Lord: Taken away from inheritance at the beginning.

After the capture of Netherworld, a series of post-war issues followed.

For example, the inspection of prisoners of war, the comfort of civilians, the collection of spoils, the disposal of corpses, etc.

Fortunately, Placido expressed his intention to surrender, and with the help of several knights under his command, it was possible to maintain a stable situation.

In the afternoon, after resolving the battle on Melonica's side, Ronin returned to the fortress hall of Netherforge and met Placido.

As a viscount of the empire, the other party is now preparing to surrender to Ronin. Naturally, he will not retain the title of viscount, and may even lose some power and land.

However, generally speaking, the surrendered nobles were able to retain a certain status and property through negotiations.

So these are the issues that Ronin and Placido are discussing now.

First of all, Luo Ning had no idea of ​​directly conferring a title on the other party. After all, as a surrendered general who had not done anything, it was not appropriate to confer a title on him.

What's more, whether the opponent surrenders voluntarily or not, Roning can easily occupy the Watchtower and take it down with low casualties.

Surrender is not a merit.

Placido knew that there was no way to refute this and could only seek redress in terms of land, rights and property.

Roning was quite open-minded about these things.

If Bruno later assigns Nethergarde to Rhonin's territory, Rhonin will appoint Placido as the governor of Nethergarde. Although he does not have a noble title, he will still be the manager of this territory.

Of course, if Bruno did not assign Nethergarde to Ronin, he also promised to arrange a town for Bruno and let him serve as governor.

In terms of property, apart from the 50% of wealth handed over by the other party, Roning did not touch the remaining 50%.

Finally, there is land.

Regardless of whether Placido continues to stay in Watchtower or moves to a small town in Moonlight Valley in the future, Ronin will only give him a certain amount of land according to his strength level and status, and will not give all the land in a certain place to him.

The control of the land still has to be in Luo Ning's hands. This way, he can have overall control and continue to implement the land policy he set in Shanlin Town.

The negotiations did not last too long. Although Placido was badly injured, he at least saved his life and the future of the Carmen family.

And Roning also gained new subordinates.

In terms of strength, Placido is his strongest subordinate besides Redar, McKen and Elrond.

Of course there are also Sophia and the other five people, but their relationship with Ronin is more like cooperation rather than subordination.

Soon, Garrett's griffin knights brought orders, asking them to arrive outside the Misty City before noon tomorrow.

"Garrett is really anxious."

Luo Ning looked at the military order in his hand with some surprise.

Although there is a phrase called "pursuing victory", the mobilization of the entire front still needs long-term consideration. At least we need to see the situation of each company, the losses they have suffered, and whether they can continue the action.

It is rare for someone to issue new combat orders directly without giving any time to rest, as Garrett did.

"Sir, what should we do? Just go there?" asked Redal.

Ronin nodded and said, "Let's go. No matter what Count Ural of Misty City is doing, we need to find out."

The situation in the Misty City was indeed a bit strange. Not only did Ronin not understand it, but Placido, who had dealt with Count Ural for many years, also couldn't understand it.

However, no matter what the other party is doing, Roning will go and take a look.

At the same time, just in case, he had asked Carlos to notify Sofia, Petro and Elrond who was far away in Swamp Town to come over, and they would arrive tonight at the latest.

Ronin prepares to have Sofia and Petro join the battle.

Although Elrond will also go to the battlefield, before that, he needs to use his identity as a mage to guide the thirteen magicians of Nethergarde. After all, these people will all be assigned to Elrond's subordinates in the future.

The night is deep.

In the Golden Feather Palace, Mel, the minister in charge of intelligence and liaison, walked quickly into Bruno's study.

At this time, His Majesty the King was wearing pajamas and sitting lazily on a soft chair.

"Mel, you came to Golden Feather Palace to disturb my rest so late at night. What happened?"

Mel came forward with the letter in his hand, smiling: "Good news, Your Majesty, good news!"

Good news?

Bruno shuddered, and the sleepiness on his body was swept away. "A war broke out on the border?"

Although he said that it would be up to Gushan and Luo Ning to decide when to start the war, but they should at least send him a message before the war started, right?

"Quick, show me!"

Bruno immediately took the letter and read it quickly.

There are two letters in total.

The first letter came from his eldest daughter, Sharon, Count Iben's wife.

She first talked about how her husband had captured the enemy's well-defended fortress, taking credit for Iben's achievements, then talked about the overall victory, and finally praised her brother Garrett for his very appropriate command decisions.

The second letter was from Viscount Willis of Heiyu Bay, also celebrating the victory, describing the hardships and difficulties of winning the battle, and then praising Garrett.

The purpose of their writing was simple: to announce the good news and to let His Majesty the King know their loyalty and ability in preparation for the rewards after the war.

Although it was good news, Bruno's face darkened.

"What's going on? The commander on the front line is Garrett?" he asked.

Mel was stunned for a moment. He didn't know the content of Bruno's original letter. "Isn't that right, Your Majesty?"

Bruno took the words back when they were on the tip of his tongue.

Telling the truth now will undoubtedly bring very negative comments to his son.

But no matter what, he didn't expect Garrett to blatantly disobey his orders and change his decrees.

"This kid!"

Bruno sighed and thought, "Fortunately, we won this battle. It won't be too late to criticize him after we take over Misty City."

He pondered for a while, then said to Mel, "Go and help me write a congratulatory letter to each of them. You can decide the content yourself."

These have similar templates and are not difficult.

After Mel retreated, Bruno asked the guards to summon Broll to the palace overnight, while he wrote new letters to Ronin, Iben, Gushan and others.

Soon, Broll arrived.

"Your Majesty, what do you want from me so late at night?"

Bruno handed him the written letter and said, "Send it to Ronin at the front line and have him convey my order - after taking over Misty City, do not continue to march towards Tricia Kingdom. At the same time, have Garrett return to Golden Feather City to see me."

After saying that, he added, "If Garrett still refuses to come back, then let Roning think of a solution in private."

Broll had no problem with the first command, but he did not understand the second.

What did His Royal Highness the Crown Prince do wrong that His Majesty would express such dissatisfaction?

You know, over the years, whenever Bruno mentioned his son Garrett, he always had a very satisfied attitude. How could such a situation ever happen?

"Go ahead, and start tonight if you can."

"Okay!" Broll nodded solemnly.

Your Majesty is so anxious, it seems something big has happened.

When Bruno was the only one left in the room, he sighed heavily.

"Although this child used to be a little arrogant and conceited, at least he listened to me. Now he even dares to disobey my orders."

He shook his head helplessly.

Bruno had high hopes for Garrett since he was a child, and had always trained him as his successor, even letting Garrett preside over and make decisions on some occasions.

But this does not mean that Garrett can go against Bruno's wishes.

If it was a small matter, it would be fine, but this matter involved Roning, and such behavior would only make his relationship with Roning worse and worse.

This was something Bruno was very reluctant to see.

"It seems like we need to find a way to separate Ronin and Garrett."

Bruno pondered for a while, and finally decided to bring Garrett back and give him a good education. If the opponent wanted to go to the battlefield again, he would arrange for him to serve as a supervisor to Ferens or Andrea.

This would prevent Ronin from coming into contact with Garrett.

Putting aside this annoying matter, Bruno opened the map and looked at the location of the Fog City.

His mood at the moment was the same as that of his daughter Sharon and Viscount Willis. He believed that with the presence of the two Sun Knights and the dragon, plus the combined forces, there would be no problem in taking over the Misty City.

"Thirty years of disastrous defeat made my father depressed and listless, which is why he passed away early. Now I have taken back the Misty City, and the Alduin family can finally wash away the disastrous defeat!"

"If we use Rhonin and his forces, rebuilding Alduin's empire won't be a problem!"

Sitting on the throne, who wouldn't want to expand the territory?

Bruno had to admit that he was feeling a little expectant and excited at the moment.