Chapter 206: Getting Rich Overnight

Legendary magicians have many methods of resurrection. The first one is the seven-ring magic resurrection technique. However, to use this spell to resurrect, the corpse must be intact and the soul must be attached to the corpse.

Duke Brenner killed Elena, and the Grant family would of course burn Elena's body to prevent the Venus family from using resurrection magic to resurrect Elena.

Even Elena's soul was scattered by Duke Brener's powerful sword power.

The legendary magician also has a legendary magical soul parasitism technique, in which half of the soul is placed on a piece of magic equipment.

However, this spell has a lot of weaknesses. It will lose half of the soul and memory. The magician who uses this spell to resurrect will have a very troublesome recovery.

Elena also has another clever method of resurrection. She once obtained a page of the Book of Artifact Contract, and used this Book of Contract to sign a life-sharing contract with a legendary lich.

Her soul state is very special. She shares her soul and memory with the legendary lich through the Book of Contract. If the Lich had not been killed, Elena would not have died either. Her soul will reunite in the Realm of the Dead and then enter the Dawn Plane through a hidden plane passage.

Elena manipulated the bodies of many young members of the Venus family, and used some talented young members of the Venus family as props for resurrection.

As long as Elena's soul remains immortal, she can seize the young members of the Venus family.

The Venus family has been passed down for more than a thousand years. There are no less than hundreds of thousands of people with this family lineage. They are scattered in different countries. It is impossible to kill them all.

Only by killing the legendary lich and Elena together can the life-sharing contract be broken.

Although one can be reborn, the death of the body will severely consume the energy of the soul. The legendary lich who shares life with Elena cannot use the power of magic to fight for three years.

If Elena wants to restore the power of the legendary magician, it will take at least twenty years to gather the magic power.

After Elena was resurrected in a young girl, she immediately notified other important members of the family. All the heavyweight members of the Venus family knew about the method of Elena's resurrection.

The Venus family has developed rapidly in these years and gradually became prosperous. It can make waves in the Grant Kingdom and relies entirely on the legendary magician Elena.

Without Elena's support, the current strength of the Venus family is only slightly stronger than the four eastern Marquises, but not as powerful as the weakest Duke of Guise.

Elena's safety is the most important thing for the Venus family. After receiving information about Elena's situation, the Venus family immediately sent high-level professionals to protect her and hid her in a secret stronghold.

The Venus family has been operating this stronghold for a thousand years, and only a few high-ranking members know the location of the secret stronghold.

There is a mage tower in the stronghold, and a mid-range teleportation array has also been built, which can teleport to 300 kilometers away. Even if you are discovered by others, you will have enough time to escape, unless you are ambushed by the legendary magician and hidden in this secret stronghold. Elena's safety can be guaranteed under any circumstances.

After Charlemagne, Anthony, and Harden received the news of Elena's defeat, their faces immediately showed expressions of disbelief. They never expected that Duke Brenner would do this.

The powerful power accumulated by the Venus family in dormancy for more than a hundred years will be destroyed today.

Especially the Mad Lion Army commanded by Charlemagne, which was originally the regular army of the Grant royal family. Charlemagne relied on coercion, inducement, deceit and deception to get the central army to follow him south to join the war.

Once the news leaks out, Charlemagne will be 100% unable to control the Mad Lions.

Anthony and Harden are slightly better off. Although family members don't know the details, they have the blood of the Venus family and have no choice at all.

Can they still expect the Grant family to pardon them?

Before the news spread, the three held an emergency meeting.

Charlemagne raised his head anxiously and paced back and forth: "Make a decision quickly. Once the news leaks, we will be finished."

Viscount Anthony said: "In this situation, the most important thing is to be decisive. The cause of Gascoigne Province should be given up immediately. The three of us will hide with our respective family members, train the next generation of members, and continue to wait for opportunities.

"This is the only way. Let's avoid the limelight first, avoid this period of time, and continue to contact us after two years. The contact location is Secret Intelligence Station No. 3."

Under the protection of the legendary magician, the Venus family has developed very well in recent years. Not only has it secretly controlled the Gascoigne Province, but it has also influenced the two earls in the south. There are also hidden forces in other provinces of the Grant Kingdom, and their influence even extends to neighboring countries such as the Grand Duchy of Stanek and the Kingdom of the Rhine.

Both countries have figures similar to Baron Harden. There are hereditary nobles who have not yet been exposed to covertly, which is enough for Baron Harden, Viscount Anthony, Charlemagne and others to hide for a while.

After the three people discussed it, they immediately fled with their family members.

The leader ran away and was discovered by the superiors of the coalition the next day. Although they had not received any battle reports from the front line, these senior officers immediately felt that something was wrong.

After urgent discussion, they decided to take control of the army and surrender to the Duke of York.

The southern rebels were wiped out and the northern rebels surrendered.

Just into February, the Grant royal family put down the rebellion.

The Duke of York led his army to the royal capital Nolan.

Seeing King Charles, the Duke of York waved his hand arrogantly and said: "Put it down!"

"I am the patriarch of the Grant family and your king. You once swore allegiance to me, you can't treat me like this."

King Charles waved his arms vigorously and pushed away the two officers.

The Duke of York raised his spear and hit King Charles hard.

The Duke of York was a ninth-level knight, and King Charles was a little weaker, just a sixth-level knight.

The difference in strength between the two sides was huge, and the Duke of York broke King Charles' arm with one blow.

"Charlie, I advise you not to ask for trouble, suppress it."

Soon after the Duke of York entered Nolan, senior members of the Mage Association also returned to the Dawn Plane.

In early March, Duke Roger, who was on a southern expedition, left Steven Grant in charge of the three southern provinces as the governor of the three provinces, fully managing the military and political power of the three southern provinces, and returned to the capital Nolan with his personal soldiers.

Steven Grant is a distant branch of the Grant family.

The Grant family has been sitting on the throne for six hundred years, and the population with Grant family bloodline exceeds one million.

If these descendants of the Grant family have no ability, their social status will be the same as ordinary people after a few generations.

However, the royal family will also invest resources to support the capable distant branches of the Grant family.

Steven Grant is such a person. He was born in a humble family but awakened his bloodline, and his strength is even stronger than Duke Roger.

After the death of Duke Brener, the Grant family had five ninth-level professionals, Steven was one of them, and the remaining four were Philip, Pansy, York, and Roger.

The five ninth-level professionals are all important figures in the Grant Kingdom.

Steven is the governor of three provinces, holding the military and political power of the three southern provinces. He is also a court earl and an important officer in the guard system.

Duke Brener faked his death, and only Pansy and Steven knew the inside story. Even York and Roger were kept in the dark. They only knew the detailed plan after they arrived near Nolan.

Pansy is the president of the Mage Association and controls the most powerful mage force in the Grant Kingdom.

York and Roger are both hereditary nobles with elite soldiers and generals under their command. Roger will take over as king and will soon take control of the Grant Kingdom.

When Philip was young, he was forced by Duke Brena to give up the throne and enter the Dawn Church Monastery.

In the Dawn Church Monastery, Philip received unreserved training from the church. Now he is a ninth-level priest and an eighth-level golden knight, and his combat power is stronger than that of the nine-ring magician Pansy.

Now Philip is the high priest of the Dawn Church in the Grant Kingdom, the second person after Archbishop Senna.

But because of the past, Philip is no longer particularly concerned about the Grant family's affairs. Instead, he is most concerned about the development of the Dawn Church. After all, if a priest wants to advance, he must be close to the gods in his thoughts and stick to the church's creed.

Even though Philip is already an important figure in the church, he will definitely fight against the Venus family who are colluding with the evil god.

The five people of the Grant family joined forces, and even if Elena was in her prime, she could fight against the legendary magician.

After Roger returned to the capital, he succeeded Charles as king because he was the first in the succession order.

As for King Charles, his eyes were dug out and he was driven to the monastery.

Originally, Roger had to execute King Charles, but Philip and Pansy both expressed their opposition, and the Duke of York abstained from the issue.

Although King Charles survived, Prince Felix died in the war.

As for how he died, no one investigated.

Her mother, Mrs. Holland, was also carried away by a low-ranking officer during the war and became the officer's concubine.

The news that King Charles' rule was overthrown reached Black River Castle in late February.

Richard and William finally breathed a sigh of relief when they received the news that the Duke of York led his troops into Nolan.

This time, the Harland family has become the winner of the political team and does not have to worry about being liquidated.

Richard reacted quickly. After discussing with William, he immediately led his troops to leave Black River Castle and turned west to attack Baron Harden's territory.

Baron Harden led the main force southward. His territory had a population of 30,000.

Baron Harden's eldest son, Baron Leon, also had 8,000 people.

Now all the hereditary nobles who participated in the rebellion in Gascoigne Province will be liquidated, and these territories have become fat meat.

In this situation, it is always the case that the quick hand has the advantage and the slow hand has the disadvantage. If you grab it slowly, you will lose the opportunity for rapid development.

Richard reacted quickly, and the strength of Harland's territory was very strong. Now its military strength has surpassed Viscount Romon, and it is the most powerful noble in the province of Gedda. He stared at Baron Harden's territory, and other nobles did not dare to snatch food from the tiger's mouth and compete with Richard. Lest he be cleaned up by the way and accused of being a rebel.

In this situation, it is temporarily in a state of chaos. No one can control the attacks between nobles. Those with big fists and strong power will of course speak much louder.

Now that the war to suppress the rebellion has come to an end, the remnants of the Venus family have also gone underground.

Although there are still some soldiers in Baron Harden's territory, they are now afraid of being put on the list and becoming an accomplice of the Venus family.

When it comes to the fight for the throne, the nobles are very cruel. Ordinary people without backers are often implicated.

Faced with the encirclement and suppression of Richard's army, the defenders of Baron Harden's territory surrendered almost immediately and handed over the territory to Richard intact.

The war is over, and rewarding merits and punishing mistakes has become the mainstream.

The Harland family stood on the side of the victors this time, so they were naturally not afraid of being held accountable by the higher authorities.

Although the Harland family did not participate in the war to quell the rebellion and there was no bloodshed, they played a very crucial role.

It was because of Richard and William that the Northern Army was restrained and did not allow the Northern Army to support King Charles and fight southward.

Because the Mad Lion Army was deeply involved in the rebellion, most of the ordinary soldiers and grassroots officers were pardoned, but the high-ranking officers were implicated.

Those with minor crimes were dismissed from office, and those with serious crimes were tried by law.

The nobles of Gascoigne Province were also severely reprimanded for participating in the noble coalition organized by the Venus family.

Viscount Sisse, the enemy of the Harland territory, failed to stand on the side this time and also caused trouble. Not only was half of the territory taken away by the royal family, but his title was also downgraded to baron.

Almost all the nobles of Gascoigne Province were deceived, and most of the hereditary nobles followed the trend and sent one or two squadrons to join the noble coalition, so there was no big trouble.

Even so, the nobles of Gascoigne Province were labeled as untrustworthy by the Grant Royal Family.

The commander of the Northern Legion, Zachley, failed to stand in a political position and was dismissed by King Roger. However, he had outstanding military achievements and did not cause much harm, so he barely escaped.

Although the family territory was saved, it was necessary to draw a thousand men to join the Redeemer Legion.

The Redeemer Legion was a newly established legion by Duke Roger, mainly funded by the nobles who failed to stand in this position. In addition to the nobles of Gascoigne Province and Rah Province, the rebellious barons in the three southern provinces had to contribute manpower and money.

There were three Redeemer Legions, and the annual military pay was borne entirely by the nobles.

If there was a loss, it would also be supplemented by the nobles.

These three Redeemer Legions were assigned to the Northern Province, and the command was under the control of the Central Legion.

The three northern provinces had strong military forces, and the central main legion was stationed. Therefore, King Charles attached great importance to the three northern provinces, and drew out the elite soldiers who were loyal to him to control the three northern provinces.

This time, King Charles was driven out of office, and almost all the senior officials of the three provinces in the northern border were replaced.

Richard's old acquaintance, Adles, was successfully promoted to the governor of the Geda Province.

The reason why Adles, who had no backing, was promoted was first because he stood in the right team. He was an official promoted from Brena County and had channels to contact the Duke of York.

The second reason was that the new king Roger had no direct officials, and temporarily could only promote local officials with more experience to maintain the situation.

After this rebellion, the situation of the Harland family immediately changed very well.

The enemy of the capital stepped down because of the failure of the political struggle, and Richard and Duke Roger also had a little connection.

The most important thing was that Richard made a fortune in the war, and Baron Harden's accumulation over the years fell into Richard's pocket.

Baron Harden's territory was very strong, and the reserves of materials were piled up like mountains.

Richard drew people from the territory, and even asked the students of Riverbank Primary School to participate in the statistics and inventory. It took several days to count Baron Harden's supplies.

There were twelve boxes of gold coins, each containing 1,200 gold coins, for a total of 14,400.

Twenty boxes of silver coins, for a total of 2,000 gold coins.

Sixty boxes of copper coins, each containing 6,000 copper coins, for a total of 1,000 gold coins.

Richard made 17,400 gold coins in just the coins.

In addition to the gold coins, there were also a large amount of cloth, livestock, salt, spices, and grain. These materials piled up like a mountain, and the number of gold coins converted was very considerable, roughly estimated to be no less than 30,000.

In addition, Baron Harden also had a lot of military supplies in reserve, including 300 war horses, 500 iron armors, 600 bows and arrows, and including spears and swords, enough to arm 1,000 infantry and cavalry.

In addition, a batch of enchanted weapons were found in the treasury, including 30 sets of enchanted armor, 50 enchanted long swords, and 20 enchanted crossbows.

This batch of equipment was also cheap for Richard.

Baron Harden kept a group of iron-horned horses in his territory, including six second-level stallions, thirteen mares, and nine ponies, all of which belonged to Richard.

Adding up all the gains, the value of these materials is no less than 100,000 gold coins.

The charm of war wealth is so great that it can make people rich overnight or bankrupt overnight.

Taking advantage of the chaotic situation, Richard looted a large number of people from Baron Harden's territory and moved them to the Harland territory.

Forced to leave their homes, the people of Baron Harden's territory dared not speak out.

But people have to bow their heads under the eaves. No matter how hard their tempers are, they can't be harder than swords.

Under the pressure of swords, the people of Baron Harden's territory finally left their homes.

The population that migrated from Baron Harden's territory this time exceeded 34,000.

With this batch of people, the population of Harland's territory will exceed 100,000.

With the increase in population, Baron Harden's funding, and no shortage of weapons and equipment, Richard immediately organized five new infantry squadrons and a scout squadron, expanding the army by 1,000.

After the war to suppress the rebellion, more than a dozen hereditary nobles, including three hereditary earls in the south, were stripped of their titles.

The civil war in the Kingdom of Grant has led to a change in the political situation.

The last time the political situation changed was more than a hundred years ago. Duke Brener defeated the orcs, and the Kingdom of Grant established three provinces in one go and awarded four dukes.

The territories of the nobles who lost their titles need to be redivided.

When it comes to the division of territories, the situation becomes complicated, and it is necessary to weigh the pros and cons and take care of the interests of all parties.

The Grant royal family got the fattest piece of meat. The territories of the three earls in the south were swallowed up by the royal family and became three provinces.

The Duke of Jonathan also gained a lot, swallowing up the Earldom of Roger.

Roger became the king, and it was impossible for him to be stationed on the front line of the northern border. His son was still young and had no ability to defend the territory.

Now it was necessary to reward Duke Jonathan for his merits, so Roger discussed with important figures of the Grant family and decided to divide this territory to Duke Jonathan.

Duke Jonathan swallowed up the Earldom of Roger, and it was a little more difficult to reward the Duke of York, who also made great contributions.

Although the Gascoigne Province had a large territory, the Duke of York was not willing to put his strength on the front line of the war with the orcs. So he could only take out 2,000 square kilometers of land from the Maryland Province and give it to the Duke of York.

2,000 square kilometers of land seemed small, much smaller than the territory controlled by the Harland family.

But Maryland Province is a vast plain, and it is located in the heart of the kingdom, so the territory here is very valuable.

The royal family has not conferred a title in Maryland Province for three hundred years.

The three giants got the benefits, and the next are the two dukes Duran and Loran.

These two dukes don't want to disperse their power.

Although Gascoigne Province has a large territory, the great nobles don't look down on it at all. To obtain a fief in Gascoigne Province, you must fight with the orcs.

Although the two dukes of Loran and Duran often have conflicts with the Kingdom of Delong, the intensity is far from comparable to the invasion of orcs.

Although they have an obligation to support the war in the northern border, after all, they are not on the front line, and the pressure is much smaller. Even if the territory of Gascoigne Province is given away for free, they are unwilling to take a look.

Because they don't want the territory, Duke Roger rewarded them with 100,000 gold coins and a batch of medicine resources.

The other great nobles basically did not take sides, and the greatest merits in the rebellion were Richard and William.

They, father and son, pinned down the Northern Army, making the battlefield near Nolan less troublesome.

If the Northern Army and the Mad Lion Army joined forces to go south, they might break through the Duke of York's defense line.

The situation would change, and the internal friction of the Grant Kingdom would be more serious.

Although Richard and William did not participate in the battle, Duke Roger still rewarded Richard with a great achievement, and the Diram Barony was divided to the Harland family.

In recent years, the main routes of the orcs have been through the Pratos Mountains and the Harland Valley.

The Diram Barony in this area has bad luck and suffered two major blows. The remaining family members have lost confidence in operating the territory and have given up the right to inherit the territory.

This territory has once again become a no-man's land.

The Diram Barony is not small in area, larger than the Stopa Barony, with a total area of ​​1,600 square kilometers.

Although this territory is still hilly, the hills are very low and gentle, and 30% of the territory is flat, and the agricultural conditions are much better than the Stopa territory.

Compared with the territories granted to the Harland family in previous times, this territory is undoubtedly much more fertile.

After taking over the Diram Barony, the territory controlled by the Harland family has exceeded 10,000 square kilometers. Including the 30,000 people snatched from the Harden Barony, the total population has exceeded 100,000.

Richard settled the relocated population in the new territory.

The Diram Barony has developed farmland and ready-made houses. Although it needs to be crowded in a short period of time, the conditions are better than when Richard first developed the territory.