"Howl …"
The dragon head emerged from the Dark Plane. Akatosaurus wiggled its body like a big mudfish as it came out of the narrow Plane Crack. It was getting lazier and lazier. Even the energy it used to open the Plane Crack was extremely sparse. If it could get out, it would never want to open a bigger one.
Under the black rock, the beautiful girl curled up her body. The wound on her shoulder seemed to be infected. She endured the pain and used her Light Elemental Energy to heal it.
"You're here?" The girl looked at Akatosaurus as if they were old friends.
Akatosaurus ran over. It opened its mouth and with a clang, a longsword shining with Star Power fell in front of the girl. Then, it rubbed its big head on the girl's arm as if it was asking for credit.
"Oh?"
The girl held the longsword. Suddenly, a vigorous Star Power flowed into her body. The Star Power was originally a kind of Light Elemental Energy. The power of the longsword quickly resonated with the power in the girl's body. There was even a strange sense of familiarity. It was as if she had seen this sword somewhere before. This sword could also evoke some memory fragments from the deepest part of her Yi Hai.
"Ah …"
She let go of the longsword and let it fall to the ground. She hugged her head in pain and moaned. She couldn't remember, she couldn't remember at all. That memory was very painful for her.
"Howl …"
Akatosaurus blinked its big eyes and quietly watched over her.
After a while, the girl held the longsword again. She exerted force in her arm, and a Celestial Dragon Crystal appeared around the longsword. She smiled and said, "This is a good sword. Is this … for me?"
Akatosaurus nodded repeatedly and wagged its tail happily.
"Thank you."
The girl smiled and said, "It's a pity that the Banished Land is barren. I don't have anything delicious to entertain you."
"Howl!" Akatosaurus wasn't angry. Instead, it opened the Alternate Plane Crack and came out with a prey in its mouth. It was a wild boar!
The girl was overjoyed. A wild boar was such a delicious thing. In the Banished Land, perhaps even the king didn't enjoy it like this.
She immediately cut off a large piece of boar meat, washed it, and cooked it.
Akatosaurus wagged its tail and guarded the side like a big dog.
The meat in the iron pot slowly began to boil, and the aroma of the meat permeated the air. The girl didn't stay idle. She cut Eric's cloak with her Astral Sword, turning it into an exquisite cloak that was level with her buttocks. She draped the cloak over her back, and it seemed to be able to withstand the cold. The nights in the Banished Land were too cold.
She carefully put away the remaining cloak fabric. In the Banished Land, this material was like a treasure, a treasure that could cause hunters to kill each other and fight over it.
Finally, the meat soup was ready. The girl scooped a bowl and put it aside. She called out to Akatosaurus, "You want to eat too?"
Akatosaurus usually ate raw meat. Now that there was a big bowl of fragrant cooked meat in front of it, it naturally wouldn't let it go. It immediately shook its head and ate heartily. The girl also scooped a bowl of meat and ate it in small bites. She looked at Akatosaurus as she ate, and a trace of helplessness flashed in her eyes. "Don't come here anymore. Eric is dead, and there will be a new king to avenge him and snatch his territory. I'm no longer safe here. That's it. Do you … understand?"
Akatosaurus swallowed the meat while wagging its long tail, which flickered on the rock wall. It didn't seem to understand what she was saying.
The girl sighed, "Fine. If you really want to die here with me, then let's die together. However, it won't be that easy for the king to kill me … "
Her beautiful eyes, which were like the moon, revealed a trace of killing intent. A trace of killing intent that didn't match her appearance and temperament at all.
… …
"Hiss, hiss …"
The rice river in early spring was filled with the fragrance of the river water, and the spring rain kept on falling. The Empire's largest Vast Sea Dock stood here. It was also a dock directly managed by the Empire's Ministry of Works. Over half of the Empire's navy's warships were produced here. It was said that the Vast Sea Dock had the Empire's top shipbuilders and design masters.
The horses' hooves stepped on the muddy ground as they walked on the square of the dock. Feng Jixing wore a golden Duke's cloak, and the aura around him was dense, isolating him from the spring rain. Zhang Wei, Chen Xiaoli, Luo Yu, and the other generals behind him didn't have such cultivation. All of them were drenched.
"Your Highness, Prince Xin."
The person who wore robes and armor was none other than one of the Empire's Five Marquises, the Navy's Commander, Baili Cang. After so many years, Baili Cang seemed to have aged even more. Right now, he could be said to be a veteran general. He said with great respect, "It's very difficult to build a ship. We've tried many methods, but we're still unable to solve the problem of the ship's sturdiness and bearing capacity."
Feng Jixing said, "Have you asked Ziling about these problems?"
"I have. Lord Qin has drawn up new blueprints for us, but our craftsmen aren't able to understand them. I'm afraid we'll have to ask Lord Qin to personally make a trip back to Lanyan City."
"Got it." Feng Jixing turned and said, "Chen Xiaoli, personally lead 1,000 men and head to the Heaven-Connecting Province. Xie Ziling, return to the Imperial Capital. Tell him directly that this is my order."
"Yes, Your Highness!" Chen Xiaoli nodded.
Feng Jixing looked at the many ship prototypes in the canopy in the distance and said, "Marquis Canghai, the powerful enemies won't wait until we've made all the preparations before they take action. They might kill their way through the Eastern Sea at any moment and step into the Empire's territory. Please supervise the work strictly and there mustn't be any carelessness. This batch of warships will determine the Empire's future. Do you understand?"
"Yes, Your Highness."
Baili Cang cupped his fists. He hesitated for a moment, wanting to say something but holding himself back.
"What's the matter now?"
Baili Cang said, "It's still a matter of funds. The shipbuilding fees allocated by the national treasury to the Canghai Shipyard have been embezzled. When it comes to me, it's not even half of what was promised."
"They even dare to embezzle this kind of money?" Feng Jixing raised his eyebrows and asked, "Who is it?"
Baili Cang let out a bitter laugh. "Corruption has been prevalent for a long time. Your Highness, Prince Xin, should also know who it is. From the Ministry of Revenue to the Provincial Treasury, how many officials haven't been tainted with this amount of Golden Ling Coins? But if Your Highness were to deal with them, I'm afraid no one will gather this amount of gold to build warships in the Empire. "
"A bunch of scoundrels!"
Feng Jixing punched the air furiously, and the wind from his fist exploded in the air along with the drizzle. It was very loud. He gritted his teeth and said, "Wei Chou is still leading the Longdan Army Camp to fight the Devil Race at the Heaven-Connecting Gorge. Yu has personally gone to the Celestial Pole Continent to scout out the situation. Duke Wei and King Qin are already in such a state. To think that these Imperial Capital officials still dare to take Lanyan City's Jinxiin coins. They're simply asking for death! Luo Yu, what do you think we should do? "
Luo Yu cupped his hands. "We can't tolerate these vermin, but we can't deal with all of them either. Then, we can only make a show of force. Your Highness, we can arrest the most corrupt and lowly official among these officials and behead them. I don't believe that these corrupt officials will continue to be so presumptuous!"
"Good idea."
Feng Jixing smiled. "Let's do it this way. I'll leave it to you to handle!"
"Yes, I'll look for Xiao Han of the Fire Sparrow Division to help with this."
"Go." Feng Jixing took out a token and said, "Take my Token of Trust and go together. Whoever dares to obstruct you will be killed on the spot!"
Luo Yu was delighted. "Yes, Your Highness!"
Zhang Wei smiled faintly and said, "General Feng is swift and decisive. It's admirable."
"Admirable my foot."
Feng Jixing looked at him indifferently. "You've never been one to flatter people normally. Now that you're saying such nice things, you must have secretly gone to drink?"
"Your Highness is wise!" Zhang Wei cupped his fists. "I promise I won't dare to do it again."
Feng Jixing raised his eyebrows. "According to the Empire's military order, your head would have been removed long ago. If not for your ability to command the troops, hmph …"
As he said this, Feng Jixing urged his horse forward and patted Zhang Wei's shoulder. He said meaningfully, "Zhang Wei, be careful. Our future enemies are much stronger than us. Even people like Yu and Princess Xi are nervous. The future of the Empire rests on the shoulders of us soldiers. Drink less and practice more of the Imperial Army and Lingnan Army's battle tactics. Do you understand?"
Zhang Wei took a deep breath. "I understand. Don't worry, Commander. If the foreign tribes' iron hooves step onto the Empire's territory and they want to lay their hands on Lanyan City, they'll have to do it over my dead body!"
"Yes, let's go. Perhaps … we'll sleep together on the land of our homeland."
Feng Jixing looked at the curtain of rain in the east and said, "Who knows … Anyway, as soldiers, we should fight to the death for every inch of the Empire's territory and never retreat."
"Yes, I understand!"
Zhang Wei stood in the rain and saluted the Empire's military like a steel statue that wouldn't fall.
…
In Tianji City, it was raining in the early morning. The continuous spring rain seemed to have covered the entire bustling Tianji City with a layer of gauze.
"Creak …"
The door of the room opened. Lin Muyu, who had rested for a night, felt refreshed. She walked outside and shook her arms. Divine power enshrouded her. It seemed that the fifth-grade demon spirit stone that she had refined the night before had improved her cultivation. This was a good thing. It was not easy to break through every Grotto-Heaven in the God State. Her power was also increasing bit by bit. She couldn't be impatient.
At this moment, Liu Buyi came from the corridor and said, "Young hero, that person is waiting downstairs!"
"Oh?"
Lin Muyu craned her neck to take a look. Indeed, in the small courtyard downstairs, a person was waiting there with a cyan umbrella. When he heard the sound, he would only lift the umbrella. His red and swollen face was full of smiles. He said, "Young hero, I've come as promised."
"Oh, it's Mr. Shi!"
Lin Muyu beamed with joy as if she had seen the God of Fortune.
There were dozens of fourth-grade to sixth-grade demon spirit stones in Shi Tianming's space bag. This had already made Lin Muyu very surprised. Now, in order to pursue the first beauty of the Tianji Empire, Shang Qian, Shi Tianming brought new demon spirit stones to her door!
Although Lin Muyu could see the hidden killing intent in Shi Tianming's eyes, as long as he came to give her money, she couldn't refuse him. Anyway, she hadn't fully revealed her abilities, so she didn't need to be afraid of this kind of rich playboy.
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