Suppressing the doubts in his heart, Godfrey bowed and performed a knightly salute, saying, "Thank you for your generosity, Lord!"
Lynn nodded and stepped toward the nearby dining table.
Godfrey and Danke followed closely behind.
Arriving at the head seat by the table, Lynn sat down directly, his words calm, "Knight Godfrey, feel free to sit."
Godfrey nodded slightly, "Yes, Lord."
Walking to the wooden chair beside Lynn, Godfrey just about to sit down, his expression suddenly froze.
His eyes widened in disbelief, staring at the young lord seated at the head.
Godfrey's mouth twitched, but he forced down the inquiries he was about to blurt out, sitting upright on the wooden chair.
He clearly remembered that since entering this territory, he hadn't told anyone his name.
But.
The lord before him, how did he know he was called Godfrey?
A bewildering thought surfaced in his mind.
Could it be... while he was monitoring this territory, the lord before him was also observing him?
Or perhaps observing every move in Morgan Town?
If this was true, Godfrey acknowledged he had underestimated the lord beside him.
Served and attended to by the maid, Lynn and Godfrey sat at the dining table for their meal.
Regarding the safety of the food, Godfrey had no worries.
Because the food he was eating was taken by the maid from the same platter serving the lord.
Furthermore, if the lord beside him wanted to kill him, there was no need to wait until now.
After entering the city walls, they had no chance of escaping.
A dozen minutes later.
Finishing their meal.
Wiping clean the grease from the corners of their mouths, and after the maid tidied up the tableware, Lynn's gaze fell on Godfrey.
Lynn spoke, "Knight Godfrey, let's hear it then, what's your intention for coming to this territory?"
Godfrey nodded slightly and explained straightforwardly, "Lord, since you know my identity, I won't beat around the bush."
"Godfrey Love, knight accompanying Commander Lawrence Ducas."
"Coming to your lordship's territory because I was commissioned by Lord Lawrence to investigate the whereabouts of the Iron Blood Brotherhood Bandit Corps and to carry out a bandit suppression mission."
"Coincidentally, during my patrol, I saw your lordship's city walls... so..."
Lynn stared directly at Godfrey, saying, "Knight Godfrey, there's no need to search any further."
Godfrey raised his eyebrows, asking with some awareness of the answer, "Lord... you mean..."
Lynn continued, "The Iron Blood Brotherhood Bandit Corps and Storm Mercenary Corps, totaling over fifteen hundred men, thirteen hundred have already been buried in the wasteland outside the city walls."
Godfrey's heart sank.
As he guessed, it was this lord who had annihilated the bandit corps.
This led to the manor lord in Morgan Town being unaware of the bandit corps' intelligence.
Godfrey was about to speak.
Lynn continued, "Knight Godfrey, let's hear your true purpose for coming here."
Godfrey looked taken aback, explained, "Lord, investigating the bandits' whereabouts is indeed the purpose of our visit."
Lynn nodded, "No problem, since Knight Godfrey already knows the bandit information, I won't keep the two of you."
"Earl, escort Knight Godfrey and the others out."
Earl nodded hurriedly, "Yes, sir."
Godfrey hesitated for a few seconds, finally asked, "May I know your lordship's name is..."
Lynn stared directly at Godfrey, "Lynn Blake."
Godfrey repeated the name several times in his mind, then continued to ask, "Sorry, Lord, I know pursuing you persistently might be rude."
"But I still want to know, how did you become the lord of this territory?"
Lynn responded, "Certainly."
With a glance, Lynn looked at Kuisi, who instantly understood and withdrew. A moment later.
Kuisi returned to Lynn's side and handed over a document.
Lynn took it with his right hand, catching it between two fingers, his words indifferent, "Do I need to read out the information within to Knight Godfrey?"
Godfrey and Danke's eyes immediately focused on Lynn's fingers.
On that document, stained with animal grease, was an emblem of crossed greatsword and shield, precisely atop the circular grease stain.
That was the family crest of the Ducas Clan.
Godfrey quickly bowed his head, his words filled with apology, "Lord, there's no need, please forgive me."
"As a knight of the Ducas Clan, I am just safeguarding the interests of the Marquis Ducas."
"If there's any offense, please forgive..."
Lynn said, "Of course."
Godfrey stood up, bowed slightly, "Thank you, Lord Lynn, for your hospitality. We won't disturb you any longer."
Lynn nodded.
Following behind Earl, Godfrey and Danke left the reception hall.
Lynn remained seated, watching them depart, his brows furrowed tightly.
Lawrence Ducas's accompanying knight, along with just an escort, came to his territory.
But he understood that investigating the bandit corps' clues wouldn't be so simple.
Was it to probe the strength within his territory?
That's the greatest possibility!
But on such a black night, what intelligence could they gather with just two people?
Or could there be other purposes?