This Martial Saint's Health Bar is Too Thick!

"Marquis Jing'an, these are your belongings."

An elder eunuch presented the items in his hands to Li Fei with utmost respect.

The court meeting had concluded, and the Imperial Eunuch who had announced the imperial decree earlier personally brought Li Fei his belongings:

A banknote from the Taijia Silver Bank, containing a deposit of one million yuan.

A property deed and a set of keys—the imperial grant of a mansion; Li Fei simply needed to place his handprint on the deed, and the house would be his.

A palm-sized square waist plaque made of jade, signifying his status as a Marquis.

In the Da Lan Dynasty, government officials' ranks were differentiated by the style of their official attire while lords were distinguished by waist plaques.

The lowest rank of Baron wore a copper waist plaque; Viscounts wore silver; Earls wore gold.

Li Fei's Marquis waist plaque was crafted from jade.

Above that, the Duke's waist plaque was made of gold inlaid with jade.

For the highest rank of Prince, the gold and jade waist plaque would additionally be set with a gemstone.

Li Fei took his waist plaque, engraved with the characters for "Jing'an" in the center, surrounded by the carving of a Qilin Stepping Cloud Diagram; the back was inscribed with the characters for "Da Lan."

This was the symbol of his status as a Marquis!

From now on, with this waist plaque, Li Fei could collect various benefits befitting a Marquis and enjoy the corresponding entitlements.

For example, in acquiring resources for cultivation, he previously relied on Wu'an University; now, he could receive a portion of elixirs every year for free, as well as purchase various mid-to-high level Implants, Protective Clothing, Abnormal Weapons, and Martial Arts through court channels.

These purchasing avenues directly demarcated one's rank!

Why did so many people fight to enter universities or join top sects?

It was because the vast majority of advanced resources needed for cultivation were monopolized.

Although Li Fei currently had the support of Wu'an University and wasn't lacking resources, he couldn't stay at Wuda forever, plus many resources from Wuda were for his use alone and couldn't be given to others.

But now, with the title of Marquis, Li Fei truly had his own purchasing channels without relying on others.

It meant that he could establish his own forces.

Every Marquis Mansion in the Da Lan Dynasty was a massive entity, not inferior to many great sects of the World!

"His Majesty has designated Xing City as your Feudal Manor. The official documents will be sent from the Central Cabinet to Xing City in the next two days; then, you can liaise with the people there to settle tax matters and such," the Imperial Eunuch continued to Li Fei.

"Xing City?"

Li Fei was astonished; he hadn't expected the Emperor to grant him such a vast Feudal Manor.

Although small, Xing City still had a population of over seventy thousand, exceeding twenty thousand households!

Assigning the whole Xing City as Li Fei's Feudal Manor would have equated to the status of a Marquis in the past!

However, ranks in the Da Lan Dynasty were not hereditary; Li Fei had no rule over Xing City, only tax rights.

"You may build your Marquis Mansion in Xing City, and all the associated expenses will be provided by the Central Cabinet. Besides, you may command no more than five hundred household soldiers; the details are written in this booklet."

The Imperial Eunuch handed another booklet to Li Fei.

Li Fei accepted the booklet.

Every peer in the Da Lan Dynasty was entitled to private soldiers, equipped with weapons.

This meant Li Fei's future five hundred household soldiers could legally possess firearms and armor.

Li Fei couldn't help but feel somewhat emotional.

The inspection bureau of Xing City combined had just over three hundred armed men, not as many as his private soldiers alone!

"Lastly, there are the matters pertaining to your role as the Blue Patrol Envoy. You need to collect your official uniform, command plaque, and gold seal from the Monitoring Pavilion; all the case files related to the assassination at the Heavenly Altar are also there. Do you have any other questions?" The Imperial Eunuch asked Li Fei with a smile.

"None, thank you, eunuch."

Li Fei expressed his gratitude.

"Marquis, you're too kind."

After bowing, the Imperial Eunuch took his leave.

Dressed in a dark gold Golden Silk Jade Qilin Armor, holding a set of keys and waist plaque, Li Fei first went to the side hall he'd waited in earlier to retrieve his Ghost Slash Blade.

Then he encountered the waiting Crown Prince within the palace.

"Your Highness."

"Congratulations, Marquis Li."

The Crown Prince's smile was as consistent as ever, speaking in a teasing tone,

But the look he gave Li Fei held a mix of complex emotions.

"Your Highness jests."

"Oh, life should be enjoyed to the fullest; don't be so hard on yourself."

"Ha ha ha, it's indeed a habit."

"..."

After exchanging a few pleasantries, the Crown Prince said,

"I had guessed about your investiture, but I didn't expect Father Emperor to appoint you as the Blue Patrol Envoy. The assassination at the Heavenly Altar is not an easy case to investigate."

This was the reason he'd come to find Li Fei; he wanted to inform him of some 'insider information':

"Father Emperor once said not to make a big fuss about the investigation, but the Zhi Ge Pavilion and the Monitoring Pavilion have been doing their utmost. Over the past half month, they've genuinely exhausted all efforts to investigate, but the results have left them at a loss."

Li Fei frowned slightly, "Why?"

The Crown Prince looked at him, "Not because no information was found—quite the opposite—too much information was uncovered, involving too many people!"

Li Fei had his realization.

The Crown Prince continued, "The person behind the scenes did this on purpose, deliberately arranging for such a connected assassin. As a result, if we investigate deeply, the consequences could be very serious!"

Li Fei nodded, understanding the Crown Prince's implication and the difficulty of the case.

The involvement of numerous important figures with the assassin—if a thorough investigation began, it would first deeply offend many, and second, it could easily lead to internal chaos in court, which surely was something the Emperor did not want to see.