Chapter 186

In the few days that Shien had met Ai Yi and welcomed her into the Lazahad family, in one of the noble mansions in the capital, a meeting that was going to be closely related to Shien was also taking place.

This noble mansion was the Stringham family's villa in the capital.

The Stringham family was a duke family in the Mithra Kingdom, and they were recognized as one of the more powerful and powerful nobles in the duke family.

Their territory was in the north of the kingdom, located at the border, bordering the neighboring Ragnar Empire. As a border nobleman, they had always guarded the kingdom's territory. In the past, they had defeated the Ragnar Empire several times, so they were quite powerful.

In addition, the Stringham family was a duke family, and they were collateral relatives of the royal family. Although their bloodline was very faint, there was no doubt that the ancestors of the Stringham family were once members of the royal family.

Therefore, even the current king had to call the patriarch of the Stringham family elder brother. Needless to say, the power of this family was not inferior to even the Lazahad family and the Elbe family.

Under such circumstances, the current patriarch of the Stringham family, Barry, had a very outstanding son.

His name was Limcho Stringham, and he was 25 years old this year. However, he came to the capital two years ago with the recommendation of the Stringham family, joined the Imperial Knights, and became a Imperial Knight who protected the royal family and the kingdom.

Those who could join the Imperial Knights either had to be directly invited by the royal family, or they had to be above level 70, and they had to be strongly recommended by the nobles.

In other words, as early as two years ago, when he was only 23 years old, Limcho had successfully advanced to level 70.

Now, two years later, there were rumors that Limcho's level had exceeded 75, and he had learned the [Magic Sword] skill, becoming one of the best among the Imperial Knights.

With such talent, Limcho was even called the "second Alidia" by some busybodies.

In other words, in the eyes of some people, Limcho's future achievements were very likely to catch up with Alidia and become the strongest Legendary Knight in the kingdom.

This villa was actually owned by Limjow, but it was usually not used much.

After all, the headquarters of the Imperial Knights were in the north, and even Limcho usually lived in the Imperial Knights' camp in the north. Naturally, this villa was rarely used.

But today, Limcho, who was fully armed, appeared here.

This was because someone told him that his father had come to the capital from the distant border territory, and was ready to meet him.

At this time, Limcho appeared in the villa and walked in the direction of the study room.

He was a tall and strong man who was more than 190 centimeters tall. He had blond hair, blue eyes, and a handsome face. He looked like a prince.

With his looks and achievements, Limjow was very popular among the Imperial Knights. He was also very popular in the Imperial City and the Principality of Stringham. Excluding Rosie, Limjow's popularity was definitely among the top five in the entire kingdom.

Because of this, he was even called upon to be the next commander of the Imperial Knight Regiment. It could be said that he was a hot talent in the capital.

Now, Limcho came to the study of the villa and met his father.

"Long time no see, Father."

Limcho bowed to his father, who was standing by the window with his back facing them.

"You're here?"

The man turned around and exposed his full face to Limcho.

He was dressed in a neat military uniform without a single wrinkle.

His back was straight, and his posture was incomparably tall.

He looked to be in his forties, and although he had a beard, it was also very neatly trimmed.

This was the current head of the Stringham family, Barry Stringham.

"Do you know why I asked you to come?"

Barry didn't beat around the bush, nor did he have the slightest intention of asking about his well-being. Even though it was his own son in front of him, and he hadn't seen his son for a long time, he acted like it was business and went straight to the point.

Limcho looked at his father, who didn't change at all, and there was only a trace of indifference in his eyes.

His father was like this. He had never had any romantic relationships. Even his marriage partner was the daughter of another great noble who was chosen by the family and had no emotional foundation. After the two of them got married, they gave birth to Limcho as if it was a routine thing, and then they lived in different places.

So, there was basically no emotional relationship between Limcho and Barry. They just called each other father and son, and the way they got along was no different from a normal superior and subordinate.

It was the same now. The father didn't talk about any personal feelings with his son, and went straight to the point. The son didn't look at his father like he looked at his biological father, and simply treated the person in front of him as a superior.

So, Limcho was very clear about the purpose of this father who never talked about any emotions.

"Is it because of Her Royal Highness Rosie?"

Limcho mentioned it.

"That's right." Barley said expressionlessly, "Do you still remember why I sent you to the Royal City and let you join the Royal Guards?"

"Of course." Limcho said without hesitation: "The purpose is to get close to Her Royal Highness Rosie Rosie and eventually marry Her Royal Highness."

Yes.

The reason why Limjow was here was only for this purpose.

"Her Royal Highness is the only one who has been recognized by the Holy Sword in the past thousand years, and also received the blessing of the Goddess of Destiny of the three Goddesses. Her talent and potential are no less than that of the founding ancestors." Barry said coldly: "Her talent has even made her known as the kingdom's treasure, the modern Brave. If she can become Her Royal Highness's husband, the Sterling family's Brave bloodline that is gradually fading away will definitely be found again, and we will return to the center of the kingdom."

The so-called Dukes, at first glance, seemed to be the highest level of nobility in the kingdom, but strictly speaking, they were actually a group of losers.

Because they were defeated in the war for the throne, they could only become collateral relatives of the royal family, and were kicked out of the royal family to become the so-called Dukes.

It was the same for the Sterling family. Their ancestors lost to the king at that time more than 700 years ago, so they were given a new surname, established a Duke family, and their territory was also at the border.

So, it seemed that the Sterling family was very noble, but in fact, they had been kicked out of the central authority of the capital for many years.

Because of this, the Sterling family had an obsession.

That was, sooner or later, they would once again return to the center of the kingdom, return to the capital, and establish a foothold here.

Because of this, from the moment he was sent to the capital two years ago, which was also when Her Royal Highness came of age, Limcho had a mission given to him by the family.

Marry the princess, combine the bloodlines of the two families, and once again enrich the Sterling family's Brave bloodline that had gradually become faint after hundreds of years of dilution, and fight for the throne.

This was completely feasible.

"With Her Royal Highness Rosie's status, as long as you perform well enough, even if the position of the next king doesn't fall on your head, it will still fall on Her Royal Highness Rosie's head. At that time, the children of the two of you will be the legitimate direct descendants of the royal family, and the Sterling family can be considered to have returned to the capital, reclaiming the power and status that we have lost in the past."

Barry was still expressionless as he declared.

"As for you, in the end, no matter how bad you are, you can strive to become the commander of the Imperial Knights, and end the Albey family's thousand-year rule over the Imperial Knights. At that time, whether it is the kingdom or the Imperial Knights, they will all belong to the Sterling family."

This was Barry's wishful thinking.

Unfortunately, two years had passed, and Limcho had gained nothing.

That was fine.

Although he had gained nothing from the princess, in the past two years, Limcho had at least established a foothold in the Imperial Knights, and Barry did not have much opinion of him.

But recently, it was no longer possible.

"I heard that a hindrance has appeared."

Barley mentioned a name that all the nobles in the Royal Capital hated to the point of gnashing their teeth.

"It seems to be called Shien, right?"

Hearing this, Limcho's eyes flashed.