Chapter 518 - You Don’t See the Big Picture (1/2)

Duke was the highest t.i.tle of n.o.bility other than royalty.

And as if to express her sincerity and determination, Stephanie continued, “Of course, not the kind of n.o.ble who only has a t.i.tle and no real power. When the time comes, I will give you a third of my territory and give you all the rights of the Grand Duke, such as the basic right of conscription, the basic territorial law autonomy, and even the right to wage war.” This was already pure lords.h.i.+p treatment.

In addition to the t.i.tle of Grand Duke, as long as Roland’s ability wasn’t too bad, he would be a rising star of the high n.o.ble cla.s.s in Fareins.

The blindingly bright kind.

Normally, no one would refuse such a gift if they were young. Even if it was a member of the royal family, most of them would be overjoyed when this happened, and then fall over and call out “Long live Her Majesty!”

However, Roland was not very interested.

Not that he was completely uninterested, he was just slightly touched.

After all, Stephanie was offering a really, really good deal.

But… after seeing Mordenkainen’s floating city, Roland had little interest in the territory on the ground.

No matter how big your land was, it would still be fixed in one place.

Could it come and go and be as convenient as the floating city?

It didn’t matter how high the n.o.bles sat; at most, they would have the t.i.tle of king or queen. They would still be mortal.

But once the floating city was built, even if it was small, it meant something different.

It would be moving in the direction of transcendence.

This was why Roland was indeed a little touched but still didn’t quite care.

Andonara knew Roland too well, and when she heard Stephanie’s words, she smiled and said, “This condition of yours will work for others, but not for him. Promising him a large library is better than all this power you’re using to entice him.”

“He just wants knowledge?” Stephanie leaned on Andonara, her body still weak. “Power and influence you don’t like, Roland, what about beauty?”

Now Andonara was not happy. “What do you mean?”

Stephanie’s reaction was also extremely quick, and she immediately said, “Don’t worry, I’m just testing him for you.” “Don’t do that.” Andonara stopped and looked at Stephanie very seriously. “Human nature cannot bear to be tested, understand?”

When she spoke, her eyes were grudging and even a little bit murderous.

Stephanie felt a chill inside, and she immediately nodded her head.

Seeing her concede, Andonara was quite satisfied and said, “We are good friends, this is Delpon, and I am the mistress of this placedon’t worry, you will be safe and happy here.”

Stephanie was indifferent to this. The people of Fareins had a bit of a “center of the world” complex. In their view, except for Fareins, all other human countries were barbaric, and only the elves were a little stronger than them.

The small country of Hollevin and the small city of Delpon were of no interest to Stephanie.

But there was no problem in taking refuge here.

Stephanie leaned against Andonara and slowly walked forward, as she asked Roland, “Before, you had been unwilling to show me the secret of the multiple teleportation array, but now you are willing to do so, and you even said you would invest—what deal do you want to make with me?”

“Because I suddenly feel that it would be good for me if you became queen.” Roland smiled and said, “The underground library of a princess like you already has a good collection of books, so the royal library, which is on a par with the Grand Library of Light, should also have many good books, right? It is said that that place is only open to the royal family, so if you become the queen, you should be able to let me in for a long time, right?”

“That’s why you revealed the secret of your multiple teleportation magic array!” Stephanie looked at Roland incredulously. “Do you know what this secret means?”

Roland nodded. “I think I should know better than you the importance of transportation in making a profit and the significance of smooth transportation to war strategy. Although you are a queen, I should be better than you in other comprehensive qualities, except for the education of etiquette and human affairs.”

Roland said this with great conviction.

It was just like he said; except for the elusive matters of the upper cla.s.s, in his mastery of other areas of study, after nearly twenty years of systematic education, Roland, both in terms of the breadth and depth of knowledge, completely overwhelmed the First Princess.

Stephanie didn’t argue. She frowned. “Then why did you expose it… Just for some books?” “Just for books.” Roland nodded. “The amount of knowledge determines the upper limit of a Mage’s growth.”

“I can give you the territory and get you into the library. These things don’t conflict.”

“But with a territory, I won’t have as much time to study.” By this time they had reached the outside of Delpon, and the Magic Tower could be seen from afar. “I have my forces, but I find that just maintaining a small organization like this takes up a lot of my study time, and with another territory, the status of a Grand Duke, and a high position of power, even if I don’t manage anything, trouble will still come to me.”

Stephanie took a hard look at Roland and didn’t try to persuade him.

It was not that she’d given up, but that she’d put the issue aside for the time being.

A young Mage who could draw a multiple teleportation magic array was worth spending a lot of energy and time on to show favor and rope in.

The three of them were silent all the way back to their manor in Delpon.

Vivian, who received the news, rushed from the Magic Tower and then hugged Roland hard, refusing to let go.

Andonara was considerate enough to give the two of them s.p.a.ce to be alone.