After Cousin Mel's wedding ended, Marquis Merlin made another decision: he would bypass his son, Meijie Monochoria, and directly hand the title of Earl Fuqiang to Mel.
He did this
naturally to prevent his daughter-in-law, Kuna Shadowflame, from relying on her husband inheriting the earldom, whispering in his ear, and doing something foolish.
By handing it directly to his grandson—and with his grandson now having a wife as well—Mel naturally would no longer listen to his mother. Madam Kunna would lose any room to stir up trouble.
Uncle Meijie did not show much resistance.
His talent was poor. Even now, he was only an ordinary Phantom Beast Knight, and he had long placed his hopes on his son. Now that Mel had successfully become a dragon rider, there was even less chance that he would compete with his own son. He calmly accepted reality.
No matter what, he still held the title of viscount.
"Work hard. Now that you've inherited the earldom and ride Lord Mercedes, you must strive to become Russell's right-hand man." Uncle Meijie extinguished his fantasies of stirring up storms and only hoped his son could achieve all this in his place.
"Rest assured, Father. I've already discussed it with Rus... His Highness. Once my honeymoon is over, I'll go to Red Castle and help him."
Mel said, "So this family will still need Father to steer it."
"Haha, no need to worry. Your mother and I are used to working away at Sancha River Mouth. Living like this for the rest of our lives is quite good." Uncle Meijie said, patting his son's sturdy shoulder. "Go on, enjoy the happiness of your new marriage."
Having relinquished his position as lord of Sancha River Mouth and severed his contract with the Manganese Steel Dragon, Marquis Merlin