There were no accidents during the return trip of Gervais and his party to the Golden Castle. It was just because the carriages they came in were used to carry food, so all the guards had to return on foot, which made the return journey much slower and took a long time.

It took double the time to reach the gentle slope of the castle.

Originally, it didn't matter if we spent more time on the way back, but halfway through the journey, the full moon in the sky had disappeared, replaced by lightning bolts like spider webs across the sky, illuminating the entire world, and the shocking sound of thunder was even louder.

It keeps coming.

Gervais was very worried that it would start to rain. The roads in this world were all dirt roads. A heavy rain might make it impossible for several carriages to move forward. Moreover, being exposed to the rain all the time might make people catch a cold. This was not the case in this world.

Special medicine, those with weak immunity may die from a small cold.

Fortunately, when they felt outside the castle, the downpour they were worried about did not pour down.

"Phew! Finally arrived!"

Riding on horses and arriving at the gate of the Golden Castle, Gervais finally breathed a sigh of relief. They finally returned to the castle before it started to rain.

The procedure for entering the castle was exactly the same as the last time I returned to Gandalf's Castle. A guard was put down with a sling on the castle, and after confirming Gervais's identity, the door was slowly opened.

"Sir, thank you for your hard work!"

Gervais and his party filed in through the castle gate. Anna and Thomas were already standing in the vestibule. Gervais just dismounted. Anna had already walked up with a towel and handed it to Gervais.

"Sir, thank you for your hard work!"

Anna has now become Gervais's personal maid, and she is now responsible for serving Gervais. Thomas instead lined up behind Anna and did not come forward, but just waited for Gervais's orders with a flattering look on his face.

"Thank you, Anna!" Gervais wiped his face and hands with a towel and handed it back to Anna. He looked at her cute face and said thank you with a smile.

"Thomas, ask the kitchen to make some hot food for the soldiers. By the way, also burn some storm wolf meat. Lord Nash and I will also eat some later."

It was already midnight, and everyone had been working hard for half the night, and they were already so hungry that their chests were pressed against their backs, especially himself, who had been fighting the whole night.

"Yes, sir."

Thomas took the order and quickly returned to the inner castle.

"Anna, there is a lot of food on the carriage. You are responsible for counting it and letting the soldiers carry it into the warehouse! You are also responsible for counting and classifying those swords and leather armors. Just give the results to Butler Thomas."

"Yes, sir!"

After Thomas and Anna followed Gervais's instructions, Gervais took Nashen to the hall on the first floor of the inner castle.

"Lord Nashen, thank you for your hard work tonight!"

Gervais sat on the large armchair, drank several sips of juice, then looked at Nashen with a smile and said.

"Young Master Gervais, you're welcome. I was just following orders and it was my responsibility. And the reason tonight went so smoothly is all thanks to you, Young Master."

Nashen was embarrassed to accept Gervais's thanks. To be honest, if Gervais hadn't planned to kill several title knights tonight, there is no doubt whether they could successfully intercept the convoy. Only in the camp, he and Gervais

Weiss made a sneak attack on the armored man, and the rest of the time was basically just for fun.

"I should thank my dear father. If it weren't for his support, this interception plan would not have been possible. I didn't expect that there was a mithril mine in that camp."

Gervais laughed dumbly, but he felt a little proud in his heart. Even the top knights died under his sword. If it were not for the aristocratic law, Gervais would have the urge to hang up a banner to show off.

"Master Gervais, the fewer people know about Mithril, the better, especially don't let people in the church know about it."

Nashen heard Gervais mentioning mithril. Although he was also laughing, his tone became slightly serious and he slowly said to Gervais.

"Oh? Does the church also collect mithril?"

Gervais was a little surprised. It is understandable that fewer people know about this. After all, he is guilty of carrying a treasure. If someone takes notice of him, his life will definitely be difficult. His overall strength is still very weak. If people know about it, he will not be able to keep it in the buffer zone.

Mithril mine, but Nashen specifically mentioned the church, which made Gervais a little confused.

"Yes, Master Gervais, the church collects mithril. Most of the mithril in our principality has been taken away by the church. Some mithril mines are even mined by the church. Only a small number of mithril mines are hidden by the lords.

, privately mined and sold.”

"Lord Nashen, the church doesn't fight, why do they need so much mithril? Even if they equip a few knights, they won't use that much, right? Are they deliberately hoarding it and selling it at a high price? Doesn't the king also interfere?"

Gervais was a little confused. Although the mithril mine was a good thing, it was inedible. The church actually monopolized the entire principality's mithril. Gervais could only guess whether the church wanted to make money, but it was such a philistine.

The behavior is different from the church in the original owner’s impression.

"No one knows why the church needs so much mithril. However, the price of mithril is not due to the church. Mithril is inherently scarce and has great effects, so it is so expensive. 10 gold coins for one gram of mithril is the reason for the church

The selling price is the price that alchemists use to buy mithril in the church. As for those lords who sell it privately, the price may rise to 11 gold coins per gram, because the church has a limit on the amount sold each year, and only alchemists can.

Have the right of first refusal.”

With that said, Nashen raised the juice in his hand and took a few sips, moistened his throat before continuing to say to Gervais: "The church is very powerful. The pope of the church is the peak golden knight, and the church has three knights.

Among them, the Holy Knights are all composed of Silver Knights, with a number of about 3,000. The strength of the remaining two knights is unknown, but those knights are stationed in the Holy City. No one else can go to the Holy City except people from the church.

.”

Hiss~

After listening to Nashen's words, Gervais took a breath. This was the first time he knew that the strength of the church was so terrifying. No wonder it could take half of the tax revenue from the lord, and even the king who monopolized mithril did not dare to object.

The Holy Knights Gervais knew that it was a legion that provided security for the church as it traveled across the continent, but he didn’t expect that this knighthood was all made up of silver knights. It’s intimidating just thinking about it, and it’s just the official face of the church.

armed forces on.

God knows what the strength of the other two knights stationed in the Holy City will be, but since they can be used as a trump card to protect the Holy City, Gervais thought that they would be stronger than the Holy Knights on the surface. The most conservative approach

Said, at least the strength is comparable to that of the Holy Knights.

If it is true as speculated, it means that the church has nearly 10,000 silver knights, as well as the peak gold knight pope, and all extraordinary archbishops. Gervais feels that unless several major principalities unite, there will be

Possibly fighting the church.

"It seems that the information about these mithrils must be kept secret. When used, they can only be used bit by bit without attracting the attention of the church. Otherwise, I will have to give up my share of the mithril mine."
Chapter completed!