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Chapter 99 Promotion Challenge
Before heading to the royal city, Loren and Loris arrived at Silvermoon Castle.

The brothers and sisters reunited, and Lorton had a dinner prepared.

At the dinner table, Lorton said, "The Queen's war this time was a great victory, and she has conquered many territories. I have decided to recommend Lord for the promotion to Earl, and the four of you for the promotion to Viscount. Lord, how are your preparations?"

“Father, everything is ready. I will do my best.”

Lorton nodded.

"Where are the four of you? How is your knight training going?"

People gave their replies one after another.

Loran, Lolina, and Loris have been promoted to Earth Knights.

Loren is still at a high level, and there have been faint signs of a breakthrough recently.

If he can break through before the ceremony begins, he might actually have a chance to be promoted to earl.

"Very good. I hope you can assist your elder brother in his promotion at the ceremony."

Loran and Lolina readily agreed.

Loris paused for a moment, then looked at Loren.

Lorton noticed this detail. "What's wrong? Lorice, are you still angry about what happened last year?"

Last year, Lord took a batch of Demonfire Stones from Nearshore Town, and Lord did the same.

"No, Father."

"Then why don't you say a word?"

Seeing this, Lord promised, "Little sister, if you ever need anything in the future, your elder brother will definitely do his best to help you. I hope you can put the family first."

Loris didn't know how to respond.

Loren explained, "Brother, Father, I should also be eligible for the nomination to be promoted to Earl."

Everyone at the table was taken aback.

Lolina stared at Loren in disbelief. "Brother, you're not joking with us, are you?"

“Only nobles of earl rank or above are qualified to make recommendations. Besides Father, who would nominate you?” Loran asked in confusion.

Loren didn't know who would recommend him, but the Elf Queen certainly wouldn't lie about something like this.

“This is a message sent by Her Majesty the Queen,” Loren said.

“Your Majesty?” Lorton asked gravely.

Not long ago, Loren showcased the Great Elf.

He could indeed meet the nomination criteria.

But how could Her Majesty recommend Loren for no reason?
After pondering for a long time, Lorton finally concluded that the Elf Queen must be intentionally suppressing the strength of the Silver Moon family!
If the Silvermoon family focuses its efforts on supporting Lord, Lord will most likely be promoted to Earl.

However, if Lord and Loren are nominated at the same time, the Silvermoon family's fighting strength will be divided.

Loris and the others can only represent one of them in the competition.

Lorton looked at Loren seriously, "Child, you are still some distance from being an earl. Don't be too ambitious. Start as a viscount. Help your elder brother this time, understand?"

Of course, Loren could not agree to that.

How could I possibly give up such a rare opportunity for promotion?

"Father, I still want to try my best."

Lorton looked at Loris, "So your earlier hesitation was because you wanted to help Loren?"

"Yes."

Lorton sighed.

Loris is the most outstanding genius of the Silver Moon family and even the entire Elf Kingdom, and her combat strength is remarkable.

Her choice to help Loren means that Lord has lost a competitive edge, which is not a good thing for the Silvermoon family.

“Father,” Lord said, “since Loren has been nominated, let him give it a try. Participating in the election will be a valuable experience for him.”

Lorton nodded helplessly.

He was not biased towards Lord.

Regardless of whether Lord or Loren is promoted, it makes little difference to the Silvermoon family.

In his opinion, however, Lord was indeed more likely to be promoted to earl.

Lord has been building his own territory for over a decade and has trained more than one Earth Knight.

What about Kloren?

Although he has raised a great elf, the knights under his command are at most high-ranking, and probably don't even qualify for the third round.

We spent the night at Silvermoon Castle.

Loren followed Loton's caravan to the royal city.

The Elf Castle is about to hold a investiture ceremony, and the royal city is bustling with activity.

Numerous nobles from the three duchies and the Silvermoon Earldom flocked to the area.

The ceremony officially began at the end of the month.

The nobles proceeded to the large magic and martial arts training ground outside the elven castle and took their seats.

The Magic and Martial Arts Training Ground is a venue specifically set up for the Grand Ceremony.

Because advancement in the Elf Kingdom is closely related to individual strength.

Baron and viscount titles can be inherited through family lineage.

However, titles of earl and above can only be obtained through competition.

The dukes of the three major duchies, the marquises guarding the borders, the earls of duchies and earls, the sky knights, and the dragon elves each have one nomination for promotion.

You can even nominate yourself.

Above the Magic Arena, a fluorescent green light drifted by and coalesced into a figure on the high platform.

Elf Queen!

Loren saw Celusia's true form for the first time!

Long, pale yellow hair, slender ears, and almost transparent wings.

Her beauty is breathtaking.

Serusia's true appearance is indeed like that of a celestial being!
There was also a dragon spirit beside her.

The dragon spirit is already half the size of an adult.

It has elven wings on its back and its overall appearance is somewhat similar to that of a dragon, but it is even more beautiful than a dragon.

Dragon spirits have no relation to dragons.

They only look somewhat alike, and both possess abundant magic.

The Elf Queen appeared, and the nobles all rose to pay their respects.

The main purpose of this grand ceremony is to select a new earl. To be precise, a new earldom of the Elf Kingdom, not an earl of one of the three duchies.

There is a big difference between the two.

The New Earldom holds the same status as the Silvermoon Earldom, directly subordinate to the Elf Queen.

The counts of the three duchies were managed by the dukes of the duchies.

"Please sit down, everyone," Celia said indifferently.

After everyone had sat down, the dragon spirit beside her spoke.

"Her Majesty has received your letters of recommendation. Now, please come to the center of the Magic and Martial Arts Training Ground."

The dragon spirit read out the nobles' names one by one.

"Lord Lord Silvermoon, Lord of Ironforge… Lord Lord Loren Silvermoon, Lord of Sandstone…"

Although they were somewhat prepared, Lorton and the others were still surprised to hear the name Loren.

How long has Loren been the lord of Sandstone?

Last year he didn't even have a baronial title!

"That's strange, when did Loren achieve such merit?" Lolina finally realized this question.

Only those who accumulate enough merits can qualify for nomination.

Lord has participated in numerous wars in recent years, accumulating countless military achievements.

Loren only started building Sandstone Town last year, how could they have time to fight a war?
"Loris, do you know something?" Lorina asked secretly.

Lorice had no idea why.

She casually made up a story, "Maybe it's because the Elf Queen had an affair with him."

"Hahaha, you dare to make such a joke."

Loris thought that maybe there really was such a possibility.

"We'll hear it later. Her Majesty the Queen will have the dragon elf read out the recommender and the specific reasons for the recommendation."

This is a necessary procedure for ensuring the fairness of the count election.

"Loren Silvermoon, recommended by: Dragon Elf Leila."

The reasons for the recommendation are as follows:

The territory has developed exceptionally well, nurturing both powerful Pokémon and numerous smaller ones.

He performed exceptionally well in the battle to retake the East Coast.

He distinguished himself in the battle between the Elven Kingdom and King El, providing crucial intelligence that reduced the Elven Kingdom's war losses.

Loren suddenly realized.

His previous military achievements were secondary; the information he provided was the key.

This is the main reason why the Elf Queen nominated him.

However, others felt that the reason for the recommendation was rather perfunctory.

While others had long lists of battle achievements, Loren only had two.

As for that so-called crucial intelligence, nobody cared about it at all.

What crucial information can a small-town lord provide?
Lorina suddenly began to believe Loris's words, "Her Majesty really has something going on with that boy? What about Miss Xuefu?"

Loris was speechless.

After hearing the reasons for the recommendation, she was able to understand them.

After all, Loren often gets access to important information.

The question is, how did he establish contact with the Elf Queen?
After reciting a long list of battle achievements, the dragon spirit named Leila continued to speak.

"Next, please have the nominee present the great elf for whom the contract has been signed."

This is the first test for being promoted to earl.

Candidates must possess at least one large spirit.

This round alone will eliminate quite a few people.

Without this rule, there would be even more recommendations.

Everyone understood the rules, so those recommended were all nobles who possessed great elves.

If not, it needs to be obtained through other means.

For example, like Lord, who inherited from Lordon.

Even with the first round of selection, nearly thirty nobles from the Elf Kingdom still received recommendations.

They were mostly viscounts, with only Loren as a baron.

The real challenge lies in the second round of tests.

Nobles participating in the count election need to obtain at least five points through a competition to qualify for the third round.

There are two ways to earn points.

First, each candidate's faction gains one point for every Great Elf it possesses.

Secondly, sending your subordinates into battle to seize the "Elf Seed" in the secret realm set up by the Elf Queen will also earn you some points.

With this conquest of the El region, the Elf Kingdom has conquered a total of 34 territories and will undertake 34 secret realm challenges.

Each candidate may send one subordinate to participate in each challenge, with a maximum of ten subordinates.

After the second round of testing began, the candidates returned to their seats to wait.

Loris looked at Loren, "With the Peanut Fairy, we can get two points at the beginning. With me and Lilia, we can only get four points at most. You still need to summon Bai Xi."

Loris didn't look down on Xuefu and Liz.

However, almost all of those who participated in the challenge were Earth Knights.

Only one person managed to obtain the "Pokémon Seed".

Even Loris herself wasn't confident, let alone Shirley and Liz.

Lilia asked in confusion, "Did you just mention a deer?"

Loris suddenly felt that this guy was unreliable too.

With a brain like that, the little deer will probably be easily fooled.

The Queen's Secret Realm Challenge isn't solely based on strength.

Xuefu was extremely nervous.

She also knew that her chances of winning were not high.

However, Loren's forces were limited, not even enough to fill ten spots, so she had to fight herself.

Loris muttered softly, "I should have called Hela along too..."

(End of this chapter)