Imperial Crown

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

As a high-ranking person, there are always endless meetings. Yesterday I just confirmed the order content, but today I have to finalize more details.

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

Raven nodded: "Yes, three hundred live pigs, plus six hundred live chickens, and six hundred live ducks, half male and half female. Is there any difficulty?"

Ham considered it and said: "There are indeed some. I need your time, sir. A large truck can pull up to eight pigs at the same time, and every five pig trucks must be equipped with at least one feed transporter. I’m afraid it will be difficult for me to hire so many people.”

This was not beyond Raven's expectation. After all, there were no cars or trains in this era, and pigs were not driven like cattle and sheep. They relied purely on horse-drawn carriages for transportation, and the transportation capacity was about this: "Well, then at least within half a month, give I will ship the first batch, no less than 100 heads, and the order will be completed before the end of September.”

A sincere smile appeared on Ham's face: "Thank you for your consideration, sir, I will definitely bring you the best animals!"

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

Raven looked at the girl and couldn't help but his eyes lit up.

She is not tall, even when standing she is not much taller than the sitting Raven. Her light red hair is tied into a high bun on the back of her head. She is obviously dressed like a mature woman, but she does not show her mature temperament. , like a little girl who deliberately pretends to be an adult. With her raised chin, she has a lively and cute look.

Her facial features are exquisite and beautiful, her two amber eyes are lively and lively, the tip of her nose is small, her lips are thin and pink, and two small tiger teeth are exposed when she looks at her.

A gorgeous silk robe was draped around her body, completely covering her figure, but it could not hide the youthful vitality radiating from the inside out.

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

Raven would not be angry with a child, so he smiled and said, "But you haven't said your name yet."

The girl said angrily: "Answering a lady's question is the etiquette that a noble should have. Don't you understand?"

"Then you are also a noble." Raven's smile became even stronger: "Then you should know that before asking other people's names, you should introduce yourself first. Isn't this the most basic etiquette for nobles? ?”

"You!" The girl frowned, then relaxed, waved her hand and said, "Okay, then I will tell you, I am Nancy, Nancy Fox!"

As soon as these words came out, there was a gasp in the conference room, and everyone looked at each other.

The people from the Fox family are here, and they’re so fast!

There was a chaotic collision of tables and chairs, and the businessmen present stood up and saluted: "Miss Nancy!"

Seeing the panic of these people, Nancy's lips curved into a proud smile.

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

The old Imperial proverb says that parents always love their youngest children best, but this sentence does not apply to Nancy.

When she was born, her mother died in childbirth.

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

The Earl of Montreal could not accept all this. He loved his wife deeply and believed that Nancy had killed her. He could no longer face his daughter and alienated her intentionally or unintentionally.

People are accustomed to looking down on those who are inferior and flattering those who are superior. 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 suffer silently in the face of oppression, but chose to resist. After breaking the legs of several maids and breaking the nose of an aristocratic child with a wine glass, she first I was called to Montreal for a serious talk.

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

She was twelve years old then.

Since then, her temper has become more and more arrogant. She wants everyone to value herself, and anyone who despises her must pay the price. She will not show any mercy to others, whether it is words or actions. Since she was fifteen years old, After becoming a mage, the price becomes even heavier.

She is famous in the aristocratic circles of the Nord province and is known as the "Fire Rose of the Fox Family".

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

She originally came here with the intention of working as a foreigner, but within a few days, Haide left on her own. She was also happy to enjoy some free time here, so she stayed temporarily.

"Raven, Raven Ota Griffith." The man in front of him showed a disgusting, aristocratic smile: "It's an honor to meet you, Miss Nancy."

With a snap, Nancy slapped away Raven's extended hand: "Don't be so playful with me, Raven, I'm already standing here, why don't you admit your mistake?"

"Admit your mistake? Why admit your mistake?" Raven thought for a moment and suddenly said: "Oh! Is it because I didn't go to greet Miss Nancy in advance? I'm really sorry. I've been too busy recently."

Nancy bit her lip.

This man is really annoying. He looks young, but he is as slippery as an old man. She only feels this way when facing her father's old housekeeper.

"As expected of the 'Little Bee', he is really slick." 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 showed a scared expression: "Oh, Carl, it was indeed a tragedy. When he jumped up from his seat and pounced on me, I was almost scared! If it weren't for my guards who fought to the death to protect him, he would probably succeed."

"But don't worry, I know that Carl's assassination was definitely not authorized by the Fox family. Both of us are victims. I will not ask your family for any compensation."

Not only Nancy, this sentence stunned everyone present.

Philip thought to himself, as expected of a baron, he is really good at lying with his eyes open, 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 someone 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 taller: "Not only did you kill Carl, you also framed our Fox family?! How can you, a lowly gangster, have such courage? Who says you are ours!?"

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

"First! I want you to kneel down in front of me immediately, right now, and apologize to me while slapping me until I'm satisfied."

"Second! I want you to sign the document in person to restore Carl's reputation, and apologize publicly, and post your apology document all over the streets and alleys 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 points, be prepared to bear the wrath of the Fox family!"

As soon as the three conditions came out, the entire conference room fell into silence.

The merchants were all afraid to breathe, and Philip was even more worried, with cold sweat oozing out of his smooth forehead.

Lord Raven was afraid that he would lose face today.

Kneeling down and slapping himself in the face of a woman was too embarrassing, even if the other party was a lady from the Earl's family.

Not only would Raven become a joke in the aristocratic circle, but his reputation in the Eagle Territory, which he had worked so hard to accumulate, would evaporate completely, and the merchants who had just begun to surrender would be petty again.

And Philip would be the most unlucky one. He finally became the president and held on to Raven's thigh, but the thigh was about to break, and maybe the knee would fall on him, a poor guy.

For a while, he even began to complain.

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

Eric was more nervous than him.

The iron warrior stood behind Raven, holding the enchanted sword tightly in his hand, but he didn't dare to move or even speak.

That was 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 is as strong as today.

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

Eric even felt a little self-pitying. Why did he choose to be loyal to the Griffith family? Donald, who was a spendthrift, and now Raven, who did things without considering the consequences, came.

Forget it, no matter what, he is also the master he is loyal to, a Nord man, a promise is worth a thousand gold!

He swept his eyes over the merchants present and had made a decision. If these people dared to spread rumors about Baron Raven from now on, he would not mind having his sword stained with blood.

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

The sound of the stool rubbing against the floor sounded, and Lei Wenteng stood up.

Nancy snorted from her nose: "You should apologize with an attitude. Who are you looking at with a stern face? 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.

Snap——

The crisp sound echoed in the room, and Eric couldn't help but close his eyes and breathe heavily.

"Leven! You rat in the gutter, garbage, gangster, scum, you, you dare to hit me?!"

This is Nancy's voice.

Eric turned his head and was 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 held under Raven's armpits, leaving a clear palm print on her little buttocks made of satin.

Eric felt that his brain was not enough - what happened, the Baron, did he hit Nancy?

"Hit you? Not only will I hit you, I will also beat you!" Raven exhaled.

Under the watchful eyes of the crowd, he exerted his arm and pressed Nancy's upper body onto the table. He held her wrists tightly with one hand, raised the other hand high, and slapped her one after another: "Apologize, right!"

"Slap you, right?"

"Kneel down, right!?"

"Then I'll satisfy you!"

The crisp sound rang out rhythmically, like a drum song.

"Raven!" Nancy struggled and twisted her body, but magicians have never been known for their physical strength, and Raven's strength was too great, so she couldn't break free at all: "I am the daughter of the Governor of Nord Province and the Count of Montreal, how dare you...ah!"

Before she finished speaking, another slap had already fallen. Nancy's face turned into a small apple, her eyes were red, and she felt ashamed and angry in her heart.

This slap was indeed painful, but it didn't reach that level.

It was just too embarrassing to be spanked in public. Even her father had never spanked her!

This action is not very harmful, but it is extremely insulting.

"Raven! Stop it, or I will tell my father and let him kill you!"

Raven sneered: "You spoiled, uneducated noble children, don't you know how to speak when you leave your fathers?"

"Do you know why I dare to beat 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 the nobles is, which cannot be violated!"

Pah--

Perhaps it was because she was swollen from being beaten too much, or maybe it was because she was really strong this time, tears suddenly welled up in Nancy's eyes, and she said in a crying voice: "Raven, stop it! I, I forgive you, if you put me down now, I promise that I will not retaliate against you..."

"What did you call me?" Raven was merciless.

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

But the next moment, another blow fell: "You should apologize with an attitude. Have you forgotten what you said? Smile!"

"But...but I can't laugh..." Nancy's voice was aggrieved.

Raven almost laughed, and said with a tense face: "If you can't laugh, cry!"

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

Raven hummed with satisfaction: "What's wrong?"

"I, I shouldn't...I shouldn't interrupt your meeting, I shouldn't rush in and ask you to apologize, and, and...Ouch!" Another blow, not too heavy, Nancy hurriedly said: "Also, I shouldn't be so willful, I shouldn't mention that Such an excessive condition, Carl deserves to die!"

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

Nancy breathed a sigh of relief, finally getting rid of this hellish punishment, but at this time, another pain suddenly hit her: "Ah! Raven, Baron! I have already apologized, what are you going to do?"

"Cough." Raven coughed and loosened his arm: "I'll teach you a lesson."

In fact, he got used to it, after all, the feel was actually quite good.

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

Raven raised his hand again, Nancy trembled, turned around and rushed out.

The meeting room fell into silence again.

Everyone was stunned. No one expected that Raven would not only not apologize, but also teach Nancy a lesson. The scene was very heated. What was even more unexpected was that Nancy just left like that.

Baron Raven, is he really not afraid of the Earl?

Eric hadn't recovered yet. He really couldn't understand why Raven dared to do such a thing, and why Nancy ran away after doing all this!

Raven not only defended his reputation, but also made his prestige rise to a higher level.

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

I don't know what the buttocks of the Earl's family lady feel like?

Compared to Eric, Philip was more shocked. Cold sweat kept flowing down his forehead, and he was afraid in his heart.

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

But she never expected that the arrogant and domineering young lady would be spanked on the table by Raven just like an ordinary girl, just like an elder was teaching a child!

Raven spanked her, which was a slap in the face of the Fox family.

If he dared to slap the Fox family in the face, what else would he not dare to do?

Fortunately! Fortunately, he was timid enough, otherwise he would have to go down and accompany Carl now.

At this moment, Raven's eyes swept over him, making him sit up straight: "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 flatter Raven one by one.

"Okay." Raven raised his hand and suppressed the voices in the field: "This is the conference room, let's talk about business."

He knocked on the table and looked at the merchants present with a deep look: "Don't say a word about what happened here today. If there is any word leaked out - Fox is the Earl's family after all, they won't do anything to me, but to you."

All the merchants present were immediately silent and nodded repeatedly.

Even if Raven didn't say it, they didn't have the courage to mock a Earl's family. Are they going to die?

Raven looked at these merchants who were as quiet as quails, nodded secretly, and was relieved in his heart.

Nancy's appearance caught him off guard. After all, Shining Gold Town was not in his hands before, and he didn't know that the Fox family had a daughter here.

But the subsequent handling, especially the choice of spanking, although it was a temporary idea, was the most foolproof way he could think of.

It was not pure brutal violence. Even if some rumors were spread, it would at most be regarded as ridiculous rumors, and would not cause any substantial negative impact on Nancy and the Fox family, and would not really make enemies with the Earl family.

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

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

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

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

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

On the seventh day of arriving in Goldshire, Raven finally ended the long meeting time. Most of the details of the contract 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: "Remember, I want personal maids. I hope you can make this clear to them. If someone is unwilling or too willing..."

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

Not long after, with the sound of footsteps, four young maids came to the restaurant nervously and saluted together:

"Baron!"

They half-knelt on the ground according to the etiquette taught by the head maid. The tight cow-colored maid outfits outlined these young and plump bodies, especially the open neckline on the chest, which bulged out their fullness.

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

A pretty face appeared in front of Raven, with a hint of surprise and panic in her eyes: "How could it be...?"

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