radicalducati Chapter 144 The Hushan Family's Team, Powerful Flying Bricks
Chapter 144 The Hushan Family's Team, Powerful Flying Bricks
Earl of Lake Mountain!
Among the many noble families of the Kingdom of the Shield, the Lake Mountain family can be considered a very powerful family.
Even without the support of wizards, their family's foundation and strength are even greater than those of some great noble families.
As someone who knew about the connection between wizards and nobles, Earl of Lake Mountain had been searching for traces of wizards, trying to gain the support of a wizard so that his Lake Mountain family could also become a great noble family and one of the masters of this land.
After confirming the situation at Chashan Ridge, the Hushan family sent an envoy to Chashan Ridge.
Unfortunately, Loon had no intention of dealing with nobles, nor did he have any idea of extending the "agricultural tax" to the entire earldom. Therefore, Loon did not meet with the envoy of the Lake Mountain family.
But in any case, Loen had seen the noble crest of the Lake Mountain family.
Therefore, as soon as the Lake Mountain family's group came into view, Luo Ang recognized them.
"Weren't the Lake Mountain family supposed to be at Forked Mountain Ridge? Why are they in Giant Shield City again?"
Luo Ang thought to himself.
Although he had refused to meet with the envoys of the Lake Mountain family, seeing that the people of the Lake Mountain family were not staying in Forked Ridge but had come to Giant Shield City, Luo Ang still couldn't help but feel uncomfortable, as if he had been 'betrayed'.
So he immediately headed towards the Hushan family's group.
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The Lake Mountain family had originally focused their attention on Forked Ridge, waiting for an opportunity to impress the wizard and gain his support.
—As long as they have the support of the wizards, they can love the people and be kind.
While the envoys of the Lake Mountain family were still waiting and looking for an opportunity in Chashan Ridge, the Lake Mountain family received news from Giant Shield City that something had happened to the five great nobles in Giant Shield City.
Others may not understand the true nature of the great nobles, but Earl of Lake Mountain does—as long as the wizards supporting them remain, the great nobles they support will never collapse.
Even if there are conflicts between great nobles, their conflicts are only directed at each other's wing members, and do not extend to their main branches.
Therefore, when Earl of Lake Mountain received news that four other noble families in the capital were taking action against the main branch of the Xulun family, he immediately deduced that the problem lay with the wizard behind the Xulun family.
Either the wizard is dead.
Either the wizard has already abandoned the Sulun family.
Otherwise, no one would ever lay a hand on the members of the Xulun family.
Under these circumstances, Earl of Lake Mountain directly changed his original decision—first he told his eldest son about "the relationship between nobles and wizards," and then sent his eldest son to Forked Ridge to replace the family steward who was originally guarding Forked Ridge.
Immediately afterwards, the chief steward, who had been withdrawn, and his youngest son were sent to Giant Shield City.
If the wizard behind the Xulun family has abandoned the Xulun family, why can't the Hushan family try to win the wizard's support?
If one of the five great noble families in the Kingdom of the Shield is destined to fall, why can't the Lake Mountain family take that place?
If all else fails, the Lake Mountain family could try to recruit the "court wizards" in the royal palace. Although Earl Lake Mountain was not clear about the difference between court wizards and real wizards, the fact that court wizards were allowed to be called "wizards" by those wizards meant that there must be a connection between court wizards and real wizards.
The reason they are court wizards rather than true wizards is perhaps because they are 'lacking' something... and the Lake Mountain family is willing to do everything possible to make up for that lack, so that court wizards can become true 'wizards'.
In fact, the Lake Mountain family had the idea of contacting court wizards long ago.
The Hushan family has done this kind of thing more than once in the past two hundred years.
However, in the two hundred years of trials by the Lake Mountain family, the ancestors of the Lake Mountain family discovered that those court wizards, although related to wizards, were subject to certain restrictions, and they would not easily come into contact with other nobles.
Any attempt to take the risk of contact will come at a bloody price.
Therefore, while heading towards Giant Shield City, Earl of Lake Mountain was already prepared to pay the price—his youngest son!
If the contact doesn't go smoothly, then the matter itself is simply Erin Lakehill acting recklessly after breaking free from family constraints, and has nothing to do with the Lakehill family.
To ensure that this matter had nothing to do with the family, the team sent by Earl of Lakehill included no elders of the Lakehill family other than Erin Lakehill, who was in charge.
As for the head steward, he was merely following Erin's orders. Unless there was a definite outcome regarding the court wizards, he would never appear in public.
In the procession, eight-year-old Erin sat in the carriage, looking around through the window.
At only eight years old, this was the first time he had stepped out of the castle—before that, he had been receiving etiquette training inside the castle.
Therefore, at this moment, he was filled with curiosity about everything outside.
Whether it's the farmers toiling in the fields or the birds and beasts startled by the procession, they are all more interesting than the etiquette teachers in the castle.
Outside the carriage where Erin was riding, the one driving the carriage was none other than Ex Lakehill, the head butler of the Lakehill family.
"Uncle Ex, what happened up ahead?"
As they gazed intently at the outline of Giant Shield City through the carriage window, the convoy ahead swayed slightly, slowing down as the guarding knights quickly moved closer to the carriage where Erin was.
"It's alright, a wandering knight just wants to get to know the Lake Mountain family." After listening to the knight's words, Ex comforted Erin and then jumped off the carriage and walked forward.
The person blocking the way was naturally Luo Ang.
The process of stopping the Hushan family was exceptionally simple.
He simply stood in front of the group, and naturally, the guards and knights came up to inquire about the situation.
Then, when Loon mentioned that he wanted to stay in the Lake Mountain family's group for a while for convenience, the knight who had inquired about the situation decided to test Loon's abilities.
Although Loen himself had not learned any swordsmanship, the swordsmanship of a knight was ultimately the swordsmanship of an ordinary person.
At this level of skill, the competition is nothing more than strength and speed.
As a wizard, Loon's strength and speed far surpass those of ordinary knights—at the same time, his 'semi-digitalized' body also makes him far more resistant to damage than a knight.
Therefore, when he competed with the knight, all he needed to do was use his strength to throw bricks.