Imperial Crown.

Chapter 31: Not very harmful, but extremely insulting

The nightlife in Goldshire ended like this, and Raven went back to work.

As a person in a higher position, there are always endless meetings. Yesterday I only confirmed the order content, but today I have to finalize more details.

"Baron, are you sure you want three hundred live pigs, not live pigs?" asked the livestock merchant Ham.

Raven nodded. "Yes, three hundred live pigs, six hundred live chickens, and six hundred live ducks, half male and half female. Is that a problem?"

Ham said carefully, "Indeed, there are some. I need your leniency to give me some time. A cart can carry at most eight pigs at a time, and for every five carts carrying pigs, at least one cart must be used to transport feed. I'm afraid it will be difficult for me to hire so many people at once."

This was not unexpected to Raven. After all, there were no cars or trains in this era, and pigs could not be driven around like cattle and sheep. They were transported purely by horse-drawn carriages, and the transportation capacity was limited. "Well, then at least within half a month, send me the first batch, no less than 100 heads, and the order can be completed before the end of September."

Ham showed a sincere smile on his face: "Thank you for your understanding, sir, I will definitely bring you the best livestock!"

With a bang, the door was kicked open and a petite lady walked in hurriedly: "Are you Raven?"

Raven looked at the girl and his eyes lit up.

She was not tall, and even when standing, she was not much taller than Raven who was sitting. Her light red hair was tied into a high bun at the back of her head. She was obviously dressed like a mature woman, but she failed to show a mature temperament. It was as if she was a little girl who deliberately pretended to be an adult. With her chin raised high, she had a kind of liveliness and cuteness.

Her facial features are delicate and beautiful, with two lively amber eyes, a small nose tip, thin and pink lips, and two small canine teeth showing when she looks around.

She was wearing a gorgeous silk robe that completely concealed her figure, but it couldn't hide the youthful energy that radiated from her inside out.

"Hey, didn't you hear me?" She showed a hint of dissatisfaction in her eyes: "I'm asking you, are you Raven?"

Raven wouldn't get angry with a child, so he smiled and said, "But you haven't told me your name yet."

The girl said angrily: "Answering a lady's question is a noble etiquette, don't you understand?"

"So you are also a noble." Raven's smile deepened. "Then you should know that before asking someone's name, you should introduce yourself first. Isn't this the most basic etiquette of a noble?"

"You!" The girl frowned, then relaxed her brows, waved her hands and said, "Okay, then I'll tell you, I'm Nancy, Nancy Fox!"

As soon as these words were spoken, there was a sound of people gasping for air in the conference room, and everyone looked at each other in surprise.

The Fox family has arrived, and they are here so quickly!

There was a chaotic clatter of tables and chairs, and the merchants present all stood up and saluted: "Miss Nancy!"

Seeing these people in panic, Nancy's lips curled up into a smug smile.

She is the youngest daughter of the Fox family and is seventeen years old this year.

The old imperial proverb that parents always love their youngest children best does not apply to Nancy.

When she was born, her mother died due to complications during childbirth.

The Countess had a chance to survive, but the price was Nancy's death; in the end, her maternal instinct overcame the desire to survive, she gave up her own life, and Nancy was born.

The Count of Montreal could not accept all this. He loved his wife deeply and believed that Nancy had killed her. From then on, he could no longer face his daughter and distanced himself from her intentionally or unintentionally.

People are used to putting down the weak and praising the strong. Since even the Earl doesn't care about her, the servants will naturally not treat her well. They often deduct her expenses and even want to manipulate her life.

Nancy inherited her mother's tenacity very well. She did not endure the oppression silently, but chose to resist. After breaking the legs of several maids and smashing the nose of a nobleman with a wine glass, she was called to Montreal for the first time for a serious talk.

This was the only time in her life that she had spoken more than five sentences to her father.

She was twelve years old at that time.

From then on, her temper became more and more unruly and aggressive. She wanted everyone to pay attention to her, and anyone who looked down on her would have to pay the price. She would not show any mercy to others in either words or actions. Since she became a wizard at the age of fifteen, the price became even heavier.

She was well-known in the aristocratic circles of the Nord Province and was known as the "Fiery Rose of the Fox Family".

The reason why she appeared in Goldshire was because of the request of Count Montreal. Her father wanted her to contact Hyde who was temporarily staying here.

She had come here with the intention of taking her time off, but after just a few days, Hyde left on his own. She was happy to enjoy some free time here, so she stayed for a while.

"Raven, Raven Ota Griffith." The man in front of him showed a disgusting smile that only nobles had on their faces: "It's an honor to meet you, Miss Nancy."

With a snap, Nancy slapped away Raven's outstretched hand: "Stop smiling at me, Raven, I'm already standing here, and you still don't admit your mistake?"

"Admit your fault? Why should I admit my fault?" Raven thought for a moment and said, "Oh! I'm sorry that I didn't go to greet Miss Nancy in advance. I've been too busy recently."

Nancy bit her lip.

This man is so annoying. He looks young, but he is as slippery as an old fox. She only has this feeling when facing her father's old butler.

"As expected of 'Little Bee', you are so smooth-talking." Nancy said proudly, "But your words can't fool me. Don't try to change the subject."

"I ask you, did you kill Carl?"

The shameless man in front of him was stunned for a moment, and then he showed a frightened expression: "Oh, Karl, it was indeed a tragedy. When he jumped up from his seat and rushed towards me, I was almost scared! If it weren't for my guards who fought desperately to protect him, he would probably have succeeded."

“But don’t worry, I know that Karl’s assassination was definitely not authorized by the Fox family. We are both victims. I will not ask your family for any compensation.”

Not only Nancy, but everyone present was stunned by this sentence.

Philip thought to himself, he is worthy of being the Baron, his ability to lie with open eyes is truly amazing, and his psychological quality is first-rate, no wonder he was able to snatch the baron title from Denise.

Nancy's eyes widened. She had never seen anyone so shameless.

“Raven! You’ve really gone too far.” Her chest rose and fell, and she placed her hands on the table, trying to make herself look as tall as possible. “Not only did you kill Carl, but you also framed our Fox family?! How could you, a lowly thug, be so bold? Who says you are us!?”

"Originally I just wanted you to kneel down and apologize, but now I've changed my mind!" She wrinkled her nose and raised three fingers: "I have three requests."

"First! I want you to kneel before me right now, immediately, and slap me in the face while apologizing to me until I am satisfied."

"Second, I want you to personally sign a document to restore Carl's reputation and publicly apologize. I want your apology to be posted all over the streets of Eagle Territory."

"Third! I want you to prepare a thousand bottles of Angel's Tears and send them to my residence within a month!"

"If you can't do any of these three things, be prepared to bear the wrath of the Fox family!"

As soon as the three conditions were put forward, the entire conference room fell into silence.

The merchants were so frightened that they dared not even breathe a word. Philip was extremely worried, with cold sweat already seeping out of his smooth forehead.

Lord Raven is likely to lose face today.

It is too humiliating to kneel down in front of a woman and slap yourself, even if she is a lady from an earl's family.

Not only would that make Raven a laughing stock in the aristocratic circle, it would also cause the reputation he had worked so hard to build in the Eagle Territory to evaporate completely, and the merchants who had just begun to surrender would become petty again.

And Fili will be the most unlucky one. He finally became the president and held on to Raven's thigh, but this thigh is about to break, and maybe the knee will fall on this poor guy.

For a moment he even began to complain.

Raven, Raven, you are still too young. You killed Carl just for a momentary pleasure. Not only are you unlucky, but now you are implicated too!

Even more nervous than him was Eric.

The iron warrior stood behind Raven, his hand tightly grasping the enchanted sword, but he didn't dare to move or even make a sound.

She is the daughter of the Earl's family.

Since inheriting the title, the Baron has been successful in everything he does, but none of the opponents he has faced are as strong as the ones he faces today.

Today...I'm afraid it will be a major stain in the Griffith family's history.

Eric even felt a little sorry for himself. Why did he choose to be loyal to the Griffith family? First there was the spendthrift Donald, and now there is Raven who does things without considering the consequences.

Forget it, no matter what, he is the master I am loyal to, a Nord man, and his promise is worth a thousand gold!
His eyes swept over the merchants present and he had already made up his mind. If any of these people dared to spread rumors about Baron Raven from now on, he would not mind having his sword stained with blood.

"Why, you don't dare? You're a grown man, how dare you do it but not take responsibility for it?" Nancy's arrogant voice echoed in the conference room, and a wisp of flame bloomed from her fingertips: "Let me tell you, I'm not only a lady from the Fox family, but also a second-level fire magician. If you don't move, I won't be able to help but burn something!"

There was a sound of the stool rubbing against the floor, and Lei Wenteng stood up suddenly.

Nancy snorted, "You should apologize in an apologetic manner. Who are you showing your stern face to? Smile!"

Eric looked away. He didn't want to see what was about to happen, and didn't want to see the master he was loyal to be humiliated.

The crisp sound echoed in the room, and Eric couldn't help but close his eyes and his breathing became heavy.

"Raven! You are a rat in the gutter, a scumbag, a scoundrel, you dare to hit me?!"

This is Nancy's voice.

Eric turned his head and was immediately stunned by the scene in front of him. His little eyes opened to the size of popcorn.

Nancy Fox, the unruly and headstrong young lady, was pinned under Raven's armpit, leaving a clear palm print on her little butt on the satin skirt.

Eric felt like his brain wasn't enough - what happened, Baron, did he hit Nancy?
"Hit you? Not only will I hit you, I'll also beat you up!" Raven let out a breath of foul air.

Under the watchful eyes of the crowd, he used his arms to press Nancy's upper body onto the table. He firmly grasped her wrists with one hand and raised the other hand high, slapping her one after another: "Apologize, right!"

"A slap, huh?"

"Kneel down, huh?!"

"Then I will satisfy you!"

The clear sounds rang out rhythmically, like a drum tune.

“Raven!” Nancy struggled and twisted her body, but magicians were not known for their physical strength, and Raven was too strong, so she couldn’t break free at all: “I am the daughter of the Governor of Nord Province and Count Montreal, how dare you...ah!”

Before she could finish her words, another slap came down. Nancy's face turned red like a little apple, her eyes were red, and she felt ashamed and angry in her heart.

The slap did hurt, but it wasn't that painful.

But being spanked in public was so humiliating. Even her father had never spanked her!

This action is not very harmful but extremely insulting.

"Raven! Stop it right now, or I'll tell my dad and have him kill you!"

Raven sneered: "You spoiled, uneducated nobles, don't you know how to speak when you are away from your parents?"

"Do you know why I dare to fight you here? Because I am not the son of any noble, I am a noble myself!"

"Today I will let you know what the honor of a noble is. It cannot be violated!"

Snapped--

Maybe it was because she was swollen from being beaten too many times, or maybe it was because she was really strong this time, tears welled up in Nancy's eyes, and she said in a sobbing voice: "Raven, stop! I, I forgive you, let me go now, I promise, I won't retaliate against you..."

"What did you call me?" Raven attacked without mercy.

"Raven... Baron Raven!" Nancy said repeatedly.

But the next moment, another blow fell: "If you apologize, you must have an apologetic attitude. Have you forgotten what you said? Smile!"

"But...but I can't laugh..." Nancy sounded aggrieved.

Raven almost laughed, but he tightened his face and said, "If you can't laugh, cry!"

Like a frightened puppy, Nancy cried, "Woo woo woo... I... I was wrong! Baron Raven, I was wrong, please let me go..."

Raven hummed in satisfaction. "What's wrong?"

"I, I shouldn't... shouldn't have interrupted your meeting, shouldn't have rushed in and asked you to apologize, and, and... ouch!" After another blow, Nancy said quickly, "Also, I shouldn't have been so willful and shouldn't have proposed such excessive conditions. Carl deserves to die!"

"Well... you finally realized it." Raven shook his neck: "It seems that you still know right from wrong."

Nancy heaved a sigh of relief, finally escaping this hellish punishment, but at this moment, another wave of pain suddenly hit her: "Ah! Raven, Baron! I've already apologized, what are you going to do?"

"Ahem." Raven coughed and released his arm. "I'll teach you a lesson."

In fact, he was just getting used to it. After all, the feel of the game was pretty good.

After breaking free from her restraints, Nancy jumped away like a frightened rabbit, covering her buttocks with both hands. For a moment, she couldn't tell which of the two was redder. "Raven...you, you just wait, I'm not done with you!"

Raven raised his hand to slap her again. Nancy shuddered, turned around and rushed out.

The conference room fell silent again.

Everyone was stunned. No one had expected that not only did Raven not apologize, but he actually taught Nancy a lesson. The scene was very heated. What was even more unexpected was that Nancy just left like that.

Baron Raven, are you really not afraid of even the Earl?
Eric has not yet recovered from his shock. He really can't understand why Raven dared to do such a thing, and why Nancy ran away after doing all this!
Raven not only maintained his reputation, but also raised his prestige to a higher level.

Eric felt ashamed of his previous thoughts and a little envious of Raven.

I wonder what the buttocks of a lady from an earl's family feel like?
Compared to Eric, Philip was even more shocked. Cold sweat kept pouring down his forehead and he was filled with fear.

He was just about, just about, to publicly support Miss Nancy. After all, the Earl seemed much more convincing than the Baron.

But she never expected that the arrogant and domineering young lady was pressed on the table and spanked by Raven like an ordinary girl, just like an elder was teaching a child!
When Raven spanked her, it was a slap in the face of the Fox family.

He even dares to slap the Fox family in the face, what else is there that he dare not do?
Fortunately! Fortunately, I am timid enough, otherwise I would have to go down and keep Karl company.

At this moment, Raven's eyes swept over him, causing him to sit up straight with a start: "Baron, you are so brave and decisive, your majesty is just like a lion!"

With him taking the lead, the conference room suddenly became lively, and the businessmen began to praise Raven one after another.

"Alright." Raven raised his hand and suppressed the voices in the room: "This is a meeting room. Let's talk business."

He knocked on the table and looked at the businessmen present with a deep gaze: "Don't tell anyone about what happened here today. If any word gets out - Fox is an earl family after all, they won't do anything to me, but what about you guys?"

All the businessmen present were suddenly silent and nodded repeatedly.

Even if Raven didn't say it, they wouldn't be so bold as to mock an earl's family. Are they trying to kill themselves?

Raven looked at these businessmen who were as quiet as quails, nodded secretly, and felt relieved.

Nancy's appearance caught him off guard. After all, Shining Gold Town was not in his hands before, and he had no idea that the Fox family had a daughter here.

But the subsequent handling, especially the choice of spanking, although it was a spur-of-the-moment decision, was the most foolproof way he could think of.

It was not pure brutal violence. Even if some rumors were spread, they would at most be regarded as ridiculous rumors. It would not cause any substantial negative impact on Nancy and the Fox family, and would not really lead to enmity with the Earl's family.

On the other hand, this can also be used to warn these businessmen and tell them who has the final say in Shanjin Town.

He clapped his hands: "Okay, let's continue the meeting. Where were we talking about before?"

"Live pigs, sir! It was just when we were talking about live pigs that Miss Nancy came in," said Ham.

There was a burst of laughter in the room, the atmosphere became lively again, and the meeting continued.

As time went by, the days passed by in various meetings and events progressed in an orderly manner.

On the seventh day after arriving in Goldshire, Raven finally finished a long meeting. Most of the contract details had been finalized, and the only thing left was the delivery issue.

That morning, just after Raven had breakfast, the head maid who was temporarily hired came forward and saluted: "Baron, after two rounds of screening, we have selected 27 maid candidates. Do you need any instructions?"

"Call the single, young and beautiful girls here. I want to select them myself." Raven wiped his mouth and said, "Remember, I want personal maids. I hope you can make this clear to them. If anyone is unwilling or too willing..."

"Understood, sir." Before Raven finished speaking, the head maid understood the meaning and nodded: "Your will will be implemented."

Not long after, with the sound of footsteps, four young maids nervously came into the restaurant and saluted in unison:
"Lord Baron!"

They half-knelt on the ground according to the etiquette taught by the head maid. The tight cow-colored maid uniforms outlined these young and voluptuous bodies in perfect shape, especially the open necklines in front of their chests, which showed off their fullness.

Raven walked up to them and stroked a girl's cheek. "Look up."

A handsome face appeared in front of Raven, with a trace of astonishment and panic in his eyes: "How could it be...?"

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(End of this chapter)