There were two sheets of paper inside the envelope. When Nalant took out the first one and examined it briefly, he exclaimed in surprise.
The letter contained information about the outcome of Sir Walade's case.
His father, Andrew, said that because Valard had a noble status, although he could beat Valard up, he couldn't truly punish him on Nalant's behalf.
Instead, they handed over the relevant evidence to Count Tulip, Count Tulip then directly referred Valard to the Noble Council of Tulip City for processing.
During the trial in the Noble Council, despite the presence of several Quinte guards as witnesses, Sir Walade pleaded not guilty and denied any involvement.
He has consistently claimed that he does not know Quinte and that he has been misled by his subordinates.
Although he dispatched the caravan, he always entrusted the management of the caravan's personnel to his own estate steward.
The manor steward, however, committed suicide at Valard's manor during the parliamentary trial.
Therefore, although this matter did involve Sir Walade, there was no evidence to prove that the Quinte Guards had direct contact with Valard.
Finally, the Noble Council asked his father, Andrew, for his opinion on whether he was willing to reach a settlement.
If they are willing to reach a settlement, they should discuss compensation with Valard.
If they are unwilling, then they need to collect more evidence. Even just proving that Valard and Quinte really had a close relationship would establish the charge that he assisted outsiders in murdering nobles.
At best, they will be stripped of their titles; at worst, they will be hanged.
Because of the long distance, Andrew couldn't consult Nalant's opinion, and ultimately felt that it was best to get the benefits first.
Andrew learned from a friend that Sir Walade might indeed not know Quinte, since Valard's caravans usually roamed the territory near Tulip City and did not leave the Earl Territory.
Therefore, Andrew and Valard personally negotiated the compensation, and Andrew received a shop worth more than sixty gold coins from Valard.
"Young Master Nalant, Lord Andrew believes that Sir Walade may genuinely not know Quinte, and that he may be acting under someone else's orders."
"It is said that Sir Walade was very close to Aldin Oldin in the city, which is why he was able to quickly establish himself in Tulip City after his bankruptcy!"
Seeing that Nalant had finished reading the first letter, Clo immediately offered an explanation.
"Hmm!" Nalant nodded. This was pretty much what he had guessed. It was definitely Aldin's involvement, so it wasn't surprising.
Although we failed to kill Valard this time, receiving sixty gold coins as compensation is not bad; it can be considered as money to buy our lives.
Nalant then looked down to see Andrew's opinion on the invasion of Quinte Territory.
Andrew said that the Count Tulip has not yet received any complaints from the Earl Blackiron, so he doesn't need to worry too much about it.
The Valard incident also infringed upon the interests of the Tulip Family, Tulip Family were about to send a messenger to Earl Blackiron to demand an explanation.
Nalant was only forced to lure the Dark Creature Dark Creature, and they eventually destroyed it and rescued Quinte himself. It's not impossible that their crimes would be completely offset at that point.
As for the 'reward' Nalant received, he will likely have to return some of it depending on the circumstances, such as the territory and the catapult.
The Sprite were a drop in the ocean for the Earl's family, but the territory and the catapults were a matter of great importance to the Earl's family.
Andrew instructed Nalant that if he were to have to return some of his spoils, he shouldn't feel bad about it; after all, even getting Sprite was a win.
There was nothing to worry about on the surface; what Andrew was truly concerned about was whether Earl Blackiron would secretly send someone to attack him. Therefore, in his letter, he instructed Nalant to send more subordinates to patrol the border.
If any danger arises, you must lead your men and flee the castle immediately, because the power of an earl's family is terrifying.
"He wants me to throw up what I've eaten? Quinte's dreaming!" Nalant smacked his lips and muttered.
Nalant was naturally unwilling to give up the benefits he had already gained, as he still had leverage over Quinte for harming him that he hadn't yet revealed.
After reading the first letter, Nalant turned to the second one.
The information in the second image was somewhat unexpected for Nalant; it was about Stella's birthday celebration.
Andrew said he had received word that the Earl would be paying close attention to the performance of each of his two sons in the competition at the birthday celebration.
The one who performs the best will likely win the opportunity for the Earl to visit the territory during the harvest festival, and this visit will be accompanied by all the vassals.
Upon seeing this, Nalant's heart skipped a beat.
The Harvest Festival is the most important festival in the Onyx Principality, equivalent to the Spring Festival in the previous Chinese nation.
This festival is usually held after the harvest in the second quarter of the year, which is about two months later. It is a day of celebration for everyone from nobles to serfs.
In the past, the Earl would occasionally visit his vassals' territories at this time, as a gesture of goodwill.
However, the fact that this year's competition was chosen among the second-ranked contestants clearly indicates an intention to allow Miss Stella to have more contact with these contestants.
For Nalant, whether or not he made contact with Miss Stella was not important. What mattered was that nobles from other territories would be coming, which would greatly change their perception of Storm Territory.
"Looks like I'll have to prepare properly this time!" Nalant originally thought he didn't need to be the brightest star, just not to be outshone by the other second sons.
But now it's different; this opportunity to visit is more important to him than any of his other sons.
Whether or not one can perform well this time is, on the surface, an unanswerable requirement, but everyone knows that as long as Miss Stella is satisfied, it will be considered a good performance.
Andrew's letter also explained the situation: the other second sons' families had begun to actively prepare, secretly acquiring all sorts of rare items in order to help their second sons win Miss Stella's favor at the banquet.
Although the Berick Family was not as wealthy as the other families, Andrew would still sponsor Nalant with ten gold coins.
He has already had Clo bring these ten gold coins; Nalant can go to Tulip City to buy the gifts himself.
Or you could have Clo take it back and ask his father if there's any gift that could please Miss Stella.
"Phew!" Nalant took a deep breath. This was truly a father's love as deep as a mountain. Even after he had become a lord, Andrew still cared about him.
He knew that spending ten gold coins to buy a gift was a considerable expense for Andrew.
When Clo saw him pick up the second sheet of paper, he found he had a small black purse and a brown paper contract in his hand, presumably containing gold coins and the contract for compensating the shop.
"Young Master Nalant, this is the gold coins and shop contract that the master asked me to bring you!" Clo then handed over the money bag and the contract.
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