Vita Collar, Eden Mitchelson is enjoying his own not-so-sumptuous dinner.

His movements are slow and graceful, and he looks like a real nobleman.

As the most powerful baron in the Mitchelson family and a strong contender for the next patriarch of the family, he disapproved of the family's participation in the war between Erdo Castle and Trois-Rivières this time.

A barren territory in exchange for the family's thousands of troops, such a deal is obviously not cost-effective.

Eden was well aware of the family's desire to tie the realm together. It's just that, in Eden's opinion, it would be too stupid to participate in a war for the sake of that territory, where the benefits and the costs are completely unequal.

For that territory, the family actually has many ways to slowly erode, and there is no need to make such an eager gesture, it is precisely because the family has been so eager for many years that the Baron Walter took the opportunity to participate in this war.

After capturing the Vita Territory, Eden easily took two or three nearby baronies, and then stopped marching and stayed where they were.

In Eden's opinion, the Mitchelson family's deal with the Walter Baron has been completed, and the family's military strength should not be lost in vain in this war that has nothing to do with the family's interests.

Even in order to show his goodwill to Trois-Rivières City, Eden deliberately sent people to spread the news of the arrival of his army after taking several nearby territories.

Eden's idea is very simple, that is, to attract an army from Trois-Rivières City to come over, the two sides tacitly confront each other here, and then wait for the news of Walter on the frontal battlefield, the time is right, no matter whether Walter wins or loses, as long as the family gets the territory, he can lead the troops to retreat.

Although the Mitchelson family doesn't know much about some of the situation in the kingdom, many clues still can't escape their attention, and they also know very well that the kingdom may be about to change, and whether they decided to send troops in exchange for that territory is not small within the family.

Everyone understands that in this situation where you can't see the situation clearly, you can not panic when you have soldiers in your hands.

Eden still remembered what the old patriarch had said to him when he set off, and the hint in his words was obvious.

The outcome of this war has nothing to do with the Mitchelsons, and Eden's mission is to bring this army back to the family as much as possible.

If it is done, the next patriarch, the old patriarch will support him to take over.

The Mitchelson family, as a baronial family, the patriarch of the family is not the owner of a fixed title, but is elected by a large army. The son of the old patriarch is just a mediocre person, so it is naturally impossible to take over the position of patriarch.

In terms of strength and ability in the family, Eden is actually equal to another competitor, and both of them are likely to become the next patriarch.

For the position of patriarch, Eden didn't care, his own territory has developed extremely rapidly in recent years, and almost all the surrounding territories have been under his semi-control. In terms of his strength, no one who is the patriarch can ignore his right to speak.

However, Jean, who competed with him, was a rather radical man, and wanted to turn the family into an earl family, and the other party was said to be very close to the heir of a certain grand duke, and had the support of the other party.

As a result, Eden also had to make a snack for the position of patriarch. He doesn't have much affection for the family, but he doesn't want Mitchelson, a powerful baronial family, to become a vassal of a certain ducal family.

Eden believed that if Jean became the patriarch, he would definitely exchange a lot of family interests for an illusory earldom.

That Eden, after all, still didn't understand that in the kingdom, the title doesn't mean anything, and strength is the last word. Many big nobles are willing to sell the Mitchelsons for a face, but is it because the Mitchelsons are dukes? No, it's because the strength of the family is strong enough.

Too many people in the family don't understand this truth.

To put it bluntly, the family looks strong now, but there are actually a lot of people who eat and wait for the dead to eat vegetarian meals inside, they lie on the merits of their ancestors, they are born lords and nobles, and the rich life of generations has long made them deceived by the so-called "aristocratic identity" narrative and forget the true face of the world.

After dinner, Eden called the guards and asked softly.

"What's going on over there in Trois-Rivières? Haven't they found us yet? ”

"Back to my lord." The guard immediately replied respectfully. "We've spotted a lot of enemy scouts, presumably they've heard about us, but so far, we haven't seen any signs of large-scale enemy movements nearby."

Eden nodded, this was not unexpected, in just a few days, it was normal for the Three Rivers City side not to react, and he stayed here just to give the other party enough time to react.

"Oh yes, my lord, we also found out the news of the commander sent by Three Rivers City this time, it was Fred, the third son of Earl Wright, who personally commanded it, but this is just an appearance, in fact, the command is in the hands of two newly canonized barons, Baron Moore and Baron Claire.

The materials of the two barons are ready, do you want to take a look at them? ”

Eden didn't speak, took the information from the guard's hand, scanned it carefully, shook his head and smiled.

"Three Rivers City is really enviable, and there are two more young heroes. Well, if what the information says is true, presumably after the end of the war between the two sides, the name of this Baron Claire will reach the ears of many people. ”

"Your Excellency believes these rumors?" There was something strange in the eyes of the guards.

"Do you think it's outrageous?" Eden glanced at the other man, his eyes full of pity. "Oh, maybe you're exaggerating the challenge and his good fortune. However, I want to tell you that cross-level challenges are really common, at least, there are no less than ten people I have seen who have such abilities.

The method of judging the strength of a professional based on rank alone is no longer applicable, and I think maybe in a few years, a new method may appear. ”

"Such a person must be a big threat when he grows up, shall we?" The guard hadn't finished speaking, but Eden had understood what he meant.

Eden laughed and smashed the data on the guard's head, and scolded softly.

"What do you want? Do you think this is in the city of Horsens? Our Mitchelson family and Trois-Rivières have no direct conflict of interest, what kind of talent has appeared in Trois-Rivières, and what does it have to do with us? ”

The guards were smashed by Eden like this, and they also came to their senses, with a wry smile on their faces.

"My lord, I... I guess something is wrong. However, you are not afraid of meeting him..."

"What, I'm afraid I'll lose?" Eden glared at the guard with a smirk. "I'm not afraid of losing, I'm afraid, it's just that the commander on the other side is an ignorant stunned young man, but come to think of it, these two barons are unlikely to be stunned, so it's good to ......"