"Royce, get out of line!"

As the secretary ordered, Instructor Sone called out Royce's name, and a tall, swarthy boy quickly stepped forward.

"Come with me." Instructor Sonet commanded, then turned to the team and shouted, "When I am not there, who dares to shake his legs, ten lashes!" ”

Then he took Royce and followed the secretary to the dean's office.

"Dean."

"Thorne, you go down and rest first." The dean waved his hand and sent Instructor Sone to rest, then asked the tall and thin boy with a smile, "Is your name Royce?" ”

"Yes, Dean." Royce didn't know why.

The dean then said to Duke, "Your Excellency Duke, this child is Royce...... Royce, hurry up and meet Lord Duke, Lord Duke is an arcane mage! ”

"Ahh Royce was startled and stammered, "Du, Lord Duke, Royce greetings, to you." ”

Duke glanced at Royce, already sure that this was the Royce he was looking for, and his facial features had a faint shadow of Robney.

"I know your father, Robney." Duke said gently, "In his last time, I was given a favor. ”

"My father?" Royce's eyes widened, "What's wrong with my father?" ”

"He's dead."

"Ahh Royce roared, his chest heaving violently and gasping for breath, and it took a while to calm down, two lines of tears streaming down his eyes, "I knew he was dead." ”

Duke sighed, "Mourning." ”

"Lord Duke, can I know how my father died?"

"Hunting injuries." Duke told a white lie.

Otherwise, telling the truth, Robney was killed by the Black Snake family's Fangs, which will only put Royce in a predicament of revenge.

Revenge, if you don't have that strength, maybe you will have to die.

If you do not take revenge, you will bear the condemnation of your conscience.

Of course.

If Royce didn't believe him and had to ask, Duke would still tell him the truth. However, Royce believed Duke's account and did not ask for details.

"Royce ......"

Duke was about to say something.

Royce suddenly mourned and said, "I knew he was going to die on the hunt, and for as long as I can remember, he hasn't been at home for more than two days, always chasing the spirit animal...... But I don't want him to send me a spirit beast, I can rely on myself to cultivate into a knight! ”

"Alas, what a poor child." The dean let out a pretentious lament.

Duke waited for Royce to finish venting his emotions before he said, "The deceased is gone, and there is nothing to be done." But I will return the favor that your father bought for you. ”

Royce wiped away tears.

Duke continued, "You have two choices, the first one, I will send you a 1-ring spirit beast cub to help you promote to the 1-ring Great Knight. ”

After saying this, everyone, including the dean, exuded a sour taste of envy.

It is indeed not very difficult for knights to cultivate, but not everyone can be promoted to 1 ring of great knights, and many knights have spent their lives in 0 rings.

Giving Royce time to digest, Duke spoke again: "Second, swear allegiance to me, be my follower, serve me." ”

As soon as the second option came out, the eyes that everyone looked at Royce became more complicated.

Even Royce, who was still immersed in the grief of his father's death, couldn't help but raise his head and glanced at Duke in disbelief.

Both options, without a doubt, are a dream for any knight.

"I'll choose the second one." Royce replied without hesitation.

Being able to serve an official arcane master is obviously a broader future than being a part-time knight.

The dean immediately smiled and praised: "What a smart choice, to become a follower of Lord Duke, Royce, you are so lucky." ”

Duke smiled: "Then, you are my follower." ”

"Yes, sir!" Royce got down on one knee and performed a knight's observance.

The aristocratic system of the Seven Towers Federation only has three divisions, such as uncle, son, and male, so the etiquette of followers has been simplified to this point.

When it was over, Duke was leaving.

"Lord Duke, can I say a word to Royce?" Instructor Sone said suddenly.

"Hmm." Duke nodded, "Royce, you say goodbye to your friends at the Abbey, pack up your salutes, and then go to Beverly Manor Seventeen to find me." ”

"Yes, sir."

The crowd sent Duke away.

Instructor Sone dragged Royce to a corner, his eyes showing envy and relief: "I know that this Lord Duke, the arcane mage who rang the bell in the Faling Tower two days ago, so, Royce, you have to seize this opportunity." ”

"I will, instructor."

"Don't slack off, or feel that if you become a follower of the arcane mage, you can't stop trying. You have mediocre qualifications in my group of apprentice knights, so you have to work even harder after leaving. Talent can't impress the arcane mage, so use sweat to impress. ”

"Yes."

"Okay, I won't talk nonsense, let's develop well, I hope that when we meet again in the future, you will have become a great knight."

"Thank you, instructor, I'll do my best!" Royce nodded solemnly.

……

"Sir, where are your followers going to be arranged?" In the car, Mulali asked.

"Where there are affordable neighborhoods nearby, I'm going to rent a few units to house my followers." Duke said.

"There's no proper location in the inner city, and the place near the inner city ring road, across the street from our Beverly Manor, is the Ring Water Garden." Mulali has obviously done her homework, "The housing prices over there are a bit high, but it's the best place to place followers. ”

Immediately Mu Lali added: "I heard my aunt say that many arcane mages in the manor have placed their followers in the Huanshuiyuan community. ”

"It's good, but I don't have any money for the time being, Xiao Lili." Duke leaned back in his chair and sighed.

Mu Lali obviously liked the nickname "Xiao Lili" very much, covered her mouth and smiled: "After you are attached to the company, you will have a lot of money, sir." ”

"Let's take a look first."

When the car drove back to Beverly Manor, Levine held several invitations and handed them to Duke.

They are all owners near Beverly Manor, and they want to invite Duke to dinner, but there is only one that is from the Upper Star City community.

"Joanna Lynx ......" Duke looked at the invitation.

Undoubtedly, among the owners of these invitations, Joanna Lynx has the most honorable status, even though she is only a 1-ring mage.

But her father, Jovis Lynx, is one of the incumbent Coalition Towers and is part of the leadership team of the entire Black Jiao Riverland.

And he is one of the only sixteen 3-ring arcane mages in Shenjiao City.

"Gotta save face." Duke had already made a decision in his heart, and handed the invitation to Mulali, "Reply to Joanna, I will go to the banquet in the evening...... By the way, what do you think I need to bring as a friend to a banquet? ”

Mulali, who was born in an aristocratic family, is most applicable to Duke in that he knows a lot about social etiquette.

Mulali inquired about Joanna's identity, thought for a while and said: "Ms. Joanna is noble, but your status is equally noble, since you are going to the banquet as a friend, it is better to bring a bottle of vintage wine bar." ”

"Well, I'll leave it to you."

After the third watch, ask for a monthly pass~

(End of chapter)