Lord: Marry the villain's daughter at the beginning?

After returning to his mansion, Grand Duke Lars drank a whole bottle of wine before his hands stopped shaking.

But just as he calmed down, a loud noise was heard outside the manor.

"We want peace, not war!"

"We want peace, not war!"

A group of students from the royal capital were marching outside Lars's manor, holding the magic scroll that Kodick had shown at the round table meeting.

There were even angry students throwing garbage at Grand Duke Lars's manor and cursing loudly, demanding that the North compromise with the demons for the sake of the civilians.

When Grand Duke Lars returned to the mansion, the meeting had just ended. Students from the Royal Capital Academy got the magic scroll so quickly and organized people to start a march at an extremely fast speed. Even Reina knew something was wrong when she arrived.

"Sir, do you want to drive them away?"

The butler approached and asked, but Grand Duke Lars just waved his hand and said, "No need. That will only backfire."

At this moment, Grand Duke Lars somewhat hated his extraordinary hearing as a high-level professional.

Was it really my fault? The North Territory really needed to recuperate now, but we must not compromise with the demons!

Grand Duke Lars was somewhat helpless about this treaty. The Northern Territory had already been unable to withstand the attacks of the demons, and retreating to the Duanxue Territory was only a bit more conservative than the original retreat plan.

The annual silver leaf coins are not unaffordable for the Lars family.

If the War of Heirs goes smoothly in the past two years, and the heir to the Lars family is quickly selected to stabilize people's hearts, perhaps the lost land can be regained.

Although the nominal heirs relied on their respective combined strength and military merit to seize the throne, Grand Duke Lars actually had selfish motives.

Lena's younger brother, Sean Lars, is the best candidate in Grand Duke Lars' mind. Although he is young, he has inherited his father's calmness and decisiveness.

The territory is also the most fertile river valley area in the North, and it also owns the largest slave market in the North. It has countless capable ministers and generals, and is a hot favorite in this War of Heirs.

Of course, the main reason is that Sean is too human compared to his two uncles who are in collusion with the demons and the royal family, his brother who is ruthless and greedy, and his young sister.

As for Reina, Grand Duke Lars felt somewhat guilty. Not only did he use Reina as a tool for marriage, he also failed to save her in the secret struggle with the royal family. In the end, it was only because the saint of the church stopped pursuing her that Reina was safely rescued and married to an unknown little noble.

When he thought of this, Grand Duke Lars took out the letter that Reina had written to him from the drawer. This letter was a rare comfort to him. Whenever he saw the letter written to him by his favorite granddaughter, Grand Duke Lars would forget all his worries and be as happy as a little old man.

In addition to simple greetings, the letter mainly described some interesting things that happened in the gray-collar world, such as the little nobleman named Linde invented a strange device called a bicycle, which could push two wheels forward just by stepping on the pedals.

Grand Duke Lars found it a little ridiculous. According to the drawings drawn by Lena, how could such a device not fall down?

Furthermore, this type of bicycle requires a smooth surface and is not suitable for riding on rough roads. But as a small toy, it is still quite interesting.

In addition to the bicycle, there is also the hydraulic forging hammer invented by Lena herself. However, when this letter was sent, the hydraulic forging hammer of the gray-white-collar worker had not been officially completed, so there was only a rough sketch in the letter.

Grand Duke Lars took a careful look at it but didn't take it too seriously. After all, although this hydraulic forging hammer could indeed improve the quality of equipment, Grand Duke Lars still believed that what really determined victory or defeat on the battlefield was how many professionals each side had. This hydraulic forging hammer was nothing more than a large toy.

Originally, Grand Duke Lars had envisioned Reina living a life without any disasters. When he saw his grandson-in-law giving toys to his granddaughter every day, he did not think that he was wasting his time on toys. Instead, he affirmed the results of Linde's work. As long as he could make Reina happy, that was more important than anything else.

Although the spies around Reina reported that the small nobleman named Linde had almost taken control of the territory, all matters in the territory were handled by Linde and his men, and even the head maid Lila had rebelled.

But when Grand Duke Lars saw that Linde would pull Lena into the tent every night and tell her in detail what had happened in the territory that day and the policies implemented in the territory, he felt relieved.

Judging from the report, his granddaughter, who was still thinking about returning to the capital and asking the royal family to help her get justice, would definitely not be able to defeat the little nobleman named Linde. But no matter what the reason was, the little nobleman maintained respect for Reina and could even make Reina happy. This was enough, and even exceeded Grand Duke Lars' expectations.

Grand Duke Lars was not afraid that Linde would completely take over the power of the territory. Instead, he was afraid that his grandson-in-law was too weak and would be led by Reina by the nose, which would eventually lead Reina to do something irrational.

If Grand Duke Lars really wanted Reina to manage the territory, he would have stated it directly in the marriage certificate.

As for the management and policies of Gray Collar, Grand Duke Lars does not care. It is just a small place. Linde can do whatever he wants. The Lars family can support this territory for a lifetime.

Looking at the end of the letter, in which Lena asked him to send more craftsmen and magic apprentices to Gray-Collar to make toys, and even to ship fewer luxury goods in exchange, Grand Duke Lars tapped the desk lightly with his fingers.

This was obviously written by Lena at the request of the little noble named Linde. The territory was just starting out, and it really needed more craftsmen and magic apprentices.

But Grand Duke Lars originally positioned Gray Collar as a paradise for Lena. Did he really need so many craftsmen and magic apprentices?

However, seeing that Reina showed off the new toys that Linde made for her in the letter, Grand Duke Lars smiled easily. At least his granddaughter did want to have more craftsmen and magic apprentices, which was enough.

"Select a group of idle craftsmen apprentices, and then recruit some unwanted magic apprentices in the capital, and send them to the Gray Collar."

After Grand Duke Lars finished speaking, the butler who was standing by left immediately.

This was not because Grand Duke Lars was stingy and unwilling to support the gray-collar workers, but because making toys did not require very high-level craftsmen and magic apprentices. This was also a punishment for the grandson-in-law who liked to play tricks, warning him not to think that he could make demands on the Lars family just because he could make Reina happy.

At least that's what Archduke Lars thinks now.