On this return to Anvilmar City, Xu Yi was naturally doing more than simply passing through. In fact, while he was still in Sewell City, he had received a summons from the Kingdom Noble Council, ordering him to attend a nobles' review council in Anvilmar City for an assessment of his noble status.
Being eligible to attend a nobles' review council was both good news and bad news for Xu Yi.
The good news was that when the Nobles' Council required a noble to attend a review council, its purpose was to assess that noble's qualifications, and such assessments were generally held only when the noble was about to receive a promotion in rank.
In other words, if Xu Yi received a favorable assessment at this review, he would very likely have an opportunity to rise in rank afterward.
He was already a kingdom viscount, and after less than two short years, he now had a chance to rise another rank and become a count. Only a handful of people in the entire Lampari Kingdom had achieved that.
Moreover, he had risen to the nobility from commoner status, yet had gained another opportunity for promotion in such a short time, without even earning any military merit. That made it all the more remarkable.
The bad news was... the assessment Xu Yi received this time would very likely be negative, rather than a favorable one that could lead to his promotion.
Ultimately, it was almost impossible for a former commoner like Xu Yi to receive consecutive promotions in noble rank in such a short time.
Thus, while Xu Yi was still in Sewell City, Count Samo had firmly insisted that the Nobles' Council probably had ill intentions in summoning him to this review.
After Xu Yi arrived in Anvilmar City and