From Baron to Lord

King Leikefuk Reale laughed heartily and said, "That's why I'm willing to consider you my friend. The word 'friend' is the identity with which I can gain the greatest return on the smallest investment."

"So, Alan, are you willing to be my friend?"

The young king posed a question to his subject that would change their relationship.

"Of course, as you wish."

Alan was naturally delighted.

"That's good, but rest assured, I won't publicize this matter openly. You will still be my Grand Duke."

"I will grant you the Duchy of Shack, but I won't give you too many rewards either, so people won't know the true nature of our relationship. This is beneficial for both of us," Leikefuk Reale said to Alan with a smile.

Alan nodded, "That's for the best. Thank you, Your Majesty."

"Alan, you're welcome."

Their relationship seemed to have grown closer. Seeing them chatting idly, Grand Duke Ryan and Grand Duke Genos revealed awkward expressions.

Clearly, they couldn't become the king's friends like Alan; they were subordinates.

"Your Majesty, I think I should leave," Alan said to Leikefuk Reale.

"Mm, very well. Have Will take you to the castle I've prepared for you to rest," Leikefuk Reale ordered Will to be summoned to escort Alan away.

"What do you two think?"

After Alan left, the originally gentle and calm king's expression slightly changed.

"He has great ambition and is impetuous," Grand Duke Ryan said in a low voice.

"Does Your Majesty really want to befriend him?" Grand Duke Genos asked with some doubt.

"Heh heh, having ambition means having ability. If a young man isn't impetuous, is he still a young man? As for being friends... if possible, I would be happy to," the young king said before falling silent.

Alan followed Duke Will to a magnificent castle outside the palace. The castle was extremely luxurious and clean, with maids ready to serve Alan at any time.

Alan was very satisfied with this.

"Become friends?"

Alan sat on a sofa, lost in thought. He didn't know about friendship, but he was certain that he and the young king had become partners, just like his previous relationship with Miss Anna.

"Well, not bad."

Alan didn't dwell on it for too long. His only purpose in coming to the capital was to obtain a formal title and a legitimate position.

After tomorrow, Alan would become a Grand Duke of the Norton Kingdom, rightfully occupying the Duchy of Shack.

Soon, a day passed.

The next day at noon, Duke Will arrived at Alan's castle.

A banquet had been prepared in the palace, a reward from the king for the Grand Dukes who had made contributions this time.

At the same time, rewards would also be bestowed upon those who had made contributions.

The banquet was very lively, with nobles loudly praising and worshiping the king.

Alan's appearance also garnered some attention, but more so with doubt, confusion, and shock.

Many nobles came to exchange a few words with Alan. Everyone knew that he was a young Grand Duke of the kingdom.

It was always a good idea to build relationships at this time.

Soon, the new king, Leikefuk Reale, began to reward each person. Alan's name was at the forefront, but it wasn't particularly outstanding.

"Alan Dragon Knight, today, under the gaze of the God of War, and in the presence of all Dragon Knights and nobles, I, Leikefuk Reale, King of the Norton Kingdom, will bestow upon you a fief."

"Your bravery and loyalty shall be rewarded accordingly. From this day forth, your name shall be your title, Duke Alan. I hereby abolish the name of the Duchy of Shack and rename it the Duchy of Alan. From now on, the rich lands of the South shall be yours to command."

The new king, Leikefuk Reale, said loudly, and everyone focused their attention on Alan.

This young Dragon Knight from the South had risen from Earl to Duke.

To have his name as his title, possessing an independent duchy.

This was a great honor that every noble dreamed of.

ps: Chapter 5, requesting monthly tickets, flowers, evaluation tickets, and self-subscriptions! I finally finished writing these subsequent plots quickly. Tomorrow should be the start of a new chapter. Well, a story about the development of the Duchy of Alan. The main line hasn't been completely established yet, but there is a general goal, so it shouldn't be too bad~.

Chapter 261 Mission Completed! Activate Building Interface Permissions! (1)

"Ding, congratulations to the host for completing the mission!"

"Starting to evaluate mission completion."

"Evaluation complete, mission completion is 100%."

"Congratulations to the host for obtaining 3,000,000 merit points, and 1,000,000 experience points! Title: Grand Duke! Activate Building Interface Permissions!"

As Alan received his fief, the system in Alan's mind instantly sounded a notification.

Just as the king had said yesterday, besides affirming Alan's identity and status, he didn't give Alan too much attention.

But even so, Alan had become the focus of everyone's attention.

After the new king finished bestowing fiefs, all the nobles in the palace found Alan one by one.

After all, a Grand Duke who was overly young, no matter what, was definitely a big shot.

If they were big shots, then they should try to curry favor with them first.

That was the idea of most nobles.

Of course, there were also a small number of extremely refined and elegant nobles who didn't immediately approach Alan like most people.

Most of them would prepare to meet Alan privately.

That's how it was among nobles. They valued connections, interests, and status.

Alan casually dealt with these nobles at the banquet and returned to his castle in the afternoon.

Of course, it wasn't because the banquet was over, but because the banquet had entered its most exciting moment.

That's right, at the banquet in the evening, everyone was releasing their hormones.

Alan had always disliked this kind of occasion. If he stayed any longer, he was afraid that he would be forcibly taken away by the noble ladies and those wealthy women.

Therefore, Alan could only take his leave first.

Instead of spending time on those wealthy women and noble ladies, Alan felt that he should spend his time on the system rewards.

Opening the system interface, the familiar light blue surface made Alan sigh comfortably.

"Grand Duke: After equipping the title, you will gain the respect and love of all your people."

This title was relatively practical for Alan. Although he could find ways to gain the respect and love of most people, it was undeniable that there were some fellows who were insatiable white-eyed wolves.

With this title, things would be much easier.

"Let me see the permissions that have been activated," Alan said with anticipation.

As for the three million merit points and one million experience points, they were not as eye-catching.

However, after obtaining the merit points, Alan could prepare to enter the merit store and buy things.

After all, he had hoarded a large amount of merit points before, just to use them after completing the main quest. The direct reward of three million merit points after completing the quest also made Alan feel slightly happy.

As for experience points, although one million experience points was a very objective income.

But after entering the Saint Realm, the next upgrade would require five million experience points, and one million experience points was far from enough.

So Alan put these two aside first and focused his attention on the system interface.

This time, a new interface had appeared after the sideline interface.

Building Interface.

Seeing this newly appeared interface, Alan felt a little excited.

If this interface was the same as he imagined...

Alan smiled foolishly, building and developing technology in the magical plane.

Hmm...

Feels not bad?

It had to be said that Alan had been in this world for more than ten years, and he could say that he had a certain understanding of this world.

This was a world that valued extraordinary abilities but neglected fundamental development.

Agriculture was still in a very primitive stage.

There was no industry, light industry, and the economy was also in a state of stagnation.

The progress of ordinary civilization was slow, but the extraordinary civilization seemed to have reached its peak a long time ago.

This kind of unbalanced development was not very good in Alan's opinion.

Alan didn't have too many lofty ambitions. He just wanted to develop his territory better.

Opening the building interface, Alan immediately saw small and exquisite patterns one by one.

"Elementary Transcendent Knowledge Library: Unlock with 300,000 Merit Points."

"Elementary Knight Training Ground: Unlock with 100,000 Merit Points."

"Elementary Mage Training Ground: Unlock with 100,000 Merit Points."

"Elementary Natural Spirit Room: Unlock with 100,000 Merit Points."

"Elementary Blacksmith Shop: Unlock with 100,000 Merit Points."

Rows of building patterns appeared before Alan's eyes, densely packed, almost encompassing all the buildings of all occupations.

There were also alchemist's research rooms, apothecary's laboratories, mage's mage towers, and so on. ... It could be said that this building interface included all the imagined buildings.

Alan took a deep breath, and then a gleam of light flashed in his eyes: "Wait, if that's the case, is it possible to..."

... Seeking flowers...

Alan looked down, and suddenly, his gaze stopped in one place.

If almost everything above was a building on this continent, then what Alan saw was definitely something truly ordinary.

"Small Windmill: Unlock with 1,000 Merit Points."

"Small Waterwheel: Unlock with 1,000 Merit Points."

"Elementary Smelting Plant: Unlock with 100,000 Merit Points."

The moment this row of familiar buildings appeared, Alan was overjoyed.

In this world of low labor efficiency, these things were simply comparable to artifacts!

"But there's a problem. Even if I build these buildings, I don't have the corresponding knowledge and technical talents. That won't work either," Alan frowned slightly. Indeed, after seeing these familiar buildings, Alan immediately had a feeling of wanting to show off his skills.

But after calming down, he realized that things didn't seem as simple as he thought.

First of all, although he himself had heard of and seen these buildings, he had no knowledge of them at all. Even if he could build them, what would he do after building them?

Take them out for viewing?

It would be better to just build a Ferris wheel?

Hmm?

Ferris wheel?