The Emerald City, now the Finley family mansion that now dominates the city council.

In the splendid living room, a middle-aged man with a wide body and a fat body, dressed in a luxurious mink shawl, was leaning on a fur seat and closing his eyes to recuperate.

After a while, another young man knocked on the door and entered, sitting in the seat across from him.

"Father, the people we arranged at the city gate have sent word that Keno of the Valen family left the night before yesterday and entered the Emerald City with a strange caravan not long ago."

Hearing his report, Rocky Finley, now the patriarch of the Finley family and the leader of the city council, slowly opened his eyes.

"With the current situation in the Emerald City, as an important figure in the Valen family, Kino can't go out easily, there is definitely a problem here!" The young man, Lodge's son, added.

At this time, he was frowning, and he didn't understand for a while.

Instead, Rocky reached for the pipe placed in front of him and took a deep breath with a comfortable expression.

"At this time, the person who needs to go out to greet him in person as Keno is probably the earl who has arrived." Rocky spat out a puff of smoke rings and grumbled aside.

"You mean, the royal earl?" His son's expression was shocked, and he stood up impatiently, "How could he be mixed up with the people of the Valen family?" ”

"Damn, we're in a critical standoff with the Valen family right now, and if the other council families know about it, wouldn't it be the advantage we've managed to gain now?"

The more the young man thought about it, the more flustered he became, and he couldn't help but walk back and forth.

"Calm down, and don't forget what I taught you before." Rocky tapped his pipe on the table, signaling him to be quiet.

"Don't take the other party too seriously, the royal family is not as good as gold in today's Emerald City, but not as good as silver."

"If the Valen family want to pin their hopes of victory on that Ortaucious, they will be doomed to defeat."

Rocky's eyes were contemptuous, and then he asked his son in a contemptuous tone, "Do you know why I cut off the other party's grain and let the council imprison the knights he sent?" ”

"For the sake of the Dantuma Alliance behind us, to show goodwill to the Kobo family and the Alder family in the Great Plains." His son was a little uncertain.

"Heh, whether it is the Dantuma Alliance or the nobles of the Great Plains, they are far away, for them to offend the royal family and the Earl Draco of the Northern Province?"

Rocky shook his head and looked at him disappointedly, "It's because we need to enlist the support of Count Dolan." ”

"Our family's lack of background can now gain an advantage with the musket business, but this advantage will continue to shrink over time, and the Valen family has deep roots in both the Emerald City and the Northern Province, and once Count Drake pulls out his hand, they can help them reoccupy the Emerald City at any time,"

"The Emerald City is located at the junction of the Northern Province and the Dolan Province, and we need to take advantage of this time to get help from the Earl of Doland, who is hostile to Earl Drake."

"For this reason, the Finley family needs to be completely separated from Count Drake!"

Sensing the cruelty revealed in his father's words, his son's heart jumped, "Father, what do you mean?" ”

"That Ordosius should be in the Valen mansion now." Rocky's tone was cold, "The person I paid for will take one of his legs." ”

"You're crazy!" The young man's eyes widened when he heard his crazy thoughts, "If the news leaks, the Emperor and Count Draco will tear us apart." ”

"No, they can't, and now those nobles can't protect themselves."

Rocky pulled out a delicate golden firearm from the drawer under the table and gently stroked the lines on it with his hand.

"I was able to go from a gangster scavenging in the sewers to become a city councilor who is now respected by tens of thousands of people, just by seizing the opportunity."

"And now, times have changed."

The mansion of the Valen family.

Compared with the castles and fortresses built by the traditional nobles based on military functions, the mansions of these urban nobles have lost their solemn momentum, lacking tall and sturdy city walls and towers, and are guarded by a majestic guard of ten steps.

But in terms of life pleasure, it has undoubtedly achieved the extreme.

The outermost part of the mansion is a sea of colorful flowers, which stretches for kilometers as far as the eye can see.

It is dotted with marble sculptures carved by masters.

According to Kino, among the flowers, there is even a rare garden carved entirely from jadeite.

In addition, around the Valen family's mansion, there is a horse farm for horseback riding, a wooded area for hunting, etc., covering a wide area and covering so many contents, which makes Ronan breathtaking.

In comparison, his castle in the cold wind collar can really only be described by the word shabby.

However, his castle is not open to the public anyway, and he really doesn't need these excessive decorations.

Crossing the sea of flowers, Ronan entered the banquet hall with a lavishly decorated interior.

There, the patriarch of the Valen family, Councilor Dania, had been waiting for a long time.

"Count Ronan, welcome to the Valen family." Councillor Dania bowed in welcome, leading him and Viscount Jonson into the banquet center.

Here, the members of the Valen family, who had been gathered, were looking at him curiously.

One of the more important is the eldest son of the Dania Councillor, and his wife is the daughter of Viscount Jonsson.

In addition to this, there are four sons of Dania, as well as seven daughters, with an age distribution ranging from eight to their twenties.

Compared with the traditional aristocracy, the number of children of the Dania councillor can only be described as huge.

Ronan is not interested in his private life, and after the greetings at the beginning of the banquet, talk about his purpose.

"Regarding the business of muskets, there will be detailed communication between my subordinates and you, and the quantity is not a problem." Ronan looked at him, "But before that, I want to see the sincerity of the Valen family. ”

"I need to bring back my imprisoned knight."

After hearing his request, the originally nervous Congressman Dania breathed a sigh of relief and smiled.

"Rest assured, your knight will be back by tomorrow morning at the latest."

If Ronan had asked him to bring back the large amount of grain that had been withheld by the Finlay family, Councillor Dania would have been in trouble.

But if you just release the people from the parliamentary prison, relying on the influence of the family in the parliament, it is not a problem.

After the discussion of important matters, the atmosphere of the banquet was relaxed.

During this time, the Valen family suffered setbacks in the Emerald City one after another, and the mood within the family became worse and worse, and they finally found hope, and naturally wanted to hold on to it.

This also caused Ronan to reluctantly accept the socialization of the daughters of the Dania Councillor.

Fortunately, when they are older, they are basically engaged and consciously keep their distance from him.

(End of chapter)