"This is too barbaric." The housekeeper said, "What we want to elect is the next head of the family, not a warrior. Wisdom is far more important than force."
"I'm not begging you, but telling you." Halman said.
"According to the ancient tradition of the Western Region, if any direct member of the family is dissatisfied with the choice of heir, they can initiate a martial arts challenge."
"You are making this up, right? Why didn't I know this tradition existed in the Western Region?" Galin frowned.
"Well...it seems that there is indeed such a tradition to decide the successor through martial arts competition."
The person who spoke was the oldest direct member of the Emmanuel family, an uncle of Theodosius.
He looked a little hesitant, as if he was trying to remember, "Long before the Enriquez family ruled the Western Region, the Comans were the masters of this land, and this tradition should have been set by them."
"Are you serious?" The housekeeper looked at Harman, "The Comans perished thousands of years ago, and no one cares about their traditions."
"But their blood is flowing in our bodies," Harman said. "Although it is only a small part, tradition is tradition... and needs to be respected."
"The Comans also like to dance naked, and all the brothers in the family share one wife. Why don't you respect these traditions?" Galin retorted.
A flash of anger flashed in Harman's eyes, but he suppressed it in the end.
"Challenge by martial arts. If I win, I will recognize Angela as the head of the Emmanuel family."
Rafael said, "Count me in too."
"Are you really going to compete with your sister?" The housekeeper frowned more and more.
"If she doesn't want to fight, she can choose to give up her inheritance rights."
"It's ridiculous to challenge the tradition thousands of years ago." Galin said, "Miss Angela can't agree to it."
"Then how do you plan to solve the current situation?" Rafael asked.
"Vote." The housekeeper said, "Since you are unwilling to acknowledge Lord Theodosius's suicide note, let's use voting to decide the candidate for the next head of the family. All direct members of the family have one vote per person, which is fair and just."
"Does your fairness mean that you have already spent a lot of money to buy more than half of the voters early on?" Harman sneered and reiterated.
"A martial arts contest is the only solution I can accept."
"I also think the martial arts competition is good."
A voice sounded from outside the door, and then a tall figure walked in from the outside.
When they saw the person coming clearly, everyone in the hall was stunned, and then stood up from their chairs one after another.
The visitor is unexpectedly "Winter" Gervin, the cousin of the current head of the Figuerola family, Hulls.
Before leaving the Western Territory, Hells appointed his cousin as the acting city lord of Rock Snow City, which also meant that he entrusted the entire Western Territory, including the Figuerola family, to the latter.
Nowadays, no one in this land has a more noble status than Ga Wen, so when Ga Wen showed up, people stood up and saluted.
The acting city lord of Yanxue City seemed to be in a good mood today, with a rare smile on his always stern face.
He strode into the room and took off his mink cloak, handed it to the waiter behind him, and then said to the housekeeper.
"I hope I didn't disturb you. I just came out to relax. I happened to walk near Black Rock City. I heard there was a lot of excitement in the city so I came over to take a look. You don't need to pay attention to me."
Although Ge Wen said it very casually, no one was naive enough to think that he really just came here by chance.
As the acting city lord of Yanxue City, he did not stay well in Yanxue City and suddenly showed up here. It is obvious that he also cares about the outcome of this negotiation.
This is not surprising. As the richest noble family in the Western Region, the Emmanuel family will inevitably involve many interests in the emergence of the next head of the family.
However, Ge Wen's personal appearance this time still surprised many people.
The housekeeper glanced at Harman, who was not far away. He had not invited many allies this time, but he always showed himself confident, and his face was even more joyful after Ga Wen appeared.
Obviously, this is his real support.
And although Ge Wen said that he didn't need to pay attention to him, he already expressed his stance as soon as he entered the door. His words "I also think the martial arts competition is good" were heard by everyone.
As vassals of the Figuerola family, the Emmanuel family urgently needs to show its loyalty, especially after Ilkand betrayed Marquis Cullen, which makes it impossible for them to ignore Gavin's opinion now.
Jialin's face looked a little ugly, but now that the matter was over, she finally had to accept the result, took a deep breath and said.
"If there is a competition, Miss Angela will use a proxy knight to fight."
"Yes." Halman nodded, and then added, "But the choice of acting knight can only be limited to within the family."
Although he didn't look at Miss Rabbit when he said this, everyone knew who he was targeting.
If the champion of the tournament is allowed to participate in the battle, then everyone will give up and just go to sleep.
"Why?" the housekeeper asked, "I don't remember that there are such restrictions on choosing an agent knight."
"Normally, no, but choosing the head of the family is an internal matter of the family, and it is best to be resolved by people within the family, don't you think so, Miss Galin?"
The housekeeper heard the threat in Halman's words, and he did have the ability to threaten.
Because Gwen was sitting behind him.
But if she agreed, she couldn't find any master who could defeat Ge Wen for a while, so she couldn't help but fall into a dilemma.
Ilea thought about how much money she had collected, so it would not be good to just sit and watch the excitement, and it happened that her hands were a little itchy at the moment.
So he coughed lightly and took the initiative to say, "Someone challenged Miss Angela to a martial arts competition. According to the rules of the movie viewing party, I can fight for her."
"Movie viewing party? What is that?!" Ge Wen frowned when he heard this.
"An organization I founded aims to help each other and fight against powerful enemies. Members can help each other." Miss Rabbit explained, "The movie watching club was established mainly to guard against the dwarves on the Dragon's Back Mountain and those who
People from the Wing Tribe…”
As a result, before she could finish her words, she was interrupted by Ga Wen, "I don't see the meaning of its existence... The Figuerola family can also do what you said."
Miss Rabbit originally wanted to say that if the Figuerola family was so easy to use, they would not have been defeated by those dwarves before, and she had recovered the body of Marquis Cullen, but she thought about it and held it back.
These words were a bit too treacherous for the vassal.
The female lord feels that she has really grown up.
Seeing that Ilea stopped talking, Ge Wen said with satisfaction, "Let's do it this way. Miss Angela's acting knight will be chosen within the family."
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This chapter has been completed!