As an Apprentice Knight, Selanweir’s intense training last night truly left her exhausted and out of breath.

So by the time she woke up, Su Li and Hilude had already been up for quite some time, and Su Li had even finished reviewing the intelligence reports.

Sure enough, everything was as he expected. Today’s intelligence primarily focused on opportunities encountered on the return journey; the reports from Marle Castle were not something that could be completed in a single day.

However, there were still two noteworthy pieces of intelligence that could bring Su Li immense wealth.

[Hidden Motives — At today’s auction, the northern merchant Otto Blackrock, bidder number 138, is a lackey of the Rat People. They have close ties and mutual interests with the Rat People. He will auction your Rare Level short knife: Plague’s Fang for the Aisin Clan, with a reserve price of 48,000 Golden Crowns. Before this price is exceeded, he will continue to participate in the bidding. Perhaps you can teach these cunning figures a lesson by driving up the bidding price.]

[Tears of Mercy Pendant — Among the 6 auction items, the Ice Soul Condensed Light was appraised by the auction’s Treasure Appraiser as an indescribably mysterious jewel. It’s not that their appraisal was wrong, but without being able to crack open this jewel, no one would know that the light within the pendant, resembling a gemstone, is actually the Tears of Mercy from the Goddess Shalya! These are genuine divine tears, not the potion named after them. Just one drop of these tears could forcibly elevate a devout and powerful Hospital Knight by one tier! How to use it is up to your decision, but beware: an enigmatic follower of Lanode has already learned of this through a chance encounter and will stop at nothing to take this pendant from you.]

It can forcibly elevate a Hospital Knight by one rank!

If the Hesse Territory had a High Tier Divine Chosen Level Hospital Knight, it would mean Su Li could immediately gain a Legendary Knight.

However, the strongest in the territory right now is Dietrich, who is still at the High Tier Champion Level.

As for whether to keep the pendant or use it immediately, Su Li had no hesitation. Of course, he’d let Dietrich use it right away, allowing him to grow into a Divine Chosen Level Medical Knight.

Is the Hesse Territory lacking knights who can grow to the Legendary Level? Of course not! Reasonably, even if Dietrich had the Tears of Mercy Pendant, his chance of first breaking through to the Legendary Level was far less than that of Hilude and Oerstein. Without Su Li’s assistance, he might end up like Dean Stephen, struggling for decades to make any progress and failing to break through to the Divine Chosen Level.

Even if he reaches the Divine Chosen Level, ascending from the Initial Tier to the High Tier could take countless years.

Su Li felt that by the time he reached this stage of training, Hilude, Oerstein, and even Selanweir might have already entered the Legendary Level.

Therefore, this opportunity’s greatest use to Su Li was to immediately enhance the strength of the Hesse Territory. As long as the territory does not suffer early setbacks, stable management and development could subsequently yield further Legendary Level opportunities without much difficulty.

So for Su Li, helping the Hesse Territory nurture a Divine Chosen Knight with this single drop of tear was not a loss.

Su Li waited only a short while for Selanweir. Once she was washed and dressed, having nothing much to bring except for some corrosion and jewelry purchased yesterday, the group quickly had a simple breakfast and officially set out from Sea-Lake Park. However, before they could leave the estate, they encountered Senator Smith, who had specially come to see them off.

Upon meeting Su Li, Senator Smith’s attitude was exceptionally enthusiastic. He had heard last night that this Bauhinia Knight had an exceptionally close relationship with the newly ascended Elector of the Sulande Province! There were even rumors that they had already sired a child together.

In the Border Prince’s Territory, there were indeed plenty of Elector’s offspring, but a power directly supported by the Elector himself was unique!

So upon seeing Su Li, Smith extended his hand and, with a smile, said, "How has the Bauhinia Knight found his stay at Sea-Lake Park? Is it to your liking? Please forgive any shortcomings in our hospitality."

As the saying goes, you don’t hit a smiling face, Su Li calmly replied, "Thank you, Senator, for your hospitality. We’ve been quite a nuisance these past few days. Today is our last day in Marle Castle, and I was just about to bid you farewell."

"Oh—no need to rush. I’ve been busy with affairs of state these days and haven’t had the leisure to accompany the Bauhinia Knight around Marle Castle. This Marle Castle has many fascinating spots, clubs that require a recommendation letter for entry; the average person can’t find their way. Stay a few more days, and I will personally take you to experience the various charms."

He hadn’t actually been so busy; he merely saw limited value in the Hesse Territory and deemed a trade agreement with them sufficient, believing that a small Border Development Territory Lord wasn’t worth a Senator’s personal company.

Yet, after hearing the news about the Sulande Prince yesterday, he couldn’t sit still any longer. It was his best chance to connect with an Empire Elector!

In any sense, the Electors are the highest ranking nobles within the Empire! They rule over millions, command tens of thousands of Armored Warriors, and dominate their regions; even the Emperor of the Empire cannot interfere with their internal affairs.

He even thought of Lady Bayonetta, the noblewoman whom Su Li had long desired.