Ryan returned to this city where he had only stayed for a few years as a child. Everything was so strange. After meeting Mrs. Ellie·Fleming, Ryan also quickly met his biological mother.
Not surprisingly, with the return of the Earl, the Countess once again had a swollen belly.
"Ryan, you are back."
"Mother."
Kalami·Sterling, Ryan's biological mother, Count Clayton's second wife, lovingly stroked Ryan's hair.
Fleming Family, the other countess, Fleming Family, one of the Four Grand Dukes from the empire, is the daughter of the Grand Duke, and in front of her Ryan's biological mother is also of extraordinary status. She is a woman from the earl family Sterling Family. Her father is now Count Stirling, a powerful... Legendary Warlock.
So this is what Clayton Family, Ryan's brothers and sisters tease Ryan about, because he originally had a powerful father and a powerful grandfather.
If he didn't go to Northwind Province to be a poor and cold lord, he could enjoy the resources of two great nobles. Clayton Family would give him a share of the industry, and Sterling Family would probably give his second child born to Kalami a share of resources.
Added together, it may be more wealth than some Baron of Zero Crossing Prefecture.
The most important thing is that you don't have to suffer, let alone stay in a territory with little enjoyment.
But from the moment he becomes a noble, it is impossible for Ryan to have these things, so these resources will fall on other people's heads.
He has become a noble, a Baron, a fifth-class noble of the empire, and is no longer a subordinate of the Clayton Family, so all resource assistance must comply with the rules of the nobles and the rules of the Clayton Family.
Therefore, Ryan is Ryan Family, and Clayton is Clayton Family.
The close family and blood relationship between the two parties is limited to the first or two generations in front of them. Because of the father-son relationship between Ryan and the Earl, his children and future Count Clayton children will be much closer. By the third generation, everyone will really be just relatives.
But within the empire, among the many nobles, who hasn't had any relatives before?
At that time, Clayton Family and Ryan Family could be said to be two nobles.
But similarly, within the Clayton Family, today's brothers and sisters of Ryan also enjoy the rights of nobles in these generations. It will be different in the next few generations. At that time, their blood relationship with Count Clayton is relatively distant. They are no longer nobles, but members of the Clayton Family.
As for Knight Retainer, Harrington·Clayton under Ryan, this is even more distant. It may even be because of the ancestors. Following a certain Count Clayton, he received the baptism of his blood and was able to practice Blaze Dragon Knight Breathing Technique. He became the retainer and follower of Clayton's direct lineage for all his life.
Illegitimate children have a similar status.
However, from this, it can also be seen that Clayton Family is so huge that it is indeed a bloodline that is coveted and envied by other nobles.
This has nothing to do with Ryan. After caring about his mother, Ryan needs to meet the real owner of Clayton, Count Clayton.
Although Ryan's Frozen Earth Territory has not yet offered anything to the Clayton Family due to their blood relationship, it does not mean that this relationship does not exist.
As a noble, Ryan, in addition to being loyal to Imperial House, also needs to rely on the Clayton Family because of his identity.
He is a noble and a son.
This is still the same relationship, and it will take two or three generations before there is any change.
Count Clayton doesn't want it, so Ryan Frozen Earth Territory who wants to rely on the great nobles should take the initiative to give it away.
But before, the count didn't care and Ryan had no idea, which led to the two parties hitting it off and neither paying attention to the other.
Count Clayton The place to receive outsiders, especially other nobles and the like, is very, very big.
Pushing open the ancient door, Ryan seemed to have entered the belly of Dragons. Surrounding the surroundings, this study or living room was forged from a whole set of keel, with the white keel exposed in many places.
This is the first time that Ryan has entered here. Even Clayton Family today does not have many descendants who can enter here.
Ryan looked ahead, where there was a figure standing in front of the window with hands behind his back, seemingly looking at Blaze Dragon Castle outside. Ryan knew that he could easily see a place here, Extraordinary Legion of the Clayton Family, Blaze Dragon Knights's training camp.
He had tried to see here before in that place, but could only see a narrow window.
But now, he discovered that the window was actually not small. The crystal window, which could not be filled by three or five people, represented the authority and power of the Clayton Family.
"Father."
"According to noble etiquette, you should call me Lord Count Clayton."
Leon Clayton, this Count Clayton's loud and majestic voice echoed in the study. Even if he didn't take the initiative to release it, the pressure of Legendary Knight's life made Ryan somewhat breathless.
He spoke again in silence.
"Count Clayton-sama."
"Yeah."
Nodding, Count Clayton turned around, looked at Ryan and continued:
"Now, you can call me father."
In memory, Count Clayton had too many heirs, which resulted in the relationship between the earl and his heirs being less cordial and more majestic.
"Kaz said, your territory is developing well?"
At this time, Ryan lost his initial restraint and became calm and natural, which made Count Clayton's eyes satisfied a lot.
"Frozen Earth Territory is not as bad as expected. It has stabilized a lot in more than a year. I brought some specialties from the territory to my father and mother."
Externally, the mother in the mouth of the Clayton Family's heirs often represents the two countesses, not just one person.
Internally, there will be a close relationship, but the relationship between the two countesses this term seems to be well managed, and there is no conflict.
It is also possible that the countess from Fleming is much older, and the second one is not interested in power.
The rights of the two parties are staggered, and the age gap between the heirs of the two parties also means that even if the eldest son of the earl dies, the second, third and fourth children below are not born to Kalami.
The issue of inheritance is almost impossible to be resolved between the two countesses, so naturally there is no contradiction.
"Well done."
Clayton gave a rare compliment to his child, but Ryan caught the meaning in the other person's tone.
"Father, are you no longer going to Northlands?"
Clayton Family's army, including Legendary Knight Count Clayton and one Dragon Slayer, rarely stayed in their own territory in the past many years.