The man was so fast that his feet almost flew off the ground.

Upon seeing Renn's face at the city gate, a hint of certainty flashed in the man's eyes.

He had received a secret order from the capital city more than ten days ago.

That is, His Majesty secretly bestowed a title upon a prince, whose strength is... seventh rank! And distributed a phantom portrait of Rein.

He also instructed all city lords to obey Renn's orders upon meeting him, with the extent to which they were to obey left to their own discretion.

"Lord of Cornwall, Jared Parker, greets Lord Rein!"

"I apologize for not greeting you properly, Your Highness."

Jared jogged up to Renn, shoved the guards aside, and bowed respectfully to Renn.

The guard who was pushed aside gasped in shock. It really was His Highness the King!?

“Lucius Clay greets His Highness!” The guard Lucius knelt on the ground in greeting.

Old Eugene's mouth dropped open; he hadn't expected this man to actually be a king.

For a moment, old Eugene felt dizzy, as if he had won the lottery with millions of gold coins.

The sound reached the streets outside the city lord's mansion, and the once bustling and lively streets instantly fell silent.

The streets seemed to freeze, with pedestrians turning their gazes toward the gates of the city lord's mansion.

What did they just hear?

King... King!?

Lord Jared glanced at the street outside and said to Renn with a fawning expression:

"My lord, there are too many unauthorized people here. Please come into the city lord's mansion. A luncheon has been prepared inside."

After saying that, he handed Renn the royal badge with both hands.

Ryan took the badge Jared returned, nodded slightly, and then turned to look at old Eugene beside him, smiling:

"Old Eugene, do you believe me now?"

Upon hearing this, old Eugene nodded hurriedly, so excited that he was almost incoherent, and the shrewdness he had shown when negotiating with Renn completely disappeared.

"Yes...yes, it's old Eugene's fault, old Eugene was blind!"

As he spoke, old Eugene knelt down before Renn.

But Ryan raised his hand and pulled him back, saying:

"Alright, let's go into the city lord's mansion first. Our deal isn't finished yet."

Old Eugene nodded: "Yes, I will follow the arrangements of Lord Kay... Rein."

Renn led old Eugene and followed Jared into the city lord's mansion. Only after Renn's figure disappeared through the gates of the mansion did the streets outside slowly resume their normal flow.

In the city lord's palace.

As Ryan walked on the red wool carpet, he spoke to Jared:

"Jared, arrange a room. Old Eugene and I have other things to discuss."

Jared nodded, his shrewdness naturally revealing some information from the conversation between Ryan and old Eugene.

"Understood, sir. Please follow me."

Soon after, Jared led Ryan and his companion to a luxurious, clean, and quiet study.

Jared opened the door but didn't go in. He smiled at Ryan and said:

"Please come in, sir."

After Ryan and old Eugene entered the room, Jared thoughtfully closed the door gently.

Jared stood outside the door and beckoned to his trusted butler:

"Henry, you wait here in case His Highness needs anything else."

Henry, the butler, nodded: "Yes, sir."

Jared then quickly returned to his room, took out an envelope, and wrote a secret letter to Gareth.