I'm not just human!

Immediately, he spoke with great seriousness:

"I have something very important to discuss with you, something extremely important to you."

Xia Fa asked:

"What important matter?"

Prince Ariman said:

"It's not convenient to talk about this here. How about we go to your place?"

Under the watchful eyes of everyone, Xia Fa nodded and led Prince Ariman toward Daniel Street.

They walked in silence, with only Benedict looking curiously at the various stalls set up by the Fog People along the way, seemingly not having had enough yet.

Soon, Xia Fa stopped in front of his two-story attic.

He opened the door and went in first, followed by Benedict.

This made Prince Ariman's face twitch again.

After all, according to the etiquette among nobles, guests should be allowed to go in first.

He sighed wearily, then went inside without paying any more attention.

The five knights in metal armor immediately spread out outside the door and assumed a defensive posture.

……

"Please sit wherever you like, don't be shy."

As soon as Shafa saw Prince Ariman enter, he casually pointed in the direction of the sofa and chairs.

Prince Ariman looked at the somewhat dilapidated attic and shook his head, but when he discovered that the attic had been cleaned spotlessly, a satisfied smile appeared on his face that he himself did not realize.

He looked at Xia Fa and said earnestly:

"Shafa, when you have money, you should buy a manor. It's not expensive. The cheapest one can be bought for around 100,000 gold pounds. If that's not possible, you can buy a villa, which will be even cheaper."

He paused briefly, then sighed:

"After all, this kind of house is no longer suitable for your status."

Xia Fa was a little confused. Wasn't he just a clergyman of the Silver Church? Even as a superhuman, his rank was only insect-level. What identity did he have?

But he immediately realized something, and his expression became somewhat strange.

Could it be...?

Sure enough, the next moment, Prince Ariman said:

"In view of your contributions to our Kingdom of Augu during this Fog Carnival... and even to humanity in a broader and deeper sense, His Majesty the Emperor was very pleased upon learning of this and has decided to bestow upon you the title of Viscount."

A hint of gentleness finally appeared on his arrogant face, and he continued:

"So, from today onwards, you are the esteemed Viscount Shafa de Augustus. Whatever the reason for adding your middle name before, now, the middle name with the character 'De' is truly fitting."

Although Xia Fa had some suspicions, after all, he had indeed made some insignificant contributions, he was still somewhat surprised when he heard that he had been granted a title.

So he's a viscount now?

Duke, Marquis, Earl, Viscount, Baron... Judging from this, my rank is not low.

It's worth noting that even the Bald family, including the former demigod Raydonk Bald, only managed to acquire the title of baron.

Prince Ariman continued:

"His Majesty the Emperor originally intended to personally reward you with one million gold pounds as a commendation and to thank you for your contributions to the people of the Kingdom of Augu."

"But recently, His Majesty the Emperor has decided to build two more small towns next to the ten million mu of potato fields and the same ten million mu of hunting grounds, so that refugees can live there. Therefore, he is calling on nobles to donate money by paying for it himself, and the imperial treasury is slightly short."

He paused briefly, took out a bank draft, handed it to Xia Fa, and then continued:

"So I can give you the bank draft first, but the actual amount won't be cashed for at least three months."

Xia Fa's eyes suddenly lit up, and without any attempt to hide it, he took the bank draft directly.

In the upper right corner was the iconic sigil of the Selenes family, featuring a dragon breathing fire. The amount was marked with a "1", followed by six "0"s: tens, hundreds, thousands, tens of thousands, and so on.

Although it will take three months before the payment can be accepted, it's only three months!

That's a real million pounds!

At this moment, Xia Fa genuinely felt a bit of goodwill towards this emperor he had never met before. Putting aside everything else, this being who was both emperor and ruler was truly generous. When he said he was giving a reward, he meant it, and it was all from his own private funds.

Compared to one million pounds, he didn't care much about being a viscount or anything like that. Anyway, he was too lazy to play the noble game, and he didn't even plan to change houses.

"Xiafa, I hope you can understand that although your contributions are great, under the noble system of our Augu Kingdom, the title of viscount is the highest rank that can be given at present. After all, you are not a demigod yet."

Prince Ariman then spoke, seemingly to comfort Sharfa:

"Once you become a demigod, based on your contributions, you can be immediately promoted to earl. If you become an angel, then regardless of your contributions, you will definitely be promoted to duke."

Xia Fa felt a bit amused and exasperated. He really didn't care about titles. If a title could be exchanged for money, he would exchange it without hesitation!

"Alright, my duty is done. According to the customs of our Augu Kingdom, your investiture ceremony will be held in three months. During this time, you should work hard to improve yourself and try to sign another secret contract. Otherwise, if you are only at the Insect level, many nobles will look down on you and may not even attend your investiture ceremony."

Prince Ariman gave another instruction, this time patting Shafa on the shoulder before turning and leaving.

As he watched his figure, draped in a platinum cloak, disappear outside the door with his armored knights, Xia Fa closed the door.

He had assumed that Prince Ariman had come to inquire about what was happening in the desert mini-world, but to his surprise, he hadn't mentioned it at all.

That's good, he won't have to worry about it anymore.

As for the bank draft that amounted to a full one million gold pounds...

Xia Fa held it in his hand, looked at it several times, and seemed quite fond of it before reluctantly putting it into the button-shaped pocket at the collar.

After all, that's a million gold pounds!

One million gold pounds will be available for redemption in three months!

Not only does it cost money to buy the Star Gate, a top-tier secret contract, but it's not like we won't sign any more secret contracts in the future. What if another top-tier secret contract comes along?

Although Xia Fa knew that two overlord-level secret contracts were probably his limit, and that his spiritual intuition might even guide him to ordinary secret contracts next, what if that happened?

What if my spiritual intuition guides me to another supreme-level secret contract?

Whether it's the Celestial Mage, the Fairy Tale World, the Primal Stomach, the Forge of All Things, the Eternal Conditions... or even the other three unknown overlord-level secret contracts... you can sign any of them!

After all, the Silver Throne had already made him truly feel the unparalleled power of the Overlord-level Secret Contract!

Given that a top-tier secret contract typically starts at several million gold pounds, this one million gold pounds is incredibly valuable.

At this moment, Benedict Cumberbatch came over with a grin:

"Your Excellency, congratulations!"

Xia Fa waved his hand and chuckled:

"Don't joke with me, I don't care about this, speaking of which..."

As he spoke, he casually pulled up a chair next to the dining table and sat down. Perhaps it was because he was so close to the table, but the delicious taste of the whole roasted lamb he had just eaten popped into his mind.

Well, now that I've received a million gold pounds, even though it won't be cashed out for three months, can't I... go and eat a few more?

After all, that roasted salt horn lamb is so delicious.

But unexpectedly, with such thoughts in mind, he had just sat down—

call out!

In Benedict's wide, golden-red eyes, Shafa's figure vanished abruptly.

Chapter 119 The Glutton...Does it truly possess physical strength?

Seeing that Shafa disappeared the moment he sat down in the chair, Benedict remained stunned for a while before trying to call his name.

"Xia Fa, Xia Fa?"

No response.

……

"Little idiot Xia Fa?"

There was still no response.

……

"Xia Fa, the handsome guy?"

There was still no response.

……

She waited a while longer, but seeing that Xia Fa still hadn't appeared from the chair, she tilted her head and started to ponder.

"Well……"

Suddenly, Benedict's eyes lit up, as if she had thought of a good idea.

Although she usually seems silly, Benedict always thought she was very smart.

For example, right now, she understands that after the upheaval of the Fog Carnival, church and government officials might come to investigate and question Xiafa at any time.

But he's not here now, and his secret of being able to randomly freeload meals obviously can't be exposed, so what should we do?

Benedict immediately decided to head out!

Then I wandered around the three nearby blocks: Daniel Street, Ezar Street, and Risle Street!

In this way, when people see her, they will immediately think that Xia Fa is probably out shopping, especially those who know that she is Xia Fa's doll girl, and understand that she must usually follow Xia Fa, or even be inseparable from Xia Fa.

In this way, officials or church personnel will not associate Xia Fa with teleporting to other places to freeload meals; they will only think that he is also wandering the streets and has just temporarily lost his doll girl.

In this way, they will search for Xiafa everywhere, which will buy them some time until Xiafa returns!

Beneath nodded secretly, a smug look creeping onto her face, feeling incredibly clever.

She immediately left the attic, locked the door, and began to pretend to go shopping.

……

Daxun.