The Knight's Journey to the Empire

After thinking this through, Soran stopped being silent and spoke out his answer: "Helen, I know you want me to say 'I will save you', but my real answer is 'I will not save you'!"

Soran said this very calmly, without any psychological burden.

But Countess Katis was slightly shocked when she heard this: not only because Soran said what she was thinking, but also because what Soran said was beyond her thoughts.

Fortunately, Katis's good aristocratic upbringing prevented her from exploding on the spot or turning around and leaving.

So we have to say that Countess Katis's performance is much better than many versions of T0 fairies.

So Countess Katis continued to ask in confusion: "Why do you say that? Don't you love me? If you love me, why don't you save me?"

"Yes, Helen! I like you, I love you! I can do anything for you within my ability!" Soran said sincerely, "But in this matter, 'I love you' and 'I save you' are not contradictory."

Countess Katis did not speak, but looked at Soran, waiting for his explanation.

Soran began to explain: "[Nidhogg] is a super-class monster. Its strength is too strong for a small brave knight like me to deal with!"

"So as you said, if you are caught by it! Then I choose to save you, which is no different from sending myself to die in vain!"

"So why should I save you at this time? Should I become its delicious snack with you? Die together in its mouth? And then reunite in its stomach?"

"So I might as well run away as quickly as possible, the farther the better. When I have enough strength in the future, I will come back to avenge you!"

Upon hearing this, Countess Katis's expression remained calm, but she did not show any intention of speaking.

Seeing this, in order to ease the embarrassment, Soran continued to smile and said: "Of course, if it really comes to that time, who knows! Maybe I will be furious and choose to rush up and fight it to the death!"

Countess Katis did not laugh along, and her facial expression remained unchanged, as calm as a pool of stagnant water.

Seeing this, Sauron was stunned and stood there, not knowing what to say!

After all, some truths are just like this, and speaking them out will only make people unhappy.

After a long time, Countess Katis sighed and said leisurely: "Is this what you really think?"

Soran nodded solemnly in affirmation.

"Don't you even want to deceive me a little? Or say some nice words to please me?" The tone of Countess Katis's inquiry had become a little aggrieved.

Soran shook his head indifferently and said solemnly: "In some things, I can coax you, and I can also deceive you! But in this matter, absolutely not!"

"Because once these words are spoken, it will be an important promise to both you and me!"

"I, Soran, may not be a good person, but I am definitely not a bad person! Therefore, I have my bottom line and my persistence, and I value my promises!"

"So I won't easily make promises that are impossible to fulfill! And I won't easily make promises just to please the one I love by deceiving her!"

"But you'll make me very disappointed if you say that!" Countess Katis' tone was obviously a little depressed at this time.

At this moment, Soran also knew that the relationship between the two needed to be taken seriously, or in other words, needed to be discussed properly.

Soran also asked: "Helen, I want to ask you the same question?"

"If I was captured by the Nidhogg monster, would you choose to save me at all costs?"

"I also want to hear your true thoughts?"

Countess Katis was stunned when she heard this, because she had never thought about this issue seriously!

In other words, has she ever really taken Soran's courtship seriously, and has she ever wanted to accept him?

After all, for people who are used to living alone, if another person suddenly breaks into their life, it will inevitably make them feel a little difficult to adapt.

Therefore, in this situation, I believe most people would choose to escape temporarily unless it is absolutely necessary!

This is basically Countess Katis's attitude towards Soran, so now she finds it difficult to decide between "yes" and "no"!

"I don't know!" This was the answer given by Countess Katis in the end.

Soran laughed loudly and continued, "Yes, you don't know! In fact, when you asked me just now, I didn't know either!"

"Because human hearts are unpredictable and fickle, when things haven't really happened, no one knows whether what this person said is true or not!"

"So this is also the reason why I can't give you a definite promise! It's not because I dare to give it, but because I don't know if I can do it!"

As he said that, Soran suddenly changed his tone and said, "But Helen, if such a dangerous thing really happened!"

"Then I can give you a promise that I can be sure of: I will do my best to protect you and rescue you!"

“As for this greatest effort and what extent it may reach, I can only say that I can do it to the extent that I have a clear conscience!”

"Of course, if I were in such a dangerous situation, I would also hope that you would do your best to rescue me!"

"And if things have really reached a point where nothing can be done, then just leave and don't worry about me! And don't die in vain for me!"

"You must always remember that when fate is unavoidable, the most important thing is to survive!"

"Because only by surviving can we regain what we have lost, otherwise everything will be in vain!"

Sauron is not a bootlicker, nor does he want to be anyone's bootlicker, and he certainly won't pick up girls just for the sake of picking up girls.

After all, with his current status, if he wanted a woman, it would be a piece of cake, but he didn't want to do that because he still had a little conscience and some basic sense of propriety and honor.

Therefore, what he said now was full of true feelings and sincerity.

On the other side, Countess Katis was also listening thoughtfully and gained something.

After all, with her current status, she has heard many words of flattery and flattery.

However, words like Sauron's, which are sincere and meaningful, are rarely heard.

But it is undeniable that Soran's words were indeed not the "correct answer" that Countess Katis wanted.

So even though she agreed with it in her heart, she did not give direct affirmation or evaluation.

Soran was not in a hurry about this. He let Countess Katis think slowly on the side and continue the conversation when the other party figured it out.

And Soran’s current idea is actually very simple: love is mutual.

Therefore, what I want to marry is a gentle, considerate, smart and capable wife, a woman with whom I can promote and achieve mutual success.

Instead of marrying an ancestor and worshipping him/her, if he/she can't help you, you still need to coax and pamper him/her.

At the same time, there are so many beautiful women in this world who are both capable and competent!

So if marriage is really just for satisfying sexual desire, then why do you have to hang yourself on a tree?

The cooperation between Soran and Countess Katis seems to be quite in-depth now, but in fact most of the cooperation is driven by interests.

However, there is basically no cooperation based on true emotional bond.

After all, Sauron wouldn't be so stupid as to reveal everything from his heart before the relationship was confirmed.

Otherwise, he could return to Gotham City to find Batman.

Of course, if Countess Katis can’t figure it out, then there’s no need to figure it out!

Regarding this, Sauron could only say that he had misjudged the person!

So in the end, the same old saying applies: you can’t hang yourself on a tree!

The person you love and the person you need to marry can be the same person or not.

……

"Helen, I love you! I like you! I want to marry you! I want you to be my woman! This is my idea and my attitude!"

Soran looked directly into Countess Katis's eyes and said solemnly: "But the current environment no longer allows us to get along slowly and get to know each other slowly!"

"So I hope you can think carefully about our relationship! Whether it will work or not, you just need to give me a definite answer!"

"This..." Countess Katis's eyes were a little evasive.

Because the question Soran asked caught her off guard!

Of course, the most important thing is that she hasn't figured out the answer to this question yet.

She wasn't sure if she could reintegrate her life into another person's.

Soran also saw the embarrassment of Countess Katis, so he said comfortingly: "You don't need to rush to answer me now! You can think about it carefully in the next period of time!"

"At least I won't ask you any more questions until all the work in the [Angliss Islands] is settled! So you can think about it carefully!"

"But I have to make one thing clear to you. If my love is not reciprocated, then I won't be a lovelorn person and will not love you to the end!"

"After all, I have a powerful force behind me, and a group of people who are following me in my development, so I can't be single for too long, and I can't be childless..."

Countess Katis nodded slightly to show that she understood.

Because if a force wants to develop peacefully and stably, it does need to have a successor. Otherwise, all kinds of monsters will appear, and people's hearts will be unstable and it will be difficult to unite into one.

Then the two of them tacitly stopped talking!

One person held a monocular telescope and continued to observe the sea in the distance to avoid any sudden situations!

A person was admiring the sea view absentmindedly, but his thoughts had already drifted away!

……

As time passed, Soran and Countess Katis were like two silent sculptures, staring at the distant sea quietly without saying a word.

The silence was broken only when Soran caught a glimpse of Butler Mark's bird-like figure through the monocular telescope, flying in the air from the direction of the ship.

"It's Butler Mark, Butler Mark is back!" Soran shouted in surprise.

Because he had guessed from the leisurely look of Butler Mark that they were the winner of this battle.

"Really? Where is it?" Countess Katis was startled and instantly reacted from silence, asking with surprise on her face.

"Over there, over there on the building ship!" Soran pointed in a direction and handed over the monocular telescope in his hand.

Butler Mark is still too far away from here. With the naked eye, he can only see a small black dot.

Countess Katis quickly took the monocular and began to search carefully.

Soon, she found Butler Mark.

And at this moment, she actually felt like tears welling up in her eyes.

Immediately, Countess Katis's demeanor changed, and she returned to being the strong, confident, dignified, elegant and intellectual Countess Katis.

Because her support is back, her confidence is back!

Soran, who was standing by, also noticed the change in Countess Katis, and felt a little distressed.

Because this is enough to show how important Butler Mark is in the heart of Countess Katis; it also indirectly reflects what kind of loneliness and suffering Countess Katis had experienced to gradually turn Butler Mark into her most important spiritual pillar!

"Adrian Brody, stop the boat! Stop the boat! Butler Mark is back," Countess Katis shouted, her voice full of surprise that was difficult to conceal.

"Yes! My Lord Earl!" Adrian Brody was also very surprised when he heard this.

Because for these retainers who are loyal to the Earl of Curtis's family, Butler Mark is like a stabilizing force and an indispensable spiritual pillar.

In a moment, the sound of gongs and drums, representing the slowing down and stopping of the ships, rang out from the pilot boat like thunder, and then the entire fleet gradually stopped on the sea.

Over there, Butler Mark was as fast as the wind. The fleet stopped for only a few minutes, and he landed on the pilot boat like a bird.

Then, everyone couldn't wait to ask about the results and exciting details of the battle between him and Master Oliver and the Nidhogg monster.

Butler Mark was also very happy, and he told the story to the younger generations like a kind elder.

Because of the sudden attack by the Nidhogg monster, everyone was under too much pressure and very nervous.

So at this moment, listening to Butler Mark's narration like telling a story, everyone was fascinated and overjoyed.