I'm also trying to survive today [Western Fantasy]

Chapter 38 The Selection Begins

Even though the contract was signed, Owen looked at Parry and the three of them with a gloomy gaze.

Mr. Substitute beeped softly, but his body shrank obediently behind Julian.

While Parry and Roger were shivering at each other, they tried their best to get closer to Julian. Julian, who looked at him as if he was relying on him, was angry and funny.

He said in his heart, you are also third-level knights anyway, do you want to be so useless when facing Owen?

Parry and Roger groaned in their hearts, it's because you don't know how terrible Owen's reputation is.

Do you really think that the church is all good people, and the knights of the church are all holy fathers?Then you are completely wrong, you must know that the battle between the church and the church is also very fierce, why did Owen become famous after he broke through the Grand Knight?To be honest, there are very few great knights under the age of 30, but there are also a lot of young talents in the church. How could it be Owen's turn to come out on top?

Wasn't it because in the Land Abandoned by God, Owen was hunted down by the great knights of the Church of the Dark God, but he broke through in the battle, successfully fought back, and led the knights of the church to suppress the opponent, which is why he won such an honor.

This kind of news will not be open to the public, and it is impossible for ordinary people to get in touch with it. Parry and Roger can know it mainly because of Luke's relatively strong background, otherwise they are also "unqualified" to contact One of those kind of messages.

To put it simply, Owen's reputation is based on real killings, but he killed people in another world, so no one here knows about it.

Thinking of this, Parry couldn't help shedding tears of sympathy for himself. Sometimes, it's not good to know too much...

"Don't worry, as long as the contract is signed, they will definitely not be able to say it." Julian saw that Owen's face was still dark, and quickly persuaded him gently.

Owen nodded silently, and said a little bluntly: "Since there is nothing wrong, you can take them away."

Julian: ...

There is a feeling of being thrown away after using it...

He glanced at Owen, judging from his dark complexion, it was obvious that he was not in a very good mood.

He hesitated for a while, and decided to look for opportunities to continue to narrow the distance between the two of them in the future. Today is enough.

...Don't look at Owen's seriousness on the surface, he doesn't know what hunger and thirst are like in his heart, Julian doesn't believe that a man who eats meat can bear it!

He can guarantee that within a few days, Owen will definitely touch his bedroom again, and we will talk about it then!

In this way, he took La Owen's hand affectionately, and then took Parry and the others to leave.

After he left, Owen stared at his hands in a daze for a while, and then showed a frustrated expression.

Julian, who left the small courtyard, naturally didn't know what happened after he left, but Owen's attitude made him feel much better today, and he always felt that he might be out of singleness...

"Master Julian, are you in a good mood?" Mr. Stand asked cautiously.

Julian glanced at him and reminded: "You are Master Julian now."

Mr. Stand-in: ...

He looked at himself dressed in Julien, and then at Julian who was hidden under the hood and cloak, and the corners of his mouth twitched slightly.

After walking for a while, Mr. Stand still couldn't hold back the curiosity in his heart, and asked tentatively, "You and Your Excellency Owen..."

Julian glanced at him lightly: "This is not something you should know."

Mr. Stand-In had a cheeky grin: "Anyway, I've already signed a contract of sale. I'm considered one of my own. It doesn't matter if I know about it, right?"

Julian glanced at him in surprise: "What gave you this illusion? That contract just forbids you to mention the acquaintance between Owen and I to anyone."

"Huh?" Mr. Stand was dull: "Isn't what I signed something like a slave contract?"

Julian looked at him strangely: "Why do you think so? There is no enmity between us. I just hope that the secret will not be exposed. Why should I arrest you as a slave?"

The stand-in Mr. was a little dazed. At that time, he was only thinking about how to survive, and he didn't even pay attention to the content of the contract.

On the contrary, Parry and Roger knew Julian a little bit, and they had signed a similar confidentiality agreement when they were on board, so they didn't seem panicked.

"Let's go." Seeing that Mr. Stand was still in a daze, Julian gave him a gentle push.

The stand-in Mr. oh, looked at Julian very strangely, as if he saw something rare.

He didn't notice the weird look in his eyes, and after taking him and Parry back to the restaurant, they changed their clothes and returned to the Duke's mansion.

As soon as he returned to the duke's mansion, he saw Sidney coming up to him: "Master, the old duke asked everyone to gather in the hall at night, he has something to announce."

Julian nodded knowingly. He has been in the capital for nearly a month, and all those who have the possibility of inheriting have gathered here. The health of the old duke is getting worse day by day. If there is an heir, the old duke will die, which is obviously not in his interest.

After returning to his room, he changed his clothes and rested for a while. According to the old duke's request, Julian came to the hall of the duke's mansion alone without any guards.

The former Radcliffe family was the cornerstone of the Maggie Kingdom. The ancestors used blood and tears to forge a glorious family. Unfortunately, the descendants of the descendants did not have too outstanding characters. It was not until the old duke this time that the family was barely restored. glory.

Unfortunately, the old duke was not a qualified father, so that the white-haired man sent the black-haired man twice in a row, and when he was dying, he couldn't even choose an heir.

This hall recorded the glory of the Radcliffe family. The old duke chose to announce the method of selecting heirs here. Presumably, he was full of expectations for these heirs.

When Julian arrived here, many people had already gathered in the hall, among which only seven or eight were truly qualified to fight for the right of inheritance, and the remaining dozen or so people came to hold their thighs in the name of running for the election.

Of course, it is said that they want to hug their thighs in name, but no one knows what these people think in their hearts. After all, no one knows what the selection method of the old duke is, maybe he will fall into the eyes of the old duke and reach the sky too!

After Julian entered, he found a corner and stood still. He has always been used to keeping a low profile. Except for some people who took the initiative to show favor to him, he never formed gangs.

"Oh my god, Julian, you're finally here. I thought you were going to give up this selection." The person who spoke was a woman dressed in a very flamboyant style. She was only 19 years old this year and had knight attendants. Strength, he is considered to be the first person among those collateral families to show favor to Julian.

"Give up? This is not my style." Julian chuckled and greeted the woman: "I heard that Julia, you seem to have put one of Corey's guards to sleep? He was so angry that he almost knocked on the door?"

Julia covered the smile on her lips with a fan, and blinked slyly: "Oh Julian, don't exaggerate, I will misunderstand that you are jealous, you know, if you want, I would be happy to date you too of."

Julian immediately retreated and waved his hands again and again: "Forget it, I think you are a good person, Julia."

Julia: ...MMP!

She rolled her beautiful eyes: "Okay, stop being funny, that guy Corey is an idiot, I just hooked up with him because his guard looks good, who would have thought that guy is like a bull in heat The same thing, I just pounced on it... It happened that Corey passed by that day, and it turned out..." She spread her hands, indicating that she didn't want to.

Julian smiled on his face, but he raised his vigilance in his heart. Don't look at this Julia who seems to be bold and unrestrained, but she has a lot of eyes. She used her advantage as a woman to provoke discord in front of him.

Of course, she used such a clever method that if Julian hadn't been a naive sixteen-year-old, she might have been fooled.

After exchanging pleasantries with Julia for a while, two young men came over soon.

The three of them, two men and one woman, are collateral families that are optimistic about Julian on the surface. Once it comes time to get serious, it's hard to say what will happen to these three people.

At least Julian didn't dare to expose his back to these three people easily.

Holding a wine glass, Julian chatted with the three people in front of him about some boring topics, but his eyes swept over the surrounding crowd one by one. The whole hall was like a microcosm of a small society, and those with stronger strength would have more There are many supporters and followers, but... again, when it comes to fighting, the exchange of friends and enemies is just a blink of an eye.

Soon, Old Harder appeared. As soon as he appeared, the entire hall was silent. Everyone knew that Old Harder was the most loyal guard of the Old Duke, and his appearance here could only represent the will of the Old Duke.

Old Had looked around quietly, and the eyes of all the potential heirs in the hall were on him.He nodded in satisfaction. These people are all young talents of the Radcliffe family. No matter who among them inherits the duke position, they all hope to lead the family to glory again.

Of course, if possible, he would prefer Julian and Cosmo to win. After all, only these two people are the direct blood of the old duke.

Old Harder cleared his throat and immediately attracted everyone's attention.

He smiled slightly and said in a loud voice: "I am not used to talking nonsense, and I will follow the Duke's will. I will announce the selection method of the Duke's heir here." He saw that everyone was staring at him with burning eyes. Full of longing and ambition, the corners of his mouth turned up slightly, feeling in his heart, it's so good to be young, looking at the ambition and vitality of this group of young people, even he seems to be several years younger.

Immediately, his eyes paused slightly, and he glared at Julian with a look of resentment. When you look at everyone, everyone wants to put their chests on other people's faces. Why is it that you are the only one with an indifferent smile?Can you still pursue it a little bit!

Feeling guilty after being stared at by Old Had's sharp eyes, Julian smiled shyly and put on a serious face.

Old Harder was quite helpless, and turned his head to look at everyone: "You should all know that the Radcliffe family started with military exploits, and the old duke himself also made great military exploits. The Tiger Roaring Sword, which inherited the family's honor, was placed in a Among the small world fragments, this small world fragment was accidentally obtained by the old prince. Its area is only about one kilometer in radius, but its magic is that it is naturally divided into a huge maze. After careful preparation, the old prince, There are a lot of traps and monsters in the maze, so..." He paused for a moment, and his tone became serious: "You all have a scroll that breaks away from the fragments of the small world on your body. There is no danger, you can tear up the scroll and leave there at any time."

"Of course, tearing up the scroll is equivalent to giving up this selection, so everyone must be cautious. The Tiger Roaring Sword is placed deep in the maze. Whoever can get the Tiger Roaring Sword will be the next Radcliffe." Duke."

After Old Harder finished speaking, regardless of the reactions of these people, he directly ordered the servants to distribute the escape scrolls to those who were going to enter the maze one by one. He led everyone to the backyard of the Duke's Mansion.

At this time, a lot of people had gathered in the backyard, and those young people couldn't help but exclaimed after seeing these people.

The priest and grand knight of the Church of the Holy Light, representatives of the minor nobles and major nobles, and almost all the supporters of the heir were invited here. Obviously, they were here to wait for the final result.

Julian saw Owen, his eyes lit up slightly, and he winked at him secretly.

The other party's face was expressionless but the ears were red, which made Julian exclaim cute. If the environment wasn't suitable, he really wanted to...cough cough... no, he needs to invigorate the kidney!

Owen Diary:

The announcement from the Duke's Mansion caught me off guard. The priest, Hua Lani, released the magical spell on the old Duke yesterday. It stands to reason that he should last for about half a month. How could the selection be started so suddenly?

Forget it, anyway, the church has already lagged behind those nobles in this matter. Although the priest Hua Lani has attracted another candidate, it is not difficult to see from her expression that it is purely for the sake of appearance. Obviously, she does not Be optimistic about that person.

I considered whether to pull Julian onto the big ship of the church, but later I gave up. Joining the church as his identity is too dangerous, and if he is exposed, he will definitely die.

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The little bastard!How dare you tease me in front of so many people!Fortunately, what he did was still hidden. If I hadn't been paying attention to him, I might not have discovered it...

Wait, is there something wrong with what you just said?

Forget it, I have to find a way to remind him later that the matter of the title is very deep this time, so he should stay away with his little arms and legs, and when he enters the maze, he will tear up the scroll immediately if he encounters danger. As long as people are alive, there will always be titles and so on!

Hmm... If he came out earlier, maybe I can talk to him about life...