Chapter 895: Former Viscount Langton Flanders at the Imperial Academy of Arts is no longer free
"Langton... Grand Duke???"
"Is it the Langton family from the Kingdom of Voss?" Flanders, who was at the Imperial Academy of Art, felt a sense of absurdity.
He gave up his surname Langton and became a free artist.
In his vision, his art will spread throughout the countries. As for the original Langton family? He is just a small noble from a remote area in the Kingdom of Vos.
Maybe one day, he can get a little attention because of his fame.
Unexpectedly, I got news from my classmates today, that is, a grand duke appeared in the empire, called Grand Duke Langton, and his principality was the original Kingdom of Voss.
As for the situation of the Kingdom of Vos, Flanders naturally knew it. In his opinion, it should have been destroyed.
With such feudal decadence, it is simply a miracle that he can survive to this day. Even his hometown, in his opinion, is not even comparable to the remote villages of the Orei Empire.
"That's right, it's the Langton family that guards the permafrost mountains." The classmate gave a confirmed answer.
Flanders felt like the sky was falling. What had his successor, the wandering knight cousin whom he had never met, done?
Actually, he doesn't think highly of this cousin he has never met.
Wandering knights sounded romantic, but in fact he knew that they were just a group of mercenaries and beggars.
How could it be compared with him? He had even prepared for the Black Territory to be reclaimed by the Voss royal family.
Unexpectedly, not only did the Black Earth Territory still exist, but it also became the Principality of Langton.
"Then...how did he do it?" Flanders asked.
"The Empire was touched by the loyalty of Archduke Langton, a true knight."
"Whether the Kingdom of Voss was trampled by the undead army of the false king, or faced our attack, Archduke Langton never flinched."
"Not only that, he also has to fend off the prying eyes of winter wolves on the permanently frozen mountains."
"In such a bad situation, he still insisted on holding on to the last inheritance of the Kingdom of Vos. The empire naturally wants such a loyal talent."
"That's why we surrender."
"At the beginning, Grand Duke Langton was naturally determined to refuse to surrender."
"In the end, he was forced to surrender because of the lives of the Voss survivors, and was forced to become a Duke of the Orei Empire."
"The Empire knew about Grand Duke Langton's persistence and loyalty, so it gave the original Kingdom of Voss as a duchy to Grand Duke Langton and became his principality."
Flanders felt dizzy when he heard this story. It was so legendary...
What's more important is that the other party is so lucky that he directly changed from viscount to duke.
If he were the Duke of the Kingdom of Voss, Flanders would look down upon him, but this was the Duke of the Orei Empire, a power that most people would not be able to reach in their lifetime.
There are only three dukes in the entire Orei Empire, and they only have noble titles and no duchies.
But his cousin, a wandering knight, actually became a powerful noble.
Today's aristocratic faction, basically no one has a territory, they have all been stripped away.
If I hadn't given up my title to the other party, wouldn't it mean that I was the one who became Duke of Ole?
"By the way, Flanders, I remember that you seemed to be a noble of the Kingdom of Voss before you entered the academy to study art? Do you know this Grand Duke Langton?" His classmate asked.
It wouldn't matter if it were another person, but if it was Flanders who heard this, it would be no less than killing someone.
Flanders' face turned dark. How could he not know that the last name he abandoned was Langton.
Even this position should have been his own.
Only now, everything is gone.
Even if Lu Xingshi died suddenly, it would not be his turn. If he gave up Langton's surname, it would be equivalent to leaving the Langton family and he would have no inheritance rights at all.
"I don't know..." Flanders said angrily, obviously in a bad mood.
"That's such a pity." His classmate said regretfully: "But I also heard that the imperial royal family is planning to send Princess Lena to the Principality of Langton, and let the Grand Duke of Langton become Princess Lena's knight teacher."
As soon as these words came out, Flanders' expression suddenly changed: "How is this possible!"
"He is just a wandering knight, how can he be Princess Lena's knight teacher!!!"
Flanders cursed without hesitation.
"Huh? How do you know that Grand Duke Langton was born as a wandering knight? I don't think I have told you yet." The classmate was a little confused, but he quickly stopped worrying about this issue: "But you are wrong."
"Even though Grand Duke Langton was born as a wandering knight, he has already condensed the seeds of life and is a registered grand knight of the empire."
"According to rumors, every time when fighting the undead and the empire's army, Archduke Langton was at the forefront."
"His bravery is recognized by the empire." The classmate corrected him.
However, Flanders's face became more and more ugly.
"I know you love Princess Lina, but I still want to persuade you to give up." The classmate patted Flanders on the shoulder and said. "Wait...what do you mean?" Flanders couldn't understand. He looked ugly because his goddess actually wanted to learn the ways of knighthood from a wandering knight. This was too absurd.
But from his classmate, he heard a different meaning.
When he pursued Princess Lina before, the other party was very supportive of him and never threw cold water on him.
However, his goddess would accept every gift from him, and then keep a distant distance, and said that she was just slow to get involved and could start as a friend.
This Princess Lena also comes to study at the Imperial Academy of Art on weekdays, so many people, like Flanders, are enthusiastic suitors of Princess Lena, and these people all think that they can pursue Princess Lena. .
"Of course it's a marriage." This classmate was not Princess Lina's suitor, so he saw clearly: "Grand Duke Langton is young, powerful and loyal enough."
"But he is from the Kingdom of Voss. If I want him to be completely loyal to the empire, paying a princess is just the smallest price."
"And Princess Lena is very suitable. Otherwise, why would the royal family let Grand Duke Langton become Princess Lena's knight teacher?"
"Actually, the purpose is to cultivate the relationship in advance, and when the time is right, the marriage will be arranged." The classmate gave Flanders a brief analysis.
But Flanders couldn't accept it at all, it simply impacted his outlook.
"Impossible, this is impossible..." Flanders now wished he could go back and regain his own dukedom.
"Tell me, could it be that wandering knight who forced Princess Lena!" Flanders suddenly said: "Yes, that's right, he must be coveting Princess Lena's beauty."
"This is not freedom!" When Flanders said this, his voice became louder.
"Calm down." His classmates were also shocked by Flanders's behavior. This behavior was indeed beyond his expectation.
As for Flanders' statement, he could only express his speechlessness. Grand Duke Langton didn't know Princess Lina at all, and he might not necessarily like the so-called princess.
If the aristocratic faction gains power and the royal family gains real power, then Princess Lina will still have value and may be worth the covetous attention of Grand Duke Langton.
But it is not an exaggeration to say that the current royal princess is a vase. What would she do with a vase when she has nothing to do?
However, his comfort did not calm down Flanders, but made him even more confused.
In the end, I couldn’t persuade him anymore and could only stay away.
"I didn't expect Flanders to be so obsessed with Princess Lena, and I didn't know what magic power she had." After leaving, he couldn't help but curl his lips, and he would stay less close to Flanders in the future.
Princess Lena has many suitors, but probably none as crazy as Flanders.
This matter is basically settled without any negotiation, unless Flanders can get Archduke Langton to refuse, but this possibility is not high.
Only Flanders was left muttering absentmindedly: "No, I must go to see Princess Lina to prevent her from becoming the apprentice of that wandering knight!"
"Only I can be worthy of Princess Lena."
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"No, what do they mean? How can they temporarily increase the price for me?" Lu Xingshi also looked at the letter in his hand in confusion.
He was conducting research on winter wolves when he received an urgent letter from the Orei Empire.
It was said that a princess of the empire wanted him to be her knight teacher.
"Why are you rubbing your nose and face? You must be crazy." Lu Xingshi's face was filled with disgust.
This is obviously a letter from the noble faction, not the empire's overall strategy.
The reason is very simple. It is simply that the noble faction does not want to be suppressed by the steam faction, and the royal family does not want to continue to be a puppet, so it wants to use Lu Xingshi's power to regain its former power and glory.
So a princess was sent to serve as a communication bridge, saying she was a knight's apprentice, but if Lu Xingshi used it as a RBQ, the other party wouldn't mind, and would even be very happy.
But Lu Xingshi was not taken advantage of. How could he not see such an obvious loss-making project?
It's not like he has never done anything like using chickens to lay eggs.
"Do you really think you can control me by sending a woman here? How can there be such a good thing in the world?"
"It is impossible for the aristocrats and royal family of the empire to be so naive."
"Either this so-called princess is too beautiful."
"Either the princess is not the focus, and there are other plans." Lu Xingshi narrowed his eyes. Pies in the sky will not fall, only traps will fall.
As for using the princess to win over him, this is a bit too childish.
Using benefits to win over is the most serious way to win over someone. Even if it is a gift to a princess, it can only be a subsidiary of conveying benefits, not the subject.
The higher-ups in the empire must know about Lu Xingshi's virtues, so it is only possible that there is some unknown plan involved.
"The soldiers will come and cover up the water and earth. Anyway, if she dares to come, I will return the goods to her."
(End of chapter)