Chapter 238 This Time I Really Became the Boss

After counting all the spoils, Lind took his soldiers and prepared to head to Thorn City.

The "Thorn Avenue" located within the territory of the Troll Castle enjoys autonomy independent of the lord because of the existence of Queen Rania.

"This will be our base in the central region," Lind said to Pierre and others before leaving. "Get ready as soon as possible, and then go to Star Dragon City to bring some people here. We need to inject our own blood here."

The troll castle without its own people stationed there is like a fully stretched thigh, chilly and insecure.

"Yes, my lord!"

"Also, tell those... so-called knights of honor that the rebellious Baiya are not nobles and have no right to be awarded. They also cannot enjoy any rights of nobility, including paying a ransom to buy freedom!"

This was just a small matter, and Lind was not even willing to use those market knights to fight for him.

It is not scarce, and he is a person who changes his mind according to the situation, so he will be hesitant to use it.

Regardless of whether they could accept Lind's arrangement or not, all that awaited them in the end was hard labor.

At least contribute to the construction of the Troll's Castle.

If you don't work hard, you can only do hard labor.

They couldn't leave because they were prisoners.

After this battle, Lind's biggest losses were the volcanic bird and the disaster horse, which could be easily replenished as long as he provided enough energy.

But before leaving the castle, Pierre came again.

"Just say whatever you want to say, Pierre." Lind pulled the reins of the horse. He was about to go to receive the title and become a real noble lord.

“Those kids,” Peel said, “had their ears cut off.”

Lind looked at him quietly. He knew that Pierre was definitely not being too naive.

But he still needed to hear a reason.

"I hope to take them back to Star Dragon City. They have anger in their hearts, and they have experienced fear. They will become the strongest soldiers."

Lind's expression was serious. He looked at Pierre and said condescendingly: "Let's wait until they grow up. Now they need to consider surviving. When they grow up, the anger will disappear. And I don't need to rely on angry soldiers."

They are all children under the age of ten. It will take at least four or five years for them to be able to carry weapons and appear on the battlefield.

In that case, it is better to live a good life.

Pierre lowered his head. Although he believed that these children had all the qualities to become warriors, the lord's orders were above all else.

It’s only four or five years, is it a long time?

Yes, a long time.

……

Lind rode on his disaster horse and disappeared at the gate of the troll's castle with his accompanying soldiers.

In front of the Thorn Avenue, the cavalry of the Third Legion lined up and waited.

They moved in unison, holding their lances high.

Lind looked at them with envy, because these were the real cavalry. Unlike his own mounted infantry who rode on disaster horses and charged with brute force, these soldiers had received professional and systematic training and were extremely good at horseback combat in various situations.

We have to find a way to take these powers away from Raniya!
As a queen, it was enough for her to sit on the throne with her legs crossed and doze off.

The once notorious Third Legion is now just a ceremonial group of soldiers holding guns. It seems a waste.

Thorn City was a small, dilapidated town whose walls could never withstand a charge from Lind's knights.

The streets were crowded with people.

They were the first refugees who left with Rania. Under the protection of the Third Legion, they seemed to be in good condition. Although they were pale and thin, no one was dead on the streets.

The order and civilization before the end of the world are preserved here as much as possible.

Today's ceremony is destined to be unusual.

As the heir of the Arman family, Linde will formally swear allegiance to Rania today. He will also take a step that his father, grandfather, and even great-grandfather would never dare to imagine, and be directly promoted to Duke!
There are only two dukes and one prince in the entire Rand Kingdom.

The bloodthirsty Black Catfish Prince Seven, the Mountain Troll Duke who was assassinated by Baya, and the other is the Griffin Duke who has his own fiefdom in the south.

Each of them occupies a territory, and their attitude will even directly affect the stability of the kingdom.

And now, Linde, who has always been at the bottom, is about to bring honor to his family.

Baron? That's too boring! If you want to be a duke, then be a duke. It's the end of the world, and you're still asking me to climb up step by step. It seems a little lacking in sincerity. This is also the promise that Rania made to Lind. What the eldest prince Kurt can give, she can also give.

The two of them are grasshoppers tied to the same rope.

Fortunately, there was no misunderstanding between the two parties. Apart from their personal dislike for each other, they both understood that the other party was trustworthy.

You will meet someone you dislike in every aspect, but you trust his or her character. This is probably the situation between the two of them.

A scroll of parchment and a sword.

The Royal Guards lined up on both sides cast scorching glances at him, as did the cavalrymen who followed Lind.

Perhaps only Linde and Rania, who were the center of attention at the moment, were calm.

The poor ceremony can't bring them anything, but sometimes legitimacy is more important than anything else.

"Linde Alman, son of Philip Alman, you..."

As Raniya was reciting, Linde's ears suddenly started buzzing.

The sharp tinnitus was like two steel nails piercing his eardrum.

His eyes were bloodshot, and his eyeballs seemed to not belong to him, being pushed by the "outstretched hands" in his brain, and his eyeballs were almost falling out of his sockets.

The name of nobility awakened something in him.

The two hearts were struggling frantically. Lind could feel that his strength was growing rapidly. It was as if he had drunk hundreds of bottles of Great Knight Path potion in one breath. His bones were being strengthened by the strength, and his flesh and blood were becoming more and more active.

The emblem on his chest grew frantic with the chaotic heartbeat.

Sun ring, moon ring, furnace emblem, twin emblem, krait emblem.

The blood force that the five powers rely on was completely awakened at this moment.

"Stop!" Lind tried to interrupt the ceremony, but he found that his body was out of control.

He was not going crazy, because something else had gradually taken over his consciousness and tried to replace it.

The five emblems did not reject that power; instead, they rejoiced.

His mind and will are being rewritten.

Lind calmed down and used the absolute control of the "Sun Ring" to guide the sudden surge of power. After a brief period of confusion, he successfully found the direction.

The "Carat Snake Emblem" that had been foolishly joining in the fun seemed to have come to its senses, and was quickly devouring the curse brought by the name of nobility.

The power appeared, but was forcibly stripped away by Linde.

But he still had no idea which direction to lead it.

Until he noticed the "second heartbeat" that was of no use and only beat weakly.

The second heartbeat created for him by the "Twin Emblem" became the best place for this power at this moment.

The dual power of "the name of the Duke" and "blood nobility" quickly poured into the second heartbeat. Gradually, the second heartbeat became stronger and more powerful, even directly covering the first heartbeat.

“Boom, boom!!”

One weak and one strong, the positions of the two heartbeats changed.

Lind even had a strong intuition that if he immersed himself in the power of the second heartbeat now, he could return to the Snake Catcher Fortress and tear the giant snake Baron Ronan apart with his bare hands!

Of course, he could also become something even more terrifying than Baron Ronan.

“This time I really became the BOSS.”

The buzzing disappeared.

The moment Lind raised his head, sweat drenched his entire body like rain.

"From now on, you are the Lion Duke of the Troll Castle."

Raniya noticed Lind's sudden strange reaction but insisted that the ceremony continue.

She gave him a questioning look, and Lind shook his head slightly.

He stood up, stronger than ever.

"I swear to dedicate my life to you, to be your strongest shield, to live and die here, day and night!" He bowed: "Your Majesty Rania!"

(End of this chapter)