Chapter 501 (1/2)

Eden was a newly pro's City who had no land and no inheritable title, placing hireat nobles even believed that knights were not part of the nobles and only held honorary titles Thus, he was very excited to enforce Ti experience fro preferred new recruits, he eventually became the captain of a hawk-headed shi+p

He believed that he was a good judge of opportunity—this blockade was his chance to prove himself and be crowned as a real noble to leave the coht on shi+ps for months

It was also easy for him to prove himself because both ainst hihts to protect the caravans on land, theas he was not too greedy, he would be able to complete this mission to His Majesty Timothy's satisfaction

”Of course, His Majesty's satisfaction depends on how lanced coldly at the happy Rats on the boat across from him They had intercepted a h the captain insisted he was sailing to Fallen Dragon Ridge, they still seized all his cargo and killed o old royals ”And these idiots dared to treat the seized cargo like their own spoils and divided it a to Black Street rules”

Eden chuckled coldly at this thought ”The Rats have no clue that their only purposes in this blockade are to openly plunder shi+ps and to appease local lords When the rebel king Roland is defeated, the Rat's heads will be sent to the lords ere affected by the blockade as an apology frooods will definitely be added to the palace's vault

But these Rats see this mission as a chance to strike rich and have no clue about their imminent deaths How ironic”

”My lord, there's movement ahead!” shouted the sailor from the lookout position

Eden peered out from the bow and saw a puff of black s on the river After a while, a gray san to approach them It was definitely a shi+p, but he could not see its sail

”Isn't it traveling a little too fast for a shi+p?” asked his assistant after staring for a while

Eden had also noticed this Its speed was frighteningly fast, even for going downstrearay speck in less than half an hour He could also tell by its distance that it was ular merchant shi+ps

The other tk-headed shi+ps had also spotted the target, and one of thee merchant shi+p before everyone else