From Baron to Lord

Count Albert's lips twitched slightly. Of course, he knew what Alan was thinking. The guy was subtly hinting that he should give him some compensation.

Albert didn't refuse. He nodded directly and said, "As for the ransom, leave it to me. I'll contact Earl Bear of the Blue Moon Principality. After I get the ransom, I'll give it all to you. Besides, I'll also compensate you with some gold coins. How about 50,000 gold coins?"

Albert's words surprised Alan. He didn't expect his cheap old man to agree so readily.

It seems he underestimated the Earl.

In this old thing's eyes, the family comes first. As long as Alan has value, he will give him great support!

"Damn! If I had known, I would have told him I became a knight earlier!"

Alan was speechless, but he was also very satisfied. After all, with the support of the Thorns Flower family, he instantly had 50,000 gold coins!

This is not a small amount.

"Okay, that noble is down below. I'll have someone hand him over to you later. Also, I think the Blue Moon Principality's actions are a bit strange this time..."

Alan frowned slightly. After all, his territory was close to the sea, so he had to pay attention to the Blue Moon Principality's affairs.

Albert was silent for a moment when he heard this, but then he said, "It is a bit strange. The Blue Moon Principality seems to be very active recently. Some people speculate that the Blue Moon Principality may want to launch a national war."

Albert's voice was calm. A glint flashed in his eyes. When it came to battle, this Earl was extremely good at it.

The Earl was able to get to his current position because he followed Duke Ryan to fight on the battlefield.

"What? A national war?!"

This time it was Alan's turn to be uneasy.

"That's right. You should know that the Blue Moon Principality is a maritime country, composed of islands at sea. They don't have many resources, not much land, and even fewer people."

"As a Grand Duke, the Blue Moon Grand Duke can't be content to stay at sea. He has always wanted to join the continent and obtain a rich territory on the continent."

"It's just that he failed before. After the founding of the country, he didn't have enough strength to gain a foothold on the continent. He was driven out and could only build a country at sea. Now he is preparing to make a comeback."

Albert said calmly, as if he had known all of this for a long time.

Alan was shocked: "You knew this a long time ago?"

"It's not that I knew it a long time ago, it was just a guess. But now it seems that this guess is very likely. But this war will not break out immediately, you still have time."

Albert gave Alan a meaningful look: "Alan, you should know what a national war means."

Military merits, honor, land, resources, wealth, power!

Several words flashed through Alan's mind instantly, and at the same time, a trace of heat rose in his heart.

Originally, he was still thinking about how to reasonably obtain land, population, resources, etc. after his territory developed to a certain extent.

Now he doesn't have to worry about it. As long as a national war breaks out, he will have countless opportunities to obtain all of this.

"Father, of course I know what this means, but now, I would rather talk to you about something else."

Alan took a deep breath, and then said in a calm tone: "Father, I need people, I need some talent."

ps: Chapter 7! Asking for flowers, asking for evaluation votes, asking for monthly tickets! It's a waste to keep the data in your hands without voting, and it's a waste to vote for other books, why not vote for my book ~ Hehe, also, thank you to all the big guys for the rewards and support, no matter how much the reward is, it is a huge encouragement to me, thank you, really thank you.

Chapter 32 War Mission Countdown! Five thousand people! (1 Asking for flowers, asking for evaluation votes, asking for monthly tickets!)

As soon as he heard the words national war, Alan couldn't wait to have enough warriors in his hands now, preferably with a knight squad, so that he would have enough strength to join the battlefield and fight independently!

Independent combat means that the battle achievements are his alone!

This is of great use to him in improving his title and obtaining a large amount of land and population.

But he has almost no power in his hands now. He only has seventy warriors, which is not enough for him to rampage on the battlefield.

He needs more, stronger power.

Alan craves more power, but he has already decided that once a national war breaks out, he will definitely be the first to participate!

As for strength, he has enough time to train warriors.

If you ask Alan why he is so confident and thinks he has enough time.

That's because the system in his mind has already released a new mission when Albert said the words national war.

"War Mission: The national war between the Ryan Principality and the Blue Moon Principality!"

"The Blue Moon Grand Duke on the sea can no longer endure the small territory, the barren land, the constantly decreasing population, and the scarcity of various resources. He has begun to plan a war, and he wants to obtain rich and vast territory on the continent!"

"At this moment, the Blue Moon Grand Duke is in seclusion, and he is about to break through his original cultivation and his strength will be even higher. The day he breaks through will be the time when the national war begins."

"National War Countdown: Two months and eight days!"

"Participate in the national war and win!"

"When the national war starts, the system will open the merit shop."

"Killing or defeating one enemy warrior will earn 1 merit point, killing or defeating one enemy level 1 knight will earn 10 merit points, level 2 knight 50 merit points, level 3 knight 100 merit points..."

"The merit shop can be exchanged for mission rewards. The types of rewards include creature cards, acceleration cards, spirits of nature, experience points, and so on."

A long string of prompts made Alan a little dizzy, but after reading it carefully, Alan's heart suddenly burst into joy.

Damn it, the war mission is so great!

Alan thought in his heart, and at the same time, relying on the system, he could also grasp the time of the national war, which was extremely beneficial to him.

Since he knew the specific time to start the war, Alan calmed down a lot.

First, complete the current task of recruiting people and reclaiming farmland, and hope that this task can give him rich enough rewards.

Only in this way can he continue to train warriors.

"It's best to have a training acceleration card so that I can explode a wave of soldiers before the war starts."

Alan thought in his heart.

"You want people and some professional talents?"

Albert didn't expect Alan to make such a request.

In fact, he was already considering whether to change Alan's territory and transfer him to a rich land near him to be a lord.

"I can rearrange your territory and give you rich land and a large population."

Albert said slightly.

Alan was stunned, but then he shook his head: "No need, I just need a large population and some talents."

Alan's answer made Albert a little confused, but looking at Alan's eyes, he still nodded.

"Okay, how many people do you need?"

"The more the better."

Alan said with a smile: "I have already started to reclaim more farmland, so even if there are thousands more people, there will be no pressure."

"It seems that you have developed Rose Town well, then I will transfer 5,000 people to you. In addition, I can also give you some of the skilled talents you want, but not too many, at most 150 people."

Albert was silent for a while and gave the maximum number he could give.

"Okay! Thank you, Father, also, I would like to ask Father to help promote Rose Town more, so that the merchants of the Earl's territory can trade with Rose Town more!"

Alan said with a smile.

"Okay!"

Albert agreed calmly.

The two chatted for a while, and Albert asked Alan to stay in Thorns Flower Castle for the time being. After he transferred the population, he could directly take those people back to Rose Town.

Alan agreed happily.

Afterwards, the two father and son chatted about some other things. After the sky darkened a little, Alan left the study.

He asked Marco to hand Rex over to the Earl, and then ordered Marco and the others to rest.

As for Alan himself, he returned to his original room to rest.

Soon, three days passed in a flash.

Albert had selected more than 5,000 civilians that Alan requested, and there were also 150 craftsmen.

These 150 people included carpenters, blacksmiths, winemakers, pastry chefs, doctors, tailors, shepherds, etc., all of whom were the most scarce people in Alan's territory.

With this group of people, Alan estimated that it would be enough to complete the task.

Chapter 33 Aaron: Alan, let's have a fight! (2 Asking for flowers, asking for evaluation votes, asking for monthly tickets!)

"Are you sure you don't want to stay a few more days?"

Aaron said with some surprise. He didn't know why Alan was in such a hurry to go back to his broken town. To be honest, even though Rose Town had been renewed, it was far worse than Thorns Flower City.

Not to mention Rose Town, even Aaron's territory is in a rich land, he would not often stay in his own territory, but often return to Thorns Flower City.

After all, there is a huge difference between big cities and small cities.

Not to mention the countryside like Rose Town.

"No need, my territory is still developing, it needs me, and I have to hurry up and take these people back."

Alan said with a slight smile.

"It seems you are already a qualified lord."

Aaron showed a smile: "Looking forward to seeing you next time."

Alan's smile became even brighter when he heard this: "We will definitely see you again next time we find the Spirit of Nature, I believe it won't be too long."

Aaron's smile froze slightly when he heard this: "Ah, is that so? Then I wish you can continue to be lucky."

Aaron felt more and more that his younger brother's face was more and more deserving of a beating.

"By the way, how about we brothers have a knight duel? Don't worry, I won't use my full strength."

Aaron suddenly said.

Suddenly the faces of the people around changed.

Of course, there were not many people around, only Marco, Albert and a few of Albert's young wives.

Marco and Albert's expressions changed slightly and became a little strange and subtle when they heard this.

The others showed some interest.

"Uh? Are you sure?"