Mystery: The Return of the Stars

Chelf's face was full of fear. He shouted for help and struggled to swim to the shore.

Although he was fat, he was a good swimmer. However, when he was about to reach the shore and climb up, Hasta kicked him into the lake again.

He was worried that he could not find anyone to provoke him so that he could speed up the digestion of his magic potion.

This Viscount Cherf Barron wanted to make him a bunny as soon as he came. He was simply asking for a beating!

Hasta glanced around, but unfortunately there was no long weapon that suited him, such as a bamboo pole or a wooden stick. Otherwise, he would let Viscount Cherf Barron experience what it meant to have his head exploded.

Soon, the noise here attracted the nobles nearby to gather.

Seeing someone fall into the water, they shouted for the servants to go into the lake to rescue him.

Hasta stood on the shore and did not stop him. When Cherf was helped to the shore by two servants from the lake, he walked over, smiled, raised his right foot, and kicked Cherf in the heart and kicked him into the lake again.

Cherfu wanted to curse, but he took another big sip of lake water.

The nobles around him came to their senses and realized that Cherfu's fall into the water was not an accident, but a conflict with someone.

Hasta was very conspicuous in the circle of nobles, and his identity was quickly recognized.

The smarter nobles slipped away first, not wanting to get involved in this muddy water.

The nobles who were on good terms with Cherfu shouted and accused Hasta of wanting to murder the nobles.

Audrey and Glellant also came nearby. Seeing that it was Hasta who was causing trouble, Audrey was slightly surprised and blinked.

Kicking a viscount into the lake in front of so many nobles was really bold and fearless.

Tonight was a party organized by the royal family. Even the great nobles had to restrain their tempers, at least on the surface, they had to be at peace.

Glellant hurried forward and pulled Hasta away from here first, so that Hasta would not be kicked into the lake again.

"That Viscount Barron is really nothing, but this is a royal party, so don't make it too ugly, otherwise it will easily leave a bad impression."

Grelint carefully analyzed the pros and cons for Hastur to prevent him from acting impulsively again. Hastur just listened silently and didn't care.

Even if the person who said that just now was a prince, he would still kick him.

He finally got a chance to defend himself, so he would not miss it easily.

After a while, Cherfu was finally rescued from the lake, and he coughed up a lot of lake water, obviously he had drunk a lot just now.

But he didn't dare to come to Hastur directly to settle the account, but just looked at Hastur with resentment, and left the party in advance in disgrace.

It is indeed not decent to kick someone, but the person who is kicked will only be more embarrassed.

And he was soaked all over, and staying here would only become a joke.

After the episode, everything returned to the previous lively.

When Greg and the eldest prince of the royal family appeared, it symbolized that the party was halfway through.

"This eldest prince is deeply loved and trusted by the king, and he is likely to become the new king in the future." Grellint lowered his voice.

It is not possible. When George III fails to be promoted to the Black Emperor in the future, he will be the new King of Rune, Govington II.

Hasta thought about it in his heart. Seeing Greg's friendly communication with the prince, he couldn't help but sigh that the Negan family is really good at betting.

After Greg greeted the nobles around him, he led the prince to the direction of Hasta.

Grelint hurriedly tidied up his clothes, straightened his back, made himself look more energetic and elegant, and then took Hasta to greet him.

Grelint introduced: "This is Baron Hasta Campbell, the last heir of the Campbell family. This time, it was he who helped the police solve the Sunrise Workhouse case. He is also my good friend."

The prince smiled and said: "Young and promising, the kingdom needs nobles like you who are full of wisdom and courage."

Hasta also replied a few polite words. After just a few simple chats, the prince left first.

Grelint glanced at Greg, who understood and turned away silently.

"How did Viscount Barron offend you tonight?"

"It was just a small matter, and he got the punishment he deserved."

Greck nodded, revealed the matter, and said: "After the party, don't leave first."

"The king's reward?"

"Well, the king asked the eldest prince to come forward, obviously he is very optimistic about you."

Hasta understood the meaning of this sentence. The king asked the eldest prince to come forward so that he could be grateful for the eldest prince's kindness in the future.

This is indeed an act of optimism.

Yes, he is young, wise and courageous, and the Campbell family was once a hereditary earl, so the future is indeed bright.

Only people like Cherfu who are blind and have no IQ dare to offend him blatantly.

Greck did not stay for long, and left after saying a few words, but his arrival revealed a signal to the nobles around him.

Hasta Campbell is a good friend of his, Greg Nigan, and they have a good relationship.

With the deterrence of Greg, some nobles who originally wanted to stand up for Cherfu tacitly revealed the matter.

Hastur, who was not disturbed, came to the small circle of Greylint and Audrey with a glass of wine, smiled and exchanged a few words, blended into their circle, and quietly waited for the end of the party.

He was very curious about what kind of reward the king would give this time.

At least it would not be less than 2,000 gold pounds, right?

If he had given him 10,000 gold pounds directly, he would have let Greg help him invest in stocks and make some money first.

With Greg and Audrey present, Hasta showed the elegance and decency that a noble should have, especially when chatting, he always impressed every person he talked to.

Especially the unmarried girls, their eyes were full of admiration and curiosity when they looked at him.

Curiosity is the beginning of the fall.

Fortunately, Hasta is not a person like Greg. Once there is such a sign, he will stop exuding charm in time to avoid being disturbed by these noble girls in his peaceful life.

At eleven o'clock, the nobles who attended the party left one after another. Greg wanted to leave with Hasta, but in the end he could only leave alone with envy.

The crowd gradually dispersed, and soon a servant came to Hasta and led him into the private space inside the manor.

The eldest prince, Greg, and Hibbert were already sitting on the sofa chatting.

This is the core power circle of the future Kingdom of Loen.

Greg represents the Negan family, and Hibbert is backed by Earl Hall. Both of them are important officials of the Kingdom of Loen today, and are great nobles with power and wealth.

Hasta just glanced around, and then walked over naturally, saying hello to everyone.

In the future, he believes that he will also enter the most core power circle of the Kingdom of Loen.

After chatting for a while, the prince asked someone to bring a small yellow-brown box and put it in front of Hasta, "This is a reward for courage and wisdom."

...

The party ended, on the carriage.

Hasta put the yellow box on his knees and slowly opened it.

There were so many people just now, and he was embarrassed to open it directly in front of the prince.

He could only hold back his curiosity, and now he can finally take a peek.

There are three pieces of paper lying quietly in the box... To be precise, three deeds.

One of the deeds is a large house in Queens, which was originally a property that belonged to the Campbell family and was exported by Voltaire.

The other two deeds are noble territories, located in South Wales, with a total area of ​​about 1,000 acres.

In other words, it is about 400 hectares.

Compared with the real aristocratic territory, 1,000 acres is only about one-sixth of the standard territory of the earl.

This has to mention the talent of Voltaire, who divided his territory into 15 parts, that is, 15 deeds, each of which is about the same size.

Normally, the aristocratic territory is not allowed to be bought and sold at will without the king's permission, let alone for gambling.

But Voltaire is very resourceful. He did not directly say that this is a bet, nor did he sell it directly to others. He just asked the nobles who have the deeds to help him manage the territory.

As for the output and taxes in the territory, they are the fees for managing the territory.

Hasta silently put away the deeds, put them back in the box, and then closed the box.

It's a pity that the king did not give him the opportunity to choose, otherwise he would directly choose the equivalent gold pounds.

With the abolition of the Corn Law, the land of the nobles will become less and less valuable, and the economic benefits that can be produced in the territory will also be greatly reduced.

He could have taken a large sum of gold pounds, went to the stock market to make a profit, and then bought a large amount of land that has become cheaper.

The difference between the two is a huge sum of gold pounds.

Fortunately, the house in Queens is not bad. Living in Queens is safer than living in the West.

As for the territory, he has no time to manage these things for the time being.

And it is far away in South Wales, and he has no time to go out for a walk.

He can only ask Butler Neil to send someone to investigate first, and consider other things later.

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The Hall of Stars.

Fifteen days later, Hastur appeared as the master of the stars, extending two chains of order to lead the lamp god and the mother tree of desire to come.