Time passed day by day, and before long, it was time for the Winter Hunt.
Not a single noble invited by the King failed to attend; every one of them had come to participate in this Winter Hunt.
Lu Xingshi also saw the other great nobles. Each had brought knights and soldiers, along with countless female companions and lovers.
Unlike Lu Xingshi, who was alone, casually finding a place to sit.
"You are Lu? The Kingdom's fourth Grand Knight?" A deep, heavy voice came from nearby.
Lu Xingshi glanced at the noble family crest on the man's chest and recognized him.
Polok, one of the Kingdom Grand Knights.
He was a burly man with a face full of beard, dressed in thick half-armor.
His territory lay in the south, and his title was Marquis.
He stood one rank above Lu Xingshi, mainly because he had originally been an Earl. After being raised one rank, he naturally became a Marquis.
Lu Xingshi still needed some time. The King could not conveniently raise him two ranks at once; only after Lu Xingshi's Black Earth Territory had been developed to a certain size would he raise his title again.
Otherwise, there would be the embarrassing situation of someone holding a lofty title while possessing a tiny, impoverished territory. To the Kingdom, that would be a great loss of face.
That was why the King had kept Lu Xingshi's title down while granting him Development Rights.
"That's right, it's me." Lu Xingshi did not deny it. Here, even if he wanted to deny it, he could not; everyone bore obvious family crests.
Lu Xingshi wore the crest of the Landon Family, so one look was enough to identify him.
Those without crests certainly were not nobles. They were either family members, servants, or guards.