Roning wanted to form a team of knights, so he needed to buy at least six war horses and twenty riding horses.

Among them, war horses are prepared for professional knights, while riding horses are allocated to cavalry.

The quality of the horses in the Horse Herding City is well-known throughout the Wushan Territory and its surrounding areas. The farm that Rognar brought Roning to today is a top-notch horse farm, so the quality of every horse here is very good.

The better the quality of the horse, the higher the price will naturally be, and the buyer will naturally have to pay a lot of gold coins.

Through Rogna's detailed introduction, Roning was able to figure out the approximate price range of war horses of various qualities in the Horse Herding City.

Ordinary quality warhorses cost 40-60 gold coins each, excellent quality warhorses cost 100-150 gold coins each, and excellent quality warhorses cost 300+ gold coins each.

The riding horses prepared for cavalry also have price ranges and grades, fluctuating between 3 and 20 gold coins depending on the quality of the horse.

When Roning looked at the horses in the stable, he felt that they were no longer flesh and blood animals, but golden coins.

I wonder how much money I can make if I sell these more than one hundred horses at market price.

However, Viscount Marvin has already told Rogner to give Ronin the greatest benefit.

So the war horses that Roning bought today were all at the lowest price of each type, and the riding horses were at the middle price.

With such a good opportunity, Roning would naturally not miss it.

He still has 1,562 gold coins in his hand, so he has to buy more.

As the saying goes, if you miss this opportunity, you will miss it forever. He can't expect Viscount Marvin to give him preferential treatment every time. After all, he has to make money by running a horse farm.

However, he couldn't buy too much as the conditions in Shanlin Town did not allow it.

You have to know that raising these horses requires a lot of feed.

In addition to grass, in order to maintain the condition of the war horses, corn, oats, alfalfa, bran, soybeans, etc. are also needed.

The crops in Shanlin Town are too monotonous. Even oats are rare, let alone corn and alfalfa.

The only soybean planting area is not large, barely enough to cover Roning's expenses. How could there be any left for the horses to eat?

Most of the horses we bought should only be able to eat grass.

After some consideration, Roning made a decision. He needed to buy two excellent war horses, twelve ordinary war horses and thirty riding horses.

He did some calculations and found that these 44 horses alone cost him a total of 980 gold coins! This was a discounted price. If it was a normal transaction, Roning would probably have spent all his savings to make up for it.

After paying the deposit, Luo Ning received the purchase contract and agreed to take the horses away after returning from Wushan Fort.

"There are still more than 500 gold coins left. I will buy some feed, seeds, and wrought iron later..."

Luo Ning sighed secretly. The three thousand gold coins he earned from Wushan Castle last time were basically spent.

Buying is only the first step, raising is the second step, and arming is the third step.

War horses need to be protected with some protective gear, right?

It would cost another fortune to put iron armor on the horses.

Luo Ning could only set his sights on the black iron tree.

There were rattan armor soldiers during the Three Kingdoms period, and he now has iron and wood soldiers, so it is not impossible to have an iron and wood cavalry.

But regardless, it's a considerable expense.

Roning now understood why it was said that a true baron must have a complete team of knights.

Forming a team of knights is not only a reflection of the Baron's strength, but also a reflection of his financial power.

Only those nobles who have both strength and financial resources can be considered true nobles.

After Roning finalized the horse issue, he had completed all the things he had planned for his visit to the Horse Herding City.

When Viscount Marvin received the list in the evening, the corners of his mouth twitched, "This kid, when I asked him how many horses he needed, he didn't say so much!"

Yesterday, Roning only talked about ordinary war horses and riding horses, and did not mention excellent war horses.

There are now two more fine war horses on the list, which were obviously added at the last minute.

"He really knows how to take advantage."

Marvin put the list aside and stopped paying attention to it. He had already given away the Cloud-Stepping Horse, so giving away a few more horses was nothing.

Moreover, he could see that the current Roning was no longer the same as before, and it was completely profitable to sponsor him.

…

Since the Ironhoof Fort's convoy would still need a few days to prepare, Roning had a rare chance to rest.

Originally, Rogna and his girlfriend, Knight Kurami, wanted to invite him to tour the Horse City and visit places like the Colosseum and the Arena.

But Luo Ning politely declined, citing fatigue from traveling.

He told others that he needed to rest, but in fact he was practicing fourth-level fighting skills and magic in his own villa.

After the promotion, he can learn the Storm Blade fighting skills, and the two magics of Tear and Wind Tentacles in terms of wind attribute; at the same time, for the fire attribute, he can master the Flame Tornado fighting skills that Lei Sen used in the past, as well as the Flame Light Pillar magic.

Except for the "tearing" magic which he obtained from the magic core of the Storm Wolf, the rest were given to him by Lulans.

Through study, Roning discovered that fighting skills and magic are actually very similar in form, and both involve the use of extraordinary powers.

For example, the Storm Blade is actually formed by attaching Dou Qi to the mist, and then cleverly condensing, controlling, and differentiating it to form more than a dozen wind blades;

Tearing, on the other hand, uses spell patterns to mobilize the wind element between heaven and earth to attack;

If you look at the difference, Storm Blade has a wider range, while Rend has stronger damage.

"Storm Blade!"

Roning shouted softly, and the Flowing Flame Sword drew a beautiful arc in the air. The sharp wind blade whistled like a sickle and attacked McKen in front.

McKen did not use any fighting skills, but simply condensed fighting energy armor on his body, and at the same time used the fighting energy to shoot out palm wind to dissolve Roning's attack.

With a loud collision, the power of Roning's sword was basically neutralized by McKen, leaving only a few sporadic wind blades that penetrated through the palm wind and hit the opponent's fighting armor.

The fighting spirit armor just trembled slightly and then returned to its original state.

"It's powerful enough, but a little weaker than Tear."

Roning stroked his chin, those fighting skills and magic flashing through his mind.

"It's a pity that the power of the same magic cannot be increased as the magician's strength increases. If it can be increased by injecting more fighting spirit like fighting skills, then the power of the 'Wind Blade' magic is still the most powerful in terms of single-target attack."

It is said that only when one's strength reaches the wizard level can the power of ordinary magic be enhanced. Unfortunately, Ronin does not know the principle behind it.

He might need to consult a magic mentor, or improve Elrond's strength so that he can gain more memories and knowledge about magic.

In a blink of an eye, three days passed.

Roning has already grasped the second magic wind tentacle with wind attribute.

This magic manipulates the wind to form threads that bind the opponent's limbs in the air, thereby controlling the opponent's movements. Its effect is basically similar to Elrond's Light Binding.

But as a wind-attributed magic and a fourth-level magic, its binding power is much stronger than the light binding technique.

Roning had tried this on McKen and Tom, and the former needed to exert all his strength to break free, otherwise he would be trapped for at least three to five seconds.

As for Tom...

Poor Tom was tied up for three minutes and couldn't move at all. In the end, he was able to break free because the power of the magic gradually weakened over time.

"Sir, Alphonse, the butler of Ironhoof Castle, is here." Tom said as he walked into the yard.

Luo Ning's heart moved. It should be that the convoy of Tieti Fort is ready and they need to set off for Wushan Fort.

This time, Wushanbao will be more lively than last time.

(End of this chapter)