Chapter 182： Songlin Town (Part 1)

The winter in the north is always extremely long. By the end of February, the heavy snow and the howling cold wind still showed no signs of abating, and the spring that many people were looking forward to was completely gone.

Ice Rock City, at the city gate.

"Colin, just send it here." Caitlin reached out and hugged her brother, and helped him straighten the neckline of his shirt, and exhorted, "When you are free, you must come to Fallen Eagle City to see me! "

"It must be." Colin smiled and nodded, "You have to be careful all the way."

The Valla Knight solemnly bowed to Colin: "Don't worry, Viscount Lord, I will protect Caitlin. In addition, I will truthfully tell your father what you said!"

"En. Be sure to let the earl know my kindness, and the friendship between the Anglia family and the Uman family will last forever!" Colin said seriously.

"Yes!"

The two exchanged glances tacitly, and finally waved goodbye.

After leaving the Walla couple away, Colin had just returned to the Red Fort. Before he could sit down and rest, he saw the butler Yimen hurriedly approaching.

"Master, another letter from Songlin Town."

Colin frowned and took it, opened the envelope, and hurriedly scanned it, before he laughed angrily: "Hey! This Baron Lombard, he is really reluctant!"

Pinewood Town is located to the west of Ice Rock City and is the territory of Baron Lombard.

This Baron Lombard also asked Colin to buy food, but he was not as easy to pass as the young and immature Earl Morrison. After bargaining with Colin for a long time, Colin was bothered and almost unhappy. And scattered.

Although he finally accepted Colin's installment delivery conditions, he was obviously dissatisfied with the result.

As the news of sufficient food in Bingyan City continued to spread, a large number of nearby slaves poured into Colin's territory, providing Colin with a large amount of labor.

In contrast, the territories surrounding the Viscountry began to experience population loss.

In the beginning, it was only a slave, but later, as the famine deepened, the high food prices made many civilians unable to afford food.

The civilians who were running out of food also began to pack their belongings, dragging their families and heading towards Bingyan City.

Of course Colin is always willing to come.

He is very clear about the importance of population in this era, and Bingyan City, which has a large amount of food, can continue to receive influx of people.

But this obviously made the surrounding lords anxious.

However, even though they were anxious, they did not dare to do anything to Colin easily.

After all, the Black Cavalry was in Ice Rock City. Although it was only a remnant army, it was still not something that the little lords around could fight against.

What's more, Colin just defeated the famous Pegasus Legion in the East in the Battle of Silvermoon City. Such a record has made many people regard him as the Marquis of Garcia, another rising north. Will star.

Of course, there are always idiots in this world who don't know the heights of the sky.

For example, the Baron Lombard in Pinewood.

He wrote to him many times, asking him why he had taken in his concubines, and even asked him to repatriate all the concubines in Songlin Town.

Such an attitude obviously angered Colin.

He shredded the letter and threw it into the fireplace. Colin turned around and ordered Yimeng:

"Compose a reply letter for me, telling Baron Lombard that I can't recognize who are the residents of Pinewood Town. If he wants to return his citizens, he will come to Ice Rock City himself."

"Yes, sir."

Yimeng was about to retreat, but was stopped by Colin again: "Wait, is there still no news from Winter City?"

"No. It is said that the Duke of St. Hilde was injured in the previous duel with the Paladin of the Troll Empire, and has not yet been able to meet the envoy we sent."

Colin sneered, obviously not believing the duke's excuse.

At this time, he suddenly realized that Baron Lombard in Pinewood Town might be a good opportunity to test the Duke...

Thinking of this, Colin's eyes flashed with a cold light, and he immediately said to Yimon: "I will write the reply to Baron Lombard myself."

After speaking, he sat down at the desk, picked up the quill, and finished a letter slashingly.

Yimon, who knows Colin's temperament very well, has probably guessed it at this time-I am afraid that the wording of this reply will not make the Baron Lombard like it...

Here, Colin has covered the sealing wax and handed the letter to Yimeng: "Send me to Pinewood Town."

"Yes, sir."

...

Five days later, the Baron Lombard actually came to Ice Rock City in person.

At the same time, he also brought more than a thousand soldiers, and his murderous appearance looked at the Logue Knight at the head of the city and laughed.

"Just such a small number of people, who are you scaring?" Knight Logger shook his head and smiled at the Husong next to him, and ordered someone to open the city gate and greet Baron Lomba in.

Baron Lombard is a sturdy, rugged middle-aged man with a beard and hair connected to his face, looking like a grumpy gorilla.

"Where's Viscount Anglia?" Baron Lombard's voice was loud, and as soon as he opened his mouth, the snow on the city gate was shaken down.

Knight Logger gave a perfunctory salute and replied with a smile: "My Lord Baron, our Viscount is waiting for you in the Red Fort."

Baron Lombard's face became more gloomy, obviously dissatisfied that Colin had not greeted him at the gate of the city.

However, Colin's title is higher than him after all, and Baron Lomba is not easy to say that Colin is rude.

Of course, Baron Lombard didn't bother Colin.

After all, he is not a vassal of Colin. Although there is a gap between the titles of the two, there is no affiliation.

Following the Knights of Loge all the way to the Red Fort, I saw that Colin had already greeted him in front of the castle.

Baron Lombard's expression only eased a little now, but he still had that cold attitude.

Colin didn't seem to mind the other party's indifference, still smilingly greeted Baron Lombard, and even pretending to be affectionate, took the other's arm and walked with him to the castle.

Baron Lombard couldn't help but feel a little disdain. He didn't think much of Colin, the fast-rising viscount, thinking that the other party just followed the Marquis Garcia to the ice field for a walk, and after some credit, he was promoted to the viscount.

Now that there is a demographic conflict between the two sides, Baron Lombard is even more uncomfortable with Colin.

This time he came to Bingyan City, he was determined to bring back all the leaders who belonged to Songlin Town.

Otherwise, there will be no one to help him farm in the coming spring plowing.

Baron Lombard was wondering how to speak, and suddenly he noticed that someone was approaching quickly behind him.

He turned his head suspiciously, and saw an armored knight wearing a horse-faced mask rushing towards him, with a long sword in his hand glowing with cold light!

"There is an assassin!" Baron Lombard immediately yelled and was about to draw his sword to meet the enemy, but was stunned to find that his right arm was held tightly by Colin, completely unable to move.

Baron Lombard was so frightened that he immediately realized that it was a trap: "Angel..."

Before he could say anything, the weird man with a horse-faced mask had already rushed to Baron Lombard.

The light of the knife flashed, and Baron Lombard's head was cut to the ground in an instant, but his body was still standing there, and the blood around his neck was sprayed high like a fountain.

The guards of the Lombard family were stunned on the spot by such a change. How could they have thought that their lord was assassinated at the entrance of the Red Fort!

Until Colin's sharp voice sounded: "Grab him, don't let the assassin run away!"

The guards of the Lombard family just woke up like a dream, and chased the assassin who had already ran a long way.

Knight Logger watched this scene blankly, seeming to understand something, and then carefully asked: "My lord, are we going to chase it?"

Only then did Colin let go of Baron Lombard's right arm, carefully avoiding the blood spurting from the opponent's neck, righteously commanded:

"Of course we have to chase! Baron Lombard died in Ice Rock City, we are obliged to catch the assassin!"