At the end of April, Colin led his army back to Icestone City.
At this time, spring had already arrived in the Northern Frontier. Greenery could be seen everywhere on the roadside.
The lush green grass swayed in the wind and stretched its proud body in the spring breeze. The layers of greenery completely covered the land.
What made Colin even more happy was the wheat fields that had basically been completely cultivated.
Although the other parts of the Northern Frontier were in a mess and people's brains were about to explode, the Angele family's territory was very peaceful. The existence of the thirty thousand Silvermoon Guard, sufficient food reserves, and geographical location far away from the center of the storm made it difficult for the flames of war to spread to this territory.
Occasionally, there would be some sporadic slave rebellions and rebels from outside, but they were quickly suppressed. This year's spring harvest was not affected too much.
The messenger had already sent the news of the victory back to Icestone City in advance. Therefore, when Colin arrived, a large number of people had already gathered outside the city to welcome him.
The military band played a triumphant melody at the right time.
Colin rode his horse out of the crowd, and saw a figure riding a horse towards him from the crowd that had come to greet him.
It was Vera.
The young girl was wearing a white military uniform today and there was a golden lion emblem of the House of Saint Hilde on her chest. Her golden hair was tied into a ponytail and it swayed freely behind her head with the jolting of the horse.
"Colin, welcome home!" Vera slowed down as she approached Colin. She was panting slightly as she revealed a beautiful smile to him.
Colin rode his horse to Vera's side and reached out his hand to hug the young girl's slender waist. He then carried her in front of him and rode on the same horse with her.
Vera did not stop Colin's actions, but her face was red and she was a little shy.
"The last time we rode on the same horse was a year ago," Colin whispered into Vera's ear as he sniffed the fragrance of the young girl's body.
Vera could feel the warm and moist breath on her ear and she could not help but curl up in Colin's arms as she reminisced about the past:
"That's right, time really flies! The son of a nameless baron has now become a great hero who destroyed an army of a hundred thousand trolls and killed the Troll Emperor himself! "
Colin laughed, then shook his head and said, "So what if he's a great hero? The Duke Of St. Hilde is still unwilling to marry you to me. "
Vera's expression darkened as soon as she heard Jiang Yuning's words.
Until now, Colin's emissary to Chilly Winter City hadn't been received by the Duke.
Colin couldn't understand. Was the duke still confident that the Golden Lion Legion alone could quell the Northern Frontier's rebellion without Colin's help?
Was he not worried that Colin would side with the rebels?
With Colin's current military strength, he had already become a force to be reckoned with on the Northern Frontier.
However, the Duke Of St. Hilde seemed to turn a blind eye to this and nobody knew what he was thinking.
However, Colin wasn't in a hurry.
The St. Theon family's main target was definitely not the Angele family. Therefore, after dealing with the trolls, Colin didn't believe that they would come looking for trouble with him again.
Of course, this was the best time to sit back and watch the tigers fight.
"Hold on tight to the chips in your hands!"
This was the House of Medea's motto, which was very suitable for Colin's current state. He wasn't in a hurry to place his bets. The longer he delayed, the more valuable the chips in his hands would be.
While he was thinking, Colin had already entered Icestone City under the escort of the crowd.
Both sides of the street were filled with people who had come to welcome them. They loudly cheered Colin's name, creating waves of cheers.
Colin smiled and waved his hand in greeting. He couldn't help but feel a sense of pride.
This trip to the troll empire had won Colin an extremely high reputation. It could even be said that as his battle achievements spread and fermented, Colin's reputation on the Northern Frontier might rise to the point that it was second only to the Duke Of St. Hilde.
This wasn't nonsense.
Although Colin's surprise attack this time was actually taking advantage of the fact that the troll empire was relatively empty, Marquis García was the undisputed number one in terms of attacking the troll empire's strength. However, the normal citizens of the Northern Frontier couldn't tell the difference.
They didn't know how much of the hundred thousand troll army Colin had annihilated was, or how much of a difference there was between their battle strength and the elite army led by Prince Gambier.
In their eyes, although Colin hadn't annihilated as many trolls as Marquis García, he had still cut off the head of a troll emperor and forced the troll empire to sign a humiliating peace treaty.
This kind of achievement couldn't be said to be inferior to Marquis García's.
Moreover, the battle of Shadow Canyon had already caused Marquis García to fall from his pedestal.
With this, Colin was already showing signs of replacing Marquis García as the number one general of the Northern Frontier.
With a beauty in his arms and an army behind him, surrounded by fanatical citizens who lined the streets to welcome him, his ears filled with sincere and fervent praises. This kind of scene was probably something that every man yearned for.
Colin couldn't help but feel a little light-headed under the warm spring breeze.
After returning to Red Castle, Colin washed up and rested for a while before starting the banquet.
Today, Red Castle's banquet hall displayed its most beautiful side to congratulate the soldiers who had returned from this great victory.
Steward Eamon stood at the entrance of the hall with a red face, proudly welcoming the guests who had arrived.
The attendants of the Angele family were also in high spirits today. Their Lord's achievements made them feel proud, and their backs were straighter than usual.
Because the people invited to the banquet were all officers of the expedition to the troll empire, many of them weren't nobles, so the etiquette was relatively casual and there weren't too many restrictions.
Moreover, because they had just returned from the battlefield, these officers still seemed to be emitting a thick scent of blood. Their gazes carried traces of killing intent, causing the entire banquet hall to be filled with the aura of a powerful army.
Everyone chatted and laughed without any scruples, and their voices quickly drowned out the band's performance.
This was an internal celebration banquet, and Colin didn't send out invitations, so there weren't any guests sent by other families. The only 'outsider' was the dwarf messenger who had arrived in Icestone City a month ago.
This dwarf messenger had been waiting for Colin in Icestone City for so long, and he had long accumulated a stomach full of resentment. Now that he saw these officers who had little to do with elegance and nobility, he couldn't help but feel a sense of contempt.
In his opinion, the Angele family hadn't risen to power for long, so they didn't have a strong foundation, and there was still a barbaric aura in their bones.
At this moment, Colin and Vera appeared at the entrance of the hall hand in hand.
Colin had changed into the Viscounts' formal attire, with a roaring white bear emblem on his chest and the Blade of Judgement at his waist. At this moment, he carried the momentum of a great victory, and he walked with the might of a tiger, full of heroic spirit.
Vera, who was beside him, wore a blue backless formal dress, and her dazzling golden hair was fixed by a thorny headdress. The soft ends of her hair formed a curly line on her fair shoulders, and her sea blue eyes were even more dazzling in the contrast of the formal attire.
Her height of 1.7 meters and the silver stiletto heels on her feet not only made her look tall and slender, but also accentuated her golden ratio figure incisively and vividly.
When the two of them walked into the banquet hall, the noise instantly quieted down.
All the officers, without anyone commanding them, actually saluted Colin in unison, and this made the dwarf messenger stand out, and he suddenly felt very awkward.
However, he also put away his contempt a little, and he had some understanding of Colin's high prestige in the military.
Colin naturally also saw the dwarf messenger, but he didn't pay him any attention. He only smiled and returned the greeting to the officers, and then announced the official start of the banquet.
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