Ever since Gray received the title of Duke, visitors to the Fergus family have never stopped. Almost every day, there are many high-end carriages parked on the square of Fergus Castle, either exquisite, elegant or full of luxury. Nobility.
The owners of the carriage include high-ranking nobles in the kingdom, as well as presidents of super chambers of commerce with branches all over the country. Each of them is a noble person who can cause a tremor in the Ziyue Kingdom with just one stamp of his foot. They bring carefully prepared gifts. , and came to the door with a very low posture.
Everyone in the Fergus family was shocked at first, and then became numb. At first, when they encountered such a big man visiting, they were still a little uneasy, fearing that they would not take good care of them and cause dissatisfaction on the other side.
But as they saw more people, they were surprised to find that when they met these big shots, they felt unusually calm. It must be said that humans are extremely adaptable animals.
From these visitors, they also learned about Gray's achievements in the Kingdom of Fire and the origin of Gray's Duke title.
Shocking, unstoppable shock!
Now Gray not only has the strength of the king level, but is actually one of the strongest among the king level. When they understand why these people come to visit with such a low profile, a deep sense of pride is born in their hearts. .
Not only the Fergus family, but also families related to the Fergus family are well-established. The most popular of them are the Evelyn family and the Carlisle family, which are related by marriage to the Fergus family.
At the current level of the Fergus family, the only people who are qualified to make friends on their doorsteps are high-ranking nobles and presidents of giant chambers of commerce with influence all over the country. Some small nobles and presidents of small chambers of commerce are no longer qualified to make friends on their doorsteps.
It's not that the Fergus family became snobbish after their status was improved because of Gray, shutting out the small nobles and presidents of small chambers of commerce who came to make friends, but that there was an underlying rule that restricted these small nobles and small chambers of commerce. , preventing them from visiting the Fergus family.
Except for the small nobles and small chambers of commerce who have long been friends with the Fergus family, if other small nobles and small chambers of commerce break this potential rule, they will immediately be squeezed out and suppressed by the big nobles and big chambers of commerce.
This is a world with strict classes. The superiority and inferiority between big nobles and small nobles, big merchants and small chambers of commerce have long been engraved in their bones.
Imagine that the big nobles and the president of the big chamber of commerce are sitting in the living room of the Fergus family. At this time, the president of the small aristocrat and small chamber of commerce comes and is also sitting in the living room of the Fergus family, as if he is on an equal footing with them. Will these small nobles and small chamber of commerce presidents have any good fruits to eat
These small nobles and small chambers of commerce could not visit the Fergus family, so they turned their attention to the families close to the Fergus family. The Evelyn family and the Carlisle family, who were related by marriage to the Fergus family, were naturally the closest. Good choice.
"Father, your original choice was indeed the right one!"
A brown-haired man in his thirties said excitedly to Viscount Evelin.
When he first learned that his father was planning to marry his sister to Bernard Fergus and marry into the Fergus family, he did not agree.
The marriage of nobles is a combination of interests. In the Fergus family at that time, the heir to the title was Gray Fergus. Although Bernal Fergus was the eldest son, he did not have the right to inherit the title. In his view, this marriage The benefits that can be obtained from marriage are really limited.
However, at that time, his father fought against all opinions and led the marriage between the Evelyn family and the Fergus family, which caused a lot of dissatisfaction among the family at that time.
Later, the Fergus family was promoted to the earl family, and this voice of dissatisfaction gradually disappeared.
When Gray Fergus broke away from the Fergus family and was granted the title of earl of the kingdom, and when Bernal Fergus became the heir to the title again, the voices of dissatisfaction completely disappeared, and everyone began to praise their father's decision to marry.
But now, everyone in the family who had blocked the marriage was thankful that they had not interfered with the marriage. Otherwise, they would have become sinners of the family, and the Evelin family would never be able to reach its current heights.
Similar words also happened to the Carlisle family. It can be said that with Gray being entrusted as a duke, all families related to the Fergus family have gained a lot of benefits.
The woods near Fergus Castle are known as the Fergus Family Restricted Area.
A giant beast with a body length of more than 20 meters stood in the forest clearing. The giant beast looked like a lizard, covered with black scales. Its huge body was several stories high, and its long tail was covered with barbs.
The teeth of the giant beast look extremely sharp, each one is like a sword, glowing with a white cold light, and its sharp claws, each with three toes, are pitch black and shine with a pitch black metallic light, like digging tools. The digging claw of the machine.
The entire giant beast looks like a fighting machine, and all the structures on its body seem to be made for fighting.
This is the Demonic Light-level blood beast Demonic Poison Dragon Beast.
To reach the king level, you need to start practicing the magic light blood method of the thunder lizard sequence. However, Gray does not have the magic light level blood of the thunder lizard sequence. Instead, he has the magic light level blood of the poisonous lizard sequence and the corresponding poisonous lizard sequence blood. method, so he switched to the magic light-level blood method of Gila monster sequence.
After a while, Gray's training ended.
Wearing a high-end silk ruffled lace skirt, showing off her curvy figure, Barbara gently handed over the wet towel.
Gray reached out and took it, wiping the sweat from his forehead.
During this period, although many high-ranking nobles and giant chamber of commerce presidents visited the Fergus family, he almost never showed up. Only Gavin Kenneth, a brother and sister of the Addison family who was familiar with him, and the Kenneth family , he only appeared in person when the Cumberland sisters Jessea came to visit.
There were too many forces coming to visit, and he did not have the energy or time to meet them one by one. Moreover, at his level of strength, there was no need to deliberately make friends with a certain force.
And in his opinion, although the so-called "friendship" is not absolutely useless, it will never occupy a dominant position. For example, the current Sidney family, how many families still remember the friendship in the past
As long as he is around, it will be enough to ensure the prosperity of the Fergus family for hundreds of years. But if he disappears, the so-called friendship may easily fade away.
"I'm going out at noon so that the castle doesn't have to deliver food!"
After sensing something still lying in the purple ring, Gray said.
Soon, blue-black wings stretched out from behind, and Gray soared into the sky, leaving the woods and away from Fergus Castle. Half an hour later, he landed in a city.
This is a very old city. The walls are mottled and have very obvious signs of weathering. The original shape of the stone on the wall can no longer be seen clearly.
On the streets of the city, the originally paved stone slabs have disappeared piece by piece, and potholes can be seen in some places.
Most of the residents in the city are old people, with a somewhat numb expression on their faces. They have experienced hardships and take things lightly.
This is a city that has fallen into its twilight years. The serious loss of young adults has left the city lacking vitality. Looking at this city, Gray couldn't help but think of the countryside in his previous life. The same serious loss of young adults left only a few old people in the village.
He came here naturally not to improve the current situation of this city. First of all, this city is not the territory of the Fergus family. Secondly, even within the territory of the Fergus family, he has no intention of changing.
Decline and prosperity, just like human life and death, are the most basic rules of nature. No city can escape, and there is no need for too much interference. While this city is declining, a new city is emerging somewhere. The city must be prospering.
The reason why Gray came here was because he judged that this city had a long enough history. While walking in this city, a silver metal ball the size of a table tennis ball appeared in Gray's hand. Yes, his purpose this time was It's a ghost merchant.
The Ghost Merchant was rumored to be a top powerhouse during the Empire period, with strength at least at the Demon Light level or even above. The earliest recorded document about him appeared during the Empire period.
There is speculation that he is related to the fall of the empire, but Gray is skeptical. The fall of the empire should be caused by the forces that set up the huge super-giant rune array, and has nothing to do with the ghost merchants. Of course, the ghost merchants are very likely He sat back and watched the empire fall, but did not interfere in any way.
It may be that the forces that destroyed the empire were too powerful, which made him fearful and did not dare to interfere. It is also possible that the empire had nothing to do with him, so he watched all this happen indifferently.
Of course, this has nothing to do with Gray. Gray's purpose this time is just to trade with the ghost merchant.
Generally speaking, when someone has something he wants and appears in a city with an extremely long history, the ghost merchant will appear. This is why Gray chose this city because it exists has a long history.
Staying in a dilapidated tavern in the city, Gray waited for the arrival of the ghost merchant, but until night fell, Gray still did not wait for the arrival of the ghost merchant.
"How could it be possible? Is this city too small or not old enough?"
Gray raised his eyebrows, doubts arising in his heart.
The next day, Gray left the city and went directly to the city where he first met the ghost merchant through the map.
He found a hotel to stay in again, but one day passed and he still failed to see the ghost merchant.
"What's going on?"
Gray frowned. He originally thought it was an easy thing to do, but he didn't expect that it took him two full days and he failed to succeed.
He then spent several days traveling to several ancient cities, one of which was the city where he encountered a ghost merchant for the second time, but the ghost merchant still did not appear.
He stopped searching. At this moment, he had to admit the fact that the ghost merchant had disappeared!
(End of chapter)