Hearing this, a trace of doubt suddenly appeared on Shen Yue's face, "Your Majesty, why can't I think of anything important that I can do that will benefit the people of Daqian Country?"
"Well, Shen Yue, I think you must have heard of the Rose Empire!"
"The Rose Empire?"
Of course Shen Yue knew about the Rose Empire. That day in the God Controllers Association, he met several God Controllers from the Rose Empire. It seemed to be a very powerful country. Even the Daqian Kingdom had to pay tribute to them every year.
"Yes, it's the Rose Empire."
Seeing Shen Yue's confusion, Huangfulin explained: "Among the dozens of countries in the eastern part of our Dongxuan Territory, the Rose Empire is one of the few powerful countries. They rely on the many powerful people in their country. , every year tribute must be collected from these small surrounding countries.”
"Ah? Is there such a thing?"
When Shen Yue heard this, a look of injustice suddenly appeared on his face, "Then... what if we don't pay tribute?"
"Oh, that won't work..."
Huangfulin sighed and shook his head lightly, "There are many masters in the Rose Empire, and it is said that there are several strong men in the Dongxu Realm. In the Dongxu Realm, one can destroy a mountain or a city with just a single move. If they send When the last two came to us, they didn't turn our Daqian country upside down!"
"Oh, that's it..."
Shen Yue nodded and said, "If that's the case, then what's the point of His Majesty looking for me? You don't think I can deal with those strong men in the Cave Void Realm, do you?"
"This, of course, is not a strong man in the Dongxu Realm. No one in our Daqian Kingdom can compete with him. But..."
Huangfulin paused for a moment before speaking, and then said in deep thought: "However, there is a customary rule for the tributes from many small countries, that is, the top three in the annual tribute contest can be exempted from paying tribute that year. , and the Gongsheng students participating in the competition must be young people under the age of eighteen, so I want you to escort this year's tributes, and it is best to win the top three in the Gongsheng competition..."
"Ahem, Your Majesty, I can go to escort the tributes, but don't put too much hope in winning the top three."
When Shen Yue saw Huangfulin frowning, he accepted the job of Gongsheng. After careful questioning, he learned that the annual tribute was really quite large, and perhaps it was already a burden for a small country like Daqian.
Because the tribute they pay to the Rose Empire every year is 10% of the country's total annual income, which is nearly one trillion spiritual coins. Not counting this, this tribute also includes 300 beauties under the age of 18.
Damn! This is too cruel. Who do you think is willing to send their daughter who has worked so hard to raise her to a foreign country?
So when Shen Yue heard this, he suddenly felt a little angry in his heart, "This Rose Empire is too bullying. There are so many countries in the world, why don't we boycott it together?"
"Oh, this... you don't know something."
When Huangfulin heard this, he sighed softly again, "The situation in Dongxuan Territory is very chaotic. Some countries have been in war for many years. The people eat and drink too much, and they can't even sell their children. Fortunately for us, Rose The empire can only stabilize by blocking the banditry and rebellion on the periphery. Otherwise, with our national strength, we would have become a piece of meat on other people's chopping boards."
Oh, it turns out that the Rose Empire is not without its merits.
After listening to Huangfulin's explanation, Shen Yue finally understood. In fact, this so-called tribute is like protection money. If you don't pay it, the local gangsters will come to cause trouble, burn, kill and loot, and they won't care.
It seemed that the task Huangfulin entrusted to him was a long and arduous task.
"Well, by the way, Your Majesty, if we gather so many beauties, how will I take care of them?"
Although there are so many beauties around, it is a feast for the eyes, but safety is a problem when traveling long distances. If you accidentally lose a few, or encounter robbers, even if there is someone to protect you, it will be beyond your reach!
"This... don't think about the beauty issue. If you can advance to the top three, we won't even have to choose this beauty. If you can't enter the top three, the Rose Empire will send their strong men here to select it personally. , I will go to catch the daughter of whichever house I like..."
When Shen Yue heard the words, he was speechless. After a long time, he stood up and said goodbye, "Your Majesty, no more chatting, I have to go home to practice. Listening to what you said, if I can't get into the top three, I won't have cheated this person in vain. Three hundred girls?”
"Then go ahead. There are still three more days. I hope you can grow in strength during this period and be proud of our country!"
Shen Yue bid farewell to Huangfulin and returned to the Shen family on Qiankun Road. Sure enough, he began to practice cultivation seriously. Ever since Xiao Dongqing came to his door on the third day to help him get rid of the undead black devil in his body, he I never left or entered, and I practiced for two and a half months.
Two and a half months, which is five months in the God Refining Space, plus various factors such as the doubled gravity inside, the spiritual energy churning, and Huangfu Lin sending spiritual cores and spiritual herbs every now and then, Shen Yue is equivalent to an ordinary person. Practice for a year, or even more.
At least, Shen Yue's cultivation level is not something that ordinary people can catch up with after practicing for one year. First of all, the energy of the undead black devil he collected from the bodies of those princes, ministers and Xiao Dongqing has already made his mental power reach seven. He has reached the realm of a top-grade divine controller. And his martial arts cultivation has also reached the realm of the second level of Jindan in just two and a half months. This kind of speed will definitely make other geniuses in Daqian Kingdom unmatched.
The second level of the Golden Core, and what he cultivates is not ordinary spiritual energy, but Qinglong Qi. Coupled with his level as a seventh-level divine controller, even if there is a strong man in the fifth level of the Golden Core, he still dares to fight The hard resistance.
One day more than two months later, Lin Bing went through many layers of selections from the Lin family and finally became the patriarch of the Lin family. However, Lin Zhentian, Lin Potian and others who had previously opposed him had already been abolished. Sent to a distant frontier as a soldier, I'm afraid I'll never have the chance to go against him again.
Lin Bing became the clan leader, so he invited his sister Lin Qingzhu and brother-in-law Shen Fang to live in the Lin family. As for Shen Yue, because he was going on a mission to the Rose Empire recently, he has been living in the palace before talking to Huangfu Lin. Sanjia’s thoughts and preparations before departure.
For example, how to collect these trillions of spiritual coins, how many people should be prepared for this line, who should be the leader, etc...
Finally, Huangfulin negotiated with other important ministers of the Daqian Dynasty, and after many rounds of selection, finally decided on the number of tribute students who would be sent as envoys to the Rose Empire this year:
Shen Yue, Lin Huan, Ouyang Pu, Huangfu Yi.
The departure date was also set on the fifth day of November, 2013 in the Daqian calendar.