Chapter 511 The Conqueror Duke
The study of the Lord of Mist Castle.
Count Ural built this place very luxuriously, not like a war fortress at all.
Bruno looked at every statue and scroll in the hall as if he were playing with a treasure. The more he looked at it, the better he felt.
There was a knock on the door and the guard announced that Luo Ning was here. Then he stopped watching and sat down on the sofa in the living room of the study.
"Your Majesty, long time no see!"
Luo Ning walked in and greeted politely.
Bruno stood up in a rare move, smiled and gestured for Luo Ning to sit aside, "This is not the Golden Feather Palace, and we are not in the Alduin Hall. There is no need to be so formal. You can call me father, father, or father-in-law like Blanche did. All is OK.”
"Okay, father-in-law!" Luo Ning shouted with a smile.
Bruno nodded with satisfaction. Even though Ronin was the strongest man in the Kingdom of Alduin, his attitude towards him had always been very respectful. This was something he was quite satisfied with.
"I only found out about the stupid things Garrett did when the war started, but by then it was too late to stop him."
Bruno said seriously: "Although you and him are unhappy, I still hope you don't mind. We are a family after all, and I don't want you to continue to be unhappy."
He didn't talk about the promotion from the very beginning, but rather apologetically eased the relationship between Garrett and Ronin.
"I hope so."
Luo Ning said frankly: "But Your Majesty, I am not the responsible party for the conflict. On the contrary, I have always maintained restraint for the sake of you and Blanche."
After hearing this blunt statement, Bruno sighed. As expected, Ronin was still a little angry with Garrett.
"After returning this time, I asked him to go to Brown Forest to help Ferens fight against the Principality of Barton. I also arranged for him to have several teachers with high qualifications. I believe that soon, he will improve his attitude towards you and also Please be more patient."
Sure enough, it was Bruno's operation to keep Garrett away from the frontal battlefield.
But Luo Ning was always skeptical about whether the other party's arrangement would have any effect on Garrett.
After all, Garrett is no longer a child, but is in his thirties. He has a mature personality and work style, and it is too difficult to change in a short period of time.
Next, Bruno talked about Blanche, the deeds of the Aruba general who was killed by Ronin, etc. After more than half an hour, the topic returned to business.
"I heard from Blanche that you want a title of duke. I also have this idea, and I also thought of several titles for you."
Bruno said, taking a piece of paper from the side and handing it to Luo Ning: "This forest paper is very good, but the yellow one is a bit ugly. If there are high-quality white ones, maybe we can sell a batch to Golden Feather Palace." "
"Haha, white paper is still under development. If it is made in the future, we will send you a batch as soon as possible."
Luo Ning said while looking at several titles on the paper:
The Duke of Guardian and Frontier, the Duke of Kingdom Shield, the Duke of Frontier Guardian, the Duke of Kingdom Sword, and the Duke of Conqueror.
Luo Ning secretly laughed in his heart. The titles he thought of were all based on the kingdom's considerations, to protect the kingdom and expand territory for the kingdom.
"Which one do you like?" Bruno asked with a smile.
Luo Ning held his chin and thought to himself, and after a while he said: "How about Duke Conqueror?"
He explained: "I will wear this title and visit every city in the Kingdom of Tricia."
"Hahaha, okay!"
Bruno was very satisfied, "If one day, the Kingdom of Alduin can become an empire on the Orlant continent, then I will make you the king of the Wushan family!"
This is both Bruno's promise and his temptation.
Under the empire, it is normal to have subordinate kingdoms.
And Bruno wanted to see if Luo would rather send him to sit on the throne of the King of God.
Luo Ning smiled and said: "Thank you for your gift, I believe that day will come!"
Becoming a king is naturally his goal.
As for whether he will become the master of the empire, it depends on whether he has the motivation behind him.
The two looked at each other and smiled.
Bruno continued: "Okay Luo Ning, the rewards and titles have been decided. Next, we should talk about the distribution of benefits."
He shrugged, "Blanqi said, you want to add the Watchtower into your territory?"
"To be precise, Nethergarde and Mist City, Your Majesty."
Luo Ning explained: "I want to make this place a bridgehead for my conquest of the Kingdom of Tricia."
"Can!"
Bruno actually agreed directly. He actually wanted Ronin to become the Duke of the Border, so that he could resist the invasion from the south.
After all, although Luo Ning is strong, the enemy country is not weak either. Especially from the intelligence point of view, the Holy Storm organization is very powerful and can create a group of strong men in a short period of time.
Conquering the Kingdom of Tricia is not an easy task.
However, it is not that Bruno doesn’t have what he wants. His conversation changed here:
"Watching Castle, Misty City, and even the Ashenvale that Melonica is responsible for, I can allocate to your territory, but Ronin, becoming a duke also has responsibilities."
He said: "You need to gain a wider territory for me. At least until I capture an enemy principality, I will not grant you any more territory."
"And when you take over the Dragon City, I will grant you a large enough territory. If nothing else, at least make your territory the largest duchy in the Kingdom of Alduin!"
Luo Ning pondered slightly.
For him, after becoming a duke and acquiring a new territory, most of the tasks on the achievement panel will have a basis for completion.
Therefore, before taking over a dukedom or conquering the Dragon City, it is not that important whether you can obtain new territories or not.
Relatively speaking, population is the main thing.
Only with more people can industrialization in the territory proceed smoothly.
"Your Majesty, I can agree to your request, but I hope that after the city is captured, I can take away some of the people there."
"This is natural. Prisoners are just like other items. They are trophies. I allow you the right to take some of them."
Bruno was very satisfied with Ronin's answer.
What he wants is to expand his territory and make Alduin's territory larger and larger, until it becomes like the former Orlanthe Empire, spanning the entire north and south.
Naturally, he didn't want to use part of the territory to reward Luo Ning or other nobles every time he conquered a territory.
After this reward is over, unless there is a particularly significant battle result, the next reward will probably be a long time coming.
Next, the two discussed whether to start a war after the truce.
Luo Ning considered that the truce period would be the New Year's Eve, followed by winter and spring plowing, so he suggested adopting a conservative attitude. As long as the opponent did not attack, there would be no action here.
Wait until May or June next year before continuing south.
During this time, he also happened to come to arrange the affairs of Watchfort and Misty City.
Bruno listened to this suggestion.
He couldn't help but sigh, "Luo Ning, I am very happy that the kingdom suddenly has a strong man like you. It's just that you appeared too suddenly and rose too fast. I am always worried that one day I will suddenly lose you."
Bruno warned seriously: "The leader of the Holy Storm Organization seems to be no weaker than you, so you should be more careful."
Luo Ning took a deep look at the other person. The "loss" that Bruno mentioned meant that he was worried that he would betray him.
"Don't worry, Your Majesty!"
Luo Ning smiled and said: "As long as the kingdom can support me, it will not be easy to defeat me, whether it is the Storm God or the Flame Divine."
Bruno nodded slowly, "Of course, the Kingdom of Alduin will support you!" (End of Chapter)
