As the most prosperous city in the Northland and a well-known port in the Crescent Kingdom, the North Port is always so lively and busy.

However, today's North Port is even more even worse than it was in the past.

In the harbor facing the Xingyue Strait, one after another sailing ships came from the north and south, slowly docking at the deep-water dock of the North Harbor, these sailing ships range from large to small, the most common brigs, to the Karrick three-masted ship that has only gradually emerged in recent years.

Unlike the sailing ships that usually trade at sea, each of them bears a variety of flags, which depict more elaborate coats of arms than the other, many of which are engraved directly on the canvas.

It was the coat of arms of the nobility, and each coat of arms represented a noble family.

The Castel Bridge, the only direct access from the mainland of the peninsula to the North Port, was also busy, with gorgeous carriages converging from all directions heading towards the North Port, and even the spectacle of traffic jams.

Like the sailing ships in the port, the carriages were all elaborately painted with coats of arms on the sides, and each one represented a noble family.

The guards of Beigang City, wearing uniform chain mail, have long been lined up on both sides of the bridge, guarding from this side of the mainland to Beigang City, maintaining order.

Looking at the coats of arms that were rare to see on weekdays, but every one of them was a household name in the Northlands, the caravans entering and leaving the North Harbor had to give way to the sides, allowing these carriages that were likely to be in barons or even viscounts to enter first.

Passers-by and merchants cast curious glances at the noble carriages, and there were many discussions, but there were also complaints:

"Hell! What's going on today? It's not a pioneer festival, why are there so many nobles? We're still in a hurry to load the goods at the docks!"

"Loading? Then I'm afraid you don't have to wait until tomorrow, today's Beigang is very busy, I heard that the Earl's Court is going to hold a banquet, and the Earl is going to summon all the nobles in the territory."

"All the nobles?! No wonder! I said how I looked like I had just seen the carriage coming to Glys's house! And they're escorted by their own knights!"

"Hey, the carriage of the Leon Castels family is there, and it entered the city a quarter of an hour ago."

"Leon Castre? So two of the three viscounts have already come? What about the Roman Fohr family?"

"Then I don't know, they have never participated in the activities of the Earl's Court, who knows if they will come, but...... I've heard of someone who saw a black Carrick sailboat in the Outer Harbour, and it looks like they belong to theirs."

"Hell! If we knew that the Castel Bridge was so blocked, we also entered the harbor by boat!"

"Then I'm afraid you're going to be disappointed, the port is even more congested, I heard that many cargo ships have to anchor outside the port because of the lack of berths, don't forget, the most important thing for the Castel nobles is the ship, what you think, people have long thought of it."

"Shit! Can't these nobles arrive a few days early?"

The caravans complained, but the rulers of the castres had no choice but to give way.

And as the root of all evil in this great congestion, the center of everything, the Count's Court in Castel is also bustling.

Horse-drawn carriages and longboats from far and wide converge here.

The longboat docked at the waterway berth of the Earl's Court, while the carriage was led into the square on the side of the mansion by a deacon dressed in black and white.

The richly dressed nobles disembarked at the service of their servants, their eyes swept over each other's family coats of arms, and they smiled at each other.

Or elegant and reserved, or flattering and flattering, or-for-tat, or hiding a knife in a smile.

Everything depends on the family status and past relationship of both parties.

However, whether it is the arrogant "big nobles" or the cautious nouveau riche, the moment they step into the door of the Earl's Court and face the deacon of the Earl's Court, they will put on an elegant and decent smile, showing their respect for Castel as much as possible.

Madok Oran stood in front of the Earl's Court.

The mayor of Northport personally took over the duties of the head of the Earl's Court, changed into a Castel butler's suit, and commanded the Count with a smile

The deacons and maids of the palace guided the nobles attending the banquet.

Suddenly, a magnificent carriage slowly approached, surrounded by knights, led by Baron de Chalon, who was escorting Charlotte north.

Seeing the cross-cut family crest painted with a black eagle and a silver shield on the side of the carriage, some small nobles consciously moved out of the way, and the mayor of North Harbor, Maddock, was also in good spirits, and he personally greeted him, with a smile on his face even more.

At the same time, a young male nobleman dressed in a fancy costume jumped out of the carriage, then turned around and helped an elderly nobleman out of the carriage.

Seeing the old nobleman, Maddock stepped forward, he first nodded to the baron de Chalon, who he was already familiar with, and then saluted the old nobleman and said respectfully:

"Lord Viscount Lean-Castel, welcome to Northport, it's been a hard journey."

Then, he looked at the young nobleman on the side and said with a smile:

"This is your eldest grandson, Lord Derek, I heard that he is already a star knight at a young age, and I am afraid that he will be a silver moon in the future."

After listening to Madock's words, the young male nobleman was obviously very useful, and even his waist straightened a little.

The old nobleman smiled gently, shook his head, and said:

"He? He's still far from it, he's twenty years old, and he's still shabby, so it's good to be able to take over the responsibilities of our Lean Castre."

"You are humble, I heard that His Excellency Derek is already a knight of the stars at the age of eighteen, and he has excellent talent in sword skills, and it will definitely be no problem to become a silver moon like you in the future."

Madock laughed.

The old nobleman smiled, shook his head, and said:

"If you really want to talk about talent, Lord Earl is powerful, I heard Sha Long say that Lord Count was already a star before he reached adulthood, and it seems that he is still awakened to be a star, and Lord Count is a real genius!"

As he spoke, the old nobleman said curiously:

"Lord Maddock, I heard that the mine has found out the truth about the depletion of Mithril? Did someone secretly manipulate the Workshop? What the hell is going on?"

"As you know, we are in the south, and although we have the right to dividends in the mines, we have not been very involved in the management of the workshop, and only have a marginal steward."

After finishing speaking, the old nobleman's expression was a little solemn:

"Such a big thing, it has been hidden for so long, and it is not simple behind it......

North Harbor Mayor Maddock sighed:

"Yes, I see that the Earl has not been in a good mood these days since he returned from the workshop, I'm afraid things are more complicated than I thought, but...... The Earl didn't tell me anything about it, so I don't know very well."

As he spoke, he smiled again:

"However, if you want to know anything, you may be able to ask the Earl directly, as Leon Castel and the Earl's Court are one and the same, and they are all family."

The old nobleman sighed:

"Speaking of Lord Earl, I am deeply ashamed, I knew that Lord Count had gone through so many difficulties in Castell Manor, I should not have come back in the first place, I should have been with me all the time."

Listening to the words of the old nobleman, the young nobleman on the side couldn't help but say:

"Grandfather, there is no way around this, who would have thought that Lady Yin Lena would actually degenerate into a blood demon."

"As for the silver mines...... In my opinion, it must have something to do with the Gres family, after all, their fief is the closest to the Silver Mining City, and I heard that when the Earl was rectifying the mining workshop a few days ago, the steward of the Gres family still talked back to the Earl!"

Listening to his grandson's words, the old nobleman frowned slightly, and seemed to be a little dissatisfied with his interjection.

But the next moment, with a chuckle, a lazy female voice came from behind them:

"Oh? Isn't the news of the Lean Castel family quite well-informed! I don't think I know anything about the mines!"

Hearing this voice, the corner of Madok's eyes jumped, and he looked up, only to see a gorgeous girl in a wine *** skirt elegantly stepped out of the carriage and walked over under the escort of the armored knight.

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On the turbulent chest, there was a silver badge with a picture of a fiery dragon.

Recognizing the girl's identity, Maddock hurriedly saluted again:

"Viscount Grims, welcome to Northport."

The girl bowed slightly at Maddock, then glanced at the young nobleman Derek, and said to Viscount Lean-Castel:

"Lord Emory, you better take care of this heir of yours, I, Lola de Lyglis, have a clear conscience about the Castel Silver Mine, and the honor of our Glis family cannot be slandered like this!"

"With such an indecent heir, seriously, I'm really worried about the future of Leon Castel."

Listening to the girl's words, the old nobleman frowned slightly, while Derek on the side snorted coldly and said:

"The Gres family is a self-respecting man, Castel is well known, and who knows what your role is in the mining workshop?"

As he spoke, he glanced at the girl contemptuously again:

"The Lai Glis family, which once dominated the Star and Moon War, is now only one woman in power, and it seems that the Lai Gliss family is really going to decline."

Listening to Derek's words, the gorgeous girl's expression changed slightly.

But soon, she chuckled again and said to the mayor of North Harbor, Madock, on the side:

"Lord Maddock, do you see that? The Leon Castels are looking down on our Earl from the bottom of their hearts, and they seem to have forgotten that our Earl is also a good woman!"

As she spoke, the girl raised her head again and said to the surrounding nobles:

"Did you hear that? The Leon Castels look down on female aristocrats!"

After listening to the girl's words, the surrounding nobles passing by looked strange and talked about it.

Derek's face changed, and he hurriedly said in a panic:

"No, I'm not...... I didn't!"

"That's enough!"

The old viscount Lean-Castel glared at him disapprovingly, and then calmly said to the girl:

"Lord Lola, you don't have to worry about our affairs in Leon Castel, you should think carefully about how to deal with the wrath of Lord Count."

As he spoke, he glanced at the girl meaningfully:

"Derek may be a little reckless, but he has a good saying, when it comes to influence, apart from the Earl's Court, there is no one in the Castel Mining Workshop who can compare to Gliss."

The gorgeous girl's expression changed slightly.

However, she quickly regained her smile and said-for-tat:

"In that case, I'm also curious, how come the Leon Castel family, who used to be the leader of the Mine Investigation Team, didn't find out that the Mithril Depletion was fabricated?"

As she spoke, she narrowed her eyes:

"Or ...... Lean Castre, who has always prided himself on loyalty, has long been anti-voluntary?"

Hearing this, the old nobleman finally became angry:

"Presumptuous!"

The powerful coercion belonging to the silver moon spread, causing Maddock on the side to stumble for a moment, and almost fell directly.

However, the girl Lola snorted lightly, and her body also bloomed with a strong aura, which was-for-tat with the old viscount.

"Silver Moon?"

Viscount Leon-Castel glanced at Lola in surprise, slowly retracted his breath, and looked a little inexplicable:

"I didn't expect Your Excellency Lola to become a silver moon silently, the old man is really curious about how this is done, after all...... If I'm not mistaken, Lola's stardom was only three years ago."

"Hmph, you don't have to worry about it, old man."

The girl's eyes flickered slightly, and she said coldly.

The two viscounts, one old and one young, were-for-tat, and the smell of gunpowder became stronger and stronger.

Madok on the side of the watch had a big head for a while.

Farther away, the other nobles had already avoided and made a detour into the Earl's Court.

The Lean-Castel family and the Legliss family are cards

Two of the three most powerful families in the Stehl Territory, they can't afford to hide.

These two families, one south and one north, guard both sides, and have always had a discordant relationship, which is already a well-known thing in the county.

And just as the two viscounts were confronting each other, there was another commotion at the waterway mooring of the Earl's Palace.

A long boat slowly approached, and several black-clothed swordsmen surrounded an old man and landed on the water's edge.

The old man, also dressed in a black robe and on crutches, looked lethargic, but his gray hair was meticulously groomed.

Seeing the old man, the other nobles subconsciously got out of the way, and some of the farther ones even fell into discussion:

"It's the Roman-Fore family! And they came!"

"Isn't Viscount Roman-Fort always had a delicate relationship with the Earldom because of the Star-Moon War?"

"Who knows, after all, that's a thing of the past, maybe it's a change of earl, and they want to ease relations with the Castel family."

"Really? But I've heard that Duke Roman of the Falling Star Kingdom has been wooing them, after all, ...... They are originally a branch of the Roman family, and if they really want to count, they are still related to the Falling Star Royal Family."

"Shhh......h

The nobles whispered, and the sleepy old man came to the Earl's Court.

Looking at the pale-faced old man, Madokton felt pressure, he bowed hard, and said respectfully:

"Luo ...... Your Excellency Viscount Roman-Fowl, welcome to the North Harbor."

Viscount Roman-Fore nodded slightly, but did not say anything.

He didn't even glance at the Leon-Castels and the Lyglis, but stepped into the Earl's Court.

Viscount Lean-Castell and Lady Lygliss glanced at each other, snorted softly, and no longer confronted each other, but took the same steps and entered the Count's Court.

Seeing this, the other nobles also breathed a sigh of relief and rushed in one after another.

In the years when Count Castel was away, the three viscounts were the most powerful forces in Castel, and any of them were the existence that the nobles present needed to look up to.

At this point, all three viscounts of the county of Castel had arrived.