The Original Vampire

After the consecration ceremony, everyone left the church one after another.

The faces of most of the nobles were filled with joy. After all, this time, it can be said that this award was the largest in the North in recent years.

The generosity of the Duke of St. Hilde allowed the nobles of the North to settle down from the turmoil that had just ended.

They all firmly believe that the future of the North will be even better!

Colin ignored her sister who was chattering excitedly, and deliberately fell behind to talk to Marquis Garcia to test the big guy's mind.

Although Marquis Garcia did not attack on the spot, Colin knew that the fact that Duke St. Hilde did not keep his promise to make Adams his first heir had completely angered Marquis Garcia.

If before, the two brothers were acting on purpose, now, the rift between them is real, and can no longer be easily bridged.

To be honest, Colin did not understand the behavior of Duke St. Sylde breaking his promise.

It wasn't because Colin felt that the other party should follow chivalry.

He's not so naive.

An old politician who has ruled the North for decades, expecting him not to lie is the same as expecting a man not to steal.

What Colin didn't understand was why the Duke of St. Sylde had to tear his face off with his younger brother in this way at this time.

Too impatient and too politically wise.

If Colin was in the position of the duke, even if he didn't want to pass the duke's position to Vera, he wouldn't have crossed the river and demolished the bridge so quickly.

At least he will grant Vera the title first, recognize her status as the first heir, and stabilize Marquis Garcia first.

Then, whether it is slowly weakening the Black Flag Army or building another military force that can compete with it, it will be more comfortable.

After all, Vera inherited the position of Marquis, not immediately become Duke of the North.

In the future, she can also be deprived of her title.

Why rush it now?

Of course, Colin didn't think Marquis Garcia dared to rebel at this time.

After all, most of the lords in the north have now been wiped out, and the rest have been reassured by the duke.

The previous "defection" behavior of the Black Flag Army has given Marquis Garcia the notoriety of "betrayer".

Even if he stood up to his brother now, no lord would answer his call.

As for the black cavalry, they have also been divided and drawn by the duke under the acquiescence of Marquis Garcia.

Are vassals who used to be loyal to Marquis Garcia, such as Marquis Dawson, willing to admit to being a member of the Black Cavalry after swearing allegiance to the Duke?

Is it still the same as before, under the order of Marquis Garcia, he chose to follow without hesitation?

What's more, only a very few people know that the Duke of St. Hilde has broken his promise.

After all, the transaction between Duke St. Hilde and Marquis Garcia was originally a secret. If Colin was not regarded by Marquis Garcia as his future son-in-law, he learned the specific details of this transaction. Will realize the betrayal of the Duke of St. Hilde to his brother.

If Marquis Garcia chooses to rebel now, will he be regarded as a betrayal of his brother by the northerners instead?

Is Marquis Garcia willing to bear such infamy again?

"Lord Marquis!" Colin approached Marquis Garcia and whispered greetings.

Marquis Garcia glanced at Colin, did not speak, still kept walking, and continued to walk out.

Colin knew that the boss was in a bad mood, so he didn't dare to say more, and followed out of the church.

When he got outside, Marquis Garcia immediately got on his horse, glanced at Colin who followed him, and said indifferently, "Tell me, is your loyalty really irrelevant, regardless of the reason?"

Colin froze in his heart,

Screaming is not good.

Facing the sudden attack of the Duke of St. Hilde before, Colin deliberately interpreted loyalty as an unconditional obedience in order to please the Duke.

Unexpectedly, this was obviously misunderstood by Marquis Garcia.

But there was no way, at that time, how could Colin expect that the two brothers would break up again.

At that time, he thought that the Duke of St. Hilde, who had eliminated threats from both inside and outside of the North, had undoubtedly become the true ruler of the North.

And if Colin wants to continue to mix in the north, develop the Angele family, or even marry Vera, he must obtain the approval of the Duke of Saint Hilde.

Therefore, Colin took the initiative to flatter him.

Moreover, when he saw his new fief, he had already realized the duke's plan. In addition, he had a grudge against the Suduo family, and he was mentally prepared to become a knife in the duke's hand.

But who knew that the duke had broken his promise to Marquis Garcia at this time.

This undoubtedly made the northern border, which had just calmed down, once again generated turbulent worries.

Therefore, Colin once again faced the choice of standing in the team.

And this time, he really didn't know which side to choose.

Although in his heart, he is more identified with Marquis Garcia.

This is not only because the Marquis taught him almost everything in the First Battle of the Icefield, but also gave him the retired black cavalry veterans to help the Angele family form cavalry.

It is completely true that Colin was trained as a son-in-law.

Moreover, from a moral point of view, this matter is indeed the Duke of St. Hilde sorry for his brother.

He broke his promise!

However, facing the question from Marquis Garcia at this moment, Colin didn't know what to say for a while.

Do you directly admit that what you just said is fart?

In this way, wouldn't his "personality" collapse immediately?

Who would dare to trust a man who could throw away his oath at will?

Just when Colin was stunned, Marquis Garcia had already left.

Before leaving, he finally left a sentence: "Go and learn about the origin of the [Blade of Judgment] in your hand, and then rethink what true loyalty is!"

Looking at Marquis Garcia's back, Colin stood there for a while, at a loss.

Until sister Caitlin came over with a puzzled look and took Colin back to the hotel.

...

For the next few days, Ice Rock City was calm.

Marquis Garcia did not take any extreme actions, as if he had completely forgotten his brother's betrayal.

However, on the night of the conferring ceremony, Marquis Garcia left Ice Rock City.

Seems unwilling to stay in the city for one more second.

The departure of Marquis Garcia did not attract much attention, after all, the Marquis was used to being alone.

Moreover, the real master of the north is still in the city at this time.

However, Duke St. Hilde did not stay in Ice Rock City for too long.

On the third day after the consecration ceremony, he set off to return to Winter City.

As the new owner of Ice Rock City, of course Colin had to go to see him off.

It was a sunny morning, and a large group of nobles from the north gathered outside the south gate of Bingyan City.

The leader was, of course, the Duke of St. Hilde.

Beside him was the newly promoted Viscount Angele to accompany him.

"Kolin, are you still satisfied with the new territory I awarded you?"

"Lord Duke, of course I am very satisfied!"

Colin wasn't exactly flattering.

Because, the current territory of the Angele family is indeed very large.

The original territory of the Suduo family was Ice Rock City and the surrounding area of ​​about 30 kilometers. However, this territory did not directly border the original territory of the Angele family.

There are also two baronies in the middle.

However, both of these barons had their heads beheaded in the previous rebellion, so the duke simply awarded the two territories to Colin.

So, taking into account the original town of Greycastle, Colin's current territory is the sum of the original area of ​​one viscount and three barons.

This definitely exceeds the territory of a general viscount.

If it weren't for the fact that there is too much land in the north and too few lords, the Duke of Saint Hilde would not be so generous.

"Hehe, so, are you satisfied?" Duke Saint Hilde asked with a smile.

Colin blinked and smiled: "Of course not. No lord will be satisfied with his territory!"

The Duke of St. Hilde laughed, and seemed satisfied with Colin's answer.

After laughing for a while, the duke said again: "You know what? My grandfather said something similar."

He raised his whip and pointed to the east: "The ice field to the north has nothing to go to. It's too cold and too barren. However, if you want to expand your territory, you can try east."

After he finished speaking, he didn't wait for Colin to respond, he immediately whipped his horse and left.

Colin froze in place, thinking about the meaning of the Duke's last words.

Just then, a gorgeous carriage passed by Colin from behind.

The curtain opened, revealing a beautiful face.

"Colin."

"Miss Vera."

"It's my coming-of-age ceremony in a month, will you come?"

"Of course, it's my pleasure!"

Vera smiled sweetly and lowered the curtain.

The convoy moved forward slowly, gradually disappearing into the horizon.

Colin stood outside the city gate for a long time, but instead of watching the Duke go away, he looked to the east—the direction the Duke of Saint Sylde just pointed.

There is the eastern border of the empire.

And a small country sandwiched between the northern border and the eastern border——

Half-elf kingdom.