After chatting for a while longer, Hao Ren rose to leave, using his appointment as an excuse.
"Guardian, you have an appointment with someone?" Veronica looked over curiously. "Have you already found someone you know?"
"No, one of your nobles invited me," Hao Ren explained. "He said he came from a family in Chongshan Territory named Willie. He claimed that his family had connections with many ancient hermits and knew plenty of secrets from the previous era, so I thought I'd try my luck with him. Sorry, I'm really not familiar with your noble system. Even back then, I never paid much attention to such things, so I didn't remember his title clearly."
Veronica widened her eyes in surprise. "Count Willie of the Kand Family in Chongshan Territory? Willie Tilian Kand? Ah, he's a very famous man—the renowned young-school noble of Tarus. He's probably the youngest count in the kingdom's history, too. Although his title is rather insubstantial at the moment, once he inherits all his estates and accumulates a little more merit, he'll definitely become a noble model whose name is recorded in history."
"He's that impressive?" Hao Ren was a little surprised. "I really couldn't tell... I only noticed that he was quite handsome."
"I didn't know the Sanctuary People cared about appearances," Anya said with a laugh. "That young Lord Count is indeed very famous. In fact, neither of the Kand Family's two young people is ordinary. Not only did they produce a genius female Knight who earned the Golden title at a young age, but Count Willie has also been thriving in politics. His experience leading troops in the Northern Wasteland to suppress the rebellion of seven barbarian tribes earned him the respect of many military nobles with more seniority than him. To achieve such things