Rachel frowned and looked at Todd, who looked normal.
The latter stared into the former's eyes, with a rare tenderness on his face: "I haven't seen you for a long time, have you been busy with this recently?"
Rachel put away the map and nodded: "In order to get the news about the 'Tyrant', I found many friends from the past...well, maybe they are not my friends. In short, we must find them as soon as possible.
'Tyrant', the mutation speed of the successor will only become faster and faster..."
"Why do this?"
Rachel was stunned for a moment when she heard Todd's question: "What is why?"
Todd lifted his sleeves again and looked at the terrible results of the mutation: "I can imagine how hard you worked to obtain this information."
Rachel was silent.
"Actually, you still have many choices. I believe only you and I know about King Muxi's imminent mutation. I have no heirs and no legal heir. If we can make good use of this opportunity, the alien faction may be able to control the entire country.
You will become the supreme queen..."
"Shut up!" Rachel's face showed unprecedented anger and sadness: "Is this how you look at me?!"
Todd sat on the chair, looked at the furious woman, and said softly: "Interracial groups are above all else..."
Hearing this, Rachel felt as if she had been struck by lightning. Her face turned pale and bloodless. She knelt beside Todd with both hands on her knees, pressing the mutated wound tightly with her hands, and her voice trembled: "No... I can't do it...
…”
Feeling the warmth from the other person's palm along the skin, Todd stretched out his other hand, touched the top of the woman's head, and said with a smile: "Rachel, thank you."
"Your Majesty, if you are willing, we will set off now, we only need a few fast horses!"
Todd whispered: "I need you to tell me honestly, what is the probability of success in going to the 'Land of Shadows' and finding the 'Tyrant'?"
Rachel raised her head: "I found a reliable guide who can take us into the 'Kingdom of Shadows'. But the biggest problem is time. Theodore spent three years searching for the 'Tyrant'...
…”
"What about me? How much time do I have?"
"At this rate of mutation, it will take up to three months..."
Todd sighed and said to Rachel with a wry smile: "Go west from here, across the Moon Creek Plain, and then north through the Watch Keep, Falling Star Mountains, Kozor Canyon, and Floating Bone Swamp, and then pass through the numerous barbarian tribes.
Kingdom, and finally reach our destination. Even if we ride the fastest horses and travel day and night, it will still take more than a month, not to mention that we have to evade the barbarian and church armies."
Rachel held Todd's arm tightly, suppressing her emotions and growled: "So what?! So you're going to give up hope of survival?!"
"I plan to use the last time to accomplish something more meaningful." Todd looked up at the ceiling and took a long breath: "Do you remember? The land under our feet has been transformed in three years.
It was just a desolate beach before. Many people made unimaginable efforts to turn this place into what it is today."
Rachel, who had already guessed Todd's thoughts, choked up her words: "Why can't you be more selfish?!"
Todd closed his eyes: "It's because of the reluctance that I can't be selfish."
Todd combed Rachel's hair with his fingers: "I have never thought that the kingdom is my property alone. After the mutation of the successor began, I became more convinced of this view. So, in the last days of my precious life,
Whether to spend it on the hopeless self-rescue or on the future of the kingdom, I have already made the final choice in my heart."
Rachel looked at Todd, with tears already gathering in her eyes: "Whether it is decentralizing power among the people or taking official exams, is this your last 'suicide note' to the Muxi Kingdom?"
Todd smiled and nodded: "That's right."
Rachel knelt on the king's lap and burst into tears.
Todd leaned against the back of the chair and murmured to himself: "Today is destined to be a special day. Two people who have never shed tears cried for the first time in front of me..."
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Three days later, between kings.
Todd picked up the test paper that had just been released and read it carefully from beginning to end: "I have to say, your efficiency is really very high. You were able to find the test paper team in such a hurry and complete the test with such excellent quality.
Exam paper."
Terrence and Emerson looked at each other, and the former said: "Your Majesty, now that the test paper is completed, when will the examination for the 'Kingdom's Chief Legal Counsel' begin?"
"Next Monday." Todd wrote down the itinerary on the calendar: "By the way, there are also the kingdom's people's livelihood, taxation, diplomacy, industry, and public security, and we must also start preparing for the official selection examination."
Emerson glanced at the king in surprise and asked tentatively: "Your Majesty, is this too hasty?"
"The kingdom already has enough reserve talents, and coupled with the effectiveness of the examination and selection, there is no rush to build a functional structure for the Muxi Kingdom."
After listening to Todd's words, Terrence asked hesitantly: "Your Majesty, according to your opinion, when will the selection of officials from these departments be completed?"
"Within three months."
As soon as these words came out, the two old men were shocked and objected in unison: "No!"
Emerson was the first to say: "The Kingdom's Chief Market Consultant has only been on the job for a few days, and it is still not clear whether the selected officials are qualified. At this time, large-scale examination selection may bring endless troubles to the Kingdom."
Terrence then added: "Yes, I agree! If in the end, it turns out that the way to select officials by examination does not work, is it possible to fire all the admitted people? That will cause big trouble!"
After arguing with the two old men for a long time, Todd finally failed to persuade them.
Just when Todd's mood was waning, the attendant sent a letter.
When I opened it, I saw the font was beautiful and the signature was Rachel.
There is only a brief paragraph in the letter.
"Your Majesty, when you read this letter, please call upon my soul."
Thinking back to that day, after completing the "soul link" with Rachel, the other party said goodbye and left the room, and did not show up for the past few days.
Todd didn't know what Rachel wanted to do, but he still entered the soul space and began to call the latter to enter.
Soon, Rachel's figure appeared in the research institute.
She first looked at her hands and feet, and then said to herself: "It seems there is no problem."
Todd was a little confused.
Rachel turned on the computer and enlarged the map of the "Land of Shadows" in her memory onto the screen.
"If you want to enter the 'Land of Shadows', it is indeed a difficult and dangerous journey to the east and then north." Rachel pointed to the red cross on the screen: "Not to mention the long journey, there may be dangers along the way.
Encountering barbarians and the church.”
Todd knew she had something to say next and chose to remain silent.
Rachel pointed her finger to the west of Muxi City: "But, these days, I have thought of a new route."
"New route?"
Rachel uttered one word clearly: "The sea."
Todd was stunned.
"Go west from Duixi City, pass through the Rapids Strait, then drive north through the Sea of Mist, then go east through the ice sheet, and finally go south into the waters of the 'Land of Shadows'." Rachel's eyes were firm and serious.
The voice said: "This route, if we have a fast ship, we can reach the destination in just one month, and we can perfectly avoid the enemy's army."
Todd looked at the route map on the screen and frowned: "Let's not talk about the dangers of the journey for the moment. What will happen to the Muxi Kingdom during my absence? The kingdom's political structure is not complete, and the king is missing for a long time.
This position will bring chaos and disorder to this city that we have worked so hard to build!"
The "fox smile" Todd had not seen for a long time appeared on Rachel's face again: "Your Majesty, guess where I am now?"
Looking at the confusion on the other party's face, Rachel revealed the answer: "Silver Ring City, I have been riding on horseback these past few days. Facts have proved that no matter how far away you are, you can summon the person you want to enter your
‘Kingdom of Heaven’.”
Todd opened his eyes wide and said in disbelief: "You mean..."
"That's right, you can meet, talk, and make decisions with the kingdom officials at any time during your trip. To put it simply, you can manage your kingdom remotely!"