Silver Eagle Principality, Fire Seed City, Duke's Mansion.
As one of the three vassal states of the Walra Empire, the Duke of Silver Eagle, Panleinfart, has always followed the rules, followed the emperor's will, and lived with trepidation.
He understands that being able to govern the Principality of Silver Eagle well is already his limit, and he has no more ambitions and unreasonable thoughts. He also understands the fear of the Valla royal family towards him.
Especially after the war between the Valla Empire and the Grand Duchy of Romero Society, and once fell to a disadvantage, His Majesty the Emperor seemed to hate the Dukes in the Empire even more. If it weren't for the fact that the three dukes were descendants of the founding heroes and could not be sanctioned at will, I'm afraid he would have reduced them to ordinary nobles.
Fortunately, the various sects in the Valla Empire are currently restraining each other, and His Majesty the Emperor can only try his best to deal with it. The war with the Grand Duchy of Romero Society is already the limit, and it is impossible to send troops to attack him.
But that doesn't mean you can sit back and relax.
In fact, there were more dangers and troubles than Pang Leyin had imagined. The letter sent today made him sad all morning, and he still hasn't been able to adjust his mood.
"Father, do you have anything to do with me?"
Accompanied by a crisp knock on the door, a handsome young man slowly walked into the room, saluted the old duke with movements full of aristocratic elegance, and asked.
He was the eldest son of the Duke of Pompey-in-Fat, Pompey-de-Fart.
He has thick golden curly hair, sharp-edged face, fairer skin than those noble girls, eyes as deep as the sea, and the muscles with graceful lines and strength all over his body also show that he is not that kind The noble son who has no power to restrain a chicken, the rapier on his waist is not a decoration, it can be said that he has perfectly inherited the excellent genes of the old duke.
At the same time, he is also the most optimistic and satisfied son of the Duke of Silver Eagle.
Although he doesn't have any titles yet, as the only heir of Pang Leyin who stays in the Duke's mansion and has not been entrusted, he is almost destined to inherit his title in the future and become the new Duke of Silver Eagle.
"Well, it's a sad report from Anurad." The old duke stared at his most outstanding son and said slowly, "Your brother was attacked and killed by thieves."
"what!"
Pompede showed a look of astonishment, and he frowned as if it was unacceptable, but he didn't shed tears, but his expression was dull, showing a vague feeling of sadness: "Two months ago, I was chatting and laughing with him here, I didn't expect Actually..."
The old prince seemed satisfied with his reaction and nodded slightly.
Although he entrusted his other sons out, in a sense it was equivalent to driving them out, but it didn't mean that the old duke didn't care about his sons.
He just wanted to protect his child in his own way, but he didn't expect that even so, something happened to Edmund.
Even though the aristocratic career full of open guns and dark arrows made Pang Leyin's heart harden a lot, losing a child in old age is still an unbearable pain, which made him feel uncomfortable all morning, but this kind of discomfort cannot be tolerated. Show it in front of your retainers.
Probably it was because of the unbearable pain that he asked his eldest son to come over to share the burden.
And the performance of the eldest son is also in line with his wishes as always. Although he feels sad for his younger brother, he will not be too hurt. After all, the old duke sees everything, and the relationship between the two brothers is not so deep. If My eldest son looks like he is in pain, so I am disappointed in him.
"Father, I will take care of Angra's affairs. You can rest at home. After all, you are the backbone of the Principality."
"What Angra?" The old prince frowned slightly.
"It's not the third brother..." Pompede was taken aback for a moment, feeling that he seemed to have made a mistake.
"Angra is alive and well, and she sent me a letter two days ago. It is said that that dilapidated town was also managed well by that kid." The old duke said in a deep voice, "It was Ed who was attacked by thieves and died. Mongolian!"
"That was my mistake." Pompede immediately bowed his head and apologized.
"Forget it," the old prince sighed, "You go out first."
Bombaid bowed after hearing his words and deeds, then left the study.
After returning to his room, he couldn't wait to take out a mirror hidden under the floor.
He cut his finger and dripped his own blood on the mirror, only to see that the smooth mirror surface sucked the blood in like a sponge.
After a while, a man wearing a black hood appeared on the opposite side of the mirror, and his face could not be seen clearly.
"What's the matter with the future Duke?" The other party asked in a voice that was so hoarse that it didn't sound like a human being.
"Is that what you Secret Eyes do? Why is it that Angra is fine, but Edmund is dead?"
Pompede's handsome face was full of gloom, and he asked in a cold voice.
"Mr. Edmund's death was an accident, but we believe that you are not interested in this matter, so let's just say the conclusion. In Anurad, which is the valley of the dead, there is an unknown They took away the Gray Fjords and killed the pawn we set up there... It's a pity that the pawn couldn't figure out who the enemy was and what was behind it." The black hood said slowly: "As for the attack on your younger brother Angela, although no one was killed, we judge that it is probably also the work of that force. Their purpose may be the same as yours. It is for your Fat family..."
"'God's gift'." Pompede's eyes were extremely cold: "It's my thing, and I will never give it to anyone."
"That's right, it's extremely mysterious. Even before you told us, even our Secret Eye Society couldn't detect the existence of the secret treasure. And the person who is most likely to be related to the secret treasure is your younger brother, whose biological mother is unknown. Angrafate." The other party seemed to be explaining something, and slowly revealed his information: "Don't worry, since we have received your money, our secret eye will naturally complete the commission, and wait for other The local branch will naturally take the time to help you get rid of that unsightly brother."
"Hmph." Bombide stood up with a cold snort, walked slowly to the door, and opened it abruptly.
Outside the door was a panicked little maid.
"What did you hear?" he asked coldly.
"What what? Master, you..."
Before the little maid could finish her sentence, she was pierced through the skull with a sword and died immediately!
"I hope you keep your word." He swung the rapier with some brains on it, and said with a grim expression.