The Tax Collection Knight

If one were to pick the strongest person in the Empire at this moment, everyone would naturally choose the Crown Prince.

If they were to pick the next strongest, they would naturally choose the grand general.

Then who is the third?

Since this was actually an unknown territory, the answers of the imperial citizens varied wildly.

Some would say the Black Mane knight orders, and some would say the Blue Flame Knight Order Commander.

Or there were those who said the now-deceased former Northern Region was the third in command.

However, if you narrowed down the target of the question and asked the knight orders, the answer came quickly.

“The Tax Collection knight order.”

“It’s unconditionally the Tax Collection knight order.”

“It makes sense that the imperial citizens don’t know them well, since they’re an entity you only meet if you stubbornly refuse to pay your taxes.”...