The Original Vampire

"It seems to be an empty city again."

Ke Lin looked at the Silver Fox City in the distance and said with a smile.

Marquis Garcia nodded and said, "I've learned to be smart."

The army of the north did not stay in Falcon City for too long. The day after Cardinal Mensay's visit, the army resumed its journey and continued south.

But when they arrived at the next town, they found that the local lord had already escaped with the family army.

Of course, the clergy of the local church have basically run out, probably all worried that they will become the next bishop of Danny.

The two baronies that followed were the same, and the current Silver Fox City under the Wesley family seemed to be the same.

It is said that the previous lords all responded to the call of Emperor Reinhardt's war order and went to Yulong City to assemble and prepare to support the Western Territory.

Of course this is bullshit.

The assembly time required by the War Order was late March, but it's still February...

Moreover, in order to ease the financial pressure of the empire, Emperor Reinhardt also reissued the war order at the suggestion of the cabinet ministers, and changed it to two groups.

Before the deadline at the end of March, the major lords only need to send half of their rated troops.

Therefore, these "fleeing" lords obviously did not want to respond to the call-up order, but did not want to be coerced by the north and repeat the mistakes of Viscount Benson, the lord of Falcon City.

It can be seen that most of the lords are still reluctant to board the pirate ship in the north at this time.

Especially when Emperor Reinhardt had a vague attitude, and even faintly showed fear and dissatisfaction with the North.

But Colin certainly wouldn't back down because of this.

When doing big things, the most taboo is to look ahead and look back.

What's more, Colin still holds the trump card of Vera in his hand, and he can stop this dangerous game at any time.

Of course, Colin would definitely be reluctant to stop the game easily without forcing a suitable chip from the church.

"Is Viscount Wesley not in the city?"

Walking into the open city gate, Colin asked the Wesley family steward who came to greet him.

"Dear Count Angele, my master has already led the family army to gather in Yulong City as required by His Majesty's war order, so I can't welcome you in person. If you don't mind, please let me take you to Yinlong City. Fox Castle rest for a while!"

Colin didn't embarrass an old butler, nodded and walked into the city.

These lords dared to leave the city and run away because they knew that even if the army from the north entered the city, it would not be destroyed.

After all, the Northern Territory is to force the Church to make concessions this time, not to actually invade the Feiyan Territory.

If the army from the north really did something wrong in these cities, it would actually fall into the hands of the church.

The originally ambiguous royal family will never tolerate behavior in the north, and I am afraid that the Saint Hilde family will be publicly declared as the public enemy of the empire.

Entering Silver Fox Castle, Colin washed and changed into clean clothes. He was just about to stroll around the castle, but as soon as he opened the door, he was told by the attendant that Queen Midella's car had arrived at Silver Fox City.

So, Colin hurriedly went back to the house, put on his armor, and went to the city gate to meet him.

When he arrived at the gate of the city, he saw that Marquis Garcia had helped Queen Midella out of the carriage, and then two shorter figures jumped out of the carriage - Prince Harrison and Princess Judy.

The northern lords who came with the army this time have gathered at the gate of the city, and upon seeing this, they all greeted the queen.

Colin also stood at the front of the crowd, leaning over to salute.

A gust of fragrant wind hit, Ke Lin straightened up, and saw that Queen Midella had come to him. Valley

"Your Highness the Queen."

"Count Angele." Queen Midella's bright eyes seemed to flash with a different kind of light, "Harrison and Judy are talking about you all day long. It seems that you are a very competent teacher."

Colin smiled slightly and said, "It's my honor to be loved by Prince Harrison and Princess Judy."

"Then you will need to worry more." Queen Midella said meaningfully.

Colin was pondering what the queen meant when he saw Prince Harrison and Princess Judy also coming to him, saluting and greeting:

"teacher!"

Colin smiled and nodded at the two little guys, reached out and patted Prince Harrison's shoulder, and rubbed Princess Judy's little head.

It may be that Princess Judy's hair was messed up, which immediately attracted a burst of coquettish anger from the little girl.

The crowd did not stay at the city gate for too long, and soon returned to the Silver Fox Castle.

Although Viscount Wesley ran away with the army, the family chef and attendants were still there. At Colin's request, they held a grand welcome dinner.

I don't know if it was deliberately venting, but Ke Lin ordered the soldiers to bring up all the good wine treasured in the wine cellar of Silver Fox Fort, and let the lords of the north have a hard drink.

The Wesley family housekeeper twitched the corners of his mouth in distress, but he didn't dare to say anything against it.

After the banquet, everyone left.

As soon as Ke Lin walked out of the hall, he was held back by the maid sent by Queen Midella:

"Lord Earl, Her Royal Highness the Queen invites you to a tea party later."

"it is good."

Colin nodded and led the maid to a small room next to the banquet hall.

"Count Angele, sit down, don't be restrained." Queen Midella leaned lazily on the sofa chair and smiled sweetly at Ke Lin at the door.

"Yes, Her Royal Highness." Colin responded and went forward and sat down on the sofa chair on the right side of Queen Midella.

Marquis Garcia sat opposite him, and when he saw Colin come in, he just nodded silently, as a greeting.

The maid took light steps, presented the scented tea and dried fruit, and then left quietly.

Looking at the only three tea cups on the table, Colin realized that the three of them were the only participants in this tea party.

"How was your meeting with Mensay?" Queen Midella asked while reaching for the teacup.

Colin glanced at Marquis Garcia, and seeing that he did not mean to answer, he said:

"Very unpleasant. Mensay's attitude was unexpectedly tough, as if there was no desire to resolve the matter peacefully."

"Do you know why Mensay is so tough?" Queen Midella took a sip of her tea, the thick mist rising from the cup made it hard to see her face.

Colin thoughtfully replied: "I guess he is deliberately acting tough, a way to lower our expectations, so as to facilitate the follow-up negotiations..."

"So, do you think there is something to talk about with Mensay?" Queen Midella asked with a smile.

Looking at the smile on the queen's face, Ke Lin immediately realized that he might have missed something, and asked quickly:

"Could it be that Mensay is not pretending, but really doesn't want peace talks?"

Queen Midella put down the teacup, sat up straight, her face suddenly became serious, and said:

"That's right, you can't talk about anything with Mensay. He is probably the one who hates the North the most among the top leaders of the church."