In order to make sure that Gudern was not joking, Dedalo cautiously asked again.

"Master Gooden, are you sure that your head maid is the person to train knights? The process of becoming a knight may be a bit difficult. I'm worried..."

"Do you want to try it?" Gudern did not pay attention to Dedalo's words, but looked at Eileen and asked.

Erin was a little hesitant about the choice before her. It was her dream to become a knight.

But if you go to study and train and fail to persist, it will bring shame and discredit to the young master.

And the most important thing is that my maid job will definitely be affected.

"I...I want to try, but I'm worried that if I fail to become a knight..."

Erin expressed her worries with some hesitation.

"It's okay. If you really want to learn, just spend half a day every day studying with Captain Dedalo."

Gooden waved his hand. He was not worried that Irene could not break through. After all, this legendary entry was hanging here.

Since Irene wanted to try, Gudern then turned his head and looked at Dedalo.

"Captain Dedalo, you can stay in the castle temporarily during this period, so that it won't delay your team's garrison arrangements, right?"

"It doesn't matter. It'll be the same if I stay there. The troops' garrison has been arranged in advance, so I don't need to worry about it."

None of the other parties involved in the training minded, and Dedalo said nothing more, nodding and agreeing, skipping the topic.

After chatting about official matters, the three of them began to chat casually about recent interesting and unusual events.

At the same time, in the small living room next door, Renus and Kroger had almost finished reminiscing about the past and began to change the topic to Gudern.

Kroger recalled the tax issue that Gooden had discussed with him two days ago.

"Speaking of which, there is something strange going on here in Gudern. Please help me check it out when you return to the Governor's Mansion."

"His strange things? Tell us about it."

Hearing that something strange happened to Gudern, Renas suddenly became interested.

This time he came to Qingyuan Ridge, in addition to awarding Gudern the Baron Medal, he also came with another mission, which was to investigate Gudern's record.

Although there were witnesses and physical evidence from the military to prove the achievements, the Northern Governor's Mansion was still very curious about an "obscure" lord doing such a big thing.

When I investigated the files to learn about Gooden, I found that there were only a few records.

‘From the royal capital’, ‘son of a wealthy merchant’, ‘fun-loving’, there are no other records.

Even the background family has no records to trace, which can't help but make the governor responsible for approving titles become interested and ask someone to investigate.

The most important thing is that just before Renas left for Qingyuan Ridge, he encountered a banquet request from his "colleagues", hoping that he could find Gudern's pigtail and refuse to be awarded the title.

Renas did not agree to the request of his 'colleague', but he became more and more curious about Gudern's identity.

"Gudern did not pay taxes for three full years after taking office in Qingyuan Xueling. However, I lived here for a while and got to know him better. I feel that Gudern would not do such a stupid thing."

"Then I chatted with him and found out that the problem might be caused by a tax collector named Matthews, who was the former tax collector in Qingyuan Ridge."

"But then the most critical thing came. After this transfer order, he went directly to the territory near the Northern Desert to collect taxes."

"It stands to reason that the personnel in the area that was disrupted would not go that far. This is obviously a big problem."

"When you return to the Governor's Mansion, help investigate Qingyuan Xueling's tax records over the years, as well as the person who signed the transfer agreement for Matthews."

After listening to his friend's words, Renas couldn't help but shook his head.

"It's time to change your character. Just a tax collection issue is so complicated."

I thought Renus was unwilling to help. Kroger was just about to explain, but he didn't expect the other party to continue.

"I will return to the Governor's Mansion tomorrow and I will investigate and send you the results as soon as possible."

"Um...thank you."

Kroger was silent for a while, nodded his head and thanked him, but Renas disagreed.

"We're all old classmates. Why are you so grateful? When you get up later, I'll still have to take pictures of you."

"But speaking of it, when I came to Qingyuan Ridge, I also encountered a strange thing."

As he spoke, Renus lowered his voice and told Kroger about his mission and what happened before departure.

The mission and encounter of his old friend, coupled with the encounter that Gudern was facing now, Kroger gave a result without thinking.

"Did Gudern offend some important person? Or suffered revenge from a family enemy?"

"When I came here, I also heard that Gudern was assassinated and half of his life was lost. It was also a recent thing."

Renas did not refute this guess, he just shook his head.

"This kind of issue is not something you and I can get involved in. If you can help Gudern solve the tax issue, that's the limit."

"Don't even think about helping him dig out the people behind him. Your current position can be thrown away with just a word. If you offend them, you may lose your life."

Kroger's sexual behavior Grenas knew that it would definitely not be reversed in a short time, so he directly reminded him of the consequences of helping.

"Well, I understand. Although I can't stand what these people are doing, I'm not crazy enough to mess with them."

In response to his old friend's warning, Kroger nodded slightly and said somewhat dullly.

He was jealous of evil, but he didn't completely get carried away by it. Kroger was also very self-aware of his own situation.

Although his position is constantly changing and even being reduced, it can be considered a normal change.

Even for this tax collection task, he was assigned to a 'nail household' with outstanding debts. If he could solve the task, promotion would be a matter of time.

In addition, the friction between the two countries has become increasingly obvious recently, and new promotion opportunities are coming. Kroger will not worry about his career.

It wasn't until the evening that Gudern sent Old Joseph to invite the two of them to a dinner, and then he stopped talking and went to the restaurant for the dinner.

Chapter 80: The mantra of banquet, the proof of treason!

As the host, Gudern had already ordered the maids to cook a big meal to greet him.

After breaking through the limitations of seasonings, there are no such big restrictions on the preparation of many dishes.

There are twelve dishes on the table, two soups, four meats, four vegetarian dishes and two cold dishes. Such a dinner can be regarded as reflecting the importance Gooden attaches to everyone.

At the same time, the maids who are becoming more and more skilled in cooking have already deeply attracted the four guests just by virtue of their color and aroma.

Several people who had never seen such dinner dishes had their appetites whetted just by looking at the red and green dishes and the fragrant taste.

After taking their seats one by one, Gudern gave a brief introduction to everyone and then the banquet officially started.

Everyone imitated Gudern's method and took the food from public chopsticks and spoons to their own bowls.

The alluring and fragrant taste made several people praise it after tasting it.

While watching everyone praising them while eating, Gudern also seemed to think of something.

"How can we not drink some wine to cheer us up at this time? Erin, help me get the prepared wine and the special cup."

"Okay, Master."

Eileen on the side received the order and immediately went to get the prepared vodka.

This bottle of vodka was also produced just this afternoon. Gudern took the time to taste it. It tasted very hot and pure.

Several people who were eating haise put down their forks and spoons when they saw Gudern getting ready to drink.

After all, this is his family's territory, and he just became a baron today, so it is necessary to have a drink together to celebrate at such a festive time.

But everyone was a little confused when they saw the wine glasses that were brought up. The small cup could hold at most two fingers, and the capacity of the wine cup was not even enough to fit between the teeth.

Seeing the doubts of several people, Gudern smiled slightly mysteriously.

"The bottle of wine tonight is no ordinary wine. You will know after tasting it."

Seeing Gudern's mysterious appearance, the curiosity of everyone present was aroused.

Even Renas, the most knowledgeable person, couldn't help but guess what kind of wine it was.

‘Could it be the red wine brewed by the Redro Empire? But even for red wine, you wouldn’t use such a small cup, right? ’

While he was still guessing in his mind, the maids on the side were already distributing and pouring wine for everyone.

Transparent and pure white vodka slowly poured into the glass, and according to the young master's instructions, it stopped when the glass reached two-thirds.

Following this standard, the maids quickly poured the wine.

The crystal clear vodka was flowing quietly in the cup. Its colorless and odorless appearance made everyone think that this thing was water.

But the slight fragrance of alcohol and grains made them unable to determine what this thing was.

At this time, Gudern raised his glass and explained to everyone how to drink it.

"When drinking this wine, everyone must finish it in one gulp and don't taste it in small sips, just like me..."

"Zi Liu...hu..."

As he spoke, Gudern raised his head and drank the vodka in the glass in one gulp, then let out a long breath.

Seeing Gudern's bold scene, everyone imitated his example, raised their glasses, raised their heads and prepared to take a gulp.

Everyone who didn't take it seriously thought that drinking wine was as easy and simple as ale.

But as soon as it enters the mouth, a spicy and fiery stimulation bursts out of the mouth.

The unsuspecting people were choked and coughed by this sudden attack.

But what surprised Gooden was that Kroger was able to endure the spicy taste of vodka and drank all the vodka in the glass without leaving a drop.

The flaming stimulation extended from the mouth to the throat and then to the stomach, and finally turned into a warm current flowing freely through the body.

A few seconds later, Kroger, like Gudern, exhaled a long breath.

"call……"

After a long while, Kroger opened his mouth to give an evaluation.

"A top-notch wine. If there is any wine in the world that can compare with it, I am afraid that only three wines, the moonlight of the elves, the magic word of Vimal, and the dragon's flame of the dragon, can compare."

"hiss……"

After hearing Kroger's comments, Renas, who had regained his composure, gasped slightly, and at the same time his eyes couldn't help but turn to the vodka on the table.

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