Lord: Taken away from inheritance at the beginning.

In the Hall of Alduin, Bruno's speech completely separated Jesus and his family from the Witch Soul Clan, and they were just pure victims.

In fact, Jesus and the entire Moonlight Valley are indeed victims.

But after he said this, no one talked about the last time in this hall that Sofia accused Jesus and Bruno and Garrett covered up the aliens, thus covering up the stain of the royal family's cooperation with the aliens.

In this regard, Wu Shanling, as one of the parties involved, did not say much, and no one else would raise any objections.

Next, the officials briefly talked about issues such as the cemetery site selection, funeral procedures and details.

Normally, Bruno would just make the decision on such matters, but Ferenc in the hall is also Jesus' brother, and Varghese is the father-in-law of the deceased, so they also have the right to know.

"This foreign invasion caused Moonlight Valley to experience a devastating disaster from top to bottom. From the earls of the kingdom to the honorary knights, all the nobles were killed! Not only that, it also implicated Wave Castle and Dark Tide City, causing these two viscount territories to lose their masters."

Hearing this, everyone perked up.

They knew that what they were going to discuss next would be the highlight of today's meeting.

Whether the royal family will take back all of Moonlight Valley, or divide part of it among the land, depends on Bruno's decision.

"Moonlight Valley was originally a relatively prosperous territory, with a population of nearly 700,000 to 800,000. Although less than 20% of the population remains after this war, fortunately the arable land is still there, and there is a large iron mine and two copper mines in the territory. It is only a matter of time before it develops again."

Bruno said, looking at Ronin.

"Now, our kingdom has its first Knight of the Prideful Sun. How can a small Rapids Island be worthy of Ronin's current status?"

Bruno's lips curled up slightly, revealing a smile: "So I decided to appoint Ronin as the kingdom's guardian knight and the kingdom's duke, and make the entire Moonlight Valley his territory!"

After the words were spoken, everyone in the hall had different expressions.

There was Brol who was secretly surprised. He had not expected that the little baron of the past would become the duke of the kingdom.

Some people were shocked and displeased. How could a young man who was not even twenty years old be on the same level as them?

There was another person whose eyes flashed with dissatisfaction and hostility. That person was Crown Prince Garrett.

He was unwilling to be defeated by Roning, and even more unwilling to see him being conferred the title of Duke.

In terms of status, the Duke's status is no less important than that of the Crown Prince.

But he had no choice, he was just the crown prince and could not refute what his father had decided.

Not to mention how other people felt, even Roning didn't expect Bruno to play such a big game.

He originally thought that the title of Earl had reached its peak, but he did not expect that the other party would directly give it to the Duke.

In addition, Bruno also bestowed on him the title of Guardian Knight of the Kingdom, which also represents a very high honor.

However, in addition to the gift, Roning also noticed something else.

The Knight of the Prideful Sun is a very rare existence.

If there is no one in the kingdom to check and balance them, it will be difficult to prevent such people from having thoughts of betrayal.

Bruno gave so much, probably because he wanted to deeply bind Ronin and Alduin.

Especially the title of "Kingdom Guardian Knight", once Ronin accepts it, as long as he still has some shame, he will basically not betray it openly.

Just then, someone finally couldn't help but raise an objection.

"Isn't this inappropriate?"

Duke Ferrens was the first to stand up and raise objections.

"Luo Ning is indeed very strong and worthy of many people's admiration and learning, but the position of Duke cannot be measured entirely by strength."

He pointed at the three dukes present and said, "Whether it's me, Vargis, or Andrea, which one of us didn't fight for the kingdom for decades and make great military achievements before we got the title of duke?"

"Yes, Your Majesty."

Andrea also echoed, "Although Ronin saved face for the royal family and prevented many civilians from dying at the hands of foreigners, I don't think it's appropriate to confer the title of Duke based on just this one incident."

Lu Lan Si sneered and said sarcastically: "Andrea, did you get your dukedom by your military exploits? Haha, if it comes to military exploits, your position should be mine!"

"Don't be ridiculous, Rulans."

Andrea sneered, "You still want to be the Duke? Why? Because of your disastrous defeat in the Fog City?"

"You provided false information, didn't you?"

When Lu Lans' scar was revealed, his anger rose rapidly, but fortunately he was able to restrain himself and did not take action.

"Okay, okay, both of you stop arguing."

Myron from Screaming Island wanted to step out and interrupt, but was blocked by Lulans.

"You have no place to speak here. If you really want to express your opinion, ask your father Alfonso to come over!"

Myron's face immediately turned red with anger, and his tone was full of suppressed anger: "I heard from my father that the Marquis of Thunder was famous for his bad temper when he was young. Today I have experienced it."

He spread his hands, sat back in his seat, and wisely shut his mouth.

There was a brief silence in the hall.

"Cough cough~"

Bruno coughed twice to ease the embarrassment. "Then, Ferens, my brother, according to your opinion, how do you think the title should be conferred?"

Ferens's gaze roamed back and forth between Roning and Lulans, his eyes full of thought.

After a while, he said, "Luo Ning is strong, but his qualifications are a little weak. If your majesty really wants to confer the title of Duke to the Wushan family, I think it would be better to confer the title directly to Lu Lans, and then restore Luo Ning's inheritance rights. This way, the problem can be solved perfectly."

Bruno hesitated, "What about Moonlight Valley?"

"Of course it will be assigned to Wushan Territory."

Luo Ning cursed in his heart, the other party was clearly trying to sow discord between him and Lu Lans.

Just imagine, how would a person who is about to be made a duke feel if the title suddenly fell into the hands of someone else?

To take a step back, even though the other party said they would restore Roning's inheritance rights, when would it really be his turn to inherit the title?

After all, Lu Lans has recovered his health now. With his Silver Moon-level strength, it is no problem for him to live another sixty or seventy years.

If he could break through to the scorching sun, his life span would be even longer.

So Roning felt that it was Ferens who was trying to sow discord.

It’s a pity that Luo Ning and Lu Lans are not ordinary grandfather and grandson.

"Since Duke Ferrens feels that the Wushan family is qualified enough to inherit the dukedom, why bother about who will take on the title?"

Lu Lansi said: "Your Majesty, I am willing to give up the title of Marquis of Wushan Territory and agree with Duke Ferrens' proposal to merge Wushan Territory with Moonlight Valley and confer the title of Duke of the new territory."

As soon as these words came out, Ferrens was stunned.

Who among you doesn’t want to fight for power and expand your power and influence?

Who doesn’t value his or her own status and title?

Ferrens didn't expect that Rulans would give up the title of Marquis directly.

Bruno quickly stepped out to smooth things over: "Marquis Thunder, you are joking. The empire has been established for nearly a thousand years, and there has never been a case of a noble giving up his title to his descendants while he is still alive."

Lu Lan Si shook his head slightly. "After thirty years of torture, I am no longer interested in this title. What's more, I have an outstanding descendant like Luo Ning. It's not impossible to hand over the family to him earlier."

Ferrens changed the subject. "In short, my opinion is that Ronin is still young and inexperienced. In addition, Moonlight Valley is not small in area. Although Jesus and his family passed away, according to the inheritance rights, Duke Vargis also has certain powers."

He turned the topic to Varghese, who had been silent, and the old man looked up at the former.

"Vargis, you should speak up too. After all, Dana is your daughter and Kent is your grandson. Since they passed away unfortunately, this land should be a part of yours."

Everyone looked at the taciturn duke.

Vargis shook his head and said, "The Gistana family is not interested in the Moonlight Valley enclave. Your Majesty, whether you give it to Ronin or take it back, I support your decision!"

Ferens couldn't help but curse Vargis in his heart for being a coward who didn't even know how to fight for the benefits.

Andrea suddenly interrupted at this time: "If that's the case, Duke Ferrens is the elder brother of Count Jesus. According to the inheritance law, he also has the right to inherit Moonlight Valley."

He looked at Bruno and said, "Your Majesty, in this case, it is indeed not appropriate to give the entire Moonlight Valley to Ronin."

Bruno frowned slightly, but couldn't help but nodded. What Andrea said made sense.

In fact, he was very happy to see the current debate.

After some thought, Bruno turned his gaze to Ronin, his eyes full of respect and appreciation: "I think we should listen to the opinions of the parties involved!"