Sparkling and translucent water droplets slid down from the bright red lychees, and a sweet taste floated in the air.
Although it was winter, the half-elves were proud of their planting techniques, which allowed the out-of-season fruit like lychees to appear in the palace.
Colin was sitting high on the half-elven throne, enjoying himself as Queen Aisha fed him a peeled lychee.
A beauty in his arms, a soft and fragrant voice, and a sweet lychee.
Colin had to admit that the land of warmth and tenderness was truly a hero's grave.
It was no wonder that so many ambitious and ruthless people who used to call the wind and summon the rain had their dreams and aspirations erased by their luxurious and corrupt lives.
"Your Majesty, the Viscounts of Auston has arrived," the attendant reported in the hall.
Queen Aisha got up from Colin's arms, elegantly tidying up her half-opened clothes, then ordered in a calm and natural tone, "Bring him in."
Colin also stood up from the throne and walked down the platform.
Two guards happened to be escorting the Viscounts of Auston in from outside the hall.
"Alright, you may leave."
The guards obeyed the order and left the hall, leaving the Viscounts of Auston behind, carefully bowing to Queen Aisha and Colin.
The once high-spirited Viscounts of the Eastern Region was now in an extremely sorry state.
Colin approached the Viscounts of Auston and greeted him with a smile, "Your Excellency Viscounts, are you satisfied with the hospitality of the past few days?"
"Satisfied, satisfied! Her Majesty's hospitality to me is impeccable! "
Colin smelled the sour stench of the other party's body from not bathing for many days, so he quickly took a few steps back and distanced himself.
"It's good that you're satisfied. I called you here today to ask you a few questions. If you answer them well, Her Majesty will consider letting you return to the Eastern Region. "
A hint of joy appeared on the Viscounts of Auston's face, and he nodded repeatedly, "Please ask! I'll definitely tell you the truth! "
"Who revealed the whereabouts of the Black Cavalry to you?"
"This … I'm not sure either. It's true, Master Angele. I'm not trying to lie to you. It was the Duke of Saint Prospero who ordered us to set up the ambush in the Shadow Valley. Let alone me, I'm afraid even Marquis Vincent doesn't know the whole story. "
Viscounts Orston looked troubled, as though he was worried that he wouldn't be able to answer the first question and that the other party would think that he was deliberately being uncooperative.
"However, Wizard Kusius also accompanied us to the Dark Shadow Canyon. He is the vice-chairman of the Yewel Council and a powerful sixth-level wizard.
Therefore, I suspect that the battle at Shadow Canyon was instigated by the Yeville Council. "
Colin immediately frowned. He didn't expect another mage force to be involved. This seemed to make the current situation even more complicated.
However, Colin always felt that the Yeville Council might be involved in this incident, but they were definitely not the mastermind behind it.
The nobles of the empire had always been wary and repulsed by the mages. There was no way they would allow themselves to be led by the nose.
However, looking at Viscounts Orston's expression, he probably wouldn't be able to get any more useful information out of him.
Thus, Colin changed the topic, "When you surrounded Silvermoon City, did you intercept any carrier pigeons from the Northern Frontier?"
This time, Viscounts Orston nodded decisively, "Yes. Moreover, they came from Icestone City. "
Colin's spirits lifted as he hurriedly asked, "Where's the letter?"
"The letter … I don't know where it went …" Viscounts Orston was troubled again, but he quickly said, "I remember the general content of the letter. I can repeat it to you."
"Speak."
"Alright. The letter mentioned a total of three things.
The first was about the Duke Of St. Hilde. The letter said that half a month ago, the Northern Prince of the Troll Empire, His Highness Paladin Otto Volkin, suddenly appeared in Coldwinter City and issued a duel invitation to the Duke Of St. Hilde.
The Duke Of St. Hilde immediately accepted the challenge. The two of them fought until the sky darkened and the earth darkened. In the end, they fought to a draw … "
"A draw?" Colin exclaimed, "You mean, the Duke Of St. Hilde is actually a Paladin?"
"I'm afraid so. Otherwise, he wouldn't have been able to force Paladin Otto to retreat."
Colin didn't expect the first piece of news in the letter to be so explosive.
Only now did he understand why Marquis García had been holding back after being betrayed by his brother.
Originally, he thought that Marquis García didn't want the House of Saint Hilde to be embroiled in internal strife. However, it seemed that he knew his brother's trump card!
This also explained why the Duke Of St. Hilde dared to marry Vera to the half-elf kingdom in an attempt to encroach on the Eastern Region despite the internal instability of the House of St. Hilde.
Suppressing the shock in his heart, Colin motioned for the Viscounts to continue.
"The second thing is that the Northern Frontier suffered from a lack of food harvest this year. There have been slave rebellions everywhere, and they are getting more and more intense. The Duke Of St. Hilde ordered the Golden Lion Legion to send troops to suppress them.
The last thing is that your Viscounts also suffered from a lack of food, which also caused several rebellions. Fortunately, they were all suppressed in time, and the current situation is still stable. "
After listening to the three pieces of news in the letter from Icestone City, Colin fell into deep thought for a moment.
He now felt that there was a pair of mysterious hands manipulating everything behind the scenes.
His previous doubts couldn't help but resurface.
Who poisoned Marquis Adams in the Lion's Roar Castle?
Who ordered Sith Savoy to assassinate Vera?
Who instigated the Eastern Region to send troops to ambush the Black Cavalry in the Shadow Canyon?
Who arranged for Paladin Prince Otto to challenge the Duke Of St. Hilde?
And it just so happened to be during the time of the rebellion on the Northern Frontier.
Thinking about it carefully, even the slave rebellion on the Northern Frontier was instigated and induced by someone.
If the Duke Of St. Hilde hadn't purposely hidden his strength, he would have died in the duel with Paladin Otto, and the Northern Frontier would have fallen into chaos without a leader.
Considering that the Black Cavalry was ambushed in the Shadow Canyon, the most stable military pillar of the Northern Frontier had collapsed.
From this, it could be deduced that the true goal of the mysterious person behind the scenes was to cause the Northern Frontier to fall into chaos!
Thinking of this, Colin couldn't help but think of Count Oman's gloomy face.
When the trolls invaded, Colin had suspected that this guy's plan to lure the enemy to the Duke Of St. Hilde harbored evil intentions.
Could it be that this time, it was Count Oman who planned all of this behind the scenes?
Colin's silence made the Viscounts Auston uneasy. After a while, he carefully asked, "Lord Viscounts, do you have any other questions?"
Colin came back to his senses and shook his head. "That's all. Alright, I will release you back to the Eastern Territory as promised, as long as you can pass a message to the Duke of Saint Prospero. "
"Please tell me."
"Tell the Duke of Saint Prospero that if he wants to redeem his son, he can use Marquis García in exchange."
"Alright, I will definitely pass on your message."
Waving his hand, Colin indicated for the Viscounts Auston to leave.
Queen Aisha saw Colin deep in thought and seemed to realize something. She slowly walked to Colin's side and asked softly, "Are you leaving?"
Colin nodded. "Yes, I must return to Icestone City as soon as possible. I'm afraid that the Northern Frontier is about to fall into chaos. "
Queen Aisha didn't try to persuade him. She only threw herself into Colin's embrace and said softly, "If you need any help, please let me know."
Feeling the soft body in his arms and the fragrance that surrounded the tip of his nose, Colin smiled and said,
He smiled and said, "I do need your help."
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