Unknown Knight

In the village at the planting site at the foot of the mountain, Aix made arrangements in advance and used the village chief's house as his own residence, sitting in it with King Harlaus for a while.

King Harlaus's sudden arrival had caused the king and his subjects to lose their previous trust. However, seeing the simple house, he still felt sorry for it. He thought that Aix might be burdened too much and had a hard life, so he stepped forward and patted Aix on the shoulder and said:

"The place where you live is too simple. If you have money, please repair it. There is no need to worry about the remaining profits. Just pay it by the end of the year."

After saying this, he was afraid of burdening the poor Aix, so he didn't plan to eat at his place. After all, he brought more than 300 infantry and cavalry with him. He jumped on his horse as soon as he left, and before leaving, he did not forget to instruct Aix:

"You should wipe out the bandit gang led by Robin Hood in your territory as soon as possible, so that others won't come to me to complain about you."

After saying this, he turned his horse around and rode away.

Watching King Harlaus walk away, Aix heaved a long sigh of relief and asked someone to find Desevi and tell her that if there were any caravans with noble flags approaching the territory again, they should not be robbed but driven away.

After returning to the lord's mansion, Aix immediately convened a meeting of several leaders to discuss the matter together.

Aix felt that the population of the territory was too large, and it was easy for a big tree to attract the wind. It was better not to put all the eggs in one basket, so he wanted to move some of the people to Miss Tsunde's Shieldmaiden Village.

His suggestion was recognized by everyone. It would not only solve the problem of singles in the territory, but also allow people to infiltrate Miss Gangde's dowry in disguise, making preliminary preparations for controlling this asset in the future.

Soon, a team of more than 300 people set out from the territory. This team was composed of more than 70 soldiers and more than 200 bachelors from the territory. In order to conceal their tracks, these people, led by Aix, marched secretly, did not enter the city of Sagos, and also bypassed all the fortresses and passes.

Until they reached the village of Finrad near the city of Sagos, the village was located near the mouth of the Kulau River. The fleet led by Miss Tundra was waiting by the river. Aix asked the people to board the boat and go to the Shieldmaid Village by water, while he led the team to continue the business.

In addition to escorting the people to the Shieldmaid Village, he also had an important mission, which was to open up a new trade route to the city of Riwacheze.

After another two days, the caravan arrived at Kulau City. The city lord Rodelaboye heard the letter and rushed to the city gate to greet them. The city lord was grateful for Aix's kindness. Without Aix, he might have lost his position as city lord long ago. Moreover, Aix was rising very quickly and was already well-known in the surrounding countries. As a veteran in the aristocratic circle, he was definitely willing to make such a friend.

There was bound to be a banquet in the evening. Looking at the rich dishes on the table, it was obvious that the city lord had overcome the previous financial difficulties. After all, the ironware produced in Kulau City was the hard currency on the continent. The war that just ended must have caused serious damage to the weapons of the warring parties, which made his weapons orders soar.

During the banquet, when the wine was in high spirits, Aix humbly asked the old man about the key to mixing in the aristocratic circle. Rodelaboye seemed to know Aix's situation and drunkenly patted his shoulder and said:

"Brother, let's not talk about the relationship between us. You helped me at a critical moment, so I can't cheat you. Listen to me. When you become a noble, you must mix well in the noble circle. It's not difficult to mix well in the noble circle. You can start from two aspects. Don't think too much about the rest. They are all clouds.

One is blood relationship. For example, you mainly rely on marriage. Once you marry into a certain family, it means that you are incorporated into the family group. You will be tacitly regarded as a member of the family and will get the support of the family in any matter. Of course, you will also get the hatred of all the enemies of the family.

The second is interests. No matter what the interests are, even if it is cooperating in robbery, as long as everyone shares the benefits from this aspect, then everyone is friends and natural allies. Once this kind of cooperation is achieved, it is sometimes more effective than marriage.

Being in the aristocratic circle is like being a group of people in a room. Only if you have many friends and are recognized by everyone can you stay in this room. Otherwise, no matter how powerful you are, you are just a piece of meat or a dish in everyone's eyes. Brother, I drank a little too much today. Do you understand what I mean?"

"Yeah, I understand. Come on, brother, I'll toast you."

Axel tilted his head back and drank the wine in the glass to hide his embarrassment. At this moment, he felt a layer of cold sweat on his back. It was obvious that Rodlaboye was pointing at him with these words.

He was inexperienced as he had never mixed in the upper class in his original world. He had obviously underestimated the aristocracy of this era. It seemed that he had to settle the marriage with Miss Tsuna as soon as possible after returning to the territory, at least to get a lot of help first.

As for Swadia, he really has no friends in the royal city of Paraven, so he can only visit King Harlaus more often and give him some benefits when necessary. After all, the king still appreciates him very much.

He had to give up Suno City temporarily. Several conflicts had already made him and Dilinard, Lady Anna and their faction at loggerheads. The contradiction was irreconcilable, unless Marquis Clages recovered from his illness and took power again one day. But it was impossible to think about it. It was unknown whether Marquis Clages was alive or dead.

The city of Uxhall? The current residents are all small and medium-sized nobles, and there are no powerful leaders. Everyone had a good impression when I passed by last time. If there is a chance, we should communicate more.

Thinking of this, Aix recalled the last time he passed through the city of Uxhall and how he refused invitations to a banquet from other nobles in the city. Aix didn't know what was wrong with him, but he was very reluctant to make friends with the nobles in the Kingdom of Swadia. It might be related to the fact that he had participated in two court banquets of King Harlaus. The nobles who attended the banquets really gave him a disgusting impression.

As for the Marquis Claude and his son in the city of Dehrim, they left a good impression on him. He wondered if they had any relationship with the workshop owner Prius. If not, he could give some of the snow salt business there to them.

After receiving guidance from Rodelaboye and sorting out the ideas that needed to be worked on, Aix felt that he still had a lot of things to do and did not dare to delay too much. He delivered the goods the next day, bid farewell to Rodelaboye, and rushed to his destination, the city of Rivacherze.

It took the group four days to reach the coastal city of Riwacherze.

In fact, it is a bit of a misnomer to call this a coastal city. Although the city is built on the seaside, everything here has basically nothing to do with the ocean. No crude salt is produced here, no one goes fishing, and no one produces seafood such as smoked fish.

The main reason for this result is the rampant pirates. This area has always been an active pirate area. The city lord Maligaboyeh pursues a continental policy and does not allow the people to go to sea, so as not to become wedding dresses for the pirates.

Fortunately, this city does not rely on making profits from the ocean. In addition to leather, it is also rich in silk. The silk here is a specialty famous in the continent. The velvet made from the silk here is very popular among the nobles and has always been a best-seller.

Aix came to Japan just for the silk. Business is always good for rich people. Farmers work hard for a year and produce wheat that is sold at a price as low as less than ten copper coins per bag. The silk produced here can be sold for three silver coins per piece, no matter how hungry or warm it is. If it is made into velvet, it can be sold for ten silver coins per piece.

Manide had been here for business before and was familiar with the silk market. Aix asked him and Bandak to be fully responsible for the transaction, while he took Niza and Liu Tang to tour the city.

This is a city similar to Kulau and Rivadin. After walking around Aix twice, I felt that it was boring and was ready to go back to the inn to rest. At this time, I saw two familiar yet unfamiliar words "前ヘ" engraved on the wall beside the street.

The "前" here is obviously a Chinese character, but the "ヘ" at the end is not. However, Aix knows that there is only one place in the world where people use Chinese characters in this way, and that is Japan.

I don't know what the ヘ behind the first word means. Could it mean forward? Looking ahead of these two words is a deep alley. Seeing that there is no one around, Aix and Niza Liu Tang walked in to see what was going on.

After walking a few dozen meters, he saw another "前ヘ". Although Aix felt it was strange, he thought he was on the right track, so he continued walking forward. Sure enough, after a few dozen meters, he saw another "前ヘ". After walking a few dozen more meters, the words written on the wall behind a pile of weeds turned into "の下".

"の下", below? Downward? Aix, Niza and the other two pulled aside the weeds and suddenly saw "Anbu ni Caution" written at the base of the wall. Aix didn't know what "Anbu ni Caution" meant, but he knew that the "Caution" at the end was a warning, meaning to pay attention and be careful.

So he asked Niza and the other man to carefully dig up the soil under the wall, which was about two inches deep. Liu Tang found a hard object and cleared away the covering soil. A box came into view.

Liu Tang laughed happily upon seeing this, and was about to use a dagger to pry open the box, but Aix suddenly thought of the word "be careful". He thought that there might not be any hidden weapons in the box, so he hurriedly stopped him. After checking that there was no one around, he asked the two of them to carry the box onto a rock. Then, he and Liu Tang stood behind the hinge of the box, and asked Liu Tang to squat and reach from the back to the front to pry the box open.

This might be difficult to pry open, but even if there is a hidden weapon in the box, it will only attack the front of the box after it is opened. The three people standing behind the box should not be attacked.

As it was rather difficult to pry the box open like this, Liu Tang took a long time before he managed to pry open a small gap. However, Axe had been listening carefully to the movements inside the box. Suddenly, he heard a small sound of a mechanism. Without saying a word, Axe rushed forward and knocked down Liu Tang and Niza. With a bang, the box lid suddenly popped open and two kunai shot out from inside, hitting the earth wall opposite the box opening, with the blades submerged to the handles.

After waiting for about a minute and finding that there was no movement in the box, Axe got up from the two people who were pressing on him, and went to the front of the box to take a look. He saw that there were really good things in the box. Axe used his sword to pry it open and saw that there was a set of Japanese armor, a wakizashi, an ancient book wrapped in silk, a bag of local gold and silver coins, and several letters and notes.