Vusak Empire, Temple of Twilight.

Patriarch Lalion looked at the "Brass Book of Trenthorst" in front of him and fell into deep thought, just now, the God of War had resealed the "Brass Book", making it look even older.

It can now be used again as a Level 0 seal, but with a bit of a negative effect.

At the same time, during the sealing process just now, the god of war told Larion that the pollution of the "Brass Book" came from the essentia "disordered country", and this essentia seemed to have a certain wisdom.

What Larion was pondering was: I had only heard that uniqueness can have a certain amount of wisdom under certain conditions, but I didn't expect that "essentia" also has such properties! Thankfully, though, the other side is not exactly an opponent, as it should be interested in the extraordinary properties in the bodies of Philip I and William I in addition to the Brass Book.

Putting away the Brass Book, Larion walked towards the entrance of the temple, where the angel Ahomatos of House Einhorn was still waiting, hoping to find out who his opponent was this time.

……

Tempest Sea, Storm Abyss.

Gad II gets a hint from the Lord of the Storm: not an enemy!

The being who dropped the corpse of the Ancient Reaper into the battlefield was not an enemy!

As far as Gad II is concerned, since he is not an enemy, he should only do a regular investigation!

……

Friday morning, the royal estate outside Beckland.

Celt, who had fought with the Hobart sons, came to the manor and brought the king's condolences.

Christine has already secretly visited the king, this time in fact, under the pretext of condolences, to talk about tomorrow's canonization ceremony.

While eating at the table, Celt briefly talked about the general process of tomorrow's ceremony, and then asked Hobert as if casually, "I've always been curious, how did you summon that giant bird?" ”

Christine had already explained it after the meeting with George III.

However, Hobart knew that sooner or later the royal family would ask him directly, but he didn't expect the royal family to be so calm and only asked now.

"The giant bird actually came from a ruin on the outskirts of Beckland." Hobert had already thought of the words to deal with: "In the process of exploring that ruin, I have formed a demigod of the 'Grim Reaper' path.

"Of course, I didn't know that the giant bird was so powerful, and it was the demigod who explained the origin of the giant bird, and then I thought of a way to summon the giant bird.

"When I was in the Al Hanbra Palace, I also had the idea of trying it, but I didn't expect the power of the giant bird to be so strong!"

Hobert's words are actually a different version of his real experience.

So Celt finally came to the conclusion that there seemed to be some cover-ups, but most of it was the truth.

The extraordinary "arbiter" approach has the ability to distinguish whether the interlocutor is lying or not, and the ability to coerce the other party to tell the truth, but the latter is more aggressive and is not suitable for Hobert.

The demigod of the royal family smiled, "What an amazing experience. ”

Christine laughs: "In the extraordinary world, the most important thing is to have amazing experiences. ”

"Hahaha, that's right!" Celt smiled at the venue, making the atmosphere of the banquet more harmonious.

The banquet ended in such a seemingly harmonious atmosphere, and Hobert and Christine had a few small talks, and then went to rest early.

Early the next morning, Hobart was reminded by the waiter to go to the dressing room and put on a traditional dress in the style of Rune.

As Christine said before, the good thing is that the traditional clothing in the Rune style has now been simplified a lot, otherwise Hobert would have to put on more than a dozen layers of clothes, which would have made it difficult to walk.

But a simplified version of traditional clothing also made Hobert frown, because he had to wear a dress and leggings.

Of course, in the concept of aristocracy, this is not called leggings, but only to highlight the figure of the "thin pants", it is said that the pants that have been popularized in the Northern Continent have long been evolved from this kind of leggings.

As for the dress, this Hobert can understand, after all, it was not until the fifth century that the concept of pants was born, and before there were no pants, both men and women wore dresses, but men's dresses were more close-fitting and there was no exaggerated design.

After putting on the leggings and dress, Hobert looked in front of the mirror, and the clothes looked awkward, but they worked well on them.

The dress looked neat and didn't prevent Hobart from showing his manhood at all.

Outside, there are red coats and long cloaks.

Hobert had lived in Beckland before, but had never worn a cloak, as the Rune-style cloak was purely for use.

The cloak had thick shoulders and a neckline with a ribbon of gold patterns, and the cloak was long and dragged all the way to the position of the hind feet.

You have to go fast and let the cloak float up naturally to look good.

But you can only go forward, and if you go backwards, it is easy to trip yourself up.

He also wore a black wide-brimmed jazz hat with a white feather stuck in it, and a pair of high leather shoes on his feet.

Hobert looked at the full-length mirror again, it was quite good, and he looked very classical at this time.

Coming out of the dressing room, Hobert had a bite to eat with Christine, who was also dressed in traditional clothes, and was ready to get into the carriage.

They will enjoy the honor of riding on the King's frame today.

Lisa Mon sent the father and son to the carriage, helped her husband straighten his collar, and straightened Hobert's armband: "Today is your big day, be careful." ”

Hobert smiled, "Mother, from today onwards, you will be the Duchess and the Count's mother." ”

"This reminds me," said Lisa Mon, "that I can hire a few palace cooks to cook for our family in the future." ”

Generally, it is only when the duke and earl are they qualified to hire the royal chef of the court.

Hobart smiled, of course he could hear that his mother meant that she didn't care what title they were.

Christine shook Monlisa's hand and looked at his wife affectionately for a few seconds before boarding the carriage first.

For him, it was a long-awaited moment of honor, a moment for him to get back what he deserved twenty years ago.

Father and son rode in a carriage and entered Beckland at about eight o'clock.

Sure enough, there were a lot of people on the street to see the excitement, and at first Hobert just kept smiling, but as more and more people came to see the excitement, there were gradually cheers and cheers.

Hobart raised his hand and began to greet them, and gradually he saw many acquaintances in the crowd, including Harvey Hayden with a smile, Alston and others who applauded, Jessica and others who cheered loudly, and Barron and others who threw their hats in celebration (Hobert's clients when he was a lawyer).

By the time he arrived at Sodrrak Palace, Hobert's entire face was already smiling.

When the father and son got out of the carriage, the guards began to announce that the father and son had arrived at the palace, and under the guidance of the attendants, and in the salute of the guards, Hobert and Christine walked slowly and solemnly to the main hall of the palace.

In the hall where the ceremony took place, there were already nobles, bishops and lords.

George III, wearing a crown and a scepter in his hand, dressed in the king's costume, sits on a high throne.

Hobert didn't dare to bring any "Wood of Order" and "Order Crystal" today, for fear that George III would see the clues.

He glanced up at George III, who looked expressionless, middle-aged in the king's attire, and didn't see anything out of the ordinary.

With just one glance, Hobart lowered his head so as not to look unusual.

The Kingdom of Rune has not been canonized as a duke for more than a hundred years, so today's ceremony looks extraordinarily grand, except for a few who can't come, all the other nobles gathered together to witness the canonization ceremony.

Hobert was invited to the side by the waiter, and Christine stepped forward to accept the canonization first.

Christine came to the throne with a solemn expression, knelt down on one knee in front of George III, and kissed the back of the king's hand and scepter.

This means that he loves the king and submits to his authority.

Then there is the oath taking process, and after this set of procedures has been completed, the king will begin to canonize.

George III not only bestowed knighthoods, but also residences on Queen's Road, as well as two duke-sized estates and a hunting ground, as well as seats in the House of Lords.

According to Rune's Constitution, the King could grant a seat to a member of the House of Lords after both the King and the Parliament had agreed to add a seat.

This is a small probability, since the inception of parliament, the upper house has only added 3 seats.

Everyone knows that the most valuable reward in this is the seat in the House of Lords, which is equivalent to giving Christine the highest decision-making power all of a sudden, which is the power that Christine dreams of.

After the duke's canonization was over, Hobart stepped forward with solemn steps, because the chamberlains and guards of the court of Rune had prayed to the "founder", so Hobert kept an eye on George III without leaving a trace!

George III sat there like a wood carving, waiting for Hobert to approach, and at the signal of the attendants, Hobert also performed the procedure of kissing the back of the king's hand and taking the oath.

"The gods and ancestors have sent you to me," said George III solemnly, "because you have made immortal deeds, so you have the following reward!"

"First of all, the title of earl, respect for the nobles, respect for the title, is to respect me; You have to have high moral character, a warm smile and a sword that can fight for me at any time!

"As your king, I want you to live a high quality of life, so I give you an earl's house, and I hope you will honor your father and mother and treat your servants well.

"Give you another manor, so that you can have a place to escape the heat in the summer, and you can have your own hunting ground in the winter.

"Finally, I will give you a fief, Longtail Island will be yours from today onwards, help me protect the territory of the kingdom, and I will give you the supreme honor!"

"Hmm~"

The last reward caused a burst of exclamations from the main hall, because the last time it was divided into noble fiefs was more than a hundred years ago, during the colonial war.

At that time, only three nobles were granted fiefs, and they were all islands in the sea.

Before the colonial war, Hobert was the fourth nobleman to receive a fief in hundreds of years during the "War of Oaths" more than 600 years ago.

And the three nobles before were all people who had made great achievements, so everyone was surprised, what kind of credit did Hobert make in Fenerport City?

Another surprising point is that in the last 300 years, the governance of aristocratic fiefs has gradually been transferred to the central government, and later to the government led by the prime minister.

Therefore, the aristocracy only had a large amount of land and estates, and had long since lost the right to levy, legislate, tax, and so on.

And the canonization of Hobart is obviously a "real seal", if it is an earl, he has the right to levy troops and tax in his own territory!

To everyone's surprise, this award is the highest honour on the same level as the seats in the House of Lords.

……

Audrey stood behind the nobles and witnessed Hobert's canonization from afar.

At this moment, she still felt a little unrealistic, she didn't expect Hobert to become an earl like this, and actually own an island, which is something that many people dream of.

Unfortunately, according to etiquette, Audrey couldn't go to the front row, otherwise she would have to be the first to congratulate Hobert.

At the king's behest, the attendant stepped forward and gave Hobart a map of Long Tail Island, as well as an earl's medal and ribbon.

As the music began again, the canonization ceremony officially ended.

After saluting the king again, Hobert returned to the main hall, where father and son received their congratulations.

During this time, Hobert received congratulations from Glerint, but the two only smiled at each other and did not catch up on such an occasion.

"Congratulations, Hobert." Audrey was always reserved enough to congratulate Hobart when he came over.

Hobert looked at this aristocratic lady with unusual beauty and pure and elegant temperament, and showed a more sincere smile: "Thank you, Miss Audrey." ”

He sighed in his heart: When I often saw Audrey in Beckland before, it was because I was short-sighted, and after what I saw and heard in the past six months, I realized that the witch is a fart!

But there is no time to catch up now, Hobert has to say hello to everyone present, and on such an occasion, it is easy to offend people by saying more or less.

This was followed by the court banquet and ball, which was a ceremonial banquet that was separate from the ball, with a banquet followed by a ball.

In ordinary court balls, there is no banquet process, or the banquet scene will be arranged directly according to the ball.

Before attending the banquet, the Hoberts were finally able to change into tuxedos, which were easier to move around.

The banquet was seated according to the rank of knight, and the king, of course, sat at the top, and then the dukes.

The counts had a separate long dining table, which was closest to the dukes and kings.

The viscounts had two tables, and then the barons and the lords sat at several tables.

The barons in the mouths of the nobles are generally inherited titles from their elders, and many of them fall from earls and viscounts to barons after they do not have enough land, which is the so-called hereditary baron.

The Lord is a title granted by the king by virtue of a "donation" to the royal family, but this title cannot be hereditary, that is, the so-called subordinate baron.

Hobert had probably heard that a general "donation" of 300,000 pounds would give him a title from the baron, and if he wanted to get the title of hereditary baron, he would have to "donate" another 1 million pounds.

At present, there are only a few dukes in the Kingdom of Rune, not that there are fewer dukes canonized by Rune, but the dukes of those royal families rarely show up now, and there are fewer dukes who are more active.

Those who are still more active, such as the old Duke Negan, have a huge appeal in political circles and are the leaders of the old party, that is, the conservatives.

The core of Rune's politics is mainly made up of counts who have legitimate seats in the House of Lords, such as Earl Hall and Earl Wolfe.

Generally speaking, the viscount's influence and financial resources are much different from those of the counts, and they are generally attached to the counts.

Today, the composition of the royal barons of Rune is the most complex, some of them live on inherited estates and estates, and some are on the verge of bankruptcy.

After the baron goes bankrupt, he will fall to the baron, which means that his descendants will no longer be nobles, but can only be regarded as "descendants of nobles".

Another part is the new capital power, for whom the title is their "passport" to enter the political arena, they spontaneously move closer to the big nobles, and with them also form the new party and the old party, or the reformers and conservatives.

Hobart became an earl at once, but he had not yet shown his political opinions, so he simply said hello to the Earls of Hall and Count Wolfe, whom he knew, and took his seat.

Unlike the other earls, who talked for a long time before taking their seats.

The other earls were watching, and did not immediately try to woo Hobert, but had a polite conversation with him.

And Hobart also showed enough concentration, and patiently ate the whole time, and talked to the other earls without any nutrition.

At the end of the meal, it was time for the more free ball, and at this time, the ladies and ladies who had finished their lunch in another dining room also joined their husbands and fathers.

After a brief speech, George III left with the Queen, and the ball was presided over by Prince Cowinton, the prince.

At the ball, the positions of the people are no longer divided according to titles, the music begins with the prince and princess, and after the first dance, everyone can theoretically invite the ladies and ladies to dance at will, or they can talk freely outside the dance floor.

However, because everyone is here to participate in Christine's canonization celebration today, Christine and Lisa Mon danced a second dance.

If Hobart had brought his wife with him, he could have done a third dance, but Foirth was still in Jeffrey's seat, and Hobart knew that she didn't like the occasion, so he didn't call her to the ball.

So after the second dance, everyone can really look for a dance partner at will.

Hobert was still drinking champagne in the corner, he wasn't really a fan of balls and the like, and he had been thinking about a return to Backerland in recent days.

Of course, he had to do something when he returned, and he didn't want to get involved in the struggle between political factions before his career began.

It's just that it's not up to Hobart to decide whether or not to get involved in the political struggle, and if it's a viscount, such as Glelingt, he doesn't have to choose a specific political camp.

But as an earl, even if he has no position or property, he will be the object of wooing both sides.

A middle-aged man with neatly combed hair, a wide head and a slightly high hairline came over with a champagne glass: "Every time I hold champagne, I want to thank Russell the Great." ”

Hobert understood what the other party meant, and smiled politely: "I heard that champagne is a favorite drink of Russell the Great. ”

More than 100 years ago, champagne was rarely drunk at court banquets, because the emperor liked to "open champagne" at the celebration banquet, and champagne became popular at court banquets in the northern continent.

Hobert sighed in his heart: O Russell everywhere!

"You are a learned gentleman." The other party complimented: "Yes, it would be boring to drink wine at the ball." ”

Then he held out his hand: "Cinderas." ”

Out of politeness, Hobart had to shake hands with the other party: "Believe me don't need to introduce myself." ”

Hinderas complimented again: "You are a count of humor!"

"Allow me once again to thank you for your contribution to the country and to express my deep respect to you."

Hobart smiled, "This is what a Rune should do. ”

He said in his heart: What kind of fart do you TM have, hurry up!

"I heard you were a well-known lawyer in Beckland?" The other party finally got to the point.

Hobert took a sip of champagne: "Just an ordinary lawyer." ”

"And what do you think about returning to Beckland this time?" Sindras was more specific: "I have heard that the Governor's House on Long Tail Island earns about 50,000 pounds a year, which is a lot of money, do you have any ideas for investment?" ”

Although Hobart already had some initial ideas, he still asked, "What do you suggest?" ”

"If it had been a few years ago, I would have advised you to invest in banking." "But in the last year or two, the banking industry has been in its infancy, and it takes a lot of investment to buy a small number of shares," Hinderas said.

"You can try to invest in industry, and the demand for ships and machinery has been relatively large in recent years.

"You are an earl, and as long as you are willing to maintain the existing institutional system, support the laws of free trade, and respect the choices of the market, you will soon get a lot of wealth."

Hobart bowed slightly, "Thank you for your suggestion, which made me figure out a lot of questions." ”

He said in his heart: This is a conservative co-optation.

Sindras's last sentence is equivalent to his political leanings, and the so-called conservatives do not mean that they advocate living only on their own land.

What they advocate is respect for systems and laws, and they advocate that stability should be the main thing in everything. Among them are big bankers and business owners, and they are no less invested in new industries than reformers.

The other party said sincerely: "If you have this need, I can come to your door at any time as your consultant." ”

"Baron Sindras, huh?" Hobert put away his smile and said with a serious expression: "If I encounter this kind of problem, I will ask you for advice." ”

After politely ending the conversation with Baron Sindras, Hobert ushered in another Baron Günther, and the conversation between the two was much the same, except that Baron Quint's political tendency was to promote development through reform, and to make the cake bigger, so that everyone could share more benefits. At the same time, they sympathize with the working people, believing that the current society has great ills, which is why reform is needed.

Hobert also coped with the past with an ambiguous answer, but Baron Quint did not leave immediately, but talked to Hobart about his family, and consciously or unconsciously mentioned his beautiful and generous daughter.

Seeing that there were still people over there who were about to come and talk to him, Hobert smiled and said to Quint, "Talking to you has given me a deeper understanding of the city, but I think I should go for a dance, after all, this is a ball." ”

"Of course." Baron Quint, who was not very tall, smiled, "I've long wanted to see your dancing too. ”

Hobert went straight to invite Audrey, who had already rejected two men.

Audrey readily agreed, and she smiled at Hobert with a hand, "I thought you weren't going to dance!" ”

Hoberta held the white and soft hand: "When the music starts, I plan to come and invite you, but that would be a great disrespect to the prince and princess. ”

He said without blushing or panting.

Audrey smiled: I knew he was lying, but it still made me happy.

Hobart put one hand on Audrey's waist, Audrey's hand on Hobart's shoulder, the music played, and the two danced on the dance floor.

Hobert was right in front of him, smiling at himself, and after dancing so many times, Audrey was slightly nervous for the first time.

She took a deep breath: Audrey, what's wrong with you? It's just a dance! What is there to be intoxicated with?

In order to ease her emotions, Audrey whispered, "I just saw that Sindras and Quint went to talk to you one after another. ”

"Yes, but I don't know them at all, and I don't know what to talk to them about." Hobert smiled helplessly.

This expression was not fake, he really didn't know what to talk to them about.

"Baron Sindras has the trust of Duke Negan." "He's a big banker, and my father said he's the largest shareholder of South Wales Bank and the third largest shareholder of Beckland Bank," Audrey said.

"Baron Quint, on the other hand, mainly deals in ships and railways, and as we all know, the domestic railway network is operated by three railway companies, and Baron Quint's company is one of them."

Hober nodded: one is doing finance, the other is running transportation, and these two industries are quite profitable no matter what era they are.

Audrey concludes: "From my observations, the Earls and Viscounts, even though they have different political views, are still very harmonious.

"So they need the barons and the members of the House of Commons, as well as the lobbyists, to solve practical problems with their own political ideas, and there will be some conflicts between these people, and then some contradictions."

Hobert nodded slightly: "Thanks for the reminder, I don't plan to choose my own political leaning at the moment. ”

At this time, the music ended, Hobert bowed to his chest, and Audrey gently lifted the hem of her skirt and performed the standard court ceremony.

The two of them naturally walked off the stage together, took a glass of champagne from the waiter, and went to their seats to continue the conversation just now.

"I thought you would support the reformers." Audrey said: "After all, it was only through your previous efforts that the reform-minded Labor Law was promulgated. ”

Hobert smiled: "Actually, I don't have any prejudices against reformers and conservatives. ”

Audrey didn't understand a little: "You support both factions?" Trust me, it's not a good idea. ”

"I mean, I'm not against either faction."

Audrey was slightly stunned, and seemed to understand what Hobart meant: "But, you don't support it either, do you?" ”

"No, you still don't understand what I mean." Hobert smiled: "In my opinion, some problems need to be solved conservatively, and some problems need to be solved more radically.

"The reason why I don't plan to make a choice right out of the box is because I'm afraid I'm going to run into something 'politically correct.'"

Audrey repeated: "Political correctness? ”

This is the first time she's heard of this phrase.

Hobert further explains: "Why is it that apart from being conservative is radical, and apart from being radical is being conservative? Aren't these the two tools that a politician needs to have? Why can I only use the same?

"If I choose to be reformist, then my political advocacy will only be radical in the future? Not being radical is a betrayal? ”

Audrey suddenly had a feeling of being sudden, she had realized this problem before, but she hadn't thought about it, and now that Hobart said this, it was indeed a question full of contradictions.

……

The ball ended, and Earl Hall was in his carriage.

In the spacious carriage, the earl was a little surprised: "Did he really say that?" ”

Audrey nodded, "Father, is Hobart right?" ”

Earl Hall suddenly smiled: "Do you remember the old Duke Negan who died just last year?" Although he was the leader of the conservative faction, he also sought the cooperation of reformers on many occasions, and in some cases his influence even surpassed that of the prime minister in some areas.

And now his son, now Duke Negan, has a clear hostility towards the reformers, and he will not seek the cooperation of the reformists even if some problems are inefficiently solved by the conservatives.

"So Duke Negan's influence is much less than before, and now the head of the conservative faction has been replaced by Duke Lister."

He rarely talks about these things in front of his daughter, but today he came because he was quite emotional, and secondly, he talked about this topic, so he said a few more words: "In fact, politics is a process of mutual compromise, although we have our own insistences, but we also have to compromise many times.

"Seasoned politicians understand this, and although they have clear political leanings, they will never refuse to cooperate with their political opponents."

This time it was Audrey's turn to be a little surprised: "So, Hobert's insights are very clever?" ”

"So to speak," Earl Hall smiled slightly, "and the word 'politically correct' is used very appropriately." ”

He paused and smiled, "I'm a little curious about what you guys will talk about after that." ”

Audrey felt a little proud in her heart, but as a "spectator", she controlled her emotions very well: "I asked Hobert, is there a solution to this problem?"

"Hobart said that it takes one person to stand above the two factions and mediate in them."

Earl Hall followed up and asked, "Who can take on this burden?" ”

"I have that question, too." Audrey said: "Hobart replied, Head of State! ”

"The King? No way. Hall was somewhat disappointed with this answer: "Kings are naturally conservative ......"

Speaking of this, he suddenly realized something: "Hobart is the head of state, but not necessarily the king?" ”

"Yes." Audrey glanced out the window, as if recalling for a moment, before retracting her gaze and said, "I have never heard of what Hobart said after that, and I don't know if it is feasible.

He said that a healthy government should have a head of state and a prime minister, who is the symbol of the country and the nation, reconciles the interests and contradictions of all parties, and is responsible for decision-making at the national level.

"The prime minister, on the other hand, is responsible for dealing with specific matters and implementing the decisions of the Führer."

Earl Hall leaned back in his chair and fell into deep thought, and he quickly constructed in his mind a structure of a central government consisting of the Führer and the Prime Minister.

It is indeed more reasonable than the structure of the prime minister and the king, as he said earlier, the king is a conservative by nature, and there is no way to mediate between the two factions.

So the prime minister is either a conservative or a radical, and during the prime minister's tenure, he will fully implement conservative or radical policies.

If there is a head of state above the prime minister to reconcile the opinions of both sides and form a resolution, it will be more efficient, and the contradictions between the two factions will be easier to resolve.

But a new question arose, and Earl Hall asked, "How do you decide who will be the head of state?" ”

As in the case of the election of a prime minister, it is obviously not appropriate for the parliament to vote, which will only elect another prime minister, and the contradictions between the two factions may be radically exacerbated in the upper echelons of power.

Audrey clearly showed a confused expression: "I asked a similar question at the time, and Hobert's answer was: Give it to the people? ”

"The people?" Count Hall noted that it was not the citizens, nor the people, but the "people"!

"I wondered about it, too," Audrey smiled, "but Hobart didn't continue the conversation." ”

Earl Hall pinched his chin and sank for more than ten seconds, and suddenly asked Audrey: "When Hobert was in Beckland before, you always kept in good contact?" ”

"Yes." Audrey said bluntly: "Father, you should know that Hobert was an extraordinary person, and he occasionally organized related tea parties, which I have always been interested in. ”

In fact, it is a gathering of the "Justice League", and the two of them have just discussed that they will have a new round of gathering in Hobert's Earl's Court next week.

"That's why he answers your questions without reservation," said Earl Hall, smiling, "and I think it will be of great help to you to cherish this friendship." ”

At the same time, he realized that Hobert's remarks had already shown the political tendencies of the reformers, and although he had little influence now, Earl Hall believed that such an insightful young man should be co-opted as soon as possible.

Audrey nodded, "I will, father, I'll visit him with Glerint next week." ”

This is a good way to disguise the act of attending the party.

……

At four o'clock in the afternoon, Hobert returned to his Earl's Court.

It was once the residence of a hereditary earl, but because the earl's financial situation was not good, he had to sell many of his family properties, so that his land was below the minimum requirements for an earl, so the title was reduced to viscount, and later to baron.

He could not afford to maintain the expenses of the Earl's Palace, so he had to sell it and eventually fall into the hands of the royal family.

The king buys such a place for reward.

The Earl's Court was not deserted, and more than a dozen servants sent by the court were taking care of it, but there was not a single valuable work of art on the walls and furnishings of the Earl's Palace, and the furniture was a little old.

In addition, the lawn and trees and flowers in the yard need to be replanted, and the pond and attic need to be renovated.

Hobert sighed in his heart: I have to spend money again!

However, this mansion is many times larger than the Reward Mansion in Fenerport, and the main building is a three-story villa, which in Hobart's concept is about the size of a university building.

In the backyard and forecourt there are some other houses, such as servants' rooms, stables, kennels, tool rooms, etc.

The front yard and backyard are about the size of a park, with flower beds, woods, ponds, and lawns.

Hobert sighed in his heart: daily expenses are a lot of money!

Entering the main hall of the Earl's Court, to Hobert's surprise, Mr. Dophis was waiting here.

He took a few steps forward and said, "Earl, I am self-recommended to be your butler. ”

Hobert was surprised: "My father ...... there"

"I've already talked to the Duke." Dofis said, "He will continue to employ the original butler, Mr. Valker, as the steward of the Duke's Palace." ”

Valk was Christine's former butler at Beckland and was trusted by both Christine and Mont Lisa.

Before Christine's "treason", Valk went into hiding, and heard that Christine had returned and found the Duke's Palace.

"You're very welcome, Mr. Dophis." Hobert smiled, "It's great that you can be my butler!" ”

However, he changed his words: "But before that, I think we should completely trust each other, and then we can get along more harmoniously." ”

Dophes nodded: "That's right. ”

Because there were still servants of the court, the two men simply went to a reception room and had the rest of the conversation.

"So, Mr. Dophys," asked Hobert straight to the point, "how did you come to know me, that you and my father are more like friends than like master and servant?" ”

"We met in the Southern Continent." "At first, he was an enemy, but in one battle, I found Mr. Rex to be a very admirable man.

"After some contact, I learned that Mr. Rex was a Trenthorst, which reminded me of a prophecy in my family, so I mediated the conflict between the Runnes and the locals, and began to follow Mr. Rex."

Dophys seldom said so much at once, but he was very detailed about it: "Later, until Mr. Rex challenged the family's curse, I still thought he would succeed.

"But as you know, Mr. Rex failed, and I realized that I had made a mistake in my judgment.

"Just as I was about to return to the Southern Continent, Mr. Christine suddenly reminded me: Maybe the prophesied character is you!"

Hobert was stunned: "Me? ”

Prophesied figures? This is quite a bit of the protagonist's aura.

"Yes, it is clearly described in the prophecy that he is a descendant of the Night Emperor." Dofever said seriously.

Hobert smiled, "There are still many descendants of the Night Emperor." ”

Dofoff did not answer, showing that he was more sure of his judgment.

Hobert could only ask, "Is it convenient to tell me about that prophecy?" ”

"A certain descendant of the family will follow a descendant of the Night Queen from the Northern Continent to regain the glory of the family." Dophiz didn't hide it.

Hobert asked again, "Can you tell me which family you belong to?" ”

"My surname is Eggers."

Hobert almost couldn't hold back: "You, too, think too highly of me, I myself still only have a little fief now, do you think we can help you restore the rule of the Hades Emperor?" That's to unify the entire Southern Continent! ”

"It only said that it was to restore glory, but it did not say that it was to restore status and throne." Dophis had long considered this: "As long as the glory of the family can be restored, the Eggers family will not be as infighting as it is now, and the family will have hope of revitalizing."

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