After listening to the first testament of Oban, the clerk immersed himself in writing and recorded the words of the count word for word. The others exchanged glances, and Glar coughed dryly and said, "Lord Earl, Baron Allen has always been a young man, but I am afraid that it will be difficult to take on the role you have requested. Do you have to reconsider your candidates? ”

Oban smiled, "Glaar, my friend. You don't need to worry about this, although Baron Allen is young, his ability is obvious to all. I believe he can do a good job in the role of overseer, and if he doesn't do well, there is only one possibility, and that is that he is not willing. ”

Alan stepped forward and bowed, "Rest assured, Earl, I would gladly accept the job. ”

He glanced faintly at Glaal and smiled silently.

Glaal snorted and stepped back, knowing that there was no way to change Orban's decision. Oban cleared his throat and said, "20% of the assets in my name will be given to Dai Li. She did her best to be a wife and a mother, and she deserved to receive these. ”

Deli, the Earl's wife, muttered when she heard Orban's words, "I don't want your assets, I just want you to be well, my dear." ”

"The other 20 per cent was inherited equally by the Farr siblings, and 40 per cent went to my eldest son, Gilles. The remaining 20% ......" Orban looked at Jora and smiled, "That's Jora's property." ”

"Brother, I don't need these." Jora shook her head and said, "Gilles needs them even more." ”

"No, you do. Without this property, you would be hard-pressed to have a place in the family of the Marquis of Iron Spear. Oban said flatly, apparently he had already thought about Jora.

Without giving Jora a chance to refuse, Oban continued to draw up his will. After a fair and fair distribution of his personal assets, his title was inherited by Gilles, who became the new lord of Ark Harbor as a matter of course. Not only did he have to manage the existing territory for Ouban, but he also had to take care of the business of the Emerald Pearl merchant group, which was the so-called long way to go.

Oban arranged a few more people for him who could help, and these people were all members of the team who had been following Oban for a long time, including Steward Mace. They were able to make important suggestions to Gilles in terms of daily communication, political affairs, and business dealings, and were the auxiliary force that Opan left to his son.

Finally, Oban called Gilles over, reached out and patted his son on the shoulder, and said, "Gilles, I know it's too early for you to put these burdens on you. ”

Gilles shook his head and said, "No, father. I'm ready. ”

Oban said happily: "You have grown up, so I can rest assured." ”

He looked at the clerk and said, "As for the territory, this is how I distribute it. Gilles's scope of management is to include the Ark Harbor, and my original Qiē territory is entrusted to him to manage. As for Daniel's territories, those that include Sunset City, Castle of Dawn, and Bauhinia Collar. Sir Allen is solely responsible for the annual payment of taxes in accordance with the regulations, and he has complete autonomy over the administration of the realm and other related policies. ”

The clerk shuddered as he listened, and even he understood the meaning of the five words "complete autonomy" in Orban's mouth. That meant that Eren was ostensibly a vassal, but in fact he was already an ally, an ally recognized by Oban. Alan only maintained a formal vassal, but Giles, the new earl, could not interfere with him and the affairs of the realm, as long as Alan paid the taxes every year according to the regulations.

In this way, Allen can develop armaments and expand the army according to his own wishes and abilities, without the consent and approval of Giles. For Gilles, such a vassal was undoubtedly dangerous. In particular, Alan owns all of Daniel's original territory, which is a huge blow to Gilles.

Gilles, though not yet formally administering the territory, knows a few things. Hearing Orban's decision, he said anxiously: "Father, have you given Sir Alan too much power?" ”

He was still too young to ask tactful questions. Asking this sharp question directly in front of Allen would be a disservice to both Allen and Oban. Alan just smiled, believing that Oban would give Gilles an answer. Graal looked at Alan and Oban out of the corner of his eye, guessing in his heart that the two must have negotiated some terms in private.

Oban smiled weakly and said to Giles, "Trust me, kid. Such an arrangement is best for you, and with your current ability, you can't do it that much. With Sir Allen to help you, you'll be a great earl. ”

"But, Father......"

He wanted to say something more, but Oban shook his head and interrupted, "Okay, Gilles." I'm already tired, so don't interrupt me anymore and just listen to it. The decisions I make, and the arrangements I make, are for the sake of the territory and for you. You may not understand it now, but you will certainly be able to understand why I did it in the future. ”

"I see, father." Gilles muttered, and he turned his head to look at Allen, a subtle hint of resentment flashing in his eyes.

Alan sighed lightly in his heart, knowing that Giles still couldn't understand Oban's arrangement. In this case, the two of them may not get along as happily as Oban thought in the future.

Oban added some additional things, mostly some personnel arrangements. Like Glaar, he changed his place in the merchant group. One that appears to have more power, but in fact according to Orban's plan, will gradually become dispensable. These plans have been made by Oban, but now they are being carried out by Gilles. As long as Gilles does not make any mistakes, then in three or five years, Glar will gradually fade out of power. By the time he found out, he was already in a boat, and he was powerless.

It took a morning for the will to be finalized. In the afternoon, the clerk put them into regular papers, gave them to Orban, Allen, and several other witnesses to see, and after making sure that they were correct, the relevant persons signed their names on the will. Alan was the last to sign, and when he was done, Oban let him stay.

"Daniel is a vassal of Rykerd, and now that Daniel is dead, Rykerd can't let Daniel's realm remain ownerless. You may have to think about how to deal with this problem. "Daniel also has a son, and you can make him a nominal lord, so that it will be easier to transfer power in the future." ”

Alan smiled, "Thank you for your Tiyì, Lord Earl. But actually, I had already been to Unicorn Castle once before coming here. At that time, one of Count Rykerd's nephews was already busy taking over Viscount Daniel's domain, and unfortunately, I happened to be there with Young Master Ant. ”

As soon as Ouban heard this, he knew a rough idea, and immediately smiled: "Then I'm really worried about it in vain, you know that it's naturally best to do this." So Alan, what's next? ”

"After all, Sir Daniel's territory has just been defeated, and what I have to do now is to stabilize the minds of the people of Dìng, and I probably won't have any more expansion in the next period of time. Stabilize the territory, accumulate development potential, and deal well with Mr. Rhine. Maybe I'll go to the imperial capital and get to know some big people. But before I can do that, I need to go back to Storm City, and I have some business to attend to. ”

Oban nodded and said, "You can go to Mace, and he will arrange a ship for you to go back." ”

"I see, it's not too early, Earl, you can rest."

"It's okay, you go about your business. The will has been decided, and you don't have to come to me to waste your time, just do what you have to do. ”

When Alan left, the Countess also came in. As he turned the Oriental-style partition, Alan saw Madame Dellie herself cleaning the Count's wounds, and they both had flat smiles on their faces. The afternoon sun quietly poured into this room, and the picture presented to Allen's eyes was full of warmth. But he knew that there was not much time left for the Count and the Lady.

Mace's efficiency was not to be said, and the next day he had already found Alan a merchant ship bound for Violet Harbor. However, now that the merchant ship would not set sail until a few days later, Alan was not in a hurry to work in the past few days, so he stayed in the three-story building arranged by Oban before. In the afternoon of the same day, Belmode finally returned. He heard that Alan was in the Ark Harbor, so he met him directly.

After separating from Lily outside Killer Whale Harbor, Belmode and Kira were sent by Taylor to another port, where they were transferred back to Ark Harbor on a passenger ship. After meeting with Allen, Belmode was also surprised to learn from Allen that these things had happened during this time. From Belmode, Alan also learned about the changes that happened in Orca Harbor, and at the same time knew Eric's strength from another side. This is undoubtedly an important piece of information for Allen, at least in the future, he will not be completely bottomless against Eric.

"That's right, young master. Mr. Taylor, who is one of the Naga agents in the Empire, seems intent on working with us. Although he has lost some superficial industries in Orca Harbor, his business should be more than that. Belmode added: "But now he has to take care of some things, and I'm afraid he won't be able to come to Ark Harbor anytime soon." ”

Alan nodded and said, "I'm also planning to go back to Storm City, and Steward Mace has already arranged a ship for me to set sail in three days." Come along, too. ”

Belmode naturally had no opinion, and Alan saw that there was nothing else, so he asked him to go down and rest. Belmode had just left, and someone came to visit, but it was Roger. After not seeing each other for many days, the two inevitably exchanged pleasantries. After sitting down, Roger went straight to the point and said, "Is the situation of the Count of Oban very unoptimistic?" ”