Chapter 34 Highland Wizard

With Lupine settled, summer has just begun, and there is still some time before September 1st.

But for Kane, there are always things that can't be finished.

"Mr. Shafiq."

"Nice to see you again, Mr. Shafiq."

"Good boss."

"Lord!"...

People greeted him along the way, and Kane nodded in return.

The men from the Shafik family are similar to the men from the Gore family, tall and burly, but at the same time they all look a little stupid.

Compared with his peers, Kane is tall and tall, but he doesn't look stupid at all. On the contrary, he has aristocratic elegance, but he doesn't look feminine at all, but is vigorous and tough.

Many people subconsciously regard him as an adult, especially those who have been in close contact with him, and will naturally ignore his real age.

He didn't need to go out of his way to promote it. He was already well-known just by gossip. Even the wizarding circles in the East knew that there was a young genius in Britain named Kane Shafik.

Besides being a genius, he also has many titles, such as Prince of Potions, Heir to the Empire, the youngest recipient of the Order of Merlin First Class, Lord of the Highlands.

And Kane prefers to be called Highland Lord.

The Highlands is one of the administrative divisions of Scotland. Its capital is Inverness, the northernmost city in Britain, the coldest city, and the city with the longest summer.

The origin of the Shafiq family and the highlands can be traced back to the early days of the Stuart dynasty.

Although this dynasty is ranked after the Tudor dynasty, which is known as the most brilliant and most anecdotal, it is called by many people the least successful dynasty in history. But in fact, there are still some remarkable points.

For example, the official merger of England and Scotland was completed, and the divine right of kings was preached, reaching the peak of autocracy. After the restoration of the revolution, it also pioneered the constitutional monarchy, specifically including the prototype of the prime minister system and the party's governance, all originated from this dynasty.

The Shafiq family once straddled both worlds of mortals and witches, and once had the title of contemporary Merlin, which shows its power.

In the fifteenth century, following the rise of the divine right of kings, was the witch hunt movement. It was at that time that the Shafiq family fell out with the mortal kingship.

However, whether it was due to fear or mutual benefit, the Stuart family still did not deprive the Shafik family of the highland title.

The legend of the highland wizard has also been passed down from generation to generation, especially regarded as taboo by the local people.

It wasn't until the Victorian era, when the British began to plant flags all over the world, and the prestige of the dynasty reached an unprecedented high, that the legend of the mysterious side weakened and faded from the hearts of the locals, leaving only shallow traces.

Later, there were several movies based on legends. The prototype of {Highlander} was actually the Shafiq family. The most famous secret method of the Shafiq family is the inheritance of magic power and immortality.

Of course, how much authenticity there is is debatable. Anyway, Kane didn't see even a little secret method related to it from the family's secret law inheritance, but there are some records in the family history book, but bragging is something that people in the world can learn by themselves without a teacher, right?

In any case, in Kane's view, among the dilapidated homes of the Shafik family, the most valuable ones include a complete set of inheritance documents, and even trusteeship documents from the Hanoverian and Windsor dynasties.

The ancestors of the Shafik family were also ambitious and refused to give up their ancient titles. Instead, they spent some energy to continue their lives. Naturally, they wanted to retain this prestigious status as a fulcrum for re-intervening in the world.

It's just that in the later period of the Windsor Dynasty, the Shafiq family was in decline, and the business in the wizarding world couldn't be managed well. How could there be time to take care of secular business? This document is also broken.

It doesn't matter, this set of title inheritance documents is too historically valuable. In particular, there are descriptions of customs and landforms in the relevant period. To know that most of the human race at that time,

I have never been to an area other than a day's journey from my home in my life. Knowledge can only be mastered by a few. A wizard who masters magic, in that era, is a prophet who knows the world's affairs.

So throw these things to the British authorities, and a carbon appraisal will tell the time clearly, and it will be an authoritative masterpiece immediately. From this, it is really not a big problem to get the title back and gain secular recognition. After all, the current title is just a reputation, not a real noble.

Of course, if you are really willing to spend money and pay a lot of taxes (especially inheritance tax), it is not impossible to discuss. Anyway, a lot of the Shafiq family's land is now barren, and it's good that someone is willing to pay the government for that kind of land.

Kane is willing to spend this money, after all, his ambition is greater than that of Shafiq's predecessors. Having a qualification recognized by the world, with a noble status and an extraordinary background, is still very helpful to him and his career.

Westerners recognize this, and when they say it, it means who my ancestors were and what great people they have produced. In fact, the Orientals also believe that it is not too much to break up the family tree after becoming famous and try to prove that you are from the Zhao family.

That's how he got the title of Lord of the Highlands. The baron is his cheap daddy, Stanley Shafik who is currently being held in Azkaban. Lao Tzu is not dead yet, and legally speaking it is not his turn.

And being able to get this matter done, Magic Tears is of course indispensible.

In fact, most of the nodding, bowing, and cordial greetings encountered in Exmoor Villa were for the sake of the god Money, and Kane knew this very well.

The old lady in the British palace happily agreed that the Highland Baron would reappear after hundreds of years, and it was also for this reason. Who doesn't love a cash cow? Although the British royal family's property can be regarded as a good way to make money, there is no one as powerful as the magic tear.

The representative of the royal family who was in charge of the negotiations even once suggested that the Earl of the Highlands would be fine with a few more percentage points. Or duke?

roll! Brother Dang is being taken advantage of? Spending money crazily for a false name? Do you think I don’t know how hungry and hot the market is now?

But this group of people, sometimes they belong to flies.

No, I thought that the Shafiq family wanted power, wealth and fame, so this kind-hearted person came here to find money. It is said that they want to discuss the style of the baron's coat of arms.

What is there to discuss? The family coat of arms of the Highland Baron is clear at a glance. The blue background represents loyalty and truth, the shield represents protection, the zigzag pattern represents the land, the wave pattern represents the ocean, and the goat in the middle represents bravery, strategists, and victors. Isn’t that great? All that needs to be explained has been explained, the role of the ancestor Shafiq in the dynasty back then was the king's advisor like Merlin.

One of the important reasons for this simplicity is that the Shafik family has never intermarried with secular nobles, while the pure-blooded nobles in the wizarding world are different, and they are not recognized by each other. Therefore, the coat of arms does not need to be divided into two halves, divided into four halves, crowned, and inlaid with leaves.

Regarding the baron's coat of arms, he later learned from Catherine that it was a descendant of the Stuart dynasty, trying to cling to it, or the binding of reputation and interests, he could not beat it with twelve poles, and it was said to belong to a certain princess. marry him. As soon as you get married, you won't be able to recognize the coat of arms, which is too fancy, a typical example that you don't understand.

And in the VIP room, there are representatives from the International Federation of Magic and some other representatives who sound like they have great backgrounds waiting to be interviewed.

It's all about money. Last year, the supply of 20% of the annual output of magic tears and black hemp at the cost price has already made the annual profit of the International Federation of Magic exceed eight million Galleons.

In the first and second quarters of this year, the figure is already more than 6 million, and there is no problem in earning tens of millions of Galleons a year.

As far as this is concerned, there is still a lot of room for profit, and the International Federation of Magic is further establishing their business channels in the world and looking for better agents.

Magic tears and black hemp have become the pillar profitable industries of the International Federation of Magic. The Shafiq family's face is as big as this cash cow is.

These people in Lu Yu nodded and bowed to Kane, not even flattery, but the most basic respect, respect for the god of money represented by Kane.

Kane felt that Exmoor Hills was almost ready to be listed as the United Nations Office of the Wizarding World. It was these birds and beasts that were greeted and sent every day, and the mysterious atmosphere of the magical world was so weak that it could be ignored.

Use the teleportation array to reach Nozawa Garden Castle, which is his base and private territory.