Abel's senses were very sensitive. He quickly realized that Steward Brewer was not in a good condition. He couldn't help but feel a little strange. He quickly scanned his body with his power of the will and immediately found the reason. He had been fighting in the Dark World for a few days, but he had never killed so many hell creatures at once. This time, he had killed close to ten thousand hell creatures.
Every time he killed a life, there would be a strange aura. Some people called this aura murderous aura, while others called it evil aura. When a soldier who had killed in the army appeared in front of a normal person, it was very easy to scare them. This was a manifestation of murderous aura.
Luckily, Abel did not come back directly after killing tens of thousands of hell creatures. Instead, he stayed in Rogge's camp for a few days. Otherwise, if he appeared in front of Steward Brewer, who was just an ordinary elf, with his murderous aura, he might have a nervous breakdown.
There were many ways to get rid of this murderous aura, such as calmly resting for a while, going out to see the scenery, or finding someone of the opposite sex. However, Abel was different. He directly took out the meditation jade pillow from the Akara's tent in his personal storage box with his power of the will and put it in his arms. Immediately, he felt a cool breeze. It was like his body and mind were washed by water. The evil aura and murderous aura in his heart were all gone.
When Brewer came to the dining room, he pulled out a chair for Abel. He realized that his master seemed to have returned to the amiable temperament he had when they first met. The pressure he felt just now was completely gone. Although he had doubts in his heart, he served his master seriously as usual. He did not show any strange behavior.
After breakfast, Abel put the meditation jade pillow in the Akara's tent in his personal storage box. He couldn't help but feel a little proud of this treasure. He thought about how many years it took for soldiers to get rid of their murderous aura in order to interact with normal people, but it only took him a while to get rid of it.
Abel sat in the carriage in a silver-white suit. Silver-White was the elves' favorite color, but it was not something normal elves could wear. Only elven nobles could wear it. Abel's silver-white suit was specially sent by the Grand Ducal Palace for today's award ceremony. At the same time, there was another pure white suit. Of course, this one was just like the silver-white suit. At that moment, the pure white suit was in the box beside Abel.
The carriage gradually slowed down. Brewer sat in front of the shaft and gently said, "Master, we have arrived at the Grand Ducal Palace!"
"Mr. Bennett, I am the steward of the Grand Ducal Palace, Derek... Welcome!" The old steward of the Grand Ducal Palace, Derek, saw the carriage and carefully stepped forward to open the door. He then stepped back and bowed.
As the steward of the Grand Ducal Palace, of course, he knew who this young elf in front of him was. Whether it was the mansion on Lambe Road, the carriage in front of him, or the suit this young elf was wearing, they were all personally arranged by Grand Duke Edwina. There were no secrets in the Grand Ducal Palace to him. This young elf could very well become Lady Lorraine's husband.
Whether it was Lady Lorraine's future husband or Grand Duke Edwina's attention, this young elf in front of him was very important. Not to mention, this young elf was the star of today's event.
"Derek, thank you for welcoming me!" Abel bowed back. Although Derek was only a steward, his status as the steward of the Grand Ducal Palace was extremely high. Most importantly, he was the old steward that Lorraine said had watched Lorraine grow up.
"Mr. Bennett, you are too polite. Please follow me!" Derek made an inviting gesture and led Abel into the Grand Ducal Palace.
Abel's steward, Brewer, followed behind with a box of suits. His mission today was to provide guidance on clothes and makeup for Abel. Today was not just an award ceremony. After the award ceremony, there would be a banquet to welcome the new nobles into the noble circle of Angstrom City. This was a tradition of the elves. In their long lives, they would always think of all kinds of entertainment, and banquets were one of the most important.
In the familiar hall, the main and side seats were empty. Grand Duke Edwina and Duke Albert had not arrived yet. There were only 12 elven councilors in luxurious clothes standing there, talking to each other. Seeing Abel being led in by steward Derek, 4 female elven councilors nodded and smiled at Abel. The other elven councilors had a hesitant look on their faces, and some directly ignored Abel. Especially 2 elven councilors who looked at Abel with a hint of malice.
"Mr. Bennett, please wait here for a moment. I'll leave first!" Derek led Abel to the side of the hall and bowed. Afterward, he left the hall.
The elven councilors were the ones who actually controlled Angstrom City. They were in charge of the city's commerce, security, taxes, military, land, and so on. These elven councilors were elected from the nobles who owned land. They were responsible for the management of the city, but they had to have a noble status to be qualified for this position.
This was a strange system of power among the elves. The big nobles who owned land could not personally participate in the management of the city. They had to rely on their representatives to help them control the city. However, at the same time, the representatives' status had increased a lot because of their status. Therefore, the elven councilors were only second to the big nobles. This class was a little higher than the normal nobles, but a little lower than the big nobles. They had power, but they were controlled by the Grand Duke and the big nobles they represented.
This strange balance allowed the elves' power to not go out of control because of the high status of the elves. At the same time, it allowed the big nobles behind them to enjoy their lives without having to worry about government affairs.
In the hall, no matter if it was the elven councilors who smiled at Abel or the other ones who did not say anything, no elves came up to talk to him. It made Abel feel out of place.
At this moment, Derek's voice emerged from outside the hall, "The prestigious Grand Duke Edwina and the prestigious Duke Albert have arrived!"
The conversation in the hall immediately stopped. The 12 elven councilors stood on both sides of the hall, 6 on each side.
Grand Duke Edwina and Duke Albert appeared at the door. As soon as they appeared, all the elven councilors in the hall realized something was different. Grand Duke Edwina looked too young today. It was as if she had returned to her youthful state. Her skin was white with a hint of redness, and her long hair was as smooth as silk. It was parted in the middle, cascading down the sides of her face, and hanging on her shoulders. She was wearing a silver patterned headband on her head.
The old elven councilors felt like they had returned to a few hundred years ago. Grand Duke Edwina had become the Lord of Angstrom City with this appearance, and they had become councilors.
"Bennett, you're early!" Duke Albert ignored the elven councilors. He had a special identity, so he didn't care about these high-ranking elves. Instead, he smiled and walked up to Abel to greet him.
"The prestigious Duke Albert, nice to meet you!" Abel bowed. However, there was a strange look in his eyes. In front of him was his future father-in-law. The traces of age on his face had disappeared. Instead, it was replaced by a handsome young face.
In terms of human age, he used to look like he was in his 50s, but now he looked like he was in his 30s. Grand Duke Edwina used to look like she was in her 40s, but now she looked like she was in her 30s. Needless to say, these two must have used Abel's lotion and conditioner.
"You're not bad. I didn't misjudge you!" Duke Albert patted Abel's shoulder twice and laughed as he walked to the seat in the middle of the hall.
Grand Duke Edwina also looked at Abel before she sat down. She smiled at him and nodded.
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