Chapter 165: Frankness
Chapter 165: Frankness
Honestly, a Wushan bloodline with great cultivation talent and pure identity is too important to Lu Lans.
So, after he finished his main tasks, he came to Roning and asked him in person.
Roning knew that once his strength was exposed, it would attract everyone's attention, including Lu Lans.
However, the question of how to explain strength has always been a problem that has troubled him.
The only thing that relieved him was that the person who asked the question was Lu Lans, and the other party would not have any thoughts of "the tallest tree in the forest will be destroyed by the wind" toward him.
"Grandpa, my strength was at the peak of the advanced level a few days ago."
Roning thought about it and said, "But now, I am a real bronze-level knight."
As he spoke, he directly activated his fighting spirit.
With just a little sense, Lu Lansi knew that the strength of this fighting spirit exceeded that of ordinary high-level knights, and it was completely qualified to be bronze level.
"very good!"
He seemed nervous as he gripped his cane, lifted it, and put it down again.
Perhaps because he was too excited, he failed to control his strength, and the crutch hit the floor heavily, making the sound of wood being squeezed.
"Very good! Very good!"
Ultimately, Lu Lans couldn't hide his excitement and laughed out loud.
"After thirty years of silence, our Wushan family can finally rise strongly again!"
He looked radiant at the moment, completely free of fatigue and illness. "Ronin, I see the shadow of your Bergremus in you!"
Lu Lan paused momentarily and continued: "However, you are now better than your uncle!"
Roning still underestimated the impact and joy his strength would bring the other party.
"Thank you for the compliment, Grandpa."
Luo Ning smiled and said, "If Blanche had not been assassinated this time, I would not have exposed my strength so early. After all, Wushan Territory seems to be unstable now."
Lu Lansi took two deep breaths and calmed down his excitement.
"There are vassal rebels in Wushan Territory and powerful enemies outside. It is indeed not stable, as you said."
He was familiar with the situation in Wushan Territory, and his tone hinted at decadence.
"However, if you had shown your talent earlier, even if you only revealed it to me a little, I would not have driven you to Hillwood Town."
"There's nothing wrong with Hillwood Town."
Luo Ning defended himself, "Becoming the Baron of Hillwood Town has at least allowed me to disappear from the public eye for the past six months. Otherwise, I might have experienced an assassination attempt like my father."
At this point, he couldn't help but shake his head. "I don't want to lose a leg like my father or an arm like Baron Hermann."
Lu Lan Si was stunned.
He seemed to understand why Luo Ning wanted to hide his strength silently and was even willing to go to Shanlin Town for peace before becoming powerful.
"You are wiser than I thought."
Lu Lansi's eyes flickered as if some bad memories were surging, "If Grems hadn't been so aggressive in the past, perhaps he wouldn't have been ambushed."
Thirty years ago, the twenty-four-year-old Grimes' combat power was comparable to that of a top bronze-level knight.
Many people believe a knight more powerful than Lulans will appear in Wushan Territory within a few years, possibly at the Silver Moon or Prideful Sun levels.
Any kingdom or great lord may not care about low-level knights, but high-level knights, especially those above Meteor Level, are top combat forces that cannot be underestimated anywhere.
And people like the Silver Moon level are known to be able to defeat ten thousand enemies!
A Silver Moon-level being is equivalent to an army. Unless one is a transcendent of the same level, taking down such an existence is almost impossible.
It can be said that Grems's performance put pressure on many nobles who were unwilling to see Wushanling doing well.
That calculation was probably also due to this reason.
Lulans did not continue to ask when Roning awakened his fighting spirit seed and when he became a high-level knight.
Because these questions are not important, what is important is that his grandson is now at the bronze level. "What are you going to do next?"
Lu Lansi changed the subject: "I think Blanche's attitude towards you is very good. Maybe this marriage can be successful."
"By then, His Majesty the King may reward you. You can take the opportunity to pledge allegiance to His Majesty Bruno, become a noble of the kingdom, and have the opportunity to obtain a larger territory."
Although the barons of Wushan Territory and the barons of the Kingdom of Alduin are both barons, they are loyal to different people.
"Does becoming the king's vassal mean that I have to give up Shanlin Town?" Luo Ning asked.
Lu Lansi nodded, "That's natural."
Luo Ning already regarded Shanlin Town as his second home and discovered sericulture and kaolin. How could he be willing to give up Shanlin Town?
What's more, there are many uncertainties in the territory rewarded by the king.
If the territory is more chaotic, keeping it safe in the north of Wushan Territory would be better.
"Then I would rather be loyal to you, Grandpa." Luo Ning said with a smile.
"That's fine, of course!"
Lu Lansi laughed, "Besides Shanlin Town, there is only Saen Territory north of Wushan Territory. When the time comes, it will all be assigned to you. It will be enough for you to manage and develop."
He thought of Ronin's previous claim against the Lord of Sen.
"What kind of leverage do you have on Lei Sen? Are you confident you can take him down?"
After experiencing this incident, Lulans felt more reassured about Roning. He asked this question mainly out of curiosity.
He guessed that there must be something happening to Roning that he didn't know about.
Luo Ning hesitated momentarily, and Lu Lans did not urge him.
After a long while, he finally said, "Grandpa, do you think this assassination is related to the Skull Society that assassinated my father?"
Lu Lans shook his head. "I listened to Toru's report. There is no evidence pointing to the Skull and Bones Society. To be precise, the investigation of this assassination is likely to yield no results."
"If we can only attribute the assassination of the princess to the Colosseum auditors, it will only make Wushanbao look too incompetent."
Roning said: "We need a stronger scapegoat."
"The scapegoat?"
"He's the one who takes the blame."
Lu Lans suddenly realized and understood this new word more vividly: "You want Lei Sen from Sean to be the scapegoat?"
Roning nodded.
"On the seventh of this month, I was assassinated by the Skull and Bones Society in Hillwood Town, but the assassin knew too little about me. Not only did the assassination fail, but I also captured him alive."
He took Shadow's testimony from his arms and handed it to Lu Lans as he spoke.
Anger towards the Skull and Bones Society flashed in Lulans' eyes.
He didn't expect that this organization would attack not only his son but even his grandson. This was intended to make him exterminate his family line!
When he saw the letter's contents, his rage grew even greater.
"The Sean family has followed Wushan for two or three generations. I never thought Lei Sen would do such a disloyal thing!"
Lu Lans returned the testimony to Roning, "Where is the assassin? Did you bring him?"
"No, he is still under my custody in the Hillwood Castle."
Luo Ning folded up the testimony again and put it away. "However, I brought another witness who can also prove that Lei Sen wanted to kill me and even put it into action."
"Oh? Who is it?"
Roning glanced at the door and said, "Tom, come in."
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