The Original Vampire

"Master, what you said... seems to make sense..."

Butler Aemon chose his words carefully.

But the hesitation in his eyes made Colin understand that it was really unrealistic for these people who didn't understand the basic principles of genetics to understand the complex relationship among the descendants of the Uman family.

"Aemon, if you have time, you can plant peas and see if two short-stemmed peas can be crossed to produce taller-stemmed peas, and then you can understand why I can be sure that Valla must not be the illegitimate son of Count Uman. the reason.”

"Yes, sir." Aemon respectfully recorded the matter, he was really planning to study it later.

"As for what I said just now, whether you believe it or not, please bury it in your heart for now and don't spread it out. The development of the situation in the North should confirm my inference."

"Yes."

Colin raised his glass again, had a drink with his three retainers, and then said, "Okay, now you can tell me about the situation in the territory."

"Yes, sir." Aemon cleared his throat, and immediately began to report to Colin the development of the Viscounty since this time.

During the more than four months that Colin was away, the territory's finances had recovered slightly from the previous troll invasion disaster, but due to the recent food crisis, the situation was still not optimistic.

Fortunately, Colin brought back a lot of food from Silvermoon City this time, presumably this situation will soon be changed.

Ice Rock City's "tax reduction and attracting business" measures have been very successful. More and more businessmen are now using Ice Rock City as a transit point for border trade.

And with Ke Lin's current influence in Silvermoon City, there will be more half-elf merchants coming to Ice Rock City in the future. Therefore, the "first trade city on the border" in Quincy's mouth seems to have begun to take shape.

Of course, such distant water cannot save the near fire. At present, the finances of the Angele family can only be supported by the loan from the Tulip Chamber of Commerce.

However, after taking control of the wealthy half-elf kingdom, as long as Colin does not immediately carry out a violent attack, then Queen Elsa will completely support him.

This is the benefit of caring for a rich woman!

That's right, Colin felt that it was Queen Elsa that he took care of, not the other way around.

After all, the throne of Queen Elsa was won by Colin alone.

There's nothing wrong with that.

After talking about the economic aspect, the next step is the military aspect.

The 3,000 infantrymen trained by Baron Raymond had basically formed combat effectiveness, while the 1,000 cavalrymen trained by the Cavaliers of the Charles were still barely waiting.

Of course, it would be fine for them to deal with slave rebellions, but if they had to go to the battlefield to deal with the regular army, I am afraid it would be enough.

However, the 6,000 black cavalry that Colin brought back this time can completely change the military strength of the Angele family immediately.

If coupled with the half-elf Silvermoon Guards who can be dispatched to support at any time, Colin has now become a military force in the north of the empire that cannot be ignored.

Especially in the current situation where chaos is coming, Colin's weight is even heavier.

"Aemon, send someone to Winter City to help me ask Duke St. Hilde to marry Miss Vera."

"Master, it's more appropriate for you to go to Winter City in person for this kind of thing." Aemon hesitated for a while, but persuaded.

"But I can't walk away. Now that there are many rebellions in the north, it is more suitable for me to sit in Ice Rock City. Besides, I have personally asked the Duke once in Lion's Roar Castle, but the Duke did not agree. It's an old thing now. Again, I wouldn't be too rude even if I wasn't there."

Aemon thought for a while, and felt that what Colin said was reasonable, so he stopped insisting: "Okay, sir, I will arrange it."

Colin nodded in satisfaction.

He will not go to Winter City in person at this time. In addition to sitting in Ice Rock City, he is also a little worried that he will be tricked by the scheming Duke.

Under the current situation in the North, as long as Colin sits firmly on the Diaoyutai, both the Saint Hilde family and the Saint Theon family need to win him over.

Therefore, Colin felt that if the Duke of St. Hilde was wiser, he would certainly not refuse his marriage proposal.

"In addition, send someone to pay attention to the movements of Marquis Dawson and Earl Uman, and report to me at any time." Colin felt that this time, the most important cards in the hands of the Saint Theon family should be these two.

I just don't know if there are other families joining in.

"Yes, sir." Aemon nodded in response, and then reminded again, "Master, I'm afraid we need to pay attention to the movements of the trolls."

"Troll?" Only then did Colin wake up, and he almost ignored this great enemy of life and death in the North.

Although the main army of trolls has just been wiped out by the black cavalry army, but with the background of this empire, it is not impossible to piece together an army of 100,000 people in the near future.

This kind of strength also has a pivotal weight in the current northern realm where civil strife is about to break out.

Moreover, Colin has also realized that the relationship between the Saint Theon family and the trolls is definitely not easy.

In the first Northern Rebellion, trolls were the biggest support of the Saint Theon family.

And this time, Colin remembered that the most important piece of the Saint Theon family in Silvermoon City, the Sith Savoy, was introduced to him by Prince Okamoto.

Thinking about it this way, the situation that Duke St. Hilde is about to face is much more severe than Colin imagined.

"Well, you also send someone to watch over the trolls, and let me know if there is any news."

"Yes, sir."

"Charle, you can help me train three thousand cavalry. If the instructors are not enough, you can go to the Rogue Knights."

"Yes, Lord Viscount."

"When Knight Rego returns to Ice Rock City, let him recruit another 5,000 infantry for training."

Colin now feels a sense of urgency. If he wants to seek self-protection in the upcoming Northern Rebellion, or even take advantage of the situation, he must quickly expand his army.

Butler Aemon frowned and persuaded: "Master, this way, our family's financial pressure will be too great."

"You don't have to worry about this!" Colin waved his hand and said proudly, "I have reached an agreement with Queen Elsa that the half-elf kingdom will support our army construction, and in return, I will also help the half-elves. against foreign enemies."

"That's great!"

The three of Aemon obviously didn't understand the relationship between Colin and Queen Elsa. When they heard this agreement that was so beneficial to the Angele family, they suddenly showed an unbelievable surprise.

This agreement is simply stating that the half-elf Wa Kingdom will pay to help the Angele family raise the army!

Colin smiled reservedly, and then changed the subject: "For this rebellion in Ice Rock City, do you think anyone is behind it?"

Aemon immediately said: "Master, I suspect that the Tulip Merchant Guild is behind the trouble. Although there is no direct evidence, they were the first to start hoarding food, so that the price of food soared, thus triggering the famine."

"Then immediately control the person in charge of their chamber of commerce in the city!"

"Master, will this irritate Earl Uman? After all, the president of this Tulip Chamber of Commerce is his lover Penny."

"You don't need to use the reason of sedition to arrest people." Colin suddenly remembered the way the old king of Silvermoon City dealt with the Hyacinth Chamber of Commerce.

"Then what reason do we use?"

"Just say they suspect tax evasion."