From Baron to Lord

As a partner, and now arguably a friend, Allen couldn't refuse the invitation.

"In fact, I should have been the one extending the invitation, beautiful Miss Anna."

Allen said very gentlemanly, "After all, this is my city."

"Then I won't stand on ceremony."

Anna smiled slightly and then said, "Are we eating in the castle?"

"Of course, my chef is quite good."

"Seven three seven," Allen said with a slight smile.

"Then thank you, Lord."

Anna didn't stand on ceremony either, and the two of them walked through the corridor from the living room to the dining room.

Allen had the steward Edward prepare the food, while Sparrow left on his own. As a servant, it was impossible for him to stand by while the lord and Anna had dinner together; it would be too unsightly.

While the servants were preparing the food, Allen and Miss Anna sat at the dining table, discussing the details of the partnership.

"Miss Anna, although your Roland Merchant Guild has already solved the problem of Skywolf City in this cooperation, I still have one condition, and that is that the origin of the food must be emphasized as Skywolf Territory in my gourmet shop."

Allen took a sip of wine and said to Anna.

"No problem."

Anna agreed directly: "If you don't mind, Lord, we can plan a food festival…"

The two chatted, and soon the food was prepared and brought up.

Because recently, Allen liked to make some adjustments to the food in the kitchen when he had nothing to do.

Although the food was still the same food, the taste was much better than before.

Anna took a small bite and revealed a surprised expression.

"I didn't expect your chef to be so amazing, Lord. Even ordinary food can still be made so delicious."

Allen smiled without saying a word.

The two quickly finished dinner and also discussed the details of the cooperation. Only then did Anna reveal a relaxed expression. She looked at Allen.

"Lord Allen, this dinner was delicious. Thank you for your hospitality. After I go back, I will immediately apply to create a second branch here. Personnel will be dispatched in about a week." Anna slowly stood up, preparing to leave.

"Alright, beautiful Miss," Allen said with a smile.

He watched the beautiful purple-haired woman leave, then returned to the study. "Allen, Allen, who was that person?"

As soon as he entered, he saw Lucy looking bored.

As soon as Lucy saw him, she happily pounced on him. "Is it a partner?"

Allen touched Lucy's head. "A partner?"

Lucy tilted her head and thought, always feeling very concerned. "What's wrong, Lucy?"

Allen looked at Lucy and asked. Normally, Lucy shouldn't enter his study. During this time, she had been fully cultivating the nature spirits.

Since the nature spirits absorbed the dragon blood soil before, each nature spirit had the possibility of breaking through to become a fairy at any time.

During this time, nature spirits would occasionally evolve. Lucy was very concerned about the nature spirits, so she rarely left them. "It's nothing, I just came to tell you that a nature spirit has evolved," Lucy said with a smile.

"Oh? That's good news," Allen nodded slightly and said.

"Lucy, do you want to go out and play?" Allen glanced at the nature spirit girl and said.

"Yes!"

Lucy's eyes lit up immediately.

"Let's go, I'll take you out to play!"

Two days later, Marco knelt on the ground in front of Allen, looking excited.

"Lord, I have broken through to level seven!"

Under Allen's full cultivation, all kinds of advanced magic potion resources were poured down, and Marco finally broke through today.

"Very good, Marco, it's a little earlier than I expected. It seems your talent is really good."

Allen nodded with satisfaction.

"Thank you for your cultivation, Lord. Without you, there would be no Marco today!"

Marco said respectfully.

Allen nodded: "Marco, now you are the second Gold Knight in the entire Skywolf Territory. I promised before that when my territory develops well, I will grant you and Sparrow noble titles."

Marco's eyes widened when he heard this, his eyes filled with surprise and excitement…

"Lord, are you going to grant me a fief?"

Marco's voice trembled slightly, and tears welled up in his eyes.

As a commoner knight, Marco's greatest ideal in this life was to earn enough merit on the battlefield to be granted territory and become a noble by the lord he followed.

For this reason, this man fought bloody battles on the battlefield.

And when this moment arrived, even with Marco's composure, he couldn't help but start to cry with excitement.

Allen didn't say anything, just calmly looked at the knight who was silently shedding tears in front of him.

Soon, Marco recovered his mood, and he said a little embarrassed: "Lord, I'm sorry, I didn't control my emotions…"

"No, no need to apologize, I understand your feelings."

Allen shook his head slightly. He sat on the sofa and said to Marco, "Marco, now I give you two choices."

"First, I will give you fertile land, grant you the title of viscount, and you will have autonomy over the land. At the same time, you will no longer be my captain of the knights."

"Second, stay in Skywolf City. I will grant you a piece of land around Skywolf City, but you will not have autonomy. You can enjoy the taxes of the civilians on the land, but you cannot have your own soldiers. I will still give you the title of viscount, and you will still be my captain of the knights, commanding the entire Knights."

The two choices are undoubtedly two paths.

The first path is to be a local emperor. The nobles who are granted fiefdoms are absolute rulers in their own territories and will not be interfered with by superiors at all.

This is also the choice of most nobles. After all, who wants to be someone else's follower?

Isn't it good to be a local emperor in one's own territory?

The second choice is undoubtedly to give up freedom and rights, to always follow Allen, to always be Allen's captain of the knights. Although he has the title of viscount, this kind of viscount without power is looked down upon by the nobles.

Marco did not hesitate, directly raised his head to look into Allen's eyes: "I choose the second one. Without you, Lord, there would be no Marco. I am willing to follow you forever, until I die on the battlefield."

Allen smiled when he heard this: "Very good, Marco. Tomorrow at noon, I will grant fiefs to you and Sparrow. Be prepared."

Marco immediately nodded: "Yes, Lord!"

Chapter 128 The First Batch of Nobles in Skywolf Territory (3 Seeking Subscription, Self-Subscription, Monthly Tickets!)

Skywolf City, high noon, the sun is shining brightly, and the entire central square is crowded with people.

Everyone gathered after hearing that the lord was about to grant land and titles to the two officials who had followed him the longest.

Whether it is a grand duke granting nobles, or a count or marquis granting nobles, this is an extremely important matter in the local area.

The difference is that the grand duke's granting will affect the whole country, while the marquis's and count's granting will affect their own territory.

"Marco, Sparrow, congratulations to you, you can finally become true nobles."

In the center of the square, although it was already crowded, the entire square was isolated by elite soldiers. Except for Allen and some officials, everyone else could only watch the entire enfeoffment ceremony from a distance.

Inside the square, Bacchus and others were looking at Marco and Sparrow with envy.

Today, these two people are the focus of the audience.

"Hahaha, Bacchus, I reminded you a long time ago that you should be loyal to the Lord. As long as you are loyal to the Lord, wealth and glory are not readily available?"

Sparrow was in good spirits today. Yesterday, after Marco, Allen also called him to the castle and asked the same question.

Of course, Sparrow also chose the second one without hesitation.

Sparrow is a smart man. In his opinion, these two choices, one is to stop here, and can only be a small noble forever.

The other, although on the surface, can only be the Lord's servant, helping the Lord to do things, without any autonomy, and can not be a local emperor.

However, Sparrow will not forget who his Lord is.

Allen is the Earl of Skywolf Territory, a person who has a close relationship with the Roland Merchant Guild, a person who can be invincible.

A great lord full of ambition and ability.

Is the earl his limit? No, the earl is just his starting point, becoming a marquis, even becoming a duke! This is the Lord's goal.

Sparrow will never allow himself to be short-sighted and choose to be a small noble.

Following the Lord, maybe he will be able to become a marquis in the future!

A marquis, a viscount, the difference is too big.

How could Sparrow choose a viscount?

Bacchus was slightly stunned when he heard this, but he did not refute Sparrow. In fact, after staying in Skywolf City for so long, watching the city develop from scratch, little by little.

As the agricultural officer, he has had a lot of contact with Allen, and of course he can feel Allen's ability and wisdom.

Whether it is the miraculous acquisition of seeds, or the treant factory in the south that is shocking and unbelievable, or the fruit cream cake, jelly, ice cream, etc., which have recently swept the entire Skywolf Territory, and even the surrounding Thorny Flower Territory and Steel Fist Territory.

Every thing can bring him huge shock and surprise.

Every thing can prove the talent and ability of this young lord Allen.

There have been countless times when Bacchus would ask himself late at night, whether he regretted it or not.

The answer is of course regret. The reason why he was hesitant was not that he was unwilling to be loyal, but because he wanted to see if Allen was worth his loyalty.

If this young lord is really a wise and great lord, then he Bacchus is naturally willing to dedicate everything to him.

It's just that this observation is simply amazing.

This Lord is really too powerful!

At the same time, he also regretted that he had not listened to Sparrow's words and directly pledged allegiance to Allen.

However, Bacchus quickly regained his mood. Although he missed an opportunity, Bacchus decided that today he would pledge allegiance to that great lord.

"Marco, you should be as proud and complacent as Sparrow, this is a major event in your life."

Jennifer glanced at Sparrow and said to Marco, who was silent on the side.