Carl wiped the blood from his face, which made his face a little hideous, but he didn't care, the cream boy would only make people think about how to rebel, and only blood could deter the enemy.

Sir Vahn tore over the flag held by a light infantryman and replaced the flag of the Dortmund chief hanging from the pillars in the castle hall, and the eagle flag on a blue background became the symbol of the change of owner of Dortmund Castle.

"This is your castle." Sir Vahn bent down and congratulated Karl.

The religious knights also bent their backs, and it won't be long before Karl in front of him will be the Count of Dortmund, and after controlling a county, he has enough capital to claim his title of Earl.

"Haha, Sir Vahn, I will never forget the help you and the Knights of St. John have helped me, and we will be friends forever." Karl laughed, he had to get on good terms with the Knights of St. John now.

Even if he takes this place, it doesn't mean that he is safe, and the next enemy counterattack is his biggest challenge.

"Yes, we'll be friends." Sir Vane also laughed, but his eyes flickered, as if to hint at something.

"Of course, I will keep my promise, and Dortmund will have your land and establish a stronghold for you of the Knights, as long as you pledge your allegiance to me." Carl said with a smile.

"Of course, my noble sovereign, the Knights of St. John are willing to swear their allegiance to you." Sir Vahn nodded, although he didn't like this allegiance, but this was no way, taking other people's land naturally required allegiance, this is what every nobleman is doing, of course, the allegiance of the Knights of St. John is a little different from ordinary vassals, after all, they are not vassals in the first place, they don't need to fight for Karl, they only need to fight against the invaders when Dortmund Castle is attacked or Dortmund County is threatened, which is also what Karl agreed with them.

"Lord Sir, we have successfully cleared the dungeons and corridors of the enemy army, their warriors have been killed by us, the light infantry has been captured by us, and this castle has no enemies!" Kevin walked in with an excited face, his blood was boiling all over his body now, he didn't expect them to really break through this castle that is known for its fortification and occupy this place!

"Very good, my military commander, you are indeed my trusted partner!" Carl patted Kevin on the shoulder, and he was satisfied.

"By the way, Lord Sir, we also rescued two Dillmans in the dungeon of Dortmund Castle, Lord Sir, you should know." Kevin said casually.

"Who?"

"It's Baron Mellen!"

When the figure of Baron Mellen entered the hall of the castle, Karl was flustered, and immediately remembered that the Baron Mellen was also present when the old Earl of Lens led the army to attack the Count of Lorraine, and he also led his knights in a heroic siege of the city.

"I didn't expect that since you have taken this castle, you really shocked me, worthy of being called a miracle Carl." Baron Melen was visibly relieved to see Karl, who had been tortured so badly in the Flo dungeon that he had seen the light of day again, and even wondered if he was dreaming.

"Why are you here, Lord Baron?" Carl was puzzled.

Hearing Karl's question, I don't know if it's an illusion, Karl felt that Baron Mellen's back seemed to be a little stiff.

"I'm ashamed to say that I ...... then," Baron Mellen told what had happened to him in a very embarrassed tone, and Karl just listened quietly.

It turned out that when the old Count Lens led the vassals to attack Fort Carmel, Baron Melen was among them, but at that time the army was routed and scattered, and the old Count Lens was killed in battle, and the dragons were leaderless, and finally he was captured by the enemy, and then went around and around and came to the hands of the chief of Dortmund.

It was a disgrace, or a great disgrace, that almost pressed his honor as a nobleman to the ground, so he swore that he would break through the castle of the Flo and kill them.

"I see, it's a pity, but God let us meet." Carl said sadly, but no one knew what he was thinking.

"Yes, thank God for your guidance, you will be my dear friend!" Baron Mellen shook Karl's hand and said excitedly.

Now that you're saved, what are you going to do next? Is it to leave here and return to your realm? Karl asked.

"Yes, I've been out of there for too long, they'll think I'm dead, and I must rush back to avoid a rebellion in my territory." Baron Mellen said.

"Well, I've just captured this place, and there's still a lot of work to attend to, so I can't send you away." Karl was a little regretful, after all, Baron Melen had good combat effectiveness, he himself was a professionally trained knight, and the title and territory of the baron did not make him lazy.

And now he needed such a man, because he was completely sure that when the news came to the chieftain of Dortmund, he would rush back as soon as possible, and the enraged chief would kill the enemy who had captured his castle.

"Lord Sir, I will go back and ask Count Charles to send an army to help you, you are a hero, a hero who has taken the land from the Florians!" Baron Mellen said with a wry voice.

"Ha, thank you so much if you could." Karl chuckled, he didn't think that the Earl of Charles at this time had time to send troops to help him, but after all, Baron Melen had already said this, so he naturally pretended to be happy.

Baron Mellen soon left, and although he had his own territory in it, it was evident that he did not want to stay in this place full of uneasy memories for a moment.

"Kevin, you said you saved two Dillmans, but who is the other one?" Karl asked.

"That's a priest......"

"Derian salutes you the honorable conqueror, the miracle man, the pious, Lord Count Dortmund." Derian, dressed as a priest, walked into the castle hall and bowed respectfully to Karl under everyone's gaze.

"Brother Derian, I'm not an earl!" Karl frowned.

"No, my lord, in my opinion you are the earl, you occupy this place, you occupy Dortmund, the title of Count of Dortmund naturally falls on you, this is legitimate, God will bless you." Derian said with a smile.

"Ha, did you learn to be a sycophant at the monastery? Now that you are saved, leave quickly, and perhaps you should return to your church. Karl was a little dissatisfied, as were Sir Vane and the others, who felt that the Derian monk was simply ruining the monk's reputation.

"No, no, no, I'm not here to say goodbye to you." Derian shook his head.

"So you're here to say thank you? I have received your gratitude. Karl said indifferently.

"I hope to enter your court, I believe that it will not be long before you will form your own court, and I hope to become the palace minister of your court." Derian said without hesitation.

"Gong Xiang? With all due respect, Brother Derian, why should I allow a man I don't know at all but who can only be sycophants to be my minister? Is it because you're a priest? Karl seemed to have heard the funniest joke of his life, and Sir Vane and Kevin couldn't help but laugh as well.

"If you're someone who can draw conclusions about me based on just one side, then maybe I shouldn't be here." Derian seemed disappointed and sighed.

Carl slowly retracted his smile and just looked at him, left and right.

"So, what can you bring me?"

"I can declare your title to other nobles, I can win the recognition of many nobles and even the great nobles for you, and then you will be a true earl!" Derian said in a deep voice.

"I think I don't need it, you should be able to get the approval of a lot of nobles." Karl shrugged his shoulders, at least his father and brother would surely recognize his dominion over Dortmund.

"That's not the same my lord, if there is not enough weight of nobles to recognize your right to rule, then your rule will be much more difficult." Derian said earnestly.

"And I am willing to visit the castles and estates of these nobles for you, and believe me, I can bring you countless prestige."

Karl frowned every day, if the other side was not bragging, then this Derian would be a good man for diplomacy.

"Let's talk about it later, what I need now is how to defend this castle, after all, once it is recaptured by the angry Dortmund chieftain, then everything is in vain, and if you are not ready to claim the title of count, it will only make people laugh if you fail." Karl waved his hand for Derian to leave, and Derian didn't bother too much.

However, Derian left with satisfaction, Carl did not promise him, he is still only a priest, but Carl did not refuse him!

This is very important, it means that the young nobleman is excited, and Derian is confident that he can turn the other person's heart into action.

Karl sighed as he looked at Derian's back as he left, then straightened up again, there were just too many issues for him to deal with right now.

The siege of the city was a great fire, but now extinguishing it really consumed a lot of manpower and material resources, and he still had to renovate this place, at least replace all the flags with the Dias family.

As we all know, the first thing to do when occupying a new territory is not to restore people's livelihood and revitalize the economy, but to strengthen the city's defenses, because the enemy will return, and before that, he must be fully prepared.

"I don't know how Sylvia is doing over there......"