Chapter 51: Lord Cloveford
Seeing the body, Sophia widened her eyes, opened her mouth, and said in disbelief: "How could it be him?"
"Do you know him?"
"This body is Earl Clove, a great noble in the south of the Grant Kingdom.
When the Grant Kingdom was established, the initial nobles were all located in the south.
At that time, the kingdom was not called the Grant Kingdom, but the Venus Kingdom.
The seven earls in the south were all meritorious families in the founding period of the empire.
In the earliest times, each of the great nobles in the south was a duke family and had a larger territory.
After the founding of the country, the great nobles in the south developed towards the central and northern parts, and the strongest family was the current royal Grant family.
The Grant family joined forces with their in-laws, the Loran family, to overthrow the Venus royal family and establish the Grant Kingdom.
After the founding of the country, the four eastern nobles were awarded Marquis.
The seven dukes of the southern nobles all had some of their territories taken back, and their titles were reduced to earls.
The two founding dukes, four marquises, and seven earls were the original nobles of the Grant Kingdom.
The Duke of Guise and the Duke of Duran were both nobles of the neighboring Kingdom of Delon, and they joined the Grant Kingdom with their territories.
Duke Jonathan was a member of the royal family of the former Grand Duke of Stannic. After joining the Grant Kingdom, he was granted a large amount of land through the war with the orcs.
Today, the Duke Jonathan family is the most powerful noble in the Grant Kingdom.
The Duke of York is a branch of the Grant royal family.
Only Duke Edward and Duke Fox are rising stars. These two families became nobles of the Grant royal family through military merit and exchange of territories.
Earl Cloveford is a very famous noble in the Grant Kingdom, known as the Magic Earl.
It is rumored that he loves magic very much. In order to learn magic, he went to the Celtic United Kingdom alone and joined the magic organization Elemental Heart.
In order to learn magic, Earl Cloverd even gave up his inheritance rights and insisted on staying in the Celtic United Kingdom.
Like Sofia, if the Cloverd family had not changed, the earl would not have returned from the Celtic United Kingdom.
Earl Cloverd is a seven-ring magician. After returning to the Grant Kingdom, he established the Cloverd Mage Association and trained some magicians for the Cloverd family. Including magic apprentices, there are more than ten people in total.
A hereditary earl is also a big shot in the Grant Kingdom.
Unexpectedly, he died in the North for no apparent reason and was swallowed by his own magic beast mount.
When Sofia was a child, magic With outstanding talent, he was brought by his father, Baron Stoppa, to visit Earl Cloverd.
The Earl also gave Sophia a magic book.
Sophia was deeply impressed by this incident. Even after many years, she recognized Earl Cloverd's body at a glance.
Everyone checked Earl Cloverd's relics and found that he was carrying several magic equipment.
The coat on the earl was made of earth dragon skin, and a fourth-level magic core was embedded in the collar. After careful identification, Richard found that the coat had a constant three-ring magic stand protection.
Magic equipment is different from enchanted weapons. Enchanted weapons are made of special materials to make special weapons that can conduct the power of fighting spirit.
Simply put, enchanted weapons are for warriors. They can conduct the power of fighting spirit and provide bonuses to fighting spirit.
And magic equipment is for magicians. Using materials with high magic affinity, special magic runes are drawn, and magic crystals that provide energy are installed. Only a part of the mental power can be used to release magic with magic equipment.
Generally speaking, magic equipment is more difficult to make and has a higher value.
A magic apprentice with weak combat power, if he masters powerful magic equipment and uses it well, can defeat the opponent across levels.
And powerful enchanted equipment requires powerful warriors to play its role. If you don't have enough fighting spirit, even if you are given a legendary enchanted weapon, it will not be of much use.
In addition, the earl has a copper pocket watch the size of a baby's fist hanging around his neck.
It is unknown what magic is constant on the copper pocket watch, but the small magic crystal inside the pocket watch is extremely pure. According to Sofia's research, the runes inside the pocket watch should be engraved with the mind fog spell.
Mind fog is a five-ring soul magic. Using this magic can make a person's soul fall into the fog.
The most important thing is that mind fog is a large-scale magic. This magic is very useful when two armies are fighting. It is a spell that high-level magicians in the army must learn.
The most important piece of magic equipment is the space bag that Earl Clove carries with him.
The space bag needs to be made of the stomachs and animal skins of some special magical creatures, such as space dragons, some high-level rare demons and other extraordinary creatures.
Extraordinary creatures are very powerful and rare.
To hunt a space dragon, legendary warriors need to form a team. Even a well-equipped main force is no match for a dragon.
The space bag carried by Earl Cloverd is worth at least 30,000 gold coins.
Hearing that the body belongs to Earl Cloverd, Powell said hesitantly: "We bury the body of the earl and take away the magic equipment. Can this be concealed?"
"The Cloverd family is a very powerful family in the country. Once the magic equipment is used, the news will be easily leaked. At that time, we will be unable to explain it with our mouths? It is likely to trigger a noble war, and the three families of Harland, Stopa, and Dark will be exterminated by the Cloverd family.
If we hide the magic equipment, what good will it do us?
If we handle things this way, it will be a hidden danger for us. "
Hearing Richard's words, Sophia nodded and said, "This matter has nothing to do with us. Since we killed the rhinoceros, we have already gained a lot of benefits. I think we can't be greedy for magic equipment. We should report this matter to the Noble Council and report the matter to the capital. "
Although the death of Earl Cloverd was very strange and there must be a secret behind it, Richard, Sophia and others did not intend to investigate further.
Earl Cloverd was a seventh-level magician, and he died easily.
Richard and his seven men were not as strong as the Earl, let alone the opponent of the mastermind. Besides, his uncle Soros was injured, and Richard was unwilling to let him take risks and continue to participate in the battle.
They decisively took the Earl's body away, and immediately sent people to the capital Nolan after returning to Fort William to report the matter to the Council of Nobles.
After receiving the news of the Earl's death, the royal family and the Cloverd family sent an investigation team together to inquire about the process in detail. Then the investigation team entered the depths of the Eagle Mountains, but unfortunately found nothing. In the end, the Cloverd family could only bring back the Earl's body.
The materials on the rhinoceros were left to the Harland territory.