"I remember that at that time, my subordinate was resting in a hotel south of Shanjing Principality.
However, just as the subordinate was lying on the bed, preparing to fall asleep, the whole hotel suddenly started to shake slightly.
Moreover, there was a sound similar to a sharp object scratching the wall.
However, the somewhat harsh sound and sudden trembling quickly passed by.
In addition, his subordinates had not yet reached the third level, so their strength was relatively weak.
Therefore, for the sake of caution, I did not go out to check it immediately."
Lin still kept her bowed posture and described to Lei Xiao: "However, when my subordinates asked the hotel owner and other hotel staff about the situation the next morning.
Everyone looked blank, as if nothing had happened."
"Oh? Is there such a thing?" Hearing this, Lei Xiao couldn't help showing a slightly surprised look, and then asked: "Besides, are there any energy fluctuations or anything else worth noting?"
"Return to the lord, no."
Shaking her head helplessly, Lin immediately responded: "In addition, because I was the only foreigner staying in the hotel that day, I couldn't verify it with other travelers.
Therefore, in the end, the matter was settled."
At this point, Lin pondered for a moment and then added: "The reason why my subordinates remember this incident so clearly is because of the hotel owner and other hotel staff at the time.
His expression was obviously unnatural, but he deliberately kept his mouth shut, which can't help but make people suspicious."
"So, the Shanjing Principality is indeed a bit weird..."
On the other side, Kunbu seemed to have remembered something, and also echoed: "Because this remote small country is located in the mountains, there is no human habitation around it.
Except for us merchants and the occasional traveler, few people set foot there.
And the residents there are almost unwilling to communicate with outsiders.
However, my businessman friend is an exception."
After finishing speaking, Kunbu thought for a moment, and then added: "By the way, Lord, there is another weird place in this Shanjing Principality.
When settling payments with Leng Yan merchants like us, they only use gold dragons for settlement. They would rather pay more than accept change from silver dragons and bronze dragons..."
"It seems that the Shanjing Principality is still a rather mysterious country."
Hearing this, Lei Xiao raised his eyebrows slightly and said in a deep voice: "It's still early, not long after noon.
After a quick lunch, let’s go directly to Shanjing Principality.”
"I obey! Lord!" Upon hearing this, all the subordinates immediately bowed and shouted in unison with their fists clasped.
Just like that, after simply eating some sandwiches and desserts in the spacious banquet hall of the city lord's palace.
Lei Xiao ordered Ye Cang to quickly return to the territory and bring Sean and ten other third-level pterodactyl knights to Kongqing Town.
Since the destination of this trip, the Shanjing Principality, is surrounded by a sky pterosaur habitat.
Then, the fastest way is to let Sean and others tame their new mounts directly on the spot.
While waiting, Lei Xiao also took a detailed look at the storage ring left by Luo Ji.
Among them, in addition to nearly 500,000 golden dragons and some ordinary valuable works of art.
Lei Xiao found a total of a fourth-level knight sword, a set of fourth-level plate armor, plus the fourth-level dagger that was removed from his body at the beginning, a total of three fourth-level equipment, and 10 healing second-level items.
Level potion.
Don’t hesitate and start upgrading directly.
[Congratulations, your "Level 4 weapon: Templar Warrior Sword" has been upgraded to "Level 5 weapon: Sword of Glory"! ]
[Congratulations, your "Level 4 Weapon: Storm Short Blade" has been upgraded to 100 "Level 4 Weapon: Storm Short Blade"! 】
[Congratulations, your "Level 4 Armor: Brave Plate Armor" has been upgraded to "Level 5 Armor: Dragon Slayer Armor"! 】
The 10 second-level healing potions were upgraded to 500 second-level healing potions and 5 third-level healing potions respectively.
"Good fellow, have you obtained two more pieces of fifth-level equipment?"
After hearing the familiar prompt, Lei Xiao was overjoyed and immediately opened the attribute bar of the new fifth-level equipment.
[Name: Sword of Glory]
[Level: Level 5? Extraordinary (Silver)]
[Attack strength:★★★★★★]
[Additional Effect 1: Brilliance "Significantly increases damage when using light attribute skills"]
[Additional Effect 2: Holy Glory "Increases damage to dark attribute enemies by 100%"]
[Note: This is a bright weapon that has been blessed by a saint, except that it has been tempered by a fifth-level forging master.
The hilt of the sword is also inlaid with a holy light gem, which can greatly increase the damage of light attribute skills.】
[Name: Dragon Slayer Armor]
[Level: Level 5? Extraordinary (Silver)]
[Defense strength:★★★★★★]
[Additional Effect 1: Dragon Nemesis "Increases damage to dragons by 80%"]
[Remarks: The top-grade plate armor is made of rare meteorite steel, which is light in material. Its lightness and flexibility when worn are comparable to light armor.
Moreover, during the forging process, the abyss magma that the dragons fear is used to quench, while increasing the damage to the dragons.
Dragon scales added to the fifth-level dragon family are also used to further improve the anti-magic ability of the plate armor.】
After closing the attribute bar of the two brand new fifth-level equipment, Lei Xiao couldn't help but reveal a hint of joy on his face.
I thought to myself: "Let this fifth-level knight sword be used by the newly conquered Ju Bai.
As for the fifth-level plate armor, let alone mention it, it is definitely the knotweed."
Having made up his mind, Lei Xiao found himself in the quiet reception room.
He called the burly man to his side, handed this set of brilliant plate armor to the other man's hand, and said with a smile: "Polygonum cuspidatum, I once said that.
You will be given a suit of armor that fits you well. You can wear this suit first.
In the near future, we will definitely get more and better equipment."
"Thank you very much, Lord. I am willing to go through fire and water for you!"
He bowed and took the set of equipment handed over by Lei Xiao. The excitement on Huzhang's face was beyond words. He knelt down on one knee and lowered his head deeply to Lei Xiao.
"Okay, let's give it a try." After helping the other person up, Lei Xiao nodded slightly.
"Understood, please wait a moment, Lord." Immediately afterwards, I saw the knotweed's mind moving, and the heavy armor in his hand was directly put into the space bracelet.
The next second, when the armor appeared again, it was already worn on the burly body of the knotweed.
For a time, this set of dark gold top plate armor with black textures on the surface shone brightly, making the majestic momentum of the knotweed body become more powerful and domineering.
"Not bad, not bad, very suitable." Lei Xiao nodded with satisfaction, and couldn't help but reveal a hint of contemplation, thinking to himself: "Speaking of which.
Can you use the storage ring to directly equip it? Before this, I did hear Jiang Li mention this method of changing equipment.
Only the holder of the storage space can master this skill and wear the armor directly on himself while summoning it.
I have to say, this is indeed a very convenient thing.
After all, wearing armor all the time makes it difficult to move around sometimes.
Moreover, in this way, we can better hide our strength."
Thinking of this, Lei Xiao nodded to the knotweed again, and then said: "Okay, let's go out and see if everyone else is here. It's time to set off for Shanjing Principality."
"As you command! Lord!"
Hearing this, the excited Huzhang immediately returned to his normal civilian attire and followed Lei Xiao out of the room.
Next, not long after, Ye Cang appeared in front of Lei Xiao with Sean and other third-order pterosaur knights.
"See you, Lord!" On the other side, ten lightly-armed pterodactyl knights immediately bowed in salute, bowed their heads deeply to Lei Xiao, and said in unison.
"No need to be polite."
Waving his hand gently, Lei Xiao handed the invisibility cloak and the ring of invisibility to the newcomers Sean and others, and said with a smile: "This time, you can finally get your own dragon mount."
"Thank you, Lord!" After hearing this, Sean and others couldn't help but reveal a hint of joy on their faces, and they spoke excitedly.
Immediately afterwards, Lei Xiao pondered for a moment and gave each of Sean and others a running pill.
Currently, among the ten pterodactyl knights, only Sean is a third-level five-star senior expert, and the other nine are all third-level three-stars.
In terms of movement speed, it will definitely be slower than the other strong players on our side, and the walking pill, which can increase the movement speed, can just make up for this gap.
"Okay, without further ado, let Lin lead the way and let's set off."
Immediately, Lei Xiao nodded slightly, and while stepping on the giant white wolf, he said to the subordinates standing respectfully beside him: "The target is Shanjing Principality!"
"Yes! Lord!" Upon hearing this, all the subordinates immediately bowed and saluted, clasping their fists and saying in unison.
Just like that, it didn't take long.
The scene that appeared in front of Lei Xiao was already an endless green plain.
"This time, the people following me are except for the six people from before, Huzhang, Ye Cang, Chao Yan, Bai Wei, A Ling, and A Bing.
There is also Lin who leads the way, as well as Sean and other 10 pterodactyl knights."
At this time, Lei Xiao, who was riding on the white wolf, lowered his body, feeling the howling wind coming towards him, and thinking to himself: "Including myself, the number has reached 18 people.
Moreover, there is 1 level 5 powerhouse, 2 level 4 powerhouses, 5 peak level 3 powerhouses, and 11 level 3 powerhouses.
I have to say that our team is really getting stronger."
Thinking of this, facing the biting wind, Lei Xiao immediately opened his territory interface and began to check it out.
[Lord's Mansion Lv: 7 (You can receive 3 "Second Level Recruitment Orders" every day, or 18 "First Level Recruitment Orders", and you can receive 1 "City Return Crystal" every day)]
[Owner: Lei Xiao "Physics: Level 3 Eight Stars" "Magic: Level 3 Three Stars"]
【ID:0013076067】
【Population: 932/1000】
[Number of buildings: 59] (Lord's Mansion lv7, Guardian Defense Mechanism lv5, Light Healing Station lv2, Tower of Vision lv2, Half-Elf Arched Longhouse x5, Werewolf Moisture-proof Warehouse x50)
"Not bad, not bad, except for the fifth-level powerhouse Huzhang, Ye Cang and five other fourth-level powerhouses.
Counting the commander's third-level powerhouses, the number of direct third-level powerhouses under my command has reached 53.
And they are distributed in Kongqing Town, Cishi Town, Mailan Town, Shuiyue City, and Chijian Town. These 5 towns are already my territory.
There are still a few who are in Gelin City, Fanyin City, and the camp of the fifth princess of Leng Yan, Ariel."
While observing the data on the population summary interface, Lei Xiao nodded with satisfaction.
Next, after closing the population summary interface, Lei Xiao's eyes fell on the two surrendered tribes again, and he couldn't help but look thoughtful.
He murmured to himself in his heart: "Of course, except for the above-mentioned combat power.
There are also seven third-level powerhouses in my two surrendered tribes.
They are Bai Zhi from the half-elf clan, Bai Wei from the werewolf clan, the clan leader Shi Feng, Lu Ying and other three elders, as well as Osen.
In this way, including myself, the number of third-level powerhouses has reached 61.
It is almost the same as the number of third-level powerhouses that Leng Yan and Sheng Ye invested on the border battlefield at the beginning."
Realizing this, Lei Xiao's face couldn't help but reveal a hint of joy.
However, just for a moment, his expression couldn't help but become serious again, and he continued to think: "Of course, both Leng Yan and Sheng Ye.
The troops deployed on the border battlefield are just the tip of the iceberg of the overall strength of the two.
However, for me at that time, within such a period of time, the progress was already very significant."
At this time, Lei Xiao opened the details interface of the two surrendered tribes and continued to check: "Currently, those stationed in the territory.
Except for the two most elite second-tier squadrons among these two tribes.
Within the half-elf barrier, there are two reserve squadrons of first-level archers.
As for the werewolf clan's new residence, there are five first-order warrior squadrons and four reserve squadrons.
And, after I gave Shi Feng a large amount of Qi Condensing Pills.
The five first-level warrior squadrons of the werewolf tribe will all be promoted to second-level warrior squadrons soon."
Thinking of this, Lei Xiao closed the details interface of the surrendered tribe, and his eyes fell on the territory column on the territory interface.
He murmured to himself: "At this stage, let's not talk about abandoning the territory itself in the Shadow Forest and the two surrendered tribes.
The number of towns I actually control has reached five.
The three cities closest to the territory are Kongqing Town, Mailan Town, and Magnet Town.
These three cities can form a line of defense to protect the security of the territory.
The number of garrison troops in the three cities is 3 light infantry brigades in Kongqing Town, with a total of 3,000 people.
There are 2 light infantry brigades and 1 light cavalry brigade in Mailan Town, with a total of 3,000 people.
and 2 light infantry brigades from Magnet Town, totaling 2,000 people.
As for the newly cleared Red Arrow Town today, since the mercenaries have not yet formed combat effectiveness, we will not talk about it for the time being.
In other words, there are a total of 8,000 garrison troops that can be mobilized around the territory.
In addition, there is Shuiyue City on the other side of the Songyin Mountains, which has 2 light infantry brigades and 1 light cavalry brigades, with a total of 3,000 people.
That is to say, the total strength of my territory is currently 11,000 people, which has reached the size of a legion."
Realizing this, Lei Xiao, who was riding on the wolf's back, couldn't help but let out a sigh of relief and showed a smile of relief.
He said to himself in his heart: "Although compared with the Lengyan royal family, which has eight legions, our strength is still somewhat insufficient.
But these garrison forces, except for Kongqing Town, are my hidden strength after all. If they are not exposed openly, they will definitely give the opponent a head-on attack at the critical moment.
Furthermore, those eight legions are not monolithic. Once we capture the Great Ax General Bert and even Ariel, we will naturally be able to obtain more information."
Seeing this, Lei Xiao closed the territory interface and began to refocus his attention on the scene in front of him.
At this time, there were 18 people in our party, under the guidance of Lin.
We have gone from the endless green plains to a mixed area of hills and mountains.
Lei Xiao is no stranger to this area.
At that time, when heading to the border battlefield, our side also passed through this area.
"It seems that this time's destination, Shanjing Principality, is not far away."
At this moment, between chasing the wind and chasing lightning.
Lei Xiao was seen tightly holding the fluffy white fur on the wolf's back, narrowing his eyes slightly, and murmuring to himself: "Then, let me take a good look.
What is so special about this country, which is located in the mountains and is almost isolated from the world."