Heir to the Kingdom of 1.4 billion people

Chapter 62 A piece of flesh from a noble
evening.

The full moon hung high in the sky, and the moonlight poured like water onto the gray stone walls of Black Wolf Castle, casting a layer of silver gauze on this ancient building that had withstood hundreds of years of wind and rain.

The spire of the bell tower seemed to pierce the night sky and pointed to the stars. Under the spire, a black-haired young man was sitting cross-legged facing the bright moon with his eyes closed.

Tonight is a good time for meditation, and Xia Mingyu, who is determined to improve his magic power, will naturally not miss it.

In the main building of the castle not far from the clock tower, the windows were still bright, even so bright that it was blinding.

Castle hall.

On the towering ceiling, a huge iron chandelier was hung with blazing candles, illuminating the entire space as bright as day.

After running around from early morning to late night, old Sean returned here exhausted.

In front of him, Karen was sitting quietly on the main seat in the hall, and Mrs. Danielle was standing beside him holding the baby Haydn.

"Lord, as per your orders, I have already investigated all the brothels and gangs in the Black Wolf Territory, as well as the number of villages in famine."

Old Sean knelt on one knee on the carpet and said respectfully.

"Report." Karen waved his hand.

"There were originally six brothels in the three towns of Black Wolf Territory. The largest one, located in Mineral Town, has been cleared out by His Highness, leaving only five."

"There are two in Langya Town, one in Yingguo Town, and one in Kuangshi Town. Upon investigation, all of them, without exception, were found to have forced prostitutes and young prostitutes into prostitution."

"As for the gangs, excluding some local thugs, there's only one major gang, the Wolf Gang. Their headquarters is in Mineral Town, and all six brothels in the territory seem to be connected to them, or even managed by them."

"As for the villages suffering from famine, thanks to your merciful reduction of taxes, there are only two now. The reason is that during the harvest season, they were deceived by a certain Clay merchant and saddled with debts to the Wolf Gang. As a result, some people starved to death or were sold into prostitution for years."

Old Sean reported truthfully.

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Karen frowned slightly. He usually didn't manage the territory much and just loved practicing martial arts and hunting. He really didn't know when such a gang organization spanning three towns appeared in the territory.

However, there is indeed no law in the Kingdom of Sosia that makes running a brothel or forming a gang illegal, or even if there is, basically no one cares.

After all, brothels are also a major source of profit from territory taxation, and many brothels in the territory are even the lord’s own property.

Danielle, who was holding the child, narrowed her eyes slightly when she heard the name of the Wolf Gang. She had a vague guess in her mind.

"My lord, the identity of the Wolf Gang leader has been found out. He is..." Old Sean looked hesitant.

"You can say it anyway." Karen said lightly.

"He is the child of the former eldest son, Eli Hughes, and also your nephew." Old Sean answered carefully.

When these words were spoken, Karen was stunned, but Danielle showed a look of understanding.

She had helped her mother with many official chores in Twilight City, and she knew very well that the rampant gangs and brothels were, after all, a piece of flesh and blood connected to the nobility!

"Nephew, it's really a distant memory!" Karen sighed, his tough face full of melancholy.

A long time ago, after practicing martial arts, he returned to the bedroom and found his brother molesting his first wife.

In a rage, he hacked his brother to death, and his father, the previous Viscount Hughes, died of illness not long after. After he inherited the title, he "asked" his little nephew to leave the castle.

Later, after many years had passed and he gradually matured, he realized that there were many suspicious points in the incident and it was very likely that it was his first wife. Alas, she had died of illness anyway.

"According to the oath His Highness demanded, I must kill Eli, but..."

A trace of struggle appeared on Karen's face. His palms were tightly gripping the armrests of the seat, and the iron armrests were almost bent by him!
It doesn't matter if all the unrelated villains are killed, but Ellie is his nephew who he already feels guilty about, and he is also one of the bloodline of the Hughes family.
Looking at her husband's struggling expression, Daniel's eyes turned cold.

She doesn't care whether he is her nephew or not. Anyone who stands in her son's way must die!
"Little Haydn, bear with it." Looking at the sleeping baby in her arms, Danielle pinched his delicate little feet. "Waaaaaaa!" The baby burst into tears in pain.

"Don't cry, little Haydn. Don't worry, Mom and Dad swear to make you His Highness's godson!"

Danielle was distressed and frantic to comfort him.

As Karen watched, as if by a miracle, the baby quickly stopped crying after hearing Danielle's words and fell into a deep sleep again.

"Karen, little Haydn will definitely understand what we are saying. If we give up this opportunity that determines his life's destiny for him, he will hate us forever!"

Danielle said with tears in her eyes as she squeezed Karen's hand.

"Karen, I want to be a good mother, and you must want to be a good father too."

"Don't worry, Danielle, I won't go easy on little Haydn."

Karen took a deep breath, and the struggle on his face disappeared, replaced by coldness and murderous intent.

"Sean, tomorrow morning, gather Knight Thorin, Knight Remi, and all the soldiers at the training ground."

"Yes, Lord Lord."

"Darling, I love you. I'll go with you tomorrow~"

The top of the bell tower.

Xia Mingyu slowly ended his meditation.

He had no idea what was happening in the main building of the castle not far away, but he was shivering a little in the cold wind in the middle of the night.

"Next time, wrap yourself in a blanket before meditating."

Xia Mingyu sneezed and thought secretly.

After that, he lay down on the soft bed in the bedroom and soon fell asleep.

Spark Hall.

The crystal dome was still tirelessly playing out epic wars filled with tears and fire, with the roar of artillery fire.

Thirteen sat alone at the long table, holding the literacy book and writing and drawing on the table with his thick fingers.

"Your Highness." After seeing Xia Mingyu coming, he bowed his huge body.

"Tamerlan asked me to tell you that he has to patrol during the day, so he can only stay here for a while at night before leaving." Thirteen said calmly.

Although staying in the Spark Hall all night is not burdensome to the body, it cannot completely replace sleep.

"Well, let's continue with what we learned yesterday."

Xia Mingyu snapped his fingers, and sheets of white paper and feather pens appeared on the long table.

"These two words mean freedom, equality, justice, civilization and integrity"

During the teaching process, Xia Mingyu unexpectedly discovered that, unlike his fierce appearance, Shisan's memory and comprehension were very strong. He could remember almost any word after teaching it two or three times.

At this rate, you will be able to learn all commonly used characters in thirteen months at most.

By then, maybe it's time to give him a real name.
(End of this chapter)