Sevita still remembers being summoned by the Pope alone the night before her departure.

During that brief meeting, the old pope hinted that Sevita was going to take away the fief for the Church.

Although it is nominally an investigation, it is actually just a formality.

The Pope believes that since the current strength of the Chenhui Knights is no longer able to protect Black Rock City, it should not continue to possess it.

Moreover, Black Rock City is strategically located in an important position facing the dark border, and if it misses, the consequences will be unimaginable.

But Sevita has her own considerations, and if a knight order that has fought bloodily for many years loses its fiefdom like this, it will definitely make all his colleagues feel cold.

The Pope told him not to worry. After the deed is completed, bring Zhaoming back to the Holy Realm and give more bereavement and preferential treatment. As for the Chenhui Knights, just send a proclamation to praise their deeds.

Although it felt a little inappropriate, for the sake of the people of Black Rock City and the overall situation of fighting demons, Sevita accepted the task.

But the current situation is more than he expected.

At this moment, in the Black Rock Lord's Mansion, the large living room was cleaned up, a large round table was placed in the center, and twelve knights sat around the room.

The maid Elusa and the cook Barnett served them sumptuous meals, each with a mountain of delicacies in front of them, and a glass full of wine in hand.

Sevita wanted to say something, but her men couldn't hold back and gobble it up.

Smelling the enticing aroma, his men didn't even have time to take off their armor before they started, and the food looked like they hadn't eaten for three days.

Seeing this scene, the lord Zhaoming seized the opportunity to pour them wine constantly, and took the time to say to Elusa: "The wine at home is almost finished, Trisda has good wine, go and borrow a few bottles for me." ”

The maid answered and walked out, and the knight hurriedly said that there was no need to do this, that today was enough.

But how could Zhaoming let them go, after secretly stuffing a hangover pill into his mouth, he took a full glass of wine and drank it all.

"Here, a toast to our brother's reunion!" Zhaoming said slightly drunk.

The knights toasted, and Sevita could only join them.

Zhao Ming was very satisfied with the current situation, he just wanted to close the distance between him and the envoys, make a good impression on them, and by the way, let them forget about the investigation for a while.

And Sevita is very helpless, this can't be blamed for the knights' greed, it's really that they have been suppressed for too long.

Contrary to popular belief, the life of the Imperial Knights stationed in the Sacred Realm of Wealth was actually very hard.

In general, the Templar Order, which has a fiefdom, can live very comfortably in non-combat situations.

Although the lordship belongs to the supreme leader of the Order, the fief is a common wealth that must be shared by the entire Order.

In their spare time, the Templars often had a lot of money in their hands, and they were able to enjoy a very high standard of material life without any indulgence, while enjoying the respect and support of the common people.

But the knights of the edict were different, and although their armor was ornate, it was the property of the Church.

And because at the Pope's side, they must also observe the rules and regulations like the clergy. He lives in a beautiful monastery, but he sleeps on a hard bed that can kill people, and he usually eats very light meals.

Now that there are so many delicacies in front of them, how can they bear it?

Between the cups and the glasses, Sevita's men were so drunk that they couldn't tell whether they were holding a wine glass or food.

Even the cautious Sevita was persuaded by Akira to drink a glass of wine borrowed from Trisda. Under the influence of high concentrations of alcohol, he quickly lost consciousness.

Seeing the captain fall, the knights of the Imperial Decree, who were still struggling to hold on to their spirits just now, also gave up the struggle and let their bodies fall into a deep sleep.

Seeing that the knights of the imperial decree were finally settled by themselves, Zhaoming breathed a sigh of relief.

"Whew...... It's really hard. Zhaoming leaned back in his chair tiredly and looked at the endgame in front of him.

After more than three hours of banquet, the table was full of scraps. Ten, oh no, eleven knights have fallen.

Just now, in a hurry, Zhaoming forgot to give Ezekiel hangover medicine. The knights also warmly hugged the newcomer and drank warmly, welcoming him to join the knights.

Well, now that Ezekiel was killed like this on his first day of joining the Knights, the latter still felt a little guilty in his heart.

"Cooper, go find the best hotel in town and book me the best room. Elusa went and called for help, and helped my brothers to rest. ”

While instructing them to do something, Zhaoming got up and dressed up and prepared to leave, presumably going to the city hall.

"Master......" Elusa stepped forward and said worriedly, "You have been accompanied by guests for so long today, so let's rest at home first." ”

After listening to the maid's words, Zhaoming stretched out his hand and stroked her forehead, and said helplessly: "No, today's plans have been disrupted, and we have to hurry up and get busy." ”

After finishing speaking, Zhaoming left the banquet site and hurried to the city hall.

After a while, Zhaoming soon came to the door of the city hall, and walked in without waiting for the soldiers at the door to salute.

In the administrative area on the second floor, the administrative officers were busy, and when they saw the lord coming, they just wanted to say hello, but they saw that his face was blue and seemed to be angry.

As the head of the administrative officer, Groushi has a keen sense of awareness, and he immediately noticed that something was wrong with the lord, and immediately followed Zhaoming into the lord's office.

Zhaoming silently opened the office door, only to see that there was no one inside.

At this point in time, Governor Trisda will not be at the city hall, and the secretary Vanessa will most likely be dragged by her to do private work.

The room was filled with only Akira and Grouchy, and the atmosphere was more serious than ever, and Grouchy realized that the lord's wrath was about to come.

But after a while, the fury he had imagined did not appear.

Zhaoming just slowly sat down in his place and ordered Grouchy to close the door.

Then Grushi walked up to Zhaoming with trepidation, not knowing what had happened.

Zhaoming said solemnly: "Grushi, do you know about the people from the Holy Domain? ”

Grouchy nodded to indicate that he knew, but it was only after they entered the city that someone came to report him.

Then Zhaoming asked again: "Why didn't you come to tell me after you knew it?" ”

Hearing the lord's questioning, Grouchy said with some concern: "The people who come are all knights, I think it should be your private affairs, and as a mortal, I should not interfere." ”

Hearing this, Zhaoming sighed and said, "Do you think you shouldn't be, or don't you dare?" ”

Groushi did not dare to answer, so he could only remain silent.

Sure enough, his men feared the Pope more than they loved themselves.

It stands to reason that ten knights in armor came to the city gates, and someone should have reported them in advance anyway.

But as soon as he came out of the church, the messenger of the sanctuary stood in front of him, unprepared.

Obviously, everyone forgot about the lord as soon as they saw that the other party was the messenger of the Holy Land. Fortunately, I reacted quickly, and now I am holding them back for the time being.

Although it is unlikely, what if people directly come to the first and then play, and ten people directly announce on the spot that they will be deprived of their lordship, and then tie themselves back to the holy realm? Will anyone react in any way?

Knock knock!

Zhao Ming knocked on the table a few times, and stressed to Grusch that he must report anything unusual in Black Rock City in the future.

Grouchy immediately bowed his head and admitted his mistake, promising that such a thing would never happen again.

Then Zhaoming put aside the topic for the time being, he wouldn't blame anyone for this incident, after all, he didn't tell everyone about it in advance.

And Grouch is his confidant, and he will think about himself when he does things, so there is no need to be angry with him.

The two then had a brief chat about the work, and Grouch reported that everything was going well, but that something was wrong with the foundry department.

"Master Crohn, he...... Uh, may be slightly upset with some things. ”

Hearing that something had happened in the foundry department, Zhaoming immediately became alert, and now that the expansion of the army was imminent, the foundry department must not make any mistakes.

"What is he dissatisfied with?" Zhaoming asked solemnly.

Groushi explained, and although he used as tactful words as possible, Zhaoming still heard the meaning of the words.

It turned out that Crohn was dissatisfied with the new alchemist Andu, and he couldn't accept that a newcomer could enjoy such a good treatment from the lord.

According to him, he and his brothers worked tirelessly every day to forge weapons for the army, while Andu only didn't know what to do in the small house.

The difference in labor intensity between the two sides is so great, but the treatment is so different.

Seeing that the lord frowned, Grouch was worried that he would be angry with Kron, after all, Andu and Lesio's status in the lord's heart is self-evident, but this must not snub this blacksmith with excellent craftsmanship!

"My lord, in my opinion, it's still ......"

"Needless to say, I'll do it myself."

Zhaoming interrupted Grouchy, the head of the administrative staff was too mature and steady, and he was looking ahead and backward, which was Zhaoming's only dissatisfaction with him.

"Grouchy, you are the person I trust the most, and I know you have too many things to think about. But I want you to remember that if you feel that something is wrong, you must tell me as soon as possible, and don't be bored by yourself. ”

After speaking, Zhaoming left the office, leaving Grouchy alone and confused.

Grouchy felt guilty in his heart, he would inevitably worry too much about doing things in middle age, and Crohn's incident had actually happened for a few days, but he had not reported it.

In the face of many things at work, we often do not seek merit, but seek no fault. Compared with the enlightened and promising lord, he really didn't do well, and he definitely can't do this again in the future.

After making up his mind, he really came to the office area again in a good mood and returned to the busyness of work like no one.