The Original Vampire

"Merciful Lord of Radiance, we are here today to offer prayers for Duke Sirius Saint Hilde, who has finished his journey in the world and finally returned to the arms of my Lord..."

In the quiet and solemn tomb, the pious voice of Archbishop Adjani echoed.

The morning sun shines through the glazed dome and sprinkles colorful light in the tomb.

This is one of the holiest places in the Roar Castle, where the remains of the Dukes of St Hilde are buried.

Today, we welcome a new member here.

In fact, the funeral of Duke St. Hilde was held in a hurry.

The Northern Territory has just calmed down from the turmoil. The new Duke of the Northern Territory has not yet officially inherited the title, and the nobles and commoners have not yet been appeased. However, Colin still asked Archbishop Adjani to preside over the funeral for Duke St. Hilde. .

After all, the Duke's "remains" were not buried for a day, and Colin felt uneasy for a day. He always felt that something might happen, and the current situation that had finally stabilized was turbulent again.

Moreover, Colin is also planning to take this opportunity to call the major lords of the North to come to Winter City, and let them know the fact that the Duke has named Vera as the first heir in his will.

Of course, in order to officially become the Duke of the North, Vera still needs to get the canonization of Emperor Reinhardt, but now, with the will of Duke St. Hilde, Vera has a decisive advantage.

What's more, for Emperor Reinhardt and the Senate, Bachelor Dawn had already had a plan.

"...from the dust, to the dust!

May your soul rest in the house of the Lord! "

After Adjani finished her prayers, the four Saint Hilde knights stepped forward, slowly lifted the Duke's coffin, and walked towards the center of the tomb.

Because he was a paladin during his lifetime, Duke St. Hilde was qualified to be buried in the tomb group in the center of the tomb.

When the coffin was slowly pushed into the tomb, Vera and Joyce stepped forward one after another and sprinkled a handful of soil on it.

At this point, the funeral is over.

Colin breathed a sigh of relief.

Although he and Archbishop Adjani had reached a tacit understanding in advance, only after the other party had presided over the funeral completely, Colin could confirm that she would not break her promise.

certainly,

Adjani's cooperation is also conditional.

Her condition is that the Saint Hilde family will no longer pursue the betrayal of the Dawson family.

Colin can also guess what the other party wants to do.

Marquis Dawson died, and the eldest son of the marquis, Earl Falco, was caught by the church when it was discovered that he tried to blaspheme Archbishop Adjani.

In Colin's view, this was obviously a frame-up.

No matter how anxious Count Falco was, it was impossible for him to try to violate Adjani in the church.

And Adjani's purpose should be to make Wells inherit the title of the Dawson family.

This Wells is obviously Adjani's mad believer and super licking dog. In this way, Adjani also controls the Dawson family in disguise.

Colin was of course very unhappy about this behavior of digging a corner of the northern border, but because he needed to cooperate with the church now, he had to hold his nose and tolerate Adjani's small actions.

In fact, forgiving the Dawson family now is also a good thing for the Saint Hilde family.

Because what the North needs most at the moment is stability.

This storm of rebellion started by the Saint Theon family has a wide range of implications. Some people are directly involved in the rebellion, some people are neutral, and some people have ulterior motives to collude with outsiders...

In short, what the nobles in the north are most worried about now is whether the Saint Hilde family will be liquidated afterwards.

And forgiving the Dawson family can just dispel everyone's concerns—

Even the Dawson family who directly participated in the rebellion have been forgiven, so will the Saint Hilde family continue to pursue the faults of other families?

Of course, in Colin's view, this is just a stopgap measure.

The Northern Territory is too weak now and can no longer withstand another turmoil, so he is not ready to start the war again.

However, after recuperating for a period of time and the North Territory recovers, he will definitely clean up the North Territory.

Like the Dawsons, like the Morrisons...

Thinking of this, Colin found the figure of Earl Morrison in the crowd who came to watch the ceremony.

The young earl looked as usual, except for the sadness he deserved, he couldn't see anything out of the ordinary.

But Colin knew that the duke's body was stolen, 80% of which was the work of the family!

Originally, Colin had already prepared a plan for the other party's sudden attack at the funeral, but he did not expect that Earl Morrison did nothing.

How is this going?

So what were they trying to do by stealing the remains of Duke St. Hilde?

Colin had no choice but to press his doubts in his heart, holding Vera's hand and walking out of the tomb together.

Behind him, a group of nobles from the North also came out one after another.

"Miss Vera!"

Vera stopped and saw Earl Morrison chasing after him.

"Viscount Angele!" Earl Morrison nodded to Colin again.

Colin smiled and didn't speak, constantly guessing what the other party wanted to do.

"Earl Morrison, what's the matter?" Vera asked softly.

"It's like this..." Earl Morrison seemed to be a little embarrassed. "I have admired Miss Nina for a long time, so... so I want to ask Miss Vera to marry her to me."

really.

Colin's heart moved.

Earl Morrison really came to propose.

But he was too anxious.

The Duke of St. Hilde had just been buried, and he turned his head to make a marriage request, which was a bit too rash.

Moreover, Vera has not officially inherited the Duke position yet, and strictly speaking, she is not qualified to marry Nina to Earl Morrison.

"I'm sorry, Earl Morrison." Vera frowned and said, "I'm not the owner of Lion's Roar now, so I can't influence the marriage of cousin Nina."

Earl Morrison quickly apologized, and said, "Of course I understand. So, this time I just express my heart to you. After you inherit the throne, it will not be too late to arrange a marriage."

"Okay, I'll consider it, and I'll ask Cousin Nina's opinion." Vera didn't directly agree.

But Earl Morrison didn't know whether he misunderstood Vera's meaning, or he was very confident in himself, thanked him repeatedly, and then left contentedly.

"Colin, do you think I should marry Cousin Nina to Earl Morrison?" Vera asked hesitantly.

"You can ask Nina's opinion first." Colin smiled. "Also, don't worry about it. It won't be too late to talk about it after you officially inherit the throne."

"Okay." Vera nodded, "Then when will we set off for Yulong City?"

Vera officially inherits the dukeship and needs to go to Yulongcheng to accept the canonization of the emperor.

Ke Lin pondered: "When I complete the prisoner exchange with the East Territory first, and bring Marquis Garcia back, let's go to Yulong City. Otherwise, there is no reliable person in the North Territory, and I am not at ease."

Vera's eyes lit up, and she said in surprise: "Have you made an appointment with the East Territory for a time and place to change prisoners? Can I go with you?"

"The appointment was made three months ago. I thought it was going to be postponed again, but I didn't expect the time to be just right." Colin patted Vera's little hand, knowing that she missed his father, but still shook his head and said, "If I change prisoners, I will Just go by yourself, you need to stay in Winter City, and now the northern border has just been decided, you need someone who can make up your mind to stabilize the situation."

Vera was a little disappointed and panicked at the same time: "I... can I stabilize the situation by myself?"

Colin smiled and encouraged: "Have confidence in yourself, you are a Saint Hilde, or the first heir appointed by the last Duke himself, of course there is no problem!

What's more, there is still Master Dawn, you can discuss any political issues with him.

As for the military, you can absolutely trust the knights of the charr and the viscounts of Valla. "

Vera nodded and said with some doubts: "Where's Knight Nelson? Can't he trust him completely?"

"Knight Nelson can of course be trusted. I just said that in the worst case scenario, the only people you can trust with your life are the Knights of Ciel and Viscount Valla."

Of course, Colin couldn't tell Vera that the Knights of Shire and Viscount Valla were his blood descendants, and there was no possibility of betrayal. As for the others...

Well, it's hard to say.

Vera nodded, indicating that she had written it down.

"Don't worry, I'll be back soon."

"Well, be careful along the way."

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