Chapter Seventy-Eight: Alvin's Ritual
Annan's carriage was some distance from the manor when it was stopped by the Viscount's men.
He was the only one who was invited into the Viscount's Palace. The other three players in the carriage are all waiting outside.
And Annan and the players accepted this request very calmly.
It's not that Viscount Barber wants to make trouble for Annan on such a small issue, and let Annan come over and humiliate him.
This was the prudence of Viscount Barb.
He is now in his eighties, and he is far inferior to a young man in both brain and body, and even if he sits on a stool for a while, he will feel very tired.
He can only rely on experience β through three dynasties, four wars, and countless power struggles in the past.
Yes, Viscount Barber thinks he has won now, and by a big margin.
Don Juan Geraint was supposed to go to Roseburg, the most prosperous city in the North Sea Territory, to take up the throne. This is a tradition of the kingdom of Noah - the lords of each territory usually live in the most economically prosperous areas.
Because of the economic prosperity of such an area, there is at least one bishop of the Silver Sir to guard it. It can effectively avoid the possibility of nightmares and wild transcendents interfering with the normal life of the lord.
But the North Sea Collar is an exception.
The original core city of Beihai Collar was the Frozen Water Port. As Lord of Roseburg, Viscount Barb was merely a vassal of Earl Geraint.
However, with the events of forty-five years ago, the Cold Water Harbor was gradually blocked, the economy of the entire North Sea Territory declined, and the district bishop was withdrawn by the archdiocese. As a result, Earl Geraint no longer sent his direct descendants to the distant North Sea Domain.
After all, Count Geraint was the king's trusted intelligence chief, and he couldn't leave the royal capital easily. And their family was also sealed by the king in several hunting grounds and manors very close to the king, and the desire not to want the crow family to return to Frozen Water Harbor was very clear.
Although there is a sea between Frozen Water Harbor and the Duchy of Winter, it is geographically adjacent to the Duchy of Winter.
Although the king trusts the old crow emotionally, he still has to be prepared for the old crow's possible betrayal - and the smartest way is to not give him a chance to betray him.
Preventing the Geraint family, who have too many secrets, from returning to Frozen Water Harbor can effectively prevent the Duchy of Winter from sending spies to contact him.
After all, Count Geraint has a wife, who is from the Duchy of Winter. This caution is very reasonable.
And the entire North Sea Territory is only a county, and after removing the Cold Water Harbor, the income is much smaller, and it is simply handed over to the old earl's most loyal follower, Viscount Alvin Barb.
In exchange, the young king also compensated the Geraint family for the positions of two royal guards.
After that, a few more years passed, and the old earl was retired.
The newly appointed Earl simply could not suppress Alvin Barber's actions from such a distance with only letters.
After all, Viscount Barb had not done anything bad.
Under the premise that the port of cold water was blocked, he took Roseburg as the new economic center of gravity of the North Sea Territory, reconcentrated the resources of the entire territory, and concentrated on the development of internal affairs; At the same time, it deliberately poached young people from the frozen water port with high salaries, and used the way of weakening the population to continuously weaken the economy of the cold water port.
Finally...... Thirty-eight years ago, the acting bishop of the diocese of Beihai was recalled, and the first bishop of the district was sent to the royal capital.
This means that the desolate and remote North Sea Territory has fully restored its trade function. As a result, it was once again certified as a parish by Sir Silver.
This time, however, the bishop did not go to Frozen Water Harbor.
Instead, he went to Roseburg.
This means that the transportation, culture, military and politics of the entire North Sea Territory must be replanned with Fort Rose. But the name of the most important city in the North Sea Territory, the viscount was too clever to touch it.
In this way, although he did not get a name, he had essentially captured the North Sea Territory belonging to the Geraint family.
Even the citizens of Roseburg did not think that they did not have a lord. They had always believed that Viscount Bar was their lord - they didn't know what a viscount was a county for.
But Viscount Barber still has a loophole after all.
That is, the North Sea Collar has always belonged to the Jaylant family.
That's why, before he gets "Don Juan Geraine" to arrive in Frozen Water, he starts giving him trouble.
- If you can kill him, it will be the best; Even if you can't kill him, let him admit it. At least shut up the little guy, and never let him go to Roseburg and go through the normal process of rebuilding his lord's mansion to Roseburg.
Because Annan can really do that.
This is in full compliance with the process and rules!
Even if the lord's mansion in Annan has not been built, the Geraint family is gone...... But that also meant that Annan would give the citizens of Roseburg a wake-up call to remind them of one thing:
The power of Viscount Barber was stolen.
It's just that he stole it too early. He stole it forty years ago, and at that time he was a savior, so naturally he would not be harshly criticized...... Today, the incident has long been forgotten.
As soon as the people of Roseburg began to doubt Viscount Barbella's authority, his plans would fall short.
The reason why Alvin Barber has won is that the only "Don Juan Geraine" who can influence his plan at present has been successfully suppressed by him and does not dare to oppose him;
The evidence that he had purchased the Black Fire had been completely wiped out - both human and physical evidence was gone, not even by someone sent by the Viscount, but by Annan himself;
After Salvatore killed Gerrard, he should also return to the Black Tower once, and he will not be able to return anytime soon.
His grandson is almost six years old.
Another year......
The ceremony is complete.
This is an extremely long, complex, enormous, and unethical life-sustaining evil ritual:
first let his son inherit his power for seven years, and then murder him; and let the descendants of this son inherit the same power for seven years, and then murder him; Then he inherited the same power for another seven years, and murdered all the descendants of his grandson, who by this time, no matter how many there were, should be seven years old.
The first stage of the ritual will add seven years to his life;
The second stage will add 14 years to his life.
But in the third stage of the ritual, he will be killed directly.
He was then able to take all of his memories and reincarnate in one of the seven-year-olds of the third stage, a great-grandson whom he had murdered. And directly bear the resentment and curse of the descendants, become a natural transcendent, starting with bronze, and live a lifetime of scenery.
The only price is that he will become a "heavenly eunuch".
Because this ritual comes from the pseudo-god "Rotten Husband", an evil god who has been wanted by his mother-in-law and grandmother for a long time.
He is said to have been a eunuch, so his rituals were usually associated with his own or someone else's descendants, and the price was usually "the same as him". But a significant part of those life-sustaining rituals came from him.
In order to hide from others, the old viscount specially let his first son give birth to offspring with his wife. So nominally, his grandson would have been disguised as his second son.
However, Viscount Barber never expected that the most difficult part had already been completed......
But now, the "same power" is starting to be unstable.
He must have feared that Annan might have hidden a black fire inside the carriage; Or ambush killers and thieves, sneak in while they talk, and search for evidence against him.
Although Viscount Barber was unaware of Justin's spell;
But Justin didn't know the old viscount's purpose either.
He just wants to live in peace for another year and a monthβ
However, even this goal cannot be achieved.
"Good evening, Lord Viscount."
Annan walked into the hall and looked at Viscount Barb, who was looking at him in shock, and the corners of his mouth gradually rose:
ββ¦β¦ Looks like you know Don Juan Geraint. Do you still know who I am? That's right, after all, you've lived long enough......"
If yes, it couldn't be better β