Broad World

The afterglow of the setting sun shone on the cemetery area in the southeast corner of Askatera, and the large golden light made the place where the dead rested solemn and solemn. The entire area is buried with nearly every corpse since the city was founded. On both sides of the path paved with stone slabs, there are countless tombstones, and there are also some very magnificent and luxurious tombs.

According to legend, a large number of treasures are buried underground in the cemetery area, which attracts hundreds of tomb robbers every year. However, most of them had a hard time leaving alive, because not only were there a large number of valuable funeral objects in the complex underground labyrinth, but there were also many dangerous undead creatures. Especially in the recent period, many experienced guys failed to escape, and all of them were caught by vampires and drained of blood from their bodies.

At this moment, a solemn funeral is going on, and the protagonist is Sir Deanis who died a few days ago. A priest of Kelenvor (the god of death) praised the deeds of the deceased loudly. Many people below were listening with their heads down. Occasionally, one or two people couldn't help sobbing.

Hina supported Nalia, who was already crying, and stood in front of everyone. After several days of trekking, they finally made it back to the city before the bodies rotted and stinked. Most of the people standing in the audience were people who had been favored by the Deanis family before. Of course, there were also many people with bad intentions mixed in, such as Isaiah Ronald and his father Farthington Ronald who had been whispering.

The Council of Amn attached great importance to the death of a duke (the hereditary title of the Deanis family. However, the title of nobility in Amn has no gold value and can be bought with money.), and even sent an important person named Adrian to attend. To a certain extent, he deterred those enemies who were about to move, and no one dared to make trouble at this time.

After the pastor finished his last eulogy, Adrianne bowed to the deceased, stepped forward and said in a distressed voice: "Welcome everyone to come here at such a sad time. On behalf of the council, I express my condolences for the sacrifice of Sir Deanis. He was a benevolent and great nobleman who never surrendered to the enemy until his death. As the last direct member of the Deanis family, I declare that Miss Naria has all inheritance rights including land, title and property."

When this sentence is finished. Many people stared at the girl who had just lost her father with fiery eyes. In their eyes, this is already a piece of tender and plump meat, constantly exuding a tempting aroma. Especially the father and son of the Ronaldo family, they simply regard everything in the Deanis family as their own private property. The greed revealed in his eyes made everyone around him frown.

Nalia saw everyone's expressions in her eyes, and secretly sneered in her heart. She calmly took out the land and title transfer agreement that she had prepared, and handed it over without hesitation.

"I'm sorry, Lord Adrianne, I'm afraid I can no longer inherit all the property of the Deanis family. Because a brave hero led his team to kill all the monsters entrenched in the castle, and also saved his father's soul. To express my gratitude, I have gifted him the title, the castle and all the surrounding lands. It can be said that I am now under his protection."

"No! How can you make a country bumpkin a nobleman! This is an insult! An insult to the entire noble class! This is illegal! I will never admit it!" Isaiah Ronaldo heard that all the property that should belong to him was gone at once, ignoring the nobles' loud objections.

"Shut up! This is the solemn resting place of the dead. No one is allowed to make loud noises here." Adrian reprimanded severely, and then began to carefully check the legality of the documents.

As a person in charge of judicial work all the year round, he is very familiar with the various laws of Amn, one of which is that if the previous lord unfortunately dies in battle, the descendants can take the land and title as rewards to avenge him. This is mainly to deal with those monsters that emerge in endlessly, so as to ensure that the human power will not start to shrink because of the death of a few important people. There are very few nobles who are really willing to do this over the years. After all, few people are willing to give up their own property.

A few minutes later, Adrianne asked very seriously: "Miss Nalia, I'm sorry, but I have to confirm it again. You must know that once these documents take effect, the large area of ​​land around Lake Esmeer will belong to this man named Henry, and your family's duke title will also be worn on his head. Are you sure you recognize the legal effect of these documents?"

"No! You can't admit it! These are all to become part of the Ronoel family as a dowry, no one can take it away from me!" Isiah was going crazy. He couldn't even imagine who would dare to pull out his teeth in the tiger's mouth. Hasn't the other party heard of the name of the Ronaldo family?

Seeing her "fiancé" looking furious, Nalia felt a rush of revenge. She said loudly in front of everyone: "That's right! I declare that all these documents are valid, and I also want to dissolve the engagement with Isaiah Ronaldo. Here are the documents signed by my guardian."

Adrianne took the document with trembling hands, and glanced at it briefly. At the end of the document, someone signed Henry's name in cursive script, without even a surname. He even had reason to suspect that Nalia just didn't want to fulfill the engagement. Just randomly find a guy to be his guardian. However, there are no legal loopholes in these documents, so the reviewers can only admit it while pinching their noses.

Isaiah couldn't believe what his ears heard at this moment. You must know that it is a very embarrassing thing for a nobleman to be repented of marriage. Only those families that are extremely destitute or in crisis will encounter such a thing. Although the Ronaldo family is not considered a top wealthy family, they are still ranked high in Amn. He still can't figure it out, with his handsome appearance and rich family background. Why has Nalia never been welcomed by her.

Seeing that the atmosphere had become a bit tense, Adrianne hurriedly announced loudly: "On behalf of the council, I admit that this man named Henry inherits all the land and titles of the Deanis family. In addition, the engagement between Miss Naria and Mr. Isaiah is hereby dissolved."

As a representative sent by the government, this sentence means that the more than ten years of planning of the Ronaldo family has been wiped out. Not only did he not get a single hair, but he also caused a commotion. Isaiah, whose marriage was divorced, may find it difficult to raise his head in the aristocratic circle for the rest of his life. In the future, he will be greeted with all kinds of sarcastic remarks and bitter satire.

"No! I will never admit this result! Nor will the Ronaldo family!" Isaiah yelled, his eyes turned red. If Kelemvor's priest and Adrienne were not still here, they would have rushed to tear this woman who had humiliated him to shreds.

Although the old and cunning Farthington also felt angry, he still calmly held his son, and bowed slightly to everyone present.

"I'm very sorry. Isaiah is still a child. He has just suffered a huge humiliation, so please forgive me for being a bit gaffe. However, this marriage may not go as Miss Nalia wishes, because I happen to have a marriage certificate signed by Sir Deanis here. Although he has passed away now, it still has certain legal effects. Since there is a dispute between us, then I apply to hold a nobility association to vote on this matter, and I can also meet this new noble named Henry on the way."

It has to be said that this move hit Nalia's weakness. Perhaps Sir D'Annis could have rivaled Farthington on such occasions in his lifetime, but not at all now. The Ronald family has accumulated a lot of wealth through illegal trade, and many nobles have economic ties with them. If they vote, they may not even have a slight hope of winning.

"This marriage certificate is valid! Since you all hold your own opinions, then holding a noble meeting is a good solution. What do you think, Miss Naria?" Adrienne obviously didn't want the two families to have an endless scene, so he was slightly biased towards the Ronald family.

Nalia has no intention of compromising. This funeral made her see clearly the virtues of this pair of handsome father and son. Now she can't wait to tear them apart immediately, let alone marry this kind of scum. She said to Farthington with a look of contempt: "Don't you think it's too much trouble to hold a noble meeting? Why don't we apply for permission to fight privately until a family is completely destroyed."

"What are you talking about? I heard you right! Nalia, I must remind you that the Deanis family has already suffered heavy losses, and it is impossible for them to be opponents of the Ronald family. I advise you to think carefully before making a decision." Adrianne hurriedly stood up to dissuade them.

You must know that private fighting is also called death fighting. It is a never-ending war between two noble families, usually until the death of one of the immediate family members. This barbaric and cruel law was once abolished, but later the council felt that it could promote the nobles to maintain their competitiveness and eliminate those lazy guys, so it was restored again.

In the history of Amn, this kind of private fight is extremely rare, and it has never happened again in the past hundred years or so. After all, Askatla is so rich, who would like to put a good life away and fight others with a knife. He felt that the girl who had just lost her father was overly sad, which was why she made such an impulsive decision.

But Nalia shook her head resolutely, stared at Farthington again and asked loudly: "You must be afraid, right? If you are afraid, go away! Never appear in front of me again!"