Chapter 32

Rollin was very surprised. He did not expect to be the first to be pushed out.

Although he did not want to go on stage, under such circumstances, refusing was equivalent to mutiny.

Helpless, he could only go up and see what tricks the father and son were planning to play today.

“The Clemente family has been working for the Emperor since a long time ago in the Empire.”

“Moreover, they have encountered countless dangers and tribulations during this period of time. These things did not cause them to rebel.”

“Why can such a family only remain in the position of an Earl?”

“We should give them the highest rank of nobility and let their hundreds of years of loyalty receive the glory they deserve.”

“Therefore, at this moment, I begin to announce the abolition of all titles obtained through connections!”

Upon hearing this, the crowd below the stage was already in chaos. Many people already wanted to turn around and flee the banquet hall.

However, Rollin felt that this was only the beginning, because the First Prince had yet to finish his words.

“Soldiers, listen up. Please pull off the leather robes of these Marquises who have been fooling around and waiting for death all day. Don’t let any of them escape!”

In just a short while, all the Marquis badges of the relatives present had been taken back.

Just when everyone had finished their business, the First Prince began to speak again.

“That was just the beginning. Next, please hand over all the badges in your hands!”

Apart from the already extinct Earl Ipswitch’s badge, the other five Earls were all present.

Although they were very reluctant, in order to save their lives, they took the initiative to hand over all the Earl badges in their hands to the soldiers.

On the stage, just as Rollin was about to take it off himself, the First Prince walked to his side and helped him take it off his chest.

“Brother-in-law, you and I are a family. Let me help you with this kind of thing!”

Although he did not know what the First Prince was playing at, Rollin did not intend to move his position.

“Then I’ll have to trouble you!”

After all the badges were taken, the people below the stage did not dare to act rashly. Everyone quietly waited for the next step.

Soon, the door behind him was pushed open.

A Knight in heavy armor came in. He held countless new medals of various styles in his hands.

The First Prince took out a Duke medal from inside and helped Rollin put it on.

Then, he distributed the other four medals to the other four people.

After everything was over, the First Prince stood on the high platform and continued, “I’m only depriving some of these nobles who have grown up in the city to eat and wait for death.”

“Distribute these higher-level honors to the families who have worked hard for the Empire for several generations!”

“To prevent the incident in Ipswich from happening again!”

After the Earl became a Duke, his nature had completely changed.

The Earls of the five territories present immediately became the Dukes of a region and had the power to control heavy troops.

As for the original Dukes and Marquises, these officials and the families of the Emperor, all of them had become nobles below the Marquis level.

“I think everyone has already guessed what I mean!”

“The old era of the past is over. Now, Kaicano will become the overlord of the central region of the Vanolan Continent!”

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During this period, the First Prince spoke for a very long time. This Spring Celebration Ceremony banquet had directly turned into a coronation ceremony.

And Rollin had always been standing in front of the stage. He was even more dazzling than the First Prince.

Because his position had always been in front of the First Prince’s right! And there was also a beam of light shining on him.

Although this was only a ceremony, but what the First Prince said was licentious and immoral, and Rollin had been drenched in rain and dew.

Everything he said had been realized by Rollin! The only difference was that Rollin was now a Saint Magister.

By the time the banquet began, more than half of the 1,000 nobles present had already gone home to pack their things.

Because they had all been demoted to commoners!

Every year, the Marquis could receive more than 10,000 gold coins from the Empire’s treasury, and the source of these gold coins was mostly the taxes of the common people and the territories of the surrounding Earls.

And the Viscount could receive more than 1,000 gold coins from the treasury.

Only the Earls were the most miserable. Not only did they have to contribute, but they also had to pay for it.

This caused Rollin to have no choice but to complain about why the Empire had declined.

These 500 plus people had to receive how much tax from the surrounding territories every year to be able to make up for their annual remuneration!

After becoming a Duke, other than paying a specified amount of food tribute every year, they only needed to pay 30% of their annual total income.

These were all beneficial news that Rollin had learned at the banquet. There were also many drawbacks that the new Emperor did not mention.

That was, all the Dukes were under the control of the Emperor and the Senate.

Once an order was given, all the Dukes would have no one and no reason to refuse, even if it was to die!

Although they were not friendly to the Dukes, it was beneficial to the competition in the lower reaches, so that they would not remain in the same position for generations and could not be promoted.

This was the reason why many Viscounts in the Rowling Forest had been targeting the Clemente family.

Because as long as the Clemente family did not disappear from history, they would never be able to obtain this territory!

This matter quickly spread throughout the entire territory of the Kaicano Empire. The Viscounts who were originally planning to fight for the Earl position immediately had to start all over again.

They began to rush into the Imperial Capital in search of new opportunities.

The banquet at noon finally ended perfectly after the new Emperor had finished arranging everything.

Rollin stood on the platform for the entire afternoon. This made the new Emperor who had been talking behind him feel a little embarrassed.

He had pulled Rollin down from the stage at the last minute. After all, many of the Earl’s powers were not ordinary. If they suddenly rose up and hurt people, it would easily cause a huge commotion.

After Rollin came up to the stage, the situation had changed.

This was because he was the brother-in-law of the new Emperor, Jason Kaicano. Moreover, he was a top-notch Saint Magister.

As long as Rollin stood there, no one present dared to make a move.

Even a Saint Magister of the same level had to be weighed.

This was because when two Saint Magisters of the same level fought, once the battle started, it would be a life-and-death battle. Only when one side was completely dead would the battle stop.

Not only was Rollin standing at the front, but the Knight who came in later also had the strength of an intermediate-level Saint Magister.

With the cooperation of the two of them, this fake Spring Celebration Ceremony could be smoothly completed.

After the end, Rollin followed the new Emperor and his father-in-law back to the Imperial Palace.

Rollin originally planned to meet up with Delia and the others, but the new Emperor, Jason, forced him to stay and told him that there was something important to discuss.

Rollin had no choice but to give up the matter..