On the way back, Lord Marshall and Abel went to Matthew's castle first. From now on, the territory around Matthew's castle belonged to Abel.
This piece of land was in the middle of the Knight of Bennett's territory to the east and the Knight of Harry's territory to the west. It was about 100 miles in radius. Everything in Matthew's castle had lost its owner because all the heirs of the Matthew family had died. Therefore, the duchy had bestowed it to Abel, which meant that Abel could have a coat of arms. The design of the coat of arms could start now, but it would have to wait until he went to Bakong City for the award ceremony. After that, it would be handed over to the noble management department for final approval.
When the carriage arrived at the gate of Matthew's castle, Steward Ken was already waiting at the door. Behind him stood a few guards and a group of servants. Everyone's eyes were filled with confusion about their future. Ever since all the members of the Matthew family had been killed, these people had been waiting for the duchy's decision.
Yesterday, the city lord's palace had sent someone to announce that the Lord of Matthew's territory had been renamed to the Lord of Abel's territory. The castle and everything in it belonged to Lord Abel. The castle had a new owner, and all the servants, guards, and even steward Ken were worried that the new owner would kick them out of the castle.
Lord Marshall didn't get off the carriage first. Instead, he said to Abel, "This is your castle. You can go and meet them first."
Abel smiled and said, "This land belongs to Family Harry. Although it has two coats of arms, it will always belong to Family Harry."
In this world, every lord of a noble's territory, no matter how big or small the territory was, would have a coat of arms. When the territory was lost, the coat of arms would be taken back. Every noble had to learn about coats of arms and recognize all the coats of arms.
Although nobles without a territory were respected as much as other landed nobles, without a territory and without a coat of arms, they were naturally inferior in front of the landed nobles.
Abel now had a coat of arms, and as the successor of the Lord Marshall, he would also have another coat of arms. When Abel had his own children, two of them could inherit the coat of arms, territory, and title.
The smile on Lord Marshall's face grew wider. Abel was his adopted son and the son of his best friend. Abel had clearly defined the territory as Family Harry's territory, which made him extremely happy.
The coachman opened the door, and Abel stepped out of the carriage first. The butler, Ken, quickly stepped forward and bowed to Abel: "Respected Lord Abel, your castle welcomes your arrival."
"Ken, it's nice to see you again," Abel said with a smile. "Show me the castle, I can't wait."
"It's my honor!"
When Ken saw Lord Marshall getting out of the carriage, he quickly bowed and said: "Respected Lord Marshall."
Lord Marshall waved his hand and turned to Abel with a smile: "Let's visit this castle together. Matthew didn't invite me here."
Ken didn't say anything after hearing Lord Marshall's words. Lord Matthew didn't have much contact with Lord Marshall in the past, and he looked down on Lord Marshall, who was a Knight at that time. As for the former master, Ken didn't cater to the new master of the castle.
Abel had a very good impression of Ken, and he admired him even more when he saw Ken's attitude.
When he rescued Matthew's castle a few days ago, it was already dark, and some of the buildings in the castle had been burned by a fire. Abel found that everything in the castle had been restored today. Since the castle was made of boulders, the fire didn't burn down the house, and it could be seen that the servants had worked very hard in the past few days. Except for some traces of fire on the outer walls, the disaster that happened that day could no longer be seen.
Seeing the satisfied look on Abel's face when he inspected the castle, Ken couldn't help but feel refreshed. His efforts over the past few days had been recognized by the new master, and he introduced the castle in a more humble voice. When Abel checked the interior of the castle, he said to Abel: "Respected Lord Abel, none of the property here has been touched. The castellan's castle requires all the property to be sealed, and you can check it when you arrive."
Abel understood that this was a sign of goodwill from the castellan, Viscount Dickens. As the castellan of a big city, Viscount Dickens didn't care much about the property of a lord, so it was very worthwhile for him to use this to make friends with Abel.
In the warehouse, Abel saw several huge wooden boxes made of iron and wood. The boxes were sealed with the seal of the castellan's castle, but he didn't look at them carefully. He directly turned to Ken and said: "Ken, can I trust you?"
When he heard Abel's words, Ken knelt down on one knee and said solemnly: "Yes, respected Lord Abel, I give you my loyalty!"
"I accept your loyalty. You are my castle's butler, and we will be a family in the future." Abel said as he reached out to help Ken up.
"Thank you, Master!" Ken's eyes were filled with tears. He thought that he would lose everything, but now he got it again.
"You are in charge of the servants and guards. Those who want to stay and those who want to leave, you can decide for them. For those who want to leave, I will give them 5 gold coins each. Consider it as the severance pay I gave them on behalf of Lord Matthew." Abel didn't want to waste his time on the trivial matters of the castle. It was the right choice to leave the professional matters to the professionals.
"Master, I will take care of these things, and I will report the final results to you." Ken was very grateful for Abel's trust. In this world, the relationship between the butler and the master was very close. Being able to get the position of butler meant that he would live with the master for the rest of his life. As the manager of the castle, his position was very high, and with the addition of working for such a young noble and a master blacksmith, his future was very bright.
Lord Marshall watched Abel deal with these things without saying a word. This was Abel's castle, and he didn't want to intervene in the affairs of Abel's castle. He was very clear about this. At the same time, he also admired Abel's ability to deal with things, and he was happy that Abel could find a suitable butler.
When they walked into the study, Ken took a wooden box from the bookshelf and said: "There is a secret room here. The way to open it is in this box. I will leave for a moment."
After Ken retreated to the door, Lord Marshall was about to leave the study, but he was stopped by Abel. He smiled and said: "Uncle Marshall, let's visit Lord Matthew's collection together."
"Okay, this is a rare opportunity. I also want to know what the other nobles' collections are like." Lord Marshall didn't refuse.
Opening the wooden box, Abel activated the mechanism according to the records on the box. On the wall of the study, a secret door was opened, and the two stepped into the secret room.
This secret room had a long staircase leading down. The staircase was very dark, but it didn't affect Abel and Lord Marshall, who were two official Knights. Following the staircase, they entered a particularly large room. This room was about 20 meters wide and 50 meters long. There were five luminous pearls inlaid on the roof, illuminating the entire room.
In the middle of the room, there were two neat rows of wooden display cabinets filled with various items. The surface of these items was very clean, indicating that the owner of these items took care of them very much and cleaned them often. When Abel stepped forward to take a closer look, he found that each item had its own description written on the parchment in front of the item.
Looking at the 10 rows of display cabinets in front of him, Abel couldn't help but click his tongue. This was the family collection of the Lord of Matthew. If the city lord, Viscount Dickens, saw this collection, it was hard to say if he would be tempted. Not to mention other things, just the five luminous pearls on the top of the head, if the Lord of Matthew dared to put them in the castle hall, it was estimated that all the bandits on the continent would be attracted to it.
Although Abel didn't know much about the history of this world, the huge collection of history here was an eye-opener for him, whether it was the treasures of a certain country or the weapons of a famous general.
Abel said to Lord Marshall: "Look at their collection, then look at our castle's collection. Look at their collection, then look at our collection!"
Lord Marshall glared at Abel, then looked at the collection room and said: "My collection is only a few years old, but this family has hundreds of years of collection. How can we compare?"
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