Roland walked quickly to Martin, bowed respectfully, and then quietly stepped aside.
Yoder glanced at Roland, then turned his gaze back to Martin and said, "Master, what did the head of the mercenary branch say?"
Martin fell into a brief moment of contemplation after hearing this. After a moment, he spoke calmly, "Next time, if the head of the mercenary branch comes to see you again, bring him directly to the castle."
"I will be in the castle for the next few days. You must keep a close eye on the infrastructure work. Quality must be strictly controlled, and there must be no cutting corners."
"We will wait until these two projects are successfully completed before embarking on other projects. We must proceed steadily and cautiously, and not rush into anything."
Joad nodded quickly and replied, "Yes, sir." Just as he was about to leave, Martin suddenly called out to him, "Don't leave in a hurry. Wait here for a moment. I have something else to tell you."
After saying that, Martin turned his gaze to Roland. Roland understood what he meant, walked to the middle, and said respectfully, "Young Master, good afternoon."
Martin said bluntly: "Roland, the little surprise I promised you some time ago has been delayed until now due to some unexpected circumstances."
"You happened to be in Luoqiu Town today, so I decided to give you this surprise."
Yoder couldn't help but wonder, "Does this 'you' include me?"
Martin seemed to see through his thoughts and motioned for Yoder to come over.
Then, Martin moved his mind and let the system consume energy to upgrade the two to silver knights.
In this way, they will have more ability to protect themselves when traveling outside and will not encounter unexpected accidents.
Feeling the powerful aura gradually rising from the two people, Martin knew that it was not advisable to stay here for long, so he turned around and quickly left the garden.
The powerful aura emitted by the two when they were promoted alarmed the Knights of Dawn stationed in the castle.
The knights instantly went on alert, preparing to go investigate. At this moment, several captains under Captain Lorga simultaneously received a message from the communication crystal.
They were originally about to step out of the camp, but after hesitating for a moment, they slowly retreated.
However, I was still wondering who on earth would dare to unleash his power so recklessly in the castle?
The moment Yoder and Roland were promoted, Roga sensed something was amiss and went to investigate. He discovered it was Yoder and Roland. He thought, this must be the work of Master Martin.
As expected, he then received a message from Martin via the communication crystal. Martin said in the message: "Tell Luo Jia to ignore these two forces and appease the Knights of Dawn to avoid unnecessary misunderstandings."
After receiving the news, Carlos immediately informed the Knights of the situation and allowed them to train with peace of mind.
At the same time, Martin called the housekeeper Lilith over and solemnly instructed her, "The maids should not go to the garden for the next few days."
Lilith bowed slightly, accepted the order respectfully, then turned around and went down to convey Martin's instructions.
After arranging all this, Martin returned to the room, took out three high-level space rings, and also took out the rings he had previously looted from the Third Prince and others, preparing to charge the system.
He carefully examined the three mineral rings. The first one contained 30,000 energies, the second one 32,000, and the third one was the richest, at 45,000. After all, the last space ring was a precious magic crystal.
In comparison, the energy in the space rings of the Third Prince and others was pitifully small. Most of them contained magic props and some formation materials, and there were very few gold coins, only a few thousand.
Martin was naturally reluctant to use those precious magic items to charge, so he picked out the magic crystals and some less rare magic ores in these space rings and used them to charge the system. After some operations, he obtained a total of 11,000 energies.
Afterwards, he carefully sorted out all the magic props and materials and put them all into a space ring.
The plan was to wait until Roland was promoted, then have him take the items back, mark the name and usage of each item in detail, and then return them.
After doing all this, Martin opened the system panel with a thought. It showed: Host: Martin, Level: Zero, Oath Guard: 1,563, Energy: 165,125.
Martin smiled with satisfaction as he watched the energy values on the panel climb upwards. He thought to himself, "After I finish my work in a couple of days, I'll promote the members of the Knights of Dawn."
"This way, they'll have a better chance of survival on the battlefield. Training these knights cost a lot of gold, so we can't afford to lose them easily."
Time flies, and two days pass in a flash. Yoder and Roland successfully completed their promotions.
At this time, Martin was in the reception room, having a seemingly calm but mysterious conversation with the head of the mercenary branch.
It turned out that after the head of the mercenary branch couldn't find Yoder, he simply came directly to Martin's castle.
After he explained his purpose to the castle guard, the guard thought for a moment and decided to report the matter to the lord and ask for Martin's opinion.
After Martin learned about this, he weighed the pros and cons and finally decided to meet the person in charge, intending to take this opportunity to test his true intentions.
Led by a maid, the head of the mercenary branch successfully met Martin.
Upon seeing Martin, the person in charge performed a standard aristocratic etiquette gracefully. Martin nodded slightly, then pointed to the chair next to him and asked him to sit down.
The person in charge didn't hesitate to be polite. As soon as he sat down, he asked directly, "My Lord, I wonder if the group that entered the Luoqiu Mountains with you before is still there?"
Martin looked calm and replied in a nonchalant tone, "I don't know. We separated after coming out of the depths of the Luoqiu Mountains and haven't had any contact since."
Seeing Martin's clueless expression, the person in charge stopped beating around the bush and said directly, "My Lord, I believe you are aware of the identity of the leader, right?"
Martin nodded slightly and admitted frankly: "Yes, I know."
Seeing this, the person in charge pressed on, "Sir, if the Third Prince disappeared in your territory, or even met with an accident, do you think King Charlemagne would easily forgive you?"
After hearing this, Martin's face instantly turned gloomy. He glared at her and asked loudly, "What do you mean by that? Are you doubting me?"
Facing Martin's wrath, the person in charge was not afraid and responded firmly: "Master Martin, you know what I mean. Whether the Third Prince lives or dies, you are not free from this matter!"
After saying that, he didn't care about etiquette, stood up suddenly, turned around and strode out of the room, heading out of the castle.
Martin, who was furious just now, instantly calmed down after the person in charge left, as if the anger just now had never happened.
He sat in the chair, tapping his fingers lightly on the armrest, thinking to himself, "It seems that this matter is a bit tricky. I can't really silence this person in charge, can I?"
Thinking of this, a cold light suddenly flashed in Martin's eyes, and a bold idea quietly formed in his mind: "Yes, let's make sure there is no evidence!"
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