The Knight's Journey to the Empire

Gregeric, the leader of the fleet recommended to Soran by Canard and Aldrich, is a seafaring pioneer with rich sailing experience.

In fact, in the entire Ganise County, Gregeric is a very famous person.

However, his fame does not come from his excellent sailing skills or some outstanding achievements.

Rather, it comes from the various nicknames that made him infamous, such as "the prodigal son", "the dandy boy", "the filial son", etc.!

Of course, these are not good reputations.

The reason why he has such a bad reputation is mainly due to his own actions.

Gregeric used to be the eldest son of a hereditary viscount family that had been passed down for hundreds of years. He was a legitimate heir to the Midburg Kingdom's nobility with legitimate inheritance rights.

The amount of wealth his family possesses can be considered top-notch among the nobles in the entire Ganise County!

However, Gregerick, a rich boy, is different from other rich boys.

Other rich young men spend their money squanderingly, at most getting luxury cars, fine wines, and beautiful women, but the main thing is killing innocent people indiscriminately, acting recklessly, etc.

But Gregeric's way of squandering money was to indulge in seafaring adventures...

It can be said that Greger is an "enthusiast" who is extremely keen on sailing adventures.

To this end, he often organized and led large-scale fleets on sea expeditions at all costs, and even led a fleet to the distant [Angles Islands] for rest and recuperation.

So in the end, his special behavior of spending money successfully angered his old father to death.

But after inheriting all the family property, he did not come to his senses, but continued to spend all his property on sailing adventures.

Because Gregeric believed that the resources on the sea were extremely abundant, and as long as he could find some, he could use them to make a fortune and revive his family!

But unfortunately, I don’t know if it was fate or his luck was just extremely bad!

Anyway, in the end, he spent all the family wealth but was unable to make a splash in the vast ocean!

There were even several times when he almost lost his life because of this!

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At that time, Gregeric often organized fleets to go on sea expeditions, which meant that he often needed to buy new ships or repair old ships.

So over time, the communication between Canard and Aldridge and him became more frequent and familiar.

Canard and Aldrich, as the two main persons in charge of the [Old Cap Shipyard], have decades of work experience, which has given them a deep understanding of things at sea. They are not ignorant or half-knowledgeable!

And it is precisely because of this that they are very clear:

Although Gregeric's sea adventures failed so many times, it was not because of his own sailing skills.

On the contrary, Gregeric is one of the few high-end talents who masters real sailing skills.

His failure was simply bad luck.

This time, they were going to recommend a captain with rich sailing skills and ship driving experience to Soran, and naturally they thought of Gregor.

So the two of them jointly recommended him to Sauron.

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In fact, as early as two years ago, Gregeric had squandered all his family property on seafaring expeditions, and even sold his hereditary fiefdom and family estate!

As a result, he was deprived of his hereditary title and noble status by the noble court of Ganise County.

Moreover, due to long-term life pressure and financial difficulties, he developed the bad habit of alcoholism.

As a result, he was homeless and penniless, and eventually he could only live on the streets and become a vagrant in the city of Ganise.

So when Soran first met Gregeric, his head was covered in dirt and his hair was disheveled, so Soran thought that Canard and Aldrich were joking with him!

How can this be called an experienced captain with rich sailing experience?

This is clearly just a street beggar that I didn't even look at when I passed by!

However, the final facts proved that this sloppy "tramp" was indeed a rare elite talent.

Because in the assessment that Soran later personally organized, the rich sailing experience and outstanding skills he demonstrated were fully recognized and highly praised by Soran!

Soran decided on the spot to include Gregeric in his team, thus avoiding the waste of this special talent.

As a result, Gregeric got rid of his identity as a tramp and returned to the sailing career he loved.

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As for what Soran said about "promising Gregeric", that was another promise Soran made to Gregeric!

You know, when Soran tried to recruit Gregor, Gregor's attitude was to refuse!

Because he had experienced too many things when he was young, now that he is middle-aged, Gregor has become more open-minded about the world and chooses to live a peaceful life!

But after Soran took out a [compass] and explained its use, Gregeric's heart, which wanted to be quiet, could not resist the temptation and began to stir!

After all, I have sailed so many times before, and after years of reflection and summary, I also know what the biggest reason for my failure is!

Isn’t it the lack of accurate navigation tools that makes it easy to get lost?

So Soran promised him that he would give him a compass after the sailing mission of the [Angliss Immigration Plan] was successfully completed.

Then Gregor accepted Soran's recruitment without hesitation and became one of his squire knights.