Compared to the lively atmosphere of the banquet at the beginning of the year, the nobles who came here this time all had a hint of sadness on their faces.

They were not worried that the Polante Thieves' Gang or the Black Gold Brotherhood would break into Wushan Territory and invade their territory this time.

However, it can be seen from these two wars that Wushanbao’s influence and deterrence are still declining, and its situation will become more and more embarrassing.

They are all nobles who are attached to Wushan Fort. If the feudal lord is lost, they will also be greatly affected.

Even if you change your allegiance and pledge allegiance to someone else, you will inevitably go through a long period of turmoil.

During this period, their family's reputation and wealth will inevitably be greatly affected, and if they are not careful, the entire family will become part of history.

Compared with the surrounding territories, Wushan Fort seems a little weak, but no matter how weak it is, it will not fall.

Therefore, this conscription order was basically responded to, which also led to a large number of nobles and knights coming to Wushan Castle.

"Brother, why do you think the Polante Thieves and the Black Gold Brotherhood would choose to keep attacking our Wushan Territory?"

Breton was very puzzled. There were other nobles around these two forces, such as Moonlight Valley, the Principality of Vera, and large areas of barren mountains and wilderness. Why didn't they occupy them? Why did they always target Wushan Territory?

"Count Jesus of Moonlight Valley is Bruno's younger brother, and Grand Duke Vera's wife is Bruno's older sister. Naturally, they dare not offend them."

Luo Ning explained casually: "We in Wushan Territory have no one to rely on. After Grandpa Lu Lansi established the foundation with great merit, he was unable to use force. My father's strength is not good, which makes the outside world think that the Wushan family will decline in about three or four generations. Before that, we can just carve up as much as we can."

During this period, he studied the history of the past few hundred years from Lu Lans and books.

Even though the two kingdoms on the continent of Orlant seem to be relatively peaceful now, this has only happened in the past thirty years or so, and war has been the norm more often than not.

Today, the two kingdoms are still in a state of confrontation, and the nobles, big and small, within the kingdoms are not good neighbors in harmony. Frictions and disputes always exist.

Wushanling had such a big piece of cake, and seeing that Wushan Fort was about to be undefended, the neighbors nearby naturally wanted to share it.

However, due to the fact that the kingdom still has its ruling power, they can continue to fight in secret, but they still have to maintain the appearance of peaceful coexistence in public, so it is impossible for them to intervene personally for the time being.

Therefore, supporting a force, continuing to weaken the ruling power of Wushanbao, and taking the opportunity to invade territory and plunder resources became their favorite thing to do.

However, these Bretons did not realize that he and Ronin's predecessor were on the same political level.

After hearing what Ronin said, Bretton clenched his fists.

"In the final analysis, it's because we don't have a strong supernatural being in our family! If Grandpa had no problems with his health and was always strong, there probably wouldn't be so many things happening in Wushan Territory right now."

This statement is true.

If Lulans had not encountered such a great change, with his qualifications, he might have been promoted to Silver Moon Knight.

Even if those people have some ulterior motives, they will restrain themselves a little.

At this point, Bretton turned his head and glanced at Ronin's profile, thinking: Fortunately, the Wushan family has hope. Now in addition to him, there is also the powerful Ronin.

In the recent competitions, Ronin's strength has become a mystery to Bretton.

"Haha, Luo Ning, long time no see, did you just arrive?"

At the foot of the steps of Wushan Fortress, Viscount Marvin of Muma City, with his short flat-top hair, walked up to him with a smile and greeted Roning enthusiastically.

There was a tall man next to him, but Luo Ning didn't know him and he didn't seem to have seen him at the banquet at the beginning of the year.

"Long time no see, Uncle Marvin!" Luo Ning walked up to him and gave him a hug.

"Hello Luo Ning, we haven't seen each other for a long time!"

The man next to him also stretched out his hand, and Roning shook hands with him, but the embarrassing thing was that Roning couldn't remember who the other person was, his memory was fuzzy.

Fortunately, the other party did not remain silent, but continued: "After returning to Lingchuan City, Yusef told me about your heroic rescue of Princess Blanche and your defeat of Baron Leisen. I was surprised and amazed by you!"

Only then did Luo Ning know the other party's identity.

Sandro Levi, leader of the Fourth Knights, Viscount of Lingchuan City.

He had seen his predecessor many times before, but Roning had no impression of him.

Viscount Sandro's territory, Lingchuan City, is located to the north of Wushan Fort, not very far away.

Lingchuan City is located on a plain with fertile land. In the early days, Lulans was committed to cultivating this place and preparing to turn it into the granary of Wushan Territory.

However, this place is located in the middle of the Wushan Monster Mountain Range, and is much more susceptible to monster attacks than Shanlin Town.

In order to protect the safety of the grain-producing areas, Lulans asked the Levi family, who were barons at the time, to lead a team of knights to station at the foot of the Monster Mountain Range.

In the following decades, Sandro stood out and became the leader of the Fourth Knights based on his merits and strength, and was named Viscount of Lingchuan City.

"Nice to meet you Viscount Sandro!"

Roning smiled and said, "Yusef didn't come this time?"

"Haha, he is busy preparing food and soldiers in the territory."

Sandro smiled and asked, "I wonder how many people you plan to bring to the battle this time, Roning?"

Roning didn't expect that Sandro would be the first person to ask this question.

He smiled and said, "The Wubei Territory has just been established, and I am very short of manpower. I can only send out a small team of knights."

Sandro thought the first two sentences were very reasonable, but he was stunned when he heard the last sentence.

"A full squad of knights?" he asked in surprise.

When he was chatting with other nobles, they talked about how many troops Ronin would bring to the war.

Most people guessed that seven or eight knights and a few dozen soldiers would be enough.

He also thought this was more reasonable, but he didn't expect Roning to give such a number.

"Yes, a full squad of knights."

Sandro was surprised. "It's been less than a year since you became a baron, and you already have a team of knights?"

Roning laughed and couldn't help but look at Viscount Marvin standing beside him.

"This is all thanks to Uncle Marvin's care for me. He allowed me to buy dozens of war horses at a favorable price."

Viscount Marvin smiled and said, "I'm not selling it at a loss. It's your ability that allowed me to buy it."

Sandro couldn't help but look at Marvin. It seemed that this guy had high hopes for Roning. It was said that even his second son followed him.

However, when forming a knight team, war horses are secondary, and the core is still the professional knight.

Does Roning have so many professional knights under his command?

Aside from the frequently heard names like Mikan, Rydar, and Rogner, the rest were probably just randomly put together, right? Well, that seems to be the only way to go.

He had not yet heard that Lulans had asked the knights following Wushan Castle to switch allegiance to Wubei Territory.

If a knight squad is randomly assembled, its combat effectiveness will be far inferior to that of a knight squad that has received formal training and years of experience.

Sandro couldn't help but put himself in Ronin's position.

If it were him, he would not have brought this immature knight team with him on this expedition.

If this entire squad of knights were killed in the battle, it would take several years to recover.

What's more, with the Knights of Wushan Castle, he doesn't need to bring so many people to deal with the Polante Bandits.

"Yousef still overestimates Roning."

Although his son Yusef said that Ronin was calm, in Sandro's opinion, the young viscount was still a little hot-blooded. (End of this chapter)