Before the banquet ended, Hells finally mentioned the reward, and the female lord beside him immediately put down the wine in her hand and pricked up her ears.
Hells first once again strongly praised Yin Leiya and the army she led for their outstanding performance in the previous battle, thanking them for defeating the invaders and defending the Western Territory.
Afterwards, it was announced that a bounty of four golden lions would be distributed to all warriors who went to the Dragon Ridge Mountains, regardless of life or death.
Before he could even finish his words, he received cheers from the whole hall.
Because the reward targets mentioned by Hells were not only the five thousand people brought by Miss Rabbit, but also the ten thousand troops who initially followed Marquis Cullen on the expedition, including those who died in the battle.
The female lord made a simple calculation and found that the Figuerola family needed to spend more than 60,000 gold lions this time, which was undoubtedly a huge sum of money.
I believe those fighters who received the money and their families will be grateful to Hells.
However, according to the tradition of the Western Region, these bounties are usually given to the lords who lead the troops first, and then they distribute them among their subordinates.
This time, Hells directly overstepped his authority and helped everyone distribute the money. Although the nobles felt a little strange, they didn't think much about it.
After all, Marquis Cullen had just died and Hells had just become the owner of this land. It was the first time he had done something like this, and it was understandable that he would make some mistakes.
However, the female lord still had some doubts in her heart, because before entering the mountain, she had promised that she would give out two golden lions as a reward for every enemy killed, but Hells now gives out four golden lions to each person, which feels like
It was as if he was trying to crush her head on purpose.
This thought just flashed through Miss Rabbit's mind, and then she saw Hells looking at her again, with a serious face.
"Sir Yin Leiya, you are the commander of this army. You have the greatest contribution in thwarting the plot of the dwarves to invade the Western Territory. This is the second time you have saved the Western Territory. Everyone in this land respects you.
Be grateful.”
"This... is not as exaggerated as you said." Miss Rabbit said modestly.
Having said that, the girl's face was now flushed, and the ears on her head were twitching involuntarily.
Anyone who knows the female lord knows that she is indeed very proud now, especially when she heard Hells say.
"I have been discussing how to reward you with several important ministers in the city these days, and we all agree that we must come up with a large enough reward."
"Ah, I'm so sorry, I have to spend money on you again, hahahaha, but then again, how much is the reward?"
Miss Rabbit didn't forget to ask about the number after she laughed.
However, Hells said, "It's not money. As far as I know, you are not very short of money now, so I decided to reward you with another piece of land this time."
"Land?" The female lord was stunned.
More than nine hundred years have passed since the founding of the empire, and there is no ownerless land in the Western Region. Therefore, it has become increasingly difficult for major families to expand their territories, and it has become almost impossible.
From this perspective, land is indeed very precious.
However, Miss Rabbit doesn't know if she has a special affinity with land recently. This is the second piece of land she has acquired in a short period of time.
"I don't know which piece of land you plan to grant to me, Lord Hells." the female lord asked.
"Just about three days ago, the head of the Cowart family, Wilkin, came to me and said that he and his family were no longer able to serve the Figuerola family, so he decided to return his fiefdom." Hulls said.
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"You promised him?"
"No, the ancestors of the Cowart family followed my ancestors to the Western Territory. It was precisely because of their bloody battle that the prosperity and stability of this land now exist.
"Furthermore, the Covat family has remained loyal to the Figuerola family for hundreds of years. Now that they have encountered difficulties, as their lord, I cannot sit idly by."
"So after I took back their fiefdom, I decided to transfer Acorn Castle to them. The original owner of that castle, Hugo, the head of the Weir family, betrayed my father.
"I have sent an army to attack him, and Wilkin has gone with me. He will become the next master of that castle."
"But in this way, Solid Stone Castle has become a no-man's land. Considering that it is located in the westernmost part of the empire's territory, and is only separated from the Dwarf Kingdom by the Dragon Crest Mountains, I hope to find someone who is good at fighting.
The lord guards there.
"And the first thing I think of is you, Sir Yinlea."
Miss Rabbit frowned when she heard this. If she had a choice, she would actually prefer money to land, although in terms of value alone, the latter was obviously more valuable.
After all, in the Red Lion Empire, you can exchange land for money, but it is difficult to buy land no matter how much money you have.
And unlike Crab Point in the New World, Solid Rock Castle is not far from Green Field, only four or five days' journey.
But because it is located at the westernmost border of the empire and has no special products, no one would go there except some really idle travelers.
In addition, as Hells said, it is very close to the Dwarf Kingdom. It was fine when the two sides were at peace. Now that Marquis Cullen has died, the relationship between the Western Region and the Dwarf Kingdom has immediately become tense.
Solid Rock Castle became important militarily, but it happened that it had been looted by savages before, and it was almost no different from a piece of white land.
If the female lord really wanted to take over that piece of land, it would cost a lot of money to build a fortress and station troops on it.
The female lord felt that this deal was not very cost-effective, but the previous blows from the nobles, including Hells, had almost made her the patron saint of the West.
Now it is unlikely that Miss Rabbit can find a reason to refuse Hells' reward. In addition, judging from the behavior of the new head of the Figuerola family, it seems that he is determined not to pay for her anymore.
So the female lord finally accepted her new fiefdom, adding a Baron of Solid Rock Castle to her already long title.
When Li Yu came to work in the evening, the girl told the prophet about what happened during the day again and hugged her knees on the bed.
"Really, originally I just wanted some money. Just like the last time I slayed the dragon, the Figuerola family readily gave me 20,000. Why have I become so stingy this time?"
Li Yu quietly listened to Miss Rabbit's complaints, and then said, "That's because your reputation now is different from what it used to be."
This chapter has been completed!