Original Vampire

In the early morning, Colin woke up from his dream.

The fireplace is still burning, making a slight crackle sound.

The body temperature and fragrance of a girl still remain on the bed, but she is already not in.

"Good morning, Colin."

Colin sat up and saw that Vera was sitting by the dressing table in front of the window.

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

"Good morning, Vera."

Colin looked at Vera not far away with admiration. From his point of view, she hadn’t seen you for many days. The girl once seemed to have matured a lot. .

Blue and pure eyes Gu Panshengyan, 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 a little girlish look. That kind of shyness, but more, it is the graceful elegance and dignity, and the charming charm that gradually blooms.

"Does it look good?"

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

The sunlight outside the window is very good, and the wisps of light came in and fell on the girl's body, reflecting a faintly discernible halo.

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

Vera rolled her cute eyes and seemed to think Colin's praise was too exaggerated.

"Queen Aisha taught me this." The girl carried her skirt and turned around in a circle.

It is no wonder that Colin secretly thought. He just thought this dress was familiar, and it was not Vera's usual style.

"It seems you learned a lot during your time in Silver Moon City."

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

Speaking of which, Vera stretched out her hands towards Colin and motioned for him to hug her.

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

Only then did he realize 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 Duke Saint Hild to marry you. It won’t be long before you can become the mistress of the Red Fort."

I don’t know. Because of the man's words, or because of 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 relief, 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 Get the Duke's approval, otherwise, Vera will elope with him, which is obviously not a result that Colin, who has greater ambitions, is willing to accept.

However, based on the current situation, Duke Saint Hild seems really reluctant to marry Vera to Colin.

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

So, this time Colin took the opportunity of Baron Lombard's provocation to kill the chicken to warn the monkey, and by the way, let the son of Baron go to Winter City to test and see if Duke Saint Hild is really injured. Severely unable to meet the guests, he deliberately dragged him away from the messenger of Ice Rock City.

If the Duke really meets the Lombard family but does not see the messenger of Ice Rock City, then Colin will have to 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 have breakfast."

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

With the help of Vera, Colin quickly got dressed, and then walked to the restaurant together.

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

Today happened to be a rare good weather. 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 disrespect their lord, but that Colin deliberately hid their identity.

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

The guard followed the two of them from a distance without fanfare.

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

"Where is the difference?"

Vera crooked Holding his small head, looking at the slaves who are focused on their work, they said:

"The slaves I saw in Winter City were all lazy and lazy. If there was no overseer’s whip , They even prefer to lie on the ground in the sun for a day.

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

"You know this is What's the reason?"

Vera groaned for a moment, or shook the head, indicating that he didn't understand.

"Because I gave them hope."

"Hope?"

"Yes." Colin added the points he implemented in Ice Rock City The system is told again.

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

"With ten quotas per month, only 120 freedmen will be produced in a year. Even after a hundred years, only more than 10,000 slaves will be eligible to become freedmen.

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

even more how, in the situation in the north, am I still worried about the lack of slaves? "

Vera thought about it carefully, nodded and said with approval: "Colin, you are a benevolent and wise lord!"

Colin laughed heartily, suddenly a little lamented in his heart.

This kind of exploitation can be called kindness. For a while, he didn't know whether to be happy or to lament.

After walking around a few blocks, a group of small children attracted 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 thirteen-fourteen years old, and the younger ones are only four or five years old. The only thing they have 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, did you arrange this too?"

"Yes."

Vera turned his head and looked towards Colin, his eyes eagerly.

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

But what she doesn’t know is that Colin just thinks that these slave children are too weak to perform multiple tasks. It’s 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, for people of low status, knowledge is not a blessing, but a curse."

Colin turned around and saw an old priest standing behind them.