Mystery: The Stars Returner

Chelf looked terrified and struggled to swim ashore while shouting for help.

He was fat, but his swimming skills were pretty good. However, when he almost reached the shore and climbed up, Hastur kicked him into the lake again.

He was worried that he couldn't find anyone to mess with him, so that he could speed up the digestion of the potion.

This Viscount Chelf Baron is good. He wanted to make himself a rabbit master when he came here. He was just looking for a beating!

Hastur glanced around, but it was a pity that he did not have any suitable long weapons, such as bamboo poles or wooden sticks. Otherwise, he would have let Viscount Chelf Barron experience what it means to have a blooming brain.

Soon, the movement here attracted nearby nobles to gather around.

When they saw someone falling into the water, they all called their attendants to go into the lake and fish them out.

Hastur stood on the shore and did not make a move to stop him. When Chelf was helped from the lake to the shore by two attendants, he walked over, smiled, raised his right foot, and hit the target with a kick. Wolf's heart kicked him into the lake again.

Chelf wanted to curse and took another swig of lake water.

The surrounding nobles came to their senses and realized that Chelf's fall into the water was not an accident, but a conflict with someone.

Hastur was very conspicuous in the circle of nobles, and he was quickly recognized.

The smarter nobles slipped away first, not wanting to get involved in this muddy water.

The nobles who were friends with Chelf shouted to accuse Hastur of trying to murder the nobles.

Audrey and Gray Lint also came nearby and saw that Hastur was causing trouble. Audrey was slightly surprised and blinked.

It was really bold to kick a viscount into the lake in front of so many nobles.

Tonight is a party organized by the royal family. Even the nobles have to restrain their tempers and at least appear to be in peace.

Gray Lint quickly stepped forward and pulled Hastur away from here first, lest Hastur be kicked into the lake again.

"That Viscount Barron is indeed nothing, but this is a royal party, so it's better not to make it too ugly, otherwise it will easily leave a bad impression."

Gray Lint carefully analyzed the pros and cons for Hastur to prevent him from acting impulsively. Hastur just listened silently and didn't care.

Even if the person who said that just now was a prince, he would still kick him.

After finally catching an opportunity for self-defense, he would not miss it easily.

After a while, Chelf was finally rescued from the lake. He coughed up a lot of lake water, obviously he had drank a lot just now.

But he didn't dare to come directly to Hastur to settle the score. He just gave Hastur a resentful look and left the party early in despair.

It is indeed shameful to kick someone, but the person being kicked will only be more embarrassed.

And if you are soaked all over, staying here will only become a joke.

After the small episode, everything returned to its previous liveliness.

When Greco and the royal prince appeared, it symbolized that the party was halfway through.

"This eldest prince is deeply loved and trusted by the king, and he is very likely to become the new king in the future." Gray Lint's voice was low.

It's not possible. When George III fails to be promoted to Black Emperor in the future, he will be Govington II, the new king of Loen.

Hastur was thinking in his mind. Seeing the friendly exchange between Greco and the big prince, he had to feel that the Negan family was indeed very good at betting.

After Greco greeted the surrounding nobles, he led the eldest prince in the direction of Hastur.

Gray Lint quickly adjusted his clothes and straightened his back to make himself look more energetic and elegant. Then he led Hastur to greet him first and said hello.

Greco introduced: "This is Baron Hastur Campbell, now the last heir of the Campbell family. This time, it was him who helped the police detect the Sunrise Workhouse case, and he is also a good friend of mine."

The eldest prince smiled and said: "You are young and promising, and the kingdom needs nobles like you who are full of wisdom and courage."

Hastur also returned a few polite words, and after a brief chat, the eldest prince left first.

Greco glanced at Graylint, who understood and turned around silently to leave.

"How did Viscount Barron offend you tonight?"

"It's just a small thing, and he will get the punishment he deserves."

Greco nodded, revealed the matter, and said: "After the party is over, don't leave yet."

"The king's reward?"

"Well, the king asked the eldest prince to come forward, and he obviously thinks highly of you."

Hastur understood the meaning of these words. The king asked the eldest prince to come forward so that he could be grateful to the eldest prince in the future.

This is indeed bullish behavior.

Yes, I am still young, possessing both wisdom and courage. The Campbell family was once a hereditary earl, and I will indeed have a bright future in the future.

Only people like Chelf who are short-sighted and have no IQ dare to offend him blatantly.

Greco did not stay long and left after saying a few words, but his arrival sent a signal to the surrounding nobles.

Hastur Campbell is his good friend, Greg Negan, and he has a good relationship with him.

With Greco's shock, some nobles who originally wanted to stand up for Chelf tacitly revealed the matter.

Hasta, who was not disturbed, came to the small circle of Gray Lint and Audrey with a glass of wine, smiled and exchanged a few words, blended into their circle, and waited quietly for the end of the party.

He was curious about what kind of reward the king would give this time.

At least it won't be less than 2000 gold pounds, right?

If he was given 10000 gold pounds directly, he would let Greco help invest in stocks and make a profit first.

With Gray Lint and Audrey present, Hastur showed the elegance and propriety that a nobleman should have, especially when chatting, he always impressed every interlocutor.

Especially the girls who were not yet married, looked at him with eyes filled with admiration and curiosity.

Curiosity is the beginning of downfall.

Fortunately, Hastur is not a person like Gray Lint. As soon as there are signs of this, he will stop radiating charm in time to avoid being disturbed by this group of noble girls in his peaceful life.

At around eleven o'clock, the nobles attending the party left one after another. Gray Lint originally wanted to leave with Hastur, but in the end he could only leave alone with envy.

The crowd gradually dispersed, and soon an attendant came to Hastur and led him into the private space inside the manor.

The eldest prince, Greg, and Hibbert were already sitting on the sofa chatting.

This is the core power circle of the future Loen Kingdom.

Greco represents the Negan family, and behind Hibbert is Earl Hall. These two are now important ministers of the Loen Kingdom, and are great nobles with power and wealth.

Hastur just glanced around and walked over naturally, saying hello to everyone.

In the future, he believed that he would also enter the core circle of power in the Loen Kingdom.

After chatting for a while, the eldest prince asked someone to bring a small tawny box and placed it in front of Hastur. "This is a reward for courage and wisdom."

……

The party is over, on the carriage.

Hastur placed the small yellow box on his knees, reached out and slowly opened it.

There were so many people just now, and he was embarrassed to open it directly in front of the eldest prince and take a look.

I can only hold back my curiosity, now I can finally get a closer look.

There were three pieces of paper lying quietly inside the box... three land deeds to be precise.

One of the deeds was for a large house in Queens that originally belonged to the Campbell family and was exported by Voltaire.

The other two land deeds are noble lands, located in South Wales, with a combined area of ​​about 1000 acres.

If converted, it is almost 400 hectares.

Compared with the real noble territory, 1000 acres is only about one-sixth of the earl's standard territory.

This has to mention the talented man Voltaire. He divided his territory into fifteen parts, that is, fifteen land deeds, each of which was about the same size.

Normally, nobility's territory is not allowed to be bought and sold without the king's permission, let alone used for gambling.

But Voltaire was very resourceful. He didn't directly say it was a bet, nor did he sell it directly to others. He just asked the nobles who owned the land title to help him manage the territory.

As for the output, taxes, etc. in the territory, it is the cost of managing the territory.

Hastur silently put the land deed away, put it back in the box, and then closed the box.

It is a pity that the king did not give him a chance to choose, otherwise he would directly choose the equivalent gold pound.

With the abolition of the Corn Laws, the land of nobles will become increasingly worthless, and the economic benefits that can be produced in the territory will also be greatly reduced.

He could have first taken a large sum of gold pounds and made a fortune in the stock market, and then purchased a large amount of land that had become cheap.

Back and forth, there is a huge difference in gold pounds.

Fortunately, the house in Queens was not bad, and living in Queens was safer than living on the West Side.

As for the territory, he has no intention of managing these things for the time being.

And it was still far away in South Wales, so he didn't have time to go out for a walk.

We can only ask Butler Neil to send someone to investigate first and consider other things later.

……

The Hall of Stars.

Fifteen days later, Hastur appeared as the ruler of the stars, stretching out two chains of order to lead the arrival of the Djinn and the Mother Tree of Desire respectively.