Chapter 125 Baron Meeting

Chapter 125 Baron Meeting

On the morning of the 8th, after leaving David, Wharton, and Dandy to guard the house, Roning led the rest of his men out of Shanlin Town and headed north.

Since Luo Ning had made a plan to open up the roads between Shanlin Town, Qingzhu Village, Ziguo Village, and Huitu Village when he came back last time, the logging team gave priority to cutting down the trees on both sides of the road when they were working.

After over a month, the trees on both sides of the path leading out of Shanlin Town have been cut down, revealing the outline of a mountain road about two meters wide.

Although this two-meter-wide road is less than three miles long and is not a smooth surface, it is much better than the last time I passed by.

Luo Ning believed that after the decree was issued to encourage people to cut down trees, the extension speed of this mountain road would increase.

Since Redal had set the negotiation time for three days later, there was plenty of time, so Roning was not in a hurry.

We stayed in Qingzhu Village for two hours.

When Roning conquered the three savage tribes and returned to Shanlin Town, he handed over the defense of Qingzhu Village to the Horns. Meanwhile, Celis, the former steward of Knight Willy, was still in charge of agricultural affairs.

Roning rode on his Cloud-Stepping Horse and walked around the fields of Qingzhu Village. He found that the order here was pretty good, and the vegetable fields were not abandoned. He affirmed Celis's ability and arranged for him to be the village chief. Later, he would let Wilson bring people over to guide agricultural matters.

After a brief inspection, everyone set out again and arrived at Ziguo Village in the evening.

In addition to taking Jenny to the Gray Earth Tribe, Roning planned to rest for a night here to recuperate.

During the conversation with Knight Horn, Roning learned that the other party had recently prepared three or four acres of land for mulberry fields as previously instructed.

At this rate, the opening of ten acres of mulberry land can be completed by January or February next year.

When Horn learned that Roning was going to transfer Jenny to Gray Earth Village, he also considered going with him.

Roning was too embarrassed to refuse. After all, his arrangement would separate Horn's family of three into three different places, which was inappropriate.

However, he still asked Horn to arrange the affairs of Ziguo Village. Ten acres of mulberry land must be released next year, and the scale of silkworm and mulberry breeding must be expanded.

At dawn the next day, everyone set out again. Since they were all riding horses and there was a frequently traveled road between Ziguo Village and Huitu Village, it was much more convenient to travel.

More than an hour later, everyone arrived at Huitu Village.

"Sir, welcome!"

After receiving Tom's advance report, Redar left the village. Behind him were Baburin, Zhuweit, and other extraordinary people, as well as several guards.

"Long time no see, Rydar!"

Luo Ning greeted with a smile, "You handled the provocation of the Black Collar Tribe very well. I admire your decisiveness and bravery!"

"Thank you for your compliment, sir!" Ridar responded with a smile.

After praising Riedal, Roning briefly greeted the others.

"Has the Black Collar Tribe seen any unusual movements in the past two days?"

"Not at this time."

Ridar replied, "I have arranged for two scouts to go up the mountain outside the village to observe the other side. If there is any situation, they will report it in time."

Roning nodded secretly; Redal's arrangement was very appropriate.

"It looks like they should have informed Baron Leisen and are waiting for him to make a decision. It depends on whether he can make it this time."

He asked, "What about Fenris, who you captured? I heard he was a high-ranking knight. How is he doing now?"

"Fenris was injured in the fight that day, and we didn't provide him with food and drink for the past two days. Now he is half dead and doesn't even have the strength to escape."

Redal no longer paid much attention to Fenris. He was more concerned about what the lord would do next.

"Sir, if Baron Leisen comes here in person, do we need to deal with him outside the village?"

Roning could see that as long as he gave the order to attack Lei Sen, Redal would carry it out without hesitation, and there was sufficient confidence in the other party's eyes.

"No, now is not the time."

Luo Ning shook his head, "You may not know yet that Lei Sen is already a bronze knight."

Ronin has not yet directly understood the specific combat effectiveness of the Bronze Knights, and the Lord of Sen has a team of knights whose strength cannot be compared with that of a few barbarian tribes.

"Apart from that, I still lack the opportunity to start a war against the barony. Even if I win, it won't be enough to make Wushanbao deprive him of his territory."

It was impossible for Roning to kill the other person.

Nobles generally have immunity and will not be easily killed without absolute reasons or excuses.

If Luo Ning wants to survive in this circle, he still has to abide by the rules of the game since he is not strong enough at the moment.

To take a step back, killing the other party would not only mean that the land did not belong to him but would also push Roning to the front.

After all, how could a Baron of Hillwood Town be weak if he could kill the Bronze Knight and a team of knights?

"This time, I came here for one reason, to see Lord Sean's attitude; two, to discuss a non-aggression agreement with him; and three, to negotiate a price and see how much gold Baron Leisen is willing to pay to redeem his people."

Riedal understood, "I understand!"

The group entered the house, came to the simple fortress, and sat down to drink tea. Before Luo Ning had time to ask about the construction status of Huitu Village, the shouts of scout cavalry were heard outside.

"Commander, people are coming from the Black Collar Tribe. There are a lot of people!"

When the scout entered the fortress and saw so many people, he was momentarily shocked. After seeing Roning, he suddenly woke up and said, "Greetings, Lord!"

Roning nodded and said, "Since they are here, let's go out and greet them. Riedal, get all the guards out of the village with us!"

"yes!"

Roning was riding his horse, looking back at his team, feeling a little excited momentarily.

In addition to the twelve extraordinary people, including himself and the twenty old guards who stayed behind, Redal also trained about fifty militiamen here.

Although some of them were holding iron and wood spears and didn't even have iron swords, they still looked intimidating as long as they were a little disciplined.

"If we can expand this team to thousands of people..."

Luo Ning thought to himself and was looking forward to such a day.

The team did not move fast. After going around the corner of the mountain, they arrived at the place where the other party had last prepared to build a watchtower. Roning saw a large group of people coming on the opposite mountain road.

The leading knight was tall and strong, wearing thick armor, and was a high-quality knight.

Two knights, one on the left and one on the right, were well-equipped on his side.

These three people should be Baron Leisen and his main knights.

Behind them were ten knights, thirty-six cavalrymen, ten archers, and sixty infantrymen.

Luo Ning couldn't help but raise his eyebrows.

Wow, Baron Leisen actually sent out a standard team of knights!

Redal frowned slightly. The opponent's strength was a little beyond his expectations. If a fight broke out, it would be a tough battle, and there would definitely be heavy casualties.

Behind him, the guards were very nervous.

Along the way, although they conquered three wild tribes, it was effortless. Where did they fight with real nobles?

At this moment, facing the "large army approaching," their throats were a little dry and nervous.

As for the militiamen at the back, it was good enough that they could maintain their formation and stand.

"The strength of the leaders is pretty good, but the ones below are far behind the Sean Territory."

Roning saw all this and knew the gap between his team and the other side.

He raised his hand and asked everyone to stop and wait for the other party to come over.

Soon, Sean's men arrived thirty meters away.

Baron Leisen spoke, his voice mixed with fighting spirit came through clearly: "Baron Roning, I didn't expect that we would meet here!"

"The last time I saw you was at a cocktail party in April or May. I remember that we were discussing the crusade against the Black Gold Brotherhood. You were still the heir of Wushan Fort at that time."

Luo Ning took a deep breath. He did not use any fighting spirit but just raised the volume of his voice slightly.

"Baron Leisen, you have a great memory!"

While speaking, he also compared himself to the other team. It would be a lie to say that he didn't feel any pressure but couldn't show it.

"But today is the first time we meet as the Baron of Hillwood Town."

There was disdain in Lei Sen's eyes. He lightly kicked the horse's belly, left the team, and approached Roning.

"Since you and I are both barons, you should know that provoking a more established barony comes with a price."

The corner of his mouth curled up into a sneer, "If you are brave enough, come up and talk to me."

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