book of old days

Chapter 6 Probate Fair

"There's still a long way to go." He said pointedly.

The old man shook his head, "Sorry Mr. Sean, I don't think I should go any further."

With a whistle, the old horse stopped and refused to take another step.

Xiao En sighed helplessly, and was about to get out of the car, but the old man said with some coyness: "Can you sign for me?"

After all, Sean signed for him, and watched the old man drive away in the carriage. He stood on the dry and cold ground at the edge of the woods, feeling quite in a dilemma.

Forget it, it's a blessing or a curse, if it's a disaster, you can't avoid it, you've come here, you can't back down, that's too useless.

Maybe it was just a false alarm, he thought so, checked the revolver in his arms again, and then walked towards the ancient castle in the distance with his suitcase.

As expected, the road was very difficult to walk. The ground covered with dead branches and leaves was deep and shallow, and the branches of dead trees on both sides of the road always scratched his coat, which was very annoying.

Xiao En carefully avoided the oncoming branches, and took advantage of the last afterglow of the setting sun to arrive at the gate of the manor.

A narrow and deep river surrounded the manor. A suspension bridge spanned the river. The planks were deeply embedded in the dry and hard soil on the bank. It seemed that the function of the suspension bridge had been lost, and it was only used as a wooden bridge.

As soon as he stepped on the wooden planks of the bridge deck, he heard a cold voice shout.

"Stop!"

Sean was so frightened that he hurriedly stopped in his tracks. As soon as he looked up, he saw a pair of piercing eyes staring at him from the shooting holes on the city wall, and he held a double-barreled shotgun in his hand.

He hurriedly raised the invitation letter in his hand and shook it. Then the man put down his gun, turned around and disappeared for a while, and the gate of the manor slowly opened with the creaking sound of wood.

Sean looked at the door that looked like a big dark mouth, and already regretted taking this trip in his heart.

He walked across the suspension bridge, and a middle-aged man came up to him. He had a thick beard and a worn canvas windbreaker. He looked like he had a bad temper. When beating someone, the man bowed deeply, "Welcome to Dark Forest Manor, Master Sean."

"you know me?"

"Ms. Delia has described your appearance to me, please come with me."

Xiao En followed the man and walked towards the depths of the manor. This manor is undoubtedly huge and gloomy, but there is also a trace of majesty everywhere, especially the majestic castle deep in the manor. built for military purposes.

Sean has learned about the history of the Kingdom of Brighton. Hundreds of years ago, this was the northern border of the kingdom. Fort Ruen has been a military location for a long time, and it was not changed to Andrew in recent decades. En City.

As a local aristocrat, Albert is likely to be the so-called 'frontier aristocrat', with a certain military color.

Xiao En thought in his heart that it would be great if he could inherit such a large fortune. Although the location is a bit poor, how can such a large castle be sold for tens of thousands of gold pounds?
Just as he was thinking, the gate of the castle was already in front of him.

The middle-aged man opened the door, "Please come in, Master Xiao En, everyone else is already waiting inside."

"other people?"

"Master has a lot of heirs. Hearing the bad news, they all rushed over."

It wasn't until Sean walked in that he realized that 'many offspring' was already a very modest statement.

There were about 20 men and women, most of whom were wearing black gauze dresses or black dresses, gathered in the hall of the castle, and when they saw him walk in, they all cast curious and puzzled eyes.

Someone was whispering, probably guessing his identity. After all, he hadn't had any contact with these relatives for ten years.

Seeing so many people coming, Sean was a little discouraged. With so many people coming to share the inheritance, he might not have much left when it's his turn.

An old servant nodded to him, "If you want to pay your respects, please come here."

Sean really has no interest in seeing a dead old man, but the necessary etiquette must be observed. He walked to the coffin with a serious face, and saw an old man in a black dress lying inside, wearing the family badge on his chest, Holding a saber in both hands, he put it straight on his chest, showing a solemn posture, which is an honor only for the nobles in the frontier.

Probably because the Concentrator's skills are better, the old man looks lifelike, except for his slightly pale face, it is almost impossible to tell that he is a dead person.

Under the reflection of the chandelier and candlelight above his head, his expression did not look peaceful at all, and even carried a bit of the sternness and solemnity of his life. The years did not leave many traces on his face, except for the snow-white hair, he looked He looked like a middle-aged man.

Sean looked at it carefully, not to mention, the two look so similar.

He raised his chest to pay tribute, then stepped aside, found an empty seat and sat down, waiting for the announcement of the next will.

After waiting for a long time, the Lord finally appeared.

The female lawyer named Delia came out, followed by an old man who seemed to be the housekeeper of the manor, and there were two other people with her, a middle-aged soldier wearing the uniform of the Royal Guard, and a man wearing a single As soon as the four of them appeared, the impartial officer with a pair of glasses, the audience immediately fell silent.

The middle-aged soldier nodded to everyone and stood aside. Delia took out his will and handed it to the justice.

The justice officer pushed back his monocle and began to read in public.

"Baron Albert passed away unfortunately. Fortunately, he died on the bed, accompanied by loyal servants and relatives before his death. However, the old man has passed away, and life must continue.

In accordance with the Baron's will, and in the presence of the King's representative, himself, and the baron's lawyers, I hereby declare his estate.

Baron Albert's estate included -

Dark Forest Manor and surrounding territories, castles.

Four carriages, six thoroughbreds, twelve roughs, five hounds, and other livestock property...

Three shops in Androon, a spice and silver shop in Castle Sword, a thousand Brighton Railway shares...

Hearing the justice officer read out all the properties left by Baron Albert, Sean couldn't help but feel a little bit of anticipation. With so many properties, how could he get something, preferably the property of Sword Castle? , or operate nearby, or simply sell it for money.

Although the status of a professor is respected by others, the salary can only be said to be acceptable. Although the manuscript fee is generous, it is far from enough to use it for great things.

Suddenly someone beside him asked, "Are you Vincent's son?"

He looked back and found that it was an uncle with a beard who was asking with hope.

"you are?"

"Edmund Forrester, Vincent is my brother."

It turned out to be uncle, Sean nodded, "That's right."

"Ha, I didn't expect to be lucky enough to meet you. I have always heard that a famous scholar came out of Vincent's family. I noticed that you are wearing the badge of Sword Castle. Are you a lecturer there?"

"professor."

"Oh, I really didn't expect that."

The uncle seemed to be quite emotional, "Vincent was a rebellious child when he was young, but he never thought that he would abandon the family for a woman-no offense, but this is a thing of the past, and you can be educated With such a child, the siblings are undoubtedly excellent women."

Sean laughed awkwardly, he had no impression of the cheap parents at all, and lost most of his poor memories in the process of integrating memories after time travel.

He was about to say a few perfunctory words, but his name was read in the will.

"My son Vincent left home at a young age and gave up his family vows. I was deeply disappointed in him. However, I heard that his son Sean was excellent in studies, so I decided to leave him the relevant books in the library. May he It can go a step further without dusting the manuscript."

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