Carlos, who was taking a nap not far away, looked at the place where it had been imprisoned for so many years and finally closed it, and couldn't help feeling excited.

When they were in the cave yesterday, Roning asked it whether it wanted to give this underground palace to Carlos as a nest, but it refused without hesitation.

This place is a shadow in its life. It would rather stay outside in the wind and rain than go in there again.

After sealing the entrance to the cave, the group officially returned, completing this special mission that lasted eight or nine days.

Roning did not go with the team.

After a night's rest and two meals of roasted wild boar to replenish his energy, Carlos's condition recovered a little. Roning sat on the dragon's back and flew all the way back to Shanlin Town.

He watched the mountains and rivers change rapidly before his eyes, and felt refreshed for a moment.

When they came, they traveled through the dense forest and it took them nearly five days to reach the outside of the strange valley.

Now sitting on the dragon's back, it took Roning a moment to vaguely see the location of the town.

"That's the Wushan Monster Mountain Range over there."

Luo Ning pointed to the mountains in the distance and said, "There are many monsters there. You can look for food there when you are hungry."

Carlos cheered happily, and the sound penetrated the clouds and reached below, startling a flock of birds and causing them to fly.

Its Frostfire Wings could finally fly freely in the sky and earth, and finally choose its own food! Roning continued to give other instructions, such as not eating people and trying to avoid high-level monsters.

At the same time, he also considered looking for a place west of Shanlin Town as the dragon's lair.

High-level magical beasts have their own territories, not to mention dragons.

By then, the dragon's might will be enough to intimidate the group of monsters and prevent them from easily invading Shanlin Town.

In this way, McKen and others would not have to lead the team to patrol the Black Iron Forest area every now and then, and would not have to worry all day about the people working in the ironwood workshop being attacked by monsters.

Soon, a man and a dragon landed on the hillside.

"Okay, remember my instructions and don't cause me any trouble."

He patted Carlos on the head and said, "I will summon you if there is anything. Now, go by yourself."

“Good Master!”

Carlos couldn't wait to spread his wings, flew into the air in a gust of wind, and soon disappeared.

Judging from the direction, Carlos should be heading towards the Wushan Monster Mountain Range.

"It looks like we're going to have a good meal."

Luo Ning smiled and shook his head, and after going down the hill for a while, he reached the mountain path.

This road connects Shanlin Town and Qingzhu Village.

Last winter, Ronin encouraged his subjects to use trees to survive the winter, so a long road was opened up here.

And now the felling is still going on, and it is estimated that it will reach Qingzhu Village by the end of the year.

"Yes, Lord!"

"Come and meet the Lord!"

When Roning passed by a wheat field, the people who were working in the field noticed him.

Although the quality of life of the residents of Shanlin Town has not improved significantly, compared to the past, they at least have a relatively stable living environment.

The policies promulgated by Shanlinbao were communicated to the village chiefs of each village, so that every citizen had a clear understanding.

They know what their mission is and what they will get in return.

In view of the lord's kindness, generosity, and his repeated promises, they are willing to believe in his policies.

Apart from anything else, they are very happy to implement the recently issued policies regarding pregnant women.

While expanding the family population, one can also apply to the lord's mansion for 300 kilograms of grain and other rights. Many people in the lord's mansion want to have children for this reason.

Some single men, unable to find wives in the town, set their sights on slaves. After all, the lord said that slaves could also get married.

As for the status of slaves, they did not care. Anyway, as long as they worked for the lord for ten years, they could become serfs. Even if they had children in the future, they would be able to get rid of the status of slaves and they did not have to worry that the lord would take their children out and sell them.

Faced with the enthusiastic subjects, Roning stopped to greet them and gave them some encouragement, hoping that everyone could live and work in peace and that life in Shanlin Town would get better and better.

We walked and stopped along the way, and it was almost noon when we arrived at Shanlinbao.

Hillwood Castle is relatively quiet now. Irene and Black Tiger have moved to Swamp Town and are learning potion making from Elrond with her mother Jenny.

Moreover, the environment of Swamp Town is more suitable for Irene to practice.

"It's over. I came back early."

Luo Ning said: "Ask the kitchen to prepare lunch. Also, has Rogner come back?"

"Knight Rogner is in town. He has brought more than 500 people that Anthony had gathered from Baron Corner to Hillwood Town. Wilson is settling them down."

"In addition, Pearson and his caravan have also returned from Wushan City. The ironwood armor and weapons sold this time earned a total of 272 gold coins, all of which are placed in the drawer of your study."

The production capacity of the Ironwood Workshop increased, and Galil's order was completed ahead of schedule, just in time to escort Rognar to Wushan City during this trip.

"Also, the messenger bird brought a letter from Wushanbao."

Luo Ning's eyes lit up. The bird path for the carrier bird had been successfully built for some time, and he could finally communicate with the outside world by letters.

"Where is the letter?"

"It's on the table in your study."

Luo Ning came to the study and found the letter in a linen bag. When he opened it, he saw a piece of parchment with a lot of words written on it. He could tell from the handwriting that it was from Lu Lans.

After reading it, I found that the first part was a greeting. It might be because Lulans was old, or the backlash of the Soul Devouring Surge made him not in good condition, so he seemed a bit long-winded.

However, he mentioned later that May 25th was coming soon, and he hoped that Roning could go to Wushanbao to celebrate his birthday this year, and also asked him to think about the possibility of getting engaged to Blanche.

"I didn't realize my birthday would be here soon."

Luo Ning couldn't help but laugh. He had actually forgotten about this matter.

"The old man is not able to move around, so I'll go over there and just visit him."

The affairs of the territory are now proceeding in an orderly manner, and Roning's absence for a while will not affect anything.

As for the engagement with Blanche, it looks like Her Royal Highness the Princess has a positive intention towards it.

Roning was not opposed to this kind of marriage. After all, Blanche was not ugly and her personality seemed to be okay.

The key is identity. Marrying the princess of the kingdom will bring him another identity.

Luo Ning thought about it, took out a piece of parchment, and began to write back to Lu Lans.

However, he only mentioned that he would return to Wushanbao to celebrate his birthday, and would talk about the engagement when the time came.

“Boom, boom…”

There was a knock on the door.

"Enter."

Rogner pushed the door open and greeted with a smile: "Long time no see, sir!"

"I just heard from Chahar that you have returned, so I came to report."

"Thank you for your hard work, Roger."

Luo Ning smiled and said, "Krami is still on her way back. It will probably take about four or five days to reach Black Soil Town."

"Thank you for taking care of Kurami."

"I didn't take care of her. The conditions were harsh when I was on duty in the woods."

Luo Ning smiled and said, "You have a strong-willed fiancée. When are you going to get married?"

Rogner scratched his head, seemingly unprepared.

"We were originally planning to do it this year, but then I discussed it with Kurami and decided to build a small courtyard in Swamp Town. Once it's finished, we'll talk about the wedding."

They have their own families now, so it's natural that the wedding will be held in their respective small homes.

"That's no problem. Just tell Wilson which piece of land you like and he'll give it to you for free."

Luo Ning smiled and said, "We can just hold the wedding in the Swamp Castle!"

"Thank you for your kindness, sir!"

Rogner smiled and thanked him, then restrained his expression and said seriously: "Sir, I got some information when I went out this time, and I need to pass it on to you."

Ronin raised his eyebrows. Last time, Rogner brought information about the trial of Baron Leisen. What kind of information would he bring this time? "You tell me."

"I heard that the Bolant Bandits in the southwest of Wushan Territory have been restless since April."

Rogner said: "Many people are wondering if this group of thieves will cause trouble at the border again." (End of this chapter)