Chapter 29

Chapter 29

2014-08-16

In a country where kingship is paramount, the nobility has always had some unimaginable privileges.

For example, in the middle of the main road of Black Rock City, there is a jade stone road surrounded by small stone piers. There are few vehicles on it and it looks very empty. But no matter how crowded the surrounding lanes were, no vehicle was seen on the empty road. This is the Noble Lane.

The so-called aristocratic lane, as the name suggests, is the road that only noble carriage can take. This is a road built by the nobles to show their special status and prevent the luxury carriage from being scratched.

If a commoner vehicle comes up and is caught, you will face fines, impoundment and imprisonment.

At this point, a carriage with a yellow Golden Lion head sign was driving at a moderate pace in the Noble Lane. Most people in Black Rock City recognize this symbol because it is the family crest of their City Lord Robert Count family.

Bevin, who had left early from the Vincent party, was sitting inside. At this time, he was holding a cup of hot tea, his face flushed slightly after the heat. Although he didn't stay at the party for long, he was indeed toasted a lot of wine.

Although a little dizzy, Bevin is in a good mood at the moment. He is very satisfied with the harvest of today's gathering.

Of course he impossible passed by the manor by the way, and the nobles present didn't think so either. They only thought that the relationship between the Robert family and the Delke family was close enough.

And this is exactly what Bevin wants to achieve. He is optimistic about the strength and potential of the Delke family, especially with one more Magician.

Vincent is just a dummy in Bevin's eyes, but now this dude has good luck, he is very likely to marry a Magician, in this case, this dude has value. So today he released goodwill to the Delker family from Vincent as a breakthrough.

Derke family will not refuse the olive branch thrown by the second son of City Lord, this is a win-win situation.

"One step closer to success..." Bevin sipped his tea and thought comfortably.

There are no secrets among nobles, and the young nobles who are eating and drinking merrily know the news of the expansion of the wharf. How could Bevin not know.

In fact, he was one of the first people in Black Rock City to know the news.

He clearly remembered that afternoon, his father Robert, the old count, called him to the study, handed him the official document about the expansion of the pier, and patted him on the shoulder and said,

"You have done a good job over the years and achieved a lot of achievements. You are much better than your trash big brother... But if you want to be a City Lord, this capital is not enough. I am about to resign, and for the next City Lord's Candidates only have the right to make suggestions, and the decisive key is the votes of all the nobles in Black Rock City.”

“Your capital is not enough, but now is an opportunity to expand the wharf. I have told the elders in the family,. If you can achieve success in this, you will gain benefits and glory for the Robert family. The family will fully support you to ascend to the position of City Lord..."

Bevin is in his thirties this year, it is When he has a strong grasp of power, he certainly doesn't want to miss this opportunity. So since he knew the news, he has been secretly preparing.

The nominal ownership of the wharf is of course the Titus Kingdom, and Black Rock City also pays taxes to the Titus Kingdom royal family according to the number of wharves every year.

But as Joah said, there are more than 50 tax items in the kingdom, and there are nearly 100 tax items in Black Rock City. The benefits are even greater.

The Black Rock City noble circle adopts the default method for the ownership of the wharf. As long as you show enough strength to be stronger than all competitors, you can be confirmed by the Black Rock City government council. owns the marina.

The Robert family is one of the four count families in Black Rock City, and they can get the benefits they deserve without fighting. But this is not Bevin's goal. He must defeat the other three count families by a large margin to prove his ability to the clan.

But the Four Great Families have been fighting for so many years. But Bevin's mind is really lively. Since he can't find any help from the inside, he will focus on the outside.

Bevin understands very well that it is useless to gain the support of other nobles, any kind of prestige or friendship. They must be tied to their own boats with practical interests.

Where does the benefit come from? That can only be the new 24 piers. Bevin's idea is to join other middle-strength nobles to win most of the docks, so that not only can they be distributed to his followers, but he will also get more. And with these interests implicated, these nobles will become the help of their families. Such results are sure to please the family!

His busy work these days has already paid off, and he has already initially negotiated a few powerful nobles like the Delke family. Although there is a relationship of family influence, most of the credit lies in his means of vertical and horizontal.

"If only I were the elder son of the family...", Bevan thought frowned, pressing his temples. This is also the question that he often thinks about when he is sensible.

Yes, the bloody eldest son succession. It is because of this system that the elders in the clan have always been detached from him...

As for the big brother who draws strange portraits all day? Although he has been good to him since he was a child, Bevin still disdains this big brother. In his opinion, his big brother is a typical unemployed, excessive attention to details prevents one from making progress.

Bevin took a deep breath, looked obsessively at the yellow Golden Lion sub-clan emblem on the carriage, and said silently: "I will prove to you that I am the most suitable heir to the Robert family!"

Boom...

Just outside Bevin's wanderlust, the car door was knocked gently,

"Come in!"

"Master Bevin Young!" A Steward-looking man walked in.

"Well, it's Gray, sit down." Bevin nodded, he was no stranger to Steward, this is the old man who has been with him since he was a child, and helped him with most of the things.

"Just got the news that the Gang Leader of Azure Wolf Gang was assassinated."

"Azure Wolf Gang? Oh, it's the gang supported by the Black family. Haha, good kill. Do you know who killed it?"

The Black family is one of the four count families in Black Rock City, and the family is Proficient in almost half of Black Rock City's commercial trade. And Black count himself is the chief financial officer of Black Rock City.

Grey: "It's Ghost Face!"

Bevin eyebrow raised: "Hey, it's this Ghost Face again. Last time, the president of the Iron Knife Club supported by the Auston family Didn't he kill him too?"

The Auston family is also the count family of Black Rock City. This family used to be a pirate. Later, when the first king of the Titus Kingdom established the country, they went out of business. Shao Li, was finally blocked by count. Now relying on the Rhineau River, we simply do smuggling, black market, and human trafficking. Alston count himself is the Vice-City Lord of Black Rock City.

"Yes."

"Haha, if I hadn't found this Ghost Face, I'd really like to have a drink with him as a thank you." Bevin held up the teacup said with a smile.

"Hehe, who said it wasn't."

Da-da, da-da...

While the two of them were talking about Ghost Face in high spirits, Suddenly, there was the sound of Rapid Speed's hooves rolling over, and the screeching and screaming sounded incessantly.

Bevin frowned.

Grey Steward opened the curtain slightly and said, "It's the cavalry of the Garrison Office."

Bevin: "The cavalry? In such a hurry...what happened?"

"Please wait, Young Master"

Finished. Gray got out of the car and sent someone to call a cavalry for questioning. After a moment, Gray walked into the carriage with a strange expression on his face.

"Ghost Face killed again."

"Oh, who's the unlucky one this time? It's not from the Matthews family, haha..."

The Matthews family, one of the four count families in Black Rock City. This family operates a blacksmith shop and a weapon shop, and the warrior's longsword, Magician's wand and other combat equipment are all items they manage. Matthews count himself is the sheriff of Black Rock City, responsible for the security affairs in the city.

"It's Vincent."

"Vincent...Which Vincent?" Bei In Literature there is a little dazed, and for a moment he thought he might have a hearing problem.

"The Delk family..."

Bang!

The delicate teacup in Bevin's hand instantly turned into broken tiles.

(ps: Since there is a recommendation, well, today is the third update. By the way, I would like to collect and recommend ^-^)