Shortly after the funeral of Marquis Wade, James legitimately inherited the position of Marquis and became the new Marquis of the North, and was quickly recognized by the kingdom.
However, James is the first Northern Marquis in many years who does not have the strength of a great knight.
Of course, at this time, it was not just the Marquis who was weak in the Lanster family. The strength of the entire family was also at its lowest point. Several great knights were all killed.
There are only some powerful knights holding up the scene. The only one with the strength of a great knight, Sander, is not strictly a member of the Lanster family.
The Lanster family suffered such a heavy blow that it would take at least twenty years of rest and recuperation to recover.
However, James, who had just inherited the title, did not realize that he had taken over the mess. Instead, he was secretly happy.
Do high-level aristocratic families like the Lanster family have family ties? Maybe there is a little bit. It is certainly impossible to say that James is not a little sad after the death of Marquis Wade, but in comparison, power and status may be more favourable.
a little.
The position that was almost out of his reach actually fell to him like this.
In addition, he successfully escaped the ogre's pursuit after coming out of the Helburg tunnel this time, making him feel that he is also a person with great luck.
After all, the tunnel at Fort Hull was not far away at that time. The heir to the Hull family fled with him, but was discovered by an ogre patrol halfway.
The Hull family was entangled by the ogre, but James luckily escaped and returned to this snowy city, becoming the only person qualified to inherit the title.
"Lord Marquis, in the newly formed legion, almost all of Master Lint's people have withdrawn from the legion. Legion Commander Sander did not go to the legion's headquarters today."
"What did you say?"
"New legion..."
"No, the previous sentence."
"Your Majesty the Marquis?"
The close aide who was reporting intelligence to the new Northland Hou James sounded hesitant.
"Ha ha ha ha!"
James suddenly burst out laughing. Because Marquis Wade died and the funeral had just been held, James felt little joy in his heart and did not dare to express it at will.
Now there are no outsiders in the room, and I hear my confidant calling out the title I once dreamed of.
Emotions that had been suppressed for several days suddenly burst out,
Facing James who was laughing like a nervous wreck, the confidants beside him were a little embarrassed, so they had to cater to him and force out a smile.
Finally, James stopped after venting his emotions and turned around and asked:
"Where is my fourth brother?"
Although James is not as brave as the elder brother and not as capable as Lint, he is not stupid. He knows how influential Lint is during this period, but the non-threatening existence of the third brother has been completely ignored by him.
"Master Linte moved out of the Marquis Mansion yesterday."
"oh?"
"Why is he doing this? Let him come to see me. The Lanster family has been so severely damaged. We brothers have to work together."
Not to mention that James' words were somewhat true, Lint had already packed his luggage, carried it on Sander's back, and walked towards the city gate.
He knew in his heart how many people he had offended when he was in charge of the overall situation of Piaoxue City. He couldn't practice, and James wouldn't be able to tolerate him now.
But after all, he has already taken control of the Lanster family. Even if he is just a firefighter for special tasks, he has still sat in that position.
Who can guarantee that James will feel a thorn in his heart when he thinks about this in the future?
And now there are many people in the Lanster family who want him to be unlucky. Just talking about those elders makes him hate him. If it weren't for Sander's strength as a knight, there might be someone there from the first day he handed over his power.
I'm going to cause trouble for him,
Leaving, leaving now, is actually the best choice.
"Master, the Dark Riders have all withdrawn from the Jingbei Army according to your instructions."
"Um"
Previously, the newly formed legion lacked enough officers, so Lint added strong men from his own dark cavalry regiment.
Now it is impossible for James to tolerate that half of the officers in the entire Jingbei Army are Lint's people.
"How are the sales of properties in the city going?"
"Because the selling price is lower than the market price, I have already sold all of them, but I have made some losses."
"It doesn't matter, this Piaoxue City will be a stagnant water from now on. Maybe it was the same before. There's no point in keeping it."
"Then young master, where are we going now?"
"Excuse me, is this Master Linte?"
Sander had just finished asking, when a middle-aged man dressed as a trafficker suddenly came to the side.
Sander subconsciously stood between the opponent and Lint, pressing his right hand on the hilt of the sword. Fortunately, the opponent did not come closer and stopped at a safe distance.
"who are you?"
"I work for Richard Hirano, and Uncle Hirano invites you to get together at the Demon Suppression Castle."
"Look, isn't there a place to go?"
Sander: "..."
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Zhenbeiguan
Several cavalrymen guarding a carriage had just left Guancheng and were heading north.
"How far is it from us to the Demon-Suppressing Castle?"
A head poked out from the carriage window and asked several cavalrymen.
"Lord Gandolf, we have just left Zhenbeiguan. At the current speed, it will take about ten days to arrive."
Gandalf was the court mage who asked for help in Sol's mansion before. After Sol sent him to Richard, he didn't ignore him at all. Instead, he sent several elite cavalry to escort him to prevent the old and the young.
Something unexpected happened on the way.
"It's going to take so long, can we hurry up?"
The cavalry leading the team on the side was a little embarrassed. If you want to say fast, you can definitely go faster. The current speed must be so slow to take care of the old and the young.
After several days of hard work, if the two men couldn't bear it soon and something went wrong and they couldn't get the person safely, he wouldn't be able to ask Saul for help.
"It's okay. We are both mages and have been practicing for many years. We are not afraid of this bumpy situation. Let's speed up a little bit."
"Okay, sir, if you can't bear it, just tell me."
"Don't worry, I know it myself."
The leading cavalry hesitated for a moment, but decided to listen to Gandolf's instructions. Although he didn't know what level of important person the court mage was, since it was the person whom Lord Thor personally ordered to escort, he should not offend him.
"Then sit tight."
"Speed up, drive!"
"Rumble..."
The carriage, which was originally traveling at a normal speed, suddenly accelerated with the trotting of the horses.
Gandolf couldn't sit still and almost fell over. After the jolt, Gandolf's first action was to put his hand into his pocket and hold down the letter of introduction from Thor, for fear of accidentally dropping it.
Only Luo Lin, who was sitting in the car together, clung to the stool of the carriage and expressed his strong dissatisfaction.
