The hunt ended hastily and there was an assassination. Even though only four Fergus family guards were seriously injured, everyone was still in no mood to continue hunting.
But that night, Gray and the others ate a lot of delicious wild animals.
The hunted wild animals were all brought back and carefully cooked by the chefs of the castle. Because these wild animals were not fed by food, they tasted much more delicious than usual.
After dinner, Viscount Fergus called Gray into the study alone.
There was a purple moonlight outside, and the oil lamp in the study exuded bright light, and there were bursts of incense coming out.
There is a small brown round table with four brown wooden chairs nearby. At this time, Viscount Fergus is sitting on one of the wooden chairs, while Gray is sitting on the other wooden chair. Both of them have a glass of wine in front of the table. Milk tea, the servants who served have been dismissed.
After picking up the milk tea, Viscount Fergus took a sip. After putting it down, he looked at Gray and said.
"You have a lot of questions in your mind, right?"
"Yes."
Gray didn't deny it. He did have too many questions.
Is Bernal the inside agent
Why did Viscount Fergus want to pass the title to the original owner of the body instead of to his eldest son Bernal
Why did the Oliver family want to assassinate him
"A few days ago, someone approached Bernal, bewitched him, and wanted to lure you outside the castle to assassinate you. However, Bernal did not accept their bewitchment and reported the matter to me, and I A plan was made to find out the mastermind..."
Viscount Fergus said slowly, and his words confirmed Gray's previous guess that Bernal was indeed the spy the Oliver family was looking for.
It's just something that the Oliver family didn't expect. Bernal was not bewitched, but reported the matter to Viscount Fergus, and a follow-up plan to "lead the snake out of the hole" was made to find out the mastermind behind the scenes of the Oliver family.
After telling the general situation, Viscount Fergus asked.
"Is there anything else you want to ask?"
"Why is Brother Bernal so hostile to me?"
With this rare opportunity, Gray simply asked the questions that had been troubling his mind.
He was not afraid of Viscount Fergus's displeasure. Since Viscount Fergus had said this, he must have had a plan to say it.
"Because I am going to pass on the title to you, and this should originally belong to him."
Without avoiding this rather pointed question, Viscount Fergus looked at Gray deeply and said.
"Why?"
"Because you are more suitable than him, and you can make the family go further."
"Go further?"
Gray was keenly aware that this word had an unusually profound meaning.
"Yes, one step further."
Viscount Fergus nodded, not sure if it was an illusion, but Gray seemed to be able to see a hint of heat in his eyes.
"The Fergus family is now a viscount family, and if it goes one step further, isn't it an earl family?"
Gray suddenly recalled what he had seen in a miscellaneous book in the library. In order to prevent the weakening of the overall strength, the kingdom issued a general decree on the enfeoffment and inheritance of titles.
Among them, there is a rigid rule that the title of earl can only be awarded to the level of Berserker or above. Moreover, if the heir of the title for three consecutive terms in the family does not reach the level of Berserker, the title will be downgraded.
Viscount Fergus's strength is obviously not as strong as that of the Berserker, and given his current age, it is unlikely that he will go further without special opportunities.
And based on the talent shown by the original owner of the body, it is possible to become the first crazy blood warrior of the Fergus family. When you think about the fact that the Fergus family wants to pass the title to the original owner of the body, everything makes sense.
Viscount Fergus wanted to let the original owner of the body reach the level of the Mad Blood Warrior, and then accumulate military exploits to take the family one step further and push the family to the position of earl.
"This is the reason why..."
The reasons for Bernal's hostility towards the original owner of the body and the reason why Viscount Fergus wanted to pass the title to the original owner of the body have been clarified.
Of course, the boy who was in this body now was no longer the same young man, and he had never thought about whether he wanted to inherit this title. At least for the time being, he did not want to consider this issue. Gray asked another question that he urgently wanted to know.
"Then why do the Oliver family want to assassinate me?"
"Because of the Earl's War."
"The Earl's War?"
Gray's face looked astonished, some were surprised, some were puzzled, and some were confused.
It suddenly dawned on him why the Oliver family deliberately wanted to kill him. It turned out to be because the original owner of the body was involved in the dispute between the two families.
I don’t understand why there is such a dispute between the Fergus family and the Oliver family. Isn’t the earl title awarded based on military merit? Both families are viscounts entrusted to the Marquis of Sidney family. They shouldn't be able to compete for the title if they fight among themselves, right
Instead of rushing to answer Gray's question, Viscount Fergus asked.
"Do you know how many earls and viscounts there are in the Marquis of Sidney?"
"Two earls and six viscounts."
This is what Gray asked Caroline on the way back after being assassinated today.
Two of the earl families are the Smalley family and the Ford family, while the viscount family consists of six families including the Fergus family, namely: the Fergus family, the Oliver family, the Richens family, and the Xie family. The Leigh family, the Locke family, the Bessemer family.
"Then do you know how many earls a marquis family can entrust?"
Viscount Fergus continued to ask.
"Three...?!"
After saying this, Gray looked stunned for a moment, and then showed a look of surprise. He finally understood why the Fergus family and the Oliver family had a dispute over the count.
"Yes, there is only one earl position left, but there are six viscounts. Do you think the Oliver family would want to see you grow up?"
Viscount Fergus said with a smile.
"In no mood."
Gray shook his head. He finally understood that the reason why the Fergus family and the Oliver family fought so fiercely that even the Lord died was because they were fighting for the only remaining earl position.
If the opponent's children who have the potential to become mad blood warriors cannot be killed and the other family takes the lead in cultivating mad blood warriors, even if their own family later develops mad blood warriors, it will not help. No wonder the Oliver family will madly assassinate him.
"Okay, I've told you everything you need to know. I'll go to the Oliver family with me tomorrow. The Oliver family must give an explanation for this assassination. Otherwise, similar assassinations will only continue."
Viscount Fergus obviously wanted to use the Oliver family as a target to scare the monkeys.
…
On a steep hillside, a majestic blue-grey castle stands.
There are steep cliffs on three sides, and the only passable side has tall and thick walls and arrow towers.
This is the castle of the Oliver family.
The Purple Moon Kingdom has a hilly terrain, and similar steep slopes are widely distributed in the kingdom. Therefore, most of the noble castles of the Purple Moon Kingdom are built on steep slopes, which are very easy to defend and difficult to attack.
A man wearing a green battle uniform with brown eyes hurriedly entered the Oliver family and was introduced into an elegantly decorated living room.
The room was elegantly decorated with aristocratic taste. The reliefs, murals, and rune lamps were all valuable, but the man in the green battle suit had no intention of admiring them. Instead, he showed anxiety on his face.
He was the high-ranking blood warrior who fought with Lord Linde today and later heard the fighting from Viscount Fergus and ran away.
Bang bang bang!
Footsteps approached, and a brown-haired man wearing purple aristocratic uniform came.
The man has a brown beard, an ordinary face, and is not too tall. However, he stands upright, which unexpectedly gives people a sense of majesty.
"Lord Viscount!"
Seeing the brown-haired man, the man in green battle uniform quickly stood up and saluted the brown-haired man. The brown-haired man was none other than Viscount Oliver Waters Oliver.
"Well, why... you're the only one back? Where's Layton?"
Seeing the man in green uniform alone, Waters frowned slightly and asked.
"Sir, we failed. We fell into Viscount Fergus's scheme. Layton is probably in danger now."
The man in green battle uniform said with an ugly expression.
"Fell into Viscount Fergus's plan?"
Waters raised his eyebrows slightly.
"Yes, during the assassination, Viscount Fergus suddenly appeared. Although I did not see him in person, judging from the movements of the battle, it was undoubtedly him who took action."
The man in green uniform said quickly.
"Is there something wrong with Bernal's part?"
Waters motioned for the man in green uniform to sit down, and then asked.
"It should be that we use trustworthy people in all links. The only person who may have problems is Bernal, the insider."
The man in green uniform affirmed.
"That's an underestimation of him. He was able to refuse the temptation of a title. That guy Emerson is lucky. Every heir is so outstanding. Bernal is so, and the illegitimate son named Gray is even more so."
Waters said with a slight sigh.
"Sir, what should we do now?"
The man in green battle uniform asked with a solemn expression.
This time the Oliver family assassinated the children of the Fergus family, and was discovered by the Fergus family. Territorial war may be inevitable.
"Inform all the nobles in the territory and lead troops to gather in the castle tomorrow. It may not be easy to eliminate Emerson's anger this time."
Waters held up his hands and thought before ordering.
"Yes, I will inform you right away."
The man in green armor responded with a solemn expression.
(End of chapter)