Chapter 369: Powerful Backing

The income of the Marquis Territory is actually not small; the annual profit from that large iron mine alone is very significant, and this does not even include the various taxes from everywhere.

Although it earns a lot, it spends a lot too.

Besides supporting five Knight Orders and paying wages to the numerous officials and Servants in various places, Lulansi himself needs to spend a large amount of gold coins every year to purchase Magic Potions from the Silva Magic Energy Chamber of Commerce to alleviate his pain.

This item alone requires an investment of over one hundred thousand gold coins annually.

The one hundred thousand gold coins Luoning mentioned now are exactly the money Lulansi prepared to pay Milosilafu to purchase next year's potions.

It is just that he did not expect the Soul Devouring Surge to be completely cured by Aierlong, so this huge expense has been completely saved.

"One hundred thousand gold coins is easy!"

Lulansi waved his hand, "Tonight, I will have Moste carry those few chests of gold coins to your room."

He did not have a moment of hesitation.

To him, compared to recovering his health and no longer suffering, these one hundred thousand gold coins are nothing at all.

What's more, this is not just thanking his grandson, but also helping his grandson.

If he hadn't been considering the need to buy potions before, his previous support would not have been so stingy.

Luoning thanked his generous grandfather, and the two had a detailed conversation about the Wuzhiyong.

Luoning wanted to know who exactly cast this "poison."

But this matter had quite a bit of unpredictability, and Lulansi also could not figure out where the other party obtained that black scroll.

He guessed that perhaps, just like when he picked up the Contract Scroll back then, the other party's black scroll was also obtained by chance.

As they chatted, the topic gradually returned to the two Griffins in Anbian City.

Luoning did not hide anything; after all, now that Lulansi has recovered, the old Marquis needs to know the geopolitical situation around the Wushan Territory.

So he directly spoke about Ramsey sneaking into the castle to assassinate him, as well as the fact that he killed him in return.

"Wait!"

Lulansi hurriedly raised his hand to stop Luoning, "You mean, it was you who killed Ramsey? He is a Meteor Knight, and you are also a Meteor Knight?"

The old man widened his eyes, "And, your attendant, Ruidar, is also a Meteor Knight?"

Luoning nodded slightly, "Yes, to be precise, I am not only a Meteor Knight, but also a Great Archmage."

Facing Lulansi, there was no need to hide it.

Moreover, as Luoning's strength grows stronger, the necessity of deliberately hiding his strength has become lower and lower.

Hiss!

Having figured out Luoning's strength, Lulansi gasped; both professions are at Level 8, how was this achieved?

In a trance, he remembered that when he asked about this matter last time, Luoning said things like "just assume there is a Divine Artifact hidden in my body."

Lulansi previously thought Luoning didn't want to say, but now it seems, he really does possess a Divine Artifact.

He looked again at Aierlong, who was sitting quietly to the side with gray-white short hair; this person is actually a Level 8 Magus!

A Count Territory actually possessing three such powerhouses is simply shocking.

"I have never heard of anyone who could possess such powerful strength at your age. If Hesusu knew that Ramsey died because of his stupidity, he would probably be so angry he would vomit blood on the spot, right?"

Whether he would vomit blood or not, Luoning does not know, but given the other party's personality, he would definitely be angered.

Lulansi frowned slightly, "Based on my understanding of Hesusu, he should not pretend to be ignorant of this matter. Even if he doesn't go to war with you, he would privately contact you to see if it's possible to rescue Ramsey through a ransom, and at the same time, probe whether Ramsey is actually dead."

He paused and continued, "Having absolutely no reaction like this is somewhat inconsistent with Hesusu's style."

Luoning nodded slightly; he also felt something was amiss.

Setting aside that Ramsey is a Meteor Knight, the other party is also Hesusu's son-in-law; in terms of reason, emotion, public, and private, Hesusu, as the master of Yueguang Valley, should have inquired about it.

"How do you plan to deal with Yueguang Valley?" Lulansi suddenly asked.

Luoning pondered for a while, "I don't intend to deal with Yueguang Valley for the time being."

He spread his hands: "After all, the territory needs to develop and cannot afford large-scale mobilization and consumption. Besides, although Ruidar leads the Fifth Knight Order of Wushan Castle, Hesusu has four Knight Orders under his command, so we don't have the advantage. What's more, attacking Yueguang Valley on the grounds of being assassinated, His Majesty Bruno would probably intervene to mediate."

Luoning killed someone and snatched the Griffins; considering the face of the royal family, they would probably turn a big matter into a small one and a small matter into nothing.

"Using being assassinated as an excuse to send troops is no problem; even if the King comes forward, we don't have to worry about him favoring Hesusu."

The King is eager for the people below to fight and stir up trouble, rather than everyone developing in silence.

Lulansi said: "However, you are right; Wushan Castle and your Wubei Territory have enough top-tier combat power, but the number of Knight Orders under your command is too small."

Although Wushan Castle has five, they cannot all be pulled away to deal with Yueguang Valley; at least half must be left for defense.

As for high-level combat power, to be honest, one Silver Moon Knight, one Magus, plus Luoning, Ruidar, and Meilongnika.

Such a lineup exposed to the outside world will inevitably attract the wariness of other forces.

Let alone the Vila Principality or Screaming Island; at that point, even the King might have some misgivings.

Lulansi is someone who has suffered losses; his eldest son was targeted precisely because he was too outstanding.

Now he does not want Luoning to follow in those footsteps.

Thinking of the past, hatred surged in the old man's eyes.

"Over these years, Yueguang Valley, the Vila Principality, and Screaming Island have always viewed the Wushan Territory as meat on the chopping block, constantly making small moves to take a bite whenever they get the chance. It's just a pity that they didn't eat it when I was sick, and now they have even less of a chance."

"What do you plan to do?" Luoning asked.

"The first step is definitely to wait until I have fully recovered, or even broken through to the Silver Moon level, and then announce the news of my recovery to the outside world."

Lulansi decided to disguise himself first so as not to cause ripples.

"The second step is to form more Knight Orders."

In previous years, huge expenses limited the number of Knight Orders in the Marquis Territory.

Now that Lulansi does not need to spend over one hundred thousand gold coins, this money can be invested in the troops.

At least three more can be formed.

By then, Wushan Castle will possess eight Knight Orders.

In truth, such a quantity is still not enough for him to fight on two fronts, but if he waits for the Wubei Territory to develop and joins forces with Luoning and other nobles, the strength of the Wushan Territory will rise to a new level.

Thinking of this, Lulansi could not help but laugh heartily.

He had not only recovered his combat strength but also had the opportunity to wash away his past shame; today was truly full of surprises.

"Develop first, then find an opportunity to take revenge on them; this is also the path I want to take."

Luoning said with a smile, "I didn't expect you to think the same as I do."

"Haha, after all, we are grandfather and grandson."

The more Lulansi looked at Luoning, the more satisfied he became, "I am very at ease leaving the Wushan Territory to you in the future."

Luoning shook his head, "With your strength, living another seventy or eighty years is absolutely no problem. By that time, I will probably already be a Blazing Sun Knight."

Once seventy or eighty years passed, Blazing Sun was only a far too conservative estimate; perhaps he could even become Legendary?

Lulansi stared blankly at Luoning.

Blazing Sun Knight, Archmage—these are existences capable of stirring up the winds and clouds of the continent.

If one day in the future his grandson truly became a powerhouse of this level, not to mention whether he would become a king, at the very least, obtaining a Duke title should be no problem, right?

At this moment, he seemed to understand a little why the other party had little interest in the position of Marquis.

So, his ambitions did not lie there.

Lulansi could not help but give a thumbs up: "You are the pride of the Wushan Family, child. No matter what decisions you make in the future, I, your grandfather, will always be your steadfast supporter!" (End of chapter)