Douluo: Emperor of Light

Chapter 77 The Baron
The fiefdom of the Campbell family is located in Maple Leaf Town. It can even be said that the town was successfully established because of the existence of this family.

More than 100 years ago, the ancestor of the Campbell family successfully broke through to become the soul king, and at the same time took advantage of the Spirit Hall at that time to fight with the Star Luo Empire, and successfully obtained a fiefdom in the city of Koyinol.

It was just a barren land at that time, benefiting from the prosperity of trade, after a long time, it began to develop slowly.

Therefore, in Maple Leaf Town and the six villages under its jurisdiction, the Campbell family can be said to exist like toubobs in this small land.

At this time, in the attic of the family building, the old and the young are sitting in a cool pavilion, playing chess leisurely.

Black and white are distinct on the chessboard, and the two hands make moves from time to time. Facing the skills of their elders, young chess players are either contemplating or stunned.

The old man figured it out slowly, very calmly, until he dropped another chess piece, the young chess player realized that before he knew it, he had already lost everything.

"This...Grandpa, your skills are superb, and your grandson is really ashamed of himself."

The young chess player smiled helplessly, put the chess piece in his hand back to its original place, and admitted defeat frankly.

The old man nodded lightly, supported his gray beard, and said:

"Liang Li, although the way of chess is broad and profound, it is not the mainstream after all, and you should not be addicted to it. It is enough to comfort you in your spare time."

Liang Li nodded, with some exclamation in his tone: "Grandpa's reminder, I always remember that this world is still dominated by soul masters after all."

The old man nodded in satisfaction. He loved this grandson from the bottom of his heart.

Knowledge of general knowledge of advance and retreat, clear judgment of the situation, the most important thing is that the talent of the soul master is very outstanding.

This is simply a chance for the Campbell family to be revived by God.

So all along, the family supported Liang Li with all their strength, and used all kinds of resources and contacts without hesitation, which finally played a very good role now.

"This time, in order for you to be able to join the Star Crown Sect, the family has already exhausted its wealth and hurt its roots, so it can barely make up the donation fee of [-] gold soul coins."

"Although it's only a peripheral quota, it's enough. If it weren't for the ancestor's kindness and a descendant of the Star Crown Sect, even this kind of opportunity would not be available."

The old man fiddled with the chess pieces, and as he spoke, his words began to sink.

In order to open the way of the Xingguanzong and make up for the expenses of the grandson worshiping under it, the family plundered the wealth in the territory with an attitude that was close to scrapping.

All kinds of disgraceful means were used one after another, and coupled with the strange and chaotic situation in the city, it was barely enough to make up these golden soul coins.

It is not an exaggeration to say that it hurts the muscles and bones. If the ideal return cannot be exchanged, then the decline of the Campbell family can already be met.

"Grandpa, don't worry, after joining the Star Crown Sect, I am destined to break through to the Soul Emperor, and even reach a higher level. The current choice of the family can't be wrong!"

Liang Li noticed the hidden worry in his grandfather's eyes, and immediately stood up, making a very serious and decisive promise.

He knew exactly what his grandfather was doing to achieve this level of dedication. Apart from his talent, the more important thing was that he was his grandson.

This is the fundamental reason why his old man disregarded the opposition of several clan elders, rejected all opinions, and spared no effort to support himself.

Hearing Liang Li's words, the old man smiled in relief.

After such a long time, he finally cleaned up the chessboard into a good shape.

In the days to come, maybe I can really relax and relax.

At this moment, there were hurried footsteps outside, which attracted the attention of the two.

When the old man chatted with Liang Li here, he had already told the guards not to bother him if there was nothing important to do.

In this case, it couldn't be that the guards didn't understand the rules. It should be that something special happened, and they couldn't decide and couldn't delay it.

But this time, Liang Li guessed wrong, and the matter seemed to be more important than his guess, because the person who came was not the family's guard.

Not long after, a shrewd, capable, clean and tidy housekeeper came to the two of them with a happy face.

After bending down and bowing, the housekeeper said excitedly, "Patriarch, great news!"

"The northern governor of the Star Luo Empire sent an accompanying secretary, and brought a document and a certificate, saying that he wants to confer you a baron!"

"He said that as long as you go to the northern province, His Excellency the Marquis is even willing to personally hold a canonization ceremony for you, declaring everyone in the empire!"

The elderly Patriarch, upon hearing this, opened his eyes wide in surprise.

He wasn't dazzled by the superficial benefits. Although the canonization of the baron could turn them from toubobs into true Bailihous, it also meant that they would completely surrender to the Star Luo Empire.

Although he obtained a real title, he completely lost the chance to move around.

This kind of rough and lured approach is already unusual.

It's like showing your final price and letting them choose and slaughter. This method is not in line with the usual stingy style of the Marquis Governor.

"Grandpa, it seems that the Star Luo Empire intends to take advantage of this opportunity to test the Spirit Hall."

After thinking for a while, Liang Li was confident that he could see through everything and grasp the next outlet.

"Oh? Tell me what you think."

The old Patriarch nodded thoughtfully, motioning for him to continue.

Liang Li didn't shy away from the housekeeper, and said calmly.

"There are only a few Title Douluo on the mainland, and there are only a handful of them."

"In the past two years, Wuhundian has lost three Titled Douluo, and their strength and prestige have dropped drastically. It is no longer enough to deter the Star Luo Empire, which is ready to move and expand."

"At the same time, in the Spirit Hall recently, the conflict between the pope and the conservative forces has become more and more serious, and it is almost to the point where everyone knows it, and chaos is about to come."

"The Star Luo Empire will definitely take this opportunity to secretly make some small moves to see the reaction of the Spirit Hall and judge whether they are really in decline."

Having said that, Liang Li turned his attention to his grandfather, who is also the patriarch of the family.

"In this case, no matter what it is, as long as it causes trouble for the Spirit Hall, the Star Luo Empire will spare no effort to support it."

The butler felt unbelievable in his heart. In his opinion, it was a good thing, but he didn't expect that there would be so many twists and turns when he came to the young master's side.

He couldn't help asking, "So this is just using us?"

Liang Li shook his head and smiled wryly, and said, "You think too highly of us, I'm afraid we're just playing casually, I believe that the nobles in the city will have similar things."

"Lord Marquis, I'm afraid he wants to swallow this city completely!"

(End of this chapter)