665 Sentence to the Gallows (1/2)
Michule let the servant serve water, opened his mouth, and asked, ”Yes… One troublesome matter. Do you still remember Luhn? He's that lad who we organized the funeral arrangement for today.”
”Of course I remember. He's such a pitiable lad. He stayed in the forest for an entire night, and it must be really unbearable!”
A strange look flashed across Torello's eyes, and he sighed while saying.
”I don't believe that you didn't hear any news!”
This attitude instantly made Michule roll his eyes. ”He isn't pitiable at all now. Conversely… he's very lucky! He's going to become a horseman and obtain the rank of a knight.”
”That's… too unbelievable…”
Although Torello was complimenting him, Michule still found a glimmer of jealousy hidden beneath his eyes.
”The fortune and troubles that the position brings about are also unbearable.”
Michule grinned and said, ”As the pastor of the Death God, what sort of abnormity do you think Luhn has?”
”Abnormity?”
Torello's heart quivered. Although he really wanted to frame Luhn and smoothly destroy him, he was ultimately not a reckless person and naturally had some ideas in his heart. ”Sorry… I don't. The Lord, Hess, is the master of the netherworld. Using his powers and authority, I can directly observe souls. That person probably has no problem.”
”Is that so…”
This time, it was Michule's turn to scratch his hair in frustration. ”According to the confessions of the two criminals, they had already killed Luhn long ago with a dagger embedded into his heart. Unless there are pastors with the rank of an archbishop nearby, and they had unleashed the 'Large Healing Technique' on him, then there was no way he could've lived!
”However in reality, not only did Luhn survive, but he's even living a good life…”
Torello's eyes slowly lit up and instantly turned dark. ”Too bad… I didn't find any abnormalities on his body. Perhaps, I can ask the archbishop in the city to check, but only if you allow it…”
”No way!”
Torello's face was completely green.
What a joke! How could he allow for something so ridiculous to happen?
After all, the other party is a successor of the royal family, not a criminal!
The rank of an official knight was even present on his body!
If word got out that it was Michule himself who had intentionally obstructed a knight's successor and regarded him as a criminal, then even a master's descendant would definitely punish him by cutting him up into countless pieces.
Furthermore, regarding the news on Owen and the baron, that information existed only in his brain, and he completely clueless as to the baron's intentions.
The other party wouldn't leave any evidence lying around for these types of things. Otherwise, without even needing Owen to bribe these two people, and if the baron had slightly hinted to Michule, then this town mayor would have a hundred different ways to eliminate the original Luhn, without fearing for the future.
”If this isn't possible, then there's only one final solution!” Torello smiled and said, ”Town mayor, do you know the requirements for succeeding the position of a knight?”
Succeeding a noble title and a knight's manor would usually also represents the transfer of one's responsibilities.
In this realm, there are even more strict rules for this.
For instance, the most fundamental one was that it had to be transferred to a male successor, as the fief and military service are closely linked. As the new leader, there's also the obligation to fight alongside the higher-up lords.
Of course, in this extraordinary realm, some women possess abilities that are completely on par with that of the men, but they are exceptions.
”The rank of Knight Jorah also has the obligation to participate in military service… But Luhn is a male and can mount a horse while wearing a corselet…” Michule spoke hesitantly.
”However, before succeeding, he needs to go through a test, right?”
Torello grinned and said, ”Regardless of whether he's about to go through an inspection or participate in anything else, there lies our opportunity!”
”Correct! A test!”
Michule eyes lit up, and his heart instantly became a little clearer. ”Only the baron would need to consider what kind of attitude he needs to display to Luhn. What I need to do is be impartial and treat everything fairly.”
I just need the procedures to be accurate and nobody would be able to gossip then.
And with his understanding of his own master, if the businessman, Owen, really did collude with the baron, then the place where it was most likely going to happen would be during that test!
…
Very quickly, Fang Yuan obtained a great inheritance from a dead relative. News of him becoming a knight started spreading in Blue Moon town.
For the farmers who had little entertainment in their lives, and spent their whole lives farming, this was undoubtedly a very good topic for discussion.
Furthermore, they had already worked hard their whole lives and had no extravagant hopes of becoming royalty. Hence, Fang Yuan also got a nickname: ”Lucky Luhn!”
Numerous jealous looks were following his back at all times. The news regarding him falling out with his two friends and throwing them both into jail was spreading even more rapidly.
”The town mayor has made no other moves. It seems like he's also someone who clearly plans first before acting!”
Fang Yuan sat cross-legged on a green rock in a small forest beside the river, and he closed his eyes in deep thought.
With his spiritual intuition, he can detect a lot of people monitoring him from the outside—the militia who were afraid of him escaping.
However, it was still within an acceptable boundary due to the fact that the other party didn't follow him inside.