On the return trip, Lord Marshall and Abel first went to Matthew Castle. From then on, the territory around Matthew Castle belonged to Abel.
This piece of land, which borders the Knights of Bennett to the east and the Knights of Harry to the west, spans up to 100 miles, and everything in Matthew's castle has lost its owner because all the heirs of the Matthew family have died. Being granted the title to Abel by the principality also allowed Abel to have a coat of arms. The design of the coat of arms can be started now, but it will have to be handed over to the Noble Management Department for final approval after attending the investiture ceremony in Gamba City. Send it to all noble management departments across the continent for filing.
The carriage arrived at the door of Matthew's castle. Butler Ken was already waiting at the door. Behind him stood several guards and a group of servants. Everyone's eyes were full of confusion about their future destiny. Since all members of the Matthew family were killed, these people They are all waiting for the principality's decision.
Yesterday, the city lord's palace had sent someone to announce that Lord Matthew's territory would be renamed Lord Abel's territory from now on. The castle and everything on the land would belong to Lord Abel. The castle would have a new owner, and these servants who make a living from the castle, The guards and even the butler Ken were worried that the new owner would drive them out of the castle.
Lord Marshall did not get out of the car first, but said to Abel: "This is your castle, you go to meet them first."
Abel smiled and said, "This land belongs to the Harry family. Although it will have two coats of arms, it will always belong to the Harry family."
In this world, every lord of a noble territory, regardless of the size of the territory, will have a coat of arms. When the territory is lost, the coat of arms will be taken back. Every noble must learn heraldry knowledge and know all coats of arms.
Although those nobles without territories were respected as much as the territorial nobles, without territories and coats of arms, they were inherently inferior to the territorial nobles.
Abel now has a coat of arms, and as the heir of Lord Marshall, he will also have another coat of arms. When Abel has his own children, two of his children can inherit the coat of arms, territory and title.
The smile on Lord Marshall's face grew wider. Abel was his adopted son and the son of his best brother. At this time, Abel had clearly defined the territory as the territory of the Harry family, which made him very happy. .
The coachman opened the door, and Abel stepped out of the carriage first. Steward Ken quickly stepped forward and bowed to Abel: "Dear Lord Abel, your castle welcomes you."
"Ken, I'm glad to see you again." Abel smiled and continued: "Show me the castle, I can't wait any longer."
"It's my pleasure!"
Steward Ken then saw Lord Marshall getting off the carriage and quickly bowed: "Dear Lord Marshall."
Lord Marshall waved his hand, turned to Abel with a smile and said, "Let's visit this castle together. Matthew didn't invite me."
Hearing what Lord Marshall said, Steward Ken did not answer the call, because Lord Matthew had not had much contact with Lord Marshall before, and he also looked down on Lord Marshall who was a knight at the time. But Ken, the steward, did not care about the former master. Facing the new castle owner and catering.
Abel had a very good impression of the butler Ken, and he admired Ken even more when he saw his current attitude.
It was already dark when we rescued Matthew's Castle a few days ago. Some buildings in the castle were burned by fire. Today, Abel found that everything in the castle has been restored. Because the castle is made of huge stones, the fire did not destroy it. The house, and it can be seen that the servants have worked very hard in the past few days. Except for some traces of fire on the outer wall, the disaster of that day can no longer be seen.
Watching the satisfied look on Abel's face when he inspected the castle, Ken couldn't help but feel refreshed. His efforts these days have been recognized by the new owner. His voice when introducing the castle was even more humble. When Abel inspected the interior of the castle, he was very happy with Abel. Said: "Dear Lord Abel, all the property here has not been touched. The City Lord's Palace requires that all property be sealed for your inspection and acceptance after your arrival."
Abel understood that this was the city lord Viscount Dickens's show of goodwill towards him. As the lord of a big city, Viscount Dickens did not care about the property of a lord. It was very cost-effective for him to use these to make friends with Abel. thing.
In the warehouse, Abel saw several huge wooden boxes made of iron and wood. On the boxes were the seals of the city lord's palace. He didn't take a closer look. He turned back to Ken and said, "Ken, can I trust you?"
After hearing Abel's words, Ken knelt down on one knee and said solemnly: "Yes, respected Lord Abel, I pay my loyalty to you!"
"I accept your loyalty, you will be the steward of my castle, and we will be a family from now on." Abel stretched out his hand to help Ken up and said.
"Thank you, Master!" Ken had tears in his eyes at this time. He thought he was going to lose everything, but now he has gained it again.
"The servants and guards are all in your charge. Who wants to stay and who wants to leave? It's up to you to decide who can stay. Those who leave will each receive 5 gold coins. I'll help Lord Matthew give them to them." "The severance pay." Abel didn't want to worry about trivial matters in the castle. It was the right choice to leave professional matters to professionals.
"Master, I will arrange these properly and report the final results to you." Ken was very grateful for Abel's trust. The relationship between the butler and the master in this world is very close. Being able to get a butler position is equivalent to He will live with his master for the rest of his life. As a manager in the castle who is second only to his master, this position is very high. Coupled with working for such a young nobleman and master blacksmith, the future is bright.
Lord Marshall watched Abel deal with these things without saying a word. This is Abel's castle. He did not want to interfere in the affairs of Abel's castle. On this point, he was very clear. At the same time, he also expressed his concern for Abel. I admire Abel's ability to handle things very much, and I am happy that Abel can find a suitable steward.
When several people walked into the study, Ken took a wooden box from the bookshelf and said, "There is a secret room here. The way to open it is in this box. I'll avoid it first."
After Ken retreated from the study to the door, Lord Marshall was about to exit the study, but was stopped by Abel, who smiled and said: "Uncle Marshall, let's visit Lord Matthew's collection together."
"Okay, this is a rare opportunity. I also want to know what other nobles' collections are like." Lord Marshall did not refuse.
Opening the wooden box, Abel turned on the mechanism according to the record on it. On the wall of the study, a secret door was opened, and the two of them stepped into the secret room.
There is a long staircase leading down to this secret room. The staircase is very dark, but it does not affect the two formal knights Abel and Lord Marshall. Following the stairs, they entered a particularly huge room. This room It is visually estimated to be 20 meters wide and 50 meters long. The roof is inlaid with five luminous pearls, which illuminate the entire room very brightly.
In the middle of the room are two neat rows of wooden display cabinets, filled with various items. The surface of these items is very clean, which shows that the owner takes great care of these items and cleans them frequently. When Abel stepped forward to take a closer look, he found that every item was clean. There are individual instructions written on the parchment on the front of the item.
Looking at the 10 rows of display cabinets on the left and right in front of him, Abel couldn't help but admire Lord Matthew's family collection. If the city lord, Viscount Dickens, saw so many collections, it's hard to say whether he would be tempted. Not to mention other things, Just talking about the five night pearls above his head, if Lord Matthew dared to put them in the hall of the castle, it is estimated that all the robbers on the mainland would be attracted.
Although Abel didn't know much about the history of this world, the massive historical collection here opened his eyes, whether it was the treasures of a certain country or the weapons of famous generals.
"Look at other people's collection rooms, then look at our castle's collection rooms, look at other people's collections, then look at our collections!" Abel said to Lord Marshall.
Lord Marshall glanced at Abel, then looked at the collection room and said, "My collection is only a few years old. This family's collection has been collected for hundreds of years. How can it be compared?"
After saying this, Lord Marshall secretly decided that he would remodel his collection room according to this collection room when he returned. The comparison was too embarrassing.