Lord of Rot

Chapter 313 Lord of Iron Valley

Reacher rides a horse and chats with 'Golden Stallion' Pine.

Carrot was arranged by Li Qi to lead Red Rose's horse, and the three of them kept pace.

"The changes here are so great!" Red Rose sighed.

She still remembered that when she came here more than a year ago, there were only mud puddles here, and the wheels would leave very clear marks when they ran over them.

People were sallow and thin and wore tattered clothes.

They live in dilapidated mud houses.

At that time, Red Rose thought this place was no different from the ruins.

But not long after, the entire Porcupine collar changed its appearance.

A dock was actually built here. Although it was not as large as the huge port in Donggang City, it did open up trade routes.

Stone houses stood up one after another, and there were strange chimneys that kept smoking.

The ground is also very flat, even flatter than the stone floors in Donggang City!

What exactly happened this year?

She turned to look at Li Qi, looking at his profile.

Red Rose believes that only she can understand the power of this little baron. He has brought all this from scratch.

Those favored by God, only those favored by God can bring about such changes.

'Golden Stallion' Pine nodded: "It has indeed changed a lot!"

In fact, he didn't remember anything, he just dealt with it casually. Fortunately, his sister was willing to chat with Li Qi, which allowed him to put his mind at ease.

"I have better luck," Li Qi said with a smile.

He could guess why the 'Golden Stallion' came...

The aristocratic young men beside Lacey were riding at the end, looking at Li Qi with bright eyes.

Li Qi was younger than any of them.

If he inherited the Porcupine Territory because his father was a baron, then the many other victories, as well as the Iron Valley, were all due to him.

If this young and capable lord doesn't defect to him, should he defect to the 'Golden Stallion'?

Some people also wanted to defect to the Duke's heir, but unfortunately 'Golden Stallion' Pine did not need their loyalty.

After arriving at the castle, it was Li Qi's favorite time to receive gifts.

It was not a precious thing, but it was of considerable value. Li Qi accepted it one by one with a smile.

In the castle, Cousin Bode and others also saw Pine and others.

The nods between the two parties were regarded as greetings, but they certainly did not constitute familiarity.

Fortunately, the son of the Baron of the Three Forks came, and brought with him Agnes, a descendant of Leopold, and the atmosphere relaxed a lot.

Everyone has their own social circle, and they gather together in twos and threes to chat.

It's getting dark.

After chatting all afternoon, he found that the aristocratic ladies had chatted until their lips were peeling.

If we don't hold a banquet, the ladies will be hungry first.

A servant came to him and whispered: "Sir, the carriage of the Simon family."

"I'll be there right away."

He stood up and apologized to Pine and others: "There are still guests coming, I have to go out to greet them."

Walking to the gate of the castle, a figure stepped off the carriage.

She was dressed so conservatively that Li Qi almost didn't recognize her.

Taking it back to the castle, she unsurprisingly attracted everyone's attention.

However, Li Qi also received a few looks from women, as if they were asking, how did you get in touch with her?

Fortunately, Becky Simon didn't want to cause trouble. She sat down quietly and responded to the aristocratic young people's active exchanges with a smile.

This scene was all seen by Li Qi, and he even thought it would be a good idea for the heartthrob to come. At least it could help him select some people with extremely poor self-control and put question marks in advance.

Pine Leopold stood up.

"Sir Clarence Reacher." He produced a roll of parchment.

Everyone present probably guessed what was going to happen and fell silent.

For example, Miss Lan with Phoenix Eyes nervously covered her mouth and nose, holding her breath, and looked expectantly.

"Yes" Li Qi also stood up.

After taking a few steps, Pine turned around and faced everyone. He unfolded the parchment in his hand and said, "You fought bravely in Iron Valley and eliminated the Judge Thief. Glory goes to you."

"On behalf of Duke Leopold, I canonize you as Lord of the Iron Valley and Baron of the Iron Wall Castle. You will continue to serve Leopold."

It’s canonization!

Clang!

Li Qi pulled out his long sword and hit the stone bricks, leaving a small dent.

He half-knelt on the ground with his sword in hand and said loudly: "I swear to the four gods to be loyal to Leopold. I will do my best to protect the safety of the people in my territory, and I will do my best to protect the peace of the kingdom. I am always waiting for the king's orders."

Pine handed the parchment to Reacher: "Please get up, Sir Reacher."

Li Qi took the parchment excitedly and glanced hastily. Leopold's seal on it meant that Iron Valley belonged to him from today on, and it was legitimate.

Unless someone can directly destroy the entire Lulea Kingdom, he is the absolutely legal and reasonable Lord of Iron Valley.

"Lord of the Iron Valley!" Lexi Sith was excited, and he once again confirmed that his choice was not wrong.

The young nobles who defected were also excited to watch this scene.

The number of knights needed for a territory is limited, but it is completely different if Li Qi has two territories.

Controlling two territories requires more subordinates, which also means more opportunities.

Li Qi could feel how hot the noble young people's eyes were when they looked at him.

……

The chef, who had received Li Qi's order a long time ago, was already working hard to prepare the food for the birthday banquet.

With so many people, a multi-layered cake is indispensable.

Li Qi can guarantee that the cakes in his territory are the best in the entire Lurea continent, not because they are delicious, but because Li Qi asked the blacksmiths to weld a nine-layer cake stand. When the cake was pushed up, everyone couldn't help but scream. call.

They never thought that the cake could be played like this, like a tall tower.

Li Qi cut the cake with a knife and gave each person a piece.

In his birthday party plan, there was no dance part, not only because he did not want to turn Porcupine Castle into a battlefield for the nobles, but also because the porcupine collar did not jump up.

Pilit, the son of the bard, had a lute.

Elegant nobles can dance to the sound of the piano, but they will never accept the lute and the white voice.

After the banquet.

Pine Leopold drank too much porcupine wine, and Reacher ordered the valet to help him back to sleep.

He came here solely to win people's hearts.

If any problems really arise in the future, it can be said that Reacher's identity as Lord of Iron Valley was canonized by Pine Leopold. Although Reacher is essentially loyal to the Duke, the word game... In the eyes of others, Li Qi already belongs to the 'Golden Stallion' faction.

Li Qi knew this, but he didn't care at all.

Others also went back to their rooms to rest, or gathered together to chat.

Li Qi just hoped that no one would die.

There are not many entertainment options in the Porcupine Territory, and these people are unlikely to stay. They will leave by boat early tomorrow morning.

The main event comes after the banquet.

Li Qi looked at the 12 people in front of him and listened to each of them introduce themselves.

The people who came were all small nobles. None of their fathers had a title. They were just sons of ordinary knights, and they were the second sons.

Li Qi, who is in urgent need of talents, actually wants to screen out a group first, but the development of Tiegu is indeed lacking people.

It's lacking in every aspect.

"I can't guarantee that I can definitely canonize you as knights." Li Qi looked at this group of young people who were generally older than himself and said: "Glory needs to be earned by oneself, but as you can see tonight, I am now the Lord of Iron Valley."

Mentioning Iron Valley, the young nobles' breathing became rapid again.

"I will go to Iron Valley in a few days, and you will go to Iron Valley with me, where you will have ample opportunities to show your abilities." Li Qi said: "I believe you can rely on your slaves to gain glory and become knights. .”

Clang clang!

The 12 people all drew their swords and half-knelt on the ground.

"I am willing to serve you!"

These 12 people swore allegiance to Reach, but they were not Payne's vassals, and there was no need to be loyal to him.

Reacher was obliged to be loyal to Leopold.

Especially this night, the feeling became even more amazing.

"Please get up," Li Qi said: "I will let Lacey tell you what to do in the future, but before that... Lacey, take all the gentlemen back to rest, and then let Grant take the people from the city hall to give them Make a resume.”

Lacey nodded: "Yes."