Chapter 189： Street walk

Early in the morning, Colin woke up from his dream.

The fireplace was still burning, making a slight crackling noise.

The body temperature and fragrance of a girl still remained on the bed, but she was no longer there.

"Good morning, Colin."

Colin sat up and took a look, and he saw Vera sitting by the dressing table in front of the window.

The most beautiful flower of the St. Hild family has changed into a bright yellow crocheted dress, facing the mirror and pasting rose gold ornaments on his forehead.

"Good morning, Vera."

Colin looked at Vera not far away with admiration. In his opinion, the girl who had not seen her for many days seemed to have matured a lot.

Gu Pan Shengyan with blue and pure eyes, the makeup on her face is more gorgeous and charming than usual. The bright red and bright lip gloss makes the perfect contour look more three-dimensional, although it still has the shyness of a girl, but more Yes, but it is elegant and dignified, and the charming style gradually blooming.

"Does it look good?"

After finishing dressing, Vera turned around and smiled at Colin.

The sunlight outside the window was very good, and the strands of light came in and fell on the girl's body, reflecting a looming halo.

"Of course, your beauty eclipses the warm winter sun!" Colin smiled and offered a flattery.

Vera rolled her cute eyes, as if she felt that Colin's praise was too exaggerated.

"This is what Queen Aisha taught me." The girl turned her skirt around in a circle.

It's no wonder that Colin secretly said, he felt that this dress was a bit familiar, and it was not Vera's usual style.

"It seems that you learned a lot during your time in Silvermoon City."

"Yes. And Queen Aisha also told me about her past. After listening to it, I realized that, in fact, compared to her, I am already very lucky."

Having said that, Vera stretched out her hands to Colin and motioned for him to hold her.

Colin smiled and stepped forward, holding the girl into his arms through the thin long skirt.

Only then did he understand that Vera was able to walk out of the previous shadows, probably thanks to Queen Aisha's persuasion.

What a sweet lover.

"I have sent someone to Winter City to ask the Duke of St. Hild to marry you. It won't be long before you can justify becoming the mistress of the Red Fort."

I don't know if it was because of the man's words or the warm embrace, the girl's body gradually became soft and boneless, and the whole person was trapped in Colin's arms.

"Colin, even if the adoptive father disagrees with our marriage, I will not leave you!" Vera said firmly.

Colin smiled with satisfaction, tightened the girl's soft and slender waist, and promised: "Don't worry, I will let the Duke agree to our marriage."

Their marriage must be approved by the Duke, otherwise, Vera would elope with him, which is obviously not the result that Colin, who has greater ambitions, is willing to accept.

However, judging from the current situation, it seems that the Duke of St. Hild is really reluctant to marry Vera to Colin.

The envoy of Bingyan City has been waiting in Winter City for more than two months, and still has not been received by the Duke.

Therefore, this time Colin took the opportunity of Baron Lombard’s provocation to kill the chicken and the monkey. By the way, he asked the son of the Baron to go to Winter City to test and see if the Duke of St. Hild was really seriously injured and unable to see the guests, or deliberately dragged him away. The messenger of Ice Rock City.

If the Duke really met the Lombard family, but did not see the messenger of Ice Rock City, then Colin would re-make the next plan.

If you don't want to give it to me, then I will grab it!

Feeling some changes in the man's body, Vera suddenly broke free from Colin's embrace in a little panic, and changed the subject: "Colin, are you hungry? Let's go to breakfast."

"Okay." Colin smiled narrowly, knowing that the girl might not be relieved from last night's madness.

With Vera's help, Colin quickly got dressed, and then went to the restaurant together.

After a hearty breakfast, Vera proposed to go to the Ice Rock City to stroll around, and Colin would naturally not object.

Today was a rare good weather, and the warm and warm sun hung high in the sky, slightly dispelling some of the severe winter cold.

Colin and Vera walked the streets of Ice Rock City hand in hand, but did not cause much movement.

It's not that the people of Ice Rock City are disrespectful to their lord, but that Colin and the others deliberately hide their identity.

Colin wore a wide three-cornered hat that covered most of her face, while Vera wore a black scarf, restoring Colin's image when she first saw her.

The **** followed the two men from a distance without much fanfare.

"Colin, the slaves in your territory are a little different from what I saw before."

"Where is it different?"

Vera tilted her head, looked at the slaves who were concentrating on their work, and said:

"The slaves I saw in Winterfell were all lazy and lazy. If they didn't have the overseer's whip, they would rather lie on the ground and bask in the sun for a day.

But the slaves in your territory are different, even without a whip, they are very motivated. "

"Do you know the reason for this?"

Vera pondered for a moment, then shook her head, indicating that she didn't understand.

"Because I gave them hope."

"hope?"

"Yes." Colin recounted the points system he had implemented in Ice Rock City.

Vera thought for a while and nodded: "It's really a great way! But, Colin, don't you worry about fewer and fewer slaves under your control?"

"With a monthly quota of ten, only 120 freedmen will be produced in a year, and even a hundred years later, only more than 10,000 slaves will be eligible to become freemen.

But in this process, the wealth created by the slaves has far exceeded the value of the more than 10,000 slaves themselves.

What's more, in the current situation in the North, am I still worried about the lack of slaves? "

Vera thought about it for a while, and nodded in agreement: "Kolin, you are a kind and wise lord!"

Colin laughed, and suddenly felt a little lamented in his heart.

Such a means of exploitation could be called benevolence. For a while, he didn't know whether to be happy or to lament.

After walking a few blocks, a group of children caught Vera's attention.

In an open space the size of a basketball court, there was an old gentleman who seemed to be about fifty years old. In front of him, hundreds of children gathered.

The older ones are 13 or 14 years old, and the younger ones are only 4 or 5 years old The only thing in common is that they are all wearing shabby clothes and hoops on their feet—this is a group of slave children.

The old gentleman wrote on a wall with charcoal, and then led the slave children to read aloud.

"Colin, is this also your arrangement?"

"Yes."

Vera turned to look at Colin, her eyes eagerly.

At this time, Colin's image in her heart became extraordinarily tall.

But what she didn't know was that Colin just felt that these slave children were too weak to perform multiple tasks. It would be better to have someone come to literate them, so that when they grow up, they can become more valuable labor.

At this moment, an old voice suddenly sounded:

"Lord Lord, for people of low status, knowledge is not a blessing, but a curse."

Colin turned his head and saw an old priest standing behind them.