As they brushed past each other, Rogel grabbed his hand that held a blade.
"There's no money in your pocket, but the money's right here."
With that, Rogel slapped the gold coins into the young beggar's hand, leaving him utterly astounded.
"Answer some of my questions, and these gold coins will be yours, how about it?"
Rogel squatted down, looking at him with a smile.
The young beggar looked at this mysterious youth before him, and a sense of trust and hope involuntarily rose in his heart. After a moment of hesitation, he slowly began to speak...
...
Bang—
With a loud noise, the doors of the chamber of commerce were violently kicked open. One by one, Black Tide Knights wielding greatswords and dressed in black knight armor filed in, quickly blocking the entire chamber.
Several chamber guards holding weapons didn't even have time to resist before they were knocked out and tossed aside.
