Duke is the highest noble title of nobility outside the royal family.

And as if to express her sincerity and determination, Stephanie continued: "Of course, not the kind of aristocrat who only has titles and no real power. When the time comes, I will give you one-third of my own territory, and give you all the rights of the Grand Duke, such as the basic right to conscription, the basic autonomy of the laws of the territory, and even the right to start wars. ”

This is pure lord treatment.

Coupled with the title of Grand Duke, as long as Roland's ability is not too bad, he is also a rising star in the upper aristocratic class of Frans.

The kind that shines purple.

Normally, as long as you are young, no one will refuse such a gift.

Even members of the royal family would most likely be overjoyed when they encountered this, and then fall to the ground and say "Long live Your Majesty".

Roland, however, was not much interested.

It's not that I'm not interested at all, but I'm a little tempted.

After all, the conditions given by Stephanie are really good.

But...... After seeing the floating city of Demon Duncan, Roland became less interested in the territory on the ground.

No matter how big your land is, it is fixed in one place.

Can there be a floating city to come and go freely?

No matter how high the position of the nobility sits, it is a king, or the title of queen.

Still a layman.

But as long as the floating city is built, even if it is smaller, the meaning is different.

It has developed in an otherworldly direction.

Therefore, Roland is indeed a little excited, but he still doesn't care.

Andonara knew Roland too well, and when she heard Stephanie's words, she smiled and said, "Your condition is useful to others, but it has no effect on him." It is better for you to promise him a big library than for you to use your power to lure him. ”

"Just knowledge?" Stephanie leaned on Andonara, her body still didn't have much strength: "You don't like the powerful Roland, what about beauty?" ”

Now Andonara was not happy: "What do you mean by that?" ”

Stephanie was also extremely quick to react, and she immediately said, "Don't worry, I'm just testing him for you." ”

"Don't do that." Andonara paused and looked at Stephanie very seriously: "Human nature can't stand the test, understand?" ”

When she spoke, her eyes were gloomy, and even with a little killing intent.

Stephanie felt a chill in her heart, and she nodded immediately.

Seeing her confession, Andonara was quite satisfied, and said: "We are good friends, this is Del Bon City, I am the hostess here, don't worry, you will be safe and happy to stay here." ”

Stephanie was noncommittal.

The Frans are more or less a bit of a 'world center' complex, in their opinion, except for Frans, other human countries are barbarians, and the elves can be slightly stronger than them.

In the small country of Hollevin and the small town of Delbon, Stephanie had no interest.

However, there is no problem in taking refuge here.

Stephanie leaned on Andonara, slowly walking forward, and at the same time she asked Roland, "Before, you have always refused to show me the secrets of the multi-person teleportation array, but now you are willing, and you also said investment, what deal do you want to make with me?" ”

"Because I suddenly feel that you are a good choice for me to be the queen." Roland smiled: "Just your princess's underground library already has a good collection of books, so the royal library with the same name as the Guangming Great Library should also have a lot of good books." It's said that the place is only open to members of the royal family, and if you become a queen, you should be able to let me go in and see it for a long time, right? ”

"So you've revealed the secret of your multiplayer teleportation magic array!" Stephanie looked at Roland in disbelief: "Do you know this secret, what does it mean?" ”

Roland nodded: "I think I should know better than you the importance of transportation, and better understand the significance of smooth transportation for war strategy." Although you are the queen, in addition to being better than me in etiquette education and human sophistication education, I should be better than you in other comprehensive qualities. ”

Roland was very confident in saying this.

As he said, except for the twists and turns of the upper class, the amount of other knowledge, which has been systematically cultivated for nearly twenty years, is completely like Stephanie as the eldest princess, both in terms of knowledge and depth.

Stephanie didn't refute, she frowned: "Then why are you still exposed?" Just for some books? ”

"Just for the books." Roland nodded: "The amount of knowledge determines the upper limit of a mage's growth. ”

"I can give you territory, or I can let you go to the library, it's not the same thing."

"But with the territory, I don't have that much time to study." At this time, they had already walked to the outside of Delbang City, inside the city wall of his city, and the magic tower that could be seen from a distance: "I also have my own power, but I found that just maintaining a small organization like this will take up a lot of my study time, and one more territory, with the status of the Grand Duke, the position is high and powerful, even if I don't care about anything, trouble will still come to the door." ”

Stephanie gave Roland a deep look and did not persuade again.

It's not that she's giving up, it's putting the issue aside for the time being.

A young magician who can 'draw' a multi-person teleportation magic array is worth spending a lot of energy and time to show favor and woo.

The three of them were speechless all the way back to the manor in the city of Delbon.

Vivien, who received the news, hurried from the magic tower, and then hugged Roland hard, refusing to let go.

Andonara was kind enough to give the two of them space to themselves.

After all, Andonara had been by Roland's side all this time.

Vivien, in contrast, not only had to stay in Delbon, but she also had to manage the Magic Tower and all the affairs of the magic school.

Although Vivien didn't have any complaints about this, and even enjoyed it a little, she was a girl under the age of twenty, and she still felt empty in her heart if she hadn't met her lover for so long.

The two spent the night alone, and then the next day, Vivien went on to attend to the affairs of the Magic Tower, radiant.

Roland was a little tired, and slept until almost noon, before he got out of bed.

When they arrive in the living room, they find that Andonara and Stephanie have finished eating.

As soon as Roland sat down, Stephanie said, "It seems that you are not too hard-working to get up so late." ”

Roland smiled and didn't speak.

Who doesn't have a time to rest.

The principle of combining work and rest, Roland understands.

But there's no point in arguing with a woman over these little things, she can say whatever she likes.

Andonara turned back to the kitchen and took out the omelette and a glass of milk that had been specially left for Roland.

Seeing Roland ignore herself, Stephanie frowned, and then asked, "How long are you going to let me stay here, and when are you going to send me back!" ”

Roland took a sip of warm milk: "I'll wait until Shuke and I figure things out." ”

Stephanie looked displeased: "Are you putting me under house arrest?" ”

Roland put down the cup in his hand and raised his eyebrows: "House arrest you?" Her Royal Highness Princess Celestia, although we are also acquaintances and acquaintances, but you are so suspicious, it is really difficult for our relationship to be harmonious. ”

"But you don't say when I will go back to the royal city, this is not putting me under house arrest, what are you doing!"

Roland sighed: "I thought you were a princess, and you should be quite smart all year round in the upper noble class." As a result, you are only clever, but you don't see the situation clearly at all? ”

This is a bit of a mockery.

When Stephanie heard this, her heart was immediately extremely angry, and her face was much gloomy.

But she didn't have a seizure, she just held back her anger and asked, "What do you mean by that?" ”

"There are only three parties involved in this matter." Roland explained helplessly: "The royal family, the Temple of Light, the Magic Association. ”

Stephanie snorted, "Who doesn't know this?" ”

"But you don't understand the attitude of these three families." Roland cut the omelette on the plate into three portions and pushed one of them in Stephanie's direction: "You represent the royal family, I represent the Magical Society, and Shuke represents the Temple of Light. ”

Stephanie wants to say, as long as anyone can understand this, do you want to talk nonsense?

But she decided to listen patiently and see what Roland had to say.

"It stands to reason that most people can imagine how strong these three are together. No matter how powerful the enemy is, it should be detected. But they just didn't check, and only pushed the three of us out to do things! The knife in Roland's hand directly cut the omelette into more than a dozen parts: "Shuke and I are both children of gold and will not die, so we have no problem doing anything." Personally, I think that the Magic Association has the idea of cultivating me and allowing me to do things independently, and the same is true for Shuk's side, whose Pope agreed with Shuke's idea of forming an investigation team, but no longer helps, isn't it obvious? As for you......"

Stephanie understood what Roland meant.

Then I felt chills all over my body.

Sometimes there are blind spots in vision and ideas, and I can't change my thoughts, just because I am a person in the game.

Stephanie now understands that both Roland and Shuck are just out to 'play', and they are the only ones who are desperate.

Only I am being tested and watched!

"So, it's you who is really at risk. The nobles of the whole royal city, what you want to see is always you alone, depending on your ability to do things, your communication skills, and your 'luck', whether you are qualified to be a queen. Roland finished the fried egg and said slowly: "So, the nobles are all watching, the Temple of Light is watching, and even the Magic Association that has died an important person is watching. ”

Cold sweat broke out from Stephanie's forehead, each grain the size of a soybean.

She seemed to see that in the air of this world, there were three illusory giants, staring at her.

Every giant has a scrutinizing look in his eyes.

It's like looking at the board, struggling desperately, trying to escape for her life.

Among the three superpowers, the Temple of Light and the Magic Association's 'two supers' have already chosen the 'core' figures of their own forces in the future.

Only she, the eldest princess, hasn't even finished the exam yet.

"So, stay in the city for now, and wait for me to go back to Frans, and break this situation with Shuke." Roland said, "When the matter is over, I will come back and bring you back to the royal family of France." ”