Chapter 418: Return

Time passed very quickly; in the blink of an eye, it was the end of May.

Luoning spent his second birthday since transmigrating in Zilei Territory.

"My Lord, you summoned us!"

Maiken and Saimen walked in from outside, looking travel-worn.

On the third day after Luoning arrived in Zilei Territory, Maiken had ridden a Griffin to arrive first, while the two Knight Squads he had recently formed were arriving slowly under the lead of their respective captains.

Over these past few days, with Saimen's assistance, Maiken had become familiar with the situation here and had taken over the main affairs.

Luoning could tell that Maiken was very interested in the task of being an independent Governor, showing great enthusiasm in every aspect.

And at his side, Saimen, who was acting as an assistant, had been awed by Maiken's strength; furthermore, because both possessed the Earth Attribute, he had received quite a bit of guidance from Maiken.

Under a series of impacts, Saimen was even more convinced that his big gamble had been the right one, and an extremely correct one at that!

"It will be June soon. I am preparing to make a trip to Jinyu City, and I plan to return to Wubei Territory today."

June 14th was the Aoduyin Kingdom's decennial founding ceremony, and both he and Lulansi would be heading to Jinyu City.

"With a population of over 78,000 in Zilei Territory, besides maintaining the existing production and horse breeding, you must select more young and robust people for training. The number of permanent Knight Orders in Zilei Territory must reach three; you are still far from that distance."

Although the number three was very small, the pressure he felt was not small at all.

Currently, the Knight Squads under his command were only three small squads, still seven squads short of a Knight Order.

Fortunately, Lord Luoning's reputation had been established; recently, a significant number of Professional Knights had come from other cities in Haide Bojueling, and he had already let Saimen begin selecting them.

Saimen stood to the side and noted this number down.

Merely to guard the safety of Zilei Territory, two or three Knight Squads were enough; where was the need for a Knight Order?

Luoning deploying such heavy troops in this place was not aimed at the Magic Beasts of the Heisong Mountain Range, nor at the other nobles of Haide Bojueling, but at the Vila Principality to the east.

Saimen guessed this point, but he did not know if Luoning was only thinking of defense, or if he would find an opportunity to strike east?

Regardless, the Lord had grand designs.

This was a good opportunity for him to make contributions and establish a career; thinking that he might one day possess a territory again, Saimen was full of drive.

After Luoning gave some instructions and also indicated that he would have Wilson bring some experienced people over to guide the planting work, he called for Kaierluosi and flew away from Zilei Territory.

"Master, the Heisong Mountain Range has no powerful Magic Beasts; it is far worse than the Wushan Magical Beast Mountain Range."

Kaierluosi said in a muffled voice; ever since his strength was raised to the late stage of Level 6, his courage was a bit greater than before.

"Once Zilei Territory develops, we can expand toward the Heisong Mountain Range."

Luoning smiled and opened the Attribute Panel; after more than a month of accumulation, the total of 645 Attribute Points had all been invested into his Magician level.

He added 555 points of Energy Essence to Kaierluosi again, and the other's level progress reached Level 6 (10203/12500).

This trip to Jinyu City required bringing a dragon, so naturally, the stronger Kaierluosi's strength was, the better.

"Ao~"

Feeling that his master was improving his strength again, Kaierluosi let out a joyful howl, happy like a child as he sped through the air.

Luoning smiled and lay on the dragon's back, crossing his legs while looking at the sky.

There were no achievements available to complete for the time being; if he wanted Kaierluosi to become a Level 7 Magical Beast, he would still need seven months.

And for himself to break through to become a Blazing Sun Knight and a Great Magician, it would be even slower, requiring more than two years.

"The Monthly Sign-in reward corresponding to a Count is a bit small for the current experience bar."

"If I could become a Marquis..."

Luoning frowned slightly; the time required to become a Marquis was likely even longer than two or three years.

After all, what he currently held in the Kingdom was only the title of Baron of Jiliu Island.

Kingdom Baron, Kingdom Viscount, Kingdom Count...

This tedious process corresponded to a massive amount of military merit.

"I heard that the Tricia Kingdom has been a bit chaotic recently, and it has even led to changes in the troops on the border defense line; I fear that in the near future, war between the two countries will break out again."

This was good news for Luoning; after all, one can only fish in troubled waters.

But for him, there were other ways to become a Marquis or Duke, such as declaring himself king.

If conditions permitted, he could establish a principality and crown himself king.

However, such things could only be thought of in dreams; in reality, if you declared yourself king today, you would likely be surrounded and crushed from all sides tomorrow.

"The next main focus will be on preparing grain and expanding the army."

According to Luoning's preliminary plan, he wanted to deploy four Knight Orders in the direction of Anbian City, three in Zilei Territory, and then three squads each in Wubei Territory and Jushi City, and four in Jiliu Island.

Adding them up, that made a total of eight Knight Orders.

With such military strength, that would be true power.

Kaierluosi flew very steadily, and as Luoning thought, he drifted off to sleep in a relaxed state.

When he opened his eyes again, he had already arrived at Swamp Town, and even Galun and Beila, who had heard the commotion, had already rushed over to welcome him.

This month, the news of the victory at Wushan Castle had spread to all the cities of Wushan Territory, and Wilson, Chahaer, and others at Zhaozebao naturally knew as well.

While they cheered for the Lord, they also hoped that the Lord would return sooner.

After fully enjoying lunch at home, Luoning began his busy time.

He first asked Wilson about the spring plowing situation, then immediately inspected the growth of the rice paddies and potatoes, finding that the growth was very good; he expected to harvest quite a lot of rice seeds and potato seeds this time.

"My Lord, Lord Aierlong has arrived," Galun reported.

Aierlong had not come this time to report on the progress of potion research or anything of the sort, but to bring Luoning a piece of information.

"My Lord, a ship has docked at Wubei Port to make a living."

Aierlong reported: "The leader is a woman named 'Suofeiya'. According to my observation, the Mental Power that this person radiates, whether present or not, should be on the same level as mine."

Luoning put down the statistical report in his hand and looked at Aierlong in disbelief: "Are you sure?"

"Yes!"

Aierlong said: "She came to see me, saying she wanted to meet you and have a talk. Furthermore, I took a look at the three Knights by her side; they do not seem to be ordinary people either."

Luoning's brows were tightly locked; it was one thing for a strange ship to arrive in Wubei Territory, but the strength of the people who came was actually this terrifying.

"A Magic Master... who could it be?"

He could not figure it out, "Where are they now?"

"They came to inquire two days ago, then sat on a Magic Flying Carpet and returned to the ship at Wubei Port, saying that when you returned, I should send someone to notify her, and they would come to pay a visit."

Luoning could not help but look sideways, "What did you say, a Magic Flying Carpet?"

It was his first time hearing this term; he had only seen it in games before.

Aierlong nodded, "Yes, my lord, a Magic Flying Carpet!"

He added: "It is very similar to the Magic Flying Carpet in my memory; I suspect..."

Luoning gasped; could it be that people from that continent have come looking for him?

He frowned and pondered for a moment, then said: "Since they want to talk to me, then you send someone to notify them that I have returned." (End of chapter)