next morning.
When Colin opened his eyes, he saw his wife beside him was still fast asleep.
The golden hair sprinkled on the pillow like a blooming flower.
Ke Lin didn't want to wake up the sleeping Vera, so he carefully pulled his arms out of the soft embrace, and gently got out of the warm blanket, put on his clothes and left the bedroom.
As soon as he went out, he met a beautiful girl in the corridor.
"Good morning, Count Angelet."
"Good morning, Miss Nina."
Colin greeted with a smile, pointed to the bedroom, and said, "Are you here to see Vera? She hasn't woken up yet, and you know that pregnant women need more sleep."
Nina glanced at Colin narrowly, then shook her head and said:
"No, I'm not here to find my cousin, but to you."
"Oh? What do you want from me?" Colin asked, probably already understanding the reason for Nina's visit.
Nina stretched out her hand to straighten her hair that was blown by the wind, and asked tentatively, "My lord, are you ready to lead an army to support the Western Region?"
"Yes." Colin nodded frankly, looking around, as if looking for someone.
"When are you going to leave?"
"Just today."
"So fast?" Nina was full of surprise, but at the same time, a trace of disappointment flashed in her eyes.
"Yes. The Blood Cavalry Army has been repaired in the half-troll kingdom, and they are already ready to fight again. Moreover, the situation in the western region is not optimistic. I must rush there as soon as possible."
Nina bit her red lips lightly, as if hesitating whether to speak or not.
Ke Lin asked with a smile: "The Phoenix Butterfly Army should have already been ready for the expedition, right?"
"Ah?" Nina was stunned for a moment, then nodded repeatedly and said, "Yes, the Phoenix Butterfly Army can follow you to the west at any time!"
"That's good." Colin nodded in satisfaction, and then said, "Next time, I don't even have the guts to ask Saken Morrison to come to me directly. How can we revive the Morrison family?"
Nina then responded with some embarrassment: "Okay...Okay!"
Colin didn't criticize Nina or Seken Morrison too much.
Because he is well aware of the current Morrison family's desire for war and victory, the Western Territory and the Icefields did not bring the Butterfly Army before, which must have made the Morrison family's knights extremely anxious and urgent.
I'm afraid some people may even start to wonder if Colin is deliberately suppressing the Butterfly Army to prevent the Morrison family from rising again.
It's just that they didn't know that Marquis Garcia didn't want the Phoenix Butterfly Army to participate in the war in the Western Territory, and the Sky Icefield was not a suitable battlefield for the Phoenix Butterfly Army at all.
Ke Lin never deliberately targeted the Butterfly Army from the beginning to the end.
The Morrison family is now the vassals of the Angelet family, and Colin will not target his own people because of some past festivals.
And to be honest, with Colin's current power and strength under his control, even in its heyday, the Morrison family was not regarded by Colin, and there was no need to guard against suppression at all.
After sending away the thankful Nina, Colin came to the restaurant alone.
The butler Aemon commanded the maids to serve a sumptuous breakfast, and then he quietly waited for Colin to finish eating, and then he went forward and whispered the report:
"Master, someone went to Graycastle to inquire about your past."
Colin's expression froze, and he asked, "Do you know who it is?"
Aemon shook his head regretfully, and said, "I don't know. The man was very careful and didn't reveal his identity."
Colin put down his napkin and fell into thought.
In fact, he also has a certain psychological preparation for this.
As Ke Lin's strength and influence rose sharply, there were bound to be people who were curious about his past.
They even guessed whether he was the biological son of a country baron.
Regarding this point, even Colin himself began to doubt it.
"Aemon..." Colin tentatively asked, "How much do you know about my past...?"
Ke Lin always felt that this elderly butler might know some secrets after serving the Angelet family for more than half a century.
There was no emotional change on Aemon's old face. After hearing Colin's question, he just smiled lightly and said:
"Master, I watched you grow up. Of course I know your past well, so I don't know what you want to know?"
Colin looked at Aimon seriously for a long while, but he couldn't see any flaws in the other's expression, so he could only smile and wave his hands, get up and leave the restaurant.
Although Aemon didn't say anything, Colin felt that the other party should know something.
However, Colin did not continue to ask.
The old man dedicated his whole life to the Angelet family, and Colin did not believe that he would betray.
Even if he chose to hide it, he must have his own reasons.
Colin respects his decision.
Moreover, he still has more urgent matters to deal with now, and he really has no time to explore the mystery of his life experience.
Aemon looked at Colin's back, and his eyes finally changed a little.
He opened his mouth, as if he wanted to stop Colin, but after hesitating for a while, he still didn't make a sound.
After Colin's back completely disappeared outside the door, Aemon let out a long sigh.
…
ten o'clock in the morning.
The sound of the horn echoed over Ice Rock City.
The sound of horseshoes was like rolling thunder, shaking the ground, and cavalrymen urged their horses to gather outside Bingyan City.
On this trip to the western region, Colin asked the Shire knights to train the cavalry reserve team for a long time and incorporated it into the blood cavalry camp.
With the addition of these new recruits, the size of the Blood Cavalry Army quickly expanded to 30,000.
These new recruits will have a certain negative impact on the combat effectiveness of the blood cavalry army, but it is not a big problem.
In Ke Lin's view, to form an invincible and invincible army, the most important thing is three elements - the source of soldiers, equipment, and military spirit.
There is no problem with the source of soldiers.
There is no lack of strong and brave young people in the northern border.
And since they can be selected for the reserve of the Blood Cavalry Army, they must be the best among the young people in the north, and after undergoing rigorous training by the Shire Knights, they have already reached the entry standard of the Blood Cavalry Army.
As for the equipment, there will definitely be no problem.
Although the Angelet family's rise was short, the speed at which they accumulated wealth was extremely astonishing.
The troll empire's war indemnity is already rich enough, and with Colin secretly integrating and controlling the northern border and the half-elven business world, it is naturally impossible to be short of money.
These blood cavalry recruits are equipped with three good horses as standard, a full set of leather armor, as well as lances, sabers, bows and arrows...
The wealth consumed by arming the 10,000 blood cavalry recruits alone is probably enough to form an infantry army of 100,000.
However, what these recruits lacked was the last element, and of course the most important element-the military soul.
This is the real difference between the blood cavalry and ordinary cavalry.
It is the most precious wealth inherited from the Black Cavalry.
But such a military soul cannot be obtained no matter how much training is done, it can only be poured with the blood of the enemy.
In addition to the Blood Cavalry Army, another large army—the Phoenix Butterfly Army—gathered on the outskirts of Ice Rock City.
The last treasure of the Morrison family is also their last hope.
In the eyes of every soldier of the Phoenix Butterfly Army, there is a desire for victory, for merit, and for glory.
Saiken Morrison rode up to Colin and saluted respectfully:
"My lord, the Morrison family is ready!"
Ke Lin nodded, and finally took a last look at the figure of Miaoman standing on the top of Bingyan City, then decisively put down his mask, and said coldly:
"Set off!"
(end of this chapter)