Count Oden is dead!
Oden Fletcher, the famous general who guarded the northeastern part of the kingdom for decades and expanded hundreds of miles of territory, is dead!
The person who brought this bad news was Count Oden's retinue at Noble Council.
In fact, he is the son of Count Oden - or illegitimate son, Charles.
This was the day after Li Ang became a baron, Oden made a request to Li Ang on Lion City's King's Avenue, and it was also the last time Li Ang and Count Oden saw each other.
"I won't hide it from you, I have an illegitimate son... Actually, you have met him..."
"I want to go back to Brave Shield Fortress, but I can't bring him into Brave Shield Fortress openly. I think you can understand that this will cause a lot of trouble..."
"So, I plan to make him a knight under my command. You can appoint him to be responsible for the liaison between us, so that I can see him often..."
The illegitimate son Charles is only half a year younger than Oden's daughter Joanna - Count Oden probably found another woman to relieve his loneliness during his wife's pregnancy...
This is not a rare thing among the nobles of this era, but Count Oden is somewhat reluctant to let it go - he has always hidden the affair from everyone, and has not told his wife or daughter.
Because his wife is a high-ranking aristocrat - she is a Countess, Oden. When she was just a small reserve aristocrat, she fell in love with a young lady Earl, which was somewhat of a marriage-in-law.
In fact, it is precisely because of the strong support of Countess that Oden can successfully build Brave Shield Fortress.
Therefore, it is conceivable what status this famous general who is famous outside has at home...
Pande Continent is not Celestial Dynasty. Here, the daughter can inherit the family business, and the daughter's children will also have complete legal inheritance rights and can inherit the inheritance of both parents.
But an illegitimate child cannot inherit anything from Oden, including surname, property, status or anything else...
Oden obviously also cares about his only son, and he has always taken him with him as a retinue.
Of course, this is mainly because he cannot leave his illegitimate child in Brave Shield Fortress... otherwise it will inevitably cause a lot of unnecessary disputes.
He also cannot make Charles a knight, because when Knight's Territory is entrusted, his wife will come forward - the management of the territory is handled by Countess.
Oden requested Li Ang before, hoping that Li Ang could help his illegitimate son and make Charles become Oath Knight under Li Ang.
Then, Oden will "sell" part of the fiefdom to Li Ang - such as Fletcher Village.
Oden The 8% 'dividend' was negotiated on the battlefield. Countess didn't know it. Li Ang could use the dividend to 'buy' Fletcher.
Finally, Li Ang transferred the fiefdom to Charles as Knight's Territory.
In this way, Charles can legitimately become a noble with a fiefdom.
Let Charles be loyal to Li Ang and be responsible for the communication between the two parties, so he can often come in and out of Brave Shield Fortress. Oden can avoid unrest at home and can often see his son. This is the best of both worlds.
The lord is naturally willing to help. Oden transfers the fiefdom to the knights under Li Ang, which is equivalent to increasing the strength of Li Ang.
After agreeing to Oden, Li Ang also asked by the way, "Do you have an illegitimate daughter named Liwa..."
Oden's face turned red at that time - that was what happened after he successfully built Brave Shield Fortress and before he moved away from Fletcher. At Fletcher Village's celebration banquet, Oden was made drunk by his subordinates, and then he probably had a night with a village girl.
But he moved to Brave Shield Fortress the next day, and rarely returned to Fletcher after that. Gradually, he forgot about this matter - for the aristocrats of this era, this was really not a big deal...
It wasn't until a few years ago, when Liwa found Oden as an adult, that Oden didn't know she had such a daughter.
But that village girl was already dead, and Liwa came to insult Oden after her mother died - Liwa was quite hostile to this cheap father who never fulfilled his responsibilities for even a minute, and was unwilling to accept any help from him.
Later, Liwa disappeared, and Oden could not find her.
When Li Ang mentioned that he had met Liwa, Oden breathed a sigh of relief and said that as long as she lives, he will find her.
He also teased Li Ang, saying that the money you, a shameless little thief, took from me, was taken away by my daughter. This is tit for tat.
--This was also the last words Oden and Li Ang said.
Seeing Charles, Li Ang, the image of that big-bodied woman with round waist appeared in front of her eyes - she followed the behavior of aristocratic women at that time and said, "My family used to be famous in the arms trade... I am very familiar with the activities of bandits and robbers in this area..."
At that time, Li Ang thought that Liwa was Ryman's mother-in-law. It was not until Oden mentioned it that he knew that Ryman's wife was called Joanna.
Charles and Liwa look almost exactly the same. Oden has a very strong gene for big nose and small eyes.
"Charles, what's going on? Tell me everything, don't miss any details!"
Li Ang felt very disappointed. Count Oden was actually pretty good to him before. Although it was more out of interest exchange and win-win, at least Oden's maintenance in Lion City's throne room has proven that he is a reliable ally.
Moreover, if Oden dies, it will definitely cause a lot of chain reactions!
A few days ago, after Li Ang officially became a baron, Charles accompanied his father Count Oden to handle the final official duties.
Count Oden is going to Seven Forks Fortress, completely hand over the military affairs of the last war, and then lead the troops back to Brave Shield Fortress.
The person who took over the military affairs was Lord Seven Forks Fortress Baron Eldred--Lord Rainier's father.
This is mainly because the biggest result of the last war was to occupy a large area of land south of Seven Forks Fortress and opposite Sava River, and to build some fortifications.
In a sense, this is actually the result achieved by Li Ang with his caravan...
Moreover, when Oden went to Lion City, the troops he brought from Brave Shield Fortress were also temporarily stationed in Seven Forks Fortress.
There was nothing wrong with the delivery of military affairs, but when they completed the task and planned to lead the team back to Brave Shield Fortress, they encountered the enemy halfway.
To be precise, it is halfway to Serenmis.
It was a huge Bacchus Empire army, almost all cavalry.
Count Oden asked Charles to take a detour and go directly to Wheat Fragrance Territory, and asked Charles to find a job under Li Ang without participating in the war.
This is of course a father's love for his son.
Besides, Oden has been dealing with enemies who are all cavalry for thirty years and has sufficient experience.
He also brought the troops he brought out when he fought Sava Fortress, with almost 700 people in his hands. The current position is not far from Seven Forks Fortress, so Oden is not afraid.
After ordering Charles to leave, Oden led the troops to turn around, intending to lead the enemy to Seven Forks Fortress.
Bacchus Empire's army indeed began to pursue Count Oden, and Charles successfully escaped the enemy's sight on a fast horse.
But Charles is, after all, the person who has always been with Oden. Under the influence of his father, he does not lack the courage to fight and is not willing to run away just like that.
So he turned back to Lion City, planning to ask for help - Lion City had a large number of cavalry and was close to Seven Forks Fortress, so the rescue speed would be faster.
Perhaps due to good luck, when Charles arrived at the village Yalagar near Lion City, he met a patrolling troop, led by Lord Andrew.
Andrew is the eldest son of Godric and the lord of Crow's Perch Village.
His name is the same as a certain arena boss - this is because this kind of name is too common in the Pande Continent, such as Celestial Dynasty's Wei, Ming and so on...
Although he has a very popular name, Andrew's identity is unusual.
He led Royal City Guard, a group of Lion Territory armed retinues, all of whom were young nobles.
This unit is the king's direct bodyguard. It will be responsible for the security in and around Lion City on weekdays. It will follow King Ulrich himself during combat.
--Like ordinary knights, kings also have followers, but there are more of them...
The reason why Andrew is qualified to lead the king's bodyguard is mainly because his mother's high status--Madam Philina, the wife of Godric, is the niece of the previous generation Lion King.
That is, the cousin of King Ulrich.
One Princess.
This is also the reason why Godric was able to serve as the commander of Royal Guard before - he was the guardian knight of Princess Philina, Lord Prince Consort.
Therefore, although he is not popular and although he is only a baron, Godric is actually the brother-in-law of King Ulrich, and his status is quite high.
Lord Andrew's flag is a pure red background with three golden Fleur-de-lis.
Authentic royal guard flag.
Lion Territory The armed retinue is a very powerful cavalry unit, which can rescue Count Oden quickly.
Andrew was not vague. He set off immediately after hearing about the situation. It was his job to ensure the safety around Lion City.
But when they came to Seven Forks Fortress, they didn't see anything abnormal. Seven Forks Fortress didn't even light the beacon!