Knight Lord: Start with Daily Intelligence.

Chapter 34 Registering to Develop Territory
The urban construction of Maleburg is very luxurious, and every building demonstrates the prosperity and wealth of the city.

The style here is very different from that of the empire. What stands in the richly decorated central square is not a huge statue of a knight, but a gorgeous fountain. When the fountain water gushes out, a huge rainbow condenses over the city, reflecting the city's dazzling lights and feasting.

There is no majesty and coldness of the territory ruled by knights here. On the contrary, the square is surrounded by buildings of various colorful styles, towering spires, dome-shaped temples, and the most numerous are undoubtedly merchant guilds decorated with exquisite reliefs.

This is a merchant's paradise, rich in wealth, with merchants from all over the world bringing all kinds of rare treasures and luxuries. The citizens here are extremely arrogant, believing that their city can surpass the empire in every aspect of culture and art.

The clerk in the city hall has magnified this mentality to the extreme. Shablin is representing the Electoral Council of the Empire to register information for the pioneering lords from all over the country.

He was used to the extravagance and decadence of this city, and in his eyes all the pioneering knights were nothing but a bunch of beggars.

So even though there was a griffin standing on Su Li's shoulder and two knights wearing vibranium rune armor following behind him, he just curled his lips in disdain, opened the map perfunctorily, and said, "Any area marked with a green flag can be registered as your pioneer territory. Choose quickly and don't delay my rest time."

Su Li was in a good mood and ignored his attitude. He glanced down at the map. Although the map didn't have very detailed information, it was still very valuable in a place with limited information communication. Through the map, Su Li roughly understood the border prince's territory. From north to east, there were long and majestic black mountains, to the south, there was a vast ocean, to the east, there was a boundless forest, and to the west, there was a desert and a plateau.

The forests in this world are different from those on Earth. It is unknown whether the forests are cursed by demons or blessed by the God of Elves. The trees in them grow wildly. If they are not continuously cut down, they will grow back soon. In many cases, the speed of cutting down cannot keep up with their growth speed.

Therefore, it is unwise to stay away from rivers and roads and enter the forest. Groups of bandits and wild animals make their homes under the branches of the big forest. But the more terrifying thing is that the deeper you go into the forest, the harder it is to find these creatures. Humans know very little about what is going on inside.

This means that it is difficult to communicate with other human forces on all sides, and the border prince's territory is a bit like a large basin plain.

But before Su Li could continue studying, Shabulin put away the map and said impatiently: "Okay, you have finished looking at the map, make your choice."

Su Li frowned and asked, "I can't even see the terrain clearly, how can I choose?"

Shabulin sneered, "It's all the same. You pioneer lords won't survive more than a few months in there anyway. There are numbers on the map just now. Just pick one."

Hildreth glared at him angrily. "At least open the map and let us choose from your numbers. What kind of service attitude is this? I'm going to complain to your superiors!"

"Yo! Yo! Yo!" Shablin laughed strangely and taunted, "Then go ahead! I'm a civil servant sent by the Electoral Council. Go to the imperial capital and complain. Girl, let me tell you, if you offend me, you'll suffer the consequences!"

"Want to see the map again? Take out twenty gold coins, or you can spend the night with me. Otherwise, you can only choose one at random! You stinky beggars, why are you still showing off in Maraisburg? Hey, your eyes are so big, why do you want to hit me? Guards!"

Two elite knights immediately entered the room with a team of well-equipped chain mail soldiers. They were already accustomed to such things. Every year, a group of young and energetic pioneer lords would offend the clerk.

They might not accept it at first, but in the end they had to bow their heads, hand over a large amount of gold coins, and make amends with Shabulin.

Knight Orstein flew into a rage and knocked down all the soldiers with his bare hands. Then he grabbed Shablin by the collar and pulled him out from behind the counter like a chicken.

Shablin was still stubborn and said, "I've seen many people who are better at fighting than you! I won't register you, and you still dare to overturn Maleburg? I'm telling you, if you know what's good for you, pay 500 gold coins as an apology, otherwise the city guards will come and you will all be thrown into jail." Su Li didn't care at all. He sat calmly on the chair that Hild brought over, crossed his legs and leaned back, watching leisurely as Knight Orstein beat him up, leaving bruises on his eyes.

Pioneer Knights have immunity, because it is impossible to be thrown into jail for something like fighting. Shabulin is deliberately intimidating. Even if there is no way to reconcile, Su Li will only have to pay a fine at most, and Su Li has a lot of gold coins.

After Knight Orstein had lectured him, Su Li said with a calm smile, "I don't think I'll have time to go to the imperial capital to file a complaint against you. But it won't be hard to make you feel bad. If your superiors knew you were corrupt and that you framed the pioneer knight, I wonder if they would continue to let you serve as a government official?"

"Are you threatening me?" Shabulin's eyes were filled with anger as he stared at Su Li.

"If your wife knew you were having an affair..."

Shablin's eyes instantly cleared up. His wife was the daughter of Senator Maleburg, and she was his biggest support in getting to this position. If his wife knew that he was having an affair outside, she would definitely tear him apart!

"Respected Pathfinder Lord, I think there must be some misunderstanding between us." He hurried behind the table, picked up the map again, knelt on one knee in front of Su Li's chair, and opened the map to Su Li: "You can study it carefully and then make a decision. According to the imperial decree, you have a total of three opportunities to choose. After you choose the pathfinder address, there is a one-month inspection period. During this month, you can visit the destination and conduct an on-site inspection. You can re-select within a month, but if you do not return to re-register after a month, Maleburg will mail the updated map information back to the empire, and you will not be able to choose again."

Su Li smiled with satisfaction. This was the proper attitude of the Empire. The Empire valued the Pioneer Lords so much, how could they let them die so easily? If it weren't for the control of this clerk, most Pioneer Knights would have never heard of this rule.

Su Li looked at Shabulin who was kneeling at his feet and sighed. I still like your rebellious look. Please recover for a while.

He reached out and took the map from Shabulin's hand, threw it behind him, and said, "This is just to fool ordinary pioneer lords. I need more core and confidential information."

Su Li didn't believe that such a corrupt empire could lay everything out in the open.

Just look at this little clerk. He has corruption ingrained in his bones! If you don't bribe him, he won't even show you the map or explain the specific rules.

How is it possible to fairly and transparently make the truly valuable information of the entire Border Prince Territory public?
If you think about it, it's impossible to make a fair choice between the son of the Elector and the son of a Kingdom Knight. These people must have hidden information in order to please the Elector.

Shabulin immediately shook his head heavily and said firmly, "Respected Pioneer Lord, I really don't have any hidden information here. Besides, more important information is not accessible to a mere clerk like me."

Su Li smiled and leaned back indifferently: "I heard that you even the political officer's wife..."

Shabulin was so shocked that he fell to his knees and quickly hugged Su Li's right arm. He said, "I suddenly remembered a piece of news that hasn't been passed on to the political officer yet. The pioneer lord of the Heisen foothills, the young master from the Elector's family, died in a monster invasion this month. The news hasn't been passed on to the political officer yet, so I think there's no need for him to know some news."

When he mentioned the word "some", he deliberately emphasized his tone and looked at Su Li earnestly.

Su Li raised his eyebrows and said, "Bring the map over for me to see. If the news is true, all this information will disappear. But if you lied to me, I can't guarantee that there will be any rumors in Marley Castle."

(End of this chapter)