"Congratulations! You've been promoted again!" Anna said with a smile.
"What's so gratifying? I managed to exert so much effort and beat the Condor Legion to a half-crippling state. There's no credit but hard work. He, Austin, is too stingy. He doesn't even get any rewards. Give me a promotion."
What's the point of having a noble title?" Zhang Yunfeng said angrily: "You can't eat it, and you can't fight it. Even if you give me a batch of supplies, it must be substantial."
"If your words are heard by other nobles in the empire, I'm afraid everyone will collectively beat you up." Ai Qier glanced at Zhang Yunfeng, her eyes fell on the edict, and she smiled brightly and said: "The nobles have titles.
Promotion is extremely difficult, like Lord and Viscount
Because the rank of those minor nobles is too low, there is always the possibility of promotion. But like you, you were immediately promoted to earl, then jumped to duke in less than a year, and now you are promoted to second rank in less than half a year.
Duke, this speed of promotion is simply unprecedented."
"Isn't it just a title of nobility? Whoever wants it wants it, I really think I'm a rare person." Zhang Yunfeng curled his lips and showed no concern on his face.
"You can't say that. Noble titles are still very useful in many cases." Aiqier blinked her bright eyes.
"What's the use? I became the Duke. Apart from getting this thankless fiefdom, I didn't seem to get any other benefits. I also spent hundreds of millions of gold coins. Even when the Edinpus Empire invaded,
I haven’t seen a single soldier from the empire come to help.” Zhang Yunfeng said angrily.
Ever since he became a duke, he seems to have had no good luck. Not to mention receiving a large sum of gold coins for nothing, his treatment is much worse than that of other nobles. There was a problem in his fiefdom and a riot broke out, and the imperial army
I must arrive as soon as possible, and the Deserted Land is better. One million troops of the Edimpus Empire sailed into the Norma Strait, and the 300,000 vanguard troops even broke into the coastal areas of the Deserted Land. Rockwell
The imperial army was still nowhere to be seen.
If it weren't for Galaxy City's Sea Arrow Submarine, a technological weapon that far exceeds the level of Augus Continent, not to mention the group of god-level and saint-level masters, the 300,000-strong army alone could have leveled Galaxy City.
This alone is enough to make Zhang Yunfeng extremely disappointed with the Rockwell Empire.
"The reason why the imperial army never showed up is because the relationship between you and the royal family was too tense. Last time, the envoy was sent away like this. I heard that Your Majesty was so angry that he even stripped the envoy directly.
Become a noble and enter a slave camp. Now I don’t seem to know which mine to dig in." Speaking of the envoy from last time, Aiqier couldn't help but purse her lips and chuckle.
"I've also heard about this. Speaking of which, the unlucky guy is really pitiful. He turned from an earl to a slave all of a sudden. I really hope he can survive. Maybe one day he can survive like my father and regain his official position.
Maybe the job." Anna helped from the side, with a hint of weirdness on her delicate and pretty face.
"What's so pitiful about him? I'm really pitiful. I worked so hard to fight for the Rockwell Empire in the racial competition, and I managed to survive when the Lord God broke the seal. Most of my cultivation was blocked. Return to
"Combeda, Austin didn't even say a kind word. He just threw me into this place where birds don't lay eggs. If what happened to that guy can be called pitiful, what should I call someone like me?" Zhang Yunfeng pretended.
Said sadly.
"Brother Yunfeng, don't be sad, Anna will protect you." Anna waved her little hand, which was as perfect as mutton-fat white jade, and Anna said with pride.
"Anna, with your little strength and the nerve to protect others, among the few of us here, the one with the worst cultivation is you. Up to now, you haven't even crossed the intermediate level of saint level. If you come to the upper level of saint level, you can do it."
If you can just make yourself busy, how can you protect others?" Aiqier rolled her eyes.
Hearing these words, the pride in Anna's beauty instantly faded away, her cheeks puffed up, her red lips pouted, her squeamish look was extremely cute.
Although she didn't want to admit it, Anna also knew that what Aiqier said was true. Although the two of them practiced the same technique, and their starting points were even the same, Aiqier was far superior to her in terms of realm.
When she first left the Cemetery of the Gods, Aiqier was at the peak of the Saint level. Not long ago, she suddenly touched the threshold of the God level and broke through to the God level seven days ago.
Looking back at herself, she has never been able to cross even the intermediate holy level. Comparing the two, Anna felt ashamed.
"Actually, it's not without benefits that eldest brother Yunfeng canonized you as a second-class earl!" Ai Qier said with a smile.
"What are the benefits?" Zhang Yunfeng asked angrily. Being named the Duke of the Empire seemed to have no effect other than trouble and the hostility of countless nobles, big and small.
Ai Qier knew that although Zhang Yunfeng's cultivation talent was frighteningly high and he was particularly good at some weird alchemy techniques and created some magical alchemical props, he was completely clueless about the situation in the aristocratic circle.
Thinking of this, Aiqier couldn't help but smile, and then explained: "The nobility is a very strict hierarchical circle, just like a viscount. He may be able to show off his power in front of the lord, but in front of the earl, he can only tuck his tail between his legs.
, keep your head down. If the viscount dares to offend the earl, the earl will have the right to severely punish the other person without harming his life, and even the empire will not interfere."
"The title of aristocrat has such overbearing power!" Zhang Yunfeng exclaimed. If everything Ai Qier said is true, then he has great power. Mother-in-law Judy once said last time that within the empire,
There are less than fifty nobles with the title of duke, and there are only eight second-class dukes with the title granted by the emperor. Even if he is included in his new fiefdom of Galaxy Duke, there are only nine, which is not even enough for ten fingers.
"That guy seemed to be a count last time. Why didn't you tell me that I, the Duke, still have such rights?" Zhang Yunfeng said in surprise. If the Duke has such rights, it means that if he wants to punish any noble
, almost ninety-nine percent of the nobles in the empire cannot bear it.
The envoy who came to Galaxy City last time was a count. According to Aiqier, that guy's behavior at that time could not be labeled as someone who despised the great nobles. Why didn't Aiqier remind herself at that time!
"It was useless even if I told you at that time!" Aiqier shook her head and said: "That man is the royal envoy, and he has the emperor's mandate. Although his status is not as respected as that of the emperor, it is at least as high as that of a king.
Even the Duke can't deal with him. As long as His Majesty doesn't take back his title for a day, no one in Combeda, let alone our Galaxy City, can beat him."
"Damn it, Austin sent that idiot here, knowing that we can't touch him." Zhang Yunfeng slammed the table in front of him. He was sure that if he dared to be that messenger, Austin would definitely catch him.
Use this opportunity to make trouble and cause trouble in Galaxy City.
"Brother Yunfeng, don't be angry. I heard that the envoy has been demoted to a slave by His Majesty and sent to a slave camp. He only has a few days to live." Ai Qier comforted her calmly, but it was foreseeable that the envoy would end tragically.
Yes, once you are sent to a slave camp, it will be difficult to get out. The probability of death is as high as over 90%, which is no different from being sentenced to death.
If we really want to talk about the difference, one will die on the spot, while the other will receive a suspended sentence, and will also face greater pain.
“Duh duh!!”
At this moment, there was a sudden knock on the office door. Before Zhang Yunfeng could speak, the door was opened by someone outside, and Yakoda ran in furiously.
"City Lord, there is someone outside who wants to see you." Yakoda said as he ran in panting.
"Someone wants to see me, who is it?" Hearing this, Zhang Yunfeng frowned. After becoming the Lord of Galaxy City, most people who want to see him must first make an appointment at the reception desk. It has nothing to do with the city guard to which Yakoda belongs.
Who was coming, and Yakoda was asked to come over personally to report it.
"The person you asked us to monitor all the time, Colin!" Yakoda spit out a name immediately.
"What, it's him?" Zhang Yunfeng was startled, obviously not expecting that the person who came to him would be Colin.
Ever since Xiao Jiujiu discovered that Colin followed a caravan into Galaxy City, although he didn't understand the origin of the mysterious force behind Colin, nor did he know Colin's purpose. However, for safety reasons, he still let Xiao Jiujiu twenty-four
The city surveillance system was mobilized around the clock to track Colin's location, and a city guard was dispatched to take charge of Colin's affairs, and the leader of the city guard was Yakoda.
The ceiling of the office moved slightly, and a holographic projection was projected out of thin air in the middle of the room. Zhang Yunfeng was not satisfied with the opening of the holographic projection. He knew that it was controlled by Xiao Jiujiu from behind. In the center of the holographic projection, Colin's familiar figure was receiving the reception at the Pentagon.
In the room, he was sitting on a chair, holding a glass in both hands, tasting it slowly, behaved properly, politely, and showed his aristocratic style.
Zhang Yunfeng stared closely at the familiar figure on the holographic projection and asked, "Do you know what he is here for?"
During this period, due to the invasion of the Condor Legion, Galaxy City was in chaos. Zhang Yunfeng was busy dealing with affairs in the city and almost forgot about Colin's existence. Originally, he planned to wait until he had finished dealing with the empire and the Condor Legion.
With your hands free, go to Colin again and find out his purpose.
Unexpectedly, before he could find Colin, the other party came to look for him first. Now that the mainland was in turmoil, Zhang Yunfeng had to doubt Colin's intentions.
He believed that Colin did not come to Galaxy City on purpose. Even the top forces on the continent, including the Holy See of Light, could not find him. The power behind Colin was by no means weaker than any of the top forces on the continent today.
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