Chapter 184: Fermentation, Waiting (Please subscribe, please vote)

When Carl Raymond and Aphra Norman couldn't get together, Loy became a bastard.

But after Aphra inherited the throne of the Norman Grand Duke, it also meant that she must have children and must get married.

Her husband came from a small family, and his cultivation talent and personal abilities were not outstanding.

The only thing he could boast of was that he was very handsome, a bit like Count Karl Raymond, and had a cowardly personality.

At that time, the Norman family no longer needed to use marriage to consolidate their status. Aphra only needed a husband who would not cause any constraints, so she chose this one.

This person is self-aware and rarely appears in White Castle or in the public eye.

Instead, he lived his own life in a manor outside the city. Although his life was a bit uncomfortable, he was also free.

However, he still managed to make Grand Duchess Aphra pregnant three times, and then gave birth to two sons and a daughter, thus completing the mission of family inheritance.

The eldest son, Ryan Norman, is seventeen years old this year. He has excellent knightly talent, is polite, and is recognized as the first heir to the principality.

In a sense, he is indeed Luo Yi's younger brother!

But, I didn’t expect that we would meet in such an occasion?

Luo Yi looked at his receding figure and asked, "Is he just so eccentric?"

Aiwa nodded slightly: "Master Ryan always likes to do something unexpected."

"Then let's go!"

Luo Yi didn't waste any words, turned around and left, got on the carriage, and drove away amid the neighing sounds of "hiss".

He was looking out of the car window, watching the ancient castle getting farther and farther away. In the moonlight and darkness, it looked like a dormant giant beast.

"If I hadn't sensed his obvious hostility, I would have believed Eva's words."

"It's just that, I've never met you before. Why would you want to kill me, my brother?"

…

Hotel, second floor.

When Luo Yi returned, everyone was waiting, and quite a few people gathered in the study.

Hoover, Ange, Oliveira, and Lilia.

They were all waiting for news from Luo Yi and his arrangements.

Lilia was the least scrupulous. She asked directly, "Luo Yi, what's going on?"

Luo Yi was quite relaxed: "The situation is quite complicated, but I am confident of winning!"

Hoover then spoke up and said, “Master, I’m in charge of some family businesses and have dealings with some nobles in Auxerre.

But I need to go out and look for some nobles, or hold some banquets, or run a small salon, and make some exchanges of interests."

Hoover understood the rules of the aristocracy, and when he said this, he was following the traditional approach.

However, Luo Yi shook his head: "You don't have to do anything, don't worry about anything, just stay in this hotel peacefully."

Except for Oliveira, everyone else looked at each other, confused.

Hoover couldn't help but continue to ask: "Master, are you really not going to do anything?"

"Listen to me, you don't have to do anything, they have no right to compete with me!"

After a pause, Luo Yi continued, "On the contrary, we have to prepare for the takeover and management of the Flower Territory after inheriting the title."

"Butler Hoover?"

"Master, your orders!"

"I intend to have you return to Flower Territory first. It would be best if you could gather some forces and manpower.

However, safety comes first. Even if I don't do anything else, I just need to find out the specific situation in the territory for me."

"Master, what about the situation here?"

"There's nothing to arrange. Anyway, by the time the next noble council is held, the matter will have a conclusion."

"Okay, I'll be back tomorrow."

Luo Yi looked at Ange again and said, "You and Butler Hoover go back together, take the thirty men under your command and protect Butler Hoover's safety.

Also, clean up those underground worlds led by Flowers. They are the most informed, so it's a good opportunity to collect some information."

"I hope that when I arrive at the Flower Territory, I will be able to know the most accurate situation of the Earldom."

"Yes!" Ange agreed very straightforwardly:

Luo Yi finally looked at Lilia and asked, "Lilia, are you willing to go with me, or go back to the flowers first.

There should be a group of experts on magical machinery sent by the Empire there. You should be able to learn some specific details when you go there."

Lilia hesitated for just a second before saying, "I'll stay with you."

"Then please wait for a while. Please help me arrange the magic apprentices we brought with us so that nothing goes wrong."

"Don't worry, leave it to me!"

In just a few words, Luo Yi had made all the arrangements, and everyone left to rest.

Luo Yi hugged Lilia, exercised well, and slept soundly without any worry on his face.

…

It should be said that Loy's arrival was like a switch, or a signal, so that the activity level of the nobles of the Norman Duchy suddenly increased by more than ten times.

Banquets, salons, and various invitations were everywhere, so frequent that even the nobles who had experienced banquets felt a little overwhelmed.

Even ordinary residents of Auxerre could sense the abnormality among the nobles.

Of course, most of them were happy because with the frequent banquets and salons, they needed to supply more food and vegetables. They were busy and could earn more money.

No matter which world, for ordinary people, life will be better if they have money.

To put it bluntly, the activeness of these nobles is a variety of connections, exchanges of interests, compromises and disputes in order to reach a certain agreement.

According to the custom of the Council of Nobles, it is usually held on the first and fifteenth day of each month.

But for the sake of the Earldom's affairs, the Speaker announced that the meeting would be suspended due to illness and postponed to the next session.

The speaker has been unwell more than once or twice. Can't the meeting go on normally with or without him?

But this time, the battle was stopped. To put it bluntly, it was to leave enough time for those people to show their skills, pay money, promise benefits, and thus gain greater rewards.

This thing was done really dirty.

But sometimes, nobles are just shameless, what can you do?

Of course, almost all the heirs have various promises, invitations, salons, banquets, and even sword fights and duels.

Only Loy, who had the support of the Archduchess of Normandy, didn't even move!

He rarely left the hotel and restricted the people below him from wandering around.

Not to mention taking the initiative to host a banquet, even when someone couldn't help but send him an invitation to find out more, he directly refused.

This unwillingness to even communicate really confused the nobles.

If Luo Yi didn't want the title of earl, he wouldn't have to come back.

But since he came with such fanfare, without even holding a banquet or opening a salon, how could he possibly win the support of every seat in the Council of Nobles?

The strangest thing is that the Archduchess of Normandy didn't make any move, as if she had given up. It was unbelievable!

However, news gradually spread that Luo Yi was a genius in cultivation.

However, when it comes to interpersonal communication, which is the most important aspect for aristocrats, they are rather slow.

This is not impossible, just like the descendants of the Freud family, who are often talented and cultivate quickly, but are also the worst at managing aristocratic territories and interpersonal relationships.

Luo Yi falls into this category.

However, although Luo Yi did not go out to socialize, you would be wrong to say that he was uninformed!

The pretty girl Eva always brings him the latest information, such as who has won the support of which member of parliament and won three votes.

A certain heir defeated his rival at a banquet and was praised for his strength and the power of a lion.

Of course, these are actually nothing. The most criticized thing is that someone has already drawn a map of the earldom.

Then, based on the summary of the news and feedback from all sides, they actually started to divide the territory.

Who owns this piece, who owns that piece, to whom was this type of business of the Raymond family promised, and who took that type of business away.

Yes, they have acquiesced to the decline and division of the Raymond family, as well as the ownership of this vast territory and interests.

The map is updated almost every day, and it is very lively with people coming and going.

To be honest, no matter how good-tempered Luo Yi was, he still got angry.

It felt like his purse was being grabbed by a group of people, one after another, without any hesitation, treating him as if he had nothing!

Fortunately, all of this will come to a conclusion half a month later, on July 15th of the 312th year of the New Divine Calendar.

He stayed in the hotel these days, but of course he didn't do nothing.

I couldn't practice during the journey, but now, under Shenlan's arrangement, I picked them all up one by one.

Breathing techniques, meditation, physical training, secret sacred skills, spearmanship, swordsmanship, eagle eye skills, extraordinary combat skills...

He has so much to learn and improve, and he really doesn't think it's necessary to attend those social gatherings and banquets.

It is worth mentioning that he also tried to practice [Divine Sigh·Dragon Power].

With [Behemoth Heartbeat] activated, you can temper your own soul at the cost of consuming soul stones.

If meditation is a form of self-improvement, similar to climbing a ladder step by step, in addition to accumulating magic power, it can also help improve the strength of the soul.

As for [Shen Tan·Long Wei], you have to take the cable car up the mountain. You have to pay and you can't enjoy the fun of climbing the mountain, but you can still see the scenery.

Therefore, the benefits are naturally great, but Luo Yi really doesn't dare to practice for a long time, and the consumption of fighting spirit and soul stones is really exaggerated.

However, just as he was concentrating on waiting for the noble meeting to be convened so that he could give her a strong slap in the face, the pretty girl Eva led him out again.

"Meet someone? Who? Who is worthy of us meeting in such a mysterious way?"

Luo Yi’s face was full of confusion, but the pretty girl Eva said, “This was arranged by the master himself.

Even she had to negotiate with many parties before she could get you this opportunity."

"So, this time, you must not let me down!"

After a pause, she continued, “The person I’m going to meet this time may not be able to determine whether you will inherit the earldom.

However, after you inherit the title, whether the territory will obey your management will depend on whether they are willing to truly support you."

"Dealing with them solves at least half of the problem."

Luo Yi was curious and couldn't help asking, "So impressive?"

"That's quite impressive!"

"Now that you mention it, I'm really interested! Go, go, go, faster, faster!"

The second update will be revised, please wait a moment!

(End of this chapter)