Feng Chou couldn't help but admire Hogan for what happened next.
Hogan nodded calmly and said, "Yes, Sir. Allen is a very good mercenary. We raided a goblin camp together."
Baron heard this and asked again, "Really?
Hogan, don't you think that Allen, other than his face, looks like a person? "
Hogan looked up in surprise, revealing a thoughtful expression.
Feng Chou was also a little surprised by Baron's straightforwardness.
In fact, Baron did not suspect that Hogan would collude with Leo at all, because he firmly believed that even if he colluded with Leo, Hogan would not. The hatred between these two people was much greater than the hatred between him and Leo. He only thought that Hogan might be deceived at most.
Of course, this was also the case.
Hogan thought for a moment, shook his head and said, "I don't think he looks like the person I'm familiar with."
Baron frowned at Hogan and said, "Leo, don't you think that other than his face, his physical characteristics are very similar to Leo?"
Hogan heard this and suddenly opened his mouth. He was stunned for a moment, then muttered, "This, this … this is impossible. Allen is a very powerful mercenary. He is a level 6 warrior and a level 4 rogue. He is also a master swordsman. How can such a person be Leo, that dandy? Leo probably can't even maintain the level of a level 3 warrior now … I watched him grow up. This is impossible."
Baron heard this and looked back at Kyle. Kyle also nodded and said, "Yes, Leo is indeed only a level 3 warrior at most."
Baron frowned and thought for a moment, then nodded to Hogan and said, "Very well, Hogan, you did well. Tomorrow, you will take Cizé to catch the Green Owl. As long as Cizé succeeds in signing a contract with the Green Owl, I will honor the reward."
Although Cizé had not succeeded in mastering level 1 spells and became a true level 1 mage, his mental strength had met the requirements of an official mage. The prerequisite for signing a magic pet contract was to have the mental strength of an official mage.
Although Hogan cursed in his heart, he still respectfully expressed his gratitude and honor.
After being sent out by Baron, Hogan cursed in his heart as he walked. According to the promise of the reward, as long as the Green Owl's existence was confirmed, Baron should honor the reward.
Baron's arrears had caused Hogan to lose five hundred crowns, because it was impossible for him to still be able to receive the reward after kidnapping Cizé.
After cursing a little, Hogan changed his mind. At worst, he could just extort a few tens of thousands of crowns.
Thinking of this, his heart felt better.
Coming out of the castle, Hogan hesitated for a moment, then turned and walked towards a mystic arts shop behind the castle.
Although Hogan didn't think that Allen could be Leo, Baron's words still planted a seed of doubt in his heart, so he planned to buy a magic item to confirm this matter.
At the same time, Hogan was secretly thinking about how to get rid of Allen after the extortion.
For fifty thousand crowns, he could betray his lord and kidnap his son. How could he be willing to share such a large sum of money with someone he had just met?
Hogan, who was lost in his thoughts, didn't notice that a Green Owl was silently circling in the air tens of meters above his head.
When Hogan walked into the mystic arts shop, the Green Owl silently landed on the roof of the shop.
Hogan bought a magic scroll called "Mystic Vision" from the mystic arts shop.
Mystic Vision was a level-3 spell that allowed one to directly see the light of magic. This spell was similar to detection magic, but it didn't require focus like detection magic did. At the same time, Mystic Vision could also identify the intensity of the light, and from there, determine the level of the spell. Those who had experience in identifying spells could also determine the type of spell.
With this spell, Hogan could roughly determine whether Feng Chou was maintaining some kind of spell on his face.
Of course, this spell could also see the light of invisibility, which happened to target Allen's ring of invisibility.
With the Green Owl carrying Qiankun Pagoda monitoring, Hogan's little movements naturally couldn't escape Feng Chou's eyes …
The next morning, Hogan waited at the gate of the castle before dawn. He waited until late in the morning before Cizé walked out of the castle gate under the escort of five knights and a small group of retainers.
The number of Cizé's knights was one more than Hogan expected, and the extra person made Hogan's face turn a little ugly.
The extra knight was called Boris, the second son of a nearby knight family. He was also sent to Baron Amborite's castle as an attendant when he was young and received the most formal knight training.
This Knight Boris was one of the most powerful knights in Amborite's castle, and he was a level-9 warrior.
It was said that in recent years, because the knight training had been difficult to progress, in order to continue to improve his strength, Boris had begun to receive Rogue training.
This rumor had been circulating for several years. Hogan estimated that with the talent of this Knight Boris, in two or three years, he would be at least a level-3 Rogue or above.
The appearance of this knight not only showed the Baron's distrust of Hogan, but also broke Hogan's plan. The addition of such a powerful knight directly broke the balance of power between the two sides, making the kidnapping plan of Hogan and Feng Chou extremely dangerous.
However, Hogan's expression only turned ugly for a moment before it turned into a smile. He even looked at Boris with an expression of 'I'm relieved that you're here.'
Seeing Hogan's smile, Boris, who knew his background, snorted coldly and looked away, as if he didn't even want to look at him.
As the only son of Baron Amborite and the only heir, Cizé was also a rare magic genius in the House of Amborite. He was raised in the hands of everyone since he was young, so he naturally disdained to talk nonsense with a civilian knight like Hogan.
However, the four young knights beside Cizé had a good impression of Hogan, and they all smiled and greeted him.
The reason why the four young knights had a good impression of Hogan was inseparable from Chorre.
The four young knights were all from Amborite gentry families or nearby knight families, similar to Chorre's background, so they were naturally familiar with Chorre.
Chorre often bragged to these knights about Hogan's excellence and loyalty. In addition, Hogan was born with a good appearance and was hypocritical, so his reputation among the ordinary knights and mercenaries of Amborite was not bad.
However, in the Amborite, those who were qualified to know about Hogan's background were extremely disgusted with Hogan, and even hated him, because this person's existence trampled on the honor of knights.
However, these Amborite leaders could not refute Chorre's propaganda about Hogan, because to refute Hogan's words, they would have to expose the fact that Baron Amborite murdered his own brother.