Farming in the Magical World

Louise was still resentful after arguing with Angus in the study.

Back in his room, he asked someone to call his brother Arnold, only to be told that Arnold had left early that morning and hadn't returned yet, which only fueled his anger.

When Arnold returned to the castle, he stumbled into his room drunk, only to be met with a barrage of scolding and fury from Louise.

"Can't you do anything productive all day? Going to taverns with your shady friends to find Mesoamerican women in broad daylight, aren't you afraid of catching a venereal disease?"

"I'm constantly worried about you, but you're always drinking or horse racing. I just don't understand, are those Mesoamerican women really that good?"

The Mesoamins are a small ethnic group living in the remote and harsh lands of the Kingdom of Cyoria. The local area has few special products and the climate is very harsh, damp and rainy.

But Mesoamerican women were quite famous throughout the continent. This was simply because they were so beautiful, with full and graceful figures. They were often seen in taverns and inns, and later, the term "Mesoamerican woman" came to refer to practitioners of certain ancient professions.

They are of a higher class than prostitutes. Prostitutes generally do not have a fixed place. They appear in taverns and inns only to solicit customers and have no employment relationship with the owners.

Mesoamerican women, on the other hand, mostly have fixed places and often have some kind of employment or cooperation relationship with the shop owners.

Seeing his sister's terrible expression, Arnold didn't dare to argue and could only mutter under his breath, "You won't let me go out at night either!"

"You still have the nerve to talk back? I'm just worried about your health. Look at you, you're so young, and you're already like this. Even if I get you a title, how many years will you be happy?"

"Can't you just be patient? Once you get the title, all the unmarried girls in the territory will be yours, right? Why do you have to go out and find those wild women now?" Looking at Arnold with his dark circles under his eyes, she was really angry at his lack of self-control.

"A country girl? She's dark-skinned and ugly. She's nowhere near as interesting as a Mesoamerican woman!" Arnold didn't dare to directly contradict his older sister, so he could only mutter under his breath.

"you... ..."

Louise slapped her forehead, feeling a wave of weakness wash over her.

She just couldn't understand how a Grand Duke as intelligent and wise as her father could have given birth to such a good-for-nothing.

If her father hadn't personally written to her asking her to take care of him, she would have loved to send the boy back to the Southern Territory; perhaps she could have lived a few more years that way.

Looking at Arnold, who was cowering like a partridge, she sighed, thinking that scolding him wouldn't be very effective, and changed the subject.

“Arnold, you’re already in your twenties. You should be more mature. Do you know why your father sent you to the North?”

"Huh? Wasn't it to get me a title, sister? My eldest brother is going to inherit the family title, and I don't have any future in the Southern Territory, so Father sent me to ask you for help."

Arnold looked at his sister in confusion, not understanding why she said that. That was exactly what his father had told him when he left the Southern Border. Would he lie to him?

Louise felt a little helpless looking at her handsome younger brother with his big, bewildered eyes.

To be honest, Arnold is indeed very handsome. He is tall and has a sharp, angular build. He has big eyes, arched eyebrows, and gray hair with a hint of silver. If you ignore the thick, dark circles under his eyes, there are really not many women who can resist him.

But it's just this personality...

When Arnold was born, she had already left the Southern Reach. As she was a child born late in life, he was spoiled rotten from a young age, which is why Arnold was the only one sent to the Northern Reach.

Louise has rarely returned to the Southern Reach in recent years, so it's hard to say how much affection she actually has for her brother.

But she had to find a way to get a title for her younger brother, not only because it was her father's request, but also because it was her own practical need.

If her father were still alive, or if the Capet family were still the Grand Dukes, the Capet family would be her greatest support.

Did she really think that she had been able to remain a countess all these years because of Angus's favor? If it weren't for her Grand Duke father, Tiffany's bastard mother would probably have replaced her long ago.

Even if the kingdom has no history of commoners rising to power, given Angus's personality, wouldn't he find another young noblewoman? Countless baron daughters would love to get into Angus's bed!

If what his father fears really happens in the future, and he still needs someone to support him in the North, what could be more steadfastly on his side than his own brother?

“Arnold, think about it, why did Father send you to the North instead of your brothers? You don’t think your brothers can all inherit the dukedom, do you?” Louise lowered her voice, looking at her younger brother with gentle persuasion.

What to do? If we don't make things clear with this kid, it will always be troublesome. Asking my father to send a knight to the North is not enough for me; I'll have to ask him to step in.

"Yes, why?" Arnold was also puzzled.

"Hey, Arnold, you're an adult now, it's time you knew some things!"

Louise beckoned her younger brother to sit down beside her, stroked his silver hair, and slowly began to explain the reason behind it all.

The Kingdom of Andrew is an inland kingdom, not located on the coast, and is surrounded by several other kingdoms.

The Bauhinia Kingdom is located in the east. Its domestic commerce is thriving, and extravagance is rampant. The nobles are busy enjoying the bright lights and revelry, and they do not pose much of a threat to the kingdom.

The Kingdom of Cyoria is in the west. It used to be the same country as the Kingdom of Andrew. When they separated, they only received the harsh western lands. In recent years, they have been struggling to make ends meet and pose no threat to Andrew. In fact, they have always been on guard against Andrew's westward expansion.

The North was a collection of scattered tribes, without a powerful kingdom. Although the Grummans would come down from the mountains to raid every year, this was only a minor problem and not a major issue.

But the situation is different in the South, where the neighboring country is the Kingdom of Nicholas.

The Nicholas Kingdom was originally a religious state, with a religion called "Holy Religion" at its core.

In the early years after its founding, the Holy Church was busy unifying domestic sects and ideologies and had no intention of going abroad. It would only send some missionaries to other countries to spread its faith, and no one regarded it as a threat.

In recent years, the Kingdom of Nicholas has grown stronger and stronger. In addition, they have completed the ideological unification within the kingdom and developed a Holy Guardian Army of hundreds of thousands, which has changed the situation.

They would often wage war against other countries under the pretext that their believers were being humiliated in other kingdoms or that their missionary work was not being guaranteed, causing several neighboring kingdoms to become wary of them.

Even several neighboring kingdoms secretly formed an alliance to resist the Holy Church, which finally curbed the expansion of the Nicholas Kingdom and brought decades of peace.

However, this current pope of the Holy Church is a man of great talent and ambition. After assuming the papacy ten years ago, he changed his previous habit of attacking in all directions. Instead, he vigorously developed the Holy Protection Army while making overtures to other kingdoms.

However, they continue to test the waters with the Kingdom of Andrew.

The Southern Territory has had many dealings with the Holy Guardian Army over the years. On the one hand, the Holy Guardian Army is disciplined, has clear objectives, and is extremely powerful. On the other hand, Grand Duke Capet is getting old and his energy is waning, which has led to him suffering many hidden losses in several battles.

According to Grand Duke Capet's estimation, once the Kingdom of Nicholas launches a full-scale attack, he will either fail to resist and die on the battlefield, or he will be transferred by the king to another place to replace him in defense.

Regardless of the scenario, the Capet family's future is uncertain and fraught with danger.

In order to preserve a lineage for the Capet family, the Grand Duke sent his youngest son, Arnold, to her and wrote a letter informing her of the current situation, hoping that Louise, as his sister, would obtain a noble status for her brother and that he would be far from the turmoil in the North, believing that he would not be in great danger.

"Now you know why Father sent your youngest son to live with me, his older sister?"

After explaining the current situation in one breath, he picked up his water glass and took a sip, giving Arnold time to understand and react.

Sure enough, Arnold was stunned when he heard his sister's words. After a long while, he said in disbelief, "Even if Father is transferred to another place, isn't our Capet family still a noble family?"

"childish!"

Louise gave a curt rebuke before explaining the reason, and she wasn't surprised that the other party didn't understand.

The Capet family has been developing in the Southern Territory for over a century, and their roots are all in the Southern Territory. Do they really think they can keep their dukedom once they are transferred away from the Southern Territory?

It should be noted that the kingdom's titles are fixed, established at the very beginning of the kingdom's founding. These titles can only be changed, not increased. Even adding a baron is extremely difficult.

Otherwise, why didn't she just let Angus give her brother a new title, instead of going through all the trouble of dealing with the Wells family?

"what?"

Hearing his sister's words, Arnold was dumbfounded. He realized that things were so complicated. He had thought that his father had sent him to the North only because he could not inherit the title in the family, but he did not expect that the Capet family had reached such a dangerous situation.

"What should we do? Sister, what should we do?"

Arnold had never experienced anything like this before, and he panicked for a moment, gripping Louise's hand tightly, his face turning deathly pale.

Seeing Arnold's utter disorientation, Louise shook her head and said softly, "Alright, alright, don't panic. This is just Father's backup plan. Even if the Capet family can't withstand the Nicholas Kingdom, it won't be a matter of just a day or two. As long as you listen to your sister, you won't suffer any injustice in the North."

After calming her younger brother down, she straightened up and started talking about other things.

"What's the situation with those knights I asked you to befriend last time? I gave you quite a few gold coins to win them over, and I'm sure you'll need them soon!"

The knights she mentioned were the same knights who had previously left the Wells family. She had her brother recruit these knights, with the sole purpose of causing trouble for the Wells family when it was convenient.

If she could incite them to take action against that kid named Lanny, that would be even better, as it would have almost nothing to do with her and would make subsequent arrangements easier.

“I’m in contact with them right now. I went out today to drink with them, and you said I’m not doing my job properly…” Arnold lowered his head, looking somewhat aggrieved.

"Alright, alright, was it my fault after all? Tell me, did you see any women today? You reek of perfume and alcohol!"

He fanned himself with a hint of disdain and said again, "Here's what we'll do: write a letter to Father tonight, and I'll have someone send it to the Southern Border tomorrow!"

“Okay, okay!” Arnold replied repeatedly.

"Do you know what to say?" Seeing that her younger brother didn't even ask what he was writing, Louise was still worried and asked again.

Arnold's eyes lit up, thinking that perhaps his sister wanted him to praise her, so he naturally said the best things.

"I will tell my father that I am doing well in the North, and that my sister is taking good care of me, so he can rest assured!"

"You...you're driving me crazy!"

Hearing this answer almost made Louise furious. Her chest heaved for a long time before she finally managed to calm down.

"Just tell them that things aren't going well for you in the North, and you want Father to send ten knights over discreetly to help you with something, understand?"

Towards the end, his voice became increasingly stern.

Seeing his sister's expression, Arnold naturally dared not disobey and nodded repeatedly.

She was initially quite satisfied with Arnold's obedience, but looking at his indecisiveness, she couldn't help but sigh.

Oh dear! What am I going to do with this younger brother? Can he really be a helper?