Richard knew in his heart that he married Wendini as a court lady, which really hurt Sophia's feelings, and he couldn't see it at ordinary times, but at the critical time, Richard still noticed the extremism and resentment in her heart.

Richard and Sophia's marriage is different from that of an aristocratic marriage, and there is an emotional basis between them.

Although most of the nobles in the Dawn Plane have court ladies, Sophia also lives in such a general environment and can accept it psychologically to a certain extent. But when she saw Richard and Wendini together, she couldn't help but feel sad and hateful.

Although Richard has taken great care of her emotions in the past year, and her feelings are more inclined to her, it is still difficult for her to adapt, and there is an extra woman in the court.

"If you want Philip to practice breathing from now on, you have to let him mature as soon as possible. If you want to make a person's mind mature, going through suffering is also a way.

Philip has lived in a court with no worries about food and clothing, and has lived a refined life since he was a child, and all he sees in his eyes are beautiful things, and whatever he wants, his wish will be fulfilled immediately. Since he was born, he has lived too comfortably.

I think it would be better for Philip to experience the life of a freeman and a litor, to suffer a little bit of life, first as a liden for three months, and then as a freeman for nine months. Living the life of an ordinary person and having this life experience is also a good thing for his future development. ”

"But how can Philip's safety be guaranteed?"

Hearing Richard's suggestion, Sophia was visibly moved. However, Philip is the heir of Richard's internal decision, and if he leaves the strict protection and has problems outside, it is likely to intensify the internal struggle in the territory, and I am afraid that something unbearable will happen at that time.

Richard thought for a moment and replied, "The two of us have too many things to do every day, and I need to make decisions about the big and small things in the territory. It's hard to spare a year to take care of this child. I'm going to let Jennings, Wendy, Vito, Annie, and Morgan take time out of their time to secretly keep Philip safe.

I think the place where Philip gets his exercise is also near Fort William, so if there is any problem, we can intervene nearby. Unless a legendary professional strikes, or with the Jennings Five, Philip's safety doesn't need us to worry.

Don't worry, I'll talk to Wendini, and I'm going to seal Wendini's children in the East Coast Province. The province on the east coast covers an area of more than 200,000 square kilometers, which is twice the size of a dukedom, enough to appease the Windinie and Sutton families. In fact, we have communicated many times, and Wendini is not determined to fight for the inheritance of her children. ”

"Not now, maybe in the future, we mother and son need to take the initiative into our own hands."

Hearing Sophia say this, Richard fell silent.

Sophia must fight for Philip's inheritance, not because she is passionate about power, nor is it her alone.

Sophia has the Stobe family behind her, her brother, uncle, nephew, and many other people who are close to the Stowe family.

If Philip loses the inheritance battle, many people will be implicated.

Sophia saw with her own eyes that King Charles' son Felix had his head cut off, his mother, Madame Holland, was insulted by the rebels and had no bones left, and her uncle Jeram's family died in the riots, and even the newborn baby was not saved.

Hundreds of men in the Holland family were all beheaded by the victor King Roger, and the fate of the female members was even more tragic and self-evident.

This is the fate of the loser.

The struggle for inheritance between nobles is very bloody, Sophia is also from a noble background, and she has seen a lot of this kind of thing, if Philip loses the inheritance, once Richard is gone, how can he survive the cruel struggle?

In the brutal Colosseum, only the strongest will have the last laugh.

Besides, is the relationship between father and son reliable?

In order to compete for power, the nobles killed each other from father to son, and flesh and blood slaughter were not uncommon.

In the Haaland family, Richard and William are not very close.

Once Richard changed his mind, it was impossible for Philip to decide his fate.

Richard married Wendini as a court lady, which also made Sophia lose confidence in her relationship.

Richard saw that Sophia was in a very low mood, and hurriedly held Sophia in his arms, he stroked Sophia's white and tender skin, and immediately became interested, and carried Sophia to the bedroom.

After the passion, Richard whispered to Sophia: "Don't worry, I will never change my mind about you." Tomorrow I will talk to Jennings and the others and ask them to take a break from their work and take charge of keeping Philip safe. When Philip becomes a professional, I will immediately announce that he will be the heir to the dukedom. ”

Richard chose a few people to protect Philip, who were either members of the Haaland family or relatives.

Jennings is Richard's cousin-in-law, his position is not involved in inheritance battles, Wendy is Richard's sister, has a lot of influence in the Harland Mage Association, and is also an important figure in the Harland family, Vito is Sophia's cousin, and it is obvious that he will support Philip. Anne took care of Philip since she was a child, and Margaret grew up with a deeper affection for both children than Richard and Sophia. She is a distant member of the Haaland family, and to a certain extent, she represents the backbone of the Haaland family.

Morgan was Richard's cousin, who grew up with Richard and studied at the Knight Academy. The Soros family represented plays a pivotal role in Haaland's leadership.

With the support of the five of them, Philip was able to sit firmly.

And the reason why Richard let the five people protect Philip is also to give them a chance to get along, so that the five people have an emotional foundation with the next generation of lords.

These five people who protect Philip are also high-ranking professionals.

Jennings is an eighth-order warrior who has a lot of influence in the army, and is now the number three person in the army system.

Morgan was also promoted to the seventh-order Silver Knight last winter, and at the age of forty, Morgan was promoted to the Silver Knight at the age of forty, and Morgan's talent clearly surpassed his father's. Uncle Soros has seized the opportunity in the development of Haaland's leadership, and Soros was successfully promoted to the ninth order in February this year, and is Haaland's second ninth-order professional besides Sutton.

Cousin Morgan was promoted to Silver Knight last winter, and cousin Audrey surpassed Morgan in talent. Audrey is three years younger than Richard, and has been promoted to a sixth-order knight for two years, with such an advanced speed, she can impact the legendary realm, and she is a relatively rare legendary seed in the Haaland Collar.

Richard's sister Wendy is a magician, and it has been almost five years since she advanced to the Sixth Ring, and it is estimated that she will soon be able to break through the bottleneck and become the fifth high-level magician in the Haaland Collar Leader.

Anne's talent for magic is also good, having just been promoted to the Five Rings last winter.

Vito, who has the weakest combat power, is also a seventh-order warrior with a lot of experience.

The five of them joined forces, and even the Nine Ring Magicians were no opponents.

Richard wrote a letter in front of Sophia and sent out an invitation in the form of a family dinner. When everyone arrived, Richard spoke: "I am going to make Philip the heir to the territory, but he is still young and immature, I need to let him go through a hard life and mature as soon as possible."

The location was set near Fort William, first as a contract slave for three months, and then as a freeman for nine months. During this time, you must put him through rigorous training and keep him safe.

This is not only the lord's request, but also the father's entrustment, which delays your time, but for the sake of the future of the territory, in order to raise the child into a strong and mature person, please agree to my rash request. ”

In front of several people, Richard made it very clear that Philip was the heir. Hearing this, the expressions of the five people present were different.

Vito and Anne's faces were visibly happy, while Wendy smiled appreciatively, while Jennings and Morgan felt a little abrupt and incredulous.

Vito is Sophia's cousin, and Anne has been Sophia's assistant for many years, so the attitude of the two goes without saying. Wendy, who has been with her sister-in-law Sophia for twenty years, also supports Sophia's child as a lord, and appreciates Richard's decision.

"Isn't it too early to settle now?"

Morgan was very close to Richard, and although the inheritance of the title was very sensitive, he still chose to speak up and express his doubts.

"It's better to settle down earlier, which is conducive to the stability of the territory. Margaret is dedicated to magic, and has been promoted to the mage of the Three Rings this year, and she has already expressed her intention to renounce her inheritance. Wendini gave birth to a child, and I am going to leave the East Coast Province to him to inherit. This kid has elven blood and must be very fond of that forest. ”

Hearing Richard's explanation, Morgan nodded and said, "Since you have decided, if there are any twists and turns in the future, don't change your determination easily." ”

Richard felt Morgan's heartfelt concern, held Morgan's hand tightly and said, "The child will be entrusted to you." ”

The three Richard siblings lost their mother when they were teenagers, and their father, William, soon married Lady Ola. In order not to disturb William's new marriage, the eldest brother Ron and the second brother Barron entered the Knight Academy, and the three Richard brothers lived in the house of their uncle Soros. After George was born and William's marriage was stable, they returned home.

Although Richard had already crossed over and had reached a mature mental age at that time, the experience of living with Morgan and Audrey still allowed them to develop a deep relationship.

"Don't worry, I'll take care of Philip and make him a man."

Although Jennings, Morgan, Wendy and others are usually busy, Richard earnestly asked them, and they all had to agree to Richard's request.

That night, Richard decided to talk to Philip, and although Philip was unhappy, he could not change his parents' mind, and was sent to a farm near Fort William.

Philip's farm is located in the northern part of the Tulum coal mine, about six kilometers from the mine.

The farm is located on a relatively gentle hillside, because there is a spring with abundant water in the belly of the mountain, there is no shortage of water, and it has been designated as a base for reclamation by Harland, and after three years of reclamation, more than 200 people have lived in this stronghold.

Almost all of these 200 people were indentured slaves, because they had no free status, and despite the proximity to Fort William, the news was still very closed, and there were hardly any outsiders except for cadres who went to the countryside throughout the year.

In the mountainous areas, of course, the conditions are very difficult. The harsh reality of living in such a village and having to work every day like the children of indentured slaves was unacceptable to Philip. Although he cried many times, pretended to be dead, and even harmed himself, the five people responsible for protecting him remained unmoved.

The elders are determined to let Philip suffer the hardships of life, although the days are very hard, the Wendy five basically live with Philip every day, and in the evening they will tell Philip about their childhood, especially Jennings, his childhood is far more difficult and miserable than Philip's current life.

Every once in a while, Richard and Sophia would also come to see the child and give him a day off to relax. But he ignored Philip's cries, and left him here when he left.

In this way, time passed, and Philip slowly adapted to the life of an indentured servant, perhaps a child who was already very adaptable, and gradually could endure pain.

Just as Richard was nurturing his children's ability to endure hardship, an envoy from the United Kingdom on the East Coast came to Haraland.

In last year's war, Haaland led the capture of 80,000 regular troops of the United Kingdom on the east coast.

Because of the heavy losses of the troops led by Harland in the war last year, everyone hated the troops of the United Kingdom on the east coast, and the treatment of these prisoners was not good.

The camps used them almost as orc slaves, and in just a few months, thousands of prisoners of war had died.

This time, the envoy of the United Kingdom on the east coast came to Haaland to negotiate the ransom.

The envoy who came to negotiate was still Edmund.

A few years have passed, and this person's position has basically not moved, and he is still the deputy speaker of the noble council of the United Kingdom on the east coast, and his professional level is still the ninth order, and he has not broken through the legendary realm.

Taking the Grant Kingdom as an example, there are more than fifty ninth-order professionals, but only Sylph and William have really broken through the legend, and there was also a Harmon of the Edward family before, who died at the hands of orcs last year by bad luck.

Now that the Kingdom of Grant has swallowed a large area of land in the south, with a total population of nearly 48 million people, such a large population size, there are only two or three legends, which shows the scarcity of legendary professionals.

In the last war, Edmund was the envoy of the negotiations, and he was accompanied by Simeone of the Younis family, but unfortunately this person was unlucky, and after the Battle of Ishamburg, he was completely annihilated by Richard and his troops, and Simone died in battle.

The two wars dealt a heavy blow to the power of the Younis family, and the first war completely annihilated the Sixth Legion, and the legion commander Caesar, a ninth-order knight, died at the hands of Richard.

Five years later, in the Second War, the Thirteenth Legion led by Simeone met the same fate.

Having lost two elite legions, the Younis family, despite some strength, was actually only a viscount. Richard has hit the United Kingdom on the East Coast, and has caused the country's power system to begin to collapse and become unbalanced.

(End of chapter)