Boom boom boom.
The butler Aemon knocked on the oak door in front of him and reported: "My lord, Lord Morrison is asking to see you."
"Please come in." Colin's voice came from inside the door.
"Yes." Aemon pushed open the door, bowed to Earl Morrison, and motioned, "My lord, please."
Earl Morrison smiled at Aemon, then walked into the study with his head held high.
"Your Excellency Earl Morrison, welcome to the Red Castle!" Colin greeted him with a smile, and shook hands with Earl Morrison cordially.
"Your Excellency, Viscount Angelet, thank you for your hospitality. I hope my arrival will not cause you too much trouble."
The Earl of Morrison looked less than twenty years old, younger than Colin. Although he tried his best to pretend to be mature and sophisticated, and even grew a beard on purpose, it was inevitable that he showed obvious immature.
"Of course there is no trouble. It is my honor that you can come to Ice Rock City. And I have always admired the loyal old earl!"
The old Earl Colin was talking about was the previous Earl Morrison, who was also the grandfather of the young man in front of him.
The old earl was stabbed to death by the knight Kahn Sudor at the lord meeting half a year ago. Colin was also there at the time and witnessed the staunch old earl yelling loudly at everyone who was about to rebel. The lord scene.
After the death of the old earl, the Morrison family had no choice but to allow such a young man to inherit the earl's position.
The Morrison family had few heirs, and the old earl only had one son, but this son was seriously injured in a war many years ago and was almost paralyzed.
Such a person who couldn't take care of himself would certainly not be able to inherit the title of the Morrison family, so the old earl's eldest grandson, Seken Morrison, who was only eighteen years old, succeeded the earl.
"Thank you for your concern and praise. If Grandpa knows that his sacrifice can be recognized so much, he will surely rest in peace in heaven!"
After exchanging pleasantries, Colin invited Earl Morrison to be seated, and asked the maid to bring coffee and dessert.
"Your Excellency, I don't know why you have come from afar."
Earl Morrison put down the coffee in his hand, and said solemnly: "Your Excellency, Viscount, I take the liberty of coming here this time, hoping to get your help."
"Oh? Please tell me, if I do what I can, I will not be stingy." Colin smiled, already guessing the purpose of Earl Morrison's visit.
In fact, after the Winter Veil Festival, several northern lords have come to their door, wanting to buy a batch of emergency food from Ke Lin.
The Earl of Morrison this time is the highest among them.
And what he said next confirmed Colin's guess: "I heard that your lord, the Viscount, bought a large amount of grain in Silvermoon City. I wonder if you can sell some to the Morrison family?"
"sure."
Colin's generosity surprised Earl Morrison, and he shouted excitedly, "Really? Thank you so much! Your Excellency, the Angelet family's kindness, the Morrison family will always remember!"
"However, Your Excellency Earl, you must be aware of the price of food in the northern border... I am afraid this batch of food will not be cheap."
Earl Morrison choked slightly, but then nodded and said: "Don't worry, the Morrison family will not let our friends suffer. We will buy this batch of grain from you at the market price."
Hearing this, Colin couldn't help showing a satisfied smile.
How could he suffer
Given Colin's status in Silvermoon City, the local half-elf merchants certainly didn't dare to increase the price to sell the grain, and they all sold it to Colin at the normal season's grain price, and when this batch of grain was shipped to the northern border, the price soared directly More than ten times, Ke Lin can be said to have made a lot of money.
Several lords who came to buy grain before knew some things and tried to bargain, but the young Earl Morrison in front of him foolishly agreed without even talking about the price.
Seems like another honest guy.
Colin looked at Earl Morrison and smiled brighter: "Your Excellency, there is one more thing I need to explain to you in advance."
"Please tell me."
"Presumably you also know that during this period of time, there have been too many people coming to Bingyan City to buy food. My food is all shipped from Silver Moon City, and the supply speed may not be able to keep up for a while.
Therefore, the food you buy may not be delivered all at once. "
Earl Morrison frowned slightly and asked, "Then when will we receive all the food?"
"This... It depends on the delivery speed of Silvermoon City. However, I can assure you that the Morrison family will definitely get the priority supply right!"
"Okay, thank you so much." Earl Morrison smiled.
It's a pity that the young earl didn't realize that Colin actually didn't make any promises, so what can a so-called "priority of supply" guarantee
Colin didn't mean to bully the Earl of Morrison. He proposed the installment delivery condition to all the lords who came to buy food.
With this condition, Colin can control the food supply of these families to a certain extent, thus further affecting their position in the upcoming chaos in the northern border.
Of course, the food will be delivered in installments, but the money must be paid in one lump sum.
The Angelet family does not accept credit!
In the current northern border, food is in short supply. No matter how harsh the conditions on Ke Lin's side are, the lords can only hold their noses to comply.
Earl Morrison didn't seem to be aware of Colin's hidden scheming at all, and left with gratitude.
Seeing his joyful appearance, a trace of guilt flashed in Colin's heart, but it only lasted for less than a second before dissipating.
Not long after, the butler Aemon knocked on the door again: "Master, there is another guest from Ice Rock City."
"Which family's messenger is this time?"
Aemon shook his head: "Master, this time the guest is from the north."
"North?" Colin was stunned for a moment. Ice Rock City is already the northernmost point of the northern border, and further north—
That is the sky ice field!
"Troll messenger?"
"No, it's the envoy of the Golden Lion Legion stationed on the ice field of the sky."
Ke Lin frowned even tighter: "Golden Lions? Are you sure he asked to see me?"
In Ke Lin's opinion, why should the envoy of the Golden Lions go to Winter City? Why are you looking for him
Aemon lowered his voice and explained, "My lord, the person who wants to meet you is the entourage of the envoy of the Golden Lion Legion. His name is Charles St. Hilde."
"Charles?" Collin stood up from his seat in surprise.
He remembered that the eldest son of the Duke of St. Hilde, the former Marquis of the North, was dispatched to the northern front by his father and asked him to—
"If you don't break through the troll king's city, you won't be able to return to the north."
Unexpectedly, he sneaked back at this time.
No wonder he didn't dare to go to Cold Winter City, but ran to Ice Rock City.
Colin walked back and forth in the study a few times, his brows knit into a ball.
It took a while before he asked, "No one recognizes him, right?"
"No, sir. Your Excellency Charles made a disguise, and appeared in Ice Rock City as a messenger's entourage."
"Okay, bring him to see me."
(end of this chapter)