Chapter 323: Mysterious drawings and costume changes for all members of Mailan Town [5K]
In confusion, Lei Xiao opened his mouth and began to read, and a sassy and neutral voice that was quite similar to Lin's came to his ears: "Lord, my subordinate is Ji Shang... No, my subordinate is Xuan Yue.
There was something just now that I feel it is necessary to report to the lord."
"Xuan Yue, what happened?"
Hearing this, Lei Xiao couldn't help but show a slightly curious expression on his face.
Lei Xiao is naturally no stranger to Xuan Yue.
Some time ago, it was due to our own strong intervention that we helped the young master of the Zelan family regain the city lord's palace of Mailan Town, and then successfully made him the new city lord of Mailan Town.
As a result, Mailan Town, an agricultural town rich in food, became Lei Xiao's second town.
Of course, what impressed Lei Xiao the most was the fact that Xuan Yue disguised herself as a man.
"I would like to report to my lord, when my subordinates were sorting out the treasure house, they accidentally discovered an ancient map, which looked very much like a treasure map.
However, that map is a bit weird, and it’s impossible to determine its specific location.”
Immediately, Xuan Yue's crisp voice rang again.
"Oh? It's interesting." Hearing this, Lei Xiao raised his eyebrows slightly, and then said: "Xuan Yue, wait for me in Mailan Town. I just have something else to do and I need to go to your place to make arrangements."
After he stopped talking, Lei Xiao frowned slightly and began to ponder.
Without a doubt, the main goal today.
The purpose is to subdue the two main followers around Ariel, dig into the corners of this cold and arrogant princess, and learn more about the intelligence of the princess and her party from the side.
Use this to determine whether the other party has other thoughts or intentions that are unfavorable to you, and lay a good foundation for your next action.
After all, Lei Xiao had already learned before that Princess Ariel did hide something, such as the mysterious "that thing".
Currently, preparations for conquering one of the suitable candidates, the princess's personal maid Seikai, have come to an end.
As long as the family members whom he misses so much are brought back to Kongqing Town for proper resettlement, that's basically it.
And another suitable candidate is the third-level deputy squadron leader of the Royal Guard who was born in Mailan Town.
"Lin, in addition to the maid Xinghui, please describe the information about another suitable candidate that we have learned."
Thinking of this, Lei Xiao walked down from the high platform where the throne was, and spoke to the female knight at the bottom.
"Back to Lord, this third-level deputy squadron leader is named Qingguo. He is a mercenary who was born in Mailan Town and is a heavy swordsman by profession.
In the royal guard selection in the capital a few years ago, this man in his thirties beat the crowd and was successfully selected with first place, and last year he took the position of deputy squadron leader."
After bowing to Lei Xiao, Lin took a step forward and responded: "Because this Royal Guard is a squadron dedicated to protecting Princess Ariel, they followed the princess to Kongqing Town.
As for Qing Guo’s specific family background, I haven’t figured it out yet, so please forgive me, Lord.”
"It doesn't matter. Obtaining this information will be of great help to us."
Nodding slightly, Lei Xiao smiled and said: "As for the rest, just ask Xuan Yue directly later. After all, he is the current city lord of Mailan Town."
Having said this, Lei Xiao pondered for a moment, and then said to the subordinates: "Okay, Lin, Fang Hai, Guan Zhong, you three can stay here today.
One is to assist Nate and Ned in further stabilizing Magnet Town.
The second is to move the residents who have moved from Kongqing Town back to Kongqing Town and resettle them as soon as possible, especially the maid Xing Hui’s family. If you have anything, please contact me in a timely manner."
"Yes! Lord!" Hearing this, Lin, Fang Hai, Guanzhong, Nate and Ned brothers bowed down and clasped their fists at the same time to accept the order.
"As for Polygonum Weed, Chaoyan, A Ling, A Bing and Bai Wei, come with me to Mailan Town." Lei Xiao nodded slightly and said while putting on the illusion cloak again.
Next, after putting the 20,000 units of blazing crystals into the space bracelet, Lei Xiao left Magnet Town with Huzhang and the other five.
After that, after a lot of excitement, the group of six people returned to their territory in the forest.
The reason why Lei Xiao made such an arrangement was that he put the 20,000 units of Blazing Crystals, which took up quite a lot of space on the bracelet, into the wooden storage box.
Secondly, we went to the equipment warehouse that was converted from a fortress in the territory.
All the equipment that was replaced by the heavy shooter squadron, the shadow squadron, the third-level powerhouse squad, and the third-level dragoon squad have been upgraded.
Moreover, he took out 4,000 sets of second-level equipment from the storage wooden box and prepared to take them to Mailan Town.
After all, the three brigades of soldiers in Mailan Town only use ordinary first-level equipment.
After getting everything ready, we had lunch at the territory.
Lei Xiao nodded to the five strong men including Huzhang who were already ready to go, "Okay, let's set off."
That's it, it didn't take long.
Under the bright and slightly hot sunshine in the afternoon, a group of six people walked through the forest, crossed the river, and soon arrived at Mailan Town, which is located directly south of Kongqing Town.
"Lord, you are here!" At this time, Xuan Yue and guard Ging Guo, who had already been waiting on the outskirts of the city, immediately came forward with excitement on their faces.
"I haven't seen you for a few days." He smiled slightly, looked Xuan Yue up and down, and Lei Xiao couldn't help but show a slightly surprised look.
At this time, the other party has completely restored her female appearance.
The slightly tight light blue dress perfectly outlined Xuan Yue's slender and uneven figure, making her look dignified and elegant, exuding the charm of a mature woman.
And the elegant shoulder-length short hair pours down from both sides of the fair and delicate cheeks, giving it a more girlish agility.
As for Ging Guo on the side, he still had a ponytail and was dressed as a guard wearing leather armor and carrying a long sword at his waist. He looked very heroic.
And, Lei Xiao noticed.
With the help of the Qi Condensation Pill and the Rose Energy Gathering Pill, after so many days of refining, these two people have been promoted from the second-level five-star level to the third-level powerhouse. It can be said that their strength has been greatly improved.
"See you, Lord!" When they came closer, Xuan Yue and Bai Guo immediately saluted respectfully and bowed their heads deeply to Lei Xiao.
"No need to be polite, how is the situation in the city these days?" Lei Xiao waved his hand slightly and asked casually.
"Lord, after several days of hard work by my subordinates, all the remaining forces of the three elders' faction have been wiped out. This town is now in our hands again!"
Xuan Yue smiled quite excitedly and responded.
Immediately afterwards, her delicate face showed an expression of uncontrollable gratitude, and she said: "In short, it is all thanks to the lord, otherwise my subordinates would have lost their lives now."
"You're welcome." Yun Danfeng nodded lightly, and Lei Xiao asked again: "By the way, how is your father's injury?"
"Back to Lord, although my father has not yet awakened, his injuries have been completely stabilized with the help of Lord's many magic potions." The grateful look on Xuan Yue's face became more obvious, and she responded with cupped fists.
"Very good, let's talk about the rest after entering the city." Upon hearing this, Lei Xiao smiled faintly and handed each of them an illusion cloak.
Next, we passed through the green farmland on the outskirts of Mailan Town, the towering city gates, and the quaint and bustling streets.
Under the guidance of Xuan Yue and Bai Guo, Lei Xiao and his party arrived at the large castle in the center of the city. This was naturally the city lord's palace in Mailan Town.
After entering the huge castle and walking through the long corridor inlaid with light crystal stones, Lei Xiao first went to the equipment warehouse of the City Lord's Mansion.
Under the incredulous gazes of Xuan Yue and Bai Guo, they directly filled the place with a large number of brand-new second-level equipment.
"These are 2,000 sets of second-level infantry equipment, 1,000 sets of second-level cavalry equipment, and 1,000 sets of second-level long-range shooter equipment, which is enough for all the soldiers in Mailan Town to undergo a comprehensive equipment change."
Lei Xiao smiled slightly and then spoke.
"Thank you very much, Lord!" Seeing this, Xuan Yue's fair and delicate face was full of excitement, and she bowed and saluted.
There is no doubt that in this way, the overall strength of Mailan Town will obviously rise to a new level!
Overjoyed, Xuan Yue took Bai Guo forward and said to Lei Xiao with some trepidation: "Lord Qi, since we said goodbye a few days ago.
Bai Guo has been asking her subordinates if they can also ask the lord to accept her as a subordinate..."
On the other side, Bai Guo quickly knelt down on one knee and said: "I am willing to go through fire and water for your lord! Please allow me, your lord!"
At this time, Lei Xiao couldn't help but smile.
At that time, the reason why only Xuan Yue was recovered was because the territory had reached the population limit.
But now, since the lord's mansion has been upgraded, there is naturally no problem.
"Very good, let's start signing the contract." Lei Xiao smiled slightly, his mind moved, and a recruitment order appeared in his hand.
Just like that, the familiar reminder soon rang in Lei Xiao's ears.
[Congratulations, third-level one-star sword fighter Baiguo? Randy, has signed a master-servant contract with you and has become your new subordinate! 】
After leaning down to help Ging Guo up, Lei Xiao immediately opened the opponent's attribute bar.
[Name: Ginkgo]
[Occupation: Sword Fighter]
[Level: Level Three, One Star]
[Loyalty: 100]
[Skill 1: Spark Thrust "Active" (physical single target attack)]
[Skill Three: One-Handed Sword Mastery "Passive" (When using a one-handed sword, the damage will be slightly increased)]
Nodding with satisfaction, Lei Xiao casually opened Xuan Yue's status bar.
[Name: Xuan Yue]
[Occupation: Geotechnical Magician]
[Level: Level Three, One Star]
[Loyalty: 100]
[Skill 1: Earth Spear Stab "Active" (Earth attribute small range spell group attack, additional piercing effect)]
[Skill 2: Earth Wall "Active" (earth attribute defense spell, the effect is outstanding on earth terrain)]
[Skill Three: Mastery of Earth Attribute Magic "Passive" (When using Earth Attribute Magic, the damage will be moderately increased)]
"Not bad, not bad. After the two were promoted to the third level, the overall strength of Mailan Town has undoubtedly been further improved."
After closing the attribute bar, Lei Xiao's mind moved, and two brand new storage rings appeared in his hands again.
Next, he handed the shiny storage rings to the two of them in turn.
As usual, Lei Xiao gave the two of them a fourth-level staff and a fourth-level long sword, as well as 15 first-level healing potions and 15 second-level healing potions.
Of course, there are also two illusion cloaks and two rose energy gathering pills given at the beginning to further enhance and consolidate the strength.
On the other side, after getting this series of priceless items.
The two of them couldn't believe their eyes. Even Xuan Yue, the lord of Mailan Town, was once again deeply impressed by Lei Xiao's aura.
With a wave of your hand, there are millions of precious items of golden dragons... Lord, you are really so rich!!
"Okay, don't be dazed there, let's get down to business." Looking at the two dumbfounded female subordinates in front of him, Lei Xiao smiled helplessly.
"...Lord, please follow your subordinates this way!" After hearing this, he was so excited that his fair and delicate face glowed with a red Xuan Yue, and he quickly started to lead the way again.
Leave the equipment warehouse and go up through the spacious and bright castle stairs.
Not long after, Lei Xiao and his party arrived at the upper middle area of the castle, the most heavily guarded area.
"Go down, you have nothing to do here."
After dismissing a group of guards guarding the door, Xuan Yue and Bai Guo opened the heavy metal door together and respectfully welcomed Lei Xiao in.
"Lord, this is the treasure house of our Mailan City."
Entering the room, Xuan Yue came to a simple red wooden cabinet and began to introduce: "It was in the mezzanine here that my subordinate accidentally discovered the weird and mysterious drawing.
Because this wooden cabinet had been stored in a secret room in the lair of the three elders, my subordinates always felt that there must be some mystery in it, so they moved it here."
After saying that, Xuan Yue leaned down to open the drawer, and respectfully handed a piece of yellow parchment into Lei Xiao's hand.
"That's it." After taking the ancient scroll in Xuan Yuexian's hand, a faint musty smell immediately hit his face, obviously silently explaining that it had been through a long period of time.
Raising his eyebrows slightly, Lei Xiao narrowed his eyes and began to look carefully.
This simple drawing has no traces of cutting on the edges, and there are no lines outlined on the periphery. It seems that it should be a complete drawing.
In the center of the drawing, thick black lines are used to depict a map-like picture.
However, just as Xuan Yue said, this map is indeed extremely weird.
There are not only peaks and forests on the front, but also upside down and tilted ones, which look extremely disorganized, as if they were pieced together at random.
It's even impossible to tell which side is the real front.
However, in a prominent position, a large cross mark was drawn with a red line, which really looked like a treasure map.
"It's a bit interesting."
Seeing this, Lei Xiao gently held the parchment, which seemed likely to turn into powder at any time due to its age, and couldn't help but show interest.
The strong men on our side also came up one after another, and they all showed similar expressions of surprise.
"Lord, is this really a treasure map?" Seeing this, Bai Wei's fluffy white ears moved slightly, obviously in a very curious state.
"Yes, yes, if it is really a treasure map, there must be some incredible treasure in it, right?"
Chaoyan, who was slightly shorter on the side, stood on tiptoes and came closer to say.
At the same time, the two maids A Ling and A Bing on the other side also had curious expressions on their faces.
"The situation is still unclear at this time."
After looking at each other with Huzhang and realizing that the other party had no clue, Lei Xiao frowned slightly, shook his head slightly and said: "However, since it was kept so carefully by those elders.
Then, there must be some mystery in it."
"Lord, my subordinates think so too."
Directly opposite, Xuan Yue took a step forward, bowed again and said: "It seems that those elders did not understand the mystery, so they hid it in the cracks of the wooden cabinet.
Otherwise, with their temperament, they might have gone hunting for treasure long ago."
"That's right. As for us, it seems we lack an opportunity to understand this map."
Having said this, Lei Xiao's mind moved and he put the ancient parchment into the space bracelet.
Immediately afterwards, under Xuan Yue's introduction, he continued to wander around the treasure house.
Next, after some inspection, Lei Xiao noticed.
In the treasure house, there are five pieces of third-level equipment, three second-level magic potions called Energy Recovery Pills that can replenish physical energy, and two second-level magic pills called Earth Rock Pills that have a bonus to earth spells.
The second level magic potion.
Lei Xiao had also obtained these potions at the auction in Fanyin City before.
Without hesitation, put everything into the space bracelet and start upgrading directly.
[Congratulations, your "Tier 3 Weapon: Chaser Longbow" has been upgraded to "Tier 3 Weapon: Chaser Longbow" 100 pieces!"]
[Congratulations, your "Tier 3 Weapon: Flowing Light Sword" has been upgraded to 99 "Tier 3 Weapon: Flowing Light Sword"! 】
[Congratulations, your "Level 3 Armor: Silver Knight Light Armor" has been upgraded to "Level 4 Armor: Paladin Light Armor"! ]
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[Congratulations, your "Second-Level Magic Potion: Energy Recovery Pill" has been upgraded to "Level 3 Magic Potion: Holy Moon Energy Recovery Pill!"]
[Congratulations, your "Second-Level Magic Potion: Energy Recovery Pill" has been upgraded to 105 "Second-Level Magic Potion: Energy Recovery Pill"! 】
[Congratulations, your "Second-Level Magic Potion: Earth Rock Pill" has been upgraded to 102 "Second-Level Magic Potion: Earth Rock Pill"! 】
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That's it, after some upgrades.
Lei Xiao finally obtained more than 300 pieces of third-level equipment, 2 pieces of fourth-level equipment, more than 200 second-level magic potions, and 3 third-level magic potions.
Nodding with satisfaction, Lei Xiao continued to observe.
In addition, there are a small number of valuable works of art and several boxes of golden dragons in the room, totaling about 100,000 pieces.
"I'm sorry, Lord, because the three elders have been spending extravagantly, our treasure house in Mailan Town is relatively empty."
On the other side, Xuan Yue sighed softly and said with an embarrassed look.
"It doesn't matter. Now the treasure house in Mailan Town is full again." Lei Xiao smiled lightly and waved his hand.
In an instant, under the shocked and surprised gazes of Xuan Yue and Bai Guo.
The entire treasure house was once again filled to the brim with mountains of third-level equipment exuding splendor.