Why are there monsters in my territory?

Chapter 96
Both on and off the stage, they could smell something unusual from the words of the two viscount candidates.

This was a long-planned plan to expel this agent, that is, Prince Reinhardt behind him, from the competition stage!
"Claire Conrad, don't jump to conclusions in such a hurry."

With a calm expression, Felix raised his head and asked, "Don't you want to know what price this man paid for the support of the Rudolph family?"

Claire turned her head abruptly, looked at Li Yong, and glanced at Luna.

This is a question he has never thought about.

exchange of benefits?The choice of love?Maybe both?

But what does this have to do with him?
Luna's expression suddenly became gloomy, and she looked at Felix coldly, like a tiger looking at a badger trying to take away the food in its mouth.

Li Yong's complexion remained unchanged, facing Claire's gaze, his heart was full of twists and turns.

Claire clenched her hands slightly, and asked Li Yong: "What is the price he said?"

"How could he tell you? Claire Conrad. After all, he exchanged the entire family territory for the opportunity to join the Earl's family."

Felix looked at Li Yong coldly: "Do you think so, Li Yong Conrad."

There was an uproar in the crowd, and the eyes looking at Li Yong became strange.

Although they had heard that the Konrad family seemed to be marrying with the Rudolph family again, they did not expect such a marriage method?
If they were replaced by a worse lord, their lives would undoubtedly be greatly impacted, but if they were replaced by members of the Rudolph family, no one would worry that their lives would be worse.

They just simply felt that they had eaten a shocking melon.But to Claire, and even Nora, it was like being struck by lightning suddenly.

Transferring the territory is an act of forgetting one's ancestors and selling one's father's land.

No noble could accept such a humiliating condition unless he suffered a disastrous defeat in the war, or his family was weak and near death.

And the entire territory is handed over, to the family, it is tantamount to annihilation of the family.

Bearing the brunt, Claire and Nora's territory as the first baron fell through, which was even more miserable than those of the most down-and-out nobles.

Rather, the Konrad family is destroyed, how can they be considered nobles?People from the matriarchal family probably don't want to have anything to do with them.

"Li Yong, what he said is true?" Claire asked sullenly, her hands tightly clutching the armrest.

"……it is true."

At this time, perhaps it should be concealed, at least until the end of this selection meeting, so that Reinhardt will now be kicked out of the circle.

But Li Yong was silent for a while, then raised his head, met Claire's deep gaze, and answered truthfully.

Luna looked at Felix, her vindictiveness surged unconsciously at high speed, her blond hair fluttered naturally, and her eyes were full of murderous intent.

'Why would he know this?I sent a letter back, but how could he know what happened in the past few days! ? '

Undoubtedly, only members of the Rudolph family were able to learn about it so quickly and disclose this news to Felix.

However, gaining a piece of territory for nothing would undoubtedly be of great benefit to the Rudolph family, why would the members of the Rudolph family obstruct it?

Suddenly, a figure appeared in her mind.

"You, why are you doing this?"

Claire's slightly distressed voice interrupted Luna's thoughts.

The two brothers looked at each other, one with a distorted expression and the other with a calm expression.

And the two family guardians obviously couldn't just sit idly by Li Yong's remarks.

If the ownership of the Conrad family's territory is transferred, will they be absorbed by the Rudolph family, or will they become stragglers?I am afraid that the overwhelming probability is the latter.

Losing their current status and cultivation resources is something they cannot tolerate.

"You two guardians, please don't worry." Luna seemed to have sensed the worries of the two, and said immediately: "As long as the two remain neutral, feel free to ask for anything. My Rudolph family has no shortage of two silver-ranked strongmen." Resources that satisfy readers!"

After saying this sentence, the eyes of Coulter and Mengget lit up immediately.

Luna has a position of power to speak on behalf of the Rudolph family.And if you make a promise on this occasion, you don't have to worry about breaking the contract.

Why was the meeting chosen to be held at the Great Hall of the People in front of many people?The purpose is to let thousands of people act as notaries and make them responsible for what they say.

It's not that you can't lie, it's just that lying blindly with so many eyes, the price is naturally not comparable.

What the two guardians were afraid of was that the Rudolph family was superior, and they neither wanted to use nor appease these "former elders".

"I'm just waiting to protect."

"As for who becomes the Patriarch and how to build the territory, that is the matter of the next Patriarch."

They immediately smiled.

"You..." Claire's eyes widened upon hearing this.

"Claire Conrad." Luna stopped by his name, with a slightly relaxed expression, and said: "After Li Yong and I have a child, the second child will inherit Conrad's surname and this territory .I hereby promise that the genocide you are worried about will never happen."

Claire's expression eased a little, but it was still ugly.

Compared with promising resources and status to two silver powerhouses, a viscounty is enough to make Luna put down her face and lie.

And... a second child?How long after that?Such a long time, too prone to accidents!
However, now...

"Claire Conrad, let me ask you again, are you sure that your previous conclusion is correct?" Felix interrupted loudly, and glanced at the plastic bag in Claire's hand.

A realization flashed across Claire's heart.

But he was shocked by the huge facts before, and ignored the most important point for a while.

——As long as he denies the authenticity of this material, threatening that it is just fabricated evidence to criticize Reinhardt, Reinhardt's agent will be able to step on the rostrum again.

Compared with a failed assassination, the future of exterminating the family and losing power and humiliation is obviously more unacceptable to the nobles.

The implication of Felix's words was to let the eldest son and second son of the Konrad family unite, so that Li Yong, who betrayed the family, would be the first to be eliminated.

But... can he really bear this humiliation?

Even though she was assassinated, she still wants to join hands with the person who assassinated her! ?

Claire gritted her teeth, her face grim.

Immediately afterwards, I suddenly felt a pain in my heart.

He understood that he was also a candidate for Viscount, but neither Reinhardt nor Li Yong seemed to take him seriously.

Oh, and so was Nora, except him.

"Claire Conrad."

Felix said again: "You shouldn't have forgotten what kind of person Li Yong Konrad is, right? He was able to endure for several years and waited for the death of the previous viscount before showing his fangs. Now he can be so friendly with you, Is it possible that it was a disguise made to marry Rudolph's family? For you, Reinhardt, who has been competing with you for more than ten years, is more terrifying, or the third brother who suddenly appeared without knowing anything before is more terrifying Woolen cloth?"

Claire looked at Li Yong suddenly, sweating on her back involuntarily.

Felix's tone was flat and cold, not persuasive at all, but as if he was just stating the facts in an ordinary way. After finishing the above paragraph, he didn't say another word as if he had read a manuscript.Because of this, it is more convincing for Claire.

He couldn't help but think back to the scene of Li Yong's unscrupulous attack on Nora yesterday evening.

Followed by a rebellious appearance in front of Mrs. Chelsea.

'If he fights over such a trivial matter, if he becomes a viscount, will he really take my face and feelings into consideration? '

Felix's last words hit Claire's hidden worries.

Compared with Reinhardt, he doesn't know Li Yong very well.At this moment, after this kind of fear is aroused, it is like a weed that has been ignited, with an unstoppable tendency.

This kind of emotion has been clearly reflected on the face. Felix saw this, although his expression did not change, he was silently relieved in his heart.

Luna frowned, and was about to speak, but Li Yong silently stopped her, stopping her from speaking.

"Claire, to be honest, I'm not interested in the territory or anything. The reason why I want to give it all to the Rudolph family is because I don't have any affection for the Conrad family. Luna just made her happy."

Li Yong's sudden opening interrupted Claire's negative thinking. He raised his head, looked at Li Yong with a "frank and honest" expression, and made a posture of listening quietly.

On the other side, Luna's frowning and solemn appearance disappeared instantly after hearing Li Yong's words, and turned into a sweet smile. She looked at Li Yong affectionately, and she didn't know where her mood was: 'What do you say about the betrothal gift, I already knew it in my heart!Oops~~Why did you say it in front of so many people!But...why am I so happy?Hehe, he really has me in his heart~! '

However, Li Yong didn't mean to meet this look at all, but looked at Claire "with affection", and said: "But it's different now. So, brother, how about we divide the viscount's territory equally? What I need is just The title of 'Viscount' cannot weaken Luna's reputation. After I join the Rudolph family, it will be useless. Even if I cut off the territory, it doesn't matter if I become a baron. The remaining half of the territory will be inherited by you. The Konrad family will not be cut off either!"

Then, he turned his head to look at Luna, showing a guilty and timid expression: "Luna, this dowry has become half, I, can I still enter Rudolph's house?"

Luna saw Li Yong's connotation at a glance, so she gritted her teeth tightly and her face was tangled. After half the salary, she made up her mind and made an incomparably huge sacrifice and said, "It's okay, husband! This is a small problem. Let me solve it, and I will definitely persuade my father to agree to our marriage!"

Seeing the two singing and talking about cross talk, everyone was stunned.

And Claire's dark eyes suddenly lit up.

It is equivalent to the emperor entrusting a certain territory of the empire to the nobles, and the nobles can also entrust the territories to others.

Unlike the usual territory that is recovered after death, this kind of cutting is a permanent reduction of the territory.

If Li Yong did this, the territory would shrink, and Viscount Conrad might become Baron Conrad.But it was almost impossible for Claire to inherit the title, but now he can become a hereditary baron.

If he had been the least beneficiary among the three heirs except Nora at the beginning, he would undoubtedly be the most beneficiary now.

Compared with Li Yong, who wanted to use the territory to get married, he basically didn't need to pay any resources, and picked up such a territory for nothing.

As for the humiliation of ceding the territory?It was a humiliation to the person whose flesh was cut, but it was not the humiliation of the original first baron.

As long as the entire territory is not deprived and the noble class is excluded, it doesn't matter to Claire.

'Maybe, maybe he really just values ​​the people around him? '

Claire recalled the two images that he thought of just now. When he thought of the image of Li Yong attacking his servant, he suddenly had a different understanding after the perspective was different.

For the first time, Felix, whose expression hadn't changed much, turned gloomy. His eyes swept over the faces of Li Yong and Luna, and he was greatly shocked.

As a family that had been forced to cede territory, no one knew better than him the importance of territory to nobles.

He really couldn't understand how Li Yong made such a decision lightly, but considering that this person is an existence who can surrender the entire Viscountdom, perhaps it is not surprising.

Surprisingly, Luna.Originally, the Rudolph family should be able to get a complete Viscount territory, but she gave up half of it without hesitation because of Li Yong's words.

It is by no means easy to convince that Earl Rudolph to accept such a thing.

Although... Looking back, getting half of them is obviously a better choice than not getting half of them.But how many nobles can endure such a temptation?
Li Yong dismissed Felix's expression and secretly smiled in his heart.

Normal aristocrats' thinking logic determines that they would not think of splitting the territory in half to brothers in order to form an alliance.

The reason why he hesitated and thought for so long just now was that he was still not sure whether Luna or the Rudolph family would agree.

As far as he is concerned, as long as he has been a lord once, it doesn't matter even for a short time.

Although half of the land was ceded to Claire afterwards, it was equivalent to halving the development area.But it doesn't really matter.What he needs most right now is a wave of fat.After eating this wave of abilities, he reached the highest rank of bronze and even broke through silver.

In the future, as long as you change jobs to Chaos Warrior, you will be able to break through gold in all likelihood.In this way, a strong man who can no longer be ignored will step into the upper class of the empire in one fell swoop.There is no need to be deceitful and gentle like now, no one can restrain his will!

But it was different for the Rudolph family. The original viscounty was directly castrated into a slightly larger baronie, and it was almost inevitable that the earl would be unhappy.

Fortunately... Luna will solve this problem for herself.

Thinking of this, Li Yong was inexplicably guilty, and immediately smiled at Dragu: "In this case, I would like to ask the supervisor to prove what we said, and sign the contract after considering the details reasonably."

Draco met Li Yong's gaze, and a smile suddenly appeared on his originally gloomy face: "Baron Li Yong, you are indeed an unexpected baron. But... things will not develop in the direction you expected."

tumultuous--!
The wind blew.

This is not a natural wind, but a violent airflow from the sky.

Li Yong's pupils shrank, and he suddenly raised his head. After seeing that existence, his body tensed up.

At the end of the sky, a small black spot gradually enlarged.

"That's... a flying dragon!?"

　Headache, lying in bed to read novels, I stayed up late without knowing it, and then... my head hurt even more.The update time may be unstable these days.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)