Chapter 69 The Second King's Award, From The Eldest Prince's Solicitation
In the blink of an eye, a month has passed.
Due to the significant expenditure of funds in the first phase of territory development plan.
Rennes is preparing to develop perfumes to earn money.
However.
Cultivating the perfume industry is not something that can be accomplished overnight.
Rennes has no idea how to make perfumes.
From flower cultivation to flower extraction processes, and so on...
All of these require a lot of time for trial and experimentation.
It is difficult to see any output in the short term.
As for the beer and sugar industries that were developed earlier.
Although they generate high profits, earning over a million gold coins each year for him.
But most of this money needs to be used to support the growing extraordinary knight order and shadow intelligence organization of the family.
In this situation.
In order to prevent the family's financial chain from breaking, Rennes can only choose to temporarily slow down the implementation of the second phase of territory construction plan.
No need to develop the territory.
Rennes suddenly found himself with free time.
Spending time with his wife every day, educating his children,
Living a very leisurely life.
And the five women, Freya, Katie, Lifa, Janice, and Lalesia.
After several months of recuperation, they have also completed their postpartum recovery.
Under Rennes' hard work,
Freya, Katie, Lifa, and Lalesia have all become pregnant one after another.
As for Janice.
She is already quite old.
Rennes really doesn't want his first wife to continue being an elderly mother.
That would be too hard.
And Janice has already given birth to so many children.
She is not very interested in having more.
The reason she continues to give birth is also because Rennes loves children.
When Janice heard her husband's concern for her health and his desire for her to stop giving birth, she was deeply moved.
The couple reached an agreement to not have any more children.
Therefore.
When Rennes and Janice were intimate, they did not use their super reproductive talents to get her pregnant.
One week later.
On this day.
Hundreds of envoys from the court of the Kingdom of Rennes arrived in the Eagle's Domain in a grand manner.
After all.
The news of Rennes breaking through as a Sky Knight has caused quite a stir.
Now almost the entire Kingdom of Rennes knows about it.
Naturally, the royal family cannot have no reaction.
It's just that.
This matter is of great importance, and the royal family needs time to investigate the truth of the matter.
That's why they didn't react immediately.
This is it.
After confirming that Rennes has indeed been promoted to a Sky Knight and has become the top combat force in the Kingdom of Rennes, the king immediately sent someone over.
Last time, when Rennes broke through as an Earth Knight, the king sent a regular court envoy to reward him.
But this time is different.
The next heir to the Kingdom of Rennes, the Crown Prince Karogor, personally took action.
It can be imagined how much importance the old king attaches to Rennes, the newly promoted Sky Knight.
At noon.
The Crown Prince led the court envoy to the Habs Manor.
Rennes personally went out to greet them with his wives.
"Greetings, Your Highness the Prince."
Facing the greetings from Rennes, the top powerhouse of the kingdom.
Karogor naturally wouldn't and couldn't hold back his identity as a prince, and quickly responded with a smile, "No need for formalities!"
After a brief exchange of pleasantries.
They had the steward entertain the members of the envoy.
The two of them entered the reception hall of the manor.
The Crown Prince Karogor went straight to the point and began to read out the king's rewards to Rennes.
It has to be said.
In order to win over Rennes, this newly promoted Sky Knight, the king has spared no expense.
Not only did Rennes's title jump two levels, from Count to Duke, the highest rank in the duchy.
He also gave most of the unawarded land in the Rhine region to the Habs family.
A total of over 500 square kilometers.
In other words, the Habs family's fiefdom now covers over 600 square kilometers.
More than six times the original size.
And it's not over yet.
"Duke Rennes, at less than seventy years old, breaking through as a Sky Knight has shocked the entire kingdom..."
"I also greatly admire Your Highness."
"These small gifts are my congratulatory presents for you, please accept them."
After handing the king's reward to Rennes,
Prince Karogor took out three wooden boxes from his spatial ring and opened them in front of Rennes.
The three wooden boxes contained:
A four-star martial art technique - Furious Flame Qi!
A five-star combat skill - Thunderous Hand.
And three rare magic plants that greatly enhance Qi cultivation - Purple Vine Blood Fruit.
Each item has considerable value.
Seeing the prince giving such valuable gifts,
Rennes understood Karogor's intention.
He was intentionally trying to win him over.
Based on the royal intelligence gathered by the Shadow Organization in recent years,
King Lance has a total of thirteen legitimate heirs.
Although this eldest prince successfully ascended to the position of crown prince due to his age advantage and decent abilities,
His position is far from as stable as it appears on the surface.
For example, the Eye Prince and the Thousand Prince are strong contenders for the crown prince position.
Although these two princes were born later and are relatively young,
They possess cultivation aptitude far superior to this eldest prince, Karogor.
At a young age, they have already gained fame in the imperial capital and are greatly favored by the king.
They have numerous followers and supporters.
After years of development, they even have the tendency to surpass the influence of the eldest prince's faction.
In this situation,
The eldest prince naturally cannot be without a sense of crisis.
Spending a large sum of money to win him over is only natural.
With the dual identities of a Sky Knight and a Duke of the kingdom, Rennes is already able to influence the balance of power in this struggle for the throne.
However,
Rennes is not interested in this.
As a man with a golden finger (special ability),
He does not want to get involved in the whirlpool of power struggles for the throne.
Not only is it troublesome, but there are also not many benefits.
It is simply not worth it.
Therefore.
He hesitated for a moment and chose to politely decline.
"This gift is too valuable."
"I cannot accept it."
"Prince, please take it back."
Rennes pushed the three wooden boxes back in front of Karogor and smiled as he spoke.
"It's just a small token of appreciation!"
"Duke Rennes, you're being too polite."
"If you have any dissatisfaction with these gifts, feel free to let me know."
Seeing this, Karogor was not discouraged and spoke again.
His main purpose for coming this time was to recruit Rennes, the newly appointed Sky Knight, into his own camp and solidify his somewhat precarious position as the heir.
Therefore.
As long as there is a chance, he will not give up.
"I have no dissatisfaction!"
"I'm just used to laziness and don't want to get involved in troublesome matters."
Seeing this, Rennes waved his hand and made his position clear once again.
Seeing Rennes' firm attitude, Karogor had no choice.
He could only choose to give up.
After all.
With Rennes' strength and status, he couldn't possibly threaten him.
Otherwise, it would not be a recruitment.
It would be making enemies.
If Rennes were to join his two brothers' camp because of this, his position as the heir would immediately be at risk.
Understanding this point clearly.
Although Karogor was somewhat displeased, he still maintained a friendly attitude towards Rennes.
Hoping to leave a good impression on him.
Next.
The two exchanged a few simple pleasantries and ended the conversation.
Recruitment failed.
Karogor did not stay at the Habs Manor for long.
After lunch.
He directly left with the court delegation.
After seeing off the prince and his entourage.
The news of Rennes being promoted to the Grand Duke, and the Habs family being promoted to the Duke family, spread like a whirlwind in the noble circles of the Rhine region at an extremely fast pace.
