The Knight's Journey to the Empire

This New Year's banquet was held smoothly, and both the guests and the hosts were happy.

The enthusiasm of this year's New Year's party can be said to be the warmest and most joyous one since Sir Jose took over the position of city lord.

And Sauron also made a lot of money, gaining both fame and fortune.

This time, he not only expanded his network and gained more knowledge, but also got to know several wealthy people who wanted to fund him in building his territory.

You know, Soran was not a political activist before, and he didn't know many of the upper class and elites in Connacht.

However, anyone with a discerning eye can see that the ultimate goal of these wealthy people is not Sauron.

It was Soren's father, Sir Jose.

Similarly, because Soran's territory is far in the east of the kingdom, the business activities of these wealthy people are mainly concentrated in the south, or even just in this county.

Therefore, the activities and opportunities for communication between the two must be very few, and they will probably have nothing to do with each other in the future.

Although there were rumors in the past that Sir Jose did not like his second son and therefore sent him away to travel and gain experience.

But now the rich have also noticed it!

Now Sir Jose is very proud of the performance of his second son!

So they thought that by investing in this second son, they could get a relationship with Sir Jose or improve his favorability so that he could open a back door for their business in the future.

After all, in this remote and poor place with high mountains and far away emperor, the power of a city lord is still very great, and it is worth their effort to curry favor with him.

As for this, Sauron naturally declined politely.

He also stated that the specific details would be discussed with everyone in detail when the family held a celebratory party for him.

……

This year, Sauron can no longer enjoy the leisurely New Year like in previous years!

Because a celebration party was going to be held to make money, Soran needed to deliver invitations to the guests.

There is nothing to worry about for those ordinary invited guests, just ask a servant to see them off.

But those specially invited guests (referred to as "big dogs") had to be sent off by Sauron himself.

Such as the four barons, three wealthy businessmen within the jurisdiction of Conant City, and the five giants of the Conant City United Chamber of Commerce (presidents and main persons in charge).

This made Sauron very busy and overwhelmed.

But he was also very happy.

Because you are working on your own future, it’s very motivating!

……

That night, after a busy day outside, Soran returned home and wanted to take a shower and go to bed.

But he didn't expect Carlo to come to him suddenly.

Carlo said he wanted to talk to him.

And because Carlo had helped him two days ago, Soran did not refuse.

So the two of them started chatting in the room.

To be honest, Soran felt very confused and puzzled about his cheap elder brother.

Since he was a child, he has never treated himself well. He has a sour face all day long, as if he hates himself very much.

He even expelled himself from the family and sent himself to the Donbass Knight Academy in the neighboring county to study.

Logically speaking, he should be wishing that he would become more and more destitute.

But I don't know how, but this time it suddenly helped me.

"Sauron, you must be curious about why I helped you this time?" Carlo spoke first, his tone slightly calm.

Soran nodded, but said nothing.

"Then do you know why I have hated you so much since I was a child?" Carlo continued to ask.

Soran shook his head and still said nothing.

Carlo sighed and began to talk to himself, "I have hated you since I was a child because your arrival killed my mother. It was you who made me lose my mother! And I was only three years old at that time! I have only just started to remember things!"

"For me, that is truly a painful memory that I will never forget! At that moment, I really felt like the sky was falling!"

"I'm sorry!" Soran apologized to him sincerely.

Compared to Carlo, Soren has a reborn and mature soul.

He had felt maternal love in his previous life and knew the importance of a mother in a child's growth; at the same time, he had also lost his mother and understood the despair and pain that felt.

Moreover, even he himself did not know whether there was any necessary connection between his rebirth and the death of his biological mother.

Therefore, he felt full of guilt about this matter.

Although this matter was not something he could control, he could not be sure that it had nothing to do with him.

"You don't have to apologize. I know this is not something you can control. After all, you are just a child. But I still can't help but hate you, especially when I saw your eyes for the first time!" Carlo stopped Soran from apologizing.

Soran continued to remain silent, knowing that no matter what he said at this time, it would be useless.

I can't tell him that I'm a time traveler!

"Besides that, your father's attitude towards you is also an important factor that affects me."

"It was my father's attitude towards you that made me mistakenly believe he knew something, so I blamed you for my mother's death."

"I even dared to suspect that you were not of the Lipton family. But I asked my father, and he was very sure that my mother would never betray him. He was also very sure that you were his child."

"I asked my father why he hated you so much, but he didn't tell me, so I don't know why he hated you so much."

Soran was naturally very clear about Sir Jose's attitude towards him since he was a child: ignore him and let it go!

Soran believed that if this time he had not become the hereditary baron of the kingdom.

So if I suddenly go home for the New Year this time, my stepfather will definitely not be kind to me.

In this family now, perhaps the only one who can truly care about me is my stepmother Jenny Totova!

In fact, Sauron himself found it funny when he thought about it, that a stepmother who had no blood relationship with him was actually the family member who cared about him the most in the entire family.

"Also, you work too hard! You work so hard that it makes me panic! You know what a hardworking second-in-line heir means to the eldest son in an aristocratic family!"

Soran definitely knew what that meant.

It's nothing more than a bloody plot of fighting for family property, internal strife, and trouble within the family.

Don't talk about living in peace. Brothers working together can achieve great things.

Human thoughts are always developing and human nature is selfish.

If a man does not work for himself, he will be punished by heaven and earth. This is not just a story.

On one side there is wealth and prosperity with military service, singing and dancing, while on the other side there is poverty and wandering, begging and running around.

If it really came to that, Sauron himself couldn't guarantee that he could follow his heart.

"Over the years, I have followed my father in handling various matters. I have seen too many families or nobles fall apart due to the struggle between heirs. Many years of family heritage were also destroyed and submerged in the long river of time!"

"The Lipton family is very weak, so weak that it can no longer withstand any disturbance, even the slightest turmoil," Carlo said, glancing at Soran. "And you also know how my father became the head of the family as a bastard!"

Of course Soran knew it, after all, it was not a secret.

From Soran's perspective, Carlo is definitely not a good brother; but from the family's perspective, Carlo is definitely a good heir.

In fact, he had long regarded himself as the master of the Lipton family.

Everything he handles is based on the interests of the family first.

This is the basic principle for being a qualified householder.

[Some people may think that protecting the family does not necessarily require such extreme methods, but everyone has their own characteristics in choosing their own methods, which is closely related to the individual's growth environment. Although Carlo's methods are somewhat ruthless, they are in line with his growth environment and the needs of the plot development.]