Chapter 234 Exclusively published on Jinjiang Literature City, with numerous titles bestowed upon the authors.
As mentioned before, Lu Xuan traded several medical pods with the new emperor.
The portions for Huo Jiajun and the capital's guards were all delivered via the newly acquired buses, leaving only one bus in the palace in the capital.
Upon receiving the news, the ladies of noble families immediately submitted their petitions to the palace, hoping to be among the first to enjoy the beauty package.
However, when the women, led by the Empress and concubines, carefully studied the specific effects of the medical capsule, especially the various medicinal effects left behind by Lu Xuan and the medical capsule, they discovered that beauty was only the most insignificant of its uses.
Some people have received news about limb regeneration, and there have also been rumors about people recovering from terminal illnesses.
These messages are useful to a few people; others are only shocked and intrigued, and have more to talk about, but because they have no need for them, they don't really feel any real connection to them.
What truly excited them was that among the dozens of different specialized medications, there was even one for infertility.
Infertility medication!
This thing is extremely important to aristocratic families who value bloodline inheritance more than anyone else!
The demand is also high.
Some families have inadvertently spoiled the younger generation who should have inherited the family business. They have long wanted to have a child out of wedlock, but they have been unable to achieve their wish because they do not want to be born out of wedlock and the original wife is too old to conceive.
Some first wives damaged their health due to infighting within the household, and their families only had illegitimate children and no legitimate children. In this dynasty, which only recognized legitimate children as heirs, they were in danger of losing their titles.
Another reason is that the lineage is weak, or that the younger generation is facing extinction due to accidents after a disaster.
Many more simply hope for more children and grandchildren.
All of these problems can be solved with the special medications used in the medical pod!
How could the women possibly remain calm in this situation?
In other words, the concubines in the harem didn't react that dramatically.
Women who can enter the palace will not have fertility problems. The reason they haven't had children yet is simply because they haven't slept with the new emperor enough times or haven't met the right time to conceive.
This medical pod can't handle it.
The other women, however, quickly relayed the news back to their residence after their excitement, and the noble families throughout the city nearly rioted, rushing to the palace to meet the emperor and vying for the right to use the medical pod.
Some people also wanted to ask Lu Xuan for help.
But Lu Xuan had no interest in going through the trouble of having children for them, so he left it all to the new emperor to worry about. He only left behind more medicine for the symptoms and then left the capital.
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Inside the Lu Family Restaurant in Yunlu Village.
Zhang Chengming and others who returned around the same time as Lu Xuan, along with Li Jing and other acquaintances who hadn't had a chance to leave, all gathered together.
"You should be able to rest for a month now that you're back, right?" Zhang Chengming gulped down a large glass of chilled plum juice and looked at Lu Xuan with envy.
"We can't do it. We have to go out and work again in a few days. It's getting hotter and hotter. Just thinking about it is torture."
Even with upgraded bio-suits, going out during the hottest season isn't exactly comfortable.
It should be said that traveling far away is not easy during any period of disaster, not just the hottest season.
Xiong Mao ate the braised pork hock with gusto and scoffed, "If you don't like suffering, you can rest. Nobody's forcing you."
The others laughed and said, "That's not how it works. You should make as much money as you can while you're young."
Zhang Chengming nodded in deep agreement. The opportunity to make money during a catastrophe only lasts a few years. If you miss it, you probably won't have such a chance to get rich again.
You'll regret it for the rest of your life if you miss out.
However, Zhang Chengming didn't dwell on this question for long. Soon, he excitedly asked Lu Xuan, "I heard from my father and the others about the big things you did in Licheng this time. Did you really wipe out several powerful families in Jiangnan?"
Mentioning this sparked great interest among the other young men, especially the first group who had never been to Licheng.
Xiong Mao also regretted it a little, "If I had known there would be such a good show, I would have insisted on switching shifts with someone to go to Licheng to join in the fun and show off a bit more."
Those were the arrogant and domineering noble families who didn't treat ordinary people like human beings before the catastrophe.
The thought of having the chance to kill these high and mighty guys, confiscate their property, and exile them is exhilarating.
Li Jing, Li Tuo, and Chen Rong did go to Licheng, but by the time they arrived, Lu Xuan had already resolved everything. They merely listened to the gossip up close and observed the reactions of the people of Licheng, without much sense of participation.
Now that everyone is here, they inevitably urge Lu Xuan to recount the details of what happened.
After Li Cheng finished speaking, he also had to talk about the matters in the capital that the two groups had been unable to attend this time.
As they talked, Lu Xuan unconsciously brought up the story of the young master of the Bai family who had provided him with corn in the prefectural city and was granted a noble title because of his special abilities.
Everyone listened with envy, "They've actually been granted a title? That's wonderful!"
"Sure enough, there are many opportunities in the capital. Once you awaken your superpower, you catch the emperor's eye and easily become a nobleman."
"Why don't we have such good luck? Actually, our village has a lot of people with superpowers."
"Perhaps it's because the village already has Lu Xuan, the Marquis of Yunxian."
No one felt that Lu Xuan's ennoblement had hindered them in any way. They all knew that the young master of the Bai family had an uncle who was a high-ranking official, and was also related by marriage to the Marquis's mansion in the capital. In their eyes, it was only natural for a young master with so many connections to be ennobled.
They never imagined that such a thing could actually happen to them.
They didn't notice that Lu Xuan paused in his movement of holding the water cup when they mentioned him.
"Is there anything else, Marquis Yunxian?"
The new emperor looked in surprise at Lu Xuan, who had just left the capital, on the other end of the communication screen.
Lu Xuan's expression was somewhat subtle. "We did discover a small surprise."
He briefly recounted his conversation with the young men and women of the village during the day, emphasizing the new emperor's promise that all those with supernatural abilities could be granted titles.
Don't forget, everyone in their village has taken the evolution fluid; there are about seventy people with superpowers in total.
New Emperor: "!!!"
I was careless!
They forgot about Yunlu Village, a major loophole.
No, it should be said that Lu Xuan only mentioned where he came from, but did not specifically say how many superhumans were in the village.
General Huo might know something, but after reconnecting with Huo Tiankuo, he mostly talked about national affairs, focusing his attention on Lu Xuan, who stood out from the crowd, rather than on the ordinary villagers of Yunlu Village.
Although it's true that the title of nobility for superhumans is just a low-ranking title without real power and the number of people doesn't matter too much, seventy or so at once is still too many.
Once anything becomes excessively common, its value plummets, making his generation's title seem worthless.
The two looked at each other in silence across the screen, the atmosphere incredibly awkward.
[Hahaha, I can't laugh anymore! Has the emperor really messed up?]
[It's no wonder I couldn't recall a group of superhumans from Yunlu Village. If it weren't for the streamer, who would have guessed that a single village has more superhumans than the entire world combined?]
[To bestow titles upon sixty or seventy superhumans seems a bit too exaggerated.]
Could it be that because of the special circumstances of Yunlu Village, the promises made are no longer valid?
[Probably not. With so many people involved, we should be even more cautious. Otherwise, we might discourage so many people with superpowers; think about the consequences.]
[Didn't ancient emperors all believe that a ruler's word is law? They weren't ordinary people; surely they wouldn't go back on their word?]
That's hard to say; there were many tyrannical rulers in ancient times.
Fortunately, the new emperor was not the incompetent ruler they described.
The new emperor remained silent for only a moment before speaking with great confidence: "Since I dare to say it, I naturally dare to bestow titles. As promised before, those with conventional abilities will be granted the title of Baron, and those with special abilities will be granted the title of Viscount."
The new emperor asked Lu Xuan about the exact number of people and their names, and instructed the chief eunuch to take notes.
Upon learning that Yunlu Village, a small village, actually had seven special ability users besides Lu Xuan, he couldn't help but press his wildly beating chest, looking dazed.
He had asked Lu Xuan before that people with supernatural talents were one in ten thousand, and those with special abilities were also one in ten thousand. Only one in ten thousand people would have a special ability. In a village with less than two hundred people, there were seven, no, eight.
It's possible that the entire village has been protected by a deity.
Having been born into a noble family, and now being the new emperor of the capital, the people of Yunlu Village can't help but envy the villagers.
While admiring them, the new emperor immediately issued an imperial edict, bestowing upon each of the people Lu Xuan mentioned the corresponding rank of nobility, along with corresponding land.
The baron was not granted a mansion, while the viscount was granted a three-courtyard house in the capital.
Lu Xuan said, "On behalf of the villagers, I thank His Majesty for the reward."
The new emperor smiled and said, "If any of the superhumans in the village wish to make a name for themselves, Marquis Yunxian is free to recommend them to me."
If we can find a few talented individuals willing to serve the country, then all those titles won't have been given away in vain.
He was certainly not unaware of the new emperor's thoughts, nor did he intend to hinder the villagers' future.
Lu Xuan nodded and said, "I will pass on the message to them."
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Lu Xuan told Li Tie about the bestowal of a title, and that afternoon, Li Tie couldn't wait to announce the news to the whole village.
The villagers were stunned by this windfall.
"We've been granted titles too?"
"They even granted land?! And a house in the capital?"
"We'll be nobles from now on? Am I dreaming?"
"Village Chief, Lu Xuan, are you telling the truth? Don't try to fool us."
The villagers who had awakened their supernatural abilities were both surprised and delighted, but also felt a sense of unreality, their faces showing obvious tension, fearing that it was all just a beautiful dream.
Zhang Chengming, Chen Rong, and a few others were pinching their own thighs or the people next to them. Gasps filled the air. The people being pinched weren't angry; instead, they kept saying, "It hurts, it's not a dream."
Overjoyed, Li Tie looked at their reactions and exclaimed, "It's absolutely true! You don't believe me, but you don't believe Ah Xuan either? Would he lie to you about something like this?"
Lu Xuan nodded under the eager anticipation of all the supernatural beings, regardless of gender, and said, "The Emperor himself told me about the bestowal. The specific imperial edict and land deeds will be given to me to take back when I go to the capital next time."
Lu Xuan's tone was calm, and he did not deliberately emphasize anything or present any evidence. However, the prestige that Lu Xuan had accumulated in the village made everyone present easily believe him and then cheer wildly.
"It's true! Hahaha, I've actually been granted a noble title!"
Xiong Mao excitedly picked up Su Ying and spun her around, "Wife, you're amazing! His Majesty has bestowed upon you a house in the capital, we actually have a house in the capital now!"
Su Ying, who was being picked up by Xiong Mao, surprisingly did not blame him for being too high-profile in public. Her already bright face was adorned with a happy smile, and she cupped Xiong Mao's face and gave him a joyful kiss.
Su Ying had a good impression of the newly enthroned emperor because he did not exclude them because of her or other women, but treated them equally by bestowing upon them the titles of village head and village lady.
A person with a regular superpower like Wei Xiang would be a village lord, but she has a special type of superpower, so she was granted the title of village chief.
She and Xiong Mao are both superhumans, which means they own a total of 150 acres of land, equivalent to a three-courtyard house in Beijing.
With this wealth, even if they do nothing for the rest of their lives, they can live a very fulfilling life.
Grandpa Zhang was already in tears, repeatedly muttering "May our ancestors bless us" and "May the gods bless us."
Zhang Chengming, holding Zhang Dafu who was equally surprised, laughed loudly.
On the Lu family's side, Lu Xuan remained calm, but the others, as members who had been awarded the title, were unable to remain completely composed.
Besides Lei Yan being granted the title of Baron, Lu Chen, as a special case, was granted the title of Viscount, which is even higher than his brother-in-law's. Lu Qing, being Lu Xuan's older sister, was also exceptionally granted the title of Township Lady by the new emperor, which is one level higher than Township Lady.
While most families might have two noble titles, the Lu family, except for Lu Miaomiao who is not alive, had everyone granted a title!
Who wouldn't be so excited they lose their composure in this situation?
Lu Chen couldn't help but pull his other friends to jump and dance, including Mei Cheng and Mei Xue, who had also been awarded titles.
The siblings were also stunned.
They are both from special factions, so one is a viscount and the other is a village lord. Each of them owns a mansion in the capital. This is what it means to become rich overnight!
When Mei Xue recalled the days when they almost couldn't survive in Yangshan County, it all felt like a dream.
After being brought back to her senses by Lu Chen's excited shouts, Mei Xue immediately looked at Lu Xuan, her eyes filled with gratitude and admiration.
There weren't many women in the village who had awakened their special abilities. Those who hadn't awakened their abilities couldn't help but feel envious when they saw Su Ying, Lu Qing, and others become noble county princesses. But thinking that they could at least benefit from their husbands'/sons' fame, they quickly adjusted their mindset.
If we're talking about those who are truly envious, it has to be the helpers at Huo Family Army's camp who work in the sheds outside.
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Author's Note: The female titles in this article are based on five levels: Princess, County Princess, Township Princess, and Township Lady.
Just knowing this is enough; it's not really important.
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