"Jing An, Marquis, these are your things."
A eunuch with graying hair respectfully handed the items over to Li Fei.
The court assembly had ended. The eunuch who had read the Imperial Decree earlier had personally brought people to deliver Li Fei's belongings:
A deposit certificate from Taijia Silver House, containing one million yuan.
A land deed and a string of keys. This was the residence bestowed by the emperor. Li Fei only needed to press his fingerprint onto the deed, and the house would be his.
A palm-sized, square jade waist tablet carved from emerald. This was the symbol of the Marquis's status.
The officials of the Great Blue Dynasty were ranked by the style of their official robes, while nobles were ranked by their waist tablets.
The lowest-ranking barons wore copper waist tablets, viscounts wore silver ones, and earls wore gold ones.
Li Fei's Marquis waist tablet was made of jade and emerald.
Above that, dukes wore waist tablets inlaid with jade and gold.
At the highest rank, princes wore waist tablets of jade and gold with an additional gemstone set into them.
Li Fei accepted his waist tablet. The words "Jing An" were carved into its center, surrounded by a qilin treading on clouds. The words "Great Blue" were carved on the back.
This was the symbol of a Marquis's status!
From then on, Li Fei could use this waist tablet to claim all kinds of benefits belonging to a Marquis and enjoy all the treatment due to one.
For example, there were cultivation resources. In the past, he had only been able to rely on Wu'an University. Now, he could receive a portion of pills free of charge every year, and he could also purchase various mid- and high-grade Implants, protective clothing, exotic weapons, and martial