It will take at least a week or so for Xia Feng to go to the north this time, so he arranged some more important things before leaving.

First, the source stone processing is in full swing, don't have any worries, how much to do.

Second, he purchased a large number of medicines from Yi Nanxue, and at the same time, because of the addition of Jiawei, various large-scale medical equipment was also completed.

Third, in order to repay the poor infected people who had come to his aid before, Black Feather completely canceled all medical expenses, and those poor people who really couldn't even eat could even come to receive the most basic living expenses.

Judging from Black Feather's current wealth, it is really impossible to let Xia Feng raise all the infected people in Victoria, but he can still do it to a certain extent to help the infected people in the surrounding cities.

Of course, it is better to rely on heaven and earth than on himself, there is only so much he can do, and he does not care about returns.

But whether they can survive this "harsh winter" depends on the infected themselves.

....

There is no danger in theory to go north this time, and of course, it is not ruled out that Frey will not die and continue to engage him.

However, Xia Feng is not panicked, and it is not his character to be timid.

Now Princess Verin's attitude has been very clear, if Frey wants to engage in him again, it is nothing more than a small action such as assassination, the black and white twins have run to the middle stage, and it really makes him anxious, and it is not certain who will kill whom.

And the north is Vina's territory, and the Glasgow gang stands tall in the north all year round, and it's no joke.

....

It was snowing in the sky, and because the wind was strong in the wilderness, the snow on the road did not accumulate very thickly.

Xia Feng drove the car alone, accompanied by poignant singing, all the way north.

Two days later, he arrived in Lentinium.

...

As agreed, he first went to the Imperial Administration Building to report.

In the hall on the first floor, two staff members received him and informed him that the ceremony of the nobleman's ordination was ready and waiting for him.

Under the leadership of the staff, Xia Feng came to the floor where the Yuan Council was located, and while waiting for the start, he also learned some information about the Yuan Council from the staff.

....

The Imperial Parliament, composed of members of the Victorian aristocracy, has the power to participate in the formulation of laws and regulations, participate in decision-making on the development of the empire, and in special cases, even jointly veto the wrong decisions of members of the royal family.

At this stage, the Yuan Council is composed of a total of 208 people, who are basically the heads of the nobles.

Among them, there are 13 first-class nobles, 57 second-class nobles, and 138 third-class nobles.

Theoretically, all nobles above level 3 are eligible to join the Yuan Council, but in practice, not all members of the Yuan Council are resident in Lentinium, and some nobles with more remote fiefs rarely attend ordinary meetings.

All members of the Council were summoned only when some major decisions needed to be discussed, and in normal times, only a few old and nosy old men around Lentinium were willing to sit down.

To put it bluntly, the members of the Yuan Assembly have no actual power in the political system, and their main role is supervision, and they do not even have salaries in normal times.

Just like the Imperial Inspector General Cappewamy, as a level 1 nobleman, he is naturally also a member of the Yuan Council, but he usually doesn't have time to hold meetings with these old men.

It is said that none of the regular meetings of the Yuan Council were attended by all members, and each time the members did not come for various excuses, and each time they broke up unhappily at the end.

....

Two hours later, Xia Feng's award ceremony was ready.

This ceremony is not grand, a small level 3 nobleman, basically just go through the process, saying that it is a royal gift, but in fact, none of the royal family members are present.

Inside the Yuan Council Hall.

An old representative of the aristocracy read out something, presumably the luxury of nobility, and the oath of allegiance to the royal family.

Subsequently, Xia Feng carried out an oath-taking ceremony according to the content on the paper, the content of which can be understood as "The Self-cultivation of Victorian Aristocrats".

Xia Feng has no blood relatives, and he is the only one in the family, so the process is very simple.

The whole ceremony was completed in 20 minutes, and Xia Feng received a certificate of conferment jointly stamped by the Yuan Council and the royal family, as well as a noble medal symbolizing his status.

This is the end of the noble award ceremony that belongs to him, and from today onwards, he is officially a third-level nobleman.

...

After the delegates dispersed one after another, a senior official of the Supervision Office found Xia Feng.

"You're Xia Feng."

"I am."

The black-uniformed official handed over a report to Xia Feng, which was the investigation into the Krone family's massacre.

Although the Inspector General Capewamy had a personal vendetta with him, Princess Verin's orders could not be disobeyed, and according to the previous agreement, the Inspectorate handed over this unsolvable case to him.

Xia Feng briefly glanced at the investigation report.

The document contains a list of the time, place, and damage, as well as some of the partners with whom the Krone family was in frequent contact prior to its demise.

The official of the Supervision Office is very young, and he explained in detail for Xia Feng.

"This case is very special, several suspects we suspected before have been investigated, and they have basically been ruled out, as for the scene, it has lost its investigation significance now, it has been too long, and it has snowed heavily, so you don't need to go."

Xia Feng glanced at the report a few more times.

"Are there any survivors in the Crown family?"

"The family has no life, but there is a distant relative who rarely interacts with each other, and it may be for this reason that he was spared."

Xia Feng nodded.

"Okay, thank you, brother."

The Imperial Inspectorate is a huge political and legal institution, and even if Capewamy has a grudge against him, there are good people in the Inspectorate who are friendly and responsible.

...

Leaving the administrative building, Xia Feng casually threw the nobleman's seal and medal into the car, took out the phone, and called Vina.

"Vina, I'm here."

"I'll be waiting for you at the Glasgow Gang headquarters."

"Okay."

The heavy snow in Lentinium has stopped, and even though the temperature is cold, the streets are still filled with cars and pedestrians.

Xia Feng silently observed the city on the way to the car.

This historic city is the brain of Victoria, and it is also the capital of the first king, with a full 300,000 central troops stationed outside the city, and in the event of war, the surrounding cities can gather more than 500,000 reservists in a few days.

Coupled with the Royal Knights inside, the entire city can be described as impregnable.

Victoria is surrounded by the sea on three sides, with the Northern and Southern Military Regions facing each other, and the Frontier Military District guarding the only southern border with foreign countries.

With such a strong army, it can be said that there is no need to worry about inside and outside, which is the foundation of Victoria's country, and it is also a national strength that cannot be compared with other surrounding countries.

....

The headquarters building of the Glasgow Gang.

Xia Feng handed over the case investigation report provided by the Supervision Office to Vina, but Vena only glanced at it casually and threw it aside.

"Vina?"

Vena raised her head from the wine glass on the desk and drank it down, then said indifferently.

"This report has no reference value, because the murderer we are looking for is not the real murderer at all."

Of course, Xia Feng understood what Vina meant, because the real culprit was himself.

"So what do we do?"

Vina stood up from behind her desk in a black jacket and slammed her palm against the map hanging on the wall.

"Let's go here."

At this time, the place where Vina held the palm of her hand was a medium-sized city in the northern hinterland.