Chapter 76 Visiting the Sorcerer

Ivan had not yet left the grounds of the Hobson family estate when he received the certificate of nobility—a baronial iron token. Its appearance was that of a plain iron token, engraved on the front with the oath of allegiance of the nobility, while the other side was left blank, for the future engraving of a family crest and motto.

He was currently only a baron-in-training, as he had not yet received the recognition of the Aromatic Wheat Grand Duke. This would likely require a year or two of inspection, during which the Grand Duke would assess his ability to govern his domain.

In fact, as long as there were not a significant number of serfs revolting, as long as he, as a baron, did not commit acts that enraged both heaven and man, and as long as he did not die suddenly, there was a ninety-nine percent chance that he would receive the Nobility Scroll issued by the Grand Duke, becoming a hereditary baron and turning Mulberry Valley into a permanent domain of the Marichadon family.