Chapter 243 Ennoblement
Just after noon, when the sun had just passed its highest point, a team flew from afar and landed in Yuming City.
After the leader arrived at the City Lord's Mansion, he did not go directly to the main hall, but walked to a side courtyard.
A middle-aged man who looked to be only about forty years old was standing in the yard, his face looking a little pale.
"Uncle Emperor."
The middle-aged man turned around and looked towards the courtyard gate, just in time to see Xu Jiujiu walking in from outside.
"Uncle, how is your injury?"
The person Xu Jiujiu called the Emperor's Uncle was naturally Xingluo Douluo, the Lord of the Xingluo Empire's Worship Hall. Hearing Xu Jiujiu's greeting, he raised his hand and waved it gently, "It's fine now, just need to recuperate for a while."
Having said that, looking at Xingluo Douluo's expression, Xu Jiujiu also understood that the "period of time" he mentioned might be longer than expected.
"Let's not talk about my business. You probably came here because of the battle in Yuming City a few days ago."
"That's right, my brother has heard about what happened a few days ago." Xu Jiujiu paused for a moment and said, "Uncle, does that person really possess the power of a Limit Douluo?"
"Not bad." Xingluo Douluo nodded, his tone gradually slowing down as he recalled what happened that day in his mind.
"When the Mingdou Mountains were breached, I was hit head-on by Death Douluo, and my internal injuries have not healed yet. Therefore, I did not appear on the front battlefield in front of Yuming City that day. I only protected Yuming City and blocked the aftermath."
"Although I'm not directly in front of them, I can feel that the aftermath of their fight is enough to destroy an ordinary soul master."
"And the move they used when they faced each other head-on was indeed beyond the capabilities of ordinary Titled Douluo."
As a Super Douluo of level ninety-eight, Xingluo Douluo is naturally no stranger to the cultivation methods of Titled Douluo, and he also has his own "intentions".
Regardless of whether it was the "divine power" of Tianlong Xiaoyao or the stick that Wang Nan swung in the face of the divine power, the things contained in them had exceeded his comprehension. It was undoubtedly the ultimate power.
After hearing what Xingluo Douluo said, Xu Jiujiu was silent for a long time. Although he had expected it, he still found it hard to believe when he heard Xingluo Douluo's evaluation.
"What have you prepared for him?" It was Xingluo Douluo who broke the silence first.
Xu Jiujiu's expression changed slightly when he heard this, but he quickly covered it up.
"My brother has told me that in addition to all the rewards from the Temple of Worship, I will grant him the title of Duke after confirming that he has the power of an Ultimate Douluo."
"Duke..." Xingluo Douluo muttered to himself.
Duke is already the highest level of nobility. In the Xing Luo Empire, the Duke has his own fiefdom, can lead troops into battle, and can also form his own private army.
In the history of the Xing Luo Empire, there is no record of anyone other than the royal family being directly granted the title of Duke.
"My brother said that the situation is different now. We in the Xingluo Empire cannot be stingy, and..." After hesitating for a long time, he still said the second half of the sentence, "and our Xingluo Empire needs the power of this Extreme Douluo."
"Yes." Xingluo Douluo sighed lightly, "It's not just the soul guides. The Sun Moon Empire and the Holy Spirit Church are cooperating, and we are also at a disadvantage in terms of top soul masters. Just do as your royal brother tells you."
"Yes, uncle, I'll take my leave after a long time."
After that, he said nothing more and left the side courtyard.
...When Wang Nan stepped into the main hall again, in addition to the White Tiger Duke Dai Hao, Xu Jiujiu was also sitting aside. Seeing Wang Nan come in, she quickly stood up and walked forward, bowing slightly.
"Your Majesty Qi Tian."
"your Highness."
After sitting down and exchanging a few pleasantries, Xu Jiujiu finally talked about the purpose of his visit.
"I was pressed for time last time, so please excuse my delay in explaining. The Empire would like to invite you to join the Hall of Worship, and will offer a batch of cultivation resources every year. In addition, the Empire is willing to grant you the title of Duke."
Wang Nan's eyes flashed, and he looked up at Xu Jiujiu.
Seeing this, Xu Jiujiu smiled, "Your Majesty, please don't refuse. The situation is turbulent now, and the empire is in need of people. You also fought back the Dragon Emperor Douluo and protected Yuming City. If even you refuse the empire's reward, other people who work for the empire will be disheartened."
Although there is no "Zi Gong redeeming the cow" in this world, there are similar stories. I didn't expect that Xu Jiujiu would use this to persuade myself to accept the reward.
Only a few days had passed since Dai Hao received the news, but it was not difficult for the Xing Luo Empire to understand some of what was happening around Wang Nan, and they also had a rough guess about Wang Nan's character.
If it were anyone else, there would be no need to persuade him in this way. However, judging from Wang Nan's previous performance, he was not the kind of person who coveted power. Xu Jiujiu was really afraid that Wang Nan was just doing things for the public good and would really refuse the reward.
But after all, I still don't know Wang Nan well enough. He is just like an ordinary person. Wang Nan is originally from Xingluo Empire, so there is no reason for him to refuse.
"In that case, thank you very much, Your Majesty, and thank you Princess Jiujiu."
"Congratulations, Duke Qitian." Dai Hao, who was standing aside, also had a hint of smile on his gloomy face. Having the fighting power of Wang Nan made him feel more at ease.
Seeing Wang Nan agree so readily, Xu Jiujiu's eyes also lit up, "Okay, I will send the Duke Qitian's fiefdom certificate and the reward for the Temple of Worship later."
"By the way, when I came here this time, I also ordered a batch of soul guide cannons from Shrek Academy."
"Is this the one that Shrek Academy brought a few days ago?" Dai Hao immediately became interested when he heard this.
"That's right. According to the people at Shrek, this soul guide is not only more powerful than ordinary soul guide cannons, but also consumes much less soul power. It's a pity that Shrek's production speed of this soul guide cannon is not fast. I can only bring a part of it, and the rest will have to be discussed later."
Dai Hao didn't mind it. "Compared with the Sun-Moon Empire, our soul guide technology is far behind. It's already very good to have what we have now."
As he spoke, Dai Hao stood up, took a map and started gesturing on it.
"Tianming City has been breached, and our exploration is blocked by the Sun and Moon Empire, so we can only rebuild the defense line based on Yuming City to passively defend against the enemy."
"I hope these soul guide cannons can play a role..."
Wang Nan is already the Duke of the Xingluo Empire, so Xu Jiujiu and Dai Hao will naturally no longer avoid him when discussing military affairs.
However, despite Wang Nan's amazing fighting ability, he was not very good at military affairs and most of the time he just listened from the side.
Although he could probably guess Dai Hao's intention after seeing his arrangement, it would be impossible for him to build such a line of defense out of thin air.
It was not until the sun set and the moon rose above the branches that Wang Nan returned to the room arranged for him.
(End of this chapter)
