The First Vampire

Count Nicoll finally understands the saying, “There’s no such thing as a free lunch”.

With Colin’s strong support, he finally secured power over the Eastern Territory, but now it’s time for him to pay the price.

And this cost is something that even Count Nicoll finds daunting.

Although it’s to fulfill the King’s war order, temporarily using the Church’s “tithe tax” to cover military expenses is a very sensitive issue.

If this becomes a precedent, would future Empire lords facing financial difficulties be able to directly “borrow” money from the Church?

The Pope, if he has not lost his senses, would not tolerate such actions in the Eastern Territory.

If Count Nicoll agrees to Colin’s proposal, as the executor of this plan, he will become a thorn in the side of the Church.

This makes him hesitate — can the Nicoll family really afford such a cost?

Even with his head bowed, Count Nicoll can feel Count Angler’s gaze upon him.

For a moment, Count Nicoll feels like a prey locked onto by a hunter’s bow and arrow. Any slight move could bring about a deadly strike.

The threat of the Church is undoubtedly terrifying, but isn’t the Earl of North Territory who stands before him also difficult to deal with?

Count Nicoll will not forget how this man single-handedly turned the Eastern Territory upside down. If he doesn’t agree to Colin’s proposal, Count Nicoll fears he might not be able to walk out of the Conference Hall alive.

“Count Angler, I think your suggestion is brilliant!”

As soon as Count Nicoll spoke, the tense atmosphere in the Conference Hall instantly relaxed.

The Nobles of the Eastern Territory breathed a sigh of relief. Although they were still worried, at least someone was taking the brunt of the Church’s pressure, and they would not bleed heavily for the war order.

Colin revealed a satisfied smile, walked up to Count Nicoll and patted his shoulder amicably, saying,

“Now that Count Nicoll has a viable plan to fulfill the King’s War Order, I’m relieved.

All right, as an outsider, I won’t interfere too much with the Eastern Territory’s internal affairs.

From now on, the Conference Hall is yours.”

Having said that, Colin briskly walked towards the exit as if he no longer had any concern with Eastern Territory affairs.

Seeing this, Prince Harrison and Princess Judy quickly followed him.

Count Nicoll slowly walked up to the stage and stopped next to Duke St. Prowse’s seat.

After making his decision, Count Nicoll actually felt calm.

He knew he could only go forward now.

In that case, he might as well take advantage of the reshuffling in the Eastern Territory to gain the most for the Nicoll family.

His gaze slowly swept over the Conference Hall, taking in the expressions of the Eastern Territory nobles.

There were looks of contempt, envy, spite, and anticipation…

Count Nicoll took a deep breath, cast all distracting thoughts aside, and announced loudly:

“Well, gentlemen, let us now discuss in detail how to form this expeditionary army…”

…

After leaving the Conference Hall, Colin walked down the quiet hallway. Looking back, he saw Prince Harrison trailing behind him.

“Teacher.”

Colin halted, waited for Prince Harrison to approach, and smiled, “What is it?”

Prince Harrison nodded, saying, “Teacher, my earlier alliance with Knight Evan was because…”

“No worries, you don’t have to explain. I understand the situation you were in.” Colin interrupted with a smile.

“Thank you, Master!” Prince Harrison seemed to have put a load off his mind, and his expression instantly relaxed. He asked again, “Master, did I do well at the conference hall?”

“Very well.” Colin patted Prince Harrison’s shoulder with a smile, “You’re finally showing some of the Royal Family of the Empire’s dignity.”

Prince Harrison giggled shyly and said, “I think you, Master, are the one with the true king’s demeanor. You can stir up a storm with just a few simple sentences!”

If it were someone else who said that, Colin would definitely be suspicious of their motives, but in Prince Harrison’s tone, Colin only heard admiration and yearning.

“Master, how can I become as powerful as you?”

Confronted with Prince Harrison’s burning gaze, Colin touched his nose, unusually feeling somewhat embarrassed.

Truth be told, this time he was able to successfully control the situation in White Dew City mainly thanks to the advantage of being part of the Blood Clan and a bit of luck.

Upon careful consideration, Mr. Ji’s plan was indeed flawless.

Firstly, he chose to assassinate critical figure Colin himself. Once Colin was dead, the frenzied Blood Knight Army would undoubtedly charge into White Dew City for revenge.

Then, Count Evan would take advantage of the chaos to set fires, cooperating with the red-robed mage in sacrificing White Dew City to perform the Eyes of Judgment spell to assassinate Prince Lexie.

Lastly, the red-robed mage would take over Prince Lexie’s body.

This way, with the support of two Holy Knights, it was almost a given that Count Evan could ascend to the position of Duke of the Eastern Territory.

Furthermore, with Colin dead and the entire Blood Knight Army wiped out in the fire, the Northern Territory’s best military genius and most splendid military force would have perished in White Dew City.

This would greatly weaken the Northern Territory’s strength and lay a solid foundation for Mr. Ji’s future scheme in the North Territory.

Given time, if all goes well, Mr. Ji would be able to control the East and North Territories and restore the glory of the St. Sean family.

Unfortunately, despite Mr. Ji’s meticulous calculations, he never dreamed that he, with the strength of a Holy Knight, would fail to kill a sixth-order knight.

You must know that although there is only one rank difference between the Sixth Order and the Holy Field, the gap in strength between the two is vast.

For example, Mr. Ji only needed one attack to burst Colin’s heart, and Colin couldn’t even fight back at that time.

However, Mr. Ji did not expect that Colin would surprisingly be a cheater.

And this led to a series of changes afterwards. The Blood Knight Army did not enter the city, Count Evan could only provoke the lords of Eastern Territory to attack the Pegasus Army, and the red-robed mage was discovered by Colin and had his spell casting interrupted…

In the end, Mr. Ji could only flee with resentment.

However, Colin was also aware that his victory this time was extremely lucky.

With just a tiny mishap, White Dew City would be in a completely different situation.

The vast majority of the Eastern nobles, and Prince Harrison right in front of him, believed that Colin had smartly taken control of everything in White Dew City, but in reality, they did not know that Colin himself was sweating bullets.

He did not think he would be so lucky next time when facing Mr. Ji. Therefore, advancing to the Holy Field has become Colin’s most immediate desire.

“I think what you need most right now is self-confidence.” Colin, unsure of how to answer his student’s question, could only start with some life advice.

“Self-confidence?”

“That’s right. You’re the first heir to the Royal Family of the Empire, so you must establish a self-confidence that ensures that you can achieve anything you set your mind to. With this self-confidence, you can truly show the dominance a king should have.”

Prince Harrison nodded thoughtfully. Something seemed to have crossed his mind, which caused his face to suddenly look peculiar.

After hesitating for quite a while, Prince Harrison finally gathered the courage to say:

“Master, should I go all out to fight for what I want?”

“Of course!”

“Then I want to marry Kathy Savoy!”

“…” Colin.

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