With the help of the servants of Wushan Fort, he took a bath and changed into clean clothes, and then he felt relaxed.

He called out the system and checked the achievement interface.

[Famous all over the world]: The title is both a symbol of status and a reflection of strength. Please work hard to become a marquis, rewards: attribute points +1500, energy essence +3000 "It's not easy to be a marquis."

There are only two ways for Roning to become a marquis.

One of them is to inherit the title of Marquis of Wushanbao.

Although Rulans was willing to let him regain his inheritance rights, having inheritance rights and actually becoming a marquis were two different things.

In this world, generally speaking, only when a noble dies can his descendants inherit his title and territory.

In other words, if Roning wanted to become a marquis through inheritance, he had to first wait for Rulans' death, and then wait for Wiggins' death.

Not to mention how long Rulans can live, take Wiggins for example. Although he broke a leg, with the physical strength of a senior knight, if there are no accidents, it will be no problem for him to live another 20 to 30 years.

If Roning wanted to outlast Wiggins and then inherit the title of Marquis, that would probably be forty or fifty years later.

What's more, he didn't want Lu Lans to die at all.

As long as the soul-devouring surge in the old marquis' body can be removed, with Lulans's meteor-level strength, it will be no problem for him to live for another few decades.

Therefore, this approach is not very feasible.

In addition to inheritance, the second way is canonization.

Rulans was a marquis, but he did not have the ability to confer the title of marquis upon his vassals.

If Roning wanted to be granted the title of Marquis, he could only seek to make meritorious services to the royal family so that His Majesty the King would confer the title on him.

Although he was a vassal of Wushanke, Wushanke was loyal to the royal family of Alduin. In this case, he could serve as the Earl of Wushanke and at the same time be loyal to the king and obtain additional fiefdoms from the royal family.

The earl of Wubei Territory and the marquis of the kingdom, this situation is theoretically possible.

"In this case, the marriage with Blanche becomes even more crucial."

Marrying Her Royal Highness the Princess would be of great help to Roning.

If nothing else, at least it connected him to Alduin. If it weren't for Blanche, it would have been difficult for Ronin to even meet His Majesty the King.

"But even so, it is very difficult to become a marquis."

Ronin sighed.

From baron to viscount and then to earl, although he had made great contributions, he was promoted to the rank so quickly because of the halo of his status and the green channel opened up by Lu Lansi;

But if you put it at the kingdom level, there is no shortcut to becoming a marquis of the kingdom.

He didn't think Blanche was so generous as to let His Majesty Bruno cheat for him.

"It seems that I will hold the title of Earl for a long time."

Luo Ning's eyes swept across the achievements of [King of Killing] and [Good Fortune], and looked at the remaining two achievements: [Prosperous Population]: The registered population of the territory reaches 30,000. Rewards: Attribute Points +300, Energy and Essence +600 [Siege and Conquer]: Own two cities at the same time. Rewards: Attribute Points +400, Energy and Essence +800 The population census of Chishan Town is estimated to have been completed, but the total population is still a little short of the estimated 30,000.

But if the people in the Stone Territory and those gathered by Wiggins and Kabir were all counted, the population of the Ronin Territory would definitely exceed 50,000.

Roning felt a little embarrassed when he thought about how he, as a count, owned such a large territory but had such a small population.

"The population of Chishan Town exceeds 10,000. According to the system mechanism, it should meet the conditions for conquering the city. This achievement can be completed before setting off for Jinyu City."

As for the population census of the Stone Territory, I'm afraid it won't be completed in a short period of time.

It would take at least ten days for the political officer Sailin to get from Wubei Territory to Jushi Territory.

"Rydar needs to participate and take over the Fifth Knights, and will be stationed in Shore City in the future. I have just taken over the Great Stone Territory, and I need someone trustworthy to guard and coordinate the management of the defense of Red Mountain Town."

After some thought, Roning decided that among his three subordinates, he could only let Elron stay in Wubei Territory to lead and develop his magic potion experiments; and let McKen take some people to Boulder Territory to assist in the defense of Chishan Town.

As for the training of the guards in Wubei, I am afraid it can only be handed over to Zhuweit, Sim and others who have followed McKen and Ridal for a long time.

Although they are not as good as Ridar and McKen, they are all professional knights after all, and have participated in military discipline training. They should have no problem in the initial training of the guards of Wubei Territory.

As for the actual combat, Riedel and McCann need to come back every now and then to inspect the results and provide guidance.

"I need them to bring me more people."

The images of two senior knights, Joffrey and Rognar, flashed through Ronin's mind, but in the end he did not think of transferring them back.

Future wars will definitely take place in the south, so let them learn more from Redar and McKendar. In the future, they can also travel back and forth between Wubei Territory and Giant Stone Territory to lead the team and provide guidance and training.

"Fortunately, there are no hostile forces around Wubei Territory. We only need to maintain law and order. Otherwise, we would not be able to allocate manpower."

Dongdong~

There was a knock on the door.

Luo Ning frowned. Who would come to see him so late at night? But this time he didn't bring David and Tom with him, so he had to go and open the door himself.

The door opened, only to see McKinney, who had changed into a more casual long dress.

"I hope I didn't bother you so late, my dear brother."

Luo Ning spread his hands and said, "You obviously disturbed me. I was ready to go to bed."

"Wouldn't you like me to come in and sit down?"

Luo Ning turned sideways and said with a smile, "Welcome."

He knew that McKinney must have something to say since he came so late, and he was quite curious.

"Tell me, sister, what do you want from me so late at night?"

McKinney glanced into the bedroom and sat down on a chair in the room. "You are more stable than before. I thought you would sleep with your magician."

"Come on, Erin is just a fourteen-year-old girl."

"Fourteen is old enough to get married."

McKinney emphasized, then said: "It is speculated that she is your lover."

Luo Ning shook his head helplessly: "I just brought her out to see the world and broaden her horizons. However, I can't do anything about what people outside think."

There is a saying that goes, people make up their own minds about right and wrong, and it is difficult to distinguish between black and white. This kind of thing cannot be explained clearly, and the more you explain it, the worse it will become.

"Your mother died early and didn't teach you much. You didn't study much before, so I have to remind you now. When your status rises, you can't handle some things so casually."

McKinney said seriously, "You are about to marry Princess Blanche. Before the matter is finalized, if the news that you have a lover spreads, even if it is not true, it will damage the reputation of the royal family."

Her tone became serious: "You have brought hope to the Wushan family. If this kind of thing affects your reputation and even makes the marriage no longer feasible, it will be a huge loss for you and the Wushan family!"

Roning frowned. Although it felt bad to be lectured, what McKinney said did make sense.

"Irene left the party early. Did you say anything to her?"

McKinney nodded. "She's very smart. I just mentioned you and Blanche, and she left the banquet hall very quickly. Although you may blame me, I am really worried that you will ask her to dance and then make a move like kissing her."

Luo Ning sighed, "Your worries are unnecessary."

"That would be best!"

McKinney smiled and said, "Many nobles have lovers, even your brother-in-law Kabir may have one, but don't let these things affect your future, Ronin."

"Thank you for your advice. I will remember it."

Luo Ning did not blame the other party for talking nonsense, because the other party was also considering him.

"It's a pity. I was planning to take Irene out to see the world, but I didn't expect these rumors to affect my mood."

McKinney shook his head: "That little girl has feelings for you, I can see that, but she is a little confused and maybe she hasn't even realized it herself?"

She stood up and said, "Okay, I have finished what I want to say. I heard that you will be leaving for Golden Feather City soon. I wish you a pleasant journey."

"Oh, by the way, during this time I have prepared the people that Kabir promised to give you, a total of 10,000. Please arrange for someone to go to Brilliant City to take them away as soon as possible."

Hearing this, Roning smiled and said, "Thank you, sister, and brother-in-law Kabir!" (End of this chapter)