Chapter 554: Council Chamber
Leon's promotion to the fourth order was after repelling the large number of beasts attracted by the heart of the tree, and the people who accompanied him along the way had already been shocked once and had already adapted, so there was nothing special about it.
But it was different for Red, Jeff, Eric, and the others, they were all stunned, especially Old Jack, who was so excited that his face flushed and his mouth was still muttering to himself.
"Sure enough...... Sure enough, he is a descendant of the Earl of Redfield!"
It can be said that after reaching the fourth order, that is, the transcendent rank, it can be regarded as entering the category of the strong and truly gaining a foothold in this world. Just like in the army of the Svir Kingdom, only the strong people of the fourth order are qualified to hold the position of the legion, otherwise only the military talents displayed are extremely outstanding, and it is possible to obtain the status of staff officers of the same level.
The same is true in the noble domain, if the lord of a territory is himself a fourth-order powerhouse, then it will bring a sense of security to the people of the entire territory, just like the original Earl of Darren. After Leon returned to Campbell, it can be said that he used to rely on Kaka, a fourth-order alchemy master, to sit in charge, but now there is finally one more fourth-order powerhouse, and it is himself, this news must have made all the lords excited.
The young man looked at their expressions, smiled, and then said another explosive news.
"Not only me, but now Sophia is also a fourth-order holy priest, Red, will you be ashamed of this!"
Red didn't pay any attention to the other party's ridicule, and his eyes stared blankly at the priest girl who was smiling brightly.
"It can't be!" Red muttered. Of course, I guess Eric and Jeff think the same thing.
"Really!" Sophia said with a grin, "I've become very powerful, too!"
Although these people may still be suspicious of Leon's words, this sentence was said by Sophia. But they couldn't help but believe it.
"Unthinkable...... Jeff clapped his hands and said in admiration, "I'm going to make a big show at noon, and make a sumptuous luncheon to celebrate Miss Sophia's safe return, and at the same time celebrate her amazing experience!"
"Oh...... Of course," Governor Campbell caught a glimpse of the young lord's unkind gaze and said rather wittily, "Most importantly, our lord has also jumped to the transcendent rank. It was a pleasant surprise!"
The crowd laughed at Jeff's reaction, and after a moment, Jeff looked up at the sky. He said, "But it's still early, my lord, do you want to hear a report on the situation in the recent period?"
In fact, when Li Ang had just returned to the territory, he had already used the ability of "reconnaissance" to observe the general situation in the manor. I found that most of the things were going on in an orderly manner. There were no surprises, and I was already relieved, so I didn't ask just now.
But since Jeff said so, there are probably still some things that he needs to know, he nodded and said, "Okay, let's find a place to sit down and talk." ā
"Your Excellency, please come here. Jeff glanced at Eric, and they mysteriously led the group to the original makeshift meeting room. The stacked chests here are gone, replaced by a semi-enclosed area of hundreds of planks, which does not look like a house and is closer to a gazebo of a certain style.
Leon's eyes lit up, "Oh? Who designed this?"
"Hey, hey!" Eric smiled, "of course it's me...... We designed it together, and we knew that you would love it. ā
"Of course, as a lord's council chamber, it's too simple, and when the castle is built in the future, I'll build yƬ and leave a huge platform on the top floor, and it will be much better to rebuild a council chamber in this style. ā
I have to say that Jeff's proposal was quite in line with Li Ang's wishes, and the young man first circled around this separate "council room" before pushing open the door and walking in.
The first thing that catches your eye is a long table and a dozen benches surrounding it, all of which are plain, with no superfluous ornaments other than an unusually polished finish, and uncolored, retaining the characteristic color and texture of wood.
On the opposite side of the main seat, against the wall, there is also a circle of stools, which is intended for when there are observers, and the small devices hanging from the wall and ceiling are the source of light at night.
"Well, that's a nice style," Leon sat down in the main seat, looking around.
At this time, the others knew that Leon was going to talk to Jeff and them about business, so some of them had dispersed, and the rest of them followed in at Leon's signal, including the four elves who followed them into the Black Forest, and since they came back, even if they looked at Singh with eager eyes, they were able to endure not taking the initiative to say the heart of the tree.
On Leon's right, Caterina, Sophia, Erin, and others sat down in turn, while on the left, Jeff, Eric, and Red were all seated, and Hillarily, several elves, and mercenary leaders took the initiative to sit outside.
"Is Clement back?" the young lord asked first, and that was probably Erin's main concern.
"I haven't seen it," Jeff replied immediately.
Leon's gaze swept over everyone's faces, he thought for a moment, and said, "Jeff, go and call Master Kaka, while the people are more united today, in addition to understanding the recent events in the territory, I also have some plans for the future period to discuss with you." ā
"After you go......" The young man muttered for a while, fearing that the Mentor would still be "holding a grudge" at the moment, and then said, "Just say that I have a lot of good things to show him." ā
Jeff smiled and walked away, and a moment later, the figure of the dwarf alchemist appeared outside the door.
"Hmph, I'm busy," Kaka glared at the apprentice, "If you can't get your hands on something, don't waste my time!"
"Hehe," Leon grinned quite confidently, "Don't worry, Master Mentor, trust my vision, I think you will be very interested in good things!"
At this moment, Jeff had already changed a wooden stool, gave up his bench, and placed it directly on the right side of Leon a little outside, facing everyone - this was a courtesy to the leader, and Kaka's table deserved this treatment, and everyone would not have any objections.
When Kaka was seated, Jeff took out a notebook and flipped to a blank page, and wrote "The Third Manor Meeting" in a dignified manner.
The chamber became quiet, and Leon looked at Jeff, and was about to speak, when there was a soft knock at the door.
"Everybody's here...... It seems that the time to come back in the next rush is just right. ā
Duncan's voice came in. (To be continued......)