the next day.
As expected, Avic's edict arrived.
Garen was fully dressed, and followed the herald directly to the palace to meet His Majesty the Emperor.
It was the same study room as last time. Avic sat quietly on the bench with a leisurely expression. When he saw Garen coming in, he had a look of satisfaction on his face.
Standing up, he came forward to hold Garen's hand affectionately.
"Mr. Terry Jones, you're finally back. This time, you've given us a big face for the Kuwaitan royal family." The joy on Avic's face was obviously not fake. Even the title has been upgraded to a higher level.
"Your Majesty is serious. This is what I should do." Garen replied humbly.
The two sat down together on the two golden chairs in front of the window.
"It just so happens that I will hold a trust ceremony in a few days, and you can just take part in it when you come back. I didn't expect you to become a type-four powerhouse, which is rare in our entire country. It just so happens that you come back. I have also notified the rest of the totem masters of the same level. Compared with me, an ordinary person, you high-level totem masters must have a lot more common topics.” The smile on Aiweike’s face is very gentle, perhaps He knew that one of his princesses was killed by Garen, maybe he didn't know, but he didn't seem to care.
Garen just smiled politely and listened to him continue.
"Shenyun of the Heitian Society, I have also heard of his reputation at the beginning, and he is indeed very famous. It is somewhat similar to your experience. Vesga, the Minister of Defense of our Kuwaitan, also fought against Shenyun at the beginning. He also called, you can communicate with each other." Avek said gently, "You are all great talents in the country, and Kevitan needs your full support to stand firmer, gain a deeper foothold, and grow stronger in the long run. "
"Your Majesty appreciates it." Gallon bowed his head in humility.
Avic shook his head slightly, seeming a little helpless for Garen's humility.
"Forget it, I called you here this time mainly because of two things. I hope I can get your help."
"Please speak, Your Majesty." Garen nodded.
"First, Mr. Terry Jones, you have been promoted to the fourth-type level. According to national standards, each fourth-type will be awarded the title of earl and a new hereditary territory. This is the first thing.
The second is my personal request, I hope you can watch the ceremony when I hold the ceremony. "
"Of course, my servant will be there." Garen nodded. "What's more, the first thing was originally a reward for me, how can it be counted as a help?"
Avic smiled, and was about to explain, when suddenly there was a shout of announcement from outside.
'Minister of Defense arrives~~~'
The two looked at the door of the study at the same time.
The door was knocked twice slowly, and then pushed open. A serious old man with white hair walked in.
The old man was wearing a pale gold robe, which looked loose, with a gold pocket watch hanging on his chest, and a black wooden cane in his hand.
As soon as he came in, he saw Garen sitting humbly in front of Avic.
"Your Majesty, it seems that this is the newly promoted fourth-type Lord Garen?" His voice was calm and thick, and it sounded undeniably bold.
Garen stood up and looked at the old man carefully.
The other party is like those old pedants in the academy, meticulous, and there is no mess in the care of the body, and there is no omission of the smallest details. It can be seen that this is a very serious and old man.
But the most conspicuous thing is not his appearance. It was the white shimmer that constantly lingered on the old man's body.
That is almost liquefied totem light! Just by looking at it with the naked eye, one can feel that the old man's breath is like an abyss.
Garen could faintly smell the smell of sea water from the other party. Obviously, the opponent's core totem should be of the water type.
"I've seen His Excellency Wisgar." Garen bowed politely to him.
Vescar also returned the gift.
At this moment, a blue light flashed on the back of Wisgar's right hand.
An invisible force field slammed into Garen. The force field was invisible and colorless, and there wasn't even any surge in the air, as if it appeared in front of Garen in an instant and rushed towards him.
This force has little momentum, but it feels unstoppable and invincible.
For a split second, Garen seemed to hear the sound of sea waves coming from his ears, and a large wave of blue water seemed to appear in front of his eyes, rushing towards him overwhelmingly.
He suddenly saw the blue-black vortex slightly rippling behind Vescar.
It was an incomparably deep vortex, like an invisible sea vortex slowly rotating in the depths of the ocean. Slow, huge, it seems that everything will be swallowed by it.
Garen smiled slightly, and the red phantom of the nine-headed demon dragon suddenly appeared behind him.
Roar! ! !
An invisible force field also rushed towards the opponent.
boom! !
There was no real impact sound, but the collision of the two force fields made a loud noise in the hearts of everyone.
This is a pure totem power confrontation. In the absence of totem transformation, the power of the totem is just the power of nothingness and will not have any effect on matter. Only by converting it into totem light, or using it to drive the totem, can it affect the material world, a bit like the spiritual power that Garen said in his previous life.
The power of Garen's totem is not strong, but after being converted and fed back by the light of the nine-headed demon dragon's totem, it is not something that ordinary totem masters can resist now.
At this moment, the two forces collided.
The light between the two twisted slightly. It seems that there is an extra layer of colorless and invisible crystal wall.
The light was only distorted for a moment, and then quickly returned to normal.
A blush flashed across Garen's face. It was the momentary discomfort caused by the excessive shock of the spirit.
Vescar is still expressionless. But there was a hint of surprise in his eyes.
"Sure enough, it's the fourth type! And it's the most peak level." Wisgar nodded, "I now believe that you are qualified to escape from Shenyun."
"The empire has indeed produced a large number of strong men." Garen remained calm and adjusted his body.
The Minister of Defense is one of the three most powerful people in Kuwaitan, apart from the two grand dukes, he is his strongest and most loyal royalist. Garen originally thought that his nine-headed demon dragon would have no major problems against the other four peaks.
Now it seems that there are some troubles. No wonder Shenyun would give such an evaluation.
In the confrontation just now, the opponent was actually slightly inferior. The defense minister's totem is actually a huge ocean vortex, I really don't know how he made it. Even the nine-headed demon dragon is far behind.
But the totem couldn't win, and Garen wasn't very worried. His strongest was the body, not the totem. On the contrary, the totem is just an auxiliary to match his body.
The ceremony for being promoted to earl was very simple. It was just that Avic wrote an edict by hand, and then handed over the seal and documents that had been prepared to Garen.
Now that the situation in the imperial capital is complicated, Avic is obviously not in the mood to formally hold the award ceremony. That kind of thing is optional. The real benefit is the most important thing.
Then there is the division of territory.
What Avic gave Garen was a territory far behind the capital, with an area about the size of a province. It was a vast steppe highland called Patos, which means the land of birth. It was originally a farm for the empire to graze, but now a large number of livestock have died and mutated, and the number of livestock that can graze has been greatly reduced. A large area of Patos has been vacant and uninhabited. All of them happened to be bestowed on Garen by Avic.
Coming out of the palace, Garen carefully considered Avic's intentions.
Calling the Minister of Defense to come over and take the initiative to try hands with himself is obviously a warning, so that he can restrain himself in the future. It's not that the imperial capital can't control him, it's just that he turned a blind eye to it. But too much is not good.
And the fertile Patos prairie is obviously sweet dates after beating.
Thinking carefully about the strength of Minister of Defense Vesga, Gallon made a rough estimate in his heart. Although he didn't know how much strength the opponent had exerted, if he only used the breath just now to push back.
The opponent's totem is indeed stronger than the nine-headed dragon. Simply confronting with totems is sure to be at a disadvantage.
And the other party definitely has a secret treasure in their hands. The three powerful pillars of the empire all have a top secret treasure in their hands.
If you really want to face each other.
Garen reckoned that he wouldn't be an opponent if he didn't use his body. And the opponent also has an obvious strong hole card. It's really a life-and-death duel, and the outcome is unknown.
After leaving the palace, he went directly to the Headquarters of the Secret Agency.
Along the way, the streets near the imperial palace were much cleaner, and many civilian merchants decorated with lights, as if they were celebrating something.
A newlywed couple stood on a tall wooden car, with two giant white eagles pulling the two reins in front, flapping their wings and dragging the car forward.
Surrounded by two rows of protective guards, there are many children carrying flower baskets and scattering rose petals.
The wooden carriage passed by Garen's left, and Garen could even see the happy smiles on the faces of the newlyweds.
"Is it a wedding?" Garen was puzzled.
"Yes, my lord." Josephine the coachman replied immediately, "Those two are the son and wife of Viscount Leilia. Viscount Leilia often helps civilians and small businessmen, and has a good reputation in this neighborhood, so everyone is sincere. Bless them."
"Viscount Leilia?" Garen recalled carefully, but he had never heard of this name before. Obviously just a small person in the imperial capital.
The noise of the crowd outside the carriage was endless, louder than later.
Garen lowered the curtains.
"Wedding. What a pity. This will be your last happiness." He closed his eyes. Soon, the entire empire will fall into turmoil, and all peace and stability will quietly go away.
To prevent this assassination, the biggest key lies in Princess Di Lusi. How to expose her conspiracy and convince Avic is a difficult point.
Because the princess is a double agent, it is extremely difficult to convince Avic that the princess is rebellious.
The Black Sky Club's plan is almost seamless.
Garen also had too little information. After thinking all the way, he didn't have any clue.
Now Di Lusi is extremely low-key. Judging from the rumors, she has no contact with the outside world at all, but just stays in the deep palace, preparing for the trust ceremony.
But this time when he entered the palace, Garen was still hesitating in his heart, whether he wanted to save Avic.
The key to the collapse of Kevitan was not Avic's death, but that no one could concentrate power and control the overall situation after his death.
It is too difficult to prevent the assassination, but after the Black Sky Society withdraws, it will be much less difficult to help the empire centralize power.
To be honest, Garen didn't want to get involved in this turmoil. Avic's impression on his senses was not good, at least not to the point of working for him.
Moreover, the three major institutions are the foundation of the royal family. If the three major institutions are not in chaos, everything will gradually return to order.
As long as the original secret treasure is not taken away, the empire will eventually return to peace.
If his guess is correct, the real purpose of the Black Sky Society should be to seize the original secret treasure, Sisirting. That is the legendary absolute protection.
Thinking all the way, the carriage unknowingly arrived at the Headquarters of the Secret Agency, Wellsburg.
The stone-gray small castle still stands quietly among the green grass.
When Garen got out of the car, several men and women in black skirt armor were coming out of the castle, with blue marks on their chests.
"Blue team?" Garen recognized the meaning of their marks at a glance.
The teams of the secret agency are divided into nine colors of red, orange, yellow, green, blue, purple, and silver from bottom to top, and the more powerful they go up. Blue belongs to the fourth color. It is also a top strong group in the General Administration.
(end of this chapter)