Release that Witch - Chapter 555

Chapter 555

So this is Border Town . . . no, City of Neverwinter?

Edith could not help but feel surprised, seeing the busy and orderly scene in front of her after walking down the gangway ladder . She had had many assumptions prior to her arrival, but found that she had belittled this city . The harbor was three times bigger than that of the king's city . One side of the dock was crowded with sailing ships and concrete boats, busy unloading cargo . Mountains of minerals and coals were heaped up in the yard .

On the other side of the dock, 10 paddle steamers were departing in a row from the trestle . Many citizens stood beside the shore to see them off . All the crews wore uniforms, standing in straight lines along both sides of the boat . Edith could feel their high morale . There was a kind of expression on their faces, the same kind that appeared on knights' faces when they came back after defeating their enemies . Yet there was no doubt, these people were definitely not the noble .

The center of the dock was the gathering place for businessmen, refugees and migrants, most of whom had arrived via various types of sailing vessels . After they disembarked, they were separated by a group of men in black . They were asked to stand in line to pass the barrier after the examination . The floating population in the dock area was over 1,000 . Even the king's city was overshadowed by such a splendid scene .

"The dock has grown longer again . " Victor commented with surprise . "Does His Majesty plan to turn the whole river bank into the dock area?"

"Again?" Edith noticed his words .

"The dock wasn't this wide last autumn," he opened his arms and said . "There weren't so many people, either . "

"What're they doing in the barrier, taking taxes?"

"There're no downtown taxes here . You need to pay taxes only when you have sold out your commodities," Victor enthusiastically explained . "Besides, in the downtown, people are not allowed to set up stalls unofficially . All transactions must take place in the Convenience Market . Those men in black act as patrol teams for the other cities . They set a barrier to register people's identities and to eliminate demonic plague . "

"Not to blackmail?" Edith asked and winked at her brother who nodded and took out his wallet, ready to give money to pull strings .

"No, no, Miss Conrad, I said they're just like a patrol team . " The jeweler, Victor laughed and waved his hand . "In fact, they never charge extra money . I know it's hard to believe, but this is the truth . I was as surprised as you when I passed the examination for the first time . Come with me . It's quicker to take the businessman pass . "

Just as Victor had described, after the men in black verified his identity, they let them all pass the barrier without charging even one bronze royal .

"I need to find a clean and comfortable hotel to check in, and then I'm going to pop into the Convenience Market," Victor said and turned around . "What about you, Miss Conrad? If you're unfamiliar with this place, I'm at your service . "

"Thank you . " Edith put on a grateful look, lifted her skirt and bowed, saying, "You've done me many courtesies during this journey . That's enough . I'll go to the City Hall to ask for help . I should be able to get some information about my relatives there . "

"It takes no effort, My Lady . Besides, it's my pleasure to know a distinguished noble woman like you . Please don't mention it . "

After several evasions, Edith finally got rid of Victor, but the businessman continued to wave at her while leaving . He said if they were in any trouble, they could go to the Holy Mountain Hotel to find him anytime .

"Sister, how popular you are . " Cole smacked his lips .

"Hmm?" Edith glanced at him . "What should you call me?"

"Ugh, well, Miss Edith . " The Duke's second son could not help shuddering . "Shall we find a hotel and check in?"

"No, we should go to the castle to hand over the document," she said without hesitation . "We should get in contact with His Majesty as soon as possible . "

"But we don't have the heads anymore . " Cole reminded her in a low voice .

"Then we'll do things under no-head circumstances . " Edith shrugged . "Remember the things I've told you? Show our sincerity and the two heads alone won't represent the Kant family's loyalty . "

Besides, even if we did have the heads, they would likely be rotten and smelly by now . It was not a good idea to offer two rotten heads to His Majesty . Everything had deviated from its original track since His Majesty left the king's city .

What we did next depends on the specific situation . In the end, it would be the negotiator's ability that determined the negotiation result .

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"Your Majesty, an emissary delegate from the Northern Region is waiting outside the castle, and they want to see you," guard Sean walked into the office and reported . "The leader claimed to be Cole Kant, the second son of Calvin Kant, the present Duke of the Northern Region . Mr . Barov has already verified their voucher document and emblem . They weren't forged . "

"The Northern Region?" Startled, Roland put down the design drawings . "Wasn't that Timothy's territory? Have they stated their intentions?"

"Yes, Sir Cole said that the Duke is willing to pledge his loyalty to you . " the guard answered with excitement .

"Voluntarily pledge his loyalty . . . " Roland frowned at this news . It was a nuisance, for he did not need a federal Lord's loyalty . It offered no help in the development of the country and would have an impact on the present centralized system . Roland actually wished they would stay in their domain with a sense of chance, waiting for him to eliminate them all . Only when the old forces were completely annihilated, could the new centralization of authority be built up smoothly .

However, he could not just refuse to see them . They were emissary delegates asking for cooperation . If he ignored them intentionally, the other nobles hearing the news would stop expecting a fluke and gang up to fight against him . Though it was not a problem in the military aspect, he still worried that it might influence the citizens of the Eastern Region and Northern Region . Roland already viewed them as his treasure, and of course, he wanted to keep more population .

After a thought, he nodded slowly . "Bring them to the living room, and let Barov stay with them . "

"Yes," Sean answered excitedly .

Looking at the guard's expression, Roland pondered what the guard might think was that in this way the whole kingdom would soon be ruled by him . Unfortunately, it was not as simple as it looked .

At the same time, he made a decision .

No matter what they said, he would stick to his principle and take back the feudal nobles' rights . This point must be conveyed to all the nobles clearly to show his determination for the implementation of new policies and the reform . If rebel nobles dared to lay their hands on the citizens, he would ensure they paid a heavy price for it .

. . .

There were only two people in the emissary delegation, now seated on one end of the long table when Roland walked into the living room . One of them was the Duke's second son, Cole Kant, and the other, a gorgeous woman . She appeared to be an assistant to Sir Cole, but in Roland's eyes, she was more outstanding than Sir Cole himself .

Of course, witches were the shiniest pearls when it came to appearance, so Roland did not pay much attention to this . After all, in this era, a female assistant might also play the role of a mistress or maid .

"Your Majesty, I bring my father's regards to you . " Cole stood and bowed respectfully to Roland, and then he expressed his intentions . "The Duke of the Northern Region has a gift for you . "

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