"That's right, it's the kind of dragon that often scares children to tears and always appears as the villain in stories."
Looking at Ariel's astonished and cautious starry eyes, Hong Ye shrugged and nodded helplessly.
Although she has transformed into a human form and has not been integrated into human life for a long time, she is extremely passionate about food and has already gotten along extremely well with Chaoyan, the leader of the foodie duo, and Bai Wei, the deputy leader.
In their free time, the topics the three of them discussed, in addition to the delicacies from all over the world, were naturally about the Dragon Clan itself.
As a result, Chaoyan, the bedwetting warrior known as "The Great Understanding of the Territory", gave Hongye science popularization of a lot of various knowledge and stories.
Regarding Chaoyan's popular science, Lei Xiao is still very relieved.
Although this girl doesn't look very reliable, she often looks like she's not very smart.
But according to what Dazhu and Xiaozhu said, when Chaoyan graduated from the Magic Tower, he was the absolute leader among the magicians of that year.
Whether it is learning to memorize complex magical theoretical knowledge and lengthy incantations, or in the actual operation of casting spells, or even in various strange aspects, he is an outstanding existence.
Of course, he is no less generous when it comes to getting into trouble. Many elders in the Magic Tower are so worried that they have almost no hair and are almost bald. They are considered to be influential figures that are rare to see in the Magic Tower in a hundred years.
"However, after being summoned to the territory, perhaps due to the stimulation of other talented subordinates in the territory, Chaoyan's arrogance and recklessness have been almost exhausted. When fighting, he is still very reliable."
Thinking of this, Lei Xiao raised his eyebrows slightly and refocused his attention on the things in front of him.
"I didn't expect that Senior Hongye is actually a dragon."
After receiving Hong Ye's affirmative reply, Ariel's starry eyes twinkled and she couldn't help but look at Lei Xiao with an expression of reverence.
As expected of the lord!
Even the proud Dragon Clan can be taken under his command.
You know, for more than 600 years, none of the nineteen generations of monarchs in the Lengyan Kingdom, including His Majesty the Hero King, has been able to conquer a dragon clan, even if it takes the entire country's strength!
At the same time, Bert, who was orange and white and looked like a petrified Benson, and Randall, whose chin was still on the ground, all had the same look of reverence.
Feeling the constant gazes from his subordinates, Lei Xiao smiled helplessly, and then briefly described the ins and outs of conquering Hong Ye.
Of course, in order to take care of Hong Ye's emotions, Lei Xiao deliberately omitted the part about Hong Ye using Fenglong City as a refuge. He just said that Hong Ye was accidentally trapped there.
"...I see. Did Senior Hongye get the fifth-level shape-changing potion from Lord Lord, and then he transformed into a human form?"
After listening to Lei Xiao's story, Ariel took a deep breath, and the admiration on her delicate face became more obvious.
Although the Lord spoke in an understatement, whether it was the mysterious dragon mirage or the face-to-face confrontation with the dragon form Hongye, they were comparable to any legendary story about dragon-slaying warriors or dragon knights.
"Speaking of which, it turns out that the underground of Fenglong City was really the place where Senior Hongye slept?"
In addition to being amazed, Ariel couldn't help but sigh to Lei Xiao: "To be honest, Lord, when my subordinates were young, whenever they were naughty, their father would warn them that they would be sent to a sealed place.
The terrifying red dragon is in Fenglong City, so my subordinates thought that this was just a joke by the father to scare the children..."
"If you were more naughty, you might have seen Hongye first."
Smiling helplessly, Lei Xiao turned his head and said sternly to his subordinates: "Well, due to some special reasons, Hong Ye cannot show his true identity to others now, so everyone must keep it secret."
"However, there is no delay in getting the ambergris saliva. We only need to go to the dungeon of Fenglong City. There are complete protective measures there."
Having said this, Lei Xiao spoke to the dragon woman on the side: "Hongye, I will tell Lord Fenglong City Tran later that I will leave this outer land later. You can just take the time to go there."
"As you command, Lord Lord!"
Hearing this, Hong Ye responded without hesitation and sassily: "My subordinates must complete the mission!"
"very good."
Nodding with satisfaction, Lei Xiao's eyes moved and finally fell back on the Lord of Luolong City.
Looking at the other party's still pale face, Lei Xiao smiled and said: "Benson, in this way, the two so-called harsh conditions have been met, and the death curse on you can be lifted."
After hearing Lei Xiao's words, Benson's strong body trembled, and he recovered from his shock again.
I saw him in the midst of ecstasy, once again involuntarily kneeling at Lei Xiao's feet, already weeping with joy regardless of his appearance: "Thank you very much, Lord! I am very grateful to you, Lord!"
At this moment, apart from constant gratitude, Benson could not find any other words in his excited mind.
For more than 20 years, I have been thinking about things day and night for more than 20 years, but it has become increasingly out of reach. I never thought that one day it would actually come true!
And all of this is just because of the young man in front of him with a smile as bright as the spring breeze... He, a cursed person, has been favored by the lord again and again!
Seeing this scene, Bert and Jubai, who were not far away, couldn't help but feel a little emotional.
It seems that this perverse battlefield veteran has finally found his true destination just like them.
Randall on the side, while shocked, also looked happy for Benson.
Moreover, the dark gray eyes of this descendant of the former nobleman were full of expectations and longing for the future.
Although from the Lord's words, we can know that the future will be full of unknown difficulties and dangers.
However, as long as he follows such a lord, even if the road ahead is full of fire and thorns, he is confident that he can overcome it!
"Okay, Benson, get up quickly."
Signaling Lord Luolong City, who was kneeling on the ground, to stand up again, Lei Xiao smiled slightly and said, "You will return to the territory with us tonight."
"As for the other alchemy materials you mentioned before, they are all in stock in the territory. You can break the curse tonight."
Nodding towards Benson, Lei Xiao happened to meet another pair of extremely longing eyes, which came from the long-missing mercenary captain not far away.
Lei Xiao smiled helplessly, and said again: "Randall, then you can follow me back to the territory to stay for one night. Until tomorrow morning, you can go to the mountain fortress to meet with the people stationed in the Dragon Teeth Mercenary Regiment.
Join the others."
"As you command! Lord!"
After hearing Lei Xiao's words, Randall quickly bowed and saluted.
Being able to see a miraculous building with his own eyes is undoubtedly his biggest dream in this life!
After that, Lei Xiao and his subordinates had just rested for a while when the door to the living room opened.
I saw Hong Shi, who had put on a brand new red robe, walked in quickly.
"Lord, the coronation ceremony of my subordinates and the elimination of the remaining forces of the prime minister are all proceeding in an orderly manner!"
Speaking of this, Hongshi looked at the many deep ravine footprints on the floor of the living room, and his dark green face couldn't help but be full of doubts.
"Don't worry, Benson and I just moved a little bit. His boots are heavier."
Looking at the confusion in the red stone brown eyes, Lei Xiao smiled lightly and said: "When will the coronation ceremony start?"
"Return to the lord, in just one hour!"
Arriving in front of Lei Xiao with short green legs, Hong Shi said with joy on his face: "In half a day, my subordinate went from being a death row prisoner in the dungeon to the execution site to becoming the real king of a country. It was like a dream."
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"Even Shuangwen wouldn't dare to write so casually."
After saying something that only he could understand, Lei Xiao continued to smile and said: "Then congratulations to you as the new king of the Kingdom of Thorns."
"I don't dare, this is all thanks to the lord!"
Hearing the sound, Hongshi quickly stroked his chest and saluted.
Although he didn't understand what the Lord's previous enigmatic words meant, Hongshi decided to write down this sentence as one of the Lord's classic sayings.
Immediately afterwards, Hongshi seemed to realize something, and looked at Benson whose eye circles were still red, showing doubts again, and then he suddenly became enlightened.
"This guy must have been beaten to tears by the lord!"
Thinking of this in his mind, Hongshi first cast a complex look at the inmate who had shared the same illness not long ago, saying "It's normal to lose to the Lord Shenwu, don't be discouraged."
Immediately, his mind moved, and an extremely heavy-looking chain hammer and a set of mottled light armor appeared on the stone table nearby.
Judging from the brilliance exuded by these two pieces of equipment, it is obvious that they are both at a good third level.
However, compared to the heavier chain hammer, the splendor of the mottled light armor is obviously much duller.
There are many scratches and dents all over it, which obviously shows that it has experienced a fierce battle before.
"Sir Benson, this is your equipment. Please keep it. However, the storage ring has been taken away by the prime minister and was damaged in the battle just now."
Having said this, Hongshi shook his dark green head helplessly.
"It doesn't matter. It can be saved by the Lord. What does it mean to have something that only contains some dry food?"
Shrugging slightly, Benson was about to get the equipment back, but was stopped by Lei Xiao.
"Show me the weapon."
Lifting the heavy third-level chain hammer, Lei Xiao immediately put it into the space bracelet.
Before this, Lei Xiao had never obtained a weapon such as a chain hammer, so he was preparing to upgrade it on the spot.
As for the mottled light armor, it cannot be upgraded unless it is repaired.
However, for Lei Xiao now, simply upgrading a piece of third-level light armor is no longer of great significance.
"The next step is to upgrade all the garrison equipment of all the cities under my control. First, like the three cities of Kongqing, Mailan and Magnet, it will reach the second-level equipment of the ordinary garrison, and the elite guard squadron.
Level 3 equipment for all members is the standard for royal families and wealthy families.”
"After selecting troops with outstanding military exploits or high loyalty, we will further improve them to reach the standard of all ordinary soldiers at level three and all guards at level four, and then form an elite army to become my main combat force. Of course, the territory
The second-level elite subordinates within the immediate line have the highest priority to change their costumes."
"In this way, whether it is a territory or a territory, the strength of the soldiers will undoubtedly be greatly improved, and they will be able to gain greater advantages when fighting opponents."
"After all, the overall population and soldiers in the entire eastern region are limited. If possible, I must achieve the greatest victory at the smallest cost, and then continue to expand the territory in one go."
"Before this, the reason why I have not changed my clothes is because in larger cities such as Fanyin City, Gelin City, Shuiyue City, Fenglong City, etc., there are secret spies of the three princes hidden in them.
, blindly changing costumes on a large scale will definitely arouse the other party's vigilance, and then expose these hidden territories."
"However, now that the war is imminent, I must prepare in advance. At least all the advanced equipment to be replaced must be locked in the armory in the city lord's mansion. Once the war begins, it can be put into use immediately.
Be prepared for emergencies.”
Lei Xiao thought this while starting to upgrade the chain hammer.
The next second, a familiar prompt sounded in his ears.
[Congratulations, your "Tier 3 Weapon: Brave Man's Chain Hammer" has been upgraded to "Level 4 Weapon: Crazy Man's Chain Hammer"! ]
"Did you successfully upgrade to level four?"
Nodding with satisfaction, Lei Xiao's mind moved. He had just upgraded the fourth-level [Crazy Chain Hammer], a spare set of fourth-level [Paladin Light Armor] on Lei Xiao, and a brand new storage ring [Holy Knight].
Falling Eyes], all appeared in front of Benson.
"A good sword and a hero, Benson, you can use these first."
Nodding to the "Skull Crushing Crazy Man", Lei Xiao smiled slightly.
"This is the fourth-level equipment that my subordinates dream of?!"
Needless to say, Benson was very excited when he saw the colorful weapons and armors.
Next, taking advantage of the free time before the coronation ceremony, Lei Xiao did two more things.
The first is to instruct Hong Ye to bring in A Ling and A Bing, who have been guarding outside the endless passage, to rest.
Second, he ordered Ye Cang to find the unlucky drunken Goblin Centurion from the beginning and restore him to normal.
In this process, something that Lei Xiao didn't expect was...
Hongshi really called a few old goblin sculptors and painters with gray ears to start preparing to build his own statue...
"Lord, my subordinate's coronation ceremony is about to begin. Please come and enjoy it. If your lord can personally crown your subordinate, it will be the most honorable thing in my life!"
When all the subordinates returned and several old goblins bowed to leave, Hong Shi, with an expectant look on his face, walked up to Lei Xiao again on his short green legs.
