Chapter 163: Bury a Nail (2/4)

Krober used the proton method learned in his previous life.

The original proton method was to send the enemy's children to the enemy country to show sincerity.

But Krober felt that for people like Lucas, family interests were far more important than his one son.

The son could still be reborn, but if the family was destroyed, it would be a fatal blow to him.

This is the unique clan concept in this world.

Every child born in an aristocratic family will be instilled with the idea of ​​family first since childhood, and as they grow up, this idea will be deepened step by step.

To put it bluntly, this is brainwashing.

It's just that the world's atmosphere is like this. The more powerful the nobles are, the more they pay attention to this kind of education, even the royal family of the Emerald Kingdom is no exception.

That's why Krober admires Alvis I so much.

In the face of opposition from a group of nobles, he was able to stand out from the crowd, demarcate the southern wilderness that originally belonged to the kingdom, and support his sister to establish the Golden Grand Duchy.

This is a clear stream in the aristocratic atmosphere of family interests first.

Although the Emerald Kingdom did not actually occupy the Southern Wilds at that time, there was only one country near the Southern Wilds.

At that time, all the nobles in the kingdom believed that the Southern Wilds were already in the hands of the Emerald Kingdom.

Unexpectedly, Veronica showed up halfway.

Everyone knows what happened afterwards.

Veronica changed her surname to Chijin, founded a new family, established the Grand Duchy of Gold, and became the ruler of an independent country.

It was just to prevent her brother from being criticized by the nobles that she announced that the Grand Duchy of Gold became a vassal of the Emerald Kingdom.

But in fact, the Grand Duchy of Gold did not fulfill any of the obligations that a vassal should fulfill, it was just a superficial claim.

And Lucas is a noble educated by this family-first concept.

For him, he has the burden of being the patriarch and must be responsible for his family.

"Sir... Sir, can we discuss this again? If you take all of them away, then I will be the only one left in the Crab Claw Family?"

Lucas wanted to cry but had no tears. After being easily defeated by Krober, he no longer had any thoughts of resisting.

Because he really couldn't beat him!

"Okay, Viscount Lucas, I'm just making a suggestion. If you disagree, I naturally have other options for you to choose."

Krober teased the elf on his shoulder and said indifferently.

"Great, thank you for your kindness, what is your second option?"

Lucas asked excitedly. As long as the condition was not too harsh, he would agree to it anyway.

"Don't you want your people to accompany you? How simple it is!

I'll kill them all and bury their bodies in the garden of this castle. In this way, you will have your people to accompany you every moment. How great is that?"

The light words came out of Krober's mouth, but the content contained in the words made Lucas feel cold all over.

"Lord Krober, I am willing to send all the members of the Crab Claw Family to live on Black Feather Island! Please be kind and let us go."

Lucas was convinced. He believed that Krober dared to destroy the Crab Claw Family.

As he originally said, Edwin Bronze Fury would not spend a penny or make a single effort for a dead Viscount family.

But Krober had grasped his weakness, which forced him to surrender.

Krober stopped teasing Ivy who was sitting on his shoulder and focused his eyes on Lucas.

After staring for a long time, Krober slowly nodded.

"Go and gather the tribesmen. Before I came, I had a detailed understanding of the population of the Crab Claw Family. Don't try to be clever."

"Yes, sir."

Lucas endured the severe pain in his body, barely stood up, saluted Krober, turned around and left the insect room.

After Lucas left, Krober had already constructed a map of the southern region of the Emerald Kingdom in his mind.

"Red Crab Island is suitable as a transit hub. Next, we can capture a city on land as an outpost."

In the entire Emerald Kingdom, Red Crab Island is the island closest to the Golden Grand Duchy.

But relatively speaking, it is also the southernmost island in the Emerald Kingdom, which is relatively remote.

As a transportation and trade route, it is still okay. If a war breaks out, I am afraid that the military value of Red Crab Island will not be so high.

But as a must-pass place for trade between the two countries, the economic value of Red Crab Island itself is very high.

And Lucas himself is at least a knight of the earth, and he should have some status in the forces of Edwin Bronze Fury.

So Krober hopes to turn Lucas into his own spy, and always pass on intelligence from Edwin Bronze Fury to facilitate his own appropriate measures to deal with it.

And on the surface, Lucas is the boss of Red Crab Island, but in fact, from today on, most of the income of Red Crab Island will flow into Krober's pocket.

He would only leave Lucas a small amount of funds to maintain the territory's turnover, so as to prevent others from discovering anything unusual.

"Well, in that case, the furniture in the castle cannot be dismantled. If someone visits and finds something unusual, that would be bad."

Even Kroeber himself admired his kindness. There were not many good bosses in the world who thought about their subordinates like him.

Kroeber touched Ivy's hair with satisfaction. Among these elves, he liked the shy corn elf Ivy the most.

Although it was just an ordinary crop elf, Ivy's personality was the most pleasing to Kroeber.

As for Annie and Winnie, Kroeber also liked them. He liked to touch the small fins on their faces.

As for the crab claw grass elf Pandora, well... Kroeber was not very interested.

When he played with these elves, Pandora just floated quietly on the side, without any intention of joining.

Through the contract induction, Kroeber found that Pandora had no corresponding emotions in her heart. It was like a stagnant pool of water, without any waves.

Kroeber speculated that the personality of some elves might be related to their race before evolution.

For example, crab claw grass itself is toxic, colorless and tasteless, and the appearance of crab claw grass itself is like weeds, which looks inconspicuous.

So Pandora, born from crab claw grass, may also have some corresponding characteristics.

Kroeber said he could accept this. After all, Pandora was already his elf, and he was always generous with his property.