The five noble ranks, from lowest to highest, are Baron, Viscount, Count, Marquess, and Duke. The Duke is the hardest rank to attain, requiring close royal blood ties.
Prince Matthew, for example, is a Duke, and the highest ranked among them. His privileges are extensive; he can purchase any farm without restriction on quantity.
Yang Gang also explained. Jiang Yi had not been in Eagle Country for long. Although he had visited before, he had not paid attention to such matters, so he was not very clear about them.
"Then how does one obtain a noble rank?" Jiang Yi asked.
"Ranks are personally bestowed by the King. For ordinary people, obtaining a rank is extremely difficult. Take my father, for instance. Although he is a great lord of Simon State, he is merely a regional overlord. He has no chance of obtaining a noble rank unless he makes significant contributions to the nation, which might grant him a slim possibility," Natasha replied.
Hearing this, Jiang Yi smiled slightly.
"It seems I also need to find an opportunity to obtain a noble rank!" Jiang Yi raised an eyebrow.
"Teacher, it's not that I want to dampen your spirits, but you simply don't have such an opportunity. Even if you cure Prince Matthew, he will at most make you a great lord. As for obtaining a noble rank, it's impossible," Natasha stated with certainty.
"Nothing is impossible!" Jiang Yi was very confident.
In any case, Jiang Yi had decided that no matter what, he had to obtain a noble rank. With a rank, expanding the influence of Tiansheng Group in Eagle Country would be much smoother.
The noble rank was very important to Jiang Yi!
Jiang Yi planned to find an opportunity to discuss this matter with Prince Matthew!
"Let's not discuss this for now," Jiang Yi said, then looked at Natasha and Yang Gang and asked, "Have there been any incidents at the minor lord's manor recently?"
"No!" Natasha and Yang Gang shook their heads.
"Alright, continue to manage the affairs of the minor lord's manor for me during this period. I have very important matters to attend to," Jiang Yi said.
Natasha and Yang Gang nodded.
Jiang Yi sat for a while, then took out his phone and called Dongfang Mei. After reporting that he was safe, he left the minor lord's manor.
In the afternoon, Jiang Yi, disguised as the one-eyed bodyguard using his transformation technique, returned to Jiang Tian's castle.
At this moment, Jiang Tian was angrily reprimanding the butler in the courtyard.
"You are utterly useless! I told you to find an excuse to arrest and execute Ike, and it's been a whole day, yet you haven't accomplished this! You can't even handle such a small matter, what great task can you possibly achieve?" Jiang Tian was almost driven mad!
"Young Master, I can't help it!"
"Every time I go to the backyard to take Ike away, the young madam stops me and threatens me, saying she will kill herself if I dare to take Ike away."
"The Special Envoy currently values the young madam greatly. The young madam is spirited and resolute. If she dies, it would completely offend the Special Envoy, and we would be in trouble when the Special Envoy retaliates." The butler was helpless.
Jiang Tian's expression turned extremely grim. He had never expected the Special Envoy to favor Du Yue. Now, not only could Jiang Tian not kill Du Yue, but he couldn't even kill Ike. This left Jiang Tian fuming with nowhere to vent his anger.
"Are you saying the Special Envoy is intentionally protecting Du Yue?" Jiang Tian asked with a frown.
"I don't know about that," the butler shook his head.
"Forget it. For now, let Du Yue and Ike live. Once the Special Envoy leaves, I will deal with them!" Jiang Tian said angrily, then continued, "Arrange your men, select the most skilled assassins, and be prepared. When the opportunity arises, assassinate Prince Matthew again. If this matter is handled well, I will gain the Special Envoy's favor, not only rising rapidly in status but also having the Special Envoy help me deal with that bastard Jiang Yi. Therefore, the assassination of Prince Matthew must succeed!"
"Yes!" The butler quickly responded.
Then, the butler bowed and left to make preparations.
Seeing this, Jiang Yi couldn't help but laugh. Jiang Tian actually wanted Menasha to help him deal with him; he was thinking too highly of himself! Menasha was already cooperating with him and would not act against him. Jiang Tian knew nothing now and was still foolishly daydreaming.
Jiang Yi returned to Jiang Tian's castle this time with two objectives.
The first was to find an opportunity to eliminate the assassin organization in Jiang Tian's castle, avenge Dong Rui, and also remove the threat to Dong Rui and the others.
The second was to investigate all of the Jiang family's forces in Simon State and then annex them all, leaving the father and son duo, Jiang Wanli and Jiang Tian, with no foothold in Simon State!
Without the father and son's influence, the business world of Simon State would be his dominion. Simon State would become the starting point for Tiansheng Group to grow and expand into the entire Eagle Country, and even the world. By then, Tiansheng Group's influence would quickly spread throughout Eagle Country and the world! At that time, he could easily eliminate Jiang Wanli and the powerful force behind him, avenging his master and father. This was Jiang Yi's entire plan.
"Brother, you're back!" Jiang Tian walked over with a smile and asked, "How is the secret mission the Special Envoy assigned to you progressing?"
"It's been completed!" Jiang Yi replied.
"Brother, you are indeed incredibly capable, truly worthy of being the Special Envoy's personal bodyguard!" Jiang Tian began to flatter Jiang Yi.
"Save the flattery. Just say what you want to say directly! I don't like unnecessary talk," Jiang Yi looked at Jiang Tian.
"You know me best, brother!" Jiang Tian said, then his brow furrowed.
"I want to ask you for a small favor. This is not a place to talk. How about this, if you have time now, let's find a quiet place outside to talk? I can also take the opportunity to properly entertain you, brother!"
"Alright! Let's go now!" Jiang Yi said with a slight smile.
Seeing Jiang Yi agree, Jiang Tian immediately had his subordinates bring his Lincoln car over and invited Jiang Yi into the car. Also getting into the car was Fack, the very skilled assassin from before.
Fack acted as the driver, started the car, and drove out of the castle.
"Young Master Jiang, you usually bring many bodyguards when you go out. Why aren't you bringing any bodyguards today?" Jiang Yi asked.
"The matter I need to discuss with you is of great importance. Apart from Fack, I trust no one else, so I only brought Fack. Besides, with Fack alone, my safety is guaranteed, and I don't need to bring so many bodyguards," Jiang Tian said proudly.