But the fruits of victory in the war could not be monopolized by him alone, after all, other nobles also contributed their own efforts.

For example, Viscount Marvin and Baron German, they sent enough people and suffered heavy losses in the bloody battle in Boulder City. It is impossible for Rulans to give nothing.

So when Luo Ning made his request, he was very tactful and did not ask for too much. He only fought for the two most critical things.

But from Lu Lans' tone, it seemed that what he asked for was too little.

"Wushan Territory can have three earls. I agree to this appointment."

There are currently two earls in Wushan, one is Orson Hyde, and the other is Ronin's father Wiggins.

Speaking of which, as the heir to the Marquisate, Wiggins's title of earl is only temporary, and his fiefdom is only Wushan City, which is purely transitional in nature.

In fact, the only real earl of Wushan Territory is Orson.

"As for the fiefdom, in addition to Red Mountain Town, Baron Corian of Giant Stone City was discovered by you, and nobles from all over the country also escaped this disaster, so I plan to divide this city into yours."

Luo Ning was delighted.

Apart from the abundance of stones, the Stone City has no other special resources.

However, Corian has been doing well in recent years, and the population living in the Stone Territory starts at 30,000 to 40,000.

If these laborers can be obtained, the problem of insufficient population in Ronin's territory will be further improved.

"If I give out rewards like this, will other nobles have any ideas?"

If Lulans divided it this way, the two best fiefs, Chishan Town and Boulder City, would go to Roning, and the other nobles would get less rewards.

"You don't have to worry about that. Even if you want to grant me a fief, I still have three places, namely Surrey Town, Quicksand Town, and Kasir Town, to reward me."

Lu Lansi's tone was very relaxed.

Not every victory in a war will result in a fiefdom being granted, not to mention that the contributions of other nobles in this battle were much smaller than Ronin's. If a fiefdom were to be granted, not many people would be qualified.

Moreover, it was in this battle that Ronin saw through the schemes of the Polante Bandits and Corian, allowing the nobles who participated in the war to avoid huge losses. These people would not say much about granting Ronin two fiefdoms.

"Only half of the Fifth Knights of Wushanbao are left now. This knight order must be reorganized."

The financial resources consumed by the Knights' Order are enormous, but for the safety of the territory, the number of standing Knights' Orders in Wushan Territory must be maintained at five as much as possible.

"It's easy to find knights and soldiers, but it's hard to find the leader of a knightly order."

Lu Lansi looked at Luo Ning with trust in his eyes: "So I decided to let you serve as the leader of the Fifth Knights of Wushan Fort, and prepare to station this knight group in the shore city on the southwest border of Wushan Territory."

Those who can become the leader of the Knights of Wushanbao are not necessarily landed nobles, but they are equally respected and must be trusted by the Marquis.

Even for Corrine, his betrayal only began at the beginning of this year.

In the early days, he was still trusted by Rulans because of his background in the Hansen family and his own outstanding performance and loyalty.

Now that Rulans has handed over the position of leader of the Fifth Knights to Roning, it implies his recognition of Roning's strength, and also conveys to the outside world that he has enough trust and respect for Roning.

Luo Ning was delighted at first, as this was equivalent to having more forces at his disposal.

Although this force cannot be brought to the northern part of Ukraine, it can at least ensure the safety of the southwestern enclave.

But he was also a little worried.

"Grandpa, Shore City is relatively close to Yueguan Valley. This time, we wiped out the Polante Bandits in one fell swoop, and I'm afraid we might have offended Jesus. If I go to Shore City now, will his son-in-law Ramsay launch a sneak attack?"

He had experienced the strength of Meteor Level.

The reason why he left Shore City immediately after receiving the deposit from Amycus that day was because he was worried about being attacked by the Meteor Star.

"Your concerns are not without reason."

"Jesus is a very arrogant person, and sometimes he does things in an extreme way and even without considering the consequences."

He changed the subject: "However, although you are the head of the group, you don't have to be in charge of the shore city in person."

"You can choose a trusted subordinate to serve as deputy leader, such as your commander, Ridar, of Wubei Territory. If you trust him enough, you can let him stay with the team."

"Ramsay is a Meteor-level warrior after all. He won't assassinate a Silver Knight, especially killing Ridar. It won't have any effect."

However, Luo Ning weighed the pros and cons in his mind.

Ridar is not an ordinary knight, and Ronin does not want to let him take risks.

However, what Lulans said did make sense. In the eyes of outsiders who were not aware of the situation, they at most thought that Redar had good talent. He had no family behind him and he himself was not a noble. It would be too cheap to let a Meteor Knight secretly assassinate him.

The most important thing is that even if the assassination attempt succeeds despite the risk, it will at most just disgust Roning and will not fundamentally change anything.

After some thought, Roning nodded slightly and said with a smile: "This is a happy thing for Ridar. He has always longed for the opportunity to manage more knight teams one day."

Obviously, he agreed to Lulans' arrangement.

"Then Grandpa, what are you going to do with Shore City?"

Lu Lans thought for a moment and said, "The Shore City will be directly managed by Wushan Fort for the time being. I will ask Albert to arrange some personnel to handle the affairs there."

"Although the land has been recovered, the Polante Thieves' Group has been operating there for many years. There must still be a lot of complicated forces within it. It will take a long time to completely control it, and by then we will definitely need the cooperation of the Fifth Knights."

“That’s what should be done.”

Luo Ning nodded immediately.

The Fifth Knights were placed there, firstly to defend the border, and secondly to deal with these matters.

"Okay, that's basically it for you. Just leave the details to the people below. Now let's talk about your personal affairs."

Personal matter?

Luo Ning was a little confused: "What's the matter?"

Lu Lan Si smiled and said, "The news that you led the team to annihilate the Bolant Thieves has reached Jinyu City. His Majesty the King sent me a letter to express his congratulations. He also wanted to take advantage of Blanche's upcoming birthday to arrange for you to go to the capital to meet her. If everything goes well, the news of your engagement will be announced during the National Day celebration in June next year."

Luo Ning was stunned for a moment. He didn't expect it was this matter. He actually ignored it.

"I don't think I've ever been to the capital."

Luo Ning had no impression of Jinyu City because he had never been there before. He only knew that it was a prosperous place.

Lu Lansi smiled and said, "I haven't been there, but it's proper etiquette to meet His Majesty the King before the engagement."

"Haha, if you don't behave well and His Majesty Bruno doesn't like you, maybe this marriage won't be finalized."

What he said next was a joke.

After this birthday, Blanche will be nineteen years old.

A princess of this age has not yet married, and even her marriage has not been finalized. In addition, the two previous incidents have caused a lot of criticism from the outside world, which has damaged the reputation of the princess and the royal family.

The Wushan family is a great noble family and has given up their interests. Luo Ning’s conditions are not bad either, so there is no reason for them to go back on their word.

"I remember Blanche's birthday is in late September. If we want to go to Golden Feather City, time is running out."

"Yes. This time you'd better go to Jinyu City by land and water, and avoid riding a dragon directly."

Lu Lans couldn't help but add: "So after this celebration banquet is over, you will almost be on your way." (End of this chapter)