The Kingdom of Alduin was founded in 738 Imperial Calendar, and more than two hundred and thirty years have passed since then.

Over the years, the royal capital, Jinyu City, has undergone countless repairs and expansions to reach its current size.

Luo Ning has visited Muma City, Wushan City, and even took a quick glance at Niujiao Bay yesterday, but they are all far inferior to Jinyu City.

The city walls here are tall and strong, and there are many of them from the inside to the outside, guarding the peace of the city and the capital.

The city gates were open to welcome caravans and travelers from all directions. Shops were lined on both sides of the city, selling jewelry, spices, medicinal herbs... all kinds of goods.

“How spectacular!”

“So prosperous!”

Tom and David kept looking around, and it seemed that they had already lost themselves in this bustling scene.

"When will we in Wubei Territory have such a city?"

Hearing this, Luo Ning's eyes couldn't help but flash with a gleam of light.

Jinyu City is indeed prosperous. Judging from the bustling crowds on the streets, there are at least hundreds of thousands of people living here.

If we add the population of the estates and small towns outside the city, the population is estimated to reach one million.

If one wants to build such a city in the northern part of Ukraine, population is a problem. After all, where can one build such a large scale without people?

However, Roning is very confident about the future.

He believed that he could build a city that was more prosperous and cleaner than Jinyu City.

The three of them walked and looked along the way, and soon they arrived at Golden Feather Avenue.

The Golden Feather Palace lies at the end of the avenue. The closer you get to it, the more you can feel its size, solemnity and majesty.

"Stop now!"

When he approached the main gate of the Golden Feather Palace, a line of guards blocked Luo Ning's way. They were wearing uniform silver-white armor and carrying long swords, looking very powerful.

As palace guards, they were well-mannered and polite. Although they stopped the three men, they continued to salute and ask for their identities.

"This is the eldest grandson of the Marquis of Wushan Territory, Count Ronin Wushan of Wubei Territory. He has come to pay a special visit to His Majesty the King and attend the birthday party of Her Royal Highness Princess Blanche."

Tom introduced politely, and David showed the medal that he had prepared long ago, which recorded his identity and title information.

"Welcome, Earl of Wubei Territory!"

One of the guards made a gesture of invitation: "I will take you to the reception desk, please follow me."

The Jinyu Palace is very large, and the security outside is not actually very strict.

Led by the guards, Roning met the reception official, a female.

"My Lord, His Majesty has instructed that if you arrive, you can go see him first."

The receptionist's voice was very gentle. "Would you like to take a rest first, or go and see His Majesty the King first?"

Since Bruno had given these instructions, there was no need for Roning to rest first.

"Then please lead the way."

Led by the receptionist, Luo Ning walked through the huge Golden Feather Palace.

The further inward you go, the stricter the guarding becomes, and the more knights you see.

After walking for a long time, they finally arrived outside a magnificent palace.

After further communication and reporting, Roning walked into the palace alone.

The hall was covered with a red carpet that stretched nearly a hundred meters inward. At the end of the red carpet was the meeting hall, with the throne high up in the hall.

At this moment, in addition to His Majesty the King, there were six guarding knights outside the council hall. On the right side of the throne in the council hall stood a familiar figure to Ronin - Broll Geller.

This man was the deputy commander of the Griffin Knights, and it was he who led the team to bring Blanche to Wushan Castle.

While he was observing, Bruno above was also observing Ronin.

"He looks tall and handsome, and has a bit of the style of Lu Lansi back then."

Bruno secretly admired that both his height proportion and temperament were worthy of the princess.

"Luo Ning pays respect to His Majesty!"

Coming closer, Ronin knelt on one knee according to etiquette to greet the king, who would be his future father-in-law.

"Get up, Ronin."

Bruno raised his hand and said, "I have heard about you leading the noble coalition to defeat the enemy. Seeing you today, I can see that you do have great determination and demeanor."

Some noble sons would be nervous when meeting the king alone for the first time, but he did not see any panic from Ronin.

"Your Majesty, thank you for your praise."

Luo Ning responded politely, and at the same time took out Lu Lans's handwritten letter from his arms and handed it over, "This is a letter my grandfather wrote to you."

"How is Lulans's health?"

Bruno asked someone to take the letter and read it while asking questions. His smile became wider. I don't know what was written in the letter.

"It's still the same. I'm in the process of recovering now."

Roning exchanged some polite words with the king, neither mentioning Blanche nor talking about marriage.

Broll interrupted, his tone slightly curious, "Are you Silver or Gold now?"

Roning was not surprised that the news reached the palace.

After all, the members of the White Whale Pirates have been handed over to the relevant officials of Oxhorn Bay for trial.

Faced with this problem, Roning was not suitable to describe himself as too weak or too strong.

All he could say was that he had just become a Silver Knight, and that he was able to win on the one hand because his opponent performed poorly, and on the other hand because he had mastered more powerful fighting skills.

"Hahaha, since you are so curious, Broll, why don't you try the power of Ronin's fighting skill?"

Bruno put the letter away and said in a fanning tone that he actually wanted to see what level Ronin was at.

"As you wish, Your Majesty!"

Broll came to one side: "Come on, attack me with all your might!"

Roning knew that this was a test from His Majesty the King. After all, such an occasion was like facing the girl's parents during a blind date, so he needed to reveal something.

"Then I'm sorry for the offense."

Luo Ning drew out the Flame Sword from his waist, and used his fighting spirit to light up the runes on the sword. In an instant, a huge flaming sword shadow emerged, suddenly raising the temperature of the entire hall.

Bruno's eyes lit up. His cultivation talent was not very good, and he had only just entered the silver level. However, he had a unique vision and could feel the difference of Ronin's fighting skills.

At the same time, he also noticed the long sword in Ronin's hand. It was obviously an enchanted extraordinary weapon, and the quality was very high.

“I didn’t expect that Lu Lans had such a collection.”

Without any doubt, he added both the fighting skills and the Flame Flow Sword to Lulans' collection.

"I am coming!"

Roning warned him, but he also knew that although the power of Explosive Flame Slash was quite strong, Broll was a well-known Meteor Knight and it was no problem for him to take on this attack.

"Come on, Ronin!"

As the Flame Sword slashed down, a huge flaming sword shadow pounced towards Broll, and the heat wave formed by the whistling wind swept across the entire hall.

Broll concentrated his mind slightly, and the wind-attributed fighting spirit formed an impenetrable barrier in front of him.

The Explosive Flame Slash hit the Wind Barrier, causing violent shock and fluctuations, but it was finally taken on safely.

At the same time, in order to prevent the shock wave from causing damage to the hall, Broll also wrapped the remaining energy with his fighting spirit and released it towards the hall door.

"The Meteor-class Knight's use of fighting spirit is really strong." Roning couldn't help but think.

At this time, Brower also applauded.

"Ronin's fighting skill compresses the fighting spirit and has an explosive property when it comes into contact, further amplifying its power. With my level, it's a bit difficult to perform the sixth-level fighting skill Wind Barrier to deal with it. Ordinary golden knights really can't handle it."

Obviously, this was just his humble statement. He just took the challenge very easily and it didn't seem strenuous at all.

Luo Ning smiled and said, "Although the power of Explosive Flame Slash is not small, it also consumes a lot of the knight's fighting spirit. It is already the limit to use it two or three times in a battle."

“Explosive Flame Slash…”

Bruno murmured the name, "Ronin, I have a special hobby which is collecting fighting skills, magic books and secret skills. For example, I have a copy of your grandfather's original secret skill "Fire Dance Lightning Slash" here."

"Fire Dance Lightning Slash?" Ronin had never heard of it, and what was the secret technique? Broll explained, "This is a secret technique that Lulans created after he was promoted to the Meteor level. It combines the two attributes of fire and lightning, and the power it exerts is much higher than ordinary fighting skills! I even suspect that if your grandfather had not fallen ill and practiced normally, even if he was not Silver Moon now, he would have to be cautious when using this move."

Bruno added, "Secret skills are usually something that only Meteor Knights are capable of researching. They all have powerful powers or characteristics. However, your silver-level Explosive Flame Slash actually has characteristics, which is rare."

Luo Ning's heart moved.

The other party just said that he likes to collect various fighting skills, magic books and secret skills, and now he is praising his Explosive Flame Slash.

Although the other party did not say it explicitly, Roning could clearly understand the meaning behind his words.

"If your majesty likes it, I can make a book of "Explosive Flame Slash" and dedicate it to you."

Bruno's eyes flashed with satisfaction.

He does like collecting all kinds of secret books, and he himself possesses the fire attribute, so the Explosive Flame Slash fighting skill is suitable for him to practice.

But it was not appropriate to ask Luo Ning for it directly when he met him for the first time, and he was too embarrassed to do so.

Fortunately, Luo Ning was sensible enough to hear the hidden meaning in his words.

"Haha, I'm very pleased that you have this intention!"

Bruno smiled and said, "Well, don't accuse me of taking advantage of you, a small count. Tomorrow I will let Blanche take you to my library, and you can choose any two books at that time."

As soon as these words came out, even the Meteor Knight Broll next to him couldn't help but feel envious.

He had followed His Majesty for so long, but only after becoming a Meteor Knight did he get the chance to go in and choose a seventh-level fighting skill book.

I didn’t expect that Luo Ning, who was only at the silver level, would have the opportunity to choose two books, and he could choose two books.

Luo Ning was overjoyed.

The number of fighting skills and magic books in Lulans' collection is limited, and after reaching level seven, there is only one fighting skill called "Dance of the Fire Snake" suitable for Ronin to practice, and there are no fighting skills or magic with wind attributes.

He was just wondering where to get these rare and precious things, but he didn't expect that His Majesty the King would give him two great gifts right away. (End of this chapter)