Then, when Ronin rejected the other party's request, he thought Bretton would be angry or even furious, but later found out that the other party was not like that either.
So he decided to chat with him for a while to find out what this younger brother was thinking.
After a conversation, Roning had a new understanding of Breton.
In the eyes of the other side, Wushanbao's predicament was mainly caused by two reasons:
One reason is that Rulans' health is deteriorating, and the other is that Wiggins does not have enough strength.
To sum up, Wushanbao lost the person who was responsible for the military strength, resulting in an unstable position.
Breton had aspired to be a strong man since he was a child. Especially when he heard some nobles mocking Wiggins' incompetence in private at a banquet, he became more eager to become stronger!
In his opinion, as long as one is strong enough and has a strong fist, nothing will be a problem.
As for government affairs, he knew very little and didn't care much about them. Today, he was acting as a lobbyist for Lord Sean just to help out out of friendship as a classmate.
Roning was naturally skeptical about such words, but when he saw the calluses on Bretton's palms that were as thick as those of an old soldier, he suddenly felt that he might have some preconceived ideas.
Maybe Bretton is just a martial arts fanatic who lives in an information cocoon and really doesn't know some things.
"My Lord, you are finally back."
When McKen and others who were waiting in the living room of the small building saw Roning coming back, they immediately stood up to greet him.
"You should take a rest. You don't have to worry about my safety in Wushan Castle."
Luo Ning smiled and said, "Have you had dinner?"
“I’ve eaten them all.”
McCann replied, "Butler Holwart has arranged it very well."
Walton and George both nodded vigorously.
Although they did not have the opportunity to dine with Luo Ning in the main hall, even the small hall was an eye-opener for them, with rich food and good service.
They thoroughly experienced the dinner hosted by high-end nobles, and they would have something to brag about when they returned to Shanlin Town.
"Okay, go and have a rest."
McCann reminded him, "Sir, Mr. Most has just come here. He brought a lot of books, saying that they were prepared for you by the Marquis. They are all on the desk in your bedroom."
When Luo Ning went down the mountain, he mentioned to Lu Lans that he needed fighting skills and magic books. He didn't expect that the other party would send them to him so quickly.
He came to the bedroom.
The magic crystal lamp illuminated the surroundings brightly, and Roning could see at a glance the pile of books on the desk.
"The old man is really generous. He gave me so much at once!"
He walked quickly to the desk and found that Most had considerately divided the books into seven piles according to their attributes - earth, wind, water, fire, thunder, light, and darkness.
Luo Ning combined his own attributes and checked the wind and fire piles first.
"Fire attribute intermediate, advanced, bronze, silver, gold, meteor level..."
Luo Ning was stunned. He didn't expect that Lu Lan Si would bring all the fire-attributed fighting skills from intermediate to meteor level, and also a book called "Wushan Fighting Qi Secret Book".
The Dou Qi Secret Book is actually a special way of operating Dou Qi.
As we all know, an intermediate knight needs to open up the Dou Qi meridians, transport the Dou Qi flowing out of the Dou Qi seeds to various parts of the body without loss, and finally break through the Qi Sea to enter the advanced level.
As for high-level knights, their practice mainly focuses on strengthening their Qi sea in order to store more fighting spirit.
In the later stages, knights can use these fighting spirits to temper their skin and flesh, thereby improving their ability to withstand blows.
When tempered to a certain degree, a flash of bronze lines will form on the knight's body surface, which means that he has reached the bronze level.
The Secret Book of Fighting Qi is a method of cultivation that assists in tempering one's energy.
There are many Dou Qi secret books on the market, and their functions are similar, but they also have their advantages and disadvantages.
A good Dou Qi secret book can improve the efficiency of quenching and save the consumption of Dou Qi.
Although the Wushan family's Dou Qi secret book is not top-notch, it is definitely top-notch and of very good quality.
His strength only needs to be increased. Tempering day and night is not as good as adding an attribute point to the knight's progress.
It doesn't help McCann and Reda much either, they have their own set of things.
But there are other professional knights in the territory, and when they reach advanced levels, they will need this thing.
Luo Ning could completely treat the "Wushan Fighting Qi Secret Book" as a treasure and give it to loyal and reliable people.
"The old man is still very considerate!"
Luo Ning put down the Dou Qi Secret Book and began to look through the fighting skills and magic books with wind attributes.
…
At the same time, in another building, Bretton, who had separated from Ronin, returned to the living room and sat on the sofa.
His mother, Diane, was reading a book. When she saw her son coming back, she asked, "How is it? Did Ronin agree?"
Obviously she knew why Bretton was looking for Roning.
"No, mother, he didn't agree."
Brayton replied: "Ronin wants to run those places himself."
Dai Anni frowned slightly and closed the book. "Him? How can he run the business with so few people in Shanlin Town?"
Brighton objected, "I think Brother Ronin can do it, he is very confident."
"Oh my god, Brayden, are you crazy?"
Diane was shocked by what her son said.
"How can you believe Luo Ning's lies? Don't you know what kind of person he is? These lands will never be of any value if they are put in his hands!"
In front of outsiders, Diane would never belittle Roning or anyone else so directly, but when facing her son, she always spoke directly.
Breton frowned in confusion. "Ronin has changed, hasn't he? He has conquered the savage tribe!"
"I was able to conquer those barbarian tribes by pulling a line of infantry from my knight squad. What does this mean?"
Diane shook her head helplessly, her eyes full of disappointment.
"I thought it would be no problem to entrust this matter to you, but I didn't expect that not only did you fail to accomplish it, but you also spoke for Luo Ning. It seems that your grandfather is right. You are only good at cultivation. You don't have any special skills in government affairs and negotiations."
Breton lowered his head and did not refute. He felt that his mother was right.
Dai Anni sighed, "How many times have I told you that the land in the north of Wushan Territory must be controlled by our people. Only in this way can we curb the nobles with ulterior motives over there!"
Breton was puzzled, "Isn't Brother Ronin one of ours?"
"He's your competitor!"
Diane whispered angrily, "He was never one of ours. Why don't you understand? Huh?"
Breton shook his head. He felt that the question was too profound for him to understand.
In his opinion, he had clearly obtained the inheritance rights, and Luo Ning had promised him to restore the family's glory. They were just talking and laughing, so how come they were no longer family members now? "Mother, who exactly do you mean by "we"?"
Bretton's voice was a little tired. "Ronin and I are brothers. We are from Wushan. We..."
“That’s enough!”
Diane shouted, "I don't want to hear that from you again!"
She looked at the latter as if he were a fool, "Remember Bretton, no one will always support you, except me and the Hyde family!"
"No one else can do it. You can't trust anyone!"
It took her a long while to calm down her anger, and she said in a deep voice: "Child, there are some things you don't understand. When you grow up, you will know that everything I do is for your own good."
Bretton looked at his mother with a complicated expression, and finally he softened: "Okay, I understand..."
(End of this chapter)