The Summoner

"what?"

Even Susan and Barrett looked at him in surprise.

Mandel narrowed his eyes and scanned the servants who had been withdrawn from the hall due to the family meeting. He said, "Adrien, my son, can be a knight is your mother's legacy and your uncle's care. "

"Yes." Adrien nodded.

"So say..." Mandel said slowly: "Don't provoke my bottom line!"

He leaned slowly on the large backrest, and his tone was a bit tired: "I know you are unwilling, but you must know that Adrien, family inheritance is the most important, only the best can let The family continues to advance, the mediocre can only make the family stand still, or even retreat, this is a **** example!"

"The heir of the turquoise family is my son, Barrett with A+ talent!"

Susan also seemed to be an angry lion.

She jumped directly on the chair, pointing at Adrien and shouting: "Instead of a talent with only Class C waste! What about the noble lineage? You are the son of Mandel! A member of the turquoise family! Not yours The mother who has died is from the Viscount family of the hereditary sheriff of the capital!"

"Bang--"

A heavy muffled noise appeared on the desktop.

Mandel's big hand full of thick cocoons picked it up, and he stared at his wife: "Susan, now, I, ask you to give me..." He almost said, "Shut up!"

"You!" Susan's eyes suddenly burst into tears: "I knew you would never forget her!"

"This…"

Barrett was overwhelmed by the side.

He was only 13 years old, and even with his calculations in mind, he could not cope with such a sudden family quarrel.

"Please listen to me." But Adrien was still calm. He looked at the arguing father and stepmother: "I didn't want the heir's identity, and I didn't intend to involve the property distribution."

"So what do you want?" Mandel's face was somber.

"Promise." Adrian said.

"committed to?"

Mandel looked at himself as the eldest son of the city.

His face was slightly stiff, he nodded after calculating: "As long as it does not exceed my rights, I will give you a reasonable commitment, but I don't know, what do you want to admit?"

"The slough town in the northeast, I want to settle there."

Adrien laughed: "If possible, I want to reclaim new land in the future without paying any taxes in 3 years, and when recruiting migrants, I think the family can give me some help." "Of course, I will not recruit freemen in the turquoise fort, I will only buy serfs from slave traders."

"You..." Mandel narrowed his eyes slightly and finally nodded: "I agree!"

"thank."

Adrien stood up.

Respectfully reach out and put it on your chest to bow down and salute: "My father."

"Your ambition is great." Mandel's face was gloomy: "Opposite the Death Marsh is the Star Sea, and there may be a good estuary, but you must know that Adrien and the Turquoise family have wanted to develop this The estuary has been unsuccessful, and the reason for giving up until now is because it is too dangerous!"

"The lizardmen will eat you, with no flesh and bones left!" Susan spoke fiercely beside him.

"I have a way."

Adrien laughed: "Lizardmen, sometimes not so scary."

"Not terrible?" Mandel smiled dumbly: "My son, Adrien." He stood up and said slowly: "Since you decided to settle in the mud town, well, I will give you a five-year tax-free period, and you can Make a contract, if you can open up new territories in the death swamp, then I will still enclose you as a knight, and use all the territories you have opened up as your knight's domain, as your arrogance!"

"Okay." Adrian nodded.

"do not let me down!"

Mandel strode outwards: "I went to inspect the castle, breakfast is gone!"

But when passing by Adrien, he stopped a little and whispered: "But you have to understand, Adrien, your uncle is only your uncle after all, his help needs a price, you have to understand this !"

"I understand." Adrien chuckled.

"well."

Mandel left the hall directly.

The stepmother Susan and his younger brother Barrett, who were on both sides of the table, also stood up and chose to leave indifferently.

This breakfast, which has not yet begun, ends after the family gathering. For everyone, this is not a good result, but it is not a bad result, but it is psychologically uncomfortable.

Just before leaving, Barrett smiled the winner: "Goodbye, dear brother!"

"of course…"

Adrian nodded with a smile: "My dear brother."

He also left.

Back in his room, he started to pack things.

This is an unspoken rule. Since he chose to fight and got what he wanted, he had to move out of this safe, turquoise family castle when he was 16 years old. life.

And Andrian, who had been expecting it today, was already prepared, he didn't even need to pack up too much.

Only a small amount of laundry is needed.

Just a small package.

As he packed up the room, footsteps sounded outside the door.

Old Owen tapped on the door that was not closed, and slowly came in: "Master Adrien, Master Mandel asked me to prepare 1,000 shillings, an iron sword made by a dwarf, and a pair of the most sophisticated iron-inlaid leather armor. , Plus a trained horse, and a vigorous horse, in the middle courtyard of the castle."

"Huh?" Adrien raised his eyebrows slightly: "This is a surprising gift!"

"Master Mandel likes you very much."

Old Owen bowed to salute, and then turned to leave.

But he also seemed to think of something: "Master Mandel told me to tell you that the death swamp is very dangerous. It is not only the lizard man. There are also many wanted black wizards who are also active in it. I hope you will be careful."

"Okay." Adrian nodded.

The middle courtyard fell.

There are three male servants waiting.

Behind are the 2 horses and the corresponding items, which are used as compensation for non-heirs after leaving home.

The inheritance law stipulates that the heir will have everything, can leave the family, and go to other heirs outside, can also get compensation for money and goods, and if he is favored, he can also get a small block of land to be a rich gentleman.

Of course, in order to maintain the prosperity of the family, higher compensation is impossible.

Adrien didn't need more.

"Go!"

He turned over and rode a horse.

The horse was very docile, but with a snort, he began to walk as obediently as the old master.

The sturdy horse beside him also kept up, rubbing Adrien's thighs with his head from time to time. It didn't look like he had just met, but was as kind as the groom who raised them since childhood.

"You stay, I can just go by myself."

Adrien rejected the plan of the three male servants to follow.

The horses fluttered and the horses moved forward happily, and he looked up at the main castle building next to his eyes. The windows opened. It was Susan and Barrett's smug looking, and Mandel who was watching him leave.

He twirled the reins and left the castle completely, running down the rugged mountain road to the distance.

Start your own life.

…………

The turquoise fort is located at the top of a solitary mountain. The mountain is roughly built into a half-moon rectangle. The castle surrounds all the places on the top of the mountain. Only the sides of the ridge are cut out for the garrison.

Adrien took the mountain road to the south.

Northwest is the dark jungle.

Far northeast is the Death Marsh.

To the south, the terrain is relatively flat, and it is also the distribution area of ​​the 7 villages to which the turquoise castle belongs.

This is Qianwan County, the northernmost territory of the Silver Bay Kingdom. However, because of the barren land and slightly humid climate, the agriculture is extremely underdeveloped. The annual CD collection can be regarded as a poor harvest and the economy is weak.

There are no minerals in the county, only woodland and swamps can barely harvest some hides as takeaway goods.

Can be extremely dangerous.

A brutal orc in the dark jungle.

The cruel lizard man in the death swamp.

Even if you can get a few economic commodities through hunting or fishing, but the alien robbers that appear from time to time, it is not just asking for money, it is directly killing, looking at humans as food!

The promising aristocracy has left, so the turquoise fort has the military and political power here.

In fact, no one will come to fight.

The nobles are not stupid.

It costs a lot to get rid of the turquoise family that dominates the jurisprudence.

Even if it occupies this castle and this area, the pay and return are extremely inconsistent with the price, which is equivalent to losing money. Therefore, those nobles who like to go to other neighbors to fight the autumn wind and intrigue, ignore the existence of Qianwan County.

And this also allows Adrien to develop his forces well, because the forces of Qianwan County are almost vacuum.

Zema moves forward.

There were no caravans and unnecessary figures along the way.

Only occasionally can I see patrolling reconnaissance cavalry, holding a spear in his arms, and the flag on the top of the gun head is printed with a turquoise emblem, proving that it belongs to the cavalry of the turquoise fort.

"Master!"

Scout cavalry also found him.

After strangling the horses, they put down their spears and said hello salute: "Good morning!"

"Good morning!" Adrien nodded: "Looking at your direction from the mud town?" He looked at the captain of the Scout Cavalry: "Lofid, looking at your look is very anxious. Is there something unexpected? ?"

"Yes, Master Adrian, the lizardmen in the dead swamp have been restless recently."

Loved nodded.

After looking at the team members next to him, he drove to Adrien, and leaned over to whisper: "Master, why did you come out yourself? Didn't Lord Mandel say that you are not allowed to leave the castle at will!"

"I broke up." Adrien shrugged. "Unfortunately, the heir is not me."

"…Uh?"

Loved stunned: "Master Barrett?"

There was a look of contempt in his eyes, but he clearly reacted: "Sorry, Master Adrien, it seems that I can't continue to work for you in the future. This is the saddest thing for me!"

"No!" Adrien chuckled: "Effect can always be effective."

"I don't understand..." Lovefield swallowed.

"this is very simple."

Adrien took a small bag in his arms and threw it to him.

Then, the sound of the horse fluttered, and only two people could hear it: "Every month you can still get 10 shillings from me, but you have to remember, if I can’t solve any problems, I can only I asked my father for help personally, but that would make me lose face, after all, after the separation, my eldest son should learn to handle anything by himself."

"Of course!" Loved quickly squeezed the bag with the shillings in his pocket, and whispered: "Master Adrien, in my eyes, you will always be the young man of the turquoise family!"