"Thank you for everything." Justinian nodded and waved to the tax collectors not far away.

"What are your instructions, Lord Justinian!"

"Free my friend from all expenses this time and entertain them well." After Justinian said this, he mounted his horse. Such an important thing happened today and he had to go back and deal with it immediately.

"Yes, Your Excellency Justinian." Without any hesitation, several tax collectors immediately nodded and obeyed.

Phillips was also overjoyed when he saw this scene, and he couldn't help but regret why he didn't bring more goods back this time. Thinking about the complete tax exemption, he couldn't help but feel distressed, and the businessmen on the side couldn't help but cast envious glances.

Riding his horse, Justinian returned directly to the inner city of the castle. At this time, Abdera and Leo, who had been given instructions before, were already waiting.

"Lord Justinian. What happened today..." The two people had guilty looks on their faces. After all, they failed to stop Romanus when he came. If Justinian hadn't arrived in time, the consequences would have been disastrous.

"Well, you have done a good enough job today." Justinian did not blame the two elders. After all, if Hendelil had not appeared in time, he would not have known how to deal with it.

"It's just what you think of what happened today." Justinian hoped to get their advice, whether it was Romanus's provocation or Agrinion's invitation.

"It seems that Lord Theodore of Agrinion has noticed us."

"It's just weird why it keeps-"

"Why didn't you take action until now?" Justinian continued after listening to Abdera and Leo. He was also confused by Theodor's reaction.

"Then are you going to attend that banquet, Lord Justinian?" Abdera was a little worried that the other party might have bad intentions this time. After all, Theodore was not a kind person.

Justinian waved his hand and said: "It doesn't matter, it shouldn't be a Hongmen Banquet..."

"What banquet?" Abdera didn't understand what Justinian just said.

"Oh...well, I mean it should be okay if I go there." Justinian then realized that he had made a slip of the tongue, but since the other party invited him so formally, it shouldn't be a trap, so he didn't go.

I'm afraid that this will leave Theodore with an excuse to deal with him, so he'd better go there first and then adapt accordingly.

"It would be great if that guy Murad was here. This way, we can be more prepared." Suddenly I remembered that the leader of the Turkic mercenaries had been following Theodore for several years. I believe he must understand Agrinion very well.

situation, but last month this man got a commission from Theodore to pay off the bill and asked him to go to the southern battlefield to deal with the looming Principality of Athens, so he temporarily lost contact. In desperation, Justinian could only decide to take a step forward.

A step forward, but Abdera and Leo on the side were still worried.

Looking at the two people who were worried about him, Justinian patted them on the shoulders and said: "Don't worry, I won't be calculated by the other party so easily. Even worse, Count Theodore will also sell some Muzi."

His Majesty Fius’s face.”

While the three people were discussing, the bells rang again from the castle bell tower.

Justinian was startled for a moment and raised his head and looked into the distance, slightly lost in thought, while Abdera and Leo on the side immediately closed their mouths and remained silent so that Justinian could clearly hear the bell ringing.

"It's already the twenty-third day. It seems like it took me so long to come back. Something really happened on the way."

This is the bell for the fleet's return, the bell that Justinian has been waiting for.

He had been waiting for this day for a long time. Nevsky, who he sent out to perform the mission, was a full week later than expected. Almost everyone originally thought that he was dead and would never return.

But the Varangian lived up to Justinian's expectations, and he succeeded in doing so.

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At the port, everyone in Ilovan Castle looked curiously at the strong men on the boat in front of them. They were typical Nordic faces, with thick muscles full of strength. The Varangians, they lived up to the Vikings' reputation.

Bloodline is not only an excellent land warrior, but also a killing machine at sea.

With Nevsky and his Varangian Guards as the backbone, Justinian recruited a group of Norman mercenaries. Today, Sicily has become less popular, but no one doubts the strength of the Normans. In addition, the original

In the navy, the new fleet established by Justinian has begun to take shape. Although it relies on simple pirate ships, it is barely enough.

At this time, Justinian also appeared in the crowd, and the people immediately made way for their lord.

Looking at the Varangians coming off the ship, led by Nevsky, Justinian opened his arms as if seeing an old friend.

"Welcome back, Mr. Nevsky."

However, Nevsky, who had a cold face, directly pushed away Justinian in front of him and said: "I have completed what you asked me to do, and it is your turn next." After that, he looked towards

Walking among the crowd, this man's attitude was completely opposite to Justinian's. This man's attitude was like a rock.

"You -" Seeing this scene and looking at the rude Nevsky, Abdra and Leo were about to scold but were stopped by Justinian.

"Forget it, he just has such a temper." Justinian understood Nevsky, and this was also the agreement between them. The matter almost goes back to the time at sea after dealing with the Croatian pirates a few months ago.

The confrontation forced Justinian to tell the Varangians the truth. When Nevsky learned that Muzfius had been placed under house arrest by Mikhail in the monastery, he almost wanted to rush into Rus like a bull.

Nina, if Justinian hadn't stopped him, he would have done anything.

In the end, the two parties reached an agreement that Justinian would do everything possible to rescue Muzphius, and he had to take action within a year, and now the time was almost half over, so looking at Justinian

What Tinny did every day was nothing more than inspecting the countryside or making jokes with Genoese businessmen. Nevsky's dissatisfaction grew day by day. But this man did not break their agreement with Justinian. Basically every month, he would go out to sea to hunt.

Kill those Croatian pirates - because of the negotiations between Genoa and Venice, the Venetians eventually abandoned the Croatians.

But something must have happened that took so long this time. Just as he was about to catch up, Justinian suddenly heard people's screams. He saw the crew members on the ship carrying corpses one by one off the ship, and
Chapter completed!