"Sir, I have brought back all the horses you bought in the Horse Farm City."

Ronin nodded. "Thank you for your hard work. Please inform Chahar later and let him handle the rest. I just saw two knights, Rogna and Kurami, on the tower. Why did they follow you to Swamp Town?"

"I was just about to report to you."

Tom said, "When I went to the stable to take the horses away, Rogner saw that I was the only professional knight in the team, so he brought Kurami to escort me back. At the same time, they also wanted to take the opportunity to visit the Swamp Town."

He added: "Although the two knights, Rogna and Kurami, do like to travel, I feel that they must have other reasons for visiting you."

Roning thought about it but couldn't figure it out. Maybe the two of them really just came to Swamp Town to have some fun.

"Let's go and meet them together."

If other people came to visit, Luo Ning usually would not go out to greet them.

However, he had a very good impression of Rogna and Kurami. In addition, he had been taken care of many times by Viscount Marvin, so it was reasonable for him to go out to greet them.

"Long time no see, Rogerna, Kurami."

Ronin walked out of the castle with a smile, greeting everyone warmly.

"Long time no see, Lord Viscount!"

In fact, it was not only Rogna and Kurami who came. Ronin also saw eight or nine unfamiliar faces. Judging from their clothes, they looked more like squire knights.

Rogner also introduced: "This is Grado Hartel. His father is Knight Sori, the captain of the Fourth Knight Squadron of Ironhoof Castle."

Roning had met Knight Sori at the banquet in the Horse Herder City. The other party had the strength of a peak bronze level and was only one step away from becoming a silver knight.

In addition, he also danced a few dances with Jenny Hartle, and Viscount Marvin once asked Roning what he thought of the girl.

"Welcome to Swamp Town, Knight Grado."

Luo Ning smiled and stretched out his hand to shake hands with the other party, then looked at the nine unfamiliar faces behind the three people, "Who are these?"

Rogna smiled and said, "Those are our entourage and servants."

Luo Ning nodded slightly, but was a little surprised.

The other party not only brought Grado, a stranger, but also brought followers and servants to the Swamp Town. Is he planning to live here permanently? Rogna seemed to know Ronin's doubts. He, Kurami and Grado looked at each other, and the three of them knelt on one knee at the same time.

This sudden scene startled Luo Ning, "What are you doing?"

"Lord Ronin, please allow us to follow you, become your knights, fight for your glory, and fight for your territory!"

this……

All along, Roning thought that he had an active mind, but faced with such a scene at the moment, he couldn't help but be dazed.

He had just wondered whether these people came with some request from Viscount Marvin, but he never expected that these three people were here to follow him.

Not only was he very surprised, but even Tom who accompanied him along the way was shocked.

Rognar, the heir of the Viscount Ironhoof family and a young senior knight, actually chose to follow Ronin?

In a trance, Tom understood that Lord Roning is now the Lord of Wubei Territory and has a brighter future. His status and position are incomparable to that of the Lord of Shanlin Town.

"You...get up first."

Luo Ning did not agree immediately, but walked forward and helped the three people up one by one.

Rogna and the other two were a little surprised. Shouldn't the other party say something like "I accept your allegiance" at this time?

What does it mean to help them up and not accept it? "Come on, let's go into the castle first and talk."

Ronin invited the three to enter the castle. "I need to understand your thoughts. At the same time, before following me, you also need to know more about me."

Rogna and his two followers are different from the other followers.

The knights under Ronin's command are either surrenderers or ordinary people who have been promoted to knights. They do not have particularly complicated backgrounds.

But Rogna and the other two all have families behind them. Even if they are loyal to Ronin and put Ronin's interests first, they will not completely sever ties with their families.

Therefore, there are some things that are commonly accepted but need to be changed by Roning, and he must let the other party understand them first.

Luo Ning also took the opportunity to learn about the situation of the three people.

Rognar Ironhoof, 21 years old, senior knight, second son of Viscount Marvin;

Krami Snow, 21 years old, a mid-level knight, the eldest daughter of Baron Taren, and Rognar's fiancée. It is said that the two are about to get married. Grado Hartel, 17 years old, a junior knight, and the second son of Sir Sori.

Although all three came from noble families, none of them had the right to inherit the family title or property.

After all, they are either the second son or a daughter. According to the inheritance rules, they cannot be ranked first.

Therefore, their fate was already determined. They could either stay in the family and help manage family affairs, or go out with some resources to follow other lords to seek advancement in status and property.

Rogna and the other two chose the latter.

Wubei Territory is an emerging territory, and its lord Roning has great potential, which makes it a very suitable object of loyalty.

This is what they meant, and perhaps the families behind them also have this meaning.

Agree or refuse? In fact, Luo Ning had never thought of refusing.

When he was still the Baron of Hillwood Town, having a dozen professional knights under his command seemed to be enough.

But he is now the Viscount of Wubei Territory, and the territory will surely develop in the future. Not only will the population increase, but the wealth will also increase.

There is a saying that goes, "If my neighbor stores grain, I store guns; my neighbor is my granary." The implication behind this saying is that the neighbor's military strength is not good enough.

If Ronin wanted to maintain the stability of his territory and protect its wealth, he needed more professional knights or magicians.

After all, the extraordinary people are the symbol of power in this world.

But waiting for the subjects to awaken their extraordinary powers on their own and then to advance from the primary to the intermediate and advanced levels will take many years, which is too slow.

In this case, accepting the allegiance of foreign supernatural beings is an inevitable choice.

Rogna, Kurami and Grado are all good talents, and Ronin has no reason to refuse them.

"I can accept your following."

After understanding all this, Luo Ning gave the answer the other party expected, but he changed the subject again: "But there are two points I must tell you in advance."

Rogna and the other two listened carefully. "You go ahead."

"First of all, since you have chosen to follow me, I hope you will obey my arrangements and carry out my orders unswervingly."

“This is what a follower should do.”

Rogner said: "Please do not doubt our sincerity!"

"The interests of the lord are above all else." Kurami also echoed.

Grado seemed a little less courageous, but he also said, "Everything is up to the adults' arrangements."

Being loyal to the lord and obeying his arrangements is the duty of a professional knight.

Since Rogna and the other two had chosen to follow others, they were already prepared to obey orders.

Luo Ning nodded, "The second point is also the more important one. If you follow me, I will improve your treatment and status, but at least in the next ten or twenty years, I will not easily grant you territory."

For the time being, Roning has no plans to create a few baronies in his own Wubei territory.

He has the final say on how Ukrainian North develops, how the population is mobilized, and how the land is used.

Once he enfeoffs his followers as feudal nobles, then according to the laws of the kingdom, he will need to discuss with these vassal lords what policies he wants to implement in these territories.

Although these vassals would generally respond to his orders, this undoubtedly brought the possibility of twists and turns in the implementation of his policies.

For a long time in the future, what he will have to do is to concentrate his efforts on major tasks.

"If you can accept this, then I will accept your following."

Luo Ning looked at the three people and said, "You have time to think about it." (End of this chapter)