The Knight's Journey to the Empire

Knight Continent Calendar May 4878, 2.

After being away from White Bear Territory for a month and a half, Adam finally returned to White Bear Territory.

Of course, returning with him was a high-ranking knight named Alexovich.

Originally, the person Adam wanted to invite was actually the leader of the Blazing Mercenaries - Knight Grace!

However, Captain Grace declined Adam's invitation due to important matters!

However, she also recommended her best friend to Adam to accept the mercenary mission, namely the Knight Alexovich.

Because of the strong recommendation from Captain Grace and a certain degree of trust, Adam finally hired Knight Yalikovich at a price of 8000 gold coins per month!

And he was promised that after the end of the employment period, he would be given a reward of no less than gold coins.

However, the real reason why Adam hired Knight Alexikovich was that he really couldn't find any other superior knights to hire!

Otherwise, he wouldn't have stayed in Ganise City for more than a month before coming back!

Moreover, he had asked Captain Grace to recommend this Knight Alexikovich to him at the letter center!

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White Bear Territory, territorial government office.

"What? You said Baron Soran is not in the territory?" Adam's eyes widened instantly, his face full of disbelief.

He stared at Wolfe in front of him and continued to ask, "Are you sure you didn't make a mistake?"

Wolfe replied with certainty: "Of course not! Didn't the Baron go to Ganise City?"

Adam suddenly felt a headache!

So he rubbed his brows and said helplessly: "I just came back from Ganise City! If he was really there, how could I not know it!"

"Then...what about Count Katis's Seagull Castle? I remember Baron Soran said when he left that he was going to stay at Seagull Castle for a while!" Wolfe asked with a serious expression.

Now he realized that something was wrong!

However, Adam still shook his head and said, "Impossible! Before I came back, I went to Seagull Castle and checked the accounts of the Snowflake Sea Salt business!"

"So if Baron Soran is really there, it's impossible for me to not get any information at all."

"Besides, I was in Ganise City at the time. If he had gone to Ganise City or Seagull Castle, how could he not send someone to contact me?"

"What is the situation now? Could it be that the Baron could just disappear out of thin air?" Wolfe frowned, struggling with himself.

Speaking of this, Adam frowned, and a bad premonition gradually emerged in his heart!

Then the two looked at each other and saw the worry and confusion in each other's eyes!

Suddenly, a terrible thought flashed through Adam's mind!

Then his face turned pale in an instant!

Adam asked in a trembling voice: "Brother Wulf, do you think there is a possibility that Baron Soran was killed by an assassin on the way to Ganise City?"

Hearing this, Wolfe's body shook violently and an expression of disbelief appeared on his face.

His teeth began to chatter, his lips trembled, and his tone of response became stammering: "This... This is impossible!"

However, despite saying this, he knew deep down in his heart that this possibility was not completely non-existent!

Maybe Baron Soran just happened to run into the killer on the way?

"Quick! Wolf, call all the officials in the territory to a meeting immediately and ask them!"

"Maybe they know the whereabouts of Baron Soran!" Adam shouted with the last glimmer of hope.

"Yes, yes, yes! Yes, yes, yes! I'll go right away! I'll go right away!" Wolfe also ran out in a panic!

But at this moment, he actually held on to a last glimmer of hope in his heart!

So he started running, praying silently: Goddess, please pray that nothing happens to the Baron!

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According to the ancient and solemn laws of the Kingdom of Midburg:

If a hereditary noble passes away unexpectedly and lacks a formal legal heir to inherit his title, fiefdom and wealth, then these titles, fiefdoms and wealth will be taken over by his feudal lord according to law!

[Note: This formal legal heir refers to the legal spouse or direct bloodline descendants of the hereditary nobles, such as Sauron's wife and children; others, even if they are Sauron's father or brothers, are illegitimate.]

This means that if Sauron had indeed been killed by an assassin!

Then this fertile territory of White Bear Territory will instantly become the private property of his feudal lord, Marquis Saladin!

And it's legal!

Because Sauron doesn't have a formal legal heir yet!

As the saying goes: A vassal's vassal is not my vassal!

Therefore, once the White Bear Territory was legally recovered by Marquis Saladin, it would be like falling from heaven to hell for people like Woolf and Adam.

Because they will lose everything: including the lordship and knighthood titles that symbolize honor and status, as well as the family business they have painstakingly built up over a long period of time in the White Bear Territory!

All of these will be in vain and become nothing!

So in this case, it is not difficult to understand why they are so restless and anxious!

After all, this is related to one's future development and personal interests!

It’s hard for them not to be anxious!

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In the White Bear Territory, the meeting room of the Territory Government Office is already packed with people!

Important officials of the territories such as Ramos, Gubellini, Martin, Henry, and Cottonbass are all on the list!

After receiving the emergency meeting notice from Wolfe, they all put down their work and rushed over in a hurry!

However, when faced with Adam and Woolf's questioning, they knew nothing about anything!

Because the news they received was conveyed by Baron Soren himself: he was going to stay at Count Katis's Seagull Castle for a while!

But no one expected that Baron Soran was missing! He might even have been murdered!

This sudden change hit everyone's heart like a bolt from the blue, making everyone become worried and sad!

Some people's faces even looked extremely ugly, as if they were ashen!

Obviously, they have also thought about the possible consequences of this incident!

"Okay, brothers, don't be so depressed! Maybe the Baron is really in Seagull Castle! Or maybe Brother Adam just didn't notice it, right?" Wolfe spoke to comfort everyone.

Adam, who had been despairing, felt a faint hope in his heart when he heard this: "Yes, everyone! Maybe I really didn't notice it! After all, I didn't ask anyone from Seagull Castle in person!"

"So everyone should go back to their respective posts and do their jobs well first! As for this matter, don't make it public for the time being. I will send someone to Seagull Castle to confirm it immediately!" Wolfe continued to persuade.

When everyone present heard this, a glimmer of hope rose in their hearts!

And at this moment, they actually had no other choice, so they had to do as Woolf said!

But despite this, they all knew very well in their hearts that this so-called hope was actually very slim!

Because as Adam said, if the Baron was really in Seagull Castle, how could he not send someone to contact him?