Chapter 175： guest

Boom boom boom.

Butler Yimon knocked on the oak door in front of him and reported: "Master, Lord Morrison, please see me."

"Please come in." Colin's voice came from inside the door.

"Yes." Yimon pushed open the door, bowed to Earl Morrison, and motioned, "My Lord, please."

Earl Morrison smiled slightly at Yimen, then walked into the study with his head high.

"Your Excellency, Earl Morrison, welcome to the Red Fort!" Colin greeted him with a smile, and shook hands with Earl Morrison cordially.

"Your Excellency, Viscount Anglia, thank you for your hospitality, and hope that my arrival will not cause you too much trouble."

The Earl Morrison looked less than twenty years old, a bit younger than Colin. Although he tried to pretend to be a mature and sophisticated look, he also deliberately grew a beard, but it is inevitable that there will be obvious manifestations between his actions. Immature.

"Of course there is no trouble. It is my honour for you to visit Ice Rock City. And for the loyal old count, I have always admired it!"

The old Earl Colin said was the previous Earl Morrison and the grandfather of the young man in front of him.

This old earl was stabbed to death by the knight Kahn Sudor at the meeting of the Lords half a year ago. Colin was also there at the time and witnessed the sturdy old earl yelling at all alone and preparing to rebel. The scene of the lord.

After the death of the old earl, the Morrison family had no choice but to let such a young man inherit the seat of earl.

The Morrison family did not have prosperous heirs, and the old count had only one son, but this son was seriously injured in a war many years ago and was almost completely paralyzed.

Such a person who could not take care of himself would certainly not inherit the title of the Morrison family, so the eldest grandson, Saiken Morrison, who was only 18 years old, had to inherit the title of earl.

"Thank you for your thoughts and praise. If Grandpa knew that his sacrifice could be recognized so much, he would definitely rest in heaven!"

After some greetings, Colin invited Earl Morrison to sit down and asked the maid to serve coffee and desserts.

"Your Excellency, I don't know why you came from afar?"

Earl Morrison put down the coffee in his hand and said solemnly: "Your Excellency, I took the liberty to come this time, hoping to get your help."

"Oh? Please say, if I can do my best, I will not be stingy." Colin smiled, already guessing Earl Morrison's intention in his heart.

In fact, after the Winter Veil Festival, several northern lords have come to the door, wanting to buy a batch of food from Colin for emergency.

This time, Earl Morrison is the highest rank among them.

And his next words really confirmed Colin's guess: "I heard that your Excellency, the Viscount, you bought a large amount of grain in Silvermoon City. I wonder if you can sell some to the Morrison family?"

"sure."

Colin's boldness surprised Earl Morrison, and he immediately shouted in excitement: "Really? Thank you so much! Your Excellency, the graciousness of the Angley family, the Morrison family will always remember it!"

"However, Lord Earl, you must be aware of the price of food in the north now... I am afraid that this batch of food will not be cheap."

Earl Morrison suffocated slightly, but then nodded and said: "You can rest assured that the Morrison family will not let your friends suffer. We will purchase this batch of grain from you at the market price."

Hearing this, Colin couldn't help smiling with satisfaction.

How could he suffer?

Given Colin's status in Silvermoon City, the local half-elf merchants certainly did not dare to increase the price of their grains. They all sold it to Colin at the normal season's grain prices, and when the grains were shipped to the north, the prices soared. After more than ten times, Colin can be said to have made a lot of money.

Several lords who came to buy food understood some things and tried to bargain the price, but the young Earl Morrison in front of him stupidly agreed without even discussing the price.

It seems to be an honest man again.

Colin looked at Earl Morrison and smiled more brilliantly: "Your Excellency, there is one more thing I need to explain to you in advance."

"Please speak."

"Presumably you also know that over this period of time, too many people have come to Bingyan City to buy food. My food is shipped from Silvermoon City. I am afraid that the supply speed will not be able to keep up for a while.

Therefore, I am afraid that the food you purchased cannot be delivered all at once. "

Earl Morrison frowned slightly and asked, "Then when will we receive all the food?"

"This... depends on the delivery speed of Silvermoon City. However, I can assure you that the Morrison family will definitely get the priority right of delivery!"

"Okay, thank you so much." Earl Morrison smiled now.

It is a pity that the young earl did not realize that Colin hadn't given any promises. What could a so-called "priority right" guarantee.

Colin didn't deliberately bully the Earl Morrison, he offered this installment condition to all the lord who came to buy food.

With this condition, Colin can control the food supply of these families to a certain extent, thereby further affecting their position in the upcoming chaos in the North.

Of course, the grain will be delivered in installments, but the money must be paid all at once.

The Anglia family does not accept credit!

In the northern border now, food is in short supply, even if the conditions on Colin's side are harsh, the lords can only pinch their noses.

Earl Morrison seemed to be unaware of Colin's hidden scheming, so he thanked him and left.

Looking at his happy appearance, a trace of guilt flashed through Colin's heart, but it only disappeared after less than a second.

Not long after, the butler Yimeng knocked on the door again: "Master, there is another guest in Bingyan City."

"Which messenger is this time?"

Yimen shook his head, "Master, this time the guest is from the north."

"North?" Clin was stunned. Bingyan City was already the northernmost point of the North, and further north—

That is the sky ice field!

"Troll messenger?"

"No, it's the messenger of the Golden Lion Legion stationed on the firmament ice field."

Colin frowned even more tightly: "Golden Lion Army? Are you sure he asked to see me?"

In Colin's eyes, why should the messenger of the Golden Lion Corps go to Winter City, and why did he come to him?

Yimon lowered his voice and explained: "Master, the one who wants to see you is the entourage of the Golden Lion Corps. His name is Charles St. Hild."

"Charles?" Clinton stood up from his seat suddenly in surprise.

He remembered that the eldest son of the Duke of St. Hild, the former Marquis of the North, was sent to the northern front by his father and asked him to—

"If you don't break the Troll King City in one day, you won't be able to return to the north in one day."

Unexpectedly, he sneaked back at this time.

No wonder he dared not go to Winter City, but ran to Ice Rock City.

Colin walked back and forth in the study a few times, his brows curled up.

After a while, he asked, "No one recognizes him, right?"

"No, sir. His Excellency Charles disguised himself and appeared in Ice Rock City as an envoy."

"Okay, bring him to see me."