After the end of the banquet that lasted until early in the morning, Aya groggily returned to her bedroom — which was actually the bedroom of the City Master's Mansion.
She had the body of the brave departed, and as one of the most powerful Knight profession in the continent, her physique was so powerful that it was even superior to that of the wild beasts. Naturally, her alcohol tolerance was also bottomless.
But she was still drunk. At the banquet, Bedivere unexpectedly took out the secret wine of the Dragon Clan. One cup was diluted into one barrel, which made all the heroes in the hall fall to the ground. Aya drank the rest of the barrel by herself, and suddenly felt dizzy.
When she opened her eyes, she found that the luxurious ceiling of the City Master's Mansion was no longer in front of her, but an endless deep darkness.
"Good morning, Aya."
Wang Lu's gentle greeting, at this time, sounded faintly dull.
"Where is this?"
Aya shook her dizzy head and then struggled to prop herself up, trying to observe the situation around her. However, her hands softened and she almost fell back down.
Wang Lu reached out his hand to pull Aya up and then shook his head. "Alas, look at you, you're a complete mess. Not only are you delirious, even your hair is messed up. Let me help you pull out this strand of hair."
Aya peevishly swatted away Wang Lu's hand, and then her eyes swept around. Her somewhat blurred eyes suddenly turned sharp. "Is this the King's Treasure House?"
Wang Lu said, "Finally, you haven't forgotten. Although we've won against Holy Light Religion, we're not free yet. The main task has not been completed, it's just that our side task is a bit too far. "
Aya was silent for a moment. "What about the others? Are they all here? "
"Of course. The price for the group transmission is very high, how could we not gather all of them?"
Aya narrowed her eyes and sure enough, in the darkness, she saw the figures of Liu Li, Bai Shixuan, and Quan Zouhua.
"What the hell is going on?"
Wang Lu said, "Nine hundred and ninety-nine blood roses have been collected. After the two wars, we've collected more than one thousand and five hundred bodies of middle order professions of Holy Light Religion."
Aya said, "I know, but I remember Golden King once said that after we return to Taobao City, we can only enter the Treasure House through any entrance. So, I never thought I would come back here so soon. "
While speaking, Aya's eyes gradually became sharp. "Wang Lu, I'm willing to believe you, but please give me an explanation. Why?"
It could be said that the timing for Wang Lu to pull Aya back to the Treasure house was indeed inappropriate. Because after experiencing the war that determined the future of Brettonia, Aya wanted to take this opportunity to comprehensively strengthen her authority, as much as possible to make up for the side effect of Wang Lu's previous headhunting at a premium price.
Although Wang Lu's promise was not Aya's original intention, Aya would not blatantly break the promise. In her opinion, even in a federal country, she could still have authority over anyone, as long as she operated properly during this period of time … Unfortunately, in this best period of time, she was caught by Wang Lu in the Treasure House and missed the opportunity. And with Aya's understanding of Wang Lu, it was hard to imagine that he was careless.
"The reason …" Seeing that Aya seriously asked, or rather questioned, Wang Lu could only earnestly reply, "I really don't want you to repeat the same mistake, that's all."
"Repeat the same mistake?"
"Haven't you learned your lesson from the failure of more than one hundred years ago?"
Aya sighed. "That's not the same!"
"Yes, at that time, your situation was actually better than now. Holy Light Religion didn't regard you as a thorn in their side, and Brettonia wasn't castrated by Holy Light Religion for more than one hundred years. At that time, your strength was at its peak. But you failed. Your loyal Knights of the Round Table were torn apart, your trusted subjects left you, and the Knights who were once like brothers turned their swords against each other, blood flowed like a river. And now, the situation is even more difficult than that time. What's wrong with me worrying that you will repeat the same mistake? "
"Your worry is unnecessary, I will not make the same mistake." Aya said, "Besides, would taking me away from Dragon City improve the situation? A group of dragons without a leader will only become more chaotic! "
"You don't have to worry about Dragon City. I left behind a sufficient back-up plan before I came here. Moreover, for the current situation, if we make progress in the King's Treasure House as soon as possible, we can take drastic measures against Holy Light Religion, which can better contain them, making them have no time to take care of Brettonia. At least, we have the bargaining chip. "
Aya calmly thought for a moment and then accepted Wang Lu's explanation. Right now, the King's Treasure House was the most important strategic location of Holy Light Religion, and its status was much higher than that of Brettonia. Once there was instability here, Holy Light Religion would not hesitate to calm the situation, which could indeed play a containment effect.
However, she still couldn't let go of the previous question: What did he mean by repeating the same mistake?
Wang Lu said, "As for your so-called won't make a mistake, you haven't even realized where exactly did you go wrong, so how can you have the confidence to say that you won't make a mistake?"
"Of course I know!" Aya's voice gradually rose. "For the past one hundred years, I have been reflecting on myself all the time. I am very clear that as a king, I still have too many shortcomings. Therefore, this time, I will be more cautious and more humble to lead my people to victory … I will absolutely not fail again! "
"Ridiculous." Wang Lu was unprecedentedly mean. "Let me put it this way, based on your current awareness, you will definitely fail again! Because you don't understand what qualities a real leader should have. Do you think that by piling up your personal attributes to infinitely high, you can be a qualified king? That's a joke! "
Speaking to this, seeing Aya's angry face, Wang Lu explained, "Apart from the difference in ability, just in terms of personal charisma, between you and me, who do you think is more suitable to be a king?"
Aya frowned, seemingly finding it difficult to understand. "How could you ask such a stupid question?"
"... Aya, you feel too good about yourself. In fact, it's your so-called personal charisma that determines that you are doomed to not be a qualified king, because … "
"Shut up, bastard, you're too noisy."
Just as Wang Lu was ready to seriously popularize Aya's success theory, Golden King's voice faintly sounded from the vast darkness.
"Golden King?" Aya promptly put down the topic and began to take the master of the Treasure House seriously. "It's you?"
"Of course it's him. Otherwise, how could we cross thousands of mountains and rivers in one night to come to the Treasure House of Taobao City? Now that Holy Light Religion and the eastern city-states are engaged in a fierce battle, the city has been under high martial law, so normal methods can't get through. However, we have a back door specially opened by the master of the Treasure House. " Wang Lu promptly explained, "Nine hundred and ninety-nine Human Blood Roses can perfectly pass the fifth level and get the highest reward of this level. But if you collect more, you can also get another reward. Being able to teleport us from tens of thousands of miles away to here is the content of the additional reward. "
Golden King coldly snorted. "In just a few months, you can actually collect one thousand and five hundred Human Blood Roses. You bastards are unexpectedly capable." Golden King, in his usual sarcastic tone, gave a rare relatively positive evaluation. "However, the real challenge begins now, so there's no time to listen to you discuss the ridiculous way of the king. A group of lowly bastards don't need to expect to reach the realm of the king. Just do what you should do, bastards, don't let me down. "
With that, Golden King's voice gradually faded away. Obviously, he could not appear in front of them for a long time.
"Well, time is limited, so I'll simply talk about the current situation." After Golden King left, Wang Lu clapped his hands to attract the attention of the others. "Thanks to the back door opened by Golden King, we have completed the other party's difficult conditions and have the qualification to pass the fifth level. But as long as we are still deliberately targeted by the administrator, it's only a matter of time before we are trapped to death. Golden King can't possibly open the back door for us every time, so from now on, we have to fight back. We can't passively wait for the other party to make their move. "
"What do you want to do?" Aya asked.
"It's very simple, we'll start with the reward. According to the principle of equivalent exchange, if the other party sets an impossible condition, we must prepare an impossible reward. "
With that, Wang Lu raised his right hand, and a gorgeous rain of flowers scattered all over the sky.
"Administrator! Nine hundred and ninety-nine roses have been collected. Now, it's time for you to redeem your reward! "
With a roar, Wang Lu broke the illusion that he had previously set up here — fortunately, the illusion could only be seen from the outside, otherwise, if Aya saw it, she would definitely cause trouble.
Shortly after the illusion was broken, the administrator's voice rang in the depths of the endless darkness.
"It's you? How is that possible? "
The always calm voice could not help but reveal a bit of shock. A moment later, a vague face composed of black mist slowly emerged.
"So it's you!"
After a close observation, the administrator finally recognized the identity of Wang Lu and his team.
"The ones who stirred up trouble in Brettonia are actually you. How did you leave the King's Treasure House? Even if you have a space-type prop, to get out of the shackles of this artifact space … Could it be that the soul of the dead is helping you? "
After all, the administrator had been in control of the Treasure House for eighty years and was very familiar with the Treasure House. Thus, he quickly speculated the truth. However, after knowing the truth, he fell into great fear.
If it was that haunting shadow, then … No, calm down first, things might not be that bad.
The administrator calmed down and lightly said, "You just said you want to redeem the reward? That's fine. Congratulations, according to the rules of the Treasure House, even if it's a divine tool, I can give it to you. Don't you Nine Regions people come here to find divine tools? Then … "
Wang Lu sneered and interrupted, "Have you ever heard of a fable from Nine Regions? A farmer met an immortal. The immortal had the golden touch technique. With a touch of his finger, he could turn stone into gold. The immortal asked the farmer what he wanted. The farmer didn't want a mountain of gold and silver, nor did he want immortality. He just wanted his finger that could turn stone into gold. In the same way, I don't need your rare treasures, divine tools, or immortal pets. I just want a fair competition qualification — I want to compete with you for the position of administrator. "
The administrator was greatly shocked and roared, "What a joke! In your dreams! Greedy yellow-skinned bastards, you can't get anything! "
"Really?" Wang Lu said with a smile, "If you have the ability, then show me. Let us get nothing and get out of the Treasure House with our tails between our legs. But can you do it? I have collected all nine hundred and ninety-nine Human Blood Roses. If you have the ability, then trample on the rules of the Treasure House and swallow the reward in front of me. Can you do it? Show me! "
The administrator was silent. As Wang Lu said, he really couldn't do it. Even … He couldn't even extract the divine tool from the Treasure House to reward Wang Lu.
He was the administrator, but he didn't have full access to the Treasure House. When it came to divine tools, he was powerless. Therefore, at this time, he was in a difficult position.
"Can't do it? Then, according to the rules, when you give the task but can't fulfill the reward, what is it? It's malfeasance! As the administrator of the Golden King, it's difficult for you to even perform the basic duties. What face do you have to steal the position of administrator? If you don't step down now, when will you? "
"Enough!" The administrator roared, "You want a fair competition? Fine, I'll compete for you! "
While speaking, the dark space was lit up by a ray of light. The flower rain that Wang Lu sprinkled before was guided by this light, forming a bright road that went straight forward without an end.
"This is the road to the administrator. If you have the guts, come here!"
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