"Boom boom boom."

"What's up?"

"My lord, the Duke of St. Hild is coming to the Red Fort and is waiting for you in the drawing room."

There was an exclamation in the bathroom:

"Who? The Duke of St. Hild?"

"Yes, sir. It was the Duke of St. Hild who came to the Red Fort himself."

The guard repeated it with certainty, and then he heard rushing sounds coming from inside.

"Please wait, Lord Duke, I'll be there soon!"

"Yes!"

In the bathroom, Colin with his bare buttocks hurriedly wiped the water stains on his body, still a little confused in his mind.

The Duke of St. Hild came to the Red Fort!

Such a sudden attack really caught Colin by surprise, and he was really at a loss at this moment.

A small wet head protruded from behind the shower curtain: "Colin, how could his adoptive father appear in Ice Rock City at this time?"

Colin shrugged and said with a speechless face: "I don't know, ah, let's talk about it if we see it first."

Vera's little face flushed, it seemed that the water temperature was a bit high, and it seemed that she had experienced some strenuous exercise just now...

She whispered, "Then I...do I need to see him?"

"He should know that you are in Ice Rock City, but it's okay if you don't see you tonight, I will say you have fallen asleep."

"Okay." Vera was obviously not ready to see her adoptive father, she was relieved when she heard the words, and her little head retracted again.

When Colin got dressed and ready to go out, she poked her head out again and said, "Colin, you have to be careful."

Colin turned around and gave her a reassuring smile: "Don't worry, he is the Duke of the North after all, and I am the hero who just killed the Troll Emperor, what else can he do to me? "

Vera nodded and watched Colin leave.

When he left the door, the smile on Colin's face instantly diminished. After taking a deep breath, he strode towards the living room.

...

Across the dark corridor, Colin saw Bachelor Dawn at the door of the meeting room.

Colin once met this person at Vera's coming-of-age ceremony and knew that he was the most important think tank the Duke of St. Hild relied on.

"Bachelor Dawn, why don't you go in and sit down?"

"Master Viscount, the Duke wants to talk to you alone, please."

"Okay." Colin smiled at Dawn, then cleared up his mood and opened the door to enter.

In the living room, Duke St. Hild stood with his hand with his hand in his hand, with a kind smile on his face, watching Colin who walked in.

After a long absence, the Northern Duke still looks like that middle-aged uncle, with a round face, a protruding belly, and a thick moustache connected to his hair. harmless.

But Colin didn't dare to take it lightly.

He had learned the methods of this northern master, and it made people feel chills in retrospect.

What's more, this is still a Paladin!

Even if he was injured, trying to squeeze Colin to death is probably the same as squeezing an ant to death.

Colin walked a few steps quickly, came to the Duke of St. Hild, bowed and saluted, and said:

"My Lord Duke, I am really flattered by your coming to the Red Fort! If there is any improper hospitality, I hope you can forgive me."

The Duke of St. Hilde smiled and walked a few steps closer, then suddenly reached out his hand and pulled out the saber around Colin's waist.

choke--

The Judgment Blade came out of its sheath, glowing with a dazzling chill under the light.

Colin Xin mentioned his throat, but his body remained motionless.

"It's soaked in the blood of a troll emperor again, haha, this sword seems to be sharper." The Duke of St. Hilde laughed while playing with the knight sword in his hand.

Colin immediately said loudly: "Master Duke, anyone who has evil in his heart cannot escape justice!"

"Hahaha!" The Duke of St. Hild smiled more openly.

After a pause, he solemnly said to Colin:

"Very well, you are indeed worthy of this judgment blade! But you must remember that although the sword is sharp, the person who wields the sword is more important. I don't want one day, watching you take it to the righteous person Head."

Of course Colin heard the implication of the Duke of St. Hild and quickly expressed his loyalty: "My lord, please rest assured! The direction of your will is what my sword means!"

The Duke of St. Hilde nodded in satisfaction, and placed the Judgement Blade on Colin's shoulder.

Feeling the sharp blade only a few centimeters away from his neck, Colin swallowed quietly, thinking--

Will I be promoted to the title again?

Although based on the military merits that Colin made during his expedition to the troll empire this time, it is not too much to be promoted to an earl.

But in this way, the promotion of the Anglia family is too fast.

Within two years, he climbed from baron to earl, which is probably going to set a record for the promotion of the glory of the empire.

Just when Colin hesitated whether to kneel down on one knee, the Duke of St. Hilde spoke:

"Colin, originally for the credit you made this time, I could canonize you as an earl."

Hearing this, Colin understood that he shouldn't need to kneel, so he bowed slightly and waited patiently for the "but" of the Duke of St. Hild.

"However, the chaos in the Northern Territory is not resolved, and even if I give you a new territory, you will not be able to take over. Therefore, the matter of canonization, let's wait until the end of the rebellion."

"Yes, Lord Duke." Facing the Duke's picture cake, Colin had no choice but to swallow it.

The Judgment Blade in the hands of the Duke of St. Hilde still did not leave Colin's shoulders, and continued: "You don't need to think that I am perfunctory to you. In fact, I already have an idea for your new fief-Falling Eagle City! "

Colin blinked and slandered inwardly--

This is to encourage me to help you get Count Uman.

But even if he knew that the Duke of St. Hild was deliberately throwing bait, Colin could only make a look of gratitude: "Thank you, Lord Duke for the gift!"

"En." Duke St. Hilde then retracted the judgment blade and reinserted it into the scabbard. "However, this time you made a great contribution. If I don't have a reward, I really can't justify it.

Well, don't you always want to marry Vera, I will marry her to you now. "

Colin's eyes lit up and finally said sincerely: "Thank you Lord Duke for your grace! I swear here that I will do my best to protect Vera's life!"

"Okay. Now the situation in the North is unstable. You guys will get married as soon as possible. It will be five days later. I will preside over the wedding for you."

"Five days?" Colin was stunned. He didn't expect the Duke to be so anxious.

"Why? Too late to prepare?"

"It was a bit hasty, but I immediately asked the butler to start preparing." Colin knew that since the Duke had proposed to marry within five days, he would not give him a chance to object.

In fact, he himself felt that it would be better to get married soon, so as not to have many dreams at night, and he, as a man, doesn't really care about the wedding scene or anything.

"Very good." The Duke of St. Hilde patted Colin on the shoulder, and his tone was more affectionate. "After the wedding, our son-in-law joined hands to clean up the clowns."

"Yes, Lord Duke!" Colin could only nod and say yes, but he was still wary of the Duke who was about to become his father-in-law.

At this moment, he can also be considered as a recollection. This time the Duke of St. Hild came to Ice Rock City in person, probably because he wanted to completely tie the Anglia family to his chariot.

I have to say that although this hand was simple and rude, it made Colin unable to refuse.

Fortunately, the Duke of St. Hilde is still somewhat conscientious. At least he married Vera to Colin and drew him an earl's pie, which is not an empty glove white wolf.

In fact, from the perspective of Colin's own interests, he did not want to see the Saint Hild family being driven out of the North.

It’s just that for this scheming Duke, he is a little afraid~lightnovelpub.net~ If the other party wants to let the Anglia family go to a deadlock with the rebels, and sit on the side to reap the benefits, then Colin will not be stupid. Fooled by the ground.

"My lord, the Maynum family sent people to Ice Rock City a few days ago. It is said that they will soon send troops to the north." Since it is inevitable that they will board the Duke of St. Hild's thief ship, then he does not Hope to see this ship capsize too soon.

In response to Colin's reminder, the Duke of St. Hild smiled indifferently, and said in a confident tone:

"Don't worry about these things, with me, the northern border won't be able to turn the sky!"

For a time, the unparalleled power radiated from the Duke of St. Hild, causing Colin to raise an impulse to worship.

The golden light flashed in the duke's blue eyes, as if it contained the energy of ruining the world, making Colin's eyes sting, and tears could not help but flow out, and he could no longer look up.

Colin quickly reduced his mind, lowered his head, and said respectfully:

"Yes!"