Following Zelos to the fourth floor, we can see that the floor is covered with carpets made of Warcraft skins, stitched together by tailors with superb craftsmanship. Although the colors are inconsistent, they are cleverly combined to create a rich sense of layering. At the same time, they also add a bit of natural atmosphere, alleviating the excessive solemnity of the palace.

The walls on both sides of the corridor were covered with golden silk wallpaper. When Lei Te walked to the middle of the corridor, he suddenly found that the space in front of him was open. It turned out that the walls here curved to both sides, and there was a spacious banquet hall. Although it was not as big as the hall on the first floor, it was enough for some high-level people to hold banquets.

After all, not everyone is qualified to enter the palace. Even Prince Hogus cannot call all his confidants into the palace - everyone who can come here is a special person.

"Marquis Leiter, welcome. Please allow me to address you as Marquis in advance."

A familiar voice came from the side of the banquet hall. Prince Hogus sat on a bench with his back against a crimson wine cabinet. He crossed his legs and said with a smile, being served by a group of beautiful maids.

"Of course, I'd love to. Prince Hogus, it's nice to see you again." Rhett stroked his chest with his left hand.

"Haha, me too, Rhett. You're our great hero now!" Hogus stood up, walked forward, and gave Rhett a big hug.

The stunning beauty who was massaging shoulders and legs next to him was surprised to see Hogus's attitude towards Rhett, and her gaze towards Rhett also changed slightly.

"Thank you for the compliment." Rhett said modestly. He wanted to say that it was all thanks to the mysterious man, but when he thought about the irrelevant people around, he stopped talking immediately.

Hogus knew his limits and didn't talk much about this topic. He patted the buttocks of a blonde maid beside him and said, "Get two bottles of 377 green wine from the wine cabinet."

"Yes!" Marilyn turned around seductively.

"Rhett, please sit down. This is your first time here, so just get acquainted with the place." Hogus said casually, treating Rhett as his own.

Rhett also found a seat to sit down, but before he could settle down, three middle-aged men suddenly walked out from two rooms deep in the corridor, followed by three beautiful women with slightly messy hair and flushed faces, wearing revealing black and white maid outfits.

The three men, dressed in formal attire and looking refreshed, came to the banquet hall. They were stunned for a moment, then walked forward in surprise.

"Are you... Count Rhett? Nice to meet you. I'm Niccolò, the eldest son of Marquis Kazan. Nice to meet you." A middle-aged man with green curly hair walked forward and said, touching his chest.

Rhett also touched his chest and nodded. This was a greeting gift between nobles. It would be okay if you didn't pay much attention to it at other times, but it was best not to break the rules in the palace.

"I've heard of your name for a long time. Your family's aquatic monster business is very popular in many areas." Leiter said with a smile. The aquatic monsters that Carlton helped him trade were from the industry of Marquis Kazan, and he learned about it later. And Marquis Kazan's industry is not limited to the royal city, but actually covers most of the areas outside the East Blue coast.

"You're welcome. Count Rhett will be promoted to Marquis after tomorrow. His future potential is probably immeasurable." Nicolo responded politely.

At this time, a middle-aged man with a big belly came up. His cheeks were slightly red, and his eyebrows were straightened into a line. He looked extremely funny. His eyes narrowed into a slit, and he said with a smile, "Congratulations, Rhett, you have been promoted to marquis so quickly. It is a blessing for my grandson to know you early."

This made Lei Te a little confused. He asked curiously, "Excuse me, who are you?"

"Carlton's grandfather, the vice president of the Dalton Chamber of Commerce - Miloch." said the slightly fat man.

A hint of surprise flashed in Leiter's eyes. The person in front of him was actually a senior executive of the Dalton Chamber of Commerce, and Carlton's grandfather. He was quite old, but you couldn't tell from his appearance. But thinking back to the scene just now, the other party still had such a young mentality at such an age, which really made people laugh and cry.

"Oh, Carlton mentioned you to me, saying that you are a great elder and he loves you very much." Rhett pretended to be surprised. But in fact, Carlton never mentioned Miloch's name and experience to him.

"Oh, really? I didn't expect him to say that to me. I thought he would hate me for being too strict with him before." Miloch was a little surprised, then smiled and shook his head, "But I haven't taken care of him in the past ten years, but he has become more and more outstanding. Maybe I was wrong before."

Rhett was choked for a moment, but suddenly he heard footsteps in the corridor, as if someone was wearing hard-heeled leather boots, making a tapping sound.

Then Karina appeared in the banquet room in a purple dress. She was dressed very delicately. Her skin was already fair, and she had drawn eyebrows and eyeliner, and a light blush on her face. She walked to the center of the banquet room with her long and graceful legs and said in a clear voice, "Good evening, Prince Hogus."

"Good evening, Karina," Prince Hogus said, "Would you like a glass of 377-year-old green wine, too?"

"Did I hear correctly? Today I can drink 377-year-old green wine? It's a historical treasure. Every bottle I drink is one less. I'm extremely happy about it." Karina sat down with surprise in her eyes.

"Haha, then you have to thank Rhett, our hero. He is more than worthy of all this." Hogus smiled.

"You're absolutely right." Karina smiled and looked at Rhett: "Congratulations, Rhett. I didn't expect you to become a marquis so soon. You keep bringing surprises."

"Ha, just luck." Rhett said with a smile without further explanation.

Seeing that the banquet hall was suddenly crowded with people, Hogus looked around and said, "Everyone, please take your seats. There are still some people in the square. When they arrive, the dinner can begin."

Clap Clap Hogus clapped his hands and shouted to the corridor: "Wims, it's time to prepare for the dinner. Remember to bring some blueberry juice."

"Yes, Your Highness!" A response came from deep in the corridor.

It's late at night and everyone is asleep.

In the banquet hall on the fourth floor of the palace, the dinner hosted by Hogus was coming to an end.

There were no more than a dozen people at the dinner, all of whom were Hogus's trusted guards and trusted nobles from all over the place.

As Leiter was about to become a marquis, he was naturally the target of many people's friendship. During the dinner, Leiter had already made friends with more than a dozen of Hogus's confidants.

Soon the dinner was over and the crowd was about to disperse.

"Count Rhett, I am looking forward to your promotion ceremony tomorrow. For the sake of our friendship, we must strengthen cooperation between our two territories in the future." said a black-haired old man.

"Of course, I hope we will have a pleasant cooperation in the future." Lei Te said with a smile, and then said goodbye to the Marquis of Blue Mountain Territory. As for the content of the cooperation, the two did not talk about it from beginning to end.

"Your territory is on the southwest border? I haven't been to that place for more than ten years. I happen to be planning to travel there next month. How about... visiting Dark Eagle City?" A rare female marquis smiled with her red lips, and had big burgundy waves, looking quite wild.

Lei Te responded politely: "I'm afraid that's not possible. I have a long trip in the second half of the year and will take care of some chores. I will not be in the territory."

"That's a pity, but if you're traveling, you're welcome to visit Jinliu Territory. I look forward to seeing you..." The female marquis threw a wink, but considering that this was a palace, she couldn't say it too explicitly. She left with a meaningful smile, twisting her charming waist.

Lei Te raised his eyebrows and looked at the mess of cups and plates on the table. At this time, Hogus, who was hugging people on both sides, looked at Lei Te and said, "I am very sorry. Although I really want to keep you in the palace, the promotion ceremony requires you to walk gradually from the outside of the square. In order to ensure the sense of ceremony, you cannot stay in the palace tonight. You have to leave, but it is best to stay in the royal city.

But please rest assured, I have already made arrangements. The Lionheart Inn on Neon Street is actually my property, so you can just move in without worry.

But you need to arrive at the square on time at 8 o'clock tomorrow morning."

Lei Te was already familiar with these procedures. After all, this was the royal palace, and he had to put on a show in public. He touched his chest and bowed, saying, "This is what I should do. I will arrive on time tomorrow."

Hogus threw out a cyan-gold card from his pocket. The card was about the same size as an ID card. It was wrapped in wind-type fighting spirit and kept spinning, then floated into Rhett's hand.

"This is the VIP card of the Lionheart Hotel. From now on, when you come to the royal city, you can stay in any hotel free of charge with this card." Hogus said with a smile. From tonight on, in his eyes, Rhett was no less capable than those old men who had followed him for many years and whose loyalty had been tested.

Before this, although he valued Leiter, he had always wanted to observe him for a while. But since the intelligence he provided was confirmed and he was promoted to Marquis under his operation, his expectations of Leiter and the sunk cost he invested in him also reached a peak, and he could not treat him casually.

When Gerson, who was sitting at the table, saw the lapis lazuli card fall into Leiter's hands, he was stunned for a moment, and his hand holding the red wine glass trembled. As an old man beside Hogus, he had followed him for more than ten years before he got the lapis lazuli card of the Lionheart Hotel.

On the surface, this card allows him to stay in any luxury hotel. He even thought so when he first got it, and he didn't care much about it at first. As a high-level sky knight, he can afford to stay there.

This view was changed until a later stay. Holding the Blue Gold Card, he enjoyed treatment that most people could not enjoy - beautiful women of various styles, all kinds of wonderful services that were so wonderful that he couldn't stop eating. This was definitely not something that any place he had ever been to in his life could provide.

Therefore, in his opinion, the importance of this sapphire card is incomparable. Now Lei Te has received the same treatment in less than a year, which makes him feel a little unfair, but also understands his true status in the eyes of the prince.

"Thank you, Prince Hogus!" Rhett stroked the card that reflected the faint light and put it in his arms.

"Rhett, maybe I can go with you tonight." Gerson held the lapis lazuli card between his index and middle fingers, with a hint of smile in his eyes, "Maybe you didn't really know about the Lionheart Hotel before, so I can introduce it to you tonight..."

At this time, Karina took her lotus leaf hat from the hanger, put it on her head, and glanced at Gerson: "Put away your thoughts, I think... Rhett will not be like you."

"Tsk, I just mean well. It looks like you don't really need it, Rhett. I'll just enjoy it by myself then." Faced with the sneer of the two men, Gerson curled his lips, felt bored, and left the banquet room.

"Let's go back together?" Karina said to Rhett.

"Of course."

The Lionheart Hotel is located in the colorful area of ​​Neon Street. Under the night sky, the jewel street is like a dreamy water surface, with the faint light rippling like ripples, reflecting the stars in the sky.

Stepping on it felt like stepping on the starry sky, refreshing and pleasant. Karina and Rhett strolled here and stopped.

Karina turned and faced Rhett: "We are here. This is the Lionheart Inn. Have a good rest tonight and I look forward to your ceremony tomorrow!"

"If everyone thinks this way, I might be a little nervous." Rhett smiled humorously.

"Don't be nervous. This is a rare memory in life." Karina smiled and waved: "See you tomorrow."

"See you tomorrow." Rhett watched Karina leave and slowly walked towards the Lionheart Hotel.

The outer wall of the hotel is coated with cyan, and on top is a huge cyan lion head. Whenever the wind blows, the alchemical formation on the surface will ripple with cyan light.

Two rows of knights guarding the door performed their duties meticulously even at night. Rhett walked through the crowd and came to the hall on the first floor.

A charming middle-aged woman came over upon hearing the noise. She was wearing a fiery red dress, had a delicate oval face, fair skin, a slender waist, plump breasts and long legs. She looked at Lei Te and said, "You should be Count Lei Te, you should rest here tonight?"

Lei Te's heart was slightly moved, but his expression remained unchanged on the surface. He nodded and said, "That's right."

Since this is Prince Hogus's property, I think everyone inside knows my identity and information very well, so it is not surprising that my identity was discovered as soon as I came in.

After showing the Qingjin Card, the beautiful middle-aged woman nodded and said, "Then please follow me."

He was taken all the way to the fourth floor, which was the top floor of the entire hostel. Walking in the wide corridor, it was so quiet without a sound. Rhett wanted to use his mental power to sense the situation in the room, but was blocked by the sophisticated alchemy formation.

"The layouts of the rooms here are very similar. This one is the largest. Please feel free to move in, Mr. Rhett." The beautiful middle-aged woman waved her arm slightly, pointing to a room in the middle of the corridor.

"Thank you very much."

"Do you need any special services? There are many well-trained maids here..."

"No need." Rhett shook his head.

The middle-aged woman chuckled twice, and did not insist, saying: "Well, I have another thing here, maybe Mr. Leiter will be interested in it..."

Lei Te raised his eyebrows, "A surprise prepared for me?"

"I guess so. Prince Hogus told me in advance that Mr. Leiter had not returned to the territory for the past two months, so he specially brought a new copy of the elves' tome."

"Really? Where is it?" Rhett's face suddenly became happy, he really needed it.

"I'm already in the room. Mr. Leiter will know when he goes in." The middle-aged woman said, "My name is Selina. If you want to contact me, you can press the button of the alchemical communication device in the room."

"I see, Miss Selina, thank you."

"It was Prince Hogus's idea. Good night, Mr. Leiter."

"Good night."

Rhett watched Selina's back as she left. When she turned the corner of the stairs and disappeared into the corridor, he placed the Lapis Lazuli card on the door panel and the door opened automatically.

"Alchemy changes life..." Rhett muttered to himself and walked into the room.

late at night.

Rhett sat alone in the bathtub, steam rising around him. He leaned over the edge of the tub, holding a thin booklet in his hands.

The cover of the booklet had the words "Illustrated Guide to Elves" on it, and Rhett was reading it with great interest.

"The Light Elf looks like a beam of light. It accelerates the growth of magical plants and magical beasts, dispels darkness, and bathing in the light can slowly increase mental strength..."

"The spirit of life, a unicorn with wings, whose owner is almost immortal..."

"Scorching Spirit, speed up the growth of magical plants and magical beasts..."

"Storm Spirit, accelerates the growth of magical plants and magical beasts, and can bring violent storms and rainstorms..."

There is also a catalog of elves. Lei Te took a quick glance and saw that there were more than a dozen elves recorded on it. Not only were there characteristics and functions, but some of the elves also came with pictures and recorded the original capture process.

Rhett paid special attention to these. He saw that the light elf was indeed a beam of light. By estimating with a scale, the actual size was about the thickness of an arm.

There is also a burning elf, a ball of bright red flame with two white beads in the middle. Rhett guessed that they were the elf's eyes.

Turning the page, I read the book about the Storm Spirit, which included the process of taming it. Rhett perked up and read.

"About 1,500 years ago, a storm blew up along the coast of East Blue, causing a tsunami. A mentally deranged earth knight held out for three days and three nights from the beginning of the storm, and luckily subdued the storm spirit."

"Tsk, tsk, this is really lucky. Who would have nothing better to do than to deliberately go into the center of a storm and stay there from beginning to end?" Lei Te smiled and turned the page. He had just turned a few pages when he saw the process of a magma spirit recognizing its master.

It turned out to be an explorer who was poisoned by the fire of the flame lizard near the volcano and accidentally fell into the magma. He relied on the physique of the sky knight to persist for a day and a night before he accidentally subdued the elf. Leiter couldn't help but sigh that it seems that some elves still need a certain threshold, otherwise when the opportunity comes, you can only sigh in despair.

After reading the entire elf illustration book for half an hour, Lei Te had some new ideas in his mind. Although each elf is completely different from others, learning from others' experience will be helpful for conquering elves in the future...

After soaking until his whole body was warm, Rhett got out of the bathtub, changed into a brand new pure black dress, then lay down on the soft big bed and fell into meditation.

I added a little more, but not much. I had planned to update 10,000 times by the end of the month, but it was delayed until tonight. Something happened and I didn't have enough time. (I have the habit of checking before posting, which also takes time.) Tomorrow, I will post the remaining drafts.

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