Chapter 310: Adding the Nine Gifts, Entering the Palace with Sword and Shoes, Entering the Court without Bowing, Praising and Bowing without Name, Causing Chaos in the Harem, and Sleeping on the Dragon Bed
Not long after, it was time for the knighthood ceremony.
The unknown hall of the palace was filled with all kinds of nobles, some were wearing gorgeous aristocratic costumes, some were just wearing wizard robes, and some looked very simple in appearance, but in fact, both the material of the clothes and the patterns created by famous artists were extremely valuable.
Nobles were whispering all around, some were discussing business or interest exchange in private, some were just chatting, and some were simply discussing him in low voices.
Mo Cheng stood there expressionlessly, thinking that this so-called knighthood ceremony should end . He didn't like this kind of occasion very much. This reminded him of when he was in elementary school or kindergarten, the whole class went on stage to perform for the teachers and principals despite being hungry.
Soon, the noisy sounds subsided, and the nobles saluted towards one place. Looking in the direction of the salute, Princess Mishas, dressed in gorgeous clothes, was walking slowly towards them.
Why Princess Mishas?
This question flashed through his mind. Not only Mo Cheng, but even the other nobles couldn't help but talk about it after seeing that the person coming was Princess Mishasi.
The investiture ceremony should have been performed by Queen Caroline, but the person who came now was Princess Mishas, which made these political creatures wonder whether this was some kind of signal.
But no matter what, the ennoblement ceremony that Mo Cheng had been waiting for for a long time and felt was very troublesome finally began.
Mo Cheng first half-knelt on the ground. Princess Mishas drew out her ceremonial sword and tapped Mo Cheng's shoulders. "Only in the name of Andair, in compliance with the will of Queen Caroline, I grant you the title of Andair [Hereditary Earl]. I grant you a golden scepter of earl, a golden crown of earl, a set of ferret [earl] clothing, a griffin mount, an Andair gold griffin medal, a dragon flag, 5,000 square kilometers of territory, 1,000 sets of knight equipment, a number of corresponding soldier equipment and equipment, and a number of tools for craftsmen and workers of various professions..."
The series of rewards were quite generous. At least in the eyes of the nobles, the rewards Mo Cheng received were almost the best.
Needless to say, the hereditary earldom indicates that a new noble family is about to be born in Aundair.
The fiefdom of 5,000 square kilometers, if Mo Cheng remembered correctly, was already larger than the territory that a count should have. But considering that there was no vacant land in Aundair to allocate to him as a count, he would probably need to find a place to take over the 5,000 square kilometers.
In other words, Andel could probably only provide legal proof for this so-called rewarded territory.
It is probably similar to King Ping of Zhou giving the place that the royal family was unable to control to Duke Xiang of Qin. The name and the legal basis are there, but if you want to control it, you have to take it with real swords and guns.
Of course, if you insist on asking the royal family for territory, then the only thing the royal family can give you is the vast uninhabited desert for thousands of miles to the west.
If you really want an earldom, you will need to pay taxes to the royal family.
It was precisely because there was little unowned land in Aundair and land annexation was serious that Queen Caroline realized that if she continued like this, she would sooner or later be sidelined, so she took a series of actions to try to centralize power.
It was also the fuse for the internal division war in Aundair.
As for other rewards, the scepter, clothing, and crown were all made of gold. It was probably because the Aundair royal family took into consideration Mo Cheng's identity as a [Dragonborn]. After all, some of the habits of Dragonborns would be very inclined to giant dragons, and the more powerful the Dragonborn, the more so.
The love of gold and treasure is a common trait among all dragons.
From the perspective of others, the reward was very generous, and it meant an instant leap to the top of the pyramid, but after Mo Cheng calculated, there didn't seem to be much that was of practical help to him.
The reward is generous, but not very helpful, like giving a hero with all the melee passives a set of Carl's skills.
The consequence of that would most likely be that you might not even have enough mana to use a set of skills.
If it was a Lord player from [Foreign Land], this would undoubtedly be a huge reward, but he is a SKIP combat player.
The title of Earl can at best be claimed when Aundair breaks out into civil war, if one has territory on hand.
Princess Mishas, with a solemn expression on her face, chanted the maxims and admonitions as if singing, and turned the hilt of the ceremonial sword in her hand upside down, chanting loudly: "In the name of the royal family of Aundair, I grant Earl Mocheng all rights to exercise all laws in the territory in accordance with Aundair. Aundair blesses you."
As he spoke, he placed the ceremonial sword horizontally into Mo Cheng's palm, who lowered his head but raised his arms with his palms facing upward.
The whole process was tedious and troublesome, but Mo Cheng still completed it all patiently. Although the identity of Count Andel could not bring him any substantial enhancement, Mo Cheng needed this identity.
A noble identity makes it easier for people to get in touch with things that only the upper class can touch, such as...
[Copy] is the clue of [different dimension] mentioned by the natives of the continent of Kovare.
When there was only one chance left to enter [Mad King's Rebellion], Mo Cheng knew that he needed to find more ways to enter the [copy].
When the ritual sword was placed in Mo Cheng's palm, the system responded again.
[Ding, Aundair series of continuous tasks A: Go home, completed. ]
[The young dragon left the laboratory island of the Dragon King of Life and sent the princess of Aundair back home. Perhaps you don't know what you missed. ]
[The aloof dragon begins to pursue human power. Whether it is right or wrong, it is always your choice. ]
[But young dragon, be careful. If you seek power from the system, you will also be assimilated by the system.]
[After completing the Aundair series of continuous tasks A, should I withdraw the rewards immediately or accumulate them into the next task ? 】
Accumulated into the next task.
Without too much consideration, if he claimed the reward at the first step of the continuous task, Mo Cheng doubted that the reward would be something like [Iron Branches] or [Healing Ointment].
[Rewards accumulate to the next step, and you will get the phased task reward: 30,000 experience points]
[You have upgraded and gained 1 skill point. Current level: 12]
[Aundair series of continuous tasks B: power and strength! ]
【How can a man of honor live in this world and be depressed and inferior to others for a long time? 】
[The highest level of a minister is either virtuous or treacherous. ]
[He was given the Nine Gifts, wore a sword and shoes when entering the palace, did not need to rush forward when entering the court, did not need to name his name when praising or worshipping, and controlled the princes by holding the emperor hostage, which was the pinnacle of being a minister.]
[Of course there is another way: to appoint oneself as prime minister, take charge of government affairs, depose the eldest son and enthronize the youngest, wreak havoc in the harem, and sleep on the dragon bed overnight.]
【Use your actions to make your choice. 】
My goodness, how could Mo Cheng not understand what these two roads were? He knew what they were just by looking at the first few adjectives.
In a nutshell, the former is Prime Minister Cao and the latter is Prime Minister Dong.
They are all choices aimed at usurping the throne. Is there something wrong with this system?
