Warlord: King of All Clans

Rose Knight Gwen stepped out, picked up the draft and read out, "The second knighting ceremony in River Bay begins now."

"Everyone, the third year of the River Bay development has ended. By the end of the year, the total population of the River Bay Territory has reached 25,000. If the United Knight Territory is included, the total population is 67,000..."

In front of all the senior executives of River Bay, Leo did not paint a rosy picture for them. Instead, he took out actual data and asked Gwen to read out the new members, new population, and new industries to everyone one by one.

Then the financial statements of the lord's mansion were announced, and dividends were distributed proportionally. Finally, twenty outstanding leaders were invited to come forward to receive the titles.

This was the second knighting ceremony of Riverbend. The last time Leo became the ruler of Isenpol and had the power to knight, he appointed Ivan, Vici, Bjorn, Magna, Valeri and other core members of Riverbend as Knights of Riverbend.

But last time, it was Ulyan who sat on the lord's throne, and everyone was loyal to him.

This time, Uliyan refused to go up no matter what, and just let Leo and Olivia sit together to accept everyone's loyalty.

In addition to the human members, this time the ogre Xix and Nain were both canonized as knights.

The Boar Knight Six, who was also the Kobold General, captured the Buck Fortress and made outstanding military achievements, and was named the Knight of Buck Fortress!

Although this military action was induced by Fraser and coerced by Strong, it would not have been successful without Sixes using his background in the Lord's House to integrate several independent foreign troops together.

After all, no matter who it is, it would be impossible to completely avoid the supervision of the River Bay Lord's Mansion.

So those who deserve punishment should be punished, and those who deserve reward should be rewarded, but everyone in the circle knows that her real contribution is not her military exploits.

The greatest achievement of Shekes came from her chief follower, the Elf Queen Ostara.

The ogre Nain was awarded the title of Knight of Swamp Town for his contribution in developing the United Knight Territory.

Coming down from the lord's throne, Leo followed the imperial tradition and placed his sword on the shoulders of each knight to complete the final knighting ceremony.

"From now on, you will be my knight of Riverbend. Follow me, accept my teachings, protect my life, and uphold my dignity until I allow you to leave."

When it was Nirn's turn, the little kobold trembled with excitement, his tail wagging in an afterimage, and he stretched his fur while repeating his oath.

"From now on, I will be the knight of Riverbend. I will follow you, accept your teachings, protect your life, and uphold your dignity until you allow me to leave."

As Nain spoke, the invisible magic power slowly dissipated, his extraordinary shackles were broken, and his natural awakening was completed.

After the knighting ceremony, there was a dinner party, where dozens of core members of the River Bay Territory took advantage of the brief gathering to communicate with each other.

Most of them were familiar with each other, but there were also a few unfamiliar faces. As Hewan's business grew bigger and bigger, many people could only meet each other a few times a year, and some they simply didn't know.

Sitting in a wheelchair, Uliyan looked at the Hewan heroes who filled the big house and felt deeply moved.

He had been seriously ill these days and was bedridden. Only today was he able to sit in a wheelchair and watch this grand event.

Everyone here is an outstanding young person who can stand on his own. Pick any one of them, and they are better than when you were young.

He coughed for a while and suddenly said, "Ilodi, tell Leo that I want to wear armor."

The little maid Elodi was embarrassed, but she still informed Leo and secretly ran to the kitchen to find the mistress of River Bay.

Olivia, who was supervising the cooks in the kitchen, rushed back to the big house upon hearing the news. Seeing Uliyan already picking out armor, she could not help but scold him: "Why are you making such a fuss? Why are you wearing armor in the middle of winter? You can't even stand up!"

Wu Liyan said stubbornly: "I want to wear it!"

Olivia was worried that Uliyan's body couldn't stand such torture, but Leo stopped her in a low voice, "It's okay, let him wear it."

Freya, who had the sharpest senses, had shrunk to the size of a puppy-headed man, and crawled under Olivia's crotch, looking at them with confusion and fear.

Olivia suddenly understood something, her eyes turned red, she took a deep breath and said, "I'll help."

With the help of his daughter and son-in-law, Uliyan spent a full hour, panting, and finally put on a set of knight's plate armor.

This is the knight's plate armor that Rigolav had tailor-made for him last year. It cost a hundred gold coins, which is not cheap in Isenbol.

A knight's armor does not have to be worn for combat, it can also be used as a symbol of status.

Uliyan was in poor health and had a disabled leg, so of course it was impossible for him to try it on. So he often stared at the knight's plate armor and maintained it when he had nothing to do.

He often joked that he was probably the only banner lord in the entire North who had never been armed with knights.

During this period, Freya hid behind Uliyan and continuously released healing spells, but the pure life magic flowing through Uliyan could not show any magic.

Uliyan touched Freya's head and said, "Good child, don't waste your magic power. Go and play."

Leo took a break and whispered to Xiya, "Hurry up and write a letter. Have Pegasus send it to Ancerst as soon as possible. Tell the Duke of the North to get me the title of Earl of the North."

Xiya did not raise any questions and left.

Sensing that the atmosphere was unusual, people in the hall whispered to each other and quietly passed information to the outside.

Soon, other important members who did not attend the meeting also arrived one by one, stood in the corner of the hall, and watched Uliyan put on armor in public.

With the help of several people, the fully armed Uliyan sat on the lord's throne, leaning on the armrest on one side and holding the sword with one hand.

He was originally tall, but now he is old and thin, but his skeleton is still there.

Looking from the hall below, it could be seen that he was indeed a Northern knight of distinguished status and impressive bearing.

Uliyan looked down at the people in the hall, lowered his head to touch his armor, flicked the knight's steel sword in his hand, and couldn't help but sigh: "What a good armor, what a good sword, what a good person."

Leo couldn't help but tear up, and forced a smile, "These armor, weapons, and men are nothing. When the Northern Grand Duke's conferment team arrives in a few days, you will be the Northern Grand Earl. By then, you will be wearing enchanted armor and commanding thousands of troops. That's what you call majestic."

Wu Liyang waved his hand and said, "How can I, a veteran soldier, be the Earl of the North? The square flag is enough to bring honor to my family."

As he spoke, he leaned his sword on the ground, supported himself with both hands, sat up straight, and said to the silent group of heroes waiting in the river bay: "Take care, everyone. I won't be with you for long."

After saying that, he lowered his head.

The whole house was silent. After a long moment, everyone knelt on one knee and lowered their heads.

"Goodbye, my lord."