"That is the President of the Imperial Senate, Lord Nathaniel Gavin, the Chief Elder of the Empire!" the chamberlain led Leo to the door of the inner courtyard, whispered a word and bowed out. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

After bowing his head slightly to the chamberlain, Leo entered the inner courtyard with his head held high, and respectfully saluted and greeted Nathaniel Gavin, who was sitting in the middle of the hall.

"Leo Covinas, young man, you have done a great job this time, and you deserve the reward you deserve!" Nathaniel smiled chubbyly, and spoke in a kind tone as if he were his own nephew.

Although Nathaniel's attitude was very kind, Leo did not dare to be arrogant, he hurriedly flattered and modestly said: "The chief patriarch has won the award, I am just doing my duty as a citizen of the empire!"

Seeing that Leodi's attitude was not proud of his meritorious deeds and awards, Nathaniel's eyes flashed with a hint of appreciation. In order to show his intimacy, his fat body struggled to get up from the chair, walked up to Leo and patted him on the shoulder, deliberately made a curious look and asked in a low voice: "To be honest, I'm really curious about how you defeated that old guy from Wagner, you know, his name of the Wind Sword has been famous in the empire for more than ten or twenty years ago, and this time it was broken in the hands of you and Raymond, this news is unbelievable, if it weren't for the investigation of the royal agents to confirm this, I'm afraid no one in the imperial capital would believe it." ”

"What is this...... Leo showed a look of embarrassment on his face, "We relied on the small space in the room to restrict the use of Grand Duke Wagner, and the subordinates sacrificed their lives to capture Grand Duke Wagner." It's really a fluke, and if I do it again, I'm afraid I may not be so lucky. ”

"Oh!" Nathaniel replied to Leo's answer, neither satisfied nor disappointed, and said nothing more. Just when Leo thought he was coping with the past, Nathaniel suddenly asked in an extremely quick tone, "What's the matter with those outcasts?"

The sudden and aggressive questioning when his mind was relaxed was a wake-up call in Leo's mind, which was clearly a common tactic used by the police when interrogating prisoners in his previous life, and he could not have imagined that Nathaniel would use it against him at this time. Fortunately, Leo reacted very quickly, and although several thoughts flashed through his mind, they did not affect his answer: "It was the displaced people I gathered when I went to Haruna, a village in the north of the empire, because I was grateful for taking them in in my hardship, so they were all able to sacrifice their lives to fight for me." ”

Leo's answer was relatively fast, and he didn't blurt it out without hesitation, so it didn't arouse Nathaniel's suspicions, not to mention that his answer was more in line with the results of the royal agent's investigation in the north.

"Alas, I can't imagine that the lives of the inhabitants of the northern part of the empire are so difficult, it is really the dereliction of duty of the imperial administrators, and the unfortunate people of the empire have suffered!" Nathaniel's acting skills are also first-class, and he does not show any suspicion of Leo, if it weren't for Leo's familiarity with this kind of interrogation method from various film and television dramas, he would really think that Nathaniel is just curious.

Leo's flawless answer was enough to dispel Nathaniel's suspicions, and since the doubts about Leo were eliminated, then of course, the following is the announcement of the reward results according to the process.

Nathaniel coughed, dusted off his clothes, and announced to Leo: "Leo Kevenas, in view of your great contribution to the suppression of the rebellion in the southern provinces, after the deliberation of the Imperial Senate, His Majesty the Emperor himself decreed that you will be granted the title of Imperial Baron, and the former Barony of Cullen and the village of Haruna of the House of Corvinas will be merged as your fief. ”

The title of the baron was promised by His Majesty the Emperor yesterday, and Leo was not surprised by this, but the fief was set as the Barony of Cullen and the village of Haruna, which really made Leo feel a kind of surprise, but after the surprise, there was also a deep vigilance, it was obvious that the upper echelons of the empire had made a detailed investigation of their little person, so detailed that even their roots and grievances with Baron Cullen were clear. But fortunately, I still have the hole card of the Arena of the Gods, which is an incomprehensible existence that no one can imagine.

"Barony Cullen, that's Baron Cullen's fiefdom, what should Baron Cullen do if the reward is given to me?" Although his heart was vigilant, Leo still had a look of surprise on his face, and at the same time asked with suspicion.

"You don't have to worry about this, because in response to the malicious inappropriate battle order issued by the imperial prince, Frank, Cullen, Marcus and others have been taken down and imprisoned by the Imperial Supervision Department, and the specific disposition will be announced after the end of the trial, but Baron Cullen's title and fief will definitely be deprived, and it just so happens that you are also a baron, so the Senate decided to transfer this baronial title to you first, uh...... You know, after all, the empire has not canonized the nobles with fiefs for a long time, and most of the lands already have owners, and it is not easy to find a suitable territory for a while, even if that Cullen is unlucky this time. ”

After listening to Nathaniel's words, Leo was secretly happy in his heart, not only did he become a nobleman of the empire, but his fief also happened to include the village of Haruna, and this trip to the south to counter-insurgency was indeed not in vain.

"Okay, this is your title and fief certificate, you take it, you will be the new nobleman of our Varu Empire in the future, but remember to serve the empire!" Nathaniel stuffed a series of certificates into Leo's arms, and then admonished: "By the way, if you want to build your own family, remember to register and apply for a family emblem in the Senate!"

Leolian thanked him and left the Imperial Senate. It wasn't until Leo walked away that Nathaniel withdrew his gaze, and at the same time, a slightly chilling voice sounded from behind him: "Your acting skills are really too clumsy, this kid obviously noticed, although his answer just now did not pause, but his heartbeat was significantly faster. ”

"Anyone should be frightened by the sudden question!" Nathaniel replied without looking back. "Except for the emperor himself, it is estimated that everyone is guilty in your eyes, right?!"

"Hmph, don't underestimate this little guy, with the power of the Imperial Supervision Department, it has not been found out the origin of those subordinates around him until now, if there is no problem, I don't believe it!" The man slowly paced out from behind Nathaniel, it was none other than the Imperial Inspector General, Duke Solo.

"Wouldn't it?" Nathaniel's eyes widened, and he glanced at Solo in surprise. "Isn't your Ministry of Supervision claiming to be pervasive? How can there be no way to investigate even the second son of a small family?"

Seeming to be a little embarrassed by Nathaniel's deliberate surprised expression, Grand Duke Solo blushed slightly: "I met Wagner yesterday, according to him, the old servant next to that kid is extremely skillful, even Wagner can't guarantee that he can beat him, such a master can't be unknown in any country, but I can't find out his origin, I only know that the first time he appeared was when Leo left the Covinus family." ”

"Can it compete with Wagner? There may not be many such masters even in the whole continent, right? You can't find out like this?" Nathaniel's fat face deliberately made a mocking look, and his mouth kept squirming, which made Duke Solo ashamed and angry.

In the end, he is worthy of being the head of the imperial intelligence, Duke Solo sighed deeply and said: "It's not just that! Leo Kovinas also appeared around him several times in succession, although these outcasts are not strong individually, but they are extremely determined to fight, and they can be called sacrificing their lives to fight in battle, and Wagner's personal guard army was beaten alive by their strong will to break down and scatter. ”

"Also, you should have heard of the recent porcelain craze in the imperial capital!"

As he spoke, Duke Solo suddenly turned to the porcelain boom in the imperial capital, which made Nathaniel stunned: "Ah?!ah! Of course I know, it is said that a caravan from the north of the empire brought it to the imperial capital, and the porcelain parts are as white as jade, light and translucent, and delicate as a girl's skin." I have a few items in my house!"

A sneer appeared on Duke Solo's face: "Do you know the origin of that caravan, and who made those exquisite porcelain?"

"Well, the merchant's name is Michel Ney, but I don't know where he came from, and the maker is even more secretive. Could it be that this has something to do with that kid?" Nathaniel was a little confused by Duke Solo's question.

"Of course, these porcelains are from the village of Haruna of the Covennas family! And it appeared a month after that kid was sent to Haruna Village, and no one would believe it if it had nothing to do with that Leo, right?"

"Sizzle... It can't be Leo who made it? Such fine porcelain is not so inexperienced that an old craftsman can't make it. Could it be that the Covinus family did it? If a family could do it with all their might, they might be able to do it. Nathaniel couldn't believe it.

"There are many mysteries about him, even Viscount Covinas has always suspected that some big family is behind Leo, who can take out strong warriors, skilled warriors, and porcelain that can obtain rich funds, and has been knighted for his military exploits, and now he is also involved in the struggle for imperial power. What the hell do you think this Leo Covinus is trying to do?" Duke Solo gave Nathaniel a cold look.

"You mean ......?!impossible! Even if he has all these incredible things, but such strength is nothing to an empire, no, even to a large family, how can you determine that his purpose is a struggle for imperial power? In that case, why do you approve of his reward in the Senate Council?"

"It is enough that he has aroused my suspicions, and although he does not show anything wrong at the moment, I will keep an eye on his every move, and if he does the slightest wrongdoing, then the danger must be nipdied in the bud!" Duke Solo said word by word with his eyes looking in the direction where Leo had left.