The Lord of the Rings: Lords of Middle-earth.

Chapter 807 Happy Birthday
"I didn't say I'd give it to you!" Roland looked at Fenglin Xilan speechlessly. What kind of narcissistic behavior was this?
"Does your family still have any reserve dragon knights?" Roland asked Maple Forest Orchid with hopeful eyes.

“Ask her… I don’t know…” Fenglin Youlan looked at Roland awkwardly and pointed to Fenglin Xilan behind him.

"Yes, Your Majesty... but it's probably not appropriate, so let's just forget about it..." Fenglin Xilan poked her head out and said embarrassedly, sticking out her tongue at the same time, her embarrassment was clearly visible to the naked eye.

"Inappropriate? What's going on? A collateral branch? I'm not trying to criticize you, but as a direct descendant of the main family, you need to be aware of your place! Collateral branches are an important part of the family! You can't deliberately suppress one branch while favoring another! Don't learn from those old-fashioned families' behavior at such a young age! Those kinds of families won't last long! The McDougal family is an ancient family of the empire, have you forgotten its heritage and family precepts? Go! Bring them here! Let me see them!" Roland spoke non-stop like a machine gun, without pausing for a moment, and then waved for Fenglin Xilan to leave without waiting for her to speak.

"Oh!" Fenglin Xilan pouted, then tossed her hair and stormed off.

“Um, Her Majesty might not have meant that…” Knowing her sister well, Fenglin Youlan quickly explained to Roland, afraid that Roland would have any ideas about her family. After all, the Empire hated the kind of nobles who suppressed collateral branches, because the Empire’s great nobles were all derived from the royal family and the Empire’s two powerful families. Denying collateral branches was indirectly denying the vast circle of imperial nobles centered on the King and Grand Duke, with the lords as the radius…

"Alright, she's just a little girl." Roland waved his hand, indicating that Maple Forest Orchid didn't need to say anything more. After all, she was only a sixteen-year-old girl. What could she, as a former canary of the family, possibly know? It was more normal for her to stroll around, have afternoon tea, and go shopping with her girlfriends.

……

"Huh?" Everyone craned their necks in shock.

"This is your choice? Why didn't you bring a baby over?" Roland's lips twitched, and his eyelids began to spasm. The scene in front of him truly shocked the child!

Fenglin Xilan led a little girl, who was a head shorter than her, to Roland. The shy little girl couldn't help but suck her thumb. Her big, bright eyes seemed to hold the universe and sparkled with starlight. Her long, golden hair was neatly braided.

“Fenglin…Shulan greets Your Majesty!” Fenglin Xilan from behind nudged her, and the little girl immediately bowed awkwardly to Roland.

"This...has she been weaned?" Roland asked with a bitter expression. It was all his fault for being so talkative. Why didn't he ask more questions? Good heavens...he's brought back a baby for him.

"I'm twelve years old! Shulan is already twelve!" Fenglin Shulan said angrily, her face puffed out. In reality, she was still a while away from turning twelve.

"Slap!" As soon as Fenglin Shulan finished speaking, Caslo slapped him across the face.

“Teacher…” Weiss asked with concern.

“It’s alright, I need some peace and quiet…” Caslo’s voice came from his fingers.

"Who is Jingjing? Does your teacher's wife know? You wouldn't have done something to betray her behind her back, would you?" Weiss asked with some difficulty.

"Damn it! Get out of here!" Enraged, Caslo grabbed Weiss and threw him out the window.

"Ah! I will definitely come back~" Weiss's voice grew longer and longer.

"Jingjing?" Fenglin Youlan's ears twitched, and she and Long Xi on her shoulder simultaneously made a gesture of listening.

“…” Caslo clenched his fists but remained silent.

"So this is your choice?" Roland asked, barely suppressing his grief and disbelief.

“Of course! The McDougal family starts training dragon rider reserves from the age of six, and she’s been training for six years! She wouldn’t have been qualified before! But now it’s the only option!” Maple Forest Xilan shrugged, as if to say, “Whatever.” “By the way, there are no other adult or youth reserves in the McDougal family who are with me!” Maple Forest Xilan added.

"What? You have even younger ones? You've really figured out how to use child labor!" Roland exclaimed in shock.

"That's fine then. It's just another five years like Wess! We have plenty of time! Maple Forest Orchid! This dragon is your McDougal family. How you use it is up to you!" Roland said with a wave of his hand, showing no politeness.

“Caslo! You have experience leading dragon knights. Whether you lead one or a group, it’s all the same. I’m leaving this girl in your hands!” Roland nodded to Caslo.

“Okay…” Caslo said weakly, he was even unwilling to call him Your Majesty.

"Then I'll have to trouble you, kindergarten principal!" Maple Forest Orchid bowed sincerely to Caslo, but the next second he felt himself flying. Before he could even process what was happening, he felt himself having a date with the ground, and his whole body was thrown upright.

"Oh~ You're down here too?" The bewildered Maple Forest Orchid turned her head and saw Weiss lying next to her, grinning at her.

"Tsk tsk tsk!" Darian Nightblade's head popped out of the window, and after glancing at the two people on the ground, he clicked his tongue in amazement. You see, the kindergarten principal was a sore spot for Caslo. After teaching Weiss for five years, he finally managed to get rid of the title of kindergarten principal from Roland's mouth, only to come back to it again...

"Alright, let's call it a day!" Roland clapped his hands, signaling everyone to disperse.

……

"Vladivostok, what are you doing here?" Roland met Vladivostok, who had just arrived, in the magic central control room of Lagrange City. Usually, no one else would come here except for mages and governors, so Roland was a little curious to see that Vladivostok had come alone.

"I'd like to send a magical communication to Swiftstream City... Is that convenient, Your Majesty?" Vladivostok asked cautiously.

"What's wrong? Is something the matter?" Roland asked with concern.

"It's nothing, today is the birthday of Lord Joelsteria, the head of the family! I wanted to send him my blessings!" Vladivostok shook his head and said in a low voice.

"Ah! I see. Then send it to him quickly! Oh, and remember to include everyone's signature here, wishing him a happy birthday!" Roland instructed Vladivostok. As the head of the Imperial Weightlifting King's family, he was entitled to receive the respect of all the nobles!
……

"Tsk! It must be Vladivostok's doing!" Joelsteria, who had already arrived in Swiftstream City and started sharing the work with Niu Ma Yunfeng, couldn't help but smile knowingly after showing the magical communication that had been delivered to him.

"What's wrong?" Yunfeng raised her eyelids.

"Let me see!" Yun Feng quickly scanned the envelope handed to her by Duke Joelsteria.

"Duke Joelsteria, happy birthday! May you enjoy good health and all the best in the days to come! The revival of the Empire needs your help. May you live happily in Swiftstream City!" — Roland, Adolf Heinrich, Vladivostok...

"Heh! Happy birthday, Duke!" Yun Feng immediately smiled and patted his chest in greeting. This respect was necessary. Since Joelsteria arrived, Yun Feng's workload had dropped several levels, almost making him cry while clinging to Joelsteria's leg.

"Hehe, it must have been that kid from Vladivostok who did it! Look at the mess! Even His Majesty knows! Such a big fuss! So flashy!" Joelster laughed and scolded, but he couldn't hide the smile in his eyes.

Happy birthday to reader Joelsteria (Qingfeng Jianghong)!