The Lord of Another World: All Wasted at the Beginning, and He Made His Fortune by Taking in the Fem

Aarons got a quick reply.

The Third Prince was not only willing to meet him, but also took the initiative to invite him to dinner - after confirming the time, he even sent several royal knights to serve as his escort on the road.

It's too late to regret now.

"How about this, Karin, you should stay home with the kids. I'll ask Xia Ye to pick me up after she finishes... Damn it, what on earth is this Third Prince thinking?"

"Hey, you won't let me go? That would be really boring."

"Business is important, so stop making trouble."

Aarons always felt that he had overlooked some key details, but he couldn't figure out the answer.

After waiting for a while at home, the Royal Guard Knight arrived at the door of the Marquis's mansion. After Aarons simply tidied up his appearance, he went out alone.

Although it was indeed a bit dangerous, he was completely dressed in clothes made by Xia Ye this time. As long as he was not attacked continuously in a short period of time by magic or fighting spirit, he would have no problem staying alive.

"Mr. Marquis, we are knights from the third squadron of the Royal Guards. We are under the orders of His Royal Highness the Third Prince and His Majesty to protect your safety in Moti City."

"Oh... I forgot that I am now a marquis. Please thank His Majesty for his care on my behalf. I will personally thank His Royal Highness the Prince."

The three knights with black armor and silver emblems who came to greet them all hid their faces with helmets, and Aarons also remained appropriately wary of them.

"Please follow us."

"Then I'll trouble you all to protect me."

Not to mention whether there will be enemies sneaking in, there is still a possibility that the emperor and the third prince will murder the Marquis's family. However, in this city full of reporters and nobles, no one will risk being known by the whole empire and rashly attack Aarons.

"Hey, look... isn't that the good-for-nothing young master?"

"Those three people around him are the Royal Guard Knights, right? Did the Third Prince summon him?"

"I don't know. Let's see if there's any report in the newspaper tomorrow."

Because the streets were full of people, the knights did not bring pack animals to greet them. Aarons followed them through several streets on foot before finally arriving at the hotel where the Third Prince was staying.

——This is the most luxurious hotel in Moti City. Usually only wealthy businessmen from outside would choose to stay here. But from today on, this will be the temporary palace of the third prince.

"Please wait here, Lord Marquis. I will apply for permission to enter and exit the barrier for you."

The hotel was completely covered by a huge magic barrier, which seemed to be more advanced than the one used in the Marquis's Mansion. Although Aarons didn't know much about magic, he knew that this kind of barrier should be released and maintained by a special magician.

——If we use external psychic energy like we do at home, if the psychic energy pipeline is destroyed, the barrier will immediately become invalid.

"That's all, Your Excellency the Marquis. You can come and go as you please from now on."

"Whatever? Your Highness, aren't you worried about me... No, it's nothing."

When Aarons thought about the fact that he had no ability to threaten others, he no longer questioned the decision.

The other party was obviously willing to communicate with him, but Aarons didn't know the reason. But since he was here, there would be no problem in chatting with him.

So, Aarons walked into the hotel alone under the watchful eyes of the black-armored knight.

……

"Your Excellency, His Highness has been waiting for you for a long time."

After being led by a waiter to the top floor of the hotel, Aarons finally met the young prince, who was only fifteen or sixteen years old, in the luxurious guest room.

——He does look somewhat like the emperor, but his slightly timid and melancholy expression makes him look like a boy next door who doesn't like to go out.

"Your humble servant Aarons Moti greets His Royal Highness the Third Prince."

"You don't have to be so polite, Marquis. Just call me Roland."

In order to show his humility, Aarons knelt on one knee and saluted the Third Prince Luo Lan. However, the young man did not seem to like this formality, but took the initiative to wave to Aarons and asked him to sit down at the table with a sumptuous meal.

"First of all, I would like to congratulate the Marquis on his succession to the position of head of the family. You are now the only honorary marquis in the empire, which is already the pinnacle of the honorary nobility."

"This is the first time I have heard of this."

Aarons finally realized the source of his sense of deviation.

The title of honorary nobility is generally not higher than that of earl. According to the rule that the title of children who are not heirs is reduced by at least two levels, even the children of a duke can only obtain the title of honorary earl at most.

Aarons not only retained his title of Marquis, but he was even able to receive an annual salary from the empire - this was enough to make outsiders fantasize.

"In my opinion, my father probably wants to let the Marquis serve as a minister at the appropriate time."

"Everyone knows that I am stupid and incompetent, so I dare not take on this important task. Please advise Your Majesty on my behalf and hope that Your Majesty will reconsider the candidate."

"Hey... could you please stop talking so pretentiously? It makes me tired."

Just as Aarons was still thinking about what to say next, the young prince suddenly waved at him with a look of annoyance.

The young man really didn't seem to like this flowery way of speaking, and there was something odd on his face when he looked at Aarons.

"There's no one else here, and I won't tell anyone else what you said. Just relax and treat me as... your brother."

What? Be my brother? Becoming my brother means death!

Aarons secretly cried out in his heart, but on the surface he deliberately put on an embarrassed expression.

After all, he knew in his previous life that serving a king is like serving a tiger. Although this young man does not seem to have any kingly bearing, it is very likely that he is just extremely cunning and does not show it.

"Your Highness's two elder brothers are well known to the world. How can I compare with them?"

"You are so pedantic... You should know you are wrong in a few days..."

The boy seemed to mutter something in a low voice, but Aarons didn't hear it clearly.

"Forget it. I asked the Marquis to come here this time because I want to ask a few important questions."

"Your Highness, please speak."

"I heard that the Marquis is not married yet. Has he chosen his engagement partner yet?"

Why does everyone ask this question? Does it matter whether I get married or not!?

...No, what the Third Prince really wanted to ask might be "Do you plan to participate in this battle?"

After all, I have almost no resources at hand now. Unless I can find a partner to make a marriage contract immediately, I can't even get through the door.

"I haven't found a suitable candidate yet, so I plan to wait and see the situation before making a decision."

"Really? That's great. Then Marquis, please sign this application first."

"Thank you for what?"

Seeing the young man suddenly smile and take the initiative to hand over an application form, Aarons' brain froze for a moment.

It’s not that I didn’t say I wanted to participate, so why are you asking me to sign up?