In the lord's palace of Maned Wolf City, the discussion about the future count of the northwest is still continuing. The legendary dragon mage Bennett Feilong proposed to let the Magister Cohen of the Maned Wolf family act as the count, but no one agreed.
Judging from the current situation in the northwest, the simplest situation is for Lant to temporarily handle the earl affairs and wait until the descendants of the Maned Wolf family reach a high level before taking over.
However, now that Rand is about to become the Earl of the West, the kingdom's purpose of setting up the Earl of the West is not only to win over him, but also to prevent Rant from overly interfering, so that Rant has never considered the possibility of his own agency.
After a brief silence, Dorzi Kallus spoke: "My lords, the Temple Alliance recommends that the count's third son Fikoli succeed the count in order. Fekoli has been spreading the word about His Majesty the God Emperor in the church. I have never given up my practice of swordsmanship and fighting spirit..."
"Priest Dorzi, even if Fekoli is the son of Ariana Red Dragon, he may not really be able to reach a high level, right?" When Bennett heard that the person recommended by the Temple Alliance was even more unreliable, he immediately The son became anxious, "If he inherits the title because of your temple alliance's recommendation, I'm afraid he won't be able to convince the vassals, and he won't be able to manage the territory well!"
"My lords," Cohen Maned Wolf said carefully, "my son has reached the intermediate level of knight. If I can let him..."
"Teacher Cohen, as far as I know your son has been living in Dragon Tooth City and has never dealt with border affairs or had his own subjects." Cohen was interrupted by Richelieu before he could finish his words.
As a mage trained by the Maned Wolf family, the Cohen lineage has been married to the Feilong family, which has cut off the possibility of inheriting the border earl. Even if Bennett comes forward in person, he only dares to ask for the guardianship responsibility and does not dare to ask him to inherit. title.
The pillars of the country, the prime minister and the priest began to argue. The prime minister and the priest both hoped that the descendants of Kebbins would inherit the title, but their specific candidates were different.
The Temple Alliance hopes that the third son Fekoli, who grew up in the church temple, will succeed him, but the Prime Minister hopes that the fourth son Bran Maned Wolf will succeed him. Bran's level is even lower than Fekoli's, and he is only a junior knight.
The two national pillars hope that a senior official will temporarily take over the position of earl. Their idea is also very straightforward. They want to find a senior official to directly marry Elenda Maned Wolf, the youngest daughter of Kebbins. In this way, the son-in-law can legitimately follow the aristocratic inheritance law. .
Rant watched the four people competing to express their thoughts, as if the entire Northwest Territory was a huge cake, waiting for them to cut it.
"Lant, what's your opinion?" After a long argument, Richelieu suddenly saw Lant who was silent and asked.
"Dear pillars of the country, I am a vassal of Kempins. I also believe that his blood should inherit the position of earl. However, neither Elenda Maned Wolf nor Bran Maned Wolf can succeed as earl. The basic conditions." Looking at the two national pillars, Lant boldly proposed an idea,
"Fortunately, the war in the northwest has basically subsided, whether it is against the orcs in the west, Kirislav in the north, or the lizards in the south. Therefore, in the next few years, I am afraid the challenges will not be too high. Why not give them first A little time? Let them exercise and see who is suitable in the future."
"What you are saying is that you are planning to represent the Northwest, right?" Bennett Feilong blurted out, "How about you just marry Elenda and inherit the position of earl in a legitimate and legitimate manner?"
In fact, Lant's original intention was to have both Elenda and Bran come to Galloping Horse Academy to study. If Lant or Gu Leiya were trained, they would be able to reach high levels in a few years.
However, Bennett's words were ready to block this road.
"Your Excellency, I have always had a deep sense of responsibility for the Northwest Territory, and I should have taken on this supervisory responsibility without hesitation," Lant said sternly when facing Bennett, "However, the Galloping Horse Kingdom is about to be established, and the northern sea monster I really don’t have any more energy to stay in Maned Wolf City. I suggest..."
Before Rant could finish speaking, he was interrupted by McLaren: "Lant, I think what Mr. Bennett said just now is correct. You and Elenda are also very familiar with each other. This girl is now in your Territory, you will take charge of Maned Wolf City first. If she reaches a high level in the future, she will take over as earl. If she fails, your children will take over."
"I think it's okay," Richelieu said with a smile. "The Northwest Territory was split up before because of Kebbins' wishes. Now he can't care about it. I think it's okay for you to take over the entire Northwest Territory directly. I think that’s what Mr. Bennett’s proposal means, right?”
"This..." Bennett suddenly realized that these two old foxes were waiting for him to start. In other words, it was their plan to let Lant act as the northwest earl.
"Since everyone has no problem, I will report the matter to His Majesty Toussaint," Prime Minister Richelieu, who had achieved his goal, pulled Lant out of the meeting hall and declared that the discussion was over.
At this point, the Magister of the Maned Wolf Family, Cohen Maned Wolf, and the High Priest of Dragon Tooth City, Dorzi Kallus, also left one after another.
"You!" Bennett looked outside the door, then at McLaren, and complained angrily, "How could you agree to that old fox Richelieu? First Yeqi City, then White Tree City, and now Mane Wolf City, are you ready to give the entire western part of the kingdom to the Benma family?"
"The Benma family has nothing to do with it. Whether it's a caravan or a magic plant, they can handle it."
McLaren did not continue until he confirmed that Rand and the Prime Minister had left the porch outside: "His Majesty Duson has invited the two pillars of the Galloping Horse family to stay at Red Dragon Rock in early December, saying that it will guarantee the supply of thorn dew. "
"You mean..." Bennett was stunned, "Princess Halkara and the beech named Ernst?"
McLaren nodded and did not continue. He knew that Bennett Feilong was acquiescing to his distant relative, the Eastern Marquis Duma Feilong, to join forces with other nobles and prepare to launch an attack on December 12 to advance the Kingdom's Nobles' Council and the High Court. The House of Commons, amending the law of succession to the throne.
As the leader of the Blue Dragon family, McLaren also complains about the current inheritance rules, but he hopes that the Feilong family can rush to the front, and he only needs to quietly follow and reap the benefits.
For example, in terms of personnel arrangements in the northwest, in order to stabilize his position in recent years, Earl Kempins of the Maned Wolf has been selling rare resources such as black scale horses and orc crystals to a large family at a discount. However, the supply chain and sales channels do not automatically follow the title. Inherited, now neither Elenda nor Bran Maned Wolf can control the channels of Kempins.
Therefore, both McLaren and Richelieu have taken a fancy to Lant, because Lant has become the de facto controller of the northwest. His acquisition of this count position will only expand the interests.
(End of chapter)
