Eastern Region, White Dew City.
The House of Saint Prospero's White Dew Castle was located in the center of White Dew City. Surrounding it was the noble district of White Dew City. Commoners had to have a pass to enter and exit the city.
Outside the noble district was the commercial district. This was where rich merchants gathered. Although the location was good and the buildings were not that shabby compared to the noble district, no nobles were willing to live here. After all, no matter how rich a merchant was, he was still a commoner. There was an essential difference between him and the nobles.
However, there was one family that was an exception – the Hall family.
The Hall family lived outside the noble district of White Dew City. It was not because they were poor or had a low title. On the contrary, the Hall family was famous for their wealth in the Eastern Region. As for their title, they were a proper hereditary count family of the Empire.
They lived in the commercial district because the ancestors of the Hall family were merchants.
Titles could not be bought with money. However, if you had enough money, you could buy a noble lady with noble blood and a very precious baptism quota for commoners.
Thus, the Hall family obtained the noble's admission ticket.
As for how they climbed step by step from a wild knight family to a count of the Empire, it was all thanks to the mages of Yewel.
If they had not used a forbidden spell to destroy the original White Dew City, causing a large number of families in the Eastern Region to lose their inheritance, the Hall family would not have had the opportunity to take advantage of the situation.
Moreover, during the most difficult and dangerous period of the Eastern Region, the Hall family saw the opportunity to help the House of Saint Prospero rebuild White Dew City. Only then did they officially enter the noble class of the Empire.
In addition, the descendants of the Hall family were also quite capable. Although they were descendants of merchants, they were full of martial virtues and made many military achievements. Gradually, the Hall family's title was promoted to count, and they became one of the most influential families in the Eastern Region.
However, in terms of martial strength and knight rank, the members of the Hall family were somewhat inferior. After all, their ancestors were commoners, and their bloodline was mixed. Even if the family's bloodline was improved through marriage, they could not be compared to the old nobles who had thousands of years of inheritance in a short time.
However, the ancestors of the Hall family were indeed very smart. They knew the principle of playing to their strengths and avoiding their weaknesses. When the members of this family joined the army, without exception, they all joined the navy and would never join the army.
The reason was very simple. Compared to the army's head-on clashes on land, naval warfare relied more on warships and teamwork. The requirements for individual strength were much lower.
Moreover, the strength of the Eastern Territory's navy was unmatched on the Nu Shui River.
Earl Hall was in his fifties. He was tall and burly, and his hair was thick. His skin was a healthy bronze color, and he had a roughness that seemed to have been tempered by wind and rain. He was clearly different from the generally pampered nobles of the Eastern Region.
His facial features were chiseled, and his grayish-brown eyes were bright. His broad forehead was wrapped in a glossy reindeer skin bandage, and his long blond hair and beard were tied into small braids with a fishbone hairband.
At this moment, Earl Hall was meeting a gorgeously dressed guest in the living room.
Unlike Earl Hall's boorishness, this guest was a typical Eastern Territory noble. His skin was fair, and he was handsome. His every movement was filled with awe-inspiring majesty and elegance.
The same earl's attire on him and Earl Hall were two completely different concepts.
This person was Earl Brugan, a veteran Eastern Territory noble.
The two earls of the Eastern Region had completely different styles, but they had one thing in common — they were both supporters of Marquis Vincent.
Especially Earl Hall, who had even married his precious daughter to Marquis Vincent.
Now that Marquis Vincent was trapped in Silvermoon City, the two earls were naturally anxious.
"Earl Brugan, what news did you get? Why are you in such a hurry to see me? "Earl Hall's loud voice echoed in the living room.
Earl Brugan pointed to his ear with a look of disdain. "This isn't your warship. Lower your voice, my ears can't stand it."
Earl Hall snorted softly. He was very disdainful of Earl Brugan's pretentiousness, but he also lowered his voice slightly.
In fact, Earl Brugan also despised this lowly and fishy Earl Hall from the bottom of his heart. If it weren't for the critical situation at this time, where the Brugan family had to unite with the Hall family, he wouldn't have been willing to come to this mansion in the business district.
"Viscounts Fiin has already returned. Calculating the time, he should arrive in White Dew City tomorrow."
"Oh? What news did this kid bring back? What conditions did the people of the Northern Frontier propose to redeem him? "
"The people of the Northern Frontier are unwilling to accept the proposal of exchanging the city for Marquis Vincent. They insist on the warship …"
"In your dreams!" Before Count Bruggan could finish, Count Hall roared at the top of his lungs. His loud voice shook the crystal chandelier on the ceiling, causing it to shake non-stop.
Earl Brugan only felt as if he was being blown by a strong wind and wave. He hurriedly held his breath, frowned, and pressed his hands down.
"Okay, okay, okay. I know those warships are your precious treasures, but if we can really exchange them for Marquis Vincent, would you still disagree?"
Earl Hall panted heavily and didn't say anything for a long time. It was obvious that he agreed tacitly.
But then, he realized that there was something wrong with Earl Brugan's words. He asked doubtfully, "Why does it sound like the warships can't be exchanged for Marquis Vincent?"
Only then did Earl Brugan sigh and say, "I've received news that Marquis Vincent might have met with an accident …"
"What?!" Earl Hall stood up abruptly and stared at Earl Brugan with his bell-sized eyes. "What do you mean by an accident?"
Earl Hall's shock made Earl Brugan very irritated. The more he thought about it, the more he realized that this silly earl in front of him might not be able to be of help to him.
"Marquis Vincent was assassinated after he was captured. Although the people of the Northern Frontier have always claimed that the Marquis is fine, it is said that Viscounts Fein has already found out that the Marquis has actually been assassinated …"
Bam!
Earl Hall smashed the armrest of his chair into pieces with a slap and shouted.
"How can you believe the words of that kid Fein? He's one of Evan's men. He can't wait for Marquis Vincent to die in Silvermoon City!
I'm sure that he deliberately made up such a lie because he didn't want Marquis Vincent to return to the Eastern Region safely! "
It was rare for Earl Brugan to agree with Earl Hall's opinion. He nodded and said, "I think so too. When Viscounts Fein arrives in White Dew City tomorrow, you and I will go and meet the Duke together. We can't let Fein mislead the Duke's judgment."
"Alright!"
"Also, Earl Of Avon has already left the Northern Frontier. Do you have any news of his current whereabouts?"
"No. That kid is very slippery. It's obvious that he's deliberately hiding his tracks. It's difficult for me to find him in such a short time. "
Earl Brugan furrowed his brows and asked in a deep voice, "Why do you think the Earl Of Avon is deliberately hiding his tracks?"
"How would I know?" Earl Hall shouted in a rough voice. "Hasn't that kid always been like this? He's so mysterious. I don't know what he's up to."
Seeing that he couldn't get anything of value out of this silly fellow, Earl Brugan sighed inwardly. He made an appointment with Earl Hall to meet the Duke of Saint Prospero the next day and then got up to leave.
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