Chapter 65: CHAPTER 65: A title of nobility
In Leon's study room.
The elvenstone lamp casts a soft, warm light, illuminating some of the darkness.
The high-quality birch wood table top is ten meters long and three meters wide. There are all kinds of information placed on it that cannot in any way be exposed to outsiders.
There are drawings of new magical accessories, a map of the Cult of Diablos stronghold, and criminal evidence that could keep some nobles up at night and make their heads hit the ground at any moment.
There were two figures in the study room at the moment, the black-haired prince and the white-haired girl. They were sitting at the other end of the table, signing a series of contracts.
"Your Highness, what is this?"
"As long as you write your name in the corner of every noble's contract and place it in the royal archives, you can become a noble."
"Ohhh!"
Ningguang swallowed involuntarily, and the right hand holding the quill trembled slightly, almost dropping the pen to the ground.
Leon raised the corners of her lips and smiled, indicating that she didn't need to be so nervous. In fact, this was not a real nobility, at most it only had a title.
Many traders purchased such contracts for convenience. Of course, they have to pay a considerable amount of money, and most of them are viscount or baron contracts.
There is no fiefdom, no real power, but there is no need to pay tribute. What you have is just a simple noble title, so that when you claim to be a noble, you won't be arrested and imprisoned for the crime of "pretending to be a noble".
But of course it's something very simple.
But it's still a contract that countless businesspeople fail to obtain, despite exhausting their connections.
But Leon was obviously not among them. He went to the palace and picked up a copy directly.
"The highest level I can obtain with my authority is the count contract. From today onwards, you are a countess. You can have a surname and a title."
"Last name, title?"
"That's right, I decided both for you. Your new name will be Tianquan Ningguang. You can call yourself Earl outside, and this will be your family's crest ring."
Leon took out a gold ring and placed it on the index finger of Ningguang's right hand, which also symbolized his aristocratic status.
The moment Ningguang looked at the ring on her finger, blushing deeply, Leon put away the contract document he signed.
When he goes to the palace tomorrow to visit his sister who was beaten by a certain king and queen, he might just put this in the files along the way.
"And finally this."
"That's it?"
"The last magic item I researched here, well, because it's very powerful, but it's perfect for you to use Ningguang."
As Leon spoke, he hung a topaz pendant around her neck.
The gem pendant released a faint golden light. It was not the shine of ordinary gems, but the light of magic, which matched her fair skin.
"Can I use magic?!"
Ningguang widened his eyes and looked at his hands in disbelief. She discovered that she seemed to be able to use magic now.
With a thought in the girl's mind, several rock crystals appeared in her hand, which contained magical power, indicating that they were magical creations.
But she's obviously just an ordinary person.
How could she use magic?
Ningguang subconsciously touched his neck and immediately realized that it was the power of this pendant.
"This magical accessory that allows ordinary people to use magic was actually made by accident, but it's also because a certain crazy girl around me couldn't stop."
Leon also shook his head helplessly.
This is an elemental mechanism made by fusing the rock Elfstone attribute with its spatial magic.
The theory is simple.
Open a spatial rift in the Elfstone, inject a large amount of magical power, and then connect its magical circuit to the human body, allowing anyone to use the magic of that element.
Although it's easy to say, only Leon can make this prop. After all, he is the only one who possesses [Spatial Magic].
"All nobles can use magic. Magic is a better identification than the family crest ring. Besides, if you can use magic, you can also defend yourself."
Although there are some limitations in usage i.e. it needs to be charged regularly. After all, once the built-in magical power runs out, the magic can no longer be used.
"I call it [God's Eye]."
"...I feel like this is a dream."
Ningguang felt like he was dreaming.
During the day, she was still an ordinary girl who worked hard selling fruits, but now she has transformed into an aristocrat who can use magic.
"Even though you are not a noble in the true sense, having these things and not having these things are two different things. Now are you ready to embark on a new life?"
"Yes Your Highness, I am ready."
Ningguang nodded seriously.
At this moment, the little girl who sold fruit in the past disappeared and was replaced by a young and beautiful aristocrat with a promising future as a wife.
Leon nodded with satisfaction.
He asked the Night Raid girls to deal with the traces of the girl's past. After dawn tomorrow, the people in that territory will discover that the mother and daughter have disappeared out of thin air.
Although she impressed with her appearance in the end, she will probably gradually fade from people's memories as time passes.
Leon rescued mother and daughter from a tragic fate and gave them a new life. In return, mother and daughter will become your subjects.
"From now on, your mission is to collect the riches of this world."
"Yes, I will definitely work hard to earn money for His Highness!"
"Haha, but the experience of selling fruits is definitely not enough. From now on, I will teach you about wealth."
Leon raised his hand and touched Ningguang's head.
In fact, the latter was several years older than him, so she seemed somewhat subtle, with an obviously greater concentration of light, and she allowed Leon to touch her head obediently.
The warm light of the lamp hid her flushed face.
(End of chapter)