205: Duke Bison really wants to improve.

Chapter 205: Duke Bison Really Wants to Progress

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Seven o'clock in the evening, Amyia Royal Palace, First Banquet Hall.

At this time, it was full of people, close to a hundred, and all of them were top-tier nobles with immense power.

Among them was Alice's father, Duke Bison.

Although the tables were filled with rich and exquisite dishes, and the aroma of wine permeated the air, no one dared to eat first. They were all waiting for the sole protagonist of the night, Empress Elizabeth.

"I received news that Your Majesty participated in this Underground City Championship, specifically that Nate Team in the Youth Group!"

"Heavens, isn't Nate Team the champion? Your Majesty is actually so formidable..."

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"Did you hear? That Dick Grudia is about to be granted a noble title, the Royal Family has already drawn up the documents..."

"Of course, my nephew is a patrol knight in the document office, he told me that kid is even being made an Earl!"

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"Recently, Your Majesty has been inventorying the Royal Treasury, suspected to be making a big move. I suspect there's a project worth tens of millions of gold coins up for bidding!"

"Is the news reliable? My slave business in the Southern Region just made some money, I could invest a bit..."

At the dining tables, the nobles were whispering to each other, discussing the recent situation in the Royal Capital in low voices. At this moment, the banquet hall was no different from a large intelligence exchange venue.

Duke Bison had a tense face and did not converse with the surrounding nobles. He just stared at the plate in front of him, recalling what his daughter Alice had said before he left.

"Father, at the dinner later, Your Majesty is going to announce a big business regarding the Magical Guidance industry. You must fully support it... If successful, it's not impossible for our Bison Family's assets to increase tenfold!"

Duke Bison was very satisfied with this second daughter of his. Whether it was her appearance, temperament, or Mage talent, she was basically impeccable.

Not only that, Alice also won the Youth Group Championship of the Championship yesterday, which gave Duke Bison a lot of face in front of other nobles.

Of course, the most important thing was that his daughter actually teamed up with Empress Empress Elizabeth!

When Duke Bison received this news, he was so happy he almost fainted. It was a great thing for Alice to be close to Your Majesty.

This meant that the Bison Family was about to take off.

Alice's words repeatedly appeared in Duke Bison's mind. It was clear that this was inside information his daughter had obtained while teaming up with the Empress.

Duke Bison even suspected that among all the nobles present, he was the only one who knew that the Royal Family was preparing to enter the Magical Guidance industry.

As a major noble ranked among the top ten in wealth in the Aimiya Empire, Duke Bison was a very capable businessman. He had always had a keen sense of smell.

Alice talked a lot with Duke Bison this afternoon. The father and daughter communicated for an entire afternoon.

To summarize, this big business of the Amyia Royal Family was guaranteed to make a profit without loss. The more invested, the more earned.

Alice even encouraged Duke Bison to go all-in, investing all of the Bison Family's property to fully support the Empress's business.

Empress Empress Elizabeth disliked fence-sitters and opportunistic nobles. She needed a partner who dared to go all out.

Duke Bison understood that if he only invested a small portion of money, he would be no different from other nobles.

Only by showing the courage to risk everything would he be qualified to become Empress Empress Elizabeth's true partner and share the greatest benefits!

Duke Bison's expression grew increasingly solemn; he was still hesitating.

If it succeeded, then perhaps it really would be as Alice said, the Bison Family's assets would increase by more than tenfold!

But if it failed... then he would be a sinner, and the Bison Family would decline, or even be destroyed, in his hands.

Just as Duke Bison was still agonizing, Elizabeth, wearing a white-gold gown, slowly walked into the banquet hall, with Cecilia and Dick following behind.

The whispering in the banquet hall immediately ceased. All the nobles' gazes were focused on Elizabeth, while also subtly observing Dick.

In recent times, Dick was the most favored person in the Empress's eyes, and his own excellence was enough to attract the attention of the powerful and influential.

Elizabeth gave a simple speech, and before announcing the start of the dinner, she signaled Cecilia to take out a document and publicly announce the news of Dick being granted a noble title.

For the well-informed nobles, this was not surprising, but there were still many gasps of surprise in the banquet hall.

Following that were waves of congratulations. Besides putting on a show, the nobles also genuinely felt that Dick had a great future.

His strength, talent, and luck were all top-tier. Aside from his humble background, Dick had no other flaws.

The atmosphere of the dinner was good. Dick became the target of nobles lining up to toast him. Everyone wanted to win over this rising star of the Empire.

Halfway through the banquet, Elizabeth stood up to announce a major piece of news, which was also the main purpose of the night.

"Our Aimiya Empire, and even all the Northern Countries, are far behind the Central Region in all aspects. Innovation is bound to happen sooner or later."

Elizabeth paused, scanned the nobles present, and slowly said, "Therefore, I plan to launch a project called the 'Magic Innovation' Project, led by the Royal Family..."

Elizabeth's ambition was great. To be precise, Dick's ambition was great. He was no longer satisfied with Magical Vehicles, but with all technical industries related to Magical Guidance.

After all, Dick's goal had changed from initially making a small amount of money to developing the Empire.

"I hope that everyone present can progress together with the Royal Family, support the Magic Innovation Project, and jointly build a strong Aimiya Empire."

After saying this, Elizabeth smiled and remained silent, waiting for the nobles' responses.

The banquet hall was quiet for a moment. All the nobles knew that Empress Empress Elizabeth was reaching out to them for money.

After all, the 'Magic Innovation' Project, just by its name, sounded very expensive.

Elizabeth was not in a hurry. She just waited quietly, believing that as long as the nobles had some ambition, they would contribute some money.

If each noble contributed a few million gold coins, together it would be an astronomical figure, enough for the initial funding of the Magical Guidance reform project.

"I will contribute 120 million gold coins!"

A deep middle-aged male voice rang out. Everyone turned their heads in astonishment, including Elizabeth.

"The Bison Family, from now on, will use the strength of the entire family to support Empress Empress Elizabeth's 'Magic Innovation' Project!"

Duke Bison stood tall with his chest out, his tone firm.

He really wanted to progress.