Chapter 248: Isaac’s Natural Enemy
“Ahem!” She cleared her throat and took a few steps back. “Alright, let’s move on to the official rewards for you all.”
Yuliya waved her hand, and two maids delivered some items to the Fiery Conflict crew.
“Go ahead and take a look.”
The four of them huddled together to start… um, I mean, to receive their rewards.
There were two main points for the rewards:
First up, each of them received ten honorary knight positions, totaling 40! They could allocate these as they pleased.
And let’s not forget about the perks that came with being an honorary knight!
Holy moly! I can’t even!
As mentioned earlier, in the Jade Emperor Kingdom—much like other empires on different servers—the status of players, the outsiders, was at rock bottom.
Royalty > Nobility > Commoners > Outsiders. The outsiders were basically equivalent to squatters and refugees.
With the honorary knight title, it’s like they were instantly upgraded to low-tier nobility!
Even without actual power, land, or connections, they were still nobles!
Higher than commoners, practically on par with other nobles.
Is this a classic case of peasants singing freedom songs or what?
This rise in status meant automatic perks, like an NPC favor boost.
Commoners typically hold an inherent respect for nobility, and other nobles would glance a little more kindly at honorary knights.
Basically, their NPC favorability took a major jump, like a wild rollercoaster ride!
Manual grinding for those favor points would require a ton of effort and a mountain of gold coins!
Another benefit of the honorary knight title? They gained the qualification to switch to the knight profession.
Knights: beefy and strong, yet dishing out high damage too! Plus, high-tier knights get to ride horses, making their offensive power soar!
The moment Fiery Conflict saw this job, he was totally sold.
It was practically tailor-made for him!
The second reward was aimed at the player guilds.
More accurately, it should be called an adventurer team since “guild” rolls off the tongue better for players.
The adventurer team received the backing of the Adventurers Guild, granting all members formal recognition, plus a 5% experience boost.
In summary, 40 players got honorary knight status while the rest got regular commoner status, all enjoying the 5% experience gain.
Honorary knights were akin to nobility, and commoner status was still way above outsider status, boosting NPC favorability and giving that sweet experience bonus.
Everyone was cashing in big time!
Can we just take a moment to appreciate how legendary this quest is? And it’s all thanks to the Empress! Those rewards are generous!
As for the tiny bit of experience and supplies that followed? Who cares!
“Thank you, Your Majesty the Empress! Thank you, His Highness the Princess, for your presence!”
This time, they were more than happy to kneel, every word dripping with sincerity.
Once they snagged those rewards, they had officially surged ahead of ordinary players, wearing the crown of superiority.
The benefits that came with the elevated status were endless and only got better from here.
“Okay, okay, that’s enough! I have things to attend to, so I’ll take my leave!”
With that, Yuliya turned to walk away.
Xu Xiaoyue suddenly remembered something, hurriedly chiming in, “Hey! Little…”
“Hm?”
“Forget it, Your Highness, you go handle your business.”
“Oh, bye-bye then!”
Yuliya made her way to the knight corps, ushering them into the royal city.
As the four watched Yuliya and the knights vanish, they immediately dove into the real business… practice rewards distribution!
The main question? How to divvy up those honorary knight positions.
They started with an even split, but Little Moon honestly didn’t need that many titles.
She kept just four for herself and auctioned the remaining six on the spot—let the bidding wars begin!
After trailing behind Yuliya for so long, she had picked up a few tricks of the trade.
Little Moon wasn’t accepting gold coins for this auction; instead, she wanted to see what treasures they could trot out as equivalent trade!
While they were still haggling away, Yuliya was already leading Bazel and the others to Isaac’s abode.
Having visited not long ago, it felt like home already.
This homey vibe mainly stemmed from the fact that such a huge place hardly had anyone in it.
Isaac liked his peace and quiet, and when his subordinates weren’t around, he was usually like that.
Then…
Yuliya shouted, “Is Brother here? Elder Brother! Sibling!”
“Stop yelling, I’m over here,” Isaac’s cold voice echoed from the east.
“Oh, this way!” Yuliya guided Bazel and the others toward him.
The trio following Yuliya exchanged glances, clearly uneasy.
“Prince Isaac probably finds this kind of thing annoying…”
“Yeah, maybe the little princess isn’t quite aware. Let’s try to help with the talking.”
“Right, the little princess is just trying to help.”
Upon reaching the eastern room, Isaac sat in the highest seat, coolly observing the newcomers at the door.
Those in the know could tell he was clearly not amused.
Bazel and the other two quickly dropped to their knees, “We greet you, Your Highness!”
Bazel added quickly, “It was Her Highness the Princess who brought us here, if…”
Isaac’s expression remained impassive: “Speak for yourselves; don’t worry about her.”
“Yes!”
Just as Bazel was about to speak, Yuliya interrupted.
“Brother! This won’t do! They’re still kneeling! Shouldn’t we let them stand?”
Bazel: …
Isaac shot a glance at the three and turned to Yuliya: “I always handle my subordinates like this, and besides, they messed up…”
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Yuliya straight-up interrupted, hands on her hips, “That’s not acceptable! It’s just awful talking while kneeling!”
Bazel immediately chimed in, “No need, really; we’re perfectly fine kneeling, Your Highness…”
But he was cut off again, this time by Isaac, “Then let’s talk while standing.”
“This…”
Bazel was left incredulous, glancing back at the other two, equally dumbfounded.
“Can’t you hear me? Stand up!”
“Yes! Your Highness!”
Once they were on their feet, Bazel began reporting on the situation, mainly covering their battles with the adventurers and the reasons for the losses.
After hearing Bazel’s report, Isaac slammed the table: “Useless!”
The three immediately dropped back down in apology, but… oh hey, they got interrupted again.
“Brother! You can’t talk to them like that! And don’t slam the table; you need to control your temper.” Yuliya turned to Bazel, “You three, stand up. It’s not good to kneel all the time. Bad for your knees.”
Bazel and the others: …
With a heavy sigh, Isaac muttered, “Yuliya, this is my business; I’ve always been strict.”
Yuliya crossed her arms, “Well, from now on, you need to change that.”
“You…” Isaac pointed at her in disbelief.
Yuliya held her head high, “Me?”
Isaac dropped his hand and sat back down.
Observing all of this, Bazel and the two others were left completely dumbfounded.
Oh no, it seems our prince has… met his match!
(Happy New Year! Yuliya is here to celebrate with you all. Send in your addresses, and she’ll deliver some little gifts via Eastern Express!)
