Chapter 71: The Baron is finally promoted
There is one less witness, but it doesn’t matter, Alma is just the person in charge of Changhe Town.
No one was in the way anyway.
King Ulrich seemed a little unwilling to miss the chance to see the duel, but he still signaled that the knighthood ceremony should proceed as normal.
Grand Secretary Igor smiled and reminded: "Sir Leon, it's time for you to swear allegiance..."
Li Ang knelt on one knee, facing the stone pillar engraved with the former king and recited his oath:
"I, who am as good as you, swear to you, who are no better than I, that I will recognize you as my king and supreme lord, as long as you follow our status traditions and laws fairly. If you do not do so, the above oath is invalid."
After reciting the oath, Leon covered his chest, saluted the goddess in the dome, and then lowered his head.
King Ulric drew his sword and placed it on Leon's shoulder.
"At this moment, I, Ulric, in the presence of the gods and the former king, grant the title of baron to the young man who swears allegiance. I also acknowledge that you legally own the land, wealth, and supreme honor! May you use the sword in your hand to safeguard the glory of the former king and our dignity!"
As soon as King Ulric finished speaking, a voice suddenly sounded in Leon's mind...
“…Very good…hahahaha…”
Li Ang heard it clearly. It was a male voice, an old man, but it sounded crazy.
Just like the woman's voice last time, it felt like it touched my soul directly.
This sound only appeared once.
But after the last experience, Li Ang was able to accept it calmly, and he did not show any abnormality.
Just treat it as hallucination.
After King Ulric finished his oath, he put away his sword, then waved to the servants beside him. One of the servants tied a red flag with a golden lion on Leon as a cloak.
After looking at Leon, Ulrich personally took down a lance from the weapon rack on the side of the hall.
"Baron Leon, this is for you. I want to thank you for helping me find my lost personal belongings... I hope you will gain more glory on the battlefield."
King Ulrich had a smile on his face and motioned for Leon to take the lance, apparently reminding Leon not to forget to pay the protection fee.
"As you wish, Your Majesty, I will take my leave now."
Leon also smiled and picked up his lance, nodded to the king and Igor, and then left with Count Oden.
This lance is not too bad. It is the standard equipment of the Knights of the Fierce Lion Realm. It is an ordinary extended lance and is worth about 50 dinars.
However, the profit margin of this product is very high, so Leon has to spend at least 10,000 dinars to buy it.
Of course it hurts, but the protection fee must be paid.
Of course, the money cannot be withheld, but it cannot be paid too quickly either. It has to be delayed for a few days - you have to know that before the money is paid, you are a 'valued customer', but after the money is paid, it's hard to say what will happen.
The king gave Leon a lance as a gift, which was actually telling Leon that this was a deal - and not a long-term deal, because lances would often break after a battle.
This deal bought King Ulrik temporary fairness.
That is to say, in the short term, King Ulrich will remain neutral when he comes into conflict with the old nobles.
This is already pretty good, after all, most of those old aristocrats and royal family members are related.
I just don't know how long Ulrich's fairness can last, I hope it can last longer than the lance.
After leaving the palace, Oden patted Leon on the shoulder and said, "Boy, it was a good move for you to provoke a duel. It's a pity that the guy actually held back."
Li Ang shook his head and sighed: "My Lord Earl, I am afraid I will have to face many assassinations and conspiracies... I need help."
In fact, Leon was not that scared. After being assassinated by Lisadilan once, he had already realized that there would always be enemies who would take his life. It would be useless to escape. The most important thing was to be strong enough.
He had tried every possible way to make money in order to quickly expand his strength.
Oden shook his head. "Don't worry too much... Alma suffered heavy losses and he doesn't have many men left. I'll keep an eye on him. Just be careful of Rainier."
"My Lord Earl, what I mean is, can you help me get a group of warriors... such as mercenaries or rangers? Dinars or something are fine."
Li Ang now has a huge sum of money in his hands, and he wants to increase his strength in the fastest way. With Oden's appeal in Changhe Town, he can naturally be of great help.
"Of course, I also hope that my allies will be stronger... But forget about . Forget about the money you borrowed from me before. I also need your help with something..."
Oden seemed to be hesitant to speak.
"We are partners, and you are the major shareholder of my company. Don't be so polite. Just tell me what you need."
"I won't hide it from you. I have an illegitimate child... In fact, you have seen him..."
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After bidding farewell to Oden, Leon returned to the familiar King's Row.
Klose was waiting for him next to the stables.
"Sir, I should call you Baron now... Do you want to go to the tavern to celebrate?"
Klose looked much happier than Leon himself.
"No, I have to hurry back to McShane Collar, Klose, we still have a lot of things to do."
Rainier must be worried about his life, and there are countless others who are worried about his money. Sarleon City is not safe. Leon's current state is like a child carrying gold into a busy city.
When I had no money, I was always being hunted. Now that I have money, I am not just being hunted.
So we can't celebrate now, we need to go back and recruit soldiers and horses. We got so much money, isn't it just to increase our strength?
Just like when he left the Mist City, the Lord quickly left the Fierce Lion City without stopping at all.
However, this time, the tough men under his command had cars - Li Ang was generous enough to equip all his infantrymen with horse-drawn carriages. After all, they had all worked part-time as business managers or security guards before.
So a day later, they caught up with Leslie's convoy - she was carrying merchants and her convoy was moving slower.
These businessmen have not left Leslie's team because they plan to set up an office in Maixiangling so that they can participate more quickly next time they encounter opportunities like Double Eleven.
After all, they all made a lot of money from the "international import and export trade" in the past two months, and the backlog of inventory was basically all sold to Bucks.
All the merchants were asking the newly minted baron: "The war is over, and our goods are sold out. Is there any good business before the next war?"
So Li Ang immediately offered the merchants a good deal: "My territory is vast and sparsely populated, and I am short of manpower. You can bring some immigrants to Maixiang Territory. I will pay 50 dinars for each young and strong man!"
The merchants' eyes lit up with surprise: "Baron, are immigrants from other countries also possible?"
"Anyone from any country is fine, as long as they are young and strong and can speak human language ! It's all the same price!"
The merchants were overjoyed and immediately dispersed to look for the "source of goods" everywhere.
For businessmen, this is really a good deal, and Li Ang’s price is not low.
There are refugees who have lost their homes everywhere on this continent, and the welfare benefits for the residents of Maixiang Territory are quite good, so those refugees will definitely be happy to go there - it's like picking up money on the ground!
The merchants immediately dispersed to purchase goods.
Without the burden of the merchants, the speed of action immediately doubled, and in less than three days, they returned to Maixiangling.
