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Chapter 10 The Baron of Compromise

"This, the issue of this fiefdom."

Baron Exeter rubbed his hands, his eyes uncertain, "I have marked the price at the chamber of commerce center, since your lord has found it here, you must know it too."

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

Ronan said unhurriedly, "According to the selling price you indicated, I can buy the entire Huxin Avenue. I came to visit with sincerity, and please treat me sincerely, Baron."

"Of course, I swear to be more sincere than ever. You must understand that it is the land that my family has passed down from generation to generation. My affection for the Cold Wind Territory is second only to His Majesty's love for the kingdom. No deception is allowed!"

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

"I can give you a quotation of 200 gold coins. With the serious situation of the Black Death, I even doubt whether there are any surviving subjects in your fief. This is already the highest price."

"200 gold coins? This is impossible!"

Baron Exeter screamed, flushing with humiliation.

"This covers one-tenth of the vast land in the northern province! Among the baronies in the entire kingdom, there is no second one that can match it!"

"The land on the border is worthless." Ronan corrected his words, "You know better than me that as the death line approaches, the price of the territory in your hands will only get lower and lower. After another month, if you want to sell it 100 gold coins may be difficult."

"Another thing to remind you, during the mass in the church a day ago, both the Cobo family and the Alder family sent their heirs to Triumph City for refuge."

Hearing this, Baron Exeter was stunned, with a struggling look in his eyes.

These two families are well-known feudal earl families in the kingdom, occupying two vast grain plains in the west and south respectively, and their movements often reflect the most real situation of the kingdom.

Why are these fief nobles who came to take refuge in Triumph City knowing that the price of the fief will only continue to depreciate, but they are still reluctant to sell it?

Greed is only one aspect, the bigger reason is that they are not reconciled.

They hoped that the Black Death would recede in a short time, so that they would not need 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 about the development of the situation, he was still too far away from that level, but he had to consider his own interests, and now he couldn't even afford to hire a qualified attendant.

The fief must be released as soon as possible!
"How are you thinking?"

"Anyway, the price you offered is too low, I can't accept it, I think there will be other nobles who are willing to offer better terms." The baron who was determined to sell had other ideas in his mind.

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

"Except for me, no one is willing to take over the cold wind collar, and my gift is not free."

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

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

Facing the forces of other classes, there is a natural alliance between nobles and nobles, which is the unspoken rule for the upper classes of Triumph City to maintain each other.

Therefore, when Baron Exeter was threatened by the Brotherhood, he would not let him use the fief to help himself when he was in danger, but directly solved the trouble.

Behind the Brotherhood, there may be the support of other nobles, but no nobles will have anything to do with them on the surface.

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

Aristocrats have aristocratic ways of playing, such as violence and coercion, the side effects are too great, and it is easy to affect their reputation and be boycotted.

The baron is not a fool, he could hear the threat in Ronan's words.

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

"500 gold coins, you only need 500 gold coins, and the cold wind collar will be yours from now on."

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

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

The transaction went smoothly. Ronan's words were like the last straw that broke the camel's back. Baron Exeter gave up his resistance.

In the city hall, under the witness of the church personnel, Ronan used 200 gold coins plus a tax of 50 gold coins to successfully get the cold wind collar from Baron Exeter.

After the transaction, the baron's mentality changed extremely quickly.

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

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

Judging from the baron's performance, if he lost his fief, he might disappear in Triumph City within a few months.

But that's none of his business, Ronan cheered up with the paperwork in his hand.

He finally has his own fief and can take the first step in the future!
Before that, there was a little trouble around him that needed to be sorted out.

Ronan looked at the girl beside him. After being glared at by the members of Aksha's fraternity, the latter had been in a daze state and was being led away by him.

"Are there any relatives alive?" Ronan asked her.

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

After a while, she shook her head timidly.

Uh huh, orphan?

Ronan heard some rumors on the street that some gangsters seemed to collect some orphans in the slums and make them money-making tools through begging, stealing and other means.

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 as a reward for saving me a fortune." Ronan looked at the girl and said.

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

"Secondly, I will arrange for you to be an apprentice in a herbal shop in Triumph Avenue. There are people from me there, and people from the fraternity cannot get in."

The girl's eyes lit up, and Ronan nodded, "It seems that you have a choice, so be it."

Taking her to Fragrant Street, Ronan turned and left after arranging accommodation and work in the herbal medicine shop he participated in.

Anyway, it was just for the convenience of buying the needed herbal medicines and participating in the business. Even if the girl messed up things, he didn't care.

When he was about to get home, he realized that he didn't even know the other person's name.

But it's really not worth paying attention to.

(End of this chapter)