The main reason he came to Wushanbao this time was to see Lu Lans, so he went to the back garden without stopping.

"Mr. Most, long time no see."

At the door of the back garden, Luo Ning saw the old butler standing there as if waiting for his arrival, so he went up to greet him enthusiastically.

"Long time no see, Master Luo Ning. You seem to have grown taller and become more mature since the last time I left!"

He praised with a smile, "The master really appreciates your conquest of the savage tribe!"

Roning's heart moved. After contacting Hooker from the Silva Magic Chamber of Commerce that day, he knew that the news of conquering the savage tribe would spread, but he didn't expect it to reach Wushan Castle so quickly.

"The savage tribe has been devastated by the years and no longer has the ability to put up a direct resistance. I just happened to find the exact location of their camp."

Ronin tried to reduce the difficulty of this matter: "I believe that any noble with two or three knights can conquer them."

"You are too modest."

Moster made a gesture of invitation, "The master is in the back mountain, I will take you there."

Back mountain?

Roning looked surprised.

The mountain behind Wushanbao is not small and the environment is indeed quiet, but usually few people go there, and even Wiggins would not easily set foot there.

Because Lulans' mount, the fifth-level magical beast, the Thunder Wind Chaser, lives in the back mountain.

Although it is a contracted monster and will not easily attack people in the castle, when it is in a bad mood, it will show hostility to those who set foot in its territory, which makes people feel scared.

Luo Ning didn't expect that Lu Lans would summon him to the back mountain.

"Then please lead the way."

The two of them walked one in front and one behind along the bluestone road into the back mountain.

Although his predecessor had lived here for more than ten years, he had seldom come to the back mountain. As Luo Ning walked and looked around, it felt like he was taking a walk in a forest park.

There is a luxurious house built halfway up the back mountain. This is where the Thunder Wind Chaser lives.

After approaching, Roning carefully observed the room. There were relief carvings, glittering agates, gems, and magic crystal chandeliers hanging on it.

It turns out that the house he lives in Shanlin Town is not even as good as the Warcraft house.

“You’re here.”

Lu Lan Si sat on a bench outside the house, leaning on his crutches with his back to the mountain, without turning his head.

Most bowed slightly, then turned around and walked down the mountain.

Luo Ning walked over quickly, bowed and said, "Grandpa, long time no see."

Lu Lans nodded slightly, and looked Luo Ning up and down at the same time, "Compared to last time, you have grown a lot taller and more mature."

"Most just said that to me."

Luo Ning smiled and said, "It seems that I have indeed changed a bit."

It's not just a little bit, it's very big, Lu Lans almost couldn't recognize it.

It’s not about appearance, but about speech and behavior.

In the past, Roning was still like a child at the age of seventeen. He would only obey his discipline verbally in person, but would forget it completely the moment he turned around, which made people feel helpless.

He didn't know if it was a psychological effect, but he just felt that Roning looked reassuring now.

"I heard that you conquered three barbarian tribes."

Lu Lan Si pointed to the bench opposite and motioned for Luo Ning to sit down. "Come, tell me about your conquest of them."

Luo Ning naturally didn't mind telling the story, as it would help to bring him closer to the old Marquis.

But when he told the story, he concealed something.

First of all, he certainly couldn’t talk about things like sericulture and ceramics. After all, those two pieces of land had not yet truly become his property.

Secondly, he only mentioned his own strength vaguely. After all, it was too unbelievable to tell others that he had gone from an ordinary person to a high-level dual-professional transcendent in just two months.

Roning had no choice but to put as much credit as possible on McKen, saying that McKen was a high-level knight with great fighting ability.

As for Commander Riedal, he was simply hidden by Ronin and not mentioned.

"McCann?"

Rulans was surprised. "Is it the knight who had contact with Wiggins when you came back with the betrayer that day? I thought he was just a junior knight."

“McKen has great qualifications, but he just lacks the opportunity to show them.”

Luo Ning explained, "I made a breakthrough shortly after arriving in Shanlin Town."

Lu Lan Si nodded silently, "Although you didn't contribute much in the battle, I can see that you have good insights in command, otherwise you wouldn't have been able to conquer three tribes in less than a month."

Command requires the ability to acquire intelligence, analyze intelligence, and arrange combat tasks. In these three aspects, Roning is much stronger than Wiggins.

"Grandpa praised me so much."

Luo Ning shook his head. "In fact, the defense capability of the Savage Tribe is too weak. They don't even have a sentry tower. They are totally vulnerable."

"Haha, you are much more humble than before."

After the laughter, there was a brief silence between the grandfather and grandson. They hadn't sat down and communicated like this for a long time.

"What are you going to do with those three tribes?"

Here we go, finally bringing the topic to the territory.

Luo Ning was just thinking about how to bring up this topic, but he didn't expect Lu Lans to bring it up on his own initiative.

He thought about it and decided to be bold.

"Grandpa, I have accepted a total of 1,051 people from these three savage tribes. The extraordinary people who disobeyed me have been killed by me. The remaining extraordinary people chose to be loyal to me, and the others worked for me as slaves."

Lulans' eyes flashed. Roning said this lightly, but he heard from it the latter's attitude towards the enemy. At least he did not execute everyone willfully. He knew how to absorb and grow stronger, which is sometimes a good thing.

"Although I can transfer all these captives to Shanlin Town, the Savage Tribe has reclaimed a lot of land over the years, and I don't want to give it up."

Luo Ning paused, looked directly at Lu Lans, and stated his purpose: "So I hope that Grandpa can give me the territories where these three tribes are located and include them in the territory of Shanlin Town."

He added: "By the way, I also discovered a large tribe that threatens Hillwood Town. It's called the 'Black Collar Tribe'. After I conquer it, I hope to include it in my territory."

From the beginning of this conversation, Roning obtained a lot of information.

First of all, the location of the conversation, then the other party's questioning of how he conquered the Savage Tribe, and the final evaluation, all of which showed that Ronin's previous guess was very likely correct -

He still holds a certain position in Lu Lans' heart.

That's why Roning spoke out his purpose with all his might. Even if the other party didn't allow it, it didn't matter.

Anyway, there are only him and Lu Lans on this mountain, and no one will spread his ambitions.

Lu Lans looked at his grandson seriously, with a smile on his face becoming more and more obvious.

"Nobles all love to expand their territory. I didn't expect that you've developed this hobby so quickly after becoming the Baron of Hillwood Town for less than three months."

He shook his head when he said this, "But to give you all these territories, it is not enough to just conquer the barbarian tribes."

He said, "In the war in August, we recaptured seven castles and forced the Black Gold Brotherhood to retreat. But due to your father's poor command and the mistakes you made, five of the castles were used as bargaining chips to be compensated to the Hyde family, who appointed their lords. The remaining two were given to knights loyal to our family."

Roning's heart sank. He didn't expect that incident allowed the Hyde family to take away five castles, which was a huge loss.

"There are many knights who have made greater achievements than you, but they did not receive any fiefdoms."

Lu Lan Si explained seriously, "When we made you the Baron of Shanlin Town, we took into consideration that it was far away, remote, and not worth developing. It was also full of dangers. That's why no one raised any objections. If we expand your territory, it would be hard to explain to the outside world."

Although the great nobles are powerful, they cannot do everything as they please. Otherwise, it would be bad if the knights and small nobles who are loyal to them have opinions. What's more, the current situation of Wushan Castle is not very good.

Luo Ning understood this truth.

But he also had a second plan, "Grandpa, can I temporarily manage these four savage tribes for you?"

If it cannot be included, then just manage it on behalf of others, which is also a good idea.

"Can!"

Lu Lansi laughed. This was what he had intended. “As an operator, you need to pay a certain amount of gold coins to Wushan Castle every year.”

"ah?"

Luo Ning looked bitter, "You know, I'm very poor. I can barely afford to support the extraordinary people in my territory!"

“Hahaha~”

Lu Lan Si smiled and shook his head, "Don't lie to me, you can make so many spell scrolls in a month, and you can make hundreds of gold coins by selling them. Paying a little operating fee is nothing to you."

He raised a finger and said, "10 gold coins per tribe, 30 gold coins per year. Grandpa, I am not bullying you, am I?"

Luo Ning heaved a sigh of relief when he heard this. He thought the other party would ask for a lot, but this price was obviously a true friendship price.

"No, Grandpa, it's 40 gold coins!"

He emphasized: "There is also a Black Collar Tribe. I plan to take it down around the spring plowing season next year!"

Lu Lans shook his head, "I'm afraid you don't have a chance."

Huh? The smile on Luo Ning's face disappeared, and he looked suspicious: "Why do you say that?"

"Baron Leisen of Thane Territory sent his son Tobreton a letter saying that Thane Territory had finally conquered the most powerful Black Collar Savage Tribe in the Wubei Forest after a fierce battle a month ago, losing hundreds of soldiers and several professional knights."

Lulans took out the parchment from his arms and threw it lightly into Roning's hand.

"Like you, Baron Leisen also wants to incorporate the Black Collar Tribe into his territory."

(End of this chapter)