The Original Vampire

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Butler Aemon knocked on the oak door in front of him and reported: "Master, Lord Morrison is asking to see you."

"Please come in." Colin's voice came from the door.

"Yes." Aemon pushed open the door, bowed to Earl Morrison, and gestured, "Lord Earl, please."

Earl Morrison smiled at Aemon, then walked into the study with his head held high.

"His Excellency Earl Morrison, welcome to the Red Fort!" Colin greeted him with a smile and shook hands cordially with Earl Morrison.

"His Excellency Viscount Angele, thank you for your hospitality. I hope my presence doesn't cause you too much trouble."

The Earl of Morrison looked less than twenty years old, younger than Colin. Although he tried to pretend to be mature and experienced, and even deliberately had a beard, it was inevitable to show obvious signs in his gestures. immature.

"Of course there's no trouble. It's my honor to have you come to Bingyan City. And I have always admired the loyal old earl!"

The old Earl in Colin's mouth was the previous Earl Morrison and the grandfather of the young man in front of him.

The old earl was stabbed to death by the knight Kahn Sudo at the meeting of the lords half a year ago. Colin was there at the time and witnessed the staunch old earl alone yelling at everyone who was ready to rebel. Lord scene.

After the death of the old earl, the Morrison family had no choice but to let such a young man succeed the earl.

The Morrison family is not prosperous, and the old earl has only one direct son, but this direct son was seriously injured in a war many years ago and was almost paralyzed.

Such a person who can't take care of himself will definitely not be able to inherit the title of Morrison family, so he had no choice but to inherit the title of earl by the eldest grandson of the old earl, that is, Seiken Morrison, who is only eighteen years old.

"Thank you for your concern and praise. If Grandpa knew that his sacrifice could be recognized so much, he would surely rest in peace in heaven!"

After some small talk, Colin invited Earl Morrison to take a seat, and asked the maid to serve coffee and dessert.

"Your Excellency Count, I don't know why you came from a long way?"

Earl Morrison put down his coffee,

He said solemnly, "Your Excellency Viscount, I took the liberty to come here this time, hoping to get your help."

"Oh? Please tell me, if I can, I will definitely not be stingy." Colin laughed, already guessing the intention of Earl Morrison.

In fact, after the Winter Veil Festival, several northern lords have come to the door, wanting to buy a batch of food from Ke Lin.

The Earl of Morrison this time is the highest among them.

And his next words really confirmed Colin's guess: "I heard that Your Excellency Viscount, you purchased a large amount of grain in Silvermoon City. I wonder if you can sell some to the Morrison family?"

"sure."

Colin's boldness surprised Earl Morrison, and he immediately said loudly: "Really? Thank you so much! Your Excellency Viscount, the kindness of the Angele family, the Morrison family will never forget!"

"However, Your Excellency Count, you must be aware of the food prices in the north now... I'm afraid this batch of food won't be cheap."

Earl Morrison suffocated slightly, but then nodded and said, "Don't worry, the Morrison family will not let their friends suffer. We will buy this batch of grain from you at the market price."

Hearing this, Colin couldn't help showing a satisfied smile.

How could he suffer?

Given Ke Lin's status in Silvermoon City, the local half-elf merchants certainly did not dare to sell food at a higher price. They all sold it to Ke Lin at the normal season price. When this batch of food was shipped to the north, the price soared. After more than ten times, Colin can be said to have made a lot of money.

Several lords who came to buy food before knew something and tried to bargain, but the young Earl Morrison foolishly agreed without even discussing the price.

Appears to be an honest man.

Colin looked at Earl Morrison and smiled brightly: "Your Excellency, there is one more thing I need to explain to you in advance."

"Please speak."

"You must also know that during this period of time, there have been too many people who came to Bingyan City to buy food. All of my food was shipped from Silvermoon City, and the supply speed may not be able to keep up.

Therefore, the food you buy may not be delivered all at once. "

Earl Morrison frowned slightly and asked, "When will we receive all the food?"

"This... It depends on the delivery speed of Silvermoon City. However, I can assure you that the Morrison family will definitely get the priority of delivery!"

"Okay, thank you so much." Earl Morrison smiled.

It's a pity that the young earl didn't realize that Colin actually didn't give any promises, so what can a so-called "priority of supply" guarantee.

Colin didn't mean to bully the Earl of Morrison, he put forward the conditions of this installment to all the lords who came to buy food.

With this condition, Colin can control the food supply of these families to a certain extent, thereby further affecting their position in the upcoming chaos in the north.

Of course, the food will be delivered in installments, but the money must be paid in one lump sum.

The Angele family does not accept credit!

In the current northern region, food is in short supply, no matter how harsh the conditions on Ke Lin's side, those lords can only hold their noses and respond.

Earl Morrison didn't seem to realize Colin's hidden scheming at all, so he thanked him and left.

Looking at his happy appearance, a trace of guilt flashed in Colin's heart, but it only lasted for less than a second before dissipating.

Not long after, the housekeeper Aemon knocked on the door again: "Master, there is another guest in Ice Rock City."

"Which messenger is this time?"

Aemon shook his head: "Master, this time the guests are from the north."

"North?" Collin was stunned for a moment, Ice Rock City was already the northernmost point of the North, and further north——

That is the sky ice field!

"Troll messenger?"

"No, it's the messenger of the Golden Lion Legion stationed on the ice field in the sky."

Colin's brows furrowed even tighter: "Golden Lions? Are you sure he asked to see me?"

In Ke Lin's opinion, why should the messenger of the Golden Lion Legion go to Winter City? Why did he come to him?

Aemon lowered his voice and explained: "Master, the one who wants to meet you is the entourage of the envoy of the Golden Lion. His name is Charles Saint Hilde."

"Charles?" Clinton suddenly stood up from his seat in surprise.

He remembered that the eldest son of the Duke of St. Hilde, the former Marquis of the North, was dispatched to the northern front by his father and asked him to—

"If you don't break the Troll King City for a day, you won't be able to return to the North for a day."

Unexpectedly, he sneaked back at this time.

No wonder he didn't dare to go to Winter City, but went to Ice Rock City instead.

Colin walked back and forth in the study a few times, frowning into a ball.

After a long while, he asked, "No one recognizes him, right?"

"No, sir. His Excellency Charles made a disguise and appeared in Ice Rock City as an envoy."

"Okay, bring him to see me."