Chapter 143 The cousin who betrayed the engagement

"Manage my territory, strive to gain military merits, and upgrade the rank of the noble." Weilin held the bowl and smiled at Claire.

Claire drank the wine in the bowl in one gulp, and said with a little drunkenness: "You have a clear goal."

"Naturally, since I have chosen this path, I must go on, even if it is not for me, but for those who follow me." Weilin shrugged and replied to Claire.

"Responsible." Claire praised generously, "When we return to the Brazilian A camp, I will introduce you to a friend of mine, my lifelong friend."

"I am looking forward to it."

The two raised their bowls and clinked them, and then drank the wine in the bowl in one gulp.

Gradually, the sky darkened, and Claire's two followers helped him back to his camp.

With the help of Kyle, Weilin lay on the bed and fell asleep.

Looking at the mess in the tent, Kyle took a deep breath, cleaned up lightly, then extinguished the oil lamp and left the tent.

At noon the next day, Weilin stood up with his head covered, and said to himself: "Next time, I must not drink so much with Claire."

"My Lord, there is a messenger from Lord Orcott visiting." Kyle lifted the curtain and reported to Weilin.

"Let him in."

Weilin sat up from the bed, smoothed the hair that was blocking his eyes to the back of his head, revealing his handsome face.

"Lord Weilin, my master invites you to his tent tonight for a private banquet." The messenger entered the tent, knelt on one knee, bowed his head and said respectfully.

"I know, tell my cousin that I will be there." Weilin looked at the messenger and said to him.

"Yes, I'll take my leave."

The messenger stood up and bowed his head to leave the tent.

Standing on the bed, he began to be in a daze, then rubbed his face and began to wash.

At five o'clock in the afternoon, Weilin, wearing a black dress, took Kyle to the camp of his cousin.

At this moment, an open-air venue has been deployed in the middle of the camp, and many nobles have arrived, gathering in groups of three or two to chat.

Among the crowd, Weilin soon found his cousin Brian, who was talking to a young noble.

"Cousin."

Brian turned his head and found Weilin, and then introduced enthusiastically: "Cassius, this is my cousin Weilin."

"Hello, Weilin, my full name is Cassius Lowick. I often hear Brian talk about you. If you don't mind, you can call me Cassius."

Weilin stroked his chest with his left hand, bent forward slightly, and smiled: "Nice to meet you, Cassius."

"Okay, Cassius, Weilin, you also know each other, let's sit next to each other and chat."

Brian put his left and right hands on the shoulders of the two and walked towards the round table next to him.

After a conversation, Weilin gradually learned some basic information about Cassius.

But he didn't expect that as the eldest son of Viscount Moncas Lowick, the commander of the Sixth Legion, he would directly participate in this dangerous war.

"Velin, I will get married after this war is over." Brian said with some melancholy.

"Good news! Cousin, why are you so depressed?" Weilin looked at Brian's face, pushed his shoulder and said with a smile.

"What a bullshit, my mother must not be used to my carefree life, so she specially found a woman who is stronger than me for marriage. I just received the news recently. Three months ago, my mother asked the family to send out the marriage certificate."

Cassius comforted on the side: "Be at ease, Brian, the other party is the third daughter of Count Miledo, and she must be good. I think it's impossible to have this opportunity."

"Cousin, this matter can't be changed, just accept it with peace of mind."

Weilin can only express sympathy for his cousin's experience.

Kalida Akers, Brian's mother, is his father's cousin, and the source is his grandfather's sister.

As a small branch of the main line, this branch is basically controlled by his aunt Mapel Akers.

Mapel Axe's husband is called Doken, an adventurer of civilian origin, and a life-and-death comrade she met during her adventure career. Later, under Mapel's persuasion, her husband chose to marry into the Axe family.

After that, the two gave birth to a son and four daughters. The eldest son joined the kingdom's military, the eldest daughter and the second daughter married out, and the other two daughters inherited their mother's glorious tradition and chose their other half from their adventure career.

And Kalida Axe is the youngest daughter of the two, and her husband is also an adventurer of civilian origin, named Ryans, who married into the Axe family.

After marriage, the two gave birth to two daughters and a son, and Brian, as their eldest son and the youngest grandson of aunt Mapel, was loved by their small family.

However, excessive pampering has a price to pay. He was married off before he was 30 years old.

"But I haven't even seen the three daughters of Count Miledo, and I made an agreement with him to get married in two years."

"Cousin, relax. Aunt Mapel and Aunt Kalida will personally check it out. They will never harm you. Maybe they can help you take your career to the next level."

"Alas, Weilin, you are still free and easy." Brian looked at Weilin with a face full of complaints, which made him laugh out loud.

"I have my eldest brother to support me, and my father is a precedent, so I can be relaxed."

"Okay, Brian, look at it more openly. There are many benefits after getting married." Cassius comforted his friend again.

"Please be quiet, gentlemen. Now, please invite the respected legion commander, Viscount Moncas, to speak."

The surrounding nobles politely stopped communicating, turned their eyes to the center of the venue, and cast a respectful look at a serious middle-aged gentleman to express their respect and cultivation.

Weilin and the other two also stood up from their stools, ready to listen to Viscount Moncas's speech.

"Good evening, gentlemen."

"Tonight is a private banquet hosted by Sir Alcott. I am honored to be the first guest to speak."

If a viscount spoke at a banquet of an ordinary baron, there would be no need to be so polite.

But for a baron with a big background who was promoted to viscount soon, it was normal.

"After our hard work for half a year, we are finally going to usher in a phased victory. This time, if nothing unexpected happens, three viscounts will be born for our Cadlo Province, which will enhance the overall strength of our province and increase our voice in the noble parliament."

"I..."

Ten minutes later, Viscount Moncas's speech ended and the banquet officially began.

As for why his cousin Alcott did not speak, it was probably because he wanted to keep this important moment at the banquet for his promotion to the knighthood.