Facing the various offensives of these elders and ministers, Zeke was speechless.
"Everyone, I'm sorry, but I have a fiancée! It's Gael you saw at my house last time. She will be the wife I'm marrying in the future."
Zeke said directly.
Everyone was startled.
"It doesn't matter! You are the kingdom's great hero. It's a good thing to match beauty with a hero. So it's not bad for you to find a few more."
"That's right! Elder Zeke, you are still young and one of the few elders in the kingdom. How can you show your prestige? Naturally, the more, the better."
"Elder Zeke, I have sixteen wives and more than fifty people in my family. You are of high power and prestige. You should spread more branches and leaves and add more outstanding descendants like you to our kingdom."
"..."
However, Zeke's words are useless. In the Phoenix Kingdom, polygamy of nobles is reasonable, let alone Zeke's position as an elder. His reputation and prestige are so high, let alone a few, as long as he can bear it, even a dozen or twenty is expected.
If it were a little more, the people would be amazed at Zeke's "personal ability".
Facing the enthusiasm of the elders and ministers, Zeke had a headache.
"The King is here!"
Suddenly, the soldiers guarding outside shouted, and the clamor of all the elders and ministers quickly subsided. Instead, they all faced the palace's second floor, bent over, and greeted the king's arrival with the highest etiquette.
And the twelve elders in charge of decision-making are still standing. Each has a high position and has made outstanding contributions to the Phoenix Kingdom. Besides Zeke, they all belong to Grace's faction, so there was no need to bow, just a slight nod to show respect for the king.
Zeke didn't even have a chin in the capital, so he just looked at the gorgeous staircase not far away. Grace wore a platinum crown and a stunning and elegant blue gilt dress. Going down slowly, Grace noticed Zeke at first sight.
Zeke was wearing a custom-made suit today, with a burly and tall figure, and his youthful and energetic temperament stood out in the crowd. They wouldn't doubt it if he was a prince from a different country.
However, when Grace saw Zeke, her brows were slightly wrinkled, and a trace of unpleasantness appeared in her eyes.
"This look... how did I offend her?"
Zeke raised his brows.
After taking the super soldier serum, Zeke's eyesight was as good as a telescope. Grace's small and subtle expressions could not escape his eyes. It was just her expression that made him quite puzzled.
Soon, Grace stopped on the stair landing between the second and first floor and glanced at everyone below with a slightly majestic gaze.
"I'm delighted to have everyone here today."
"I believe everyone should understand the main purpose of today's banquet."
"More than a month ago, more than a dozen world powers united and imposed severe economic sanctions on our kingdom. As a result, the economy was hit hard for a whole month and suffered serious losses, and it once showed a recession trend. You might have already experienced it."
The elders, ministers, and nobles below all nodded deeply.
"But just today, the world powers have lifted all economic blockades against our kingdom and have finally gotten out of the predicament. So here, on behalf of the kingdom, I would like to express my heartfelt thanks to all of you."
Grace bowed deeply to everyone.
The elders and ministers also hurriedly returned their salutes.
"Of course, as the hero who has made the greatest contribution this time and helped us out of the predicament, it is Elder Zeke."
"It was he who created the controllable nuclear fusion hydrogen bomb, which gave us the qualification to compete with other world powers, and the right to fight back under such huge economic sanctions. As a result, he has regained his dignity and won glory for the kingdom."
"Here, I express my most sincere thanks to you. Thank you."
Grace turned to Zeke and bowed deeply.
The other elders and ministers also changed their direction and bowed to Zeke.
Zeke stood on the spot without any restraint or flattery. These are all that he deserves.
"Elder Zeke, as a major contributor to this incident, you should receive corresponding gifts and awards."
"On the title, your elder seat will be directly promoted from the seventh elder to the second elder. Second only to me, the prime minister, under the first elder."
"In terms of money, I believe that you won't care too much about that reward with your financial resources. But to express my sincerity, a villa property originally controlled by the royal family covers an area of about 980,000 square meters. I will give it all to your name forever."
"In addition, I can fulfill one of your requirements within the scope of not exceeding the law and moral justice."
"Elder Zeke, now you can make your request."
Grace looked at Zeke with burning eyes.
All the envious eyes of the audience all fell on Zeke.
The permanent reward of the villa area is equivalent to the division of fiefs in ancient times. It's just that there is not as much power as before. Zeke only has a permanent piece of land.
However, it was the direct promotion from the seventh elder to the second elder. This was something they didn't expect.
The elders' titles in the decision-making committee are not too different, it is a matter of numbers, but there is also a situation of "superior control".
With top management, there is naturally a primary and secondary distinction, so even if you become an elder, it does not necessarily mean that you have reached the end of your official road. On the contrary, there is still room to continue climbing.
But now Zeke has suddenly become the second elder, forcibly squeezed out the original second elder, and he holds more power. In addition to his current prestige and popularity, he has surpassed the first elder and the prime minister. Deron can almost be on an equal footing with the king.
If Zeke's situation is put into ancient times, let alone the reward, his life will be set if he doesn't die.
Prestige and military force are so mighty that they can threaten the empire and the emperor. So if one day you want to be an emperor and want to play, doesn't the empire have to change the dynasty?
In this case, how could an ordinary king still allow you to exist?
From this, it can be seen how sincere Grace's reward this time is and how sufficient her trust in him is.
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