In the end, Lomont didn't go to the capital city. It wasn't that Delia was really jealous and didn't let him go, but Paglio proposed to train Lomont and Delia for a period of time.
Although the inheritance stone could inherit power, the same inheritance stone had different inheritance effects. The key depended on the strength and understanding of the receiver. Jía was currently at the peak of Great Demon King. A large part of this strength came from the inheritance of her father, Crown Prince Grimm, before his death. Since Jía's strength wasn't very strong at that time, she could have reached the effect of Demon Emperor, but she only reached the peak of Great Demon King. Moreover, Jía hadn't fully refined and integrated this power until now. Her combat power wasn't comparable to those peak of Great Demon King powerhouses who really relied on their own training.
If Shea fought with Paglio, Paglio could defeat her with the power of the intermediate stage of the Great Demon King without using territory or poison.
Lomont and Delia had been stuck at the peak of Demon King for a long time. Recently, both of them had taken a full set of Eternal Potions provided by Chen Rui, so they were one step closer to Great Demon King. Coupled with the special training of Demon Emperor powerhouses, the possibility of breaking through the realm would greatly increase. After becoming a Great Demon King, the impact of [Soul Shackles] would be greatly reduced. Even if the currently unreliable inheritance stone wasn't taken into account, just this alone made Lomont volunteer to stay and train with Delia.
Athena was also at the peak of Demon King. She had always wanted to enhance her own strength and help Chen Rui, so she volunteered to join the special training. As for the barracks, it was gradually getting on track, so Arux was mainly responsible for it.
Three days later, Chen Rui brought Cyprus to the Mellon Family.
Originally, the Realm King Fruit matured in two days, but on the second day, Chen Rui's inner demon acted up again. It wasn't easy for him to endure it. He didn't know if it was a coincidence, but ever since he opened the mysterious silver box, the frequency of his inner demon acting up was getting higher and higher. The progress of his Star Conversion had been stuck at 50%. It was very likely that the final progress would explode violently. This would be an unprecedented test.
In any case, the shelf life of the Realm King Fruit was three months, so one or two days was not a big deal.
Chen Rui wasn't in a hurry, but Lombardo was a little anxious as he was afraid of delaying something. When he saw "Lavat" finally arrived, he seemed to be wiping his sweat.
Chen Rui was the one who complained first. He accused as soon as they met, "Your information is indeed wrong. Aguile and Arux have both reached Demon King level. No wonder Dominique was killed. Yesterday, I personally made a move and severely injured Aguile, but that guy was extremely cunning. He actually hid in the palace when he was dying. I came here for another important matter. I didn't want to alarm the Princess Royal, so I didn't touch the people of the Cloak Gang. As for the population, we can postpone the transportation. Let's wait for half a year first. I have my own ways by then. "
The entire sentence was 50% false, especially the last sentence which was purely a bluff. However, Lombardo still believed it without a doubt. Because the Realm King Fruit was a big deal, a mere human smuggling couldn't be compared, so Lavat's choice was completely correct. As for half a year later, when the situation calmed down, Lavat would naturally deal with the Cloak Gang secretly.
"Cyprus, I still have something to discuss with Patriarch Lombardo. You can leave first."
Lombardo understood and also sent Ronald away. He took Chen Rui all the way through the secret room and came to the Aurora Frost cave underground.
Compared with three days ago, the fruit seemed to be much clearer and exuded a strong breath of power.
Lombardo handed over a magic jade box and said respectfully, "The seven-leaf realm king fruit is the best among the realm king fruits. Even those ice leaves have a great function."
Chen Rui followed the method Paglio said. He first picked the leaves, then the fruit. After the last fruit was picked, the plant-like mystic ice turned into a cloud of mist and disappeared in the air.
Chen Rui secretly thought it was a pity. It would be great if I can put this thing into the Galaxy Garden and plant it repeatedly. He put the jade box into the storage warehouse and asked, "Who else knows the secret of the realm king fruit?"
Lombardo patted his chest and promised, "Sir, rest assured. Except for the previous patriarch who has passed away, only I know."
Chen Rui nodded, "By the way, your son … that …"
"Williams," Lombardo hurriedly replied.
"How long has Williams been in the Bloody Empire?"
"Almost ten years. Sir brought him there personally." Lombardo smiled apologetically.
"…"
The two talked as they walked and soon returned to the study room. Soon, Chen Rui left the Northwest Block with Cyprus.
Lombardo originally planned to discuss with Ronald about disrupting the Cloak Gang's night market. After "Lavat" left, Ronald didn't get summoned by the patriarch for a long time. He came to the guest room and saw the patriarch sitting there deep in thought from a distance.
After Ronald called a few times and got no response, an ominous feeling rose in his heart. He quickly went forward to take a look and was shocked. It turned out that Lombardo, who was "deep in thought", had completely lost his vitality.
A major event spread in the Dark Moon City. The patriarch of the Mellon Family, Lombardo, died of illness in his house.
The news of Lombardo's death was actually delayed for two days before it was announced. It was also the result of the discussion among the elders of the Mellon Family. The person who temporarily took over Lombardo's position was an elder named Suk. As for the former patriarch's confidant, elder Ronald was now being secretly controlled as Lombardo's murderer.
Although Ronald confessed about Lavat and others, and several elders knew about the "collusion" between the family and the Blue Lava Estate, it was definitely impossible to hold Lavat accountable. Therefore, Ronald unfortunately became the scapegoat. Of course, these were all handled internally. To the public, it was only announced that Lombardo died of illness.
However, this was only the beginning of the Mellon Family's nightmare. Soon, Princess Royal sent the imperial guards to control some important places under the Mellon Family's name with lightning speed. What was worse was that those places were detaining the people who were originally going to be transported to the Blue Lava Estate.
Before the situation became public and expanded, the acting patriarch of the Mellon Family, Suk, immediately went to the palace to apologize. Jía angrily showed him a series of intelligence, which described in detail the evil activities of the Mellon Family, including planting spies in the palace, secretly colluding with the Blue Lava Estate, assassinating the leader of the imperial guards' reserve team, Aguile and the garrison's instructor, Arux, smuggling people and resources and so on.
According to Jía herself, this intelligence was provided by a mysterious person the day before yesterday. She couldn't believe it at first, but after sending the imperial guards to investigate, they really found those missing people. She couldn't help but be furious.
Suk was originally guilty. He didn't expect Princess Royal to have such complete intelligence in her hands. With a sudden inspiration, he pushed all the blame to the unlucky Lombardo who died. He also brought up the Mellon Family's past contributions and hard work to express his willingness to atone for his crime. He asked Princess Royal to be lenient.
Jía knew that the Mellon Family was deeply rooted and had a wide network, so it was difficult to really uproot them. More importantly, the Dark Moon couldn't be too unstable now to avoid internal strife due to desperation. She immediately followed Chen Rui's idea and followed Suk's words to propose two conditions to atone for his crime.
First, the Mellon Family would use the old house in the Northwest Block as compensation for the imperial guards' reserve team, the Cloak Gang.
Second, the Mellon Family was responsible for the purchase and supply of food. No matter what method was used, it must ensure the food of the Dark Moon residents during the capital's sanctions.
The first condition was fine, but the second condition made Suk's face bitter. With the Mellon Family's reputation and means, it wasn't impossible to get food, but it would offend the capital. It was just that this time the evidence in Jía's hands was too fatal. Once it was publicized, the Mellon Family would be condemned by everyone in the Dark Moon. Moreover, Jía had enough reasons to deprive all the glory represented by the Mellon surname.
Suk couldn't help but scold the mysterious person who provided the intelligence in his heart. By the way, the mysterious person who provided the intelligence coincides with the time of Lavat's departure. Could it be …
If Lavat really killed Lombardo, why did he destroy the bridge after crossing it and expose the Mellon Family? Although he was puzzled, the most important thing for Suk at the moment wasn't to consider this but to make a choice.
After considering for a long time, the new Mellon Family patriarch reluctantly chose to accept the two conditions.
After Suk left, Jía's eyes showed appreciation. Of course, it wasn't for Suk, but for the planner, Chen Rui. This move was indeed beautiful. At least on the surface, the Mellon Family had shouldered the key task of solving the food problem. Coupled with the "trade" in the west, the food problem could be solved without exposing the base.
Chen Rui was the absolute winner this time. Not only did he get the realm king fruit, he also killed Lombardo and set the Mellon Family up. As for the old house in the northwest block, it was for Paglio.
According to Paglio, the power of Aurora Frost was very wonderful. It could help him further restore his strength. Although it still couldn't break the shackles of the ancient runes seal, it could improve the current level of the early stage of the Demon Emperor. Not only that, the Aurora Frost Cave was also good for training and special training, especially for Delia who was proficient in the water element.
However, there was no hurry now. The Blue Lava Estate or other places would definitely send people to investigate this place secretly. Let's wait until they have seen enough.
The value of the Mellon Family was more than that. Under the cover of the Double-headed Dragon badge, the Mellon Family's elder personally acted as the bait. Kaguron led the imperial guards to pretend to be a human transport team and launched a large-scale attack on the "bandits" in the south of the Dark Moon.
The bandits who were attacked suffered heavy casualties. Fortunately, most of them were well-trained elites. They were calm in the face of danger. Under the leadership of the leader, they finally successfully evacuated from the dangerous area and avoided the annihilation of the entire army.
As a result, the Mellon Family became famous for eliminating the bandits in the south. In contrast, the old rival, the Saiful Family, was much inferior. They were still struggling with the protection fee of the Cloak Gang.
As a "celebrity" in the limelight, the new patriarch of the Mellon Family, Suk, had to swallow his anger and force a smile.
As for the realm king fruit, it was related to the Demon Emperor powerhouse. The Mellon Family couldn't afford to take such a blame, so they had to find a heavyweight guy to take it.
Therefore, the puppet, Sir Cyprus, did not stay in the Dark Moon. Instead, he went all the way to the north with the smoke screen of "Lavat". The north was where the Red Spirit Estate was.
At this time, there was nothing for Chen Rui or the Dark Moon. Who cared about the chaos?
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