eyes like a woman, and an elusive smile always hanging from the corners of his mouth, which seemed to be sarcastic, but also seemed to be purely out of natural nature.

In short, his smile gives people a subtle feeling that he is a little underbeaten, but if he really wants to make a move, the beater will wonder if he has misunderstood something.

Of course, the most eye-catching thing on his body is the short red hair, which is as hot and bright as a flame, and the two small round ears loom under the short hair.

And this also means that he has the blood of the Vespasian family in his veins, and is a descendant of the great pioneer, conqueror, and the first emperor of the empire, Alessandro the Lion.

This member of the royal family has been a guest in the Marquis Mansion of Rock Snow City for a while now, and when he heard that there was a lively scene to see, he came here with great interest without being invited.

The eight people in the center of the hall are all from the Arias family, including the two protagonists today, and the six core members who have the right to vote.

Li Yu has never seen any of these people except Miss Rabbit, and no one around is willing to talk to him, let alone repeat the characters and mission backgrounds to players like NPCs in the game.

Li Yu could only guess by himself, he first identified the Marquis of Kulun from the seat.

The latter was a short, emaciated, stern-complexion, with a pair of short triangular ears on the top of his head, a handful of hairs on the tips of the ears, and amber pupils.

When Li Yu first saw the coat of arms of the Figuerola family, he thought it was a cat embroidered on it, and it was not until he saw the Marquis of Coulomb himself that he realized that it was not a cat, but a lynx.

Although the lynx looks like a cat in appearance, it is much larger and can be considered a medium-sized hunter in nature, even hunting young deer.

Seeing that the people had almost arrived, Marquis Cullen nodded at his own steward beside him.

The latter rang a small bell, and with three long bells, the otherwise noisy banquet hall soon fell silent.

The old manager of the Marquis's Mansion who looked old with white temples and looked old, but his waist was still straight and straight, coughed lightly and spoke.

"At the request of the Arias family, the Marquis will preside over the election of the new lord of the green field here, which adheres to the principle of fairness and justice, and invites Sir Leo, Ser Romero and all the monarchs present to act as notaries.

"Once the result is available and there is no conclusive evidence of fraud on the part of either side, the candidates of both sides shall accept the result as the final and sole result, and there shall be no further objections."

After speaking, the old manager looked at the two siblings, Ilea and Blanco, and saw that both of them nodded in agreement, so he bowed slightly and stepped aside.

Then Ilea's aunt was the first to speak, and she saluted the first three, "Honorable Marquis, Sir Leo, Ser Romero, I am Alisa from the Greens, and I salute you on behalf of the Arias family.

"Before the election begins, I must begin by thanking the Marquis, for your hospitality in the mansion over the past few days, and for taking time out of your busy business to listen to our requests and to help us in the affairs of the Arias family, whose kindness and generosity are known throughout the West.

"No matter who the next master of the green field is, he will continue to keep the sacred oath made by the ancestors of the family, be loyal to you, and become a blade and shield in your hands."

Hearing this, the Marquis of Cullen bowed slightly, "The loyalty of the Arias family has been tested by time, as early as nine hundred years ago, your ancestors followed my ancestors to fight everywhere, and to this day, the descendants of the Arias family are still fighting for me, for the Figuerola family, and help me protect the western border of the empire."

"Your loyalty is my greatest treasure, and I regard you as family, and I am so sad that I can't sleep at night because of the loss of Ruth, and as his lord, I should help his descendants to properly handle the aftermath for him, and this is a good move, and I need not thank you."

Alyssa saluted again, then turned her gaze to the Arias family to the side.

"Before the election begins, I would like to remind you once again that Miss Ilea is the second daughter of my brother, and the only surviving son of Ruth and his first wife, Yolanda.

"Yolanda died of illness in the sixth year after giving birth to Ilea, and Ruth and Yolanda have always been in love, and he swore at the grave of his deceased wife that he would let their children inherit his fiefdom in the future, and everyone knows about it, and many of you were there that day, so I don't think there is any doubt about the ownership of Greenfield's inheritance."

Before she could finish speaking, a chuckle rang out from the side.

"Ramon, the eldest son of Ruth and Yolanda, was still alive at the time, and the heir in this agreement should be Ramon, not Elia."

It was also a woman who spoke, wearing a green dress with an open stand-up collar, which outlined the curves of her body vividly, and the large white fat on her chest was even more dazzling.

She also had a pair of long ears on the top of her head, but they were gray and not erected, but hung down to the sides.

In terms of appearance alone, she is undoubtedly a beauty.

Except for the slightly thin lips that made her a little mean, she could hardly find anything else, and she didn't look much older than Ilea, but considering the long lifespan of orcs compared to humans, Li Yu couldn't guess her age rashly.

She must be the stepmother Vanessa mentioned by Miss Rabbit.

After a pause, the lop-eared beauty continued, "Actually, after Ramon contracted the plague and died, Ruth never mentioned the agreement of the year, and just last year he sent Ilea to the temple of the goddess of the silver moon, what is the purpose of such an arrangement, I believe everyone here knows very well in their hearts, not to mention that she is still a woman." ”

"What's wrong with the woman? We are not the Wilders, and the laws of the Empire also recognize the right of inheritance to women. Alyssa retorted.

"That's right, but according to the long-standing tradition of the Brattis continent, the female succession will be ranked after all the male direct heirs, and it just so happens that there is a direct male heir of Ruth present today, so I'll just say it...... The next owner of Greenfield should be my son Blanco. ”

As soon as the election began, there was a faint smell of gunpowder, and supporters on both sides of the flank were fighting each other and not giving an inch.

Li Yu glanced at Elia, Miss Rabbit is still calm, and she wanted to speak a few times in the middle but held back, this strategy is undoubtedly correct.

Ireya herself is not eloquent, if she really wants to join the debate, she is likely to be caught by her opponent in her words and hit head-on, but it is better for her supporters to speak for her, and she can still maintain her demeanor and grace.

At least it looks like a bluff.

However, the two tight ears still betrayed her true psychology, compared to the elders in the family, she was still too tender.

Fortunately, her opponent is not as good as her, Blanco is completely a child, his height is barely up to his mother's waist, and one hand is secretly tugging at his mother's skirt, anyone can see the nervousness in his heart at the moment.