A dry dirt road crosses two bumpy wetlands, penetrates into the stone forest and reaches the northern woodland.

A few years ago, after Lei Sen took over the Black Collar Tribe, he built such a road to transport various resources.

At this time, Redal was leading a team of knights, escorting assassins and captives slowly into the swamp town.

In the carriage, Feridon was tied up tightly and could not move at all.

Looking at the familiar yet unfamiliar scenery in front of him, he finally believed what Redal said was true - Baron Leisen would never come back, and Sean had finished his work.

During all the days he was held captive, he had never felt so depressed and desperate.

The team slowly crossed the hard dirt road and soon arrived in front of the swamp fort.

Looking at the well-organized knight team, Galil's eyes kept jumping back and forth between Ronin and Redal. He didn't know who was responsible for the fact that Shanlin Town could have such a team so quickly.

"Lord Luo Ning, I see that your troops have been equipped with iron and wood armor. I wonder when the batch of weapons and equipment promised to us can be delivered to Wushan City?"

Galil is the captain of the first knight squad of Wushan Castle, and he was the one who signed the order with Ronin.

Roning was originally gazing at his own knight team with great interest, but was suddenly stunned by Galil's question.

He hesitated for a moment, then immediately said, "Don't worry, there are still more than three months left in the six-month construction period, and it will definitely be completed by the end of April."

This is not what Roning said.

On the one hand, there is no war in Wubei Territory, and the urgency of its demand for weapons and armor has decreased, so the products produced by the Tiemu Workshop can be used to complete the orders; on the other hand, Roning now has so many more laborers, and allocating some of them to the Tiemu Workshop can greatly increase production capacity.

By then, not only will we be able to complete Galil's order, we can even officially start selling to the outside world through the Iron Hoof Family's caravan.

"grown ups!"

While the two were talking, Redar had already dismounted. He came to Ronin and saluted respectfully, while reporting: "The Shadow Assassin and five knights under Leisen, including Feridon, have been escorted here by me."

Roning nodded and patted Ridar's shoulder with confidence, "Well done!"

As he spoke, Roning noticed that Redal's practice progress had reached 26/800. This was all the result of his own practice. Roning did not use any energy essence for Redal.

Of course, during this period of time, Roning did not add points for Macken. Now Macken relied on his own practice and his progress reached 4/1500.

In the same period of time, Riedal gained 26 points of progress, while McCann only gained 4 points.

In other words, if he relied solely on self-cultivation, Rydar's progress would be six times faster than McKen's.

Sure enough, the difference between Jiaoyang talent and Jinjin talent can still be reflected in the speed of cultivation.

After saying hello to Horn, Jenny and others who came with him, Roning began to hand over the criminals.

After successfully handing over Shadow, Feridon and others to Galil, Ronin had nothing to do with Leisen's trial, and all subsequent matters were handled by Wushan Castle.

In addition to the handover of criminals, the defense of Swamp Town also needs to be taken over by Roning's people.

After all, Mas and Baron Taren from the Horse Herder City were only here to help, and Roning did not pay for their assistance, so it would not be appropriate to let them stay in the Swamp Town for too long.

That night, a simple yet sumptuous dinner was held in the Swamp Castle.

It is mainly to thank Galil, Mas and Baron Taren for their care during this period of time, and also to say farewell tomorrow.

After the dinner, Ronin summoned his knights in the study.

"After occupying the Black Collar Tribe, Magician Jenny was in charge of the census."

Ridal handed over the census results of the Black Collar Tribe, "This is the list of people in the Black Collar Tribe."

"Thank you for your hard work, Jenny." Roning said.

Jenny bowed slightly, remaining humble enough: "You don't have to be so polite, sir. This is what I should do."

Roning spread out the parchment, and the beautiful handwriting clearly recorded the personnel situation of the Black Collar Tribe.

The Black Collar Tribe has a total of 1,270 people, making it the largest of the four savage tribes.

As of now, although the population census of Swamp Town has not been completed, the number of people registered in Roning's hands has reached more than 4,400.

Once the census of Swamp Town is completed, the population will definitely exceed 10,000.

"What's the current situation of the Black Collar Tribe?" Roning asked.

Ronin nodded slowly. "Joffrey, you were the leader of the Black Collar Tribe before. When things here are over, you should go back to the Black Collar Tribe and calm them down."

Joffrey bowed and replied, "Yes, my lord."

Luo Ning then asked a question that concerned him more: "What were the casualties in the attack on the Black Collar Tribe?"

After all, this is the first war in the true sense of the word involving everyone, so there will inevitably be casualties.

"The casualties this time were minimal."

Riedal reported truthfully: "One cavalryman was killed, and two infantrymen were killed. The cavalrymen were new recruits from Shanlin Town, and the infantrymen were guards who followed you from Wushan Fort earlier."

"In addition, twelve other people were injured. However, after so many days, the injured have gradually recovered."

Luo Ning secretly breathed a sigh of relief. He could still accept such a number of casualties.

"A pension of 1 gold coin should be paid to each casualty."

Roning thought for a moment and said, "I will ask Galil to hand over the two guards from Wushan Castle to their families."

In order to gather troops in Wushan Castle, Roning promised that anyone who was willing to follow him to Shanlin Town would receive a pension of 1 gold coin if they died in battle.

This doesn't count as breaking one's promise.

"In addition to pensions, the families of fallen soldiers will also enjoy tax relief, be exempted from labor service for the next five years, and only have to pay half of the taxes."

Roning looked at Rydar and Wilson, "If we are going to recruit new soldiers later, you can let us know this in advance."

"Yes, sir!"

Luo Ning glanced at everyone and said, "Although it is a happy thing for me to become the Viscount of Wubei Territory this time, I hope everyone will not relax their nerves. After all, this is just the beginning."

Leaving aside the external environment, if Wubei wants to develop and grow stronger, there are still many things waiting for them to do.

But these words made everyone's eyes light up.

Among this group of people, James and Horn want to restore the glory of their ancestors, Joffrey, Babbling and others want to get rid of their wildling status and build a career, David and others want to become knights, Chahar wants to be a butler, and Wilson also wants to improve his social class...

They are all people with dreams, and now that Roning has given them hope, they naturally won't miss it.

"I will follow you till death!"

Roning was very satisfied with this reaction. He smiled and said, "Starting tomorrow, Macken, you will be responsible for training the guards and taking over the defense of Swamp Town."

"Rydar, the training of new recruits must continue. We need more soldiers to patrol Wubei Territory."

Rydar nodded and said, "Sir, there are still cavalry, infantry and archers left in Leisen's knight squad. They are now under the care of the Black Collar Tribe."

"As long as these people choose to surrender, they can stay and continue to be used," said Luo Ning.

It takes a lot of energy and time to train an ordinary person into a qualified soldier.

Although this group of people were once loyal to Lei Sen, the other party is no longer around. As long as they obey orders and follow commands, Roning doesn't mind continuing to use them.

"I understand, my Lord."

In fact, Redar had this intention in mind when he kept them here.

"And one more important thing."

Luo Ning said: "In the future, the movement between Swamp Town, Forest Town, Gray Earth Village, and Black Collar Village will be very frequent. In order to ensure the safety of the road, we must organize cavalry to patrol the routes along the way and eliminate dangers in time when they are discovered."

Communication between villages is inevitable.

Apart from anything else, Wilson needs to take his assistants and village chiefs to other places to guide agricultural planting work.

In addition, communication and intermarriage between villagers, the transportation of grain, and the transportation of silk and porcelain produced later all require a safe route.

"Now that there are no enemies in Wubei Territory, the matter of forming a hunter team mentioned earlier should be put on the agenda."

Luo Ning said: "We will try to clear all the dangerous spots around Swamp Town, Forest Town and several villages as soon as possible." (End of this chapter)