The Lord of Another World: All Wasted at the Beginning, and He Made His Fortune by Taking in the Fem

Aarons was not so nervous after returning home.

The Marquis's Mansion was protected by a solid barrier. As long as they were not directly attacked by level 5 magic or fighting spirit, the people inside were safe.

The servants who escaped before had said that there were loopholes in the barrier, but it turned out that they were just talking nonsense. Xia Ye even checked the barrier for this purpose, but found no problems.

As long as the children are not in danger - that's all Aarons thinks.

"Master, did you want information about the royal family? I went to the city office and compiled some information. Please take a look."

"So soon? I thought we would have to wait a few days."

"When the volunteers heard that it was you who wanted intelligence, they actively provided a lot of information."

Aarons had no idea why someone would offer to help him, but perhaps there was some exaggeration in what Xia Ye said.

After taking the not-too-thick report handed to him by Xia Ye, Aarons began reading it immediately.

Because he has always suspected that the death of the Marquis's family may be related to the forces behind a certain prince.

However, the report only contained some basic information about the three princes and intelligence consisting of various rumors - for example, the eldest prince, Kunlan Armand, was full of talent and loved the people like his own children, and had a very high reputation in his territory. The second prince, Mylan Armand, officially advanced to level five the year before last, becoming one of the thirty-odd level five masters recorded in the empire.

After seeing this, Aarons began to understand that people with level five strength are not someone you can just meet on the street.

"The third prince is not yet an adult, so he doesn't have much support from the nobles... I remember that the princes who didn't become emperors had to leave the empire and find their own way. He was born too late, which is a bit pitiful."

Aarons then saw another very interesting piece of information - the emperor's third child should have been a princess, but the princess suddenly disappeared from people's sight ten years ago for some reason, and no news about her has been heard since then.

There are rumors that the princess, who was only ten years old at the time, died in an accident, but the empire has never confirmed this statement and has not issued any official announcement to the outside world.

"Princess, if my brother were alive, the emperor would probably marry him."

Although there is some age difference between the two, if the emperor really wants to win over Marquis Moti's talented youngest son, marrying a princess is certainly one of the best ways.

"It looks like it could be one of the two princes. Xia Ye, who do you think it could be?"

"His Highness the First Prince has worked hard to govern the country and has won the support of many nobles and commoners. I heard that his territory is almost as prosperous as the imperial capital. The Second Prince has been guarding the southern border and has made many military achievements over the years. He is quite popular in the army."

"...They may both be afraid of my father's power, especially the Second Prince."

There is nothing wrong with this inference. After all, if the second prince intends to compete for the throne, he must find a way to win more support and eliminate dissidents as much as possible.

However, both princes had reasons to murder the Marquis, so Aarons did not dare to conclude who did it.

"It seems that I need to find an opportunity to investigate further..."

"Master! Something big has happened!"

However, just when Aarons was about to take a break, Karin, who was originally with the children downstairs, suddenly rushed into the study.

"You must go down and see the spiritual vision immediately. The emperor is about to issue a formal decree!"

……

Aarons didn't expect that the emperor would issue an edict through live broadcast.

But when he saw the central dais of the imperial city and the golden-armored guards in his spiritual vision, he once again understood the absurdity of this alien world.

"Master, this is..."

"Els, please stop talking! Other little guys, be quiet too! Let me hear this edict clearly!"

Because Aarons looked very serious, the children who were originally a little noisy became quiet.

On the wide screen of the spiritual vision, a tall man in solemn and gorgeous clothes soon appeared.

That was Emperor Armand VII.

[Good morning, citizens of the Armand Empire. I am the current ruler of the empire, Armand VII.]

【Today, I want to announce an important matter to all my subjects. 】

[A month ago, Marquis Maren Moti, who was guarding the western border of the empire, died in a plane crash, and the empire's future rising star, Alens Moti, also died in that accident.]

The tone of the emperor, who was over sixty years old, was neither sad nor happy, as if he was just talking about something that had nothing to do with him. This made Aarons frown, and he had a sense of uneasiness in his heart.

[The Empire has lost two talented people at once, which is really heartbreaking. And the once prosperous border territory has now fallen into chaos without anyone in charge. ]

[I am very concerned about the people living on the borders, so I have had detailed discussions with all the loyal ministers and famous generals, and have also sent important personnel to the borders to conduct secret investigations and visits.]

[However, although I am determined to solve the problem of no one governing the border as soon as possible, the Spiritual Green Martial God proposed to me that I hope to take this opportunity to recreate the glorious history of the founding era of the empire. ]

——Hearing this, Aarons’ hands were clenched into fists nervously.

[I have thought over and over again these past few days and have decided to adopt the advice of the Protector of the Nation Martial God. Therefore, I have chosen to issue an edict to all my subjects in this way today——]

[1. Confer the title of Honorary Marquis to Aarons Moti, the eldest son of Marquis Moti, and receive a third-class annual salary, but will not inherit the Marquisate's territory.]

[Second, the eleven cities in the original Marquisate, except for Moti City, will be open to all honorary nobles. Any honorary noble without a fiefdom can come here to fight for the right to rule each city, for a period of two years.]

"……What!"

If the deprivation of the right to inherit the territory was still within Aarons' expectations, then the second item in the edict was completely incomprehensible to him.

——All honorary nobles can come here to compete for territory? There are hundreds of honorary nobles in the entire empire!

[I will use this to test whether the honorary nobles are worthy of their titles, so I name this the Battle of Proof of Honor. ]

[After the two-year deadline, honorary nobles who still have control over the city will be directly appointed as local lords.]

[The city of Moti, where the former Marquis Moti lived, will be a neutral city in this war. I will send a commissioner to station there and supervise the participants. No nobles or members of the royal family may directly participate in this war, but they can discover and support capable people to prove that they are indeed worthy of the name of nobles. ]

"——What kind of stupid rule is this!"

Aarons finally got angry.

It was not a big deal for him to become an honorary noble without territory. As an honorary noble, he could also participate in the fight for the city of the Marquisate. As long as he could use the power of the city hall, there would be no big problem in keeping Moti City.

However, the city of Moti was set up as a neutral city. An imperial commissioner would move in directly to supervise the entire event, and it could not be contested.

——This rule is indeed very fair to other honorary nobles, but it is pure malice to Aarons.

"You want me to start from scratch, right? Damn!"