The Knight's Journey to the Empire

As all the main culprits and accomplices were dealt with, the people of White Bear Territory were naturally very happy.

But Sauron turned around at this time and looked at the rest of the caravan members with some ambiguous expression!

He just stared at them straight, without saying anything and without making any movements!

The moment these caravan members saw the children being searched out, they felt a little guilty!

Now we see that the four main criminals were hanged directly, the accomplices were all demoted to slaves, and all the goods and property were confiscated!

So the hearts that were originally hanging in the balance finally died!

Their moods also became frightened and trembling!

Now they were being stared at by Sauron with such vicious eyes, they were really panicking!

Because they are afraid too!

They were afraid that Sauron would be angry with them because of this!

After all, when the child was found, their weapons had all been confiscated by the soldiers of the territory guard!

Now they are completely powerless to fight back!

It was as if I was just a fish on the chopping board, ready to be slaughtered at will!

In the end, these merchants could not withstand the tremendous pressure brought by Sauron.

They pushed out the three small caravan managers who had the final say!

The three supervisors also looked reluctant. None of them wanted to offend the Baron at this time!

Finally, one of the caravan managers who managed to remain calm came out and said, "My Lord Baron, the criminals have confessed their crimes and have been executed. This is the result they deserve!"

"But Lord Baron, you have also interrogated them. We don't know the crimes they have committed! So now we are also victims, so please, Lord Baron, be merciful and let us go!"

After he finished speaking, he looked up at Soran, and seeing that Soran did not make any movement or change his expression, he continued:

"Of course, in order to compensate Lord Baron for his losses, we are willing to give Lord Baron a small gift as an apology gift!"

When the caravan manager said this, he had a look of pain on his face!

Apparently, the small gift he mentioned was actually quite generous!

But there is nothing we can do about it!

After all, the life and death of others are in the hands of others!

Although they have some power behind them, they are afraid that the other party will make mistakes, so they just go for it!

And spend money to avoid disaster!

As long as the Baron is willing to accept this small gift, today's matter will be easy!

Otherwise, you will really become a fish on the chopping board!

Over there, Soran took a deep look at the caravan leader but ignored him.

Instead, he turned around and ordered the soldiers of the territory guard to return their weapons.

The caravan leader watched his guards take back their weapons and equipment, then looked at Soran in confusion, not knowing what he was going to do!

But Soran rode out on his horse in front of their puzzled looks, and then spoke loudly from a high position:

"I know, you must have heard the rumors about my White Bear Territory from Director Fisher of the Netherlands Chamber of Commerce, so you came here to do business!"

The people on the opposite side immediately nodded, because it was true!

"I have personally promised Director Fisher that my territory welcomes all merchants and caravans to come and do business! We will also create a good and orderly business environment for everyone. At the same time, I look forward to long-term cooperation with you for mutual benefit and win-win results!"

"But I have also promised that as long as the merchants can abide by the law and do not take the initiative to cause trouble, there will be no illegal acts that suppress business and exploit merchants in White Bear Territory!"

Everyone nodded, they had indeed heard of it!

Otherwise, they wouldn’t come here in groups to do business!

After all, small caravans of minor nobles like them fear the most that the local nobles will rob them and embezzle all their goods and property by finding any excuse!

By then, even if I have suffered a great injustice, I won’t know where to seek justice!

"You all saw what happened today with your own eyes. They abducted the people of my territory. They were the ones who violated the laws of my territory first!"

"So they deserve this fate now! They can't blame anyone else, and there's no need to pity them!"

Many businessmen really have no sympathy for them!

They even felt a little relieved to see that these people who broke the rules received the punishment they deserved!

After all, if they hadn't been messing around, we wouldn't have ended up in this situation!

"As long as you operate in good faith within my territory and do not violate my laws and regulations, I will always fulfill my promise and will not embarrass you!"

"So you can rest assured! You don't have to send those small gifts! Just continue to operate legally and compliantly in my territory! Of course, it's up to you to choose whether to leave or stay, and I will never stop you!"

Sauron's words were powerful and his emotions came from the heart!

The appeal and persuasiveness brought about by this are also extremely strong!

After hearing this, the businessmen fell into silence again!

Originally, they were already prepared to spend money to avoid disaster!

But I never expected that things would take such a turn!

This really caught them off guard!

Moreover, every word the Baron said is true and reasonable, and is very much in line with the general psychological expectations of businessmen!

Because ordinary small businessmen like them who can only do small business know very well in their hearts that only in a peaceful, stable, fair and just business environment can they do business safely and make some money!

Although wealth and honor are achieved through risk, what if you don’t have strength, influence, capital, etc.!

The so-called "seeking wealth and honor in danger" means becoming someone else's leek and being slaughtered at will!

Therefore, Sauron's words made them change their minds about the White Bear Territory again!

Maybe this White Bear Territory is really a good place to do business!

After all, the Baron of the White Bear Territory did not make things difficult for them because of this matter!

He just punished the group of criminals who broke the rules!

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After Soran finished what he needed to say, he no longer cared about anything else and led his men away.

The work has been done, the words have been spoken, there is no point in staying any longer!

As for how they will discuss and associate things later, that’s up to them!

After all, Sauron can't control their thoughts!

But in Sauron's opinion, he had said so many words and explained it so clearly!

As long as they don't deliberately want to ruin the reputation of White Bear Territory, the impact of this incident can be reduced to a minimum!

It is even possible to convert the positive and negative into a positive one, expand the reputation of the White Bear Territory, and then attract more caravans to come and do business!

When Sauron thought of this, he couldn't help but feel happy!

So on the way back, he hummed a little tune...

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Time flies like a white horse passing by. In the blink of an eye, two months have passed and it is September 4877, 9 in the Gregorian calendar on the Knight Continent.

On this day, after five days of long journey, Soran finally arrived at the county capital of Ganise County - Ganise City.

On this journey, Soran brought Ramos, Doug Johnson, Thomas and the Knights' Guards, a total of fourteen people!

The main purpose of their visit to Ganise City this time is to buy an enchanted weapon for Soran and Doug Johnson respectively!

The city of Ganise is the most prosperous city in Ganise County, no doubt about it!

The city of Ganise is a large city with a permanent population of over 120,000.

This city can also be ranked in the top ten in the national city rankings!

The economy here is prosperous and the society is developed. Businessmen, travelers, tourists, travelers, etc. come here in an endless stream!

Moreover, the city of Ganise is a port city located on the seaside!

It is the second largest seaport in the Kingdom of Midburg!

There are a large number of merchant ships coming and going every day, and the wealth brought by them is also amazing!

Nearly seven-tenths of the land in the entire County of Ganise is hereditary fiefdom belonging to the Earl of Katis's family.

The prosperous city of Ganise is no exception, and its owner is also the Count family of Catis.

Of course, if we have to be more precise, then the city of Ganise should be the city belonging to Countess Katis!

This is not right either…

Now the Countess of Katis has inherited the title of the former Earl of Katis, and should be called the Countess of Katis!

Because at the beginning of the founding of the Kingdom of Midburg, the Earl of Katis's family was granted the County of Garnese for their merits, and since then, their descendants have always been sparsely populated and passed down from generation to generation!

Nowadays, let alone branches and collateral lines, even the direct bloodline has not been passed down!

This huge earldom's inheritance is now only supported by a countess!

If this Countess was not the legal wife of the previous Earl of Katis, she would have the legitimate right of inheritance!

Maybe this fiefdom has already been taken back by the royal family of the Kingdom of Midburg according to law!

But no matter what, none of this has anything to do with Sauron now.

His main purpose in coming to the city of Ganise was to purchase two enchanted weapons.

The second thing is to look at the business that Adam has developed here.

Finally, just stroll around and relax!

After all, he had been staying in his baron's mansion for the past two months to train his body, improve his physical fitness, and consolidate his realm.

This boring life has suffocated him!

Now that we have finally gotten out, of course we need to eat, drink, have fun, relax and enjoy ourselves!

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It was not until almost noon that Soran led his team to the east gate of Ganise City.

The entire wall of the city of Ganise is made of bricks and stones: the three-meter-high foundation below is made of huge stones one meter long, and on top of the huge stones are hard bricks.

The entire city wall is fifteen meters high, majestic, strong and difficult to break!

There are soldiers standing guard and patrolling on the city walls, watching from afar and keeping watch.

These soldiers were fully armed and had solemn expressions. They stared intently at the people below who wanted to enter the city, cautiously guarding against any possible emergencies!

Soran only needed to take a glance below to tell that this was a relatively elite force!

Then he couldn't help but compare them to the soldiers of his own territory guard.

The final result was that Soran still felt that his own territory guards should be more elite.

Because now the White Bear Territory Guard is a force trained by Sauron using a new training method!

This new training method was adapted by Soran based on what he knew and learned in his previous life about the training methods of the Great People's Army.

This new training method pays more attention to the discipline and style development of the army!

And now, after two months of training, great results have been achieved!

Of course, the combat effectiveness of the territory guard itself is definitely not weak!

After all, Sauron has always pursued a policy of elite troops!

Therefore, the White Bear Territory Guard is now a powerful army!

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As an extremely distinguished nobleman, when Soran led his team into the city, he naturally did not need to wait in line like the common people.

He took his people directly through the VIP channel next to him!

However, the plot that appears in some exciting novels, where the short-sighted city guards stop the road and question Sauron's noble identity, did not happen here!

Although Soran looked a little dishevelled due to the long journey, the city guards still welcomed him in respectfully without any difficulty!

However, since this was his first time in Ganise City and he brought so many people with him, he also needed to do a simple registration!

As soon as Soran entered the city of Ganise, his first impression was: stinky!

That feeling is like the smell emitted by discarded food in the sewers of restaurants in modern cities after a long period of fermentation!

It's disgusting and extremely nauseating to hear it!

Although the roads in the city of Ganise were paved with stones, the gaps between the stones were filled with black and smelly black water, sewage, and stinky water!

If someone walks over it or steps on it, they might be splashed with a foul stench!

Moreover, you can often see animal feces and even human feces on the road!

Those who urinate in the streets are even more accustomed to it, they just find a corner and start peeing!

Soran sat on his warhorse, his brows furrowed, a look of disgust on his face!

He even took out the handkerchief he carried with him and covered his mouth and nose, hoping that this would reduce the nauseating smell!

But obviously, these are all useless!

Because these foul smells are pervasive and cannot be avoided at all.

The other people in the team were also extremely disgusted at this time.

Because this disgusting and nauseating environment is completely different from the clean and hygienic Flanders!

Even though the city of Garnisee is many times more prosperous than Flanders!

Now that they have been led out from White Bear, they can finally see the world!

Therefore, they finally realized how far-sighted and foresighted their lord was!

But unfortunately, they had no war horses to ride, so they could only walk step by step on this road!

Fortunately, the entire city of Ganise is only like this in the road leading into the city and the slums!

Once we entered the bustling east city commercial district, the situation improved!

And the stench in the air is not that serious anymore!

However, you can still see people urinating and defecating on the road, or animal feces, etc. from time to time!

Have no idea!

This is not your territory, you can't manage it!

So since he couldn't resist, Sauron could only endure it silently or adapt!