Chapter 505: The Desire in the Hearts of the Spies
The depths of the Nahrin Desert were like a bottomless pit, swallowing wave after wave of elite spies within a year.
It caused the entire spy world to feel a chill.
They even named the depths of the Nahrin Desert as a forbidden area for spies.
Out of the thousands of spies, hundreds of them were willing to pay a sky-high price of 1 gold eagle to buy the detailed information of Baron Kant’s strength.
That spy’s heart was burning with pa.s.sion, but in the end, it could only turn into regret.
He wanted the detailed information of Baron Kant’s strength too.
“Brothers, thank you for your kindness, but you all overestimate me. I did not truly enter the depths of the Nahrin Desert, but by chance, I saw a flag embroidered with this badge, appearing in Baron Kant’s army.”
The spies were instantly disappointed.
At this moment, another one of them said, “Since this badge is Baron Kant’s n.o.ble badge, then it cannot be considered a rebellion!”
“Brother, why do you say that?”
“Could it be that just because Baron Kant is powerful and mysterious, you can come to such a conclusion?”
“That’s right, even if Baron Kant could overthrow the Dukedom of Leo by himself, he would still be a traitor if he created such a flag.”
“That’s right. If Baron Kant really had such strength and ambition, he could have declared his independence from the Dukedom of Leo and proclaimed himself as an archduke. Then, he would have declared war on the Dukedom of Leo and obtained land that was comparable to his strength!”
“No matter what, Baron Kant designed this badge as his own n.o.ble badge. If he did not break away from the Dukedom of Leo, this would be a betrayal!”
The spy who spoke didn’t expect so many people to attack him the moment he spoke.
He immediately felt a great pressure and hurriedly said loudly, “I say, you guys from the foreign kingdoms and dukedoms, do you know which family Baron Kant came from?”
“You don’t know anything, yet you speak without thinking!”
Indeed, these spies from the other kingdoms and dukedoms only cared about the strength of Baron Kant, who occupied the salt mines in the depths of the Nahrin Desert. They didn’t care about what family he came from.
After confirming Baron Kant’s strength and then confirming the strength of the Dukedom of Leo, the forces behind them would know what choice they should make on the salt road in the Nahrin Desert.
Just like now, they were on the battlefield to investigate the strength of the n.o.ble alliance army of the South County and North County of the Dukedom of Leo. If these two allied forces were weak, they did not mind reporting to their master. They would bring up a plan to infiltrate and secretly take over the control of some of the n.o.ble forces.
This way, they would be able to obtain the right to intervene on the salt road.
At this moment, these spies who came from other kingdoms and dukedoms heard the pa.s.sionate words of the spy and asked,
“Could it be that Baron Kant has some special ident.i.ty?”
The spy replied, “Of course! If he doesn’t have a special ident.i.ty, how could I say that Baron Kant’s use of this badge is not considered treason?”
“Tell me quickly, what is going on?”
“Don’t keep us guessing!”
“Could it be that Baron Kant’s family was the previous ruling family of the Dukedom of Leo and was overthrown by the Grand Duke Cameron’s family, so they are back for revenge?”
“It’s possible. If that’s the case, it’s not treason, but revenge!”
“No wonder Baron Kant could develop such a powerful force in a year. This must be the acc.u.mulation of his family’s strength after years of enduring!”
The spy saw that the spies were impatient at first and urged him to tell them the reason, but now they had come up with their own random idea and ignored the real reason he wanted to tell them. He only felt that a crow flew over his head, it had even defecated on his head.
“Enough!”
“Do you guys want to know why I said that even if Baron Kant uses a lion as the main body of the badge, it can’t be considered as a rebellion?”
Many of the spies who were chatting fervently, as if they had already grasped Baron Kant’s core secrets, immediately cast a strange look at him.
“Isn’t it because Baron Kant has the right to take revenge on Cameron, Grand Duke of Leo?”
“Baron Kant, who has such a right, no matter how much he goes overboard, cannot be regarded as a traitor!”
Unable to tolerate it any longer, the spy said loudly, “You bunch of self-righteous and ridiculous fellows, you think you know the truth, but you don’t know anything.”
“Let me tell you, the real reason is that Baron Kant is the second son of the Grand Duke of Leo, Cameron! Baron Kant has the legal right to inherit the Dukedom of Leo!”
When the spies heard this reason, the noisy atmosphere suddenly quieted down.
“It’s… It’s this reason?”
“But… but even so, Baron Kant is not qualified to use the lion as the main body of his n.o.ble badge, right?”
“Yes, unless Grand Duke Cameron, personally crowns Baron Kant and makes him the new Duke of Leo, otherwise, Baron Kant is still not qualified to use the lion as the main body of his badge.”
“Although this is not considered treason, it can also be called disobedience.”
“It is only slightly less than the degree of treason. If it is not too much of a fuss, it is not a big deal to say that Baron Kant is rebellious.”
“That’s right. The reason you mentioned is completely useless. We can’t conclude that Baron Kant is not a traitor.”
As the spies spoke, they suddenly unified their voices. They believed that Baron Kant was a traitor to the Dukedom of Leo and the Grand Duke of Leo, Cameron himself.
At this moment, a soft laughter sounded among the spies.
His laugh seemed to have a strange power. The noisy voices of the spies could not suppress his soft laugh at all.
When the spies heard this soft laugh, their expressions changed, and they actually became a little humble.
To be able to do this, one must have used extraordinary power. In other words, the person who made this soft laugh was most likely a grand knight.
Strength would be respected wherever it went.
Many of the spies immediately turned their attention to the spy who was laughing.
They were stunned.
This spy did not seem like a spy.
He was very young.
His face was smooth and delicate, his hair was smooth and s.h.i.+ny, and he was wearing an exquisite linen robe. There was an exquisite knight longsword hanging at his waist, and a pair of exquisite leather boots on his feet.
He was dressed like a n.o.ble.
No, he was a n.o.ble.
He wore a badge on his chest, which was also a s.h.i.+eld-shaped badge. Under the body of a soaring eagle, there was a pattern of swords and sabers clas.h.i.+ng.
The spies’ expressions changed.
Spies like them all recognized this badge.
Eagles, like lions, were creatures that stood at the top of the food chain. Those who were qualified to use them as the main body of the family badge were either the royal family of the kingdom or the dukedom’s archdukes. As for the other families, no matter if you were an ancient n.o.ble that had been pa.s.sed down for thousands of years or a top-tier n.o.ble that had the power of an entire kingdom, you were not qualified to use it.
The s.h.i.+eld-shaped badge with the eagle as the main body and the sword as a foil to its foundation was the royal badge of the Keyes Kingdom, which was widely recognized as the strongest kingdom of the human race.
There were more than fifty silent “spies” around the young “spy.” In the silence, they emitted a determined and heavy aura.
“That’s why you people who aren’t n.o.ble don’t understand n.o.ble at all!”
“The reason why the successor of a n.o.ble has to wait for the previous n.o.ble to bestow a t.i.tle on him is because they don’t have the power!”
“If they have the power, why do they need the old guys to bestow a t.i.tle on them?”
“Just go get it yourself!”
“Otherwise, why do you think a family like ours would use a lion or an eagle as their badge?”