We could ask anything.
The Duke suddenly dropped those words as if nothing. Not only this meant a lot, something that could even change our entire lives, but it also meant that he was seeing potential in our strength and talents and saw that we could be of great service to his fiefdom.
Eventually, I would move out of this place and go on as I please as an Adventurer, discovering this world's secrets and growing stronger is my actual priority, but if I can defeat the demons invading it in the way, then by all means necessary, I could potentially service this fiefdom as a soldier in the battlefield if that lets me kill as many demons as I want, killing two birds with one stone.
Nonetheless, I had yet to consider other further plans in my life, and I wasn't going to set my life to service someone, if possible, it wont be anything that will last more than a year or two, and even, I might change my plans midway through, so who knows.
However, this was incredibly important, although he said he would think about what we asked, which meant he wouldn't do anything we asked, this still gave out a lot of possibilities to ask about the wildest of things I could imagine.
Everyone fell silent while the Duke sit down there, waiting for a response. Not even my father knew what he wanted to ask, being granted the commoner status was already amazing enough, that'll save us a lot of money too.
Due to everybody's silence, I decided to ask the Duke my wish first.
"My lord, with all due respect, I have a wish."
"What is it? Speak your mind."
"I would like to be given the Noble Status."
Well, at least I tried.
"Sadly I can't simply give you a Nobility Status not because I don't want to, but because it is not possible for a Duke alone, I would also need to ask the King himself, a request, which would cost a lot of money, more than you imagine. Sometimes, Merchants pay for Nobility status and gain a Title for their entire family, but those are often the most wealthy of them." Said the Duke.
So it has to do with the Duke not wanting to spend a dime on me, I suppose. Or maybe, too much for it to be worth it at all.
Now that I had asked that, I honestly didn't knew what to prioritize asking for, I had thought about being given the job of a servant for a noble family, but that would be troublesome and annoying, and although our lives might improve, it would also mean serving another person, I don't want my family to also do such a thing either, they're living freely and happily here after all.
However, the thought about my Alchemy Abilities quickly came back to my mind. The book I had acquired through a Skill had the power to materialize items, if I could properly mass produce them, wouldn't it be possible to make good profit out of them? Maybe if I open a shop…
"Could it be possible to be given permission to open a shop in the capital of the fiefdom?" I asked.
"A shop?!" My father asked, he had already been shocked when I asked to be promoted from Serf to Noble, so this shouldn't had been as shocking.
"A shop… you say?" Asked the Duke. "Why? Are you an Alchemist or a Blacksmith to be able to create items?"
So the existence of objects called "items" do exist in this world. It is quite surprising how game-like some things are, but I suppose it is convenient for me at the end. And well, if I want to be an Invoker and also make items, there's no point in hiding my abilities.
"I have the Alchemist Talent as my second Talent." I said.
"Wha…? Didn't you said you were an Invoker?" Asked the Duke.
The knight at his side quickly looked at me with a serious expression.
"Lying about your own Talents is a crime that can even be punished with capital punishment. Boy, you're an incredibly talented young man, don't waste your life saying such lies." The knight said sternly.
"I am not lying. Erika, you know that I've been making potions for some time now, right?" I asked my friend.
"T-That's right! Blake is very talented; he had learned a lot from papa… I am sure he must have that Talent too!" Said Erika.
"But the possibility of someone having two Talents is completely ridiculous, there has never been-"
"For now, bring Ellergest here and also the crystal that allows Appraisal." Said the Duke in silence.
"Yes sir." The knight that was interrupted immediately obeyed the Duke's orders.
Five minutes later, the old priest was here to check me out.
"If you're lying about this Blake you'll get punished for it… You're really a fool." Sighed Ellergest.
"I have no intentions of hiding my talents if that means I'll have a better life if they're recognized." I said with confidence, touching the crystal.
And within there, my Status appeared, which I had not seen before in detail, this crystal indeed was one of Appraisal…
Name: Blake Hunter Goathorn.
Spirit Orb Realm: Rank 1 (Upper Stage)
Job Class: [Invoker: ★]
Subclass: [Alchemist: ★]
Spirits: [Half-Vampire (Rank 1 Upper Stage)]
This Status was very strange, it didn't showed any numbers but showed the Talents, their stars, the Spirit Orb Rank, and the Spirit. Numbers were nowhere to be seen but stats showed their values through letters. Skills were also not shown.
However, as I analyzed this item, everybody else was left dumbfounded, falling in silence completely.
"H-He… He has two talents sir." Said Ellergest. "Invoker and Alchemist!"
"Y-You're sure?!" The Duke stood up and ran towards the crystal ball, checking it with his two eyes. "Incredible!"