Old Harvey sat in the parlor for about half an hour, but the owner of the room still didn't seem to want to come out to receive him.

This is the castle of the Count of Camille.

He'd been here twice, and he still couldn't get used to the overly ornate decorations and vulgar artwork.

Earl Camille's domain is next to Xiaya, and as a subordinate vassal of Duke Valrant, this count obviously does not have much kindness to Xiaya's new lord.

Since Colin Vane recovered all the territories and imprisoned Earl Frank and others, Duke Valrant, as the leader of the conservative aristocracy, has expressed on various occasions that he is very dissatisfied with Xiaya's radical actions.

It's just that due to various reasons and pressures, there has been no substantive countermeasures.

As the most experienced merchant in Thunder City, Harvey Sr. knew Tulum's aristocratic circles well.

Duke Varrant naturally did not dare to do anything unfavorable to Colin Vane, but it was not difficult to add some resistance and trouble to the fortress in private.

For example, let the territory around Xia Ya take the opportunity to triple the price of ore.

The fortress needs a large number of arrows and weapons, which used to be dependent on the ore resources of the surrounding countries and territories, even if Xia Ya is reluctant, she must spend a lot of money to buy, of course, this kind of robbery while the fire is burning, you can't go too far, although everyone knows what's going on, but you can't tear your face apart.

Since the death of Lady Madeleine, Jennifer has gone to Akibara City, and the fortress is extremely understaffed for foreign transactions, and it is in this situation that the experienced old Harvey is borrowed by Colin from Finia.

Harvey Sr. had been in Winterfell for two years, except for an occasional trip back to Thunder City, and had witnessed the changes that changed almost every day of Shaya.

The shops in Twilight have grown from four to more than forty now, and all the clerks and managers of the shops are all Twilight locals, except for the people who originally followed him. Although sales are still not comparable to those of luxury stores in Thunder City, they have been able to start making profits.

Old Harvey didn't know magic and alchemy, and he didn't know how those high-quality and high-yield grains were grown, but he knew very well that Xiaya, who had this kind of production capacity, would definitely not be able to accommodate a Tulum kingdom in the future.

Especially after the lord's appointment letter came down, he saw that the position of "Minister of Commerce" was vacant, and he immediately guessed something, and since then he has been thinking of himself as a person in Twilight City, and he has been running around for the fortress with all his might.

After the third cup of coffee was drunk, Harvey saw the owner of the castle come out slowly.

"I've seen the Earl." Harvey, who is already a little old, did not have any impatience and impatience due to waiting for a long time, but became more and more polite.

"I'm sorry, Mr. Harvey, because I neglected to take care of some important things." The fat Earl Camille burped out, and the smell of alcohol could not be concealed.

"I'm bothering." Harvey was not dissatisfied.

"It's been months since I last saw Mr. Harvey."

Count Camille himself has no contradiction with Charya and Colin Vahn, as Duke Valrant's subordinate, he doesn't have to be afraid of Colin Vahn, but there is no need to offend the other party, in addition to being able to fulfill the Duke's orders, selling some ore at a high price is also the best of both worlds, but Charya has not come to purchase ore for a long time, which makes him a little regretful.

"Lord Earl, to be honest, the ore in the original fortress was enough to use it for a year or two, so I didn't continue to purchase it before, but recently, our lord has become obsessed with alchemy, you know, this thing is quite expensive, so I can only come here to buy it again."

"Alchemy?" Although Camille is not a magician, he is no stranger to it, and he knows that this thing does burn a lot of money, and ordinary magicians are rarely willing to get involved.

However, with Colin Wayne's identity and family background, it is not surprising that he has such a hobby.

He smiled, "I'm afraid that only people like you lords can afford to play this kind of high-end interest." ”

"Laughing." Old Harvey smiled.

The territory of the Count of Camille has always been famous for its mines, rich in all kinds of high-quality ores. On the contrary, because of the climate and other reasons, the grain production has not been very good, and in difficult years, it is necessary to buy from the territory in the east, fortunately, most of the nearby are the vassals of the Duke of Valant, and everyone has a good relationship, plus there is an economic source of ore, and the life in the territory has always been good, at least better than the previous Xia Ya I don't know how much.

"So, how much ore do you need this time?"

"Except for the iron ore, which is the same as before, the more ores, the better."

"The more the merrier?"

"Yes, how much is in the territory, we are willing to buy them all." Harvey's exit is amazing.

"Mr. Harvey, are you underestimating my ore production here?"

"No, Lord Earl, I'm afraid you underestimate our lord's hobby." Harvey smiled: "Of course, we want the price to be slightly more reasonable than before." ”

When Count Camille heard this request, he became more and more convinced of the sincerity of the other party's procurement, and said with a smile: "Mr. Harvey, it wasn't that I asked for a price before, but you also know that although I have a lot of mines here, because of the food problem, I can't feed too many miners, so the price is indeed a little higher, but if the demand is large, this is not negotiable." ”

"Understandable."

Harvey smiled, "Our lord knows your difficulties, so he also brings sincerity. ”

As he spoke, he asked his attendant to bring out a mechanical clock that had been prepared.

"This is a gift that my lord has entrusted me to bring you."

"It's ...... Magic timer? Camille wondered.

"Pretty much the same, but with a slight difference, it doesn't require the use of magic crystals, as long as the knob behind you rotates every two days......"

Harvey briefly explained the use of the clockwork, and then smiled, "This is the result of our lord's recent addiction to alchemy, as a small gift for you to play with at your leisure." ”

"It's kind of interesting."

Camille was a little curious, but he didn't think much about it, after all, with his value, although the magic timer cost some magic crystals, he could afford to use it, and he said it was interesting, but in his heart he was scornful of Colin Vane's undoing business.

The changes that have taken place in Winterfell cannot be hidden from everyone around them.

Count Camille knew that the fort had a bumper grain harvest in the first two years and that the city was being renovated, but he was not too relieved, after all, Colin Vane had the support of Roman Sagan and His Majesty the Kingdom, and the princess was about to marry, so it was understandable that it would take some effort to repair it.

However, it seems that Colin Vane is just a magician after all, and his mind is always on these new and interesting things that have little practical meaning, and he can't be a good lord at all.

(End of chapter)