Our family is in decline

"I wrote this letter while watching Tiffany. The lord didn't force us to do anything. It's just that the children have grown up."

The woman sighed, and this made Walter's heart break, and he sat aside dejectedly.

Grown up...

Opened his daughter's letter again and read it carefully.

There was not much nonsense, and it simply stated that Hamlet was safe now and there was no need to leave.

It also stated that leaving would cause great damage to her career. In Hamlet's collective spirit and the atmosphere of advocating unity and mutual assistance, power and responsibility are corresponding.

Once she leaves, she will lose the trust of everyone, and no one will listen to her as a "betrayer". This is a price she cannot afford.

Similarly, the younger brother is unwilling to leave because he can't let go of the students in the school. If he leaves, all the students will laugh at him as a coward and he will never be able to gain a foothold in the school again.

Just like a guy who runs away from the battlefield before the battle is not qualified to be a general.

And what's more heartbreaking is the example given by Tiffany. Why does Walter feel like she is targeting him?

If I didn't run away back then, how could you two be here? He is still a general, and I was just a soldier at that time.

"Sometimes you really should go back to Hamlet to have a look. You have been away for too long and you don't know how well it has developed under the leadership of the lord."

"It seems that you have been convinced by the two of them."

The woman advised, but it made Walter dissatisfied. It was still difficult for him to bow his head to his daughter. Don't I want face?

But he couldn't come up with any rebuttal, so he could only say something in a yin and yang tone, as if blaming his wife for not standing on his side.

"You know their personalities. Only Lord Lance will be willing to tolerate your daughter, and only Hamlet can protect your son."

It is indeed very abstract, and the woman can't understand why Tiffany dared to fight directly with the lord, and the lord had to follow her.

If it were another noble, Tiffany would have been "confused" to dare to speak like this.

Similarly, the son's cowardly character could not survive in this desperate and cruel world. The crisis caused by Walter's disappearance last time made the woman afraid now.

The city could also hear the chaotic news from the outside world. Until now, the empire has not been able to quell the rebels, but is in a stalemate. If they attack one day, only Hamlet can make her feel at ease.

So the woman has no opinion on the lord Lance, or anyone who stays in Hamlet for a while will feel that kind of peace of mind.

Of course, the woman didn't know that Lance deliberately let Susan spread the news that Tiffany made a big fuss to stay with him.

Because the woman's series of surrender operations, even asking the lord to let her go in the street, not only set up Lance, but also set up her children.

Lance released this news to protect Tiffany.

This not only eliminated the influence of some negative rumors for her, but also raised the flag of [Resolute Resistance] for other government officials to suppress the surrender faction.

When the flag is raised, those resolute factions will naturally gather around her, which is to flatter her face. These are all reputations and political resources.

This is external, and internally-the conflict between Walter and the lord was easily transformed by Lance into an internal conflict within their family.

Lance didn't know anything about politics, but he was cunning and treacherous. He let Tiffany charge into battle, and she had to say thank you for that.

Walter gradually calmed down and realized that his children had indeed grown up, and even his son, who had always been cowardly, had changed. Perhaps he should really go back and take a look.

"Write a letter back to your daughter. We are all family."

"Humph! What reply? Does your daughter want a reply? She is asking me for money!"

How could Walter not see what it meant, but at this time, he was too lazy to be stubborn. Anyway, they were all the lord's things, so he waved his hand.

"Okay, okay, I'll send someone to transport those war horses and supplies back immediately."

The reason why Vic came here was because Owendo had a new batch of supplies, and the things given to Count Bastia were just picked out of rags.

The real good things, such as intact armor, crossbows, war horses, and various military supplies, were all supplied to Hamlet.

In addition, he collected resources from other places with the help of river shipping. It can be said that the caravans from Owendo to Hamlet often traveled back and forth on the old road.

Until the darkness fell, he sent people back to investigate. Although he received the news that Hamlet and his family were fine, he still suspended all caravans to Hamlet because he did not pick them up, and he was also preparing troops.

It was obvious what he wanted to do, that is, he felt that Lance had imprisoned his family and was ready to rescue them.

But the funny thing was that Vic and those who came out of Hamlet would definitely not do it with him, and those people under him, the city defense army, barely maintained the law and order in the city, let them go?

What! I fight Hamlet?

It was just self-consolation, because the reason he summoned the soldiers was to prevent the chaos caused by the anomaly. In fact, he knew very well that it was impossible to really fight, just to express his attitude.

To put it bluntly, those people might not even be able to beat the cavalry just now. The expression that was inadvertently revealed when his eyes swept over the soldiers in the manor was full of indifference to life.

Walter knew that he was still alive now because Lance didn't care.

Because he was sure that Vic must have reported to Hamlet, and he also intended to use this to express his dissatisfaction and expressed his desire to exchange Owendo for his family.

At this time, I just said that before the lord came back, other people could not make a decision, and they could only suppress this matter, otherwise his wife would have come to deliver a letter.

Then the wife came to deliver the letter, which means that the lord must know about this matter. Since he knew that he had gathered soldiers, he only sent a team of cavalry, and even did not write a letter, without a word, the meaning could not be more obvious.

It was a very simple disregard, just like people would not pay attention to the movements of an ant in the corner, and even did not think it was a demonstration, but a joke.

What else can I say, just accept my fate.

Thinking of this, Walter laughed inexplicably. If it were another noble lord, I am afraid that he would have been beheaded, and no matter how kind he was, he would have taken him away from this position.

But this lord didn't seem to care at all, which was really interesting.

"What are you laughing at?" The woman looked at Walter with some concern, "I'd better stay and take care of you."

"If you don't go back, you'll have to worry about the two of them. I can be fine here, don't worry about me."

In fact, Walter also heard that his wife didn't want to stay, but came to deliver the letter. Although he was a little unhappy, he also heard that his wife was worried about his imagination.

But Walter is also a smart man, how could he do such a stupid thing.

But this incident made him feel a little indignant.

Damn, whoever wants to be the governor of Owendo can be the governor, I should have retired long ago, you young people can do it by yourselves, don't bother me.

…………

In Bastia, somewhere in the underground river connected to the sewer, whispers sounded in the dimness.

"Your daughter is safe. This is the lord's clearing of the ruins and the outbreak of those evil filth and cults. It's all planned.

As long as this is solved, the whole Hamlet will be liberated, and then we can spare our hands to deal with Bastia. Moreover, there are tens of thousands of adventurers and thousands of troops blocking the front. The situation is stable and has nothing to do with the city."

There is no doubt that the person talking here is Vic and the undercover Baron Lawrence, who was planted in Bastia by the lord.

The Hamlet vision broke out that day, and the coverage was too wide. Even Bastia could see it, and the caravans active in the surrounding areas also brought back all kinds of outrageous news.

This situation will be a huge blow to Lawrence and Francis who bet on Hamlet. If they shake their confidence and cut off the relationship, or surrender to the earl, it will be troublesome. It will be a huge blow to his eyes and ears in Bastia.

So when the fast horse confirmed that Hamlet was fine, he did not wait for an accurate response and hurried back.

To be honest, he didn't know what happened, but he was not a child anymore, so of course he knew what to say, what not to say, and how to say it.

No matter what, he had to grasp the main contradiction, stabilize the person first, and put the others aside.

Hearing these words, the person hiding in the darkness didn't say anything. They were all adults, and it was impossible to easily believe a word. Without even a letter, how could he be sure of his daughter's safety?

However, it was easy to get on the ship but difficult to get off the ship. Lawrence could only hope that the man could really protect his daughter.

Vic didn't dwell on this matter, but talked about another thing to cheer up the man on the opposite side.

"This time the lord raided and broke through the cult's lair. Although the cult leader ran away in advance, we got the list of members developed by the cult, among which..."

Vic reported a few names, which really attracted Lawrence's attention, because many of them were nobles and bureaucrats in Bastia, and their positions were not low.

You should know that the Count of Bastia, who has the Eagle Group in his hands, has a strong control over the territory. Except for some messy cult activities in the first few years, they disappeared under the double blow of the church and the Count, and have not been heard of in recent years.

I didn't expect the corruption to be so deep!

"Is the news accurate? There is no reason for these people to contact the cult, right?"

"We can all talk here, what's so strange about this."

Such a simple sentence can't make Lawrence fail. Yes, I am a spy now.

Vic couldn't help but complain, "Those guys are full and have nothing to do. Isn't the ascension promoted by the cult just what they want? If they knew what the ascension of those cultists meant."

Only by going to the grassroots can you know how backward the feudal aristocracy is. As the lord said, those grassroots are in a mess, and they still have the nerve to talk about governance?

Sometimes he gets angry when he sees those bureaucrats and hooligans oppressing ordinary people. He can't stand these things coming out of Hamlet.

How can you govern the territory with a group of insects?

Vic has secretly recorded the list, and when the lord calls, he will send them all to the sanatorium!

Lawrence felt that Vic was being sarcastic, but he had no evidence, so he could only change the subject and talk about the recent troubles in Bastia.

He was a little unsure about the new round of war instigated by the count.

"The lord warned not to enter the mountains. The beast disease is spreading there. The barbarians have suffered heavy casualties. They are not enemies that ordinary people can defeat.

More importantly, this is contagious. The barbarian tribes are sparsely distributed, but humans gather in towns. If it spreads in the city, the whole of Bastia will probably fall into chaos. "

Lawrence was also a little surprised. It was so serious, and how did the lord know the exact news?

But he was very tactful and did not ask, but chose to ask the lord's mission.

"But now the earl is forcing most of the nobles to express their stance to fight the mountains. This is difficult to stop. What should we do?"

"Simple, make the existence of the cult clear and use the earl's hand to fight the cult."

"But doesn't this just give the earl an excuse to eliminate dissidents?"

Fighting the mountains means death, and being labeled as a cultist by the earl is also death. What's the difference?

"The church, you have overlooked a very important force in Bastia. The church is the most urgent when the cult appears, and they also need manpower.

What's more, we all know how Alvin can beat his eldest brother, and they are still a family after all. Who knows if it is a trap set by the earl, but the church is different. "

Lawrence suddenly reacted after being reminded by Vic, an outsider.

Lawrence didn't expect that it was because ordinary people didn't dare to use the church. The church had a transcendent status in the empire, and the church would not participate in the struggle between nobles.

Just like the nobles would not interfere in the grassroots, and no matter who came to power, they would tacitly accept the status of the church. This was a tacit understanding between the two sides.

But Lawrence also heard that Hamlet's church was demolished, and that man didn't care about the church.

Those nobles supported Alvin because they could only choose one of the two under the system if they wanted to raise the banner. Bruce couldn't stand with them.

But if the cult was used to force the church to take action, they could unite around the church to eliminate the cultists, even the earl. He had to bow his head.

Even pointing the spearhead at the earl... It might not be impossible...

There are many people on those lists who are closely related to the earl.

As for what he would do after the nobles who originally supported Alvin went to the church dock?

Who the hell cares about this kind of trash!

Using the cult to divert the conflict between the earl and the nobles, and to provoke the conflict between the earl and the church, no matter who is injured, it is good for Hamlet, and the cultists are also hit.

That lord messed up Bastia without firing a bullet, what a sinister scheme, he was not in Bastia, how could he know the situation here so well?

No matter how much Lawrence didn't want to admit it, he had to admit that his daughter was fine, after all, the pressure of becoming an enemy of that man was really desperate.

"I know." Lawrence agreed, but he still couldn't let it go and asked, "I hope to see my daughter's letter next time."

"I'll arrange it."

A leisurely sentence came from the dimness, and soon it was completely calm.