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Chapter 560 - 560 560 The Rank Has Been Elevated Again

560: Chapter 560: The Rank Has Been Elevated Again 560: Chapter 560: The Rank Has Been Elevated Again Just as he was about to put away the contract document, Zhao Guang reconsidered and laid it out before him again.

This contract document was extremely important; if someone else got their hands on it, they could control his territory.

Even for himself, to cleanse these people and then re-stabilize the territory would not be an easy task.

The document had no protection, and anyone with a slight understanding of scroll writing could manipulate it.

Thus, it wouldn’t work; he must add some protective measures.

After all, he couldn’t just lose it and then kill everyone in his territory, from top to bottom.

Because a person could only sign one slave contract and could not become the Contracted Slave of two people while still in slave status.

So without releasing it, he wouldn’t be able to sign a new one.

Holding the contract meant controlling every action of these people.

Zhao Guang continued to spend time creating a plethora of magic protective runes on the document.

It could be said that Zhao Guang had applied his knowledge of Rune Language and Alchemy to the utmost limit.

He even added anti-counterfeiting authentication to the document itself, along with various magic traps.

If someone else got it and tried to open it rashly, they would definitely not meet with a good outcome.

No matter what, Zhao Guang was now a peak Advanced Mage, just a step away from becoming a Great Mage.

The traps he set up could even potentially injure Great Mages if they were not careful.

While creating traps, Zhao Guang did not forget to refine his acupuncture techniques and continued his research and training in other areas.

In any case, this period was even more fulfilling than the past.

He didn’t need to worry about his territory, so all his time was free.

It seemed that Ye Zhi wasn’t quite pleased with Zhao Guang’s recent mysterious activities.

But since she couldn’t find this man all day long, there was nothing she could do but wait at home.

A few days later, Zhao Guang had perfected his acupuncture techniques, and the contract document’s traps were completed.

In the future, once his strength increased, he would continue to enhance the quality and the traps of the document.

Or perhaps, by then he would use even higher grade materials to create an even more advanced contract document.

He wondered if this contract document was his own original creation; it was indeed convenient.

“Master, a Messenger from the Royal Family has arrived.”

“A Messenger from the Royal Family?

What are they here for?

I don’t recall doing anything recently.” The only significant thing he had done lately was that Capital of Art, but the Capital of Art would still take more time to complete.

Art forms were spreading, but what did that have to do with him?

He was a victim too, right?

As Zhao Guang saw it, the Royal Family sending someone likely concerned that Capital of Art.

In any case, Zhao Guang resolved to pretend he knew nothing.

When he came out, Zhao Guang couldn’t help but laugh; it was that acquaintance, Baron Babaza.

No, this man was no longer a baron, looking at his badge of nobility, he had actually advanced to become a Viscount, equal in rank to himself.

This man has always arrogantly looked down upon the locally born nobles, believing only those of their own were the most noble.

Now that they were equals, who knew how he would act?

His disdainful gaze was undisguised.

“Might I inquire what command His Majesty has for me?” Zhao Guang didn’t bother with pleasantries.

Rustic nobles, truly oblivious to the proper way of speaking among the nobility, who would be so direct in asking.

Babaza still patiently said, “By order of His Majesty, for Viscount Zhao Guang’s contributions in resisting the Undead Mage from the North and securing peace, he is hereby granted a promotion in nobility, and from this day, he is a second class Earl.”

Huh, I’ve been promoted in rank, and two grades at once, no less.

One should know, above Viscount, the ranks are divided into different levels, Earl, Marquis, and Duke, each with three grades; first class being the highest.

I’ve essentially been elevated by two grades.

Merely resisting the Undead Mage, I didn’t have such great merit.

After all, openly, all I did was hold off the Undead Mages before they headed south through the Beastman territory.

Marquis Coruas was the biggest victim, and I didn’t fully stop them.

Although my territory was large, there weren’t many people initially, so I didn’t protect many either.

The real reason must be because the Royal Family wants to win me over, coupled with the cement formula I gave them last time.

Right, and my strength, one’s personal strength has always been very important in this world.

Even one could say, personal strength takes up a large portion in one’s standing.

After the Princess returned, the King knew that I was now an Advanced Warrior and an Advanced Mage.

With such power, few can match in the entire Empire, how could the King not value me?

Understanding the situation, Zhao Guang was relieved.

At least he needn’t worry about the King giving him any troublesome missions or setting traps for him.

“I shall respectfully comply with His Majesty’s command and continue to fight for the Empire.”

Zhao Guang bowed slightly, a gesture that infuriated Babaza even more; shouldn’t he be more ceremonious?

But now the man was an Earl, and that made him high nobility.

At that rank, even if Babaza didn’t respect it in his heart, he dared not say so openly.

Moreover, Zhao Guang had actual power as the Earl with his population and the army.

How did such a country bumpkin rise to such a position?

It was bewildering.

He didn’t know the extent of Zhao Guang’s personal strength, something even the upper circles were not fully aware of.

Zhao Guang himself did not hide it, but the people aware of it kept it to themselves by unspoken consensus.

It was a rule more or less established within their circle.

After the reading was finished, Babaza spoke in a lower voice, “His Majesty also has a word to add, concerning the Capital of Art, would it be possible to standardize it a bit?”

Zhao Guang’s mind stirred; indeed, they inquired about that matter.

“I understand, I will have them properly regulate it.”

This regulation, certainly not meaning restrictions, Zhao Guang planned to have Ocoro and his group design a set of policies and regulations.

Their collective was too large, and without a set of rules, it could easily lead to problems.

As for the King hearing about it later, wasn’t it you who said to standardize?

Standardizing surely doesn’t mean restricting, does it?

If they’re to be troubled, let’s have everyone be troubled together.

I’m not feeling it yet, but I’ve heard that the nobles in the Imperial City are already quite troubled.

I’ve received quite a few protest letters over here.

The more he thought about the faces of those people, the happier Zhao Guang became.

Planning against me is easy, but trying to retract is hard.