The Knight's Journey to the Empire

"Manager Fisher, you have been traveling for business for many years, so you must be knowledgeable! I would like to ask you two things, is that okay?" Soran said slowly after taking a sip of sweet tea.

"Please tell me, Baron. I will never hide anything from you!" Fisher also took a sip of tea.

Soran began to explain the information about saltpeter and sulfur in detail!

"The two things I want to inquire about are called saltpeter and sulfur! Of course, I saw the names of these two things in an ancient book! Maybe due to geographical or historical reasons, they are called differently, and they have other names! For example, cold stone, ice stone, or yellow stone, stinky stone, etc.!"

"Let's talk about the first saltpeter first!"

"Saltpeter is a white stone or crystal. It is not very hard and is relatively brittle!"

"The most important feature of saltpeter is that when you put saltpeter into water, it dissolves in the water and quickly cools the water down. If there is a large amount, it can even freeze the water!"

"Because of this characteristic, it may also be called cold stone or ice stone!"

"And then there's the second sulfur!"

"Sulfur looks like a yellow stone or crystal. It is not very hard and has a brittle texture. It also has a special smell like rotten eggs! This sulfur may be more common near volcanoes!"

Saltpeter is okay!

Now White Bear Territory has built a manure pit, and all we need to do is wait for enough time to harvest some saltpeter!

But this will take a long time, at least one or two years!

But Sauron really didn't know how to get sulfur!

At least he has grown up, learned so much knowledge, and read so many books, but he has never seen anything that meets his requirements.

And these two things are the raw materials for making black gunpowder, which is related to one's future development!

It was so important that he had to ask Fisher.

Of course, he had also specifically told Adam to pay attention to inquiring about these two things when he was out doing business!

If you find something of similar nature, no matter what, take it back first!

"I'm sorry! Baron, I have never seen or heard of the two things you mentioned!" Fisher expressed helplessness.

Although Soran was a little disappointed when he heard this, he did not give up.

There are so many strange things in the world, and we can’t expect people to know them all!

Soran continued, "Director Fisher, these two things are very important to me, so please help me find out more about them!"

After thinking for a while, Soran changed his tone and said solemnly: "How about this! Director Fisher, I will make another promise to you here: If you can help me find saltpeter, I will give you 10,000 gold coins as a reward; if you can help me find sulfur, I will give you the title of lord; if you find both of these things, I will not only give you the title of lord, but also a hereditary manor!"

In Soran's opinion, saltpeter can be obtained now, but sulfur is hard to find!

So finding sulfur is more important than finding saltpeter!

Over there, Fisher's eyes suddenly widened!

"Are you sure? Baron?" Fisher was a little unbelievable!

A noble title!

A hereditary manor!

Even if it was just a title of lord or a hereditary manor of a village, with Fisher's current status, he might not be able to obtain it even if he worked hard for his whole life!

But now, you can get it just by finding two things!

This is really shocking!

"I'm absolutely sure! Director Fisher!"

"I've said before, these two things are extremely important to me! As long as you can help me find them, I will confer upon you the title of lord and the hereditary manor!"

"If you don't believe me, we can sign a contract right now!"

Soran's tone of voice was sonorous and powerful, as if it spoke with a resounding sound!

"My Lord Baron, it's not that I don't trust you, but the matter of conferring a lordship is too important for a small caravan manager like me! So let's sign a contract first!" Fisher's breathing became rapid, and his voice was a little stuttering!

Afterwards, Soran asked Thomas to bring paper and pen, and the two signed a contract on the spot!

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Fisher held the contract, on which the ink was not yet dry, and felt relieved, as if the title of lord was within his grasp!

"Don't worry! Baron, I will mobilize all my human resources to find out these two things for you!" Fisher's voice was full of pride.

"Okay! In that case, I would like to thank Director Fisher first!" Soran thanked him sincerely.

But then he continued, "But Director Fisher, let me be frank with you first!"

"Just like what is written in the contract, I need a very large amount of these two things, so you need to find a vein or source!"

"Also, you are not the only partner involved in this search! If someone else finds it first, then this contract will be invalidated!"

"Yes! I know, Lord Baron, I will do my best to find it!"

Don't put all your eggs in one basket!

As a businessman, Fisher understood this principle, so he didn't dwell on it too much!

"But Director Fisher, please feel free to search! If you find more or more convenient sources by then, I will reward you handsomely!"

"Anyway, you just need to know that I will never treat anyone who works for me, Soran, unfairly or let him work in vain!"

Sauron's words were a reassurance!

"Okay! Thank you very much, Baron!" Fisher replied solemnly.

Then the two chatted for a while again about other issues!

Soran originally wanted to keep Fisher for dinner at the Baron's mansion!

But Fisher left first, using the excuse that the caravan had something to manage!

So Sauron didn't care about him anymore and let him stay or go!

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This time, the caravan led by Fisher stayed in White Bear Territory for three days to do business.

During this period, in order to facilitate his business activities, Sauron gave his subjects a day off.

We also sent the territory guards to various villages in the countryside to carry out publicity!

Now, almost all the citizens in White Bear Territory who can walk have visited the caravan base!

In three days, Fisher's caravan accumulated a lot of popularity and sold a lot of things, making a lot of money.

And Sauron also made a small profit by collecting commercial taxes!

The proportion of commercial tax on income can be lower, but it must not be free!

This is like a rule that must be established first!

Otherwise, the caravans led by White Bear might be in chaos in the future!

Therefore, although the commercial tax rate set by Sauron this time was very low, the coins he earned could be considered a small profit!

Three days later, when Fisher led the caravan away, Soran went to see them off in person!

Of course, the main reason was that Soran wanted to ask Fisher something!

That is to ask him to help publicize the people-friendly policies of White Bear Territory to attract more people to settle down in White Bear Territory!

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Ever since Director Fisher led the large caravan away, White Bear Territory has entered a period of peace for more than a month.

During this month or so, all work has been carried out in an orderly manner, and most of the territory affairs have been handled by the Government Affairs Office itself!

In fact, Sauron didn't need to worry about anything at all regarding the documents that were finally reported to him!

He just needs to take a quick look at it and then sign his consent!

Sometimes, out of laziness, he even skipped the steps of checking and signing, and just let Woolf make the decision!

During this period of time, Soran stayed in the territory and did not go out to wander around.

He usually stays in the mansion, either exercising to improve his physical fitness or training the Knight Guards to improve their strength!

Or you can just take a walk around the town of Flanders and see how the town of Flanders is developing!

Of course, what I can’t forget is writing letters to Miss Vivian to greet each other and share my daily life.

As for the current relationship between Soran and Vivian, they seem to be a pair of lovers in the passionate period of love!

But when it comes to discussing marriage, both of them seem to be deliberately avoiding it and are unwilling to mention it!

The specific reason is unknown!

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From May 4877th, 5 in the Knight Continent calendar to now, nearly one and a half months later, the second phase of Barrett's Avenue of Wealth project has been completed!

Now we have entered the third phase of the project!

The Barrett Avenue of Prosperity construction project is divided into three phases.

The purpose of the first phase of the project is mainly to expand the road area, fill potholes and low-lying areas, and compact the roadbed.

The purpose of the second phase of the project is to use larger stones to pave the road and continue to strengthen the roadbed, thereby increasing the service life of the road.

In the third phase of the project, gravel or fine sand is used to fill the gaps between the stones to enhance the comfort and stability of the road.

If possible, even plant trees on the roadside to protect the road and prevent soil erosion.

After the three phases of the project are completed, the construction of Barrett Avenue of Wealth will be officially completed.

And now we have entered the third phase!

This also means that this major project is about to be completed!

Once the Barrett Avenue of Prosperity is completed, the more than ten kilometers from County Avenue to Flanders Town will take more than two hours to walk!

By then, the time will be shortened by nearly an hour, and it will only take one and a half hours!

If you ride a horse, it will be faster!

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On July 4877, 7 in the Knight Continent calendar, a large caravan arrived at the White Bear Territory again to conduct trade and business activities.

Just like the last time when he received the large caravan led by Director Fisher, Soran ordered the Government Affairs Office to receive them warmly!

Although this caravan was large in scale, its components were more complex.

Because it is not composed of a team from just one chamber of commerce, but several small caravans that form a large caravan by banding together for warmth, acting together and doing business together.

There are also various small merchants, vendors, peddlers and other personnel who join or leave in the middle!

This way of banding together for warmth is actually the action method chosen by most small caravans to ensure their own safety.

After all, there is strength in numbers, this is a consensus among people!

However, caravans formed in this way are usually a mixed bag of good and bad people.

All kinds of demons and monsters, from all walks of life, are mixed in, such as thieves, gangsters, pickpockets, human traffickers, etc.!

They usually pretend to be doing business, wait for the right moment to strike, and then quickly escape!

This time, Sauron was not careful enough and almost let human traffickers kidnap two of his subjects' children.

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That day, Soran was leading the Knight Guards to exercise in the mansion to improve their physical fitness.

Theoak, the deputy of Political Officer Wolfe, suddenly came over to report:

The government office received a report from a resident who said that he took his child to visit the Chamber of Commerce, but when he came out, he found that the child was missing! He searched the caravan several times but couldn't find the child.

When Political Officer Wolfe learned about this, he immediately suspected that the child had been abducted by human traffickers mixed in with the caravan!

But considering how much importance Sauron now attaches to the caravan, he does not dare to lead his troops to search at will!

I’m afraid of destroying the business environment that has been developed with great difficulty in White Bear Territory!

So he could only let Xiok report to Baron Sauron first and let Baron Sauron make the decision!

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But let Sauron decide?

How can Sauron decide?

It must be him!

Sauron has zero tolerance for scum like human traffickers, and will not let any of them go!

All of them who are caught will be hanged alive!

There is absolutely no way to put it down without drying it in the sun!

"Siok, notify Martin immediately and ask him to gather all the members of the territory guard as quickly as possible and surround the caravan base. No one can be let go!" Soran's tone was very ferocious and he seemed particularly angry!

No, he was just very angry!

Because he hated human traffickers to the extreme!

The words “get rid of him as soon as possible” cannot describe his hatred!

In his previous life, Sauron had a great uncle whose grandson was abducted by human traffickers!

Then, a happy family of five died one after another in grief because their child was abducted, and their grandparents died one after another.

The child's mother suffered from severe mental illness because she could not bear the pressure; the child's father's hair turned white overnight, and in the end he sold all his property but still could not find his child.

Such a happy family, which originally had a good income and lived a well-off life, fell apart and fell into the abyss of despair.

Therefore, having witnessed this kind of human tragedy with his own eyes, Sauron naturally hated the human traffickers to the extreme!

As the saying goes: A real man knows what he should do and what he shouldn’t do!

Although Soran attached great importance to the development of the territory's business, he absolutely could not make any concessions on certain things!

This is a matter of principle!

No, it's a human problem!

If you retreat, you can no longer be called a human being!

Therefore, even if it means that the business will not develop today, he cannot let go of the human trafficker who deserves to be cut into pieces!

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Uncle, I will avenge you in this life for the revenge you failed to take in your last life!