Marquis Henry turned his head and found that there was no one behind him.

The soft little hand that was originally resting on the shoulder also disappeared.

The call from Penny just now was like a dream.

But his mind and thoughts have changed.

Facing Grand Duke Jonathan's two-pronged intimidation, the fear and worry in his heart disappeared at this moment.

Then he stared at Archduke Jonathan in the projection with sharp eyes and answered word by word.

"The storm is coming, I will protect the Lancaster family!"

"Put away your contempt, my lord the Duke."

"Children born of the storm will never yield!"

Lancaster's family motto begins with storm and ends with protection.

Legend has it that the ancestors of the Lancaster family came from the ocean and once crossed the terrible stormy ocean.

So when Penny proposed to "sell" the giant city and leave the mainland with her entire family to find colonies in the ocean, Marquis Henry did not express any objection.

In fact, the ocean is where the Lancastrians end up.

And the fighting spirit of the Salt People and Iron People still flows in their blood.

Affected by the [Mark of the Rose], Marquis Henry became more evil and timid, and suddenly he no longer feared Archduke Jonathan.

On the surface, his answer seemed like nothing more than an imposing declaration.

But Grand Duke Jonathan listened to the firmness hidden in it.

This performance undoubtedly exceeded his expectations.

It is not the result of a Machiavellian game, but an accident!

Facing Marquis Henry who suddenly changed his attitude, Archduke Jonathan only hesitated for a moment and then changed his expression. His tense face relaxed and became gentle again.

"As expected of a descendant of the storm!"

"In that case, let's talk about the conditions."

"What exactly do you want?"

"More fiefdoms? Money? Resources? Or talents?"

"Henry, tell me what you want."

"I can make it happen for you, as long as you swear on family honor not to hurt Carter."

If the hard one doesn't work, then use the soft one.

Archduke Jonathan has a lot of experience in this matter, and he can fall out of favor faster than turning over a book.

He is not the kind of fool who will follow his anger and ignite everything.

Hearing his words, Marquis Henry slowly raised his lips.

"Don't worry, Your Majesty the Duke!"

"I swear on the honor of the Lancaster family that I will never harm His Highness the Prince."

"As long as he is willing to leave the giant city of Lentax, he can leave at any time."

"The garrison and none of my men will stop him."

Marquis Henry was not completely insane. The throbbing of the inexplicable call just now made him dare to speak out against the Duke. But now that the Duke has taken a step back, he has also wisely changed his mind.

Of course he would not take the initiative to harm Prince Carter, but he could not guarantee what Princess Anna would do.

And he also knew that Prince Carter would not leave the giant city voluntarily.

As expected, this reply made Grand Duke Jonathan's face darken again.

However, having learned from previous lessons, the Grand Duke did not speak harshly again this time.

His expression became extremely cold, and his tone was terrifyingly calm.

"Okay, remember your oath."

After saying this, without waiting for Marquis Henry to reply further, the message constructed by the projection suddenly collapsed and disappeared.

The tense Marquis Henry breathed a long sigh of relief.

He patted his forehead in a daze, the feeling of heart palpitations still not dissipating.

Just when he vaguely figured out some key points, there was a knock on the door outside the study.

"Dong dong dong..."

"Father, are you busy?"

…

Imperial City of San Sebastian, inside the Sunset Hill Castle where Archduke Jonathan lives.

Angry curses echoed back and forth in the spacious and luxurious bedroom.

"Damn Henry!"

"Damn Lancaster!"

"The despicable and smelly blood of the salt people!"

Archduke Jonathan, who had previously maintained his dignity during the distant projection communication, completely lost his composure.

He was smearing and cursing like an angry tiger.

The wall decoration in the bedroom trembled violently as he cursed.

It can be seen that he has strong individual strength.

Just when he was jumping up and down in anger, a petite woman with bare feet and no hair hugged his waist from behind.

This woman has long gray-brown hair that falls directly to her waist.

Her height is less than 1.5 meters, which is in sharp contrast to the Archduke Jonathan, who is nearly 1.9 meters tall.

When hugging, her head was right against Jonathan's broad back.

"Honey, calm down."

"Anger is burning your sanity."

A clear voice like an empty valley appeared slowly.

This young woman's words seemed to have magical power and successfully extinguished Archduke Jonathan's anger.

"call…"

He took a deep breath, and the fluctuations in the Grand Duke's chest gradually calmed down.

His expression also returned to a relatively calm state.

"Thank you, dear Faile."

The woman loosened her arms around him and took two steps back slightly.

She has small and beautiful facial features and a pair of pure blue eyes. She looks like she is only eighteen or nineteen years old, but her demeanor is unexpectedly mature.

This contrast is enough to drive any man crazy when he sees her.

But here, she was the private concubine of Grand Duke Jonathan.

"what happened?"

The woman named Feier asked softly.

She lifted her hair and tied it into a long single ponytail.

When the hair on the back was tied up, a strange tattoo was revealed.

It was a triangle formed by two hands, with a blooming orchid in the middle.

Upon hearing her words, Grand Duke Jonathan sighed.

Then he told her everything about Prince Carter's situation and the changes in Marquis Henry.

After a long time, Mayfair smiled softly.

"There are several solutions to this problem."

"The first is to contact Grand Duke Chloë directly and ask him to give up Prince Carter."

"As a price, you may have to cede part of the kingdom's fiefdom."

"The second is to send experts who have not accepted the blood contract at night to rush to the giant city of Lentax to forcefully bring back His Highness the Prince."

This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! "Even if the giant city of Lentax has closed the teleportation node, you can get there quickly with the teleportation scroll."

Neither method is complicated.

How to weigh it depends on Grand Duke Jonathan himself.

The first method is the simplest and crudest, since Marquis Henry has turned to Princess Anna and Grand Duke Chloé.

Then he would directly skip the Marquis link and contact the main messenger behind the scenes.

As long as Grand Duke Chloé is willing to give up targeting Prince Carter, he believes that Henry will have no reason to continue to persist.

But I'm afraid it's impossible to get Grand Duke Chloé to relent and not cede the five or six giant cities under his command!

This will give Grand Duke Chloë a more powerful force in one fell swoop.

In the next battle to win the championship, Jonathan will be completely at a disadvantage.

This makes Carter, who was not very capable in the first place, even less competitive.
To be continued...