Sensing the absence of several presences in the room, a smile appeared on Lothric's face.
"Do you already know the purpose behind Count Ozmoz's support for you to become Grand Duke?"
“I am the son of the Black Dragon Lord. No matter how cowardly or weak I may be, I am still a son of a dragon. She is a mere lowly sub-dragon who dares to covet the power in the hands of the Black Dragon. How can I not kill her?”
“But you also have to consider the thoughts of Lu Ming, Archbishop Tut, Nero, Dahl, and others, which is why you need to first ascertain the relationship between her and Lu Ming.” Lothric said with a smile, “You truly are worthy of being the son of that Black Dragon Lord!”
"Humph!"
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Looking at the place where Fernard lived in the Grand Duke's mansion, Lu Ming could see all kinds of documents everywhere.
"No wonder the Grand Duke treats you like this."
"To me what?"
Lu Ming smiled and shook his head, then took out a suitcase from the large storage cabinet. While putting Philna's clothes into the suitcase, he said to Philna, "It's nothing. Now that I'm in Agamemnon, we can stay at the mansion."
“…” Looking silently at Lu Ming, who was acting as if he really was her boyfriend and fiancé, Philna instinctively felt disgusted. But she knew that Lu Ming disliked her even more, so she knew that this was all just an act.
"Do as you please. But who is this Lothric? Why do you look so angry whenever you see him?"
Stopping what he was doing, Lu Ming thought for a moment before saying, "He is a prince of Lothric, chosen by the Lothric royal family to become the new Lord of Cinder. However, he and his brother refused the destiny of the Lord of Cinder to link the First Flame, which led to the destruction of the nation of Lothric."
"And the reason I hate him is just a little personal grudge."
"What is the Lord of Cinder? Why did the kingdom perish when he didn't link the First Flame?"
“Ferna, don’t you think you shouldn’t know these things?”
“…” Watching Lu Ming pack away his clothes, including his underwear, piece by piece, Philner sat on the bed in a huff and picked up a document.
However, although she opened the document, she did not pay attention to its contents. Instead, she secretly looked at the eyes on the Aries Staff and saw what they were looking at.
Previously, when they were in the Grand Duke's office, Lu Ming stopped her from foolishly severing ties with him, and the eye on the Aries Staff was also in the direction of the locker, which clearly indicated that someone was hiding there.
Now, Lu Ming is deliberately acting very intimately, to the point of casually touching underwear, which clearly indicates that the person hiding behind the locker has followed them. Otherwise, given Lu Ming's true relationship with her, he would definitely have made her pack her own clothes.
When she looked at the Aries Staff that Lu Ming had placed aside, she saw that the eye on the staff was indeed looking at a very hidden corner.
"Hey!"
"Ok?"
"Lu Ming, if I wanted to introduce you to my parents, would you be willing?"
"Sure. What's up?"
"That's good."
"You don't even own the Earl's mansion, do you?" After quickly packing Philner's usual clothes into his suitcase, Lu Ming turned around and asked somewhat uneasily.
Philner touched his nose somewhat awkwardly and said a little embarrassedly, "I left the Earl's mansion to his wife. So..."
"..."
"What's wrong? Why aren't you saying anything?"
"It's nothing, it's just that I haven't visited my deceased friend's family even once in all these days... But as someone who killed him with my own hands, I don't have the face to see her."
“Actually, you don’t need to do this. You didn’t wrong Artus; on the contrary, you helped him. After all, he knew the consequences of blood therapy.”
"Alright, let's not talk about this anymore. Let's go to your parents' house!"
"Although they weren't very fond of me being with you at first, they've been clamoring to have a grandchild lately!"
"So, it seems we're going to have a really big battle tonight?"
Get out of my way!
"Hahahahaha..."
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Late at night, an assassin darted through the noble quarter of Agamemnon and quickly returned to the Grand Duke's mansion, reporting to Grand Duke Reys Hedist and his two advisors: "After leaving the mansion, the two of them went directly to Viscount Ozmoz's residence. At the hospitality of Viscount and Viscount Ozmoz, they quickly returned to their guest room, did *that* three times, and then went to sleep."
"Women are a way to vent one's anger. But that Lord of Cinder's body is really quite good. Three times, it's amazing he can handle it!" Count Antu Laques, sitting directly opposite Count Lothric, sneered as he explained to Grand Duke Rael.
Lothric nodded and said, "This morning, Viscount Lu Ming did indeed have a rather strong aura of hostility. However, this also proves that Count Philner Ozmoz and our hunter leader have a very special relationship."
However, the timid Rael didn't quite believe the close relationship between Philner and Lu Ming.
"If Philna Ozmoz really has a good relationship with Lu Ming and they are about to get married, then why hasn't Philna Ozmoz worn the Wolf-Biting Crest for almost a month? I've never heard of a nobleman's fiancée not being eager to receive her fiancé's family crest!"
“That is indeed a point of suspicion. After all, a fiancée wearing the crest of her fiancé’s family is a sign that she has gained his approval. Philner, who has already obtained the Wolf of the Biting Sword crest, has not worn it for twenty-seven consecutive days. It seems to him that he is about to give up on this engagement and relationship.” Count Antu Laques thought about it for a moment and nodded.
"However, if she really wants to give up her engagement with Lu Ming, killing her won't be too difficult for us. Moreover, if she's just being stubborn and will still marry Lu Ming in essence, then her focus will definitely be on Odysseus Territory. Otherwise, her status in the Biting Sword Wolf Clan will plummet. At that time, without territory or the support of her husband's family, even if she wants to gain power, it will just be a pipe dream!"
"why?"
Antu Laques explained with a smile, “Counts like myself, Philner, Lothric, and Phoenix, along with others, are actually no match for a viscount with a territory. Without Your Majesty's authority, our ideas and orders would likely be rejected by the lords as soon as they left Agamemnon. So, under normal circumstances, counts like us who govern the interior, besides relying on Your Majesty's prestige to intimidate those lords, also need to establish good relationships with one or two of them to avoid being looked down upon by them.”
"Like Artus and Nero, or you and Dahl?"
Yes. That's right!
"But you all associate with earls and lords of the same rank, while Lu Ming is merely..."
"He is indeed only a viscount, and his territory is merely a baronial domain. But don't forget, he once fought against the Deep and is a hero who hunts monsters. The hunters under his command are all experienced warriors, mages, and priests, no weaker than the army of an earlial. Moreover, although he is a viscount and his territory is a baronial domain, the number of soldiers he has recruited is the same as that of a viscountial domain—eight hundred men!"
"Does the baron have that many people?"
“Odysseus may not have that many men, but Niflheim does! The army of heroes who twice saved Paris—who in Niflheim wouldn’t want to join them? Not to mention the weapons given to them by Irithyll of the Boreal Valley!”
"In other words, if Philna abandons Lu Ming, or doesn't care about Odysseus Territory, her political path will turn from a smooth road into a thorny thicket, and she'll never gain any power in her life. But whatever she chooses, it's a good thing for us!" (To be continued.)
Chapter Three - At the Banquet
"Amelia's Aries Staff: A powerful staff refined from the entire skeleton of a beast-like bishop."
Because the refining method involved crystallizing Amelia, who was not completely dead, a portion of her soul and the power of the crystal remained. Therefore, the Holy Staff can cast spells in addition to miracles and divine magic. Furthermore, the eye within the red crystal at its tip is the vessel for Amelia's soul and a powerful treasure formed from the blood of the ancient gods.
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Early in the morning, Lu Ming got out of Philner's bed and slowly walked into the bathroom to wash up.
Looking at himself in the mirror, with the dark ring on his chest, Lu Ming washed his face with cold water and then went to wake Philna up.
"I didn't talk in my sleep after I fell asleep, did I?" Philner asked Lu Ming as he groggily got up.
"No, don't worry." Despite his reluctance, Lu Ming still chose to keep it a secret.
Although Philna suspected Lu Ming was lying, she had just woken up and didn't dwell on it. She nodded slightly and went to the bathroom to take a shower.
Taking this opportunity, Lu Ming glanced at the information on his phone.
Name: Lu Ming
Sex: Male
Race: Human (100% Wolf Blood / 11% Blood Healing)
Rating: 23
Experience required to reach the next level: 623737
Stamina: 34
Power: 36
Agility: 34
Intelligence: 60
Spirit: 35
Mana: 2000
Affiliation: Farron Undead Legion
System evaluation: A mid-level mage from the Undead Legion.
Because of the nearly three months of hunting, Lu Ming's level increased by 10 levels. The parentheses following his racial stat also added a percentage-based blood healing attribute due to the blood of the beast-transformed patient.
This attribute didn't increase his stats like Wolf Blood, but it did add 500 points to Lu Ming's maximum mana. Now, he needs two Elemental Ash Potions to raise his mana from 0 to full.
Just as Lu Ming noticed there was no message from the gods on his phone and was about to put it away, Philna's mother knocked on the door.
Upon seeing this, Lu Ming immediately put his phone away, went over and opened the door.
"Why are you up so early? Didn't Philna let you sleep a little longer?" Philna's mother asked curiously when she saw Lu Ming opening the door, carrying two breakfasts.
“Mom, it’s not Philna’s fault. I’m just used to getting up early. You know I’ve been hunting for months. If I don’t get up early, I won’t be able to catch my prey.” Because he gave Philna the silver wolf-biting sword emblem, which was tantamount to a secret engagement, Lu Ming had to call Philna’s mother “Mom.”
However, to be honest, when Lu Ming thinks about his several fiancées in Odysseus's territory, it seems that only Sham's mother is still alive; the others are basically orphans.
“You’re just protecting Philna. You’ll spoil her rotten.” Philna’s mother didn’t believe Lu Ming’s honest words. Instead, she thought that Lu Ming was saying this to protect Philna.
After placing breakfast on the bedside table, Philna's mother handed two invitations to Lu Ming, saying, "The Grand Duke is hosting a banquet tonight, and all the nobles of Agamemnon will be attending. Remember not to let Philna embarrass herself at the banquet; she's often embarrassed herself at banquets and balls in the past!"
"Ferna embarrassed herself? No way. Her manners, dance steps, and posture were all perfect!"
"You'll find out when the time comes!" Philner's mother smiled meaningfully, then left.
Seeing this, Lu Ming had no choice but to pick up his breakfast and go into the bathroom to have breakfast with Philna, who was taking a shower, and ask him what had happened at the banquet.
But to his surprise, just as he placed the breakfast on the bathroom counter, he heard Philner coldly ask, "What are you doing in here?"
After a slight pause, Lu Ming realized that his relationship with Philna was not as close as his relationship with Lily and the others; rather, they were just strangers who were forced to be together.
"The Grand Duke sent an invitation, inviting us to his banquet." Putting aside unrealistic fantasies, Lu Ming said in a businesslike manner.
"A banquet? Why don't I know about it?"
"Ha! You'd be a fool to know that!"
"What do you mean?" Philner frowned and asked angrily.
Lu Ming looked at Philna's beautiful yet icy face with regret, shook his head slightly, and said, "If this is all you've got, then you're really letting down the emblem I gave you."
"You!" With a splash, Philner stood up from the barrel, glaring angrily at Lu Ming.
"Your Excellency, I want to kill you. You should know that, shouldn't you?"
"Know!"
Do you know why?
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