Wolf King

Chapter 146 Backlash

Sean pressed his forehead with a headache, shrinking the spiritual field that spread out instinctively around his body.

Philip and his son were arguing in the study room on the other side of the courtyard, which was diagonal to the guest room. Sean listened to a few words intentionally or unintentionally, and then he started to get dizzy... From the standpoint of Philip's friend, he really regretted that he disliked Marcus back then. Due to poor talent, he didn't bring him to his side to educate him, so today's old friend is helpless with his only son.

Of course, this was just a fleeting thought... As a disciple of a spellcaster, he must travel with his master. How could Marcus, who was spoiled and spoiled since he was a child, suffer from eating and sleeping in the open?I'm afraid that within two days after taking him out, this young master will run home crying to his father.And with Philip's usual pampering, maybe he would complain that he treated his son harshly, but the two were not at loggerheads.

"Alas..." With a sigh, Sean concentrated his attention on the side hall on the east side of the guest room, and listened attentively to Ayun's guidance to Laura.

"...Your grandpa is the head of your Philip family, you love your grandpa, why, because your grandpa cares about your feelings and loves you deeply. Whether you are happy, happy, sad or sad, no matter You're beautiful or ugly, smart or clumsy, you're grandpa's granddaughter, and he loves you, don't you, Laura?"

"Well, I like grandpa the most!" The little girl said cheerfully.

"Will your grandpa not recognize you as a granddaughter because you cry ugly when you are sad, you are not as beautiful as a little elf girl, or you are not as smart as other children?"

"Of course not! Don't say that about grandpa, I will be angry." The little girl was upset.

"Okay. Then let's go back to the previous question. Suppose you are the lord of Lord Bolton, the very great Countess of the Kingdom of Cronin, and the head of the Bolton Territory like your grandfather. Then your subjects Some people are beautiful and cleanly dressed, while others are humble and poor-looking, why do you only like the former type of people and not the latter type?"

"Ah..." The little girl seemed dumbfounded.

"Whether the lords can wear good-looking clothes, whether they can eat enough and sleep enough to make them white and fat, in the final analysis, depends on whether the lord has given them the opportunity to support themselves and earn money and food with their own hands. Obviously It’s the lord’s fault, let the people suffer from hunger and describe themselves as embarrassing, how can the lord pick and choose?”

"Hey~~~~" The little girl elongated her voice very tangled.

"Lola, you must have times when you are unreasonable and messy. We all know that such a little girl is not flattering. And when you lose your temper, it is your grandpa who taught you that you are not a lady and can't do this, let Our little Laura is becoming more and more popular. Similarly, if some of your subjects don’t like to be clean or work, then you say, as a lord, should you teach the subjects, or should you teach such subjects? people drive away?"

"Well...but what if others don't listen to me?"

"This is where we are going to discuss, Laura, if you tell others what you think is right, they may not think it is the right words, so they may not listen; then we have to find a way to make it Others know that it is right to do this, to prove our correctness, to let everyone know that if you do what you say, you can fill your stomach and wear beautiful and clean clothes, then others are not so stupid that they can't even tell the good from the bad, of course will listen to you."

"And how to prove that we are right, and how to make others listen to you, first of all, we need to get to know each other, what is the situation of the people we want to help, and what are their urgent needs? Needs to be addressed..."

Sean quietly (stealthly) listened to Ayun's persuasion to Laura, and smiled unconsciously.

It’s no wonder that even though Carlisle is suspected of assassinating his own brother and coveting the throne of St. Bridge while the king was alive, he can still win the support of a large number of nobles and citizens in St. Bridge. An aboveboard conspiracy?

It is difficult for the lord to control the territory when he rules the place. To put it bluntly, the lord needs the local nobles to manage the land and the people on his behalf.If the local nobles are dissatisfied, it is not uncommon for the lord to be emptied.

Ayun, who is a snow werewolf, knows this very well. He does not suggest that the young Laura go to fight wits and bravery with those local nobles who are more cunning than foxes, but bypass them and directly contact the leaders——You Xue A large number of cheap livelihood materials provided by the wolf clan pave the way, and all the human resources of Philip's family are invested in support. As long as there is no problem with Laura, when tens of thousands of civilians in the entire Bolton Territory know the name of Laura Philip, those who are caught No matter how angry and dissatisfied the nobles in the middle are, they can only bow their heads and surrender... because the lords who directly rule the people don't need them very much anymore, and if they don't know what to do, they have no choice but to leave.

Sean's thoughts gradually drifted to the southeastern coast of the Southern Continent, the country called St. Bridge.The difficulty of ruling a kingdom is obviously much greater than ruling a certain territory. What did Ayun ask Carlisle to do?First use the sea trade to win the support of some nobles, and after obtaining human resources and funds, start to recruit and train people who are only loyal to themselves, and at the same time win the hearts of the people in the city, attracting a large number of citizens and small noble supporters and vassals...

Sean used to be one of the main members of the reform faction in the Cronin Kingdom. After going through the information about Prince Carlisle in the Spellcasters Association in his mind, he discovered the weakness of Carlisle's series of power-seizure methods... the prince Using sea trade to hold the St. Bridges Navy tightly, but has not yet attacked the army.

"...The greatest military power in any kingdom must be in the hands of the king. Carlisle hasn't made up his mind yet, he is his father after all." Xiao En had a realization, and couldn't help but sigh again.

In the struggle for royal power, Carlisle Harvey Ferdinand still couldn't bear to his father.And his old friend... is just a precarious position as the lord of Valentine, and his son has separated from him.

Marcus ran out of his father's study angrily, smashed several picture vases in the corridor along the way, and kicked the maid who accidentally bumped into him. After returning to his room, the anger in his heart was still hard to dispel .

The once wise and wise father - is old!

How could he give up Valentine, who has been running Philip's family for 30 years, for such a trivial matter as the Federation's expedition to a small southern country!

Valentine's position as the city lord should have belonged to him!

Marcas circled around the room like a trapped animal, his muscles tensed, his expression ferocious, and his appearance like a ghost, without the slightest trace of aristocratic elegance.

It's not that the parasite doesn't really know that he is a parasite. In fact, the parasite is very aware of the root of his comfort and enjoyment--Marcus knows very well that he can casually receive gifts of hundreds of gold coins because of him He is the son of the castellan. If his father is not the castellan of Valentine, Eddie of the Lamia Chamber of Commerce would know who he is?

Ten gold coins can buy a young and beautiful virgin, and hundreds of gold coins can buy the life of a professional strongman above the second level. Don't others know how valuable gold coins are?

For a man who is over forty years old and naturally possesses power and money to suddenly lose all of this, even if his father has been persuading him to go to the Bolton territory, he can still have a detached position, Markas can hardly accept... getting used to Valentine's Prosperous, how could he accept wasting the rest of his life in a backcountry like Bolton Territory? !

"No, no!" Markas's eyes were red and he gritted his teeth, "This can't happen—I won't let this happen!"

After wanting revenge on that alien, Markas suddenly discovered that he did not have the power to retaliate... The snow wolves are a fighting race among the orcs. As the prince of Valentine, Markas would not fail to understand What does this mean, not to mention that the level of thugs raised by Philip's family is not enough, and even if they are strong, they cannot be used by Markas, who usually never does anything; the family's financial power is in the hands of his father, and his father can tolerate his extravagant spending However, he would definitely not pay him the gold coins to hire assassins... Whether it is the Assassin League or the Adventurers Association Research Department, please move these people without a few hundred gold coins.

Just when Marcus was hesitating whether to ask Master Eddie for help, his father sent a butler to invite him... Philip still loves his son, and he doesn't want the previous incident to make his son angry with him.

Marcus went to see his father full of resentment, and after hearing his father explain the reasons for resigning as the city lord, he became even more furious - his father did not abandon him, but was worried that he would not be able to take over after his father's death. Seeing that his father still loves him, Markas is outraged and righteous.

Everyone is not born with a willful temper. When a child makes a mistake and is punished by his parents, the instinct to seek advantages and avoid disadvantages at the age of three will allow the child to gradually learn to control his desires.But if willfulness will never be punished, but will always be tolerated by the so-called "love", then willfulness will be transformed into a more destructive unscrupulousness.

When night came, Xiao Yun was invited out to attend the dinner at Philip's residence. When he walked out of the courtyard, Xiao Yun casually glanced at the wall on the south side of the courtyard, and found that Marcus' carriage had stopped in place.

After the dinner, he continued to point out Miss Laura, until the lovely little girl couldn't stop yawning before letting the maid take her back to her room.Xiao Yun stood at the window and looked down, Markas' carriage was still there.

"Have you endured it?" Xiao Yun was a little surprised, that spoiled older brat didn't seem to have such a character who could swallow his anger... Could it be that he misjudged the person?

Lie down and sleep until the moon was in the sky, Xiao Yun quietly got up and walked to the window. Under the dark night, Philip's mansion was very peaceful, and the carriage in the corner of the courtyard was still in place.

"You really can't judge by appearance..." Xiao Yun muttered, and after standing for a while, he returned to the bed and lay down.

The old Primona deserves to be a master who won the title of "God of War" as a walker. Not to mention his strong fighting power, he is also a qualified urban scout. In just a few days, he not only found several underground forces in the lower urban areas It is inextricably linked with the Lamia Chamber of Commerce, and it was also found that the people in Lamia had bet at least a few thousand gold coins on Markas... On the contrary, the Lamia Chamber of Commerce paid for it at a very low cost. Occupying a large area of ​​Valentine's Wharf, this business is simply done—before meeting Marcus, Xiao Yun had already labeled this young master as a peddler.

If Marcus secretly hated him, if he wanted revenge, he would most likely go to Lamia.When Xiao Yun entered the city lord's mansion by himself, Isaac and Hannah were let out by him, and they squatted near the two city gates from the Midtown to the Upper Town respectively—the so-called gentleman does not stand behind the wall, so Xiao Yun didn't intend to Use your own small body to bear Marcus' revenge!Once the adventurers under him find out that the Lamia Chamber of Commerce has transferred people in from outside, Xiao Yun will immediately bond with Xiao En, a legendary magician, and stay close to each other!

Whether you want to fight with the legendary magician who throws taboo magic everywhere in the city, you can decide!

As for talking about the city... fighting with a group of snow wolves in the open space outside the city, that's Shi Lezhi.

Anyway, as long as the face is torn apart, Xiao Yun can not only clean up the bad things around the "agent", but also take the opportunity to cheat Lamia, and if he can't cheat, he will blacken the face of these bears. ——Naihe’s idea was very good, but when he didn’t cooperate, Markas actually held back his breath, which is very embarrassing...

The next day, Xiao Yun continued to give lessons to the future Countess, Little Laura, while the city lord Philip personally mobilized the people trained and recruited by the Philip family over the years, and pulled out a team of hundreds of people to go out of the city to the port to receive the goods—— Of course, the transaction made by the city owner does not need to pay taxes, but Philip is also embarrassed to openly break Valentine's rules, so this batch of goods does not enter the city.

At the port rented by the Adventurer’s Association, Margaret, an official of the Ministry of Transportation, looked blankly at the crowd busy moving goods, and her gaze fell on the carriage engraved with Philip’s family crest. To be able to sell such a large amount of goods from the low-end market to the local city lord, and let the city lord personally receive them, this gang of snow wolves are really capable!

It’s not that this batch of goods is not profitable, the problem is that it takes a lot of manpower and time to deal with it, and it’s not that local snakes can’t eat it at all; Margaret thought that the Snow Wolf Clan would cooperate with some underground force or sell it directly to Lamia Well, I didn't expect the Snowwolves to take such an unusual path...

Lord Philip solemnly handed over the purchase price of [-] gold coins plus the escort fee of [-] gold coins to the grassroots patriarch, waved his hand and watched the group of snow wolves follow his team to Bolton's territory, and then turned back to the city.

Shopping is slower than people walking, Laura, Sean and Xiao Yun can leave a day later, Philip knows that this group of snow werewolves going to the Bolton territory to recruit workers is just a cover - if he still doesn't know that the snow wolves are openly recruiting workers in the lower city If he got into trouble with the Brotherhood, he would be the city lord in vain—but he wouldn’t ask what the snow wolves did in the past, he’s not so stupid… If he was human, he would still worry about whether these people wanted to Under the tossing of the Bolton territory, the foreigners are tossing a fart in the land of the Kingdom of Cronin!

Xiao Yunzheng was happy that the city lord would not meddle in his own business, and did not explain at all.He originally wanted to recruit people from poor places, but he had no choice but to settle for it. Now he can go to Bolton's territory under the banner of Philip's family, what a fool would not do it!

On the third day, accompanied by Sean and Xiao Yun, Miss Laura Phillip set off for the Bolton territory. Before leaving, Lord Philip brought another group of people for his beloved granddaughter—three powerful butlers in the mansion for Laura. Two were arranged, half of the raised family thugs were taken away, and all the young heroes of the family branch who depended on the mansion for survival were arranged to be taken by Laura.

Marcus stood aside with a smile on his face the whole time, his heart was bleeding... His father made it clear that he was determined to abandon Valentine's power and run the broken place in Bolton Territory, which made Marcus secretly hate him. Grinding his teeth, his previously hesitant determination became firm.

Philip is not so stupid that his son misses the Lordship of Valentine.His position is already coveted, and he will return it if there is no excuse. When the Federation officially starts war with St. Bridge, Philip has no doubt that those bastards in the noble council will definitely take the initiative to prolong the war and make a fortune from the war—by then, they will block the way of other people's money. Not to mention continuing to maintain power, the Philip family is considered lucky not to be eaten up by those tigers and wolves.

Miss Laura reluctantly bid farewell to her father and grandfather, and the bloated team left the city that day.

Sitting on the luxurious carriage engraved with Philip's family crest, Xiao Yun was smiling and watching Laura and Sean acting like a baby, when his expression froze suddenly.

He lowered his head and picked up the exquisite carved water cup that nobles love, and looked out of the window as if nothing had happened.

The years of living in the information age are the most precious wealth for Xiao Yun. As long as he has the heart, he can get in touch with the knowledge of everything, and he can see all the world's major events and anecdotes without leaving home. It can be said to be the most appropriate; thinking back and forth several times in his mind about Marcas' performance in Philip's mansion these few days, Xiao Yun suddenly thought of a possibility that even he was a little terrified——

A fact has been repeated countless times in social news, hearsay, and legal program cases: If a group of children must swallow the flesh and blood of their parents in order to survive, then the first to show their sharp teeth must be the one who is infinitely doted on by their parents.

"...When ferocious beasts prey, they will first bow their heads and ears to hide their murderous intentions and approach their prey quietly. How can intelligent creatures not understand this routine." Sighing softly in his heart, Xiao Yun's expression returned to normal after only a moment of unbearable.

Philip and his son's pathological support model, even without his intervention to widen the gap between father and son, there will always be a day when it will be difficult to maintain... Philip cannot always be Valentine's uncompromising lord of the city, when he is tired and unable to continue When providing the extravagant life his son needs, Marcus will inevitably backfire.

On the second day after Laura left, Philip began to write a transfer request to the noble council, or it could be said to be a transaction request: using Valentine's position as a bargaining chip in exchange for his granddaughter to take over the Bolton territory, and proposed additional Conditions one, two, three——without any additional conditions, those guys would doubt Philip's family's intentions. After dealing with these bastards for so many years, Philip knew it well.

After sealing the envelope with wax, stamping the family crest of Philip's family, and handing over the letter to the left-behind butler, Philip felt empty in his heart, but relaxed as if some burden had been lifted.

"I'm really old." Philip smiled bitterly to himself.A few years ago, he was a little jealous of Sean, who was still young for so many years, and Primo, who was older than him but was not as flexible as a young man, but now Philip has calmed down... When he was young, he yearned for success and fame. , plunged headlong into the field of power without fear, since he chose this path, there is nothing to regret.

Sentimental about the years, Philip put on the castellan's outfit and headed to the City Hall. Before resigning, he wanted to settle the affairs he hadn't dealt with, and he had to make arrangements for the people under him...such as the mayor and the city staff. He is going to take them away, and these people can only go with him. The new city owner has his own manpower, and he will not trust the team left by the predecessors.

The carriage drove out of the city lord's mansion. Philip, who was sitting in the carriage, closed his eyes and was thinking about which people to take away and which people to get rid of. Suddenly, he heard a muffled groan, the whole carriage shook and stopped suddenly.

Philip hurriedly grabbed the armrest of the seat in the carriage to stabilize his figure. Before he could ask the driver, the door was suddenly opened from the outside, and a gleaming hand crossbow was handed in.

Philip looked shocked, and before he could ask a question, a palm-length crossbow pierced his neck.

Philip's body fell backwards, and the world in front of him quickly lost its color and shrank.

Before the last light faded, Philip suddenly remembered the son who came to see him off when he left the house... Speaking of which, Marcus hadn't cared so much about his father for many years.

The assassins retreated quickly, leaving only a gorgeous carriage with a dead driver in the middle of the road in the upper city.

A servant of a certain family saw the carriage with the city lord's family crest parked in the road, and looked around curiously. The coachman with a broken neck screamed in fright.

The butler of Philip's family delivered the important letter from the master to the Bard Association in Midtown. After handing over the coins, he saw that the Bard Association released a messenger bird to take the letter away before returning home with peace of mind. He heard about it just after returning to Uptown The sad news that the master was assassinated in the street.

The housekeeper, who was deeply saddened, hurriedly sent someone to find the young master who was hanging out in a sensual place, and he found Marcas in a top club two hours later.

The mayor of Valentine was assassinated in the street, which shocked the entire upper city. The lords and young masters who were desperate for their lives were terrified, and they dared not go out for several days.

Fortunately, Master Marcus is safe and sound, and the city hall will not become a headless chicken...

At the funeral of the Lord of the City, Master Marcus, no, it must be called the master now, Master Eddie, the best friend of Master Marcus, sent a funeral of [-] gold coins in order to comfort the sad friend; The aristocrats attending the funeral were secretly stunned by his handwriting, but no one talked about it openly. On the contrary, they all kept silent—it’s really not a good thing for the Lamia Chamber of Commerce to openly support Master Marcus... After all, Lamia’s food It has always been ugly, if Marcus only followed Lamia's lead, they would be out of luck.

Valentine's nobles were worried for a few days, and a news suddenly spread in the upper city - before the assassination, Lord Philip submitted a transfer request to the noble council, and exchanged the position of Lord Valentine for the Bolton territory next door!

The aristocratic council attached great importance to Philip's request, and hurriedly issued a transfer document, and one of the speakers, the Duke, rushed to Valentine to handle the handover of the city lord in person!

Markas spent five days holding a grand funeral for his father. He had just had a chance to breathe, and before he even had time to order a new city lord uniform, he received a letter of commendation sent by His Excellency the Duke.

Your Excellency the Duke highly praised the Philip family's vision of retreating quickly, claiming that he would fully support Countess Laura Philip's rule of the Bolton territory, and hinted that he had persuaded King Cronin to assign a family army to the Philip family...

Marcus slumped on the chair for a moment.

In the branch hall of the Lamia Chamber of Commerce, Master Eddie put down the Duke's letter copied by the spy, closed his eyes to ease his emotions, and said in a hateful voice: "——this trash!"