Chapter 533 - Cutting the Gordian Knot (1/2)

Chapter 533 Cutting the Gordian Knot

All soldiers who were motivated had dreams of becoming a general.

It was just that the First Princess preferred to think of them as her trump card and wanted them to protect her castle.

Roland, on the other hand, thought differently.

He believed that spirits and ideas could be spread. The sheep led by a lion would be brave, and likewise, many of the soldiers brought out by the generals loyal to the First Princess would gradually become loyal to her.

Of course, this presupposed that the general’s thoughts would remain the same; as people’s status and ident.i.ty changed, their thoughts would gradually change, which was a variable factor.

No one dared to guarantee someone’s eternal loyalty.

But Roland did not need the general to be able to carry out the idea of loyalty to the princess forever, just for a few years.

A few years, as long as the news didn’t leak out, would be enough for Roland to build the base of the floating city.

After being stunned for a moment, the middle-aged soldier looked at Roland with a faint smile on his face, and after a beat of silence, his expression was hesitant and gradually became solemn. He said, “Of course we are, all of us one hundred brothers are.”

Roland nodded. “Then the matter is very simple. You guys are very strong, I can see that, so… I don’t care what method you use, just don’t hurt the innocent, don’t plunge the whole city into chaos, just put Judson and the other five people under house arrest. Although they want to kill me, they were people that the First Princess promoted after all, so some respect has to be shown for her.”

“I see.” The middle-aged man’s eyes were bright, burning with ambition. “What happens after they are placed under house arrest?” “What else do I have to teach?” said Roland matter-of-factly. “Receive their men, of course, and then obey my orders and those of the First Princess.”

The middle-aged soldier held back his excitement, suppressing the slight trembling of his body.

He licked his lower lip, which was already a little dry, and once again knelt down on one knee. “I will always be loyal to you, Mr. Roland, and to Her Highness, the First Princess, and this feeling will never change.”

Roland nodded in satisfaction. “All right, take action, and when you succeed, tell me your name.”

The middle-aged man was shocked. He thought he understood what Roland meant: If you don’t succeed, don’t come back.

But in reality, this was just the wrong result of an ambitious person’s excessive imagination of those in high positions.

Roland simply didn’t want to waste any more time and had them act as soon as possible.

The middle-aged soldier, with a solemn look and a little nervousness, led his brothers and left the castle quickly.

It was already evening, and when Roland entered the main hall of the castle, several maids immediately brought up the dinner that had been prepared.

A few candles were lit on the long black dining table, and the castle, built with giant rocks, was cool during the day, but at night, it was especially warm.

After all, rocks had the property of absorbing heat during the day and releasing it at night.

The dinner tasted delicious, and Roland ate slowly as he browsed the forum.

Shortly after, the tax official came in from outside, along with a few overweight middle-aged men. They stood next to Roland and looked a little alarmed.

On their way over, they saw the group of elite infantry that had been staying in the castle on the move, divided into five groups, ferociously arresting people in the city.

They had heard of this group of elite soldiers made up entirely of Master Warriors, but since the soldiers had only been following the orders of the First Princess and had remained in the castle without action for several years, they gradually forgot about the existence of this group.

After all, who would think all day long about something that wasn’t a threat?

So when this group took action, they were surprised to find that they had underestimated the power of the First Princess.

And they also underestimated the determination of this temporary lord who had appeared out of nowhere.

“Sit down, all of you,” Roland said as he gently pushed the dinner aside.

Only the tax official carefully pulled out a chair and sat down, while the rest of the merchants remained standing.

They were big merchants, very rich.

But in front of the n.o.bles, in front of absolute power, their money could not make them stand any straighter, nor could it guarantee their lives or the safety of their families.

When he saw them shaking like frightened quail, Roland didn’t force them and said, “I came here with no intention of killing anyone, nor do I want to change the environment or the situation here. But there are people who don’t want me to stay, so I’ll have to make the first move, and as long as you don’t oppose me, things will be fine.”

No one dared to speak, including the tax official, who didn’t dare to look at Roland.