The Knight's Journey to the Empire

In the end, Sauron, who couldn't think of any good solution, could only choose to meet with His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and feel out the other party's attitude before making other plans.

So, under the introduction of Countess Katis, Soran came to the guest reception area of ​​the Sea Dream Hotel.

"Respected Master Oliver, Grand Prince Mercristian, this is the important partner I just mentioned - Baron Soren Lipton."

Countess Katis smiled sweetly and introduced them to the two in a gentle voice.

She then added: "It was he who came up with the idea of ​​the [Anglican Islands Immigration Plan] and was responsible for its implementation."

"So if you have any questions, you can ask him directly."

Upon hearing this, Master Oliver sat on his chair without standing up, and just nodded casually as a greeting to Soran.

Obviously, he was not interested in or took the little baron Soran seriously.

But Soran already knew from Countess Katis that this old man was a powerful Knight of the Pillar State.

Therefore, based on his infinite respect for the strong, Sauron dared not be dissatisfied with this.

He could only greet the other party with great enthusiasm and courtesy, and said hello respectfully:

"Respected Master Oliver and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, hello! It is my great honor to see your true faces!"

Compared with Master Oliver's indifferent attitude, the emotions displayed by Prince Mercristian were much more enthusiastic.

Prince Mercristin stood up from his seat, first returned Soran's greeting, and then said: "Baron Soran Lipton, a great hero who saved the kingdom from danger in the war in the west of the kingdom."

"I have heard of your reputation for a long time, Baron Soran! And I am also very happy to meet you today!"

Upon hearing this, Soran pretended to be very humble and said, "Your Highness, this is not a hero, please don't flatter me!"

1 "Because with my strength at that time, I was able to achieve such a result only because of luck!"

"And by doing this, I am only doing my duty as a soldier of the kingdom."

"The real heroes of this Western War should be those who dedicated themselves to their country and sacrificed selflessly on the battlefield."

After saying this, Soran showed a heavy expression as if he was remembering the deceased.

"Baron Soran's character is truly admirable. The kingdom is lucky to have a talent like you!"

"However, I still have to say that Baron Sauron is really a bit modest!" Prince Mercristian looked pleased.

"Thank you for the compliment, Your Highness!" Soran responded with a smile.

Soon, Soran and Prince Mochristin took their seats and began to chat casually.

The topics they chatted about ranged from south to north, from east to west, and they talked about this and that, it was really lively!

The local host, Countess of Katis, also interjected from time to time, livening up the conversation.

As for Master Oliver, he sat silently with his eyes closed and did not join in the chat.

Also silent was Butler Mark who was sitting next to him.

……

"Baron Soren, Count Katis just said that you were the first to propose the [Angliss Islands Immigration Plan], right?"

Not long after the casual chat, Prince Mochristin finally brought the content of the meeting back to the main topic.

Because the current situation is obviously that they are more urgent than Sauron.

"Yes, Your Highness! This plan was indeed first proposed by me!" Soran said without any hesitation.

Moreover, the other party must have already investigated all of this, so what is there to hide?

"How did you come up with this plan?" Prince Mochristian asked in a somewhat hurried tone.

Then he seemed to feel that there was something wrong with his tone, so he continued to explain: "Baron Soran, please don't misunderstand me, I am just very curious about this!"

"You know, most people are full of fear of the unknown sea, so how could they possibly think of migrating to the sea?"

At the same time, he made a puzzled expression at the right time.

When Soran heard this, he immediately made a bitter face and said in a pitiful tone: "Your Highness, you know that I was only a small hereditary baron at the beginning!"

"A small barony not only has a small territory and poor resources, but also has a small number of people and insufficient labor for farming."

"So if I want to develop my bloodline and expand my family based on that small piece of territory, it's simply impossible."

"Fortunately, according to the laws of the kingdom, every hereditary noble in the kingdom shoulders the sacred duty of protecting the territory and expanding the territory for the kingdom."

“Based on this, I came up with the idea of ​​going out to sea to develop new territories.”

"Because doing so will not only expand the kingdom's territory and increase tax revenue, but will also allow me to develop more territory for myself."

This area in the northeast of the Knight Continent is actually the area where the Kingdom of Midburg and the two surrounding countries are located.

When this vast area was first developed by humans, it was mainly developed through the enfeoffment of pioneering nobles.

Therefore, when these pioneering nobles received official titles, they were indeed shouldering the responsibility of expanding the kingdom's territory.

As history developed, this responsibility was gradually written into the laws of various kingdoms and became an orthodox right of the hereditary nobility.

However, as the land in various regions was occupied by the nobles, this responsibility gradually became a formality and a symbolic one.

But it is undeniable that the hereditary nobility does possess this orthodox sacred duty.

Of course, the real purpose of Soran's choice to migrate to the [Angliss Islands] could not be this.

He actually did this to avoid the invasion of the Kingdom of Essex and to avoid being killed by the enemy or becoming isolated.

But it was also obvious that he couldn't just say it out loud.

Because according to the laws of the Kingdom of Midburg: if a hereditary noble abandons his territory during a war and flees without fighting because of fear of the enemy, it is a serious crime punishable by hanging.

So if he said it directly at this time, who knows whether Prince Mercristin on the opposite side would directly sanction him for it.

After all, the two had no contact or interaction before.

Therefore, Soran had no idea about the knowledge of His Royal Highness Prince Mercristin.

Moreover, the opponent's current strength is obviously stronger than ours.

Therefore, you must not allow the other party to have any handle on you.

Otherwise, it’s easy to get into trouble!