No words were spoken that night.

The next day, the first rays of morning light shone through the window into Lei Te's room.

Rhett finished his meditation, walked to the mirror with full energy, fixed his hair, went over the process and oath of today's ceremony in his mind, had a simple breakfast, and left the Lionheart Inn.

Palace Square.

At this time, a solemn ritual music was playing, a song called Glory, which was rarely played in the palace because it was only played during the ceremony of conferring or promoting a title.

Leiter entered through the gate, and on both sides stood a line of solemn knights. They notified him in advance and let him in after a simple search. Despite this, Leiter also temporarily placed his space ring at the Lionheart Inn in advance. Fortunately, he had conducted a real simulation in advance and confirmed that the privacy measures of the Lionheart Inn were in place, and his things were not stolen.

The first step Rhett took into the palace was on the exquisite and bright red carpet.

At this moment, in front of the square, there were a group of royal knights, ceremonial troupes and other people dressed in luxurious attire waiting. In the rhythmic ritual music, they looked at Lei Te with bright eyes as he appeared in front of them. Lei Te straightened his chest and abdomen, walked forward with a dignified appearance to communicate, and received an enthusiastic response from a middle-aged man with brown curly hair:

“Count Leiter, first of all, I wish you all the best in your upcoming title of Marquis, and I hope that today’s promotion ceremony goes well.

Leave the rest to us. We will create a great atmosphere around you, and you just need to walk along this red carpet all the way to the palace."

Lei Te nodded: "Thank you!"

"You're welcome. To be honest, I haven't participated in a knighthood ceremony for many years, and I will retire in a few years. My biggest wish is to participate in such a solemn ceremony again before I retire. I miss it very much. So... thank you very much."

"Really? I'm honored. But actually we should all thank King Jinlun!" Rhett shrugged and smiled.

"That makes sense. Thank you, King Jinlun."

Rhett waited in front of the square gate for more than half an hour, during which time he remained calm and composed as he waited in front of the Knights.

With the re-playing of the glory music and the gestures of the Knights and Ceremonial Group, Leiter took the first step of the ceremony.

With steady steps, he soon stepped into the palace.

The palace had the largest number of people gathered there. All the nobles and royal family members had gathered here. Almost all the important figures in the entire kingdom were present. The important figures here referred to the nobles above the rank of earl. They were the ones who guarded various places and were the important forces in the kingdom. Only they were qualified to enter.

They sat on both sides of the red carpet, watching Rhett bend his left elbow and let his right hand hang down, walking to the end of the red carpet, the solemn and dignified King of Jinlun - Milan.

There was no whispering or chattering in such a serious occasion. Hogus and his brothers and sisters stood at the front of the crowd, looking at Rhett with different eyes as he passed through them.

Milan held a long sword in his hand, looked at Rhett's arrival, raised the corner of his mouth, held a book in one hand, and began to read a long text.

When more than an hour of reading ended.

Lei Te knew it was his turn, so he began to recite the oath: "Faced with a powerful enemy, I am fearless; I am courageous and loyal, and I am worthy of the Golden Law; I am honest and outspoken, and I would rather die than surrender; I protect the weak, and I will not blame the law of nature..."

The oath lasts only a few minutes.

As those powerful words came to an end, thunderous applause broke out from below, echoing throughout the entire palace.

King Milan's smile grew even wider, and he slapped Rhett's shoulder with the sword in his hand, hitting it lightly, implying that he accepted the declaration and demonstrated his authority.

Then, someone nearby handed Milan some branches and soil.

Milan put away the sword, took it with both hands, and then handed it to Rhett: "Your achievements have fully proved yourself. Jin Lun is with you. I will enthrone you as Marquis Rhett Green, and you will guard the southwest border from now on..."

Rhett touched his chest and bowed, solemnly without saying a word, then took the branches and soil with both hands. This step symbolized that he had obtained new territory and higher rights.

Then, another half an hour passed, and a row of mixed male and female knights behind the king sang hymns.

The hymn was called "Song of Bole", which was melodious and lively, relieving a bit of the serious atmosphere.

This is the entire process of conferring titles in the Kingdom of Jinlun.

When the ceremony ended, it was almost noon.

The king was the first to leave and went upstairs, and then the other nobles dared to move and talk.

"Rhett, congratulations." Hogus walked up with a smile and patted Rhett on the shoulder.

"No, I also want to thank Prince Hogus for his great help." Rhett smiled modestly.

"Marquis Leiter, I heard that you performed brilliantly in the canyon defense line before?"

At this time, a tall man came over with a calm expression.

Rhett had learned in advance that this person was the eldest prince of the royal family, had the strength of a sky knight, and held an important position in the cold current defense line.

He maintained a standard smile and responded, "Prince Virgin, it's not that I'm outstanding, it's that the soldiers on the canyon defense line are all outstanding."

"But there is always someone who is better. I hope I will have the opportunity to see your outstanding performance on the cold wave defense line in the future." The eldest prince forced a smile.

"Don't be afraid of strong enemies." Leiter responded with the oath he had just sworn.

And Virgin's expression didn't change at all. After a brief chat, he left the palace.

"Don't worry about it. That's just how Wilkin is. Maybe the battle on the cold front is too intense, and he doesn't have the energy to communicate with others." Hogus looked at the eldest prince's back, then looked at Rhett, and shrugged.

"Well, it's okay, but is the situation on the cold wave defense line really tense?" Rhett asked casually. He was actually very curious about how many Asian dragons had become extinct.

"That's right. The situation on the cold current defense line is not optimistic. You should have heard of Master Isad. He has always insisted on refining the dragon-killing poison, which has caused the counterattack of the Asian dragons to be particularly crazy and the war has continued to escalate. So far, except for the strong men in the Sanctuary who rarely take part in the battle, the Sky Knights have to frequently participate in fierce clashes..." Hogus frowned unconsciously when he spoke of this.

"It seems that the situation of the cold current defense line is really serious. I hope the Blood God Cult Leader will not sabotage it..." Lei Te thought on the spot. Soon, other nobles came over and took the opportunity to talk to Lei Te. Lei Te also responded skillfully and handled the situation at hand.

Next, Lei Te Palace socialized for more than two hours and had friendly exchanges with dozens of nobles from all over the Kingdom of Jinlun, which was considered a preliminary acquaintance.

It was not until the afternoon, when it seemed that he had talked to almost all the nobles present, that Rhett found an opportunity to leave the palace.

Then he left the royal city without stopping and set out on his journey back to the territory.

When at the coast of East Blue, Huo Ge successfully broke through to the first-level magic beast, and his speed increased greatly. Therefore, it took less than a month to reach the destination.

Rhett sat behind the fire grid, with dark eagle veins stretching and undulating.

Seeing the familiar scene and thinking that his family was waiting for him at Green Manor, Rhett smiled with relief, but he was not in a hurry to return.

Instead, he rushed to the Dark Eagle's lair - Lone Peak, because the conversation with Prince Virgin and Prince Hogus in Luna Palace reminded him that it had been almost two years since the cooperation with Isad, and he needed to understand the current scale of the Dark Eagle.

The autumn wind is bleak, and many trees in the Dark Eagle Branch are dyed golden, adding a touch of beauty to the forest.

At the foot of the Solitary Peak, Wodrger leaned against a huge rock and built a simple oven with stones. He placed hard branches on both sides and put a few thick monster legs on them, roasting them in the blazing flames.

The greasy animal legs made crackling sounds from time to time, emitting an enticing aroma. Wodrger rubbed his fingers together and sprinkled the fragrant seasoning powder evenly, looking very satisfied.

Suddenly, he looked up and saw a small black dot rapidly approaching in the distant sky, gradually turning into a beautiful fiery red figure.

"Hey, Rhett! Long time no see. You've been out for a really long time this time. I feel like we haven't seen each other for more than half a year!" Wodger stood up, put one hand on his waist, and waved to the sky with the other hand. His beard was particularly thick and looked like it hadn't been taken care of for a long time.

Huh~~

The falling fire grid brought a gust of wind, which almost extinguished the barbecue flame.

"Haha, Wodreg, it's been a long time!" Rhett turned over and landed on the ground. He looked up at the solitary peak and could vaguely see more than twenty dark-striped eagles circling and flying around. Half of them were young birds.

"You made quite a fuss when you went out this time. I'm afraid the whole kingdom knows about your promotion to marquis!" Wodlger said, "Can you tell me? What did you do to achieve such a great achievement?"

Rhett spread his hands, remained silent, and responded with actions.

Seeing this, Wodlage shrugged: "Well, it seems to be an important matter. It doesn't matter if I don't tell you."

Then he looked up at Gufeng, couldn't help showing a hint of joy, and changed the subject and said: "Rhett, how many dark-striped eagles do you think we have?"

"Thirty-seven?"

"Yes, there are nine more eggs of the Dark Eagle," said Wodlage. "Although this number still seems insignificant, they are multiplied from just a dozen or so individuals, and the rate will only increase in the future."

"Is there enough aphrodisiac potion?" Lei Te nodded and asked a key question. Since the cooperation with Master Isard, the care of the dark-striped eagle group has been mainly taken care of by Wolderg, and the aphrodisiac potion at the time was basically handed over to him. The potion played an indispensable role in promoting the growth of the dark-striped eagle group so quickly.

"Well, a small half of the potion has been consumed. But as the size of the dark-striped eagle increases, the consumption rate of the potion will definitely increase accordingly. I estimate that it will be good if we can last for another two years. Maybe only more than a year." Wodreg said thoughtfully.

"I understand." Lei Te nodded and said carefully: "All of this should be part of Master Isad's plan. He must have estimated the consumption of the potion and the growth rate of the eagle flock. Maybe when the potion runs out, the other party will come again."

"That makes sense. By that time, the size of the eagle flock should exceed 100." Wodreg said, stroking his beard.

"Well, in a few years, it will be back to its former glory. So I'll have to trouble you to continue to take care of it." Rhett looked at the group of dark-striped eagles in the sky again and said in a low voice.

It has to be said that there are so many ways to wage war. Even if military force cannot destroy you, it does not mean that there is nothing we can do to you. Targeting your race, cutting off your offspring, and destroying the hope of the continuation of your race are all ultimately the same.

Rhett sighed, thought of some things in his homeland of Blue Star, shook his head and left with a sigh.

On the wide greystone road.

Sveta stood at the gate of Green Manor. He heard that the master had participated in the promotion ceremony more than half a month ago and attracted a lot of attention. So after that, the possibility of his return was much greater.

Therefore, over the past half month, whenever he had nothing to do, he would walk around the gate of Green Manor, hoping to welcome his master's return soon.

Sveta waited for a long time today. She felt a little bored while pacing, and her thoughts drifted away unconsciously.

"I can't believe that I'm now the steward of a marquis. When I was little, my father said that if I could ever hope to become the steward of a viscount in this life, I would be content. If he knew that the head of the Green family is already a marquis, he would definitely be very surprised." Thinking of this, Sveta smiled, with a hint of nostalgia in her eyes.

“Chiu!”

The cry of an eagle in the sky sounded like an urgent bell.

Sveta raised her head almost reflexively, all the thoughts in her mind flashed away, and surprise instantly appeared on her face.

Huo Ge's current mortal body makes his wings even more powerful when they are spread. When Sveta stretched out his arms, he was caught off guard and a huge airflow blew his hat into the sky.

"Oh, my hat!" Sveta was startled and reached out to grab the gray fur hat that was more than one meter away from his head.

Suddenly, a green smoke composed of wind element pushed lightly, and the hat fell straight down.

"Thank you, sir!" Sveta knew that it was the sir who did it, so she put the hat back on her head and thanked him.

"Sveta, this hat is very dignified and handsome, and it looks brand new. Was it sewn by Scarlett for you?" Rhett said with a smile.

"Master, it wasn't Scarlett, Maru did it for me."

"Maru? She has this skill? I thought sewing scarves was her limit." Rhett said in surprise.

"Yes, I was also surprised at first, but it turns out that Maru's cooking skills are not even inferior to Scarlett's."

As Leiter walked into the manor, he said, "How is the progress between you and Maru?"

Sveta followed closely behind Rhett and replied hesitantly, "It can be said that... there is some good progress."

"Really? I hope you can get married soon. I will be your witness."

"Thank you, sir, but that was too long ago."

"Don't say that. Who can be sure about love?" Rhett smiled gently. He did not forget the simulation on the coast of East Blue. Sveta and Maru will get married in a year, so the time is not far away.

While the two were chatting, Rhett walked to the middle of the stone path, not far from Dark Rock Castle.

But at this moment, he glanced to the left, under a broad umbrella-like fuchsia tree, and Mycroft was just leaving the fort and passing through the shade of the tree.

"Rhett? You finally decided to come back. How does it feel to be a Marquis?" Mycroft said with a smile.

Rhett paused and looked at Mycroft jokingly: "My feelings haven't changed at all. The important people around me are the same. But you seem to be in a good mood. Did something happy happen to you?"

He spoke in the tone of an old friend, a little casually, pretending not to know that Mycroft was married, but at this time Sveta leaned close to Rhett's ear and whispered: "Master, when you were away, Mr. Mycroft and Miss Vicky got married."

"What?" Rhett looked surprised. He glanced at Sveta and then at Mycroft: "Are you married?"

"What else? Your butler won't lie to you."

Lei Te was stunned for a moment, then spread his hands helplessly: "Well, now it seems that it is my turn to congratulate you - happy wedding.

Although the blessing comes a little late, the heartfelt greeting is no less.”

McCoff was still upset about this matter and was not going to let him off so easily. He crossed his arms and said, "Hey, Rhett, you missed my wedding. It's such a pity that my best friend in my life didn't show up!"

"Okay, I was wrong in this matter. To compensate you, I will pay for all your expenses at the Nightingale Tavern from now on. How about that?" Rhett spread his hands and smiled helplessly, but he believed in his heart that nothing could attract McCovey more than this condition.

However, the expected satisfaction did not appear. Instead, Mycroft said seriously: "Do you think I am a heavy drinker? The free coupons for the Nightingale Tavern have no appeal to me at all."

"Tsk, who was so obsessed with Neon Vortex that he wanted to drink a hundred cups every day?" Lei Te said jokingly: "I don't know what's wrong with you, but you even look down on the Nightingale Tavern. But in short, I was wrong this time. If you have other requests, you can just raise them, and I will try my best to satisfy you."

"Are you serious?"

"certainly."

"Then I'll tell you." Mycroft coughed twice and said, "Well, a Rattlesnake Tavern opened in Dark Eagle City last month. The owner has several outstanding bartenders. I tasted the rum and felt that each one was as good as the rum at the Nightingale Tavern."

"So you want to exchange the free coupon for the Nightingale Tavern for a free coupon for the Rattlesnake Tavern?" Rhett widened his eyes slightly, raised his voice, and looked at McCovey with annoyance and amusement.

“No.”

"Then what do you want?" Rhett asked in surprise.

"I want both!"

“.”

Leiter stroked his forehead, and black lines appeared on it. He said helplessly, "Will Vicky agree to your drinking like this?"

"Of course she won't agree." Mycroft said with a smile, "She will only blame me for not bringing her along! And the Rattlesnake Tavern is not cheap, even for me, it's a little difficult to drink as much as I want."

"Well, it's my bad luck. You two are really an odd couple! I promise you that from now on, all the consumption in the two bars will be free. But if you want to cheat me on purpose, don't blame me for not admitting it!" Rhett showed a painful look, but in fact, he was not upset at all. He could still afford a little wine.

But he immediately looked thoughtful and asked, "But then again, the Rattlesnake Tavern, this name sounds very familiar. I must have heard of it somewhere before..."

At this time, the considerate Sveta spoke again: "Master, I haven't had time to report this to you. She calls herself Lilith. She came to Dark Eagle City in July this year and came to visit you, but left when she heard that you were gone. Before she left, she left a message: It was so hard to find you, but thank you for saving my life."

"You saved my life? I worked so hard to find you?" Mycroft keenly sensed something was wrong and looked at Rhett suspiciously, "Could it be that you were having an affair outside and stole someone else's heart? If so, I was wrong about you..."

"What are you thinking? That's not happening!" Rhett rolled his eyes helplessly.

He then briefly explained his experience of passing through White Pumpkin City on his way to the Kingdom of Rim to subdue the sand elves.

"Ha, I see!" Mycroft laughed and nudged Rhett with his elbow. "In that case, next time I go to the Rattlesnake Tavern, I'll mention your name. Maybe I'll get special treatment!"

"How is that possible? I don't think I have that much face." Rhett shook his head and said, "Anyway, I'll find time to go to the Rattlesnake Tavern and say hello."

Mycroft smiled and said, "I'll wait for your good news. I'm going to the training ground now. That little girl, Eunice, arrived very early. She must be getting impatient waiting for her now!"

Rhett nodded and said goodbye to Mycroft for the time being.

Make your way back to Darkrock Keep.

All the servants nearby greeted and warmly welcomed their master's return. Rhett understood these people's feelings and responded with a standard smile.

Walking up the stairs to the lobby on the fifth floor, Leiter sat on the bench in front of the fireplace, feeling at home, and said slowly, "Sveta, how was the situation while I was away?"

Following Leiter upstairs, Sveta, who was well prepared, bowed and replied: "Master, you have been away for six months and twenty-four days. The most important thing during this period is that a member of the Ring Tower visited you and left a letter and a sealed package.

In addition, Moge and Baige both broke through to the first-level magical beasts, and Thales's ice rat broke through to the second-level magical beasts.

And the lady named Lilith, whom I just told you about, is here to visit you."

"Something sent by the members of the Ring Tower?" Lei Te said thoughtfully, as if he didn't know anything. "Where is it?"

"I put it in your room."

"Then I'll go check it out later. Is there anything else in the meantime?"

Sveta was silent for a while, then after considering her words, she said, "There is one more thing, which may not be considered important, but I think I should tell you, Master."

"What is it?"

"It's Lawrence. He broke up with Unica and got together with Aura. Unica seems to have developed a relationship with Armando." Sveta shook her head helplessly and said, "Alas, they are really a group of passionate young people, but the surging blood is always difficult to maintain a solid shape."

Three-in-one I added more chapters today, but sorry, I haven't finished it yet. My waist is a bit uncomfortable from sitting.

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