No one in the entire kingdom would object to this.
But precisely because he is the guardian of the kingdom, he will never become king.
This made it impossible for the kingdom to have a second duke.
Because no nobleman considered himself worthy of being compared to Festan Barlow, let alone surpass him.
As for why everyone present called him Grand Duke Barlow instead of Duke Festan...
This was not only because the nobles present treated him with utmost respect, including his surname.
The more important reason is that Festan Barlow only had one son, his daughter.
Festan Barlow's daughter passed away thirty years ago.
Therefore, in this world, there is no other successor to the 'Barlow' family besides him.
'Baro' has become the sole identifier of the Duke of Baro.
But this did not diminish the respect the nobles present held for him.
When he appeared, accompanied by Earl Willis kneeling on one knee, almost all the nobles followed suit without hesitation.
Wow!
A solemn knocking sound echoed through the church.
They pounded their right fists into their chests and bowed in respect.
Even the Marquis de Sancher knelt on one knee to show the highest respect.
Grand Duke Barlow's gaze swept over the nobles kneeling on one knee on the ground.
Although his cloudy eyes were slightly blurry, they exuded a strong sense of authority.
Under his gaze, every nobleman present couldn't help but tremble slightly.
Finally, he turned his cloudy yet steady gaze to Viktor:
"Count Victor".
"I need to apologize to you for their behavior."
His words sent chills down the spines of the kneeling nobles.
Even if the real Victor appeared, they wouldn't be so afraid.
Because Victor is, after all, an imperial citizen, and has no say in matters concerning these kingdom nobles.
At worst, these nobles can apologize and offer compensation, and that will be the end of it.
At most, the amount of compensation will make them feel the pinch for a while.
But……
They were already doing this in secret, expelling local lords.
As the guardian of the kingdom, Grand Duke Balor has always been fair in rewarding and punishing, and anyone who does something wrong will be punished.
If they had merely used public opinion to drive Priscilla away, then the Archduke of Barlow would not have criticized them further.
After all, the Clyvenner family had already relinquished Shulburn and returned it to Priscilla.
The consensus among the other residents is that they do not want Priscilla to lead them.
Although they manipulated and guided public opinion among these people.
If Priscilla couldn't quell this public opinion, then that in itself shows her incompetence.
So, for them, this is not very ethical, but it is legal.
Grand Duke Barlow will not pursue this matter too deeply.
But the problem now is that they haven't gotten rid of Priscilla yet, and Victor has suddenly returned.
This means that Grand Duke Barlow will definitely use Victor to thoroughly understand the cause and effect of the whole incident.
Sure enough, Grand Duke Barlow's next words directly pointed to this point:
"However, recently there have been frequent reports in Shulburn about Priscilla's vampire identity."
"This news has seriously disrupted the daily lives of the residents of Shulbourne."
Upon hearing Archduke Barlow's words, Victor responded without changing his expression:
"Grand Duke Barlow, don't you know the source of these rumors?"
The implication is that these things are just rumors, and you should know the truth better than I do.
Grand Duke Barlow nodded slightly, but his eyes remained fixed on Victor.
This argument was clearly insufficient to convince him.
"I will thoroughly investigate who started the rumors."
"But if the residents of Shulburn still insist on excluding Priscilla, Count Victor, you should understand."
“I will have to take action.”
Upon hearing these words, the nobles kneeling on the ground all brightened up.
But considering the majesty of the Duke of Barlow, they could only suppress the urge to raise their heads.
There's still a chance!
In fact, they had already spread numerous rumors several days earlier.
Judging by the timeline, these rumors have now spread throughout Shulburn.
Based on current public opinion, most people believe that Priscilla is not suitable to continue serving as the lord of Shulbon.
After all, people generally wouldn't allow a vampire to be the lord of Shulburn.
Given this trend, it's unlikely that such rumors will be easily dispelled within a certain timeframe.
Although the Duke of Barlow would subsequently appoint a new lord for Shulbon, this meant that Shulbon's profits would still not benefit these nobles.
But at least, this is better than being arrested and punished by the Duke of Barlow.
Meanwhile, Priscilla, who was at the center of the storm, began to feel anxious.
She knew that recently, Shulburne had launched a massive propaganda campaign that was extremely detrimental to her.
She was already overjoyed to see Viktor return.
Therefore, Priscilla did not want Victor to get into trouble because of her, or even to have a direct conflict with Grand Duke Barlow.
So she gritted her teeth.
Just as she made up her mind to rush out, she felt someone grab her arm tightly.
She turned around and saw that Leah was holding her arm tightly with one hand, her eyes seemingly showing no concern whatsoever.
Finally, she saw Leah shake her head at her and then say casually:
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