Warlord: King of All Clans

The big house at the river bend is bustling with people coming and going, full and empty, alternating day and night.

Leo sat cross-legged on the wooden steps next to the lord's throne and stayed with Urian's body for the whole night.

This was his first guide when he crossed into another world. After three years of getting along, Leo also regarded him as a close relative and elder from the bottom of his heart.

Uliyan never desired power, and everything he did was for the survival of his people.

In fact, his body had long been unable to bear it, and he had relied on supernatural spells and alchemical potions to stay alive for the past year.

For a strong man from the North, being bedridden with illness and relying on others to take care of his eating, drinking, defecating and urinating is not a decent life at all.

Death is actually a kind of relief for him.

The reason why he was holding on was because he was worried about the young and energetic Leo, and was afraid that his children would lose their support after he left.

Now he saw that the River Bay was thriving and peaceful and stable, and Leo was no longer as out of touch as before. He finally let go of his worries and left without any hesitation.

Freya hid in Leo's chest, and a muffled voice came from inside, "Leo, will you die in the future?"

“Yes.”

Freya said angrily, "Humph, I don't like you anymore. It's not fun at all!"

Leo held his chest and said, "Everyone will die, it's just a matter of time. But death is not scary. What's scary is being forgotten."

"Old Wu is the real lord of River Bay. River Bay will never forget him."

Freya immediately said, "I won't forget him either."

The next day, when everyone gathered, Savinting began to read out Uliyan's will in a sob voice.

"Don't cry and annoy me."

"All the properties on the River Bay Peninsula will be handed over to my daughter Olivia, and all the properties outside the River Bay Peninsula will be handed over to my son-in-law Leo..."

"All the books in the study belong to my secretary Savinting, and the collections and savings in the bedroom will be distributed to everyone in the house. Among them, Elodie, who took care of me, will receive an additional compensation of 100 gold coins..."

Leo couldn't help but laugh and scold: "This old Deng has been calculating carefully all his life, and he still calculates the accounts so clearly after his death."

Olivia sat not far away, her eyes dull, and she didn't listen to the contents of the will at all.

She cried secretly all night, but in front of others, she still appeared to be the mistress of Hewan, strong and calm, not like a 19-year-old girl.

At her feet were Elodi and a large group of little dog-headed people, as well as various cubs.

Feeling the mistress's emotions, all the cubs curled up on the ground, huddled together, trying to keep warm for the mistress.

On the third day after the death of the Lord of the River Reach, two Pegasus flew back from outside Isenbor.

Grant Odalov, the second son of the Grand Duke of the North, came to the river bend with the Grand Duke's enthronement decree.

Flying at high speeds in such a deep winter would be too much even for a transcendent being. Weir and Grant rested for a long time in front of the fireplace in the big house before they could speak without trembling.

"Brother, after receiving your message, father immediately issued an edict. However, in our northern border, the earl's position is not so easy to sit on. You must be prepared."

Leo nodded and said, "I understand."

Grant took out the imperial edict, but Leo snatched it away and said, "Let me read it!"

In front of everyone, Leo glanced at the edict and then looked at Grant.

Without waiting for Grant to explain, he read out the imperial edict, "The Grand Duke of the North has ordered... Ulian Lavard... has made outstanding contributions, and is hereby conferred the title of Earl, which will be inherited by his descendants for generations to come, and will never change."

The name of Leo Mundo was written on the edict of the Grand Duke of the North, but Leo changed it to Urian.

Grant looked calm and said nothing.

The North also has a tradition of ancestor worship, but the common people do not have the economic strength to do so, and ordinary knight families only worship their ancestors in ancestral temples.

Only the Earl of the North, who has the orthodox blood of the Hundred Sons of the God of War and an extra layer of religious cloak, can place the tablets of his ancestors in the ancestral temple in the main city for worship by the people of the entire earldom.

Especially for the first earl, it is equivalent to establishing a foundation that will last for thousands of years. It is enough to open a separate page in the family tree and be remembered by future generations for thousands of years.

Leo gave this honor to Ulyanovich.

Hewan has always been following the route of "slowly becoming king", unwilling to expose himself to the world too early. If it were not for Uliyan to have a good identity, Leo would have never planned to take the initiative to ask for the title.

The Grand Duke of the North obviously knew what he was thinking and gave it to him without hesitation. The only difference was that Leo wanted to enthrone Urian, but the Grand Duke of the North did not agree.

After Leo finished reading the edict, Grant whispered, "According to the regular process, if the recipient of the title dies during the canonization process, the hereditary title will automatically pass to the heir."

"As the old saying goes in the North, it means an earl for a day."

"But my father was worried that something might happen to you, so he wrote your name directly on the edict."

Apparently, the Grand Duke of the North was more aware of the unpredictable nature of human nature, and was worried that someone on Isenbol's side would take advantage of Leo's status as a son-in-law to cause trouble, so he made a direct statement in the edict.

Leo nodded and said, "The Grand Duke is worried."

In the big house, Rigolav, Solovy, Roman and others were also present, listening quietly to Leo reading the edict.

Rigolav was Ulyan's old boss, and he entrusted his only son Roman to Ulyan's care. Although there was a huge gap in their status and position, they had a half-lifelong friendship.

Looking at his old subordinate, who was more than ten years younger than him and was walking in front of him, Rigolav felt particularly desolate and remained silent after arriving at the river bend.

At this time, I couldn't help but say: "It's worth it."

A few days later, Uliyan's funeral was completed, the coffin was buried in the cemetery on the Hewan Peninsula, and the tablet was sent to the ancestral temple.

There was an endless stream of people coming to worship Uliyan, and even heavy snow could not stop them.

Grant waited until the funeral was over before setting off back. Before leaving, Grant told Leo the latest developments in the North.

"Count Gustav in the south and MacDonald in the south have signed a peace treaty and temporarily restored peace. However, Count Gustav's territory has experienced two years of war and the people are living in poverty. Count Gustav will inevitably transfer the conflict abroad. At that time, it will depend on whether he targets you or Beboos."

Leo now has some confidence in facing the Northern Earl's forces. Although they are still small and may not win on offense, defense is no problem. "Let him do whatever he wants."

Grant was worried and sighed, "There has been no peace in the North these years. The war in the south has just ended, but Beowulf and Beboos in the north are fighting again, and Kurolof in the east is also ready to make a move. Father is very worried now and can't take care of you for the time being. You have to be careful."

Leo nodded and said, "I'm fine. Tell godfather to be careful too."

The news discovered by the Elf Queen had already been reported to the Grand Duke of the North by letter, but Leo was still unable to reach such conspiracy and turmoil of high-level forces.

Winter has gone and spring has come. The snow has melted and the Spring Sowing Ceremony in the North has arrived again. However, this time, the Grand Lord of River Bay who presided over the Spring Sowing Ceremony was replaced by the young Leo Mundo.

The enthronement of the Grand Duke of the North was also announced to the world, and people only then knew that the North had one more great earl.