Dear Broom Knight

Logically speaking, even if the Northern King, known as the 'White Dragon King,' had a close personal relationship with Montes, Count Montes would hardly qualify for a Dragon Fire Funeral.

Especially since this wasn't on the battlefield, but at Montes Castle, right next to the family cemetery.

However, Count Montes, if he didn't want to leave endless troubles for his family, had to ensure that his body was completely destroyed.

Normally, a knight's energy core would slowly lose energy over time, but this process would take centuries.

And as long as the energy core remained, Count Montes would appear as if he were still alive… In other words, his flesh could still be used.

The Montes family's top combat power now only consisted of the absent-minded Lady Yagris.

Between Fabris and Pat, who would Lady Yagris choose to side with… it all depended on this Great Knight's conscience.

But how many years could her conscience last?

Therefore, to save Fabris's life, Count Montes had no choice but to completely disappear from this world.

He had to leave Fabris a way out.

That's why Count Montes was so eager to mention Natalie's people.

As the most powerful of Kael's paternal lineage, if his flesh completely dissipated and his maternal relatives were also completely eliminated, then the Master of the Tower would inevitably have to use powerful energy to replenish the missing part of himself.

Fabris would inevitably lose his value to those powerhouses.

His Majesty the King had already given him a promise, confirming that Natalie's people would not affect Fabris's life, which was already very considerate of Count Montes.

But he still had to shamelessly request a Dragon Fire Funeral.

Having to turn himself to ashes to escape enemies, and being able to obtain the most glorious funeral in the presence of the King, wasn't that important to Count Montes himself.

What was truly important was ensuring that other nobles wouldn't attack Fabris.

He, who wasn't even a knight, was too easily bullied.

Of course, he could also break everything and choose to hand Fabris over to His Majesty the King to take away… Although the court nobles had little power, at least he would have food and clothing.

Moreover, as the nephew of a great border lord, Fabris would receive some preferential treatment.

Even if his strength wasn't enough.

However, this path was sealed off by himself from the beginning.

Count Montes had actually entertained some fantasies, but Lowry's performance was too resolute.

Clearly, his youngest son would rather be Baron Gezar for life than accept the position of head of the Montes family.

Fortunately, His Majesty the King still gave him a glimmer of hope.

"Yagris," the White Dragon King turned to look at the Great Knight standing at the back with a serious but resolute expression, refusing to approach, "Can you take over the highest military command of the Northern Border?"

"I'm afraid not," the female knight replied without hesitation, "Although I have enough strength, my heart isn't firm enough.

Besides Lowry, Pat can also sway me.

Moreover, I can't tolerate those idlers who provoke for no reason.

If they really ran in front of me and said that women should raise children at home, stay away from the battlefield, and not think they can command them at will, I would only beat them half to death, and wouldn't endure humiliation for the sake of the big picture, until they saw my strength, my command ability, and my military qualities before apologizing to me.

Your Majesty, after leaving the army for so many years, I can no longer go back that way.

Moreover, I've had enough of it all these years."

Count Montes's breathing became much heavier.

The White Dragon King quickly turned to look at him: "Nascimento…"

"Your Majesty… the Dugen and Barty families, colluding with the Ice and Snow Cult, must be completely eradicated," Count Montes took a deep breath before saying with a numb expression, "No one in the Montes County can take over this burden, please, Your Majesty, arrange the candidates yourself!"

The White Dragon King sighed helplessly: "Nascimento, why bother?"

The baronies of Barty and Dugen, plus the huge wasteland in the middle, could form an inland county!

Although life would be a little harder in the early stages, and the territory nominally belonging to the second son wouldn't be large, the tangible benefits were there!

Masud didn't need to bear a large amount of military expenditure like Alex.

As long as his brotherly relationship with Alex remained, he could carry forward his family.

However, all of this would now benefit outsiders.

Even allowing the Montes family's thousand-year glory to come to an end.

Count Montes was well aware that his position as a border count wasn't just a title, but actual power.

But no matter where you go, the lord of Montes is the count.

And the uncrowned king status of the border lord can be changed.

Especially since the current border has actually become ten times larger than the former county.

The reason why Montes County, which is already far from the border, is still a border county is because the vast area in the middle has been divided into large and small territories, but none of them have been conferred as counties.

However, being able to achieve this was due to Count Montes's painstaking efforts over the years.

And not because His Majesty the King only trusted him alone.

However, how could the Montes County that Fabris took over convince the masses?

Even if the White Dragon King favored him a little because of past relationships, he couldn't use such a serious matter as the national border for Fabris to practice with.

At this moment, Count Montes truly regretted it.

If he and Yagris were a real couple, then she would never have refused so resolutely.

This was the position of the highest military leader in the Northern Border!

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And if Lowry took over the position of lord… even if the position of border count was still lost, Montes County might be upgraded to a formal marquisate because of this!

Instead of just having the reality of a marquis but only being able to watch his family be demoted in the future.

"Yagris, take Fabris away from here," the White Dragon King glanced at the female knight, "Since you don't intend to take over some things, then you can only avoid them."

"Yes! As you command," Lady Yagris walked over, grabbed Fabris by the back of his neck, who hadn't fully reacted, and walked towards the distance.

"Leon, come in," the White Dragon King thought for a while, then took out a feather from his pocket.

Count Montes's gaze froze on the feather, but he heard His Majesty the King's voice in his ear: "Lowry, take out your Living Feathers, I need to communicate with someone in the capital now, and open an isolation formation at the same time."

The little mage who hadn't been asked to leave didn't respond, but chanted incantations while gently waving his right hand full of gems, laying down a defensive force field with a diameter of 30 meters.

Two beautiful, three-meter-long white birds completely made of feathers also appeared directly in mid-air.

The two Living Feathers looked around for a while, then directly pounced on the White Dragon lying half-reclined next to them.

Clearly, they were quite familiar.

However, Count Montes was seeing these long-renowned magical creatures for the first time.

Even though they belonged to his biological son.

Leon arrived quickly, taking off his helmet and kneeling on one knee.

"Your Majesty! What do you need me for?" Although he appeared respectful, his tone of voice and expression proved Leon's familiarity with the White Dragon King.

"I'll ask you one more time, do you really want to give up the right of succession to the throne?" the White Dragon King asked seriously and earnestly.

Leon was stunned for a moment before slowly standing up, scratching his head and asking: "Grandfather, why ask such a boring question?

You don't not have younger sons than me."

"Your father has always been my first heir, even though he is dead," the White Dragon King replied calmly, "In the royal family genealogy, no other woman is parallel to me except your grandmother."

Leon widened his eyes and cursed in a low voice: "Damn, what a dog!"

Even the critically injured and dying Count Montes had to agree with this statement.

His Majesty the King was essentially saying that the subsequent queens were essentially empty titles.

The King was the only nobleman who could determine the descendants born to a mistress as members of the direct lineage, even though they were nominally wives.

Therefore, the difference between a queen and a mistress lay only in their position on the family tree.

If they weren't parallel to the King, it only represented a recognition of status because the mother's status was noble.

However, as long as the descendants of the legitimate queen recognized in the royal genealogy weren't cut off, then no matter how favored these princes were, their right of succession to the throne could only be pushed back.

"This isn't a secret, those women knew it before they married in," the White Dragon King said casually, completely disregarding Leon's rebellious nature, "Of course, you could also say that those families knew it.

Otherwise, why would I marry them one after another?

What qualifications do they have to demand that I must accept a woman I don't care about at all?

As for whether those women knew from the beginning, that's none of my business.

They can only go and make trouble with their own families."

Lowry was shocked by this sudden reality… No wonder none of those queens had ever betrayed their families, even if His Majesty the King was willing to help them.

Although the families were also very bad, the dog men seemed to be even worse!

Leon shook his head violently: "But, even if I'm going to die, Grandfather, you're still jumping around, right?"

"If you can't describe it, you don't have to say it," the White Dragon King said to him absentmindedly, "However, you're not wrong."