The Knight's Journey to the Empire

"Oh!"

Soran slammed the table in anger and yelled with a ferocious look on his face: "Damn it, it's so damned!"

"How could this Lord Yadan do this? He actually dared to seize the private property of the nobles. Isn't he afraid of being punished by the laws of the kingdom?"

"I trusted him so much, but I didn't expect him to do such a thing behind my back. I really misjudged him!"

Soran acted as if he was deeply distressed.

Corbett saw it all.

When he saw Soran acting like this, he couldn't help but look down on him.

He is indeed a young man who has just started out. He doesn’t even show his emotions. I thought he was so powerful!

I guess it's just a matter of luck.

"Master, please calm down. Yadan is living in my house now. I have people keeping an eye on him. He will not be able to run away. Please rest assured!" Cobitt spoke to comfort Soran.

"Okay, Corbett, you have to keep an eye on that villain Yadan. Don't let him get away, or you'll have to bear all my losses. I need to think carefully about how to deal with him!"

"Really? If a tiger doesn't show its power, do you really think I'm a sick cat?" Soran followed Corbett's thoughts and told him his own solution.

"Yes, sir!" Corbett replied readily.

"Corbitt, didn't you say you brought a gift? What is it?" Soran showed curiosity again.

Upon hearing this, although Kobit felt very sad inside, he still clapped his hands with a smile on his face, and signaled his men to bring up a box.

The box is not big, but it feels heavy.

"Master, this is my gift to you!"

Corbett opened the box.

Then there was a flash of golden light, and everyone's eyes closed slightly.

Golden and shiny.

It was gold coins, all gold coins, a full box, with a few sparkling gems mixed in.

Soran's eyes suddenly widened and his gaze was fixed!

What was released from his eyes was an undisguised look of greed!

Except for those uncivilized savages who drink blood like hairy mushrooms and don’t know what gold coins are, no one will be uninterested in gold coins, and no one will dislike the shiny gold coins!

And it’s a box full of gold coins!

"Good! Very good! Very good!" Soran laughed and praised Corbitt.

"Corbitt, I like your gift very much. There is no better gift than this."

Soran was very happy. He walked over and patted Corbett's shoulder heavily. "Javier, please accept the gift quickly and prepare a sumptuous dinner. I want to have a drink with Mayor Corbett tonight!"

Kobitt's thin body silently endured Soran's heavy beating, and he felt a slight pain in his chest.

But seeing Soran's overflowing joy, he knew that he had made the right move.

So he forced himself to stay upright and flattered with a big smile on his face: "Thank you for your love, Master. This little gift suits your heart, and I am very happy for you!"

"I am the master's loyal servant. My things belong to the master. I will definitely serve the master loyally!"

Soran suddenly burst into laughter.

He and Corbett were arm in arm, chatting happily, and both of them were laughing.

One laughed loudly, the other smiled silently.

Ramos, Gubellini, Henry and Adam, who were around, watched this scene but they couldn't feel happy at all.

The way they looked at Corbitt was always full of contempt or disdain.

As a result, they even felt a little dissatisfied with Sauron.

After all, young people with dreams and passion, and knights with pursuits and bottom lines, do not want their lord to be a greedy and corrupt person, and do not want to follow a lord who can be dealt with by money!

Therefore, this dinner was destined to be a happy one. Except for Soran and Corbett, no one else was very happy.

Of course, it’s unclear whether these two happy people are truly happy or just pretending to be happy!

……

Benny, the captain of the security team in Flanders Town.

He has more than 30 brothers under his command, and they usually show off their power and bully others in the territory.

In fact, Benny has another identity. He is a distant cousin of Mayor Corbett.

It was also because of this identity that he became Corbitt's confidant.

Benny is not an entry-level knight, but he has the power of an ordinary entry-level knight.

This is also the fundamental reason why he has always been able to hold the position of captain of the security team.

Benny is tall, over 1.9 meters tall, with strong bones and bulging muscles.

In addition, he usually pays attention to physical strength training, so his muscles all over his body are bursting.

The last one is the appearance of a bald head and a face full of flesh.

This is simply the standard appearance of a gangster super thug.

But if anyone thinks that he is a simple-minded, strong-limbed guy and underestimates him, it would be a big mistake.

Benny's brain is not simple, and his intelligence is definitely not low.

At least his own little calculations were quite sound.

As Mayor Corbett's confidant, Benny had done many dirty, tiring and cruel jobs for him.

Intimidation and beating are part of his daily life, cutting off people's limbs is commonplace, and he has taken several lives.

You may say he is vicious and cunning, but he is working for the Lord; you may say he is loyal to the Lord, but his methods are cruel.

So Benny is a rather contradictory personality, being insidious, selfish, cruel, etc.

This time, letting Corbitt give money to Soran was an idea he and Corbitt discussed together.

The purpose, of course, is to find out about Tang Lun's character, to understand his tolerance for the actions of himself and others, and to see if he will come to settle the score later.

If there are any bad signs, they can prepare early, either escape early or fight to the death.

Originally they thought that having Sir Jacques Coutin as their backer would be enough.

After all, Sir Jacques Coutin is still the Second Prince's man and a nobleman.

But when Baron Soran arrived, he directly put Sir Jacques under house arrest, with no intention of giving him any face at all.

So they panicked immediately.

If they had known this earlier, they would have been ready to escape long ago.

But now that the Baron has arrived, it is impossible to take the opportunity to slip away.

Unless you are willing to give up this huge fortune and escape alone.

But how is this possible!

Therefore, I had no choice but to go and find out the news myself.

However, the content of the two people's discussion did not include the plot of backstabbing Sir Jacques Coutin.

This was something Mayor Kobitt said on a whim.

……

Benny had been waiting in the mayor's mansion since the evening when Corbett went to visit Soran.

But now it was night and Corbett had not returned.

This made Benny very anxious.

He was in the mayor's mansion, pacing around anxiously and unable to sit still.

But he didn't dare to visit him directly.

So I could only walk around by myself.

In the end, people even suspected that Kobitt was captured by Sauron!

He was ready to run away!