"Boom... Boom..."
A round head rolled to the ground.
The gushing blood dyed the marble floor with a brilliant color.
The audience was silent.
No one expected that a good conferring ceremony would turn out like this.
The Duke of St. Hilde's order was very abrupt.
However, Colin's execution was even more abrupt.
In fact, Colin had expected the Duke of St. Hilde's order.
Because, in the new fiefdom of the Angelet family, there is the name of Bingyan City!
Since the territory of the Su Duo family was entrusted to the Angelet family, of course Colin would not be surprised. The Duke will settle accounts with Kahn Qiuhou at this time.
But in the eyes of outsiders, the Duke and Colin seemed to have negotiated.
Gave Karn a surprise attack.
Even when Kahn's head rolled to the ground, the confusion in his eyes hadn't had time to turn into fear.
"No!"
A mournful shout broke the silence on the field.
I saw Cynthia Su Duo rushing up like crazy, as if she wanted to avenge her brother.
After Colin swung the sword, he immediately knelt on one knee and went to the Duke of Hilde, and at the same time held the long sword in both hands and raised it above his head.
Colin completely ignored Cynthia rushing behind him.
Sure enough, before Cynthia rushed behind Colin, she was stopped by a group of guards.
"Why! Why! My lord, why? Colin! I'm going to kill you, I'm going to kill you..."
After the mad woman was carried out of the hall by the guards, the Duke of St. Hilde smiled and said to Colin: "Very good, Knight Colin. I like your interpretation of loyalty.
The name of this sword is [Blade of Judgment].
Five years ago, I used it to behead the last Troll Emperor.
Now, for you.
I hope you treat it well and don't live up to its name and the glory it represents. "
Ke Lin's heart was shaken, he withdrew the long sword in his hand, and said loudly: "Thank you Lord Duke for the reward! I swear here, your will is pointing in the direction of my sword!"
The Duke of St. Hilde nodded in satisfaction, indicating that Colin could step back.
Then, the conferring ceremony continued.
However, the gazes of all the people present glanced in Colin's direction intentionally or unintentionally.
If it is said that he was promoted to viscount, what Colin got was at most some envious looks.
Now, when he was bestowed with the [Blade of Judgment] by the duke, everyone looked at him with jealousy that could not be concealed.
No one would have imagined that the Duke of St. Hilde valued a newly promoted Viscount like Colin so much!
Only Marquis Garcia, who had been silent all this time, frowned imperceptibly as he looked at the long sword in Colin's hand.
…
When the last batch of newly promoted barons accepted the canonization one after another, the whole conferring ceremony finally drew to a close.
However, the Duke of St. Hilde didn't seem to have the intention of ending the ceremony immediately.
And the people present were not surprised, they were all waiting for something with bated breath.
"Charles."
Finally, the Duke of St. Hilde read the name of his eldest son.
Marquis Charles, who had been hiding behind and pretending to be an invisible man, trembled slightly when he heard the words, and then walked to the center of the hall in a posture like an execution ground, and knelt down on one knee in front of his father.
"I heard that you want to make atonement for the 200,000 soldiers who died in battle?" Duke St. Hilde couldn't hear any joy or anger in his words.
The Marquis of Charles lowered his head and choked with sobs: "Yes, father! I, I am sorry for your expectations, and even more sorry for the trust of the people in the north and the 200,000 soldiers!
Therefore, I voluntarily relinquish the position of marquis to atone for my mistakes! "
The Duke of St. Hilde did not speak, but stared at his eldest son with cold eyes.
Charles didn't look up, but he seemed to have understood his father's meaning. He slowly took off his marquis ring, untied the ribbon, and finally took off the dress that symbolized the status of marquis, folded it, and placed it in front of him.
"Father, please forgive my sins!"
Charles prostrated himself, awaiting his father's trial.
After a long silence, the Duke of St. Hilde finally spoke:
"Charles, from now on, the glory of the St. Hilde family has nothing to do with you.
You will go to the northern border as an ordinary soldier, fighting for life on the front line against the trolls.
Until the day when the troll king's city is captured! "
"Yes, father..."
Charles kowtowed in despair and stumbled back.
The former first heir to the lord of the Northern Territory left the scene sadly.
All the nobles watching the ceremony remained silent, not daring to do anything to attract the Duke's attention at this moment.
Although the Duke looked calm, those who knew him well knew that the Duke must have been filled with anger at this moment.
It would be difficult for anyone to be forced to abolish the heir he had chosen by himself, let alone the duke who was uncompromising in the northern border.
Obviously, this incident was a great challenge to his authority.
However, he could only grit his teeth and swallow.
The atmosphere in the hall gradually became dignified.
The ceremony is not over yet.
The Lord of the North cannot be without an heir, and Charles was deprived of his title, so naturally there must be someone to inherit the title of Marquis.
And this man...
Who is the one
Colin quietly raised his head and glanced in the direction of Marquis Garcia.
When he was hunting outside the city, the Marquis of Garcia had already told Colin about his deal with the Duke of St. Hilde.
Therefore, he is very clear that the person who inherits the position of marquis should be Vera without accident!
Although jurisprudentially speaking, Vera's inheritance order is still behind the Duke's other two sons, but if the Duke insists on making Vera the first heir, no one would dare to object.
Oh no, the only person present who dared and was qualified to object was Marquis Garcia.
However, it is obviously impossible for Marquis Garcia to object.
As for the Imperial Noble Senate.
Perhaps for ordinary nobles, they can have a strong binding force, but they dare not dictate the succession rights of the real nobles like the St. Hilde family.
Even if Vera's inheritance rights are not legal, as long as the Duke of St. Hilde gives a plausible reason, then they will definitely recognize it.
This kind of reason is easy to find, for example, the second son is too weak, and the third son is too young...
In short, when the Duke of St. Hilde and the Marquis of Garcia reached an agreement, there was nothing in the north that the two of them could not decide.
However, just when Colin was expecting Vera's name, another name came out of the Duke's mouth:
"Adams."
Colin raised his head suddenly and looked at the figure in the middle of the hall in shock.
what happened
Shouldn't it be Vera
After hearing his father's call, Adams St. Hilde, the Duke's second son, suppressed the ecstasy in his heart, strode forward, came to the Duke, and knelt down on one knee.
"In the name of the Duke of St. Hilde, I now grant you the title of Marquis, and I hope you will live up to it..."
Colin was no longer interested in listening to what was said later, and he quickly looked in the direction of Marquis Garcia.
Then, he saw the cold gaze of Marquis Garcia.
betray!
This is Chi LuoLuo's betrayal!
After facing many temptations, the Marquis Garcia finally kept his loyalty to his brother.
But unexpectedly, now he is being betrayed by his brother!
The nobles who didn't know anything were still congratulating the Marquis of Adams, and even the ignorant Vera was also happy for her brother.
But only Colin quietly lowered his head.
The chaos in the northern border is probably far from over.
(end of this chapter)