Chapter 20: Recuperation and Audience

The house that Bella got for Elloh was the most humble in Uptown.

Because Bella was only a princess, not a king, and the power of the Falkenridge royal family was weakening day by day, it was not easy to win a residence in the upper city under the operation of all parties.

And even if it is the worst residence in Uptown, in the eyes of Rhodes and others, it can be regarded as an out-and-out mansion.

The mansion that appears in front of the four masters and servants is clearly some years old, and it is said that it was built during the heyday of Falkenridge, and it has been renovated many times since then.

Although it looked ancient, it was not shabby, and its previous owner, a viscount, regarded it as the future Tibetan Golden House, and had always instructed servants to clean and manage the empty house.

The house is divided into three floors, the first floor is the hall, the reception room and the kitchen, and the upper floors are all single rooms except for the large bedroom specially prepared for the owner, and there is a special wine cellar and storage room in the basement. All in all, it feels more like a hotel to Ayroh than the kind of luxury villas that most aristocrats live in.

However, Iroh didn't have to live in a luxury villa, he already had the castle of Count William. Although most of the castle is unusable today, you can imagine what a magnificent residence it will be when it is restored.

Taking a step back, Iroh prefers to keep his dragon form active, and it is clear that the villas pursued by the human nobles are not suitable for dragons......

There was also a courtyard on the periphery of the house, which was also not large, except for a large lawn and a small garden.

"This is Uptown, and it's my first time here. ”

Noyce took a deep breath, he was a resident of Downtown, even though he had lived in Barrington before. The boundaries between the upper and lower suburbs of Barrington are clear, as is the huge disparity between rich and poor. Along the way, the bustle of Uptown opened his eyes.

"The eyes of adults are really amazing, I think this house is much better than those mansions next to it!"

Rhodes duly complimented him, a goblin who had a clear knack for flattery in addition to magic.

And Carlyle also looked around and said sincerely: "It looks pretty clean, is anyone cleaning it usually?"

"That's right, the previous owner of the house was dedicated. Iroh motioned for the three of them to enter the house, "But the servants have already withdrawn, and it will take a lot of effort to maintain it." ”

In fact, strictly speaking, Iroh's attitude towards the three retinues was a little too lenient. If it were the Black Dragon Brothers or Karamank, perhaps a whim would have eaten the servants as a snack, or at least they would not have been allowed to behave so exceedingly.

Naturally, Iroh wasn't trying to make a farce about equality for all, nor was he trying to create the image of a benevolent master to buy people's hearts, but simply because he didn't bother to care about such details.

Anyway, for him, taking in the two new servants was a temporary move, and his main target was still in the Icourt Valley, not Barrington. As long as it's not intentional or obviously offensive, he doesn't bother to care.

And Rhodes knew his master's nature, and he initially wanted to remind the two newcomers not to be too presumptuous in front of a dragon. However, after vaguely sensing Iroh's intentions, he also let go of the fight, and soon got into a fight with the two.

The three minions were quite complementary to each other, Rhodes was lively and active, Noyce was affectionate, and Carlyle was calm and calm, and at this time there was already an atmosphere that looked good.

In the midst of the four masters and servants, it quickly got dark.

The night in the royal capital is not much different from that in the Icourt Valley, with the same bright moon in the sky, the same stars, and the same silence.

However, the difference is that in this watery night, I don't know how much evil is rising, how much fear is spreading, and how many lives are disappearing.

Barrington, Falkenridge's most famous Sin City.

Iroh simply cleaned up his bedroom, sat on the bed and meditated for a while, estimating that the three of them had finished cleaning up before getting up and going to the hall on the first floor.

As Iroh expected, Rhodes was simply the center of the conversation, and after a while, it stirred up the atmosphere again, and he didn't know what he said, which made Noyce laugh, but Carlyle looked embarrassed.

"Oh, great master, forgive me for my gaffes!"

Seeing Iroh quietly appear at the door, the three of them quickly restrained their smiles, and Rhodes respectfully handed over a letter, "Just sent someone from Her Royal Highness the Princess." ”

Iroh nodded, and after a quick glance, the letter was to the effect that Bella already knew that they had arrived in the royal capital, and had arranged for him to meet the king early tomorrow morning, and accept the title and title of nobility.

In addition, Bella mentions some information necessary to meet the king.

As if she was a little worried that Iroh, as a dragon, did not understand human court etiquette, Bella wrote some more precautions at the end of the letter - of course Iroh didn't even look at it.

Don't underestimate the inheritance memory of the dragon clan, the amount of knowledge in it is definitely not less than a large library, but most dragons disdain to learn court etiquette such as "weak things".

"Princess's letter," said Iroh, waving his hand to the three servants, "to-morrow morning I will go to the king to receive what is mine, and you will go with you." ”

"Shall we ...... too?"

Noyce didn't react for a while, in his understanding, entering the palace had nothing to do with him at all. Rhodes was obviously a little unable to keep up with Iroh's train of thought, and even if Rhodes had been a servant of this dragon for a month, he still couldn't fully adapt to it.

"Adults should have their own considerations. Carlyle still had a calm expression, but his heart was thinking quickly, and it was naturally impossible for Iroh to let them go to the show. But let's talk about the situation of Iroh being alone, and the current state of the three of them......

Carlyle realizes that his new master is probably trying to establish his own power.

"Yes, so after the meal, rest early and don't make any mistakes tomorrow. ”

"Meal?"

Rhodes' eyes lit up at first, and then he was deflated: "My master, dinner won't be dry food again......"

He wasn't to blame for this, he rode all the way over, and the food was all standard dry food captured from the Flame Squad, and he didn't want to eat it anymore.

"It's good to eat some, little goblins. Noyce shrugged, "You should really look at what Carlyle and I ate before." ”

Iroh smiled and interrupted Rhodes, who was about to retort: "Who said to continue eating dry food?"

He quickly communicated the contract, and the five points of faith suddenly turned into a sumptuous meal that filled almost the entire table.

"Thank you hosts, you are so generous!"

Ignoring the two new servants with wide eyes, Rhodes had become accustomed to the astonishing actions of his master on a regular basis, and he had long been so hungry that his chest was pressed against his back, and now that he saw the table full of delicious food, he could not bear it, and he took his seat and began to feast.

Noyce and Carlyle glanced at each other, and now they felt that it was indeed a wise choice to follow the master.

The next morning, after breakfast, Iroh arrived at the palace with three servants.

This huge palace complex is the center of the royal capital, which is generally the residence of the king, but in reality the palace covers a very wide area, and is mainly divided into interior and exterior.

Inside, of course, the King's Quarters, protected by three layers of Falkenridge's most elite Guards, is the most heavily defended part of the royal capital, and the only place in the declining kingdom that remains strong.

The outside of the palace is a mixed place, which is not only the office of most officials, but also the residence of some generals stationed in the capital, although it is not as well defended as the palace inside, but it is still only a handful of invasions in history.

At this moment, Iroh was in the middle of the palace meeting.

The empty hall is full of marble walls, gilded smooth floors, and several tall stone pillars are lined up inside the hall, which is proud, as if supporting the whole sky, making people's senses both illusion and reality.

On the red carpeted stone steps is a large throne made of gold, with an elaborate carved sword and shield on the armrest, the flag of the Falkenridge Kingdom, a symbol of conquest and protection.

The middle-aged man in his forties sitting on the throne was King Gerard XV.

"Are you Viscount Elo, thank you for saving my daughter, I can't thank you enough. I have decided to reward you with ten chests of gold bars, as well as ...... Well, what do you think of the Earl's name?"

Subconsciously glanced at the three great nobles on both sides of the line, and confirmed that they had no intention of objecting, and then the king said majestically.

As a dragon, of course, Iroh could not have come into contact with human society before this, and he became a viscount - this is what Bella had agreed with him before.

According to Bella, she accepted a very difficult mission after joining the Flame Squad, only to encounter unprecedented danger and the death of all her teammates. At the critical moment, Iroh, a descendant of a declining aristocracy, appeared in time and saved himself.

As for this viscountdom?

Although the royal family of Gerald is getting weaker and weaker, Bella, as a princess with a lot of scheming and means, it is not too difficult to fabricate the identity of a small nobleman. Moreover, since the three nobles of the Falkenridge Kingdom have taken control of the government, there are too many nobles who have been jointly suppressed by them, and just one viscount will not get attention at all.

"Thank you, Your Majesty, for the reward, the minister just did what he did. ”

Iroh half-knelt on the top of the hall and said in a flat but respectful tone.

Bella, who was standing beside the king, watched Iro's performance and was secretly frightened. Although it was the first time that Iroh and his three servants had met the king for the first time, compared to the extraordinarily reserved Rhodes, Iroh was like a true nobleman.

If she hadn't seen the black terrifying dragon shadow that night, she would almost have thought that Iroh was really the declining aristocrat she said.

It's just that...... If she knew what Iroh was thinking at the moment, she was afraid that she would immediately reveal the true identity of the other party.