Lord Wizard

Chapter 41 Influence

At this moment, all the major and minor families of Winter City gathered at a secluded meeting place to digest the news that Lin Meng had become a Grand Knight.

"Great Knight..."

The head of the Quirk family, Quian, looked at the heads of the other families and the president of the Chamber of Commerce who were sitting down with him and said.

"Leylin...you've truly broken through the limits of human endurance and become a Great Knight?"

"It's true! Several knights have personally confirmed that they felt a life force field emanating from him that only a great knight possesses."

Kui An Road.

"Great Knight... I thought that with the lord's manor greatly weakened, our lives would be a little easier, but I never expected..."

"A Grand Knight's rule over Winterfell will be more secure than that of Earl Farrell."

"The most important thing is that he is still so young, and it is hard to say how far he can go in the future. Moreover, he has the support of the powerful Marquis Alfonso behind him."

The heads of these small families and presidents of chambers of commerce looked somber.

"Does Chief Kuian have any suggestions?"

At this moment, the president of a small chamber of commerce asked a question.

"Yes, Chief Kui'an always leads the meetings. If the chief has any opinions, please feel free to share them."

"What are the clan leader's plans?"

The others chimed in.

"I?"

Quian, facing the gazes of the crowd, said in a deep voice, "I intend to send our family's Quesla to serve in the lord's manor, at the beck and call of Lord Leylin."

"Quesra! Is Chief Quesra completely siding with Lord Leylin? He's even sending away his own knight-level expert?"

"I think it would be enough to send some gold coins and supplies to congratulate Lord Leylin."

The crowd's words made Quinan sneer: "Naive. You must remember that Lord Leylin is a Grand Knight-level lord. What confidence he has! As long as he is alive, he can forever guard Winterfell. No soldier would dare to defy such a lord."

Kui An's words made the many clan leaders and guild leaders present gasp in shock!

The Grand Knight is someone even a Marquis would rely on as his right-hand man.

A great knight lord, and a lord who occupies such a rich place as Winterhold, is someone that even ordinary marquises would not want to offend.

What right do they have to outwardly comply while inwardly defying such a powerful being?

"Lord Kuian is right, we were blinded by evil. I will go back now and send my son to serve the lord."

"Our guild needs knights to guard our supplies. It seems we can only contribute our guild's shares. We hope the lord will be interested."

These clan leaders and association presidents all changed their attitudes.

Kui An smiled with satisfaction.

It was worth it for him to contact Goss before the meeting, using their support to gain an advantage for the family's development.

……

"Brother Kidd, I heard from people outside that Leylin has broken through to the Great Knight level..."

Amanda said with some concern in the room where Kidd was recuperating.

"So fast? He's truly gifted. When I fought him last time, I noticed he was only one step away from becoming a Grand Knight. I didn't expect him to break through in just a few days."

Kidd felt a little sad, but he wasn't surprised.

"With Leylin breaking through to the Great Knight level, Brother Kidd's battle may become much more difficult."

"Difficult? No, I actually feel more relaxed."

"What does Brother Kidd mean by that?"

"We serve Winterfell, not the Farrell family, a Grand Knight Lord who is not yet twenty years old... Under his leadership, Winterfell can become better..."

Kidd smiled and said casually.

Amanda understood what Kidd meant.

Both of them were knights from Winterfell, who ran and grew up on this land, and they had invested too much emotion in it.

If this new lord can lead Winterfell to glory...

Why not serve him?

……

The real world.

On the way to the conference room, Lin Meng and Nero chatted casually.

For some reason, Nero suddenly stopped and stared at him wide-eyed: "You're a Grand Knight now?"

"Yes, I just broke through."

Lin Mengdao.

This can't be kept secret. Jerak and the others are all his people; it's just that news travels slower in the wizarding world.

and……

He didn't intend to hide it.

"How could it be so fast? This doesn't make sense!"

"My talent is clearly quite good, and besides... the Mokuya Mountains."

Lin Meng said with a smile.

"Mount Wood Fang? That reclusive wizard? Besides the Jade Fruit, did you obtain other treasures?"

Nero suddenly realized what was happening and quickly filled in the blank in his mind.

His eyes were filled with envy for a moment: "You're really lucky, kid."

"It really is lucky."

"You've caused quite a stir in Winter City, and with your Grand Knight-level strength, I reckon the Sunrise Group will soon take notice of you. If they figure out your identity, they might connect it to your killing of Hongguang, and they'll likely retaliate. You need to be careful."

Nero warned him.

"Okay, I'll be careful."

"Kaelin and the others will be shocked when they learn of your strength. Your advancement speed is something Ivan couldn't match when he was a knight."

"It's all luck."

"Luck is also part of ability. Besides, if you weren't exceptionally capable, how could you have seized that opportunity?"

Nero said with a smile.

The two had already entered the conference room during their conversation.

The third squad's regular meeting is only held once a month, and it has only been about ten days since the last meeting. It is clear that something is to be announced at this meeting.

When Lin Meng and Nero arrived, the venue was already more than half full, with only Ximi remaining from the team.

Seeing Nero and Linmon walk in, Ryan nodded to them.

Eric and Lia glanced at Lin Meng and exclaimed somewhat exaggeratedly, "Our third squad's mercenary knights have arrived!"

Hired knight.

It is a general term used by the company to refer to those who sign the third type of contract.

Such people often have the intention to leave the company in the future, and are sometimes even called ingrates, and are not popular in the gaming department.

Lin Meng glanced at the two of them but ignored them.

"Himi had to take leave in advance and can't come. I'll keep it short, since everyone's busy."

Ryan began to preside over the meeting: "There are two main things to discuss at this meeting. The first is two pieces of good news: Leona has officially become a knight after four and a half months of training, and Eric has been promoted to a high-ranking knight. Let's give them a round of applause."

After saying that, he took the lead and clapped his hands.

The meeting room was filled with applause.

The third squad is strong, and their safety in places like the Siri Alliance and the Frost Kingdom is more guaranteed.

Leona and Eric stood up and thanked them one by one.

Lin Meng glanced at Leona. She had only joined the company a few days after him, but she had already reached the Knight level so quickly. She was obviously very talented.

Seemingly sensing Lin Meng's gaze, Leona lingered on him for a moment, letting out a soft chuckle: "Lin Meng, although you broke through to the Knight level first with the Zena Fruit, being a Knight is just the beginning. Whoever can take another step on the path of a Knight faster will have a chance to compete for this year's Rookie of the Year."

The new king.

It is an honorary title, but it comes with generous rewards.

"Alright, Leona, your breakthrough to Knight just means you've established yourself in this area. Remember to stay humble and keep striving forward."

Ryan gave a simple reply.

"Yes, I will definitely live up to the captain's expectations."

Leona nodded slightly and extended an invitation to everyone: "I'll be treating everyone to dinner at Penglai Pavilion tonight. If you all have time, please do me the honor of attending!"

(End of this chapter)