Calamity Crown

Bear Castle, Inner Castle Study Room.

Grand Duke Scrooge, who was sitting in the main seat, frowned unconsciously after looking at Ang Ke who was escorted in by his eldest son.

Although Grand Duke Scrooge didn't know Angke in front of him, he was quite familiar with it.

Even before the Lust incident, the Grand Duke had heard about the other party's reputation.

Angke, the last guardian knight of the Steinbeck family.

A guardian knight who is proficient in marksmanship and swordsmanship, especially in unarmed combat.

But the most amazing thing about this guardian knight is the extraordinary talent of the other party. At the age of 18, he made his mark in the Royal Hunting of Ludeshi and completed three baptisms.

All Rudshi people, whether they are nobles, royal family, or civilians who have qualified to participate in this hunting, have no doubt that Angke will grow at an astonishing speed, and eventually become a third-tier professional.

Therefore, everyone started to win over the young man.

But facing the olive branches extended by all parties, the young man chose the long-declined Steinbeck family.

This surprised the nobles of Ludeshi at that time.

At the same time, he also became angry.

Naturally, there was more ridicule.

Everyone who was able to participate in the royal hunting activities in Ludez knew the final fate of the Steinbeck family as "outsiders" in Ludez.

In fact, it is.

Three years later, the Steinbeck family 'rebelled' and was executed by the whole family.

Only the one-year-old son Skiffins Steinbeck was rescued by the other party, and the two disappeared from everyone's sight under the pursuit of the Ludez royal family.

until……

Loust!

The Grand Duke squinted his eyes, looking at the guardian knight of the Steinbeck family in front of him, and there was a real killing intent in his eyes.

Although there was an accident, my nephew's family was really implicated by the youngest son of the Steinbeck family.

Especially his nephew, who almost became the opponent's scapegoat.

Feeling the killing intent in the Grand Duke's eyes, especially the faint power revealed by the Grand Duke, Ang Ke, the guardian knight of the Steinbeck family, trembled in his heart.

legend? !

It's legendary!

Almost instantly, the guardian knight of the Steinbeck family confirmed this.

Then, I became more and more impressed with my master's speculation.

Although it was not the first time since he was a child, this kind of ability to infer the whole thing just by relying on some news that seemed true and false still made the guardian knight amazed.

He also recognized more and more that his master would surely succeed.

Thinking of this, the guardian knight of the Steinbeck family bowed and performed a knight salute.

"I have seen His Highness!"

"I came here with the goodwill of my master—I hope His Highness can give us some help because of the fact that Master Goethe has a trace of the Steinbeck family blood in him."

"Of course, my master will also give you the reward you deserve."

After speaking, the guardian knight of the Steinbeck family bowed again.

What?

Goethe has a trace of the Steinbeck family blood in him?

Surprise appeared on the serious face of Simlei Ke who led the other party in.

Not only the eldest son of the grand duke, but also the grand duke himself was taken aback.

"evidence?"

The grand duke sat upright with the killing intent in his eyes gone, his power became more and more terrifying, and Angke's body couldn't help trembling.

The Ke family does not value bloodlines like the nobles of Faber.

However, they value family.

Although it is the same to a certain extent, it is higher than the bloodline.

To put it simply, after becoming a member of the Ke family, the bloodline is not important, the bloodline is just an opportunity, and among Fabol's nobles, the bloodline is everything.

As for the family?

It's just a nice name.

Therefore, when it comes to family members, the Ke family has always attached great importance to it.

Ang Ke felt the pressure on him like a mountain, and once again lamented the horror of the legendary strongman, but this guardian knight would not bow his knees.

Because he represents the Steinbeck family.

Representing his master, Upper Skiffins Steinbeck.

"You can ask Master Goethe."

"He possesses the core secret technique of the Steinbeck family - [Steinbeck breathing method], and it has reached a considerable level."

"If it weren't for the blood of the Steinbeck family, it would be impossible to reach this level."

"even……"

"There will only be disaster!"

Speaking of this, the guardian knight of the Steinbeck family sneered.

Why was the Steinbeck family suppressed everywhere in Ludeshi, and even became a "rebellious party" in the end?

Isn't it because of [Steinbeck Breathing Method]?

It's just that those bastards couldn't think of the characteristics of [Steinbeck Breathing Method].

Without the blood of the Steinbeck family, if you want to practice [Steinbeck Breathing Method], you are looking for death. The more you practice to a high level, the faster you will die. At the beginning, it was just to the extent of going out and stepping on dog shit. Even eating will choke to death.

The Grand Duke stared at Angke.

The guardian knight of the Steinbeck family faced it calmly.

As for the words of the guardian knight of the Steinbeck family, the Grand Duke believed half of them.

Not just the attitude of the other party.

Also because of Goethe's talent!

Among his three sons, the eldest son, Smlai K., was gifted, as if he had undergone a mutation, reaching the level of amazement by ordinary people, while the second and third sons were also gifted, far beyond ordinary people. .

Even the heirs of the so-called Tesin royal family and Fabol nobles are far behind.

And his nephew Goethe?

He also possesses the same talent as the eldest son.

It made him very happy.

My junior.

The higher the talent, the better.

However, when the source of this talent was in part the Steinbeck family, it worried the Grand Duke.

Steinbeck family.

Whether it is in Tesin or in certain small circles of Lu Deshi, he is a well-known existence.

Of course, definitely not a good reputation.

‘A lunatic who is persistent to the extreme! '

This is the evaluation of the Steinbeck family in the small circle.

At the same time, there is also the evaluation of "wealth is unmatched"-it is rumored that after the Rudes royal family destroyed the Steinbeck family twenty-five years ago, they did not find the real treasure house of the Steinbeck family, but Just some "sporadic income" has allowed the Ludez royal family to obtain more than ten years of combined taxes, so that until now, the Ludez royal family is known for its extravagance in all countries.

For this, Scrooge, the poor head of the Ke family, felt envious.

However, compared with Goethe, such envy disappeared immediately.

He didn't mind the fact that Goethe knew that he had the blood of the Steinbeck family - so what if he had the blood of the Steinbeck family? Still his nephew?

What he cares about is whether this 'crazy' bloodline will affect Goethe.

after all……

Goethe himself possessed a piece of 'crazy blood'.

Once 1+1\u003e2, it would be unimaginable.

The Grand Duke sat there and couldn't help thinking.

The eldest son of the Grand Duke is also like this.

Both of them are thinking about the solution.

However, after about two seconds, the two sighed together.

Not yet.

Unless Goethe changed his body, but with the passing of Little Jasmine, no one could master this kind of secret technique.

Then there is only one way left...

fighting!

Let Goethe fight to his heart's content, and use the passion of the "warrior" road to vent his "crazy"!

As for the dangers involved?

Of course I will bear it! X2

Almost unanimously, the Grand Duke and the eldest son of the Grand Duke made a decision.

As Goethe's uncle (brother), this is a natural responsibility.

"Smiley, you..."

"Forget it, I will talk to Goethe in person later."

The Grand Duke thought for a while and changed his mind.

As the patriarch, the Grand Duke thought it would be better for him to talk to Goethe himself.

The eldest son of the Grand Duke did not object.

He respects what his father means.

Then, the Grand Duke looked at Angke.

"What help do you need?"

"Stop saying things like taking revenge on the Ludeshi royal family. As the strongest country, Ludeshi cannot be provoked by a mere northern border."

The Grand Duke said frankly.

This is not modesty.

but the truth.

The Kingdom of Ludeshi was a country that had stood for thousands of years before the appearance of the "Mad King". Dare to contempt Lu Deshi lightly.

Not to mention Tesin who is far inferior to Yatuk.

And in the past with Tesin, it could only be a struggle, and it was still a bit of a disadvantage in the north?

Naturally, there is self-knowledge.

It's the same even if the Grand Duke is already a legendary powerhouse.

because--

Lu Deshi also has his own legendary powerhouse, and there is more than one!

Even, the Grand Duke has always suspected that 'they' are in Ludeshi.

Of course, Yatuk was also suspected by the Grand Duke.

Because Yatuk's rise was so fast, so fast that it surpassed everyone's imagination. It took less than twenty years for that invincible fleet to emerge from scratch—this is really unimaginable.

Although the inland sea is not comparable to the real sea, it is also a sea to some extent.

The northern border also has its own sea power, even if it is not strong because of the obstruction of the Tesin royal family.

But it was precisely because of this that the Grand Duke understood the value of the Armada that could 'kill two legendary powerhouses'.

"of course not!"

"The enmity between the Steinbeck family and Lu Deshi will only be resolved by the Steinbeck family. We..."

"Goethe is not from the Steinbeck family, but from the Ke family."

Angke's words were interrupted by the Grand Duke.

The Grand Duke emphasized directly.

"certainly!"

Faced with this emphasis, Angke did not refute.

"Master Goethe is from the Ke family. My master and I have no objection to this point. The hatred of Lu Deshi will not involve Master Goethe!"

The Guardian Knight of House Steinbeck promises.

"You swear as a guardian knight!"

The Grand Duke continued to emphasize.

Although it seems a bit cumbersome to do so, when he was young, the Grand Duke, who was tricked by George VI once and almost killed his whole family, thought that no matter how cumbersome it was, he had to do it.

George VI that time, he was lucky.

But what about again?

The Grand Duke can't guarantee it.

And in Skiffins Steinbeck, the Grand Duke saw the shadow of George VI—although some of the methods seemed a little immature, they were more ruthless.

At the very least, King George VI valued interests more, and asked for something because of 'them'.

So, be a little gentler.

What about Skiffins Steinbeck?

That really means crazy!

That's no longer bottomless!

But when you think that you have detected the other party's bottom line, the other party has repeatedly broken through the bottom line in your cognition - when the Grand Duke read Lust's information, he sighed more than once, if it was not an accident, Lust this Time has long since been erased from Tesin's map.

and……

Such an accident!

It should be what Skiffins Steinbeck himself wanted!

As for why?

Grand Duke is not yet clear.

It can't be because of Goethe's scruples, right?

With the opponent's performance...

How can it be!

The Ke family may be jealous of the family, the other party?

Totally impossible!

"I swear in the name of the guardian knight of the Steinbeck family, I or the lord will never involve Master Goethe in the enmity between the Steinbeck family and Lu Deshi. If I violate the oath, I will lose all honor and die a violent death !"

Angke formally swears.

This made the Grand Duke nodded in satisfaction.

"Well, let's talk."

"My lord hopes to be able to participate in Master Goethe's plan this time - we will encourage more descendants of the nobles of Faber to come to Bear Castle to participate, so I hope you can join us as the Guardian of the North and the North The Grand Duke’s identity statement means that while Master Goethe is challenging all second-tier professionals, he will not take action against the Fabers for the time being.”

Angke immediately revealed his master's plan.

The Grand Duke frowned again.

Skiffins Steinbeck eyeing Faber?

The information revealed in Angke's words surprised the Grand Duke.

According to what Skiffins Steinbeck did in Lotus, it should have been quiet for a while—although the Tesin royal family attracted his attention, the 'Keeper of Secrets' did not.

Except for Alger Aldridge, the captain of the 17th team, the captain of the 22nd team 'Simik Zolens' who is on a break should be chasing Skiffins Steinbeck.

That's why the opponent let his guardian knight show up, and he continued to hide.

This is what the Grand Duke thought before.

but now?

As expected of a'crazy'!

The Grand Duke sighed inwardly.

"Skiffins Steinbeck promises to do no harm to the interests of the North."

"certainly!"

"We are allies - the Steinbecks keep their promises!"

Onco again assured.

Afterwards, the two sides talked in secret for half an hour.

When the sun slanted westward, Angke left Bear Castle quickly.

As soon as he walked out of Bear Castle, the guardian knight of the Steinbeck family quickened his pace again. When he entered a dense forest outside Bear Castle, the guardian knight of the Steinbeck family stopped.

After a while, a figure appeared.

The other party was a short and thin young man with white hair and a shriveled face, as if he was sick. He coughed from time to time when he walked, and there were two sharp swords in his waist, one long and one short.

"Simik Zurence!"

Angke called out the opponent's name in a deep voice.

"Come with me."

"I'm not in good health, and I don't want to do anything."

The Captain of Team 22 of the 'Keeper of Secrets' said softly.

Ang Ke ignored the other party's words, and took out a scroll from his arms.

"My master has something to tell you."

After speaking, he opened the scroll.

The phantom figure of Skiffins Steinbeck appears in it.

"Good afternoon, Mr. Zuolens."

"Time is running out, so I'll make a long story short."

"I hope to use a deal to allow you to suspend your pursuit of us - just to suspend, not to give up."

The owner of the pine nut hotel said with a smile.

"oh?"

"Although I know I shouldn't be curious, I still want to know what?"

The captain of Team 22 of the "Keeper of Secrets" elongated his tone, and lightly tapped the hilt of his sword with his left hand.

Tap, tap, tap!

The subtle knocking sound, with invisible fluctuations, went in all directions.

All the living things he touched appeared in the perception of the captain of Team 22 of the 'Keeper of Secrets'.

But there was no Skiffins Steinbeck.

Although he knew the result a long time ago, when faced with the facts, the captain of Team 22 of the 'Secret Keeper' was still disappointed, especially after the opponent's guardian knight talked with the Grand Duke of the North for a long time, this disappointment involuntarily expanded several times.

Afraid of the Grand Duke's strength, he did not dare to approach.

Alger Aldridge told him the true strength of the Grand Duke.

legend!

A place that makes them unattainable!

Even their chief captain just touched it, rather than stepping in in the true sense!

Therefore, Simic Zuolens told himself that he must be cautious and restrained in the northern border.

As we all know, the Grand Duke has a bad temper.

He didn't want to be hollowed out by the Grand Duke like his good friend Alger Aldridge, turning a good rotation into a true bedridden.

Skiffins Steinbeck noticed the hidden behavior of the captain of the 'Keeper' 22 team.

But, he didn't care at all.

If the opponent finds out all of this, he simply surrendered.

You know, this is the distance from the northern border to Fabol, spanning the entire inland sea. If you can find him with this secret technique, how terrible is the opponent's strength?

That has already surpassed the legend!

"The 'Fairy Lake' and 'Dragon Island' have problems."

"The water of the 'Fairy Lake' is no longer clear. It exudes a stench that corrodes people's hearts."

"'Dragon Island', under the hunting of the Tesin royal family, giant dragons have become increasingly rare... No, no! To be precise, the giant dragons with thin blood are about to become large lizards."

"If you don't want the 'Keeper of Secrets' to be wiped out in these two 'secret realms', I suggest you tell them to evacuate immediately."

"Of course, you can choose not to believe me."

"However, when the disaster really strikes, you will be the sinner who let the 'Keeper of Secrets' be destroyed."

Skiffins Steinbeck said in a flat tone the news that Simic Zuolense was terrified.

Because, as the owner of the Pine Nut Hotel said, the water of the 'Lake of Fairies' has become turbid, and people who are close will become irritable when they smell the stench.

But the giant dragons of the 'Dragon Island' have lost the rationality that the dragons should have, and have become like ordinary beasts.

"What kind of disaster?"

The captain of Team 22 of the 'Keeper of Secrets' asked.

Skiffins Steinbeck smiled and said nothing.

"I will suspend the pursuit of you."

The captain of Team 22 of the 'Keeper of Secrets' made a promise.

"The world of 'Secret Realm' hates you!"

After saying these words, Skiffins Steinbeck disappeared.

Angke is also slowly retreating.

Simic Zuolens lowered his head and frowned.

The captain of Team 22 of the 'Keeper of Secrets' did not break his promise.

It wasn't until Angke disappeared that Simic Zuolens left with a serious face.

Just after the captain of Team 22 of the "Keeper of Secrets" left, the Archduke walked out of the shadows thoughtfully—when he had just talked with Ang Ke, he noticed someone nearby peeking at Bear Castle

It's just that I didn't expect it to be Simic Zuolens.

Not to mention that there would be problems in the secret realm of Tesin's royal family.

"Written by that bastard George VI?"

"still……"

"The temptation of 'them'?"

The Grand Duke returned to Bear Castle while thinking.

At this moment, Goethe was discussing with Emlei K and Gejir——

"I think we can get more!"

"Since Goethe is going to challenge all second-tier powerhouses, there will naturally be a group of guys who will turn their attention to it, and they will definitely make a fortune by taking advantage of this opportunity!"

"Why don't we do it ourselves?"

Emlei Ke said bluntly.

Emlei Ke, who manages the finances of the northern border for his father and elder brother, knows how poor the northern border is.

Otherwise, why would father go hunting without incident?

Really thought it was a hobby?

wrong.

It is to subsidize the family.

The meat of the prey can satiate the Ke family very well, and some rare things can also be exchanged for more gold grams.

As for where did the money go?

The environment in the north is doomed to need to buy a lot of food.

The annual snowstorm requires more food reserves.

Beyond that, is maintaining the army.

The reason why the northern cavalry is called elite.

Of course it cost money.

Especially those Northern Warhorses are even more precious than people.

The rest of the money is used for research and development, both in the direction of the mysterious side and in the direction of normal people's livelihood.

This is totally a bottomless pit.

Even if the Ke family has been working hard to save, it is still a drop in the bucket.

Even, why did he set up a killer organization like 'Shadow'?

The original purpose is to make money.

Now there is an opportunity to make money in front of him, how could Emlei Ke give up?

"That's right!"

"We have to seize this opportunity!"

Gejill sat there, put his injured leg on the stool beside him, and nodded in agreement.

"I have no objection!"

Goethe looked at Emlei K and Gegil, and couldn't help spreading his hands.

"Then you are?"

Emlei Ke and Gejir looked at each other, and cast a puzzled look at Goethe.

"I mean Emlei, your plan is too crude!"

"Simple odds, there will be a lot of gains in the early stage, but as I win more and more battles, everyone will follow me to win."

"In the end, we didn't earn much."

Goethe sighed.

What a coincidence.

The North is short of money.

He is also short of money.

Therefore, Goethe had already figured out how to make money when he proposed this plan.

"We regard the 80 challenges as a series of games - let everyone guess the winner or loser of each game, and then the all-matched players can receive the final bonus."

"Of course, it's not enough to just win or lose. It's too simple. We can also add how long each challenge will last, how many tricks the two sides used, and whether it will end in a draw."

"Even, join me in the first move to win the opponent!"

"If we integrate these into it, we will make the gameplay more diverse, and we can better control the winning rate, and finally reach the point where the dealer takes all!"

Goethe said in a low voice.

Both Emlei Ke and Gejir's eyes lit up.

The two are not fools, on the contrary, they are both very smart. Even if Goethe just gave a brief introduction, they instantly sensed a huge business opportunity from it.

"You guy, if you want to be a businessman, you must be a big profiteer!"

"How did you come up with the idea?"

Facing the inquiry of the two, Goethe smiled without saying a word.

He will tell the two that he bought football lottery tickets when he was in his "hometown"?

"It's not just these!"

"I have risked my life to challenge all second-tier powerhouses, so I charge a ticket, isn't it too much?"

"We divide the tickets into first, second, third class and VIP seats. The third class seats must be close to the people. The price of the first and second class seats should be doubled proportionally, but the price of the VIP seats should be ten times higher, and it must be conspicuous. , Be different! If you attract Faber’s nobles, with the virtue of those guys, they will definitely pay for it.”

Goethe went on to add.

Emlei K and Gejir nodded again and again.

"As for those external stalls?"

"Why are we in such a hurry?"

"When they put Jinke in and they're all rolled up, we'll think that the other party is 'illegal', and we'll end them with money and people—remember, be patient and boil the frogs in warm water!"

"Let these guys change from unscrupulous to frightened."

"Then……"

"We want to squeeze all the oil and water they have accumulated over the years from these guys!"

Goethe said and shook his fist vigorously.

hiss!

Emlei K and Gejir gasped.

The two looked at Goethe as if they were seeing Goethe for the first time.

"Wrong, you are not a profiteer."

"Your heart is black."

"but……"

"I like!"

Emlei K smiled all over his face.

He can't wait to prepare to harvest.

"Are you going to kill these guys afterwards?"

Gergil began to think after the fact.

"It's hard to hide things like this. It's the same whether they are destroyed or not. It's better to use waste, throw them into my mine, and mine for me-there is a shortage of people in my place, and the mine It is helpful for them to recall if there is any gold gram hidden and not handed over to us as compensation, we must set a model of handing over, and they will naturally follow suit."

"You guy is really, your heart is not only black, but also dirty!"

Gejir clicked his tongue loudly.

Goethe rolled his eyes and said righteously——

"What's black? What's dirty?"

"How can you defile people's innocence out of thin air?"

"I'm just exercising my rights legitimately as a member of the Northern Ke family!"

PS Uh... Fat Dragon got up late... Cover your face!