Dear Broom Knight

Bowen's chubby, round face wrinkled up: "I haven't left!"

He's been in this dark room for three days!

The documents on the table are still piled higher than he is.

Huddled in the pile of documents, Bowen had even added a silent spell to himself… And the Hamilton couple, long accustomed to his presence, didn't notice anyone else in the room at all.

Countess Hamilton hesitated for a moment, looked at her shameless husband, and asked in a low voice: "What work did you arrange for Bowen that's keeping him so busy?"

"Detailed information on the northern nobles," Bowen replied lifelessly. "The one Duke Fabris sent, the Montes family's treasured collection."

"That box of gifts, is it all this?" Countess Hamilton finally remembered the congratulatory gift that Count Montes had sent to Ezra via a great knight upon his inauguration.

"Yes…" Bowen drawled in response.

"Didn't you say that the Montes territory's gifts were the most valuable, even better than the Azure Maple territory's…" Countess Hamilton said with a strange expression, "So, you're going to leave it for Almes?

You're going to leave this for your son?

What is in Azure Maple territory that makes you think Pearl is more suitable."

"Illusion cards," Bowen once again responded before Ezra could, "Three sets of illusion cards, and a space necklace with added mental and magical resistance."

Countess Hamilton helplessly shook her head and laughed.

Bowen's resentment this time was truly great, otherwise he wouldn't be interrupting Ezra like this.

However, she still looked seriously at her husband: "The necklace can be given to Pearl, but not the illusion cards.

You can't just ignore everything because the cards are pretty.

That's not good for Pearl.

What if she can't control her thoughts and keeps wanting to look at the random illusions inside?"

Ezra was stunned for a moment before immediately reacting: "I understand.

But I've already told Pearl… Then, at least give her one set?"

"Baron Lowry likes to study flowers and plants. His illusion cards must have something like that in them," Countess Hamilton raised her chin. "Only that kind can be given to Pearl."

Illusion cards with silver moons or ice and snow are of course more powerful, but Pearl's mental strength simply can't handle it.

Ezra wasn't very satisfied, but he also understood that his wife knew their daughter better.

He used to spend years in the military camp, and even if he cared for and loved his children, he still couldn't understand the more subtle details, only roughly knowing what they liked and disliked.

The only thing he could do was give the children more gifts.

However, sometimes, he would give Almes some 'sweet burdens'. Who told him he was the heir, and one who had awakened a natural talent, able to live longer!

It wouldn't hurt to learn more.

He turned to look at Bowen: "What did you find out, Bowen?"

Bowen sometimes really suspected that the reason Countess Hamilton was criticizing her husband over there was to disrupt his dissatisfaction.

Just like now, even though he was still full of resentment, he suddenly had no chance to vent it.

But his strong professional spirit still made him give a responsible answer: "The Watson family wasn't as strong as the Baer family before!

It's the baron family that the Montes family's second young master, Masoud, married into.

Moreover, Baron Watson's father died in that northern war. He was only 15 years old when he inherited the title.

Because he didn't have much money, he was almost scammed by the noble affairs office, but fortunately Count Montes helped him in time."

Countess Hamilton raised an eyebrow: "The Underage Noble Guardianship Act? The Watson family, who is so ruthless?

Aren't most of their family in the middle and lower ranks of the King's Army?"

"That's all later," Bowen laughed. "It's understandable that the victors slightly beautify their past.

Sensible people won't say much, it's not a big deal.

Anyway, only outsiders like us will be deceived."

He shook his head: "In short, the former Count Montes not only helped him pay the 'tribute' for inheriting the title, but also sent him to the King's Army."

Ezra's eyes flickered slightly: "Indeed, he also lost his father in that war.

And he had just left the King's side, and had the ability to have his former colleagues take care of Watson."

The reason why the Northern Territory can enter the royal control so peacefully and smoothly as it is now is also related to the wars of those years.

The reason why no one felt anything after everything was over was because Count Montes, who became the master of the Northern Territory, could control those officers in the border army who belonged to the King's forces.

Even if their ability was slightly worse, their status, position, and longer military service experience, and their relationship with the King, could still be respected by the soldiers.

The reason why Count Montes later treated his children that way, trying his best to highlight that eldest son who had no outstanding qualities at all, was actually related to these things.

Which great knight would be willing to listen to the orders of a commander who hasn't even reached level 10?

This isn't the people in the territory, who naturally have a position of obedience to him.

However, it seems that Count Montes was already very shrewd at that time.

Ezra believed that his helping Baron Watson inherit the title might have been out of empathy, but sending Watson to the army was definitely not.

At that time, although the national war was coming to an end, the Northern Territory was still turbulent.

Territories that had just been incorporated into the country were not so easy to submit.

But the degree of danger wasn't that high either.

As long as Baron Watson worked hard enough, he would definitely be able to gain a place in the border army.

And he did it.

"Did Count Montes help him after that?" Countess Hamilton asked thoughtfully.

"No," Bowen shook his head with a document. "Baron Watson is just the best performing one among the people he sent to the army, not the only one.

Count Montes was quite overwhelmed at the time.

He was also very poor.

Of course, the little money to help Baron Watson inherit the title was nothing to him, after all, what he lacked was not money at all."

Old Montes emptied his family fortune in one war.

If a territorial noble wants to live well, how can they only have money?

What Count Montes inherited was a full treasury of money, and an empty warehouse of energy crystals.

Indeed, he could use gold coins to buy crystals.

However, during the war, the prices of energy crystals, including some attribute gems, soared.

If it was the most intense stage of the war, Count Montes would grit his teeth and accept it.

But the war was about to end, and he still had to spend that big sum of money… Tsk~

If it were Ezra, he wouldn't be able to accept it either.

No wonder Count Montes would eventually accept the marriage request from the inland great nobles.

Generally, in such marriages, the wife's dowry is divided into two parts.

Part of the gold, silver, jewelry, clothes, and oddities are for the daughter's personal use.

But if it's a large amount of gold coins or energy crystals, it's basically a transaction item given to the man.

And the 'gifts' that the man sends to the woman, although some of them are precious jewelry and clothing for the bride, they also come with some treasures of special significance for the other family.

Generally, it's the most important specialty of the man's family to prove their sincerity in forming an alliance… For example, the Montes family gave the woman commercial access rights to the border.

For the inland great nobles, this is like gaining a continuous source of life… Money is life!

So, in such marriages, what kind of dowry the woman brings basically depends on what the man needs.

The grand wedding is actually an alliance ceremony.

"At this time, he still had the mind to add people to the border army, he's really amazing," Countess Hamilton said sarcastically, "What I lack is this ability!"

Ezra and Bowen looked at her together… Or what else?

A person who only knows how to command their knight order to fight can at most become the commander of the vanguard in the army!

That's a position that can be taken as long as you dare to fight and charge.

After that, you must have a certain foresight, you can't not know how the enemy is coming when they've already arrived.

Although Ezra is a little lacking in this aspect, he has Bowen, and also has enough analytical ability to accept or reject Bowen's opinions.

Generally, nobles, even great nobles, how could they have a scholar with good talent following them since childhood!

Bowen, it can only be said that he's worse than Yuri, but he's much stronger than those scholars outside the palace.

But it's not impossible to understand.

Ezra is just a collateral, no matter how bad the environment Lyon is in, he's still the King's grandson.

When the royal affairs officer arranges followers, they only consider bloodline and talent, and don't care about parental love.

The head of the royal family is only His Majesty the King, and his will is the real command.

Countess Hamilton was exasperated by the looks: "Get to the point! Who exactly did Watson accept help from to stand out during the war?

It can't be the Frost Church, right?

Huh?

Bowen… Don't scare me… Does the Frost Church still have this ability?

I'd rather believe it was the High Tower Church!"

"Have you forgotten that Baron Baer's daughter even gave birth to an ice dog king," Bowen said without blinking, "That's Count Montes' staunch direct subordinate.

The relationship between the Northern Territory army, the Northern Territory nobles, and the Frost Church has always been delicate.

After all, the most lethal to those great nobles in the Icefield Kingdom were originally them."

Countess Hamilton paused slightly, but she could only shake her head and sigh.

At that time, a large number of noble children rushed into the Northern Territory King's Army, which was still in the final stages of the war… The safety was high, the merit points were not low, and there were even territory exchange coupons.