Since the first [Executioner] got caught up in stock fraud by Byron and gradually went down a path of no return, the Star Chamber Court began to fall one after another.

When Lancaster took over again, there was no shortage of manpower.

In cooperation with them, the Royal Tax Inspection Bureau, while surveying land and auditing assets, did not forget to use the account information provided by [Banker] Hal Black to Byron, completely clearing out the accumulated wealth of these large ranchers over the years.

Compared to Hightins’ native land, which is constantly at war, the Netherland United Bank, storing much black money and gray income, is evidently more favored by these land nobles.

However, they never imagined that the security, which was said to be impenetrable except by account holders, was as fragile as a piece of toilet paper in front of some individuals.

[Nemesis of Sin] Sherlock and his aide [Crow Doctor] John Watson also joined the independent prosecutor’s office of the [Star Chamber Court].

With his "Death Has Come" talent, he led his team to reap rich rewards.

However, besides him, there was another "Death God" who was always one step slower.

"Damned Ashford Family, which originally had nothing to do with us York Family on the surface, is also gone.

This is already the third family; the hidden routes our elders arranged for us are running out."

On a small hill not far from the ranch, a young man poked his head out from the grass, his face full of gloom.

He raised his hand to look at the ancient ring he wore and called softly: 𝙛𝒓𝓮𝙚𝔀𝒆𝒃𝓷𝒐𝓿𝙚𝓵.𝙘𝒐𝒎

"Grandpa Gandalf, what do you say we should do next?

If we can’t escape the Strait Islands and open the family treasure vault, it will be impossible for me to avenge my people and reclaim the throne from Lancaster in this lifetime."

A strand of pale white flame shot out from the ring, transforming into a fiery human face and shaking its head at him:

"Child, I am just an undead residing in the ring.

In life, I was just the [Guardian Knight] of your grandfather’s grandfather, the Duke of Old York. My era and yours are vastly different.

Escaping the Nether River with you and breaking through Lancaster Party’s blockade has already consumed most of my power.

Think again, are there any other hidden routes you can use?"

Clearly.

[Death Knight] Andrew, as planned, selected William York, a family member from the White Rose Family with the highest succession rank aside from the York brothers.

This young man only remembers being engulfed by a sudden black stream and saw other family members quickly dissolve in the current.

Just when he thought he was going to die, the family inheritance ring suddenly shone brightly, driving him out of the Nether River, piercing through Lancaster Party’s encirclement.

The life-saving grace of the undead readily won his trust.

In fact, Byron helped Uncle Andrew slightly alter the narrative.

He sent a member of the Lancaster Family, who had transformed himself into a Spiritual Body [Hellfire] through the "Book of the Dead," to secretly enter William’s ring.

Pretending to be the role of a "Portable Grandpa."

[Hellfire], between a Spiritual Body and Elemental Body, burning with pale flame, makes one feel cold to the bone, severely burning both soul and flesh when touched by it.

Only with this ability could the "last York" break through the siege, becoming the "Calamity Star," bringing disaster along the way to those secret plans prepared by the York Family.

William York looking at the "Portable Grandpa," reconfirmed that he must be the predestined protagonist with a great future, regained his spirit, and said:

"That damned bizarre [Sheep Eater] came out of nowhere. Never seen before; as soon as Lancaster’s Calamity Star returned, this ghost thing appeared.

Had they not been an obstacle, I would have escaped long ago.

Grandpa Gandalf, I remember now. Viscount Sussex in the neighboring county was also a secret line prepared by the family.

Moreover, he is a commercial aristocrat, not a land noble, possessing several merchant ships. Trust me, this time he won’t be killed prematurely."

"I believe you, go ahead.

The glory of the York Family will surely shine again in your hands. What Lancaster can achieve, you certainly can too!"

After speaking, this [Hellfire] looked upward.

Besides a Raven, there was also an illusory long sword hanging upside down, pointing at William’s head.

A Zero-Level Sacred Relic Fragment [Sword of Damocles]!

This sacred relic bears three symbols:

First, it symbolizes constraint and divine retribution.

Second, it symbolizes the ultimate authority of all rights and profits: divine power.

Third, it symbolizes the divine position and authority of its holder, a sword of divine right that can slay kings at will.

Though merely a fragment, it possesses the powerful might to kill a Middle Sequence Extraordinary.

With the help of [Royal Iron Law], when someone triggers the law within the borders, it equates to the emperor ordering a minister’s death, a minister who must obey.

Though almost harmless externally, it is a deadly weapon against subjects within its own regime’s structure.

This is also Byron’s ultimate insurance against messing things up.

Should this "last York" show signs of successfully escaping, the sword will strike from the sky, cleaving him in half on the spot.

Only now does Byron, this [King of the Wild Hunt], feel a semblance of majesty in fully controlling life and death within his territory.

Retracting his gaze from the Raven, he looked at Ganquan Palace before him.

"Thoroughly eliminating the land nobility might still take some time.

The next most important matters are my formal coronation ceremony and the unprecedented ennoblement... of two Queens."