Chapter 337: Funeral
The afterglow of the setting sun shone on the cemetery in the southeast corner of Azkatra, and the golden light made the place where the dead rest solemn and solemn. The entire area is buried with almost all the corpses since the foundation of the city. The stone-paved paths are lined with countless tombstones, as well as some magnificent and lavish tombs.
Legend has it that the cemetery has a large amount of treasure buried underground, attracting hundreds of tomb robbers every year. However, most of them will not be able to leave alive, because the complex underground labyrinth contains not only a large number of valuable burial objects, but also many dangerous undead creatures. Especially in recent times, many experienced guys have not escaped the catastrophe, and all of them have been caught by vampires and drained of blood all over their bodies.
At this moment, a solemn funeral is underway, and the protagonist is none other than Sir de Anies, who died a few days ago. A priest of Cranvo (the god of death) sang the praises of the deceased's deeds, and many of the people below listened with their heads bowed, and occasionally one or two people could not help but let out a sob.
Hina held Naria, who was already crying, and stood at the front of everyone. After several days of arduous trekking, they finally made it back to the city before the corpses could rot and stink. Most of the people standing in the audience were people who had previously received the favor of the Deanis family, and of course, there were also many ill-intentioned guys mixed in, such as Isaiah, who had been muttering quietly. Ronoll and his father, Fashington. Ronoir.
The Council of Amm is a hereditary title for a duke (the family of de Anis. However, Am's title of nobility has little gold content, and money can buy it. ) was so serious about his death that he even sent an important figure named Aderien to attend. In a certain way, he frightened the enemies who were about to move. No one dares to look for trouble at this time.
As the pastor finished reading the last eulogy. Edrien bowed to the dead. He stepped forward and spoke in a mournful voice, "Welcome to this place at such a sad time. On behalf of the Council, I mourn the death of Sir de Anies, a benevolent and great nobleman who never gave in to his enemies until his death. As the last immediate member of the Deanies family, I declare that Miss Naria has all the inheritances, including land, title and property. ”
When this sentence was finished, many people stared at the girl who had just lost her father with hot eyes. In their eyes, this is already a tender and fatty piece of meat, constantly exuding an attractive aroma. In particular, the father and son of the Ronoir family simply regarded everything owned by the Deanis family as their own private property. The greed revealed in his eyes made everyone around him frown.
Naria watched everyone's expressions and sneered in her heart. I saw that she unhurriedly took out the land and title transfer agreement that had been prepared long ago, and handed it over without hesitation.
"I'm sorry, Lord Edrian, I'm afraid I'm no longer able to inherit all the Deanies family's fortunes. Because a brave hero led his team to kill all the monsters entrenched in the castle, and also saved his father's soul. As a token of gratitude, I have given him the title, the castle, and all the land attached to it, and it can be said that I am now under his protection. ”
"Nope! How can you make a hillbilly a nobleman! It's an insult! An insult to the entire aristocracy! It's illegal! I will never admit it! "Isaiah. When Ronore heard that the property that should belong to him was all gone, he did not care about the dignified opposition of the nobles.
"Shut up! This is the solemn resting place of the dead. No one is allowed to make a loud noise here. Aderien scolded fiercely, and then began to carefully check the legitimacy of Wen Jiàn.
As a perennial judicial officer, he is well aware of Am's laws. One of them is that if the previous lord dies in battle, the descendants can avenge him with a reward for the land and title. This is mainly to deal with the endless stream of monsters, to ensure that the human power does not start to shrink because of the death of a few important people. There are very few nobles who are really willing to do this for so many years, after all, few people are willing to give up their property.
After a few minutes, Aderien asked very seriously, "Miss Naria, I'm sorry, but I have to make sure again. Know that once these documents come into force, then the vast tract of land, including the area around Lake Esmere, will belong to this man called Henry, and the title of duke of your family will also be placed on his head. Are you sure you recognize the legal effect of these texts? ”
"Nope! You can't admit it! These are to be part of the Ronoir family as a dowry, and no one can snatch it from me! "Isaiah is going mad. He couldn't imagine who dared to pull teeth out of the tiger's mouth, hadn't the other party heard of the name of the Ronorr family?
Seeing her "fiancé" angry and depraved, Naria's heart swelled with a sense of revenge. She said loudly in front of everyone, "That's right! I declare that these texts are all in force and effect, and that they are to be lifted and Isaiah. Ronor's marriage contract. Here is the text signed by my guardian. ”
Edrian took the text with a trembling hand, took a brief look, and saw that someone at the back of the text had signed the name Henry in flower characters, and he didn't even have a surname. He even had reason to suspect that Naria just didn't want to fulfill the marriage contract, and directly found a random guy to be his guardian. However, there are no loopholes in the law in these texts, so the commentators can only pinch their noses and admit it.
Isaiah couldn't believe what his ears were hearing at this moment. You must know that it is a very humiliating thing for a nobleman to be repented of his marriage, and only those families who are extremely depressed or in crisis will suffer such a thing. Although the Ronorr family is not a top wealthy family, it is also the number one in Am. He still can't understand why he has never been treated well by Narya with his handsome looks and wealthy family background.
Seeing that the atmosphere had begun to become a little tense, Edrian hurriedly announced loudly: "On behalf of the Council, I now recognize that this man named Henry inherits the land and title owned by the Deanies family. In addition, the marriage between Miss Naria and Mr. Isaiah was dissolved. ”
As an official representative, this sentence means that more than ten years of planning by the Ronoll family have been in vain. Not only did he not catch a single hair, but he also caused a commotion. Isaiah, who was divorced, may find it difficult to raise his head in the aristocratic circle for the rest of his life, and he will be greeted with all kinds of cold words and bitter sarcasm in the future.
"Nope! I will never admit this result! The Ronoir family won't admit it either! Isaiah screamed so loudly that both eyes were red. If it weren't for the fact that Cranvo's priest and Edrian were still here, I am afraid that they would have rushed forward and tore this woman who had disgraced herself to shreds.
Although the treacherous and cunning Fashington also felt angry, he still calmly grabbed his son and bowed slightly to everyone present.
"I'm so sorry, Isaiah is still a child, and he has just suffered a great humiliation, so please forgive me for being a little out of shape. But I am afraid that the marriage will not be as Miss Naria wishes, for I happen to have here a copy of the marriage signed by Sir de Anis. Although he is now deceased, it still has a certain legal effect. Since we have a dispute, I have applied for a meeting of nobles to vote on this matter, and I can also meet this new nobleman named Henry on the way. ”
I have to say that this move hit Naria's weakness. Perhaps Sir de Anies could have rivaled Fashington on such occasions while he was alive, but not at all. The Ronorr family had amassed a lot of wealth through illegal trade, and many nobles had financial ties with them, and if they voted, they probably had no hope of winning.
"This marriage certificate is valid! Since you all have your own opinions, it would be a good solution to call a council of nobles, don't you think, Miss Naria? Aderien obviously didn't want the two families to have a scene of endless death, so he was a little biased towards the Ronorr family.
Naria had no intention of compromise. This funeral made her completely see what kind of virtue this father and son who usually seem to be personable, and now they can't wait to dismantle them immediately, let alone marry such scum. I saw her say to Fashington with a look of contempt: "Don't you think it's too troublesome to hold a meeting of nobles? It's better to apply for permission to fight together until a family is completely ruined. ”
"What do you say again? I heard you right! Naria, I must remind you that the Deanies have already suffered heavy losses and cannot be a match for the Ronorr family at all. I advise you to think carefully before making your decision. Edrien hurriedly stood up to dissuade him.
You must know that private fights are also called death matches. It is a never-ending war between two noble families, which usually lasts until one of the immediate family members dies. This barbaric and cruel law was repealed for a time, but it was later reinstated by the council, which was later reinstated because it would encourage the nobles to remain competitive and weed out the lazy ones.
Such private fights have been extremely rare in Am's history, and have not occurred again in the last hundred years or so. After all, Ascatra is so rich, who wants to put aside the good fortune and not enjoy it, and go to fight with others with a knife. He felt that the girl who had just lost her father was a little too sad, which is why he made such an impulsive decision.
But Narya shook her head firmly, stared at Fashington again, and asked loudly, "You can't be scared, right?" If you're scared, get out of the way! Never appear in front of me! (To be continued......)