"Ford is the first person in the Ehissia Empire to be promoted to the seventh rank through his own hard work and talent. Therefore, I will make an exception and break the imperial law that prohibits non-royal people from being promoted to the dukedom. I will bestow the dukedom title upon the Gray family."
Ford, who was beside Albert, heard this and everyone in the audience smiled and nodded.
Everyone applauded and showed their support.
"Please follow me."
After saying that, Albert led everyone out of the palace and headed out of the royal city.
The promotion ceremony of the title naturally requires the people to watch the ceremony. Therefore, the location of the promotion ceremony was chosen as the central square of the royal city after Albert and Ford discussed it.
Albert brought everyone to the Central Square. At this time, the Central Square was crowded with people, and the streets were deserted, making it impossible to get in or out of the Central Square.
If the angry church members hiding outside the city attacked at this time, the consequences would be disastrous.
However, due to the lack of response from the furious demon and after learning from the Greedy Leader Curtis that Ford's mount was also level seven, the leader of the Church of Fury, Ricardo Os, gave up the idea of attacking.
Ricardo had also left the vicinity of the royal city long ago.
Central Square.
Under the gaze of the people, the Albert people announced the content of the knighthood promotion ceremony.
"In the name of the Emperor of the Ehissia Empire..."
The oath was very long and complicated, and it took Albert half an hour to finish it.
After saying this, Albert picked up the long sword held by the waiter beside him, held it horizontally in front of him, and handed it to Ford.
The long sword represents judgment.
This means that Ford can exercise the empire's power of trial. As long as someone violates the imperial law, Ford can kill the target directly without going through the Imperial Trial Council.
Ford took the sword with both hands.
Then Albert picked up the stack of parchment the waiter was carrying.
The parchment represents the territory.
From then on, the Hector Province in the south of the Grey Family Empire and another Violet Province next to it were completely owned by the Grey Family.
The Grey family enjoyed complete autonomy in these two provinces and was not required to pay taxes to the Empire.
Ford took it solemnly again.
Finally, Albert picked up the most important ducal badge and wore it on his chest.
The ducal emblem represents power and status.
The Duke's badge, made of rare minerals such as refined gold, mithril, and various gem powders, shone brightly on Ford's chest.
At this point, the Grey family's title promotion ceremony ended.
In an instant, the people were excited. They witnessed history and the birth of the first duke of a foreign surname.
Ford's promotion to the seventh level of strength will undoubtedly bring the empire's strength to a higher level. The people naturally hope that their country's strength will improve.
After all, in this way, civilians can be spared from the suffering of war and merchants can be respected by people from other countries.
This was undoubtedly a shot in the arm for the people of the empire.
It also opened up channels for some nobles to be promoted to dukes, but... they needed to be promoted to the seventh rank.
But...compared to being clueless before, having a goal is naturally a happy thing.
After the ceremony, Albert took the people who watched the ceremony from the palace back to the palace, leaving the central square to the Grey family.
Because of the common people's favorite part...spending money is also a tradition of the empire.
The knights of House Grey carried bags of money and threw silver and gold coins at the people watching the ceremony.
Looking at the golden and silver lights glittering in the sky, people rushed to buy things.
The people who received the gold coins were all impressed by the Grey family's wealth and power, and their respect for the Grey family unconsciously increased to a higher level.
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