"Worried about me?"

The old man's voice echoed in the dim hall, and it also made the man's face change on the spot.

"I'm afraid it's not that I'm worried about your status, everything you enjoy now will be lost."

Hearing Duke Arendelle's words, he couldn't argue for a while, and could only force himself to squeeze out a far-fetched smile.

As the minutes ticked by, there was silence in the arena.

In this atmosphere, where even the heartbeat could be heard clearly, the man's face became more and more swollen, and a lot of beads of sweat appeared on his face.

He opened his mouth, as if he wanted to say something nice about himself.

But when he saw the serious gaze of the Duke of Arendelle, he was directly defeated in front of him, and lost all courage.

"Okay, okay, you don't have to explain anything, just go and stand aside."

Seeing this, the Duke showed a slight disappointment, and his figure was a little slumped again.

He waved his hand to let the man, who had been unable to argue a few times, retreat, and then looked at the girl who had been silent since the beginning.

The man's face was unwilling when he heard this, but he always had a feeling in his heart that a heavy burden had been lifted.

The whole body couldn't help but be a little paralyzed, and with a sigh of relief in his mouth, he obediently retreated to the side and stayed.

Fortunately, Duke Arendelle's attention was on the girl at the moment, and he didn't see his posture, otherwise he wouldn't have been angry again.

"Elsi, do you know why I called you here today?"

The girl frowned slightly and thought for a moment, and soon her face showed a clear expression.

"Grandpa, do you want to talk about the survival of the family in the future?"

"Not bad."

Looking at Elsie, whose face was calm, Duke Arendelle showed a hint of relief on his face, and even the anger and dissatisfaction that had arisen towards the man just now had been greatly reduced.

This granddaughter has always been very organized, and she will not fall into useless panic when she encounters any difficulties.

On the other hand, there is another grandson of his own, who only knows how to enjoy himself all day.

At the slightest setback, he screamed as if the sky was about to fall.

"Grandpa, after your departure, although our family does not have any powerful warlocks, it will not fall into the realm of survival."

"After all, there are so many nobles who are attached to us, what are you afraid of, at most, you will be reduced to the level of a marquis......"

A weak voice came from the corner on the side, and Duke Arendelle's gaze couldn't help but turn slightly to the man who didn't seem to be convinced.

Hearing this, he felt that his breathing was a little heavier.

In his heart, he made up his mind that he must hand over the family to Elsie's hands.

If he were to be handed over to this grandson after a hundred years, I am afraid he would not know how he died.

And the fathers of the grandson and granddaughter are also a bunch of muddy guys who can't support the wall.

All of them are like grandsons, who only know how to have fun all day long, and they don't even have the slightest sense of running a family.

Otherwise, I wouldn't have thought about the successor of the family from the younger generation.

"Alas......"

The more Duke Arendelle thought about it, the more tired he felt, especially the shadowy death on his body, like a sharp knife hidden in the shadows, ready to take his life at any time.

And Elsie on the side was also speechless after hearing his brother's ridiculous remarks.

She couldn't help but retort.

"Brother, although you lie on a woman's belly every day, as the core of the family, you should also have a brain that can think for yourself."

"Elsi, why don't I have a brain?"

The man was instantly furious, embarrassed by Elsie's words.

"That's enough, Arman."

The old man's voice came from above, and the man closed his mouth unconvinced.

The Duke of Arendelle was deeply frustrated by his performance.

"Elsie is not joking, the family is indeed in an existential crisis."

Hearing Duke Arendelle's personal confirmation, Arman's face suddenly became a little stunned.

He thought about it with a blank look, but he didn't feel anything at all, and he couldn't see any crisis at all.

After all, one of the most powerful families in the north is about to fall into existential danger, which is unbelievable.

If it weren't for his grandfather's own words, he wouldn't have believed it.

"You know, I'm not the only moon sorcerer in the North."

The Duke of Arendelle said a fact with a heavy expression.

Arman's face changed again when he heard this.

More than one moon in the North?

Is this possible?

It's impossible!

What the Radiant Moon Warlock meant, no one knew better than them.

After all, the family has been prominent for nearly a century because of Duke Arendelle, the Radiant Moon Warlock.

In this century, almost no one dared to disobey the Arendelles, and they did not know what compromise and compromise were.

It is precisely because of this that the entire family has developed an extremely arrogant temperament.

And now there is more than one bright moon in the north?

Doesn't it mean that after the death of the duke, the whole family will have no one to protect them!?

What the hell is this......

Arman's gaze looked at his grandfather as supplicant.

"Elsi, tell your brother about it, I'm sure you've got a guess in your mind."

Arman's gaze flickered to Elsie's face again, as if wondering what she could say.

"Brother, you should know that the Marquis Kruger family in the northwest and the Marquis Malik family in the northeast have faintly disrespected our family's orders in recent years, and even gathered a group of nobles to form two forces."

Elsie said in a calm voice, but turned her head to see Arman's confused expression.

“……”

"Well, ahem, I see, Elsie will move on."

Faced with her gaze, which suddenly fell silent, Arman smiled a little wryly.

“…… The most powerful of these two families is only close to the Huiyue realm. ”

"But no matter how close you are to the Radiant Moon, the Morning Star Warlock is still in a position of being crushed when facing the Radiant Moon Warlock."

"So why do they dare to disobey our family's orders, and even form their own forces, it's nothing more than that they have the support of the Radiant Moon Warlock behind their backs."

In order to take care of Arman, Elsie said it very bluntly in one breath, so that his brother, an idiot who can only lie on a woman's belly, can also understand as much as possible.

"Especially in recent years, although the movements of Marquis Kruger and Marquis Malik are no longer so obvious, it is because they are both waiting for grandpa to pass away."

Elsie's voice was a little small, but it was still clear in the quiet of the hall.

When she said the end, she couldn't help but feel a little sad.

"As long as anything happens, they will show their fangs, and then our family will be fine?"

At this time, Arman finally came to his senses, and he couldn't help but feel terrified.

When Duke Arendelle saw his panicked appearance, he looked at the calm and calm Elsie on the side, and couldn't help but sigh a little.

They are also their own heirs, why is the gap so big?

Thinking of this, he couldn't help but reaffirm his determination to hand over the family to Elsie.

Duke Arendelle slowed down, and then spoke to them.

"And it's not just them, there is also a force in the north that has gathered a large number of people for the purpose of believing in a certain existence."

Elsie looked at Arman, who was confused again, and explained to him.

"I've heard of this force, the being that this group believes in, whom they hail as the new god, who seems to have come from somewhere else. Strangely, however, in just a few decades, the new god has almost completely replaced the original beliefs of the North. ”

】

"And the local Winter Order is in a state of disintegration because of this."

"Elsie is right, the men I sent to be planted in the past, in the end, all chose to believe in that being......"

Duke Arendelle's face was very serious, even more solemn than when he was talking about the bright moon just now.

"And the general order is developed among the common people, but the support rate of this power nobleman is extremely high, and even some nobles under my command have chosen to join."

He closed his eyes with some concern, not knowing what had happened in the past few decades?

The always stable situation has all kinds of undercurrents.

You know, the North is a poor place.

Even local warlocks rarely choose to develop here.

After all, in front of the prosperous imperial capital and the rich south, the north is too inconspicuous.

But in the past few decades, various forces have emerged in this barren land.

It is safe to say that the northern border is like a red-hot steam boiler, and it is not surprising that it will explode at any time.

The Duke of Arendelle is even worried that after he leaves, this place will directly set off a storm of rebellion against the Empire.

After a moment of silence, he spoke slowly.

"I'm going to move my family to the imperial capital."

Arman's eyes widened when he heard this.

The Duke of Arendelle's words almost meant that he had completely abandoned his family's business in the North for nearly a century.

Why is that?!

And if you move into the imperial capital, won't you have to start from scratch?

Coupled with the fact that he is not familiar with the place, how can he be so free in the north there.

Arman's face was tangled.

On the one hand, there is his own pleasure life, and on the other hand, the possible survival of the family.

Instead, Elsie frowned slightly, and then showed a rather approving look.

"After all, the family has been entrenched in the north for too long, if they can move into the imperial capital, then the one in the imperial capital should be able to rest easy."

Although the north is said to be a poor land, it is far less than the rich south.

But the south is full of nobles, and there are several strong people in Huiyue on the bright side.

Fighting internally, and their interests are involved in each other, it is far less unified than on the northern side.

What's more, this place has always been a place of friction between empires and foreign races, and small wars often break out between the two sides.

Under the baptism of war, the strength of the army under the Duke of Arendelle was among the best in the empire, accounting for about two-three out of ten.

You must know that the military power of the empire is distributed to countless nobles, and it is already very good for several nobles to add up to one-tenth, let alone concentrate on one person.

This move is also a gesture of goodwill to the one in the imperial capital.

However, the Duke of Arendelle is not worried about unloading the mill and killing the donkey, because it should be considered an exchange.

The current situation of the one in the imperial capital is not very good, and he urgently needs his own vitality.

The Duke of Arendelle, who was above him, sighed that this granddaughter could see through herself.

When the time comes, move into the imperial capital, with Elsie here, you don't have to worry too much about the development of the family over there.

After their deliberations, Duke Arendelle looked at the back of Elsie leaving, and couldn't help but show a look of relief, but then a trace of coldness flashed in his eyes.

The hidden meaning of moving his family to the imperial capital is actually far more than these reasons.

Looking at the dimly lit hall, it was as if the image of a few days ago appeared in front of his eyes again.

……

"Dear Duke Arendelle, do you want to choose to join us?"

A pale nobleman smiled at Duke Arendelle.

"As long as you join, then under the guidance of my Lord, your longevity will no longer be a problem."

His offer was so tempting that the Duke of Arendelle's heart could not help but stir.

But he knew that there was no such thing as free food, and everything was already priced, but it was not put on the surface.

"Condition."

"I didn't expect the Duke of Arendelle to be so straightforward."

The pale nobleman showed his white teeth and said.

"Believe in my lord."

"And there's more."

"In addition, the saint chosen by the Lord is among your heirs, and she should bear her own affection."

Duke Arendelle looked coldly at the person below, feeling that this latter condition was his real purpose.

Saint......

"Who?"

"Elsie Arendelle."

The air seemed to freeze, and the pale nobleman did not hesitate to look at him from above.

"As long as you join us, life will no longer be an issue, and death will be completely away from you."

……

"The ...... of the Holy Maiden"

Duke Arendelle's eyes narrowed slightly, obviously he was already a sentence, but he exuded great momentum.

He knew what it was like to be chosen as a saint by those people.

And although life was extremely important to him, he did not believe in the Lord.

Or rather, it should be said that all evil gods are not worth believing.

Dealing with them is tantamount to dealing with death.

Even if he is about to leave, he will not live like this.

At this moment, the Duke of Arendelle seemed to sense something and suddenly looked outside.

I saw a bewitching and sacred figure appear outside the hall.

"You're finally here."

Duke Arendelle smiled at this.

It was impossible for him not to leave some back hand for the family, and this person had invited himself to help.

"Duke Arendelle, long time no see, how did you end up like this."

An ethereal voice entered the dimly lit hall.

"Isn't it normal that you're coming to the end of your life?"

The Duke of Arendelle said calmly, as if he had taken a good look at all this.

"You can see it, say, come over to me and do something."

"It's probably going to bother you all this time......"