The current Keen City is indeed a mess.
All kinds of careerists swarmed in, like a swarm of sharks smelling the smell of blood, and like a swarm of flies chasing a putrid corpse. It was really disgusting.
Most of these guys have terrible characters, and many of them can even be called "scum". As for people with good character, how many people would do such a despicable thing as taking advantage of someone else's brother's death to seize a little girl's property in an attempt to gain both people and wealth
Sui Xiong scanned the entire city carefully and found an acquaintance.
He was a middle-aged man with half-white hair. His demeanor was calm and peaceful, and his words and deeds were full of confident charm. And his strength is not weak. He is a bard and a thief, and his overall strength has reached a high-level level. He is a real master.
To Sui Xiong, this man's strength was naturally not worth mentioning. What he found interesting was his identity.
He had met this man before, decades ago. At that time, he had just arrived on land not long ago and was planning to build a church of his own. In order to recruit outstanding territorial political officers, he traveled a long distance from the Ash Forest in the northwest of the continent to the Mystic Tower Federation in the south of the continent.
On the way, he passed by a pioneer territory called the Viscounty of Gerten, which was located on the edge of civilized society. At that time, the old lord who opened up the territory died, and the heir, Miss Steele, had a corrupt style and was called a sexual tyrant. Everyone disliked her. At this time, a young man named Romont appeared, carrying some certificates left by Viscount Gerten, indicating that he was the illegitimate son of the Viscount and wanted to compete for the right to inherit.
That matter took a lot of trouble, and in the end, it was neither Steele nor Romon who succeeded Viscount Gerten, but an unknown little girl named Orian.
Orian is a member of a side line of the Gerten family, and was originally very low in the line of succession. But among the Gerten family at that time, she was the most talented person and the most likely person to lead the Gerten clan to prosperity. So after Sui Xiong used prophecy to find her, he fully assisted and helped her become a lord.
Of course, Orian's foundation is also thick enough. She was the only student of the famous legendary strongman "Black Blade" Wo'er. Later, Wo'er became a god and became the god of knowledge and education. She became the god's only chosen one and gained eternal life and powerful power. .
Today, Orian Gelten is already a world-famous strongman and sage. She manages Geltenland, which has been steadily growing and improving. Now this small and remote territory has become the largest stationery production center in the entire main plane. Coupled with the herbal cultivation industry that was launched not long ago, although there are not many residents in Geerten Territory, the per capita income level is extremely high, and the level of wealth is probably second only to the famous Void Mask Amusement Park.
Speaking of which, the Geerten Territory and the Keen Territory are somewhat similar. The difference is that the lords of Geerten Territory are powerful and have ridiculously strong backers. No one dares to take advantage of that territory. The foundation of the Keen Territory is shallow, and the most powerful experts are just a few high-level adventurers, and there is no strong backer behind them. If this were not the case, how could Creek not be dead, but just "severely ill and about to die" , so a large group of unknown guys came to take advantage of his sister
After Orian inherited the position of Viscount Gerten, she expelled Steele who lost in the competition for inheritance. Later, Steele followed Sui Xiong, and after many encounters, she has now become the director of the "Porco Rosso Medical Clinic" in the Mask of the Void amusement park, and is also a world-famous medical and first aid master.
However, what is more well-known is the master's unscrupulous life style. At that time, she claimed that "as long as he is a man, he will not let anything go", but in recent years, she has developed to the point where "as long as he is strong or cute, gender is not a problem"...
At that time, another person participating in the competition for inheritance was the illegitimate son Luo Meng. However, when he was about to be exposed as an imposter, he took advantage of a small gap that Sui Xiong didn't notice and escaped. Since then, he has disappeared. It wasn't until today that Sui Xiong met him again.
Decades later, Luo Meng has become much older. His hair is half white, and there are many wrinkles on his face. But his handsome appearance remains the same, and his temperament is more mature and reliable. Now he is working as a teacher, or strategist, for the second son of a nobleman, and is making suggestions for this little guy who wants to get both people and wealth.
"Master Stephen, what do you think is your advantage?" Luo Meng, who wore a monocle and looked scholarly and elegant, asked gently.
The man named Stephen is a boy of fourteen or fifteen years old, who looks immature. I don't know what's going on in his family, but he actually let this little guy who lacks social experience at first glance and even his eyes are confused come out to propose marriage. Looking at his silly and soft look, it's a miracle that he didn't get raped on the road!
"I think... I am from the Carter family, does this count?" Stephen thought for a while and asked without much confidence.
Romon smiled slightly and shook his head: "As the famous and powerful earl of the Kingdom of Thousand Springs, the Carter family is of course very influential. However, Master Stephen, you are only the sixth current heir to the Carter family. There are three people above you. Brother and two uncles, unless they all die of a sudden illness, it will never be your turn to inherit the title. If they really die all at once, I'm afraid the entire Carter family will encounter a huge crisis. By then, the title It’s probably not your turn to inherit. I got a sudden illness and died together, but it’s your turn.”
"Wuwu... Teacher, please don't be so mean..."
"I just urge you to recognize the reality as soon as possible." Luo Meng smiled slightly without any mercy, "Okay, the answer is wrong, find your advantage again!"
Stephen thought for a long time and asked tentatively: "I'm pretty good-looking..."
Romon was stunned for a moment, took a closer look at Stephen's face, and nodded: "That's true. Master, your appearance can at least be ranked among the top ten suitors this time. If you dress up well, your appearance will be good." Five is also very promising.”
"Then I got the answer right?" The young man became happy.
Luo Meng's face immediately turned gloomy: "Totally wrong! What's the use of a good-looking man? Are you going to sing in an opera?"
"It is said that Mr. Crick is a person who is enthusiastic about art. He may like opera singers..." The young man whispered, "Actually, I am really good at singing."
Luo Meng sighed deeply, and Sui Xiong, who was hiding in the air above them, could clearly feel that he was trying to suppress the anger and frustration in his heart.
After a while, he regained his composure and sighed: "Master Stephen, if Lord Baron is in good health, maybe you can really win his appreciation with your handsome appearance and outstanding literary talent, and win a beauty or something." , it is not impossible. But please note that his physical condition is very bad now, and it can even be said that he has reached a critical moment. At this time, what he needs is not a handsome and talented brother-in-law, but a man who can protect his sister and keep him safe. A wonderful man led by Keane!”
"I'm definitely not good at this." Stephen lowered his head, his face full of frustration, "Whether it's swordsmanship or archery, I'm not good at anything! And my magic skills are also very average... I'm a little confident in singing, but I'm not confident at all in fighting. No."
The teacher knows best what his own strength is. If he wants to protect a girl who is being spied on by countless villains, and to defend Baron Keen, who has wealth but is not strong enough, relying on his strength is really impossible!
"This judgment is quite wise. Master, your mind is actually very smart, but it still needs some time to grow." Luo Meng smiled and encouraged his student, and then said, "Actually, you only see the disadvantageous side of yourself. , but didn’t see the upside.”
"Which side is advantageous?" Stephen asked curiously.
"First of all, it's age." Luo Meng said with a smile, "I've done some research. Among the unmarried men who came to propose marriage this time, excluding those mysterious and shady men who are innocent and have the potential to achieve marriage, who are you? The youngest.”
"Is age considered an advantage?" Stephen asked puzzledly.
"Of course it's an advantage!" Romon showed his signature confident smile again, "Miss Anna is only fourteen years old this year, and among the other suitors, the youngest is already twenty-two. In terms of age , you are the only one suitable for her."
"Twenty-two and fourteen...the difference isn't that big, right? My uncle is forty and still marries a fourteen-year-old."
"Don't talk about forty years old, I have seen sixty-year-olds marry fourteen-year-olds." Luo Meng laughed, "However, those are often marriages with unequal status, or even just playing with girls. In aristocratic society, status is not equal. For a marriage of equals, the age difference cannot be too big. Of course, the age difference between twenty-two and fourteen is not an unacceptable gap, but in comparison, wouldn’t fifteen and fourteen be more appropriate?”
Stephen thought for a moment and nodded slightly: "When you put it like that, I feel that I do have a great advantage."
"Not only that, you currently do not have a strict church status and can change your faith at any time. As far as I know, Miss Anna is a believer of His Majesty the Mask of the Void. You can also believe in this powerful god." Romon said During the "Mask of the Void", a trace of melancholy flashed through my heart. Sui Xiong in the sky could see it clearly, and I couldn't help but be secretly amused.
"Mask of the Void? Teacher, don't you often say that this god is a bit unreliable?" Stephen asked curiously.
"Yes, His Majesty is not very reliable in what he does, but he is powerful enough!" Romon said with a wry smile, "For us now, completing the marriage will allow you to gain a reliable foundation and avoid the Carter family. The overt and covert fight for inheritance rights is the top priority. Everything else can be compromised."
Sui Xiong was secretly angry when he heard this - what do you mean by "giving in to everything else"? Brother Xiong considers himself to be a good character. In these years of traveling in the world, he has never done anything extremely evil, including burning, killing, robbing, and looting. He has also never done anything immoral, such as smashing a widow’s door and digging a grave for a dead family, such as giving birth to a son without an asshole. How do you believe in this? What about the content that needs to be "conceded"? And you still look aggrieved... Luo Meng, are you so embarrassed? Are you a decent person? Back then, you pretended to be someone else's son to usurp someone else's property. How the hell did you even do such a thing, and you still deserve to be regarded as a decent person? How shameless!
But even so, he had to admit that this Stephen seemed to be a good choice.
This bastard Luo Meng has not seen him for decades, but this time I met him, and I really gave him a big gift...