"What… ?"
Gray almost thought that he had heard wrongly, and looked at Earl Fergus in shock.
"There is news from Sidney City that Sidney Castle was attacked by a powerful enemy last night, and no one in the Sidney family survived."
Bernal said with a pale face.
"how come… ?"
Gray was stunned, his eyes full of horror and disbelief.
What kind of family are the Sidneys
Even among the marquis families, they are ranked at the forefront.
The family has a special blood beast like the Bronze-backed Dragon Beast as a foundation. Even if it is attacked by a wild-blood warrior, it should be able to do nothing.
It is unbelievable that such a family was wiped out.
"Do you know what force did it?"
Gray asked hurriedly.
"have no idea."
Earl Fergus looked solemn and shook his head.
"When the city guards of Sidney City heard the noise and rushed over, the Sidney family had already been wiped out."
"What force did it? Is it the Warren family?"
Bernal's expression changed again and again, and he guessed.
"It can't be the Wallen family. The Wallen family doesn't have that kind of strength."
Gray looked ugly and shook his head.
Gray, who had inquired about the strength of the Warren family some time ago, knew very well that the Warren family did not have such strength.
To destroy the Sidney family, which has a bronze-backed dragon beast, at least two wild-blood warriors must unite.
At best, Valen only has one rune puppet whose combat power is comparable to that of the Wild Blood Warrior, and it is not easy to carry around. It is absolutely impossible to destroy the Sidney family with this kind of strength.
"If it's not the Warren family, what kind of family is it? Other families. What other families have such a big hatred against the Sidney family?"
Bernal said with a serious expression.
"There are not many forces that can destroy the Sidney family, even in the entire Ziyue Kingdom."
Earl Fergus said solemnly.
"Among the aristocratic families, only the Third Duke Family and even the royal family have this ability. Among the non-aristocratic forces, only the Rex family has this ability."
"The royal family can rule it out. The royal family will never destroy a marquis family for no reason. Even if it wants to destroy it, it will never do so secretly. So the most likely ones are the three duke families and the Rex family."
"The Third Duke Family and the Rex Family..."
Bernal's face was solemn. Whether it was the Third Duke Family or the Rex Family, any one of them was an incredible behemoth. They either had a king-level strongman sitting there, or they had a king-level strongman in the past.
"But I've never heard of any conflict between the Sidney family and these four forces!"
Gray frowned.
Although the Third Duke Family and the Rex Family both have the power to destroy the Sidney Family, there has never been any news that the Sidney Family is at odds with these four families. There has not been any related news before.
On the contrary, the Fergus family is in conflict with the Nahum family among the three duke families, although the other party has probably not found the Fergus family yet.
"Let's not talk about what kind of force destroyed the Sidney family. Now we and even the other nobles in Sidney are in a very bad situation."
Bernal looked worried.
"The Sidney family has been destroyed, and we, the nobles entrusted by the Sidney family, will probably lose our noble status and territory."
According to the Kingdom's Nobility Act, if the upper-ranking noble loses his title or is destroyed, the nobles entrusted by the upper-ranking noble will have their territories taken back.
Now that the Sidney family has been destroyed, the territories of these nobles who were entrusted by the Sidney family will naturally be taken back by the royal family.
"There are several branches of the Sidney family, so there should be no need to worry about the succession of the title."
Earl Fergus shook his head slightly. The Sidney family has hundreds of years of history. The family has branched off into several branches. Although the direct line has been wiped out, there are still several collateral lines. There should be no problem with the succession of the title. .
"If the other party is determined to destroy the Sidney family, the situation of the other branches may also be very bad."
Gray said in a deep voice.
Snap, snap, snap!
At this moment, a rush of footsteps approached, and then the voice of the housekeeper Nick was heard outside the door.
"Your Excellency, there is urgent news!"
The expressions of the three Grays changed. Bernal quickly walked to the door, opened it, and took the thumb-thick bamboo tube containing the urgent message from the butler Nick.
Opening the bamboo tube, he took out a piece of paper, spread it out and looked at the contents on the paper. The next moment, Bernal's face suddenly became extremely ugly.
Neither Gray nor Earl Fergus looked at him, he said quickly.
"An external branch of the Sidney family was also wiped out. Last night, it was almost the same time as the Sidney family was wiped out."
"This is to completely exterminate the Sidney family."
Earl Fergus's face was ashen. There was no doubt that the other party had come with the intention of annihilating the Sidney family from the very beginning, and neither the direct nor the collateral family had any intention of letting go.
Afterwards, more urgent news came one after another, and after reading the urgent news, the faces of the three Grays became increasingly ugly, and in the end, their faces were as dark as water.
All the branches of the Sidney family were wiped out at the same time.
"It's over, the Sidney family is completely over!"
Bernal said dejectedly.
"We nobles who are entrusted by the Sidney family will also lose our fiefdoms and noble status."
Earl Fergus said nothing. After several generations of hard work and sacrifice, he finally obtained the title of earl.
But less than a year after joining the earl family, he was instantly knocked back to his original form, and was about to lose his status as a noble and his territory.
Gray was also silent. It was really unimaginable that the Marquis family, which was at the forefront, was wiped out overnight.
He thought of the handsome Saroyan, and he thought of Pearly, who combined beauty and tranquility.
These two people were one of the few friends he had a good relationship with. It was like yesterday that he would discuss and chat with them at Sidney Castle, but they would never be together again.
After a long time, Earl Fergus sighed slightly and glanced at Gray and Bernard.
"The title of the Fergus family cannot be kept. We must make plans early. Do you have any ideas about where the Fergus family should go from here?"
"With the current strength of the Fergus family, we can switch to other high-ranking noble families, and there should be no problem in obtaining a title in the future."
Bernal said thoughtfully.
"Transfer to other nobles? Even if you can get a title, I'm afraid it won't be too high, and it's easy to be wary and suspicious."
Gray shook his head. He was not optimistic about Bernal's proposal.
The main reason why the Fergus family is valued by the Sidney family is that the Fergus family has been rooted in the Sidney territory for many years. It grew up step by step with the support of the Sidney family. A force that the Ni family has supported and trusted.
But if you suddenly take refuge with other high-ranking nobles, you will naturally not get much trust, and you will inevitably be jealous of the high-ranking nobles.
Not only will they be wary, but the title they will receive will not be too high. For the current Fergus family, the gains outweigh the losses.
"If the Fergus family really loses their title, then move to the mercenary city, where the Fergus family's strength is enough to occupy a place."
"Do you want the Fergus family to become a mercenary family?"
Earl Fergus looked at Gray Road.
"Um."
Gray nodded.
"We have the Red Wings Mercenary Group in our hands. They are no strangers to the mercenary industry. They can completely transform the Fergus family into a mercenary family through them."
"This is a way."
Earl Fergus nodded. If the Fergus family switches to other high-ranking nobles, the title they will receive will not be too high. For the current Fergus family, there will not be much benefit.
On the contrary, transforming the Fergus family into a mercenary family might be a good choice.
The mercenary world is a place where strength speaks for itself, and the Fergus family's strength is not only not weak, but also quite strong. It is entirely possible for them to occupy a place in the mercenary world.
"I'm going to go to Sidney City to see if there are any survivors in the Sidney family."
After thinking about it, Gray decided.
Although the news said that the Sidney family had been completely destroyed, he still wanted to check with his own eyes to see if there were any survivors.
"Be careful."
Earl Fergus did not stop him, but just reminded Gray.
After all, the Fergus family is a tributary noble of the Sidney family. Now that the Sidney family has encountered a catastrophe, the Fergus family should take a trip.
…
When the Fergus family received the news of the destruction of the Sidney family, other noble families in the Sidney territory also received news of the destruction of the Sidney family.
The noble families who received the news were shocked, stunned, disbelieving, terrified, and confused... They were all so shocked by the news that they fell silent for a long time.
"The Sidney family was wiped out. How is this possible?"
"Impossible. With the strength of the Sidney family, how could it be destroyed?"
"What kind of force did this?"
All the nobles were speechless and were shocked by the news.
With a background of wild-level blood beasts like the Bronzeback Dragon Beast, it was a bit hard for them to believe that a family that could rank at the forefront among the seven marquis families was actually wiped out.
Not only the Sidney Territory, but the nobles outside the Sidney Territory also got the news as time passed.
The first reaction was disbelief, but after careful confirmation, everyone couldn't help but be stunned.
A marquis family was actually wiped out!
How long has it been since something like this happened in the Ziyue Kingdom
Even since the founding of the People's Republic of China, this kind of thing has happened no more than three times.
This is definitely a big deal, and there is no doubt that a turmoil will occur in the Ziyue Kingdom.
A turmoil sweeping the entire Ziyue Kingdom has emerged.
(End of chapter)