Chapter 10: Separate Actions
The news that Anson got from the pirate with a broken leg was about a "treasure".
The news is said to have come from a book scribe in the City of Knowledge - these people who deal with old ancient books every day do occasionally make amazing discoveries.
And this time, the scribe discovered a big secret.
The secret is related to an ancient base of the Griffin Knights that has never been discovered by anyone, or an ancient relic.
Those pirates kept going to Boshi City and sailed back and forth on the rivers of the mainland in order to explore this base.
The ancient kingdom of Pendor once ruled the entire continent - to this day, the continent is still named Pendor.
The Griffin Knights were once the national knightly order of the ancient Kingdom of Pendor, and were also the strongest knightly order on the continent, bar none.
But it is said that one hundred and fifty years ago, due to the conspiracy between the Jatu raiders and the Duke of Sarleon, Alfred, all the Griffin Knights were killed in Changhe Town.
After the fall of the Griffin Knights, Duke Sarleon proclaimed himself king, destroyed all forces loyal to the Pendor royal family, established the Kingdom of Sarleon, and the Lion Knights who supported him became the National Knights.
The Griffin Knights were declared an illegal armed force by the Kingdom of Sarleon, and the black griffin emblem with a gold background and countless legends would never be seen again on the continent.
And their mysterious base has been buried by time and no one knows about it.
The Griffin Knights, a secret base left behind by such a legendary force, how many treasures might be hidden in that secret base?
It's attractive just thinking about it.
After a long period of effort, the pirates confirmed the approximate location of the base - probably at the source of a river near Changhe Town.
But there are countless rivers near Changhe Town, and they have not found it yet, so they went to Boshi City again, hoping to find some overlooked information from the scribe.
Leon understood the pirates ' desire to find treasure or a secret settlement, but he scoffed at such behavior - spending a lot of manpower and resources to travel thousands of miles to explore a legendary "mysterious settlement". Are they pirates or explorers?
It's simply not doing your job...
He just silently took note of this matter and waited for the right opportunity in the future.
The most important thing right now is to go to Sarleon City and register as a pioneer lord.
This team, which has obtained a lot of spoils, is now brand new, and its morale and spirit are much better than before.
But Leon had to set off alone one step ahead of time - he had to arrive at Sarleon before Duke Alma and complete the registration at the House of Nobles.
This is Anson's suggestion.
As a child of the nobility, even if he was not from the Sarleon Kingdom, Anson still understood the behavior of the nobility better than Leon or Klose.
Leon is still at best a civilian now. The knight order his father belonged to has been destroyed, and it is even possible that it has long been declared an illegal knight order - otherwise he would not have kept silent about it all his life.
If he arrived in Sarleon after Duke Alma or the illegitimate child, then the pioneer baron certificate in his hand would most likely be declared invalid under a few gossips from Grand Duke Alma - King Ulric must have hoped so, after all, there were too many nobles and not enough territories.
But this kind of thing usually cannot be solved by a letter or an order from the Duke. He must also talk to the king in person and let the king issue an order. After all, the certificate issued by the House of Lords represents the king's authority.
Moreover, usually this kind of anger would not lead to any targeted disaster consequences - at least no one would be sent to kill him. After all, the offense was not too serious, it was just that the wish of having an illegitimate child could not be fulfilled, so it could not be regarded as hatred.
Therefore, it probably wouldn't be a problem to register as a pioneer lord at the House of Nobles before Duke Alma's convoy returned to Sarleon City.
The people who really want to kill him are probably the Red Brotherhood, so the farther away from chaotic places like the West Coast, the safer he will be.
Li Ang thought what Anson said made sense, so he rode Alice alone on the road and galloped all night.
They agreed to regroup near Changhe Town in order to purchase supplies in Changhe Town.
Li Ang was not worried at all that his men would abandon him and run away - he could see them in the team panel.
Although this half-baked system does not allow you to see a character's basic attributes, the functionality of the team panel is not compromised.
Alice was indeed a good horse. At noon on the third day, Leon traveled a thousand miles and arrived outside the Sarleon City.
Sarleon is the capital of the Kingdom of Sarleon.
But its former name was Kavala - the name of the founder of the ancient Pande Kingdom.
It was once the capital of the ancient Pande Kingdom .
The city wall is fifteen meters high - it is almost impossible to conquer the city from the outside.
This is indeed the case. The city has changed hands three times, and each time it was conquered from the inside...
Although the Kingdom of Sarleon has been established for 150 years, from a distance, the outline of a huge griffin relief can still be vaguely seen on the wall of this majestic city - it has just been deliberately flattened, and then the shape of a lion with bared fangs and claws was repainted on its surface.
But anyway, the security here is much better than that of Fog City...
At least there weren't any sneaky gangs on the streets.
The guards at the city gate did not stop Leon, nor did they let him stop for inspection - perhaps they thought that someone who could ride the golden-maned horse Alice into the city must be a noble, and there was no need to cause trouble for himself.
This is also the main reason why Leon has always wanted this horse, not because of Alice's excellent speed and endurance, but because of its good appearance.
Li Ang ran wildly along the wide street.
The destination was naturally the House of Nobles in Sarleon City, the official institution that governs all matters concerning the noble fiefs in Sarleon.
The House of Lords is actually not easy to find, which is very untraditional - it is said that the House of Lords of Pend more than a hundred years ago was the tallest building in the city center, and its tall dome could be seen from anywhere in the city.
But ever since the first King of Sarleon, Duke Alfred of Sarleon, stole the throne and proclaimed himself king, the tallest independent building in all of Sarleon has become the private property of his family - and now it is also the private property of King Ulric.
As for the new House of Lords, it was located on a branch road next to the King's Road - hidden in a deep alley, and was basically no different from the residences of minor nobles.
Perhaps this is because the former Pende Nobles had a large number of documents hidden away that they dared not let others know about;
Or perhaps it is to make officials more approachable and reduce corruption;
But Leon felt that this was probably because the Fierce Lion King did not want any taller buildings to appear within his borders, so as to prevent someone from being "above them".
After all, the reason why the country thief could become the Fierce Lion King was because he was "unwilling to be inferior to others".
Looking at the magnificent building in the city center that was over 30 meters tall, Leon shook his head and walked along the King's Avenue until he finally found the gate of the House of Nobles.
Above the main entrance is a carved goddess with a solemn expression, wearing a long robe, holding a spear in one hand and a code in the other, with an owl standing on her shoulder.
This is the main god of the ancient Pendor people and the official belief of the current Kingdom of Sarleon - the god of order and zeal, Eunomia.
The statue is exquisite, but a little inconsistent - originally, there should have been a pendant representing the sun and moon on Eunomia's chest, but this statue replaced it with a lion's head.
Even the image of the main god was changed... his ability to flatter is obviously extremely high.
However, I wonder if this God of Order, which has lost the sun and moon sequence, is still willing to bless the Kingdom of Fierce Lions, which claims to have inherited the orthodoxy of ancient Pendor.
