Mountain Forest Castle was lively again tonight.
In the kitchen, Mrs. Bandler, who had been honing her cooking skills day after day, and her helpers finally had a chance to put them to use. They poured all their recent concern for their lord into delicious dishes and bread.
Juwitt and Sim, newly promoted to Beginner Knights, entered the Inner Castle dining hall with both restraint and pride, joining their lord and many seniors for dinner.
Luo Ning received detailed information about the two newcomers from David.
Neither Juwitt nor Sim was yet twenty. The former was nineteen, while the latter was eighteen years old.
To be honest, the chances of activating a Battle Qi Seed and becoming a Professional Knight at eighteen or nineteen were extremely low. Their future potential was probably rather poor.
But then again, Mountain Forest Town was fortunate enough to have new Transcendents at all. Who had the luxury of being picky here?
At the table, Luo Ning first solemnly introduced Rydal's identity to everyone else. Especially after Macken's side remarks, everyone understood the red-haired man's strength, formally establishing Rydal's position as Commander.
At the same time, he praised the newly promoted Juwitt and Sim, raising their wages to thirty Copper Coins a day, putting them on the same level as David.
As a result, aside from Tom, every Transcendent present now earned at least thirty Copper Coins a day.
Considering Tom's performance during this period, as well as his attitude toward everything, Luo Ning generously allowed him to become a full member ahead of schedule. His pay was also restored to the same level as the other Beginner Knights.
Tom was deeply moved by this.
At tonight's dinner banquet, he had finally gained his lord's recognition and could be considered part of Mountain Forest Town's