In the northeast corner of Daxizhou, the Principality of Mia, the Earl of Beishan.
Duke Nemea, who had just taken office for a month, was walking a bird in the territory this morning.
As a slave master, this is a very common move.
Because the alien beasts under him are raised after all, and they usually eat and drink in the animal pen. Without combat experience, the amount of exercise is far from enough. In the long run, even the best alien species will degenerate.
Therefore, it is inevitable to sneak out of different animals, and maintain a certain amount of exercise.
And when the alien beasts were dispatched, it wasn't just a matter of walking around. In order to maintain their fierceness, they had to hunt by the way.
As for what to hunt, it depends on the species of the beast.
Some eat livestock, and some eat people.
But no matter whether it is eating people or livestock, it must be powerful to do so.
Therefore, the slave beast masters on Daxizhou are basically nobles with their own territories. It is not enough to be below the earl, and generally start with the duke.
Only dukes and above, with at least seven or eight counties in their hands, can afford it.
Otherwise, it will be a calamity for the earldom, and the people below will easily rebel.
The griffins raised by Nemea are considered to be relatively low-grade beasts on Daxizhou.
It's not that they are not powerful, on the contrary, the fighting power of Griffin is comparable to that of high-grade beasts.
The reason for the low grade is that the cost of feeding is too high.
This thing eats people, and only eats people, and cannot live without eating people.
And this is one of Nemea's current predicaments.
The old duke did not live in vain in his life. He married seven duchesses and gave birth to fourteen sons and twelve daughters in his life.
The old man was a general of the empire before he was alive, and he followed the former emperor to fight in the north and south. In terms of fighting, he was a fierce man, but he was not so good in politics.
He calculated carefully, and he was awarded a total of twenty-six counties, and it was just right for each of his children to be one.
So when Nemea got the title of duke, there was only one earldom left in his hand.
So in the current situation, Nemea would either watch his griffin go on a hunger strike and die, while his personal combat power was greatly reduced, and finally he was overthrown by a few brothers and sisters who were eyeing him.
Or he indulged the griffin to eat people, and all the people under him ran away. In the end, only himself and the griffin were left to face the attacks of several brothers and sisters.
Choose one of the two vials of poison. This is not the most urgent crisis facing Nemea.
Most urgently, the title of Duke he currently holds is actually usurped.
It is his eldest sister, Artemis, who has the right to inherit this title.
The empire where the Principality of Mia is located implements the primogeniture system, and men and women are equal.
Therefore, according to the legal principles of the empire, Artemis' succession is higher than Nemea's second child, which is recognized.
Nemea was able to usurp the title of duke because he forged evidence, slandered Artemis for raising the prince, and had an affair with the elders of the family.
Debauchery is a very serious crime in Daxizhou's religious teachings, so Nemea was able to exile this sister.
In addition, the cleverness of this trick lies in being able to cut off Artemis' support. After all, she has a marriage contract with the third prince of the empire.
If this news reaches the capital of the empire, then this marriage contract may fall through.
And without the worries of the marriage contract of the imperial prince, Nemea could kill Artemis and completely secure the position of Duke.
What worries Nemea these two days is that there has been no news from the capital of the empire. He is not sure whether the marriage contract counts or not.
You must know that those who are exiled overseas can come back at any time.
This is like a stick in the throat, the strength of the imperial prince is not something that Nemea can contend with. Even the entire Principality of Mia is nothing but dust that can be blown away in one breath.
So during this morning's bird walk, Nemea was so preoccupied that she felt nothing.
Nemea has inherited the combat power of the old prince, and her brain circuits are similar. She doesn't have much political wisdom, but she still has cleverness.
In the current situation, it will be a matter of time before he turns against other brothers.
Twenty-six Earls have one brother and one sister, and the Principality of Mia is therefore in disarray. This is definitely not a long-term solution.
Now everyone is friendly on the surface, but secretly they are recruiting experts and preparing for war.
So if my griffin wants to eat people, it must not be able to eat the people of my own earldom now, it has to eat the brothers' family.
Flying around the sky with the leading griffin, Nemea thought it would be better to eat the third brother's family.
The fifth younger brother, Garcia, is a theological scholar with high prestige, but at the same time is very weak, his personal combat power is negligible, and there are not many decent masters under his command.
Whenever brothers and sisters fight together, Garcia's counties must be the first to be annexed.
Moreover, the two brothers were born by the same mother, and they have a good relationship since they were young. Nemea thought that the fat and water would not flow to outsiders, and when she turned around, she would first annex Garcia's Earldom, not kill him, and let him go to the academy as a college. Long, that kind of life is obviously more suitable for him.
In the logic of Nemea, if you see that I will treat your third brother so well in the future, it should not be a problem for my griffin to eat a few of your subordinates now.
So Nemea patted the head of the sitting griffin, led the group of griffins to descend to the clouds, and then flew over the mountain ahead, which was Garcia's territory.
As a result, just after flying down the clouds, Nemea saw someone waving from the top of the mountain.
Take a closer look, isn't this the third brother Garcia? This cyan robe should be newly made, and it looks quite energetic.
Nemea looked around the hill again, no one was in ambush, only the third brother, who seemed to be waiting for his second brother to come over.
Well then, see you.
With this thought in mind, Nemea jumped straight up, and then borrowed the power of the vulture god to perform the art of controlling the wind, and landed steadily on the top of the mountain.
"Garcia, Earl of Xilan, I have met the Duke." When Garcia saw that the second brother came down and was about to salute, Nemea had already supported his shoulders.
"My brother, don't be so polite." Nemea said, "We grew up together, and you are my most beloved brother."
Garcia also smiled and said, "It is precisely because of my brother's love that I have prepared a big gift for my brother today."
Nemea was delighted when she heard it: "You are still sensible, so which village will my griffin eat?"
The corners of Garcia's eyes twitched when he heard this, but his expression didn't show any clues, and he smiled slightly: "The village at the foot of the mountain has a total of 345 people. This trip will definitely satisfy my brother, but I will prepare for him. The big gift you are giving is not just that."
"Oh?" Nemea suddenly became interested, "Let's hear it."
"I have a classmate who was invited to give lectures in the capital a while ago. He sent me a letter yesterday." Garcia smiled slightly, "Brother must be interested in the contents of the letter."
When Nemea heard this, the excitement on her face faded a lot.
He thought there was some benefit, and it was just news after a long time, but after thinking about it, he was indeed waiting for a news from the capital of the empire, so he hurriedly asked, "What did the letter say?"
"Now people in the capital are spreading a scandal about the royal family." Garcia hesitated for a moment, as if organizing his words, and then said, "It is said that the fiancee of the third prince, that is, our eldest sister Artemis, is in the family territory. The place is filthy and messy.
The emperor Longyan was furious, and had already sent envoys to rush over, not only to tear up the engagement, but also to burn the woman to death in public in the Earl of Beishan.
Isn't brother interested in this news? "
When Nemea heard this, the snot bubbles almost burst out with joy, but in front of his brother, he couldn't show it, but frowned and sighed: "Actually, the elder sister was very kind to us brothers and sisters before, and she has fallen like this. It's very sad, this time it caused another murderous disaster, what should I do?"
"Brother, what kind of relationship do we brothers have? Don't say such things in front of your brother." Garcia looked helpless, "The road of power cannot tolerate family affection.
I have self-knowledge and am not made to be a lord, so my Earldom of Xilan is only temporarily managed for my brother.
Looking back, I just need to say something, I don’t need my brother to send a soldier, I will directly send the earl’s official seal to my brother’s house, and I just ask him to leave me a position in the Principality Academy. "
Nemea was very moved, and said sincerely: "Third brother, in my heart, you have long been the principal of the Principality Academy."
The corners of Garcia's mouth twitched, and then he said seriously: "In Brother Yu's opinion, the most urgent thing now, brother, is to stabilize the holy family.
Because of the incident of Artemis, the reputation of the royal family was damaged, and the emperor is now very dissatisfied with our entire family.
That is to say, the old man passed away, otherwise he would be able to pass this test.
My sister does that kind of thing, we brothers really don't care, but you are the heir to the title of duke, and this matter has to be explained to the royal family.
So you have to be prepared, now is not the time to worry about money, you have to take care of everything, especially this envoy group, they are the emperor's plenipotentiary representatives for this matter.
As long as the management is in place and this level is passed, the crisis will be turned into an opportunity, and your position as Duke will be recognized by the emperor.
In addition to my earldom, it will be a matter of time before we brothers work together to unify the entire Principality. "
Listening to these words, Nemea felt anxious at first, and paced up and down the mountain with her hands behind her back, and then her frowns gradually relaxed, and her whole body was refreshed.
As if having a backbone, the originally hazy and gloomy future became clear and bright under Garcia's words.
Nemea calmed down and asked, "Where are the messengers now?"
"I heard that they came by boat. Seven people landed in the Earldom of Nanling yesterday. They didn't walk fast. Judging by their footsteps, they can reach Beishan the day after tomorrow." Garcia said.
Nemea panicked when she heard this: "So fast?"
"Yeah, so as soon as I received the news today, I waited here for my brother to come over. It's not too late."
"How do you prepare?" Nemea said, "The Artemis are still at sea, and in less than two days, who do I ask to come over and burn them?"
"So it was a coincidence." Garcia laughed, "The envoys were at sea, and they happened to run into her ship. There was an expert in the envoys, and they took it down easily, so they escorted her this time. To put it bluntly, this kind of sinner would be ashamed to burn the royal family in the capital, so he put it on your site and burned it."
"Oh." Nemea finally breathed a sigh of relief and murmured, "That's good, that's good."
"Then brother, did you prepare early when you go back?" Garcia asked.
"I'll go back now!" Nemea turned around and was about to leave.
"What about the village at the foot of the mountain? There are three hundred and forty-five people, and the griffins won't eat them?"
"They're hungry for a few days and won't die. I'm in a hurry, so I'm leaving."
After speaking, the figure of Nemea flickered, and then jumped into the air, turned over and rode on a griffin, and flew away quickly.
Garcia looked at the distant figure of the second brother with a mocking look on his face, and then disappeared in place with a flick of his body.
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