Chapter Five Hundred and Fiftieth

After listening to Aubain's first will, the clerk buried himself in the book and recorded the count's words verbatim. The others exchanged glances, and Graal even coughed dryly, and stood up and said, "My lord, Baron Allen is still a young man, and I'm afraid it will be difficult for him to take on the role you requested. Do you have to reconsider other options?" Candidates?"

Oban smiled and said: "Glar, my friend. You don't need to worry about this. Although Baron Allen is young, his ability is obvious to all. I believe he can do a good job as a supervisor. If he can't do well Well, there is only one possibility, that is, he is unwilling."

Allen stepped forward and bowed: "Please rest assured, Earl, I am happy to accept this job."

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Graal snorted and stepped back, knowing that he could no longer change Oban's decision. Oban cleared his throat, and said again: "20% of the assets under my name will be given to Delly. She has done her best to be a wife and a mother, and she is entitled to these."

Delly is the Count's wife. After hearing Aubin's words, she murmured: "I don't want your property, I just want you to be well, my dear."

"The other 20% will be shared equally by Farr and his brothers and sisters, and 40% will belong to my eldest son Giles. The remaining 20%..." Oban looked at Ruola and smiled: "That belongs to Ruola the property of."

"Brother, I don't need these." Ruola shook her head and said, "Gills needs them more."

"No, you need it. Without this property, it would be difficult for you to have a place in the family of the Marquis of Iron Spear." Oban said decisively, obviously he had already considered Ruola.

Without giving Ruola a chance to refuse, Aubain continued to make his own will. After his private assets are distributed reasonably and fairly, his title will be inherited by Giles, and Gilles will naturally become the new lord of Ark Harbor. Not only did he have to manage the existing territory for Oban, but he also had to take care of the business of the emerald and pearl business group, which was a long way to go.

Oban arranged for him a few people who could help him. These people were all members of Oban's team who had been with him for a long time, including Butler Mays. They were able to make important suggestions to Gilles in terms of daily communication, politics, and business dealings, and they were the auxiliary force left by Aubain to his son.

Finally, Aubain called Gilles over, patted his son on the shoulder and said, "Gilles, I know it's too early for you to put these burdens on you."

Giles shook his head and said, "No, Father. I'm ready."

Oban said happily: "You have grown up,

In this way, I will feel relieved. "

He looked at the clerk and said: "In terms of territory, I have allocated it in this way. Giles' management range includes Ark Harbor. All my original territories are handed over to him. As for Daniel's territory, including the setting sun Sir Allen is in charge of those territories including the City of Light, Dawn Castle, and Bauhinia Collar. Sir Allen only needs to pay the relevant taxes every year in accordance with the regulations, and he is responsible for the management of the territory and all other related policies. have full autonomy."

The clerk's pen trembled when he heard it, even he understood what the so-called "full autonomy" in Oban's mouth meant. That means that Alan is a vassal on the surface, but in fact he is already an ally, an ally recognized by Oban. Allen only maintains a formal vassal, but Giles, the new Earl, cannot interfere with him and things in the territory, as long as Allen pays his taxes every year in accordance with the regulations.

In this way, Allen can develop armaments and expand the army according to his own wishes and capabilities, without the consent and approval of Gilles. For Gilles, such a vassal is undoubtedly dangerous. In particular, Allen owns all of Daniel's original territories, which is a huge blow to Gilles.

Although Gilles has not formally managed the territory, he knows something. Hearing Auban's decision, he said anxiously: "Father, don't you give Sir Allen too much power?"

He was still too young to know how to ask polite questions. Raising this sharp question directly in front of Allen is a kind of harm to both Allen and Oban. Allen just smiled, he believed that Oban would give Gilles an answer. Graal looked at Alan and Oban out of the corner of his eye, guessing that the two must have negotiated some conditions in private.

Oban smiled weakly, and said to Gilles: "Trust me, son. This arrangement is the best for you. With your current ability, you can't take care of so much. Sir Allen will help you , you will make a fine earl."

"But, father..."

He wanted to say something more, but was interrupted by Oban shaking his head: "Okay, Giles. I'm already very tired, so don't interrupt me anymore, just listen carefully. The decision I made, and these The arrangement is for this territory and you. You may not understand now, but you will definitely understand why I did this in the future."

"I see, Father." Giles murmured, he turned his head and glanced at Allen, with a hint of imperceptible resentment flashing in his eyes.

Allen sighed in his heart, knowing that Gilles still couldn't understand Oban's arrangement. In this case, the future relationship between the two of them may not be as happy as Oban thought.

Oban added some additional things, mostly personnel arrangements. Like Graal, he switched places in the Merchant Corps. One shows that it seems to have more power, but in fact, according to Oban's plan, it will gradually become a dispensable role. All these plans have been formulated by Euban, but now it is replaced by Gilles to implement them. As long as there is nothing wrong with Gilles, Graal will gradually fade out of the circle of power in three to five years. By the time he found out, it was already done, and he was exhausted.

It took a whole morning to finally draw up the will. In the afternoon, the clerk organized them into formal documents and handed them to Oban, Alan, and several other witnesses for review, and after making sure that they were correct, the relevant people signed their names on the will. Allen was the last one to sign, and after finishing the matter, Orban asked him to stay.

"Daniel is a vassal of Reckerd. Now that Daniel is dead, it is impossible for Reckerd to let Daniel's territory remain unowned. You may have to think about how to deal with this problem." Oban said: "Daniel still has another Son, you can make him the titular lord, which will also facilitate the transfer of power in the future."

Allen smiled and said: "Thank you for your proposal, Lord Earl. But in fact, I have already visited the Unicorn Castle once before coming here. At that time, a nephew of Earl Reckerd was already busy taking over the territory of Viscount Daniel. , unfortunately, I happened to go with Master Angte."

Oban knew the general idea when he heard it, and said with a smile: "Then I really don't worry about it. You know it's best to do this. Then Alan, what are your plans next?"

"After all, Sir Daniel's territory has just been conquered just now. What we need to do now is to stabilize the minds of the subjects. In the next period of time, I probably won't make any expansion moves. Stabilize the territory, accumulate development potential, and fight well with Mr. Rein Make friends. Maybe I will go to the imperial capital to see some important people. But before that, I have to go back to Storm City, and I have some business to deal with."

Oban nodded and said, "You can go to Mace, and he will arrange a ship for you to go back."

"I see, it's not too early, Earl, you can rest."

"It's okay, you go to your business. The will has been made, and you don't need to waste time with me, just do what you should do."

When Allen left, the countess just came in. When turning around the oriental-style partition, Allen saw Mrs. Delly cleaning the earl's wound in person, with plain smiles on their faces. The afternoon sun quietly poured into the room, and the picture presented in Allen's eyes was full of warmth. But he knew that there was not much time left for the Earl and Madame.

As expected, Mace's work efficiency is nothing to say, the next day he had already found a merchant ship for Allen to Violet Harbor. But now the merchant ship will not set sail until a few days later, and Allen is not in a hurry for these few days, so he lives in the three-story small building arranged by Oban before. In the afternoon of the same day, Belmode finally returned. He heard that Allen was in the Ark Harbor, so he met him directly.

Since they separated from Lily outside Orca Port, Belmode and Kira were sent by Taylor to another port, and then returned to Ark Port by passenger ship. After reuniting with Allen, Belmode was also surprised to learn from Allen that these things had happened during this period. From Belmode, Allen also learned of the changes that had taken place in Orca Port, and at the same time knew Eric's strength from another aspect. This is undoubtedly important information for Allen, at least when facing Eric in the future, he will not be completely bottomless.

"By the way, master. Mr. Taylor seems to be interested in cooperating with us. He is one of the agents of the Naga tribe in the empire. Although he lost some superficial properties in Orca Port, his business should be more than that." Bell Moder added: "But now he has to deal with some things, I'm afraid he won't be able to come to Ark Harbor in a short time."

Allen nodded and said, "I also plan to go back to Storm City. Butler Mace has arranged a boat for me, and it will set sail in three days. Come along, too."

Belmode naturally had no objection, and Allen asked him to go down to rest when he saw that he had nothing else to do. Just as Belmode left, someone came to visit again, but it was Roger who came. After not seeing each other for many days, the two inevitably exchanged pleasantries. After sitting down, Roger went straight to the topic and said, "Is Count Aubain's situation very pessimistic?"