On Schimmonick Island, the family looks southeast from the easternmost beach - that's the direction of East Friesland...

Mrs. Mary sighed and felt deeply moved, as if she remembered the years of escape from childhood, while Old Hoffman said nothing, just hugged his wife tightly...

Marin felt that the timing was good, so he sent out three little guys and the guards and solemnly said to Mrs. Mary:

"Mother, I want to take East Friesland back!"

Mrs. Mary was stunned after hearing this, and Old Hoffmann grew up with surprise. Even Adler and Liv, who were originally fond of you and me, turned their heads in surprise...

"Are you crazy? Marin, East Friesland is not that easy to fight!" Mrs. Mary blamed. Although Mrs. Mary was smart, she was also comparable to the old Hoffmann. After all, she was trapped in the Hoffmann Manor for many years. Although she was a talented woman, her knowledge was inevitably limited. Moreover, she was also thinking inertia, thinking that a knight family would be difficult to compete with a Berlin.

"No, I'm not crazy, Mother, do you still remember the war before? The powerful Friesian Republic was defeated by me? What's more, I am still a side branch of the Brock family, with the blood of the Brock family..."

"But, my parents are intermarried by nobles and concubines. I do not have the qualifications to inherit East Friesland, let alone you..." Mrs. Mary hesitated.

"Even if we have the qualification to inherit, our Adler will be preferred!" Liv interrupted. Adler frowned, but still said nothing.

"Marin, my son, I know you are very good at fighting. However, winning a battle and occupying a country is completely different from winning... To become an earl of the East Friesland state, you not only need strong force, but also legal support!" Old Hoffman interrupted. Although he was not smart, he was not stupid. In this era, the inheritance of European nobles attached the most importance to legal principles. Only those who had children in marriage were qualified to inherit the title of their father. Even if they had children in marriage, they were inherited by the family, and it was not the turn of illegitimate children. If they did not follow the legal principles, those nobles who had no legal descendants would be willing to leave their family business to illegitimate children, not nephews, etc. However, legal principles are legal principles, and the nobles must abide by it...

"Yes, I have no possibility of inheriting the legal principles of the East Friesland, because my mother comes from a civilian family. So, even if you conquer East Friesland, it is difficult for you to be recognized and accepted. It is not that my parents were intermarried by nobles, but I guess I am still being chased..." Mrs. Mary said calmly.

"What if... can I find the law? Mother, would you designate me as your heir?"

"Why? Even if we find the law, it will be inherited by our Adler!" Liv is not a woman who is willing to suffer losses, and she is also a little outspoken.

"Liv, stop talking, there is no sign of this matter. Why are you fighting for?" Adler pulled his wife.

"Uh... sister-in-law, even if you find the law, if you can conquer East Friesland, I have no objection to the elder brother inherit East Friesland..." Marin spread his hands indifferently. Not to mention that others can't make a falsified document, even if they have the documents, they have to have heavy troops to conquer East Friesland. Besides, East Friesland has very strong combat power, at least stronger than the Friesland's aristocratic Republic.

"Father, mother, I'm sure to conquer East Friesland. But if the heir is not me, I'm not willing to do thankless things..."

"Are you sure?" Old Hoffman asked seriously.

"Of course, the two most difficult fortresses in East Friesland are the capital Emden and the important city of Orich. But Orich was originally the base camp of the Brock family. The blood of the Brock family still has some appeal there. As long as you capture Emden, where the Thoxner family is located, and capture the current count, everything will be easy..."

"Then are you talking to us about this?"

"First establish the issue of inheritance rights, otherwise, I won't send troops in vain?"

The whole family was silent, only Liv's face was full of resentment.

"What are you going to do?" The one who spoke first was not the old Hoffman and his wife, but Adler.

In fact, Adler also went through a fierce ideological struggle. The temptation of the Count's position almost made him feel lost. But calm down, Adler knew that it was just a dream. Even if he had the right to legal inheritance, but without an army, Adler could not defeat East Friesland, and there was no possibility at all. Even because of this inheritance, he would still be chased endlessly.

"Adler, I would like to ask you to sign an instrument to declare in writing that you will waive the inheritance rights of the East Friesland State..."

"Why?" Liv stopped doing it again...

"If I don't think of a solution, let alone Adler, even his mother has no legal inheritance rights at all. But I can find a way to prove that his mother has inheritance rights. Without my solution, Adler did not have inheritance rights at all. Do you understand this?" Marin held back his impatientness and explained. He now regretted leaving Liv, a stupid woman, to participate in such a big deal, and it was just a mess...

"This is true. Your mother does not have the right to inherit. If she had the right to inherit, the East Friesland would definitely not let her go." Old Hoffman nodded and agreed with Marin's words.

"But after I tried to prove my mother's inheritance right, the first heir was not me. Then, my efforts were in vain. I could not give all my life to help Adler conquer a country? You must know that I am the baron myself..."

Everyone nodded to express their understanding...

Indeed, no one in this world is a fool. Even though Marin and Adler were brothers, they did not do their best to help Adler conquer a country. At most, brothers helped each other in things within their ability.

Marin's attempt to attack the East Frieslander Kingdom was actually a gamble. If he succeeded, he would naturally be happy. If he failed, he might be doomed. Because Marin took the initiative to provoke a war, even if the East Frieslander Kingdom occupied the Waden Islands, Marin had nothing to say. Because if you dare to invade others, you must be prepared to be fucked by others.

Therefore, it is no problem for Marin to capture a small village or a knight leader for Adler, and that is within his ability. But it is impossible to attack a country for Adler.

Moreover, Madame Mary had no qualifications to inherit the position of Earl. If Marin came up with a way to find this qualification, the credit would be mainly based on Marin's.

Everyone now understands what Marin meant. To put it bluntly, Marin just needs to get the qualifications before taking action, so as not to cause disputes in the future. Everyone also sees that if Marin is not dealt with properly, there will definitely be problems in the future. Not to mention anything else, with Liv's unwillingness to suffer losses, if this matter is not handled in advance, he will definitely make trouble at that time.
Chapter completed!