Archduke Gretel West, with short red hair and a handsome face, did not look at all more than sixty years old, at least he did not look like a father and daughter at all like Wella who was smiling and standing behind him, but rather a brother and sister with a slight age difference.

However, the advanced cultivation inheritance does have the effect of prolonging life and delaying aging, which is not abnormal.

Head greeted the red-haired countess again, and little Luke and Serelou, who saw their father, pounced happily, and were held by the Duke of West, smiling with charming blue eyes and listening to the children's fairy tales.

The sixty-one-year-old Grand Duke of West has many nicknames, the human people of Roland City like to call him the Duke of Fire Wolf, the half-elves of the empire call him "our Grand Duke" because of gratitude, and in the mouth of many nobles, especially the nobles in the center of the imperial capital, he is the so-called "king of mongrels".

By the way, he is also the mentor of the current Empress Doru Olympus IV of the Olympian Empire, at least nominally.

"You two go ahead and play that sandplay wargame. Duke West patted his beloved son and daughter on the head, sent the two children away, and then beckoned Hade to sit casually on the lawn together.

This was a bit of a surprise to Beard, who had heard from the Dukes of Centaur that Archduke West was an old man who attached great importance to etiquette, but now he sat on the grass and talked to himself so casually, which was a little too contrasting.

"Don't worry, I know you're from a commoner's background, and it's normal that you're not very good at etiquette among nobles, to be honest, when I was a kid when I learned these things, I don't know how many times I scolded the etiquette teacher in my stomach. The handsome Duke West said with a smile.

Always feeling that there was an influence on this grand duke that made people unconsciously relax, and Head naturally spoke: "I have heard from several dukes of the Sagetrius family that Lord West attaches more importance to etiquette. ”

"Well, those wild boys have been mischievous since they were children, and they are not much better when they grow up, and they don't have an aristocratic temperament at all," Duke West sighed slightly, "We old fellows are very worried, the old men of the Sagetrius family died early, and if my elders don't set an example for them, I'm really worried about whether they can keep the stability of House City." ”

Hade was relieved, and at the same time felt a little strange, in front of this Fire Wolf Duke, he seemed to be very open-minded, not like before, he would talk and do things a little thoughtfully, but say whatever he wanted. Could it be that this is the momentum of a big man, or is it the power of a master-level realm?

"I've been following you for a while since I heard about you from my daughter, well, you've been working hard lately, and I've heard from Shertias that you're trying to domesticate a new riding beast, and it seems to have been quite effective, which is very rare. Duke West glanced at Head, "And he hasn't forgotten the improvement of his own strength, which is even more rare." ”

The red-haired Countess Wella was still wearing the iconic close-fitting standard lined leather armor, sitting on the lawn with one long leg bent, looking around Hide with interest, and after hearing her father's evaluation, she said, "Have, your source power accumulation has exceeded the fifth order, right?"

"Hmm. "There is no point in hiding strength under the attention of two high-ranking powerhouses, and Hade can only nod and admit it.

"I've heard about your experience, and there are a lot of twists and turns, and it's not bad for the Marquis of Prince to have an heir like you, but it's a pity that you are not related to him by blood and can't inherit his title. ”

Hade once revealed his "experience" to her Baroness Shortias, who can only be regarded as a nominal mentor, and the reason why he chose the Prince family as a cover, in addition to the fact that the family no longer has any descendants who will not cause trouble, and the other reason is that the inheritance of the Prince family is biased towards the combination of water spells and special alchemy secret arts, which has some similarities with his current devouring inheritance.

"There are some things that you have to fight for on your own. ”

Duke West nodded slightly: "It's best if you can think so, today is just an opportunity, I'll just say it bluntly, are you willing to become one of the members of the West family?"

Although Hede was mentally prepared for this, he was still a little surprised, because his current merit level did not meet the conditions for obtaining a noble title, and it would be against his original intention to become a dependent nobleman who was only valued in terms of strength. So he hesitated a little and didn't reply right away.

Wella, who has always admired Ved's talents in all aspects, especially the special talents of the Warcraft breeder, said: "Hade, your talent in Warcraft breeding is very good, and I believe that your achievements in the future will not be lower than that of His Excellency Shurtias, so our family is very optimistic about you, and I hope you will think about it." ”

In this way, Head had no scruples, and was about to get up and bow half-kneel, but was stopped by Duke West's raised hand, and Have, who was slightly surprised, looked at him with some puzzlement.

Archduke West looked at Headwin and said, "I can see that you are a very ambitious person, but the identity of the family is not a collar that will hold you, but a bridge of mutual benefit." I just hope that when you stand on a high place, you will remember the shoulders and arms that gave you support and help in the first place. With that, he stretched out his right hand and handed a small badge to Have.

Head was slightly stunned, knowing in his heart that Duke West's words were not a precautionary warning, but a kind reminder, and after firmly remembering this sentence in his heart, he nodded heavily, and solemnly stretched out his hands to take the pure gold badge in the duke's hand, which represented the identity of the family, although light but significant.

"Originally, there was supposed to be a more formal ceremony, but most of the children of the clan are still fighting on the front line, so we can only keep things simple," Duke West looked at Hade with some admiration in his eyes, "There are not many people like you who are young but not impetuous, but I am very much looking forward to seeing what you will achieve in ten years." ”

Head's heart moved slightly, and he always felt that there was something else in Duke West's words, but he also thought that the results that he had originally planned to show in the near future could be used as an opportunity to achieve the most haode effect.

"Your Excellency Duke, Your Excellency Wella, I wonder if you will find some time to review my recent achievements. ”

"Oh, the domestication of the new type of demonic beast you've been studying all this time has already yielded results?" asked the red-haired Countess Werna in surprise.

"Although it will take some time to become a real combat force, now it is time to reflect the results of the new domestication method, and I believe that the two Your Excellency will not be disappointed. "Hede is indeed very confident in the Thunderwing Wind Serpent, which has begun to take shape.

Hearing what Head said, Duke West became interested, and took the lead in standing up and turning his head sideways to order the nearby butler: "Prepare your mount, and we will go to the inner city immediately." ”

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(The third watch finally caught up, wiped sweat, bowed, stepped down, and slept.) ）