"We did it!" An excited voice came from the Titan Throne in the Hargeta Ruins. After a flash of white light, Li Huailin's figure appeared in this dark place. Although the surroundings were pitch black, Li Huailin was very happy to see this. This was the effect he wanted.
To be honest, Li Huailin was relieved to be able to return. He wasn't sure if he could use the Memory of the Soul Vessel again. This was just the most realistic method. He didn't expect it to work. Looking at the familiar Titan Corpses all over the ground, Li Huailin was sure that he had returned to the place where he left.
Lighting a torch, Li Huailin looked around. It seemed to be the same as when he left, but he felt that …
"Eh? Where's that idiot's corpse? " Li Huailin suddenly thought of this problem. Yaze was killed by him here, and he didn't even get to loot his corpse. Now, it was no longer in the same place. Could it be … the system refreshed it?
The corpses on the ground were indeed refreshed by the system. Otherwise, the world would be full of corpses by now. The problem was that Li Huailin hadn't picked up the items that the boss dropped. He didn't know if the corpse would be refreshed if he didn't pick up the items.
"Dammit, what a loss …" Li Huailin sighed. It was all his fault for not looting the corpse before leaving. He didn't know that he would encounter such a situation. He didn't know what equipment he had missed. It was truly a loss.
He looked at Seander's corpse on the ground. This guy was so strong when he was young, but now he was just a corpse. Walking up, Li Huailin touched Saint Sauder's body again, wanting to see if he had missed out on any soul artifacts. However, after searching for a while, he found nothing on Saint Sauder.
"That can't be. Didn't the Titans say that their soul vessels are very advanced? Why are there only eight left … "Li Huailin didn't want to give up. He searched around the pile of corpses, but he didn't find anything. He didn't know what was going on, because the souls of Lothar and Sansol had all flown away, so no one told him anything.
"In the end, I only got two useful purple equipment and one useless purple equipment …" Li Huailin said. The two purple equipment that were more useful were the Soul Tool Power and the Soul Tool Destruction. The Soul Vessel Power was charged to 40%, so it could increase strength by 40%. The Soul Vessel Destruction was charged to 45%, so it could increase damage by 45%. As for Soul Tool Memories, it was useless. Not only was it useless, it was also a Purple Equipment. No matter how stupid Li Huailin was, he wouldn't use it a second time.
He wanted to throw it away, but since it was a purple item, he might as well just throw it in the bank. Maybe he could use it in the future.
Calculating the time, Li Huailin should have been in there for six days. He had only been gone for six days, and the outside world was already in chaos. It seemed that this world couldn't do without him.
The national finals of the professional tournament would start tomorrow morning and last until night, so Li Huailin should have a day of rest. Li Huailin wanted to go back to his territory to check on the situation. The quest to kill the two Dukes was still delayed, and he wanted to see how it was going.
After using the only Return Scroll in his inventory, Li Huailin finally returned to Vaslui City. To be honest, Li Huailin was a little touched. It was not easy to use a Return Scroll. How could others understand this kind of hardship?
Running to the teleportation point, Li Huailin teleported back to his fief, Sovata City. First, he went to the shop to replenish his Return Scroll and Torch. After all, he kept forgetting about them, so it was best to replenish them now. Then, he went to the bank and threw the useless Soul Vessel Memory in. He then took a few stacks of Health Potions and Mana Potions from the Potion Shop. After replenishing his Health Potions, Li Huailin returned to the Duke's Mansion.
"My Lord!" The guard at the door saw Li Huailin and immediately came up. Li Huailin stretched out his hand and said, "Inform all the ministers to have a meeting."
"Yes, my Lord."
Not long after, all the ministers under Li Huailin gathered in the meeting room.
Li Huailin looked around and noticed that there were a few more people in the meeting room. Every minister now had a person who looked like a secretary standing beside them. Misty Rain was still very busy. It seemed like she didn't have the time to come back.
"Adjutants, sit down and record." Li Huailin waved his hand and said. The adjutants obviously didn't dare to sit down and just stood there to record. It was really an eyesore, so Li Huailin let them sit down first.
"Yes, my Lord."
"What's the situation on hand? Report it to me." Li Huailin said.
"My Lord." The Minister of Internal Affairs, Gelt, was the first to stand up and said, "There are no major problems with the territory's internal affairs. Everything is in order. Also, the method of increasing working hours that my Lord mentioned last time was very effective. After increasing working hours, the people expressed their support. Now, the number of people who oppose the increase is also decreasing."
"Mhm." Li Huailin nodded.
"Also, my Lord, about the matter I mentioned last time, I have a candidate in mind," Gelt said.
"Which one?" Li Huailin was too busy to remember.
"It's about internal intelligence …" Gelt reminded.
"Oh, I remember now." Li Huailin nodded. "Which one?"
"Greetings, my Lord. I am Josh Hartnett, Lord Gelt's adjutant," the adjutant beside Gelt said as he stood up. It seemed like he was the person in charge of this matter.
Li Huailin looked at Hartnett. He looked like an NPC in his thirties. His appearance was relatively ordinary, but he looked very mature. He seemed like a calm person.
"Hannette used to be in the army and is very proficient in the relevant skills. He's also my nephew..." At this point, Geert looked at Li Huailin's expression and saw that there was no change. He did not look angry, so he continued, "I think he can be trusted and is capable."
"Mhm. You will be in charge of this area. Can you do a good job?" Li Huailin asked.
"My Lord, I will do my best," Hartnett said conservatively. He didn't promise to do a good job, but he said he would do his best.
"If you have any difficulties, tell Gelt. Set up the framework as soon as possible. Don't wait for me to do it," Li Huailin said.
"Understood, my Lord," Hartnett said with a nod.
"Oliveira, what about the financial side?" Li Huailin asked.
"I have no problems on my side for now, but the territory's businesses seem to be shrinking. I'm looking at the report. I'll be able to see the exact situation when the business tax is due this month," Oliveira replied.
"Mhm." Li Huailin knew what the reason was, but he only knew how to mess around with the business side. It would be better to wait for Misty Rain to return. He didn't want to add to the mess. Afterwards, he turned to Military Minister Legg. He looked at the NPC beside him. It was a tall and skinny man who was slightly younger than Legg. His face was a bit cold and handsome. He looked at the name above his head. It was "Jers Gillen".
"Legg, this is …" Li Huailin asked.
"My Lord, this is my childhood friend, Gillen. He used to be a knight. He is very skilled in martial arts and military strategy … That's why I asked him to be my assistant," Legg immediately explained. Legg immediately explained, and then immediately added, "I've already arranged for the 41 people who came to report to me to gather together. I can see that they should all have been soldiers before, and they should be officers. Their abilities are very good, and our army's training is also very good."
"Oh …" Li Huailin nodded. This Legg was very smart. He knew that he was asking if this guy was a new member of the 3rd Division. As expected, he had an Intelligence of over 80. It was easy to communicate with him.
"Greetings, Sir Overlord. I'm Jers Gillen. I used to be a knight of the Viscount's family in Vancouver, but because the Viscount's family declined, they couldn't support us knights, so they chased us out. I'm very willing to serve you, and I'll prove my worth with my loyalty and bravery." Gillen immediately stood up to express his loyalty to his new boss.
"Mhm, by the way, Legg, can I be a knight?" Li Huailin asked.
"Of course you can, my Lord. However, none of us have made any contributions, so I suggest that you don't be a knight yet," Legg, who seemed to be a very strict person, said very seriously.
"Mhm, Gillen, perform well. I hope that you will be my first." Li Huailin encouraged him.
"Yes, my Lord!" Gillen said very happily.
"Legg, continue recruiting tomorrow. Let me see …" As Li Huailin spoke, he looked at his Reputation Points and found that he now had more than 110,000 Reputation Points. It seemed a bit too much (in fact, it was because he had killed the human troops), but he didn't care. He directly exchanged all his Reputation Points for Beginner Cavalry. This way, with the number he had before, he should be able to barely form an army of 2,000 or so. It shouldn't be a problem to fight against two Dukes.
"Gwyneth." Finally, Li Huailin turned to Gwenis, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, and said, "Listen up. From tomorrow onwards, focus on Duke Lautner and Duke Martelli. Collect all the information you have, understand?"
"Duke Lautner and Duke Martelli?" It wasn't just Gwyneth. Everyone present was shocked. They could roughly guess what Li Huailin meant.
"Today's meeting is a state secret. If you leak even half a word, I will cause trouble for the eight of you. Understand?" Li Huailin said amiably.
"Yes!" Everyone felt a chill run down their spines, and they immediately replied.
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