Broad World

After sending envoys, Master Sloter came out with a dozen guards. When he saw the crowd, he immediately bowed deeply with one hand on his chest. "I'm very sorry. According to normal etiquette, the Duke of Anta Silver Shield should come to greet him in person. But he has unfortunately passed away now, and Mrs. Brila is too sad, so I have to do it for him."

"It's okay, please allow me to express my regret for the departure of the Duke of Silver Shield. He is an upright nobleman, and also my relative and ally." Henry took the lead and saluted slightly, expressing his condolences for the deceased.

Of course, this is just a pretense. The relationship between him and Anta Silver Shield is not even an ally. At best, it is just mutual use, and sometimes there are even some contests in secret. The duke had tried to gain more benefits through his younger sister a long time ago, in an attempt to turn the Angome family into a vassal of the Silver Shield family.

But unfortunately, Henry is obviously not a person who can be easily manipulated. Shi Kodi saw this exactly, so she resolutely chose her husband between her husband and her elder brother. After all, this is related to the happiness of the rest of her life, not to mention that in the new family, not only can she gain more freedom and rights, but her future children can also inherit a large and wealthy territory.

It can be said that from the refusal to save Ed Yindun (the son of Anta Yindun), to Shi Ji's running away from home, everything was revenge. Using his familiarity with the plot, Henry successfully made the Silver Shield family lose all legal heirs. He will not allow this kind of stability factor to appear near his own territory, even if there is no danger, it will make people feel uncomfortable.

Well now, the Yindun family is now except for a lot of illegitimate children and unknown relatives. All that remains is a widow and a missing daughter. In order of succession. Shi Ji was clearly number one. But unfortunately it is now missing. The next one is Shi Kodixian, then son Alan and daughter Liv. I believe that as long as it is operated properly, there is no problem with annexation.

After mourning, Henry raised his head and took a closer look at the old man with graying hair and beard, and suddenly found that he was a mage above level ten. It seems that this is the caster mentioned by Sarah Brightman. If nothing else, it should be a mage specially supported by the Silver Shield family.

This is not surprising, many wealthy nobles and businessmen will hire one or two spellcasters. To protect yourself and your family from supernatural forces. You must know that this is a magical world, all kinds of weird poisons, curses, spell rituals, terrifying monsters, undead undead, in short, there are too many things that can make ordinary people die.

Sloat noticed Henry's gaze and made a please gesture with a smile on his face. "Your Excellency, please follow me. Mrs. Brila is waiting in the temporary residence in the city. She has a suicide note in her hand that needs to be handed over to you."

"In that case, lead the way." After speaking, Henry followed behind the old man and entered the city gate in a mighty manner. In order to show his strength, he deliberately arranged for five hundred heavily armed soldiers to follow behind, in addition. The two giant dragons did not change back to human form, they were hovering over the city.

Just entered the city. Corey unceremoniously took over the city's defense, leaving the work of burying the corpses to the orcs stationed outside. According to the agreement, all the trophies outside are in duplicate, half of which will be used as the start-up funds for the orcs to build the city, and half will be distributed to the soldiers on this expedition.

You must know that the Iron Throne has collected a lot of benefits along the way, and every participant in the battle will get a generous reward. Of course, orc warriors may prefer shiny weapons and fine armor. With these equipments, they will be able to sweep most of the enemies in the High Wasteland, and by then, whether it is the slave trade or the plundered booty, they will be enough to make a fortune.

Passing through the desolate streets, the group soon came to a rather majestic stone building, which should be an abandoned temple from the outside. Sloat stopped and pointed to the door: "Your Excellency, you'd better go in alone. Mrs. Brila has something to talk to you alone."

Sandy stared and wanted to say something, but was stopped by Henry raising his hand. The corners of his mouth turned up slightly, revealing a sarcastic smile. "No problem, respecting a lady's wishes is the minimum courtesy."

Obviously, such secret meetings are usually accompanied by private negotiations and transactions. But this lady seems to have forgotten the most important point, that is, she doesn't seem to have much leverage anymore. If the request exceeds his bottom line, then he doesn't mind directly controlling the opponent with spells such as "Suggestion" or "Charm Human".

Gently pushing open the door, the first thing you see is Mrs. Brila in black gauze. She was lying on Anta Yindun's coffin sadly, holding a rolled parchment in her hand, sobbing non-stop.

There is no doubt that these are all fake. As far as Henry knows, the relationship between the couple is not very harmonious. Anta Yindun has at least three (mistress) mistresses outside, and illegitimate children can form a strengthening platoon. And his wife is not inferior at all, and the number of guests entering the curtain has always remained above double digits.

It would be a joke if two people like this still have feelings for each other. The reason why they still maintain the illusion of affection is nothing more than unwillingness to let the scandal spread and cause bad influence. After all, the honor and face of nobles are still worth some money, not to mention the issue of property distribution is involved here.

Henry entered the hall and stood by without saying a word, quietly enjoying Mrs. Brila's performance. He wants to see how long this kind of superb acting skills can last, which is quite a joke, just like those people who watch a stage play and find out that the camera is too good to shout loudly.

At the beginning, Mrs. Brila's performance can be described as full of voice and emotion. If it is an outsider standing here, it is inevitable to be moved. But after more than ten minutes, she couldn't hold it any longer, and glanced at Henry standing aside from the corner of her eyes from time to time. But the latter remained unmoved and remained silent like a statue.

As a legendary mage, Henry has already exercised his patience and nerves to the extreme. Even when performing some intense special sports, he can enjoy the stimulation while completing all spell-casting movements accurately, and guarantees that the spell None of the syllables are wrong.

After a while, Brila couldn't bear it anymore, raised her head and pretended to be surprised, and asked, "Gods, Henry, when did you come? I'm sorry I was so sad, so I never found out. .”

"It's okay, ma'am, you have enough reasons to be sad." Henry bowed in a very gentlemanly way.

"Thank you, I don't even know how I survived this time." Mrs. Brila pretended to wipe the tears from the corners of her eyes.

Henry nodded slightly and sighed: "Yeah, it's a murloc bandit and a rebel from the Iron Throne again. This year is indeed quite sad. But you don't have to worry about it now, whether it's the sahuagin or the rebels outside the city. The rebels have all been wiped out."

"What? Those murloc robbers were also wiped out?!" Mrs. Brila showed a shocked expression on her face. She can clearly remember that her husband led thousands of troops and was defeated in a very short period of time.

"That's right, I solved it with my own hands. I believe that the Sword Coast generation will not see these guys for a long time." The corner of Henry's mouth turned up slightly as he spoke, showing a half-smile expression. He believed that the other party would understand the meaning of this sentence.

Hearing this news, Brila fell into a long silence. She understood that the other party was brazenly showing off her strength, and at the same time was warning herself not to overpay. A few minutes later, the widow tore off her disguise and said, "I really didn't expect you to develop so fast. It seems that a powerful country will rise on this land in the future. But these have nothing to do with me , as long as you agree to the conditions written on this piece of paper, I can legally transfer the ownership of the northern land to you."

"Of course, as long as it doesn't exceed my bottom line." As he spoke, Henry spread out the parchment and glanced at the content on it. Not long after, he sneered and asked, "Ma'am, don't you feel that you are a little too greedy? Or do you think I am an idiot who is easy to deceive? Although I don't know who came up with the idea, it is obviously not You, a noble lady, can come up with a means."

"What aspect? We can discuss it again." Mrs. Brila explained with a guilty conscience.

Henry squinted his eyes and stared for a while, then tore the parchment in half, and returned the upper half directly. As for the lower half, it was instantly burned to ashes by the magic flame. He pointed to the remaining half of the forged will: "This is my condition. You can obtain the remaining property of the Silver Shield family. The house and land must be given up. Don't worry, I will compensate a manor on the Angome Islands."

Mrs. Brila picked up half a piece of parchment, and asked with some unwillingness: "Can't the name of the Silver Shield Principality be kept?"

"No, there can only be one country and one monarch in this land, and that is me." Henry said firmly. This is the first time he has revealed his ambitions in front of outsiders.

"Okay, but I want to retain the duke's title of nobility and request it to be hereditary." Mrs. Brila made her request again. She knows that having a noble status is equivalent to a layer of protection, so she must not give it up.

Henry sneered and nodded. "Yes, but it can't be the Duke of Silver Shield. After a while, I will change the principality to a kingdom, and then I will ennoble you as a duchess. As for the manor, it will be a hereditary fief."

Doing so obviously brought the Silver Shield family into the ranks of vassals and accepted the control of the state. He would not let a family with extensive influence stay in his territory, and then enjoy extraterritoriality. Next, the two discussed the legal transfer of the territory and how to deal with the relatives of the Silver Shield family, and finally reached an agreement. (To be continued..)u