Since Luo Ning had made a plan to open up the roads between Shanlin Town, Qingzhu Village, Ziguo Village and Huitu Village when he came back last time, the logging team gave priority to cutting down the trees on both sides of the road when they were working.

After more than a month, the trees on both sides of the path leading out of Shanlin Town have been cut down, revealing the outline of a mountain road about two meters wide.

Although this two-meter-wide road is less than three miles long and is not a smooth road, it is much better than the last time I passed by.

Luo Ning believed that after the decree was issued to encourage the people to cut down trees, the extension speed of this mountain road would become faster.

Since Redal had set the negotiation time for three days later, there was plenty of time, so Roning was not in a hurry.

We stayed in Qingzhu Village for two hours.

When Roning returned to Shanlin Town after conquering the three savage tribes, he handed over the defense of Qingzhu Village to the Horns, while agricultural affairs were still in the charge of Celis, the former steward of Knight Willy.

Roning rode on his Cloud-stepping Horse and walked around the fields of Qingzhu Village. He found that the order here was pretty good and the vegetable fields were not abandoned. He affirmed Celis's ability and arranged for him to be the village chief. Later, he would let Wilson bring people over to guide agricultural matters.

After a brief inspection, everyone set out again and arrived at Ziguo Village in the evening.

In addition to taking Jenny to the Gray Earth Tribe, Roning also planned to rest here for a night to recuperate.

During the conversation with Knight Horn, Roning learned that the other party had recently prepared three or four acres of land for mulberry fields as previously instructed.

At this rate, the task of opening up ten acres of mulberry land can be completed by January or February next year.

When Horn learned that Roning was going to transfer Jenny to Gray Earth Village, he also thought about going with her.

Roning was too embarrassed to refuse. After all, his arrangement would separate Horn's family of three into three different places, which was a bit inappropriate.

However, he still asked Horn to arrange the affairs of Ziguo Village. Ten acres of mulberry land must be released next year and the scale of silkworm and mulberry breeding must be expanded.

At dawn the next day, everyone set out again. Since they were all riding horses and there was a frequently traveled road between Ziguo Village and Huitu Village, it was much more convenient to travel.

More than an hour later, everyone arrived at Huitu Village.

"Sir, welcome!"

After receiving the advance report from Tom, Redar came out of the village. Behind him were Baburin, Zhuweit and other extraordinary people, as well as several guards.

"Long time no see, Rydar!"

Luo Ning greeted with a smile, "You handled the provocation of the Black Collar Tribe very well. I admire your decisiveness and bravery!"

"Thank you for your compliment, sir!" Reedar responded with a smile.

After praising Riedal, Roning briefly greeted the others.

"Has the Black Collar Tribe seen any unusual movements in the past two days?"

“Not at this time.”

Riedal replied, "I have arranged two scouts to go up the mountain outside the village to observe the other side. If there is any situation, they will report it in time."

Roning nodded secretly, Redal's arrangement was very appropriate.

"It looks like they have informed Baron Leisen and are waiting for him to make a decision. It depends on whether he can make it this time."

He asked, "What about Fenris, the man you captured? I heard he was a high-ranking knight. How is he doing now?"

"Fenris was injured in the fight that day, and we didn't provide him with food and drink for the past two days. Now he is half dead and doesn't even have the strength to escape."

Redal no longer paid much attention to Fenris. He was more concerned about what the lord would do next.

"Sir, if Baron Leisen comes here in person, do we need to deal with him outside the village?"

Roning could see that as long as he gave the order to attack Lei Sen, Redal would carry it out without hesitation, and there was sufficient confidence in the other party's eyes.

"No, now is not the time."

Luo Ning shook his head, "You may not know yet, that Lei Sen is already a bronze knight."

Ronin has not yet had a direct understanding of the specific combat effectiveness of the Bronze Knights, and the Lord of Sen has a team of knights whose strength cannot be compared with that of a few barbarian tribes.

"Apart from that, I still lack the opportunity to go to war with the barony. Even if I win, it won't be enough to make Wushanbao deprive him of his territory."

It was impossible for Roning to kill the other person.

Nobles generally have immunity and will not be easily killed without absolute reasons or excuses.

If Luo Ning wants to survive in this circle, he still has to abide by the rules of the game since he is not strong enough at the moment.

After all, if he could kill the Bronze Knight and a squad of knights, how could a Baron of Hillwood Town be weak?

"I came here for the following reasons: first, to see Lord Sean's attitude; second, to discuss a non-aggression agreement with him; and third, to negotiate a price to see how much gold Baron Leisen is willing to pay to redeem his people."

Riedal understood, "I understand!"

The group entered the house and came to the simple fortress and just sat down to drink some tea. Before Luo Ning had time to ask about the construction status of Huitu Village, the shouts of scout cavalry were heard outside.

"Commander, people are coming from the Black Collar Tribe. There are a lot of people!"

When the scout entered the fortress and saw so many people, he was shocked for a moment. After seeing Roning, he suddenly woke up and said, "Greetings, Lord!"

Roning nodded and said, "Since they are here, let's go out and greet them. Riedal, get all the guards out of the village with us!"

"yes!"

Roning was riding on his horse, looking back at his team, feeling a little excited for a moment.

In addition to the twelve extraordinary people including himself and the twenty old guards who stayed behind, Redal also trained about fifty militiamen here.

Although some of them were holding iron and wood spears and didn't even have iron swords, they still looked intimidating as long as they had a little discipline.

"If we can expand this team to thousands of people..."

Luo Ning thought to himself and was looking forward to such a day.

The team did not move fast. After going around the corner of the mountain, they arrived at the place where the other party was preparing to build a watchtower last time. Roning saw a large group of people coming on the opposite mountain road.

The leading knight was tall and strong, wearing thick armor, and was obviously a high-quality knight.

On his side, two knights, one on the left and one on the right, were also well-equipped.

These three people should be Baron Leisen and his main knights.

Behind them were ten knights, thirty-six cavalrymen, ten archers, and sixty infantrymen.

Luo Ning couldn't help but raise his eyebrows.

Wow, Baron Leisen actually sent out a standard team of knights!

Redal frowned slightly. The opponent's strength was a little beyond his expectation. If a fight broke out, it would be a tough battle with heavy casualties.

Behind him, the guards were very nervous.

Along the way, although they conquered three wild tribes, it was basically effortless. Where did they fight with real nobles? At this moment, facing the "large army approaching", their throats were a little dry due to nervousness.

As for the militiamen at the back, it was good enough that they could maintain their formation and stand.

"The strength of the leaders is pretty good, but the ones below are far behind the Sean Territory."

Roning saw all of this and knew the gap between his team and the other side.

He simply raised his hand and asked everyone to stop where they were and wait for the other party to come over.

Soon, Sean's men arrived thirty meters away.

Baron Leisen spoke, his voice mixed with fighting spirit came through clearly: "Baron Roning, I didn't expect that we would meet here!"

"The last time I saw you was at a cocktail party in April or May. I remember that we were discussing the crusade against the Black Gold Brotherhood. You were still the heir of Wushan Fort at that time."

Luo Ning took a deep breath. He did not use any fighting spirit, but just raised the volume of his voice slightly.

"Baron Leisen, you have a great memory!"

While speaking, he was also sizing up the other side's men. It would be a lie to say that he didn't feel any pressure, but he couldn't show it.

"But today is the first time we meet as the Baron of Hillwood Town."

There was disdain in Lei Sen's eyes. He lightly kicked the horse's belly, left the team and approached Roning.

"Since you and I are both barons, you should know that provoking a more established barony comes with a price."

The corner of his mouth curled up into a sneer, "If you are brave enough, come up and talk to me."

(End of this chapter)