Little girl Ellie obviously hates the Alchemy Association very much, and she doesn’t like the eldest son of the Ismail family very much either.
There is nothing wrong with the front. Hill can feel that the Finch family is indeed their enemy, a very terrible enemy... But this is a battle of positions, and there is nothing to say.
The Steer family is probably the representative of the military aristocracy, and what they want is to improve the various strengths of the military.
On the opposite side, it is natural to protect the position that the traditional nobles have managed for hundreds of thousands of years, and there is no way they can give in.
But it is not certain where the Ismail family's position lies.
Of course Miss Ellie, who is young and prone to making mistakes, will not get any hints, so as long as she understands that the people of the Ismail family cannot be messed with, it will be fine.
Hill tilted his head curiously... That Finch, since he has the ability to suppress the playful Earl Steer to the point where he has to take advantage of his beloved daughter, then, does he know that Is
What about the Mel family problem?
He couldn't help but laugh... His expression was so happy that Ellie couldn't help but turn her head twice.
However, at this time, Delgado could no longer control his emotions and stood up, clenching his fists and shouting out the price of 5 million...compared with the 200,000 he calmly offered at the beginning, it was really impressive.
The sneers coming from the boxes next door were even more vivid... The local forces in Brasilia City, even those who have an uneasy relationship with Count Steer, would not like to see the dragon crossing the river from the capital.
To humiliate the apparent boss of your city to that extent.
Therefore, many people turned off the soundproofing circle, and even... there was a box that did not turn off the soundproofing circle, and the wanton laughter was obviously coming from the loudspeaker.
I don’t know who it was, but I snatched the loudspeaker from the waiter’s hand.
Delgado's face was ashen with a hint of blush... I don't know if it was hatred or resentment.
However, he now knows that he has officially formed a feud, so he can no longer expect the Stel family to protect him... Then the money in his pocket is a bit dangerous!
Delgado looked directly at the far left side of the opposite side - that was his biggest competitor, one of the hundreds of cubs born to the old beast Finch.
The little Finch who can come to a port city like Brasilia City is not weak in strength and ability, and in order to allow these children to get the best resources...the taxes that these branches need to hand over to the main association are almost only their income.
One-tenth of!
Delgado gritted his teeth with hatred when he thought about it!
In the past, these children were so young that he didn't feel it no matter how many there were. He also thought that Finch was a little seriously ill... After giving birth to so many children, they were all trained to be alchemists. Even a golden mountain can't bear such flowers!
As a result, now...these children have all become presidents of branches in big or small cities!
The income of the Alchemy Association has plummeted, but the Finch family is the richest in the world!
Delgado initially wanted to contact other families to resist Finch's approach, but later he discovered that there was nothing but him!
Those people must have been dissatisfied with him for taking away a large sum of money from the Alchemy Association while standing on a high place without doing anything, so they had already joined forces with Finch.
Whose family doesn’t have a few juniors?
If you can't become the branch president, you can still send him to be Finch's deputy! Naturally, you can get a sum of money from the branch.
The result was...he was the only one seriously injured!
Otherwise, if he had been ten years ago, he would not have been so entangled for a piece of mithril!
"Go!" He whispered to the female apprentice sitting next to him, "Call Janos!"
The female apprentice hesitated for a moment and then said: "He probably doesn't have much money, right? Besides, how could he be willing to pay? After all..."
They have been tortured by Delgado to the point where they can only watch the carriage and wait for them to go out. If Janos had money, wouldn't he have left long ago?
"Haha~ maybe it's only 100,000!" Delgado sneered, "Tell him that as long as he helps me this time, I will issue him a master's certificate so that he can work in the Alchemy Association!"
The female apprentice looked at Delgado with a look of shock and panic... You are going to drain this person's capital, and you don't even intend to give him any benefits, but just kick him out?
To tell people to get out, you have to ask them to pay for tickets to get out?
This... Although she usually doesn't care about face, of course, if she cared about it, she wouldn't show this virtue in front of others... But who makes this old guy like to play such wild things?
But this time... I always feel that if I say this kind of thing, my mouth will be dirty!
No matter how shameless a person is, he is not willing to spit feces from his mouth, right?
Tsk~
The female apprentice hesitated, then reluctantly pushed the door open and walked out.
"Someone is out!" Earl Steer smiled and kicked Joshua's chair, which was hiding aside: "Have you made arrangements over there?
Don’t wait till the end, and all your previous efforts will be wasted.”
"Don't worry." Joshua handed Linde a freshly peeled apple and said without looking back, "It's Dieter who has just completed 10 years of military service under the border army. This is the first time he has appeared in this area since he became an adult.
land.
Ha~
His current family doesn’t even know what he looks like!”
"Then why doesn't he go home? Don't his parents miss him?
Mom thinks about big brother every day!" Linde took a bite of the apple and asked curiously.
"Lind~" Joshua smiled and patted his back, "The world is very complicated. Not all parents love their children, ah, or all their children."
"Don't my mother also prefer me the most?" Linde said unconvincingly, "But Dieter still likes his mother very much, and he also likes me very much!"
Joshua laughed helplessly: "I just love you the most! Little boy.
The love you give your brother and sister will make no difference."
There was a trace of melancholy between his eyebrows: the reason why Linde received all the love from his parents and still looked cute and innocent even when he was an adult was at the expense of his future.
His brothers and sisters are not stupid, of course they know that even if all Helena's property is given to this little brother, it will not save Linde's better future that he has to give up.
Although Linde's qualifications are worse than Ellie's, they are definitely not so bad that he cannot be promoted to a mage.
Not to mention, the Stir family still has so many resources... Once you become a mage, it is only a matter of time before you become an intermediate.
Otherwise, Count Steer would not think that Ellie staying in Basia is the best outcome...both for the family and for Ellie herself.
However, the Steer family is now in a very dangerous situation.
Count Steer, either actively or passively, stood in the middle of a broken house filled with crystal energy explosives under the floor... They had to take every step carefully, not making any mistakes, and not taking any unnecessary steps.
Dare to leave.
Ellie's qualifications are indeed outstanding, so she can be put on the stage to test the depth of the traditional nobles' hostility towards the Stel family.
But if Linde were to turn to the mage profession at the same time, then... he would very likely step directly onto the opponent's bottom line.
As for the military... Since Count Steer wanted to transfer from a military noble to a local noble, how could he send in his beloved younger son after having to send in an heir's eldest son?
Moreover, the various back-ups the count left behind in the military were indeed only enough for Dieter alone.
The moment Linde began to learn the basics of magic swordsmanship from his mother, he was already determined to have a future in which he could only live a casual life.
Therefore, the earl has always been very tolerant of his youngest son's innocence...even if he is about to become an adult, he can still say such things without knowing other people's sufferings.
They could only hope that Linde could live a carefree life like this.
I only hope that while their generation is still around, this helpless stalemate can be changed. Then... Linde still has the opportunity to switch to magic. After all, magic swordsmen have to be in contact with magic energy since childhood.
If they lose... Helena's plan to marry Ellie can be completed immediately, and no matter who she marries, there is still no problem in keeping an innocent child who knows nothing.
of.
It's just that Linde will probably never laugh again... Once the enemy wins, he will never give Stell a chance to stand up again.
As for Dieter...if they succeed, Dieter will naturally be the one who gains the most, and his future will certainly be the brightest. Therefore, if they fail, he will inevitably bear the consequences with them.
But, sometimes, dead people are happier.
Joshua patted Linde's back gently: "You will know later~
True partiality will not let other children feel love.
People!
They are very complex creatures, and they are the best at deceiving themselves.
But in fact, as long as there is bias, partiality, partiality, all the love that can still be given will be forgotten."
Linde held the apple and nibbled it obediently, and said without knowing why: "Then why do you have to have other children? Wouldn't it be better if you didn't?"
Joshua smiled helplessly.
The Earl glanced over there and instantly felt an even more terrifying force on his waist. He could only twitch the corner of his mouth and whisper in a low voice: "That Mr. Belfran doesn't seem to accept the tacit agreement made by Master Danboro."
bondage.
I plan to check the situation first... first ask him to teach Ellie some basic alchemy knowledge, and wait and see if that gentleman's attitude will change."
"How to teach?" Helena covered the corners of her mouth with a fan, her voice almost squeezed out from between her teeth, "How can the inheritance of an alchemist be so easy to learn?
Janos...if something like this happens to Ellie, I will fight you to the death!"
"Not to mention that Mr. Belfran has a relatively generous character..." Count Ster's voice became smaller and smaller under his wife's glare, "I just received a few ancient alchemy notebooks here, and the runes are very good.
Ancient... maybe that person can agree to teach Ellie the contents after reading it."
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