The Knight's Journey to the Empire

"Master Joseph, this is a secret of my territory. I don't think I need to tell you!" Soran narrowed his eyes slightly and said in a calm tone.

Joseph was stunned when he heard this, but then he laughed and continued: "Sauron, why be so polite! Anyway, we will become a family in the end! There is no harm in talking!"

"What do you mean?" Soran looked at Joseph coldly, his tone becoming somewhat ambiguous!

Joseph felt a little nervous when Soran looked at him, but he still said with a smile: "I don't mean anything, I just care about you! Just care about you."

Seeing that the atmosphere at the scene was getting weird, Viscount Ayudukai quickly jumped out to save the situation: "Okay! Okay! Sauron, don't get angry. Joseph is also concerned about you! And you, Joseph, this is Sauron's territory secret, why are you asking this!"

Joseph touched his nose and took a sip of tea with a little embarrassment!

He was indeed anxious just now!

Soran ignored Joseph and looked at Viscount Ayudukai and asked, "My Lord Viscount, why did you call me here today? Just tell me directly! No need to beat around the bush!"

At this point, Sauron finally understood everything!

The father and son's behavior today was very strange. They called me over, so there must be something bad going on!

As for discussing important matters, that's just an excuse!

Seeing this, Viscount Ayudukai said, "Soran! Actually, I called you here today to discuss your marriage with Vivian!"

After Viscount Ayudukai finished speaking, he looked at Soran and saw that his expression did not change.

So he continued: "Look, you and Vivian are both not young anymore, and you have been dating for such a long time, so your relationship has been cultivated enough! It's time to get married!"

"I've already asked Vivian about this! She has no objection! So I called you here today mainly to ask for your opinion!"

Upon hearing this, Sauron couldn't help but sneer in his heart!

He knew that this matter would definitely not be that simple!

Because according to the long-standing tradition of the Knight Continent, matters concerning marriage are usually proposed by the man first, followed by engagement and then marriage.

If the woman brings it up first, there are only two possibilities:

Or it is out of necessity, such as getting pregnant before marriage!

Or the other party wants something!

But judging from the current situation, Vivian is definitely not forced to do so, so she can only "ask for something"!

Although Soran no longer had any improper thoughts about Vivian, he also knew that there was no possibility between the two of them!

But he still wanted to know what kind of "request" Viscount Ayudukai could make!

However, judging from the conversation just now, Soran felt that he was most likely eyeing his sea salt refining and purification process!

Soran pretended to be surprised and asked: "Then may I ask, what do I need to pay to marry Vivian?"

Seeing the change in Soran's expression, Viscount Ayudukai and Joseph looked at each other in surprise and grinned with some joy.

Joseph said excitedly, "Sauron, I heard that your Snowflake Sea Salt business in White Bear Territory is doing very well. Can you tell us about the refining and purification process of Snowflake Sea Salt?"

"Yes, Soran, let's make money together! And I also know that your snowflake sea salt business in White Bear Territory has reached a bottleneck!"

"So, if our two families start to cooperate, with the power and influence of the Miparis family, we will definitely be able to make the snowflake sea salt business develop further!" Viscount Ayudukai also chimed in.

In fact, before Viscount Ayudukai decided to invite Soran to negotiate, they had already conducted a detailed investigation on the matter!

Therefore, they have a relatively accurate understanding of the business development and profitability of White Bear Leader’s Snowflake Sea Salt!

As the saying goes: Money moves people's hearts!

It is precisely because of this relatively accurate understanding that they developed greed!

You know, that’s a surplus of 10,000 gold coins every month!

That’s 120,000 a year!

Moreover, this was the profit Baron Soran made when he just arrived in Ganise County and was an outsider with no roots!

Therefore, if they were allowed to obtain the technology for refining and purifying sea salt, then with the influence and channels of the Miparis family, the monthly profit of Snowflake Sea Salt could even double!

That is 240,000 gold coins a year!

This amount of gold coins is equivalent to one-third of the total assets of the Miparis family!

So how can they not be tempted? How can they not be greedy?

For this reason, they, who originally wanted Vivian to choose her marriage freely, did not hesitate to use Vivian's engagement as a bargaining chip in exchange with Soran.

But unfortunately, they failed to correctly predict Soran's thoughts...

"What if I say no?" Soran said with a mocking tone.

Hearing this, their smiles froze.

Viscount Ayudukai glanced at Soran with a gloomy look, and then said threateningly: "Then I will never agree to marry Vivian to you!"

"Baron Soran, you don't want us not to marry Vivian to you, do you?" Joseph sneered.

"You are doing this, using Vivian's engagement as a bargaining chip. Does she know?" Somehow, Soran suddenly asked this question.

Upon hearing this, Viscount Ayudukai fell silent!

Joseph on the other side said righteously: "She doesn't need to know. As a member of the Miparis family, the family has trained her! At the critical moment, she needs to make sacrifices for the interests of the family!"

Hearing this, Soran felt a little sad for Vivian!

I don’t know whether it is fortunate or unfortunate for her to be born in such a family!

But then, he thought about it carefully and was no longer sad!

Because he thinks he is pretty cheap!

The kind of "cheap" whore who wants to be a virtuous woman!

Because he also used Vivian!

The reason why it chose to get close to Vivian and date her was not only because of the novelty of the moment, but also because it hoped to get in touch with the Mipalis family.

After all, I had just arrived in Ganise County at that time, and my strength was just that of an entry-level knight. Not only did I have no background, but my power was also very weak!

But now, with the expansion of the snowflake sea salt business, his own strength and influence are steadily increasing.

Although it is still somewhat lacking compared to the many years of heritage of the Miparis family, it is foreseeable that it will surpass them!

Therefore, the Mipalis family is no longer of great use to Sauron!

Sauron's dependence on this family has also decreased a lot!

Therefore, this is actually one of the important reasons for the change in his attitude towards Vivian!

To put it mildly, this is scum!

The point is that the other party's value of utilization has been greatly reduced!

Therefore, what reason did he have to feel sad for Vivian!

Besides, what they said is not wrong!