"You're right. I didn't think it through and was impulsive.”
Just as the guest heaved a sigh of relief and almost thought that Count Dulin's brain was damaged…
"We need to add another ten ships. Even if it is just for show, it should be worth over ten thousand gold coins. Otherwise…" A hint of fear appeared in the depths of Count Dulin's eyes.
"Du…Count Du Lin?"
Glancing at this young noble guest's puzzled face, Du Lin said lightly,
"There's an old saying in Gui Li,'The lips are gone, the teeth are cold.' It means that the lips will be cold without teeth, so not only do we have to help the Thousand Islands, we have to do our best to help.”
All the guests and nobles: "???"
Was this still the scheming and selfish Count Du Lin they knew?