Chapter 134 Follower
"Royce, get out!"
Following the secretary's instructions, Instructor Sonny called out Royce's name, and a tall, dark and thin boy quickly stood up.
"Follow me." Instructor Sonny ordered, then turned his head and shouted to the team, "Whoever dares to shake their legs while I'm not here, ten whips!"
Then he took Royce and followed the secretary to the dean's office.
"Dean."
"Soney, go down and rest first." The dean waved his hand and sent Instructor Sonny to rest, then smiled and asked the tall and thin boy, "Is your name Royce?"
"Yes, Dean." Royce didn't know why.
The dean said to Duke: "Your Excellency Duke, this child is Royce...Royce, hurry up and meet Lord Duke, Lord Duke is an arcanist!"
"Ah!" Royce was taken aback, and stammered, "Du, Mr. Duke, Royce sends hello to you."
Duke took a look at Royce, and he was sure that this was the Royce he was looking for. His facial features vaguely resembled Robney's.
"I know your father, Robney." Duke said gently, "In his last time, he gave me a favor."
"My father?" Royce's eyes widened, "What's wrong with my father?"
"he died."
"Ah!" Royce yelled, his chest heaved and panted violently, and it took him a while to calm down. Two lines of tears flowed down his eyes, "I knew it, he was dead."
Duke sighed: "Sorry."
"Lord Duke, may I know how my father died?"
"Hunting hurt." Duke told a white lie.
Otherwise, telling the truth that Robney was killed by the fang gang of the Black Snake family would only put Royce in a predicament of revenge.
Revenge, if you don’t have that strength, you may have to die.
If you don’t take revenge, you will have to bear the condemnation of your conscience.
certainly.
If Royce doesn't believe it and insists on asking, Duke will still tell him the truth. But Royce believed Duke's statement and didn't ask for details.
"Royce..."
Duke was about to say something.
Royce suddenly mourned and said: "I knew he would die during the hunt. As far as I can remember, he hasn't stayed at home for more than two days, always looking for spirit beasts... But I don't want him to send me spirit beasts. I can cultivate myself into a knight!"
"Oh, what a poor child." The principal lamented pretendingly.
Duke waited for Royce to vent his emotions, and then said: "The deceased is gone, there is nothing you can do. But I will return the favor your father bought for you."
Royce wiped away tears.
Duke continued: "You have two options. First, I will give you a cub of a 1st-ring spirit beast to help you become a 1st-ring great knight."
After saying this, everyone, including the dean, showed a sour taste of envy.
Knight training is indeed not difficult, but not everyone can be promoted to a ring 1 knight, and many knights spend their entire lives in ring 0.
Giving Royce time to digest, Duke spoke again: "Second, swear allegiance to me, become my follower, and serve me."
As soon as the second option came out, everyone's eyes on Royce became more complicated.
Even Royce, who was still immersed in the grief of his father's death, couldn't help raising his head and glanced at Duke in disbelief.
The two options are undoubtedly dream opportunities for any knight.
Being able to serve an official arcanist master has a brighter future than being a part-time great knight.
The dean immediately praised with a smile on his face: "It's really a smart choice. You are so lucky to be a follower of Your Excellency Duke, Royce."
Duke smiled: "Then, you are my follower."
"Yes, my lord!" Royce knelt down on one knee and followed the etiquette of a knight.
In the aristocratic system of the Seven Towers Federation, only uncles, sons, and men are left, so the etiquette of followers has also been simplified to the point where it is now.
Things are over, Duke will leave.
"Your Excellency Duke, can I have a word with Royce?" Instructor Sonny said suddenly.
"Yes." Duke nodded, "Royce, say goodbye to the friends in the monastery, pack up and salute, and then find me at No. 17 of Beverly Manor."
"Yes, my lord."
Everyone sent Duke away.
Instructor Sonny took Royce to a corner, with envy and relief in his eyes: "I know this Lord Duke, the arcanist who rang the bell at the Faling Pagoda two days ago, so Royce, you should seize this opportunity."
"I will, instructor."
"Don't slack off, or think that becoming a follower of an arcane mage means that you don't have to work hard. You are mediocre in my group of trainee knights, so you have to work harder after you leave. Talent can't impress an arcan mage, but sweat."
"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 will work hard!" Royce nodded solemnly.
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"Sir, where do you plan to arrange your followers?" Mu Lali asked in the car.
"Where is there a moderately priced residential area nearby, I plan to rent a few units for the placement of followers." Duke said.
"There is no suitable location in the inner city. The place close to the ring road in the inner city is opposite our Beverly Manor, across a street, and there is the Huanshuiyuan Community." Mu Lali obviously did her homework, "The housing price over there is a bit high, but it is the most suitable place for followers."
Immediately, Mu Lali added: "I heard from my aunt that many arcanists in the manor place their followers in the Huanshuiyuan community."
"That's good, but I don't have any money for the time being, Lili." Duke leaned on the back of the chair and sighed.
Mulali obviously liked the nickname "Little Lili" very much, covered her mouth with a smile and said, "After you join the company, you will have a lot of money, sir."
"Let's have a look before we talk."
When the car drove back to Beverly Manor, Levin held several invitations and handed them to Duke.
They are all owners near Beverly Manor. They want to invite Duke to dinner, but there is only one, which is from the Upper Star City community.
"Joanna Lynx..." Duke looked at the invitation.
There is no doubt that among the hosts of these invitations, Joanna Bobcat is the most honorable, even though she is only a 1st ring arcanist.
But her father, Jovis Bobcat, is one of the incumbent United Tower rulers and belongs to the leadership team of the entire Heijiaohe land.
And one of the only sixteen ring 3 arcanists in Shenjiao City.
"I have to save face." Duke had already made a decision in his mind, and handed the invitation to Mu Lali, "Reply to Joanna, I will go to the banquet tonight... By the way, as a friend, if I go to the banquet, what souvenirs do I need to bring?"
Mulali, who came from a noble family, is most suitable for Duke because she knows a lot about communication etiquette.
Mulali asked about Joanna's identity, and after thinking for a while, she said: "Ms. Joanna is distinguished, but you are equally distinguished. Since you are going to the banquet as a friend, why don't you bring a bottle of old wine."
"Well, I will leave it to you to buy."
After the third shift, ask for a monthly ticket~
(end of this chapter)