Chapter 237: Marquis of Red Jade

In the year 1812 of the Fairy Tale Calendar, King Otto of the Lain Kingdom and a group of elderly nobles conspired to sacrifice to the Hell Demon King Belial, hoping to obtain the blessing of immortality.

But the Demon King in hell is always greedy, and the King of Envy used the stupidity of the King and the nobles to lead his army to invade the material world.

Fortunately, the noblest, most beautiful, and most powerful Queen Selimu and the kindest, cutest, and most just Princess Snow White led the powerful, heroic, and loyal Lionheart Guard soldiers through a tragic and arduous battle, finally driving the Demon King of hell out of the material world.

And those elderly nobles all received the punishment they deserved; they were all killed by those devils from hell.

The greatest Queen Majesty, amidst the strong calls of all the citizens, successfully ascended the throne as Queen Selimu, and the whole country celebrated!

Because the central buildings of the castle were destroyed in the great battle, Her Majesty the Queen had to receive the Travelers who had performed bravely and loyally in the great battle in a side hall.

"Baron Aoruilian Solaris, thank you very much for your heroic performance in the Star City Defense Battle; you have truly proven your loyalty and bravery! Please accept your reward!"

A palace attendant beside him held a silver tray and handed it to Aoruilian. On the tray were a one-handed sword and a silver-black cloak.

【Swift Strike】! Blue prop! Lain Kingdom noble-exclusive one-handed sword; has a 10% probability of triggering an additional rapid strike during normal attacks, causing 50% attack power physical damage.

【Traveler's Night Walk】! Green prop! "Night Walker's Breath"—suitable for adventurers who need long-distance raids or to avoid dangers at night; a faint halo flows at the edge of the cloak, which can dispel the hostility of low-level nocturnal creatures, but cannot cover the sound of footsteps.

Not to mention that one-handed sword, this 【Traveler's Night Walk】 cloak was already a pretty good item.

Of course, Aoruilian himself knew that he hadn't helped at all when facing the big BOSS at the end, only caring about cutting small monsters to collect entries. Getting these two items as a harvest was already quite good.

"Miss Nie Yingying, your performance in the final battle was equally heroic and loyal; the Lain Kingdom will definitely not forget your contribution! I, as the Queen of the Lain Kingdom, officially confer upon Nie Yingying the title of Kingdom Baron, with the title 【Scarlet Baron】!"

【Scarlet Baron】! Green special profession entry! Congratulations, the first female Baron of the Lain Kingdom, you will definitely be recorded in the history of the Lain Kingdom!

Nie Yingying, who had successfully advanced to the Fifth-tier after consecutive great battles, immediately equipped the newly obtained title entry; she had already learned the benefits of such title entries from Xie Yaoyao and Aoruilian.

Looking at the last Traveler, Selimu's hand hidden in her wide robe sleeve clenched involuntarily.

But looking at that silly smiling face and the Little Red Umbrella that never left his side, Selimu seemed to have figured something out, and her originally serious and noble face softened.

"Viscount Enqin von Gratz, you have made a decisive contribution to expelling the devils from hell; you have defended the Lain Kingdom! I, in the name of the Lain Queen, officially confer upon Enqin von Gratz the titles of 【Shadow Lord】, 【Marquis of Red Jade】, and 【Guardian of the Lain】!"

As soon as Selimu finished announcing, all the nobles participating in the ceremony were in an uproar, one after another expressing that the title of 【Guardian of the Lain】 was too much, and that such a title should be held by Her Majesty the Queen herself.

As for 【Shadow Lord】, one could tell from the name that the territory must be in a godforsaken place, and although 【Marquis of Red Jade】 was noble, everyone recognized Xie Yaoyao's contribution relatively well.

But Her Majesty the Queen didn't care about the nobles' discussion at all, waving her hand to order a palace attendant to step out and signaling that there were still items to be bestowed.

The palace attendant held a silver tray as usual. On the tray was only an iron-black circular badge, the edges carved with bat wing and thorn intertwined patterns, and the center was a blood moon.

【Blood Moon Token】! Green prop! Hey, congratulations on obtaining a high-level membership card for the Dark Council! From now on, you are also a VIP among VIPs in the legend, Selimu!

Now Queen Selimu was ascending the throne with unparalleled prestige, so even if the nobles had objections to the reward for Xie Yaoyao, they couldn't shake Her Majesty the Queen's determination in the slightest.

And the recipient himself looked very happy.

Xie Yaoyao had originally been boredly poking at the pearl tassels on Nie Yingying's skirt with his head tilted, and only looked up blankly when he heard the clinking of gold. He stared at the silver tray in the palace attendant's hand and blinked.

It wasn't until Nie Yingying signaled that he realized the iron-black badge on the tray was for him, so he didn't stand on ceremony at all, bloomed with a brilliant smile again, picked up the badge on the tray, and didn't forget to say "Thank you" to the palace attendant in front of him.

This made the palace attendant feel flattered, and also made Nie Yingying beside him show a helpless expression.

Fortunately, this plot mission was completed!

Another series of complicated etiquette and banquets followed, but Her Majesty the Queen seemed somewhat distracted, so everyone very tactfully proposed to take their leave.

The three Travelers also followed the crowd out of the side hall.

When Xie Yaoyao, Nie Yingying, and Aoruilian stepped out of the side hall of the investiture, what appeared before them was actually the recruitment point for the Queen's guards that they had signed up for at the beginning.

"Brother Ling, Miss Nie, Aoruilian, you finally came out! Completed it! The plot is completed, right!"

A voice, surprised to the point of being noisy, attracted the attention of the three.

Looking in the direction of the sound, it was the bald Hans and 【Blood Axe】 Siwen, who had been kicked out of the plot world early.

Sensing Aoruilian's surprised gaze, Siwen turned his head, avoiding his gaze and saying: "The bald one insisted on dragging me here; I was originally busy going to the Lisi Kingdom in the west!"

Everyone felt Siwen's awkwardness, but the bald Hans didn't care about such trivial matters; he still fawned over Xie Yaoyao in a very sycophantic manner.

"Brother Ling, you just finished the mission and came back, you must be exhausted, right? Let's grab a bite, my treat, how about it?" Bald Hans felt that he was unlucky to have entered a world-class plot world without getting any good harvest, but getting to know these masters wasn't a total loss, especially a top master like Xie Yaoyao. This was also why he found Siwen after dying out and shamelessly waited for Xie Yaoyao and the three to come out to organize a gathering to improve their relationship.

It was just that his Brother Ling was very strange, keeping a cold face and saying nothing, just staring straight at him, which made him feel guilty inside.

He couldn't have failed and died out, right? So angry? Did he flatter him the wrong way? That shouldn't be possible, this guy is freakishly strong!

Only Nie Yingying reacted instantly; the consciousness in Xie Yaoyao's body now was Helai'er. ===== CHAPTER 238 =====