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"This bastard daughter!" Calvin, Duke of the North, grabbed the teacup on the table and tried to drop it on the ground, but stopped halfway through the swing - the cup was made of fine crystal glass, and it was worth about two or three golden dragons, and he was a little reluctant. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

After thinking about it for a long time, he slowly withdrew his hand and put the cup back in place.

This feeling of gain and loss made him even more depressed.

The letter from Edith was spread out on the table - he never imagined that His Majesty would directly take back the feudal power of all the nobles, and what was even more unexpected was that the daughter who usually took advantage of him actually accepted His Majesty's conditions, and persuaded himself to recognize the situation and not to resist stubbornly.

Look at the wording, he looks like a prisoner!

The duke thought hatefully, is this his daughter turning her elbow out!

"My lord, is something going on?" the guard outside the door probably heard the noise and asked.

"Get out, don't bother me!"

Reluctantly venting his anger on the cup, Calvin immediately vented his anger on the guard, and the door was quickly shut, and he gasped for a long time before moving his gaze back to the letterhead.

If he followed His Majesty, he would no longer be the master of the Northlands, at least not as he is now. I just settled the Hoth family and the Lista family, and I can finally enjoy the feeling of being in charge of the whole territory, but I didn't expect to return to the original point soon-no, it should be even more backward than the original point.

And what about not following Your Majesty?

It was clearly stated on the letterhead.

"Then Cole and I will be finished, and he will be imprisoned forever, like Duke Lane's heir. And I'm going to end up worse, what do you think the former fourth prince would do to a duke's daughter who can't resist it? When he gets tired of playing, I'll be thrown into a dungeon or barracks, and your Northland pearls will be dusted. 」

"But don't worry about me, because you're no better, father. His army will soon be in the city, and I bet your vassals and knights won't be able to hold out for even half a day, let alone the duke, and even ordinary civilians won't be able to do it. Well, would you make such a choice?"

Familiar tone—Calvin could even imagine Edith's sneering as she wrote the letter. Whenever she talks about failure, she always describes her fate in an extremely calm tone, as if she is always waiting for this day. As long as his daughter opened his mouth to lead him in this direction, it would be difficult for him to resist it, and it was obviously a threat, but Calvin never had the strength to scold.

In any case, Edith Kant is his biological daughter after all, and the only crystallization between him and his first wife.

Despite her exaggerated tone, it is impossible to deny the possibility.

And the comments of the fourth prince, he has often heard of them.

Thinking of this, the duke gradually calmed down.

But then again, are those swarthy steel machines really as magical as she says?

In three pieces of letterhead, the daughter devotes an entire page to describing what she saw and heard in the border town - no, there is no Winterfell.

It's twice as much as His Majesty Roland.

She claims that they possess unimaginable powers, that they can easily do things that ordinary people can't, and that by taking refuge in a new king, the Northlands will be able to bring in these black iron behemoths that can bring about earth-shaking changes in their territory.

It was clear that Edith was very interested in this thing.

Finally, she suggested that he send His Majesty a formal instrument of oath as a sign of submission to the North, and that he should send some literate servants to learn the rules and administrative methods of the town hall, lest he become ignorant of the new system.

"Also, I want you to unequivocally instruct Cole to stay in Neverwinter, rather than relenting and letting him come back - that would do him no good. If you can, send Lance over when he is an adult. In the case that the title cannot be inherited, only those who adapt to His Majesty's new policy can make the Kant family continue to continue. 」

"—Your daughter, Edith. 」

Calvin let out a long sigh and put the letter away, spreading out a new blank sheet.

Now that Edith had made her decision, he had no choice but to trust her plan and write a letter to His Majesty to pledge his allegiance to the new king.

But as a duke, he had to make a final effort in his own way - Calvin would undoubtedly feel much more at ease if the interests of the two families could be tied together.

Like what...... Let the daughter be the queen.

The border area of Neverwinter, next to the Chishui River.

The sun is setting between the mountains, and the afterglow of the mountains is dyeing the river a brilliant gold.

Smoke rose from the front of the shack, and the smell of porridge made the snake's teeth drool.

Leaning closer, he even smelled a hint of meat.

"I'm here!" Tigerpaw saw him as soon as he walked into the camp, "Come here!"

Snakefang walked quickly to him, "What, there's meat today?"

"Yes, you came back too late and missed the notification, this is your lord's reward. ”

Snake Fang rubbed his somewhat sore shoulder, "What's the reward? ”

"It's the completion of the Kingdom Road!" someone around shouted, "The border area and the Changge area are finally connected, I heard them say that it used to take three days to travel, but now it only takes one day to reach it on horseback!"

So it was, Snake Tooth nodded, and every time a major project was completed, they would be able to drink a bowl of porridge with meat - as advertised in the square, in the two months they came to the frontier area, the construction team did not miss a piece of food, nor did they deduct any salary. Now he had accumulated fourteen silver wolves in his hands, and by the end of the month, he would have seven more.

If he can make a golden dragon, he can claim a house at the town hall, thus becoming an official resident of Neverwinter, instead of a nameless rat.

But to actually buy that house, he had to work for at least twenty years.

Of course, Snake Fang is confident that she will find a better-paying job afterward...... For example, kiln workers, or masonry workers.

Everything really seems to be turning for the better.

The only regret is that he still hasn't seen a blank slate.

"When you get the porridge, remember to eat it quickly," Tiger Paw whispered in his ear, "otherwise you won't be able to grab a good spot." ”

"What...... Location?" Snakefang bewildered.

"To celebrate the completion of the Kingdom Drive, there is a new play in the square tonight, I heard that it is called "City of Love", and the Star of the Westland will also appear, oh my God...... I can't wait!"

"You can find someone else," he said, "I feel a little tired, and I don't want to move today." ”

"Yes, but today is the premiere," Tigerclaw smiled mysteriously, "The locals know that when the Starflower Troupe premieres, the lord will also appear with a witch, maybe you can see the blank paper!"