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No. 8 Flanders

The various inventory and storage came to an end soon, and Lu Xingshi treated Gato and Bri to a farewell banquet.

As they were about to leave, the butler seemed to be hesitant to speak.

"What's the matter? Come in and tell me." Lu Xingshi saw the other party's situation and spoke.

The other party was obviously hesitating whether to say it or not.

"Sir, Flanders wants to see you." The butler said.

When Lu Xingshi heard this, he was puzzled. Who is Flanders?

Why didn't he have the slightest impression? After a round of thinking in his mind, this person must not be a high-ranking official in the empire.

If it was a high-ranking official in the Aore Empire, he would definitely not let the butler convey it, let alone call him by name.

Then there are the skilled craftsmen in the principality. Even if this kind of person wants to find him, it is impossible now, but will wait until Lu Xingshi is free.

No matter how urgent it is, the butler will not come to report at this time.

"Is it the former Viscount Landon? He is not studying art at the Imperial Academy of Art. Why is he back?" Cato interrupted.

He noticed Lu Xingshi's doubts. It was obvious that Grand Duke Landon had long forgotten the previous dandy.

Cato also knew something about Fland Landon. After all, the Empire once thought of using the former Viscount Landon to deal with Lu Xingshi, but Fland was abandoned because he was too useless.

Hearing this, Lu Xingshi finally understood who Fland was. It turned out that he was the "talent" who gave up the title to him and took away all the money in the territory, even the taxes could be collected fifty years later.

"No, he gave up the surname of Landon, and when he left, he took away all the property in the territory."

"I guess he encountered some difficulties. Give him some gold coins and let him go."

"If he comes again next time, just beat him out." Lu Xingshi directly told the other party to get out.

If Cato and Bri were not here, Lu Xingshi would not have planned to pay and would have directly paid.

"I think Flanders may not come to ask Grand Duke Landon for money. Maybe it has something to do with Princess Lina." Bri chuckled. He knew more about the inside story.

Lu Xingshi signaled the butler to slow down, and then asked: "Why? Is he pursuing Princess Lina?"

"Yes, he is indeed pursuing Princess Lina, and he is the most fanatical pursuer. The behavior of the royal family is no less than..." Bri was just talking, but was interrupted by the noisy sound outside.

"You are a despicable thief who stole my title!!!" Flanders roared, and then rushed in angrily, pointing at Lu Xingshi's nose and scolding: "You are just a wandering knight, how can you be qualified to be the Duke of the Empire."

After these two curses, Cato and Bri were a little confused. Lu Xingshi was born a wandering knight, even if he was born a beggar, how could he not be qualified with the Moonlight Werewolf Army and his own powerful strength, and a stable territory.

"You must be Flanders, right?" Lu Xingshi said calmly, "My title was inherited and promoted through the legal procedures of the Kingdom of Voss and the Ore Empire. How can I steal your title?"

"You have already given up the surname of the Landon family. You can come here and point at me and scold me. You are not dead yet. It's nothing more than because you used to be named Landon."

"If you are for gold coins, I will ask the butler to give you a thousand gold coins, and then go back to your art academy to study art."

"If you have other ideas, you may not be able to leave the castle."

As the other party scolded him as soon as he came, Lu Xingshi naturally would not give Flanders a good attitude.

It's good enough that he didn't kill him.

"You!" Flanders didn't expect Lu Xingshi to be so shameless, occupying his things and threatening him.

"Mr. Bri, General Cato, you have also heard the arrogance of this thief. How could the empire..." Flanders chose Cato and Bri instead. In his opinion, these two people are his own people and will definitely side with him.

However, he was interrupted by Bri before he finished speaking.

"Okay, Flanders, the title of Grand Duke Landon was indeed determined by the legal procedures of the Kingdom of Voss and the Aore Empire."

"If you have any demands, you can go to the Imperial Arbitration Court to go through legal procedures." Bri said in a businesslike tone.

If Flanders only said the first half of the sentence and did not involve the Empire, Bri would definitely be trying to smooth things over, but Flanders should never break the situation that allowed the Empire and Lu Xingshi to coexist peacefully.

Bri would naturally not tolerate that.

Flanders' face darkened. He had deceived himself, but he also understood one thing. Going to the Imperial Arbitration Court to sue Lu Xingshi? The possibility of success is very small.

Because all the evidence shows that he gave up the surname of the Landon family and gave the title of Viscount to Lu Xingshi.

So if he really had to go through the formal procedures, he would definitely not be able to get the title of Grand Duke Landon.

Without this title, how should he pursue art and marry Princess Lina?

"If this is just a trick of the royal family, I am really disappointed." Lu Xingshi sighed: "Relying on this waste? Do you want to take away my power and title?"

"Even if he becomes the Grand Duke of Lanton, do you think anyone in my duchy will listen to him?"

"Will you listen?" Lu Xingshi asked the butler casually.

When Flanders heard this, his eyes were immediately filled with confidence.

If he asked other people, he might not have the confidence, but if he asked the butler, he would be sure.

After all, the butler had watched him grow up since he was a child and was his most loyal servant. How could he side with others?

"My lord, the loyalty of everyone in the duchy to you is unquestionable." The butler didn't even look at Flanders.

This is a pit, how can he compare to Lu Xingshi.

It's okay that he ran away with the money, but he was also stingy in doing things.

Unlike Lu Xingshi, he became the Grand Duke in just a few years, and even his son became a canonized knight. The father and son have mastered considerable power.

It's completely different from when he was living in the Black Soil Territory.

"How dare you betray your master!" Flanders couldn't believe that the butler would be loyal to a wandering knight and give up his master for many years.

"Okay, kick him out."

"Mr. Bri, remember to bring him back to the imperial capital and let him study well at the Imperial Academy of Arts."

"If he doesn't leave, you will cancel Flanders's place of origin in the Orei Empire and his student status in the academy, so that he will never be able to enter the empire again in his life."

"I think, with Mr. Bri's ability, he can do it." Lu Xingshi said without any scruples.

"Grand Duke Landon, this behavior is against the laws of the empire."

"But as a noble, you have judicial power in your duchy." Bri reminded.

It means that you can kill him directly without any problem.

"For a waste? It's not worth it." Lu Xingshi didn't take Flanders seriously at all.

Flanders heard Lu Xingshi insulting him so much, his eyes were red, and he wanted to bite a piece of meat from Lu Xingshi's body.

The reason why he didn't do this was not because he held back, but because he was held down by two moonlight werewolves.

"Remember to take that Princess Lina back with you, so that some waste won't be jealous." Lu Xingshi said.

After Lu Xingshi said this, Flanders's movements suddenly became quiet.

"You are insulting Princess Lina's beauty!" Flanders' brain circuit was not known, and this time it was even crazier.

Then he was dragged down, beaten, and thrown out.

Cato and Bri looked a little embarrassed.

As for Flanders' situation, it was obvious that the royal family was behind it.

Lu Xingshi had just joined the empire, and the royal family came to make trouble. It would be a lie to say that he was not angry.

Fortunately, Lu Xingshi was very rational and saw through the royal family's means.

"Is this all the ability of the aristocratic faction and the royal family of the empire? Using witchcraft and sorcery to influence Flanders, who was not smart to begin with, to become like a fool."

"They are not asking Flanders to be a fool, but to treat me as a fool." Lu Xingshi was not indulgent to them.

Flanders's brain circuit may have some problems, but he can go to the Orei Empire from the Kingdom of Voss, obtain the citizenship of the Orei Empire and be admitted to the Imperial Academy of Arts at the same time. How can he be so confused?

Without saying too much, just the two processes of going there and obtaining citizenship, if he really has such a weird personality, he would have been deported long ago.

Well, even if there is, it can't reach this level.

And Lu Xingshi can see the residual traces of the other party's spirit, which obviously changed Flanders' mind.

This mental change is permanent. If he wants to recover, he can only use mental change again, otherwise he will be such a confused dog for the rest of his life.

"We don't know about this matter. It is the behavior of the nobles and the royal family themselves."

"We will help you solve this small problem as soon as possible. Please give us a face and leave Flanders' life." Gato said.

Flanders can't die. With him, the steam faction can completely deal a major blow to the nobles and the royal family.

"Okay, but if he causes me trouble again, you, General Cato, will lose face." Lu Xingshi agreed.

It was just a favor.

"But you still have to give me the explanations you should give." Lu Xingshi said, "I don't remember offending the nobles and the royal family."

"They have to use such despicable means to insult me."

Lu Xingshi felt that this was not a calculation at all, but an insult.

Even if there were no traces of Flanders' mental state, Flanders' mentally retarded behavior would not only have no effect, but would also arouse Lu Xingshi's vigilance.

"No, Grand Duke Landon, you actually have." Bri suddenly spoke: "The nobles in your principality are also nobles."

At this point, Lu Xingshi narrowed his eyes. He slaughtered the nobles to ensure his power, which meant that he did not like the nobles, and the nobles in the empire naturally regarded him as an enemy.

The nobles were real nobles and they really paid attention to these.