"This, the problem of this fiefdom."

Baron Exeter rubbed his hands, with an uncertain look in his eyes, "I have already indicated the price in the center of the Chamber of Commerce, and since my lord has found this place, I think it must be clear." ”

"But you should understand that that's not realistic."

Ronan said unhurriedly, "According to the selling price you marked, I can buy the entire Huxin Avenue, I came to visit with sincerity, and I ask the Baron to be sincere." ”

"Of course, I swear more than ever, you must understand that this is the land of my family for generations, and my affection for the Cold Wind Leader is second only to His Majesty's love for the kingdom, and there will be no room for the slightest deception!"

The baron's words were emotional, but Ronan was not interested in wasting time with him.

"I can give you an offer of 200 gold coins, with the current serious situation of the Black Death, I even doubt that there are still surviving lords in your fiefdom, this is already the highest price."

"200 gold? That's impossible! ”

Baron Exeter screamed in shock, his face flushed from the feeling of humiliation.

"That's a tenth of the northern provinces! Among the baronies of the entire kingdom, there is no second one that can compare! ”

"Land on the border is worthless." Ronan corrected his words, "You know better than I do that as the death line approaches, the price of the territory in your hands will only get lower and lower, and in another month, it will be difficult to sell for 100 gold coins." ”

"As a word of caution, during the Church Mass a day ago, both the Kobo family and the Alder family sent their heirs to Triumph City for refuge."

Hearing this, Baron Exeter was stunned, and there was a look of struggle in his eyes.

These two families were the most famous fiefdoms of the kingdom, the Earl Families, who occupied two vast grain plains in the west and south, respectively, and their movements often reflected the most authentic situation of the kingdom.

Why are these fief nobles who came to Triumph City for refuge know that the price of their fiefs will only continue to depreciate, but they are reluctant to sell them?

Greed is only one aspect, the bigger reason is that they are unwilling.

They hoped that the Black Death would recede in a short time, so that they would not have to give up their territory.

But the actions of the two families broke the luck in Baron Exeter's heart, and the situation in the kingdom seemed to be getting worse and worse.

The baron didn't care how the situation developed, he was still too far from that level, but he had to consider his own interests, and now he couldn't even afford to hire a qualified squire.

The fiefdom must be taken off as soon as possible!

"How's it going?"

"Anyway, the price you gave is too low for me to accept, and I think there will be other nobles willing to give better terms." The baron, who had made up his mind to sell, had other ideas in mind.

Ronan could see this in the change in his expression, but didn't care.

"No one but me would want to take over the Chill Neck, and my gift isn't free."

The remote and poor location of the Cold Wind Collar doomed it to fail to arouse the interest of the heirs of the big family, not to mention that Ronan also made up for it.

Why would he be willing to help Baron Exeter erase the arrears for no reason? Not yet to follow the rules of the nobility.

In the face of other classes, there is a natural alliance between nobles and nobles, which is the unspoken rule that the upper echelons of Triumph City maintain each other.

So he wouldn't take advantage of the danger of Baron Exeter to let him use his fief to help him when he was threatened by the Brotherhood, but directly solved the trouble.

Behind the Brotherhood, there may be the support of other nobles, but there will never be nobles who have anything to do with them on the surface.

And Baron Exeter, who accepted his help, if he was unwilling to sell his fief to him, Ronan naturally had a way to make him unable to stay in Triumph City.

The aristocracy has the play of the aristocracy, violent coercion or something, the side effects are too great, it is easy to affect their reputation, and they are resisted.

The baron was not a fool and could hear the threat in Ronan's words.

He was silent for a while before he opened his mouth to try to get more benefits for himself.

"500 gold coins, only 500 gold coins, the cold wind leader will be yours from now on."

Ronan knew that things were settled, and from the moment the baron made an offer, he had already fallen into the disadvantage.

"As an elegant nobleman, please don't bargain with me like those merchants."

The deal went well, and Ronan's words were like the last straw that broke the camel's back, making Baron Exeter give up resistance.

In the town hall, in the presence of the church personnel, Ronan successfully obtained the Coldwind Collar from Baron Exeter with 200 gold and 50 gold in taxes.

After the deal was over, the Baron's mindset changed very quickly.

The gloomy look on his face had long since disappeared, and he warmly invited Ronan to join him at a recent banquet.

Ronan, who was not interested in this, politely rejected him, and after watching the baron leave, he looked at his back and shook his head.

Judging by the performance of this baron, if he loses his fief, I am afraid that it will disappear in Triumph City in a few months.

But that's none of his business, Ronan took the paperwork in his hand, happy.

He finally has his own fiefdom and is able to take the first step in the future!

Before that, there was a small trouble on his side that needed to be solved.

Ronan looked at the girl beside him, who had been in a state of stupor since being glared at by a member of Axia's brotherhood, and was led by him.

"Are there any relatives still alive?" Ronan spoke at her.

After being stunned for a while, the girl realized that she was talking to herself, and her body couldn't help but shrink back.

It was a moment before she shook her head timidly.

Uh-huh, orphans?

Ronan has heard some street rumors that some gangsters seem to collect orphans from the slums and use begging, stealing, etc., to make them a tool to make money.

It's just that he doesn't pay attention to these things, there is too much darkness in this era, and even Ronan himself is in it.

"I'll give you two choices, in return for helping me save a sum of money." Ronan said as he looked at the girl.

"The first one, I'll give you 10 silver coins and let you go." The girl's body stiffened, and she thought of Aksha's murderous eyes.

"Second, I'll arrange for you to be apprenticed to a herb shop on Triumph Avenue, where there are my people, and the people of the Brotherhood can't get in."

The girl's eyes lit up, and Ronan nodded, "Looks like you have a choice, so be it." ”

After taking her to Aromatic Street, and arranging accommodation and work at the herb shop he was involved in, Ronan turned and left.

Anyway, it was just a business that he participated in to buy the herbs he needed conveniently, even if something happened to the girl, he didn't care.

When he was almost home, he remembered that he didn't even know the other person's name.

But it's really not worth paying attention to.