At the end of the song, Colin hugged Vera and stopped spinning.
Thunderous applause followed, and everyone praised Colin and Vera for their wonderful dance.
Colin asked Vera to hold his arm as they walked to the side of the field and began to entertain the officers who were attending the banquet.
After experiencing two major battles in Silvermoon City and the expedition to the Giant Demon Empire, the Black Cavalry was now deeply engraved with Colin's brand. Even if Marquis García returned to the Northern Frontier, he would not be able to easily take away this strong army.
Colin even began to plan to change the name of the Black Cavalry.
However, considering that Marquis García was about to be redeemed, Colin was not in a hurry to change the name of the Black Cavalry. Otherwise, it would be a little ugly.
He was now thinking of marrying Vera so that Marquis García would become his father-in-law. Then, it would be easier for him to bargain with his son-in-law.
Colin shook hands with the officers of the Black Cavalry one by one, and he also found that these people were looking at him with admiration and respect.
In the beginning, these people had only chosen to be loyal to Colin because they obeyed Marquis García's orders. However, now, they had already recognized the new commander of the Black Cavalry from the bottom of their hearts.
Sure enough, the best way to conquer an army was to lead them to victory.
After walking around the officers of the Black Cavalry, Colin finally arrived in front of the dwarf messenger.
"Dear Viscount Angley, congratulations on your great victory in the expedition to the Giant Demon Empire. Your achievements have overshadowed the sun in the sky!"
"Haha, Count Anca, you are flattering me."
When they were walking over, Vera had already whispered the origin of the dwarf messenger in Colin's ear.
Ahn-Kha Maynard, eldest son of the Marquis of Maynard.
The Menham Family was the most prestigious family among the dwarves. Their fief was not in the Northern Frontier, but in the Flaming Territory.
The so-called Crimson Flame Territory was actually the territory of the Radiance Empire's royal family, the 'World Purifying Crimson Flame' San Lorenzo family. It was located in the center of the empire and was surrounded by the East, South, West, and North Territories.
Therefore, Marquis Menam was naturally a vassal of the San Lorenzo family.
The eldest son of Marquis Menam, Count Anca, was actually about the same age as Colin. However, dwarves generally looked older, and they liked to grow thick beards, so he looked like he was in his thirties or forties.
He was less than 1.3 meters tall, and his bloated figure made him look even more comical.
"Viscount Angley, you are too modest." Count Anca always had a simple and honest smile on his face, but the light that flashed through his eyes from time to time let Colin know that this was not a simple character.
"May I know why Count Anca has come to Icestone City from so far away?" Colin also put on a harmless smile.
"There are two main things." Count Anca seemed to be an impatient person as he immediately said, "The first thing is to tell you that the Menham Family has decided to send troops to the Northern Frontier."
"Oh?" Colin's eyes flashed as he continued to ask, "May I know why the Menham Family is sending troops?"
"Of course it is to attack the Duke Of St. Hilde!" Count Anca said righteously. "This duke is the ruler of the Northern Frontier, but he failed to fulfill his responsibility to protect his people. He allowed the Northern Frontier to be invaded by trolls and suffered from famine. Now, the people of the Northern Frontier are in dire straits and war is everywhere. He must pay the price!"
"What price?"
"Give up the position of the Dukes Of The North!"
"Give it to who?"
Count Anca glanced at Vera, who was beside Colin, and said in a deep voice, "I think that Mr. Feng of the St. Theon Family is more suitable to become the new ruler of the Northern Frontier!"
Hearing this, Vera's hand, which was holding Colin's hand, couldn't help but tremble slightly.
Colin reached out and patted Vera's small hand, indicating that she didn't need to be nervous. Then, he looked at Count Anca and asked, "So, is this Emperor Reinhardt's idea?"
"No, this is the Menham Family's idea. Moreover, we also received Marquis Dawson's request for help, so we decided to send troops to the Northern Frontier to attack the Duke Of St. Hilde, who is not qualified to be the ruler of the Northern Frontier! "
I don't believe you!
Colin secretly complained. He didn't believe that the Menham Family didn't get Emperor Reinhardt's permission to send troops.
If it wasn't for the Emperor of the Light Empire's tacit approval, the Menham Family's troops wouldn't be able to leave the Flaming Territory safely.
But why was that?
Colin immediately fell into deep confusion.
He originally thought that the San Lorenzo Family and the House of Saint Hilde's in-laws would definitely help the Northern Frontier defend against the St. Theon Family's invasion.
Moreover, the St. Theon Family had a deep grudge with the Light Empire's royal family.
It didn't make sense for the royal family to allow the Menham Family to help the St. Theon Family.
What exactly was Emperor Reinhardt thinking?
Instead of helping his brother-in-law, he was helping his enemy?
A smug smile appeared on the corners of Count Anca's mouth when he saw Colin fall into deep thought, and then he continued. "The second matter is directly related to you."
"Oh?" Colin came back to his senses and nodded. "Please speak."
"Father wants to exchange territories with the Angele family!"
"Exchange territories?" Colin was a little confused, his brows deeply furrowed.
Count Anca saw this and comforted him. "Don't worry, the Menham Family has always been fair. The territories we will exchange with you will definitely not be small, and the production will only be more, not less."
Colin narrowed his eyes and seemed to understand something. He then asked, "I'm afraid the Menham Family isn't the only territory you want to exchange, right?"
"Of course not. There's also the Morrison Family, the Lomba Family, the Billy Family …"
Hearing Count Anca mention the names one by one, Colin confirmed the locations of these territories in his heart.
He then realized that after exchanging these territories, the Menham Family would completely move to the Northern Frontier, and their territory would be connected to the Dawson Family's.
Haha, this would probably be the territory of the Dwarf Kingdom in the future!
So this was what the San Lorenzo Family was planning.
Taking advantage of the internal strife in the Northern Frontier, they would move all the dwarves in the Flaming Flame Territory to the Northern Frontier and allow them to establish their own country.
After establishing their own country, the Dwarf Kingdom would naturally become a subsidiary of the Radiant Empire. The Dwarf King's loyalty would not be to the Lord of the Northern Frontier, but to Emperor Reinhardt.
As for Colin and the other former Lords of the Northern Frontier who would be exchanging territories with the Flaming Flame Territory, they would probably also change factions and pledge their loyalty to the Emperor.
This way, the San Lorenzo Family would not have to pay any price to divide the Northern Frontier and even take away a large piece of territory.
What a good plan!
So, this was the reason why Emperor Reinhardt did not help his brother-in-law and was instead preparing to support his family's former enemy to become the Dukes Of The North?
Colin felt that this reason was a little far-fetched.
"Count Anca, this is a serious matter. I need some time to think about it."
"Of course." Count Anca nodded. "However, you'd better hurry up. Our Menham Family's army will enter the Northern Frontier in early May. The longer you delay, the less territory you will be able to get. "
"Haha, I will think about it as soon as possible." Colin smiled faintly, nodded, and turned around to leave.
After taking a few steps, Vera asked softly, "Colin, will the Northern Frontier really become the territory of the St. Theon Family?"
Colin turned his head and looked at Vera who had a worried expression on her face. He comforted her gently, "Don't worry, if you want to change the owner of the Northern Frontier, you have to ask for my opinion!"
Vera looked at Colin who was full of confidence and suddenly smiled.
She had faced despair many times before, but this mysterious man always managed to surprise her.
This time, she believed that it would be no exception.
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