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Chapter 184 Chapter 182: Fermentation, Waiting (Please subscribe, please vote)

When Carl Raymond and Aphra Norman couldn't get together, Loy became a bastard.

But after Aphra inherited the throne of Grand Duke of Normandy, it also meant that she must have children and must get married.

Her husband came from a small family, and his cultivation talent and personal abilities were not outstanding.

The only thing he has going for him is that he is very handsome, a bit like Count Carl Raymond, and has a cowardly personality.

At that time, the Norman family no longer needed to use marriage to consolidate their status. Aphra only needed a husband who would not cause any hindrance, so she chose this one.

This person is self-aware and rarely appears in the White Castle or in the public eye.

Instead, he lived his own life in a manor outside the city. Although his life was uncomfortable, he was free.

However, he still managed to make Grand Duchess Aphra pregnant three times, and then gave birth to two sons and one daughter, thus completing the mission of family inheritance.

The eldest son, Ryan Norman, is seventeen years old this year. He has excellent knightly talent, is polite, and is recognized as the first heir to the principality.

In a sense, he is indeed Luo Yi's younger brother!
But, I didn’t expect to meet in such an occasion?

Luo Yi looked at his receding back and asked, "Is he so eccentric?"

Ava nodded slightly: "Master Ryan, always likes to do something unexpected."

"Let's go then!"

Luo Yi didn't waste any words, turned around and left, got on the carriage, and drove away amid the neighing sounds of "hiss".

He was looking out of the car window, at the ancient castle that was getting farther and farther away. In the moonlight and darkness, it looked like a dormant giant beast.

"If I hadn't sensed his obvious hostility, I would have believed what Eva said."

"It's just that, we've never met before, why would my brother want to kill me?"

……

Hotel, second floor.

When Luo Yi returned, everyone was waiting, and quite a few people gathered in the study.

Hoover, Ange, Oliveira, and Lilia.

They were all waiting for news from Luo Yi and also waiting for his arrangements.

Lilia was the least scrupulous. She asked directly, "Luo Yi, what's going on?"

Luo Yi was very relaxed: "The situation is quite complicated, but I am sure to win!"

Hoover spoke up at this time, “Master, I am in charge of some family businesses and have dealings with some nobles in Auxerre.

But I need to go out and look for some nobles, or hold some banquets, or run a small salon, and make some exchanges of interests."

Hoover understood the rules of the aristocracy, and when he said this, he was following the traditional approach.

However, Luo Yi shook his head: "You don't have to do anything, you don't have to worry about anything, just stay in this hotel peacefully."

Except for Oliveira, everyone else looked at each other, confused.

Hoover couldn't help but continue to ask: "Master, are you really not going to do anything?"

"Listen to me and don't do anything. They have no right to compete with me!"

After a pause, Luo Yi continued, "On the contrary, we have to take over and manage the Flower Territory after inheriting the title."

"Butler Hoover?"

"Master, your orders!"

"I intend to have you return to Flower Territory first. It would be best if you could gather some forces and manpower.

However, safety comes first, even if you don’t do anything else, just find out the specific situation in the territory for me.”

"Master, what about the matter here?"

"There's nothing to arrange. Anyway, by the time the next noble council is held, the matter will have a conclusion."

"Okay, I'll be back tomorrow."

Luo Yi looked at Ange again and said, "You and Butler Hoover should go back together, take the thirty men under your command, and protect Butler Hoover's safety.
Also, clean up the underground world led by Flowers. They are the most well-informed, so it’s a good opportunity to collect some information.”

"I hope that when I arrive at the Flower Territory, I will know the most accurate situation of the Earldom."

"Yes!" Ange agreed very straightforwardly:

Luo Yi finally looked at Lilia and asked, "Lilia, are you willing to come with me, or go back to the flowers first.

There should be a group of experts on magic energy machinery sent by the Empire there. You should be able to learn some specific information when you go there."

Lilia hesitated for just a second before saying, "I'll stay with you."

"Then wait for a while. Please help me arrange the magic apprentices we brought with us so that nothing goes wrong."

"Don't worry, leave it to me!"

In just a few words, Luo Yi had made all the arrangements, and everyone left to rest.

Luo Yi hugged Lilia, had a good exercise, and slept soundly without any worry at all.

……

It should be said that Loy's arrival was like a switch or a signal, so that the activity level of the nobles of the Norman Duchy suddenly increased by more than ten times.

Banquets, salons, and all kinds of invitations were everywhere, so frequent that even those nobles who had attended banquets for a long time felt a little overwhelmed.

Even ordinary residents of Auxerre could sense the abnormality among the nobles.

Of course, most of them were happy, because with the frequent banquets and salons, they needed to supply more food and vegetables, and they could earn more money by being busy. No matter which world, for ordinary people, life would be better if they had money.

To put it bluntly, the activeness of these nobles is a variety of connections, exchanges of interests, compromises and disputes in order to reach some kind of agreement.

According to the custom of the Council of Nobles, it is usually held on the first and fifteenth day of each month.

But for the sake of the Earldom's affairs, the Speaker announced that the meeting would be suspended due to illness and postponed to the next time.

The Speaker has been unwell more than once or twice. Can't the meeting go on normally with or without him?

But this time, they just stopped. To put it bluntly, they left enough time for those people to give full play to their abilities, pay money, and promise benefits, so as to gain greater rewards.

This thing was done really dirty.

But sometimes, the nobles are just shameless, what can you do?

Of course, almost all the heirs have various promises, invitations, salons, banquets, and even sword fights and duels.

Only Loy, who had the support of the Norman Archduchess, did not even move!

He seldom left the inn, and also restricted the people below him from wandering around.

Not to mention taking the initiative to host a banquet, even when someone couldn't wait and wanted to find out the truth and sent him an invitation, he directly refused.

This attitude of not even wanting to communicate really confused the nobles.

If Luo Yi didn't want the title of earl, he wouldn't have to come back.

But since he had come with such fanfare, without even hosting a banquet or opening a salon, how could he possibly gain the support of every seat in the Council of Nobles?

The strangest thing is that the Norman Archduchess didn't make any move, as if she had given up. It was unbelievable!

However, news gradually spread that Luo Yi was a genius in cultivation.

However, they are rather slow in interpersonal communication, which is the most important aspect for nobles.

This is not impossible, just like the descendants of the Freud family, they are often talented and practice quickly, but they are also the worst at managing aristocratic territories and interpersonal relationships.

Luo Yi was classified into this category.

However, although Luo Yi did not go out to socialize, you would be wrong to say that he was uninformed!
The pretty girl Eva always brought him the latest information, such as who got the support of which member of parliament and won three votes.

The heir defeated his rival at the banquet and was praised for his strength and power like a lion.

Of course, these are actually nothing. The most criticized thing is that someone has already drawn a map of the earldom.

Then, based on the summary of the news and feedback from all sides, they actually started to divide the territory.

Who owns this piece and who owns that piece? To whom was this type of business of the Raymond family promised and who took that type of business away?

Yes, they have acquiesced to the decline and division of the Raymond family, as well as the ownership of this vast territory and interests.

The map is updated almost every day, and it is very lively with people coming and going.

To be honest, no matter how good-tempered Luo Yi was, he still got angry.

It felt like his purse was being reached in by a group of people, grabbing it one by one, without any courtesy, treating it as nothing!

Fortunately, all of this will come to a conclusion half a month later, on July 312th of the 7th year of the New Divine Calendar.

These days, he stayed in the hotel, but of course he didn't do nothing.

I couldn't practice during the journey, but now, under Shenlan's arrangement, I picked them all up one by one.

Breathing techniques, meditation techniques, physical training, secret sacred skills, spearmanship, swordsmanship, eagle eye techniques, extraordinary combat skills...

He has so much to learn and improve, and he really doesn't think it is necessary to attend those social events and banquets.

It is worth mentioning that he also tried to practice [Divine Sigh·Dragon Might].

With [Behemoth Heartbeat] activated, you can temper your own soul at the cost of consuming soul stones.

If meditation is a way of self-improvement, it is similar to climbing a ladder step by step. In addition to accumulating magic power, it can also help improve the strength of the soul.

As for [Shen Tan·Long Wei], you have to take the cable car up the mountain. You have to pay, and you can't enjoy the fun of climbing the mountain, but you can still see the scenery.

Therefore, the benefits are naturally great, but Luo Yi really doesn't dare to practice for a long time, and the consumption of fighting spirit and soul stones is really exaggerated.

However, just as he was concentrating on waiting for the noble meeting to be convened so that he could give a strong slap in the face, the pretty girl Eva led him out again.

"Meet someone? Who? Who is worthy of us meeting in such a mysterious way?"

Luo Yi looked puzzled, but the pretty girl Eva said, “This was arranged by the master himself.

Even she had to negotiate with many parties before she could get you this opportunity."

"So, this time, you must not let me down!"

After a pause, she continued: “The person I am going to meet this time may not be able to determine whether you will inherit the title of Earl.

However, after you inherit the title, whether the territory will obey your management will depend on whether they are willing to truly support you."

"Dealing with them will at least solve half of the problem."

Luo Yi was curious and couldn't help asking, "So impressive?"

"That's quite impressive!"

"Now that you mention it, I'm really interested! Go, go, go, faster, faster!"

　The second update will be revised later, please wait a moment!

　　
　
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