Chapter 942: Commander Feng Must Become Stronger!

"Your Excellency Marquis, I have a question."

Kevin, whose mouth was already somewhat dry from Lan Qingyou's previous speech and floating in the air the whole time, looked at Lan Qingyou with a hoarse voice.

"What question?"

"Who is this Commander you mentioned?"

Kevin asked his doubt very straightforwardly.

Then, afraid the other party might misunderstand something, he added another sentence.

"Please forgive me for thinking too much. You just kept saying to be loyal to the Commander, rather than Your Excellency Marquis yourself. This shouldn't be a slip of the tongue on your part, right?"

Kevin carefully asked his doubt.

And these words not only made Lan Qingyou look at him sideways.

That's right!

Just now, Lord Marquis kept saying Commander this, Commander that.

But the Maple Leaf Knights were clearly the private army of the Marquis of Maple Leaf.

Saying 'herself' at a time like this would be the end of it.

Why emphasize the identity of a Commander?

So everyone stopped their actions and looked at Lan Qingyou in confusion.

"It is not."

Lan Qingyou shook her head slightly.

Then she grabbed little Feng from the ground.

"This is the object of your loyalty from now on."

"Ah!"

"Eh!?"

"You've got to be kidding!!!!"

Upon seeing little Feng floating in the air, everyone involuntarily let out exclamations of shock.

After all, this was a child who was only about ten years old!

Moreover, they heard she was previously just a little beggar who wandered over from her hometown.

Such a person acting as Commander?

Acting as the object of their loyalty?

Although they were also clear that this child was the Marquis's disciple.

But clearly, apart from being the Marquis's disciple in alchemy, the other party was nothing else!

And this identity as an alchemy disciple was only acquired a few months ago.

Without a doubt, she was probably just an apprentice Alchemist.

How could this kind of identity act as Commander?

Everyone, including Kevin, thought this way in their hearts.

But no one understood little Feng's potential and future better than Lan Qingyou.

Because it was impossible for her to stay in this space-time forever.

Although she had only been with little Feng for a few months, she was after all her only disciple.

Moreover.

This disciple was also unexpectedly adorable.

Therefore, she let the ten-year-old little Feng become this Commander.

That's right.

If Lan Qingyou, who wasn't sensitive to children and the like at all, felt little Feng was adorable, then there definitely was nothing wrong with it.

Although it was only two or three months.

But after being nursed back to health, little Feng no longer had the emaciated appearance from when they first met.

Instead, she was raised to be fair and tender by the villa's chef.

Of course, the most important thing was still little Feng's personality.

Perhaps it was because of her previous destitute and wandering life, or perhaps it was just how she was.

Little Feng didn't have the chatter and noisiness of other children.

On the contrary, she was very quiet.

Even very steady.

But when she needed to strike, when she should strike, she was also extremely decisive.

The previous fight with Hohenheim was exactly like this.

This very much suited Lan Qingyou's taste.

"In addition, starting from today, little Feng will become the Title Heir of the Marquis of Maple Leaf."

"Kevin, draft a document and then send it to the Imperial Capital to inform the old Emperor of this matter for the record."

Commander wasn't enough.

Even the title had to be given to the other party?

Kevin, who was named by Lan Qingyou, was stunned again and again.

He completely never expected this Lord Marquis to actually be so generous.

Picking up a child randomly on the street, and after getting along for a few months, handing over all her properties to the other party.

Wait.

No...

If it were another noble, thinking this way would definitely be no problem.

But this Lord Lan Qingyou was a dual Title holder, and also an Alchemist.

Skilled nobles like this, compared to ordinary nobles, indeed valued their foundation and inheritance more.

Putting it this way.

Under the circumstance that little Feng was already Her Excellency the Marquis's disciple.

Compared to inheriting the title, territory, citizens, and the Knight Order.

Inheriting alchemy was the most important and most valuable to them.

"Understood, Your Excellency, I will go at once."

Although shocked in his heart, out of professional ethics, and orders.

After a brief moment of absent-mindedness, Kevin immediately went to handle this matter.

After all, it was a title second only to kings and dukes.

Such a major matter as deciding an heir definitely had to be notified to the Emperor.

And not just the Emperor's side.

The Council of Nobles also needed to be notified.

This was an organization established to protect the interests of nobles.

For example, issues regarding heirs like this were the main objects of acceptance for the Council of Nobles.

Previously on the continent, there was once a principality that erupted into a massive turmoil over the issue of inheritance rights.

This directly led to the immediate disintegration of the principality.

So in order to prevent their own families from turning out like this as well.

And to prevent anyone other than the designated heir from seizing everything they had.

The nobles came up with this method to prevent things like assassinations from happening.

"Ah, right, forgot to say."

Just as Kevin turned around, preparing to leave to draft the document.

Lan Qingyou's voice faintly came from behind him.

This made Kevin stop in his tracks.

However, before he even had time to turn around again and look at this lord.

Lan Qingyou's voice came again.

"If little Feng, as the Commander, dies, then all members of the Knight Order with the Maple Leaf Emblem will follow suit in death."

What!

When Lan Qingyou's indifferent tone spread throughout the entire drill ground.

Everyone knew why they had to be loyal to the Commander.

So everything was to protect Her Excellency the Marquis's disciple?

Was this disciple really that important?

No.

An Alchemist's disciple was indeed very important.

But not to this extent, right?

"Everyone..."

Clap! Clap!

Lan Qingyou clapped her hands.

"Do your utmost to assist little Feng's growth."

"As long as little Feng's life is not in danger, then everyone will not be in any life-threatening danger either."

"Moreover..."

Moreover?

Everyone's hearts were gripped by Lan Qingyou's pause.

One by one, they held their breath and concentrated.

For fear of missing some detail.

After all, it was fine when this person didn't show up, but as soon as she did, she dropped a bombshell on them.

Directly scaring everyone half to death.

But fortunately, most people had no ulterior motives.

And no ghosts in their hearts.

So they completely didn't care about being bound by some emblem or something.

Anyway, no matter how bad this situation was, it wouldn't be worse than before, losing their land or being bankrupted by large corporations, forcing them into a destitute and wandering life.

"Moreover, because the effect of this emblem is mutual."

"So the promise I can give everyone is simply that as long as little Feng is strong enough, the abilities the emblem gives everyone will also become stronger."

Mhm!

Well said!

Very reasonable!

If the other party died, they would die.

If the other party became stronger, they would become stronger.

This was entirely an equation, rather than the one-sided situation they thought of just now.

This made it much more acceptable!

No...

Commander Feng must become stronger and stronger!