Red Castle, reception hall.
Earl Evan smiled while looking at the decoration in the hall:
"It's okay, I know Earl Angelet is not in the north, and Miss Shalia and I didn't come here on purpose to visit Earl Angelet this time. You must have heard some news. We have been looking for Prince Lexi trail."
The butler Aemon had a polite smile on his face, and said: "I'm sorry, Earl Evan, Miss Shalia, as far as I know, Prince Lexi did not appear in Ice Rock City."
Earl Evan seemed a little disappointed, and said with a little regret: "Okay, thank you very much for the information you provided. I wonder if we can stay in the Red Castle for a while and take a rest."
"Of course. You and Miss Shalia are distinguished guests of the Angelet family, and deserve the warmest hospitality. In addition, if there is any news about Prince Lexi, I will definitely inform the two of you."
"Thank you so much!"
Earl Evan and Shalia stood up to thank them, and then they went to the guest room led by the maid.
After tidying up, Earl Evan left the room. When he knocked on Shalia's door, he was told by the maid that she was taking a bath.
So Earl Evan wandered around the castle alone.
This red castle was inherited from the Su Duo family. At the beginning, because of the financial constraints of the Angelet family, Colin only painted a layer of red paint on the outer wall of the castle, leaving nothing inside.
But later, with the rapid rise of Colin's power and status, the castle that was originally built for the Viscount seemed a bit cramped, and it was no longer worthy of Colin's status.
So recently, with Colin's approval, the butler Aemon began to upgrade and renovate the castle in all aspects.
Earl Evan saw a large number of troll slaves working for it along the way.
What surprised him was that these troll slaves were full of drive, even if the supervisors around them didn't urge them with whips, they didn't slack off in the slightest.
This is very different from the image of slaves in Earl Evan's impression.
Out of curiosity, Earl Evan stepped forward to chat with the supervisor.
The supervisors didn't know the identity of Earl Evan, but they still knew the earl's dress worn by Evan, because the style of the imperial earl's dress was the same, and their own lord, Count Angelet, wore this kind of dress.
Therefore, the supervisors did not dare to hide anything about Earl Evan's inquiry.
"Work points?" Earl Evan nodded in his heart as he savored the new system created by Colin.
He found that this was indeed an excellent way to motivate slaves.
"Then if a troll slave gets enough work points and is restored to civilian status, can he immediately leave Ice Rock City and return to the troll empire?"
"Yes, my lord, not only that, the benevolent lord also promised that if the troll slaves do not want to travel thousands of miles back to the troll empire after returning to their civilian status, they can still live in Ice Rock City."
Earl Evan frowned suddenly, and he suddenly realized that after entering Ice Rock City, he did find that there were a lot of trolls in the city.
At that time, he didn't care about it, thinking that most of these trolls might come to the north to do business, but he didn't expect that many of them were probably troll slaves who had resumed their civilian status.
"Stay in Ice Rock City, don't these trolls worry about being bullied by humans?"
"Of course not. The lord specially promulgated a decree for this purpose, declaring that trolls and humans have the same rights and obligations in Angelet, and they must not be discriminated against or bullied by anyone."
"You don't have an opinion on that either?"
"Of course not." The overseer said without hesitation, "This is an order from the lord! What's more, these troll slaves have already redeemed themselves through hard work, and I don't think it is necessary to continue to punish them.
Of course, if they are dishonest here, the city defense army will not be polite to them. "
Earl Evan looked at the troll slaves who were sweating profusely, and asked: "How many troll slaves have settled in Ice Rock City in this way?"
"Probably hundreds of them."
"So many?" Earl Evan was a little surprised, "Those trolls who have regained their freedom are willing to stay?"
"In the beginning, not many trolls were willing to stay, but after they discovered that the people of Ice Rock City did not bully those trolls who stayed, more and more trolls were willing to stay and settle down.
After all, compared with the harsh conditions of the Ice Field, the climate here is comfortable and the life is rich. As long as the trolls are not stupid, they know how to choose.
Moreover, I also know that some trolls on the ice field came to Ice Rock City in groups after learning about this incident, trying to become Lord Earl Angelet's subjects.
But for these smuggled trolls, the Earl arrested them all, unified them into the slave team, and promised that if they could get enough work points through hard work, he would agree with them to settle in Ice Rock City.
Hehe, instead of scaring the trolls who stowed away, this move attracted more trolls to Ice Rock City, which made the team of troll slaves in the city even bigger.
Perhaps in the near future, we will see more troll lords settle in the city. "
Listening to the overseer's narration, Earl Evan was even more surprised.
He suddenly realized that Colin was pushing the trolls to integrate into Ice Rock City.
The benefits of this move are obvious. Ice Rock City can obtain a large amount of free labor in a short period of time, which will greatly promote the development of Angelet.
But the downside... The racial barriers and contradictions cannot be eliminated by a simple lord's order. There are not many troll civilians in the city, and the contradictions have not yet become prominent.
But as more and more troll slaves regain their freedom and settle in the city, can they really live in peace with humans
In the event of another war between the North and the Troll Empire in the future, what should the troll civilians in Ice Rock City do
To be honest, Earl Evan felt that Colin's move was a little too reckless. If there were a large number of trolls in Ice Rock City, even the royal family and the church would have objections.
But Earl Evan didn't dare to make a conclusion, because Colin had made too many seemingly unreasonable decisions before, but in fact they were quite successful.
Regarding the troll territory, Earl Evan wanted to know what Colin's complete plan was.
While meditating, Earl Evan suddenly felt that the surroundings became quiet.
He looked up suspiciously, and saw all the supervisors looking behind him in unison.
Turning around, Earl Evan saw his fiancée standing there.
Shalia changed into a long dress with a golden border, and stepped on a pair of finely crafted bright golden high heels. Her waist was lightly swaying, and her steps were light. The waist skirt outlined the beautiful curves of the girl, and her pure green eyes were deep. And nimble and ethereal.
The appearance of such a beautiful and elegant aristocratic girl, no wonder the overseers were dumbfounded.
Seeing Earl Evan looking back, Shalia smiled and said, "Evan, what are you doing here?"
"It's okay, let's go for a walk."
"Then let's go to the restaurant quickly. The butler Amon sent someone to inform me that the dinner is ready."
"OK."
(end of this chapter)