"Crown Prince Juen?"
As soon as this name was called out, the eyes of everyone in the banquet hall lit up.
They had never heard of Juen before, but they knew about the crown prince. Every empire had a crown prince.
However, there was a prefix in front of Crown Prince Juen, the fourth-tier Foss Empire.
This was enough to make everyone take him seriously and be shocked.
What kind of status was the crown prince of a fourth-tier kingdom?
He was nobler than the emperors of third-tier kingdoms. He was the heir apparent, the future emperor.
"What's this crown prince doing here?" Everyone was confused.
"Didn't you hear that Princess Na Bao was going to welcome him? He must have taken a liking to her. If she can become the crown princess, Old Pratt's family will be able to climb up the social ladder."
"Not necessarily. The crown prince can't choose the crown princess himself. Maybe he's just here for fun."
Someone retorted.
"That's troublesome. Na Bao went to find Lord Zhang Xing. They'll definitely fight when she comes back."
"Mmm, that's very likely. Lord Zhang and Princess Na Bao are very close. He definitely won't let Crown Prince Juen get involved."
The young people all became excited when they talked about this.
"Neither of them are easy to deal with. Who do you think is stronger, Lord Zhang or Crown Prince Juen?"
"Tsk!
Do you still need to ask? Crown Prince Juen, of course. He has the Foss Empire behind him. Lord Zhang is obviously weaker. "
"What's wrong with the Foss Empire? What's a mere crown prince? He's just relying on the power behind him. Lord Zhang alone and his army of billions of Magical Beasts can wipe out the Foss Empire with a snap of his fingers. I think Lord Zhang is still stronger!"
A fan of Zhang Xing said indignantly.
"The Magical Beasts are ferocious, but a fourth-tier kingdom is definitely stronger than them. There have been so many beast hordes in history, but weren't they all beaten back by well-trained warriors?
Humans are still stronger than Magical Beasts. "
Another young man argued for the right.
The two of them began to quarrel over this point of view, arguing until their faces turned red.
Then the young people in the other seats couldn't stand it anymore, and all ran over to argue.
Those few youths who didn't think highly of Zhang Xing were quickly drowned under the spittle of Zhang Xing's fans.
There were also many core members of the family who were coldly listening from the sidelines. In truth, they didn't have much interest in Zhang Xing. They all felt that Zhang Xing had run into dog shit luck and was like a nouveau riche with no connections or background.
In just a little over a year, they had stepped on the heads of all the clans of the second and third class empires. How could they feel good about this?
Of course not. The rise of any new power required a process of consolidation. In history, there had never been a family or empire that rose to power overnight.
Even if there were, the other families would unite and wipe them out in a short period of time.
Perhaps today was the beginning of Zhang Xing's demise. Many families that had been taught a lesson by Zhang Xing were looking forward to the irreconcilable conflict between him and Crown Prince Juen.
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For the past half a month, Zhang Xing had been thinking about what gift he should give Na Bao for her birthday.
Ordinary gold and silver didn't seem to be enough. Last time, the nobles of the second-tier kingdoms had given Na Bao many rare treasures to curry favor with him.
He heard that there was a Beauty Pill, but he didn't have the recipe and didn't know how to refine it.
He wanted to give her a defensive spell formation, but Na Bao didn't lack one. She was wearing an Emperor-level magic robe that was both invisible and defensive.
Why don't I help her raise her cultivation level directly from a high-level Magical Tutor to a high-level Great Magical Tutor? I'm sure she'll like such a lazy way of leveling up.