After an unknown amount of time, Nalant and others had disappeared over the horizon. When Lina saw her young lady still in a daze, she immediately stepped forward to remind them.
"Let's go!" When Stella saw this, she reluctantly looked away and turned around silently.
"Miss, you said that after you get married to Baron Nalant, should he live in Tulip Castle or in the Storm Territory?" Seeing that her young lady was a little disappointed, Lina took the initiative to pick up the topic. Of course, he had never actually asked this question.
I started thinking secretly last night.
"What do you think?"
"Miss, Lina doesn't know! After all, if you inherit the title of earl in the future, you will definitely need to live in Tulip Castle, and Sir Nalant is the lord of Stormlord, so he will probably need to live in the castle!"
"However, if Baron Nalant lives in the Storm Territory, wouldn't he not have the companionship of the lady?"
"Lina, if not, miss, I will send you to the Storm Territory so that he can have someone to accompany him!" Stella heard the bias in Lina's words.
You are her lady, okay? This personal maid should be worried that she has no one to accompany her, but now she is worried about Narant. This is simply cheating!
Stella felt that she should give this little maid to Nalant now, and Lina thought she couldn't see her little thoughts.
"Uh! Miss, Lina doesn't want that. Lina wants to stay with you all the time!" Lina's face instantly turned red with embarrassment.
But, looking at that expression, it was clear that there was no fear at all.
Stella rolled her eyes when she saw this, and was too lazy to pay attention to this little maid who was cheating.
Apart from myself, I am probably the happiest person to be engaged to Nalant.
After all, she can be married as long as she wants.
…
After Nalant and a group of nobles embarked on the return journey, they changed from the slow and leisurely pace of their journey as if on an outing to non-stop, basically not resting at any time except at night.
Fortunately, he also has his own luxury carriage this time, so he will not be tired and is even more comfortable than Boris.
According to Boris, his carriage cannot be built without dozens of gold coins.
Therefore, such a luxurious carriage is naturally more comfortable than the 'low-end carriage' owned by Boris, a rich country man.
Comparing the two, Nalant's carriage is like a luxury car from the previous life, while Boris's is like the tractor that puffs out black smoke.
As the day passed, Andrew arrived at his territory.
"Little Narant, you are already a baron now, and you are already better than your father in running the territory and on the battlefield. My father has nothing to teach you. I only hope that you will practice well in the future. You are my father."
And the pride of our Berwick family!”
When parting, Andrew, the father, had a mixture of joy, excitement and loss in his eyes.
Naturally, he was excited and gratified that his son was so successful this time. Not only did he become a baron, but he also made an engagement with Miss Stella, and his future rise was just around the corner.
What was disappointing was that after this time, he already knew that he was completely independent this time and no longer needed the protection of his father.
"Father, don't worry! I will definitely work hard to practice! When my territory develops, our Berwick family will no longer be poor."
"By the way, father, before setting off, you must take what the earl told you carefully!"
"Okay, little Nalant, father knows what to do. No noble dares to look down upon dark creatures, even if the possibility of them appearing is very small!" Andrew nodded immediately.
After saying goodbye to father and son, Narant continued on his journey. As the days passed, he finally arrived outside the territory of Boris.
"Narant, I'll leave first! I originally wanted to invite you to the castle as a guest, but judging from your appearance, you definitely have no intention of being a guest! Also, thank you for the captives you gave me!"
"Boris, forget about being a guest. There will be plenty of opportunities in the future. Besides, those captives are not gifts from me, they are what you deserve!" Nalant responded with a smile.
Last time at the stone bridge, their group captured about 8,000 enemy troops in total.
Of the last eight thousand, Narante was given four thousand, and of the other four thousand the king was given one thousand and a half, Bernard was given one thousand, and Boris and Rael were given five hundred each.
It stands to reason that Boris and Reyer cannot share so much. At most, one or two hundred people each will be fine.
After all, it was Nalant who played a crucial role in defeating the enemy, and although the two guys also joined the team to resist the enemy, the majority of their spoils had to be divided between the king and Bernard.
And the extra population they have now is actually because Nalant enriched his captives and gave them several hundred people.
After all, if you eat meat, you can't forget guys like Boris, otherwise no one will dare to cooperate with you in the future.
Boris knew what Nalant meant and was not going to be verbose at the moment. After all, the two were neighbors, and after Nalant became a baron, the two families would become family friends in the future.
"Nalant, I'm leaving then. If you need help in developing the territory, you can always send someone to me!"
"good!"
Immediately, the two separated again.
"Let's go! Let's return to the territory!"
After saying goodbye to Boris, Nalant quickly headed towards the Stormland with his team of more than a hundred carriages.
These more than a hundred carriages were not his own, but were brought by the Frank family to help him transport gifts.
Last time, the Frank family made a list of thank-you gifts for him. Except for the luxury carriage, all the other thank-you gifts were prepared in Tulip City so that he could easily take them back to the territory.
Now the carriages are filled with goods, including gold and silver tableware sets, fine silk fabrics, cattle, sheep, seeds, etc.
…
Early morning two days later.
"Steward Thomas, I need gold coins!" In the Storm Territory, Civil Affairs Officer Mario came to the Castle of Fortune again and found the castle steward Thomas.
"Mario, this is the third time you have withdrawn gold coins from me in a week!" Thomas frowned slightly.
"Although I know that there are many new serfs and captives coming to the territory, I still need to solemnly remind you that the gold coins in the castle belong to the adults. Spending money like this is like running water, and no noble will like it!"
"And I, the castle steward, must also take good care of your lord's wealth, so that I won't be ashamed of your lord!"
Facing Thomas's expression, Mario was not angry at all. He just said, "Thomas, I know that gold coins are your treasure, and you can't spend too much when you are away!"
"However, the guards brought back too many serfs and prisoners this time. Your Majesty also asked Captain Raymond to send a message, saying that the serfs and prisoners must be settled before winter comes!"
"But now there are not enough houses in the town, and the food is not enough to survive the winter, so I need gold coins to buy more food and living supplies!"
"Okay! Mario, tell me, how many more gold coins are needed this time!" Although Thomas said it seriously, he knew that this was an instruction from an adult, so he would not really continue to be in trouble after the 'warning'.
Mario heard this and immediately stretched out five fingers!
"Well, five gold coins, Civil Affairs Officer Mario, just wait a minute, I'll go to the warehouse to get it for you!"
"Thomas, wait a minute, it's not five... it's fifty!" Mario looked worried.