In a trance, she seemed to have transformed from a stepmother to a biological mother.

No, probably even closer to her than her biological mother. Even if Bretton came back from outside, Diane might not be so enthusiastic.

She was more demanding and encouraging of Breton, asking him to spend all his time on training, improve his strength as much as possible, and become a powerful knight who could stand on his own as soon as possible.

But the more enthusiastic he was, the more cautious Roning became.

Anyway, no matter what the other party's purpose is, it's always good to be careful.

After eating some fruits and ordering some dishes, Roning finally got rid of Diane's enthusiasm and walked to the back garden alone.

"Master Luo Ning, you are finally here!"

After hearing the report from the guards, butler Most informed Rulans of the information, and the Marquis showed a rare look of joy.

"Long time no see Moster, how is my grandpa?"

"Okay, okay, everything is fine!"

Most didn't know whether he was telling the truth or not. "The master was very happy after receiving your letter and knowing that you would come back to celebrate your birthday. He has been thinking about you all the time!"

His description reminded Luo Ning of an elderly widower who stayed in his hometown waiting for his children to return, but Lu Lans was not going to be like that.

Although this is where the Marquis lives, the facilities and scenery here seem to have remained unchanged.

Led by Moster, Roning quickly came to Lulans' study, where the latter was sitting on the sofa, resting.

The old man was dressed quite formally and seemed to be in good spirits, but when Roning saw Lu Lans's appearance, he was still shocked.

At this time, Lu Lansi was much thinner than before, almost skin and bones. His hair was completely gray, and his eye sockets were sunken.

"Grandpa, how are you?"

Luo Ning asked with concern: "Why are you so thin?"

Lulans raised his hand, and Moster understood. He immediately bowed and left the study and closed the door.

"The side effects of Soul Devouring Surge are like this. After a severe use, the backlash effect will become stronger and stronger until a balance is reached again."

Lu Lansi smiled and said, "Don't worry, I'm just a little thinner."

He looked Luo Ning up and down, then nodded slightly, "You've grown taller and more mature. How is the construction of Wubei Territory going?"

Luo Ning took out a purification spell scroll from his arms, "Grandpa, I got a few light magic purification spell scrolls, let's see if they work?"

"Purification spell scrolls are hard to come by. It looks like you spent a lot of money on them."

Lulans took the scroll, opened it and took a look, then put the spell scroll away, "It's a pity that you spent so much money, but unfortunately, it has no effect on the Soul Devouring Surge."

"Not at all?"

Roning asked subconsciously, but from the other party's expression he could guess that Lu Lans might have received purification treatment.

Next, the other party's words confirmed Luo Ning's guess.

"I've heard of the fourth-level light magic purification technique when I was young. Although light magicians are rare, there are still some in the entire Orlant continent. Back then, I used my connections to find a great light magician. He performed the purification technique himself, but it had no effect on the Soul Devouring Surge except for making my body feel better."

That's right. In order to cure the disease in his body, Lulans had to spend a lot of money and use a lot of connections. He must have heard of the magic of purification and definitely tried it.

"There's something very special about this magic."

"This is also the main reason why Miroslav and Silva insisted that light magic could heal the injuries in my body."

Ronin had no choice but to put away the purification spell scroll and said, "Okay, I will find some magic to heal you."

If he possessed the sixth-level Warcraft Carlos, he would have no problem protecting himself.

Ridal is also improving his level progress by relying on his own training talent. Roning will give his next energy essence to Elrond so that he can become an eighth-level magician as soon as possible.

Just looking at Lu Lans' current condition, I don't know if he can still hold on for seven or eight years as he said before.

If the time is too short, Luo Ning might be too late.

After all, there are only a handful of eighth-level magicians on this continent. To cultivate subordinates of this level, even if one can gain a lot of energy essence by signing in every month, there is still tremendous pressure.

You still need to work harder on your achievements and try to accumulate more energy and essence.

"The development of Wubeiling is on the right track."

Since the disease could not be cured, Roning began to answer the other party's questions.

“It’s just that the biggest problem right now is the shortage of population.”

Luo Ning said: "I have asked people to collect more free people to join Wubei Territory to ease the pressure of population shortage, but it is still relatively slow."

"The development of a territory is not something that can be done overnight. Make a good plan, proceed step by step, and be patient."

Lu Lans reminded him: "The average population of a Viscount territory is around 50,000 to 60,000. Even the prosperous Trojan City has a population of over 100,000. This is the result of many years of development."

"As long as you develop the territory's economy, create its own characteristics, and improve your reputation, many freemen and knights will naturally join your army."

"Even if the population grows naturally, after ten or twenty years, as long as the resources of the territory are developed, the population will naturally increase."

This is just a general approach. If Ronin wants to achieve more, he needs to achieve population growth in the short term.

Let's not talk about whether Luo Yuanyuan is willing to wait for more than ten or twenty years, let's just talk about Lu Lansi, he will definitely not have the chance to wait until then.

However, Roning still listened carefully to Lulans's teachings.

"Grandpa, you just mentioned the characteristics. This time I brought some characteristics from Wubei Territory."

"oh?"

Lu Lan Si smiled and said, "Isn't it silk clothes again?"

He really liked the scarf he bought last time.

"That's not the case. Wubei Territory has a few more characteristics than you know."

As he spoke, he took the wooden box from the guard beside him, placed it on the table and slowly opened it.

The wooden box is filled with grass leaves to act as a buffer, and a white porcelain bowl is placed in the center.

"This is?"

Lu Lans picked up the white porcelain bowl from the box in amazement, "How can it be so exquisite? Is it pottery?" (End of this chapter)