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Chapter 205 How do you want me to explain this?
"I want you to declare to the outside world that Baron Bach is cooperating with the Shadow Church and trying to rebel against the royal family!"

After Ryan said this, he began to pay attention to Mrs. Bach's face. He believed that with the wisdom of the other party, he should be able to understand the meaning of this sentence quickly.

As expected, Mrs. Bach was just stunned for a moment, and then she reacted. Her little face turned pale and looked very ugly.

"Sir, do you want to destroy the Bach family?"

Mrs. Bach said with a trembling voice.

This simple sentence directly offended the two major forces in the Arad Kingdom. Neither the royal family nor the Poseidon Temple would let Bach and his family go.

Needless to say, Poseidon Temple has been chasing the Shadow Church in the past few years. Anyone who has any relationship with the Shadow Church cannot escape their liquidation.

Even she, a woman, has heard of the reputation of the Divine Punishment Knights. They will try their best to catch Bach and then torture out the information about the Shadow Church.

The royal family will not allow any nobles to openly rebel. Although the royal family has been in name only in recent years, and few nobles will obey their orders, in name, the royal family still rules the Kingdom of Arad.

The nobles also cooperated with the royal family and never launched a war under the banner of rebellion against the royal family. Even when the three princes fought, it was under the banner of eliminating the traitors around the king.

A mere baron named Bach dares to rebel against the royal family. The royal family will never tolerate it. Other nobles will also exclude the Bach family and not recognize the Bach family's aristocratic status.

As soon as these words come out, the title passed down by the Bach family from generation to generation will definitely be deprived by the royal family. Even the collateral families will be implicated. From now on, the reputation of the Bach family will be completely ruined.

The Bach family would also lose their nominal control over Ironthorn, which has since been transformed into a terra nullius.

If it had been in the past when the royal family was strong, this territory would have been taken away by the royal family and then given to other meritorious officials by the royal family.

But it's different now. The royal family has long lost control of the place. It can only deprive the title and territory in name, but cannot actually grant the territory to other nobles. The rule of Ironthorn Town is actually in Ryan's hands.

But having the right to rule is not enough. Ryan also wants to gain nominal recognition from the royal family and eliminate all hidden dangers.

There is a saying that in this aristocratic feudal era, the so-called name is quite useful. It can not only be recognized by other nobles, but also play a role in stabilizing people's hearts.

Moreover, the royal family will most likely recognize Ryan's rule over Ironthorn Town. There is no way, Ryan has already occupied Ironthorn Town, and the royal family does not have the ability to drive Ryan out.

All their energy was used to deal with the intrusion of the four great dukes and the Kingdom of Frem, and they had no time to take care of the small nobles below.

Therefore, in order to maintain the dignity between the royal family and the nobles and consolidate their dominance, as long as your reasons for occupying other territories are reasonable and there are relevant evidence or witnesses, the royal family will seal that territory to you.

Among all the reasons, combating rebellion is undoubtedly the most recognized by the royal family. Especially since Baron Bach also rebels with an evil organization like the Shadow Church, which is extremely bad in nature, the royal family cannot tolerate it.

As long as there is any evidence, the royal family will severely punish the Bach family and reward Ironthorn Town to Ryan.

As the wife of Baron Bach, Mrs. Bach's testimony is very credible. Therefore, as long as Mrs. Bach declares that Baron Bach cooperated with the Shadow Church in the rebellion, and Ryan can find some "evidence" casually, the matter will almost be confirmed.

Baron Bach has no chance of recapturing Ironthorn Town. No noble will help him. The royal family and Poseidon Temple will even issue a wanted order for him. In order not to offend the two major forces, Guanhai City will not cooperate with him again.

Even the Shadow Church would give up on him. The Shadow Church only valued his noble title when cooperating with him. If his noble title was gone, there would be no need for the Shadow Church to cooperate with Bach.

In other words, even if Ryan didn't catch him in the end, he wouldn't be able to achieve much by himself.

The most important thing is that if Bach's title is taken away, his direct heir will not pose any threat to Ryan. Ryan does not need him as a puppet, and he can be the lord of Ironthorn Town.

Without the nominal right to rule, even if the heir has other ideas in the future, he will not get the support of the knights and residents. Lane can also deal with him at will. Whether to kill or release him depends entirely on Lane's mood.

Mrs. Bach naturally knew this. Without the identity of an heir, her child would have no value to Ryan, and things of no value would usually be abandoned, so she shook her head and rejected Ryan.

"Sir, please forgive me for not agreeing to your conditions. I cannot destroy the honor and reputation of the Bach family by fabricating charges for my own selfish purposes."

Ryan couldn't help but sneered when he heard this:
"Oh, fabricated charges? Mrs. Bach is really good at joking. You know whether Baron Bach has cooperated with the Shadow Church. I don't believe that you, as his pillow, don't even know about such a thing."

Mrs. Bach was silent. Baron Bach loved her very much and told her almost everything. Of course she knew about Baron Bach's cooperation with the Shadow Church, but she couldn't admit it now because she wanted to keep the identity of her child's heir.

Seeing that Mrs. Bach was silent, Lane understood what she was thinking, so he continued:
"I know what you are worried about. Are you afraid that after your child loses his identity as heir, I will get rid of him to avoid future troubles?"

Mrs. Bach still did not speak, but nodded slightly.

"You can rest assured on this. I have said before that as long as you agree to my conditions, I will swear on the honor of my family that I will not harm you mother and child. Of course, the premise is that your child must always be honest."

"You are also from a noble family, so you should be very aware of the binding force of the oath. I will not break the oath for a child and bring stain to my family."

"Besides, do you think it's a good thing to have the status of an heir? Having this status does give your child the value of being my puppet, and I won't hurt him easily."

"But he has lost his freedom since then and must live under my supervision, just like Baron Lancaster in Rose Town. He will have to return to Firefly Town with me tomorrow, and he will rarely leave Firefly Town in the future. Opportunity."

Lane used Baron Lancaster as an example. Mrs. Bach was very frightened when she heard that Lane was going to take her child away, and her face was full of confusion.

Seeing that Mrs. Bach was shaken, Lane continued to strike while the railroad was hot:
"And your child will live in fear every day, fearing that I will find a reason to get rid of him. After all, he is always a hidden danger to me."

"Can you ensure that your child will be content with the status quo and not resist like Baron Lancaster? In such a high-pressure environment, your child will inevitably complain about me and even do some irrational behavior. .”

"Because he is still the lord of Iron Thorn Town in name only, and he always feels that the knights and the people will support him. The title gives him the confidence to not recognize the reality. By then, I don't need to say anything about what will happen to him. Just tell me."

What Ryan wants to express is very simple. If you do as I say and give up your title for your children, then you will no longer be a threat to me in the future, and I will let you live a comfortable life.

If you want your child to be a puppet lord, that's different. Not only will he be under my care and lose his freedom, but you also have to ensure that your child doesn't seek death in the future. If I find any signs, I will directly Press him to death.

Ryan's tone was sincere. He did not hide it, but gave the power of choice to Mrs. Bach. He believed that with Mrs. Bach's wisdom, she would make a choice that satisfies him.

Sure enough, after thinking for a while, Mrs. Bach finally agreed to Ryan's conditions.

Rather than letting her children be precarious puppets, she still wants them to live a comfortable and safe civilian life.

As for the glory of the Bach family, that has nothing to do with her. No matter how smart she is, she is just a helpless woman. She has done her best and the most benevolent to preserve a bloodline for the Bach family.What's more, Bach did cooperate with the Shadow Church. He personally destroyed the family's glory. He just exposed the matter.

Mrs. Bach kept convincing herself in her heart, and after finishing her mood, she carefully said to Ryan:

"Sir, I can agree to your conditions, but please don't forget your promise and be kind to our mother and son."

Ryan did not speak, but poured two more glasses of water and handed one of them to Mrs. Bach.

"You have to be sure this time," he joked with a smile.

Two blushes immediately appeared on Mrs. Bach's face, and she also recalled Meng Lang's behavior just now.

"As long as you can educate your child well and let him live a peaceful life, I will not hurt him. This is my promise to you."

Ryan said to Mrs. Bach while holding the teacup.

"Don't worry, I will educate him well. I will tell him that it was the Church of Shadows that bewitched his father, and you are the great hero who rescued us."

Mrs. Bach said cooperatively. She knew that her child had reached a sensible age and ordinary lies could not deceive him. She could only transfer the hatred in his heart to the Shadow Church to prevent him from doing irrational things.

Ryan nodded with satisfaction, it was easy to talk to smart people.

"Then wish us a happy cooperation~"

"Happy cooperation!"

"Clang~"

The two teacups touched each other, and Ryan drank it all in one gulp, then put down the teacup and said to Mrs. Bach:

"Where do you think Baron Bach will flee to, madam?"

"I don't know about this. He may go to my father for support, but my father is not as strong as him and is not your opponent at all. Moreover, my father will not mobilize troops to attack other people just for the sake of a married daughter. territory."

Mrs. Bach pursed her red lips and replied that her father was also a baron, but he was not very strong and had bad neighbors around him. She was originally married to Baron Bach in exchange for Baron Bach's protection of his territory.

If he knew that Baron Bach had been defeated, let alone helping Bach, it would be good if he didn't twist Bach in front of Ryan. At most, he would give Bach some money and send him away for the sake of Mrs. Bach's face.

"So the only force he can turn to now is the Shadow Church. It is very likely that he will ask the Shadow Church for help."

Ryan nodded when he heard this. He also felt that Bach would go to the Shadow Church, but this would be a bit troublesome. The Shadow Church is elusive and difficult to find. If Bach really cooperates with the Shadow Church, then he will find it in a while. I really can’t catch Bach.

It seems that Mrs. Bach must issue a statement tomorrow and ask the royal family to strip Bach of his title as soon as possible. Once he has no use value, judging from the standards of the Shadow Church, there is a high probability that he will be eliminated directly.

However, there is a very small probability that he will be recruited into the Shadow Church. I heard that the Shadow Church is currently lacking in combat power. The strength of Baron Bach and the Steel Snake is not bad, and Bach at that time was not accepted by other forces, so he would definitely not Betrayal of the Church of Shadow.

Thinking about it this way, Bach really has the possibility of joining the Shadow Church!
Thinking of this, Ryan frowned. Bach's existence was like a fly. It posed no threat to Ryan. It was just disgusting.

It would be nice if he died on the way to escape, then there would be no trouble, and Ryan would feel much better.

Mrs. Bach saw that Ryan's expression was not right, and just when she was about to ask out loud, there was another knock on the door.

"Dong Dong~"

"Who?"

Ryan asked doubtfully, why do all these people like to find people at night? He couldn't even draw a prize quietly.

"My lord, it's me, Knight Saylor. I'm sorry to bother you so late. I really have something important to report to you."

Sailer said apologetically outside the door.

When Ryan heard this, he turned his head and glanced at Mrs. Bach who was sitting opposite. It would be a bit difficult to explain if Sailor discovered that they were alone in the same room.

Although he had a clear conscience and had done nothing, others would not think so. Those who didn't know it thought he was some lecherous evil spirit. On the first day he occupied Ironthorn Town, he attacked the wife of the previous lord. This has a huge impact. Great.

Especially since Sailor had just pledged his allegiance to him, he didn't want to leave a bad impression on the other party.

So Ryan didn't open the door, but said directly to Sailer outside the door:
"If you have anything to say, please tell me first."

Although Sailor didn't understand why Ryan didn't open the door for him, he didn't think much about it.

"The militiamen standing guard at the city gate said they saw a big steel snake lying outside the city. It looked like Baron Bach's big steel snake. There was a figure lying next to it, motionless, like a corpse."

"They didn't know whether they should go out to check the situation, so they asked me for instructions. After I went out to check carefully, I confirmed that the deceased was Baron Bach, so I came to report the situation to you as soon as possible."

After listening to Sailer's words, Ryan felt happy. What he thought came true, Bach was really dead!

Mrs. Bach opposite had a face full of disbelief, and Sailer's voice kept echoing in her mind.

Impossible, how could Bach die?

Mrs. Bach had been frightened all day, and coupled with the tossing back and forth on the road, her body and mind had reached the limit.

Now when I suddenly heard the news that Bach was dead, I felt like the world was spinning, my vision went dark and I fainted.

Ryan looked at Mrs. Bach who was lying on the ground with disheveled clothes and a blush on her face, feeling like ten thousand alpacas had stepped on her.

No, how do you want me to explain this? !

(End of this chapter)