After Martin arrived at the Dragon City, he directly ordered Hefna to land in his own castle, and the dragon ridden by Eric followed closely behind.
Housekeeper Lilith saw the two familiar dragon figures in the sky from afar, and immediately ordered the maids to go down and prepare to welcome them.
As soon as Martin got off the dragon's back, Lilith immediately came forward and said respectfully, "Master, you have worked hard on the journey."
Martin waved his hand slightly, indicating that it was okay, and then took Hefna, who had transformed into a human form, to the study, ready to deal with the matters that had accumulated during this period.
As soon as Martin entered the study, he saw several piles of documents neatly stacked on the desk. Looking at these documents, he suddenly thought of Yoder and wondered where he was now.
Martin then picked up the communication crystal and made a call. The call was quickly connected, and Martin asked, "Yode, where are you now?"
Yoder's voice came from the communication crystal: "Master, I am already at the western border and will reach Yulong City in a few days."
After hearing this, Martin asked him to speed up his journey. After Yoder agreed on the other end of the phone, Martin hung up the phone.
In desperation, Martin could only bury his head in processing these documents. He was absorbed in reading and correcting them, and time passed quietly with the rustling sound of his pen tip.
Just like that, three full hours passed before Martin finally finished processing the documents. He put down the quill pen in his hand, gently rubbed his sore wrist, picked up the black tea that the maid had just brought, and took a sip.
Then he stood up, stretched his body, and took a long stretch. Then he asked the maid to prepare bath water. He planned to take a good bath to relieve the fatigue of the journey.
At this moment, the housekeeper Lilith came to report: "Master, someone from the kingdom has come, but not in an official capacity, but secretly, and asked if you want to see him?"
Martin thought for a moment, then decided it was best to meet him, so he nodded. Lilith took the order and turned away. Not long after, Lilith led a young knight into the study.
After Housekeeper Lilith withdrew, the young knight stepped forward and politely introduced himself: "Greetings, Viscount Martin, I am a knight under the command of the Great Prince. I heard that you had returned today, so I came to pay you a visit."
Martin heard this and said bluntly, "Just say what you want to say. I don't have the time to beat around the bush with you. Tell me your intentions right away."
The young knight did not expect Martin to be so straightforward. He was stunned for a moment, then quickly organized his thoughts and said, "Viscount Martin, the eldest prince has a very important matter to discuss with you." After that, his eyes unconsciously turned to Hefna beside Martin.
Martin understood his concerns and immediately said, "Don't worry, she is my confidant, you can say whatever you want."
Seeing Martin's words, the young knight took out the communication crystal he used to contact the eldest prince. After dialing the number, he whispered a few words into the crystal and immediately turned on the speaker function.
Instantly, the eldest prince's cheerful voice rang out through the communication crystal: "Hello, Viscount Martin. I'd like to ask for a favor. Use your dragon knights to stop a girl from reaching the capital of the Kingdom of Charlemagne on time."
Upon hearing this, Martin immediately signaled Hefner to send the guest away. Seeing this, the eldest prince on the other end of the communication crystal shouted, "I'm willing to trade ten sets of S-class knight armor for your help this time!"
Martin heard this and snorted coldly, "Give me the general information clearly. You're asking for my help without knowing the reason. Do you think I'm stupid, or are you just too smart?"
The eldest prince heard Martin's question, and the other end of the communication crystal fell silent. After a long while, he seemed to have no other choice but to speak out the reason.
He really had to rely on outsiders, and definitely not nobles related to him. He had considered asking the mercenary guild to stop them, but he was worried about leaving clues.
Mobilizing the death squads he trained was his last resort, so he set his sights on Martin.
As long as the candidate saint could not arrive at the engagement venue on time, the prince could use this as an excuse to postpone the wedding. Then, the prince told Martin about the matter in general, but he was vague about who the candidate saint was and what she was doing.
After hearing this, Martin tapped his fingers on the table subconsciously and fell into deep thought.
He knew in his heart that the eldest prince had come to him because he was probably forced into a desperate situation.
However, Martin really didn't want to get involved in such trouble. He already had a bounty of 30 million gold coins on his head, and if he offended the Xingyao Holy Nation again, the bounty would probably be much higher than that.
If this happens and he provokes an old monster above the Sky Realm, even if the prince gives him more knight armor and a generous reward, it will be of no use to him.
Thinking of this, Martin finally signaled Hefna to see the guest off.
Even though the eldest prince kept increasing the offer and giving more favorable conditions in the communication, Martin knew that the more tempting the matter was, the greater the risk behind it, and he could not agree to it.
Seeing that Martin had made up his mind and was not going to accept the commission at any cost, the prince had no choice but to hang up the phone.
Upon seeing this, the young knight's face darkened. He silently put away the communication crystal and left without even saying hello.
Martin watched the young knight's receding figure, shook his head helplessly, and thought to himself: "The prince must be desperate, thinking of asking me to intercept him. He doesn't even realize how much trouble I'm in now!"
Martin stopped dwelling on the matter and called over the housekeeper, Lilith, asking, "Is the bath water ready?"
Lilith walked in hurriedly and answered respectfully, "Master, it's ready. You can take a shower anytime." Martin nodded, stood up and walked towards the bathroom.
As soon as he entered the bathroom, Martin saw that the quintuplet maids were already in their positions and ready.
Under their meticulous cleaning and massage, Martin's fatigue gradually dissipated.
After finishing, he went to the bedroom and lay down on the bed comfortably. Soon, he fell into a deep sleep.
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