Dean didn't joke with Rozick. The next day, Rozick exchanged all the rare gems, gold coins, antiques and other valuable items in his vault for royal gold notes. He emptied the inventory of all the banks in the territory. There were still a lot of agate, jadeite, famous carvings, and rare antiques left. He packed them into the carriage and prepared to haul them to the king's city.
Of course, Losik was reluctant to part with the wealth that he had accumulated over the years. But he didn't expect that Dean would directly dismantle his small vault and check his account book. If it wasn't for the fact that he didn't have a lot of inventory in his territory, then Dean would have sold his manor as collateral.
They set off early the next morning. Dean and Rozick were sitting in the same carriage. One was frowning while the other was calm. They were leisurely leaning against the window, enjoying the scenery along the way.
Dean talked to Aisha from time to time about the scenery outside. Aisha didn't say much and remained silent. This strange situation naturally attracted Rozick's attention, but he didn't ask much.
Dean controlled the heat in his body to the level of a pioneer. Not too high nor too low. If it was too low, it would be more eye-catching if he followed Rozick with his identity. This time, he would act as Rozick's personal guard in the banquet.
"Are there many lords invited to the banquet?"
"Sir, there should be forty or fifty. But I don't know how many will come."
"Why are there so many lords invited?"
"This is a banquet hosted by the Rose Lord. It is said that there are important things to discuss. I'm not sure either. We will know when we get there."
Dean chatted with Rozick from time to time and asked about the situation in the King's City. In the blink of an eye, a day passed. They set off in the morning and arrived at the King's City at sunset. They stayed in the carriage for the whole day. They passed through four or five territories on the way, but Rozick showed his identity so the road was unimpeded. They even had lunch in one of the territories.
Dean gradually understood that although the lords competed with each other for resources and territories. But some of them cooperated with each other and traded with each other. Many of them formed alliances to resist the other lords. The five territories that they passed through today belonged to the lords that had formed an alliance with Losick. Losick was only a member of the alliance but not the leader.
It would only take two or three hours to go straight from Rozick's territory to the King's City. But today they had to bypass the hostile lords' territories, so they wasted a lot of time.
Dean didn't have an in-depth understanding of the situation between the lords. Looking at the towering wall in front of him, he was surprised by the king's city. The height of the wall was two or three hundred meters, which was equivalent to more than half of the height of the Sigh Wall. In his impression, besides the giant wall, this was the tallest wall he had ever seen. If it was an ordinary person, he would be more shocked when he looked up at it.
Dean retracted his eyes and looked at the convoy slowly entering the capital. There was a trace of dignity in his heart.
"Elder, the banquet will be held at the Taylor Hotel tomorrow night. How about we rent a nearby hotel and rest for tonight?" Rozick seemed to relax a lot after entering the King's City. He was not as tense as before.
Dean looked at the dim sky outside and pondered for a moment: "There is still some time. Let the butler lead the team to find a good hotel. Take me to the Temple."
He had asked on the way and knew that the Temple would close at half past eight in the evening. It was still early.
Rozick didn't expect Dean to be so impatient. He smiled: "Elder, isn't this a bit too urgent? How about we go tomorrow?"
"Now." Dean flatly said.
Rozick sighed in his heart as he saw that he couldn't change Dean's mind: "Alright, I'll tell the butler."
After a moment, Rozick didn't forget to tell the butler: "If you see them, say hello to them for me. Tell them that I have something to do."
The butler complied.
Dudian knew that 'they' referred to the other lords. In fact, they were slightly stronger than Losik. That's why Losik didn't want to neglect them.
Rozick ordered the coachman to leave the convoy and go to the Temple.
After entering the King's city, Dean felt as if he was in the King's city of Sylvia. The streets were clean, the shops were lively and there were a large number of tourists. But the style of the two cities was very different. Passersby's clothing patterns were not seen in Sylvia. Secondly, he often saw bards on the roadside surrounded by a lot of spectators. There were also some musicians playing musical instruments on the streets. Such a situation could be seen on every street. From time to time, he could hear one or two melodies floating into the car.
In addition to these, the style of the buildings on the roadside was somewhat different from Silvia. The walls were mainly gold and looked extremely luxurious. However, the walls in Silvia were mainly black and dark red.
The two giant walls were roughly the same but had different cultures.
Rozick suddenly said as Dean was lost in thought: "Elder, we have arrived at the Temple."
Dean recovered and turned his head. There were dozens of steps on the other side of the street. There was a golden wall behind the steps. There were two incomparably beautiful angels outside the Temple. The outline of their cheeks was very perfect. Dean looked at them and an idea popped into his mind. Were the angel sculptures imitating the Aragami?
Dean took Aisha out of the carriage as he saw Rozick invite them. He sighed in relief: "I didn't expect the Temple to be so close to the city gate."
Rozick laughed: "Elder, there are several Temples in the King's City. This is a branch of the Temple. But if elder wants to inquire about the news you can get it from here."
Dean nodded and went up the stairs with Rozick. There were two or three people coming up from the other end of the stairs. They were wearing armor and had extraordinary temperament. It seemed that they had come to the Temple for some business.
Losik was not surprised by this. He led Dean to the Temple and took the initiative to help Dean push open the revolving door and walk in.
The inside of the Temple was golden. It was a bit modest to say that the entire Temple was made of gold. Dean glanced at it and sighed in his heart. The Temple was really rich.
There were many people standing in the hall. It was a bit similar to a bank. There were four or five counters and there was a queue outside.
Dean was about to go to the queue when Rozick pulled him: "Elder, let's go to the VIP room and take a rest."
Dean raised his eyebrows. Although he looked down on Losik, the latter was a lord. His status was much higher than that of the average person.
Rozick led Dean and Aisha to a room next to the hall. There was a desk in the room. An old man wearing a dark red robe was sitting behind it. He was drinking coffee. He put down the coffee as he saw Rozick and Dean come in. He got up and said: "This is the VIP room.
Who are you? "Rozick raised his hand and showed a medal. The pattern on it was the same as the one on the flag in his manor.
There was a glimmer of light in the old man's eyes. He nodded and smiled: "Lord Rozick. I've heard a lot about you. Please sit down."
Rozick asked Dean and Aisha to sit down. Dean looked around. There was a trace of seriousness in his eyes. Everything here was too similar to the banks of the old era. He thought that the Temple was extremely sacred. He didn't expect that it was like an office. Was it intentional or unintentional? One had to know that the Magical Creature Research Institute was behind this temple, and the headquarters of the Magical Creature Research Institute was in the Divine Kingdom. If it was intentional, it meant that the things of the old era had not been completely annihilated, but were in the hands of a few big shots in the Divine Kingdom!
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The old man was surprised: "The Supplicant is on the top of the legendary monster list. It's very expensive. Lord Rozick, are you really going to buy it?"
As a person who specialized in serving distinguished guests, the old priest naturally had some understanding of the various feudal lords. Otherwise, he would not have been able to recognize Loxick's name just by looking at his family crest. Although he might not remember Loxick's appearance, he had long since memorized Loxick's name and information. He did not expect that with Loxick's wealth, he would actually intend to buy a Supplicant. Could it be that he was preparing to stake everything on a single gamble?
When the old Grand Official thought of the few hostile suzerains that Rosik had to face, his gaze flickered slightly, and he looked at Rosik calmly.
"That's what you mean." Rozick said: "Can I buy it?"
The old Priestess nodded. "You can buy it, but you know the value of the Supplicant. Instead of buying the Supplicant, it's better to buy other legendary magic marks. Although the Supplicant has great potential, it can't be a match for ten people of the same rank. Moreover, if you want to buy the Supplicant, you have to take out your Lord's Deed and the Lord's Contract."
Rozick felt pain in his heart when he heard the old man mention the Lord's Contract. Buying the Supplicant wasn't something that could be bought with money. He also had to share half of the Lord's Contract and a lot of territory. Once he signed the Lord's Contract, the area of his territory wouldn't change but his rights would shrink by half. Eventually, he would be completely replaced by the Temple.
Dean quietly looked at Rozick. He knew the conditions to buy the Supplicant. The so-called Lord's Contract was equivalent to letting the Temple invest in Rozick's territory. The shares were equivalent to 49%. Although Rozick still had the executive and management rights, the Temple only needed to use a little trick to easily take over Rozick's territory.
Therefore, the average small and medium lords were not willing to buy the Supplicant and sign such an unequal contract with the Temple.
Only a Great Lord with a vast territory and concentrated power would be able to outplay the Temple of Light and not lose his territory to the Temple of Light.
The Temple relied on selling the magic marks to control the lifeline of all the lords. It could be described as the uncrowned king!
"I'm willing." Although Lozick was psychologically prepared, he still felt a burst of pain and exhaustion after saying these three words. After the matter was over, Dean would leave, but Lozick had to deal with the rest of the trouble himself. Even if Dean did not deal with him, his future days would not be good. However, he had no choice. He was weak and could only accept it.
The old man looked at him and didn't say anything: "Then you pay the deposit first. Did you bring the land deed?"
"This is the deposit of 100,000 gold coins. This is the land deed." Rozick was prepared. 100,000 gold coins was a thick stack of gold notes. It was equivalent to the annual income of his territory. Moreover, this was just the deposit. After the official purchase, he would have to pay another 900,000 gold coins!
A Supplicant was worth millions of gold coins. It was almost enough to empty Rozick's family.
The old man didn't say anything as he saw that Rozick was ready. He took out the documents from the drawer and helped Rozick with the pre-purchase procedures. While going through the formalities, a lot of documents were needed. During this period, the old priest called over several groups of people, including the Temple Lord of the Divine Temple, who was present in person as a witness and stamped his fingerprint.
The procedures were finally completed after half an hour.
The old man exhaled, smiled and said: "Sir, you can go back now and wait. Ten days later, we will inform you of the result by mail."
Rozick squeezed out a smile. He put away the documents and turned to Dean: "Let's go."
Dean was sitting next to Rozick. He said: "Don't forget about the ice worm." Compared to the purchase of the Supplicant, he was more concerned about the ice worm.
From Losik's description, he had a guess in his heart. Could the Crystal Desolate Worm he met in the Earth Dragon Cave of the Amili tribe be the Extreme Ice Worm?
Although the latter was a Desolate Worm, didn't Losik say that the Extreme Ice Worm had no other abilities but pure Ice Energy? That Crystal Desolate Worm could freeze flames. That method had already surpassed the concept of Ice. With his scientific knowledge, he could not explain it at all. Other than the fact that it was too big, this thing completely matched the image of the Extreme Ice Worm in his mind.
Rozick patted his head as he heard Dean's words. He turned to the old man: "I want to know more about the ice worm. For example, its appearance and living habits."
The old clergyman was surprised. He looked at Dean and then at Losik. He thought that Dean was Losik's guard, but now it seemed that Dean's status was higher than Losik's.
He glanced at Dudian. He didn't remember such a person, but he didn't think much about it. He nodded: "No problem, I'll find him for you."
"Thank you." Rozick thanked the old man.
Dean's eyes flashed. He didn't expect the old man to be so direct. He didn't make any request.
Perhaps the Temple of God did not care about revealing the Extreme Ice Worm's information. Once it was obtained by a lord like Rosik, it would be a good thing. Perhaps Rosik would sell it to them directly. Even if he did not sell it, they would most likely keep an eye on Rosik's movements. Once Rosik obtained it, it would not be difficult to snatch it from him.
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