In the cemetery of the Swallow Butterfly Castle, a low-key and plain funeral is in progress.
Franco Morrison lay peacefully in the open crystal coffin, neatly dressed, holding a sword in front of his chest with both hands, and his body was covered with irises and golden satin.
The scene was dignified and solemn, and all members of the Morrison family stood silently, paying homage to this controversial family member.
Even if Franco's actions can be called abettors, they did lead to the decline of the Morrison family, but no one questioned Franco's motives.
No one can understand the pain of the "curse of blood" better than the members of this family, so in their view, even if they were in Franco's previous position, they would probably make the same choice.
Colin looked at all this coldly. Although he didn't have much sympathy for people like Franco, he would not do anything rude at this time.
After all, the Morrison family is also his vassal family now, and he will still buy people's hearts.
Regarding the "blood curse" that the people of the Morrison family were worried about, Colin certainly knew that it was just a genetic disease.
In order to "purify" the family blood, the Morrison family insisted on marrying the noble daughter of the St. Hilde family almost paranoidly, which led to the descendants getting closer and closer in blood, which has become a de facto consanguineous marriage. The chances of getting sick are greatly increased.
Ke Lin didn't intend to explain the genetic principles to these people, because even if he estimated it, he couldn't explain it clearly.
Of course, now that the Morrison family has lost their title of earl, they must not be able to marry the noble daughter of the St. Hilde family. Therefore, this "blood curse" will gradually disappear.
After the Morrison family discovered that their offspring would not be born with deformities gradually, Colin planned to secretly send someone to publicize that "the blood curse of the Morrison family miraculously disappeared after being loyal to Earl Angelet."
Maybe even earn yourself some prestige.
"May the Lord forgive your sins and let your soul rest in His temple!"
After the pastor finished his low prayer, Seken Morrison stepped forward, closed the coffin lid, and together with three other Morrison family knights, sent Franco's body into the tomb.
Watching the falling dust gradually bury the coffin, Saiken couldn't help sobbing.
Mrs. Grace's eyes were red, but she still stepped forward to grab Saken's arm, and then faced the members of the Morrison family who came to express their condolences, and said loudly:
"Franco Morrison has left us and is about to embark on another journey of his life!
His soul will enter a new kingdom under the guidance of the merciful Lord of Radiance!
There, he will continue to fight for protection together with countless glorious ancestors of the Morrison family knights!
However, I firmly believe that his belief and will will always accompany us, and we will one day reunite with him in another world!
Now, the Morrison family is in an unprecedented trough, but at the same time, they are also ushering in a golden opportunity!
The ancestors of the Morrison family won the title and glory of the Morrison family by relying on the sword in their hands and the faith in their hearts, bathed in hot blood, and stepped on the heads of their enemies. Now, it is their turn You go to fulfill your oath, to prove your courage! "
Saiken wiped away the tears on his face, pulled out the long sword at his waist, and roared:
"Morrison, never back down!"
At the same time, all the Morrison family knights in the cemetery drew their swords, pointing their swords toward the sky:
"Morrison, never back down!"
"Morrison, never back down!"
…
early morning.
The low-pitched horn sounded over Huayu City, and teams of blood cavalry soldiers urged their horses to embark on a new journey.
Along with them was the 30,000 swallowtail army of the Morrison family.
20,000 cavalry and 30,000 elite infantry gathered outside Huayu City like a tide.
The sound of horseshoes was like rolling spring thunder, shaking the earth and the wilderness, and the banners were flying in the air, directing the direction of this huge army.
Ke Lin stood at the head of Huayu City, looking at the scene outside the city, his heart was full of heroism.
This is my army!
Such a military power, not to mention ordinary earls, even ordinary marquis lords may not be able to possess it.
If combined with the Blood Shadow Guards whose number has expanded to more than 700 blood slaves, Ke Lin is sure to fight against any duke!
If you count the half-elven kingdom that Ke Lin can control, as well as the northern and eastern borders that can exert great influence, there are probably few people in the entire Glorious Empire who dare to say that they are more powerful than him.
As the saying goes, ambition is always matched with strength.
When he quietly escaped from Graycastle, Colin just wanted to find out who was going to assassinate him, but now, he couldn't help but want a higher status and more power.
Especially during this trip to the East Territory, Ke Lin broke through Bailu City twice, and almost cut off the lineage of the St. Pross family. Lin couldn't help but feel—
The paladin family was nothing more than that!
Mrs. Grace stood beside Colin, looking at the heroic Guardian of the North, her eyes were full of memories, as if she remembered someone.
"Count Angelet, have you heard of the Chapman family?"
Ke Lin was stunned for a moment, and said, "No. This shouldn't be a family from the north, right?"
"No, this is the family of Crimson Flame, a vassal directly under the royal family." Mrs. Grace's tone was full of regret, "It's a pity that not many people know about them now."
Colin looked at Mrs. Grace quietly, waiting for her further explanation.
"Count Angelet, you may think that this is an unknown small family that has disappeared in the long river of time, but in fact, it was an extremely prominent family back then, and its patriarchs would serve as guardians of the empire."
"Guardian of the Empire?" Colin was slightly startled.
As the guardian of the northern border, he certainly knows the power and responsibility of this position.
In the Northern Territory, Colin's power can be said to be second only to the Duke of the Northern Territory, and he can even legally deprive any lord of the Northern Territory of his title!
Therefore, the guardian of the empire is definitely the existence of one person under one person and above ten thousand people in the glorious empire.
But the strange thing is that Colin rummaged through the memories of his predecessor, but found no clues about the Chapman family at all.
As for the guardian of the empire, this position seemed to have been vacant for hundreds of years in his memory.
Mrs. Grace obviously saw Colin's doubts, and added: "Yes, since this family cut off the inheritance, the position of guardian of the empire has been vacant."
"How come I've never heard of such a powerful family?" Colin couldn't help asking.
"Because some people don't want the people of the empire to know about this family."
"Who wouldn't want that?"
Mrs. Grace took a deep look at Colin and said:
"church."
(end of this chapter)