It was a rose carved from a purple crystal with a hint of metallic luster, similar in size to a ping-pong ball.

Vernoyd III said with a serious face.

"Qian Chen, an international student from Joan of Arc Culinary Academy, led the team to win the national championship, so I awarded you the title of 'Knight of the Crystal Rose' and gave you a fief. . . ."

Vernoyed III pondered for a moment and spat out a place name.

"Sardinia!"

There was a hint of shock in Qian Chen's eyes, and he now finally understood why the quota for this imperial competition was so sought-after.

It turned out that the captain of the champion team was able to become a knight of the title and obtain the corresponding territory.

Sardinia was the size of a county in France, and was about three times the size of a city in the Celestial Empire in Qian Chen's previous life.

Why specifically refer to Qian Chen's previous life?

Because the world is three times the size of the Earth, (see Chapter 3) the area of many countries has changed dramatically.

For example, the Celestial Empire, as the first culinary power, has continued to expand outward from ancient times to the present, resulting in the Celestial Empire's land area in this world being five or six times the size of its previous life.

The French Empire was even more ruthless, encroaching on the lands of neighboring countries and conquering overseas territories, which added up to at least 8 times as many as the scattered territories.

Now these overseas territories have been sealed off one by one.

Sardinia that Qian Chen has just acquired is one of them.

At this moment, Chancellor Hoffmann on the side suddenly spoke.

"Your Majesty, will Sardinia be divided among the knights of Qianchen?

"Does the Prime Minister have any objections?"

Vernoyd III said meaningfully.

Hoffman opened his mouth, finally sighed, and showed a 'you ask for a lot of blessings' expression at Qian Chen, and then said.

"There is no objection to the minister."

Vernoyd III nodded in satisfaction.

"That's good, I'll ask the chamberlain to hand over the canonization documents to you later, and from now on that beautiful Mediterranean island will belong to you."

Vernoyd III laughed, and the smile on his face looked very happy, as if he had shaken off some baggage.

It should be an extremely exciting thing to get a huge territory out of thin air, but after Qian Chen noticed the strange behavior of Vernoyed III and Hoffman, a hint of foreboding suddenly rose in his heart.

What the hell is this messing around!?

Qian Chen thought about it as he returned to the team.

Before he could figure it out, Kohei Sojin jumped on top of him, put his arms around his shoulders and laughed.

"Qian Chen, you are so amazing! I didn't expect to be able to improve in the competition!

I can't wait! Duel with me with your cooking skills! ”

Looking at the unbeatable Xiaoqiang, Xingping Chuangzhen, Qian Chen suddenly felt a little headache.

Finally got rid of Kohei Chuangzhen, Qian Chen faced Anastasia with a blank face, as if nothing had happened, and felt that his skull began to hurt again.

Big sister, we've all become champions, we'll die if we laugh!

In desperation, Qian Chen could only ask first.

"Your Highness Anna, aren't you happy to win the game?"

Anastasia shook her head.

"Then don't you have a little bit of a sign?"

Anastasia thought for a moment, then gave a thumbs up.

"Good Job, Qian Chen."

Qian Chen: ...

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After the game, Qian Chen actually wanted to go back.

However, the court guard sent him a canonization document stamped by His Majesty the Emperor himself, to the effect that Sardinia had been given to Qian Chen as a territory.

Of course, this canonization document is just a formality, and the real record documents and procedures have already been attributed to the land department of the empire, and Qian Chen only needs to take office.

Sardinia is the second largest island in the Mediterranean.

For a territory in his hands out of thin air, and it is located in the beautiful and tranquil Mediterranean, Qian Chen actually has little real feeling.

And Qian Chen didn't care much about this territory.

Not to mention that this land could not improve his cooking skills, and managing the territory would cost him a lot of energy. When he focuses on managing his territory, how can he improve his cooking skills?

What's more, this territory was originally given by someone else, so even if it happened, it didn't seem to be distressed.

It's just that out of a sense of responsibility, Qian Chen decided to think of a way, such as finding someone he could trust to help him manage the territory on his behalf.

At the same time, the palace attendant also informed Qian Chen that a ball would be held here in the evening to celebrate his achievements, and asked him to stay, and hinted that this was His Majesty's intention.

With a soft hand, not to mention such a large territory, even if Qian Chen was reluctant in his heart, he had to stay and make peace with the French magnates.

Just because you haven't eaten a pig doesn't mean you haven't seen a pig run.

Qian Chen knew with his toes that the purpose of holding this kind of dance party was to allow the powerful to connect with each other and conduct various PY transactions in private.

The aristocracy of Europe liked to decide important matters at balls or banquets, which is similar to the people of the Celestial Empire who liked to talk about things at the dinner table.

At this moment, a familiar figure suddenly appeared in front of Qian Chen.

It's actually Brittany, a girl who looks like a mold printed out of a mold.

"Her Royal Highness wants to see you."

Brittania whispered, winking mischievously at Qian Chen.

Qian Chen suddenly understood that Her Royal Highness the Princess must have wanted to complete the previous gambling contract, so that Qian Chen could choose a rare book in the royal library and take it away.

Qian Chen's heart suddenly became hot, he had never seen him so happy when the emperor gave him the territory just now.

Kohei Chuangzhen wanted to go with him to join in the fun, but Brittanya's face suddenly turned cold, and she stretched out her hand to stop him.

"I'm sorry, Her Royal Highness the princess only wants to see Chef Qian Chen alone, and you can take care of yourself if you have nothing to do with it."

"Eh~ I'm so big, I haven't seen what the palace is like, take a visit, isn't it okay~"

Kohei Soma immediately began to bargain with a hippie smile.

"No! Unrelated people are forbidden to walk around the palace at will! Watch out for the guards taking you and putting you in jail! ”

But Brittanya didn't eat it.

"Cut~ It's really stingy!"

Kohei Sojin complained.

"Humph!"

Brittanya snorted with disdain on her face.

Qian Chen patted Xingping Chuangzhen on the shoulder, and then signaled to Anastasia, who showed concern on the side, not to worry, he would be back soon.

Then Qian Chen followed Brittanya into the depths of the court.

The further you go inside, the fewer and fewer palace guards, but the number of maids and female guards gradually increases, and it is obvious that this area has begun to approach the harem.

The maids showed curious eyes to Qian Chen, who was following Brittanya, but they did not come forward to ask, but saluted Brittanya one after another.