"Is this your first time in Xia Ya, sir?" Mas looked at Richard and asked.
Richard nodded. "Yes."
"It's like this, sir," Mas said. "Xia Ya is probably somewhat different from what you imagined. Although this is indeed your first time here, many people had already been paying attention to you before you arrived. If they learn that you have come here, they will surely pay you a visit. I can help turn away those whose status is insufficient, but there is nothing I can do about those of noble status. After all, I am merely a somewhat more capable servant."
People had been watching him even before he came... It was probably related to Black-Faced Old Man Oscar...
Blinking, Richard looked at Mas and asked, "Who are these people of noble status you mentioned?"
"Well..." Mas opened and closed his mouth a few times, then spread his hands helplessly. "Sir, that really is difficult to say. But I can reveal one thing: there are members of the Royal Family among them."
"Members of the Royal Family?" Richard raised an eyebrow.
Very soon, by afternoon, Mas's words were proven true.
Richard had not been at his residence for long when he saw the only servant who had remained behind rush in from outside and nervously report that the First Prince of the Soma Alliance Royal Family had come to visit.
Then, Richard met this First Prince in the reception room on the first floor of the Stone Tower.
The First Prince was around thirty years old. He was very composed and polite, yet after talking for quite a while, he never revealed the purpose of his visit. He merely left behind a pile of gifts before departing.
Not long after the First Prince left, the servant rushed in again