Then there is no more

On the border of the Principality of Monta, in the small town of Nurobi.

The town was a fief of Viscount Shelley.Shelley is an old-fashioned surname, with a family history of more than 900 years. At its most glorious time, it was as expensive as the Duke.But about 100 years ago, the Shelley family was liquidated once due to a mistake in standing up and investment failure, and they have declined since then.Although the Lord's Mansion is still the largest building complex in the small town of Nurobi, it is an existence that the common people yearn for, but in fact, many rooms inside have been closed because they cannot afford to hire too many servants to take care of them, and only a few Still in use, the garden was changed to a vegetable patch to improve life. When the Viscount went out for a walk, he wore a ruby ​​brooch on his chest that ordinary people didn't dare to look at. In fact, the gem was fake.

The poor Viscount accidentally got caught in the rain when he was out hunting not long ago, so he got a little bit cold. He was only a little uncomfortable at first, but who would have thought that it would quickly turn into a high fever, and he was summoned by the Lord in just a few days, and unfortunately passed away. Now The title was succeeded by his only son, Theodore Shelley.

The new Viscount Shelley is still very young, only 12 years old.All he inherited was a ruined lord's mansion, a territory the size of a small town, an old butler and a valet who was the grandson of the old butler, and 27 gold coins.

What kind of concept is 27 gold coins?

The black bread that can feed a grown man only sells for four copper coins, and one gold coin can theoretically be exchanged for one hundred silver coins, that is, ten thousand copper coins.In practice, gold as a metal is more precious than silver, so one gold coin can actually be exchanged for about 120 silver coins.

The new Viscount Shelley is not the kind of person who is ambitious and disregards grains. His life is not luxurious, and his staple food is black bread like most commoners. Therefore, 27 gold coins can last him a long time.However, as a lord, he still has to pay taxes to the big bus in his country!

27 gold coins are not enough to pay taxes!Theoretically speaking, Viscount Shelley first collected taxes from the common people in the territory, and then dedicated part of the income to the Grand Duke.However, there are only two hundred commoners in the small town of Nurobi, and there is really no money to be exploited from them, not to mention that Viscount Shelley does not exploit them, but Viscount Shelley gives the Grand Duke a lot of money every year!The income and expenditure are out of proportion, and the Viscount's Mansion is losing money every year.

There is no way to lose money.

This is all to keep the title of the family.Therefore, other lords can cry poor, it can be said that this year's weather is abnormal, the harvest is not good, and the tax revenue is not ideal, but Viscount Shelley can't.Although their titles were legitimately inherited from their ancestors, they were essentially bought.

The loyal but elderly butler held the money box and was worried.He has refused to receive wages from his master for three consecutive years, but even so, he has not been able to save some money for his master.All the things in the warehouse were sold secretly, and the rest were worthless.

The reason why the old master was knocked down by a small cold was because he had been depressed all the time, so his health was not good.Now that the young master has inherited the title, the old housekeeper really doesn't want to see the young master go down the same path as the old master.However, as a housekeeper, he couldn't do anything.

The new Viscount Shelley comforted the old butler in a sophisticated tone, saying, "Don't worry, things will turn around soon."

The old butler asked: "Are you really going to write to Duke Tulip for help?"

Theodore froze for a moment.Duke Tulip?who?The turning point he said meant that he would soon be able to awaken his light magic talent.

Light magic is a kind of innate magic, just like the life magic of elves and the undead magic of succubi, some human beings who are favored by the God of Light will have it at birth.However, very few humans have this talent.They will be taken away by the local Holy See institution as soon as they are born, and they will be ranked according to their talents. Those with average talents will be trained by priests, and those with excellent talents will be trained by the Holy Son and Saint Daughter in the True God Sect and the Universal Love Sect.

Theodore didn't understand why he didn't awaken his light magic talent until he was 12 years old. He had been an ordinary person before that, but his magic talent was very good.The Principality of Monta's beliefs are biased towards the True God Sect. In Theodore's dream, he finally became the Holy Son of the True God Sect.

Oh, that was not a good experience.

Theodore didn't want to repeat the dream experience if he could.

It was a precognitive dream, which Theodore had had a month before.In his dream, his father would catch a cold because he didn't dry his hair in time after bathing, and finally died of high fever, which Theodore did his best to prevent.But he didn't expect that he stared at his father and dried his hair, but his father caught a cold because he was out hunting and got caught in the rain, and finally died of high fever.Theodore was devastated at not being able to save his father's life.He couldn't help thinking that the dream was a prophecy, and the prophecy was bound to come true, so he still wanted to be the Holy Son of the True God Sect.

This is a really depressing realization.

"Although the general direction cannot be changed, the details should be. The date of my father's death has been postponed by ten days." Theodore said to himself, "Since I have foreseen the future, I must protect myself. I won't... get hurt again." He could only comfort himself in this way, because the panic and anxiety could not change the status quo at all.He hated the pastor's visits, but he could only wait for them to come to him like in a dream.

Thinking about it better, he has awakened the magic talent of the light system, and the talent is still very good, then the title that his ancestors worked so hard to keep will never be lost.They already have no money to pay taxes, and if they don't awaken the light magic talent, the glory that the family has insisted on will be lost in his hands.

The glory of the family is above everything else, and naturally it is also above oneself.

The old butler didn't know that the young master had already planned to sacrifice himself for the glory of the Shelley family. He said: "... Her Royal Highness Valentina has a sister who married into the Frye family." Valentina Theodore's great-grandfather Grandmother, Theodore didn't even know what to call her.

From Her Royal Highness Valentina's point of view, Theodore and Bian Jingyu are of the same generation, and Theodore can barely call Mr. Frye a cousin and Bian Jingyu a cousin.Theodore shook his head and said awkwardly: "This kind of kinship is too far-fetched, I can't call this cousin."

If Mr. Frye is Theodore's uncle, then Theodore will definitely sacrifice his face to seek help from Mr. Frye.Whether it is real life or the experience in the dream, Theodore understands the truth that people cannot abandon their dignity, but excessive self-esteem is actually of no benefit.However, as Theodore said, the relationship between him and Duke Tulip was too far-fetched. Even if he called his uncle with a face, how could Duke Tulip know who he was?Even if the Duke of Tulip is indeed rich, he can't go forward.

The butler sighed.He naturally understood that the master's words were correct.

"...However, Duke Tulip is really a kind person, and the troubadours all favor him." The butler also gave up the idea of ​​asking Duke Tulip for help.But considering that the master has been frowning recently, the butler couldn't help but gossip about the Duke of Tulip with the master.The housekeeper thought to himself, he said, the master listened to it as if he was listening to a story, maybe the master's mood would become a little easier because of it?

"He is a respected scholar, and he actually figured out a way to measure the height of the tower without using magic." The butler said with all his arms and legs.

Theodore exclaimed: "What a clever man!"

"Yes! Moreover, he has an appearance blessed by the gods, so he has been favored by an elf." The butler said again.

"Elves?" Theodore faintly felt that something was wrong.

"That's right, he made a marriage contract with a female elf. In order not to keep his wife away from her homeland, he replaced two large fiefdoms with tens of thousands of people with no-man's land outside the forest of elves, and established the City of Joy God of light, he must love his wife very much." The butler said with emotion.

"Is there anyone else married to an elf besides the venerable Duke Tulip?"

"Maybe it was before the Battle of Faith, but after the Battle of Faith, only Duke Tulip can make elves fall in love with him!" said the butler.

Theodore subconsciously grabbed the butler's hand and asked, "Is it really gone?"

The butler looked at the master strangely.Why does the master attach so much importance to this issue?

Theodore continued to ask: "Wait, you mentioned the duke's surname earlier, what is his surname?"

"Frye. Master, Duke Tulip's surname is Frye." said the butler.

Theodore was completely stunned.In his dreams, when he was an adult, the half-elf he met had the name Frye.It can be seen that the half-elf should be the son of the Tulip Duke.However, didn't the half-elf's parents die?It is said that he grew up in the forest of elves. After his parents died, he was taken back to the capital by the loyal old housekeeper. However, the loyal housekeeper was overly mournful because of the death of the old master, and passed away within two years.Half-elves inherit their father's title and wealth.He is an overly sensitive person, has few friends, has a mediocre relationship with the elves, and has little ability. The nobles covet his wealth, and he is often surrounded by a group of hyenas pretending to be flattering villains.

Later, a war broke out in the Principality of Enkat, and the half-elves fled there with nothing.Theodore therefore met him.

"Oh, the gods really favor Duke Tulip. Not only does he have a beautiful wife, but he also has a talented heir." The steward continued to chatter, "The heir is still underage, but he successfully broke through a few months ago. Now Already a senior magician."

Not right again.thought Theodore.The half-elf has always been an intermediate magician, and there has never been a sign of a breakthrough.His innate magic is not strong, and his natural magic is too balanced. It takes four times the effort of others to achieve the same results as others, so it is very difficult to cultivate.

"Tell me a little more," said Theodore.

In fact, the housekeeper didn't know much about it.The Principality of Monta is too far away from the cloud forest, and all the information the steward knows comes from wandering bards.That troubadour was so good at wandering that he even brought his own swordsmen to wander to a small place like them.

Seeing that the master seemed to be very interested in this topic, the butler tried his best to say more.

It wasn't until the butler could say nothing more that Theodore asked him to leave on the excuse that he was tired.The too young Viscount Shelley sat quietly in the chair, the daylight gradually turned to the west, and the room gradually darkened.Half of the viscount's face fell into the shadows.He suddenly laughed out loud.

Did the half-elf also have a prophetic dream, so he changed the fate of both his parents?

Anyway, finally something was different from his dream.

This is really good news.Maybe he wouldn't have to go to Moon Mountain.It is the holy son who is the most holy in heart and soul, but only he who has been the holy son in his dream knows that holiness is bullshit.If he could, he would never step into that filthy world in his life!

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"I used to serve the God of Light with all my heart, but you didn't save me.

Therefore, I want to walk with the devil. "

This is the prayer that Theodore's soon-to-be-adult self foresaw in a dream the night before he came of age.The quasi-holy son summoned the devil that night.