Two hours later, Arthur finally ended his longest bath in his life.

    It''s not that he has a mania for cleanliness, it''s because it''s his first bath in months!

    As soon as I entered the bath, the water was muddy!

    Because the living conditions are too poor and there is no bath bully, people are often easy to catch cold when taking a bath. In this world where colds can kill, taking a bath naturally becomes a very high risk.

    Even because of the wrong understanding, people directly regard bathing as an unhealthy behavior.

    Therefore, whether civilians or nobles, it is normal not to take a bath for half a year. Many people do not take a bath for a year or two.

    The difference is that nobles can buy all kinds of spices to cover up their smell, while serfs and civilians can only hurt each other.

    Arthur felt comfortable after taking a bath.

    At Leah''s service, Arthur put on a black sweater, a brown leather coat and a dagger inlaid with sapphire on his belt.

    Looked in the mirror, long black hair, blue eyes, although a little worse than in previous life, but still handsome.

    Looking at Leah, Arthur said gently, "Leah, work hard and have a good rest."

    "Sir, I''m not tired!" Leah''s arm was too sore to lift, but she still replied with a stubborn face and full of spirit.

    "Everyone will be tired. If you are tired, you need a rest. When you are free, I''ll ask housekeeper Benjie to find you a helper. You really can''t be busy alone."

    Hearing what Arthur said, Leah felt guilty and felt useless.

    Looking at her as if she had done something wrong, Arthur comforted, "don''t feel guilty. It''s not your fault. I''ll take a bath often in the future. If you''re alone, your arm will be sore and can''t lift up the next day."

    "Lord Arthur, you can''t take a bath frequently. It will affect your health." Leah summoned up courage and said timidly in front of her intertwined hands.

    "This is a wrong idea. In the future, you should take a bath often and make yourself fragrant."

    "Hmm..." hearing that Arthur asked her to take a bath often, Leah nodded although she looked worried.

    Although he wanted the people in the territory to develop the good habit of bathing frequently and talking about hygiene, Arthur also knew that when filling the stomach was a problem, asking people to pay attention to cleanliness would only be treated as a joke.

    You know etiquette when you are in a warehouse, and you know honor and disgrace when you have enough food and clothing. What he needs to do most now is to find a way to feed the serfs.

    ......

    Council chamber.

    Vernon and milt campers, who had been waiting for hours, were already on pins and needles, anxious and agitated.

    If it weren''t for the iron ore mountain, they wouldn''t rush to Lingfeng castle, let alone wait here for a few hours.

    As spokesmen of the green and campers families in Shanghe collar, they thought Arthur was too unreasonable to hang them here.

    Arthur, escorted by Thorne''s bodyguard, walked into the Council hall and went straight to his seat.

    "Your Excellency."

    When Arthur finally arrived, Vernon and milt got up, smiled and bowed slightly to Arthur.

    But Arthur ignored them and sat down in a chair, while Thorne stood quietly with indifferent eyes.

    They were embarrassed and looked at each other and did it.

    They had expected Arthur''s attitude. After sitting down, milt smiled and leaned forward, "Lord count, I''m glad to see you again. You can be safe..."

    "It''s too early for you to be happy!"

    Glancing over his head, Arthur replied coldly, then turned his head aside, as if he didn''t want to see them at all.

    Milt was stunned and choked in his throat.

    Although he was angry and disdained Arthur''s childish performance, there was no change in the other party''s face.

    "Lord Arthur, we have heard that Lingfeng castle can successfully resist Warcraft because of your wise command. I think you will definitely be the greatest Lord of Shanghe collar in the future! Lingfeng castle is the most..."

    "Hum! You''re wrong. It''s not the future, it''s the present!"

    Milt was stunned again. He just felt flustered in his chest.

    He didn''t think of it at all, but he held the fortress once, and Arthur had expanded to this extent!

    "That''s right! That''s right!" the smile on his face was more eager. Milt said excitedly: "you are now the wisest Lord of Shanghe collar and the wisest Earl of Lingfeng castle!"

    Vernon also hurried aside and smiled.

    After they flattered for a while, Arthur said faintly, "come on, you''re eager to see what''s wrong with me, but I don''t want to see you."

    Seeing that he finally got to the point, milt sat up and said, "Lord Arthur, since the threat of animal tide has been eliminated by you, the cooperation between our three families should be restored as soon as possible. Of course, the price for buying iron mines is still the same as the previous two thousand gold coins!"

    Milt specially emphasized the words "two thousand gold coins".

    "Cooperation, what cooperation? You want to give me two thousand gold coins?"

    Looking at Arthur''s Wooden expression, they were stunned again and felt some pain in their chest.

    Milt smiled and reminded, "Lord Arthur, of course, it''s the cooperation between campes and the Green family to support Lingfeng castle."

    "Why should I work with you?"

    Seeing Arthur''s stupefied appearance, milt could only smile and say, "Lord Arthur, of course, cooperation is to protect the river collar from Warcraft and your safety."

    "You don''t have to worry about this. Didn''t you just say that I''m the greatest Lord of Shanghe collar. With me, it''s impossible for Warcraft to rush through the fortress in the future!"

    The two chests simmered. Looking at Arthur full of confidence, I didn''t know how to speak.

    The reason why they said so before was to flatter Arthur and make him happy in order to facilitate the next negotiation.

    Who knows, this guy is serious!

    This..... Is there no one in Lingfeng castle? Can someone come out and talk to them. They were oppressed.

    Although they were in a panic, they had to be patient and talk with Arthur.

    It is not the family''s intention to reduce the price of two thousand gold coins to five hundred.

    When Arthur asked them to send troops, the order given to them by the family was to reduce 2000 gold coins to 1000.

    But in order to leave Shanghe town and return to the big cities in the south, they colluded with each other and made good claims. They subtracted half of the task of 1000 gold coins and directly turned them into 500!

    They thought it was impossible for young Arthur to refuse their request, and they could take this opportunity to leave the shabby ghost place of Shanghe town.

    But neither of them expected that Arthur not only refused them, but also miraculously guarded the fortress.

    Throughout the winter, they were worried that Warcraft would rush across the canyon and run to Shanghe town to wreak havoc, and that Lingfeng Castle really guarded the fortress.

    They didn''t dare to truthfully report what they were good at. They only said that Arthur refused their conditions and chose to fight with Warcraft.

    Although they were not punished, it is a fact that they failed to complete the task. According to the order sent this time, the count has been dissatisfied with their failure to complete the task. If the family knows that they screwed up things because they are good at making suggestions, it is impossible for them to go back.

    Therefore, for the resumption of cooperation, the two people are extremely urgent and hope to cover up what they have done as soon as possible.

    This is why they rushed to Lingfeng Castle two days ago.

    Although he was extremely dissatisfied with Arthur, milt could only bear it and said with a smile: "Lord Arthur, we heard that you signed a contract with Warcraft, but I think human beings are more reliable than Warcraft."

    "Yes, Sir Arthur," said Vernon with a smile, "Warcraft or something is the most unreliable. Who knows if they have carefully read the terms of the contract."

    Then they looked at each other and smiled contemptuously.

    Before they came, they only spent a few copper coins to know everything that had happened in the fortress in the past few months.

    Whether it was transporting grain, buying firewood or training serfs, they knew it all.

    Originally, they admired Arthur''s cleverness. They could even think of using the method of burning firewood to resist Warcraft, and came up with such nonsense as negotiating and signing a contract with Warcraft to comfort those cheap serfs.

    But looking at Arthur''s performance at the moment, they knew that these plans were definitely not conceived by Arthur. They should all come from the heads of those vassals.

    They are not those stupid serfs who can be fooled so easily!