The Original Vampire

In the banquet hall of Phoenix Butterfly Castle, it was quiet for a while.

Everyone is digesting the shocking news that Mrs. Grace just said.

After a long while, a series of questions popped up from the people who responded:

"You mean the entire Falling Eagle City was turned to ashes?"

"What about the residents of the city? Are they all..."

"Could this be the price of the forbidden spell you just said?"

"Is the Uman family crazy? In order to support the Saint Theon family, they even burnt their old nest?"

...

Mrs. Grace pressed her hands down and comforted:

"Everyone, this news was sent back by a chamber of commerce that has a good relationship with the Morrison family. I have immediately sent someone to the Falling Eagle City to check on the spot. What happened there, I'm afraid it will take a while to know. ."

Only then did everyone stop asking questions, but it was inevitable that they would start thinking wildly, whispering and discussing a lot.

At this time, Colin temporarily put away the surprise on his face, and asked Vera: "Can the price of the forbidden spell really be transferred to the civilians of a city?"

"I... I'm not sure either." Vera's brows were twisted together, "At least for the forbidden spell I know, the price can only be borne by the caster."

Bachelor Dawn said solemnly: "But the one who killed Duke St. Hilde that day was a brand-new Forbidden Spell, so it is very likely that Mr. Go has developed a method that can transfer the side effects of the Forbidden Spell."

"It's possible." Vera's face became extremely solemn.

Everyone fell silent.

They have also reacted. If this is true, then the status of the mage and the relationship between Yeville and the Radiance Empire may be about to undergo earth-shaking changes.

"This is an inhuman sorcery! His Majesty the Emperor will never allow such a sorcery to appear in the Radiant Empire!" Earl Morrison's voice was a little sharp.

Obviously, this forbidden spell is a great threat to every imperial knight.

It can kill a paladin,

Of course you can kill any knight.

And the price seems to only need to sacrifice some civilians.

In the past, the imperial nobles were not too nervous about the forbidden spells of the mages. Although the power of forbidden spells was extremely terrifying, it was a life-changing method after all. .

However, if Mr. Ho can really exchange the lives of the paladins with the lives of civilians without giving his own life, even if it is a city with hundreds of thousands of civilians' lives in exchange, in the eyes of the imperial nobles, this is also A very scary thing.

Such a forbidden spell is simply a sword of Damocles, hanging above the heads of every imperial knight.

Colin and Bachelor Dawn looked at each other and sighed in unison.

Because according to their previous analysis, the release of this forbidden spell in Eagle Falling City may have been approved by Emperor Reinhardt.

The emperor wanted to use this to restrain his uncle, the paladin Prince Rahi.

As for whether the emperor's move will cause fire, or even cause a bigger disaster, then we can only wait for the development of the situation.

Mrs. Grace patted Earl Morrison's arm, indicating that he should not panic too much:

"When the investigation finds out the situation in the Falling Eagle City, I will also send a letter to Yulong City to inform His Majesty the Emperor. I believe His Majesty the Emperor will not allow such an evil mage to continue to wreak havoc in the Empire."

Then, she looked at Colin and asked, "Viscount Angele, are you going to escort the duke's body back to Winter City this time?"

Ke Lin nodded and said, "Yes. In addition, I'm also going to go to the base of the Golden Lion Legion to persuade the army to withdraw to Winter City and avoid the edge of the rebels for a while."

Mrs. Grace frowned immediately: "Viscount Angele, is it your idea to let the Golden Lion Legion withdraw to Winter City?"

Before Colin could answer, Bachelor Dwayne said, "Mrs. Grace, this is the will of the Duke."

"Oh? Is that so?" Mrs. Grace looked at the former Duke confidant with a playful look.

"Yes." Bachelor Dawn's expression remained unchanged, and he continued to explain, "The moment the Duke received the news that the Maynum family sent troops to the North, he had already made the news that the Golden Lions would withdraw, but it has not yet been announced. In time to issue the order, the Duke will... misfortune."

Mrs. Grace didn't seem to believe this statement, but she couldn't refute it either.

After all, the last period of Duke St. Hilde's life was spent in Ice Rock City. Except for Bachelor Dawn and the Angele couple, no one could say that they knew what the Duke was thinking in the end.

Seeing that Earl Morrison seemed to want to say something, Colin said first, "Lord Earl, I have long heard that the Morrison family's Phoenix Butterfly Corps is extremely effective in combat. Now that the situation in the north is critical, is it time to send troops to quell the rebellion? "

Hearing Colin's praise of his family's "superior combat effectiveness", Earl Morrison blushed.

The Phoenix Butterfly Legion was not considered a strong army in the northern frontier, not to mention that last year's fiasco on the front line by Charles also ruined the essence of the Phoenix Butterfly Legion.

However, in front of Colin and Vera at this moment, Earl Morrison couldn't refuse outright, so he had to make a frown and sighed:

"Your Excellency Viscount, the Morrison family is of course willing to send troops to help the Saint Hilde family clear the rebels, but this famine caught us by surprise. There is not enough food, and I dare not dispatch a large army easily."

In fact, Earl Morrison is not deliberately making excuses. The famine in the north is fierce and very sudden. In addition, the Saint Theon family secretly hoarded food in advance through the Tulip Chamber of Commerce and raised the price of food. Most of the lords in the realm are in a state of food shortage.

In addition to the rebels who had already prepared, only Colin had looted from the half-elf kingdom, so he had no worries about food.

Also at the beginning of the year, Earl Morrison personally went to Ice Rock City to buy food from Colin.

At this time, Earl Morrison used the lack of food as an excuse again, and also hoped to get some more food from Colin.

Mrs. Grace also nodded in agreement: "Viscount Angele, the Morrison family's food reserves are indeed very tight, but our determination to support the Saint Hilde family has never wavered.

Well, I can promise you that if the Angele family can solve the food and forage problem of the Phoenix Butterfly Legion, then this legion will definitely appear on the front line against the rebels! "

Hearing such a promise, Vera's eyes lit up immediately, and she excitedly held Mrs. Grace's hand and couldn't stop expressing her thanks.

However, Colin did not immediately agree.

Who knows how big the food shortage is for the Morrison family, he doesn't want to make Angelina fall into a state of food shortage in order to help them.

What's more, after some analysis by Bachelor Dawn, Colin has already determined the most suitable strategic choice under the current situation - Guard!

It is a better choice to drag the war into a stalemate, divide the vassal forces of the Saint Theon family, and even find a way to push Vera to the position of Duke of the North.

Instead of taking the initiative to fight head-to-head with the rebels.

"The Morrison family is indeed loyal to the North!" Colin gave the other party a high hat with a smile, and then said with a sloppy eye, "Well, Lord Earl, you can first count the food and grass requirements of the Phoenix Butterfly Legion. Then send someone to Ice Rock City to discuss with my butler, Aemon."

"Thank you so much!" Earl Morrison held Colin's hands excitedly. "The help of the Angele family will always be remembered by our Morrison family!"

However, Mrs. Grace seemed to see Colin's perfunctory intentions, and did not say anything more, but took Vera's hand and chatted about family affairs.

The old lady didn't seem to be keen on sending troops to fight the rebels.

Colin didn't care either, holding a glass of wine and starting to deal with the gentlemen and ladies who kept coming to chat.

However, his mind was still paying attention to the faint smell of blood, trying to figure out its source.