Chapter 34: Qualified father, unqualified nobleman.
"Alfred Redford, wasn't he the magician from the Border Marquis family? He died during the expedition to the Demon Forest several years ago?" William asked after thinking for a while.

"He is dead, but a powerful magician like him will not turn into a lich so soon. Instead, he became a corpse whisperer and still retains his sanity." Reed nodded and explained.

"The Corpse Talker? He is indeed one of the top magicians in the continent." William exclaimed.

"Sir Reed, I can't understand!" Mrs. William said this.

"Madam, don't worry. I have seen Wendelin with my own eyes, and he doesn't have any disabilities or appearance problems." Reed knew what Mrs. William wanted to ask, so he answered.

"But the more this is the case, the more difficult it is to understand." William also spoke up at this moment.

After all, magicians, especially high-level magicians, are precious talents that there are not many of in the entire kingdom.

Instead of cultivating such talents, they are pushed away. William has no idea what Arthur is thinking.

"If I say that Lord Arthur dotes on his eldest son, can you accept this reason?" Reed asked.

"Is the eldest son very talented?" Mrs. William asked curiously.

"If we use the language of the nobility to evaluate him, he is as ordinary as it can be. In my words, he has shortcomings such as stupidity, incompetence, arrogance, recklessness, greed, etc. It can be said that apart from his status as the eldest son and the first heir, I can't find even one advantage." Reed's answer directly shattered the fantasy of William and his wife.

After all, before Li De answered, the couple thought that this cheap relative's family was overflowing with outstanding talents, but they didn't expect that it was completely different from what they imagined.

But this answer also made the couple even more confused. What on earth was their cheap relative thinking?

"It's hard for you to understand, right?" Li De asked.

"Yes, it's hard to understand!" William and his wife nodded.

"Actually, I have already given you a hint. Well, let me explain it more clearly. It is precisely because the eldest son is too mediocre and stupid that he does not understand what having such a younger brother means to him, but Sir Arthur obviously understands it. He knows that once the news that the eighth son has the potential to be a magician spreads, he will have to face a cruel fact." Reed stopped here.

Even though Reed didn't continue speaking, William and his wife already understood what Reed was going to say.

In fact, the bigwigs in the capital were quite dissatisfied with the fact that the Baumeister Knights’ Territory had not been able to expand outward.

If these bigwigs knew that the Baumeister family had given birth to a magician, and a high-level magician at that, it would be obvious that these bigwigs would definitely push the eighth son who became a magician to inherit the territory.

After all, only he inherited the territory, and Baumeister, which had been unable to be developed for hundreds of years, could be developed.

The fact now is that the eldest son of his cheap relative is a fool. He will never voluntarily give up his inheritance rights. That is to say, the day when the eighth son reveals that he is a magician, Arthur will have to face the situation of his own sons killing each other.

In addition to his doting on his eldest son, he decided to give away his eighth son.

madness!

How stupid!
This is the only comment William and his wife have about Arthur at this moment.

Because if they were living in different places, he would definitely sacrifice his eldest son without hesitation and train the eighth son. After all, the Baumeister Knight Territory in the south has the potential to become a duchy. Giving up a truly talented and beautiful son for a mediocre and stupid son is not just stupid.

But from another perspective, the other party is just a conservative, silly father who loves his son.

It would be fine if this kind of person were a commoner, but as a noble, he is extremely unqualified.

Of course, it is precisely because he is unqualified that I have the opportunity.

After the couple looked at each other, William suppressed his voice and said, "Mr. Li De, if it is true as you said, I am happy to accept Wendelin. And I can promise that he will not be the son-in-law's adopted son, but only my adopted son."

When Li De heard this, he immediately rolled his eyes in his heart. It was true that even changing the protagonist's home could not suppress his rise.

Because what William meant was that as long as Wendelin came to the Baumeister family, he would definitely inherit the title in the future.

In addition, the biggest difference between an adopted son and a son-in-law is that an adopted son can marry the daughters of other nobles. With Wendelin's status as a senior magician, even if he only has the title of knight, the person he wants to marry must at least be a baron, and he won't even consider a baron.

If he made some achievements and was promoted to a higher title, he would most likely get engaged to the saint from Viscount Hohenheim's family, just like in the original book.

Of course, Li De didn't care who Weidelin was engaged to. After all, this was not within the scope of the mission.

"Very good, then it's settled. I will be able to take Weidelin to the suburban water source forest area under your management tomorrow, and then give the child that I can't support to you to raise." Li De then whispered.

“So fast?” William knew how far the capital was from the Baumeister Knight Territory.

"I can use teleportation magic, and it will only take a blink of an eye to get to the Baumeister Knight Territory, so the trip won't take much time. And Sir William, I think you should understand that Sir Arthur will never let his lord, Lord Breichrod, know about this.

Therefore, we can only hand over the child in the slums at the edge of the forest. As for my reward, it will be regarded as the transaction fee for selling the child to you. And you should now consider what name to give to Wendelin. After all, Sir Arthur's eighth son is about to fall off a cliff while going out and his body will be gone without a trace."

After Reed finished speaking, William and his wife nodded quickly. They understood the purpose of this operation.

After all, this involves factional competition among the nobles, and talents like the senior magician might even end up in front of King Helmut XXXVII if things go wrong.

"Please rest assured, Mr. Reed, we will keep the secret and your remuneration will not be reduced by a penny." William immediately spoke up and guaranteed.

"Sir William, I'll take my leave first. See you in the suburbs tomorrow!" Li De stood up and said.

"Sir Reed, see you in the suburbs tomorrow!" William nodded quickly.

After William finished speaking, Reed disappeared directly in front of the couple.

Instead of rushing back to the Knight Baumeister's Territory, Reed went to the Magic Items Association in the royal capital.

It is necessary to come here. Although Li De knows about the magic bag, he doesn't know how to use it specifically, so he needs to understand it first.

(End of this chapter)