Chapter 2 is here!

  In the Yulan continent, only the emperor of the empire has the right to confer his brothers as 'kings'. The status of a 'king' is equivalent to that of a king of a kingdom. And a king of a kingdom can at most confer his brothers as dukes. That's already the highest.

  The Grand Duke of the country is actually also the Duke.

  Empire, Kingdom, Principality. They are in a decreasing order of rank.

  Duke of Paderson?

  The younger brother of King Clyde?

  Lin Lei was well aware that the royal family of the Kingdom of Fenley, the Polin Family, was a very powerful family. The two brothers of the Polin Family were also formidable warriors. King Klayde was even known as the pride of the Kingdom of Fenley because he was a 9th-level strongman.

  As for Paderson, although he's not as good as his brother, he's also a 7th-level warrior. At least he can be considered a strong person.

  "Paderson Duke?" A thread of murderous intent surged in Lin Lei's heart.

  Lin Lei continued, "I infiltrated the Patterson Duke's mansion as a subordinate, went through numerous crises, used some special means, and finally caught the leader of that mysterious team, the 7th-level warrior. I used some torture on him, and he eventually confessed... The Patterson Duke ordered them to do so, but according to what the 7th-level warrior said, after they captured your mother Lina, it seemed that she was sent away by another team dispatched by the Patterson Duke. Apparently, there is another figure behind the Patterson Duke."

  "I hadn't had a chance to continue investigating, when the disappearance of that 7th level warrior alerted Paderson. Although I was prepared, killing off several top-notch fighters and escaping from Finlay City left me severely injured. I carefully made my way back into the family, without letting anyone else know except for you, Uncle Hillman. I knew my injuries were too severe, and I wouldn't last much longer, only having time to leave this letter for you."

  "Lin Lei, your father wasn't a good father and was too cold to you in the past. I don't ask for your forgiveness, just hope you can calm down a bit. You have reached level 7 strength, so you might have some confidence to investigate. But you must be extremely careful. Neither I nor your mother Lina want you to die because of us."

  "Lin Lei, I'm leaving now, from this day on you are the head of the Baroque family, everything is handed over to you."

  "At this moment, I really want to see the war knife 'Carnage', but I know that's just a luxury. Lin Lei... work hard, everything in the family depends on you and Xiao Woton now, my father's greatest pride in his life is having you and Woton as his two sons."

  Looking at the bloodstain on the signature.

  Lin Lei's hands burst into flames.

  "Hehe~~" This letter was reduced to ashes in the blink of an eye.

  Hillman beside him couldn't help but look at Lin Lei.

  The last memento of Father was burned by Lin Lei, and Hillman not only didn't get angry, but also secretly nodded in his heart. This letter, although a memento, also contained that secret, if it fell into the hands of outsiders, it would be terrible.

  Lin Lei turned his head and looked at Hillman: "Uncle Hillman, I have a favor to ask of you."

  "Speak," Hillman said, looking at Lin Lei.

  Hillman is ready to help Lin Lei take revenge.

  Lin Lei picked up the giant war knife 'Carnage' and looked at Hillman: "Uncle Hillman, this war knife 'Carnage' is a treasured heirloom of my Baruk family. I hope you can deliver it to my brother Worton in the Aubrey Empire and hand it over to him personally!"

  "O'Brien Empire? What's going on here..." Hillman was getting a bit worried about Lin Lei.

  "Hillman Uncle, don't worry. I'm now a 7th-level dual-system magician, and even the Holy See of Light values me greatly. Even King Clyde of the Kingdom of Fenley treats me with great courtesy. You don't need to worry about my safety."

  Hillman was just a warrior and didn't truly understand what it meant for a seventeen-year-old to be a Seventh-Level Dual-System Mage.

  He didn't even know that Lin Lei was a master sculptor close to the likes of Prucks and Hopkins, with a very high status.

  "This way," Hillman said, furrowing his brow.

  "When you send the war sword 'Carnage' to my brother, you can stay by his side and take care of him with Grandpa Xi. Everything here is under my control, one person is enough." Lin Lei's voice was low and cold.

  The whole sacred alliance is alone by himself, with no relatives around. What else can he be afraid of?

  Lin Lei has made up his mind to avenge his father and investigate the truth about his mother. Is his mother alive or dead? Deep down, Lin Lei still hopes that his mother is alive, although the hope is slim, but he doesn't want to give up.

  "Staying in the O'Brien Empire?" Hillman hesitated for a moment, after all, he also had a family on this side of Wushan Town.

  But for a sixth-level warrior like him, he didn't worry about having no food wherever he went.

  "Uncle Hillman, take your whole family with you. Also, here is a magic crystal card, this magic crystal card does not have any fingerprint records, and there is a deposit of one million gold coins on this card. Take this card with you and bring it to the Aubrey Empire for me."

  Lin Lei took out a magic crystal card from his bosom and handed it to Hillman.

  "One million gold coins?" Hillman stared at Lin Lei in shock.

  One million gold coins, that's an absolutely staggering sum. When Hog was alive, he would sell family items for just a few thousand gold coins. Even selling the entire ancestral house wouldn't be enough for ten million gold coins. But Lin Lei suddenly took out a magic crystal card worth one million gold coins.

  "Lin Lei, where did you get this money from?" Hillman asked involuntarily.

  "Uncle Hillman, don't ask too much. You'll naturally know later." Lin Lei was indeed feeling frustrated and uncomfortable in his heart now, and he didn't have the mood to show off his achievements on the stone carving.

  Hillman nodded slightly.

  "Lin Lei, wait a minute." Hillman ran back into the secret room behind the ancestral hall and took out a jar from it, handing it to Lin Lei.

  "This is..." Lin Lei's gaze had already been unable to move away from this jar, and he even guessed what was inside the jar.

  "Hillman instructed: 'Lin Lei, this is your father's ashes. When your father died, I didn't dare to make it public. I couldn't even dare to have a public burial for your father, so I had to put the ashes in a secret room and wait until you came back.'"

  Lin Lei took over the urn, but felt that the urn was very heavy, very heavy.

  A strong wind howled, and not far from Wushan Town, there was a cemetery with row upon row of graves. At this time, an extremely luxurious new grave had been built. And Lin Lei, with short hair, sat quietly in front of the tombstone with his legs crossed.

  This tomb was built by Lin Lei in one night, and with Lin Lei's current strength, moving those giant stones is a breeze. Plus, Lin Lei has already reached the level of a stone carving master, so the construction of this tomb is indeed very luxurious.

  The wind is howling, but Lin Lei remains still and silent.

  "Lin Lei." Hillman appeared behind Lin Lei, carrying the box with the war sword 'Carnage'.

  Lin Lei didn't open his eyes, he just said: "Uncle Hillman, the war knife 'Massacre' is given to you. My brother Worton is also given to you and Grandpa Hili. Take care on the road, I won't see you off."

  Hillman looked at Lin Lei's back as he sat cross-legged, then glanced at the tombstone, and finally nodded silently before leaving.

  Hillman left.

  He walked away with his battle sword 'Carnage'.

  From today on, in this old mansion of the Baroque family in Wushan Town, only Lin Lei was left except for the servants.

  Suddenly --- Lin Lei opened his eyes and stared at the tombstone.

  "Father, I have sworn that all the culprits will pay the price." Lin Lei immediately turned around and left, while Shadow Mouse 'Bibi' stood on Lin Lei's shoulder, not daring to make a sound.

  "Hogwarts' headmaster is actually dead...this, this is really..." The residents of Wutong Town were in grief over the death of Hog.

  "What a great noble, to have died like that. Who knows what will become of our town of Wushan in the future? For so many years, Lord Hogg has kept taxes so low, even giving money back to the kingdom. Where can we find another noble as good as him?"

  The residents of Wushan Town also remember Hog's kindness.

  The current Baroque family mansion is now draped in white cloth, and Lin Lei is also wearing a mourning attire, quietly kneeling in front of the memorial tablet in the center of the living room. The Shadow Mouse 'Bibi' is also lying beside Lin Lei, not daring to make a sound, as if it too is feeling Lin Lei's pain.

  Seven days of mourning.

  Although it's a bit late for filial piety.

  Today is the first day of mourning.

  "Master Lin Lei, Lord Gilmer and the others are waiting for you." The leader of the Knights of the Radiant Church whispered beside Lin Lei.

  Lin Lei turned his head and gave him a cold look, which made the knight leader feel a chill in his heart.

  "I won't bother with anything for seven days of mourning. Nothing at all." Lin Lei said indifferently, and then fell silent again.

  The leader of this knight squad was helpless in his heart.

  But he understood what Lin Lei was thinking, his father had died and it was only natural for a son to observe mourning rites. The leader of the Knights immediately walked out of the living room, to order his subordinates to go to Fenley City to report the news, and inform the Radiant Church about Lin Lei's situation.

  "Master Lin Lei, don't be too sad."

  Some residents of Wushan Town also came in continuously to kowtow to Hogg's spirit tablet. They all remembered the kindness he had shown them when he was alive.

  Lin Lei remained silent and bowed his head in gratitude towards these residents.

  The news soon reached the See of Light, but the two red-robed High Bishops, Gilmer and Lampson, were not very surprised.

  "Is Lin Lei's father dead?" Gilmer nodded slightly, "No wonder when Lin Lei reached the seventh level of dual-system magic, I sent someone to investigate Lin Lei's father's news, but couldn't find anything. It turns out he was already dead."

  The Congregation of Light has five cardinals, and Lin Lei's case is mainly handled by Gilmer and Lampson.

  "Gilmer, let's get some things ready and go pay our respects to Lin Lei's father," Lampson suggested.

  Gillmer also nodded.

  In fact, as Hog's identity, it would not have made the Red Robed Archbishop come to worship, but Hog is after all Lin Lei's father. And Lin Lei's future achievements are boundless, and he is also one of the important pillars designated by the Holy See in the future.

  "It's good now that it's dark, so we'll set off early tomorrow morning."

  Hog's death was made public, and since the Kingdom of Fenley had already identified Lin Lei as an important figure, news of Hog's death reached the imperial palace in less than half a day, only slightly slower than the Radiant Church.

  "Is Lin Lei's father dead?"

  Clyde also nodded secretly, when Lin Lei reached the seventh level of dual-system magic, he had also inquired about Lin Lei's father's news, and even told Lin Lei that his father was missing. Who would have thought that Lin Lei's father really died?

  "Let's go pay our respects early tomorrow morning." Clyde made the same decision.

  It wasn't just Clyde, but some influential people in Finlay City soon received the news from the palace. Many who admired Lin Lei or wanted to get close to him prepared to go to Wushan Town early the next morning to pay their respects to Lin Lei's father.

  Lin Lei was still quietly mourning in his ancestral home in Wushan Town at that time.

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