In the classic and luxurious royal lounge, listening to the familiar prompts, Lei Xiao followed his usual practice and lowered himself to help Mia up while opening the opponent's attribute bar.
[Name: Mia]
[Occupation: Half-elf Senior Illusionist]
[Level: Level 4 Seven Stars]
[Loyalty: 100]
[Skill 1: Seeing "Active" in Flowers Like a Mist (opens the advanced illusion field, which can map everything in the field to create illusions)]
[Skill 2: "Active" in the moon-like water view (opens the advanced illusion field and can compile advanced illusions)]
[Skill 3: Dream-like phantom "Active" (advanced vision spell, able to disguise or imitate creatures seen with one's own eyes)]
"Yes, she is extremely talented. In terms of skills, she is almost on par with Erza. She just needs further training."
Lei Xiao closed the attribute bar and nodded with satisfaction.
In the process of upgrading the equipment just now, I upgraded a fourth-level pendant on Mia that increases illusion ability to the fifth level. This pendant made Mia even more powerful before, and it goes without saying now.
Coupled with the staff and robe that she had just upgraded to the fifth level, Mia's current comprehensive strength is close to the level of a half-step fifth-level powerhouse, which is comparable to two peak fourth-level powerhouses.
Lei Xiao said this while extending his palm, handing the two magic moon condensation pills to the other party, and told the other party the efficacy of the magic medicine.
In this way, the fourth-level seven-star Mia can quickly reach the fourth-level peak, further improving her strength.
"Thank you Lord Lord!"
Carefully taking the two precious objects handed over by Lei Xiao, Mia was so excited that she hugged Lei Xiao's thighs.
Lei Xiao called Chaoyan and asked him to take Mia to rest.
Since these two girls have similar personalities and both seem not very smart, they will definitely get along.
After everything was completed, Lei Xiao immediately moved to the king's bedroom on the upper floor of the Lion's Castle and came to Ariel's room. It was getting late and it was time to rest.
It is worth mentioning that although the king's exclusive castle is Wolong Castle, because the old king is still in a coma, Ariel did not move there and temporarily lived in the Lion's Castle.
After all, once you go to Wolong Castle, the coming and going of people will inevitably affect the old king's rest. Ariel, who is worried about her father's health, will naturally not do that.
When Lei Xiao entered Ariel's room, the latter had already changed into pajamas and was sitting on the sofa concentrating on making tea.
"My dear Princess, maybe you can put on the queen's robe for today's coronation again and let me take a good look at it alone."
Thinking of the other party's graceful and luxurious appearance when he was in the auditorium today, Lei Xiao smiled lightly.
Hearing the sound, Ariel blinked her long eyelashes and was stunned for a moment. Then she lowered her head and followed Lei Xiao's instructions.
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The next morning, before dawn, Lei Xiao and Ariel opened their eyes almost at the same time.
In the face of a formidable enemy, the two men who dominated the entire Cold Flame Kingdom naturally had no intention of lazing around in bed, but quickly sobered up.
After washing up, Lei Xiao and Ariel, all dressed up, went to the royal restaurant next door and started preparing for their meal.
It is worth mentioning that since Lei Xiao brought back Xing Hui and other Ariel's exclusive maids and Qing Shu and other guard members to the palace yesterday, all food and daily living is still taken care of by his own people, which almost makes Lei Xiao and Ai Xiao
There is nothing strange about Lil.
After the meal, as usual, Lei Xiao returned to the territory first, while Ariel continued yesterday's work, taking stock of the many royal treasures scattered in various castles, and sorting out the list of small and medium-sized neutral organizations in the Cold Flame Kingdom.
When Lei Xiao returned to the palace, after a brief discussion with Ariel, he decided to hold a large-scale palace meeting to further issue some decrees to stabilize the kingdom and promote the economy.
Not long after, under Lei Xiao's arrangement.
Lin and other three wealthy family heads, Chi Duo, Wu, Caroline, and White Knight, who have just returned to the Cold Flame Kingdom, three royal commanders, Burt, Hodder, Benson, Bai Lao and other eight kingdom generals, headed by Prime Minister Orr
A group of important court officials, as well as the main subordinates, a total of fifty or sixty people, gathered in the King's Hall of the Lion Castle.
Before the meeting officially started, Lei Xiao ordered Jiang Lei, who was already quite familiar with Chi Duo, to start greeting other subordinates and important ministers together with Lin and Orr.
The reason why Lei Xiao asked Qi Duo to appear directly was mainly based on two considerations.
Firstly, in a situation where strong enemies around them may invade the territory at any time, the return of the Zhuyue clan will undoubtedly greatly boost the morale of the ministers.
After all, the Zhuyue Clan was once one of the most elite troops under the King of Heroes, and their combat ability was unquestionable.
Secondly, it is to further express to Chiduo his and Ariel's determination to welcome the return of the Zhuyue clan, so that the former can fight for him without any scruples.
As for whether the news of the Zhuyue clan's return would be leaked out, thus exposing this trump card, Lei Xiao was not worried.
After all, most of the people present are direct subordinates of his subordinates, and the others are loyal to the Cold Flame Kingdom and the royal family. This has been verified many times in previous wars.
Coupled with yesterday's massive canonization of the Queen, and after the canonization, Lei Xiao specifically asked Orr to carry out a wave of large-scale rewards with Ariel on his behalf, mainly targeting the twelve noble families in the royal capital, and it was even more possible.
Further solidifying everyone’s loyalty.
To put it ten thousand steps back, even if the news was accidentally leaked, no one would know which battlefield the Zhuyue Clan would be sent to, as the Cold Flame Kingdom extended in all directions and had numerous fortresses.
As expected, when all the ministers learned about the return of the Zhuyue Clan led by Qi Duo, they all looked excited and couldn't help but feel happy and encouraged.
Needless to say, the Zhuyue Clan's powerful combat power, Qi Duo himself is not only a fifth-level peak warrior whose strength surpasses all human nations, but is also one of the legendary nine dragon-slaying heroes. This will undoubtedly be a great inspiration.
Leng Yan’s morale of millions of soldiers!
"Okay, then the meeting will officially begin."
As Lei Xiao's words fell, the civil servants and generals in the king's hall immediately returned to their respective positions and stood in rows on the left and right.
Lei Xiao himself and Ariel were both at the top of the high platform. Ariel, who was wearing a king's robe and a crown, was naturally sitting on the throne.
And Lei Xiao also had a prince's seat side by side with Ariel, sitting next to Ariel.
"Everyone, I believe you all understand the news about the return of the Zhuyue clan, right?"
Lei Xiao's eyes moved, scanning the people at the bottom of the table in turn, and said: "After the leader of the Qiduo clan heard the news that the kingdom was in crisis, he stepped forward without hesitation. This made Her Majesty the Queen and I
They are all very touched.”
At this point, Lei Xiao raised his voice a bit and continued: "The Zhuyue clan can choose to share the difficulties with the kingdom at this time, which shows their sincerity. I declare that when the kingdom is completely stabilized, the Zhuyue clan will be fully restored.
The honor and status of the Yue Clan!"
After Lei Xiao finished speaking, all the civil servants and generals present nodded in agreement without any objection at all.
Just as His Highness the Prince said, from a historical perspective, it was the Lengyan royal family that expelled the Zhuyue clan from the kingdom for no reason, causing this clan of heroes to suffer unnecessary displacement and humiliation.
But now, the Zhuyue clan still chooses to stand up for the kingdom in times of crisis. Their noble character and determination to protect the kingdom are naturally self-evident.
"Thank you to His Royal Highness the Prince and Her Majesty the Queen. I solemnly swear here that the Zhuyue clan will fight to the end to defend the kingdom's glory that will never dim!"
Chiduo took a step forward and raised her chest to salute, and her sassy and unwavering voice echoed through the entire castle hall.
"I feel your determination. The kingdom will not forget your efforts, nor will it forget any brave person who still chooses to stand with the kingdom in times of crisis."
Lei Xiao nodded slightly and said solemnly: "Even though there are thousands of mountains ahead, as long as we join hands, no one can stop us."
"Please rest assured, Your Highness the Prince, please rest assured Her Majesty the Queen, we will go all out and dedicate everything to the kingdom!"
Everyone in the lower position had firm faces and said in unison.
"Very good, then let's start discussing some specific matters."
Lei Xiao waved his hand and nodded to Al, who was the prime minister of the kingdom, to continue presiding over the meeting.
Under Orr's auspices, everyone was the first to determine the reconstruction of the royal capital and various cities damaged by the war.
This is extremely simple for Lei Xiao, just use a large number of ordinary building blueprints.
Although the royal family prohibits civilians from using architectural blueprints without authorization, Lei Xiao, who represents the authority of the royal family, has no problem using them himself.
Lei Xiao will transport the large amount of materials required through Qin Qian, using the lord network that has recently taken shape. Except for stones, other basic resources have long been no problem for Lei Xiao.
As for the stone itself, Lei Xiao has also given instructions to Qin Qian. He only needs to order hundreds of lords to make stone tools together and then upgrade and decompose them.
Nowadays, with the efforts of Qin Qian and other members of the Xiao Shen Tuan, almost all the alien lords in Lengyan territory have followed Lei Xiao's lead.
Correspondingly, Lei Xiao will also provide protection and various rewards for these lords.
Of course, some small restrictions must still exist.
All lords must be under the management of the Xiaoshen Group, and Lei Xiao will successively dispatch a large number of local officials and direct subordinates to the territories of each member of the Xiaoshen Group for supervision. He will also be responsible for coordinating with the local noble city lords.
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Currently, members of the Shadow Squadron and Communication Magician Squadron are stationed in various cities in the Cold Flame Kingdom.
Although the number of the five squadrons is relatively limited, in the past few days Lei Xiao used the "Star Pattern Magic Pill" and "Double Moon Condensation Pill" refined by Faxia and Xueya to combine the Shadow Squadron and the Communication Magician Squadron.
All members of the team were upgraded to Tier 3 powerhouses and became 5 Tier 3 squadrons.
Therefore, even if there is only one subordinate in charge of a city and a territory, there is still no problem in taking charge of it alone.
All in all, after this operation, not only the cities in various places, but also the lords of other worlds are all under Lei Xiao's nose, and there will be no mistakes.
After discussing the reconstruction work in various places, the second topic was the appointment of some idle city lords.
First of all, it goes without saying much about the eastern region belonging to Lei Xiao.
There are Xuanyue, Gingguo, Bran, Maier, Nate, Ned, Maia, Lisha, Reese, Guanzhong, Vasong, Yaer, Os, Wood, Celia, Donna, Tina, Tina
Managed by Ya, Lane, Kerr and others.
Coupled with the close confidants of some noble subordinates and the elders of the clan, everything is no problem, and Lei Xiao has already made clear arrangements.
Secondly, 20 of the 30 cities in the north also have their own ownership, and are managed by Cilvini, Chester and others who have already been on Lei Xiao's side.
As for the 10 former fallen aristocratic cities in the northern region near the eastern region, Lei Xiao decided to take them back to the royal family and further consolidate the power of the royal family, with officials dispatched by the royal family to manage them.
As for the central area where the royal capital is located, apart from the cities of the Shanglu family and the cities directly under the royal family, there are more than a dozen cities of fallen nobles, all of which have been temporarily placed under the jurisdiction of the royal family by Lei Xiao.
Finally, the southern and western regions were still under the jurisdiction of the Yorkman family and Lancaster, and Lei Xiao slowly weakened them and further consolidated his power.
As for the Zhuyue clan's original fiefdom, it was between the northern and central regions, so giving part of it to Qi Duo and others was within the scope of Lei Xiao's plan.
After the second topic was discussed, Lei Xiao successively decided on various issues to stabilize the kingdom and stabilize the border, such as tax reductions and exemptions, distribution of pensions, recruitment of new soldiers, reinforcement of city defenses, and food reserves in various places.
It wasn't until noon that everything settled.
But just when Lei Xiao was about to end the meeting, there was a sudden knock on the door of the castle hall, and the sound sounded extremely urgent.
With Lei Xiao's consent, as the door of the hall opened, several royal intelligence officers with panicked faces ran in and knelt down in front of Lei Xiao and Ariel.
"Excuse me. We are all important ministers of the kingdom. There are no outsiders here. If you have any news, just tell us."
Looking at the panicked look of the visitor, Lei Xiao's face was solemn, and he nodded slightly to the leading intelligence officer.
"As you command, Your Highness."
The intelligence officers swallowed their saliva first, and then one after another told them the latest information they had just obtained.
"Your Highness the Prince, Your Majesty the Queen, the Pars Empire's 1.2 million-strong army has begun to gather in its southern region, with the goal of targeting our northern fortress!"
"Your Highness the Prince, Your Majesty the Queen, the 900,000-strong army of the Kingdom of Grim is marching eastward, and its target is our Sunset Fortress to the west!"
"Your Highness the Prince, Your Majesty the Queen, the vanguard of the Canlan Federation's 600,000-strong army has entered the territory of the Holy Night Kingdom and merged with the 700,000-strong army of the Holy Night Kingdom. The two countries' alliance forces total 1.3 million, and the target is our eastern mountain fortress.
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"Your Highness the Prince, Your Majesty the Queen, all tribes in the Prairie Kingdom have sent out troops, and the 800,000-strong army is rapidly approaching our southern rainforest fortress!" ()