"But that old goat suddenly started dragging his feet a few days ago, saying the family seal couldn't be found."

"Although I don't know if he's doing it on purpose, the best solution now is to get rid of Avril."

Susan snapped back to reality and looked at the silent captain of the spies,

"Proceed according to the plan, and if the Northern Wilderness is full of cowards, we'll have to resort to the most primitive method."

"Understood, I'll make arrangements right away."

The captain of the spies nodded heavily, stood up, bowed, and exited the study.

Susan leaned back in her chair and stretched lazily, her impressive figure instantly standing out.

After stretching, Susan organized the letters on the table one by one, and after lighting them in the candle, threw them into the brazier.

"Why did the old goat suddenly change his mind... Could it be that he found out about Kelanke's background?"

Susan subconsciously caressed her lower abdomen, "Impossible, even I can't confirm whose it is..."

"Knock, knock, knock!"

The sudden knocking startled Susan, causing her to shiver,

"Who is it?"

"It's me, your most loyal butler, Frank, madam."

The elderly voice echoed.

"Oh, come in."

Susan let her guard down, her voice carrying a hint of laziness,

"What's the matter?"

"Sorry to disturb your rest, madam."

Frank bowed and smiled as he reported, "Old Jack, who was responsible for transporting the slop buckets, drowned while fishing, and his nephew has taken over the job."

"To prevent such unfortunate incidents from happening again, I would like to replace the older staff members in the castle."

Frank respectfully presented a list to Susan,

"Here is the list, if you agree, I will execute it tomorrow."

Susan glanced casually at the list, many names seemed unfamiliar.

The castle had sixty to seventy servants and over a hundred guards, most of whom Susan didn't know.

Even Old Jack, mentioned by the butler, was unknown to Susan.

After all, how would the Countess know an old man who takes out the trash?

"Just handle it according to the list."

Susan nodded indifferently upon seeing that her trusted aides were not on the list,

"Make sure to give the new servants' list to Knight Ophelia, so she can verify their backgrounds before using them."

"Yes, madam."

Frank bowed, "Then I won't disturb you any further."

With that, Frank exited the study, carefully closing the door behind him.

Susan also stood up immediately,

"It's time to check on that old goat."

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...

The army of Black Pine Ridge had been stationed and resting in the Ice Breath Desert for a week.

The battlefield was completely cleared, and the logistics supply team of the military sent food supplies while taking the Lizardman corpses back to Black Pine Ridge.

In total, there were three hundred and thirty-seven corpses and fifty-three prisoners.

Some were killed in Baron Camille's town, the rest escaped.

There was no choice, those Lizardmen were too familiar with the Icefield Mountain Range, once they drilled in, even the Wolfhoof's Wolf Cavalry couldn't find them.

Deeper in, the extremely cold weather was unbearable for them too.

Seronie, the White Wolf, and five mountain cat men delved into the Icefield Mountain Range, continuing to hunt down those fugitives.

Still, just these three hundred and ninety Lizardman corpses were enough to instantly swell Luo De's coffers.

Now Baron Blom had pledged allegiance to Luo De, opening up an additional channel for selling Lizardman corpses, so there was no worry about selling them.

The army's camp was stationed on the outskirts of Frostbreath Town, and Baron Camille visited every day.

He brought bread the day before yesterday, dried fruit yesterday, and firewood to the camp today.

Although seemingly hospitable, the supplies were only enough for a hundred-man team for a day.

Luo De didn't complain, as the deliveries were all good things.

However, Luo De had to spend time daily receiving Baron Camille.

But today, besides delivering firewood, Camille personally guided Luo De to the copper mine at Snake Tail Canyon.

Snake Tail Canyon wasn't large, surrounded by only six or seven hills, yet in the middle was a pond the size of half a playground.

Judging by the dry land markings, it seemed the water level rose during summer.

Luo De hadn't expected that a name like Snake Tail Canyon would be so ordinary, yet it had mountains and water.

Notable was that after signing an agreement with Camille, Luo De gained another piece of territory at Snake Tail Canyon.

However, this territory had a time limit in the system.

This made Luo De realize that to turn Razor Plain into another Black Pine Ridge, he needed to sign a transfer agreement with Avril once he returned.

Since it was designated as a territory by the system, Luo De could already see the rough location of the copper mine before reaching the destination.

Yet Luo De did not make a fuss, quietly following in Camille's footsteps.

The mineral vein was halfway up the hill in the canyon, and upon arriving, Luo De understood why Baron Camille had discovered it.

Because it was a semi-exposed copper mine, anyone hunting there would notice it.

Luo De walked around the mineral vein and was astonished to find another exposed section a hundred meters away.

"Baron Camille, would you say this copper mine is a medium-sized vein?"

Looking at the size of the vein, Luo De estimated, "This should be considered a mining area, with reserves definitely exceeding one hundred thousand tons, you really are generous."

"As you said before, there's no point if it's not exploited."

Camille looked up at Luo De, "Besides, it's not all that precious."

Camille's words surprised Luo De, and seeing Camille's knight Dost, he also appeared very calm.

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