In the study, Ronin recounted the dispute between himself and Lord Sen.

"The first time was outside of Shanlin Town. He wanted to use Princet to kill me. Although I killed him in return, Feridon who came after me made me feel the threat of death for the first time."

At that time, the strongest man under Ronin was McKen, who was just a mid-level knight.

"The second time was this assassination. If it weren't for Black Tiger, and if I hadn't used the Wind of Detection to check in time, he would have been seriously injured even if he didn't die."

"Since he has tried to kill me so many times, I don't need to hesitate any longer. Now is the best time to take the initiative."

The three knights, Redal, McKen and Tom, all clenched the hilts of their swords. The showdown was finally about to begin. Many of them had known that this day would come, but they had not expected it to come so soon.

"Sir, when are you going to take action?" asked Redal.

Ronin directly gave a date, "Let the knights and guards spend the year-end and New Year celebrations well. On January 1st of next year, Riedal, you will lead the people to attack the Black Collar Tribe."

The reason for choosing the anniversary day is that, on the one hand, Lei Sen himself is not in the territory, and on the other hand, at this time Roning has successfully broken through to become a bronze knight and a great magician.

At that time, Rydar would no longer be restricted and would naturally break through. He could defeat Leisen in his advanced stage, let alone after the breakthrough.

As he spoke, Roning looked at McKen and Tom.

"You two need to accompany me to Wushan Fort, so you can't participate in the battle to capture the Black Collar Tribe this time."

McCann was fine, as he had already prepared for this, but Tom was dumbfounded. “Sir, although my strength is not strong, I am willing to contribute to the conquest of the Black Collar Tribe. Please give me this opportunity!”

His eyes were full of desire for battle. A knight can only establish glory on the battlefield.

"You need to come with me to Wushan Castle and testify against Baron Leisen for the crimes he committed against me."

Luo Ning smiled and said, "If nothing unexpected happens, after you come back this time, you won't have to wear the mask on your face anymore, and you can also restore your former name, Malte."

Although Tom was born in Shanlin Town, he was once Princet's subordinate and participated in Princet's assassination of Ronin.

Roning originally kept Tom so that he could serve as a witness one day.

Tom was originally wondering why he was called back with the commander this time. It turned out that the lord had such an arrangement.

"Sir, you still remember my name."

He was a little excited. Recently everyone called him Tom, and he almost forgot the name Malte.

"But whether I wear a mask or not, I will be named after the name you gave me from now on. 'Tom' will be my name for the rest of my life!"

Luo Ning raised his eyebrows. This kid is really good at talking.

"Here's your Free Tom."

Luo Ning turned the topic back to the year-end arrangements.

"The annual celebration of Gray Earth Village will be held as usual. Also, the tournament between knights and guards can be held in advance to allow for sufficient recovery time. All promised rewards must be distributed."

Speaking of this, Roning couldn't help but look at Tom. If the other party had not gone to Shanlin Castle with him, with Tom's level, he should have been able to get into the top three among the junior knights.

This arrangement caused the other party to miss out on a few gold coins as a reward.

Next, he discussed the battle plan with Redar and McKeon.

The purpose of sending troops to the Black Collar Tribe this time is to catch them by surprise and attack them when they are off guard and immersed in the atmosphere of the New Year celebration.

Therefore, before deciding to take action, news of the attack must be kept strictly confidential.

"Sir, speaking of the Black Collar Tribe, I have something I want to report to you."

Rydar said: "Baron Rayson once asked Joffrey to promise me manors, money, beauties, etc., hoping that I would follow him."

Joffrey, the leader of the Black Collar Tribe, Ronin had some impression of this man. But he didn't expect that Leisen would actually set his sights on Ridal.

If Lei Sen could really persuade Redal to backstab him, it would not only enhance the strength of Lord Sean, but also weaken Ronin's strength, killing two birds with one stone.

But he never expected that Roning, Redal and others were connected by a soul contract, which was completely different from ordinary followers.

It can be said that the existence of Ronin is the primary condition for maintaining the existence of Redal, McKen, and Elrond in the world.

Everyone would betray, but not these three.

"If Lei Sen hadn't hired someone to assassinate me and given me this opportunity, I might have arranged for you to be an undercover agent for him."

This is actually a good choice.

Luo Ning jokingly said: "What a pity, you lost the opportunity to follow a strong man."

The three knights in the study couldn't help but laugh.

Ridar said, "A knight who is over fifty years old and only reached bronze level is far inferior to you, sir."

Lei Sen's qualifications are just average, and he became a baron thanks to his family's background.

If his background was more ordinary, becoming a canonized knight would probably be the upper limit of his life.

"My lord, although I will not follow Leisen, Joffrey, the leader of the Black Collar Tribe, may follow you."

"oh?"

Luo Ning was a little surprised, "What do you mean?"

"I had a brief contact with Joffrey. This guy seems different from the gentle Horn and Jenny. He should be more ambitious."

"I deliberately provoked Joffrey that day, but I didn't know if it would work."

Ridal recounted in detail what had happened on the border that day.

Luo Ning nodded secretly.

In any case, the Black Collar Tribe is the strongest among the wildling tribes. In addition to the help of Lei Sen, Joffrey must have played a significant role in it.

Although Joffrey is now loyal to Rayson, his background is simple and there are no complicated power relationships behind him, so he is a relatively easy person to recruit.

As for pursuits and ambitions, except for Redal and the other two, the others who followed Ronin had more or less pursuits and ambitions, which was not a bad thing.

Ronin currently has a small number of high-level knights at his disposal, and if he could subdue Joffrey, it would be of great help to him.

"If you have the chance, you can get in touch with Joffrey more often. It would be best if he takes the initiative to surrender. If he is unwilling, then you can first take down the Black Collar Tribe and then persuade him to surrender."

"good!"

Rydal considered crossing the border before the annual celebration and asking Joffrey out for a few talks.

Things would be much easier if Joffrey could be captured before attacking the Black Collar Tribe.

What they didn't expect was that Joffrey was no longer in the Black Collar Tribe, and the knights guarding the Black Collar Tribe were replaced by Feridon, Fenris and members of their knight team.

Joffrey was assigned to be with Leisen and accompany him to Wushan Castle as a guard.

The reason for this transfer was that what Rydal said that day was heard by Knight Unai who was following Joffrey and reported back to Swamp Town.

Joffrey was also innocent. His search for Redal was purely arranged by Rayson, but he did not expect that he would be suspected in the end.

(End of this chapter)