Lord of the North

Don and the others lined up on the high platform, stood behind Jason, and waited for the moment when they would be honored.

"Today is a day for your glory, a day for you to get what you deserve." Jason turned to look at them and said seriously.

Although he looks like just a teenager, no one will despise him.

"Thank you!" He said, looking closely at the seventeen people.

"This is for the seventeen of you, and for the thirty-three people on the Bone Ice Field."

This was indeed what Jason wanted to tell them. Under the circumstances of insufficient preparation, a group of fifty people left their hometown under his own order and entered the area with an uncertain future.

In the end, only these seventeen people came, and this thank you is worthy of them.

"This is what we should do, my lord!" With tears in his eyes, Donne thought of his good brother who died tragically.

"This is the medal I will award to you. Your names are engraved on the back. You are the heroes of the Iron Fang collar."

Jason reached for a box, opened it, and read aloud the names on the back of the medal and the surnames Jason gave them.

"Don Strowman!"

"Yes!" Don stepped forward, took the box respectfully with both hands, and then Jason helped him put it on his chest.

"Darren Charles!"

"yes!"

"Zatya Denny!"

"yes!"

...

Before seeing a name, a hunter stepped forward. They had wounds on their faces, and even people on crutches.

Because it was too cold on the ice sheet, some of the wounds were left crippled without being treated in time, but it was a blessing in misfortune to be able to save his life.

Soon the seventeen medals were handed out, and there were thirty-three boxes left on the table, which belonged to those who died.

"These belong to those who stayed on the ice sheet. They died generously for their teammates. Their spirit will shine on our soldiers forever!"

Jason looked at the boxes and said in a low voice.

"Afterwards, these medals will be received by their families on their behalf, and the castle will support their families in the future, so that they can have nothing to worry about in the paradise."

People in the Northland believe that people will not disappear after death. They will go to a place called Paradise, where they can watch their relatives who are still alive.

There is no fighting, no sadness, just ruthless happiness and joy.

Then Jason began to read the names of these people. No one in the field spoke, and everyone listened there quietly, even those who couldn't hear at the farthest distance kept quiet.

There I kept my ears open, hoping that I might hear something too.

Only a few sobs could be heard from time to time. It was the family members of these sacrificed hunters. Although they all got honors that they might not have gotten in their previous lifetimes, their relatives would never come back.

Time passed quickly, and Jason finished distributing all these medals in a short while, and he felt uncomfortable seeing these residents crying with their medals in their hands.

But a qualified person must be hard-hearted. He cannot be ruthless, but at least he must be hard-hearted. This road is destined to be full of blood.

It may be the enemy's, it may be one's own subordinates, it may be one's own friends, or even one's own.

Any indecision, sentimentality and sentimentality will hinder Jason on this road, so he has to adapt to all this.

"In addition, this expedition team not only brought back the map of that land, but also brought back precious information. As the team leader, Mr. Donne has contributed a lot."

Finally, Jason spoke again, and in the eyes of the common people, this was the real highlight.

"I decided to grant him a knighthood, and he will own a village as a fief!" He announced loudly,

This is the first aristocrat in the Iron Fang Territory, and Dawn will officially become Jason's confidant, which is of great significance.

However, his title is not a hereditary title, which means that he will become a new nobleman with Jason's approval, but his next generation can no longer claim to be a nobleman.

This kind of title is only a little better than the nominal title of honor, and you can also have your own fief instead of just a title.

After a pause, Jason took a roll of parchment from Lancelot, with a piece of golden and red string tied to it. This was Donne's letter of appointment.

With the letter of appointment issued by Jason, he is the real recognized knight, and all his decisions will be responsible for Jason from now on.

"I have decided to make Yarrow Village the fief of Sir Dorne. I hope that the villagers of Yarrow Village can accept your Sir Dorne."

"It's actually Yaluo Village."

"Yeah, I really didn't expect my lord to grant this village to Sir Dorn as a fief."

"So what? Yarrow Village is no longer the Yarrow Village it was decades ago, and now it is no different from the surrounding villages!"

"But they are still living well with the remnants of that iron mine."

"Hmph, this mine has been abandoned for so many years, how many remnants are there?"

"Yes, you must know that without the consent of the lord, mining without permission is a serious crime!"

"Hey! Keep your voices down, aren't you all forced by life?"

"Don't talk about it! The little leftover ore in it is only enough for them to eat and eat. Could it be that when the harvest is not good, people are not allowed to find some ore for emergency?"

"But next year should be much better."

"Yeah yeah, that damn tax rate is finally coming down."

...

After hearing Jason's decision, there was a buzzing sound in the square again. This Yarrow village is very famous in Iron Yaling, mainly because some ordinary townspeople are jealous that they are close to the mine and can often steal Just go for mining.

Although the Tieya Iron Mine has been abandoned for a long time, it does not mean that there are no more mines in it, but the few remaining mines are no longer suitable for large-scale mining with a lot of manpower and material resources, otherwise the gain outweighs the loss, so it was abandoned by the kingdom .

It is also very dangerous to enter the mine without protection measures when mining.

Some residents around the mine would secretly go there to try their luck during bad harvests, to see if they could find some ore and sell it to help subsidize their families.

If you are lucky, you will find a little leftover ore in a corner, and you can exchange it for a dozen copper coins when you recite it and buy it, which is enough for your family's expenses for a few days.

But few people are willing to take the risk of being caught to steal mines, unless they are really forced by the embarrassing life.

But fortunately, Sir Aoqi is not interested in that bit of residual ore, otherwise they would not even have this way of life left.

And Jason chose this village as the benefice of Dorne because the annual income of this village is not bad, and it is not far from the town. It takes less than half a day to ride a horse, which is very suitable for Dorne's situation.

In addition, the population of this village is quite large, with a scale of more than two hundred people, which is also suitable for Don to recruit his own personal guards here.

"Thank you, sir!" Dawn knelt down on one knee excitedly, his voice trembling a little.

Although the reputation of nobles in the north is not very good, becoming a noble is something that every commoner dare not imagine. People like Dorne can already be said to be honored by their ancestors.

Although he is not a hereditary nobleman, he only collects taxes in his fief and has no right to rule, but as long as his next generation is not too bad and contributes to Jason's territory, it is not impossible to succeed him as the next nobleman .

"You are already a noble gentleman, and you won't have to kneel on one knee in the future." Jason said to him with a smile.

"Yes, my lord." Donne stood up, looking a little at a loss.

Jason couldn't help laughing that a man in his forties would be embarrassed by becoming an aristocrat.

"My lord, what should I do after I become a nobleman?" It took him a while to hold back such a sentence with a blushing face.

"Go to your fief first, and get acquainted with your citizens first, then you can return to live in the town and serve as an official in the town government."

"Of course, you can also build your mansion in Yaluo Village, and bring your personal guards to join my army when I have a war." Jason looked at him and said, it depends on Dawn's choice .

"I hope I can stay in the town." Don thought for a while, the town is not far from his fief, so if there is anything he can hurry back to.

Jason nodded when he heard the words, but didn't speak. This was his own decision. He had his own plans, and he couldn't interfere.