Silvermoon City, the half-elf palace.
Ke Lin sat on the throne as if there was no one else around, his left index finger wearing a crystal ring lightly tapped on the purple gold armrest, and looked leisurely at the envoy from the East who was bowing to him at the bottom of the steps.
"Respected Guardian of the Northern Territory, Earl Angelet, on behalf of the Lord of the Eastern Territory, the Duke of St. Pros, I would like to express my sincerest apologies to you for what the Marquis Vincent has done! For the thousands of years of friendship in the northern border, forgive Marquis Vincent for the mistakes he made because he didn't notice it for a while."
The Eastern Envoy was a fair-faced young man with a well-groomed short beard. There was a hint of reservedness and arrogance between his brows. The aristocratic dress on his body showed that he was a viscount.
"Lord Feiyin, you just came from Clover City, right?" Colin asked with a smile.
"Yes."
The smile on Colin's face grew brighter.
Marquis Vincent had told him before that the Duke of Feiyin, who was in charge of the overall situation in Clover City, was actually a supporter of Earl Avan, the second son of the Duke of St. Pros.
Well, here's where it gets a little interesting.
The Duke of St. Pros even sent his second son's supporters to Silvermoon City to negotiate with Colin to redeem his eldest son, Marquis Vincent.
The Duke of St. Pros did this because he was worried that the envoy would be blackmailed by Colin, so he sent the nobles of the second son line, or did he not want his eldest son, so he deliberately gave the second son a chance to sabotage the redemption negotiations
Colin stopped tapping his fingers, and asked again: "I heard that a large-scale fighting broke out in Clover City before. I wonder how the situation is going there now?"
Lord Feiyin replied respectfully: "Your Earl, don't worry, Clover City has now recovered its stability. Knight Ron is an excellent city lord and has completely controlled the situation in Clover City."
Of course, Colin knew that the other party was talking nonsense. He knew exactly how aggrieved Ron was as the city lord, and it was not Ron's turn to control the situation in Clover City.
Now the real "owner" of Clover City is actually the former thief leader - Orlando.
To be honest, although Colin secretly gave Orlando a lot of help, and even gave the real bond as a bargaining chip to the other party, he was still a little surprised that Orlando actually passed the test of the Eastern Realm as he wished, and became the city of Clover. The president of the fraternity.
You must know that the one who was placed in Clover City in the East Territory was Capone, a fifth-rank fighter on the surface, but actually a sixth-rank fighter.
This shows the importance that the Eastern Territory attaches to Clover City.
But now, they actually sent Orlando, a thief leader, to the position of president of the Clover Brotherhood.
Even though Orlando did "make great contributions" in the chaos of Clover City, it still surprised Colin.
Of course, this must have been a pleasant surprise for Colin. He just couldn't help being a little curious about how that Orlando gained the trust of the Eastern Territory.
Or is this Lord Feiyin too easy to deceive
Seeing that Colin didn't speak for a while, Lord Feiyin raised his head slightly, and then he saw a meaningful smile on Colin's face.
Before he could figure out the meaning behind this smile, Colin said again:
"The Duke of Feiyin, the letter sent by the Marquis Vincent back to the Eastern Region, the Duke of St. Pros should have received it, right?"
"Yes."
"Then what does His Excellency the Duke think of the redemption conditions proposed in the letter?"
"Your Excellency the Duke feels that the redemption conditions you proposed are not sincere!"
Lord Feiyin's rude and blunt words made Colin slightly taken aback, but he wasn't angry either. He just smiled and said, "Why? In order to redeem a son, the Duke of St. Pros is reluctant to give up a few ships?"
"Master Earl, what you want is not just a few ships." Lord Fei Yin replied unceremoniously, "That is the essence of the Tianma Navy! If it is really given to you, then the Nushuihe Has it become a bathing pool for the northern army?"
Colin smiled slightly, changed his sitting position on the throne, and asked patiently: "Then what are you going to exchange for Marquis Vincent in the Eastern Region?"
Lord Feiyin did not answer this question, but raised his head, looked into Colin's eyes, and said seriously: "My lord, before discussing the terms of redemption, should you let me see Vincent?" Marquis?"
The smile on Colin's face suddenly subsided, and he frowned and said, "Don't worry, I'm old friends with Marquis Vincent, and it's not the first time he's been my prisoner, although I'm very impressed with what he did. Angry, but not enough to abuse him."
But Duke Feiyin insisted: "I'm sorry, my lord, it's not that I don't believe you. It's that the Duke of St. Pros is worried about his eldest son and asked me to see the Marquis of Vincent with my own eyes to confirm that he is safe and sound. Then, we Let’s talk about redemption conditions.”
Ke Lin looked at the resolute Lord Fei Yin, and suddenly asked meaningfully: "Lord Fei Yin, have you heard some unfounded rumors?"
Lord Feiyin smiled faintly, and said: "My lord, I have indeed heard some rumors, but please rest assured, I am not the kind of person who can be moved by unfounded rumors.
I only trust my eyes! "
Colin stared into Lord Fei Yin's eyes, and Lord Fei Yin looked at him without flinching.
After a while, Colin smiled and said, "Since you want to see Marquis Vincent so much, then fine."
As he spoke, Colin clapped his hands and ordered the guards in the palace: "Go and invite Marquis Vincent."
"Yes!" The guard immediately took the order and left.
Seeing this, Fei Yinjue had an imperceptible doubt in his eyes, but it disappeared quickly.
Ke Lin leaned on the back of the chair and didn't speak any more, but continued to lightly tap the armrest of the throne with his left index finger.
The sound of tapping reverberated in the empty palace, and each strike seemed to hit people's hearts.
Lord Feiyin lowered his head, recalling the information he had obtained from a certain half-elf businessman before he came, his original confidence began to slowly diminish.
After a short but seemingly extremely long wait, the guards finally left and returned.
But when he came back, he was still alone.
"Your Earl, Marquis Vincent said that he does not want to see the envoy from the East."
"That's it..." Colin stopped tapping, spread his hands, and said regretfully, "Lord Fei Yin, I can't do anything about it."
Jue Fei Yin lowered his head, with the corners of his mouth slightly raised, as if he felt that he had finally seen through Colin's details, and the confidence that had just dissipated was restored again.
He raised his head, with a puzzled and aggrieved expression on his face, and asked the guard, "Did Lord Marquis say why you don't want to see me?"
The guard glanced at Colin, then shook his head and said, "No."
"Maybe Marquis Vincent is still ashamed of what he did, so he doesn't want to see you." Colin explained.
Count Feiyin nodded, as if he believed the reason, but he still insisted: "But my lord, I must see the Marquis Vincent. This is what the Duke of St. Pross personally told me..."
"Why don't we discuss the redemption conditions first, and then arrange for you to meet?" Colin interrupted Lord Fei Yin with a wave of his hand, and said in a rather strong tone, "If we can't even agree on the redemption conditions, then I don't think you need to see Marquis Vincent again."
Lord Fei Yin's face changed slightly, as if he was intimidated by Colin's aura, after hesitating for a moment, he finally nodded and said:
"Okay, Lord Earl, let's talk about the redemption conditions first."
(end of this chapter)