The wrong transmigrator assigned by the system

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Late at night, at the monster breeding base located beside Lake Phaeton, Count Nero Catolo's distant cousin Epius Catolo was awakened from his sweet dream.

He was as obese as his son Erslica, and angrily questioned the man who dared to wake his servant, asking why he had been disturbed: "You scoundrel! Who gave you permission to wake me?! Didn't I say that no matter what happens, we should wait until dawn to discuss it?!"

The servant looked at him tremblingly, and after a long while, he said in a shaking voice, "But...but...but...Viscount Lu...Lu Ming of Odysseus has arrived..."

Upon hearing this, Epirus was startled and hurriedly got out of bed, had his servants dress him, and rushed to see Lu Ming, a nobleman who, although a viscount like himself, had his own territory and a large number of lords, guards, and soldiers.

With the help of his servants, Epius hurriedly arrived at the living room of his own cottage. As soon as he arrived, Epius saw Lu Ming, dressed in aristocratic attire, sitting expressionlessly on the sofa.

"Viscount Lu Ming, what brings you here in the middle of the night?" Viscount Epirus said with a smile as he was helped by a servant to sit down on the sofa directly opposite Lu Ming.

Unfortunately, Lu Ming said very businesslike, "Viscount Catolo, I'm not here to chat! Besides, I think you should know that attacking a lord's family is a serious crime!"

"Yes, yes, of course I know, of course I know..."

"I, Lu Ming, have asked myself honestly, and I have treated your son quite well. His salary and rewards have never been reduced by a single penny! Yet, he allowed his offspring to bring servants to beat my daughter! What does this mean?!" Lu Ming suddenly slammed his fist on the table and roared.

Upon hearing this, Epirus on the opposite side was immediately shocked and hurriedly said, "Viscount Lu Ming, could there be some misunderstanding? How could my son allow my grandson to beat your daughter with his servants? He...he...he...he doesn't have the guts!"

"Oh? He didn't have the guts? Then, was his inexplicable escape from Odysseus with his family also a misunderstanding!?"

Upon hearing this, Epistle immediately broke out in a cold sweat and hurriedly begged for mercy, "Viscount Lu Ming, this has nothing to do with me! If he does such a thing, you can deal with him however you want, I will not stop you!"

"Epius, don't think I don't know that your son Esrica and his family are hiding in the basement of this house! Harboring a serious criminal, are you planning to provoke me, the lord of Odysseus's territory?!"

"You...you...how do you know...No, no, no! Viscount Lu Ming, I know nothing about the Erslica family, I know nothing at all..." (To be continued.)

Chapter 76 - Nepotism in the Imperial Examinations and Meritocracy

At dawn, before daybreak, a soldier guarding the city gates of Paris was horrified to discover that a formidable force of over a hundred well-equipped knights was approaching Paris from afar. He instinctively wanted to ring the alarm bell.

But instead, the captain slapped him hard on the back of the head, followed by the captain's angry shout: "What are you doing? Why aren't you opening the city gate yet!"

"But......"

"But what?! Those are Odysseus's knights, our own army!!"

After being kicked hard by the captain, the soldier hurriedly ran to join the other soldiers in opening the city gates of Paris, allowing the knights of Odysseus's territory to enter the city.

However, when the knights arrived, both he and the captain were surprised to find two viscounts among them. But their treatment was completely different: one was a majestic lord on horseback, protected by all the knights; the other was a prisoner being dragged behind the horse, struggling to run!

It can be said that although these two held the same title, their statuses were worlds apart. Nobles with landholdings were of much higher status than those without, so in Miracais, it was common for lords to fight with other nobles of the same rank but without landholdings over the slightest disagreement.

However, when the captain of the guards saw who the viscount being dragged was, he was shocked and sent someone to the count's mansion to inform the master of Niflheim, Count Nero Catolo.

He himself had to temporarily rescue the viscount who was being dragged along.

He boldly walked up to the knights, forcing them to stop. Then, he loudly addressed the viscount, who was surrounded by the knights, "I am a garrison soldier of Paris. Lord Odysseus, may I ask what brings you to Paris today?"

Riding on his horse and protected by knights, Lu Ming glanced at the captain of the soldiers, smiled slightly, and said to his personal guards, "Tell him what we're here for."

Immediately, one of the knights rode up to the captain of the city guards and said, "Our lord has discovered that Viscount Epius Katolo of the Faeton Beast Breeding Base is suspected of treason, so he has been arrested and handed over to the Earl for disposal. If you don't want to go to jail, get out of the way and let us go to the Earl's manor!"

Upon hearing this, the soldier was immediately terrified and hurriedly retreated to the side of the road, allowing the knights and Lu Ming to proceed towards the Earl's mansion. After all, treason was no small matter; even a slight offense could lead to certain death!

Thus, Lu Ming and the knights spurred their horses toward the noble district, and Epius, who had finally caught his breath, was dragged along once again.

Just a few minutes later, Lu Ming and his group arrived at Nero's Count's mansion.

Lu Ming dismounted and left most of the knights outside the Count's mansion to watch Epius, while he himself entered Nero's mansion with only two personal guards.

When he arrived at Nero's office, he heard an elderly couple inside demanding that Nero execute them.

Upon hearing this, Lu Ming couldn't help but sneer, pushed open the office door, and said to Nero with a smile, "It's been a long time. I wonder how Your Excellency is doing?"

"Sit down." Nero, who was getting a headache from being bothered by the old man and woman, sighed when he saw his friend looking at him with amusement and pointed to the sofa in the room.

When the elderly couple saw Lu Ming enter, they stopped saying anything and just glared at him fiercely.

Rubbing his forehead, Nero asked Lu Ming, who had just sat down on the sofa, with a slight headache, "What did that Epis guy do to you?"

“His grandson led a group that injured my daughter, and his son, as a nobleman in my territory, not only did he take his son to apologize to my daughter, but he also secretly fled with his family to Lake Phaethon. What do you think I should do?” Lu Ming smiled and tightened his gloves as he asked Nero.

Nero did not answer, for he knew that in Miracaissa, attacking a lord and his family was a grave crime, and fleeing with the entire family was an even greater offense. Epius, most likely, had protected Esrica, which had enraged Lu Ming.

However, his silence did not mean that the elderly couple would not question Lu Ming.

The two men pointed at Lu Ming and demanded, "Is this your reason for torturing Epius? As a lord, shouldn't you know that torturing a count's family without cause is a serious crime?!"

Seeing the two elderly people's aggressive demeanor, Lu Ming had his personal guard hand Nero an account book while smilingly saying to them, "Of course I know. However, you seem to have misunderstood, haven't you? The lord's family members mentioned here refer to the lord's wife, children, and parents. Others, whether brothers, sisters, uncles, aunts, or cousins, are not included in this legally designated family. And you, who are relatives who have no connection to the lord whatsoever, are even less included!"

Upon hearing this, the elderly couple flew into a rage. If they weren't convinced they couldn't defeat Lu Ming, they might have fought him to the death. But at this moment, all they could do was shout angrily, "Don't you know which godforsaken brat came from? Do you know what you're saying?! Do you think you're so powerful that Nero can't...?"

"shut up!!!"

Suddenly, Nero Catolo slammed his hand on the table and roared, interrupting the old man and woman and startling them both.

Because of Nero's roar, the old man and woman immediately stepped aside, not daring to say another word. They weren't originally nobles, but merely distant relatives with some connection to Nero. If it weren't for Nero's elderly mother pleading for Epius to be made a viscount and given the authority to manage the magical beast breeding base near Lake Phaethon, they wouldn't even have the chance to see Nero. Therefore, now that Epius had been captured by Lu Ming, if they were to truly anger Nero, they would be in deep trouble.

Seeing that the two old men had shut up, Nero ignored them and turned to Lu Ming with the ledger, asking, "Is everything in here true?"

“Before I came here, I interrogated the zookeepers of Phaethon, and their testimonies are almost identical to the figures in this ledger. Moreover, this ledger was written by Epirus himself, not by someone else. So I can guarantee that what's in it is true!” Lu Ming reported to his superior, Count Nero, in a businesslike manner.

Upon hearing this, Nero flew into a rage and slammed the ledger heavily onto the table!

Seeing this, the two old people, though angered by something in the ledger, still mustered their courage and spouted nonsense for Epis's sake: "Ledger? What ledger? That bastard Lu Ming must have made it up himself, trying to frame our Epis..."

"shut up!!!"

However, Nero once again interrupted them with a roar.

Ignoring those two useless distant relatives, Nero immediately walked out of the office, and Lu Ming naturally followed him out of Nero's office.

The two old men and women knew things were going to get bad, so they followed after them.

After leaving his office, Nero went straight out of the Count's mansion and approached the knights of Odysseus's territory.

Upon seeing their lord give a gesture, the knights immediately stepped aside to make way for Nero.

Nero walked straight up to Epius, who had been dragged behind the horse all night and was no longer human. Without a trace of pity, he slapped Epius across the face.

"You bastard! I trusted you so much, and this is how you repay me?!" Nero grabbed Epis's collar in a fit of rage and demanded angrily.

The two elderly people were shocked by this and wanted to persuade Nero, but they didn't understand why Nero was so angry with Epius. Then, they heard their son Epius crying and saying to Nero, "I'm sorry, I betrayed your trust. I couldn't resist the temptation of the elves and sold all the evolved Gastly and the magical beast breeding data to them..."

Upon hearing this, Epirus's parents felt dizzy and almost fainted.

It was common knowledge among the people of Miracath that the elves of Aifa were going to war with Miracath. At this critical moment, their son, Epius, sold the magical beasts and breeding data from the beast breeding base to the elves of Aifa—an act that was undoubtedly treason!

This was an unforgivable crime, and no one could save him, so they could do nothing but grieve.

Seeing Epis crying and apologizing to him, Nero knew perfectly well that Epis was trying to make him soften his heart and let him go, but how could that be possible?

He never really liked Epius and his relatives. If it weren't for the worry that handing over such an important project as the monster breeding base to others might cause problems, why would he have mentioned Epius, that good-for-nothing? Not to mention others, even Epius's son, Eslica, was much better than him!

Therefore, Nero would not let him off the hook, especially since this bastard had become a political stain on his reputation. Without a word, he ordered, "Men! Prepare the gallows!"

"Yes!"

Upon hearing Nero's order, Lu Ming's knights and his own knights immediately mounted their horses and galloped toward the city's police station, instructing the soldiers there to prepare the gallows for Viscount Epirus's execution.

Upon seeing this, Epirus suddenly knelt down and cried out, "Cousin, you can't do this! I don't want to die!"

Nero stared coldly at Epis, snorted, and roared, "For committing treason, who else but you deserves to die?!"

With that, Nero waved his hand, and the knights on either side immediately dragged Viscount Epirus away.

No matter how much he cried and wailed, Nero would not even glance at him again.

After Epirus was dragged away, Nero turned around and took Lu Ming back to the Earl's mansion. As for Epirus's parents, who were nearly a hundred years old, they left on their own.

Now that their eldest son has committed such a grave error, there's no going back, but they can't let this go unpunished. So they plan to seek revenge on Epirus by finding their daughter, who has married into the Duchy of Yaru. Unfortunately, they are unaware that Yaru has declared war on Erebus, so for the two elderly people to travel to the Duchy of Yaru is a one-way trip, a certain death!

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Back at the Earl's mansion, Lu Ming had just sat down when Nero sat down opposite him and said, "It's fortunate that you discovered his treason this time. Otherwise, if it had been discovered during the war with Aifa, I might have been hanged by the Grand Duke. So, thank you anyway."

"As long as you don't blame me, that's fine." Lu Ming smiled slightly, then said to Nero, "The matter with Phaethon is very serious. If it's not handled well, the Grand Duke might be furious."

"Yeah! After more than a year of breeding, the Gastly I finally managed to breed was sold to Alpha. And besides that, a large number of Kadabra, Acrobat, and Acrobat were also sold to Alpha. This time, I'm really in for a rough time!" Nero sighed with a helpless bitter smile.

"The most important thing now is to replace all the people on Phaethon's side with people you can trust. There can't be anyone there who has any connection with Aifa. Otherwise, even if the Grand Duke doesn't kill you, he will kick you out of this position."

“I know all that, but I don’t have many people here who can replace Epius. Although he did such a thing, his understanding of magical beast breeding is undeniable. New people sent in a short time may not be able to do as well as him.”

Seeing his friend's worried expression, Lu Ming couldn't help but laugh and said, "I have two people here who are very suitable to do this."

"Who?"

"Hacks Sachs and Elmi Lecord."

"Who? Hax, the brother of Yusaha and Miral?" Nero looked at Lu Ming with some surprise.

With a slight smile, Lu Ming explained to Nero, "Yes. Because of Yusaha's matter, Hax couldn't stay in Paris City anymore, so I brought him to Polyphemus Village in Odysseus to breed magical beasts for the magic school. As for Elmi, she is that guy Atus's niece. She escaped because she wasn't in Erebus at the time. It's just that she's somewhat hostile towards me because I killed Atus."

"Shouldn't they both hate you? Especially that guy Hax, it's because of you and Yusaha that he can't live in Paris City!"

"Yes, they both hate me. But that's not a reason for me not to use them! Besides, Hax and Elmi have quite a talent for breeding magical beasts. So I chose to have them breed magical beasts for the school, and they didn't disappoint me."

After listening to Lu Ming's words, Nero frowned and thought for a moment before giving his reply: "Then give me Hax. I trust my family more than Elmi, even though that child isn't my uncle's."

"You still favor nepotism among those who passed the imperial examinations!"

"I don't have your guts to appoint people based on merit."

After exchanging a few jokes, Lu Ming stood up and said to Nero, "I'm leaving Epis to you. Hax will also be going to Phaethon in two days. So if there's nothing else, I'll head back now. After all, there are still things to do there. Melia is waiting for me to return."

"Apologize to Melia for me. Tell her that my Uncle Nero has wronged her."

"You should tell her that yourself when you come to Odysseus," Lu Ming said with a smile, then left Nero's office and led his knights back to the territory of Odysseus.

After all, that bastard Erslica and his son have now been captured by the knights and taken back to Odysseus's territory, awaiting only Lu Ming's judgment before they can be executed.

But for the sake of the lovely Melia, Lu Ming will not let them get away with it!

This is the author's fault. Yesterday, I carelessly typed Nero as Epius's distant cousin, when he should be his cousin. So, I apologize to everyone.

Chapter 77 - Toures Hedist

Several days had passed since Lu Ming returned home from Paris City. During these days, he wrote to Hax, sent him to Fahrenheit, executed the runaway bastard Erslica, and imprisoned Erslica's son, sentencing him to fifteen years in prison.

Yes, fifteen years imprisonment. This was Lu Ming's sentence for Erslica's nine-year-old son, based on Melia's injuries.

In other words, if Erslica hadn't run away, he and his father Epius might have been safe. Unfortunately, his cowardice led to their deaths. But at least he saved Nero. Lu Ming exposed Epius's deal with the elves on the Alpha side, giving Nero the opportunity to deal with it before the war began. If this had been discovered only after Miracaisar and Alpha had gone to war, both the royal family and the Grand Duke would have unhesitatingly sent Nero to the gallows! Therefore, many people were very grateful to Erslica for escaping. Otherwise, Niflheim might have faced a large-scale purge!

Besides the events at Lake Phaethon and Esilica, another incident occurred in Odysseus's territory these past few days. A troop of knights from the strongest army in Erebus, the Deucalion Cavalry, arrived and encamped outside the city of Odysseus.