Imperial Crown.

Chapter 220 The best gift
Something big happened in Xuefeng County.

Knight Eric led two battalions, a total of 1100 elite Eagle Army soldiers in full helmet and armor, and set out from the Eagle Territory and headed straight for the city of Hovi.

The purpose is to escort the engagement gift from Baron Raven to Miss Nancy, which is called Angel's Glory.

With such a grand ceremony, it is hard not to attract other people's attention. When passing through other noble territories on the way, it is inevitable to be asked all kinds of questions.

However, no matter who invited him, Eric declined all of them. He ate and lived in the barracks. He even refused the wine and food sent by the lords of various families and did not reveal any details.

The tense state is like preparing for a big battle.

Such a grand style naturally aroused the curiosity of many people, and as Eric's journey got longer, the curiosity became more and more intense.

Just 10 days after setting out, the entire Nordic province began to pay attention to this gift-giving team.

For a time, "Angel's Glory" became the most discussed topic in the Nord Province.

Some nobles even sent their own knights, or even went out themselves, to follow Eric's team, just to be the first to witness the splendor of this treasure!

When nobles travel, they naturally don't travel light, they have to bring at least a dozen people with them. Add to that the merchants who follow the trend and mercenaries who want to broaden their horizons, and the team becomes increasingly larger.

So when the team arrived at the city of Hovi 23 days later, it had expanded to nearly 5000 people.

Inside and outside the west gate of Hovi City, local residents who came to watch the excitement, merchants who heard the news and were waiting here, tourists, and nobles were crowded together. Each of them had an expectant look on their faces and discussed in low voices.

If you look from the sky, it looks like a huge swarm of bees.

Gul'dan on the top of the city wall turned pale.

As early as when he heard the news of the team's departure, Gul'dan realized Raven's "sinister intentions".

It was obvious that Raven was using the opportunity of giving an engagement gift to promote his new product "Angel's Glory".

There was not even any communication with the Fox family beforehand!
Yes, now that Raven has succeeded, the entire Nord Province knows about this thing.

But this idiot little bee never thought that Fox is from an earl family.

The Earl family!

What gift could he come up with that would match the Earl's family?
It can't be a golden statue, right?
That does fit the aesthetics and taste of a pariah among the aristocratic group.

The monkey put on human skin and really thought of himself as a human being!

The team slowly stopped, and even though Gul'dan was unhappy, he had no choice but to go forward.

Eric pounded his chest and saluted: "Mr. Gul'dan, I..."

"We'll talk later." Gul'dan waved his hand and said, "Take a few people with you and escort the gifts to the castle with me. The others will temporarily camp outside the city."

He really didn't want the gift to appear in public. The more people saw it, the more trouble it would cause.

You, Raven, have no respect for your reputation. The reputation of our Fox family cannot be blasphemed!
Eric still wanted to fight for it, but when he saw Gul'dan's expression and knew that this was the territory of the Fox family, he had to obey.

However, Baron Raven had previously instructed that as many people as possible should be present to witness the gift, so even after Eric gave the order, his men still did not act quickly, and the reason was very legitimate - the gift was precious and fragile.

Gul'dan was so anxious that he wanted to kill someone, but he still had to wait for Eric for an hour before the things were slowly transported into the city.

The streets were packed with people, so crowded that even a fly couldn't fly. If Gul'dan hadn't arranged soldiers on both sides of the road to maintain order, the carriages would have been unable to move!
Even so, when the carriage carrying the gifts arrived outside the castle, the time had changed from morning to noon.

The sun is scorching.

Under the bright sun at noon, a carriage came galloping.

Gul'dan's mind buzzed - Nancy came after all.

Just a dozen minutes, just a dozen minutes, once we get the things into the castle and close the door everything will be fine!
She had to come at this time!
The carriage stopped and Nancy jumped out. She had two high ponytails on her head and deep dimples on her apple-like face, with a smile of expectation from the bottom of her heart.

The bright red dress swayed with her steps, and the lace on the hems of the dress fluttered in the wind. From a distance, it looked like a ball of flying fire.

She is worthy of being the Fiery Rose of the Fox family.

"Brother, what took you so long? I can't wait any longer!" Nancy smiled. Without waiting for Gul'dan's response, she looked at Eric and said, "Long time no see. I heard you are a knight now?"

"Miss Nancy, you are still as innocent and beautiful as before." Eric saluted and said, "In this carriage is the gift that the Baron carefully prepared for you. It is unique in the entire Nord Province and even the entire Empire!"

Gul'dan's face turned slightly pale, because he knew that with Nancy's flamboyant temper, she would definitely open the gift on the spot.

But at this moment, a kind of vicious pleasure arose in his heart.

He had tried his best, he had tried to appease Nancy, and the decision to marry Raven was made by his father Montreal.

No matter what happens afterwards, it's not my responsibility!

Anyway, Nancy, you are going to marry Raven, and I want to see how you embarrass yourself in public and become the laughing stock of the entire Nord Province.

It would also let my father know how outrageous his marriage to Raven was!

Just as Gul'dan expected, Nancy couldn't wait and asked Eric to open the box on the carriage on the spot.

The outer compartment was removed, and the inside was filled with cotton for shock absorption. The inner layer was covered in a sheet of white satin embroidered with rose buds that were about to bloom!
"I'll do it myself!" Nancy jumped into the carriage excitedly, pulling the white silk with her fingers. A trace of uneasiness flashed through her heart. She bit her lips lightly and suddenly pulled open the curtain.

Light, strong light.

The mirror reflected the sunlight, so that Nancy's entire body was reflected in it.

She covered her lips slightly with her hand, but the light in her eyes was almost brighter than the sun.

It is true that Nancy is arrogant, reckless and willful, but that does not mean she is an idiot. She can see the intention behind Raven's high-profile engagement gift.

But she was willing to cooperate with Raven because he was the person she liked, her future husband.

Nancy was even prepared to praise and publicize the gift no matter what it was.

But I didn't expect to receive such a generous gift that far exceeded my expectations!

The mirror surface is smooth and flat. Even after more than twenty days of transportation, it can still reflect people without any falseness.

She could see the joy in her own eyes, the livid face of her brother, and even more so, the faces that were so surprised that their mouths were open and they were completely dazed.

Angel's glory!

There is no other such excellent engagement gift in the entire empire, or even the entire continent!

Gul'dan looked at himself in the mirror, his mind spinning.

He didn't care about his manners and rushed to the carriage. He opened his mouth unconsciously and could even see the vegetable leaves left from breakfast between his teeth.

Impossible...Impossible!

How could Raven, a mere baron, possibly come up with such a valuable gift! ?

It is as tall as a door panel and can reflect the whole person in an extremely clear mirror. This is the most beautiful work of art in the world!
He, he actually used this treasure that was good enough to be a betrothal gift as an engagement gift! ?

Damn it, Raven is damned!!

This kind of artwork should be produced by our Fox family. Why should the small Griffith family own it?!

More importantly, how much dowry would the Fox family have to give to match this wealth?
You know, since the Earl's family wants to show their strength, the dowry must be much more valuable than the betrothal gift. This time, Raven not only wants fame, but also wants to use a knife to cut flesh from the Fox family.

That should have been my money!

If he had known this would happen, Gul'dan would have taken the gift back to the castle even if it meant falling out with him.

But now it's too late.

Outside the castle, tens of thousands of people witnessed the enchantment of Angel's Glory at the same time. They saw their own faces in it, and the screams and shouts were like boiling hot soup.

The noble ladies and ladies present had unconcealable jealousy in their eyes. They looked at Nancy one by one, wishing they could take her place!

"Go to Eagle Territory and find Baron Raven, quickly!" a noble suddenly shouted.

Everyone present immediately came to their senses.

Yup!

Since Baron Raven can come up with such a treasure, he must be able to produce it.

Maybe it’s not as huge as this Angel’s Glory mirror, but if it’s a smaller dressing mirror, it will definitely be there!
This is a business opportunity!
This is the Eagle Territory's specialty and is irreplaceable. No matter how high a price Baron Raven sells it for, he can still make a profit if he resells it to other provinces or countries!
However, at this time, most nobles only sent their servants to investigate the situation first.

Having received such a precious and luxurious gift, the Fox family could not help but hold a cocktail party to celebrate.

Indeed, the cocktail party lasted for three full days. Nancy wore a different custom-made dress every day, with an extremely happy smile on her face, welcoming everyone's compliments and blessings.

Gul'dan maintained a stiff smile as he listened to everyone in the Fox family castle praising a baron who was a dozen years younger than him.

After the reception, the nobles received the news.

Angel's Glory is indeed for sale, but the prerequisite is that one must be a supreme member of the Xuefeng County Business Alliance.

To become a supreme member, you need to spend 50000 gold coins!

Even the Viscount family couldn't come up with so much cash at once.

On the other hand, the most valuable product of the Xuefeng County Business Alliance is the Angel series of products.

But whether it is Angel's Tears, Angel's Kiss or Angel's Embrace, no one has such a huge demand.

50000 gold coins, if you want to buy Angel's Tears, you need to buy nearly 20000 bottles; Angel's Kiss also needs 500 bottles; if it is Angel's Embrace, it will be more than 10.

However, there was another piece of news that came with it, that is, Baron Raven was preparing to hold another press conference to introduce a new product, "Angel's Gift".

For the current nobles of the Nordic province, press conferences are nothing new.

Two years ago, the press conference held by Raven was very impressive.

Afterwards, various merchants and nobles followed suit, and now it has become the norm not only in the Nord province, but similar activities have also begun to take place in the surrounding provinces.

The date was set for November 11th.

On November 11, the first snow fell; on the 14th, the nobles' horses' hooves melted the snow on the streets, without even needing to clean it up.

Almost all the nobles from the entire Nord Province came. Eagle Castle could not accommodate so many people, but fortunately there was the Pride of the Lion as a diversion.

The Colosseum changed its schedule, hosting acrobatics and magic shows during the day and serving as the main venue for press conferences at night.

Raven was already very familiar with how to mobilize the emotions of the audience. After a short and successful speech, he walked off the stage leisurely and ordered his servants to serve the Angel's Gift.

Angel's Gift comes in two types of packaging, one transparent and one opaque.

The transparent ones are naturally canned pecans, which look lovely green and do not need any additional labels. The opaque ones are canned brown dace, which are wrapped in coarse cloth, mainly to cover up the dead fish eyes that are so unappetizing at first glance.

Canned pecans are delicious. Eating them once will not only keep you from feeling hungry for five days, but can also directly heal most injuries. They have a shelf life of two years and are sold for 9.99 gold coins per can.

This is undoubtedly the best food for marching and fighting. Not only is it delicious, but it can also satisfy hunger and heal wounds. It was immediately sought after by many nobles.

You know, these days, the cost of training a truly elite soldier is very high. It is really a very cost-effective deal to use less than 10 gold coins to bring back a veteran on the verge of life and death.

Besides, when do nobles ever consider the price-performance ratio when buying things?
It’s expensive, that’s right!

When the nobles were praising the canned pecans, Raven was watching from the side, occasionally agreeing with them.

When the canned brown dace appeared, Raven immediately left the scene.

This is why the press conference was held at night - when it is dark, so that Raven can evacuate easily.

Even so, when he walked out the back door, he was still overwhelmed by the smell of pickled brown dace, which almost broke through his head.

That night, after Raven returned to Eagle Castle, he never returned to the press conference, but according to feedback afterwards, everyone praised the canned brown dace.

The next day, many nobles and merchants spontaneously organized themselves together. Several families pooled funds and began ordering products in a collective name to strive for the qualification to purchase Angel's Glory.

The production of canned pecans is relatively limited, with only 13000 cans in the first batch, and they were immediately sold out.

The production of canned brown dace is huge, with one can weighing 4.5 pounds, or 2 kilograms. Even after a round of taste testing, there are still more than 20 cans in stock, and each can costs 50.5 silver coins.

Even with so much stock, they are all sold out.

Together with the newly added orders for Angel's Tears, Angel's Kiss and Angel's Embrace, the total transaction volume of this press conference reached 278036 gold coins, bringing Raven a net profit of approximately 23 gold coins.

This made the balance in Raven's account directly exceed the 40 gold coins mark!
Such huge sales also allowed the Xuefeng County Business Alliance to add five supreme members.

Including the Slater family represented by Head, there are now a total of six families qualified to purchase Angel's Glory.

All the nobles knew that the highlight was yet to come, and they had saved up a large amount of gold coins, waiting to drink the first mouthful of Angel’s Glory Soup!

Raven did not start selling it immediately, nor did he set a clear sales time. The reason he gave was that the production process of Angel's Glory was complicated, and he did not expect so many people would be willing to buy it, so he needed more time to prepare.

This can indeed convince all the nobles that the noble qualities of Angel's Glory deserve more time.

Judging from Raven's subtext, there is more than one Angel's Glory to be sold this time, which is a huge benefit!

Moreover, there are many places to visit in Eagle Town, and there are constant drinking parties every day, so the nobles will not feel bored.

The time has come to November 11th, the day when Angel's Glory goes on sale.

On this day, representatives of the six supreme members were invited to the Eagle Castle.

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(End of this chapter)