Who told him to rush up there?

How could Duke Black have the guts to compete with His Majesty the Emperor to be his father-in-law? He really didn't want his daughter to bump into Princess Lena. She couldn't touch her at all.

But he couldn't afford to offend His Majesty the Emperor. Could he afford to offend Eli, who was smiling in front of him?

It’s true that he is the Duke of the Empire, but isn’t Eli the same? The matter of giving him the title of Duke has been decided, but it has not yet been officially canonized. What's more, in addition to the title, he also serves as the dean of the Imperial Capital's Academy of Magic and Martial Arts.

The status of this position is much higher than that of a Duke. Even His Royal Highness the Prince of the Empire cannot compare with it. It is the highest position besides His Majesty the Emperor and His Majesty the Pope of Light. Even if it is not ranked third in the country, it is It is also among the top five.

This guy claims to be his future son-in-law, but his strength, authority, and status are already far above him. How can he still show off in front of him?

"Didn't you agree to come next month? Why are you here today?"

Duke Black did not dare to question Eli, so he could only ask with a grimace to Duke Bruno, who had the same status as him. Fortunately, he and his future in-laws were equal, otherwise he would not even dare to ask a question.

You ask me, who should I ask?

Duke Bruno was also very distressed at this time. He only knew that his son was in a hurry, but he didn't know why he was so anxious. He didn't elaborate on it just now...

He was confused and rushed here in a hurry. Now when Duke Black asked him, he remembered that he didn't even know the reason why his son postponed his trip to come to propose marriage. He was so worried about the gold coins that he forgot about it. this……

"That's because I am about to go on a mission to the Elf Empire and may not be able to make it back on the first day of next month, so I had to come here in advance."

Without embarrassing his father, Eli took the initiative to explain. What he said seemed reasonable, but it confused both Duke Bruno and Duke Black.

It was agreed that next month, if you can’t make it back in time for the first day of the new year, can’t you come on the fifth day of the new year? If I can’t make it back on the fifth day of the Lunar New Year, can’t I come back on the fifteenth day? Even if you really can’t even come back to the fifteenth day, then it’s not impossible to come at the end of the month. Who stipulated that there will only be a good day on the first day of the next month?

The two old men didn't quite understand Eli's thoughts. In fact, most people didn't understand it. Maybe only Jessica and Cecilia could barely understand it. This was the attitude of the master.

Since I have made a lifelong promise to Garcia, I must bring her into the room as soon as possible. Let alone ten days and a half, I cannot let Garcia wait for even one day.

Although Grazia may not care about the difference of just a few days, this is the master's bad habit. What did he call it? Oh, it's more or less a serious illness, obsessive-compulsive disorder.

"But you came at the wrong time..."

Duke Black's expression was still very ugly, not entirely because he might offend His Majesty the Emperor, but mainly because Eli's arrival was so unlucky.

"What's wrong? Could it be that if I came earlier, my uncle wouldn't agree?"

Eli felt that Uncle Black was a little too cowardly. As long as he was married to him, His Majesty the Emperor would not be able to retaliate against Duke Black even if he was really unhappy. Not only would he have to lose face, but he would also have to care about his thoughts.

"There is no problem on my side, but Garcia...is not at home today..."

Duke Black didn't want to hide anything. Seeing that Eli might have misunderstood, he simply spread his hands and told the truth.

"Well……"

Eli was a little surprised when he heard this. Although his soul detection range was very wide, he was here to propose marriage, not to conduct investigation. Naturally, he would not release his soul anytime and anywhere, so he didn't know that Cassia was here today. Something about not being at home.

"Grazia went to the Holy Mountain yesterday and usually takes three days to come back. You won't be able to see her even if you come tomorrow..."

Duke Black was a little worried. His daughter was not here, so it wasn't that he couldn't directly make the decision for her. Anyway, they were already in love with each other, so the marriage would be possible without any big surprises, but he always felt that his daughter would agree without asking. Okay, isn't it a bit disrespectful to her?

Unlike those who regard their children as private property or even goods, Duke Black values ​​his children very much. Who knows that his family is not prosperous and only has one son and one daughter in total.

"Three days..."

Eli pondered for a moment, knowing that he could wait for a long time, or even a day, but he really couldn't wait for three days. In three days, the preliminary ceremonies of the Elf Empire would begin. If he hadn't been there at that time and behaved better, what would have happened? Get the final blessing from the goddess of life?

It’s true that I can’t wait any longer…but even though I’m here, at least I have to go back empty-handed.

There is no reason to carry the betrothal gift back. Today, Uncle Black does not agree to marry his daughter, so he will go to the Holy Mountain to arrest the person himself...

Of course, this is just a thought. Even with Eli's arrogance, he is not so crazy as to go to Guangming Holy Mountain to catch his wife. Where is Guangming Holy Mountain? The headquarters of the Holy See of Light, the place where the great God of Light sent the gospel.

With his strength, he might be able to break into the Holy Mountain, but that would be disrespectful to the God of Light. Eli himself respects the God of Light quite a bit. After all, he is the most powerful patron saint of the human race. Without him, It is impossible for the human race to become so powerful and become the number one race on the continent.

"Then the betrothal will be made as usual today. Uncle Black, if you accept the betrothal gift, the marriage between Grazia and I will be settled. When Princess Lina and I get married, I will let her marry me together with Princess Lina. , Don’t worry, I will never treat her unfairly.”

Eli said it very sincerely, and Duke Black could hear it. He was willing to let Princess Lina and Garcia enter the house at the same time. Not to mention that they were both head wives, it at least showed that Garcia had a good status in his family. .

But without Cassia's consent, is it really easy for him to agree directly? Although the probability of Garcia agreeing is 100%, but... eh? But what is? 100% I am hesitant! Is it disrespectful to her if I agree to something she must agree to? I just had a twitch in my head...

"Then... okay, our family has accepted the betrothal gift, and Gracia is promised to you. Eli, you must promise to treat Gracia well for the rest of your life. Although Uncle Black doesn't have the ability to teach you a lesson, he still wants to give it to you." When I get angry, I will still scold you harshly behind your back..."

Duke Black's expression improved a lot, and he agreed to Eli's proposal of marriage without much hesitation. He had figured it out on his own. The most important thing was that this trip was just a formality. Couldn't he agree? Will Qia not run away with Eli?

Seeing that his father-in-law happily agreed to his marriage to Grazia, Eli was still very happy even though he had expected it. After all, this way he and Grazia were destined to be married for two lifetimes, and they could have another marriage in this life. She also made up for the regret that they could not grow old together in the previous life, but died together in the war.

"I won't give my uncle...oh no, I won't give my father-in-law the chance to scold me."

Eli responded with a smile, and then quickly urged his servants to quickly give the bride price to the Grazia family and move it in.

And seeing the large boxes of treasures entering other people's homes, Duke Bruno felt a little heartbroken again. Although their family was quite wealthy, the cost of these two engagements was quite high. Fortunately, Jessica and Cecilia was raised by her own family, so she shouldn't need a betrothal gift. Otherwise, with the speed at which Eli attracts bees and butterflies, the family fortune will be wiped out by him sooner or later.

Hey, after Grazia, there must be an explanation from Evelin's side. After all, they have already moved in, and so is Eleanor's place... Oh, this will have to wait for a few years...

Eli is not a roundworm in his father's belly. Naturally, I don't know what he is thinking. Otherwise, he will definitely laugh at his father's petty attitude. How can you be frightened by just three or five people? I will recruit a football team in the future. , just wait for the gold coins to explode!

Because the departure time was set in the afternoon, Eli was not in a hurry to leave after the betrothal gifts were moved. He had been coming to Duke Blake's Mansion since he was a child, so he walked in familiarly and asked his parents and father-in-law The adults chatted slowly.

Jessica and Cecilia are also familiar with this place, and the most familiar one is Gracia's boudoir, where they often chat with Gracia.

It's a pity that she's not here today. Otherwise, on her special day, the two of them would have asked Cassia to give her a red envelope without even saying a word. No matter how much she asked for, they would just give her eight thousand gold coins.

Anyway, compared to the betrothal gift given to her family by her master, ten thousand gold coins are completely worthless...

Eli led a group of beautiful girls in and went straight to Grazia's room. Although the girl's boudoir was inconvenient for outsiders to enter, Eli and the people around him were her outsiders, and they were not all her future. Husband and sisters?

Even Duke Black saw this scene from a distance and didn't stop him. It wasn't that he was soft-handed after accepting the bride price, but that Eli had been in and out of Grazia's room freely since he was a child. If you really want to count, he, an old man, A father doesn’t enter his daughter’s room half as often as Eli, so there’s nothing to stop him...

"Grazia's room is still like this. Everything is white. It looks clean, but it doesn't feel like a girl's room."

Cecilia pushed the door open and couldn't help but murmured when she saw the furnishings in the room. She knew that Cassia loved white, so all the decorations in the room were in white. Although there is nothing wrong with this, It's a girl's house, and there isn't even anything pink in the room. It's really boring.

In fact, Eli has complained about the decoration and decoration of Grazia's room many times. Although the mourning hall in this world is not of this style, the pure white environment is somewhat permeable, and Eli doesn't like everything in her room. , except the bed.

And this time he came not only to propose marriage, he also had something to give to Garcia. Although she happened to be not at home today, he still had a way to get the things into her hands.

Under the gaze of others, Eli walked to Garcia's bed, then squatted down and groped under her bed, and not long after, he took out a brocade box from inside.

This is the box where Cassia hides treasures. It seemed that he was just groping under the bed, but in fact he was activating the mechanism under the bed. The mechanism requires continuous physical verification that eight different solutions are completely correct to open the secret inside. Grid, this brocade box is hidden in that secret grid.

Garcia was completely unguarded against him and would tell him secretly no matter how important the matter was. This was equivalent to her daughter-in-law handing over her bank card and password to him. It must be said that this was an extreme level of trust.

In addition to the secret compartment being hidden very cleverly, this brocade box cannot be opened casually. It was made by a goblin master, and its confidentiality is perfect. Even if the saint comes, without knowing it You can't even open it without unlocking the password.

The material used to make this brocade box is extremely special and hard. It took a lot of effort to make it. After being processed by the goblin master, now this brocade box cannot be violently dismantled even by holy-level fighting spirit.

Of course, if a demigod comes to open the box, this thing will be completely useless. It will lie flat and be opened at any time.

Eli naturally does not need to force it open. He remembers the password of this box very clearly because it is his birthday.

After quickly entering the password, Eli successfully opened the brocade box. Although he has seen it many times before, every time he opens the box, Eli likes Jia Xiya a little more, because in this box that she thinks is the most valuable, 90% of the things are small gifts given to her by Eli.

Except for some accessories that she often wears on her body, the rest of the things are here. Obviously, most of them are not worth much, but Jia Xiya hides them in the treasure box with the gifts from God that she obtained in the Holy See of Light.

In her eyes, maybe he is her greatest treasure besides the Lord of Light, right? No... maybe even with the Lord of Light, he is still her greatest treasure. I think in Gabrielle's heart, he can be ranked before the Lord of Light, and is more important than her faith.

After all, in the previous life, on the day when the great Lord of Light fell, although Gabrielle was almost crazy, she was finally calmed down by him and chose to continue to accompany him, instead of sacrificing her life for God like most clergy or perishing with the invading demons.

That day, the God King fell, the Kingdom of God collapsed, and it was like the end of the world. If the other two Lord God Kings were not still alive and fighting with the Demon God, it might really cause the mortal world to collapse. But even if the war of gods has not ended, the fall of the God of Light still puts the war situation into an irreversible huge disadvantage.

The previously extremely powerful Church of Light quickly declined. The Legion of Light, which could crush the demon army on the battlefield, almost collapsed, with only one tenth of its combat power remaining. Even the most powerful Pope of Light in the Church of Light turned gray overnight. The once high-spirited Pope became an old and decadent old man, and his overwhelming strength that once shook the continent also declined to the level of an ordinary demigod. (End of this chapter)