Just as Viscount Oliver's group of four was heading towards the Fergus family's residence, the other families that had been paying attention to the Oliver family's movements all received the news.
The Bessemer family's residence.
"Is the battle between our viscount families finally about to begin?"
Viscount Bessemer said with a smile.
She had a head of long black hair. Even though she was over forty years old, there were no wrinkles on her face. She was still as beautiful as a twenty year old woman.
However, she was different from ordinary beautiful women. She carried a strong sense of dignity. This was very rare among women.
"How is it? Are you ready?"
She looked to the side. There was a young woman and a young man.
The young woman was in her early twenties. Her facial features were exquisite and beautiful. She also had a head of long black hair. Her appearance was seventy percent similar to Viscount Bessemer. Not only in appearance, but also in temperament.
Her name was Jolly Bessemer. She was the most outstanding child of the Bessemer family's generation. She was also the successor of the Bessemer family's viscount title.
"Mother, I'm getting impatient. If you hadn't stopped me from challenging in advance, I would've started already!"
She shrugged and complained when she heard Viscount Bessemer's words.
The young man was about the same age as Elise. He had a head of dazzling blonde hair and was extremely handsome. However, there was a feminine tenderness in his handsomeness. His name was Cai Ni Bessemer. He was the second son of Viscount Bessemer.
He hurriedly replied when he heard Viscount Bessemer's words.
"Mother, I'm ready!"
"This time, you must pay close attention to the battle between the Fergus family and the Oliver family, because they may also become your opponents."
A blonde man spoke gently in the room.
He was extremely handsome. His handsomeness was enough to make any man jealous. He was Viscount Bessemer's husband, Niai Noel.
He was originally the second son of Baron Noel's family. Later, he married into the Bessemer family.
"Yes, father."
Qiao Li and Cai Ni both responded.
The Rychens family's residence.
Viscount Richens took a sip of red wine from his crystal glass and placed it on the coffee table beside him.
In the room, other than him, there were two other young people. They should be over twenty years old, but one of them was slightly older than the other.
These two people were called Clifford Ritchens and Timothy Ritchens. They were one year apart and were the two sons of Viscount Ritchens.
Like Viscount Ritchens, the two of them were rather handsome. However, unlike Cai Ni Ritchens, they had distinct features. They were handsome but not feminine.
Viscount Lychens' wife was not in the room because she had died of illness many years ago, and Viscount Lychens had never remarried.
"Fergus and Oliver are your opponents. This time, you should observe their battle properly."
After a slight pause, Viscount Oliver continued.
"Pay special attention to Gray Fergus. Although he is not a threat to you now, he will definitely become your opponent in the future. You need to understand him as soon as possible."
"Yes, father."
Clifford Ritchens and Timothy Ritchens both nodded. However, their faces were filled with pride, as proud as roosters with their heads held high.
However, the two of them did have the right to be proud.
Even the one who became a middle-rank blood warrior the latest of the two had already been there for two years. In comparison, although the Rock family also had two middle-rank blood warriors, Morley Locke had only been a middle-rank blood warrior for a few months. In addition, he was too young and definitely did not have as much combat experience as them.
Therefore, in their opinion, although the Rock family could be considered a threat, the final victory would inevitably belong to them. As for the Fergus family and the Oliver family, they did not take them seriously at all. These two families did not pose a threat to them at all, at least for now.
In a small training field in Sidney Castle.
Hearing the servant's report, Zaro stopped training. After taking a towel and wiping himself, he walked out of the training field.
Up until now, he had not personally attended the battles between the various families. After all, it was only a battle between some baronial families, which was not too important to him. Sending his subordinates to observe was enough.
However, he had to personally observe the battle between the Fergus family and the Oliver family.
Viscount families, even in the entire marquis territory, there were only six of them. They were already of an extremely high rank and would be a great help to him on the battlefield in the future. Naturally, he had to observe them carefully.
Most importantly, Marquis Sidney had already let him slowly take over the distribution of the special resources of each family. Naturally, he had to carefully observe each family, especially those of the viscount rank and above, so that the total number of special resources would remain the same and obtain the greatest "effect". This was what he had to consider now.
In the open space west of Sidney Castle, there was a slightly raised platform of about two thousand square meters paved with huge stones.
Next to the platform was a row of weapon racks.
On the weapon racks, there were long knives, longswords, spears, daggers, staffs, and other weapons, but they were all made of ironwood.
These weapons were not edged and were not sharp. As long as one wore battle armour, there would not be any serious injuries. They were considered relatively safe weapons for sparring.
This was naturally the platform where the members of the Sidney family usually sparred.
The Fergus family, the Oliver family, and the Harris family, who were preparing to watch, left the Fergus family's residence and came here.
However, when they arrived, they discovered that there were already many people around the training ground. Not only that, but there were also people from other families arriving.
There were men and women, young people and middle-aged people. They stood in groups of three to five and stood around the battle stage. However, they didn't seem to have any intention of fighting. They were obviously waiting for the battle between the Fergus Family and the Oliver Family.
"They're really well-informed!"
Seeing this scene, Gray could not help but sigh in his heart at how well-informed these families were.
They were already waiting here before he and the others arrived. It was obvious that these people had already received the news when Oliver went to the Fergus family.
"I'm afraid this has something to do with the Sidney family …."
A thoughtful look flashed across Gray's eyes.
The Sidney family's purpose in doing this was to create a sense of crisis and competition in the other families, so that they could quickly improve through competition and achieve the goal of increasing the overall strength of the Sidney Marquisate.
"That's the count family, the Ford family …."
"That's the count family, the Smalley family …."
"That's the Rychens family …."
"That's the Bessemer family …."
… …
Knowing that Gray didn't know any of the families that had appeared, Bonar introduced them to Gray in a low voice.
Gray sized up the younger generation of each family. Of course, his focus was on the viscount family.
For the current Fergus family, whether it was the count family or the baron family, they were not the focus of attention.
The count family valued their reputation, and would not take the initiative to challenge the viscount. After all, there was no benefit to winning, and losing would be embarrassing.
As for the baron family, other than a few families that had a chance of becoming viscounts, the other families did not have the strength to challenge them.
Even if they had the strength to challenge them, they would not challenge the viscount family. Becoming enemies with a viscount family before becoming one was obviously not a wise choice.
"Young Master Sidney is here!"
Suddenly, many people looked in one direction. Gray followed their gazes and saw a young man in a moon-white suit and a young lady walking over.
The young man had a head of dazzling golden hair and a calm demeanor. He was the eldest son of Marquis Sidney, Zaloyan.
The young lady beside him was wearing a long white dress. Her figure was extremely slender, and her hair was also golden. It was long and slightly curly, making her look like a Barbie doll.
"That's Polly Sidney, the youngest daughter of the marquis."
Seeing Gray's confusion, Bernal explained.
"Young Master Zaloyan, Miss Polly …."
"Young Master Zaloyan, Miss Polly …."
… …
The group of nobles, including the Fergus family and the Oliver family who were about to participate in the duel, stepped forward to greet the two of them according to their noble status. Zaro and Polly, on the other hand, greeted them calmly.
After greeting them, the Fergus family and the Oliver family walked to the area closest to the arena.
"Bernal, let's begin!"
Kepel Oliver, the eldest son of Viscount Oliver, looked coldly at Bonar and said, "You're in your early twenties. You're in your early twenties. You're in your early twenties.
In this year's territorial war with the Fergus family, the Oliver family had suffered a crushing defeat and had lost all face. Viscount Oliver had been captured on the spot and had been forced to pay a total of 50,000 gold coins as compensation.
This was a disgrace that had to be washed away. Otherwise, the Sidney family would look down on the Oliver family, and their quota of special resources would be reduced in the future.
Thus, he had to win this battle. He had to use victory to wash away the disgrace of the territorial war and change the Sidney family's impression of the Oliver family.
"Alright!"
Facing Kepel's cold gaze, Bernal returned it with an equally cold gaze.
He could naturally guess that Kepel wanted to wash away the disgrace by defeating him, and he definitely wouldn't let him succeed.
Viscount Fergus's words from last night were still ringing in his ears. For the family and for his future training resources, he had to defeat Kepel and strive to prevent Gray's strength from being exposed.
At the same time, he also had the thought of proving himself to Viscount Fergus.