However, this has always been just a concept, and there is no detailed plan on how to realize it.

Although his idea of ​​cooperating with Pointed City today was a spur-of-the-moment idea, it was still a relatively reasonable option.

After all, looking at the entire Wushan Territory, only here has experienced craftsmen, captains, sailors and port staff.

However, this matter involves a lot of things and is not a project that can be completed in a short time. Even though Viscount Vitorino was tempted by the idea, he only said that he would seriously consider it and did not agree to it outright.

However, he also agreed to let Baron Hamet take the experienced craftsmen from Port Dennis to the Ubei Territory to survey the terrain and find a suitable place to build a port.

As for whether to cooperate and how to cooperate, we can continue the discussion after we have thought it through.

Ronin was not in a hurry. The other party had already taken the first step. How long would it take to take the second step? After leaving the study, he wrote a letter overnight and prepared to have Hamet take it to Swamp Castle and give it to Elrond.

In the letter, he asked Elrond and Chahar to receive the distinguished guests well, arrange a team to protect the safety of the surveyors, and ask Elrond to protect Carlos's house.

This was said in a rather obscure way. Even if the letter was read by someone, they would not know who Carlos was.

On the other hand, Vitorino was still thinking quietly in the study.

After Hamet returned from the battlefield, he praised Ronin's wisdom.

He originally thought that Hammett's words were a bit exaggerated, but what he saw today opened his eyes. He even felt that Hammett's praise was a bit conservative.

I just had a chat with Ronin. Although they were mostly talking about cooperating in port development, Vitorino saw the young count's clear thinking and considerable ambition.

Although it will take a long time to realize the blueprint drawn by the other party, it is worth a try, and the Dennis family has enough time to wait.

After all, they have been oppressed for more than one or two years, so they can afford to wait another ten years.

Dongdong~

There was a knock on the door and Reese pushed it open.

"Father, you are looking for me."

Vitorino hummed, a faint smile on his face.

At over 50 years old, he doesn’t know if he can break through and become a golden knight in this lifetime. His biggest goal is to maintain the glory of the Dennis family.

But his son, Reese, can definitely become the first Golden Knight of the Dennis family, or even higher.

So he placed high hopes on his eldest son.

"I have met Roning in private, and his performance is even better than the rumors say."

Vitorino gave a high evaluation: "The Marquis must have taken a fancy to Luo Ning. In my opinion, Luo Ning will probably be the master of Wushan Territory in the future."

He looked at his son. Reese was good in every way except that he was not very sociable and lacked the shrewdness that a noble should have.

On the contrary, his second son Jamie has talent in this area, but his strength is not that good.

"You can escort Luo Ning to Jinyu City this time so that you can have a good contact with him and increase the mutual understanding. This may be beneficial to you."

Reese hummed, seeming not very interested.

Vitorino added: "Also, I have already greeted Luo Ning. If you want to exchange ideas with him, you can mention it to him and he will agree."

Reese's eyes lit up, "I understand, father."

Compared to verbal contact and communication, he obviously prefers physical contact.

Vitorino shook his head with a wry smile: "Reese, you should learn how to get along with others like a noble."

Reese disagrees.

"Father, a noble may be able to rely on socializing to maintain stability, but it cannot always rely on socializing to make the family prosperous. But as long as the strength is strong enough, it can be done."

"An isolated strong man has no way to face the siege of the coalition forces." Vitorino reminded.

"That's because he's not strong enough."

Reese said seriously, "If it was the Prideful Knight, I believe he could escape even if he was surrounded by thousands of people."

"The blazing sun..."

Vitorino showed a bitter smile. He was a viscount after all, and Pointle City had a lot of exchanges with the outside world, but he had never heard any definite news that someone had become a Knight of the Prideful Sun.

Reese's goal is good, but it is too difficult to achieve.

He waved his hand and ended the conversation: "Okay, go down and have a good rest. We have to go out to sea tomorrow."

Reese bowed and left.

However, he did not go back to rest, but went straight to Luo Ning's yard.

Tom knocked on the door and reported the news.

Ever since they were severely criticized by Ronin for letting Betty in without permission at the Stonehenge last time, now if they meet someone who wants to see Ronin, no matter who the person is, they will report to him first.

"What is he doing here?"

Luo Ning was taking a hot bath at the moment. "Let him wait in the living room. I'll be there soon."

"Yes, sir!"

Luo Ning stood up, dried his body, changed into a loose robe, and walked out. He saw the other party sitting on the sofa in the living room with his sword placed beside him.

"Count Ronin, I have arranged the ship. We can set off after breakfast tomorrow morning."

Perhaps Vitorino's words worked, or perhaps it was too impolite to state the purpose of the visit directly, Reese first said something irrelevant, then stood up and looked at Roning with burning eyes.

"Your Excellency, can we have a sparring match?"

After Luo Ning heard the other party's first words, he was ready to express his gratitude, but before he could say anything, he was choked back.

"Now?"

Luo Ning estimated that it was almost midnight. Who would come to spar so late?

"Yes, now!"

Reese said with great anticipation: "I've heard that you killed Meteor Knight recently, so I really want to experience your strength. My father just told me that you have agreed to spar with me, so I came!"

Luo Ning sighed. He did agree, but he didn't say that they would have to spar in the middle of the night.

"David, go ask the servant to prepare some hot water for me to take a bath."

As Luo Ning spoke, he turned and went into the house, changed his clothes, and walked out holding the Yanliu Sword.

"How do you compare?"

Reese smiled for the first time: "How about a sword fight?"

"Can!"

Luo Ning walked out. "But if I win, you have to promise me that you will smile every time you see me."

Reese's smile froze.

In competitions, the winner would put forward many conditions, but they were nothing more than money, women, and submission. This was the first time I had heard of such a thing as making people smile.

Reese doesn't like to laugh, but for the sake of the exchange, he nodded and said, "Okay, I promise you!"

If they only compete in swordsmanship and not in fighting spirit or skills, he will not necessarily lose.

The two walked into the yard one after the other.

"Come on." said Roning.

"good!"

Reese drew out his sword decisively, took a step forward across a distance of several meters, and stabbed Roning in the face.

He was swift and his sword was precise, and it was obvious that he was no show-off.

But Ronin reacted quickly and dodged the attack. He then stabbed forward with his sword in his backhand, forcing Reese to retreat and switch from offense to defense.

At the first confrontation, both of them could sense that their opponent's body movements and swordsmanship were of a high level, and there was a serious look in each other's eyes.

With further encounters, Roning gained a certain understanding of Reese's overall level.

Reese is worthy of being a genuine knight who has studied in the Royal Academy for several years. He wields the sword with perfection, switching between advance and retreat and defense freely, and his agile body movements make people feel the pressure.

Luo Ning has been learning sword for just over a year.

Although he had learned from Rydar and McKeon, and had begun to incorporate the best of both men, the time was short, and judging from the level of swordsmanship alone, Reese seemed to be a little ahead.

However, Roning won in terms of strength, using his strength to make up for his disadvantage in skills, and he had the upper hand.

In the yard in the middle of the night, sparks flew as the two swords collided, the sound of metal colliding continued to ring out, and the battle became more and more intense.

Reese became more and more serious as the fight went on. This Ronin's strength far exceeded his expectations.

After being suppressed for a long time, his breathing gradually became heavy, and under the repeated attacks, his arms were trembling slightly.

After who knows how many rounds, Roning chopped hard again, causing the opponent's sword to fly out of his hand.

"You lose."

Luo Ning took a deep breath, took the towel handed to him by David, and wiped the sweat off his face.

"Come on Knight Reese, smile."

Reese was breathing heavily. He still couldn't believe that he lost.

He looked at Luo Ning unwillingly: "My swordsmanship is not worse than yours, you just have the upper hand by virtue of your great strength."

"Strength is also an aspect of swordsmanship. Do I need to remind you of this, Knight Reese?"

Roning handed the towel to David. "No matter how good your swordsmanship is, since you have already lost, as a knight and the eldest son of the Dennis family, you will not break your promise, right?"

Reese's chest heaved. He took two deep breaths to calm himself down, then pulled the corners of his mouth, revealing a smile that was uglier than crying.

"Very good, you are indeed a man who keeps his promises!"

Luo Ning praised: "Remember to keep smiling every time you see me, until you defeat me one day."

The fake smile on Reese's face became even uglier. (End of this chapter)