The long-puzzling issue of the ownership of the Shuerben territory was finally temporarily resolved with the unanimous request of the Church of Fertility and the people of Shuerburn.
Victor would become the lord of Shurburn, and Prixis would take the surname Cravenna.
He became the only member of the Cravenna family in the kingdom.
With such a surname, no one would dare to discriminate against Pulisis even if she was still a vampire.
The nobles were even eager to please Prixis, and what Laurian had done had long been forgotten in their minds.
Anyway, they are not dead, and none of the people in Shurburn are okay.
And Lauryn is dead.
As for Precious?
Don't be ridiculous, my surname is Clavenna.
That is the blood clan of the Cravenna family, and has nothing to do with Count Lauryn.
It seemed that under the surname 'Clavenna', everything could be forgiven for Priscilla.
At least that's what this group of nobles think.
As for the cause of Lauryn's death, there are too many aspects involved.
It even involves the Vampires, a race that exists in forbidden legends and draws blood.
Therefore, Archduke Barlow issued a stern warning forbidding anyone who knew the inside story to leak it.
Let alone let the public know the truth of this matter.
Once someone leaks, there will be unbearable consequences.
Therefore, the cause of Earl Lauryn's death was beautified by the people.
In their eyes, Count Lauryn was willing to sacrifice himself as a sacrifice in order to resurrect his beloved daughter.
Finally, his soul and his wife who fell into madness ascended into the sky.
His sacrifice even moved the goddess of fertility.
The Goddess of Fertility showed mercy and blessed all of Shurburn.
That day, the fertile land turned into golden waves of wheat, covering the entire Shurburn.
Facing Count Lauryn's move, the people were even more shocked.
They believed even more in the greatness of Count Lauryn, and that he was even a righteous man who could lead the coming of the goddess of fertility.
All the doubts and discussions that surfaced at the beginning disappeared after the appearance of the light of the goddess of fertility.
It makes people respect Lauryn even more.
This feat of sacrificing family ties for the sake of their daughter made them feel extremely sad.
The people are willing to contribute money to build a statue of Count Lauryn, which will always stand in the center of Shurburn.
The masons responsible for the construction even voluntarily gave up their compensation simply because they respected Earl Lauryn's actions.
Therefore, Lauryn's daughter Precious received a lot of care and help.
People spontaneously organized to repair her destroyed mansion.
The reason why the mansion was destroyed was said to be because of the legendary mage from the empire - Victor.
In order to help Count Laurine realize his wish, he used magic to help Count Laurine complete the sacrifice.
But everyone knows the name of this legendary mage very well.
Rumor has it that he loves explosive magic.
Wherever he is, there is almost no place that he has not bombed.
I heard that this mage even bombed the royal city during his visit to the kingdom.
Therefore, it sounds reasonable to just use magic to blow up the mansion.
Afterwards, the mage will replace Count Lauryn, raise the resurrected Prixis, and temporarily serve as the lord of Shurburn.
As expected of a mage who loves explosions, they recognized it!
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At this moment, the territory of Archduke Barlow appropriately welcomed the warm sunshine of spring.
The beautiful chirping of birds and the scent of flowers linger in the air.
Large flower beds are like colorful blocks intertwined with each other, clustered on both sides of the avenue.
There is also a chair, a chair gently placed in the right corner of the flower garden.
Victor is still sitting in this chair, with the warm sunshine covering his shoulders.
He was holding a profound magic book in his hand and was reading it carefully.
In his spare time, only reading can keep him from being bored.
Vega stood at the table next to her, dozing off.
The warm cup of hot tea on the side brings it the right temperature.
Vanilla stood aside, and from time to time, she would pick up the teapot on the table and pour a cup of sweet tea for Victor.
After a few idle moments, she would stand quietly next to Victor.
Even if a butterfly flies on her body, she will not make any extra moves.
However, her tail will wag from time to time, which is one of her few joys.
Aurelion was doing morning exercises in the huge courtyard.
Today, her sparring teacher was the female tiger warrior.
The female Khajiit cannot speak because she has not learned human language.
But as a martial artist, she can teach a lot.
At this moment, the tiger man stood firmly on the spot, with one hand behind his back and only one hand in front of him.
A cold light flashed from Aurelion's waist, and she moved with light steps towards the Khajiit, who was half a body taller than her.
However, facing the incoming dense sword blades, the female Khajiit simply reversed her palm and easily deflected Aurelion's thrust.
Finally, he stretched out two fingers and easily held the tip of the sword between his fingers.
The level difference between Aurelion and Khajiit is still too big.
Especially, this is a tiger man with the [Martial Arts] profession.
The [Martial Arts Master] profession is relatively mysterious and rare in number.
Their profession is also the reason why Victor kept the two tiger men.
As for why Aurelion didn't go to Gwen for training.
Gwen has been so busy lately that she doesn't even have time to care for herself.
Early in the morning, she would lead a large number of knights and demihuman guards to train together.
Mainly for the newly recovered demihumans and the demihuman slaves who had just been rescued from the noble dungeon and regained their freedom.
Although these guys are physically strong, they have no other advantages.
It cannot be compared with the demi-humans trained by Liya.
The demi-humans brought out by Liya are well-trained, and they are just like normal humans in terms of discipline and obedience.
Even better than ordinary people.
But this group of wild demi-humans have not yet received strict military training.
They are ferocious by nature, with the wildness still inside them, more like wild beasts.
The demihuman slaves were better off, but after they were freed they were even more disobedient to discipline.
Once you don't train, you may have rebellious psychology due to some painful memories in the future.
Although, except for the two Khajiits, Victor had no intention of bringing them back to the Empire.
Shoeburn will become their hiding place.
They will continue to secretly rescue more demi-humans from the kingdom.
Therefore, their training must be carried out steadily.
Lest they become obsessed with animal nature and disobey discipline.
Nowadays, demi-humans are Vega’s basic guarantee.
Especially those demihuman slaves who had just been rescued.
For Vega, they are simply the best blank slate for implanting faith.
Believers cannot gain anything just by talking. Belief in gods is essentially about what gods can do for their faith.
Followers of the Goddess of Fertility believe in the goddess for the sake of a rich harvest from the land.
Believers of the Goddess of Justice believe in the goddess in order to uphold justice.
In the same way, if you want to gain followers, Weijia must also pay.
And the easiest way is to harvest these demi-humans.
Because the demi-humans just want to live, and Vega can keep them alive.
The rescued demihumans want to be free, and they never want to go back to the dark dungeons of the past.
Therefore, if they want to survive, they need strength to protect themselves.
The evil god they believe in is nothing else, but it does keep them alive.
Those demi-humans who have tasted the sweetness of freedom will become increasingly inseparable from Vega.
In a virtuous circle, become a loyal believer of Vega.
Once the faith conditions are met, Vega will be able to gain divine power.
At this time, Aurelion stopped training. She was sweating and looked very tired.
The daily morning exercises are now complete.
In these days, the Foreign Secretary often needs to appear in the royal city to handle diplomatic matters.
Since the king could not come forward, Aurelion and Victor were naturally free and did not need to be accompanied.
In other words, even if they wanted to accompany him, the nobles would not dare to let them accompany him.
So much so that the two of them have been taking some time off these days.
As for why they haven't returned to the empire yet.
That's because August will be getting married soon.
The person August married was Hilda, the female instructor at Star Academy.
At that time, Hilda will become the queen of the Kingdom of Cantor.
However, it is unclear how long she can last in this position.
After all, August has no mind.
Aurelion knew this very well.
Aureliano was present when August and Hilda were recaptured by Hilda's sister.
Grandpa separated August's soul from his body.
This was the final punishment imposed by Archduke Barlow on this unworthy king.
Incomparably cruel.
Likewise, for trying to help August escape, Hilda also received her punishment.
The punishment of these two people was not clearly stated and notified to others.
August's soul was ripped away, and Hilda's punishment was:
"I want you to marry Auguste."
"You must live with this king until the end of your days."
In that foggy realm of the dead.
Archduke Barlow looked at Hilda with cloudy eyes and gave her a cold and cruel punishment.
Wounded by ghosts, August's soul was trapped in the whirlpool of dead souls.
His hollow body stood on the broken earth.
Hilda knelt and sat on the other side of August, her head lowered and her face gloomy.
The green flames reflected in her eyes did not make her blink.
At this moment, Hilda was on the verge of despair.
Such a punishment was indeed extremely despairing for Hilda.
She has always liked August and longed to live and die with him.
Now, her wish has come true.
However, August, whose soul was taken away, was left with only his current body.
She must face this empty shell that looks the same as August and spend the rest of her life with this living corpse.
This huge contrast was unacceptable to Hilda.
What's even more desperate is that even Hilda can't bear the despair and wants to commit suicide to escape.
But under Grand Duke Barlow's undead magic, she couldn't even die freely.
In comparison, Hilda's punishment is always good.
At least she can still live freely in this world.
But August's soul was completely imprisoned.
Before August was separated from his soul, August once said this:
"...I am obviously a king, I just don't want to see the contempt of those lords for me again."
"I just want to take back the rule that belongs to me. What's wrong with me?"
At that time, Auguste was hysterical and no longer as elegant and calm as before.
"Fistan Barlow! Even if you are the greatest and most legendary necromancer, you are still only human."
"You can't escape the limit of lifespan, and you are destined to die!"
The words he spoke were not a curse on Festan Barlow.
Aurelion knew very well.
The Samuel royal family declined, leaving only August, who was destined not to return to its former glory.
Grand Duke Barlow is the last guardian of the kingdom.
Indeed, Augustus could use the Grand Duke Barlow to ensure his rule, but what if the Grand Duke Barlow also died?
He is an old man who is over a hundred years old. Even if the mage increases his lifespan, how many more years can he live?
Ten years, twenty years?
Twenty years is so short.
By then, who else can protect the royal family of Samuel?
The lords were not destined to be convinced by a king with no merits.
This is an extremely realistic problem, and Aurelion even saw her grandfather's body becoming a little more stooped.
Obviously he is too old to stand upright.
But when he said those words.
His body, in the shadow covered by the heavy fire, showed integrity:
"His Majesty."
"Since you have treated the lives of the people of the kingdom as nothing, you are no longer worthy of being king."
