The Earl's Mansion's reception room.
After asking the attendants to serve drinks and pastries, the Earl waved his hand to dismiss all the attendants.
There were only six people in the large reception room.
Earl Frostwhite and his uncle.
His appearance was extraordinary, but he couldn't sense any aura from his body. As if he was just an ordinary young man with a trace of majesty between his eyebrows.
A female guard with a delicate face in black armor stood behind the young man without saying a word.
There were also two mysterious people. One of them had a plain appearance, and the other wore a cloak with a hood pulled up. It could only be vaguely seen as a woman.
"This is our boss."
Gray Blade introduced.
Earl Frostwhite's brows twitched.
'Boss' was a title only used by ordinary businessmen.
The dignitaries he usually came into contact with were either a certain family head, Earl, Marquis, and other titles.
Even the head of the Royal Capital's Legion, unless it was like the Law Enforcement Group or the Red Legion, the Head of the Legion was a noble with a considerable status. Even if there was someone stronger than him, the Earl Frostwhite might not even look at them.
This was the view of the Royal Capital's nobles.
However.
Facing the mysterious man's boss, the Earl Frostwhite didn't dare to underestimate him.
The young man who attacked was too powerful. But at this time, he stood respectfully behind the boss. The Earl Frostwhite, the owner of the Earl's Mansion, didn't dare to sit still. She leaned forward slightly and sat on the edge of the chair to show respect.
On the other hand, the young man who couldn't even sense his aura was sitting very casually. The invisible pressure made the Earl Frostwhite's breathing a little short.
The Earl's Mansion was far from being a match for the two mysterious people. Now, there was an even more mysterious boss and a guard who didn't seem to be easy to deal with. If they made a move, even if the mansion's array was activated, they would still die.
… …
Ten minutes later.
Tang Yu walked out of the reception room with a smile on his face.
While looking at the tender green branch in his hand, about a meter long.
It was the same as the tender branch he got in Gale City.
"… This treasure was bestowed to me by the royal family when I obtained the title of Earl over a hundred years ago. There are similar branches in other noble mansions. The royal family was once very generous and not stingy. However, in the past thirty years, there has been no news of any noble being bestowed such a treasure by the royal family."
He recalled Frostwhite Countess' words.
He shouldn't be lying.
He did not know the origin of these branches.
However, there was no doubt that the royal family had many of them.
"It's just a tender branch, yet it can be treated as a treasure."
Tang Yu continued to analyze the branch with the Eye of Insight, but he still couldn't trace its origin. However, this branch was thicker than the one he had harvested in Gale City. It was also more … fresh. The mysterious power contained in it was more than ten times stronger than the one he had harvested in the past.
It could be used to make a decent weapon.
For a moment, Tang Yu was a little envious of the mysterious trees that other nobles and even the royal family owned.
However, he was a civilized person. He disdained robbing others.
The one in his hand was a gift from Frostwhite Countess, so he accepted it without hesitation.
…
In the reception hall.
Countess Frostwhite's hands were trembling.
"Bandit!"
There were only two pieces of the treasure bestowed by the royal family in the Earl's Mansion. One was bestowed upon him when he was conferred the title of Earl, and the other was obtained when he made a great contribution to the Earl.
It was the core of the Count's Mansion's protective array.
The empty one was snatched away just like that.
Gone …
Gone …
It was called a gift.
Frostwhite Countess was helpless.
But when he remembered the boss's promise, his heart became fiery again.
But …
His hands were still trembling, and so were his feet.
He was neither excited nor angry.
But just now …
When he was about to probe the group's origins, the female guard standing behind the mysterious boss suddenly glanced at him.
Just a glance, and he felt like he was in a bottomless abyss.
As if his soul was about to leave his body.
It was terrifying.
So when the plain-looking young man asked to borrow the mysterious branch, he opened his mouth, but he didn't dare to say no. He didn't even know how he changed from borrowing to gifting.
Thinking of the horror of the mysterious man, his heart suddenly turned cold.
Constantly changing between ice and fire.
…
Tang Yu walked out of the inner city and looked at the palace in the distance.
He frowned.
Something's not right.
"Nancy, how do you feel?"
"Hmm …" She looked over and pondered for a while, "There's a dangerous smell. But don't worry, my Lord. I will protect you."
Tang Yu: "…"
Although I'm a little weak, but … can't you give me some face?!
Even this time, because Nancy broke through to the second stage, he boldly walked into the inner city.
After talking with Frostwhite Countess about the contents of the cooperation, Tang Yu learned more about the capital.
As a noble who was born and raised in the capital, he knew far more secrets than Zaporos and West Garrison City.
"Fifty-eight years ago, innumerable black monsters descended from the sky."
"In less than a month, many cities across the country were flooded by the black wave."
"At that time, the capital was full of powerhouses. Under the leadership of the current King, they resisted the black wave invasion. The first battle lasted for several months, and countless transcendents fell."
"Later on, the continuous impact of the Black Tide caused the resistance army to suffer heavy losses and fatigue. Even His Majesty the King seemed to have been injured in one of the battles and had not fought for decades. The Eternal Wall was also built under such circumstances."
Tang Yu frowned in thought.
Why did the situation in the early days of the capital not so good, but after the establishment of the Eternal Wall, it suddenly became so easy to resist the black wave?
Even if the Eternal Wall was indeed extraordinary, he still felt something was wrong. But he couldn't figure out the specific reason.
Boom!
As soon as he returned to the secret base on the outskirts of the capital, he heard a roar coming from the distance.
Turning his head, he saw the city wall was as tall as a mountain.
Outside the city wall, many flying dark creatures flapped their wings and swooped down. But when they approached the Eternal Wall, they were shrouded by an invisible force and fell like meteors.
Far away.
Tang Yu sensed several transcendent auras outside the city wall.
On the contrary, the Eternal Legion stationed on the city wall was said to have less than ten transcendent powerhouses.
There was only one transcendent stationed on this side of the city wall.
The transcendent didn't make a move. He just commanded the legion warriors to control the defensive weapons on the city wall. Rumbling explosions resounded.
This time, the black wave attack lasted for several hours. Finally, after leaving countless corpses, the black wave retreated.
Tang Yu couldn't see the specific battle process, but he could guess the general situation based on his perception.
"Could it be that the black wave gradually gave up on conquering the capital because of the repeated attacks?"
"But the transcendent dark creatures should be intelligent …"
The more Tang Yu thought about it, the more he felt something was wrong. But he couldn't figure out the reason.
So …
He handed over the troublesome task to Elaine and the others.
Anyway, as a lord, wasn't it normal to hand over the trouble to his followers?
…
At this time …
In a distant corner of the Aino Continent.
Under the dim sky, a cracked, withered tree with roots entangled underneath. Traces of rune arrays could be faintly seen. But it was a bit messy, as if it had been damaged before.
Somewhere in the formation array, a dark red light suddenly lit up, flashing and disappearing.
But it was noticed by a figure in a black cloak next to him.
"Your Holiness, there's news about the 'strongest weapon'!"
A figure with a blurry face appeared.
The terrifying power distorted the surrounding space. Everywhere it passed, it was as if it was separated from the outside world with him as the center.
He stared at the broken spell formation.
In the end …
He looked to the south, the center of the continent.
"I haven't been to the capital for a long time."
…
"It's still more comfortable to live in my own castle."
Tang Yu sat at the dining table with a dozen exquisite dishes in front of him. He had just ordered the chef to cook them.
Although he was a good lord who cultivated diligently and worked hard, he was still a man with hundreds of millions of spirit stones. Why not enjoy it and earn so much money?
While tasting the delicacies, he added Gray Blade, Fanny, Zabor, and the others who were currently on the Aino Continent into the newly established contract chat group based on his follower contract.
With the sub-territory as a signal base station, the news was unimpeded. He didn't need to leave his house to command the work in the capital from afar.
"Sure enough, this is the life a lord should live. Compared to the nobles in the capital, I'm too …"
He browsed the messages in the chat group.
The White Frost Countess' boss finally surfaced. With Lorraine and Gray Blade secretly shocking the other nobles, the other nobles thought the White Frost Countess was secretly training a strong person.
With enough deterrence, most of the nobles were in a wait-and-see state and didn't make a move.
Just an entertainment venue used to earn spirit stones was also one of the reasons. Even a discerning person could see that the Tree Shade Entertainment City earned a lot of spirit stones every day. However, many of the upper-class nobles had mines at home, so they didn't care much about an entertainment city.
Duke Morton was still the one with the most power at the moment, and he was the one who was truly tempted.
The other two Dukes and even many Marquises in the capital didn't seem to be interested in the entertainment city, a cash cow. If it was a real "spiritual space," Tang Yu believed it would definitely attract more attention.
Unlike now, when only one duke was interested.
He still didn't know why Duke Morton wanted to take over the entertainment city. In addition to the impact of his businesses, as an unlucky man, he failed to evolve into a top Kraken countless times.
"Oh, by the way, there's also the Seventeenth Princess, Serena. She's also very interested in the entertainment city. She said that if we encounter any trouble, we can ask her for help. Her request is also very simple. She wants us to create a few more sci-fi games."
Lorraine said in the chat group.
She had been in contact with Serena, and it was easy to find out a lot of information from the Seventeenth Princess.
But it was also because Serena was too young and had limited knowledge of the palace. Even her father, the current King of the Kingdom, had only seen him a few times. It was said that because of the age gap, there was a generation gap. The current King was at least 800 years old.
Tang Yu entered a message in the chat group and asked Lorraine to continue to pry information from the Seventeenth Princess.
At the same time.
The capital.
A figure swept across the low sky and crashed into the Wing Regiment's encampment.
The smoke and dust in the pit quickly dissipated, revealing a familiar face.
It was General Duru of the West Town.
At this time, his breath was weak, and most of his body below his chest had disappeared.
His body was still attached to the Immortal Flame, devouring the last of his life force.
The dying General Duru opened his mouth. "There's a problem with the royal family."
With the last weak breath, he completely dissipated.
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