In a country where royal power is supreme, the nobility always has some incredible privileges.

For example, in the middle of the main road of Laiyan City, there is a jade road surrounded by small stone piers, and there are few vehicles on it, which seems very empty. But no matter how crowded the surrounding lanes were, there were no cars on the empty road. This is the aristocratic lane.

The so-called aristocratic lane, as the name suggests, is the road that only the aristocratic carriage can take. It was built by the aristocracy to show their special status and to prevent the luxury carriages from being scraped.

If a civilian vehicle comes up and is caught, it faces fines, impoundment, and detention.

At this time, a carriage marked with a golden lion's head logo was driving unhurriedly on the noble lane. This symbol is known to most people in Lay Rock City, as it is the family crest of their lord, Count Robert's family.

Bevin, who had left Vincent's party early, was sitting inside, holding a cup of steaming tea, and his shaved face flushed slightly. Although he didn't stay at the party for long, he was really toasted.

Although he was a little dizzy, Bevan was still in a good mood at the moment. He was very satisfied with the harvest of today's gathering.

Of course, he couldn't have passed by the manor, and the nobles who were present didn't think so, they would only think that the Robert family and the Decker family were close enough.

And this is exactly what Bevan wants, he is optimistic about the strength and potential of the Deck family, especially with one more magician.

Vincent was nothing more than a gentleman in Bewen's eyes, but now that this gentleman has good luck, he is likely to marry a magician, so that this gentleman will have a use value. So today he used Vincent's as a breakthrough to release goodwill to the Deck family.

Naturally, the Deck family would not refuse the olive branch thrown by the second son of the city lord, which was a win-win situation.

"One step closer to success...... Bewen took a sip of tea and thought to himself.

There were no secrets among the nobles, and those aristocratic youths who ate, drank and had fun knew the news of the expansion of the docks. How could Bewen not know.

In fact, he was one of the first people in Laiyan City to know the news.

He vividly remembered that afternoon, his father, the old Earl Robert, called him to his study, handed him a note concerning the extension of the docks, and patted him on the shoulder, saying,

"You've done a good job over the years, you've achieved a lot, and you're much better than your big brother...... But if you want to be a city lord, this capital is not enough. I am about to step down, and I only have the right to make suggestions on the choice of the next city lord, and the decisive key is the votes of all the nobles in Laiyan City. ”

"You don't have enough capital, but now it's an opportunity to expand the terminal. I told the elders in the family that if you can achieve something about this, you will win the benefit and glory of the Robert family. The family will fully support you in ascending to the position of city lord......"

Bewen is in his Chinese New Year's Eve, and he certainly doesn't want to miss this opportunity when he has a strong desire to grab power. So since he learned the news, he has been secretly preparing.

Of course, the nominal ownership of the docks belongs to the Bran Kingdom, and Lai Rock City also pays a tribute to the Bran royal family every year according to the number of docks.

But as Josia said, there are more than fifty tax items in the kingdom, and there are nearly a hundred tax items in Laiyan City, and the difference in the benefits is amazing, and the benefits in the meantime are even greater.

The Lai Rock City Noble Circle takes the default way of ownership of the dock, as long as you put on enough strength to outperform all the competitors, you can own the dock after being confirmed by the Lai Rock City Government Council. ...,

The Robert family is one of the four major earl families in Lai Rock City, and they can get the benefits they deserve without fighting. But this is not Bewen's goal, he must defeat the other three earl families by a large margin and prove his ability to the clan.

But the four major families have been fighting for so many years, and they have long known each other, and it is not easy to defeat each other by a large margin. But Bevan's brain is really active, and since he can't find any help internally, he looks outside.

Bewen knew very well that if he wanted to get the support of other nobles, it was useless to have any prestige and friendship. They must be tied to their own ships with practical benefits.

Where does the benefit come from? It can only be the 24 new terminals. Bevin's idea was to join the other mid-strength nobles in seizing most of the docks, so that not only could they be distributed to their followers, but they would also get more. And with these interests involved, these nobles will become the help of their families. Such results will definitely satisfy the family!

His busyness these days has begun to bear fruit, and he has already negotiated a few powerful nobles like the Deck family. Although there is a relationship of family influence, most of the credit is still due to his vertical and horizontal methods.

"How nice it would be if I were the eldest son of the family......," Bevin thought as he pressed his temples and frowned. This is also a question that he often thinks about when he is sensible.

Yes, damn the primogeniture of noble titles. It is because of this system that the old people in the clan have always been very close to him......

As for the big brother who paints strange portraits all day long, although he has been very good to him since he was a child, Bewen is still a little disdainful of this big brother. In his opinion, his eldest brother is a typical unprofessional, plaything.

Bewen took a deep breath, looked at the golden lion clan emblem on the carriage obsessively and silently said, "I will prove to you that I am the most suitable heir of the Robert family!"

Knock Knock......

Just as Bevan was outside the object, there was a soft knock on the car door,

"Come in!"

"Master Bevan!" a butler-like man walked in.

"Well, it's Gray, sit down. Bewen nodded, he was naturally no stranger to this housekeeper, this was an old man who had been with him since he was a child, and helped him take care of most things.

"I just got the news that the leader of the Green Wolf Gang has been assassinated. ”

"The Wolves? Oh, it's a gang supported by the Black family. Haha, good killing, do you know who killed it?"

The Black family is one of the four major earl families of Lay Rock City, and the family controls almost half of the commercial trade of Lay Rock City. And the Earl of Black himself is also the treasurer of Lay Rock City.

Gray: "It's Ghost Face!"

Bei Wen raised his eyebrows: "Hey, it's this ghost face again." Didn't the leader of the Iron Sword Society, who was supported by the Auston family, also be killed by him last time?"

The Auston family is also the earl family of Lay Rock City, this family used to be pirates, and later when the first king of the Bran Kingdom established the country, they did a lot of work, and Zuihou was made an earl. Now, by the Lenau River, he has simply engaged in smuggling, black market, and human trafficking. Earl Auston himself was the vice-lord of Lay Rock City.

"Yes. ”

"Haha, if it weren't for the fact that I couldn't find this ghost, I really wanted to have a drink with him as a token of gratitude. Bevin smiled as he held up his teacup.

"Hehe, who's to say it's not. ”

Click, click......

Just as the two of them were talking about ghosts with great interest, suddenly there was a rapid sound of horses' hooves, and the sounds of scolding and screaming suddenly stopped.

Bevin frowned.

Butler Gray lifted the curtain slightly and said, "It's the cavalry of the Garrison Department." ”

Bevan: "The cavalry are in such a hurry...... What's going on?"

"Please wait, young master"

After speaking. Gray got out of the car and sent someone to summon a cavalryman for questioning. After a moment, Gray walked into the carriage with a strange face.

"Ghostface has killed again. ”

"Oh, which hapless ghost is it this time? It can't be the Matthews family, haha......"

The Matthews family, one of the four earl families of Lay Rock City. The family runs a blacksmith shop and an armory shop, and they handle combat equipment such as samurai swords and magicians' wands. Count Matthews himself is the sheriff of Lay Rock City, responsible for the city's security.

"It's Vincent. ”

Vincent...... Which Vincent?" Bevin was in a trance, and for a moment he thought he might have something wrong with his hearing.

"The ...... of the Decker Family"

Bang!

The delicate teacup in Bevin's hand instantly turned into a shattered tile.

(PS: Since there is a recommendation, well, three more today.) By the way, I ask for collection and recommendation ^-^)