Second Meeting with the Territory's People

The air on the mountain road in the early morning was very humid, and two fast horses galloped along the path.

The strong and sturdy guards on horseback were chosen by Luo Ning to deliver the message. They were heading to Lakeside Town to seek help from the Green Family.

If Baron German was willing to lend a messenger bird, the two guards would return. Otherwise, they would have to follow the road they came from back to Wushan Castle and deliver the letter.

They had already galloped for dozens of miles and would be out of the mountain area in another two hours.

However, at this moment, two fast horses were running towards them from the opposite direction.

"It's that knight from yesterday!"

"From the Sain Territory, what is he doing here again?"

The two messengers' hearts skipped a beat. They couldn't help but pull the reins and stop, making way for the other party.

The person who came was specifically Philiton Henry, the Knight Captain of the Sain Territory. He didn't expect to meet people from Mountain Forest Town here.

Philiton also stopped and asked, "Where are you going?"

The aura of an Advanced Knight made the two guards nervous, but thinking of Baron Luo Ning, the Lord of Mountain Forest Town, behind them, the two messengers calmed down somewhat.

Although ordinary people had no power to resist in front of a knight, if the other party killed them arbitrarily, there would be a huge price to pay if it was discovered, and a large sum of gold coins would be indispensable.

"Respected Knight, we are delivering a letter for Lord Luo Ning," one of the messengers replied.

Philiton's heart leaped when he heard this. Could it be a letter to Wushan Castle? And about the matters between the Sain Territory and Mountain Forest Town?

"Do you know what letter Lord Luo Ning asked you to deliver?" he quickly asked.

"Sorry, Knight, we don't know the content of the letter either."

Philiton frowned slightly. He came today to solve the trouble in the Sain Territory. If Luo Ning's letter was indeed about this matter, and he had sent the messengers out, then it would be troublesome.

"Don't deliver your letter for now," Philiton said.

Hearing this, the two messengers were immediately startled, and their heartbeats quickened. This Knight wouldn't really be looking for trouble with them, would he?

"Sorry, this is something our Lord specifically instructed us to do. Without Lord Luo Ning's permission, we must deliver the letter. Lord Philiton, you won't stop us, will you?"

The two messengers were nervous but not servile or arrogant.

They had experienced what happened yesterday and had Luo Ning's instructions before leaving, so they had to remain sufficiently calm.

"Hehe, you don't need to be nervous."

Philiton became gentle. "I am now preparing to request an audience with your Lord, Baron Luo Ning. The matter I wish to discuss may be related to the content of the letter in your hands. If you send it out, it might cause your Lord a loss of several hundred gold coins!"

He was very good at picking out the key points when he spoke. "If Lord Luo Ning knows that you didn't listen to my suggestion and caused him to lose so much, do you think he will blame you?"

"This..."

The two messengers looked at each other. Now they were at a loss.

Seeing the situation, Philiton continued, "How about this, you come back with me to see your Lord. I will tell him that I asked you to come back, and I don't think he will blame you."

"In addition, if you need to send letters later, I can lend you the messenger birds of the Sain Territory to use. They are much faster than you riding horses."

The two messengers were still a little hesitant, but thinking that this matter might concern their Lord's great wealth plan, they finally chose to compromise.

"Haha, good, let's go then. I'll still need to trouble you to help me announce my arrival later!"

Philiton laughed heartily and pulled the reins, preparing to continue on his way.

"Oh, right, yesterday Lord Luo Ning said that one of you is an Advanced Peak Professional Knight. Is it that big guy who is as strong as a mountain?"

The two messengers turned their horses around while joking.

"That's Lord Macken!"

"Lord Macken is very powerful. It is said that even if two or three Advanced Peak Knights attacked him at the same time, he could stand undefeated!"

A serious light flashed in Philiton's eyes. This Macken was a difficult opponent to deal with, and he must be taken seriously in the future!

In fact, he didn't know that the reason the two messengers said this was because Luo Ning had specifically instructed them during the morning training.

Whether it was people from Mountain Forest Town or others, if they asked about the strength of the Guard Officer, they should all answer in this way.

On the other side, Luo Ning was leading Macken, Chahar, and others towards the grassland west of the town.

Last night, David and Tom had already informed the villagers that the Lord wanted to see them, and they agreed to meet at the Western Grassland at ten o'clock this morning.

Currently, Luo Ning didn't have many people around him. Ten injured guards were recovering from their injuries, two were sent out as messengers by him, and five were still guarding the castle. Only twelve guards could accompany him.

Ordinary guards didn't have much combat power in front of Transcendent beings. Luo Ning brought them purely for show.

At this moment, the Western Grassland was bustling with people. The villagers had arrived early and were waiting here.

The scene of the new Lord entering the town yesterday had already spread among the villagers. Although Prinster was a traitor, this Lord had killed so many people in one go, and he looked like a fierce person.

How could they dare to make the Lord wait here?

At this moment, basically all the villagers had come. Even those who were seriously ill and unable to walk were carried by their families.

When Luo Ning arrived outside the grassland, he was startled by the scene in front of him.

His first thought was: Good heavens, why are there so many people?

His second thought was one of pleasant surprise.

It's good to have more people. More people will greatly reduce the difficulty of completing the [Prosperous Population] achievement.

As Luo Ning appeared, the previously boisterous crowd instantly quieted down. Everyone's gaze focused on Luo Ning, afraid that making a sound would displease their lord.

It was the first time Luo Ning had been stared at by so many people, and it was impossible for him not to feel a little nervous.

However, his identity now was that of a lord, and he couldn't lose face in front of his subjects.

He took a deep breath and stepped towards the higher ground—not a specially built platform, but just a small mound on the grassland.

Alright, this meeting place has absolutely no grandeur.

But there was nothing to be done; the arrangement was rushed, and Luo Ning didn't have an administrator.

Thinking of this, Luo Ning did feel a bit of a headache.

An administrator wasn't like a servant who could be hired casually.

To serve as an administrator, one had to at least know how to read, right?

Luo Ning surveyed his subordinates. The thirty guards, including David, wouldn't work. Besides them, there were only Macken, Elrond, Chahar, and Tom.

Chahar was the castle's butler, and the others were Transcendent. None of them were suitable to be administrators.

After a brief moment of wandering thoughts, Luo Ning's attention returned to the present. He glanced at Elrond beside him. The other man understood and immediately stepped forward, declaring in a loud voice:

"People of Mountain Forest Town, the great Bloodline of the Wushan Family, the Lord of Mountain Forest Town, Baron Luo Ning, stands before you now! Regardless of your status, now, pay your respects to your lord and offer your loyalty!"

Elrond had read many books during this time, including two knight novels. The lines were just like this; he was actively applying what he had learned.

As his voice fell, everyone began to bow.

The serfs knelt on the ground, while the freemen bowed deeply to show respect.

Luo Ning looked over. The majority of the people were kneeling.

But no matter who they were, they all shouted loudly: "Greetings, Lord!"

The simultaneous shouts of over a thousand people converged into a massive wave of sound, making one's heart surge with emotion.

Luo Ning looked at this group of subjects, feeling incredibly excited. This was his foundation.

"I accept your loyalty, my people!"

He responded loudly, "From today onwards, we will clearly define our respective rights and obligations."

Luo Ning didn't need to say too many pleasantries, especially when facing his own subjects.

"As my subjects, loyalty to Mountain Forest Town and loyalty to me is your primary principle! You need to work hard for me, to work for the construction of Mountain Forest Town!"

"As your lord, I will exercise my rights and also fulfill my obligations. I will grant you strong protection, stable security, and an increasingly better life!"

After saying these words, Luo Ning glanced at Elrond.

The other man understood and immediately said, "The light from our great Lord will forever protect you!"

As he spoke, he slowly raised his hands, which shone with a bright radiance.

This scene directly shocked the people below.

At this moment, a beam of light shot out from Elrond's hands, heading straight for an injured person in the crowd whose arm was bandaged.

Everyone followed the direction of the light, watching the injured person.

The injured person was stunned for a moment, then let out a cry of surprise, "My wound is healed!"

He looked excited and tore off the bandage on his arm. People were surprised to find that the wound on his arm, where blood had still remained, had already healed.

"By the Seven Gods, what kind of miraculous ability is this!" The man looked up at Elrond, his eyes filled with awe.

At this point, Elrond used the Flash Spell on Luo Ning.

At the same time, he shouted, "This is the radiance from Lord Luo Ning! He allows me to bestow this light upon you, to protect you!"

Luo Ning, glowing all over, now took on an infinitely mysterious image in the hearts of these serfs and freemen. Their mouths were wide open, their eyes wide, as if they were seeing a Deity.

Macken drew his long sword, and Battle Qi surged up. A beam of light shot straight into the sky, majestic and imposing.

"Let us shout, Long live Lord Luo Ning!"

The subjects were stunned for a moment, and then many of them reacted and began to shout along.

The shouts were initially scattered and not very unified, but as more and more people joined in, the shouts became louder and more unified.

"Long live Lord Luo Ning!"

"Long live Lord Luo Ning!"

"Long live Lord Luo Ning!"