I'm such an old god, so sorry

If nothing else, the Grand Duke should be unable to survive this midwinter.

Birth, sickness and death is the normal state of the world. The Grand Duke has inherited the Qianhong Duchy for 40 years. Although some mistakes were made during this period, he made a wise choice in the most critical team, allowing this ancient duchy to succeed. Continue.

The death of the Grand Duke is not a concern for the knights of the Principality. What they worry more about is the inheritance of the Principality.

It's not that the sons of several grand princes fought for the title. On the contrary, the grand prince's current heir is only one of the orthodox heirs of the duchy.

Xia Erxi Qianhong, the only surviving daughter after the grandduke died of several sons, is now fifteen years old.

This name is quite unfamiliar to the knight commander of the frontier fortress. They may not know that the Grand Duke has a daughter until today.

At the door of the Grand Duke’s bedroom, the small girl stood like a sculpture. In fact, compared to other girls, Shaerxi’s height is definitely not short. It can be said that it is close to the height of an adult woman, but in the contrast of a group of hunk uncles, this But the person looked very petite.

Her long flax hair was neatly draped behind her back, down to her waist.The body is a thick safari and improved skirt, a brown and black double-breasted coat, with an animal skin belt tied to the waist, which restrains the waist and also sets off the body more outstandingly.

Under the big clothes are black breeches. Although she is still young, the next female grandfather can already be seen as a beauty.

The azure blue eyes stood motionless against the bedroom window. Xia Erxi's skin was just like a girl from the north of the mainland, white and smooth, and the delicate features had a cold texture, which made people subconsciously ignore her true age.

But after all, I couldn't ignore it. The knights of the realm actually made a lot of criticisms about the heirs of the Grand Duke. These gossips were naturally filtered out by Xia Erxi, and she was now as serious as a soldier waiting to be inspected by the chief.

"Squeaky--"

The door of the dormitory was opened, and Xia Erxi felt a heat wave rushing toward him, and there was a summoning sound along with it:

"His Royal Highness, Grand Duke calls you."

The girl hesitated for a moment, and stepped into her father’s bedroom. The door of the room was closed by the attendant the moment she entered, blocking the wind and snow from the outside. The light in the room was very dim, and Xia Erxi found her father lying in a velvet big room. On the bed, except for the flame on the stove licking the stove top, there was no other light source.

Of course, even so, the stove with warm runes inscribed was enough to make the temperature of the bedroom rise to a drowsy level.

The old man on the bed rested on the white bedding, probably a reflection of a dying person, his wrinkled skin seemed a little rosy again, and his pale short hair had a pair of loving, turbid black eyes.

"Father, don't you need to turn on the crystal lamp?"

Xia Erxi spoke, her voice not immature at all, her voice as crisp as a silver bell carried Ruoyouruowu proudly.

Even in front of her father, the ruler of the entire principality, she still straightened her back.

"Come here, kid."

Grand Duke said softly.

"You will inherit the Thousand Red Principality from now on."

In front of Xia Erxi, the Grand Duke said calmly, no encouragement, no helplessness, just announcing a matter of course.

Xia Erxi took off his deerskin gloves, held the dry palm of the Grand Duke, and nodded.

"You have been familiar with the affairs of the Principality over the years, but there is one thing I want to ask you."

The Grand Duke said, his muddy eyes became clear instantly:

"The Qianhong family has stayed in this land for too long, and has not been able to get out of the predicament. I have been in the Principality for decades, and I have been confused. Fortunately, I finally discovered the hope of Qianhong's rise."

"Charles, after I die, you have to continue to give full support to the attic. That will be an opportunity for the Principality... Do you understand?!"

"...Yes, father."

Xia Erxi was in a daze when he heard the words, but still agreed to the last wish of the dying man.

"Remember your words."

The Grand Duke lay down again, took out the hand placed on the girl's palm, and quietly closed his eyes on the pillow.

Xia Erxi waited quietly by the bed until only one breathing remained in the room.

Sobbing sounds came from outside the room. When the grandpa passed away, whether it was true or false, at least the sadness should be sufficient.

Xia Erxi walked out of the room, facing a row of fief knights and principality bureaucrats who were half kneeling on the ground, but in Xia Erxi's impression, there were so few vassals in front of him.

Several knight lords on the border of the duchy.

There was a cloud of dark blue eyes, Xia Erxi walked through the courtyard of the dormitory without a word. Under the white birch trees covered with snowflakes, the loyal old deacon bowed to the new grandduke: "Little... .. Master, the preparations for the funeral of the master have been completed, and the explanatory documents regarding the alternation of titles have been sent to the capital of Itari."

Thousand Red Principality, this is a territory adjacent to the black forest. In Ainfal's long history of development, there are few undeveloped areas, and the black forest is one of them.

Every undeveloped forbidden area is a barren land with disordered legal veins.

It is rumored that in a very long time ago, the black forest was not rampant as it is now. The forest was covered by dark red maple leaves. The ancestors of the Thousand Red Principality sighed at the beauty of this place and established a settlement nearby. , Which was later the Principality of Qianhong.

However, the establishment of this principality was really a mistake. For unknown reasons, the forest was polluted. The originally beautiful maple forest became eerie and terrifying, and the beasts were alienated into monsters, raging on the border of the Thousand Red Principality.

Since then, the Principality of Qianhong has fallen into an endless war of annihilation, and the long-term crusade and suppression is like a power limiter, constantly checking the possibility of the Principality of Qianhong becoming bigger.

Therefore, since ancient times, the Thousand Red Principality has survived by relying on the nearby regional hegemony. Today, the Thousand Red Principality is a vassal of the Itari Empire.

The Itari Empire is a new empire established 16 years ago. Its domain covers most of the original witch council's dominance. It was a kingdom established by overthrowing this tyranny.In this vigorous war, the Grand Duke made the most correct decision in his life. He resolutely stood on the side of the Itari Empire, so that the Thousand Red Principality could preserve its foundations in the turmoil, and would not be destroyed by the Dragon Knight emperor. Drop the capital of the principality.

Although the nascent Itari Empire has also followed the trend of the mainland and brought the fiefs of the lords to the central government, which strengthened the authority of the central government, for the Qianhong Principality, one is that people know the current affairs and stand in time. I am sorry. Second, after annexing the Principality of Thousand Reds, you have to replace it to resist the animal tide. People with a slightly normal IQ will not do this kind of thing that consumes national power.

Simply let Qianhong Grand Duke become one of the few high lords that can be hereditary and a vassal of the Itari Empire.

This situation is not much worse, it is a bit stronger than during the witch reign, because the Itari Empire will not collect taxes randomly, but the fundamental problem of the Thousand Red Principality is still not resolved, as it has been in hundreds of years.

But the Grand Duke is dissatisfied with the status quo, and the new Grand Duke is not satisfied with the status quo of the Principality.

Xia Erxi's brows frowned slightly, thinking of the vassals who left without saying goodbye today. Her pride does not allow others to despise her. For those who discriminate against her because of gender, she must fight back with her ability and performance.

"...Go to the attic of Ancestral Land first."

Although he was confident that his own ability was enough to turn the tide, since his father had left his instructions, Xia Erxi also wanted to see what the weird man in the attic had in his hands, which was worthy of his father's attention.

Chapter 2 Old House Weird

The history of the Qianhong family ruling this land can be traced back to nearly a thousand years ago, and there are also experiences of being hit by foreign enemies or animal tides to nearly subdue the country, but under the unremitting efforts of the Qianhong family and the help of the surrounding forces (needs a The history of the Qianhong Principality has never been cut off.

The mansion of the Duke of Cash was actually built more than a hundred years ago. This time is too short for a noble family with a long history. The original mansion was destroyed under the beast tide, and it was not suitable for living after being repaired. So, the current mansion was built near the old house.

Although the Grand Guild often sends people to maintain it, Shaerxi, the daughter of the Grand Duke, rarely steps into the area of ​​the old house.Two years ago, someone moved in the old house over there.

He was the savior of the Grand Duke. In the war of extermination of the Beast Tide two years ago, the Duke’s direct troops deep into the forest encountered a large number of exotic animals and were on the verge of extinction. At this time, one person wiped out the Beast Tide and saved the Duke’s motorcade.

Because I heard that the other party was a traveler from all over the world, the Grand Duke invited him to live in the old house. It has been two years now.

The Grand Duke seemed to be very enthusiastic about this life-saver. In the days that followed, he leaned resources on the old house. The semi-destroyed old house built a brand new attic, which was said to be an attic, but it was a room containing two floors of the original old house. In order to meet the needs of the other party, Dagong also spent a huge amount of money to purchase a large number of books and high-tech equipment.

The magic vein simulator, magic net terminal, magic pool, circular magic center... For a relatively backward principality, these devices are too extravagant, not to mention, Xia Erxi really doubts anyone will use it?