The Original Vampire

The next morning.

After Colin finished breakfast, he came to the residence of Marquis Garcia.

dong dong.

He reached out his hand and lightly locked the door twice, and when there was a sound of "come in" from the door, Colin pushed open the door and entered.

"Good morning, Lord Marquis."

"Good morning, Colin." Marquis Garcia showed a rare bright smile and poured Colin a cup of tea himself.

Colin knew in his heart that this was probably Marquis Garcia apologizing for what happened yesterday.

Sure enough, I heard Marquis Garcia say:

"The matter of the meeting yesterday was not because I didn't want to help you, but since the church has already learned the news of Vera's awakening, it is impossible to give too much concessions, and the stalemate will only waste time.

And at this critical moment, Radiance Empire doesn't have much time to waste. "

Colin smiled and said, "I understand, Lord Marquis, this time it's actually my fault for believing someone I shouldn't believe."

Marquis Garcia's expression suddenly became a little complicated.

He hesitated for a moment, but still reminded:

"Midella, it's not that you can't believe it, it's just... you'd better keep an eye on her..."

"Why?" Colin asked immediately.

Marquis Garcia took a sip of tea before slowly saying:

"Midella has married into the royal family after all, and her children are all surnamed San Lorenzo, so you can't expect her to consider the interests of the Saint Hilde family in everything."

This reason seems reasonable, but Colin always felt that Marquis Garcia was hiding something, but just when he was about to ask the question, he saw Marquis Garcia deliberately changed the subject and asked:

"Okay, what's the matter with you coming to see me so early?"

Seeing that Marquis Garcia didn't seem to want to talk about Queen Midella in detail, Colin had to hold down his doubts and said:

"Lord Marquis, I'm here to discuss with you about sending troops to support the Western Region."

"Oh? What advice do you have for this dispatch?"

Colin considered his tone for a while,

He asked, "Mr. Marquis, I would like to know if you are planning to lead an army to the expedition in person this time?"

Marquis Garcia looked up at Colin and said, "Yes. What? You want to snatch this commander position from me?"

Colin touched his nose embarrassedly and said with a smile: "Lord Marquis, of course I don't dare to snatch it from you... The main reason is that I want to see the scene of a million army fighting."

Marquis Garcia smiled and seemed to see through Colin's thoughts, saying:

"I'll lead the army to support the West this time. As for you, go back to the North. I'm worried that the trolls on the ice field in the sky may take advantage of the weakness of the empire and go south again."

Seeing Marquis Garcia's firm attitude, Colin didn't say any more.

Although he also agreed with the concerns of the Duke of St. Grian, he certainly would not deliberately offend the Marquis Garcia for this.

Moreover, the commander-in-chief of the imperial coalition this time was Emperor Reinhardt, so Colin was reluctant to follow the command of this idiot emperor.

Ke Lin has never seen orcs before, and he doesn't know what kind of strength the army of orcs invaded this time, but if they are really as fierce as recorded in history, Ke Lin is very suspicious that under the command of this scumbag emperor, human beings will be able to survive. Can the coalition win?

Therefore, Colin's desire to go to the Western Region is not very strong. As for Duke St. Grian's request, Colin can only ignore it.

"Okay, Lord Marquis, I'll go back to the North Territory now." Colin thought for a while, and then said, "By the way, are you going to bring the Morrison family's army to the West Territory together this time?"

Marquis Garcia shook his head and said, "No. Since they have allegiance to you, they will follow you. With the Phoenix Butterfly Army and the Blood Cavalry Army, even if the trolls really dare to go south, you can easily deal with them."

Ke Lin hesitated for a while, but still persuaded: "Lord Marquis, the Morrison family has just lost their title after all, and they have placed great hopes on this orc war. If they don't take them to the West..."

"I will tell Mrs. Grace personally." Marquis Garcia seemed to have made up his mind and rejected Colin's proposal again.

Then, he said with a deep meaning: "And, following you, the Morrison family may not have the opportunity to make contributions."

Colin was stunned for a while, and just wanted to ask, when he saw Marquis Garcia had stood up and said:

"Okay, go back to the north as soon as possible. Help me take care of Vera."

"Yes, Lord Marquis."

After going out, Colin looked back at Marquis Garcia's thin and lonely back in the room. He always felt that the other party was hiding something from him.

Moreover, intuition tells Colin that Marquis Garcia is probably also pessimistic about this trip to the West...

"Count Angeli."

Colin didn't go far before a shout interrupted his thoughts.

Looking back, I saw Duke St. Grian's swaying figure walking slowly from the other end of the promenade.

"Duke St. Grian, good morning." Colin smiled and greeted politely.

"Good morning, Earl Angelie." The Duke of St. Grian took a few steps and said, "I'm sorry about what we talked about yesterday. However, it's not that I don't want to talk to you, but the situation at the time. Even speaking up will not change the situation.”

Colin waved his hand and said, "You don't have to blame yourself, Lord Duke. I can understand your position, and I don't mean to blame you."

The Duke of St. Grian heard this, and instead began to comfort Colin: "Count Angele, although the North Territory did not take advantage of this meeting, the promise I gave before is still valid."

With a move in his heart, Colin immediately said, "Lord Duke, you mean...after this orc war, are you still willing to cooperate with the North and force Gregory to abdicate?"

The Duke of St. Grian nodded earnestly and said, "Yes. Gregory's actions are not worthy of continuing to be the spokesperson of our Lord, and we have the responsibility to remove him from power!"

Colin took a deep look at the duchess in front of him, hesitated for a moment, and then said frankly: "Your Majesty, the commander-in-chief of the army in the north will probably be Marquis Garcia."

Duke St. Grian frowned and said, "Didn't you persuade him?"

Colin shrugged and said helplessly: "I have persuaded him just now, but the Marquis is firm. Moreover, he is worried that the trolls will take advantage of the emptiness of the empire to go south again, and he has asked me to return to Winter City immediately and be responsible for the defense of the north. ."

The Duke of St. Grian was silent, as if thinking about a countermeasure.

Colin immediately asked: "Lord Duke, if I can't go to the West, are you still willing to help me deal with Gregory after this orc war?"

"Of course." Duke St. Grian said without hesitation, "this is my promise to you, not a condition of coercion."

This time, Colin was a little embarrassed. The kindness of Duke St. Grian made him feel that he was too careful before.

So, he persuaded: "Don't worry, Your Excellency Duke, Marquis Garcia's military talent is far ahead of me, and it is actually more suitable than me to go to the West."

Duke St. Grian was also a little helpless, so he nodded and said, "I hope."

"Then I wish you victory!" Colin was about to leave, but was stopped by the Duke of St. Grian.

"Count Angele, I have a small present for you."

Colin took the small box handed over by Duke St. Grian and asked in confusion, "This is it?"

A blush appeared on Duke St. Grian's face, and said, "It's the mistletoe from that ancient oak tree."

Colin blinked and said, "But...isn't it time to pick..."

"This is what's left over from last year. I'm here with the manor housekeeper. I'll send it off to you." Duke St. Grian turned around and left after saying this.

Ke Lin, who was left confused, froze in place for a long time.