Marquis Cullen summoned everyone to the banquet hall.
The servants and maids had removed the table and the dishes on it, and hung a purple flag embroidered with the Figuerola family's coat of arms on the west stone wall.
Marquis Cullen sat on the main seat facing the gate, and on his left hand side was the financial officer of Rock Snow City, Goldfinger Romero from the Campos family.
Sir Romero arrived at the Marquis Mansion after the dinner. He originally came to Marquis Cullen to handle some government affairs in Rock Snow City, but at the request of Ilea, he stayed with him to serve as a witness for the election.
On the right hand side of Marquis Cullen is a young man who looks lazy. He has a pair of beautiful phoenix eyes like a woman, and there is always an elusive smile on the corner of his mouth, which seems to be sarcastic, but also seems to be pure.
It just comes from nature.
In short, his smile gave people a subtle feeling that he was a little unworthy of being spanked, but if he really wanted to use his hands, the spanker would wonder if he had misunderstood something.
Of course, the most eye-catching thing about him is his short red hair, which is as hot and bright as a flame. Under the short hair, his two small round ears are looming.
And this also means that he has the blood of the Vespasian family flowing in his body, and is a descendant of the great pioneer, conqueror, and the first emperor of the empire, Alessandro the Furious Lion.
This member of the royal family has been a guest at the Marquis's Mansion in Yanxue City recently. Hearing that there was something lively to see, he came over happily without being invited.
The eight people in the center of the hall are all from the Arias family, including today's two protagonists and the six core members with voting rights.
Li Yu has never met any of these people except Miss Rabbit, and no one around him is willing to talk to him, let alone the NPCs in the game who take the trouble to repeat their roles and mission backgrounds to the players.
Li Yu could only guess by himself. He first identified Marquis Cullen from his seat.
The latter is a short man with a thin body and a serious face. He has a pair of short triangular ears on the top of his head, with a small tuft of hair on the tips of the ears, and his pupils are amber.
When Li Yu first saw the coat of arms of the Figuerola family, he thought it was a cat. It wasn't until he saw Marquis Cullen himself that he realized that it was not a cat, but a lynx.
Although the lynx looks similar to a cat in appearance, it is much larger and can be considered a medium-sized hunter in nature, and can even hunt young deer.
Seeing that everyone had almost arrived, Marquis Cullen nodded to his steward.
The latter rang a small bell, and with three long tones, the originally noisy banquet hall quickly became quiet.
The old manager of the Marquis Mansion, who had gray hair on his temples and looked very old, but still had a straight back, coughed lightly and said.
"At the request of the Arias family, today the Marquis will preside over the election of the new Lord of the Green Fields. This election adheres to the principles of fairness and justice, and invites Sir Leo, Sir Romero and all the gentlemen present to serve as notaries.
people.
"Once the result is released and there is no definite evidence that one party has committed fraud, both candidates should accept the result and regard it as the final and only result, and no further objections will be allowed in the future."
After speaking, the old manager looked at the siblings Ilea and Blanco. Seeing that both parties nodded in agreement, he bowed slightly and stepped aside.
Then Ilea's aunt spoke first, and she saluted the first three people, "Dear Marquis, Sir Leo, Sir Romero, I am Alisa from the green field, and I would like to express my sincere gratitude to you on behalf of the Arias family.
Pay tribute.
"Before the election begins, I must first express my gratitude to the Marquis for your warm hospitality in the mansion these past few days, for taking time out of your busy government affairs to listen to our request and help us deal with the Arias family's family affairs.
Your kindness and generosity are unknown throughout the West.
"No matter who the next owner of Green Field is, he will continue to abide by the sacred oath made by the family ancestors, be loyal to you, and become the sword and shield in your hands."
Marquis Cullen nodded slightly when he heard this, "The loyalty of the Arias family has been tested by time. As early as nine hundred years ago, your ancestors followed my ancestors to fight everywhere. To this day, the descendants of the Arias family are still fighting for me.
, fight for the Figuerola family, and help me protect the western border of the empire.
"Your loyalty is my greatest wealth, and I regard you as family. The loss of Ruth made me extremely sad and I couldn't sleep at night. As his lord, I should help his descendants to properly handle his funeral. This
This is an act of duty, and there is no need for you to thank me."
Alisa saluted again, and then turned her eyes to the Arias family members aside.
"Before we begin the election, I would like to remind you again that Miss Ilea is my brother's second daughter and the only surviving child of Ruth and his first wife, Yolanda.
"Yolanda unfortunately fell ill and passed away six years after giving birth to Ilea. Russ and Yolanda had always been in love. He swore in front of his deceased wife's grave that their children would inherit his fiefdom in the future.
Everyone in Luye knows what happened, and many of you were present that day, so personally I don’t think there is any doubt about the ownership of Luye’s inheritance.”
Before she finished speaking, a chuckle sounded from the side.
"At that time, the eldest son of Russ and Yolanda, Ramon, was still alive. The heir in this agreement should be Ramon, not Ilea."
The speaker was also a woman, wearing an open green dress with a stand-up collar. The skirt vividly outlined the curves of her body, and the large patch of white on her chest was even more dazzling.
There are also a pair of long ears on the top of her head, but they are gray and do not stand up, but hang down to both sides.
In terms of looks alone, she is undoubtedly beautiful.
Except for her slightly thin lips, which makes her look a little mean, she can hardly find any other faults, and she doesn't look much older than Ilea. However, considering the long lifespan of orcs compared to humans, Li Yu also
It's hard to guess her age rashly.
She should be the stepmother Vanessa that Miss Rabbit mentioned.
After a pause, the beautiful woman with lop-eared ears continued, "In fact, after Ramon died of the epidemic, Ruth never mentioned the agreement that year, and just last year he sent Ilea to the Silver Moon Goddess.
Temple, I believe everyone sitting here knows the purpose of such an arrangement, let alone she is still a woman."
"What's wrong with women? We are not those Wilders. The laws of the empire also recognize women's inheritance rights." Alisa retorted.
"That's right, but according to the long-standing tradition of the Bratis continent, women's succession will be ranked after all male direct heirs, and there happened to be a direct male heir of Russ here today, so I just said
Let’s just say it…the next owner of Green Field should be my son Blanco.”
As soon as the election began, there was a faint smell of gunpowder. Supporters on both sides were tit for tat and refused to give in.
Li Yu glanced at Ilea. Miss Rabbit was still calm at the moment. She wanted to speak a few times but held back. This strategy was undoubtedly correct.
Ilea herself has no eloquence. If she really wanted to join the debate, her opponent might catch the flaw in her words and attack her head-on. Instead, it would be better for her supporters to speak up for her, and she could still maintain her grace and elegance.
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At least it looks pretty intimidating.
However, her two tight ears still betrayed her true psychology. Compared with the elders in the family, she was still a little too young.
Fortunately, her opponent was even worse than her. Blanco was just like a child. He was barely as tall as his mother's waist. One hand was secretly holding the hem of his mother's skirt. Anyone could see the tension in his heart at this moment.
This chapter has been completed!