Necromancer, summoning 055? What the heck?

Chapter 53 The Pursuers of Zircon Territory
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The Green Pine Kingdom is located in the central part of the continent, and most of its territory was once part of the Moonlit Dynasty.

All the countries that separated from the Qiyue Dynasty share a distinct characteristic: a martial spirit!
After all, at its peak, the Qiyue Dynasty was a super empire that swept across most of the Starry Continent.

If it weren't for the fact that during the dynasty's decline, those noble lords were too anthropomorphic, provoking a massive attack from everyone from their own cultists and the poor, to elves and dwarves from other races, barbarians and orcs from the borders, and even dwarves and goblins, ultimately leading to widespread war and the fall of the dynasty, Chen Mo wouldn't have to worry about crossing the Beilu River to reach a new language region.

The Green Pine Kingdom, Mirror Lake Kingdom, Emerald Duchy, and Stream Moon Federation are the four southern kingdoms that separated from Qiyue. They share a common language, similar customs, and close ties with each other, but they are also wary of one another.

Previously, facing the legitimate power of the Northern Qiyue Dynasty, the four young heroes were united and supported each other. Numerous marriages and exchanges of hostages among the nobles formed a de facto military alliance, ultimately thwarting the dynasty's attempt to move south again.

However, in recent years, as the Qiyue Dynasty and the Wuyue Divine Court entered a period of full confrontation, the external threats to the four countries were resolved, and friction between them began to occur frequently.

When it comes to interests, there's no such thing as an equal distribution; you always have to fight for them.

Therefore, the Zircon family did not initially intend to deal with the lowly servant who dared to offend the nobles by having his family's warriors cross the border directly. An underground warrant would have been enough!
However, things developed in a way that far exceeded the expectations of the family leaders.

The annihilation of the Mountain Vine Squad was originally just an ordinary incident among the mercenary groups in White Stone City, the disappearance of an underground black adventurer squad. No one would grieve for them, or even collect their bodies.

The wolves and rats in the wilderness will soon erase all traces of them from this world, just like the tens of thousands of missing persons in the Federation every year, without ever making a ripple.

However, for the zircon family of the Turquoise Kingdom, this is undoubtedly a resounding slap in the face.

As a marquis of the kingdom, the head of the Zircon family possesses his own vast territory. Under the kingdom's feudal system, this is an independent kingdom. Under such circumstances, the marquis needs to deal with numerous military and political affairs every day. Arranging for someone to resolve a trivial matter like Chen Mo would not be of any concern to him.

However, even underground missions sent out from the Marquis's mansion are regularly tracked. The failed mission to intercept Chen Mo was quickly noticed by those with ulterior motives.

Mission failure is normal, especially when it's outsourced and there are too many uncontrollable factors; it wouldn't normally cause much of an impact. However, because there were some human factors behind this failure, someone quickly began to orchestrate the situation.

At a grand ball held for the youngest daughter of a marquis, a guest casually mentioned: "I heard that the nineteenth young master has a special talent for necromancy and is making rapid progress. My son is also stuck on the path of a warrior and wants to try the path of a summoner mage. I wonder if the nineteenth young master could introduce him to me?"

"What? He was actually killed by bad guys? What a pity!"

"I must go and pay my respects properly! I suppose the villain's head is now enshrined in front of Young Master Nineteen's grave, right?"

Next, the conversation became quieter and quieter, but the information that could be conveyed became more and more widely.

After the ball ended, news spread like wildfire throughout the Marquisate that a prospective apprentice had assassinated the Zircon family's child and was still at large.

Sensing that something was amiss, Zircon Heisenberg, the eldest son of the Zircon family and the first in line to inherit the throne, immediately arranged for an investigation.

"Young Master, the matter has been basically investigated! It was the foreign affairs steward's rival who overheard this and wanted to take the opportunity to bring down the foreign affairs steward and take the position for himself, so he found a chance to leak the information."

"It's all that guy's fault for drinking too much. He got drunk and started talking nonsense, saying he took a commission from inside..."

boom!
With a muffled thud, a metal gauntlet flew directly onto the clerk's forehead, creating a shocking dent, and blood instantly streamed down his face.

"Unintentionally? By looking for an opportunity? Is this the result of your investigation?"

"Fool, can't you see these bastards are after me?"

"You're after my inheritance, don't you understand?!" The clerk knelt on the ground, not daring to move, letting the blood gather into a trickle beneath him.

"Is it the second brother? Or the fourth brother? Or are there a few fools planning to join forces?"

"You must resolve this matter thoroughly before my father holds me accountable!"

No wonder the eldest son of the Zircon Group was furious. The wealthy have their own fortunes, but they also have their own troubles.

As the chief heir of the Zircon family, which owns seven cities, the eldest son, Zircon Heisen, is always like a porcupine covered in sharp quills, vigilantly guarding his territory.

After all, the father had too many children, but there could only be one marquis.

To ensure that there are no unexpected issues with the inheritance rights, the first thing is to firmly grasp the father's favor, and the second is to have sufficient power.

The heir to a marquisate must not be a good-for-nothing.

Although everyone in the Marquisate knew that the eldest son was an unparalleled warrior genius of the Zircon family, having already become a Silver Armor Warrior at a young age and about to reach the threshold of job advancement, Zircon Hesen himself knew that this was just a false prosperity built up with massive amounts of money and drugs, and that some shady tricks had even been used in it.

I don't know how many resources I'll need to successfully change jobs.

Many of these expenses were kept secret from his father; otherwise, why would he bother getting involved for a mere few dozen gold coins?

Now, someone has exposed this matter, and on the surface, it seems to be aimed at that foolish foreign affairs steward. However, like a frightened bird, Hysen vaguely sensed an ominous atmosphere.

Whether someone deliberately brought this up to target him, or whether it was just for the position of foreign affairs steward and he was accidentally implicated, it was something that Hysen absolutely could not tolerate.

The eldest son's position within the marquisate is that of acting city lord of Radiant City. He has already built a mature team under his command. Under the planning of the steward and the scribe, the eldest son acted swiftly and decisively.

First, the foreign affairs steward left a letter of apology and then committed suicide.

In his letter of apology, the steward confessed that the reward of forty gold coins was too tempting, and that he had been blinded by greed and lost his mind, secretly keeping most of the money for himself. He felt ashamed of betraying the lord's trust and cultivation, and that the only way to atone for his sins was to die.

In fact, if the butler hadn't committed suicide, the eldest son would have been in much bigger trouble. As a service staff member in the manor system, although the foreign affairs butler would mostly follow Hysen's arrangements, he was essentially a person belonging to the old Marquis, the owner of the manor. If the eldest son wanted to take any measures against him, he had to ask his father for permission.

Otherwise, it would be a serious overstepping of boundaries, which is a red line and forbidden zone for the Marquis.

After all, if you dare to kill my steward today, will you dare to sleep with my concubine tomorrow?
Who knows what will happen the day after tomorrow?

Now that the person is dead, carrying the burden of all the deductions and all the guilt, some people feel relieved, some beat their chests in despair, and perhaps some people's plans have completely failed.

The eldest son was finally able to catch his breath.

Of course, Young Master Haisen also had to handle this matter perfectly and flawlessly, giving the Marquis a clean and satisfactory explanation.

That apprentice is dead!
　I saw a comment from someone yesterday that the main character didn't appear at all in the entire chapter...

　　Okay, I guess I wrote about the main character too often in this book...

　　
　
(End of this chapter)