Chapter 17: Sophia Lawson

Ethan walked into a large room on the fourth floor, which was estimated to be more than 600 square meters.

The four large windows were all open, with a red carpet on the floor and two high-backed chairs facing each other in the middle. Apart from that, there was nothing else.

"Why does it feel like an interview scene!" Ethan muttered to himself.

A woman sat quietly on one of the chairs with her back to Ethan, and her appearance could not be seen.

Although Ethan was very concerned about what the woman looked like, he was more concerned about the small square of red carpet next to the woman. The color there was slightly different from the surrounding area, and there was a barely audible breathing sound.

Noticing something was wrong, Ethan frowned slightly, but did not look at it much, put away his eyes, and walked towards the woman.

The woman heard the footsteps, slowly stood up, turned her head, and looked at Ethan with a smile.

Only then did Ethan see the other person's appearance clearly. Her long black hair was as soft as silk, fluttering in the wind, sometimes covering half of her face, and sometimes revealing her entire face.

The eyes are deep blue, as unfathomable as the ocean, flashing with wisdom and curiosity.

The nose is high, the lips are rosy, the cheeks are delicate, the smile is charming, the neck is slender, the figure is graceful, and the skin is fair.

All added up, the woman in front of him is like the incarnation of a goddess, giving people an elegant and dignified feeling.

The only drawback is the white slim robe she wears. If she adds a headscarf, she will look like a nun.

Of course, even if she is a nun, she is a charming nun, and Ethan is a little stunned.

Being stared at by Ethan, Sophia did not feel uncomfortable, and smiled and said: "Knight Ethan, welcome to join the Lawson family!"

Ethan came back to his senses: "I'm sorry! Sorry!"

"It doesn't matter! I should be the one to say sorry." Sophia kept smiling: "Please sit down!"

Ethan was not polite, and walked straight to the chair and sat down, facing Sophia closely.

"Why do you say sorry to me?" As soon as he sat down, Ethan asked first.

Sophia was not in a hurry to speak, but first tidied her hair that was messed up by the wind, and tucked it elegantly behind her ears, then said:

"This engagement party is too hasty, and many elders are not present, which is obviously disrespectful to you!"

"Haha!" Ethan waved his hand: "I have nothing now. If you didn't like me, I would probably still be teaching in the gladiatorial training ground!"

"Ethan!" Sophia shouted with a serious face: "I hope you don't underestimate yourself. From the first time I saw you, I knew you would achieve extraordinary success in the future!"

"The first time you saw me?" Ethan wondered: "When? Why are you so optimistic about me?"

"Last year, I was a guest identity, go to Allen College to watch the championship finals. "Sophia seemed to recall something beautiful, with a smile on her face: "Your swordsmanship is both gorgeous and practical, which reminds me of the legendary swordsman in the imperial capital.

At that time, I knew that you were the one I wanted to find.

After returning home, the first thing I did was to propose to recruit you.

Originally, it should have been me who married you, but the family firmly disagreed. And I already have a fiancé, the eldest son of the Duke of Stein.

Therefore, this matter can only be abandoned.

Let you marry my sister, I'm wronged! So I want to say sorry to you!"

Being praised by Sophia like this, Ethan was not only not happy, but worried.

Who in this world would express admiration so unconcealedly? What's more, the other party is a woman, an excellent woman! And he is just a homeless man with nothing!

Ethan doesn't believe that he has the charm to make the top women take the initiative to throw themselves into his arms.

What does this woman want to do by praising him so highly?

With doubts, the smile on Ethan's face disappeared, and he asked seriously: "What can I do for you!"

"I think my sister has roughly told you." Sophia said lightly: "Of course, she may not be very clear, because I am the one who is in charge of this matter.

I will explain it to you in detail now.

As you know, our family has opened up a new territory in the border area, which is backed by the sea and in front of the Anki Mountains, bordering the orcs' territory.

Not only are there dangerous mountains and rivers, but there are also constant attacks by orcs, which is very dangerous.

But I need you to build a solid fortress there."

"I don't understand this. Who would go to such a dangerous place to open up such a useless fortress?" Ethan asked back. He wanted to know the real reason.

Sophia thought for a while: "There are two reasons for this. One is that there is a natural harbor there. We built a dock there so that our family can use sea transportation to transport food, weapons, and other necessities of life to the border at a very low cost.

You may not know the profit. Let me tell you, we used to go by luck and were exploited by various territories on the way. When we arrived at the border, only one in ten survived.

But we go by sea, and only one in ten survives, and we make 90% more profit.

The profit of one shipload of weapons is higher than the profit of our family's other industries in a month."

"Wow!" Ethan was indeed shocked: "I seem to have seen endless gold coins! No wonder the empire wants to ban private shipping, which harms the interests of too many people. If I'm not mistaken, this should not only be done by the Lawson family!"

"Indeed!" Sophia smiled: "All the famous families in Maro City are doing it, including Lord Duke Stein.

However, everyone has a different method. They all choose to land in other people's territories in advance, and then walk to the border.

Although this is safer, it is still a little far from the border. Not to mention the loss, it is not necessarily safe.

The safety here does not refer to possible robbery, but to politics.

Passing through other people's territories always leaves a handle, and leaving a handle means facing political risks at any time. After all, the empire has expressly prohibited sea transportation.

Countless people rely on land transportation to make a living, including some grand dukes with heavy troops.

We don't want to leave a handle in the hands of others.

So we resolutely chose to establish a territory directly on the border. As long as there is no political handle, other risks are acceptable.

I don't want to hide it from you. In fact, my cousin did not die at the hands of orcs. Speaking of this, I think you should understand what I mean. "

"What?" Ethan frowned: "He was assassinated?"

"Well! "Sophia nodded: "Not only my cousin, we also sent other knights to preside over the affairs before, but without exception, they all died.

Therefore, neither family members nor knights are willing to go there.

We can't force them to go, after all, people are much more dangerous than those monsters!

And you should also know that according to the imperial law, if a territory has no family members presiding over it for a long time, it will be cancelled!

We paid a very high price to establish that territory, which is unacceptable to us!"

Ethan felt bitter after hearing this. He finally knew why Sophia praised him so much.

He was a swordsman again, and he wanted to marry him.

It turned out that she was not stingy with words of praise for a dying person!