"Whatever~" He caught the walnut that Hemphis threw to him, cracked it open casually, and then ate it while saying this.
At this moment, the carriage suddenly came to a slow stop, which surprised both Lu Ming and Hemphis.
Soon, the two of them heard a knight outside the carriage shouting that the carriage had broken down.
"Sigh! I wonder who's so unlucky. But hopefully, when he or she buys a carriage in the future, they'll learn to ask their servants to buy a better one!" Lu Ming and Hemphis were both delighted that such bad luck happened to someone else.
But soon, the unfortunate nobleman opened the door of the two wounded men's carriage and got in.
"That unlucky guy is the two of us, do you have any objections?" After getting into the car, Tures squinted at Lu Ming and Hemphis, then pulled Haimir to sit next to Hemphis's elven beauty and put his arm around her.
"..." Seeing that Tures, that lecherous woman, was groping Hemphis, that beautiful elf, Lu Ming pointed speechlessly at Haimir, whose face was somewhat dark.
In his anger, Tures had been groping Hemphis's elven girlfriend when he suddenly remembered that he had gotten into the car with Haimir. He turned around stiffly and saw Haimir with a dark face and an extremely terrifying smile. He immediately released the elven beauty and made her hide on the other side of Hemphis, far away from Tures.
"I was wrong..." The moment Haimir grabbed both cheeks with his hands, Tures immediately begged for mercy in terror.
Unfortunately, Haimir did not listen to her pleas for mercy. After a frenzied assault, Tures covered her swollen cheeks, collapsed into her chair, and silently accused Haimir of his brutality to Lu Ming and Hemphis, tears streaming down her face.
To be honest, what they were seeing completely changed Lu Ming and Hemphis's impressions of the two women, leaving them somewhat bewildered. After all, in their minds, the two women's personalities were the complete opposite; they never expected them to be like this in private.
However, what does it matter to Lu Ming and Hemphis who is the dominant one and who is the submissive one?
As the carriage was pulled once more, time flew by, and as I silently read, darkness gradually fell.
While everyone else had fallen asleep in the carriage, whose interior space had been magically expanded, Lu Ming tossed and turned, unable to sleep. Because when he closed his eyes, he found himself not in his hunter's dream, but in someone else's dream or memory, seeing a pale blue, cold moonlight, hearing the roars and cries of a dragon, and waking up startled by the gaze of a scarlet full moon.
Sitting by the car door, gazing at the moon peeking mischievously through the dark clouds, only a corner of it peeking out, a sudden clap of thunder sounded, and a summer downpour quietly arrived. Listening to the sound of rain and thunder playing in the sky and among the dark clouds, a scarlet moon was suddenly reflected in Lu Ming's eyes.
"Lu Ming, are you alright?" Ramanlas, who was awakened by the thunder, rain and the soldiers' shouts, saw Lu Ming sitting not far away, looking at the sky outside the window, emanating a very strange aura. She couldn't help but pat his shoulder and ask.
Lu Ming was patted on the shoulder, and he turned around to look at her with a pair of eyes that shone with scarlet and azure light, which startled her.
In that instant, Ramanlas seemed to see the white dragon Hiss and a being with many tentacles descending from the crimson full moon.
"Wife, are you alright?" Turning around, Lu Ming saw Ramanlas looking at him with a terrified expression. He shook her in confusion and asked with concern.
"Huh? Oh, I'm fine." Ramanlas was slightly taken aback when Lu Ming shook her awake, then shook her head and said.
What she had just seen frightened Ramanlas, but compared to those scenes that might just be hallucinations, she cared more about her husband, Lu Ming. She leaned against Lu Ming, her head resting on his shoulder, their hands linked, clinging to each other.
"It's raining outside, and I can't sleep. Shall we talk?"
"I'm also having trouble sleeping. Talking will help." Lu Ming gently kissed Ramanlas on the cheek and smiled.
At this moment, Chimera, who had also been awakened by the sound of rain not far away, came over and leaned against Ramanlas, asking with a smile, "What are you talking about? Count me in."
"Alright, alright, I'll take you along." Lu Ming smiled and tapped the chimera's delicate nose.
While whispering with his two wives, Lu Ming suppressed his unease about the dream. Although it was just a dream, it gave Lu Ming a very bad feeling. Yet it felt very familiar, as if he had seen it somewhere before. But where exactly had he seen it before, or was it actually the soul of the White Dragon Heath and the memories within the blood of the Old Gods?
Since he didn't know the original source, Lu Ming didn't intend to delve into these matters for which there were no clues.
After chatting all night, the troops set off again after the sun rose and the rain stopped.
But as the carriage moved on, Lu Ming saw from inside the carriage window that in a distant forest, a group of unknown magical beasts were watching them.
After a moment's thought, Lu Ming ordered the knights to capture all the magical beasts, only to discover that they were a group of dream demons.
In this way, Erebus can raise one more type of Pokémon. At the very least, with this group of Misdreavus, he can get at least one Ghost-type Pokémon.
But, is the dream demon related to that dream? Or is the dream completely unrelated to them?
Lu Ming didn't know, but amidst the joy of others capturing a large number of Pokémon once again, he couldn't say anything. He could only wait until he returned to Plascus City to think about it properly.
Chapter Sixty-Nine - Reunion
About half a month has passed since the battle of Azertuth Plains.
Only then did news of the Elf Queen's being devoured by Eldridge reach the region occupied by Miracathia.
With the death of the Elf Queen, a long civil war will break out within the Empire of Aifa. This includes not only the battle between the elves of Aifa and the Church of the Deep, but also a civil war started by the Elf Queen's dozen or so children who covet the throne. Therefore, for the Kingdom of Miracaissa, the war with the Empire of Aifa has ended, and many nobles are preparing to return to Miracaissa.
Only Lu Ming and his group chose to stay and manage some of the elven cities they had occupied and which had been incorporated into the Kingdom of Miracaissa, instead of returning to Erebus with the others and Grand Duke Rael.
Both Ramanlas and Mirar were very puzzled by this until Her Majesty the Queen's envoy handed them a decree of bestowal of honors, at which point they understood Lu Ming's intentions.
As soon as the envoy saw Ramanlas, he bowed respectfully and said, "Your subject, Carlos Temea, greets Your Majesty!"
Upon hearing this, Ramanlas was taken aback and looked around in a panic, mistakenly thinking that he was bowing to someone else. But in the end, she realized that the envoy was bowing to her, which surprised her.
At this moment, the envoy handed her a letter bearing a golden dragon emblem and said, "When I came, Her Majesty and the Regent asked me to tell you that because Viscount Lu Ming's plan has granted the kingdom the equivalent of two duchies and ensured that it will no longer have to worry about the threat from the Aifa Empire for a century, but he is not a duke and cannot be promoted to grand duke, one of these two duchies will be granted to you as a reward for Viscount Lu Ming. In addition, Her Majesty the Queen has specifically designated Viscount Lu Ming, Baron Miral Sachs, and Miss Catherine as three of the six counts in your new duchy. The remaining three can be chosen by you."
"You idiot!!" Holding the grant of permission to establish the duchy, Ramanlas suddenly threw herself into Lu Ming's arms and burst into tears, hitting him with her fists as she cried. How could she not understand that all of this was a scheme Lu Ming had devised for her sake?
But having been kept in the dark for so long, she couldn't help but feel a little angry with Lu Ming. However, if Lu Ming had told her sooner, given her timid nature and fear of being associated with the royal family, things might not have gone so smoothly.
Unlike Ramanlas, Lu Ming's other wife, Miral, was not angry, because her wish had come true. Now, she, like Lu Ming and Kate, was one of the six counts of the new duchy. She no longer had to toil and struggle for noble titles. Therefore, she was extremely excited and happy.
Holding Ramanlas, who was crying uncontrollably against his chest, whether out of joy or anger, Lu Ming glanced apologetically at the envoy. The envoy, quite naturally, bowed to Lu Ming and his companions and obediently followed the servant to the guest room.
Once Ramanlas and Mirar had calmed down, Lu Ming sat on the sofa, pulled them to either side of him, put his arms around them, and said with a smile, "Now you've got everything you wanted. So, shouldn't the Grand Duke and Earl reward me?"
Upon hearing this, Ramanlas and Miral blushed and hesitantly kissed Lu Ming on both cheeks.
But soon, Miral asked with some concern, "Um, if Ramanlas and I both manage the duchy and our own territories here, what will happen to the magic school?"
Seeing Miral's conflicted expression—wanting to go back to teaching at the magic school but also wanting to stay and manage the territory—Lu Ming couldn't help but laugh. This made Miral a little annoyed, and she bit his rather unruly hand!
"Ouch! That hurts!" Lu Ming cried out in pain as his hand was bitten, earning Miral a satisfied look. But the next moment, Lu Ming put the spot she had bitten into his mouth, causing her to scream in embarrassment. Unfortunately, before she could stop Lu Ming's embarrassing behavior, Ramanlas helped Lu Ming press her down onto the sofa, tickling her and making her laugh...
After making a fuss for a while, Lu Ming finally left Mirar and Ramanlas's gentle embrace and prepared to go to work.
"I'll have someone modify the magic circle at the city's teleportation station so it can connect with the teleportation station in Odysseus's territory. You two remember to mark the main city and the three earls' territories off the map." After straightening his clothes, Lu Ming kissed Ramanlas and Miral on the cheek, then quickly left the study, departed the lord's mansion, and headed to the city's teleportation station.
After Lu Ming left, Ramanlas and Miral exchanged a glance, then cheered and excitedly rushed to a map that Lu Ming had folded and placed on the desk, and began to delineate the territory and capital city.
However, when they saw the map of the duchy marked with borders by Lu Ming, they couldn't help but hesitate. Neither of them had studied such things, and if they drew the borders incorrectly, they might get scolded by Lu Ming. Therefore, they decided to bring Chimera, Kate, and Camilla along, just in case the two of them got scolded while the three of them watched the spectacle.
If we're going to get criticized, let's all get criticized together!
On the other side, after leaving the lord's mansion, Lu Ming, accompanied by a group of knights, walked along the streets of Prasux City and soon arrived at the city's teleportation magic station.
But before he could direct the city's mages to begin modifying the teleportation array in the teleportation station, the Queen's envoy found him.
"Is there something you need?" Seeing that the envoy seemed hesitant to speak, Lu Ming led him to a secluded spot.
"Lu Mingzi... no, it should be Earl Lu Ming." The envoy smiled obsequiously and somewhat slyly, asking Lu Ming, "I would like to ask Earl Lu Ming, do you have any complaints about this reward? You painstakingly devised this plan, which allowed the kingdom to obtain land equivalent to two duchies, yet you only received the title of earl. Don't you feel resentful?"
Upon hearing this, Lu Ming frowned slightly, looking at the envoy's obsequious smile. After a long pause, he finally spoke, "I don't know what you mean, but I think this is good. Miracaisa's laws stipulate that only dukes can become grand dukes. I am merely a viscount, and being promoted to earl is already quite good. Besides, the tallest tree in the forest is the first to be felled by the wind. If I become a grand duke in just two or three years, what will the other nobles think of me? There have been people in history who rose from commoner to earl within a year, but no one has ever climbed from baron to grand duke within ten years! Do you know why?"
"why?"
"Because that kind of person will be rejected by everyone!"
"..." Upon hearing Lu Ming's words, the envoy remained silent for a moment, then revealed a cunning smile and asked, "So, aren't you afraid that Grand Duke Hadist will be dissatisfied with you?"
"Heh! Hehe! Hahahaha~!!" Looking at the envoy who seemed to be trying to threaten him, Lu Ming couldn't help but burst into laughter.
Lu Ming's loud laughter made the envoy feel like a fool, and he couldn't help but angrily ask, "What's so funny?! Aren't you afraid at all?"
"Fear? Ha!" Lu Ming sneered, "If you want to sow discord between the Grand Duke and me, then go ahead. I will offer my sincerest condolences when you are hanged!"
Upon hearing this, the envoy's expression changed, but he ultimately mistakenly believed that Lu Ming was looking at him with suspicion. So, after leaving behind the words, "Earl Lu Ming, I hope you won't regret it later!", he departed.
Seeing the envoy, who seemed to have sided with the royal family rather than the Queen and Regent, leave in a huff, Lu Ming shook his head with a smile and went back to instruct the magicians to modify the magic circle.
A month later, when he saw the envoy again, the envoy would be a dried-up corpse, unable to swagger around and speak rudely to him as he did now.
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"Lu Ming!" After the magic circle of the teleportation magic station connected with the magic circle of the teleportation magic station in Odysseus territory, the two Lilies and You'er Sica immediately arrived in Plasius City through the teleportation magic station and rushed into Lu Ming's arms.
If he hadn't prepared in advance, he might have fallen very badly.
"I've missed you all so much, it's been months," Lu Ming said happily, hugging Lily and You'er Sika.
“We missed you too.” The two Lilies and You’er Sika also said, holding Lu Ming’s arms and waist.
Upon hearing this, Lu Ming couldn't help but kiss his three wives several times on the cheek, making them giggle. After a while, Lu Ming led the three of them back to the lord's manor.
But as soon as the four of them entered the lord's mansion, they saw the servants hiding in the living room in great fear, and as soon as they saw Lu Ming return, they all gathered around him.
This left Lu Ming completely bewildered, having no idea what had happened.
Finally, an elderly elf woman who served as the steward of the lord's manor told Lu Ming and his companions what had happened, and only then did they understand what was going on with the servants.
It turned out that during Lu Ming's absence, Kate and Miral got into a fight because of the unfair distribution of territory by Ramanlas, which frightened the servants.
Lu Ming was naturally furious. He thought to himself, "I've only been gone for about an hour and a half, and they've already started fighting. What will they be like in the future?"
But when he learned that they were fighting because his territory was too small, he couldn't get angry at all.
He gently patted Ramanlas's head, who was being besieged by Mirall, and said very tenderly to her and the others, "I don't care about territory. I am your husband, what difference does it make whether your territory is mine or not? So, please stop fighting, okay?"
“Yes…” Miral and the others said somewhat dejectedly upon hearing this.
They knew it was wrong, but to show others how important Lu Ming was to them, they would still fight. After all, none of them wanted to give others an opportunity to trample them down...
Furthermore, although Lu Ming said it didn't matter whether he was given territory or not, Ramanlas ultimately gave Lu Ming a territory. It was a small earldom, slightly smaller than the other two, according to Lu Ming's requirements.
The reason for this is self-evident; it's simply the royal bloodline's obsession with power.
After the territories were divided, Lu Ming and the others returned to their bedroom and chatted about what had happened on their respective sides in the past few days.
"Emma and the others can already walk? How could I, as their father, not be there for such an important thing? I've really neglected my duty." Hearing that his daughter Emma, Alex, and son Wesker could all walk on their own, Lu Ming felt both happy and sad. He was happy that his children were growing up, but sad that he couldn't be there for them.
However, Lu Ming soon stopped being sad.
Once the principality's borders are established here, they and Sham can move here and live with him.
However, plans don't always go as expected. Just as he was trying to speed up the establishment of the new duchy, Sham suddenly walked into the room with three children, giving Lu Ming a huge surprise.
Amidst cries of "Daddy!", Lu Ming happily picked up the three children one by one and placed them beside him and on his lap.
"I noticed you didn't come with Lily and the others, so I thought you'd be a few days late because of what happened in Odysseus's territory. I didn't expect you to arrive today." Because Sham didn't come with Lily and the others, Lu Ming didn't greet her at the teleportation magic station, so he said somewhat apologetically to his beloved wife, Sham.
"I only brought the children here on a whim, so it's normal that you didn't know," Sham said with a sweet smile, shaking her head to indicate that she didn't mind. Then, she surprised Lu Ming again, saying, "Philna and the others are going back to Odysseus's territory in a few days, so they and little Albert will be coming over soon. Don't forget to pick them up!"
Upon hearing this, Lu Ming immediately felt Sham's gentleness and couldn't help but laugh, "How could I dare disobey your orders?"
Knowing that Lu Ming was joking, the girls, including Ramanlas, were still a little jealous, which made Lu Ming have to coax them one by one.
But now that Sham has come over, who is in charge of Odysseus's territory?
At the same time that Lu Ming was wondering about this matter, far away in the Odyssey City of the Odysseus Territory of the Duchy of Erebus, Kanina and Amelia were weeping bitterly amidst a huge pile of documents.
"Sis, how much do you have left?" Amelia, who had finally finished writing a portion of the document, looked up with difficulty and asked Kanina, who was sitting in another pile of documents.
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