Who says knights can't backstab

Chapter 570 The Mission of the Three Sisters
South of La Rochelle, Park Lane, Rutland.

This city, which is located next to the widest section of the South Pepeha River, has one of the best inland ports in the entire South Central.In addition to the South Pepehaha River running north-south, there is also the Raiden River running northeast-southwest merging into its upper reaches. Merchant ships from the two routes can converge in Rutland, and Parikh Territory also has Due to its unique commercial status, there have even been rumors of annexing the nearby Langluoling in recent years.

"The development of Romanus in recent years must be obvious to all. It can be said that at least half of the merchant ships that Rutland comes from the southern port are led by our Romanus family. This number will only increase..."

The young man with black curly hair was giving a grand speech at the table. There were many candidates from rival chambers of commerce in the auditorium, but he was full of confidence and showed no signs of stage fright.

"If I am allowed to be the lord of Rutland, then Rutland, and even the entire Pakri Territory, will usher in a period of rapid development. The resources of the southern port will continue to settle in Rutland, allowing Rutland to To be the front line of the port inland..."

Amidst the warm applause, the young man bowed and saluted, strode off the stage, sat back in his seat, and wiped the sweat from his forehead.

"Your Excellency Linton Romanus, your speech was really wonderful, and I really look forward to the day when you will take over as Lord of Rutland."

"Thank you, Miss Flynn. The Romanus family happens to have a cooperation seminar recently, and Miss Flynn can also invite your family to come..."

The young man communicated wittily with the people around him. As the eldest son of the new head of the Romanus family, he seemed to be the most promising young man in the entire Pakri Territory at the moment.

The warm-up speech for the city lord election was held in the city center of Rutland. In addition to the candidates, invited nobles, and judges from the North Alliance, citizens were also free to participate and become the audience.

"Hey, there is an event ahead, the carriage cannot pass—"

A chaotic sound of horseshoes attracted people's attention. Linton stood up and looked at the carriage and horse team that appeared behind the field—this was not a caravan, there were no carts carrying goods, and there were too many horses .

Linton took a few more glances, and the more he looked, the more frightened he became——

These horses have shiny fur and strong bodies, and each one can command a high price in the market.The riders on their backs seemed to be dressed casually, but they all wore swords of the same style; they were upright, even if there was no conflict, they still had a posture of martial law, and they were obviously well-trained.

It's not a mercenary group, the mercenary's aura will be more fierce, and the equipment will not be so uniform... Is this a knight group?

These knights are surrounded by a carriage, which at first glance looks very ordinary.But after noticing the peculiarities of the knights, Linton found that this carriage was the best choice in terms of materials and workmanship—at least he had never seen such a good carriage in the North Alliance Chamber of Commerce!
Where is this horse team from?Could it be that it was sent by the top of the Northern League to investigate?But the Beimeng wouldn't act in such a secretive way...could it be the earl...no, at least someone from the Marquis' family was traveling?

Linton's eyes lit up immediately. Although there were so many nobles in the south, the numbers were too large to count, but there was only one duke, the indomitable Duke Marcellus, and the number of marquises and earls was not too many.

For Park Riling, even the words of an earl have enough influence——

If he can pull this line, then his position as the city lord will be secure.

Thinking of this, Linton took a step and was about to walk towards the carriage.But seeing that the carriage had already turned, it was obvious that the carriage had accepted what the guards said and chose to detour.

"Would the marquis's convoy be so good-tempered?" Linton muttered, stopping a little unwillingly, watching the carriage leave—this was not the right time for him to step forward.

But just when he was about to call his men to check the details of the carriage, the figure by the window made his pupils contract involuntarily:

Short black hair, and that beautiful side face, just a glance, but he can no longer be sure of the other party's identity!

Cecilia Romanus!

She has come back?How could she come back, how dare she come back... No, no, how could she not dare to come back?
A year has passed, and not only did she come back, but she also got a thigh from who knows where!
He took a deep breath, and even ignoring the beautiful lady who came up behind him, he turned around and pulled the guards of the Romanus family, growling: "Quick, tell my father quickly, I have something to report to him, immediately, immediately! "

And drove away in the carriage.

The table is placed by the car window, which is the best position for natural lighting.Cecilia and her younger sisters sat side by side, and the three opened a long scroll in their hands.

"This is a landscape painting of Rutland, which almost depicts the whole of Rutland. From the port, you can go all the way south to the sea by boat. We are here now, and the residence of the Romanus family is here—"

She reached out and pointed on the picture, and introduced what she knew to the young lord.

"If you're looking for a place to stay, I recommend this hotel, the Smokey Style Hotel. Their smoked fish is the best I've ever had..." Cecilia said, suddenly realizing that her lord had Identity, quickly stretched out his hand to cover his mouth.

"Where is the city hall?" Cyril didn't care about her slip of the tongue and asked, pointing on the map.

"The City Hall is here, the very center of the town, with easy access to all the main roads, and an unimpeded Port Street leading to the port. The Romanus Chamber of Commerce is at the intersection of Grizzly Avenue and Thunder Avenue, adjacent to the Harbor Street."

Cecilia knew everything, and even talked about the recent situation of the Romanus Chamber of Commerce: "After Clark took over, the family's income has indeed risen sharply. In addition to the main transportation, it has also launched many businesses. Now Romanus The Si family owns 73 cargo ships, which run from south to north and run through the entire south, until they reach the port of Kinnadze."

Cyril tapped the table lightly with his fingers.

Judging from Cecilia's feedback, the Romanus family not only showed no signs of decline in 1441, it could even be said to be at its peak.However, in just a few years, a family on the verge of collapse can grow into a commercial behemoth with 73 cargo ships. This is not something that can be achieved simply by "right time and place".

Even if you say that it is not strange for gray industries to get rich quickly, but don't forget that there is still a giant in the south that can cover the sky with one hand.

North Alliance.

The community of commercial, military, and political interests is obviously a more comprehensive and unified alliance than the Pan-Solconan Chamber of Commerce community.

Under such a highly unified alliance, how can a local big family that is not even an aristocrat develop so rapidly?You know, there are far more than one family or two eating this meal——

Therefore, it is still the North Alliance.

Because of the needs of the Northern Alliance, the Romanus family was able to rise.It was not that the Romanus family seized the opportunity, but the North Alliance grabbed the Romanus family and ran into this "opportunity" head-on.

It is precisely because of this that the Romanus family declined rapidly and even fell apart completely within a few short years of the game time and space.

It's just a glorious puppet, or a scapegoat waiting to die at any time.

Thinking of this, Cyril suddenly felt pity for Clark Romanus and Linton Romanus. The former thought that he had revitalized the family, and hurt his relatives in order to consolidate this unreal right.The latter is lying in this illusory brilliance, dreaming sweet dreams, and even thinking about running for the city lord——

On the square just now, it seems that there is a speech meeting for the election of the city lord?
He suddenly regretted that he should have got out of the car just now, to see if Linton Romanus was there, and to see how high this unlucky guy, who is now brilliant and beautiful, would fall from.

"Contact the city hall of Rutland." He pushed open the car door and called the nearest knight, "Tell the city lord here that all merchant ships passing through the port from south to north in the next three days will go through my inspection. "

"Yes, Lord Earl... Wait, all?" The knight almost fell off his horse, "How could he agree to such a request?"

"That's right, my lord, Rutland's daily traffic of merchant ships is at least a hundred, even if it is only from south to north, there are dozens of ships. These cargoes must be investigated..." Cecilia was also surprised.

But Cyril just waved his hand, beckoning the young knight to notify, and then closed the door.

"Don't worry about whether the city lord will refuse. He has no chance of being re-elected as the city lord. Naturally, at this time, one thing can be done less."

"When we come here, no matter whether we hide our whereabouts or not, the North Alliance will definitely notice our existence." He leaned on the seat and said leisurely, "In that case, let's make it louder and use the method of thunder Solve the problem of the Romanus family, and at the same time put a certain amount of pressure on the North Alliance."

"Your Highness doesn't want me to fight with the Northern Alliance. The southern affairs cannot be solved by me alone as a supervisor. It is difficult to deal with the nobles, but the Romanus family is precisely the one who can beat the Northern Alliance. , and the best target to avoid being overly targeted.”

This is the so-called "scapegoat".

"But... what if we can't find out?" Mia was thinking on the sidelines. She didn't fully understand what happened to Cyril, but she was able to keep up with her thoughts. "What if there is no problem with the merchant ship?"

"Investigate, it's used to beat the Northern Alliance, it's best to find out. If you can't find out..."

"It's a little more troublesome at best. I have to go to Romanus' house to look for clues. Account books, transaction records, even the people in Romanus' family know that what they are doing is not a pure business, and the clues must be everywhere." Cyril spread his hands. Said, "Inspectors already have the power to monitor merchant ships, and this is not beyond their authority."

"It's just that we may have to work hard in the future. We need an excellent and reliable recorder to record the cargo of each merchant ship..."

As he was speaking, Irina Romanus, the second sister of Romanus at the table, raised her hand timidly.

"Lord..." The shy Irina sounded like a mosquito, and Cyril looked at her gently, "Irina, I remember your memory is very good?"

"Sister's memory is pretty good, much better than Eldest Sister's." Roxana put her arms around Irina's waist and made a face at Cyril.Cecilia on the side frowned, and reached out to grab her little nose, but she walked around the second sister and avoided it flexibly.

"Then, are you up to this task?"

"I, I... I can..." Irina nodded with a blushing face, and took over the task.

Cyril turned to look at Cecilia.

"Cecilia, you should be familiar with the chambers of commerce in Rotland, right? Ask the knight to accompany you to contact all the chambers of commerce and tell them that if they don't want us to thoroughly investigate their chambers of commerce, they should cooperate with us and go to the port first. Clear an area."

"clear."

She was about to get out of the car, but saw Cyril beckoning to her, motioning her to approach.

Then, the half-elf lord whispered in his ears: "Don't forget, how you escaped from this city in desperation."

She froze for a moment, then looked back at her sisters—now they have ruddy faces, wear high-quality clothes, can sit in a warm and comfortable carriage, and enjoy top-notch hot soup—the lord calls this Hot pot, she didn't know what it meant.

But in any case, compared to a year ago, they were dressed in shabby poor clothes, covered their faces with ashes, and escaped from Rutland on foot...

Heaven and earth.

She suddenly realized so clearly that when she returned to the city where she grew up, she no longer needed to be frightened or disheartened. She could step on the head of the Romanus family to review it, and put those who had hurt her to death. one by one...

Cecilia's face couldn't stop being excited, even her breath was a little heavy, her face was flushed, and she shouted high-pitched: "Yes, my lord, I understand what to do!"

She then hurriedly got off the carriage, Cyril immediately heard her roll call, called out several tall knights who were proficient in martial arts as guards, and hurried to all directions of the city.

"Next, Roxana..." Cyril looked at the little sister Romanus who had no mission at the end. She was still hugging her second sister like a koala, but her eyes were already full of expectations.

"My lord, do you want to give me any tasks?"

"A task..." Cyril touched his chin, although there was no beard there, "It seems that there is nothing suitable for you..."

"Ah..." Roxana's face was visibly disappointed, but Cyril's voice changed:
"But I think, maybe I have to go to Romanus' house first, and I need someone who is familiar with the terrain of Romanus' house—"

Seeing the excited expression on the girl's face, he almost waved his arms and threw his sister out of the window before he said slowly:

"Roxana, are you up to this task?"

(End of this chapter)