Since the system became my girlfriend

As soon as Su Rui came out of the castle, the first thing he saw was the soldiers guarding the castle!

"Swish!" Almost the instant Su Rui stepped out of the castle, the four soldiers on duty at the gate immediately gave him a solemn military salute!

As Su Rui continued walking into the city, all the soldiers saluted him and all the pedestrians stared at him as he passed by.

"Damn! Is this really necessary..." Su Rui muttered to himself. At this moment, he had become the focus of attention for all the NPCs. However, although the NPCs all focused their attention on him, no one said anything. They just watched Su Rui silently until he walked away, and then they went about their business.

Soon, Su Rui arrived at the teleportation array amidst the watchful eyes of a large group of NPCs.

"Young Marshal! Where are you going?" The soldier guarding the teleportation array saluted Su Rui before respectfully asking.

"Young Marshal? Me?" Su Rui was taken aback.

"Of course! You are Marshal Salo's adopted son, so naturally you are our young marshal!" the soldier replied. These NPCs in the royal city all possessed considerable intelligence.

"Wow! So this adopted son has this advantage?!" Su Rui was overjoyed; this was an unexpected bonus!

Because Marshal Salo's prestige within the kingdom was so high, not only the soldiers in the army but also ordinary people loved and respected him greatly. Now that Marshal Salo was dead, his adopted son who inherited his title, Su Rui, naturally gained the favor of these people as well.

Especially for the soldiers, although Su Rui has only inherited the title and does not hold any military position, in the hearts of these soldiers and even low-ranking officers, Su Rui, the adopted son of the Grand Marshal, is the young marshal in their hearts.

"I want to go back to Xuanwu City!" Su Rui said to the soldier.

"Yes, young marshal!" The soldier immediately began preparations. Normally, players would have to pay a considerable fee to use the teleportation array, but because Su Rui inherited Marshal Salo's surname, he was deeply loved by these soldiers, so they naturally wouldn't charge him.

Soon, the teleportation array was ready, and Su Rui stepped into it.

With a flash of white light, Su Rui returned to Xuanwu City. The teleportation array in Xuanwu City was located in the backyard of the City Lord's Mansion, so when Su Rui's vision returned, he was already back in the City Lord's Mansion.

"Greetings, Young Marshal!" The soldiers guarding the teleportation array in the city lord's mansion also saluted Su Rui.

"Hmm!" Su Rui nodded, secretly delighted. It seemed that his preferential treatment was not limited to the royal city. It seemed that as long as he was within the kingdom, he would be loved by these NPCs, especially the army NPCs!

"Where is Lord Daryl?" After his initial excitement, Su Rui asked the soldiers.

"The city lord is holding a meeting in the main hall," one of the soldiers said.

"Okay! I understand!" Su Rui nodded, then stepped forward.

Along the way, Su Rui saw many patrolling soldiers and soldiers on guard duty. Without exception, all of these soldiers saluted him and addressed him as "Young Marshal." As he walked along, Su Rui felt light as a feather, and the feeling was extremely pleasant.

Upon arriving at the main hall of the city lord's mansion, Su Rui saw that the city lord of Dalier was discussing matters with several officials, as the vast Xuanwu City needed his governance.

Since no one dared to stop Su Rui, he didn't wait for anyone to announce his arrival and simply strode into the hall.

"Hmm!?" Lord Daryl was the first to notice Su Rui, and then he said to Su Rui, "Sit down for a while, I have some things to tell you."

Lord Daril's attitude towards Su Rui didn't change much. After all, their reputations had already reached the level of reverence, and the two were already very close, so there wasn't much change in his attitude at this moment.

The NPCs opposite Lord Daryl were not as enthusiastic as the soldiers at the gate. They simply nodded to Su Rui and addressed him as "Count." They were clearly not interested in the surname Salo or the identity of the Grand Marshal's adopted son.

"It seems this identity only works between the military and civilians, and the higher the rank of the officials, the less significant the identity becomes." Su Rui nodded; he had already figured out the pattern to the effectiveness of this identity.

Soon, after Lord Daryl finished explaining everything he needed to, he sent all the officials away.

Once only Su Rui and City Lord Daryl remained in the hall, City Lord Daryl's eyes immediately reddened. He staggered to Su Rui's side and stammered, "Teacher... Teacher, he..."

“My godfather… he’s gone…” Su Rui said in a low voice.

“Teacher…” Lord Daryl burst into tears. Although he had anticipated this outcome before Marshal Salo set off, he knew he couldn’t stop Marshal Salo, and he also knew that his teacher was prepared to die.

“My godfather was very brave…” Su Rui then recounted the story of Marshal Salo’s death to Lord Daril.

"Teacher..." Lord Daryl's wailing echoed throughout the entire city mansion. He had a deep bond with Marshal Salo, which was even closer than that between father and son.

"Alright! Don't be too sad. Your godfather died a worthy death. He was able to drive away Valence, so he achieved his goal," Su Rui comforted him.

“Hmm…I know…” Lord Daryl nodded, then he suddenly asked Su Rui, “I remember before the teacher was captured, you went to ask for reinforcements, but they didn’t send any troops, right?”

“Yes! General Kova of Tarrenburg refused to send troops to rescue him.” Su Rui nodded. He knew that Lord Daril was venting his anger and needed someone to do it.

“Even if this guy isn’t a member of the Moraka Brotherhood, he’s probably trying to curry favor with Valence, so no matter what, he can’t escape responsibility!” Lord Daryl said angrily.

"What do you plan to do?" Su Rui asked.

"Come on! Follow me to Tarrenburg!" Lord Daryl said to Su Rui.

“Go to Tarrenburg? But Lord Daryl…” Su Rui wanted to persuade Lord Daryl, since although Tarrenburg was near Xuanwu City, it did not belong to Xuanwu City and was not Lord Daryl’s subordinate, so he had no right to criticize others.

“I am the teacher’s student, and you are the teacher’s adopted son. If you don’t mind, you can call me Big Brother!” Lord Daril said to Su Rui.

"Alright! Big brother!" Su Rui naturally went along with it. If Lord Daryl was his big brother, then who in Xuanwu City would dare to offend him?