"By the way, what's the name of your benefactor?"
It seems that because she slept for too long, Ariel talks a lot, which is far different from the aloof god in her impression.
"Um, I'm not sure. I always call him Dr. Wang, and he sleeps in the bunk next to me."
Is your doctor-patient relationship that close?
"Emmmm, what kind of kindness does he have to you that makes you miss him so much?"
"Thanks to him he cured my illness and I was able to come out of the hospital."
"By the way, can you have one tattoo on each side of your hand, or move it to the middle of my chest or back? I'm not used to it."
Ariel:......
Although Ariel cannot be seen by others even in her avatar form, for the sake of convenience and beauty, she still transformed into a tattoo and stuck it on Xu Yang's body.
The first step to help Ariel regain her divine power is to spread the faith, but the churches in the main city all believe in lawful gods. If I act recklessly here, I will probably be burned at the stake tomorrow.
But fortunately, I have other identities in this world.
The heir to the Earl of Pioneer and the lord of the Eagle Territory.
After repeated inquiries in the tavern, Xu Yang learned how to inherit the title and territory.
The first is the title. In the Cairns Empire, if the title is not deprived of due to some special reasons, the descendants can inherit the title under the supervision of the Cairns royal family by virtue of the inheritance contract and blood certification. The rewards of this system are not discounted.
But the difficulty is that Xu Yang can't even meet ordinary nobles now, let alone the royal family in Keynes. It's impossible to shout on the street with the contract.
The territory is not directly linked to the title, because Keynes has a history of tens of thousands of years, and the composition of the country is extremely complicated. There are often situations in the country where there are titles but no territories, and there are territories but no titles for some reasons.
If you want to have the right to rule the territory, you only need to be recognized at the territorial recognition office of the Jucheng Tribunal and obtain the current lord governance certificate.
Xu Yang happened to be in a giant city called Griffindor at this time.
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Spreading money to clear the way, Xu Yang met the person in charge of the notary office three days later.
The person in charge is an orange-haired half-elf with pointed ears. The territory work is also witnessed by the contract. The person in charge is either from the church or a race with a long life.
"Hello, my name is Phil, Phil Irwin, please show me your territory certificate."
Xu Yang took out the territory certificate. The ancient parchment was intact as new because of the power of the contract, and the light green ink glowed faintly when it saw the air.
Phil read it carefully, then frowned slightly and muttered:
"Eagle...Eagle..."
"The half-elf is surprised. There seems to be some difficulty in inheriting this territory."
"Is there anything wrong with this territory? Does it belong to someone else now?"
Phil shook his head: "No, the territory is the sacred and inviolable right of the lords. Even if the territory is abandoned, the empire will not take it away at will. But... I would like to ask, how did you inherit this territory?"
The territory contract does not belong to whoever obtains it, but needs to be continuously passed down and replaced by the owner on the contract. Without the owner's consent, the contract is equivalent to a piece of waste paper.
"This is the territory passed down by my ancestors."
Xu Yang said and took out his earl inheritance contract again. Phil took it and frowned even deeper because the inherited family name on the blood contract - 'Clevenner'
This also means that if the contract in front of him is not forged, then the guy in front of him is actually the bloodline of the thirteen heroes who founded Keynes who have disappeared for nearly a thousand years.
"What's wrong?"
Phil came back to his senses and shook his head:
"I'm just a little surprised. After all, the surname Cravenna is history even to me."
The lifespan of a half-elf is not as long as that of an elf. Phil is only a hundred years old now, but a hundred years is not too short for an ordinary life.
"Do I need to prove my identity before I can inherit the territory?"
From what Phil said, the territory he inherited seemed not simple, which might involve the inheritance of the title. However, Xu Yang was not worried about this. After all, his title contract was genuine.
"No, Cairns is a country where the law is supreme. Territory inheritance has been distinguished from title inheritance since five thousand years ago."
"It's just that your territory...how should I put it, the territory your ancestors left for you is in a very bad situation due to various reasons."
Bad territory?
Xu Yang did not feel disappointed because of this. After all, this was only the initial brush. If you want to inherit a country right from the start, what fun is there?
From the Black Stone Territory to the Black Glory Empire, isn't that what fantasy novels say?
What's more, Xu Yang plans to spread the evil god's belief in his own territory, and even build an evil god's religious temple. The well-developed territory is not suitable.
"Ahem, Sir Xu Yang, your territory may be worse than you think."
"About three thousand years ago, a war broke out that almost destroyed Keynes. The once glorious Eagle Territory was directly split into a huge canyon, and most of the entire territory was destroyed. "
"After the war, the climate of the Eagle Territory became worse and worse, and the remaining residents living there gradually moved away. Until more than 800 years ago, the Eagle Territory was completely deserted, and Cravenna's surname also changed. The Eagles will become history."
"Due to the climate conditions in the current Eagle Territory, let alone humans, even ordinary monsters find it difficult to survive. Adventurers are too afraid to risk such a big risk to enter..."
Xu Yang fell into silence.
As expected, he was poisoned just like Ariel.
"So my suggestion is that you can find a way to restore the title first. Although Cravenna has declined, as long as you restore the title, you also have the right to develop territory."
Xu Yang smiled. What Phil said was a solution, but Xu Yang still needed to go to the Eagle Territory anyway.
Because I still haven’t claimed many of the starting rewards I drew. According to the game system, due to the solidification of world rules, some rewards cannot be distributed normally and are now stored in my own territory.
Seeing that Xu Yang was unmoved, Phil didn't try to persuade him. This was the case with declining nobles. They always wanted to regain the glory of their ancestors, but very few succeeded.
If it weren't for the fact that this guy looks as handsome as an elf, I wouldn't be so talkative.
"The half-elf appreciates your artistic appearance, but that's just appreciation. She has no more interest in men."
"The Eagle Territory is very close to Griffindor. If you have enough money, you can hire adventurers to go with you. However... you have to be careful when hiring adventurers. It's best to be careful."
"It is not easy to restore the territory. Legend has it that a red dragon appeared on the eagle's territory."
If he hadn't seen you so handsome, Phil wouldn't have wasted his words. But it's a pity that no matter how much he talked, Phil still didn't see Xu Yang's resigned expression.
Xu Yang was the first to use the power of psychic mind-reading. This thing seems to work sometimes and sometimes not, especially for strong people, but it is a good skill as long as it can spy on the other person's general mood.
After leaving the tribunal, Xu Yang blocked this ability again because the bustling market was too noisy for Xu Yang's mind.
