Becoming a winner in life starts with becoming a shadow

Chapter 34 Qualified father, unqualified noble.

"Alfred Rayford, isn't he the magician of the Border Marquis family, who died during the expedition to the Demon Forest several years ago?" William thought for a while and asked.

"Yes, he died, but a powerful magician like him would not become a lich soon, but a corpse speaker, and he still retains his sanity." Reed nodded and explained.

"Corpse speaker, worthy of being one of the top magicians in the continent." William exclaimed.

"Sir Reed, I don't understand!" Mrs. William said this.

"Madam, don't worry, I have seen Wendelin with my own eyes, and there is no disability or appearance problem." Reed knew what Mrs. William wanted to ask, so he answered.

"But the more this is the case, the more difficult it is to understand." William also said at this moment.

After all, magicians, especially senior magicians, are precious talents that there are not many in the entire kingdom.

Such talents are not well cultivated, but pushed out. William doesn't understand what Arthur is thinking at all.

"If I say that Sir Arthur dotes on his eldest son, can you accept this reason?" Reed asked.

"Is the eldest son very talented?" Mrs. William asked curiously.

"If you use the language of the nobility to evaluate, he is as ordinary as can be. In my words, he has shortcomings such as stupidity, incompetence, arrogance, recklessness, greed, etc. It can be said that apart from the identity of the eldest son as the first heir, I can't find even one advantage." Reed's answer directly shattered the fantasy of William and his wife.

After all, before Reed answered, the couple thought that this cheap relative's family was overflowing with outstanding talents, but they didn't expect it to be completely different from what they imagined.

But this answer also made the couple more confused. What on earth was their cheap relative thinking?

"It's hard for you to understand, right?" Reed asked.

"Yes, it's hard to understand!" William and his wife nodded.

"Actually, I have already given you a hint. Well, let me explain it more clearly. It is precisely because the eldest son is too mediocre and stupid that he does not understand what it means to have such a younger brother, but Sir Arthur obviously understands. He knows that once the eighth son has the potential to be a magician, he will have to face a cruel fact." Reed stopped talking here.

Even if Reed did not continue, William and his wife already understood what Reed was going to say.

In fact, the bigwigs in the capital have complaints about the fact that the Baumeister Knight Territory has not been able to expand outward.

If these bigwigs knew that the Baumeister family had a magician, and a senior magician, then it goes without saying that these bigwigs would definitely push the eighth son who became a magician to inherit the territory.

After all, only if he inherited the territory, Baumeister, which had not been able to expand for a hundred years, could be expanded.

The fact before us now is that the eldest son of the cheap relative is a fool. He will never give up his inheritance rights voluntarily. That is to say, the day when the eighth son reveals that he is a magician, Arthur will have to face the situation of his son killing his brothers.

In addition to his doting on his eldest son, he will make the move to give the eighth son away.

Stupid!

It's so stupid!

This is the only evaluation of William and his wife on Arthur at this moment.

Because if they were living in different places, he would definitely sacrifice his eldest son without hesitation and train the eighth son. After all, the Baumeister Knight Territory in the south is a territory with the potential of a duchy.     Giving up a real talent for a mediocre and stupid son can't be described as stupid.

But from another perspective, the other party is just an old-fashioned, foolish father who loves his son.

And if this kind of person is a commoner, it's okay, but as a noble, he is extremely unqualified.

Of course, it is precisely because he is unqualified that he has a chance.

After the couple looked at each other, William suppressed his voice and said, "Sir Li De, if it is true as you said, I am happy to accept Wendelin. And I can promise that he will not be a son-in-law's adopted son, but only my adopted son."

When Li De heard this, he rolled his eyes in his heart. It is true that even if the protagonist is given a new family, he cannot suppress his rise.

Because what William meant was that as long as Wendelin came to the Baumeister family, he would definitely inherit the title in the future.

In addition, the biggest difference between an adopted son and a son-in-law's adopted son is that an adopted son can marry the daughter of other nobles. With Wendelin's status as a senior magician, even if he only has the title of knight, the marriage partner must at least start as a baron, and the baron is not even considered.

If he has made some contributions and his title is promoted, he will most likely be engaged to the saint of Viscount Hohenheim's family directly, just like in the original book.

Of course, Wendelin doesn't care who he is engaged to, after all, this is not within the scope of the mission.

"Very good, then it's settled. I will take Wendelin to the suburban water source forest area under your management tomorrow, and then give the child that I can't support to you to raise." Li De then whispered.

"So soon?" William knew how far the capital was from the Baumeister Knight Territory.

"I can teleport to the Baumeister Knights' territory in just a blink of an eye, so the trip won't take up much time. Then Sir William, I think you should understand that Sir Arthur will never let his lord, the Marquis of Breichlode, know about this.

Therefore, we can only hand it over in the slums at the edge of the forest. As for my reward, it will be the transaction fee for me to sell the child to you. And you should consider what name to give to Wendelin at this moment. After all, Sir Arthur's eighth son will fall off the cliff and die without a trace when he goes out."

After Reed finished speaking, William and his wife nodded quickly. They still understood the intention of this operation.

After all, this involves factional competition among nobles, and talents like senior magicians may even be brought to the attention of King Helmut XXXVII if they are not careful.

"Please rest assured, Sir Reed, we will keep the secret and your reward will not be reduced at all." William immediately promised.

"Sir William, I'll take my leave now. See you in the suburbs tomorrow!" Li De stood up and said.

"Sir Li De, see you in the suburbs tomorrow!" William nodded quickly.

After William finished speaking, Li De disappeared directly in front of the couple.

Without rushing back to the Knight Baumeister Territory, Li De went to the Magic Items Association in the capital.

It was necessary to come here. Although Li De knew about the magic bag, he didn't know how to use it specifically, so he needed to learn about it first.