Knight Lord: Start with Daily Intelligence.

Chapter 9 A small gambling pleasure
Thanks to Knight Schwartz's friendship, Su Li met Knight Frederick, whom he had been paying more attention to recently.

The knight was tall and strong, just like his nickname. He really had a thick red beard, which made him look very serious and intimidating.

But this stern and majestic knight did not have much good feelings towards Su Li. He valued honor and justice, and was very contemptuous of Su Li, an apprentice knight who had only achieved a breakthrough at the age of eighteen.

"I came out to see Schwartz for his sake. I don't know what unfair means you used to obtain two apprentice knights. But it is obvious that this is not the treatment you deserve! I hope you will be more sensible and not say anything inappropriate. Otherwise, even if you are the Earl's son, I will not give you face!"

This is the typical knight and soldier, arrogant, domineering, rude and overbearing.

It is useless to talk to him about etiquette and morality. It is like talking to a cow.

The only way to convince him is to rely on strong and irrefutable facts, to crush him and make him surrender!

So Su Li said calmly: "Knight Frederick, I don't want to waste time talking to you. According to the agreement between my father and I, I can choose 30 servants myself."

Frederick said impatiently, "Even if you have the power, it has nothing to do with me! I am an elite knight, not in the sequence you choose! If you dare to make some rude requests, I will definitely teach you a profound lesson and let you know what respect is! The honor of an elite knight cannot be offended!"

Su Li smiled faintly and said, "Of course, I have always known that you, Knight Frederick, attach great importance to honor and cannot tolerate any offense. But unfortunately, I know that something is happening that will tarnish your knightly honor. I have the right to enter the training camp to recruit 30 servants, but for some reason, I have not seen Sir Henry in the evening for two consecutive days. So..."

"Knight Frederick, aren't you curious about where Sir Henry is? Will his actions bring shame upon you and your family?"

Henry? That good-for-nothing son? Knight Frederick's thick eyebrows furrowed in thought. He knew very well that when Young Master Su Li approached him and confidently said this, he must have known something.

So Knight Frederick stopped talking nonsense and said directly: "Where is he? Take me to him!"

Su Li lowered his head and looked at his palm, his expression calm and composed. "Sir Knight, you seem to have missed a fact! Now you are asking me for something, and you won't even call me Master! Master, I am very disappointed."

So Su Li took out ten gold coins from his purse, walked to the stable where the knights were gathered, and asked the knights and their followers who were setting up the bets, "I saw you guys were having a lot of fun just now. Can you tell me what you are betting on?"

"Uh..." The seated knights all stood up. Although they looked down on Su Li's useless cultivation talent, he was still the young master of Bauhinia Castle after all, and they had to show him the proper courtesy when meeting him in person. Earl Suna's prestige, strength, and honor were all worthy of the knights' awe.

"Master Su Li."

"Greetings to you, Master Su Li."

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But after the polite greetings, they no longer showed much respect or courtesy to Su Li. Some people bluntly said, "We're betting on how many attendants you can take away from the barracks within three days, Master Su Li."

"Oh? Really? It's very interesting, I'm also interested." Su Li smiled faintly, not caring about their contempt: "Can you tell me the details?"

"Of course. The highest bet is that you can't take any with you, with odds of 100:7. That means you only win 1 silver coins for every gold coin you invest, enough for a meal and drinks. Haha, it's better than nothing. The next highest bet is that you can take with you at most one apprentice knight, with odds of 7:100. The highest bet is that you can take with you two or more apprentice knights, with odds of 15:100. The highest bet is that you can take with you an elite knight, with odds of 20:100."

"Well, Master Su Li, do you want to participate? But you have to go out in person, so you can't choose to lose! Hahaha!" A burst of laughter suddenly came from the surroundings: "Hahaha! You stingy person, just let Master Su Li choose. How about everyone treat Master Su Li to a drink?"

"That's right! That's right! Could it be that Master Su Li is so shameless that he can't even take one of us away?"

"We don't have this kind of useless idiot in Zijing Castle."

Su Li calmly threw down 10 gold coins, which jingled on the table, their glittering light making it impossible to look away. "I'll bet on the one with the highest odds. Remember that!"

Everyone was startled and looked at Su Li in shock. They had not expected him to be so generous and magnanimous. Could he have some confidence?
But then everyone burst into laughter excitedly: "Hahaha, good! Good! Good! Then thank you, Master Su Li, for treating us to a drink!"

"Master Su Li, you are a good person. Even though you were humiliated, you still brought joy to everyone. I feel a little embarrassed to win against you."

"Hahaha! Master Su Li has distributed money to everyone. Come on, is there anyone else who wants to place a bet?"

No one believed that any elite knight would be foolish enough to follow him to the border prince's territory. Elite knights were all outstanding people, so how could they look down on such a loser? Risking their lives and futures, accompanying such a loser to death.

Hildreth was immediately anxious, and quickly grabbed Leif and asked, "Leif, do you have money? Lend me 10 silver coins, and I'll pay you back 30 silver coins after I get my salary."

Knights are not allowed to gamble with their armor and weapons, otherwise she would have been tempted to bet her own iron sword as well.

Leif was a little confused. She had money. As an armed attendant, she received a monthly salary of 20 silver coins. Adding to the holiday benefits and some allowances, her annual income was close to 3 gold coins, which was enough to cover the expenses and taxes of a civilian family, so she saved 85 silver coins.

But she still lacked confidence in taking out the money to gamble. She simply couldn't believe that Young Master Su Li could take away an elite knight. That was an elite knight! Could an elite knight really follow Young Master Su Li, an apprentice knight, out of Bauhinia Castle?

Hirud didn't have such concerns. She took the ten silver coins from Leif and decisively bet them all on the one with the highest odds. She had unconditional faith in Su Li and followed his every decision.

Knight Frederick, who was standing by, witnessed all this and was so angry that his brows were trembling. He knew very well that Su Li was betting on him, Frederick.

But Su Li didn't say anything, and he couldn't go up to question him.

He said angrily: "Master Su Li, are you threatening me with my honor?"

Su Li calmly put away the purse, turned to look at Frederick, and said with a smile: "Of course not, I came here with good intentions. After all, Knight Frederick, you don't want others to know about this matter that tarnishes your honor, right?"

Frederick's rage burned, his chest gasping for breath. He carefully weighed his options for a long time before finally saying, "I admit your despicable words worked! I'm a fair man. If you truly restore my honor, I'll do you a favor! If your request isn't excessive, I'll consider helping you resolve it."

Su Li was shocked. Why did this feel a bit strange? What do you mean by "not asking for too much"? "I want you, is that too much?"

The more Su Li thought about it, the weirder it felt. He could only stop thinking about it and waved his hand to Frederick, saying, "Then Knight Frederick, follow me."

(End of this chapter)