Chapter 385: Sylvester

Hook glanced at Dixon, thought for a while, and said, "The Independent Division is the elite of the Tulip Family's private army, and if you can be the leader of the Independent Division, you are naturally an important confidant of the family." And...... This independent division is in charge of garrisoning, in Nulin Province, away from the family territory, it can be regarded as leading the army outside, can gain the trust of the family, put an elite main army into his hands, and can also let him boldly lead the army all the year round - the so-called general will not be subject to the king's life outside, and Sylvester must have an unusual status in the Tulip family. ”

"That's not bad. But this Sylvester is even more difficult. ”

"Oh?" Hook looked at Dixon in surprise.

In fact, Hook himself used to work in the tulip family's chamber of commerce when he was young, but later left the tulip family and went to the East China Sea to become a captain, incognito. Speaking of which, he also knows a little bit about the Tulip family, but after all, he only worked in the local chamber of commerce, and he is still far away from the family's internal core affairs, and he really doesn't know much about this Sylvester person.

What's more, Hook is in his early forties, and it has been seventeen or eighteen years since he left the Tulip family, and when he left the family, Sylvester was not yet an adult, so he naturally didn't know the ins and outs.

Dixon had a strange smile on his face, looked around left and right, moved the chair under his ass to the edge of the table a little closer, and then lowered his voice and smiled: "This Sylvester was raised in the tulip family castle in Loulan City since he was a child. ”

Hook had heard of this kind of thing.

The Tulip family, as a family, has a long tradition of keeping retainers - in fact, most of the empire's top wealthy families do so.

A top wealthy family like the Tulip family will have many second-level families or traditional allegiance groups or forces that have grown up with the family.

These groups are all from the time of the first Duke Tulip more than a hundred years ago. The team of confidants and military generals left by Du Wei, such as the dead Goth, Kaman, Luo Xiaogou and others, are all from this background. His ancestors were all loyal to Du Wei at the beginning, and after they grew old, the descendants who passed down the family have always been closely around the Tulip family.

And the Tulip family, the patriarch of each generation, will select their outstanding young descendants from among these retainers who are loyal to their own power. At a very young age, he was adopted into the tulip family castle in Loulan City, and was personally trained by the current duke, so that the relationship between the two parties could be achieved. It's not just the head of the family and the retainers, but also an intimate relationship similar to that of master and apprentice. It can greatly enhance the bond between the two parties. It can also effectively ensure the loyalty of these people to the family in the future.

This Sylvester is a member of this system that has grown up.

His background is different from that of Carmanro's puppy and goths. Goths and a few of them are considered to be from famous families. Not to mention the Goth, he has royal blood. And Kaman and Luo Puppy are also the ancestors of Kaman. It was Longbottom, the number one leading general of the army under Du Wei back then, and Luo Xiaopu's ancestor naturally needless to say, it was Rodriguez, a saint-level master in the Du Wei era.

In contrast, Sylvester's origins are far less prominent. His ancestors did not belong to the ranks of those star-studded names in the Du Wei era, and in the Du Wei era of superstars, his ancestors seemed to be unknown in comparison, but I heard that his ancestors followed Du Wei very early and were considered to be an older member.

However, when it came to Sylvester's generation, when he was young, he was selected into the inner courtyard of the Tulip family because of his outstanding qualifications, which can be regarded as a small cultivation group of young elites within the Tulip family.

Judging from the grade, Sylvester should have entered the inner courtyard of the Tulip family earlier than the Goths and was trained.

In fact, Sylvester was admitted to Tulip's house when he was nine years old. At that time, Du Weiwei was not even born!

It can be said that he was brought up by the previous Tulip Duke, and has a deep relationship with the previous Tulip Duke, and his position in the Tulip family is also very important.

He entered the inner courtyard of the family at the age of nine, and was personally trained by the previous duke, and has always been very appreciated by the previous duke. Even after he came of age, as was customary, the children of the inner courtyard were sent out by the family to be placed in various places and held positions for training. But because Sylvester was deeply loved by the previous duke, after he became an adult, he still stayed in the tulip family and continued to practice with the duke, and was not appointed to a foreign position.

It wasn't until he was twenty years old that the previous Duke let him out - but he still didn't leave Loulan City, the tulip family's stronghold, but let him enlist in the city guards of the capital city of the family domain, but he still stayed in the family to live!

Loulan City is the capital city of the Tulip family's territory, and the city guards stationed there are the most elite of the Tulip family's private army! Sylvester joined the army at the age of 20 and was promoted from an ordinary soldier to an officer at the rank of deputy commander in a few years -- although he has a special background, his skills are naturally very good.

But when he was twenty-five, something happened!

"What's going on?" Hook was curious.

Dixon smiled lightly, drank a glass of wine, and his expression became more exciting......

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When Dixon was twenty-five years old, Du Weiwei had grown up at that time, although according to the tradition of the Roland people, he was not yet fifteen years old, and had not yet reached the age of coming-of-age ceremony, but looking at his daughter, who was already twelve or thirteen years old, the Duke at that time had already begun to plan for his daughter's future - or rather, for the family!

I don't know why, the Tulip family is not prosperous, and almost every generation is a single lineage, so in the duke's generation, he only has a daughter like Du Weiwei, and he has not been able to regenerate a male for many years. So. As the patriarch of the family, he had to make some plans for the future.

His child is a daughter, and if a daughter wants to inherit the duke title and inherit the family in the future, it will naturally be more difficult than a man, and she will face more ups and downs and troubles. It is a good idea to choose a good husband for your daughter, as a strong support or as a foreign aid.

Hearing this, Hook's eyes widened: "Old Duke...... The chosen one is Sylvester?!"

Dixon nodded silently.

Hook couldn't help frowning: "Where did you hear that kind of thing...... Over the years, I don't know how many people have used this kind of rumor to elevate their own status! Let's just talk about that Panin, wasn't it also a rumor that the Garonin family was going to marry the heiress of the duchess of the Tulip family...... As a result, the Tulip family didn't have such a plan at all, but the Garonin family deliberately misled the rumors in order to put gold on their faces!"

"This Sylvester. But it's different!" Dixon's expression was stern—his expression was not like a joke!

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Sylvester remained until he was twenty-five years old, an adult man. Although he served as an officer in the city guard of Loulan City. But he still settled his home in the Duke's Palace, and never moved away!

Until he was twenty-five years old, he could still enter and leave the inner courtyard of Tulip Family Castle at will!

The Duke's attitude, undoubtedly, is tantamount to silently expressing a message to everyone: Sylvester, a young man, was raised by him as half a son!

And. Until Sylvester was twenty-five years old, he would regularly follow the Duke to cultivate! he was already an undoubted official disciple of the Duke!

There are rumors in Loulan City, as well as within the family.

In fact. Everyone felt that if the family wanted to choose a husband for the future duchess, Sylvester was really a very suitable person: he was very qualified, he was very extraordinary, and he was raised by the duke since he was a child, and he had a strong sense of belonging and loyalty to the family.

What's more, he is different from Goth and others, and Goth and others have a very prominent family background. Silvestre's origins, on the other hand, are relatively ordinary. If he becomes the duchess's husband in the future, don't worry...... A big bully, or a situation where relatives are rampant! Of course...... This kind of speculation is a bit alarming, but as a superior, these things have to be considered.

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In fact, when Sylvester was twenty-five years old, that speculation proved to be true. Dixon whispered, "You know, I followed Dean Carmen in the Academy of Magic, this matter...... It was also me who left the academy this time and came to the northwest to follow Darling Chen, and before I came out, the dean personally told me, saying that after we came to the northwest, we should pay attention to one person, that is, Sylvester, although our lord Darling has a good friendship with the duchess of the tulip family, but this Sylvester can't just see him as a simple retainer of the tulip family. ”

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When Sylvester was twenty-five years old, only a few core bosses in the family knew that the Duke had obtained their approval and support after asking several of the family's heavyweight retainers, explaining his intentions to them, and listening to their opinions.

Then the duke began to implement his plan.

It is said that the Duke first inquired about Sylvester, a meeting that was of course a very private occasion, and no one knew what the two men had talked about.

But according to the fact that after the fact, Sylvester himself was willing.

This is not surprising.

Sylvester had lived in the tulip family's castle since he was a child, and he already had a deep sense of belonging to the family, and he respected the duke like a father. Now that the Duke was revealing that he wanted to recruit him as his son-in-law, he naturally would not resist.

What's more, when it comes to power, the Tulip family is the most wealthy family in the world, and its position in the Roland Empire is unshakable, and even the royal family has to respect three points! Speaking of wealth, the Tulip family is even richer in the world, although the last two generations have begun to keep a low profile, but the wealth accumulated by the first wealthy family in the empire for several generations, plus the Tulip Family Workshop that has done business all over the world -- such wealth, just to make people think about it, is enough to make people sweat coldly!

Speaking of character, although Du Weiwei is still young, there is no doubt that he is an extremely outstanding beauty!

As you can imagine, as a man. If you marry such a wife, you can get wealth, power, and beauty! And it is the teachers and elders who have been so kind to you that you have made this request.

How many men will not nod?!

Originally, everyone was optimistic about this marriage.

But at the end of the joint, there was an embarrassing situation:

The Duke's daughter, Miss Messiah, the little girl with the nickname Du Weiwei. Still...... Swear to the death!!

Swear to the death!!

It is said that although Du Weiwei was still young at the time, after learning what his father meant, he resisted very resolutely. She even cut off her long hair in front of her father! And clearly told the Duke: This time I cut my own hair. If you force me to marry him again, the next time I cut my own throat!!

Originally. If it is a marriage of an ordinary wealthy family. Where can the will of these children be influenced? Wealthy families may seem to be beautiful, but in fact, the young people in the family, whether male or female, are often unable to make their own decisions about their own marriages, and are reduced to bargaining chips for family marriages in exchange for benefits.

But when it comes to the Tulip family, Du Weiwei's will can't help but be ignored by the duke!

One. The Tulip family's education of their children has always been different from that of other aristocratic families. The children of the tulip family often have a freedom that the children of other families do not have.

Second, the most critical. Du Weiwei is not a girl from another nobleman, a girl from another nobleman can marry at will. has become a bargaining chip for family marriage, and after marrying someone, he can only silently stay in the inner house, and women are always men's puppets...... But Du is slightly different! She will be the patriarch of the family in the future! She will be the duke! She will be the leader!!

If she herself strongly opposes it, even her father, he must not force her to marry anyone!

As a result, this marriage, which was favored by many core retainers in the Tulip family, fell through.

And this matter directly led to a result:

After all, Sylvester was a twenty-five-year-old adult, and after the abortion of this marriage, which had already been known to the core of the family for a long time, the young man's self-esteem was severely frustrated.

He felt that he had lost face - any man who was resisted by the woman to marry would have the same reaction.

Shameful, embarrassed, and a little young man's heart, Sylvester took the initiative to make a request to the Duke: move out of the Tulip Family Castle, leave the Loulan City Guard, and ask for release!

It is said that Sylvester's attitude was extremely resolute at that time, and he still refused to change his mind after the Duke persuaded him.

As a result, the Duke ordered Sylvester to leave the city guard of Loulan City, go to the northern border of Nulin Province, and transfer to the Tulip Family Independent Division stationed in the northwest fortress.

Because of this incident, the Duke still had some apologies in his heart for Sylvester, his own disciple, so he promoted and cultivated him, and Sylvester himself was indeed outstanding, so in a few years, Sylvester was promoted very quickly, and soon sat in the position of the commander of the independent division.

Although he is only a general of an independent division, he alone presides over the military and political power of the northwest section of the Imperial Kaspersky Line, the northwest fortress!

All in all, among the military generals of the Tulip Department, Sylvester is the youngest of all those who have achieved the rank of general!

And within the Tulip family, Sylvester's status is far different from other ordinary retainers!

There are even many people in Tulip's family who will naturally regard this young general as "half a master".

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"Half master, why is that, wasn't that marriage going through?" Captain Hook shook his head and smiled wryly.

Dixon's expression was awe-inspiring: "It's not strange! You have to know...... That Miss Du Weiwei is still unmarried and single!"

Hook's face was also pale!

Since Du Weiwei is still unmarried, she will always get married in the future no matter what! No matter how much she resists, she will always get married and have children for the family, and pass on the bloodline for the great tulip family!!

Although she fought to the death when she was young, in the eyes of many people, it may be understood that young children are not sensible.

When she grows up and matures, she will naturally understand that as the leader of the family, it is impossible to avoid the end of getting married and having children to shed blood for the family.

So...... When it came time for her to get married...... Who to choose as a husband?

There is no doubt that Sylvester, the only one who has been recognized by the old duke, is the number one candidate!

Because he is the only, or rather the only one who has "ever" been recognized by the old duke!!

And from all the conditions, he is the best candidate who is very suitable!

As long as Du Weiwei doesn't get married for a day, there will be many people in the family who still have a lot of "reverie" about this matter......

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"Among the group of young people who had been trained by the previous Duke in the inner courtyard of the family, Sylvester was a very special one. And not just because of it. Before I came out, Dean Carmen told me about this man and made an assessment of him, and the dean's exact words were: Sylvester is a very smart man. ”

"Clever?"

"Of those who have been trained by the Duke, there is no doubt that the most notable is the dead Goth. Goth is a descendant of Lord Hussein, the chief grand knight of the Demon Knights, and his talent for martial arts is outstanding! It seems that in terms of fame, Sylvester is far inferior to ...... But in fact, Dean Carmen told me that Sylvestre's talent for martial arts is indeed not as good as that of Goth, but this person's strength is that he has a strong ability to be a military general and lead a war, and he can be a civil official to govern Anbang when he gets off the horse. And another clever thing about this man is that he is very pragmatic! You see, the Goths have become much more famous than him over the years, but Sylvester has never deliberately made a name for himself - he is said to be older than the Goths, and has a closer relationship with the previous dukes, but he himself is never ostentatious, just running his independent division in a low-key manner!" (To be continued......)