Chapter 38: Neil Morton’s Shock

Chapter 38: Chapter 38: Neil Morton’s Shock

Of course, planning is just planning.

A meal requires eating bite by bite, a road requires walking step by step.

Neil Morton, this is a kind of strong individual.

Wanting to stay wouldn’t be easy, nor could it be achieved overnight.

More importantly, he also needs to further understand this being.

Only then can he feel at ease.

After instructing the maid well, Thor immediately left.

As a lord.

Especially as a pioneer lord, he still has many things he needs to do.

Naturally, he couldn’t possibly accompany this person all the time.

As for whether this person poses any threat to the territory.

Thor doesn’t worry at all.

An existence at least at the Earth Knight Peak, and perhaps even a Sky Knight.

His tiny territory truly doesn’t have anything that could tempt them.

As for the issue of his Golden Finger being exposed.

There is even less reason for concern.

His Golden Finger is merely a daily intelligence system.

Just intelligence.

Who knows how he acquires it.

Who knows if he has some special talent.

Across the entire continent, there are many people with various talents.

No need at all to worry.

Thor left.

Neil Morton rested for a moment and then began to walk around the entire Eagle Ridge.

Walking along, he gained a general understanding of the whole Eagle Ridge.

This should be a newly emerging noble territory, likely constructed within less than a year.

The scope of the territory isn’t large, seen from its size, it is probably just a baron.

From the fact that they didn’t wear the Noble Order, it seems it might even just be a Pioneer Knight.

In the Empire, Pioneer Knights also exist.

Neil Morton has some understanding of Pioneer Knights.

They are a group of brave people.

They carve out their own territory in the wilderness.

But they are also poor.

Although this is not the Empire, but a distant Kingdom, this point probably doesn’t change much.

This couldn’t help but make him a bit curious.

He definitely consumed something that could gain a large amount of Life Source Power, how could a baron possess such a treasure?

How could they bear to spend it?

You know, not to mention in this Kingdom, even if in the Empire, barons wouldn’t have much wealth, it’s uncertain if they could pull together money to buy a few bottles of Low-Level Life Potion, let alone poorer Pioneer Knights.

In his state.

Low-Level Life Potion simply won’t do.

At least Intermediate Life Potion is needed.

One bottle isn’t enough, several bottles would be necessary for possible recovery.

Such expenditure, even in the Empire, amounts to thousands of gold coins, and in this Kingdom, it could cost several thousand gold coins.

A lord’s yearly output from the territory likely doesn’t have this many gold coins.

Doubts spread.

He grows more curious about this lord.

In his curious pacing.

The scene of the entire territory also quickly catches his eye.

Figures ahead are busy.

Cleaning canals, building houses.

He originally didn’t pay much attention, just some laboring slaves.

But amidst Spiritual Power fluctuations, he astonishingly discovers a faint Life Source Power fluctuation from these people.

Possessing Life Source Power fluctuation.

For a moment, he thinks he sensed wrongly, but soon he finds he wasn’t mistaken, those people’s bodies indeed emit Life Source Power fluctuations.

Several have reached the level of Official Knights.

This suddenly leaves him astonished.

Since when do Official Knights need to do these slaves’ chores?

Even in the Empire, such a scene doesn’t appear.

But this moment it does.

Moreover, each person’s expression does not show any strangeness, all knights’ faces have a flush and hope, without any feeling of oppression.

"This!"

Subconsciously opening his mouth, his expression shows shock.

Steps move.

Neil Morton continues walking.

The ensuing scenes leave him even more shocked.

Though this place is small, far smaller than some barons’ territories in the Empire, there are many things he has never seen, nor even heard of.

This moment, he seems to see a new world.

He sees the Free People in laughing joy, lacking the humble caution of Free People in other territories.

Sees Free People dropping manure in the fields.

Also sees, little rooms freely found across the territory, said to be the Lord’s preparation for the people to relieve themselves.

My god, even in the capital of the Empire, such things haven’t appeared.

Yet in this newly formed territory here, he witnesses them, this moment he seems to see a sun slowly rising here.

Here, whether slaves, Free People, or knights, every smile on their face is unlike anything elsewhere he ever witnessed.

Even in the metropolitan capital of the Empire, there isn’t such a sincere smile.

"Look quickly!"

"Reine Knight is back!"

"Let’s go, let’s go!"

"Quickly, let’s go see!"

"Yes, every time Reine Knight comes back, he brings a lot of game, this time he supposedly went to clean out some green goblins, wonder if he brought back some game."

"Hahaha, for sure, tonight, we’ll have a feast!"

Neil Morton’s inner heart trembles, yet the crowd becomes slightly restless, Neil Morton’s ears twitch and soon the various voices reach him.

"Reine Knight?"

Neil Morton is a bit puzzled, his figure slightly hesitates, yet follows the crowd towards Eagle Ridge’s outskirts.

Quickly, Neil Morton sees a young knight, leading dozens of knights riding back to the territory.

And on his horse’s back, each was tied up with game.

Upon reaching the territory.

The game is swiftly distributed.

Every knight has a smile on his face.

Unlike the arrogance seen in other noble knights.

Though noble, they aren’t arrogant.

Everyone is so approachable.

If not for their armor, Neil Morton might doubt if they are knights.

"Eagle Ridge!"

Neil Morton whispers softly, his figure silently watching.

And as food distribution finishes, the crowd gradually disperses.

Reine curiously glances at Neil Morton, then smiles and nods before leaving with the knights.

Neil Morton watches Reine and others leave.

Then again wanders the whole territory.

Regarding Neil Morton’s wandering, Thor is naturally aware.

However, for him, it doesn’t cause much impact, the territory bears no secrets, right now he needs to think of how to keep this person, not necessarily make them his Guardian Knight, but at least keep them here.