The night is dark.

In the slightly cramped room, the young man lying on the bed was sweating profusely, his eyes were rolling endlessly under his closed eyelids, and his face was even a little distorted, but he still couldn't wake up.

Obviously his dream tonight was not wonderful, or it would be more appropriate to call it a nightmare.

"call!"

The young man suddenly sat up from the bed. The young man who had just escaped from the nightmare looked extremely pale, and his chest heaved like a bellows while he was panting violently. He silently held his head with both hands, and it took him a while to recover from the day-to-day panic.

Not wanting to sleep anymore, Alvin got up and got out of bed wearing linen pajamas, poured himself a glass of water that had long since gone cold, and stood in front of the window with dark eyes.

"Having that nightmare again."

Alvin Garriott, whose identity is the Queen of the Declined Nobles, or more accurately, the former Queen of the Declined Nobles. Since that night of blood and fire three years ago, the former honor, wealth and even his family have been far away from this young man.

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As the traditional fiefdom nobles of the island nation of Ilia, the Garriott family, which held the title of baronet, was also prominent for a time.

The starting point of the family is legendary. As one of the pioneers who opened the Age of Discovery, civilian explorer Garriott drove his own expedition ship to defeat reefs, storms, and ferocious sea beasts across the Treasure Sea, and was the first to explore a way to reach the sea safely in the shortest time.

New sea routes in the southern continent.

The opening of the new sea route allowed the southern continent's rich precious metals, spices, agricultural products, and raw materials to continuously enrich the kingdom, allowing Ilya, which was at the bottom of the Tulip Alliance at the time, to gain a lot of benefits and suddenly become a regional power.

With this achievement, the explorer Garriott was canonized as a fiefdom baron by the royal family of Ilia. He rose from a penniless commoner to a fiefdom noble. He also added a new member named "Garriott Family" to the noble pedigree of the Kingdom of Ilia.

member.

It is a pity that this great explorer and navigator's ability to manage the territory is far from his ability to explore and explore. The Garriott family under his leadership not only failed to shine more brilliantly in the Kingdom of Ilia, but has always been

It's going downhill.

And since him, the successive Barons of Garriott are worthy of being his descendants. They are all adventurers at heart. They think all day long about grabbing profits in the age of exploration that has just begun, but no one wants to go.

Manage your own territory well.

How can an activity like ocean exploration be affordable for ordinary people? Huge benefits naturally come with huge risks. Family wealth and even land are gradually filling up the bottomless pit of ocean exploration!

Ocean exploration is not only about ideals and perseverance, but also about strength and luck. This family seems to have exhausted all its luck in the battle to rise. Since then, no other adventure has brought enough success to this family.

of glory and wealth.

After more than a hundred years and eight generations of Baron Garriott, only one remote town, Blackstone Town, was left in the fiefdom that was originally equivalent to at least forty knights. If Ilya hadn't had no title restrictions that linked fiefdoms and titles, even this

It is difficult to retain the title of Baron.

In this generation, the entire Garriott family has only one father with the title of baron, who lives with his two siblings who lost their mother when they were young. The only aristocratic figure left is probably the one who, even if he is down and out, still manages to defeat himself.

The meticulous old housekeeper, Leo.

Maybe the gods in the sky couldn't stand it any longer, and when they were about to reach the end of their rope, things took a turn for the better.

A huge, rich iron ore was discovered underground in Blackstone Town! You can imagine how overjoyed they were at that time.

It's just that it's too early to be happy.

Even though legally not even the king could deny the Garriott family's ownership of this iron mine, the extremely weak Garriott family simply did not have enough force and support to protect the wealth that fell from the sky.

As long as you are willing to use your brain, there are always loopholes in the rules set by humans, not to mention that the price paid is negligible.

At this time, in the Kingdom of Ilia, the new commercial aristocracy had risen strongly, the personal liberation movement was intensifying, and the power of the traditional fiefdom aristocrats and even the king were not as powerful as before.

A new revolution is brewing. Who are the allies and who are the enemies in this storm is difficult for even the most seasoned politicians to describe.

A large group of hungry hyenas are already eyeing the lonely Garriott. Among them are emerging nobles, but there are also "old friends" from the previous family.

The ferocious predators are all waiting for an opportunity, an opportunity that will not break the nerves of other opponents.

So, after the head of the family, his father, Furman Garriott, suddenly died of old injuries and heavy pressure from his early adventures.

While Alvin and his sister were young, the title was temporarily vacant. The Blackstone town, which had lost its legal protection, was quickly attacked by a group of well-equipped "robbers".

The last foundation of the family was destroyed in one fell swoop!

What happened after that was so natural. The "robbers" who dared to attack the nobles' territory were wiped out by the enthusiastic nobles. After some unknown transactions behind the scenes, the iron ore fell into the hands of this "good Samaritan".

Said to be in the care of the Garriott family.

As for the search for the two legal heirs of the Garriott family who disappeared in this incident: Anita Garriott and Alvin Garriott, there was a tacit agreement that no one mentioned it again.

In fact, by this time, the overall situation has been decided, and no one cares about their life or death anymore.

Ivan drank the water in the cup in one gulp and suppressed the surging thoughts in his heart. In fact, even if the family's property was ten times larger, Ivan would not be able to worry about it. What gave him nightmares was his own escape, but

His sister Anita, who was three years older than him, disappeared during the turmoil.

The old housekeeper, who did not dare to be exposed and went to look for the eldest lady, fled Ilia with the only remaining fruit, Ivan, and traveled to Leopold, a small seaside town in the Kingdom of Phaletis, which also belonged to the Tulip Alliance.

The old butler Leo threw away most of the items on the two of them that could expose themselves, and used the wealth he finally brought with him and the knowledge of herbal medicine from his youth to open a pharmacy, and settled down in the small town to live an ordinary life until today.

But just the day before yesterday, the old housekeeper, who was seriously injured on the night of his escape and had the root of his illness, could no longer hold on. He grabbed Alvin's hand and slowly closed his eyes.

The last relative passed away, and Alvin was so heartbroken that he cried and passed out from grief.

When he woke up again, the consciousness of the time traveler who had been dormant in the boy's body for thirteen years was revived, and he merged with the superficial personality of Ivan and became one again.

Unlike other soul-travelers who are half-way through the journey and lack a sense of empathy for their predecessors' experiences, Aiwen is a time-traveler and the time-traveler is Aiwen, and Aiwen's experience is actually his own experience.

It was only because the body was too weak in the past to bear the huge soul and memory of an adult that there was a difference between the surface personality Alvin and the silent consciousness time traveler.

The two-in-one Aiwen will not be as weak as the boy he once was. He is no longer afraid of loneliness and no longer confused about the future. A strong enough heart and a broad enough experience allow him to have a clear understanding of what he wants and what he wants.

where is the road.

"I will live well!"

The handsome young man with brown hair, dark eyes and fair skin looked at his own shadow on the window and said softly to himself.

At this time, there were still stars in the night sky outside the window, and the small seaside town named Leopold had woken up and was gradually getting busy.

There are many Gothic buildings with mainly black tones, the gas lamps along the street cast warm yellow light, and there are steam curls floating in the streets, giving it a prosperous scene like a port city in the Victorian era.

The Age of Discovery has begun two hundred years ago, and navigation and maritime trade have become an important part of this country's assets. The invention of the steam engine seems to have added a powerful engine to the world, and everything is accelerating towards a better future.
Chapter completed!