The lord is red again

After Linde counted all the harvest, he took the accompanying soldiers and prepared to go to Thorn City.

The "Thorn Avenue" located within the territory of the Troll Castle enjoys autonomy from the lord because of the existence of Queen Rania.

"This will be our foothold in the central region," Linde said to Pierre and others before leaving: "Get ready as soon as possible, and then go to Star Dragon City to bring some people here. Our own blood needs to be injected here."

The Troll Monster Castle without its own people is like a fully stretched thigh, feeling cold and insecure.

"Yes, sir!"

"Also, for those... so-called decorated knights, tell them that the traitor Baiya is not a noble and has no right to reward him, and they cannot enjoy any noble rights, including paying a ransom to purchase freedom!"

This is just a small thing, and Linde is not even willing to use those market knights to fight for himself.

Without scarcity, and at the same time having the character to adapt to the changing circumstances, he would be very hesitant to use it.

Regardless of whether they can accept Linde's arrangement, what awaits them in the end is only hard labor.

At least contribute to the construction of the Troll Castle.

If you don't work hard, you can only work hard.

They couldn't leave because they were prisoners.

After this battle, Linde lost the most only to the volcano monster bird and the disaster horse. These things can be easily replenished as long as he provides sufficient energy.

But before leaving the castle, Peel came over again.

"If you have anything to say, just ask, Pierre." Linde pulled the reins of the horse. He was about to go to be ennobled and become a real noble lord.

“Those kids,” Peel said, “had their ears cut off.”

Linde looked at him quietly, knowing that Pierre was definitely not filled with the heart of the Holy Mother.

But he still needed to hear a reason.

"I hope to bring them back to Star Dragon City. They have anger in their hearts and they have experienced fear. They will become the most powerful soldiers."

Linde's expression was serious. He looked at Pierre and said in a condescending manner: "Then wait until they grow up. What they need to consider now is survival. When they grow up, the anger will disappear. And I don't Need to rely on angry soldiers."

They are all a group of children under the age of ten. It will be at least four or five years before they can appear on the battlefield with weapons.

In this case, let's live a good life.

Pier lowered his head. Although he believed that these children had all the qualities to become warriors, the lord's order was above all else.

It’s just four or five years, is it a long time?

Yes, a long time.

…

Linde disappeared at the gate of the Troll Castle with the accompanying soldiers on his Disaster Horse.

In front of the Avenue of Thorns, the cavalry of the Third Legion were waiting in formation.

They moved in unison, raising their lances high.

Linde looked at it with envy. These were real cavalry. Unlike his mounted infantry who mounted disaster horses and charged with brute force, they had received professional and systematic training and were extremely good at horseback combat in various situations. .

We have to find a way to get these powers out of Raniya's hands!

As a queen, it was enough for her to sit on the throne with her legs crossed and take a nap.

The once ferocious Third Legion was now just a ceremonial soldier holding a gun, which seemed like a waste.

Thorn City is a small, damaged city. The city walls will never be able to stop a charge from Linde's knights.

The streets were crowded with people.

They were all the first refugees to leave with Raniya. Under the protection of the Third Army, they seemed to be in good condition. Although they were all sallow and thin, no one was lying dead on the streets.

The order and civilization before the end of the world are preserved as much as possible here.

Today's ceremony is destined to be unusual.

As the heir of the Alman family, Lind will officially swear allegiance to Raniya today. Likewise, he will also take a step that his father, grandfather and even great-grandfather would never have thought of, and be directly promoted to the title of Duke!

There are only two dukes and one prince in the entire Rand Kingdom.

The bloodthirsty Black Catfish Prince Severn, the Troll Demon Duke who was assassinated by Baia, and the Grand Duke of the Griffin who had his own fiefdom in the south.

Each one occupies a territory, and their attitude may even directly affect the stability of the kingdom.

And now, Linde, who has always been at the bottom, is about to become famous.

baron? So boring! If you want to be a Duke, it's already the end of the world. If you still ask me to climb up step by step, it seems that your sincerity is a bit lacking.

This is also Raniya's promise to Linde. She can give whatever the eldest prince Kurt can give.

The two of them are grasshoppers on a string.

Fortunately, there is no misunderstanding between the two parties. Apart from their personal dislike of each other, they both understand that the other party is worthy of trust.

You will get to know someone you don't like in every aspect, but you will trust the other person's character. This is probably the case for the two of them.

A roll of parchment and a sword.

The Royal Guards on both sides cast a fiery gaze, as did the cavalry who followed Linde.

Probably only Linde and Raniya, who were the center of attention at the moment, were in a calm mood.

Poor rituals can't bring them anything, but sometimes it's justifiable but more important than anything else.

"Lind Allmann, son of Philippe Allmann, you..."

Just as Raniya was chanting, Lind's ears suddenly buzzed.

The sharp tinnitus was like two steel nails piercing his eardrum.

His eyes were bloodshot, and his eyeballs were pushed by the "reaching hands" in his brain as if they did not belong to him, and his eyeballs were almost falling out of his eye sockets.

The name of the nobility awakened something in his body.

His two hearts were struggling frantically, and Lind could feel that his strength was growing rapidly. He was like drinking hundreds of bottles of Great Knight Path potion in one breath. His bones were being poured with strength and becoming stronger, and his flesh and blood were becoming more and more active.

The emblem on his chest became crazy with the chaotic heartbeat.

The sun ring, the moon ring, the furnace emblem, the twin emblem, the krait emblem.

The blood power that the five powers rely on was completely awakened at this moment.

"Stop!" Lind tried to interrupt the ceremony, but he found that his body was out of control.

He did not become crazy, because another thing had gradually occupied his consciousness and tried to replace it.

The five emblems did not reject that power, but were rejoicing.

His thoughts and will were being rewritten.

Linde calmed down and used the absolute control of the "Sun Ring" to guide the sudden surge of power. After a brief period of confusion, he successfully found the direction.

And the "Circle Snake Emblem" that had been foolishly following in the fun seemed to have woken up and quickly devoured the curse brought by the name of the nobles.

The power appeared and was forcibly stripped away by Linde.

But he still had no idea which direction to guide it.

Until he noticed the "second heartbeat" that had been useless and only beat weakly.

The second heartbeat created for him by the "Twin Emblem" became the best place for this power at this moment.

The dual power of "Duke's Name" and "Blood Noble" quickly poured into the second heartbeat, and gradually the second heartbeat became stronger and more powerful, even directly covering the first heartbeat.

"Boom, boom!!"

One weak and one strong, the status of the two heartbeats changed.

Linde even had a strong intuition that if he was immersed in the power of the second heartbeat now, he could return to the Snake Catcher Fortress and tear the big snake Baron Ronan apart with his hands!

Of course, he could become something more terrifying than Baron Ronan.

"This time he really becomes the boss."

The buzzing sound disappeared.

When Lind raised his head, sweat soaked his whole body.

"From now on, you are the Lion Duke of the Troll Castle."

Raniya noticed Lind's sudden abnormal reaction, but insisted on letting the ceremony continue.

She cast a questioning look, and Lind shook his head gently.

He stood up, his body stronger than ever.

"I swear to dedicate my life to you, as your strongest shield, life and death here, day and night!" He bent down: "Your Majesty Raniya!"