The Knight's Journey to the Empire

On January 4877, 1 in the Knight Continent calendar, after several days of preparation and unremitting efforts by the Lipton family.

This celebratory reception, which was held in the name of celebrating Baron Soren Lipton's acquisition of the hereditary noble title and with the ultimate purpose of making money, was successfully held at Sir Lipton's mansion.

Guests attending the celebration reception included nobles, wealthy businessmen, celebrities, usurers in the Connahte area, as well as guests specially invited by the Lipton family from several surrounding cities.

There was a constant stream of traffic and people in front of Sir Lipton's residence, and those who came and went were either rich or noble.

Of course, this is relative to ordinary civilians.

However, in the eyes of the guests present, this celebratory reception seemed more like a begging meeting because of some of the content on the invitation.

For the sake of gold coins, the Lipton family has truly and completely abandoned their noble dignity.

Now he actually dares to ask for money directly, and he is trying to get something for nothing. It's so ugly!

But they had no choice but to attend, and at the same time said many insincere compliments and flattery.

After all, the Lipton family has been rooted in Conant City for more than a hundred years and is deeply rooted, and is still a local tyrant.

Of course, compared to those nobles who still cared about their reputation, the wealthy businessmen and usurers were much more enthusiastic.

Although it is not known how many people sincerely send their blessings, this sincere smile is still very pleasant to look at.

You shouldn't hit someone who smiles at you!

At the beginning of the banquet, Soran first came to the stage and boasted about his own achievements in order to enhance his heroic image.

Then he would point out that his territory was barren and hoped that everyone would be generous in making donations.

Then his father Sir Jose came on stage to give a great assist and said some polite words like "Anyone who helps in times of need will win the friendship of the Lipton family."

All in all, it can be summed up in one sentence: money is not mentioned in every sentence, but money is always involved in every sentence.

This caused the guests at the conference to roll their eyes.

Isn’t the way he eats too ugly?

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Here we still need to explain the rules about collecting money: the money donated by the guests is collected independently, and a relevant roster is established, but it will not be made public.

The reason is: No matter how much you donate, the Lipton family will remember your kindness.

However, the names of the ten guests who donated the most gold coins will be made public and widely circulated in Conant as an encouragement or special thanks.

The establishment of the roster was also the most criticized aspect by the guests attending the conference.

Create a roster, and it’s good that you provide more funding, and people will happily accept your kindness.

But what if the funding is less, then wouldn’t the roster become a list of people that the City Lord’s Mansion will use to make things difficult for you in the future?

So, again, this eating style...

Tai, that's so ugly!

Of course, Sir Jose and his two sons would not be foolish enough to determine the degree of support and friendliness of each family towards the Lipton family based on the amount of funding.

Each family has different situations and assets, so the amount of donations naturally varies.

If the rich donate more, and the poor also donate more, then the friendship between them can be measured by more than just money.

Fortunately, Sauron doesn't have to worry about these things, he just needs to collect the money.

As for the rest, let the father and son worry about it themselves!

This lively celebratory cocktail party lasted from the afternoon to the evening, and it is unknown whether the guests were happy or not.

Anyway, Sauron and his two sons were very happy.

Looking at those bags of gold coins, I couldn't stop smiling!

Don’t even mention how happy I am.

Sure enough, happiness is built on the pain of others!

After counting, the total amount of donations received at the banquet was 1 gold coins.

There were a total of fifty or sixty forces participating in the meeting, and the average amount of funding from each was around two hundred gold coins.

The largest number is one thousand, and the smallest is one hundred.

You're quite sensible and know how to round it up!

Among the top ten donors, there are two that deserve special mention.

That is the maternal family of Soren's stepmother Jenny Totova, and the family of his good brother Adam, the Eric family.

Among them, the Eric family donated the most and was the only family in the venue to donate 1,000 gold coins.

However, what Soran gained from this cocktail party was more than just gold coins.

The discounts on the purchase of various materials, negotiated at cocktail parties, given by household stores, etc., are all immeasurable.

At the same time, there were many "good fathers" who were willing to send their second sons, illegitimate sons, and illegitimate sons to serve Sauron.

This can be considered as a way out for them.

Although these descendants of nobles are not valued, what they have learned, seen, and understood must be more than that of common people, right?

In this society, you can at least be considered a social elite!

Moreover, Sauron's territory has just begun to be built and is in need of manpower, so they don't want to miss this opportunity.

It's impossible that the money I paid would be wasted, right?

At least there should be some back door!

Soran didn't know how much thirteen thousand gold coins were. He had no idea.

Because he had never seen so much money!

Not in this life, nor in the previous life.

But he asked his eldest brother Carlo, and Carlo said: With the current financial savings of the Lipton family, they may not be able to take out even half of it.

You know, the Lipton family’s annual income is less than 5,000 gold coins.

So afterwards, Soran only took 10,000 gold coins and left the rest to the family.

Since you get the lion's share, you have to let the family get some of the benefits, right?

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After the donation reception, Sauron was finally able to have some peace and quiet for a while.

Daily life is finally not so busy anymore.

It is winter now and the Chinese New Year has just passed.

Although this winter is not as cold as in previous years, now is still not a suitable time to set off for the Northern Territory to take up office and take over.

Especially when you have to bring hundreds of people with you.

You must be prepared for food, drink, and defecation along the way.

However, Soran had already sent Henry, Gubellini and Ramos to the north to investigate the basic situation of the territory.

Don’t let yourself be completely in the dark when you arrive at the territory.

Ever since Adam accepted Soran's formal recruitment, he has resigned from his original position as captain of the Conant City Security Team.

Now I am working hard to learn how to run a business at home, and at the same time asking my father for advice on relevant business experience.

Nowadays, I go to the market every day, and I don’t know what I am doing.

Soran asked him out for a drink several times, but he refused sternly.

As a result, apart from his routine training, Sauron can only drink alone every day.

Even though Soran was born and raised in Connacht, he actually had very few friends in this city, or even none at all.

Adam is the only childhood friend I have ever known.

Of course, Soran wouldn't feel alone.

We will meet so many people in life, how can we make friends with everyone?

At most, we are just casual acquaintances!

Besides, when it comes to friends, quality is more important than quantity!

Having one or two close friends with whom you can confide and stand by your side through thick and thin is enough in life!