Who says knights can't backstab

Chapter 562 Kalewa's Golden Crown
The furnishings in the Santo's Mansion of Ascending Mystil are very monotonous, just like the Santo of this city, simple and concise.

The Kalewa family had some prestige in the early years of pioneering in the south, but now they are just minor nobles.The current family, Etienne Caleva, is a vassal of the Marquis Dougal of Pavison.

The Dougal family is considered one of the best big families in the south of La Rochelle, almost second only to the Duke of Marcellus, and occupies an important position in the Northern Alliance.

However, this does not mean that all his vassals can eat meat, at most they can have a sip of soup.Small nobles like Baron Etienne Kaleva generally do not own their own territories.

Etienne Kaleva's ability to become the lord of Mystil in the Ascending Yang depends entirely on his own efforts.

At this moment, he was working in the City Lord's Mansion early as usual.It will be the busy spring season soon, and many procedures are waiting for his approval.

"My lord, a knight is visiting." The guard at the door knocked on the door and reported.

Etienne Kaleva didn't raise his head, he flipped through the documents and said, "A wandering knight? Prepare tea for him, and I'll come after I finish my work..."

"My lord, he claims to be from the 'Strike Knights' and is a representative of..."

"Strike Knights?" Baron Kaleva raised his head, stretched out his hand and twirled his mustache, and frowned, "Is it the knights that the Chamber of Commerce communicated to recruit soldiers? I don't remember that name... "

"My lord, he claims to be from Salconan, what is it, the entourage of the Southern Patrol sent by Salconant..." The guard finished reading the awkward title with a confused face, "He asked us to prepare a residence, and why not?" Said, the Earl is going to take a short rest in Ascent Mystil..."

"The earl? The earl from Solconan? I didn't hear any notification from the Northern Alliance..." Baron Kaleva frowned and stood up, walking out of his office, only to see a man in the living room of the Santo's Mansion. The knight in silver and blue armor is sitting on the seat, his face is still full of childishness.

"My lord." Seeing Kalev walking out, the knight immediately stood up, bowed and said, "We passed by Shangyan Mystil, and hope that my lord can arrange a place for us..."

"Who is your chief?" Aidean said bluntly, "I haven't received any notice of any patrol group coming."

"Our chief is Lord Cyril Adrian, Earl of Silikie. If you have followed the battles in the northern borders, you should have heard of this name—" The little knight raised his head proudly, as if he had personally experienced those battles .

However, Etienne's understanding of the battle in northern Xinjiang is limited to the poor performance of the North Alliance soldiers.He then shook his head and said, "I've never heard of it, let your chief come to me in person..."

Before he finished speaking, he saw that the gate of the City Lord's Mansion not far behind the young knight was opened with a "bang" - or kicked open, and a figure stepped on the morning light and slowly stepped into the living room.

Baron Kaleva took a step back subconsciously, because after he saw the figure, the two guards had already fallen to the ground.And the guard in the living room had already drawn out his long sword, and said in a low voice, "Who is it?"

And that figure stepped into the room quickly, and Baron Kalev gradually saw his face clearly—it was a young and handsome elf face, more handsome than all the half-elf portraits he had seen in books, Also younger.

The young knight on the side showed a look of surprise, and then turned to salute the young man who entered the room guiltily: "My lord, I'm sorry, I..."

Baron Kaleva immediately saw the young man called "Lord Earl" raise his hand, signaling to the knight not to say more, and then gently pulled the white glove on his hand, and a clear voice sounded in the room:

"Is that Lord Etienne Caleva?"

Before Kaleva could respond, the young man continued to say: "I am the southern patrol sent by Solconant, Earl of Siliki, Cyril Adrian, and now I will investigate the recent financial situation of Ascent Mystil. , I also hope that Your Excellency the Baron will cooperate."

While he was speaking, he freed his hand and shook out a medal from his pocket, and it landed firmly on the table in front of His Excellency the Baron.

The pattern of the medal is complicated, but the side of the medal is in the shape of three feathers, which represent the identity of the earl of the owner of the medal - Duke, Marquis, Earl, Viscount, Baron, five feathers, four feathers, three feathers, two feathers, a feather.

Etienne Kalev himself has a medal with a feather, and he knows that it is definitely not a forgery—but the problem is, the count in front of him is too young, right?

Seeing Etienne froze in place, the young man waved his hand in front of him and asked, "Baron Caleva? Do you have any objections?"

"Ah, yes, no, I have no objection...Wait, Earl Adrian, may I ask you for the certificate of Solconant's southern patrol..."

Ai Di'an was still struggling with his words, but the young man in front of him had already stepped past him and walked straight to his office: "Is the office here right? Then I'll start the investigation directly."

"Earl, wait, Lord Earl!" Etienne didn't realize it until Cyril put his hand on the doorknob.He hurriedly turned around, trying to stop Cyril, but the door had already been pushed open by Cyril.

"The baron's office is very simple." Cyril commented casually, then walked to the table, flipped through the stacked documents on the table, and kept talking:
"Application slip from the Mystil Chamber of Commerce...Under Jan Mystil's United Guards training permit..."

Etienne Kalev stood at the desk rather at a loss, looking like a student being scolded by the teacher at the desk.He really wanted to say something, but the other party's behavior was too sudden, and there was no outrageous behavior, it was just a normal inspection——

If the other party is really "Solconant sent a southern patrol".

It wasn't until the thick stack of official documents were flipped through and Cyril piled them aside that Etienne was inexplicably relieved.But before he could ask anything, the young man in front of him had already sat down on his office chair, crossed his fingers on the table, and asked like an interrogation:
"Lord Etienne Kalev."

"Yes." Aiden could only nod in response.

"You have been the city lord of Mystil City since you were 31 years old, and this is already the seventh year in office?"

"Yes."

"During his tenure, the output value of Yang Mystil has tripled, and his ranking in the South has increased by [-] places?"

"Ah... yes." Aidean became more and more confused about what the inspector was investigating, so why did he start to praise himself?

"Have you built a stable trade route leading to Lower Yang Mystil, and established a good trade relationship with the fringe cities of Jinnadze?"

"Yes, that's right." Etienne gradually calmed down. He was simply dazzled by the scene just now. There is no such thing as a "patroller".

I am innocent, what is there to be afraid of?It's better to say that you can still gain a good reputation in silence——

"During your tenure, you organized a mercenary group to clean up many monster lairs in Mystil Territory?"

"Yes, Lord Count."

"Yes, I did it."

"Yes, there is no problem at all."

The more he listened, the more confident he became, and the more satisfied he was with the earl of the patrol - although the other party was young, he did his duty well and did not do anything out of the ordinary.

Etienne Kalev appreciates this serious and dedicated quality of work.

"Yes, yes, yes, that's all I did."

"Baron Kaleva, a golden crown inherited from the Kaleva family has attracted the attention of many people in recent years. They tried to get this golden crown from you in various ways-is this also true?"

"Of course, that's right, it's this—" Baron Kaleva agreed as a matter of course, and suddenly his eyes widened, looking at Cyril in horror.

After a while, he backed back again and again, turned around and was about to rush out the door, but the door behind him was slammed shut by the wind from nowhere, and no matter how hard he tried, he couldn't open it.

"It seems that there is no problem at all..." Cyril finally stood up and clapped his hands in satisfaction, "Baron Kalev, thank you for your cooperation—"

"You, how do you know?!" Etienne Kaleva pressed against the door, looking at the young man who was walking towards him step by step, with the panic on his face that couldn't go away.

"Golden Crown Knight Mitchell Kaleva, became famous in the South Islet Opening War. His title was named after the golden crown worn on his head. It is said that the golden crown can give the wearer courage and strength. The management gradually fell into disrepair, and the reputation of the Golden Crown Knight also disappeared in the long river of history—"

The young half-elf seemed to be chanting, and at the same time slowly approached Aidean Kaleva: "During the non-war years, the golden crown could not grant any protection to the members of the Kaleva family. Prosperity does not require bravery, but an excellent mind."

"And the Kalev family has waited for you, but the golden crown has not waited for it to appear again—"

"Am I right, Baron Etienne Kalev?"

Cyril half-bent, stretched out his hand to the baron who was too terrified to sit on the ground, "Get up, I don't intend to take away your ancestor's golden crown, I just want to know if there are many people asking for that golden crown from you, That's all."

Kalev stared in horror at the young half-elf's face.Perhaps it was because of the other party's handsome face that he subtly accepted the other party's words, and he finally held Cyril's outstretched hand and stood up under the other party's force.

"Lord Earl, I can only say, this, hiss..." Etienne Kaleva admired sincerely, "Your ability to grasp information is a bit too amazing."

"So this thing really exists?"

"Yes, it does exist." Etienne sighed. "In fact, it's just a very ordinary helmet, and the golden exterior is also plated. I tried to wear it, but I didn't feel any courage or strength……"

"But in recent years...after I suddenly gained the position of Lord Mystil, people have been asking me about this golden crown."

"They offered a high price, tried to exchange it, and even threatened me to hand over the golden crown. However, the ancestors made me insist on keeping it in my hands."

Cyril nodded slightly.

"Kaleva's Golden Crown" is the name of that series of missions.Although it seems that there are no cultists at present, there is already this trend. Maybe the cult has been quietly conceived in the dark, just waiting for the time to come to the surface.

As for the series of achievements of Baron Kalev that Cyril mentioned earlier, of course he did not get them from the game—when he came into contact with Kalev in the game, the other party was already a viscount and owned a territory, not a simple the castellan.

This information comes from Cecilia Romanus——at this time, "indigenous" is still useful. It is estimated that Kaleva's achievements are indeed outstanding, so that Cecilia is very familiar with these things when he mentions them.

Cyril was too lazy to go through a long process, slowly getting closer to Baron Kalev, and then thinking about how to expose the cultist. His time was very limited.

Since there is the tiger skin of "Sorconant's Southern Patrol" that can be used to cover the body, then simply maximize the convenience that this identity can bring——

The mere Anastasia Herman also wants to get wool from Count Ben Adrian, dreaming!
"Then you should be clear that you are trying to take away your ancestral golden crown from you, right?" Cyril asked Baron Kalev on a chair and sat down.

"Yes, I know very well. They are the largest chamber of commerce under the Northern Alliance, a branch of the 'South Ralo' Chamber of Commerce, the Noroy Chamber of Commerce."

Cyril narrowed his eyes slightly.

Right on, right on——

The cultists active in the Adonis Chapel call themselves the Noroi Cult.They believe that the gods they believe in can give them the power to suppress their opponents. At the beginning of the battle, they will make the opponent's hands and feet weak and mentally exhausted, thus gaining an absolute advantage.

It is worth mentioning that the statue of "Adonis" is a heroic knight. This makes the Noroy believers feel that their actions are extremely sacred, and the negative effects on opponents also come from knights. majesty, not some evil force.

This dungeon does not provide much information to the player. Since the cult was destroyed before it could fully expand, the player could not dig out more content.

But at this moment, Cyril heard Baron Kaleva's words, and suddenly realized something:
The predecessor of the Noroy Church was actually the Noroy Chamber of Commerce.

Why did a chamber of commerce gradually develop into a cult?
Moreover, it is also a branch of the Southern Lalo Chamber of Commerce, the largest chamber of commerce under the Northern Alliance...

He narrowed his eyes slightly, and then said:

"Then Baron Kaleva, you know the location of the Noroy Chamber of Commerce, right?"

Baron Kaleva looked at the young earl suspiciously, vaguely tasting a hint of murderousness in the other's eyes.

But he still sensibly did not hide it, and replied: "Yes, their nearest location is another city in Mystil, Xiayang Mystil."

(End of this chapter)