Before the duel was about to take place, the Duke Dufresne and Master Rome also arrived at the square.
He glanced at the other nobles and waved: "Earl Harriman, why don't you come over and watch together?"
Earl Harriman nodded and stood up, scolding his eldest son Harold who was standing behind him: "Idiot, you are now a servant of the Wolf family, not the young master of the Snake family, go back to where you should be standing."
Being insulted in public, Harold's face turned red, but he did not dare to say anything more, so he had to sneak back into the group of attendants in despair.
Earl Harriman walked over, bowed his head and saluted: "Your Majesty the Duke."
"You're welcome, sit down and watch." The Duke retracted his gaze from Harold and glanced at the gloomy Earl next to him.
When things got to this point, Earl Harriman stopped pretending, sat down and said with a gloomy smile: "Your Majesty, the Duke, is so optimistic about Andy, breaking the long-standing tradition in the North, and accepting him as his adopted son?"
"There has never been any tradition in the North, only whether it is appropriate or not."
"Sure enough, only a Duke can say such willful words. Just like twenty years ago, you came back with a group of mercenaries and said you wanted to rebuild the glory of the Wolf family."
"Do you think I did it?"
"The Duke is the one favored by the gods. I have never doubted your ability or your vision, this time too."
"What you did was very different from what you said." The Duke smiled.
"Because the situation in the north is like a river flowing downward day by day. No matter how high you build the riverbed, Duke, it is bound to burst one day. I don't want the Snake family to disappear along with the Wolf family. I want to fight for a way for the Snake family to survive.
"
"Oh," the Duke asked with interest, "how to live?"
"Qualification, as long as I can get a qualification, I can protect the She family and survive."
"What are the qualifications?" the Duke asked blankly.
When it came time to show the cards, the earl no longer hid them, and said with a hint of piety: "With the qualifications to hold fire, the flames that illuminate the gray fog can no longer protect the entire northern territory, and can only protect small areas separately. The She family also has
Want some fire."
The Duke and Rome looked at each other for a moment.
"I always knew you were doing some tricks, but I didn't think it was for this reason. Who told you about the qualifications to hold fire? Half-truth, half-false, guiding desire to achieve an unknown goal, it sounds like
The way of the devil."
"It's true that it's a demon, but you also told half-truths, right?" Earl Harriman, who was completely heartbroken, was a little crazy. If it weren't for being shrouded in the Duke's domain, I'm afraid his voice would have overshadowed the curious audition.
The Duchess introduces the two duelists.
"I just want the Snake family to survive." The count said with a hint of pleading in his tone.
"Geymist, fire is real," the Duke shook his head, "But even the Lang family does not have the ability to hold fire. That belongs to the power of gods and kings. Those who are not qualified will only be burned to ashes by fire. He, you
You should know him."
The earl stared at the old man next to the duke for a long time, and then exclaimed: "Are you the Immortal Luo Mei?"
"Boy of the Snake family, whether it is for the sake of the family or your ambition, you should put away your stupid ideas. If you are unqualified to hold fire, your life star will be burned up like firewood, and you will also turn into fire.
a part of."
When the earl heard this, his eyes suddenly lit up, "The burning of the destiny star does not end instantly. As long as there are enough people to pass the fire on one by one, the fire can still keep burning."
The more he thought about it, the more reasonable he thought. The earl said excitedly: "Your Majesty, you think so too, right? There are so many people in the north. If the fire is passed on, the fire will always illuminate us."
Earl Harriman was born and raised in the North. He knew very well how much love the people in this land had for his family. He wanted to protect everything about his family, and he naturally believed that Duke Dufresne would do the same.
Isn't this a good way to preserve the family in special circumstances?
The Duke looked at the Count who was talking to himself in surprise and pity.
Luo Mei also shook his head and was speechless.
As the person who knows the best about fire here, he who holds the King's Ring has not been completely burned to ashes, but to this day, his life has been burned to a minimum, and he only wants to teach a few True King students, master and disciple, and disciple.
The descendant, relying on the ideal of dispelling the gray fog through inheritance, only taught eight evil disciples who were everywhere.
Those who hold fire for others, adjust the direction of the whirlpool of others' destiny, and at the same time bear the opposite force, causing their dreams to stagnate or even be distorted.
If you really follow Earl Harriman's idea, you may be able to survive for a short time, but in the end you will only end up with people who have been deformed into monsters.
The reason why Duke Dufresne and Earl Harriman talked so much was actually because of Harold.
The people present were all old foxes, how could they not see through Earl Harriman's intentions? Harold had a despicable talent, a timid personality, but a high self-esteem. Apart from his slightly better skin, he was considered a complete idiot.
Among the guards of the Wolf family who were driven away by Earl Harriman, there was both a cutting and a confession.
To put it bluntly, no matter what he thinks, he dares to gamble, fight, and risk his life.
After realizing Andy's plan, he still wanted to give it a try. If he won, not only would he get the fire-holding qualification that he wanted, but he would at least be able to raise his identity and have more capital to protect the family in the subsequent crisis.
If you lose, even if you die, you will most likely be able to save Harold.
After all, who would kill a small character who could not threaten him and could only serve as a stallion?
It was this determination to climb up, the determination to risk everything, and the sense of responsibility to the family that made Duke Dufresne willing to talk to him again.
Unfortunately, very disappointed.
Duke Dufresne lost the intention to continue the conversation and said rather coldly: "The Wolf family will not give up the North. Don't think about things you shouldn't think about, count."
Hearing the alienation in the tone and looking at the expressions of the two men, Earl Harriman immediately understood that the conversation was over.
But the fire in his heart burned even brighter.
He felt that the Duke was lying to him, but he actually wanted the Snake family to be food for the Wolf family to survive. After all, no matter how gentle the Wolf family behaved, it could not change the fact that they were at the top of the northern food chain.
At the same time, I also feel that the position of adopted son must have a deep meaning, otherwise why would the tradition of thousands of years be suddenly changed at this time.
Maybe he is qualified to hold fire, but the Lang family just wants to keep themselves alive.
Even the Wolf family uses their own methods.
It was only when he was right that he became angry.
Just because it is weak, it must be reduced to a thing.
In the deal with the devil, Earl Harriman always felt that he had taken advantage, but in fact, the devil never lost.
The seeds of original sin left in his body were intertwined with the disillusionment of learning the truth, which broke the last string in his mind.
He was filled with desire and rage, but he didn't dare to provoke the Wolf family, so he could only stare viciously at Andy as he slowly walked into the duel.
Donald must use the cruelest method to kill him, preferably by letting him be corroded into ashes bit by bit by the venom.
If Andy hid some trump card and Donald lost, he would go up and kill Andy to see if he could snatch the qualification to hold fire.