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In a dimly lit room.

The creaking sound kept going on and on, accompanied by the whimpering of a stray cat.

In the dead of winter, Cecilia had no idea where the stray cat was hiding in the courtyard; she had searched many times but hadn't found it.

Afterwards, Ron embraced Liulichuan.

"Thanks to the necklace shield you gave me this time, it was a great help on the battlefield."

Liu Lichuan said softly, "It's good that you're back safe and sound."

"You're such a lucky star!" Ron flicked a strand of hair from the corner of Liulichuan's mouth.

"Take a rest, I'm exhausted these past few days."

The two fell asleep in each other's arms.

the next morning.

Cecilia burst into the room in a flurry of activity.

"Sister, brother-in-law is back! Where is he? I've looked everywhere and can't find him!"

Liu Lichuan peeked out from the foot of the bed and tidied her hair.

With her cheeks flushed, she said, "Well... he just went out to patrol the territory. You go out and play first, he'll be back in a bit."

Cecilia was impatiently kicked out of the door by her sister.

Ron poked his head out from the headboard:

"This little girl has too much free time. I'll find her a tutor in a while. I can't let her lose at the starting line."

Liu Lichuan echoed, "Cecilia has good talent, but she doesn't like learning magic. She'll probably follow the path of a knight in the future."

"Okay! Then let's arrange an instructor for her. She can practice swordsmanship first, and physical training can be done in a few years."

"By the way, do you have any religious beliefs?"

"No, what's wrong?" Liu Lichuan asked, puzzled.

Ron touched the cross necklace around his neck and grinned mischievously:

"I didn't believe in God before, but since I met God, I've found myself to be incredibly loyal to Him."

"God! Please accept the service of your faithful servant, Ron Broccoli!"

It was already noon when I left the courtyard in Liulichuan.

Ron finally managed to gather his men in the council chamber for a meeting.

Ron's campaign lasted a month, and he returned in the dead of winter.

Perrin reported to Ron all the major and minor changes that had occurred in the territory over the past month.

In summary, everything is normal, and the development of the territory is progressing steadily.

Ron was very satisfied after hearing this.

If nothing unexpected happens, we can now wait for the duchy to send someone to confirm the successful expansion of the territory.

Next, Ron assigned the handover of Linshui Territory and Maolin Territory to Perrin, instructing him to organize manpower to take over the serfs and various supplies of Maolin Territory.

Palin was also shocked when she heard about the great things Ron had done.

That's it, they've taken over Linshui and Maolin territories. This means the lord will be a viscount from now on!

The thought that once Ron became a viscount, they and their group would also be able to enjoy the glory, fueled their enthusiasm even more.

"The soldiers who died during this conscription will receive double the compensation, and the survivors will be taken in as knights' squires. They will all swear allegiance to me in a couple of days."

Cultivating battle aura does not mean one has truly become a knight. Only by having a lord to whom one is loyal can one be called a knight. After a knight pledges allegiance, the lord will be responsible for providing a portion of the knight's training resources.

And they would gain the lord's trust. If they performed meritorious service later, they might even be granted a manor, so their future seemed bright.

This can be considered a reward for the surviving soldiers.

Ron also instructed Dick to buy dogs from several nearby territories.

"Buy a few more, put them in the manor later, train them well, and make them bark when there's any noise."

"Oh, and while you're at it, find Cecilia a kitten too."

Dick flattered, "Don't worry, Baron, I will search all the surrounding territories and find the best breed of dog."

After the meeting, Ron went to the elf room to settle the newly acquired elf bugs.

Looking at the room filled with jade boxes, the elf room was quite crowded.

A sense of satisfaction welled up in Ron's heart.

He had been in the pioneering land for over 140 days, almost five months.

From late summer to deep winter.

This journey has been fraught with peril, like walking on thin ice.

It's like they've mixed up the shows.

In short, when we first arrived, there was nothing here. No manor, no farm, no salt mine.

There were only five elven insects. He set up camp on the wasteland with thirty guards and a thousand serfs, and the fence was not even sturdy enough.

What now?

Hewan had over six thousand serfs, and today, with the addition of over a thousand from Maolin, there are now eight thousand serfs, and over ten thousand mu of land have been reclaimed.

This doesn't even include the waterfront area.

Including the newly acquired Fairy Bugs, there are a total of thirty-one.

(I won't list them all; the calculations are correct, and the details are in the "Something to Say" section.)

21 agricultural insects;

Nine Magic Potion Sprite Bugs;

There are two little fairies: Bella, the Potion Lily Fairy, and Da Bai, the Agriculture White Pear Fairy.

Now that we have enough potions, we can recruit more soldiers, select the talented ones, and train them in battle qi.

He himself has also reached level one, and his battle qi is about to break through.

He has three high-ranking knight squires, five mid-ranking knights, a group of low-ranking knights, and his guards will soon be replenished to two hundred.

Inside the fairy room, Bella saw that so many fairy insects had come to her territory again.

She flew around once, then kicked away a peanut worm that had crawled out to sunbathe.

That was Bella's special seat!

The peanut worm was kicked aside, rolled into a ball, and then shrank its head and crawled back into its jade box.

Bella, hands on her hips, flew through the air and unleashed a barrage of attacks on the newcomer sprites:

"Muttering! Muttering! Beep..."

They acted as if this was their territory, and that anyone who came here had to be Bella's underlings.

The newly arrived sprites all huddled in their boxes, not daring to stick out their antennae.

Ron found it amusing, walked over, picked her up, and put her on his shoulder.

"Alright, alright, you're their boss now. As the boss, don't keep bullying your underlings. If they make a mistake, then teach them a lesson."

Bella, coaxed by Ron, wiggled around happily, pointed her little finger at the new elf insects, and patted her chest.

It's as if it's saying, "No problem, watch how I train them."

At this moment, Big White peeked out from the innermost jade box. The little white pear on its head swayed back and forth, looking timidly in this direction.

It didn't know what had happened; it was just awakened by Bella's cries, and in a daze, it flew up and landed on the edge of the jade box.

Bella saw it. She tilted her head and stared at Big White for a long time.

Big White saw her too, shrank back, but didn't run away. The two little elves stared at each other across half the room, one fierce, the other timid.

"Muttering."

"Smack smack".

"Muttering..."

Bella then flew toward the big white bird.

Ron thought Bella was going to bully Baymax again and was about to reach out to stop her.

Bella simply flew over, landed next to Big White, tilted her head to examine the little white pear on its head, and then reached out her little hand to gently touch it.

Big White was startled and shrank back.

Bella muttered something, as if to say, "What's there to be afraid of?" and moved closer, rubbing her head against Big White's wing.

It seemed to be curious about this companion who looked similar to itself.

Then Bella turned around, mumbled something to Ron, patted Big White's head, and gave him a look that said, "This is my little brother, I'll protect him."

Ron smiled too. It seemed that Big White had a soft temper, and she was determined to be his little brother.

Seeing that the little elves were getting along peacefully, he turned and left the elf room. Bella, leading Big White, jumped around on the shelf without looking back, only muttering a farewell.

In the afternoon, the team sent to collect the serfs from Malwood returned. Ron stood outside the window, watching Perrin distribute them methodically.

The sooner we get them, the more at ease we'll be. Otherwise, if news gets back and the serfs have run away, it'll be troublesome.

As for the territory of Maolin, Ron was not prepared to take it over, since that poor lord hadn't developed much of it at all.

If you want land, there's plenty of wilderness north of the River Bend; the real challenge is development and defense.

Moreover, Maolin Territory was a failed expansion, unlike Linshui Territory. Such duchies would send a new lord.

At night, Ron sat at his desk writing a letter.

There were still two letters, one to Viscount Evan and one to the Viscountess.

In the letter to the Viscountess, he also included a necklace, which Ron had bought in Sandstone Castle for a thousand gold dragons.

You can't keep asking people for favors and then take it for granted.

Ron wanted to find an opportunity to return to the Duchy and personally thank the lady for her help.

In his letter to Viscount Evan, he first inquired about his well-being and then recounted his situation in the frontier—that he had established a foothold and survived the orc war.

Then the matter of the Waterfront Territory came up: Baron Boris died in a fall from his horse, and the territory was inherited by his wife, Elise, who asked Ron to help defend it.

He hoped the Marquis could help communicate with Oakwood City. At the end of the letter, he subtly mentioned that the Marquis's caravan would receive the best possible treatment.

After finishing writing, he leaned back in his chair and rubbed his temples.

In this way, the problem of Linshui Territory can be resolved officially.

Ron wasn't worried that Viscount Evan wouldn't help. He was from the Marquis of Cologne and the recommendation for the pioneering order came from the Marquis of Cologne. He was a natural member of the Marquis of Cologne faction and also belonged to Viscount Evan's faction.

Therefore, the stronger Ron is, the happier Viscount Evan is.

Of course, the premise is that Luo Enqian's dirty secrets cannot be discovered.

However, Ron suspected that it wouldn't matter if he knew, since Viscount Evan might actually have a taste for it.

Anyway, after each time he finished with his wife, she would drink a bottle of magic potion, which was said to regulate her menstrual cycle.

Now all that's left is to deal with Count Bauhinia's reaction.

However, Ron had already instructed Elise to keep the news hidden, and it was unknown how long it would take for the news to reach Earl Bauhinia.

Ron had learned from Elise that there were quite a few first-tier knights in the Bauhinia Territory, but no grand knights.

Grand Knights are highly valued. Didn't you see how many Grand Knights Marquis Mammon lost, and how he later had no say in the Marquis of Windsor's affairs?

Even ordinary marquises rarely possess the combat strength of a Grand Knight. These marquises of the duchy are somewhat of an exception.

After hundreds of years of development, the major marquises of the duchy have become comparable in strength to dukes. The strongest of these marquises could even be minor dukes in the kingdom.

However, since the Duchy of Brass is only a duchy, and the Grand Duke is the Duke, the highest rank is only Marquis.

Perhaps one day, one of these marquises will successfully ride a dragon and lead his nobles away to establish a new grand duchy.

Marquises and dukes in the kingdom do not have this possibility.

Kingdoms generally possess at least two dragons in strength and exert stronger control over their nobles.

Therefore, the highest combat strength under the command of the counts in the duchy is only level one, and even the strongest are only slightly above level one.

Unless he himself is a top-tier Grand Knight, the title of Earl is earned through strength.

Laun knocked on the door and came in: "Sir, it's time to rest."

Ron nodded, packed the letter, and handed it to him: "Have someone send it out tomorrow."