From Baron to Lord

#118 - Section 118

Currently, his experience points are 367,500 / 1,000,000, still a ways off from leveling up.

However, he wasn't worried. Although the war countdown was now only three months, even the subsequent twenty-two days were gone.

"Three months, enough for me to grow, right?"

Allen wore slightly thicker clothes. The weather was starting to turn cool. Although Allen, as a knight, didn't care about the temperature change, Steward Edward took it very seriously and had already prepared autumn clothes for Allen.

In three months, winter would arrive.

Allen narrowed his eyes slightly, thinking.

At the same time, within the kingdom, Reinerson and Marquis Crazed Lion were together.

They had discovered that what Allen said was likely true, which filled them with shock and anger.

Someone they thought they could trust had transformed into a traitor, and this traitor clearly intended to attack the Duchy of Leins.

This discovery filled both of them with anger and fear.

Although the Duchy of Shark hadn't launched an attack, their intentions were already clear!

"Allen was right. Damn it, Duke Shark actually betrayed the Duchy of Leins!"

Reinerson's eyes were filled with anger: "I'll go tell Father right away!"

"Your Highness!"

Marquis Crazed Lion stopped Reinerson, who was about to turn around: "Your Highness, don't rush. This matter should be discussed privately, preferably only between you and the Duke, or we can wait until the Duke is alone to report."

Reinerson was stunned for a moment, then his eyes lit up: "You mean, let the Duchy of Shark think we are unprepared?"

Marquis Crazed Lion nodded: "That's right, Your Highness. The situation is unclear. Although we have confirmed that what Allen said is true, the Duchy of Shark hasn't openly declared that they want to oppose us."

"In other words, we are still allies. If we say anything unfavorable to the Duchy of Shark in public, at this critical moment, they could easily turn hostile and use it as an excuse to say that the Duchy of Leins suspected them first."

"The situation is turbulent, with undercurrents flowing. Once we make it clear, although we avoid their sneak attack, we directly push the Duchy of Shark to our opposite side."

"This would put too much pressure on the country and would arouse the anger of the people, after all, we would be the ones who turned an ally into an enemy."

Marquis Crazed Lion's words caused Reinerson's expression to change slightly. Indeed, now was not a good time to find Duke Leins. Duke Leins was currently discussing the issue of the Southern Kingdoms with the nobles.

Duke Leins had been with his ministers for a long time.

There was a risk of revealing this news in crowded places.

Reinerson nodded: "Then Marquis Crazed Lion, if you have time tonight, I will come find you. Please rest in the villa for now."

Marquis Crazed Lion nodded. Both of them had complex expressions in their eyes.

"That Allen kid is indeed a talent!"

Marquis Crazed Lion said with emotion: "If the Duchy of Shark really attacks us this time, then Allen will have made a great contribution. This alone would give him a chance to be ennobled as a Marquis!"

"Hahaha, Allen, I like him very much too. He is a capable and interesting person."

Reinerson also smiled.

The two quickly separated and waited for night to fall.

Until late at night, in the villa where Marquis Crazed Lion was staying, Reinerson pushed open the door.

Marquis Crazed Lion quickly entered the palace with Reinerson. Tonight, the entire situation would change.

"Ding! Congratulations, Host, for completing the mission: Season of Harvest."

"Congratulations, Host, for receiving the reward: 150,000 experience points!"

A week later, the system prompt sounded in Allen's mind again.

The main quest that had been issued before was resolved.

Allen smiled.

He glanced at Lucy sleeping beside him and gently kissed her forehead.

In the past half month, Lucy had worked very hard, not only cultivating the Spirit of Nature but also transmitting energy to stimulate the crops of the Direwolf Territory.

The vast amount of work kept this Holy Fairy busy every day.

One hundred and fifty thousand experience points were in hand.

So far, the experience points had exceeded the 500,000 mark.

"Getting closer and closer to the Saint Realm!"

"Less than three months left!"

Allen glanced at the system's war countdown: Two months and twenty-four days... Seeking flowers.

This time, he directly began to view the new mission that the system had just refreshed.

Currently, Allen had developed the Direwolf Territory to be very strong. Now, it was difficult to quickly improve in all aspects. The only thing that could be quickly improved was his own strength.

As long as he kept doing missions, he would be able to progress quickly.

If he could become a Saint Realm expert in advance, Allen wouldn't have to worry about the national war at all.

If not, then he would have to consider how to trick Saint Cecilia Mina into coming out.

"Mission: The Forgotten School!"

"The Forgotten School: As a lord, you once had a great idea to build a academy, but due to being too busy recently, coupled with great external pressure, you have forgotten what you once wanted to do. Now, please continue to build the school."

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"Mission Reward: Experience Points * 100,000! Side Job Level Up Scroll!"

"Side Job Level Up Scroll: A one-time consumable that can randomly increase the host's side job level, increasing it by 2 ~ 5 levels at a time!"

The moment he saw the reward, Allen's eyes turned green!

The system is awesome!

Allen rejoiced inwardly.

This scroll came at the right time!

Not long ago, he had just been promoted from level five to level six.

In other words, if this scroll could increase his level by four or five, he could instantly become a Saint-tier Archmage!

A fifty percent chance!

Even if he was unlucky and only increased his level by two, it would still be a huge improvement, saving Allen a long period of cultivation and allowing him to directly become a High-level Mage!

This was enough to excite Allen; at least a Level 9 Knight plus a Level 8 Mage would definitely be much stronger than an average Level 9 Knight!

Having even a bit more strength at this time would be extremely beneficial!

"Speaking of which, I did forget about the school issue. I've been busy preparing for war recently and actually forgot about it."

Allen slapped his forehead, got out of bed, put on his clothes, opened the door, and walked out of the room.

"Go and summon Viscount Sparrow to my study; I have something to ask him," Allen said to the maid at the end of the corridor.

The maid quickly left, while Allen went to the study, where he asked for some warm black tea, drinking it while waiting for Sparrow's arrival.

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"Lord!"

Sparrow bowed slightly to Allen. It was dawn, and the finance officer had clearly just been woken up from his bed, looking sleepy and tired.

"Sparrow, how is the preparation for the school I mentioned before?" Allen asked calmly.

"Ah? School?!"

Sparrow was first stunned, then revealed an embarrassed smile: "Lord, I was preparing it before, but didn't we learn that there would be a national war? I have put all my energy into stockpiling strategic resources."

"As for the construction of the school, it hasn't stopped, but because my energy has been focused elsewhere, the construction progress has been slow. However, logically speaking, it should be almost completed. I will go and confirm it immediately," Sparrow said, lowering his head slightly.

Allen nodded: "Very good, Sparrow. This matter cannot be neglected. No matter what, we must ensure education. War is only temporary, but education is something that can be passed down forever."

Sparrow was shaken by these words, and a trace of respect flashed in his eyes.

"Lord, you are truly kind and benevolent. Your vision is beyond my comparison. You are a true noble!" Sparrow did not hesitate to use words of praise.

Allen waved his hand: "Less flattery, more work. Go ahead and get the school built as soon as possible!"

Sparrow restrained his smile: "Lord, rest assured!"

After dismissing Sparrow, Allen comfortably took a sip of black tea.

Sub-profession Level-Up Scroll!

Allen was really looking forward to the appearance of this thing.

The sky gradually brightened, and Allen put on his clothes and walked through the main street of Skywolf City.

Now, the civilians of the entire Skywolf City, and even the entire Skywolf Territory, all had a blissful expression.

Because today, the crops that originally needed two to three months to mature, had matured!

And it was a bumper harvest!

Many people had already gone out to harvest the crops.

Riding Silvermoon Wolf, Allen headed towards the seaside. Knowing that he would soon be able to use the Sub-profession Level-Up Scroll to increase his magic level, he had to work harder to learn magic!

If possible, Allen even wanted to ask about the knowledge of forbidden spells at the Saint-tier level.

"Praise Lord Allen!"

"Thank you, Lord Allen, for the miracle!"

Along the way, all the civilians, after seeing Allen, knelt respectfully and devoutly on the ground to worship Allen.

This was probably only the case in Skywolf Territory. In other territories, apart from the civilians in the main city who might know what the lord looks like, where would other civilians have the opportunity to see the lord?

The civilians simply wouldn't care who the lord of the territory was, as long as they could survive.

But Skywolf Territory was different. The generous treatment Allen gave to the civilians almost made everyone extremely admire and respect Allen.

No lord had ever given them seeds, oxen, automatically reduced taxes, and even performed miracles for the civilians!

These were unimaginable in other territories, but in Skywolf Territory, they were completely normal.

Every family and every household had heartfelt respect for Allen, and every small town had a statue of Allen, which many people would worship every day.

Most people had already memorized Allen's appearance.

Allen smiled and greeted these people, then walked happily towards the seaside.

Allen drove to Saint Cecilmina's sea area with practiced ease.

"Allen, you've come!"

Just as he approached the underwater temple, Allen heard a joyful voice.

During this period of contact, Allen had successfully gained the friendship of this Saint-tier powerhouse and had become her only friend.

Allen could hear the joy in her tone: "Yes, Cecilmina, today I want to continue learning some advanced magic."

The two quickly began to communicate.

Allen spent every day like this.

Soon, two weeks had passed.

But after two weeks, Sparrow told Allen that the school had been built.

However, Allen's system had absolutely no prompts.