Chapter 299

"Adventurer Shien is about to be conferred the title of an honorary viscount."

Such news gradually spread in the royal capital, and was learned by the nobles and commoners.

"He's a viscount right off the bat?"

"That's amazing."

"Although there are many examples of adventurers being conferred titles because of their great contributions, it seems that it's been a long time since someone was conferred the title of viscount right off the bat, right?"

"He should've started with the lowest rank of baron."

"Yes."

The people of the royal capital were relishing in this matter.

Usually, things like conferring titles would not spread as fast as they did now, nor would they receive so much attention.

As mentioned above, there were many examples of adventurers being conferred nobility due to their great contributions. This year alone, several barons had been conferred the title of nobility, so the people of the Royal Capital had long since gotten used to the topic of who was conferred the title of nobility.

Under such circumstances, it had been a long time since the last time such a matter of being conferred a noble title had been discussed so enthusiastically.

However, the news that Shien was about to be conferred a title spread very quickly, and was also mentioned as a topic of conversation by many people, spreading throughout the streets and alleys of the royal capital.

There were several reasons.

Firstly, being conferred the title of viscount right off the bat was indeed rare.

In addition, Shien himself had recently become an influential figure in the royal capital. He was able to tame the black dragon of Adol, expose the conspiracy of the Galuoli family, crack the evil magic ritual in the Adol Canyon, and even almost annihilate the royal knights. All these deeds were considered to be his halo, causing him to still be highly watched.

Also, Shien had previously crusaded against the Old Demons led by Beetho, which made the people of the royal capital, who had suffered the devastating blow of the Old Demons ten years ago, have a good impression of him.

In addition, the kingdom had deliberately publicized this matter, letting the nobles and even neighboring countries know that Shien already had a partner, and dispelling some of the thoughts that they shouldn't have. This caused the matter of Shien being conferred a title to be spread like wildfire.

Unfortunately, contrary to these people, many nobles were very unhappy about this matter.

"He must've been conferred the title of viscount right off the bat because he had connections with Royal Highness Rosie, right?"

"He's just a viscount. Why is there such a high discussion rate?"

"I think we still have to find an opportunity to teach him the rules of the nobles."

"Yeah."

These nobles were just like this. Each of them spoke with such vigor, but in the end, none of them dared to do so.

Obviously, they were just saying it verbally.

After all, they didn't think that their families were stronger than the kingdom's knights, nor did they think that they could do anything to the black dragon who had been famous for 400 years.

However, it was precisely because of this that they were even more jealous.

That was because they knew very well that with Sean's ability and the favor of the princess, he might be promoted step by step.

Perhaps, it wouldn't be long before they would lose the only thing they were proud of, their family background.

By that time, not only would they not be able to provoke this former adventurer, but even the princess might be forced to marry him because of the rise in his status.

This was something that many nobles did not want to see.

In view of this, in the aristocratic circle, the news of Sean about to be conferred the title of nobility began to spread.

It was the first time that an honorary viscount had attracted so much attention.

Naturally, Shien didn't know what others were thinking.

Sean naturally didn't know what others were thinking.

If one really asked him what he thought of this phenomenon, he would only say one thing.

"Don't be so stubborn. If you don't like the reality, try it."

When Shien said this, Rosie, Vivian, and the others were quite speechless.

"Don't be so stubborn. If you don't like it, try it."

"Who dares to touch you?"

"Those nobles aren't that stupid. What they can use is definitely not power, but the power of the kingdom."

Rosie and Vivian said this to Shien respectively.

But Shien didn't care.

If someone really provoked him, he wouldn't waste his breath. He would just send a kick straight at them.

Since Rosie was covering for him, Shien wasn't afraid. Instead, he felt that the soles of his feet were a little itchy. He couldn't wait for a few balls to let him vent.

In fact, because of this, Shien became the talk of the town for the next few days.

There was no other reason. After all, there were still a few balls looking for a kick.

This caused several nobles to desperately denounce Shien, hoping that the kingdom would uphold justice for them.

Unfortunately, after a few days of trouble, seeing that Shien was still leisurely going to the palace every day as if nothing had happened, these nobles knew that they couldn't afford to offend this person. They could only hatefully stop.

Shien didn't care about the noise in the outside world. If someone came looking for trouble, he would just kick them. If no one came looking for trouble, he would go to the magic library under the palace and continue to study hard. He wanted to learn Celestial Magic and Pay Magic as much as possible.

During this time, Rosie brought Shien a few pieces of news.

"Your conferring ceremony will be held at the end of this month."

At that time, Shien would need to go to the Hall of Audience again to receive the conferment from His Majesty the King.

"After the conferment, according to the rules, a noble banquet will be held at your residence. So, you have to find servants and chefs before the end of the month. Clean up your residence and prepare for the banquet. Don't embarrass yourself."

Rosie said that Sean could write his own invitations to invite others to the banquet, or he could not write them at all. However, whether others would attend the banquet depended on whether he was famous enough, whether he had a wide network, and whether others would give him face.

It was said that this banquet was used to show off one's strength as a noble. The more people who attended, the more capable they were. The higher the status of the people who attended, the more capable they were as a noble.

This was equivalent to telling others about one's connections, how many people stood on one's side, and whether one was capable enough to hold a high-class banquet.

"Generally speaking, the banquets held by people who have just been conferred are very quiet. Very few nobles will attend. Most of them are relatives and friends who make up the numbers. For a viscount, there won't be many people attending his conferring banquet. But you don't have to worry about that."

Rosie said to Shien with a deep meaning, causing Shien's mouth to twitch.

"Don't tell me that the princess, who wants to see the world in chaos, wants to come?"

If that was the case, Shien could already imagine how popular his conferring banquet would be.

It was impossible for the royal family to attend unless they were at least a Marquis.

Princess Rosie was even more special. She had not attended any noble's conferring banquet, and she rarely attended the conferring ceremony.

If this girl attended, Shien's banquet would not explode. It was definitely the kingdom's deliberate suppression.

"Forget it, I don't do those troublesome things anyway."

Shien pushed all these things away.

This was not something Sean liked to do in the first place.

If it was before, Shien would probably go on strike if he was asked to do something like this.

But now...

"This will be an impeccable banquet."

La Xia calmly and domineeringly threw such a sentence at Shien, and then disappeared.

Looking at La Xia like this, Shien felt both relieved and afraid.

"... I have a feeling that this maid will do something that will make everyone's glasses fall."

Shien felt that he could almost see the grand occasion of the banquet.

So, he left the preparation of the banquet to La Xia, while he continued to read books in the library, not caring about anything else.

To be able to be a hands-off shopkeeper to this extent was also a rare realm.

In short, he would ask Rosie for important matters, and La Xia for trivial matters. Under such circumstances, Shien's life was quite comfortable.

As for Vivian, Tierre, Lumia, Melica, and the other girls, they had been talking about their future, and were even thinking of ways to help Lumia.

Ai Yi also knew that Shien was about to become a noble, but she did not express any opinion.

Ai Yi was just seriously considering it.

"How about I attend as well, using my real identity."

Ai Yi mentioned this to Shien.

"Boss, don't!"

Shien desperately tried to stop her.

What a joke! If this girl were to attend his banquet with her real identity, the entire Mortal World would be in an uproar.

"I'm here to support you and warn those restless ants not to have any ideas about my people."

Ai Yi expressed her dissatisfaction.

"... When did I become your person?"

Shien just wanted to catch this girl and give her a good spanking.

Although it must feel good to be protected by a boss, this was too good. Shien was a little scared himself, and when he thought of the consequences, he felt a chill in his head. He could only stop her.

After much persuasion, Shien finally stopped this girl and let her look for You Lin with an indignant expression.

During this period, Ai Yi had been like this, looking for You Lin whenever she had time. He did not know what she was doing, and it was quite suspicious.

"I hope the house the kingdom found for me is big enough."

Shien wanted to take You Lin over.

It was said that ever since the dragon sister stayed in the riding house in the north, there had not been a day of peace there.

All the monsters, including the flying dragons, who stayed under the same roof as her, trembled every day, could not eat well, and could not sleep well. It was almost causing a riot.

Those who were responsible for feeding the monsters also claimed that they did not dare to go near You Lin, because if they did, they would be scared half to death by her roar. All of them served her like a tyrant.

So, Shien wanted to take You Lin over and stay with him.

If the house the kingdom found for Shien was big enough, he was prepared to build a dragon house for You Lin to live in.

But...

"Do I have enough gold coins?"

Shien, who had already received ten thousand gold coins, felt that he could not hold on to it anymore.

Just like that, the days passed day by day.