Becoming a winner in life starts with becoming a shadow

"Klaus, I am still young and can become stronger. But becoming stronger requires focused training, so I don't have time to waste on troublesome matters. And as long as the marriage between Sid and Princess Alexia does not change, I will always stand on the side of the royal family." Claire explained calmly.

"Can I become stronger? Yes!" Klaus agreed immediately.

After all, Claire said so, and Klaus could not force a strong person like Claire to always serve as a guard for Alice, because this is not the attitude to treat a strong person.

"The second condition is that I will not participate in the war of external expansion. If anyone dares to invade the Kingdom of Midgar, I will let the other party taste the bitter fruit of failure, but I don't want to take the initiative to create killings." Claire continued.

"I agree!" King Klaus agreed before everyone else spoke.

"Your Majesty." Just as King Klaus agreed, a noble spoke.

"That's enough. The Kingdom of Midgar has always been committed to peaceful development, so there is no need for external expansion." King Klaus said in a decisive tone at this moment.

After all, he didn't want to give the Diabolos Cult the impression that the Kingdom of Midgar was unwilling to be lonely.

If there were no Diabolos Cult and the organization that had recently opposed the Diabolos Cult, King Klaus would definitely have some ideas.

But just the behemoth of the Diabolos Cult had already made King Klaus have no other extra ideas. There was only one thing, that was to protect the Kingdom of Midgar, so he agreed with Claire's conditions.

"The third condition is that I will not accept any form of marriage after graduation. If you want to marry me, you only need to meet one condition, that is, defeat me head-on." Claire continued.

"Claire Kageno, marriage between eligible nobles has always been the rule." A noble couldn't help but say.

"I can't accept a scumbag as my husband." Claire looked at the noble and replied coldly.

The other party immediately felt the heavy pressure coming at him, and cold sweat instantly seeped out of his forehead.

"Father, we should respect Claire's wishes." Alice said before other nobles spoke.

Of course, Klaus understood what Alice meant.

Because unless Claire is willing to marry someone from the royal faction, it would not be good news for the royal family if she marries someone from another faction.

Instead of this, it is better to agree to Claire's request.

In this way, as long as no one can defeat Claire head-on, Claire will always be biased towards the royal family because of her brother.

"If this is your wish, then so be it!" Klaus said very directly.

"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your generosity!" Claire replied immediately.

"Get ready. I will hold a knighthood ceremony for you tomorrow after you win the Martial God Festival championship." Klaus added immediately.

In the past, the knighthood ceremony would never be so hasty.

But Klaus can't wait!

Because if it is delayed any longer, he is worried that something will happen.

After all, after Claire showed her strong strength, Ronald beside her has already shamelessly poached her. It is conceivable that when the news spreads, it is almost certain that other forces will invite Claire.

During this period, if something unexpected happened, such as something happened to Li De, who played a key role, then the three conditions that Claire agreed to at this moment could be completely ignored.

In order to avoid more trouble, Klaus made a decisive decision and decided on the title first without any hesitation.

As for the omitted steps, they would be made up slowly later.

After listening to Klaus' words, everyone present felt his urgency.

Although some people really wanted to use some reasonable excuses to delay time, no one dared to speak up.

After all, this matter was very different from the past.

One is that Claire is a strategic-level strongman who affects the outcome of a war. Whoever dares to speak up to push her out or delay the Kingdom of Midgar from winning her over is committing treason.

Although Klaus is usually very cautious and timid, in this matter, I am afraid that whoever speaks up will have to bear his anger.

Another is that Claire had already stated that she would not participate in the struggle for political power in the Kingdom of Midgar when she proposed the first condition.

Even if her joining will make the royal faction stronger, the impact is just an impact. As long as she does not personally fight for power, it will not be considered to destroy the political balance within the Kingdom of Midgar.

So everyone with a discerning eye knows that after Claire becomes a member of the royal faction, there will be serious consequences in the future.

But the royal faction will insist on one thing, that is, there is no change in the power within the entire kingdom before and after Claire joins.

As for the future, that is a matter for the future. After all, people still have birth, aging, illness and death.

Moreover, the kingdom is always strong, but the ministers are always changing. Isn't it normal for power to change?

Of course, the most important point here is that the first bird to come out will be shot.

Who can guarantee that Claire will not bear a grudge against you if you stand up to delay the ennoblement ceremony?

And if you are hated by such a strong man, can you still sleep at night?

Overnight, the people in a mansion disappeared. I'm afraid it's not a difficult thing for such a strong man.

It was because they had personally experienced Claire's strength and understood the deterrence of a powerful national guardian that the opponents could only hold back their words.

Without opponents, things were naturally settled.

Although the fight in the second match was very exciting, it was not as shocking as the first one. The general audience was fine. Since they came, they would definitely watch it before leaving. After all, they could only see it once a year.

But the people in the VIP room left one after another after Claire's conversation with the two kingdoms ended and the two kings got up and left.

After all, what happened today will definitely have a great impact on the Kingdom of Midgar and beyond.

Internally, with a super strong person like Claire joining the royal faction, other factions must discuss future countermeasures, such as how to deal with Claire, or how to make Claire and the royal family hostile.

After all, super strong people are not a joke. If you don't think of countermeasures in advance, it will be too late when the royal faction makes a move.

Externally, with Claire's strategic role in the war, the surrounding countries had to re-evaluate their relationship with the Kingdom of Midgar.

Of course, how to evaluate is definitely a matter for the top leaders, but reporting back what they saw and heard at the War God Festival is something that must be done immediately.

Because of this, when the second game started, only a few people stayed in the huge VIP room.

As for the others, they all left the arena in a hurry.

Li De and Alexia were no exception, and Claire was taken to the palace by Alice.     Since Klaus said that the knighting ceremony would be held tomorrow, today, some things that must be explained must be made clear to Claire.

In addition, there are some trivial matters about the title that Claire also needs to understand, and she will complete the procedures after the title is conferred.

For example, the emblem of the new family. You must know that after Claire was conferred the title, she will be independent from the Kageno family.

Although the surname has not changed, the previous emblem cannot be used, so a new one must be prepared.

There are many trivial matters like this. If it is not a special situation, it will take a long time from the proposal to the final completion of the ceremony.

It can take a few months at the earliest, more than half a year at the latest, and if someone interferes, various delays may even take longer.

Alexia also said before that it is not an easy thing to operate the title.

It is precisely because of the trouble that Alice was able to sell Claire a big favor in this process.

It can be seen from this that Alexia did expect from the beginning that the operation of the title would definitely not be smooth sailing.

But no one expected one thing, that is, Claire's strength growth rate is too exaggerated.

If she had not been taken into Li De's room and had not obtained Li De's resources to improve her strength, with her previous strength, even if Blood Moon went to the city to eliminate the vampires in the Crimson Tower and achieved certain results, it would definitely not be so easy for Alice to help her operate a baron.

On the contrary, after her strength improved and she showed a crushing level of strength, everything became easier.

Talents are welcome everywhere.

Especially special talents, they should be treated equally everywhere.

"I'm so tired!" Claire said as she lay on the sofa without any ladylike manners after returning to the villa at night.

"Thank you for your hard work, sister." Li De smiled and said.

"With Sid's comfort, it's worth it even if it's hard and tiring. I just didn't expect that this time's title will be much smoother than expected." Claire sat up and said.

"Isn't this natural? After all, a king has personally invited us. If the Kingdom of Midgar doesn't care, then it's okay to go directly to the Kingdom of Oriana." Li De smiled and replied.

"Indeed, maybe Baldy will be happier, but the title that Rose and Ronald mentioned last night was not the Duke, right?" Claire asked immediately.

"No, when Rose and I mentioned it, it was the Viscount. As for why it became the Duke, I guess it should be because your domineering color is too shocking, but the effect is better, isn't it?" Li De nodded and said.

In fact, all the scenes today were written and directed by Reed.

Ronald spoke because Rose had communicated with him the day before.

If there was no such communication, how could Ronald, as the king of a country, casually ask for poaching in front of another king?

Of course, Klaus was also aware of this, so from the outside, it might be the temporary rise of the two kingdoms, and even a little bit of a fight, but in fact it was all routine.

In this stage play called the Battle of the Strong, Reed was responsible for the script, Rose and Alexia were responsible for communication and coordination, and finally the two kings were asked to star.

The purpose was to determine Claire's title in advance, after all, there was no better opportunity than this.

This is why Reed designed this script, after all, only in this way can it be ensured that Claire's title can be determined in a short time.

The invitation from Ronald, King of Oriana, was not abrupt in the eyes of those who were interested. After all, his current situation really needed a strong man at the national level, so even if he was very eager, the conditions he offered were outrageous, which was also natural.

If the vacant duke title of Doem can be used to recruit a powerful person who can protect the country, it will definitely be worthwhile for the Kingdom of Oriana.

After all, if the Kingdom of Oriana cannot survive this hurdle, it will be gone.

So the fear is not that the title is wasted, but that no one comes when the seat is empty.

As for Ronald's eagerness, anyone who knows the inside story will understand what is going on, so they will not think there is anything fishy about it.

In fact, with the strength that Claire has shown so far, there are many people who want to recruit her.

Especially the domineering color, which can be called a trick to clear the field.

It directly raised Claire's role in the war from the tactical level to the strategic level. It is precisely because of this that Li De dared to write this script.

You must know that if the Kingdom of Midgar does not want a strong person like Claire, there are other kingdoms that will rush to want her.

And the cost of the Kageno family abandoning the Kingdom of Midgar is not high, just a baronship.

In other countries, in terms of territory, it is absolutely no problem to start as a viscount.

It is precisely because the cost of changing the club is not high that the chance of being poached is high.

It is also because the chance of being poached is high enough that the Kingdom of Midgar cannot give enough time to think.

This gave Klaus an excuse that no one could refute.

After all, no one wants to be Claire's enemy, not to mention that the teammates who were supposed to be turned into enemies.

"In fact, the effect is better. After all, the original target was only the baron, but now it is the marquis." Claire nodded.

"By the way, sister, after the knighting ceremony tomorrow, you will find an excuse to go out. I plan to carry out the next mission." Reed said.

"Sid, so fast? How long will it take to go this time?" Claire asked Yan Hou to Reed.

"This time I go to the mission world, I may have to spend a few years in it." Reed said after thinking about it.

"A few years? Sid, won't it take a long time to come back?" Claire asked in surprise.

"Don't worry, sister. This time is different from before. The time flow rate has been adjusted. One year in the mission world only takes one day here, so it will only take a few days. We should be able to come back before the end of the autumn holiday." Li De continued.

"Sid, why did you suddenly adjust the time flow rate?" Claire asked again.

"It's not a sudden adjustment, sister. It will be adjusted once every ten missions. After I complete ten more missions, the time flow rate of the two worlds may be greater after the next adjustment." Li De explained slowly.

"I see, then there is no problem. By the way, what is the mission this time?" Claire nodded.

"I was ordered to pick up girls!" Li De smiled.