(Thanks to the loges brothers for the tip, and thank you to the brothers who recommended the collection!)

The night was dark, and the "dinner" was coming to an end, and most of the people had gone back to rest, and there were only a few people left at a few tables near Manor Avenue.

"Leon, have you become a lord like this?" asked Sophia.

The priest girl had just been toasted a few glasses of wine by the enthusiastic people, and now her face was flushed, and she looked even more cute under the light of the torches around her, but she frowned slightly at this time, as if she was a little puzzled by the fact that Li Ang's identity had changed so lightly.

"Yes......" Leon replied nonchalantly, shaking an empty wine glass.

Having said that, but he knew that this simplicity was only superficial, let's just say that the battle that took place during the day, if it weren't for Kaka, the alchemy master, would have been very troublesome for a third-order great knight on the other side, plus five knights and a hundred cavalry, the outcome was really unpredictable. And later in the conversation with Andre, I learned that there were still six or seven second-order professionals around this nobleman, but he had to go to a few remote towns to collect taxes recently, and these people were all with him to protect the tax collectors everywhere, and by the way, to deter those townspeople, otherwise Li Ang would face more than five knights this time.

Of course, if you add the magic swordsman, even if Leon can summon the barbarians to enter the field, it is impossible to stop the opponent's attack, so Kaka can be said to be a great contribution.

Speaking of which, Leon was lucky, in just two months, he met a group of companions, including Kaka, otherwise he would not know how long and what month he would have to wait until he returned to Campbell, let alone achieve a landslide victory in such a battle. However, Li Ang was also a little vigilant - Andre was just a viscount who didn't even have a territory, he had such strength, what if he encountered a stronger opponent in the future, did he always have to rely on others? This is not good, and he doesn't like this feeling, so the matter of improving his strength should be put on the agenda as much as possible.

In addition, there are many troubles that will follow, and when the news of his appearance reaches the royal capital, it is estimated that there will be a lot of unexpected things happening, only seeing that the prompt for the end of the "important mission" has not appeared so far, you can know that driving Viscount Andre from the territory is just the first step to take back the lordship, and there is still a long way to go.

"Wouldn't it be a bit of a hassle to get rid of that nobleman like this?" Eric asked with some concern as he looked at Leon's expression.

Zhuo Ning has long been imprisoned in the big house that Viscount Andre once used as a temporary prison, this magic swordsman was forcibly suppressed to the middle and lower level strength of the first order by the alchemy master's special potion, and is currently in a mental breakdown, and it is estimated that he does not even have the courage to escape.

So Erik, who was in charge of Zhuo Ning, was relieved, he attended the first "dinner" after Leon's return from beginning to end, and enjoyed the atmosphere - for so many years in the lower city, except for a limited number of friends, it can be said that he was in intrigue all day long, especially his strength has regressed greatly, and it takes more effort to survive than others, and of course there are more dangers.

Compared to that time, it is a world of difference, the team is full of companions who can rest assured that they can hand over their backs to the past, Eric is very satisfied, and he cherishes the current atmosphere, so he does not hesitate to give Li Ang advice repeatedly, hoping that this already very qualified team leader can grow rapidly again and lead them to achieve greater achievements.

At the dinner party, Eric once again experienced the sincerity and enthusiasm between people - they were all strangers, but Leon alone could release all the love, and Eric was a little caught off guard at first, but slowly got used to this way of dealing with each other.

Now he was more concerned about the future of Leon and the territory, because once he got used to this way of getting along, it would be an extremely terrible thing for him to let this former gangster return to the state he was in the original lower city. So when I saw Li Ang frowning slightly and looking thoughtful, I immediately thought about whether there would be anything bad.

"What's the problem?" Leon smiled at Eric, "Even if you want to trouble me, you have to have an excuse, at least a nominal reason, right?"

Jeff interjected at this time: "But for a Home Secretary, such an excuse is not difficult to find, right?"

"That's what I said...... Li Ang simply said his thoughts, anyway, this place is his own people, "but what can he do? If he comes openly, it is estimated that he will be stuck with me in terms of material support." ”

"But I've made an agreement with President Edward that anything I need can be procured from him, so I won't be worried about this for a long time. ”

The few people sitting around the table suddenly realized that with the status of the Skyrim Chamber of Commerce in the Alliance of Commercial City-States, it was easy to supply supplies for a territory, and it was estimated that Edward also wanted to strengthen the relationship with Li Ang, the new lord.

Caterina looked up at the ruins of the castle not far away, then turned her gaze back and asked, "Leon, your grandfather was a paladin who had been through many battles, didn't he have some acquaintances among the army and nobles?"

Leon thought for a moment, then shook his head, shaking his head not to say that there were no acquaintances, but that even if there were acquaintances, he didn't know them.

His grandfather had received many guests in the castle, and Leon would attend dinner parties when he was young, but since he became an adult, he has lost interest in these socializations of his elders, because during the meal, he often turns the conversation to him for a while, and the content is nothing more than how to do now, what your goals are, you must work hard, and you want to be like Darren's grandfather in the future...... And so on, I can get tired of listening to it.

So whenever there were any more visitors to the castle, Leon simply found an excuse to hide and play outside for a few days before going back.

At first, the old earl was very angry at him for this behavior, and after a few angry reprimands, it had little effect—although Leon was unlearned at that time, he was very obedient to his grandfather in some aspects, that is, he would suddenly become unusually persistent in a certain matter. However, the old earl's insistence was reflected in his hatred of the dark country south of the Pale Mountains, and Leon was unwilling to dine with the visiting guests.

Eventually, the Earl compromised. I don't know why, he can be ruthless to his enemies, and he can be said to be cruel to dark creatures, but he is a little unruly to his grandson, and many people think that Darren, as a paladin, a commander, and a border lord, is a little too doting on his future successor, even to the point of connivance.

But the Earl never explained. In fact, including Leon's parents, they are like this, and they are also very tolerant in many things, so that in the end, Leon became a little nobleman who has heard of many people and has no skills.

If someone with a keen sense had been following and observing, it would have been possible to find that when the old earl and his son Brooke looked at Leon, a trace of apology and helplessness occasionally flashed in their pampered eyes.

This kind of expression of love that appears and disappears like a spark will explain something.

Of course, Li Ang himself would not have noticed these things, since even the strictest grandfather did not restrict him much, he was even more unscrupulous, and later even spent most of his time in the royal capital, going back and forth to places such as noble balls, and was proud of it.

What concept would such a young man have about his grandfather's friends?

Leon reluctantly dispelled these past events from his mind, and then said to a few pairs of concerned eyes: "I don't know my grandfather's friends, so I can't find anyone in this regard." ”

Caterina looked at Leon's expression, thinking that it was because she mentioned the old earl that reminded the other party of the sad matter, so she felt very embarrassed, and wanted to comfort the other party, and said: "It's okay, didn't you find Old Jack, if you think it, he can also help you a lot." ”

Old Jack was actually quite weak because of his severe physical disability and excessive drinking for so many years, and after more than a day of tiring travel, he gradually felt a little unable to persevere, so he was arranged to rest in a big house that had been cleaned in the middle of the dinner.

Leon retracted his gaze, nodded and said, "Yes, but if the veterans' association wants to play a real role, it will take at least more than a year of development, and Jack's health is not good, I still need to find some people to assist him, so I won't see results for a while." ”

He thought for a moment and said: "But the main purpose of the association is to help those homeless veterans and wounded soldiers, and to help us establish some influence in the military is incidental, so we can't lose a big one because of a small thing, if the association often speaks out for us, it will attract the attention of some people, and if it affects the reputation, it will lose its original meaning." ”