On the last day of October, envoys from the Kingdom’s House of Nobles came to Maixiangling.

This is to issue an edict.

Li Ang's pioneering collar verification report was handed in in advance by Godric - Godric's review was quite sloppy, it was just a secret operation, and he didn't even come over to take a look...

Moreover, he did send a group of archers to 'assist Mai Xiangling in protecting the caravan'.

But Li Ang always felt that the Baron was afraid that he would run away with the money and sent him to keep an eye on him - the leading archer seemed to be the same one who 'escorted' him when he went to White Deer Castle last time.

Of course, the lord has no intention of running away. Moreover, Maixiangling is actually developing well, and it can pass the review even if it insists on it.

Witnessed by a large number of businessmen and a small group of citizens, Li Ang is about to become a real baron.

The reason why it is said "soon" is because he must go to the king to swear allegiance before the knighthood is officially established.

The face-to-face ceremony of allegiance is a necessary process.

"His Excellency Leon Griffin has contributed greatly to the expansion of the territory of the kingdom and has made great contributions in protecting the country and the people. I intend to confer upon Your Excellency Leon Griffin the title of Baron of Maixiangling. Please present this edict to see His Majesty the King immediately."

After the envoy from the Kingdom's House of Nobles read these words, he handed the scroll in his hand to Li Ang.

The seal of the scroll is stamped by the Kingdom's House of Nobles, and the coat of arms on the cover is an irises pressed with silver foil, which does not look gorgeous at all.

Seeing Li Ang put away the scroll casually, the envoy smiled kindly at him.

Only then did Li Ang recognize that this was the retinue of Count Oden, whom he had seen when he went to the House of Lords.

"How are you, Lord Count?"

Li Ang asked casually.

The retinue looked around and whispered: "The Earl just resigned from his job in the House of Lords not long ago and returned to Brave Shield Castle to lead the troops and prepare for war..."

As he spoke, he approached Li Ang and his voice became softer: "Lord Li Ang, Lord Count asked me to tell you that you'd better stay with him in this war."

Li Ang nodded, took the servant's hand and shook it: "Please thank the Earl for me! Thank you for your hard work!"

In his hand is a handful of gold coins.

Li Ang's hand held by the servant tightened, and he smiled sincerely: "My lord is young and promising, and will surely become the pillar of the kingdom... My personal suggestion, lord, is that it is best not to let your troops go to the front line this time."

"Thank you! My friend, please write to me often."

Li Ang smiled and nodded, watching his followers leave.

Not long after the retinue of the House of Lords left, a knight brought a summons from the king.

This is a lion knight, from King Ulric's command.

He did not speak, but held up the golden lion flag and handed the summoning order to Li Ang, and then continued to rush to White Deer Castle without stopping.

‘Please see the lords of the kingdom who have received this order and lead their troops to gather at Qicha Fortress. Order from the Marshal of the Lion Kingdom.’

The coat of arms above is a golden lion - this is the king's summons order. It looks much more advanced than the imperial decree. It even uses gold foil to suppress the coat of arms. Li Ang almost wants to pick off the gold foil...

The king has officially summoned the lords to prepare for the war, so it seems that the oath and sealing ceremony can be completed smoothly.

In fact, even without Count Oden's reminder, Li Ang had no intention of charging into the battle to grab the credit.

Because he hasn't had time to turn all the dinars he got into immediate combat power.

He hasn't had time to recruit troops yet, and he still only has a few people under his command.

Just because there were many merchants coming, he bought a batch of heavy two-handed broadswords and heavy crossbows from those merchants, as well as several full-coverage lightweight helmets.

Originally, we had ordered more standard equipment and planned to arm the people in the area, but it would take time to build the equipment, and the summoning order had already arrived.

Fortunately, just as Li Ang imagined, the tough men of Mettenheim immediately upgraded themselves to 'Mettenheim Great Swordsmen' after receiving the new two-handed swords and lightweight helmets. Their proficiency was already sufficient.

The crossbowmen were all replaced by heavy crossbows and upgraded to 'armored crossbowmen' - the word 'employment' disappeared. From the moment they got the shares, they all swore allegiance and became Mai Xiangling's

army.

Mettenheim Great Swordsman, 10/10;

Armored Crossbowman,17/17;

Pendor Recruit, 30/30;

Li Ang summoned 30 subjects, all of whom were pure recruits, but they were not used for fighting - the lord asked these subjects to use all the Jatu horses in their hands to pull away more than twenty carts of goods...

Each of these new recruits now has a lofty new title - 'Manager of such-and-such company'.

Because, the large-scale commercial activities of Maixiang Group are about to be officially launched...

"Everyone, the good opportunity to make a fortune has come now!"

When the team from White Deer Castle passed through Mai Xiangling, the lord led a troop of about 60 people and a caravan of more than 800 people, and together with Godric's team, they began to move toward Qicha Fortress...

…

The lords who saw this army along the way were dumbfounded. Who the hell is this? The army looks stronger than the king! Look at the back of the army. There are hundreds of 'baggage vehicles' alone!

What kind of strength does it take to dispatch such a large force!

In order to keep enough White Deer Castle defenders, Godric actually only brought 300 people, but combined with the nearly 1,000 people behind Li Ang and hundreds of large vehicles, it looked like a main force!

So the small lords or knights along the way approached this "main force" to seek a sense of security, and were then called over by Godric to move forward together.

After arriving near Qicha Fortress, the size of this 'troop' actually exceeded 2,000 people!

Upon seeing this, other lords who had already camped and waited near the fortress joined this army one after another - they thought this was the king's army...

After all, a team of this size is indeed not something that an ordinary lord can create...

So, Mr. Li Ang took the opportunity to start selling...

"Everyone, is it boring during the expedition? Are you still used to the days without good wine? Is the dry military ration hard to swallow? Do you feel that the days of the expedition are boring? Come on, welcome to Maixiang Group!"

It is certainly quite hard for the lords to lead their troops on an expedition, especially the boring wait before the marshal arrives.

Many lords have been waiting here for a while - they are all lords relatively close to Lion City or Qicha Fortress, and the summoning order was first sent to them.

But they could only keep feeding mosquitoes in the wilderness, because the marshal who sent the troops this time - King Ulric, had not arrived yet.

King, it's not a matter of distance... the boss is the last one to arrive.

The lords and soldiers who came early could only wait in the military camp, where the food and clothing were not very good - Qicha Fortress was not a city, but a pure military fortress, except for the thousands of soldiers stationed inside.

There is nothing but a gentleman.

There is no place to buy towels nearby.

So the various subsidiaries of the ‘Maixiang International Group’ brought them food, wine, daily necessities, and even entertainment venues...

Of course, the price is indeed a little bit higher...

But since it has been shipped thousands of miles away, it’s not too much to charge more for shipping, right?
Chapter completed!