Chapter 540 - Prematurely (1/2)

Leonel paused when he heard these words.

Going to the Capital? Just hearing these words seemed to unlock some hidden PTSD he had.

Every organization he had joined to this point had found a way to backstab him. Though the matters with Camelot managed to work themselves out and he even got a few good friends out of it, that didn't change the fact that there was a point where practically everyone in that world wanted his head on a pike despite the truth that, from the very beginning, his only intention was to save all of them.

He couldn't help but feel that if he went to the Capital now, he'd find himself in another less than favorable situation. And, the reality was that this was the very last thing he wanted to deal with at this moment.

Leonel couldn't even think about it in terms of seeing his family. He didn't even really see the Fawkes family in such a light to begin with. As a result, he treated this no differently from an invite to any other organization.

”Reward? What reward?” Leonel evaded the topic.

”Those who accumulate a certain number of merits in a single battle are privy to an Imperial Pendant. Your performance happens to warrant a Ruby Imperial Pendant, which allows you to ask one request of Imperial Grandfather.”

”Hm? Is that so?”

Leonel was aware of Imperial Pendants. They were ranked as: Black, Platinum, Ruby and finally Amethyst. Even the lowest was a great honor that one had to scratch and claw for. But, considering Leonel's role in subduing threats that could, without exaggeration, destroy Earth as they knew it, it wasn't too surprising for him to earn a Ruby Imperial Pendant.

As far as Leonel was aware, those who had earned Black Imperial Pendants in the past were able to request to have a residence built for themselves in the Capital.

Compared to the other Provinces of Earth, the Capital was on an entirely different level.

Originally, Leonel had thought that he had never been to the Capital before. But, after learning he was a Prince, he dug into his own memories once again using his Dream Force and managed to recognize the fact he had.

Just living in the Capital increased one's life expectancy by as much as 20 years. This wasn't just because it was safer, but rather because the environment itself was capable of continuously rejuvenating the human body.

This was all to say that just the Black Imperial Pendant was worth an extra 20 years of life. This should be enough to demonstrate the worth of such an achievement.

”In that case, I want to request the rights to White City.”

Noah's brows shot up. He looked toward Jessica, only to see that she was just as surprised.

”This…” Noah cleared his throat. ”… White City was already requested by Tyrron and the Dove family.”

Leonel raised an eyebrow. ”Did he also earn an Imperial Pendant?”

Noah shook his head.

”Is White City considered the territory of the Dove Grand Prime Minister family now?”

”… Not exactly.”