The investiture ceremony was held in a harmonious atmosphere. Derek, the butler, placed a luxurious purple cushion embroidered with various patterns in front of the steps and motioned for Abel to come forward.
Abel was no stranger to conferring honors. He stepped forward and got down on one knee, looking ahead with a solemn expression.
To the surprise of all the elf councilors, Grand Duke Edwina took a silver sword from Derek's hand, lightly pressed Abel's left and right shoulders, and then put a medal symbolizing his status on his chest. , the awarding ceremony ended without saying any of the protective oaths required for ordinary awards.
In fact, this is no wonder Grand Duke Edwina. Abel’s identity is too embarrassing. As a human, if it weren’t for the transformation necklace, Grand Duke Edwina would never consider giving him the noble status of an elf lord. , because as long as Grand Duke Edwina grants Abel the status of Elf Lord, it is equivalent to recognizing Abel's status as an Elf. No matter what kind of disguise, one day it will be exposed. Only the transformation necklace made by the Moon Goddess Only by completely transforming the necklace into an elf from the internal structure of the body to the external form can we ensure that Abel will not be discovered as long as he does not take the initiative to expose himself.
Of course, the exception is the few elves in the royal family who have seen the transformation necklace, but Grand Duke Edwina believes that those in the royal family will not tell them even if they see the relationship between Abel and her.
All the oaths of guardianship in the elf noble investiture ceremony are for elves, and since Abel is a human, the oath has no binding force on Abel. Therefore, Grand Duke Dwina thinks it is better not to say the oath of guardianship.
The medal on Abel's chest is a Lord's Medal. Since he has no fiefdom, he does not have the power to customize a coat of arms. He can only use the Lord's Medal to show his noble status.
"I have something to do with you!" When the investiture ceremony had just ended, Abel, with Brewer's help, put on a white close-fitting dress and was leisurely drinking juice in the lounge, waiting for the ceremony held for him by the Grand Duke's Palace at noon. During the lunch, Carrie suddenly appeared next to him and glanced at Brewer who was standing next to him and said.
"Master, Dear Lady Carrie, I'll take my leave first!" Brewer quickly bowed and said, then walked backwards out of the lounge.
"Lady Carrie, what do you want from me?" Abel put down the juice in his hand, bowed slightly and asked. Lorraine's sister has a magical power, that is, every time she appears, it will suddenly break people's good mood. Break.
"The sale of 'Elf Perfume' is left to the Grand Duke's Palace!" Carrie said in a very calm voice.
"But I have no intention of selling 'Elf Perfume'!" Abel muttered softly. It was indeed true. He didn't lack anything now, and the resources that were really lacking couldn't be purchased with gold coins.
Abel Cha's resource is fresh crystal nuclei, and other resources can be exchanged for wealth. However, such fresh crystal nuclei that cannot be preserved can only be obtained by participating in hunting spiritual beasts. This makes fresh crystal nuclei although It is an extremely important resource, but it cannot be traded anywhere.
"This is mother's decision!" Carrie replied to Abel's complaint in a calm voice.
What makes Abel crazy is that Carrie's attitude is all about giving the 'Elven Perfume' to the Grand Duke's Palace for sale, regardless of whether you intend to sell it or not, because this is the request of Grand Duke Edwina. But Abel had no choice but to refuse.
"Lady Carrie, you are such a good lobbyist. I will send the first batch of 'Elf Perfume' over in the next few days!" Abel bowed and said with a hint of sting.
As if she didn't understand the meaning of Abel's words, Carrie continued: "You also need to prepare some 'cleansing water' and 'moisturizing lotion'. Master Mara is applying for the title of Honorary Alchemist Master to the Elf Alchemist Guild for you. Regardless of whether your application is approved or not, your alchemical works will be known to the elves.”
Seeing Carrie turn and leave after finishing speaking, Abel wanted to catch up and ask, do you elves always directly help others make decisions like this, without asking whether the person concerned agrees or disagrees
At this moment, Carrie's figure suddenly stopped, walked up to Abel again, took out a space bag from her arms and threw it to him and said, "Here are some materials."
When Abel took the space bag, Carrie turned away again and disappeared outside the door of the reception room.
This space bag is embroidered with a cute giant bear, which is different from all the giant bears Abel has ever seen. Anyone who sees this giant bear can tell at the first glance that it is a giant bear. It was a female bear, and very cute. He smiled. He didn't expect that a cool elf like Carrie would like to use such a style of pattern.
His mental power reached into the space bag in his hand. Inside, there were neatly placed 'Elven Perfume', 'Skin Wash', 'Moisture Lotion' and many commonly used materials for alchemy potions, and Abel also found some valuable ones in them. Potion raw materials, these alchemical materials fill a cubic space bag to the brim.
It's a pity that Abel has been looking for the main ingredient of the 'Beautiful Potion', but he hasn't found any of it. It seems that the beauty grass is a very rare material. He just doesn't know where to get it. Of course, he is not doing it for him. To prepare himself, he was still very young, and he was thinking of his mother, Nora, and preparing in advance for Lorraine.
Thinking of Master Mara applying to the Elf Alchemist Guild for him to apply for the honorary alchemist master, Abel couldn't help but feel moved. This reminded him of Master Bentham who also used the only opportunity in his life when he was learning blacksmith skills. Opportunity, he applied for the examination of master blacksmith. Although he didn't know how many opportunities Master Mara had to apply for honorary master alchemy, he knew that such opportunities would be rare.
"Master, the banquet is about to begin!" Butler Brewer appeared next to Abel and reminded.
Abel heard Brewer's reminder and hung the space bag on his waist. At this time, he was very careful. If the space bag given by Carrie was thrown into the Horadric cube or personal storage box, it would not work. It's hard to explain, because this white elf dress is very slim, and it fits perfectly on the body. Even his commonly used space bag is hung around his waist.
"Lord Bennett is here!"
Following the loud announcement from Derek, the steward of the Grand Duke's Palace, Abel walked into the banquet hall, and Derek did not stay at the door. Instead, he changed to another steward, and he followed Abel. He today His task was to lead Abel and introduce him to the nobles present one by one.
The elf nobles who had already arrived heard the voice and turned to look at Abel. Some nodded and smiled at Abel, while others ignored him. However, the twelve elf councilors were very friendly at this time. They stepped forward to salute him and said something. With some words of congratulations, Derek introduced each elf councilor who came forward to him from time to time.
The behavior of the twelve elf councilors surprised the elves present. These high-minded elf councilors are not so easy to get along with. Although this is a welcome banquet held for Lord Bennett, it is actually just for the nobles in this name. It was a tradition for them to gather together, and there were not many elven nobles present who would care about a lord who did not have a fiefdom.
What surprised the elves present even more was Derek's attitude. Although Derek was only a steward, he was the steward of the Lord's Mansion in Anyost City, and he was almost the most powerful elf in Anyost City among the elf councilors. Even the Elf Councilor would not offend him, but his attitude was completely one of humility in serving his master.
The elves had various guesses about Abel's identity, and it was different from when Abel first came in. Many elves had already taken the initiative to greet Abel in a friendly way.
Just when Abel was lamenting that elves and humans are generally very practical creatures, not as beautiful as imagined with exquisite appearance, a message came from the door.
"Dear Master Mara is here!"
"Master Mara is here?" The elves around looked at the very young female elf who came in at the door with great curiosity. At this time, Master Mara was older than the elderly Master Mara that all the elves knew. Much, much younger.
"This is Master Mara, my god. Is there something wrong with my eyes?" an elf councilor exclaimed.
"You just didn't believe what I said, now you believe it!" Elf Councilor Crocker turned to the Elf Councilor and said.