Chapter 0011: The Ranger Lineage

"Baroness Bonner is in good health, her faith is as devout as yours, and she prays at the castle temple every day. The Nymphs and Muses there all like her," Oldington replied.

Carley the elder lady smiled immediately, "Of course, she is such a dignified lady that everyone likes her, and the creations of the three gods will like her too."

Baron Orenol said, "Since you miss Baroness Bonner so much, why don't you go to Iron Grey Castle with Oldington when he returns? You can pay her a visit. By the way, Mrs. Dukedom is pregnant, and you can take some gifts for me and Helen."

"Although I would like to spend more time with little iris, but going to Iron Grey Castle can be set aside. That daughter of the Red Falcon family is as cunning as her surname, like a sly eagle, and I don't like her."

Nore Red Falcon was the daughter of Count Nubis Red Falcon on the Don River border of the Macedon Kingdom. Three years ago, she married Du Longtan, the son of Count Dulongtan of the Grey Rock Territory in the Golden Rose Kingdom, who was also a Marquis, Du Likeng, the Marquis of Rock. This was a transnational marriage between two marquis families.

It was a sensation at the time and had a profound impact on the situation of the Golden Danube Plain.

Carley the elder lady had attended that wedding and seemed to have had a little conflict with Nore during the women's gatherings, leading to her not visiting Iron Grey Castle for over two years.

Baron Orenol said, "If you don't have any real conflict with her, it would be better to pay her a visit. Oldington is still studying knightly courses under Marquis Dukedom."

Carley the elder lady buried her head and stabbed the cheese in her cup, noncommittally saying, "Of course, I'm willing to be friendly with the Rock family for Oldington's sake, but my temperament, you know, I'm afraid there might be an embarrassing scene then, and I don't get along with that Red Falcon."

"If you're not willing to go, let me accompany Oldington on a trip," Helen said.

"That's fine, it's a good opportunity to see Otum and Flora along the way."

The matter was settled, and Helen would accompany Oldington when he returned. To be honest, Oldington didn't like this decision. Being alone meant more freedom, but unfortunately, nobles are very keen on socializing and have actual interests that require more contact with each other.

Moreover, even if he opposed it, it would be ineffective. Being promoted to a cadet knight was probably not considered a sign of adulthood in his parents' eyes.

"By the way, mother, if you don't go to Iron Grey Castle, you can take some time to go to Versailles. Count Arnold will organize a campaign against bandits this year, and Arwal will be joining the fight. You can take some supplies to support Arwal and visit Audrey," Baron Orenol said.

Carley the elder lady nodded, "I'll prepare as soon as possible. Many old friends around Versailles have written to invite me to visit."

Mrs. Helen said, "I'll write a long letter to Audrey, sharing the good news of Oldington's promotion to cadet knight. She has an excellent brother, and her heart will be more at ease."

"Hawk's three pups should be weaned soon, mother. You need to make another trip and take Hawk's second pup to the Palace of Fontainebleau."

As Oldington had thought, Baron Orenol would give the second pup born to the Storm Wolf King Hawk to the king.

After thinking for a moment, he said, "Grandmother, I'll also write a letter to my sister."

"That's good, you are the closest brother and sister, and you are Audrey's greatest support. Don't ever forget your sister who has been married far away."

"How could I?"

Although Oldington was no longer the original owner, since he was living in place of the other, he would naturally inherit the bloodline of the other. Besides his parents, the closest person to him was his faraway sister.

"The road to Versailles is not peaceful, and I will have the captain of the guards, Marcuses, escort you all the way," Baron Orenol added.

"With Marcuses' escort, I feel much more at ease."

Marcuses was the captain of the guards of Baron Orenol, also known as his attendant knight, but Marcuses was neither a knight nor a warrior; he was a windspeaker. He had originally been a common hunter in the territory, who was selected into the hunting team due to his skills and became a hunter.

After continuous cultivation, he grew into a ranger, a tamer, and finally a windspeaker.

This was the cultivation system of the ranger lineage.

To be strict, rangers are also warrior professions, constantly honing their bodies to gain strength. However, warriors tend to focus on frontal combat, while rangers are more agile, and they retain the color of hunters, learning many methods of taming beasts and magical beasts.

Windspeakers are top-level professions, with the same level as mythical knights.

Throughout the Red Leaf Territory, there were only two top-level professionals: Baron Orenol and Captain of the Guards Marcuses. However, as a mythical knight, Baron Orenol could probably defeat four or five Marcuses-like windspeakers. The power of martial arts was undeniable, so the vast majority of nobles were knight professions.

At this moment, Baron Orenol suddenly said, "Oldington, since you have been promoted to a cadet knight, you are bound to follow Marquis Dukedom to the battlefield in the next learning process. So from tomorrow, you will follow Captain of the Guards Marcuses into the forest and try the taste of blood."

"I understand," Oldington nodded.

This meant that Marcuses would take him into the forest to hunt magical beasts.

Lords, besides fighting each other, most of the time need to fight with magical beasts around their territories to ensure that they do not attack the manors in the territory.

The Iris family had a total of 121 formal knights, who were stationed in various manors to resist magical beasts and only assembled to go to the kingdom's battlefield during times of war. Of course, knights were more used for fighting on the battlefield, and the main force for hunting magical beasts was the attendant knights.

Attendant knights could be knight professions, warrior professions, ranger professions, or other strange professions.

After some important matters were discussed, the rest of the dinner was filled with cheerful family chatter.

They talked about Oldington's childhood anecdotes or discussed some gossipy news among nobles, enjoying the delicious food and wine under the service of the servants.

Oldington mainly listened, needing to combine the information from the chat with the memories of the original owner he inherited to update the information. After all, the original owner was just a minor who was dedicated to refining martial arts, and there were still two and a half years until the age of 18, and he knew little about many things.

For example, the original owner was not very familiar with the nobility system of the Golden Rose Kingdom.

However, now Oldington had updated the information and completely understood what the titles of baron, marquis, and count meant, what types of nobles they corresponded to, and the historical origins of the titles.