44: Marquis's Messenger Paul

Arthur now knew that the castle guards couldn't detect the Sky Knights, so Arthur no longer went outside the castle to buy Sky Knights as before, but directly clicked the purchase button in his room.

As Arthur's gold coins decreased by ten million, a handsome middle-aged man, who looked somewhat similar to Victor and had a righteous demeanor, appeared beside Arthur.

"Lord Arthur, what are your orders?"

As soon as this person appeared, he also knelt on one knee and greeted Arthur!

Arthur looked at the new Sky Knight, who was only wearing coarse cloth clothes, and felt that this was somewhat unfitting for his status.

So he took out a space ring, which contained one hundred thousand gold coins:

"I have something to tell you to do, but there's no hurry, you can stand up first!"

After the new Sky Knight stood up, Arthur asked again:

"What's your name?"

"Petro, my lord!"

"Alright, Petro, this space ring contains one hundred thousand gold coins. Go buy some clothes, weapons, and armor for yourself.

I know this amount of money can't buy anything good, but I don't have any extra money right now, so I'm inconveniencing you a bit."

"I wouldn't dare, Lord Arthur!"

The summoned Victor and Petro both had the strength of Sky Knight Peak, and Dou Qi could be applied to weapons and armor to greatly enhance their sharpness and defense.

So even if they used ordinary weapons and equipment, with their own inherent strength, they could still kill fully armed ordinary Sky Knights.

This was enough for Arthur now, and coupled with the limitation of his own gold coins, he was not in a hurry to find weapons and equipment of corresponding strength for them.

After Petro took the space ring, Arthur began to instruct him on what to do next.

The first thing was to go to the castle of Arthur's biggest suspect, Thorn Flower Count, to see if he was indeed the one who planned the assassination attempt on Arthur.

If so, he was to kill Thorn Flower Count, including all his family members, to eliminate future troubles.

Then, he was to return to Fierce Lion Territory and protect his family.

Of course, if it wasn't him, then he was to continue investigating other targets, and only return to Fierce Lion Territory after truly killing the mastermind.

Upon receiving Arthur's orders, Petro did not delay for a moment and quickly departed under the cover of night. He estimated that he would reach the Thorn Flower Count's Mansion before dawn.

Arthur also went to rest peacefully.

The next day, as the family ate breakfast, Art and Arina were surprised to find that their parents seemed to be smiling a lot more, as if something joyous had happened!

And their attitude towards Arthur was incredibly kind.

In contrast, the look in their eyes when they looked at the two of them carried a hint of disappointment.

It was as if they were saying, we're all our offspring, how can there be such a big difference!

This left Arina and the other person feeling somewhat puzzled!

But the two of them weren't stupid. After a little thought, they understood the whole story.

It was probably something Arthur said to Abergh and Charlotte last night that caused such drastic changes in their parents.

Unfortunately, even after breakfast, Arthur and the other two didn't mention what it was about.

This left Arina and Art feeling a bit itchy with curiosity, but they couldn't bring themselves to ask.

Finally, the two of them looked at Arthur with a hint of resentment!

In response, Arthur could only give them an embarrassed smile, as he had just promised his parents yesterday not to speak carelessly.

Now, he could only pretend not to see Art and Arina's questioning gazes.

After eating, the first thing Arthur had to do was naturally to visit the Marquis's messenger!

This matter was arranged by the Counts Mansion's butler, Pulin.

Of course, before the visit, Arthur also went to his room to get something.

Thus, under Pulin's curious gaze, Arthur carried a box and went with him to the residence of the Marquis's messenger in the castle.

On the way, Pulin also took the opportunity to introduce the messenger's identity to Arthur:

"Young Master Arthur, the Marquis's messenger this time is the Marquis's personal guard captain, named Paul.

He is a confidant of Marquis of Roses.

This man is nearly fifty years old and possesses the strength of an Earth Knight.

Additionally, Paul is also Olivia's martial Arts instructor. He practically watched Olivia grow up and is very fond of her."

At this point, Pulin paused and said with a slight apology:

"Young Master, what I'm about to say might be a little out of line, please don't blame me!

"It's alright, continue!"

Hearing this, Pulin felt relieved and continued:

"Young Master, as you know, what you did, to some extent, could be said to have hurt Olivia, or even to have slighted her.

So when Paul first arrived at the Counts Mansion, his attitude was very poor.

Lord Count also spent a lot of effort to temporarily appease him.

Young Master, you must be mentally prepared for your visit to him this time!"

After hearing so much from Pulin, Arthur also understood that meeting the Marquis's messenger Paul this time might be more difficult than he had expected.

After all, Paul was, to some extent, Olivia's elder, and he wouldn't be easy to fool!

The Counts Mansion's castle was still very large. After walking for a few more minutes, a room with a courtyard came into their view.

The courtyard door was open, and from outside, they could see a sturdy middle-aged man, nearly two meters tall, constantly wielding a knight's greatsword, producing violent whistling sounds.

The man was full of vigor, with a full head of black hair, not looking at all like someone around fifty years old.

Arthur was not surprised by this. After all, Earth Knights had a lifespan of three hundred years, so it would be abnormal for Paul to have white hair.

Although the door was open, it would be impolite for them to just walk in, so Pulin called out:

"Lord Paul, Lord Arthur has come to visit you!"

As Paul was a powerful Earth Knight, it was not an overstatement for Pulin to call him 'Lord'.

Hearing this, Paul, who was training in the courtyard, immediately stopped his movements and looked at Arthur with an unfriendly yet curious, scrutinizing gaze.

The unfriendliness had been explained before; it would be strange if Paul had a good impression of Arthur.

As for the curiosity, Arthur's name was now famous throughout the Kate Kingdom due to his subjugation of the Mountain Giant and his series of actions in Northern Bulwark City.

He was the most outstanding existence among the younger generation.

Especially the Mountain Giant, which was a powerful being considered invincible among Earth Knights, yet it could be subdued by Arthur. Paul was naturally curious about what kind of charm he possessed.

So, upon meeting, he scrutinized him carefully.

But after looking for a long time, he didn't see anything special, other than the handsomeness unique to nobles and a hint of immaturity revealed by Arthur's young age.

The most peculiar thing was Arthur's self-confidence, but as for special charm, he hadn't noticed any.

On the other side, Arthur, having been stared at by Paul, an Earth Knight, for a long time, also felt a chill run down his spine and couldn't help but speak first:

"Captain Paul, I first want to apologize to you and the Marquiss Mansion. I apologize for my immature actions before."