Compared with a duke in the Oakington Empire, the bronze beard with the title of grandmaster-level craftsman undoubtedly surprised Li Ran even more, you must know that although he has always paid great attention to the cultivation of craftsmen, but so far, although there are many master-level craftsmen in his hands, and even there are many quasi-grandmaster-level, but the craftsmen who have really reached the grandmaster-level are still blank.

And through the communication with this Duke of Bronze Beard, Li Ran also knew that the reason why he was able to become this duke, in addition to having a good bloodline, life experience and combat exploits, was mainly because many years ago, he inadvertently obtained a remnant of the magic rune battle armor from a ruin, but at this time, this fragment was placed on Li Ran's desk.

Even if he had already gotten what he wanted, Li Ran also quickly made arrangements for these Oakington warriors, in addition to nearly 50,000 dwarven warriors of high rank and above, who were incorporated into the legion dominated by the Ingle dwarves, and officially named this legion the Iron Furnace Legion, he also appointed the leaders of the Ingle dwarves, Magni and Copperbeard, as the chief and deputy commanders.

As for the remaining dwarven warriors, Li Ran selected those with combat potential, and asked Zhou Xun to arrange for them to return to the dwarven camp in Tyre City first to train as a reserve force, and the others were scattered to various territories, on the one hand, to supplement the local defense, and on the other hand, to increase production and labor manpower.

As for those dwarven warriors who have always been stubborn and have low loyalty, Li Ran sold them to other planes through the relationship of the legendary duke of Forton Marr, or through the large auction house originally located in the quasi-super empire of the Holy Falcon Alliance, and they personally came over and sold them to other regions of this plane.

But despite this, judging from the benefits obtained so far, Fortonmar has a huge influence on the barbarian army because of the new god Immortal Frost behind him, coupled with the relatively tough measures he has adopted, more than seventy percent of the troops he captures have been surrendered, plus the more than 200,000 people who are willing to follow him, and several major abyss legions from the temporary plane passage, its strength has rapidly expanded to an astonishing point.

On the other hand, on Li Ran's side, except for the more than 300,000 troops of the Oakington Empire, because Valencia, including the high-level troops on the side of Greenom, Li Ran did not forcibly absorb them, so the gains on his side did not seem obvious.

However, everyone knew in their hearts that once they waited until the beginning of spring next year, when the Prince of Terreth and Fortonmar jointly launched an operation, it would be okay if the offensive was blocked, but if Grin Ohm, Valencia, and Okington, who had the king all killed, could not restrain them, the strength of these two sides, especially the military strength of Prince Terrys, would undoubtedly be qualitatively improved.

However, in addition, although in terms of the captives of the Saranca Empire, Fortonmar accounted for the vast majority, but Li Ran's side could not be said to have gained nothing, except for a few barbarian tribes, Duke Niklais, who swore not to surrender to Fortonmar for some reason, but was willing to be loyal to his side, became Li Ran's biggest gain in the capture of Saranka this time.

As the great leader of the rare Celestial Centaur clan, Li Ran, who had fought with him, was also deeply impressed by this Duke Nicholas, after the death of Duke Nonus, this person defended the Bronze Realm Fortress with his own strength, making several Alliance Dukes, including Griffiths, helpless.

If Li Ran hadn't launched a surprise attack in the final decisive battle, it is very likely that this person would have delayed the entire battle situation of the alliance in the northern region, which shows that this person is not only a leader who can fight well, but also a general with a strategic vision, so Li Ran is also very happy about his surrender.

Although the somewhat depressed Vertunmar did not say anything on this matter, but reminded Li Ran many times that this Nycles was a usable talent, but in order not to let this Vertunmar mind anything, in addition to some of his cronies and the corps, Li Ran only let this Nycles bring his own soldiers and horses.

However, even so, the addition of a duke, especially when he was still the king of the race, and had a war space similar to that of little Emer, but obviously more perfect, although it was not fully displayed, but after a long chat with this person, Li Ran also knew that the benefits this time were considerable.

That night, Li Ran organized a grand dinner to receive another group of noble lords from Khan Lok, and the reason why he did it personally this time was not only because most of these noble lords were from the capital, but also because of the arrival of Prince Pamela.

For this female prince of the Khan Rock Empire, Li Ran actually admires it very much, whether it is the help at the beginning or the compromise in the later stage, if it were not for her balance in the middle, I believe that there may have been contradictions between him and the capital, and even irreconcilable wars would have occurred.

Although Li Ran already had the strength to get rid of the shackles of the empire when he went out to conquer Kruyard for the first time, in any case, entanglement with his imperial royal family, not to mention that it involved a lot, would definitely drag on for a long time, at least he would lose some friends like Elisimo and Chekhovlais, as well as many local followers.

As for Li Ran, he knows his disadvantages, but he can't fall behind in the fight for time, which is also the main reason why he has won countless battles against other forces, including the real trade union legion.

Based on this, Li Ran was very grateful to the female prince, so after learning that the female prince was coming, he personally presided over and arranged this reception dinner.

For Pamela and the noble lords who came with them, including the military governor Thortaylor, the journey from Tyre to the Roaring Isle and then through the shallow shores to the territory of the Holy Falcon Alliance, what they saw and heard along the way was like opening up a new world for them.

Although the old king had the idea of coming here to compete for resources before, it was only a few decades ago, and it was only at this moment, when they crossed the Roaring Island and really set foot on the land of this super empire, that they had a real understanding of this place, and understood that their previous understanding had long been behind.

However, as they moved forward, they entered the city here several times to rest, and from the information and subjects here, they also learned more and more about this super empire, as well as the strength of the Saranca Empire on the other side, and the more they learned about the strength of these two empires, the more shocked they were by the deeds of this Prince Terries of their own empire here!

Especially when they saw the citizens of the Alliance who were facing their angry and wary gazes, but with a certain fear in them, their shock was even stronger, and everyone, including Pamela, felt a kind of shock.

Fortunately, after establishing such an immortal feat, when they even came to the Moon Fortress with some worries, they found that Prince Territh did not seem to have changed, he was still so polite, and he was still greeted with a smile, especially when they saw him go out of the city for dozens of miles to greet him, everyone felt certain in their hearts.

Although it is located in a military fortress, it is impossible to have everything as in a real city, but this grand dinner has been going on until late at night, and the atmosphere has been very harmonious.

And for these people from the Khan Rock Capital City, what they didn't expect was that when this dinner was halfway through, the rumored Vertunmar, who had already set foot in the realm of the gods, actually came over in person, and the conversation was very polite, not as ruthless and arrogant as the outside world said.

At the same time, what made them even more concerned was that although they couldn't find anything through a simple conversation with the legendary duke, when he chatted with himself, Prince Terryth, it was obvious that the relationship between the two of them was harmonious, even to a very tacit level.

Looking at everything in front of them, not to mention the rumored Vertunmar who had already set foot in the realm of gods, including the followers and guards behind him who were far beyond his observation ability, they had already reached the standard of the Myth and Destruction Order, and only the attendants standing at the dinner table were no longer under their most elite cronies, which made them feel a little speechless.

And in the next few days, when they observed this Dark Moon Fortress and saw the troops of both sides guarding it, especially those in the prison, which together were enough to destroy the captives of a large empire, they felt a deep awe of Prince Terres.

In addition, in the past few days, Li Ran has also met with them many times, including Prince Pamela and the supreme military and political chief Tol Taylor, and even held several meetings in private, and finally reached a consensus.

The noble lords who came over this time were very satisfied and excited about Li Ran's agreement to the intervention of the forces in the capital, because in this way, they could obtain huge benefits from it, and as participants, they also unconditionally agreed to all of Li Ran's requests, including all action reports and wartime commands.

However, all this is indifferent to them, because after seeing the comprehensive strength here, they know very well that in terms of real warfare, their strength does not work at all.

In addition, judging from the demands made to them by Prince Terryth, in addition to agreeing to let them participate in the development and dividends of some territories, at most they were only responsible for guarding some city territories to prevent rebellions, and they were still very confident in doing such a thing.