Chapter 332: The Strength of the Pirate Group

As the lively court banquet concluded, the nobles left one after another.

In the morning, Luoning received a summons from His Majesty the King and, led by guards, arrived in the other's study.

"Sit wherever you like, Luoning."

Bruno said with a smile: "I heard that Kalada chose to follow you last night?"

Hearing such an opening, Luoning felt a bit awkward.

Philemon was the Regiment Commander of the Royal Knights, and he had expressed his intentions to Kalada; this could basically be confirmed as being instructed by His Majesty the King.

Luoning had extended an invitation to Kalada, and it had ultimately succeeded, which more or less meant he had intercepted the opportunity.

Facing Bruno's question now, he chose to answer honestly.

"When the martial arts tournament began yesterday, Knight Lisi of Jianjiao City introduced Kalada to me. When I learned that he was not following any noble, I had the thought of recruiting him. Then, during the championship match, I made the request for him to follow me, though he did not agree at that time."

To be honest, Luoning was truly afraid that Bruno would say something about him relinquishing his love, and he really wouldn't know how to answer that.

After all, during this trip to the Wangdu, many of his gains were thanks to the care of His Majesty the King, and the matter of Jiliu Island later on also rested entirely on Bruno.

In such a situation, if the other party asked him to give up Kalada's following and Luoning chose to refuse, it would seem too ignorant of social graces.

Fortunately, Bruno did not say such things; he only laughed and scolded: "You brat, you actually beat me to it. I had originally intended to recruit him into the Royal Knights!"

Luoning's mood eased, and he gave a chuckle, "I didn't know Your Majesty was interested in Kalada; otherwise, I definitely would not have spoken of recruiting him on the competition field."

Bruno waved his hand.

To him, Kalada was just a knight with decent potential; if he had truly valued the other party, he would not have agreed to Lude's request and failed to approve the other's entry into the Royal Knights.

Now that the fact that Kalada was following Luoning was known to many, it would be a loss of face if he made Luoning give him up, and it might even make the outside world think he was using his status and position to force Luoning to give up a follower.

"Since Kalada is following you, I will not arrange any powerful knights for you for these two matters of wiping out the White Whale Pirate Group and Jiliu Island."

Bruno thought for a moment and added: "Although this White Whale Pirate Group attacked you, they were targeting guests of my royal family. When you set off, I will arrange for people to take several knights to accompany you out to sea."

To him, no matter who the mastermind behind this matter was, he needed to make his stance clear and let these people know that anyone who targeted guests of the royal family would have to pay a price.

"I wonder what the strength of the White Whale Pirate Group is like?"

Although Luoning had already obtained Lisi's agreement to have the Knight Squad from the arriving Dennis Family accompany him to complete this task, so many days had passed since he came ashore that Luoning was not clear about the results of the interrogation of the assassins.

Even though the royal Knight Squad was not low in strength, Luoning was still a bit worried.

After all, they needed to go to the lair of the White Whale Pirate Group this time; if the enemy was too strong, the disadvantage of a landing operation would be great, and he didn't want to capsize in the gutter in the end.

Bruno glanced at Philemon beside him, and the latter understood, saying: "The interrogation results have already been sent from Ox Niujiao Bay. This group of pirates is hiding on a small island. It is said that their Regiment Commander is a criminal wanted for killing a noble's child; although his strength is not bad, he is only a Golden Knight."

"Besides that, there is also a Silver Knight, which is the deputy leader Kalawei whom we captured, as well as three Bronze Knights and over a dozen knights below the Advanced level; the overall strength is not strong."

Luoning was a bit surprised: "I heard that the White Whale Pirate Group is one of the top major forces in the Screaming Sea; how is it that the scale of their combat members is only at the level of a Knight Squad?"

Originally, Luoning had thought they were numerous and powerful; he didn't expect there to be so few people.

Philemon said with a smile: "These remarks were all spread from those merchant ships; for the great nobles, a pirate group of this level cannot become a climate at all."

Luoning nodded slowly, and upon careful thought, it was true.

If pirates are too strong, it generally means the politics of that region are very chaotic, while one side of the Screaming Sea is the Wangdu, and in the middle is the Earl of Screaming Island, so the politics are relatively stable.

Such a situation limited the development and growth of pirates.

At this time, Bruno laughed: "So you don't need to worry; for pirates of this scale, as long as their base is determined, two ships can be sent over to wipe them out at any time."

Luoning stood up and bowed: "Luoning thanks Your Majesty for your care."

"Buluoer has already arranged the accompanying knights; you can go meet them later."

Bruno waved his hand, "Set off once you are ready."

Luoning bowed and exited; basically, this trip to the Wangdu could be considered over.

……

Ox Niujiao Bay, a small courtyard near the main city area.

Those who could live here, although not nobles, were not the lowest-level commoners either.

Over these years, Kalada had been a mercenary, had ventured into the Magic Beast Mountain Range alone, and was also an instructor at the Ox Niujiao Bay Extraordinary Academy, accumulating a certain amount of wealth.

Although his parents were farmers who worked the land, relying on this income of his, he could still purchase a courtyard in a relatively prosperous area.

After returning from the Wangdu, he explained his plan to his parents.

"Whatever decision you make, your mother and I support you, child!"

Kalada's father patted Kalada on the shoulder. In fact, they were already satisfied that their son could achieve his current accomplishments.

However, they also knew that their son had his own goals and could not stay in Ox Niujiao Bay forever.

"Your father and I are both very happy that you can become a noble's follower, it's just that this Earl Luoning's territory is too far away."

Kalada's mother's eyes were filled with tears; a child traveling a thousand miles is a worry for the mother, which is the same in any world.

"Now that you are leaving, I don't know when we will be able to see you again."

In this era where transportation is not developed, sometimes a single parting might mean never seeing each other again in this lifetime.

Kalada comforted them: "Don't worry, Father, Mother; the Earl told me that he will build a fleet, and when there is an opportunity, I will come back to visit. Moreover, once I have a foothold in Wubei Territory in the future, as long as you are willing, I can also bring you over to live."

Hearing these words, the two's feelings of parting felt a little better.

"Go with peace of mind; your mother and I will wait for your glorious return!"

Kalada nodded heavily, shouldered his pack, took a deep look at his parents, and then turned around and walked firmly toward the outside.

After wandering around Ox Niujiao Bay and Golden Feather City for seven or eight years, he finally chose to leave the city where he lived and start a new life.

Hopefully, when he returns again, he will truly be as his father blessed, bringing glory with him. (End of chapter)