"Your Highness, I'm back."
After 15 days, Tuggle appeared in front of Lollister.
Tuggle had no choice but to go to Morente City of the Ford Commercial Union. Last August, Knight Rummed, a pharmacist who was treating wounded soldiers at the frontline, had disappeared along with his bodyguards because their logistics camp had been ambushed by the Southern Kingdom's allied army. When the news came, his four wives who were staying in Morente City all went to the frontline to find his whereabouts. As a result, the entire intelligence line was cut off, forcing Tuggle to personally go to Morente City to investigate.
"Have you found Knight Rummed's whereabouts?" Lollister asked.
In the Norton family, Knight Rummed was a legendary figure. He was originally an outstanding student of Dawn College's pharmacology major, but because of a certain academic opinion, he had a dispute with a pharmacology professor and was suppressed. At that time, Lollister and Fatty Shi had organized a team to return to the Norton family's territory. Feeling that he had lost his future in Dawn College, Rummed was tricked by Fatty Shi's flowery words and became one of the 36 students who followed Lollister north.
On the road north, Knight Rummed did not have any particularly outstanding performance. The pharmacist team he was in charge of did their duty very responsibly, treating the wounded and preventing diseases, so that the northbound team, which was growing larger and larger, did not suffer from widespread injuries. Lollister's trust in him grew day by day.
After going through many hardships and returning to the Norton family's territory, Rummed became a Norton family knight. Then, he rejected the heavy responsibility that Lollister was going to appoint him as the head of the pharmacists in the entire family's territory. Instead, he went to the newly established female battalion to teach the female soldiers the basic knowledge of pharmacology, as well as the basic skills of battlefield care and first aid for the wounded.
Something that made people's jaws drop happened. In less than three months in the female battalion, Knight Rummed made seven female soldiers pregnant, and these seven female soldiers insisted on marrying Knight Rummed and forming a happy family. The commander of the female battalion, Miss Bertha, was so angry that she almost exploded. She grabbed Knight Rummed and complained to Lollister. In the end, Lollister announced Knight Rummed's punishment, which was to make the seven pregnant female soldiers marry Knight Rummed and become his wives.
From then on, Knight Rummed lived in hell, but he kept a few records of the Norton family knights.
First, he had the most wives, seven. Perhaps Ross the Ferocious Tiger had more lovers than the Knight of Lemmond, but Ross the Ferocious Tiger only had one wife, and that was Miss Bertha.
Secondly, Knight Lemmed was known as the most henpecked man in the Norton family. It couldn't be helped. Anyone who had seven fierce wives would end up like Knight Lemmed.
Third, he had the most children. His seven wives had given birth to seventeen children. Knight Rummed had been working hard to earn money for his children's milk powder. No matter how late it was, as long as there were patients, he would pick up his medicine box and set off immediately, regardless of the weather, just to earn a few more silver coins. He was known as the most hardworking pharmacist in the Norton family. Considering the fact that the Knight of Rummond was only in his forties, many people were betting on how many children he would have before the age of fifty …
Fourth, the Norton Family Knight who was the most financially strapped. After getting married, all of Knight Lampard's income would be confiscated by his wives. At most, he would only have a small silver coin on him. In case he could buy a loaf of bread and a glass of ale to quench his thirst on the way. Take note, this small silver coin was his monthly allowance. He had no choice. He had a big family. New clothes for his seven wives, money for milk powder for his seventeen children, and so on. It was like a mountain pressing down on the Knight of Rummond's shoulders.
Every Knight of the Norton Family received a sizable salary and welfare allowance every month. Even without any other income, a Silver Knight of the Norton Family could earn more than ten gold coins a year. For other Knights, ten gold coins was enough for them to live a carefree life. But to Knight Rummond, this amount of money was enough to keep his family fed and warm.
In particular, in order to punish him for not being able to control his lower body, Laurist did not let him have a part-time job. As a result, Knight Lampard had no choice but to carry his medicine box and wander the streets, becoming a wandering pharmacist. This made him a celebrity in the family territory, and he was loved by the people. Because this pharmacist knight did not put on airs, he could treat even if he had no money. A chicken, a piece of fur, or a basket of wild fruits could be used as treatment fees.
Fifth, Lampard was the Knight who suffered the most domestic violence in the Norton Family. Others only had to deal with one or two wives, but he had to deal with seven. Especially his seven wives, who were very talented in combat aura training. Back in the female camp, they were the focus of training. But in the end, they were all taken care of by Knight Lampard.
His seven wives stayed at home to take care of their children, but Knight Lampard had to work hard to support his family. Their house was always very lively. If one wife had a new dress, the other six would definitely want the same treatment. So when one wife had a breakthrough in combat aura, the other six would definitely not be satisfied and would chase after each other. From then on, Knight Lampard became the most miserable one.
When all seven of his wives had broken through to the Silver rank, Knight Lampard's combat aura remained at the 1-star Silver rank in the academy. His swordsmanship was also very ordinary. Even if he wanted to resist his wife's violence, he would be easily suppressed. The most ridiculous thing was that when all seven of his wives had broken through to the Silver rank, the commander of the female camp, Miss Bertha, tried to persuade them to return to the female camp. But in the end, all seven of his wives gave the same answer: No.
Well, I have to admit that the 7 wives of the Knight of Rummond were all virtuous and good wives who stayed at home to support their husbands and children. The only problem was that there were too many of them, and there was a lot of jealousy going on every day. In fact, the reason why they rejected Miss Bertha's invitation was because they were worried that if they left home, the few bitches at home would have the upper hand. Anyway, Knight Lampard was responsible for supporting the family, and they were very comfortable at home. Why would they go to the female camp?
Remember a gathering of the old cadets. Knight Lampard held a glass of ale in his hand and cried. When he talked about his family life, everyone who heard it was sad. Because it was a little late, one of his wives came looking for him. With a shout at the entrance of the tavern, Knight Lampard dashed out like a rabbit. At that moment, everyone in the tavern understood the deep meaning behind Laurist's words. Letting Lummed marry seven wives was the greatest punishment he could give him back then.
Later on, the Norton Family opened up a sea route from the Northern Oxhorn Bay to the Silovas Island. It was a direct route to Moronte City. In the beginning, Lollister relied on the Peterson Merchant Association and Old Garland of the Red Raven Tavern to obtain information about the Trade Union. However, the Peterson Merchant Association was one of the seven largest merchant associations in the Ford Trade Union. They could reluctantly provide general commercial information, but it was impossible to obtain information about the livelihood of the Trade Union and the military. It might even arouse their suspicion.
The owner of the Red Raven Tavern, Old Garland, had a good relationship with Lollister. He was also Ell's uncle and had a close relationship with Redi. However, Lollister considered that the Norton Family belonged to the Andinac Kingdom. Although they were not enemies on the surface, they were actually enemies. Thus, the Norton Family's activities in Moronte City should be kept as low profile as possible. In order to avoid implicating Old Garland's family, Lollister decided to set up a new intelligence station to gather information about the Trade Union. Under such circumstances, Lollister used Knight Lampard.
He was the most suitable candidate to set up the Norton Family's intelligence station in Moronte City. Firstly, he was a potion master and had some fame in Moronte City. Those who knew him did not know that he followed Lollister to the North and became a knight of the Norton Family. They would only think that he had gone to the continent after his argument with the professor. Now, he had married a wife and returned to Moronte City.
Secondly, he was a potion master. He could set up a treatment center and potion shop in the commoners' district. His wife could also live with him as his nursing assistant. One had to know that his seven silver-ranked wives were much stronger than him. There was no need to worry about his life and the safety of his treatment center and potion shop.
Just like that, Knight Lampard and his four wives went to Moronte City. The remaining three wives stayed at home to take care of their children. In order to avoid disputes in the family, Lollister promised his wives that they could take turns going to Moronte City to accompany Lampard and take care of their children …
Lampard's work in Moronte City was very effective. Since then, all kinds of information about the Trade Union flowed into the North. At the same time, the Knight of Rummed's medical center and potion shop had gained a good reputation in the civilian district of Morent City. This was a huge change for the Knight of Rummed. The commoners of Moronte City were richer than the Norton Family's territory. All of these benefits belonged to Lampard. In addition to the cost of collecting information and his position's allowance, Lampard's net worth began to increase.
However, because Laurist had brought his three northern allies to Morent City for a vacation, he had offended the chairman of the Commerce Alliance's parliament, the president of the Rocky Mountain Foundation Chamber of Commerce, the treasured son of Marquis Bejishanluo, and was now trapped in the Doosraige Hotel. In the end, Lollister set fire to the Rocky Mountain Foundation Chamber of Commerce's grain warehouse. After a bloody battle, they began to become enemies with the Trade Union. At the same time, they withdrew all the people who were related to the Peterson Chamber of Commerce, leaving only Lampard as a spy.
In the next few years, Lampard provided the family with a steady stream of information about the Trade Union. He was the Norton Family's eyes in Moronte City. It was also at that time that Lampard unintentionally offended a noble of the Trade Union for a messenger hawk.
In order to speed up the transmission of information, Tagger gave Lampard a messenger hawk. He told the public that it was a birthday gift from a distant relative of Lampard. However, he did not expect that a noble of the Trade Union would take a fancy to it after a few days. He forced Lampard to sell the hawk to him. Fortunately, the hawk was well-trained and flew back to the family's territory the first time the noble released it.
After losing the hawk, the noble of the Trade Union brought people to turn Lampard's house upside down. They only stopped after confirming that the hawk did not fly back. However, the noble of the Trade Union did not intend to let Lampard go. After the war between the Trade Union and the Southern Kingdom Coalition Army broke out, he used the excuse that there was a lack of pharmacists at the frontline and forced Lampard to the frontline.
As soon as Lampard left, the Norton Family's intelligence network was thrown into chaos. The two wives who knew that Lampard had a family mission just happened to return to the family's territory to take care of their children. The four wives who were still in Moronte City did not know what to do because Lampard had left in a hurry. Only when Tagger sent two intelligence investigators to Moronte City under the name of Lampard's relative did things return to normal.
The two intelligence investigators sent by Tagger were old and young. The young one was sent to the frontline to be Lampard's bodyguard, while the old one was sent to collect information. However, they lacked Lampard's connections. For example, because Lampard treated patients, he was able to get some secret information from the deacons and low level managers of the Trade Union. This information was much more reliable than the information published by the Trade Union's newspapers.
In August of last year, the war between the Southern Kingdom Coalition Army and the Trade Union was very confusing. One of the Coalition Army's troops suddenly attacked one of the Trade Union's logistics bases. This was a battle that did not affect the overall situation, but Lampard and his relative's bodyguard were in the logistics base. After the battle ended, the Trade Union's troops who were cleaning up the mess found that Lampard and his bodyguard had disappeared. They suspected that they had fallen into the hands of the Southern Kingdom Coalition Army.
As soon as the news reached Moronte City, Lampard's four wives packed up and prepared to find their husbands. The old intelligence investigator could not stop them at all. He could only send a final message to his family's territory and accompany Lampard's four wives on their journey to find their husbands. After receiving the news, Tagger helplessly brought a group of capable personnel to Moronte City to clean up their mess.
"Your Highness, we have found the whereabouts of Lampard. He had indeed fallen into the hands of the Southern Kingdom Coalition Army. However, it seems that he and his four wives had no choice but to stay with the Southern Kingdom Coalition Army. Last month, the Trade Union announced that Lampard was a traitor … "Tagger smiled bitterly as he told Lollister an unbelievable answer.
"What is going on?" Lollister felt dizzy.
"It's like this. The Trade Union's troops caught a group of prisoners of war. One of them was the eldest prince of the Jacano Kingdom, a core member of the anti-Trade Union. He was seriously injured and was captured. At that time, the Trade Union did not know that they had caught a big fish. However, Lampard saved the eldest prince in the logistics base out of benevolence. At the same time, the eldest prince's subordinates launched a surprise attack on the logistics base in order to save him. Just like that, Lampard and his guards were brought over and treated as distinguished guests …
Because of the clues they left behind, his four wives, who had come to the frontlines, were accompanied by the old investigators and met up with Lampard. As a result, this scene fell into the eyes of the Trade Union's scouts. Therefore, the nobles of the Trade Union believed that Lampard had acted as a spy for the Southern Kingdom Coalition Army. They blamed the attack on the logistics base on Lampard, which was a happy ending. They were relieved of their responsibilities, and Lampard became a traitor of the Trade Union … "
Tagger succinctly described the process of Lampard becoming a traitor of the Trade Union. This made Lollister not know whether to laugh or cry. "It seems that Lampard can no longer stay in the Trade Union. We have to think of a way to bring them back."
"Yes, Your Highness. However, there is no reliable passage now. We have to wait for the war between the Trade Union and the Southern Kingdom Coalition Army to end before we can think of a way to bring Lampard and the others back to the north," Tagger said.
"Then, did you gain anything from this trip to the Trade Union?" Lollister asked.
Tagger was silent for a moment before replying hesitantly, "Your Highness, I suspect that this war between the Trade Union and the Southern Kingdom Coalition Army is a big conspiracy …"
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