After Hogan left, Feng Chou drank another cup of ale, threw down two crowns, and went back to the guest room on the second floor.
Back in the guest room, Feng Chou once again entered Qiankun Pagoda, terminated the contract with the Pet of the Eagle, and signed a new pet contract with the Bat.
He let the Bat out of the window and lay on the bed.
Soon after, a picture appeared in his sight. It was a large living room. Chorre was throwing a tantrum at a middle-aged man in his forties. The middle-aged man looked old-fashioned and dignified. He sat on the sofa without saying a word, quietly looking at the red-faced Chorre.
The content of Chorre's tantrum was the news he had just heard about Leo. But unlike Hogan, Chorre's tantrum was not because Leo did not inform him of his return, but because his brother did not tell him the news of Leo's return. He seemed to believe that his brother must have known about the news of Leo's return.
From Chorre's words, it was not difficult to tell that the middle-aged man with the old-fashioned face was his brother, the knight Kyle Denzel.
As the chief knight of Baron Amborite, Kyle Knight was a level 10 warrior. As for whether he had a part-time job as a rogue, outsiders did not know.
Generally speaking, a real noble knight would not have a part-time job as a rogue like a mercenary. This was because a high level of evasion was not very useful for a knight who mainly fought head-on with heavy armor. This could be seen from the fighting style of the regular human army in the war against the ogres at Avon Lake.
But there were exceptions. In fact, the smaller the territory, the more similar the combat situation of the soldiers and knights was to mercenaries. Therefore, some knights and soldiers in small territories would also have a part-time job as a rogue. Some lords of small territories would even take the initiative to invite instructors to train their soldiers as rogues.
Level 10 was only one step away from the Advanced level. For professionals, the Advanced level was the Dragon's Gate. Once they crossed it, their status would immediately change.
Take this Kyle Knight as an example. Once he became an advanced knight, the Counts Of Antalya would definitely offer him a piece of fief. At that time, no matter how loyal Kyle was to Baron Amborite, he would still have to leave the Baron. This was because the promotion of his title was not only his personal matter, but also his family's matter. If he refused, it would be a betrayal to his family.
As Baron Amborite, he couldn't refuse such an act of poaching because a high-grade knight had already exceeded the upper limit of a Baron's strength. If he refused, it would be a violation of the internal rules of the nobles, and he would be punished by his superior lords. Furthermore, he wouldn't receive any sympathy from the other nobles.
If Amborite was a Viscount, he could use the same price to keep a high-grade knight. This was because according to the unspoken rules of the nobles, a Viscount had the right to have a high-grade knight, but the number of high-grade knights could not exceed two.
After thousands of years of development, the aristocratic system in this world had become quite complex and perfect. Of course, it could also be said that it was rigid.
However, it was not easy to advance from the Intermediate level to the Advanced level. The rate of a level 10 warrior's advancement might be 20% or less.
As the most powerful knight in Amborite and the most trusted knight of the Baron, Kyle Knight's authority in Amborite was extremely high. In addition, this person's character was old-fashioned and strict. Almost everyone who saw him was afraid of him. People privately called him the Iron Faced Knight.
In Amborite, the only person who could shout and shout at Kyle Knight and spit all over his face was probably Baron Amborite and Chorre.
Kyle sat there and let his younger brother shout. After half an hour, Chorre's mouth was dry. He was tired of talking and sat down on the sofa. Kyle stood up and poured a glass of water for his younger brother. With an awkward smile on his face, he said, "Chorre, who told you that Leo is back?"
Chorre turned his face away and didn't want to answer.
Kyle asked again, "Was it Hogan?"
Chorre said in a bad mood, "Of course not. You guys threw Hogan aside and didn't ask about him. He's even more closed minded than I am. How could he know this kind of news?"
Kyle asked again, "If it wasn't him, then who was it?"
If Kyle had asked, "Then who was it?" Chorre might not have said anything in a fit of pique. However, he asked, "If it wasn't him, then who was it?" It seemed that he didn't believe Chorre.
Chorre couldn't take it and said angrily, "It was a mercenary from Antalya. He used to serve the apprentices of the mage school and knows about Leo."
Kyle nodded and sat down opposite Chorre. He said earnestly, "Chorre, it's not that I don't want to tell you. It's because even if I tell you, you won't be able to see Leo. He's already under the control of the El Chamber of Commerce. Even Baron won't be able to see him, let alone you."
Chorre's eyes widened and he asked, "Why?"
Kyle sighed and said, "It's because of the trade route to the underground world that was discovered in the Lordship Of Pedro …"
Kyle lowered his voice and said, "Lord Baron suspects that the Knight of Erik was attacked because of that trade route …"
Chorre said, "You're saying that the El Chamber of Commerce colluded with Drow to kill Erik's entire family because of that trade route?"
Kyle sighed and said, "I'm afraid so. Chorre, I didn't tell you because I didn't want you to suffer. You have to know that the El Chamber of Commerce is the Chamber of Commerce of the Counts Of Antalya!"
Hearing this, Chorre suddenly trembled all over. The joy he felt when he heard the news of Leo's return had disappeared.
Chorre trembled, not because of anger, but because of despair. If Erik's entire family was killed by the Drow of the underground world, Chorre felt that it was a natural disaster. Although it was sad, there was no hatred. It was just like how mercenaries understood this principle. When mercenaries killed wild creatures, they would be killed by wild creatures. This was a matter of course. Living people would not kill wild creatures for revenge because of the death of their companions. They would think that it was meaningless.
Therefore, after hearing the news of Erik's entire family's death, although Chorre was devastated, he did not have any thoughts of revenge.
Now that he heard that Erik's death was due to a conspiracy, the nature of the matter was completely different. Logically speaking, after hearing this news, Chorre would definitely take revenge. However, it was the Counts Of Antalya who had plotted to kill Erik's entire family.
For the people of Antalya County, the Counts Of Antalya were their sky.
This was like a knight who wanted to take revenge only to find out that the enemy was the king he had pledged loyalty to.
What made Chorre feel even more despair was Leo. Leo had fallen into the hands of the El Chamber of Commerce. In Chorre's opinion, it would be difficult for him to escape death. However, there was nothing he could do. This was the most painful thing for Chorre.
Looking at his brother who was trembling in pain, Kyle's eyes flashed with a trace of reluctance and struggle. In the end, it all turned into a sigh.
Of course, Kyle knew the whole truth. However, first of all, Baron Amborite was the lord he had pledged loyalty to. Second of all, he did not have any friendship with Erik. Therefore, in this matter, he could never stand on his brother's side. Of course, he could not push his brother to the opposite side of the Baron.
Seeing this scene, Feng Chou was also speechless. Who said that honest people would not lie? When honest people lie, it was even worse!
Chorre did not even think that his brother might be lying to him. This was because in Chorre's memory, his brother had never told him the truth. He had never lied to him.
A man of his word. This was the image that Kyle had been building for a long time.
After trembling in silence for a while, Chorre suddenly roared and slapped away the expensive porcelain cup on the table. He rushed out of the living room and out of Kyle Knight's villa.
Looking at his younger brother's back, Kyle let out a long sigh and became somewhat disheartened.
When Chorre returned home, he drank himself to death …
Seeing that Chorre had drunk himself to sleep, Feng Chou sent his magic pet Bat to Hogan's house.
Hogan had also fallen asleep.