The Knight's Journey to the Empire

The reception room of Seagull Castle in the city of Garnisee.

The intellectual, elegant, charming and dignified Countess of Curtis was now wearing an extremely seductive lavender dress. She was sitting on the main seat of the leather sofa that belonged to her, with her legs crossed leisurely.

In her hand, she was holding a cup of tea carefully brewed with the precious leaves of the giant cappuccino magic tree!

At this moment, wisps of hot air were rising above the rim of the cup, as misty as clouds!

Sitting opposite Countess Katis was Soran.

Four days ago, he hurried all the way from the White Bear Territory to the city of Ganise, exhausted!

Then, after a quick wash in the city, he hurried to visit Countess Katis.

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Countess Katis took a sip of the fragrant hot tea, then the corners of her mouth slightly raised, revealing an intoxicated and charming smile!

She asked Soran softly, "Baron Soran, I wonder if you suddenly came to visit me today. Is there something urgent?"

Generally speaking, visits between nobles require sending visiting cards in advance!

This is especially true when a noble of lower rank visits a noble of higher rank!

Unless it is an urgent matter, making a surprise visit would be considered impolite!

Facing this Countess whose every move, every frown and every smile was charming and seductive, Soran felt his blood flow faster!

But he still took a deep breath, tried hard to suppress his restless heart, and tried to remain calm and composed!

Then Soran replied sincerely, "My Lord Earl, the main reason I came here so suddenly is to thank you."

"A few days ago, thanks to the Earl's righteous words in the noble garden of Ganise County, our White Bear Territory successfully avoided a serious political crisis!"

What Soran was talking about was the fact that Viscount Molson had reported the White Bear Territory's policy of recruiting its subjects to the Noble Court of Ganise County.

The reason why this matter was resolved quickly and smoothly was that Countess Katis’s attitude and help played a crucial role!

That's why Soran came here this time to express his gratitude to Countess Katis alone!

"Oh! Baron Soran, this is actually nothing! For me, it's just a piece of cake!" Countess Katis smiled and continued in a calm tone:

"What's more, we are still partners! The snowflake sea salt production process you provided has made us earn a lot of money during this period! Isn't it?"

It has been half a year since Soran handed over the production process of snowflake sea salt to Countess Katis.

During these six months, Countess Curtis fully demonstrated her exceptional business acumen and mature leadership skills.

Then, relying on these high-quality and superior-quality snowflake sea salts and the Earl of Curtis's family's existing mature salt sales channels, they successfully promoted the snowflake sea salt to most areas within the Kingdom of Midburg!

This made Snowflake Sea Salt quickly become one of the hottest commodities in the salt market of the Kingdom of Midburg, and the daily market demand was in short supply!

Nowadays, the [Beibao Changfeng Salt Field] and [Charcoal Making Field] under the name of Count Katis's family are running at full capacity every day, and the production capacity has been raised to the highest level!

So if the news of the demise of the Free City-State of Ancordina by the Kingdom of Essex had not suddenly arrived, Earl Curtis would have been preparing to expand the construction scale of these two important production sites!

As the sales of snowflake sea salt continue to rise, the profits are also showing a trend of sustained growth!

Wealth flowed into Countess Katis's pocket like a tide!

So even though only half a year had passed, Countess Katis had already reaped great rewards and made a fortune!

Not only that, in the sea salt market of the Kingdom of Midburg, Countess Katis turned the tide with her snowflake sea salt and successfully reversed the disadvantageous situation in the previous market competition.

Now the Countess of Curtis is ready to switch from defense to offense and take back the salt market share that originally belonged to the Countess of Curtis's family.

Of course, in this process, Sauron also made a lot of money!

For example, now, with the 5% profit share, White Bear Leader can earn more than gold coins from the business profits of Snowflake Sea Salt every month!

And the 10 gold coins that Soran borrowed from Countess Katis were repaid two months ago!

"No, no, no! For the Earl, this matter may indeed be just a trivial matter, but for the White Bear Territory, it is like a timely help and a life-saving grace!"

"So I still need to come here in person to express my heartfelt gratitude to the Earl in person!" Soran said sincerely and earnestly.

Soran's behavior may be somewhat similar to that of an egoist, but he is not an ungrateful person!

Sauron will definitely remember those who have helped him, and he will also definitely remember those who have hurt him.

There is no conflict between repaying a favor and repaying a grudge!

Seeing this, Countess Katis accepted Soran's gratitude with peace of mind.

Then she stopped dwelling on this topic and changed the subject, asking, "Baron Soran, there is something that has been troubling me these days. I wonder if you can help me answer it!"

“My Lord Earl, you are joking! You can ask as much as you want. As long as it is something I know, I will tell you the truth without hiding anything!” Sauron spoke sincerely and respectfully, like a docile lamb.

So Countess Katis asked directly with a puzzled look on her face: "At that time, His Royal Highness Prince Leo II also sent someone to deliver a message, saying a few good words for you in the Noble Garden of Ganise County, and said that you are his man! I wonder if this is true?"

After she finished speaking, she picked up the teacup and took a sip. She seemed to be enjoying the tea leisurely, but in fact she was secretly watching the changes in Soran's expression!

Soran, however, sighed calmly and responded, "If that is really possible, it would be great!"

"My Lord Earl, to be honest, I wish I could become the Second Prince's man and let him protect me!"

Countess Katis frowned slightly, obviously, she was not very satisfied with this answer.

So she chose to continue asking: "Since you are not his Highness the Second Prince Leo's man, why would his Highness the Second Prince help you?"

Soran raised his head and stared at Countess Katis with a meaningful look; Countess Katis looked at him without any hesitation!

Then Soran slowly spoke, "The reason is very simple. It's just that interests move people! This time, His Royal Highness the Second Prince Leo was able to lend me a hand. What happened between us was nothing more than an exchange of interests."

Upon hearing this, Countess Katis subconsciously wanted to ask: "Exchange of interests? What interests can you bring to me..."

But she had just said half of her words when she suddenly seemed to remember something and screamed, "Could it be that the luxury product called [Floral Soap] recently launched by the Chamber of Commerce under the name of Prince Leo II was made by you?"

What is the most discussed or popular product in the commodity market of the Kingdom of Midburg today?

Then it must be [Snowflake Sea Salt] and [Floral Soap]!

Moreover, the popularity of [Floral Soap] is even stronger than that of [Snowflake Sea Salt]!

Among the nobility of the Kingdom of Midburg today, [Floral Soap] is a hot luxury item!

Its powerful cleaning, stain removal and skin care abilities have made it a favorite among the aristocracy and it has been crazily sought after by the aristocrats!

This can be seen from its price changes!

At the beginning, the Chamber of Commerce that sold [Floral Soap] claimed that they used a variety of special magic plants and magic materials to make this [Floral Soap] with superb abilities in all aspects.

Therefore, the selling price of just one piece of [Floral Scented Soap] was as high as 30 gold coins.

But now, the price of a piece of [Floral Scented Soap] has been driven up to 80 gold coins, and most of the time, it is still in short supply!

[Note: The production is mainly limited by the pig pancreas required for making floral soap, and the supply of this thing is not endless.]

Therefore, this kind of top-level popularity and incredible ability to make money is something that even Countess Katie can't help but feel envious!

And precisely because of this, when she guessed that this [Floral Scented Soap] was actually related to Sauron, she lost her composure and was so shocked that she almost lost her voice!

On the other side, Soran did not explain anything, but just nodded slightly to show his agreement.

Seeing this, Countess Katis pursed her lips, showing a hint of displeasure, and then complained coquettishly: "Baron Soran, it's really unkind of you to do this!"

"Our cooperation has always been very pleasant and close, and our friendship is extraordinary!"

"And you? You have such an excellent production technology, but you hid it from me and chose not to cooperate with me! I have helped you a lot before!"

"Do you look down on me now? Or do you think I am not worthy of sharing the profits with you?"

Soran was helpless, a bitter smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, and then he explained with a sad face: "My Lord Earl, this really can't be blamed on me!"

"When it came to the [Snowflake Sea Salt] business, I resolutely rejected the olive branch offered by His Royal Highness Prince Leo II and chose to work with you instead. This was already an act of disobedience to His Royal Highness Prince Leo II!"

At this point, Soran paused and sighed before continuing, "So if I don't make up for it in other ways, do you think His Royal Highness Prince Leo will let it go? And with my strength, can I still sit here and chat with you so easily and happily?"

"What's more, at that time, His Royal Highness Prince Leo did not hesitate to send a powerful upper knight to the White Bear Territory to discuss the cooperation with me on [Floral Soap]!"

"Faced with a powerful upper knight, do you think I should agree or not with my strength?" Soran spread his hands, shrugged, and continued: "Besides, Lord Earl, I am doing this for your sake!"

"Oh! This is really strange! You don't cooperate with me and let me make money, but you are still thinking about me? Then tell me, why are you thinking about me?" Countess Katis sneered when she heard it.

Soran shook his head and sighed, "My Lord Earl, I am really thinking about you!"

"Just think about it. With the strength and situation of the Count Katis family, the profits from a [Snowflake Sea Salt] business are more than enough to satisfy your appetite, Count!"

"But if we add the [Floral Soap] deal, I'm afraid that at this moment, Your Excellency the Count, you will no longer be able to sit here and talk with me so leisurely!"

At the end, Soran's tone revealed a hint of sadness, as if he was lamenting that Countess Katis ignored his deep meaning!

When Countess Katis heard these words, her face instantly became a little stiff!

She thought about it, and suddenly her eyes widened, staring at Soran intently for a few times!

However, Soran always had a smile on his face, and met her gaze firmly, without any fear!

Because at this time Countess Katis realized that she had been overwhelmed and too blindly confident!

She only saw the huge benefits that [Floral Soap] could bring, but completely ignored the huge risks that might be hidden behind it!

At present, the [Snowflake Sea Salt] business of the Count Katis family has been successfully sold in most areas of the Kingdom of Midburg!

But such lucrative profits naturally attracted many evil spirits, who were lurking in the dark, eyeing and coveting!

Fortunately, thanks to the powerful strength accumulated by the Earl of Katis's family over the years, they are still able to keep this big piece of cake safely.

But if we add the sale of [floral soap] to the mix, it would be really hard to predict how the situation would develop!

Then the time comes!

Maybe it's not just these monsters and demons. More jackals, tigers, leopards, evil spirits, goblins, cats and dogs hiding in the dark may not be able to bear the loneliness and will jump out in an attempt to get a piece of the pie!

And once the situation develops to this point, it will be like a collapsed wall being pushed by everyone, and a broken drum being beaten by everyone!

Therefore, even if the Earl of Katis's family has a powerful Knight Pillar as its backing, they will probably have to make concessions or compromises!

It's even possible that those greedy guys would unite and take advantage of everything!