"Your Excellency, I wonder if you are free tonight? I would like to invite you to my house for a drink."
"Your Majesty the Duke..."
The king issued an official document, officially appointing "Martin Payton" as the Duke of Dorumbu, and entrusting the 500 kilometers of wasteland around the Titan Labyrinth. He also fulfilled his promise and granted 4 million gold coins and three magic props of his choice.
When Jia Zhengjin changed into a luxurious ducal suit, he still put on a hood to hide his appearance.
Although this look may make people feel weird, it is normal for a hidden master to have some quirks, not to mention that he is a super mercenary who solved the Titan Labyrinth problem?
After the meeting ended, all the civil and military officials gathered to fawn over him, crowding him to the limit. Even Aipal and Olivia could only stand at a distance and helplessly watch him being overwhelmed by the crowd.
After all, the Duke is the highest among all the titles, and his status in the country is also extremely noble, almost ranking lower than one person and more than ten thousand people. In some countries, the Duke even controls the king and controls the government of the entire country.
In addition to his status as a duke, his status as "Martin Payton, the ninth-level hidden powerhouse" may also be the focus of everyone's fawning over him.
But as a result, Jia Zhengjin became depressed.
He didn't like this situation, but he couldn't use space magic to escape, as that would reveal his identity.
Fortunately, his eyes fell on Bourbon, and he waved to him: "General Bourbon, I have something to ask you. Wouldn't it be convenient for us to go to your house together?"
"Of course!" Bourbon said with a smile on his face. He naturally wanted to seize such a good opportunity. Thanks to the king's arrangement for him to lead the way, it seemed that he had left a place in this strong man's heart.
In order to seize the opportunity to build a good relationship with the strong man, and especially with the Duke, he immediately sent people to evacuate the civil and military officials: "Didn't you hear that? The Duke has important matters to discuss with me in detail. Please don't harass the Duke.
, if you have anything in the future, you can discuss it with me first and let me tell you!"
Many civil and military officials were unconvinced, and many were unhappy that Bourbon had taken away the opportunity to establish a relationship with the Duke. But after all, the Duke had spoken, so he could only wait and watch unwillingly as Bourbon led him.
leave.
After finally coming out of the palace, Jia Zhengjin breathed a sigh of relief. He didn't like to deal with that kind of situation, and he would try to avoid it when he was in Holy Dragon City. Fortunately, Bourbon was able to escape smoothly this time.
"Your Majesty, what orders do you have from me?" After coming out, Bourbon asked excitedly on the road, "My carriage is right in front, why not..."
"No need to bother!" Jia Zhengjin interrupted immediately, "I just thought it was troublesome, so I asked you to take me out. In fact, there is nothing wrong."
"Ah?" Upon hearing this, Bourbon was obviously a little disappointed.
"However, what you just said was very good." Jia Zhengjin said to him, "In the future, if others come to me for anything, you will have to take care of it! I don't like to have contact with too many people. Of course, when I come to Duolunbu Country
It won’t take too long, probably only once a month. During that time, I’m afraid I’ll need your help.”
"It's an honor!!" Bourbon immediately replied excitedly, "I'm willing to serve you!"
"Well! I'll trouble you from now on. If I come to Duolunbu country, I will inform you first. Now you can go and do whatever you want. We are going to find our teammates. We will have a night's rest today and we will go back tomorrow.
Going to go on other missions."
"Your Majesty the Duke, in fact, with your current status, you don't have to worry so much." Bourbon said softly, "You can stay with your friends and enjoy the life of a Duke..."
"If I want to enjoy myself, do I need to be a Duke in this small country?" Jia Zhengjin said calmly, "Besides, I have my own things to do."
"Yes! I am too talkative..." Bourbon nodded hurriedly, "With your strength, you can indeed enjoy it anywhere. Even the four great empires are probably willing to give you a city."
"It's good to know! I am a mercenary to enjoy the process, not to enjoy the benefits." Jia Zhengjin said calmly, "You should step down first!"
"Yes! If the Duke has any instructions, you can call me at any time." Bourbon said with a respectful smile, "By the way! It is said that several of your companions are still near the market."
"Still in the market? You knew I was back, but you didn't come back right away?" Jia Zhengjin was speechless.
"You can't blame them," Bourbon said immediately. "According to the soldier's report, they are at the auction. They can't leave until the meeting is over, so it's probably almost time."
"Okay, I get it!" Jia Zhengjin turned to look at Aipal and Olivia, "Then let's go to the auction and have a look?"
"Yeah!" They both nodded at the same time.
"Your Majesty, I will prepare a carriage for you!" Bourbon said immediately.
"Then please!"
“What an honor!”
I arrived at the auction in a carriage, and sure enough, there was an auction going on inside, and no one was allowed to come in or out at will.
Jia Zhengjin went over and asked how long it would take to end.
The staff told them that it would take another half an hour and refused to allow them to enter midway.
Originally, Jia Zhengjin was going to wait for a while. Anyway, half an hour is very fast. However, a noble passed by, who happened to be one of the civil and military officials in the palace at that time. Seeing this situation, he immediately came over to curry favor and seized the opportunity to establish a good relationship with "Duke Martin"
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This nobleman was obviously a familiar figure in the auction, and the other party treated him with respect. When the nobleman explained Jia Zhengjin’s identity and told him that he was the newly appointed Duke of the King, the auction staff were shocked. Even the boss personally
He came out, apologized quickly, and promised that if the Duke came over, he could enter and leave the place at any time.
It seems that this identity is quite useful. Jia Zhengjin thanked the noble and asked him to leave his name. Then, under the personal leadership of the owner of the auction, he, Aipal, and Olivia entered the venue smoothly.
There were quite a lot of people in the venue, and a high-level magic item was being auctioned on the stage. Everyone's eyes were focused on the auctioneer, and they didn't notice the few people who came in behind.
"Over there." Olivia's eyes were sharp, and she immediately saw Tina, Perrin, Christina and Amy in the VIP seats at the front. They were all seriously holding signs and calling out prices. There were many people piled around them who had successfully taken photos.
It’s a great time to play with the props.
Jia Zhengjin’s wife, most of all, has no shortage of gold coins now, so she can buy whatever she wants. It’s obvious that they are also very interested in the magic props at the moment.
"Your Excellency, do you want to temporarily suspend the auction?" the auction owner asked respectfully.
Seeing several wives holding placards and being happy, Jia Zhengjin didn't want to disturb them: "It's okay! I'll find a seat in the back row and wait for them to finish."
"You're welcome, Your Majesty Duke, just say a word and the auction can be stopped immediately."
"It's okay!" Jia Zhengjin said with a smile, "By the way, what other items will be auctioned next?"
"Are you interested?"
"Well~ let's see if there are any good things."
"Because it's coming to an end, we only have the finale left." The auction owner said flatteringly, "The auction item is a dinner with the famous Miss Perriggi."
"What the hell? Can you auction off even a meal? Forget it, I'll just wait like this!" Jia Zhengjin shook his head in disappointment. He originally thought there would be some good things on display. (To be continued)
