A few days later, a piece of news spread throughout the territory of Keane.
It was said that Krieg Keane had already contacted a few suitors who he felt were relatively weak and wouldn't pose too much of a threat to the Keane clan. He was preparing to host a cocktail party for these suitors to meet with Miss Anna Keane. They would communicate and finalize the final betrothal.
This was just a rumor, but it was spread very realistically. Many of the suitors who received the news hurriedly sent people to investigate, and sure enough, they found a lot of clues.
Therefore, the people who were sent to investigate hurriedly rushed back to report. The suitors who received the news contacted each other again, and their information corroborated each other's, further proving the matter.
Therefore, the suitors could not hold back and discussed how to deal with it.
In a temporary tent outside the city of Keane, Connor Griffin, who came from the Duchy of Griffon, listened to the report of his subordinates. His face turned cold, and the good mood he had after venting his anger was gone.
He sat on a chair made of tranquilizing incense, with the Ice Tear Pearls, a treasure from the deep sea, hanging from his body. But even with these two treasures that could calm the mind, there was no way to suppress the anger and brutality rising from the bottom of his heart.
He exerted a little force on his foot, and the sound of bones breaking came from the woman he used as a footrest. This woman was the result of his hunt this morning. He had wanted to keep her for the night, but now he could not.
Perhaps for this woman, it was a relatively happy thing to be able to die so easily. But Connor's mood became worse and worse, and his eyes became more and more brutal.
"That Krieg dared not to send me an invitation letter?" he asked coldly. "Who gave him the courage?"
No one answered. His subordinates all knew the temper of this man. If they answered at this time, they would easily become the target of his anger.
Life was so precious that no one wanted to die here carelessly.
Connor Griffin had the highest status among the suitors. He was the younger brother of the Grand Duke of the Duchy of Griffin. Although the Grand Duke had four sons, no matter what, he was still one of the legal heirs of a country. With his status, marrying a mere baroness was really giving her a lot of face.
But in fact, Connor did not even send an official note. In the official information of the territory of Keane, this tent belonged to a businessman named "William."
The main reason why he came so discreetly was because of Connor's bad reputation.
This prince of the Duchy of Griffon had a series of vicious nicknames, such as "The Ferocious Beast of the Griffon," "Evil Wolf," "Man-Eater," and so on. And … if it were not for his esteemed status, these nicknames would have been even more unpleasant to the ears.
His mother was a spy from the Orc Empire. She was a half-orc with werewolf bloodline. She disguised herself as a maid and snuck into the palace, but was caught by the previous Griffin Duke. Spies were supposed to be executed, but the previous Griffin Grand Duke had gotten tired of playing with human women and was quite interested in exotic werewolves, so he made an exception and spared her life.
After a few months, which were not suitable to be discussed in detail, the woman became pregnant. However, she did not succumb because of this and continued to resist. Later, the previous Griffin Grand Duke made her completely lose the ability to resist, so she cursed, cursed the previous Griffin Grand Duke, and cursed the child.
In the end, in order to let the child be born smoothly, the previous Griffin Grand Duke cut open the body of the female werewolf, who had been tired of playing with, and let an evil mage who specialized in necromancy instill all the woman's vitality into the baby, who was not yet a month old, so that the child could live and was given the name Connor.
Connor's martial arts talent was not bad. Currently, at the age of nearly 40, he was already a high-level warrior, and he also had some achievements in magic, advancing to become a rare magic swordsman. However, his character was tyrannical and vicious. He often got angry over small things and did all kinds of cruel things.
At first, the previous Griffin Grand Duke studied the child's behavior with interest. Later, when he focused his energy on seeking independence, he lost interest in Connor. After his death, the eldest son, who was the current Griffin Grand Duke, succeeded the throne. The current Griffin Grand Duke did not have a good impression of this cruel and tyrannical younger brother. In addition, he was busy with government affairs, so he simply ignored Connor and left him to fend for himself.
If this went on, Connor would probably be a marginal figure in the royal family for the rest of his life. He would have money and status, but he would not have actual power, and it was very likely that he would not even have a fief. Unless he could break through to the legendary realm, this would be the end of his life.
Of course, Connor did not want to go on like this, so when he heard that the "Thunder Pearl" Baron Keane was seeking a marriage alliance, he was tempted.
With his status, there was certainly no problem at all with a marriage alliance with a mere baron. No matter how bad his reputation was, it did not harm his status as a prince of the Duchy of Griffin. But Connor knew that his reputation was ridiculously bad. If he came to propose formally, he would most likely find ways to refuse. So he decided to hide his identity and live there, and at the critical moment, he would suddenly reveal his identity in public and directly threaten Anna Keane to marry him.
As for when exactly would that "critical moment" be? Would it go smoothly at that time? These questions were a little too profound for him. He did not want to pay attention to them, and he was too lazy to pay attention to them.
But this definitely did not mean that he was a fool. Crick Keane had secretly contacted those suitors who did not have any backing to hold a cocktail party behind the back of most of the suitors. It was clear that he wanted to take advantage of the fact that everyone had not discussed it properly to settle the matter directly, so as to avoid any more trouble. Of course, it could also be that the sick man was about to die, and he had no choice but to hurry up and get things done.
Connor was also too lazy to ponder over Crick Keane's thoughts. What he was considering now was how to determine the time and place of the cocktail party.
As long as the time and place of the cocktail party was determined, he could directly barge in. What could a mere baron do to him?
If Crick Keane knew what was good for him, then so be it. If he did not, he would directly snatch the little girl named Anna away, and when she gave birth to a child, he would come back to inherit the title. Simple and clear!
This was the idea that the "beast" had come up with.
On the other side, Duruk Ritchie from the Dhaka Merchant Alliance didn't bat an eyelid after hearing the news. The son of a great merchant was still eating with a smile on his face. Even his hands holding his knife and fork didn't tremble at all.
"As expected of someone who can come back alive from the 'Sun's Death Day' battlefield. Sure enough, he has a clear vision and is decisive!" After eating, he slowly wiped his mouth, washed his face and hands, and drank his tea with an elegant temperament that was the complete opposite of his bloated appearance.
He appreciated Crick's decision very much, but he could not accept it.
The reason was very simple. He was not invited either.
Although he knew that he would certainly not be invited, because he would definitely invade the Keane family after getting married. He had even planned to kill Anna after she gave birth to the child. In fact, this was the plan that the Ritch family had designed in advance. But when it became a reality, he was still very unhappy.
"Go and carefully investigate when and where the cocktail party will be held. Don't worry about spending money." He said to a few of his powerful subordinates, "After finding out, announce it to me. Let everyone who comes to propose know."
He paused for a moment and looked at the north of the city with a smile, at the tent that no one in the know was willing to approach.
"Especially over there."
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