Under the witness of the priests of the God of Nobles and Knights, any nobleman could grant his subjects the status of a free citizen. All he needed to do was to issue a free citizen document under the witness of the priest.
To put it bluntly, the subjects of this world were serfs. A large part of their personal rights were in the hands of the Lord. Without the Lord's warrant, they could not leave the territory. It was illegal for a subject to leave the territory without permission.
For a commoner, only by obtaining the status of a free citizen could they move around freely without relying on the territory. If they could join the Mercenary Union, they could freely enter the town and the noblemen's territory.
Feng Chou could, of course, ask Gliss for the status of a free citizen. It would be a piece of cake for Gliss, but Feng Chou did not intend to do so. He did not trust Gliss that much.
After a brief struggle between running away and seeking revenge, Feng Chou walked towards the small town.
Qiankun Pagoda had been paying close attention to the signals sent by Feng Chou's Pet of the Eagle. It was also closely monitoring the situation in the mage school and the laboratory.
Gabriel City was about 80 kilometers away from Antalya City. There was a wide expanse of flat land between the two. Feng Chou's magic pet flew a kilometer in the air and received the electronic signals from the statue that Feng Chou had left in the magic school laboratory. The signals were then transmitted from the sky. Qiankun Pagoda's scanning function could receive these models. The signals were restored into images in Qiankun Pagoda. As long as Feng Chou wanted, Qiankun Pagoda could share these images with him.
Gabriel City was located at the mouth of the Gabriel River, the largest tributary of the Antalya River. Gabriel City was located on the east bank of the Gabriel River. The small town was bordered by the Gabriel River to the west and the Antalya River to the south.
This small town was the last port on the way from Antalya to the Duchy of Vita. Ships traveling between the two places would dock here for the night.
In this world, the area outside the castle was the world of wild creatures when night fell. No one would be willing to travel at night, whether on land or on water.
The strategic location of the throat brought prosperity to this small town.
Feng Chou flashed his magic apprentice badge and successfully entered the city.
This small city was even more prosperous and chaotic than Forgesack.
After Feng Chou entered the city, he went straight to the castle in the center of the city. The castle was the most prosperous area in the small city.
After strolling around the castle, Feng Chou walked into an alley on the side of the castle.
Generally speaking, there would be more free people in towns and cities, but Feng Chou's target had to be professionals, and these professionals couldn't be mercenaries.
In Feng Chou's revenge plan, the identity of a mercenary was very important.
If Feng Chou stole another mercenary's identity as a free citizen and went to the Mercenary Guild, it would be very easy for him to be exposed.
Since they were professionals, they couldn't be mercenaries, and they had to be free people, then the ones who met these conditions the most were undoubtedly the civilian knights under the feudal lord.
Feng Chou didn't go far into the alley and turned into a tavern.
When he was strolling around the castle, Qiankun Pagoda had already collected a lot of information, so he knew that this tavern was a place where the feudal lord's guards often came to to pass the time.
Walking into the tavern, Feng Chou ordered ale, roasted meat, and bread, and sat in a corner to eat and drink.
After eating his fill, Feng Chou didn't leave. He ordered a large cup of ale and slowly drank it, as if to pass the time.
Waiting until late at night, Feng Chou followed behind a group of drunken guards who were on vacation and walked into the depths of the alley.
This dark alley led to a civilian district, and many of the feudal lord's guards lived here.
The drunken soldiers parted at a crossroad in the civilian district. Feng Chou chose an older and stronger soldier and followed behind.
When there was no one around, Feng Chou quickly stepped forward and strangled the soldier's neck.
Before the soldier could figure out what was going on, Feng Chou had already sent him into the Qiankun Pagoda.
In the incredibly realistic illusion created by Qiankun Pagoda, the soldier quickly gave Feng Chou the information he wanted.
After analyzing the information, Feng Chou chose a target.
This target was a young 6th rank civilian knight in the viscount's castle, named Gavin.
The Gavin family had been the feudal lord's guards for three generations. His grandfather was an ordinary soldier, and his father had successfully advanced to become an intermediate knight. In Gavin's generation, he had been sent to a knight's academy since he was young, and he successfully broke through 5th rank at the age of 21 and became a knight.
Gavin was only 24 years old this year, but he was already close to 7th rank. He had just been appointed as the captain of the castle guards by the feudal lord, and was deeply trusted by the feudal lord.
This year, Gavin was even engaged to the second daughter of a viscount nearby.
Everyone thought that Knight Gavin was already half a step into the realm of a knight.
According to Leo's experience, a civilian knight like this would never become a mercenary unless it was an extreme situation.
After sending the sleeping soldier out of Qiankun Pagoda and throwing him into a corner, Feng Chou walked along the alley and returned to the outer perimeter of the castle. He followed the circular street to the front of the castle, passed through the street next to the temple of the God of Nobles and Knights, and walked into a quiet avenue.
From time to time, City Guard Night Watchers would patrol this avenue. Feng Chou activated his invisibility spell.
This was the noble district of this small city.
Most of the nobles under the viscount had their own villas here.
In the corner of the noble district, there was a very inconspicuous small villa. This was Gavin's home.
Gavin and his father were on duty in the castle tonight, so only Gavin's mother and the servants were in the house.
As a civilian knight, Gavin's family couldn't afford to hire guards, but they had two strong guard dogs that would be released every night.
Feng Chou walked into the courtyard. Before the two dogs could bark, he had already put them down with a Hypnosis spell.
Gavin's family employed a maid who worked part-time as a cook and a servant who worked part-time as a gardener. Neither of them were professionals.
Gavin's mother was born in a family whose ancestors used to be knights. Now, they were just country gentlemen. This woman was the only professional in the courtyard. However, according to the information obtained from the soldier's brain, her warrior rank was no higher than level 3.
Feng Chou easily snuck into Gavin's room. With the help of Qiankun Pagoda's scan, Feng Chou quickly found Gavin's freedman's certificate hidden in a secret compartment under the bed.
Other than the certificate, there were also Gavin's knight's school graduation certificate, his knight rank certificate, his employment letter as a squad leader of the viscount's guards, and other important documents. There were also a few stacks of gold and silver coins.
Feng Chou took out the freedman's certificate and stored it in Qiankun Pagoda. Soon, an identical freedman's certificate appeared in Feng Chou's hand. He put the certificate back in the secret compartment and gently put down the bed.
After Qiankun Pagoda confirmed that everything was back to normal, Feng Chou quietly left the villa.
After sneaking out of the noble district, Feng Chou returned to the tavern. He had another cup of ale and stayed there for the night.