Chapter 462: Roland’s Past
“Isn’t this gift a little too expensive?” Gothe pondered for a moment, but did not directly take the land deed.
The highest value of the gifts from other noble families is no more than 1,500 gorse coins, so Gaode can accept them without any psychological barriers.
But the manor in front of me is obviously too valuable as a gift.
There is no free lunch in the world.
The too expensive gift made Gaode hesitate.
It seemed that Count Roland had already made an explanation. Faced with the question raised by Gothe, the master of ceremonies was not surprised at all and slowly said: "What the count means is that the attack on Master Gothe yesterday has a high probability to have something to do with him. This manor is both a gift and a compensation for Master Gothe."
"It has a certain relationship with the Count?" Gothe frowned, doubtful in his heart.
"Mage Gaode, the count also told me to explain the specific reason to you." The master of ceremonies said again.
"I wonder what your relationship is with Count Roland?"
Earl Roland can entrust this kind of matter to the master of ceremonies. Obviously, this master of ceremonies is not a simple master of ceremonies.
"Master Gothe, you can call me Butler Howard. I am the chief steward of the Earl's residence and have been working for the Earl for more than forty years." Butler Howard naturally understood the doubts in Gothe's heart and immediately identified himself.
Hearing this, Gao De's doubts were all gone.
Butlers are essentially like the chief eunuchs around the emperor. Because they serve the master in all aspects of his daily life, they inevitably know many things about the master. Therefore, they are often the master's confidants, and the master's trust in them is even higher than that of the person next to him.
"Butler Howard, please speak." Gothe immediately said that he was all ears.
Butler Howard thought for a moment, and after sorting out his words, he continued: "Master Gothe, as an outsider, you may not know this, but in our Oakland, this matter is known to all the nobles. In fact, the earl is not a direct bloodline of the family."
Hearing this, Gothe could not help but narrow his eyes slightly.
In the Plantagenet Dynasty, or in most countries on the Norland continent, noble titles are basically hereditary and follow the primogeniture system.
That is, the family's title, main territory and property are inherited first by the eldest son born from the first wife.
The eldest son not only inherits the name, but also controls the family's core power and resources, ensuring the continuation of the family's status and wealth.
Of course, the eldest son is not just the oldest son, the condition of being born from the first wife is also extremely important, that is, the so-called direct bloodline.
If there is no eldest son, some nobles will implement eldest daughter inheritance, but it is relatively rare and prone to disputes.
It is more often inherited by male relatives with close blood relationships within the family, such as second sons, nephews, etc.
So, in this case, Count Roland, who is not a direct bloodline, can finally inherit the family title. This short sentence means that there is a high probability that it contains at least a love-hate story as thick as "The Count of Monte Cristo".
"In the late autumn of that year, the eldest son of the Roland family and the only direct bloodline of the Roland family, Young Master Rois Roland followed the family's caravan out to sea to the Midgard Continent.
"No one expected that after the caravan arrived at the Atrium Continent, it happened to encounter the Holy Empire Army that landed on the Atrium Continent." Butler Howard said this, seeming to remember what happened back then, and couldn't help but sigh, "The entire caravan, together with the news about Master Ruowa, disappeared."
"Everyone thinks that Master Ruowa and the merchants All the troops had suffered misfortune and were massacred by the bloody hands of the Holy Empire's army. "
"The old count was naturally unwilling to accept this fact, but at that time, the Holy Empire's army was expanding its territory on the Atrium Continent and started a war. The situation was chaotic, and the old count could only send out scattered men across the sea to search for people, but in the end there was no news."
"Four years have passed like this. The old earl is already old, and he was stimulated by this incident." At this point, Butler Howard paused and did not say it clearly, but his meaning was very clear.
"Master Rois was the only direct bloodline of the Roland family at that time, so before the old earl passed away, he had no choice but to pass the title to his nephew Simon Roland, who was also the earl."
"The earl was the most talented person in the family at that time. He has an extraordinary mage talent, so the old earl chose him to inherit the title. After inheriting the title, the earl lived up to the old earl's trust. He did not say that he made the Roland family stronger, but at least he maintained the family business. "
"What happened next?" Gothe asked.
Butler Howard couldn't help but sigh, "It would be fine if things continued like this, but twenty years after the Earl inherited the title, Master Ruowa came back unexpectedly." /> "It was just that the Zhongting Continent was in chaos at that time. All the original ports were either occupied by the Holy Empire or destroyed in the war. The trade between Nolan Continent and the Zhongting Continent was almost completely stopped."
"It wasn't until the Holy Empire's army was blocked and the situation in the Midgard Continent gradually stabilized that he found the opportunity to return to the Plantagenet Dynasty by ship."
If he was willing, Master Ruowa made a big fuss. Because the matter was too big, and Master Ruowa's mother's family was very powerful, the count could only divide a lot of property to Master Ruowa to appease his dissatisfaction. But obviously, the matter would not end like this."
Gaode nodded silently.
Earl Roland inherited the title from the old earl in an upright manner. The procedures and laws were impeccable, and he did well after inheriting the title.
How can there be any reason for you to give up everything when you come back? I'm afraid only saints can do it.
For Joëva Roland, the Roland family was originally his property. He encountered such misfortunes in the Zhongting Continent and worked hard to finally return to his homeland, only to find that his father had passed away and the family had become someone else's. How could he be willing to accept it?
What's more, according to the law, he is the number one heir to the Roland family.
In his opinion, Count Roland is a thief.
If you really want to comment, in fact both of them are reasonable. It’s hard to say who is right and who is wrong. It mainly depends on where the butt is.
"Then there is the open and secret struggle that continues to this day. The earl has inherited the title for many years. Logically speaking, Master Ruova cannot twist his thigh with his arm, but the earl has scruples in his heart about not taking things too far." />
“Chief Theodore specially invited his friends to use [Prophecy] to question the mastermind behind the attack on Master Gothe, in order to give you an explanation.”
“According to the [Prophecy] answer and the count’s follow-up investigation, the mastermind behind the scenes is probably inseparable from Master Ruova.”
(End of this chapter)