Everyone there, including Diane and She, were jumping for joy. They were extremely happy. Severin


    was the only one with a frown. He did not seem the slightest bit excited.


    Zeke could see that Severin reacted a little differently to the news. He frowned and asked, “Why don’t


    you look too happy?”


    Severin smiled awkwardly and exined, “I just find it a little


    odd. Why would the king invite just me when I’m of the same rank as the other thirty–five governors?


    It’s not out–of–ce


    for you and the other province governors to be invited, but I’m


    on a very different levelpared to the two of you. My status


    isn’t the same as yours, so you can’t me me for feeling a


    little puzzled when you told me that I was invited.”


    Zekeughed. “Haha, is that what you’re worried about? Well, you don’t need to get yourself in a twist.


    You were the most recently -appointed county governor, so he’s a little curious


    about you and wishes to meet you. He heard that you’re an


    alchemist too, so you can imagine his curiosity toward you.


    That’s the reason he invited you. He simply wants to get to


    know you.”


    “He wants to meet you because he’s curious about you. You don’t have to be so suspicious.” Diane


    rolled her eyes at him.


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    You should be happy that you got the chance to meet the king.”


    Severin, however, stretched his waist and remarked helplessly, “Sigh. I’m running out of time, and now


    I have to attend some


    prince’s birthday party. It’ll take up at least several days of my time. The worst part is that I have to


    prepare gifts for them! It’s such a drag!”


    Zeke smiled wryly and said, “Well, I agree with you on thatst


    part. He has a lot of gold, silver, and jewelry, so I thought about what I could give to him and settled on


    some spiritual herbs.”


    After a pause, Zeke continued, “You have it easy though. You just need to prepare a few second–grade


    high–rank pills!


    They’re valuable, after all, and you’ll even be able to steal the


    show.”


    Severin did not know how to respond to that. “Haha, I don’t


    know what else to give, and pills make it convenient for me.


    Still, I wouldn’t dare to give them any third–grade pills. If the person who is responsible for recording


    the gifts announces. that I’ve given third–grade pills, it would be the same as


    announcing to the world that I am a third–grade alchemist! I don’t think such alchemists exist.”


    Zeke nodded. “Probably not. I’ve never heard of anyone who is


    a third–grade alchemist, aside from you. I was shell–shocked when you said that you’re already a


    third–grade low–rank


    alchemist.”


    He then took out the invitation and handed it over to Severin.


    Severin took the invitation with a smile. He nced at it briefly


    and put it away. After putting away the invitation, Severin waved his palm again and quickly took out a


    third–grade low- level pill for Zeke. “Here. You’vee a long way, and we’re all friends anyway. This


    is a token of my appreciation for your


    trouble.”


    Zeke’s eyes glimmered with excitement when he saw that it was a third–grade low–rank pill.