There were not many people in the hall at this time. Apart from some servants sweeping the hall, there was Earl Daniel sitting in the main seat and a few members of the Golden Rose clan.
Most of the others were still fast asleep because of yesterday's banquet, and although Earl Daniel had sent people to wake them up, it would certainly take quite some time to deal with the mess.
Count Daniel looked at Krober, who had obviously just returned from training, and nodded with satisfaction.
He is talented and hardworking, and is a good prospect.
With the support of the family's resources, if nothing unexpected happens, the Golden Rose Family will soon have an Earth Knight, and the family's foundation will increase again.
In fact, the Golden Rose Family pays great attention to the cultivation of offspring.
A normal earl's family must have at least five Earth Knights, while the Golden Rose Family has twelve Earth Knights.
Among them, the willingness to spend money definitely accounts for the majority of the reasons.
Count Daniel, the leader of the Golden Rose Clan, had just broken through to become a Sky Knight half a year ago, becoming a powerful warrior with top-level fighting spirit.
This was a great event that was worth publicizing, but Earl Daniel did not intend to announce it. Instead, he hid in the castle to consolidate his realm and wait for the opportunity.
Not long after, the Grand Duke's order for the Western Expedition arrived on Count Daniel's desk along with the arrival of a raven.
Looking at the letter that could change the fate of the principality, Earl Daniel keenly felt...
The opportunity has come!
The Golden Rose Family's territory was originally in the western part of the kingdom, and the other three directions were occupied by nobles. Only the Moi Forest in the west remained ownerless.
If Earl Daniel wanted to expand his territory to the size of a marquisate, the only way left for him was to expand westward.
The Great Moi Forest remains extremely mysterious, and Earl Daniel has no confidence that he can develop a vast territory with the power of himself and his family.
Therefore, the appearance of the Western Expedition Order solved a major problem for Earl Daniel.
If we can't defeat them ourselves, we can't possibly defeat the entire principality combined, right?
At that time, we will follow the Grand Duke on the battlefield and fight hard. Wherever the Grand Duke hits, I will hit him. Even if the war is lost, the strength of the Moi Forest will be weakened to a certain extent.
When the time comes, I can expand it myself. Not to mention expanding it to the size of a marquisate, but at least I can expand it to the size of an earldom, right?
That's it!
The question now is, how can we retain our strength in the war while making our presence felt in front of the Grand Duke and a group of nobles, and showing that we and our entire family have contributed?
At present, Earl Daniel does not have a specific plan, but he still has some basic ideas. It depends on the situation on the battlefield.
After finishing his thoughts, Daniel looked over to see Krober sitting below him fighting with a piece of steak, and couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat.
"Why are you so elegant at other times, but you act like a hungry wolf when it comes to eating?"
There's no way around it. Krober's manners and demeanor are very elegant and perfect, but I don't know if it's because he's been eating on the training ground since he was a child, but Krober's eating manners can't be called elegant at all.
However, good-looking people will never be annoying no matter what they do.
People who are familiar with Kroeber will even have a better impression of him because of the way he eats.
Kroeber's usual elegance seemed to be engraved in his bones, so perfect that he didn't look like a normal person.
Only after he showed his slightly vulgar eating habits did everyone realize that the handsome young man in front of them was a flesh-and-blood being, not a wooden man.
Count Daniel thought so too. When Krober first met him, he looked extremely elegant and aristocratic. Although it was indeed amazing, it felt a bit unreal. After all, even he, the Count, was not so elegant. How could Krober be so outstanding at such a young age?
But now, after seeing how Krober ate, Count Daniel also smiled.
It can't be called vulgar, but it's just a huge contrast to Krober's previous elegant personality.
After this little amusing episode, Count Daniel got down to business with Kroeber.
Krober had just swallowed the large piece of monster steak and was about to ask his servant to bring him another portion when he heard the voice of Count Daniel.
"You should have met the two servants I assigned to you. Their parents are merchants who are dependent on the family. There is no possibility of rebellion."
"These two have decent talent. At the age of eighteen, they've already reached the level of intermediate knight squire. It's expected that they'll be able to break through to the level of full knight before they're thirty. By then, they'll be your foundation."
After Earl Daniel finished speaking, he looked at the young figure of Krober and walked over to whisper a few words to him.
"If you encounter any unexpected situations on the battlefield, let those two servants cover your retreat and buy you time to retreat. There are many such servants in the family. We can train a batch of them in a few years. Don't worry about them."
Krober listened to Count Daniel's instructions with an expressionless face, and then watched Count Daniel go to the study.
"I understand...Grandpa."
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