Chapter 229 Fox Family Meeting
The time has come to the end of March, and the most discussed topic in the Nord province now is the marriage between the Fox family and the Griffith family.
Some people think that this is a signal for the Fox family to stabilize themselves from adversity. From now on, the entire Nord province will change from two powerful forces to a three-party confrontation.
Slater's side, Anthony's side, Fox and Griffith's side.
Some people think that this is just the death struggle of the Fox family, and Raven is superficial and short-sighted. Even though Marquis Anthony has let him go, he is still tied to the Fox for temporary benefits, and he will definitely be implicated by the Fox family in the future. Toward destruction.
Others believe that although the wedding date has been set, it is not without variables. After all, Raven was born in the untouchable class and does not understand what noble honor is. He is likely to break the contract as the wedding date approaches, as proof of joining the Slater family.
But no matter what the outside world speculates, for the Fox family, the wedding is inevitable.
The wedding of the Earl's family is not an ordinary wedding, and the pomp must be sufficient.
In fact, for this marriage, the Fox family used a full 2,500 private soldiers and began intensive training one month in advance.
Leaving aside the practicality of weapons and armor, at least they look beautiful and sparkling.
April 28th is the wedding date, and now it is March 29th. It will be postponed to April 1st at most, and the bride-to-be team has to set off.
The last internal family meeting before departure was held in Montreal, and Nancy was eligible to attend for the first time.
In addition to Nancy, the three people present - her father Montreal, the eldest brother Guldan, and the second brother Sanchi, all had serious faces, which made the overall atmosphere seem quite dull.
After all, things have not been easy for the Fox family during this period of time.
Montreal was the first to speak: "I called you here today mainly to set a direction for the family's next actions."
"Nancy's wedding is a major event for our family. As the head of the family and the earl, I must be present in person. As the eldest son, Guldan also wants to attend the ceremony with me."
At this point, Montreal turned to the second person The son said: "So, the next two days will come Three months, Sanchi, you have to shoulder the heavy responsibility of managing the family."
The second son of the Fox family is now 31 years old, but he has a baby face and is full of bruises. Freckles make me look more than 10 years younger than my actual age.
Hearing his father's words, he sighed: "Father, you think too highly of me. My accomplishments are limited to painting and sculpture, and you want me to manage the territory? Why don't you hang me at the city gate? Maybe it can also act as a deterrent.”
“If you ask me, it would be better for you to keep my brother.”
If it were normal, Gul'dan would be very happy to be able to control the earl's power.
But now that the Fox family is in turmoil, all internal and external troubles have been exposed, and even Montreal is somewhat unable to do what it wants. To take up the burden at this time is to simply seek punishment.
"My brother, you should obey your father's orders. You are already 31 years old. It's time to take on some responsibilities."
Sanchi smiled bitterly: "Brother, if If you want a fox to learn to hunt, you should raise it from an early age instead of feeding it with leftovers and vegetables and then leaving it to fend for itself in the wild.”
This sentence seems to be true! What Guldan said was aimed directly at Montreal.
In order to avoid internal strife in the family, Montreal provided Gul'dan with the best aristocratic education, while the second son Sanchi allowed him to develop freely and never considered him in the line of succession.
"If a family wants to last long, it must allocate everyone's responsibilities." Montreal glanced at Sanchi: "I have never forced you to do anything, nor have I forbidden you to do anything."
“It is the family’s support that allows you to indulge in the enjoyment of art. Now it is time to It's time for you to repay your family."
Sanchi grinned and gave a disdainful sneer, but did not refute: "Yes, father."
Montreal's words were mixed. Shameless and sophistry, the head of the family has begun to speak in this way, so why bother to break his face?
Seeing that his second son had approved his decision, Montreal turned to Gourdan: "And you, my son, I arranged for Sanchi to stay because this is the most appropriate decision at the moment, not a reason for you to refuse to take responsibility with peace of mind. "
"You all think that the Fox family is on the verge of collapse, right?"
His eyes glanced at his two sons, and they both avoided it with guilty conscience.
The atmosphere was a little too dull for a while.
Montreal took off the count's crown from his head and threw it to the center of the table.
Both sons' eyes were attracted to the crown. Montreal saw the covetousness in Gul'dan's eyes, and the ambition that Sanchi restrained behind his pupils.
Montreal shook his head in disappointment:
“Do you think that this hat alone can determine who is the count?”
“You are absolutely wrong. "
"The essence of power is violence and wealth."
"It is the territory of our Fox family that spans two counties, the millions of serfs we control, and the powerful force composed of 47 extraordinary and two standing legions!"
"As long as these are still there, the Fox family will It won’t fall!”
This statement was so powerful that both Gul’dan and Fox felt a little more relieved.
Montreal said in a deep voice: "Sanchi, go and ask the housekeeper for advice on how to ensure the running of the family."
"Guldan, go meet Archbishop Thomas and invite He went with me to Eagle Territory”
"Yes, Father, but if Archbishop Thomas refuses..."
Montreal said resolutely: "He will not refuse."
Guldan's eyes shined, and Sanchi also looked at him. Lu suddenly realized.
Combined with Montreal’s previous judgments about the nature of power, they saw hope for the family’s revival.
Indeed, it was precisely because Montreal chose to betray His Majesty the King that it resulted in the current passive situation.
But everything has two sides. Since it is no longer possible to obtain His Majesty the King's forgiveness, then simply throw yourself into the arms of the Church of Light.
Power comes from violence, and the Church of Light is one of the strongest owners of force on the continent.
With the support of the Church of Light, the future of the Fox family is still bright.
The meeting is over.
Just when Nancy was about to leave, Montreal suddenly stopped her.
"Don't you have anything to say?"
Nancy shook her head slightly: "There must be a reason for father's decision. I am a magician and I don't understand politics or power."< br>
"Then you have to start learning from now on." Montreal said: "You will soon become the mistress of the Griffith family, and our Fox family needs your strength."
Nancy realized the meaning behind the words, which was to allow her to harm the interests of the Griffith family and feed Fox in return.
Originally, she was happy that she had gained her father's approval, but now she felt a little cold and her tone was not very polite: "Then what should we do specifically, my lord?"
Seemingly unaware of his daughter's temper, Montreal said: "Just like every noble lady should do, wake him up in the morning and accompany him to sleep at night."
"Listen to his troubles and worship his "Achievements." "Be the most stable lady in the entire empire during the day; at night She is a slut that no one can match!"
Nancy's face turned from white to red, biting her lip: "This is not what a father should say to his daughter! ”
Indeed, she likes Raven and is willing to be the most qualified wife.
But she couldn't accept that her father judged her as a piece of merchandise, a gift used to please others.
Even if this person is Raven.
"Then take this as the order of the head of the family." Montreal's expression remained unchanged and his voice was cold: "If you do all the above, Raven will truly treat you as his lover, and his secret will no longer be Secret, his wealth is your wealth, his territory is your territory "
"In the end, this will all belong to the Fox family."
"I can't do it, Father." Nancy took a deep breath and stared at Montreal: "I. You can’t cheat on Raven while loving him.”
"If this is the case, I would rather regret the marriage!"
At this moment, the air seemed to have stopped flowing.
Montreal avoided Nancy's gaze and spoke of another matter slowly:
"Do you know why I look down on the Slater family?"
"Because They always take the feelings of family members too seriously, and a piece of viscounty territory was actually given to the most useless son in the family!”
"History has long proven that a family that puts family interests first will always outperform a family that puts the wishes of its children first."
"A qualified noble should give up selfish desires and put family interests first." "It's important."
Nancy lowered her head, her eyes were distracted, and she breathed out a somewhat mocking smile.
Montreal frowned slightly: "Is it funny?"
"No, Father is right." Nancy raised her head: "You are the head of the family, and of course your words are in the interests of the family. .”
"But I have a question. When have you ever made a decision that was entirely based on family interests rather than for your own consideration?"
"It was when you chose to join the Church of Light in exchange for promotion to the Sixth When you want to increase resources; or when you deliberately cripple my second brother so that he will cause you less trouble?”
Just because Nancy is unwilling to reveal it, it doesn’t mean that she can’t observe or think. .
Montreal was touched by these words.
He raised his head and looked at his daughter's face for the first time in 20 years. His lips moved and his eyelids trembled: "That afternoon, March 27, 1176, Guangming Calendar."
Nancy's breathing stopped, and she stood there in a daze, looking at Montreal with eyes that were so sad that they seemed to be broken.
That day was the day Nancy was born.
It was also the time when her mother, his wife in Montreal, died in childbirth.
Montreal held the table with both hands, and his originally steady voice was trembling after suppression: "I originally wanted to take you to the mountains and let the wild beasts devour your life."
He stared at Nan Qian gritted her teeth, veins popped up on her forehead, and there was hatred in her eyes that could not be concealed: "But I still let you go, let you inherit your mother's name, and let you grow up."
Montreal seemed to be back to that afternoon again, and he began to hear his wife’s helpless cries and screams. His cheeks shook violently, and his brows twitched:
“Because you are a member of the Fox family. !”
Nancy’s eyes widened, she clenched her fists tightly, looking at her father, her watery eyes filled with calm pain.
Father and daughter had a deep conversation for the first time in their lives, and they broke each other's hearts.
Montreal stood up and walked quickly outside the house.
"I understand, Father." Nancy's voice was calm: "I will marry Raven and be the best wife."
What she responded to was a heavy door slam. .
After an unknown amount of time, Nancy slowly turned around and wiped the blood stains pricked by her nails with a handkerchief.
Three days later, on April 1, the Fox family's send-off procession slowly set off.
There are 529 carriages, 2,500 Firefox troops, and 800 followers. There are 11 extraordinary people of the first level, 9 extraordinary people of the second level, and 1 extraordinary person of the third level.
At the front is the Earl of Montreal wearing the fourth-order plate armor "Molten Ember".
At the same time, with Eagle Castle as the center, buildings were constructed at an extraordinary speed, regardless of cost, in order to accommodate the distinguished guests who came from all over the Nord province.
On April 5, after nearly a month of construction and costing 6,928 gold coins, the annexe building, which was enough to accommodate thousands of nobles, was completed.
On the same day, Raven made new progress in magic engraving.
According to the relevant records in "The Path of the Mage", if a third-level magician engraves third-level magic, it will take as short as 3 or 5 years, and as long as 10-20 years.
Raven chose the first-level magic fireball technique, which is dozens of times simpler than the third-level magic. According to the initial progress, Raven thought that he could complete it within 3 months, that is, before the end of March this year. Engraved.
But unexpectedly, although the fireball technique only has 9 basic structures, it becomes more and more difficult the further it goes. Now four months have passed, and Raven has finally completed the engraving of the first three structures.
In the process, Raven came to understand more and more why Xikorit asked him to choose the first-level fireball technique.
As the oldest first-order magic, in the process of carving it from scratch, Raven slowly began to understand what "flame" is and what "burning" is in the world of magic.
This is a process of understanding the nature of flame from scratch.
Even though only three structures have been completed, Raven's speed of releasing fire magic has now increased by about 15%, and its power has increased by about 20%.
He began to look forward to the day when the engraving would be completely successful.
However, practice must come to an end for now.
Because as news of the marriage spread, nobles came to congratulate them one after another.
On April 10, 18 days before the wedding, 31 noble families had already arrived. As the head of the family and the protagonist of the wedding, Lei Wen certainly could not avoid it and started the prelude to the wedding.
The wedding not only attracted nobles, but also attracted many merchants, almost overcrowding the commercial square in Goldshed Town, and had to temporarily set aside an area next to Eagle Town for merchants and tourists to buy and sell goods.
On April 23, all 214 noble families above the baron level arrived in the 17 counties of the Nord province, except Fox and Slater.
On April 25, the Fox family's bride-to-be team arrived at Eagle Territory.
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(End of this chapter)