Eastern mythology system

Chapter 80 Leave
Count Silvio sat on a bench in the courtyard, leisurely looking at the files submitted by the shops below.

Although the affairs were heavy, the earl was in a good mood.

The family's business is booming, the losses in the business war have been fully made up, and they have already started to make profits, and most of the foreign debts have been paid off.It wasn't that he was unable to repay, but that the Earl continued to owe on purpose—sometimes, being in debt to others was also a way to get closer and maintain the relationship with each other.

The position of the Hilton family in Edinburgh became more and more stable and important.

The families that originally belonged to the noble alliance suffered heavy losses in the business war, and selling off their properties was an inevitable way out.The ones who took over were naturally the Hilton family.

There is a set of established rules for the struggle between nobles.As the winner, Hilton is justified in receiving the spoils.Even if other families have financial resources, they cannot intervene in it.

This is a rule, without any obvious binding force, but few people dare to violate it.

After absorbing and digesting these trophies, the Hilton family's financial resources will be improved to a higher level.In the entire city of Edinburgh, apart from the Lord's Mansion of the Grand Duke, there is probably no family or force that can match it.

With such a good situation, how could the Earl not be happy and relaxed.

Of course, the world is impermanent, and it is impossible for everything to go smoothly.Under the joy of the whole family, the earl felt a little uneasy in his heart.And the source of uneasiness came from the young man sitting next to him.

After that visit to the Grand Duke, Count Silvio felt a slight change in the boy's worship.

Although his work and rest habits in life and practice have not changed, and his attitude towards people and affairs remains calm, the Earl can still feel the vague worries and anxieties from the bottom of the young man's heart.

When Anthony piled a large bag of precious magic scrolls in front of him, the count was even more sure that his feeling was right.

The teenager has something on his mind, something very important.He seemed to be rushing to finish what he was doing so that he could get away and do other things.

Otherwise, the auction of the magic scroll would not be so hasty.And even for the sake of showing the strength of the family, there are more and better choices.

Could it be that Mr. Anthony intends to...

"Master Patriarch." A call interrupted Earl Silvio's thoughts.

A family steward came in a hurry with a stack of sheepskin scrolls, and handed them to the earl respectfully.

Earl Silvio's eyes lit up, he patted the parchment scroll, and laughed loudly: "Hahaha! It's finally delivered! Hahahaha!"

The sheepskin scroll is a related contract document of a noble fiefdom.Now in the hands of the Earl, it means that this fief will belong to the Hilton family from now on.

And the original owner of this fief was the Fontaine family, one of the three marquis families.

This was the final settlement agreement reached under the watchful eyes of the Grand Duke.The Hilton family can no longer pursue the Fangdan family fiercely; and the Fontaine family cannot retaliate against the Hilton family after they have recovered their breath.

Such an agreement is actually unfair to Hilton.The hatred between the two families has already been planted, and the so-called inability to retaliate is only superficial.But what Hilton lost was the hard-won golden opportunity to completely wipe out the enemy.

The Grand Duke did not protect the Fontaine family, because the battles between nobles have always been like this.Brutal, but not bloody.Even if you lose unfortunately, you will not lose your life, so that the family inheritance will be severed.Otherwise, the existing families with a long history may have lost more than half.

Of course, this is just a rule on the surface.

In any case, the huge business war that lasted nearly a year and involved nearly half of the nobles in Edinburgh finally came to an end.

The winner is the Hilton family!

After laughing, Earl Silvio looked at the sheepskin data in his hand and frowned slightly.

The weight of this fief is extremely heavy, otherwise it would not be enough to express the sincerity of the Fontaine family's reconciliation.But at the same time, this fief is also a hot potato.

In the city of Edinburgh, this is already an open secret.

"The patriarch is worried about the fiefdom of the Fontaine family?"

Asked Anthony, who rarely put down his practice and went to the courtyard to have afternoon tea with Count Silvio.

"That's right. According to reliable sources, Lothar, the youngest of the Fontaine family, started killing somewhere not long ago."

Anthony smiled and said: "This place is quite related to us. If it hadn't held Lothar back and allowed him to enter the business road to stop us in advance, the situation may not have been reversed so smoothly. And after we defeated the Fontaine family , it also broke away from the control of the Fontaine family and fell into our hands."

The earl also smiled: "This is God helping our Hilton family. But even if he enters the business world, with Mr. Anthony's wisdom and bravery, I am afraid he will fail in the end."

"The patriarch thinks too highly of me. The gap in martial arts realm is not easy to make up. A higher level is a higher level. Now I am not Lothar's opponent." Anthony waved his hand.

"However, Mr. Anthony still dealt with the violent bear who was in the same class as Lothar, and it also came with the two silver beginners of Sly Fox and Mouse King."

"It was planned in advance, plus a little luck." Anthony didn't want to say more, and then changed the subject.

"On the other side of the fief, let me run for a while."

Count Silvio was taken aback.

The fief has only just started, no matter how difficult it is, people should be sent to find out the situation before making further plans.Now that the rival noble alliance has disintegrated and the crisis has long since disappeared, there is really no need to rush out the strongest force of the family.

Besides, since Anthony joined the Hilton family, he has done a lot of great things for the family and made great contributions.The earl can still sit here and drink afternoon tea, it is entirely relying on the strategy and strength of the young priest to turn the tide and turn the world around.

Such a great meritorious minister, after his success, is right to sit at home and enjoy the respect and worship of his clansmen.How can you go out again for a little thing, and work hard?
It's not a good idea to let people outside see that the Hilton family has to take care of everything big and small, isn't it nice to criticize?
unless……

The lingering uneasy thoughts that have been lingering in his mind recently appeared again for no reason in the earl's heart.

"The situation on the other side of the fief needs to be investigated after all. And everyone knows that the situation there must not be simple. In the end, enough force must be dispatched to deal with it. If this is the case, it is better to let me come over directly simple."

Anthony got up with his hands behind his back and looked towards the northwest.There is also the direction of the fiefdom.

"I've been in the city for a long time recently, and I just want to go out for a walk. It is said that the imperial capital is majestic and prosperous, even better than the city of Edinburgh. In addition, Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, masters gather, and I am about to experience it. Therefore, after the fiefdom is over, I will not turn back and go directly to the imperial capital."

Anthony looked far away, looking at the sky.

Northwest is not only the direction of the fief, but also the location of the imperial capital.

Count Silvio looked at the boy's back, which was not burly, and opened his mouth to speak.But in the end, there was only a sigh left.

What he was faintly worried about had unfortunately become a reality.

After all, a small pond like the Hilton family still couldn't accommodate the true dragon of the young man.Even after this victory, the pond has expanded a lot.But the big pond is still a pond, and it will never become a river or sea.

Will the young man come back after leaving?
Maybe, only God knows.

"Before that, I would like to ask the patriarch to help contact the City Lord's Mansion. I hope to visit Grand Duke Mattesias again."

(End of this chapter)