After being made hereditary earl, Martins had resigned as the commander of the Northern Legion, and Zachary, the court earl, had taken over Martins' position, and the official positions of the upper echelons of the Northern Legion had also been slightly adjusted.

But all this has little to do with William.

Those who can serve as the commander of the main legion are either court nobles or people approved by the king.

William, a frontier nobleman who has no upper-level relations, unless he has made very great military exploits and accumulated qualifications far beyond ordinary people, the position of captain is basically at the top.

He has touched the invisible ceiling, and it is difficult for ordinary people to break this ceiling and continue to rise.

After the war, Richard went to visit his father at Fort Black.

Seeing Richard, William said very happily: "Good job, you have surpassed my father in this orc invasion war." Now the merits accumulated by the two of us will soon be able to obtain the second barony. Your third uncle has also received some credit for this war, but I am not ready to let him contribute.

Last time, in order to make the Haaland family a hereditary nobleman, your second and third uncles gave almost everything. Of course, the Haaland family became a hereditary nobleman, which was very important for them and for their descendants. But this time it's you who are entitled, and it's a little inappropriate to consume their exploits again.

Especially if your third uncle still wants to continue to develop in the army, exchanging breathing methods and potions requires meritorious service, so he can't support you this time. ”

"Don't worry, father! I'm actually not in a hurry to become a hereditary baron, and I understand the third uncle very well. ”

Seeing Richard say this, William laughed heartily and said, "I am very happy that you can say this." This time you come to Blackriver Fort, I have one more thing to discuss with you. ”

"What's the matter?"

"Richard, you're nineteen, and you're married. A few days ago, the commander of the legion sent someone to bring a message, ready to marry his granddaughter to you. If you agree, there will be a banquet at the house of the Count of Martins tonight, and when the time comes, we will meet and prepare for the engagement. ”

Hearing the news, Richard was a little surprised for a moment, but he was a very assertive person, and directly objected: "Father, I have someone I like." ”

"Baron Sophia of Stoppa's Domain?"

"You know, father?"

"You've been together a lot, and Wendy has written to me too. Baron Sophia, of course, is also very good, a marriage partner. The territory of Stopa borders us, and marrying her is a good thing for the development of the territory. When I die, I will make you the heir to the Harland realm, and when it comes to your son's generation, you will be able to merge the three baronies into a single viscount.

Listen to the child, Sophia may not be willing to marry you. We are aristocrats, and marriages are often complicated and involve a lot of interests. If Sofia marries you, the Stopa territory will be swallowed up by our Harland family in the next generation.

Sophia is not the only one who is afraid of the leader, for a baronesse, the best way to protect the family territory is not to marry, and the second is to recruit an ordinary person with ability. Marrying you is not the best choice for Sophia. ”

"Father, don't worry, I will take care of this matter. By next spring at the latest, you'll see me get married. ”

After receiving Wendy's letter and knowing that Richard was close to Sophia, William was worried.

Richard has been more preoccupied since he was a child, and William has less communication with him.

This kind of person with a gloomy personality holds a lot of things in his heart, and he likes to go to extremes if he can't get it right.

Besides, Richard is still so young and has no experience in the relationship between men and women, and he can't withstand the blow of falling out of love.

If he can't get along with Sophia, William fears that he will give up on himself and resist getting married.

Marriages between nobles were quite important.

Especially for a nascent aristocrat like the Haaland family, marriage is related to whether the Haaland family can integrate into the aristocratic circle.

In addition, marrying with nobles can also improve the bloodline of the Haaland family, making it easier for future generations to awaken the knight bloodline.

Ron and Barron were already married, and his wife was also an ordinary person from a professional family, with no knightly blood.

Their marriage was out of hope.

Besides, Barron had died in battle, Ron's children were all six or seven years old, and the relationship between the husband and wife was not bad, and it was impossible for William to divorce Ron and marry a noble lady.

If William did this, it would only bring the Haaland family to shame among the nobility and become the laughing stock of the nobles' gossip.

Lady Ola's children were too young to be engaged.

The marriages of Hayden, Richard, and Wendy are all top priorities for the Haaland family.

Hayden's marriage has been confirmed and will marry Baron Paul's daughter.

Baron Paul is an old comrade-in-arms of William, and his territory borders Baron Harden, located south of Barony Harden, and belongs to the province of Gascoigne.

Wendy is very disgusted with getting married, and argues with William as soon as the topic is raised.

She is now a magician, an important figure in the Haaland family, and she has a lot of autonomy, and William has a special headache when she thinks of this daughter.

Hearing Richard's assurance, William let go of his worries.

At the same time, William's words made Richard make up his mind and decided to talk to Sophia directly after returning to see Sophia's opinion.

Although Richard is only nineteen years old, his real psychological age is more than forty years old, and he is not a person with love brains in his previous life.

If Sophia doesn't object, Richard marries Sophia directly.

If Sophia is unwilling, Richard is not willing to wait, and finds a suitable partner to marry as soon as possible.

It can be the granddaughter of Count Martins, or someone else.

As long as it's not too ugly and you can see it.

After a long period of genetic optimization, most of the nobles are not ugly, and their average appearance exceeds that of ordinary people.

Especially in the baronial class, the vast majority of court ladies are great beauties in the territory.

Their descendants are even better than the appearance of the great nobles.

The great nobles choose wives, husbands, court ladies, and guardian knights, often considering interests, and the level of appearance is not too important.

When it comes to the hereditary baron's class, the original partner will consider interests, and the court lady will not have much interest to speak of, and will only choose those with high appearance.

Generally speaking, low-level nobles often have better looking children.

Richard's requirements are not high, but his own conditions are very good.

He soon became a hereditary baron, and after this war, he also gained a reputation in the northern frontier.

Richard had killed two orc captains at a young age, and he was also an outstanding talent in the dual cultivation of magic and martial arts.

The women of Northern Xinjiang are most fond of strong warriors, heroes of war.

Even the hereditary earl had to marry Richard.

The Earl of Martins is interested in Richard's heroic warfare.

Otherwise, the hereditary earl would not find the shallow-rooted Haaland family to marry.