Chapter 205 -55- Public tools for private use

After leaving the Earl's Palace, Viscount Leon Castells sat in his carriage and returned to his family's residence in North Port with great concern.

As soon as he got out of the car, Derek de Lencastle, surrounded by servants, hurried over to greet him and asked with a worried look:

"Grandpa, how are you? Has the young count of Castres given you any trouble?"

The old Viscount frowned at him and scolded:

"What little count? That is our lord, the respected Lord Count Castells!"

Derek was startled, as if he was a little surprised by his grandfather's sudden change of attitude:

"Grandpa, you are not..."

The old Viscount glared at him, glanced at the surrounding servants, and whispered:

"Come to the study with me."

Entering the study, Viscount Len-Castell dismissed the waiter and maid, while Derek took the initiative to pour his favorite Syonite honey wine for his grandfather.

The old Viscount picked up the wine glass and took a sip, his expression softened slightly, and Derek couldn't help but ask:

"Grandfather, why do you... suddenly have so much respect for the little... Earl?"

The old Viscount glanced at him and said calmly:

"We are the vassals of Castells. It is our duty to be loyal to the lord. Naturally, we should respect the Earl."

"But...but didn't you say before that Castel has no future and will be annexed by other big nobles sooner or later?"

Derek couldn't help but said.

He frowned, puzzled by the changes in his grandfather:

"Without the protection of the Blazing Sun and the loss of the protection of the Boulder family, Castel is still a vassal of Bold, but everyone can see that it is already on the verge of collapse. As a branch of Castel, we must

You need to plan early, and the Fallen Star Bloodborn is a force that can be invested in..."

After listening to his grandson's words, the old Viscount looked at him deeply:

"These words were told to you by your friends from the Fallen Star Kingdom, right?"

Derek made a move, quickly lowered his head and said:

"You... are worrying too much. I don't have any friends from Fallen Star Kingdom..."

The old Viscount waved his hand and said:

"Okay, even though I'm old, I'm not blind. I haven't asked about some things, but that doesn't mean I don't know. I just don't want to ask more. After all, sometimes, it's always good to prepare more escape routes...

"

"Don't worry, the Leon-Castle family will belong to you sooner or later. I don't have the energy to train a new heir. Although you don't have the talent like your father, you are better than your prodigal uncles."

, the family leaves it to you, at least the defeat will be slower."

After hearing his grandfather's words, Derek's face turned pale and red:

"Grandpa, I didn't..."

The old Viscount sighed:

"I know you don't have any bad intentions. I'm always strict with you. Several of your uncles have their own territories. It's normal for you to worry about your inheritance. You can also make friends with some extraordinary people to stabilize your position.

understand……"

"It is better to say that even I acquiesce in your actions. The North is no better than the South. If the blood descendants of the Fallen Star Kingdom want to extend their hands into Castel, our small Len branch will not have the power to do so.

To compete...rather than doing this, it is better to surrender to the past, and perhaps take advantage of the change of power to maintain or even strengthen the family's status."

"Then...have you changed your mind now? Why?"

Derek couldn't help but ask.

The old Viscount glanced at him:

"You should have known about the attack on the Earl last night, right?"

Derek subconsciously wanted to deny it, but looking into his grandfather's deep eyes, he finally nodded honestly:

"Yes I know……"

However, after nodding, he quickly said:

"But I didn't know that they actually used Arles as a cover, and I never thought that that guy from Arles would suddenly push us, Len Castel, to the forefront! This is different from what was promised at the beginning!"

The old Viscount snorted coldly and said:

"Don't you understand yet? This is the fallen star blood descendants who are forcing us, Len Castel, to take sides. After all, among the three viscounts, we are the closest to Castel, and we also have the best reputation in the earldom.

Well, the influence is also the highest. It is easy to take advantage of the in-law relationship to strengthen one's own power after problems arise in the Castel family..."

"The new moon is not a falling star, nor is it Corea. After all, those blood descendants do not dare to blatantly rule the North. In the end, they have to rely on the nobles of the North!"

Speaking of this, the old Viscount seemed to have remembered something, and suddenly asked:

"Derek, after yesterday, the blood descendants of Fallen Star Kingdom didn't continue to contact you, right?"

Derek looked like how did you know, looking a little embarrassed:

"You...you know everything?"

"To be honest with you, yes, they did not contact me again. They clearly promised that they would succeed, but it seems... but it seems..."

"But it seems to have failed, and the contact was suddenly lost after the failure, right?"

Viscount Len-Castell asked.

"Yes."

Derek answered honestly.

Seeing his grandson who was not very smart but always arrogant, the old Viscount suddenly felt tired.

He sighed and said seriously:

"Derek, stop contacting the Fallen Starblood."

"The blood descendants of the Fallen Star Kingdom are probably no match for the Earl. The Earl's background is far beyond our imagination. After all, she is the child of His Highness. Even if the family is in decline, she will still have some trump cards in her hand.

.”

"Grandpa, what happened?"

Derek couldn't help but ask.

The old Viscount paused and said:

"The Blood Count who planned this infiltration is probably dead."

"Dead...dead?"

Derek's eyes widened and he couldn't help but exclaimed.

The old Viscount glared at him:

"Keep your voice down. It's good that you know this, but... I think it will spread in your circle soon..."

"Overnight, the earl silently got rid of a Blazing Sun blood descendant who was targeting her. There must be a strong person guarding her in secret, and Castel's heritage is still there."

After hearing his grandfather's words, Derek's expression changed slightly:

"Then...then what should we do?"

The old Viscount glanced at him with disgust:

"Why are you panicking? It is the vampires of Fallen Star Kingdom who are trying to overthrow Castel, not us Len Castel!"

"But……"

"It's nothing to worry about, Derek. The past is in the past. Even if the Earl doesn't know the details of what you did, I'm afraid he knows a lot about it. Otherwise, he wouldn't beat me up. However, the Earl

I have no intention of continuing to pursue the case. Those who will be unlucky are the blood descendants who have sneaked into the earldom and the nobles who have followed them wholeheartedly."

After hearing his grandfather's words, Derek suddenly felt something in his heart:

"what do you mean……"

"I mean, this might be our chance as well, Len Castel."

The old Viscount was very meaningful.

As he spoke, he took out the review order that Charlotte gave him from his arms and handed it to his grandson:

"Derek, next you must draw a clear line between you and the blood descendants of Fallen Star, and help me complete this work."

Derek took it and browsed it carefully, then his face turned pale:

"Examine the nobles? Wait... you also need to check the family property?! Your Lord Count is going to put us, Len Castel, on the fire! And... how can we make other nobles obedient?

!”

"Grandfather, if we really do this, the reputation we have accumulated among the nobles over the years will probably collapse, and all the Castel nobles will be hostile to us!"
To be continued...