Extraordinary Noble

With the end of the dance party, the momentum of the entire Night City rose a bit.

More nobles and businessmen of Van Gogh came to the city of Night, which used to be a neighboring country, and is now the eastern border of Van Gogh's territory to seek life.

Grand Duke's residence, in a room on the second floor.

Colin sat weakly on the expensive leather sofa, raised his head and said to Linda, "I'm out of money, Linda."

"I don't have any money, Colin. I can't use all the cash to help you." Linda, who looked very plain in a white dress, also said helplessly.

Countess Rachel looked carefree, opened a pair of cute big eyes with green pupils, licked a lollipop, and said to Colin, "Colin, I have money."

Colin shook his head and said, "You don't have enough money, Miss Rachel."

"Oh." Countess Rachel groaned, and then concentrated on licking the lollipop in her hand, feeling delighted.

She didn't understand it at all, and Colin was just what he said anyway.

Colin sighed, slumped on the sofa, and continued to feel weak.

Haini city-state used to be very powerful and wealthy, but since the death of Rachel's father, the old earl, it can't be said that it has plummeted, but at least the family situation has been ruined.

And he needs lots and lots of money.

The territory is the foundation of the lords, but the main financial income of the nobles does not come from the territory.

There will be some commercial taxes, but the food produced by the land itself is actually not very valuable.

The lords generally have a profitable industry, maintain the operation of the territory, various expenditures, and cultivate family knights.

For example, some territories have nurseries dedicated to cultivating potions, and employ pharmacists and so on.

In the oceanic countries, the most profitable business is of course ocean trade. Colin doesn't have any of these things.

In order to let the Grand Dukes of Bonningt surrender quickly, so as not to affect this magic city. The Winter Queen promised to get them out of here safely.

The people like Grand Duke Benningt left nothing behind, they even took away every magic ship and warship.

In front of Colin is a large territory with a sufficient population and many extraordinary knights, but it does not have much income.

The establishment of a new ocean-going fleet, the establishment of a navy, and various expenditures are astronomical figures for Colin.

And Linda's current magic trade scale is not very large, and the money to support him is a drop in the bucket.

Colin even considered borrowing money from the rest of the nobles to develop his territory.

Under such circumstances, Colin's own strength has also stagnated, and he doesn't know when he will reach the legendary level.

What an annoyance.

Worry when you have no territory, and worry when you have territory.

This is the so-called life.

at this time. Glory]'s voice suddenly sounded.

"Your Excellency, there is a legendary knight who claims to be Harvey Russell asking to see you."

Linda became a little more energetic, and said to Colin with great interest: "I have seen this Lord Harvey. When your Dragon Slaying Sword] was exposed, he came to me with the Marquis of Maiton. His attitude is more caring for me." The bear group is still very united, even if you took the dragon sword."

Colin nodded lightly. He had also heard about this Harvey Russell.

Known for his political ambitions, the man wanted the bears to gain a large territory. Instead of being attached to the Sun King's side, as a minion.

"I've seen it too. Last time he and Marquis Maiton came to the Mermaid Forest to look for you. But you are not here, so he stayed in the Mermaid Forest and waited for you."

Countess Rachel said while licking the lollipop. With a click, she accidentally crushed the lollipop and the wooden stick.

Linda quickly took out another lollipop and gave it to her. She happily reached out to take it and continued to lick it.

Colin withdrew his eyes from Countess Rachel, remembering that when the little girl was still a baby, she bit the sofa to pieces.

"Miss Rachel. Let the maid play with you." Colin said to Countess Rachel in an apologetic tone.

"Okay." Countess Rachel nodded. Immediately, she was teleported away, and after a while, Harvey Russell was teleported in.

Colin and Linda stood up and bowed slightly to the legendary knight of the Russell family. Colin said to the other party in a respectful tone: "Your Excellency, I have heard about what happened back then, thank you for taking care of us."

Colin straightened his back immediately, and looked at the Lord slightly. The handsome face is unremarkable, the figure is tall and straight, wearing a black coat with a white shirt inside, an ordinary nobleman, and his body is not too powerful.

It is rumored that His Excellency the Marquis is not good at force.

"Your Excellency." Of course, Harvey Russell didn't dare to take it too seriously. He quickly bent down and said, "You are too polite. This is what I should do. To the bear group, every member of the tribe is precious."

After exchanging pleasantries, Harvey Russell also lowered his head slightly to look at Colin.

The only feeling is that this person is really young, really young, with extremely strong vitality.

After he stayed in Mermaid Forest, he had been waiting for Colin to return to the Soroa Islands. Unexpectedly, Colin did so many things, and even established such a large territory.

He couldn't sit still any longer, so he left the Mermaid Forest and came to Night City.

"Glory. Tell the maid to make black tea, the best black tea." Colin asked Harvey Russell to sit down first, then raised his head and said to Glory.

"Yes." Glory's cold voice followed. Not long after, three maids came in with trays, bent down and put down ceramic teacups and a plate of snacks.

The black tea is steaming and fragrant.

international practice. The three members of the Russell family took a sip from their teacups before speaking.

Although the black tea was surprisingly delicious, Harvey Russell didn't care about the black tea. He raised his head and said in a deep voice to Colin: "Your Excellency, forgive me, the only purpose of my coming to Night City is to be a member of the Russell family and take root here. As long as you agree. I will take my The whole family goes to you."

Colin is not surprised that His Excellency Harvey Russell said this. But regarding this matter, Colin was a little hesitant. He gently put down his teacup and said, "Are you planning to get away from the bears? How would His Excellency Duke Russell feel if he found out? And I can't afford to pay your salary."

Harvey Russell was not surprised by the second half of Colin's sentence. This is the difficulty faced by self-made people.

Although Colin claims to be the Grand Duke of the Eastern Territory], compared with the military power and background possessed by the Winter Queen, it is actually a heaven and an underground.

Even if the entire bear herd came to the night, they couldn't compare to Queen Winter.

"I don't need a salary. Don't worry about your Excellency the Duke of Russell. The bear group is not a dictatorial organization. If anyone is more capable, it is not impossible to be the Duke Russell. What's more, it is a troubled time now. For the bear group, the most important thing is the continuation. If, in case the imperial capital suffers a heavy blow, the Russell family suffers a heavy blow. Then you will be the new head bear], that is, the Duke of Russell."

Harvey Russell raised his head and said to Colin very sincerely.

There was a little surprise in Colin's eyes. It is really not easy for the bear group to survive from the super ancient times.

There are ways to survive in prosperous times, and there are ways to survive in troubled times.

Even if it is divided into two, it is nothing. The main thing is to survive.

Colin has no ambitions for the title of Duke Russell. If the Sun King had been severely injured, then his dark night might have perished.

The backgrounds of the two parties are not the same.

But Harvey Russell's sincerity, Colin received it.

Anyway, it would be nice to have the help of a legendary knight for free, without paying a salary, no matter what.

"Okay. That's the case. I'll have someone prepare an official residence, and you will live in the city. At the same time, you will be in command of the First Knights of the Night."

Although Colin was happy in his heart, the expression on his face was very calm, and he said.

"Thank you for your trust, Your Excellency the Grand Duke." Harvey Russell was very happy when he heard that, he stood up and bowed to Colin.

Now that the matter was decided, Colin took Harvey Russell to the Consul's mansion non-stop, and formally appointed Harvey Russell as the head of the First Knights. And took Harvey Russell to the residence of the First Knights.

At present, the defense of the night city is under the responsibility of the first knight order, and their base is located in the city.

Although Colin's side dispatched many legends during the war with Glory, most of those legends came from the forest guards, some from Van Gogh, and some from other great nobles.

The legendary knight who truly belongs to the night is 0.

Insufficient foundation.

When Alice, Jessica and other hereditary knights grow into legends, they don't know that the Year of the Monkey will be Ma Yuan. Now Harvey Russell can come to Night City and become the head of the First Knights.

This is an extremely exciting thing for the people in the night city.

However, this matter has no meaning for Colin's financial improvement.

Colin doesn't plan to stay in Night City any longer, he has to go out and start a side job, otherwise Ma Yuan can be promoted to become a legend in the Year of the Monkey?

If you can't become a legend, how can you defeat the Earl of the Sailboat in the Soroya Islands and successfully outline the other half of the territory?

But his face is already world famous. It's not easy to do things anywhere.

Someone sensed Colin's embarrassment.

This morning. Colin was sitting in the study, bored reading knight novels. The sea breeze blew in from the window, and there was a little fishy smell.

Colin has lived by the sea for a long time, and he is used to this smell.

"Your Excellency, Miss Anne is outside the door." Glory's voice sounded abruptly. For a magic city, Glory is the chief executive, and the entire magic city is its shell.

The door of Colin's study is closed, and outsiders who want to enter must obtain its consent.

Colin was upset and didn't have the mind to deal with Anne. However, although this woman is annoying, she has helped him a lot and is also his friend.

Besides, General Buick is still his ally. There is a good saying, "If you don't look at the face of the monk, you can also look at the face of the Buddha."

"Let her in." Colin closed the knight novel, stood up and put it back in the bookcase behind, and said to Glory.

"Yes." Glory replied, and then the door of the study opened. Today's Annie is very sexy.

She was wearing a black skirt with a deep V, black stockings on her legs, and the same black sandals.

Colin also had to admit that this woman had a really, really good figure.

"I look good, don't I?" Noticing Colin's gaze, Annie turned around in front of Colin with a little satisfaction, and said delicately with a burst of fragrance.

"Hey." Colin sighed, feeling powerless. He said unhappily: "If you have anything to say, just say it."

"I heard that you are short of money. The old guy has a lot of money, let me tell him. I promise to develop your territory very well. Night City will be as strong and prosperous as Dark City in the future."

Annie deliberately came to the desk, put her hands on the table, and bent down so that Colin could see her scenery more freely.

Colin glanced calmly, UU reading www.uukanshu. com said: "No special features except big." Then said: "There must be conditions."

Annie is extremely angry, isn't it the biggest characteristic? The bastard. Annie took a few deep breaths to calm down the anger in her heart. Then he said: "Of course there are conditions. You kick that little girl named Rachel and get engaged to me. The old guy only has one daughter, me. Isn't his property our property?"

Having said that, Anne raised her head expectantly and winked at Colin.

Colin didn't have any mood swings, and said lightly: "I am a very trustworthy person. Since I have recognized the white dolphin's covenant, I will definitely abide by it."

Annie knew that Colin was not lying. This man might not be trustworthy with his enemies, but he was generally very trustworthy with his friends, subordinates, and strangers.

"Damn Phil. I just took a small bite of this guy. I got everything. I would give him all the old guy's property, and he wouldn't be tempted." Fluctuating, she became more and more turbulent.

But Anne had a plan b.

She stood up straight, stretched out her hand to brush the soft long hair beside her ear, and said, "So are you interested in returning to the sea? In that place, you will have more opportunities."

"And aren't you very ambitious about the Soroya Islands? At sea, if something happens to the Soroya Islands, it's easier for you to seize the opportunity."

Colin knew that this woman wanted to take her out to sea with more than pure intentions, and he wanted to go too.

but.

"My face is famous all over the world. How do I get there? As long as I leave this night city, I will be hunted down by everyone." Colin stretched out his hand, poked his handsome cheek with his index finger, and said angrily.

Annie smiled mysteriously, "I have a solution."