In the deathly silent manor, people came and went like a stream.
The guards were on duty as usual in accordance with the regulations, but there was a faint sadness on the faces of most of them. They were not sad for the death of the lord, but felt hesitant about their own uncertain future and life.
It is well known that the guards who signed the dragon blood contract will lose all their strength after the death of the lord, and most of them cannot survive the poisonous dragon blood. Even if they can survive by chance, they can only linger on. Bergen Manor
At least half of the guards there signed a dragon's blood contract with Andrew - it's just that some people took more dragon's blood, and some took relatively less. The latter may still have some hope of survival, but
The former is basically doomed to a dead end.
The hall used to hold banquets in the past was now solemn and solemn, and the faint sound of a woman crying could be heard.
The clerk and tax officer looked solemn. Andrew's body was being placed in the hall at this time. According to the customs of the Dragon Empire, every dead Dragon Lord should be buried in the cemetery of the territory. Just like his
Like his father and grandfather, Andrew Lippi's funeral should be presided over by his closest brother. If not, it must be presided over by a good friend. But the embarrassing thing is that the Lippi family has actually been a single generation by Andrew's generation, and
No side blood relatives. As for friends, Andrew has none, not even ordinary aristocratic friends - this characteristic is also one of the reasons why the men in black chose Andrew to attack.
In other words, there is no one who can preside over Andrew's funeral. If it is pushed down further, the chief executive of the region must appoint a person to preside over the funeral. However, Baisha Town is far away from Big Pudding City, and it will take at least ten years to go back and forth.
In half a month, by the time someone is sent over, Andrew's body may have already rotted away.
There is another thing that makes the clerk and tax collector feel uneasy, and that is the reporting of this matter. The Lippi family is a fiefdom opened up by the pioneer knights. In fact, it was personally canonized by the Ruha royal family. Andrew was assassinated. This incident
How to report the matter, whether to report it to the Big Pudding City or to the Doomsday City, is another headache-worthy matter.
The clerk's eyes were red, and the tax officer's brows were frowning. They were basically Andrew's most trusted subordinates, and were responsible for handling relevant government affairs in the territory. It stands to reason that once the dragon lord died, the two of them would become the highest officials in the territory of Baisha Town.
Chief Executive, but Andrew did not report their positions at all in order to save money. Therefore, in the files of Big Pudding City, the Baisha Town territory has always been run by Andrew alone. None of the other people are official officials of the empire, even in the
There is no authority to issue orders in such an emergency.
It has to be said that this situation is unique in the empire. After all, dragon people who are as lonely as Andrew are unprecedented, and it is also true that Baisha Town is in a remote location and it is difficult to make friends.
"Miss Chloe, we are all deeply saddened and heartbroken by Mr. Andrew's departure. Please don't be too sad..." The clerk pretended to comfort the girl who was crying on Andrew's body.
Chloe's crying stopped suddenly. She rubbed her scarlet eyes, and her rosy face was particularly heartbreaking. Even the usually cold-blooded and ruthless secretary was slightly moved, and couldn't help but think in her heart.
The relationship between Chloe and Andrew is much deeper than what I usually see.
At this moment, Chloe suddenly said pitifully: "Master Anman, I have something to say to you. I wonder if we can talk to you alone?"
The clerk was stunned and glanced at his old friend beside him. The tax officer smiled slightly: "My lord, I'm here to watch, so you two don't have to worry."
So the clerk and Chloe walked to Andrew's study.
"Miss Chloe, what's the matter?" Anman asked pretending to be curious.
Chloe still hadn't wiped the tears off her face - of course, most of these tears were for her dead aunt. Few people knew that her aunt's sudden death was actually closely related to Andrew's brutal beating.
Now that Andrew finally died, she simply vented her depression and pain while acting.
"Lord Amman, actually, there is one thing you may not know." Chloe said hesitantly.
"What's the matter? Miss, it's okay to say it." Anman's heart moved, and she had a vague guess.
"Master Andrew, he is actually my biological father." Chloe said calmly.
"Miss Chloe, just kidding, others may not know your origin, but Mr. Li Gen (tax collector) and I know it clearly. When your aunt and Mr. Andrew got married, we took care of it ourselves. I
I only know that you are the niece of the lord's wife. Why did you suddenly become the lord's daughter?" Anman said with a smile: "This joke is meaningless. It's not that easy for us humans to pretend to be dragons, right?"
"Old fox!" Chloe cursed in her heart, but remained calm on the surface: "Lord Anman, I know you may not believe it. In fact, I only found out about this recently. I am the illegitimate daughter of my father, and the lord
The madam is actually not related by blood. When I entered Bergen Manor, I used the name of the lord's wife's niece. It was just that my father wanted to hide it from others. After all, in his early years, he always valued his reputation among the imperial nobility. My appearance may have
It will be his stain."
"What an unimaginable story." Anman remained calm. In fact, he had already cursed in his heart: If you were the lord's illegitimate daughter, would the lord's wife be so kind to you?
"That's true, but you should have seen this family tree." Chloe directly threw out her trump card.
Anman's face changed slightly. He naturally knew Andrew's genealogy: "Can you open it?"
Chloe nodded and handed over the family tree that she had opened in advance.
Amman glanced through the family tree with suspicion - when he saw the line about Chloe Lippi, his eyelids twitched involuntarily.
"Maybe you still can't believe it, but apart from you, I can't find anyone else who can help me." Chloe said pitifully: "My father is dead and no one believes that I am his daughter.
I was thinking maybe you could help me."
Anman was silent for a moment, shook his head and said, "I can't afford the consequences of doing this. And I can't help you."
"Lord Anman, I do have dragon blood in my body - although it is very meager, so that other aspects are almost exactly the same as you humans." Chloe said calmly: "Besides, no one will go to Baisha without bothering.
I came to this small place to verify it, right? Of course, even if it needs to be verified, I’m not afraid. I can open this genealogy, which proves that I am indeed my father’s daughter.”
"I know that you have a good relationship with Sir Petrus of Big Pudding City. And all I need is a letter of certification. You understand." Chloe gave Amman a deep look and continued: "If I
If you inherit Baisha Town, your position will not only not be replaced by others, but will also become stronger. Because I need your help, and the two shops you opened privately and the team selling private salt can definitely be used.
When I step on stage, I am not my greedy father, and I will not ask for a penny of your hard-earned money."
Anman's heart suddenly pounded.
"I need time to think about it," the secretary replied concisely.
"Of course," Chloe smiled confidently: "Can you help Mr. Li Gen come in and talk about it?"
"As you wish, Miss Chloe."
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"Can this thing really solve the problem?" In the valley, Jamal fell to the ground in pain, hesitating when facing the bottle of red potion handed over by Duran.
The rest of the people were not treated so well. They all had their mouths violently opened by Tiepi and a whole bottle of hemolytic potion was poured into them. Among the captured team, except for Qili and Xin Ke, they were new recruits and had not taken the dragon blood medicine.
Besides, the rest of the people were fighting the dragon's blood poison at this time.
"Try it, otherwise what else can you do? Just sit back and wait for death?" Dulan smiled: "If you can survive, I will let you do something with me."
"What a great gift." Jamal muttered, drank the potion in one gulp, and looked at Duran with a complicated look in his eyes: "You actually did it, this is really crazy."
"Crazy? Maybe." Dulan cast his gaze into the distance: "There will be many crazy things in the future. I mean, if you can stay alive -"
"You will be lucky enough to witness the arrival of a new era, a truly crazy era..."
