The wrong transmigrator assigned by the system

It was something he simply couldn't accept.

But with his girlfriend by his side, as a boy, he didn't want to lose face in front of her, so he gritted his teeth, made up his mind, and signed a contract with a team of workers whose prices were moderate, to renovate the upscale and working-class areas of his city.

As for the industrial and commercial areas, since there is no extra money, they can only be ignored for the time being.

However, just then, a large hand suddenly slapped Muka on the head from behind. Before Muka could speak, he heard, "When did you get here, brat? How come your sister and I didn't know we were in Odyssey?"

Hearing the man's voice, Muka froze. But no matter how scared he was, he could only bravely face the situation in front of his girlfriend.

He turned around, his head still on the man's arm, and forced a smile, saying, "Brother-in-law, what brings you here?"

Standing behind Muka, holding his one-year-old daughter Emma in his arms, Lu Ming patted Muka's head twice and laughed, "Alright, don't be scared. Your sister won't do anything to you."

As he spoke, Lu Ming looked at the little girl who was several years older than Muka and was Muka's girlfriend.

Seeing Lu Ming looking at her, the little girl immediately introduced herself nervously: "Viscount... I am Tree Viper, Elua from the Swikes family."

Upon hearing the little girl's self-introduction, Lu Ming couldn't help but sized her up. After a while, he asked her, "Elua, did Muka give you the emblem?"

Upon hearing this, Elua's face immediately turned red.

Muka, standing to the side, blushed and said anxiously, "Brother-in-law, what are you saying?! We're still young, how could we wear emblems so quickly?!"

Unfortunately, Muka's shame and anger did not make Lu Ming let them off the hook. Instead, Lu Ming gave him a very contemptuous look and said, "You won't give me the emblem? Are you planning to play around and run? Tsk tsk tsk, I never expected someone like you!"

Seeing that Lu Ming had already spoken, and with many onlookers still watching the spectacle, Muka had no choice but to take out his wasp emblem and personally put it on Elua. Elua could only blush as she accepted Muka's wasp emblem.

Among nobles, the groom bestowing his crest upon the bride signifies a marriage agreement. While this is merely an unspoken rule, and unmarried couples don't need to be bound by this practice of seeking attention, it is a way to discern whether the woman has a boyfriend or husband. Furthermore, bestowing a crest is also an expression of the groom's deep trust in the woman, implying that she will gain some of the groom's power after marriage. For example, before Lu Ming got married, only Lily, Sham, and Philna received his crest. Now, they form a powerful triumvirate within the family, and even his wife dares not offend them. They have also divided the management of the territory, command of the army, and control of the merchant caravans.

After Muka put the emblem on Elua's finger, Lu Ming laughed amidst the applause and cheers of the surrounding crowd, "Alright, now I'd like to see what your sister has to say."

"..." Upon hearing this, Muka couldn't help but sigh heavily, and together with his girlfriend, he followed Lu Ming home.

However, he was unaware that his experience soon became one of the methods used by many noble families to pressure their young nobles who refused to marry. As a result, he was ridiculed by many young nobles, leaving him unable to defend himself.

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Back at the Grand Duke's mansion, Lu Ming left Muka and Elua in the main hall and went back to his study to work on documents.

Sitting in the hall, Muka and Elua were both a little nervous, drinking tea while keeping their heads down and waiting for the storm to break.

To their surprise, Sham did not lose his temper when he saw them. Instead, he chatted with Elua in a friendly manner.

But witnessing this scene, for some reason, Muka suddenly had a very bad premonition. Although Sham had administrative power over the territory, Lu Ming was the lord of Odysseus. Within the lord's manor, Sham couldn't offend her husband, so she couldn't lose her temper. However, this didn't mean she would let Muka off the hook. Once Muka left Lu Ming's manor, Sham's punishment of him would simply be that of an older sister disciplining her younger brother. In other words, unless Lu Ming persuaded Sham, leaving the lord's manor meant certain death for him and Elua!

With no other option, Muka and Elua had to bite the bullet and move into Lu Ming's lord's manor.

However, as if deliberately being mischievous, the head maid of the lord's manor, Miao Na, only arranged one room for the two of them, forcing them to sleep in the same bed.

When Muka couldn't withstand the pressure and took Elua back to her room, Sham immediately went to Lu Ming's study, ready to question him about his purpose in having Muka give Elua the wasp emblem.

As soon as she entered the study and locked the door, Lu Ming handed her a document.

Upon taking the document, Sham was startled. It was the Hunter Organization's investigation report on Eveness's secret organization, which contained evidence that several members of the Tree Viper Sweckas family were members of this secret organization.

"Why did you do this?! You knew perfectly well she was from the Tree Viper family! How could you push her into such a dangerous situation?!"

Seeing Sham's anger, Lu Ming immediately said, "The report doesn't mention any key figures from the Tree Viper Swicace family. I now think these people are likely spies planted by Eveness in Siegfried's territory in Muspelheim. Otherwise, it should be like in the capital, where key family members join the organization to show their loyalty. But the Tree Viper Swicace family didn't do that, meaning they don't intend to support Eveness. We can use Muka and Elua's relationship to have our spies infiltrate Siegfried's territory and capture them all. This way, the Swicace family will be burdened by those people, giving Muka an opportunity to seize control of a portion of Siegfried's territory!"

Upon hearing this, Sham retorted without hesitation, "Absolutely not! Putting aside the potential harm this might cause to Muka, the damage it would do to the reputation of our Hatu family is something I will never allow you to do!"

Sham's furious rebuttal didn't anger Lu Ming; instead, Lu Ming laughed. Sham was somewhat confused about his meaning.

“If you really choose the method I suggested to attack the Swickas family, I would be angry. But you chose to contradict me and let my beloved wife know that she thinks the same way I do. I also don’t want the Hatu family to use this method to attack the already declining Swickas family.” Lu Ming smiled and walked behind Sham, hugging her in his arms while showing her a letter.

This letter was a plea for help from Colmont Sweckas, the head of the Sweckas family, to Lu Ming. In it, he stated that the Sweckas family had been infiltrated by Eveness's people, and most of the power was no longer in his hands. He was now struggling to balance preventing assassination attempts on his behalf with keeping the family from collapsing entirely, a task he found increasingly difficult. Therefore, he hoped Lu Ming could help him regain control of the Sweckas family.

"The greedy dragon, burdened by its own greed, degenerated into a venomous snake in the trees. But this is no reason for us to stand by and watch it be devoured by the demonic dragon that will burn down the entire forest. As members of the forest, we should protect our companions and the forest from being destroyed by the demonic dragon. Otherwise, we ourselves will be next..."

Hearing Lu Ming's words, Sham paused for a moment, then asked, "Could this be a scam? You know, this Colmont Sweckas is a big liar! My father was fooled by him several times in the past, which made the previous Grand Duke increasingly distrustful of him..."

"Don't worry, I've already investigated. He wasn't lying this time; there really is a problem with Siegfried Territory and the Swickas family. And, most importantly, he's already seriously ill and doesn't have much time left. There's no need for him to cause any more trouble for his family or make any more enemies."

Hearing Lu Ming's explanation, Sham finally felt relieved and began to think of ways to help Lu Ming deal with the Siegfried territory in Muspelheim. Besides, if that old bastard Colmont could die before Muka and Elua's wedding, then Muka wouldn't be considered to have married a girl from a rival family. So, it would be more reasonable to let him go.

As the older sister, Sham couldn't swallow her anger without teaching him a lesson. Therefore, Muka was destined for misfortune, and even Lu Ming couldn't save her.

Furthermore, Lu Ming hadn't considered saving Muka or anything like that. As long as Sham didn't go too far, he wouldn't object to Sham's decision. At the very least, Muka bringing his girlfriend to Odyssey without telling him and Sham was really going too far.

After everything was agreed upon, Sham was about to leave, wanting Lu Ming to work on the documents in peace. Unfortunately, Lu Ming grabbed him and carried him to the small bed...

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Leaving aside what Lu Ming and Sham did in the study, at this very moment, in the room, Muka and Elua were staring at each other wide-eyed.

Since there's only one bed and one blanket in the room, sleeping on the floor is out of the question. So now they're both worried about what to do at night, especially since neither of them has ever slept in the same bed with anyone else before, and the other is someone of the opposite sex.

However, in the end, they were just innocent children. Before long, they began stuffing their clothes into the wardrobe, leaving the room to find some fun in the huge lord's mansion.

As a result, they encountered Kanina and Amelia, who were carrying Lu Ming and Mena's two children, on their way.

"I didn't expect that Uncle would still be caught by Dad!" Kanina couldn't help but tease as soon as she saw Muka and Elua.

"While your uncle is still alive, you two nieces can keep making fun of me!" Muka said through gritted teeth, seeing Kanina's amused expression.

Seeing this, Amelia couldn't help but laugh and asked Muka and Elua, "We're going to the study on the second floor to read some books. Uncle, are you coming?"

"A study? Does the lord's manor have two studies?"

"Yes! The study on the second floor is a public study; anyone can go there to read. But the study on the third floor is Dad's private study; anyone who goes there will die! So don't go to the wrong one!"

"..." Muka sighed slightly, looking speechless. Then, she led Elua, Kanina, and Amelia to the study on the second floor of the lord's mansion.

As a result, the two of them were stunned by the enormous study, which was practically a library... (To be continued.)

Chapter 72 - Forbidden Fruit

"These books were acquired by my father from markets, black markets, and private individuals all over Miracaissa. They include epics, magical research notes, autobiographies of great figures, novels, and reference materials—you name it. It's just that most of the books are a bit of a dud..." Kanina, holding her brother Wesker, walked into the huge study with a smile, turned around, and said to Muka and her brother.

"Some pitfalls?" Ailuya asked with some doubt after hearing Kanina's words.

“Because some books are too old, and the arguments in them are outdated, so reading them is useless. We’re not researchers, we don’t need those things,” Amelia explained to Elua, holding little Alex.

Thus, Elua and Muka nodded and, together with Kanina and Amelia, entered the enormous study, which was comparable to a library.

At this moment, in addition to the four of them and two babies, Lu Ming's grandchildren, including Lisa, were also in the study. Jack, Bajerton, Princess Ella, and others were in a corner of the room, reading several of Lu Ming's own research notes on miracles, spells, and magic, as well as some notes on his insights.

After greeting the others, Muka, who had inexplicably become his great-uncle, and his girlfriend casually picked up two or three books from the bookshelf, sat down on the sofa, and began to read them carefully.

However, neither Muka nor Elua had imagined how much the books they were reading today would affect them!

Muka was reading "Noble Intrigue," a book Lu Ming brought back from the capital, while Elua was reading a masterpiece called "Qi and Magic."

【Noble Intrigue】, as the name suggests, teaches nobles the age-old art of political maneuvering, enabling lords to more easily control their territories. However, its implementation is far from easy. The book clearly states that killing and torture are not the long-term solutions for controlling a territory. The correct path lies in assessing the situation, quickly expanding one's territory, and then winning over the hearts and minds of the people. But such operational difficulties are far beyond the capabilities of Muka, a child just shy of nine years old who has never previously learned how to manage a territory.

But he gained an inspiration from this book, an inspiration on how to take control of his territory back from his family.

Unlike himself, who could keep up with Erebus's progress, the old men in his family were always a step behind the other viscounts in everything they did. Under their control, although his territory was wealthy, it was far less developed than some territories that were not even as rich as his. As a result, every time he went to Agamemnon for a meeting, he would be ridiculed by those poor lords.

Inspired by this book, he developed a desire to reclaim his rightful power and develop Hector’s domain into the third most advanced region in Erebus!

Moreover, those old guys are really a nuisance. Every time I make a decision, whether it's right or wrong, those old guys will come out to object. Even if it's something that the advisors arranged by my sister and brother-in-law have agreed to, as long as I bring it up, those old guys will still object!

Looking back now, their opposition wasn't due to any problems with the policies themselves, but rather because agreeing to their proposed decisions would diminish their own power. They might even be tempted to assassinate them over power. And such incidents were not uncommon in Erebus. Just six months ago, an incident occurred where the elders of a baron's family, dissatisfied with the baron's control of power, attempted to assassinate him.

Although the baronial territory ended up becoming someone else's, why didn't he take precautions in the first place?

After careful consideration, Muka invited one of Lisa's children to be her bodyguard. This served two purposes: firstly, it would lull the others into thinking the child was just there to play; secondly, these children were her family and relatives, fundamentally different from the old folks from who-knows-how-many generations ago, practically no longer belonging to the same family. At the very least, the children's focus would remain on Odysseus's territory, not Hector's.

Thus, the third oldest child among the children, a ten-year-old boy named Kurakdes Lu, the third son of Lu Ming's eldest son Wesker Lu, agreed to Muka's request. Furthermore, through hints from Sham and Lily, he also obtained command of three knights in Lu Ming's personal guard. This was because those old men were not satisfied with Hector's territory and wanted to extend their reach to Lu Ming's Odysseus territory. This naturally angered Sham, Lily, and Philner; they didn't act simply to avoid a complete breakdown in relations.

But now... things are different.

As for Elua, Muka didn't think about it as much.

The book she was reading contained the insights of a powerful figure from ancient times, whose name and identity were recorded.

What makes this powerful figure so remarkable is that, while cultivating himself to become a Dragonblood Warrior, he also advanced to become a Spirit of Magic.

That's terrifying. You see, while dual cultivation of magic and martial arts isn't uncommon in Miracais, it's always one main and one secondary; no one cultivates both powers to their fullest potential!

Therefore, those who achieve this are either unparalleled geniuses or those favored by the gods. Their insights are invaluable to anyone!

Beside this book were two reading notes written by Lu Ming and Sham, many of which contained theories based on the book's contents and their own ideas, which were very useful to Elua!

This led her to unconsciously develop the idea of ​​becoming stronger so that she could eliminate all her competitors and inherit Siegfried's territory.

Her strength, combined with Muka's political acumen, allows the two viscountries to develop rapidly, enabling them to realize even greater ambitions.

These books were, in essence, the forbidden fruit that ignited their ambitions, and also the ladder that led them to great heights. The difference lay in whether they could control their ambitions.

Like Lu Ming, he also harbored ambition, but whether he succeeded or not had nothing to do with his ambition. Ambition alone, without ability, is insufficient for success. However, when ability is combined with ambition, it ceases to be mere ambition and transforms into a grand vision!

The difference lies in the distinction between the successful and the unsuccessful.

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As time went by, it came to the last day of December in Miracaissa.

At this moment, the entire city of Odyssey is enjoying the atmosphere of the upcoming New Year, with many people choosing to stay at home with their families and wait for the new year to arrive.

Meanwhile, Philna and Mena, far away in the capital, were unable to return to Odysseus's territory to reunite with their families. They could only spend the New Year alone with little Albert in the manor.

However, the two women didn't forget Lu Ming and the others, and sent some things back to Odyssey City in advance as New Year's gifts for Lu Ming and the other sisters. Of course, they didn't forget the children either.

Sitting in his study, Lu Ming held the letter that Phil and his sister had sent back, missing them and his youngest son, Albert.

On the desk lay a rough gemstone, uncut and unpolished, a New Year's gift for him. Although it wasn't the final product, it still made Lu Ming very happy.

The New Year's gift he was about to receive was a gift prepared and funded by all his wives. Philner and Mena had only sent back some of the raw materials; what the final gift would be was still unknown. But at the very least, it would be a gift filled with love.

Just as he was reading the loving words in the letter and the story of his youngest son, Albert, one of his guards came in and reported to him: "My lord, the Grand Duke and his fiancée, as well as Archbishop Emporio of the Church of Light, Count Lothric of Agamemnon, and several of the ladies' relatives have arrived."

Upon hearing this, Lu Ming had no choice but to put away his beloved wife's letter and go to the living room to see the Duke and the others.

Because of the New Year, Grand Duke Feram and others had all returned to their own duchies, so Grand Duke Rael, feeling his ducal mansion was somewhat lifeless, along with Archbishops Lothric and Emporus, who had no family in Erebus, came directly to Odyssey to celebrate the New Year. At least there would be more people and more liveliness. Therefore, they even brought along the servants and stewards who hadn't returned home, making the drawing room quite lively.

Pushing open the door, Lu Ming, following etiquette, first bowed to the Grand Duke, then greeted his wives' parents, and finally was surrounded by a large group of children.

After a series of activities involving giving candy, money, and Poké Balls, Lu Ming finally managed to sit down on the sofa and catch his breath.

Grand Duke Rael watched him with amusement, prompting him to remark, "It'll be the same after you get married! Besides, the Aimon family has far more members than mine!"

Hearing Lu Ming's angry words, Grand Duke Rael smiled slightly and said, "But at least for now, I'm still someone who can watch the show!"

"..." Upon hearing this, what could Lu Ming say? He could only silently point behind Grand Duke Raels. Then he began to watch a family farce unfold.

After a while, Lu Ming took his eldest son Wesker, eldest daughter Emma, ​​and youngest daughter Alex from Kanina and Amelia and put them on the sofa where he was sitting. He made them laugh while chatting with Grand Duke Rael and Earl of Lothric.