The Original Vampire

Falling Eagle City.

Earl Uman's study was occupied by another man at this time.

He was sitting in the earl's exclusive seat, looking at the documents intently, as if he had become the new owner here.

With a creak, the door opened, and Penny, the count's lover, entered.

The man looked up from the thick document, and it was Mr. Gou.

"It's all arranged?" Mr. Ho looked at Penny and smiled gently.

"En." Penny nodded, walked behind Mr. Ho, and helped him knead his shoulders, "Basically all the important assets of the Chamber of Commerce have been transferred, and key personnel will be evacuated tonight."

Mr. Ho enjoyed Penny's massage, closed his eyes comfortably, and reminded: "Don't transfer too many people, it's easy to attract attention."

"Well. I only notified a few stewards and some potential supervisors in the city. Moreover, they have now been strictly controlled by my staff and will not have any contact with the outside world."

"Okay." Mr. Ho smiled with satisfaction, "Don't you have one last look at this castle? You will only find it from memory in the future."

Penny smiled disdainfully: "What is there to miss about such a simple and shabby place? I have endured the stingy temperament of the Uman family for too long!"

"Haha, what about the Lion's Roar Fort in Winter City?"

"It's too monotonous and tasteless."

Mr. Ho was delighted, and said again: "What about the Phoenix Palace?"

"Phoenix Palace is okay." Penny looked reluctant.

Mr. Ho smiled and shook his head, speechless about his sister's ambitions.

He pointed to a document on the desk and said, "Let me pack it and send it to Ice Rock City. It's my new wedding gift to Viscount Angele."

"Okay." Penny nodded, then said in surprise, "If I remember correctly, Viscount Angele's wedding should be tomorrow, right?"

"Yes. It's better late than never. It can't be shown that we, the Saint Theon family, have no manners."

"it is good.

Penny picked up the documents on the desk, and after scanning it, she laughed, "Aren't you afraid of angering Viscount Angele by giving such a gift? "

Mr. Ho also smiled: "No, after tomorrow, he will thank me."

"Ha, that's right. I'll arrange for someone to send this gift to Bingyan City."

"By the way," Mr. Hoo stopped Penny, who was about to leave, and asked, "Is Viscount Angele's sister still in Eagle Falls?"

"No, she hurried to Ice Rock City as soon as she received the notice of Viscount Angele's wedding. However, with such a hurry, she might not be able to attend the wedding in time."

"Well, she's still useful to us. Did you send someone to keep an eye on her?"

"Of course." Penny nodded, then left the study with a smile.

As soon as he went out, the butler who was guarding outside quickly stepped forward to report: "Ma'am, the Valla Knight has just returned."

"Valla?" Penny frowned, "Isn't he on the front of the running river, what are you doing here at this time?"

"The Valla Knight was seriously injured in the battle and was arranged by the Count to come back for recuperation."

"Okay, I see." Penny replied casually.

As the "mother" of Valla Knight, she didn't even inquire about Valla's injury in detail, and it seemed that she didn't plan to visit.

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At the gate of the castle, the Valla knight got off the carriage with difficulty with the help of his squires.

"Knight Valla? Is it really you? What's the matter with you?"

Just after walking a few steps, the Valla Knight heard a scream behind him.

When he turned around, he saw a fat man running towards him.

Valla recognized that it was Oliver, a steward of the Tulip Chamber of Commerce.

Oliver ran to Valla, panting, and greeted in an exaggerated tone: "Lord Knight, are you injured? Ah, this is really bad! Please allow me to take you back to your room to rest."

With that said, the fat businessman approached Valla, took his arm and put it on his shoulder, and wrapped his fat arm around Valla's waist.

For Oliver's overzealous help, Valla didn't stop it.

Although he was not familiar with the steward of the Tulip Chamber of Commerce at all, he knew that Oliver's brother was in Ice Rock City at this time and had been turned against by Colin.

Therefore, Valla thought that Oliver should be the person Colin sent to connect with him.

"Mr. Oliver, you are too kind."

After a few words of courtesy, Valla signaled the squire to leave, and walked into the castle with Oliver's help.

After entering the room and closing the door, Valla sat down beside the bed and was about to test whether this Oliver was really sent by Colin.

But before he could speak, Oliver took the lead and said, "Knight Valla, I think something big is going to happen in Eagle Falling City!"

Valla's expression changed, obviously not expecting the other party to say such a thing, but looking at Oliver's anxious eyes, he still asked patiently: "What did you find?"

Oliver quickly lowered his voice and said, "Lord Knight, after you and Lord Earl set off on the expedition, Ms. Penny began to secretly transfer the assets of the Tulip Chamber of Commerce, and all the stewards, including me, were strictly monitored!

Just now, Ms. Penny summoned us and said that we must evacuate Eagle City tonight! Moreover, we were not allowed to go home, let alone inform anyone of the news!

So, I suspect, I'm afraid something big is going to happen here! "

Valla frowned, obviously aware that something was wrong, and after thinking about it, she asked again, "What else did Penny do during this period of time?"

Oliver nodded again and again, lowered his voice and said, "Lord Knight, you should also know that since the beginning of the year, Ms. Penny has been in charge of the repair and reinforcement of Eagle City, right?

Most of the building materials used in this renovation project were purchased through the Tulip Chamber of Commerce. However, I noticed that the purchase price of these building materials is very wrong! "

"What's wrong?"

"There is a material whose name is crushed bluestone, but the price is 5 copper coins per pound!"

Seeing Valla's dazed expression, Oliver knew that he was not sensitive to the price of this kind of stone, and quickly explained: "Lord Knight, this is more than thirty times the normal price of crushed bluestone!"

Valla came back to it now, and her first reaction was, did someone take this opportunity to make money?

But then he rejected this guess. If it was to make money, he would definitely not have done so obviously, only raising the price of crushed bluestone, and raising it so ruthlessly that it could be seen through at a glance.

"What do you think is going on?" Valla asked humbly.

Oliver rubbed his hands nervously and whispered, "I suspect it's not broken bluestone at all!"

"what is that?"

Oliver's tone was a little trembling: "I have been to the construction site and saw the palms of those working slaves are all pitch black. Therefore, I suspect that those used to fill the gaps between the limestones are not broken bluestone at all, but Yes--

Coal stone! "

"Coal and stone?" Valla's brows were twisted together. "Isn't coal and stone used to make fire and forge weapons? Why do you have to buy so much coal when repairing Falling Eagle City..."

Speaking of which, he was stunned.

Because, a terrifying thought flashed through his mind like lightning, making him tremble all over.