After hanging up Second Uncle Miao's call, Lin Shuo lay on the bed with his wife in his arms, thinking.
At this moment, Queen Mother Xi was off work, and Su Dongdong was curling up in Lin Shuo's arms with a dissatisfied face, complaining about Queen Mother West in her heart.
In the first half of the night, I was taken over by the shameless Queen Mother of the West, and I was messing around with my husband. When my own consciousness took over this body, I was so tired that I couldn't lift my fingers. I was powerless to continue with my husband, Su Dongdong Getting mad about this.
But the complaints belong to the complaints, she actually knows that the Queen Mother of the West has not occupied her body in vain recently.
It is an indisputable fact that the strength of the whole body is strengthening.
Not only does my body feel better in terms of strength cultivation, but even in terms of refining gods.
It is extremely difficult for the Su family to practice directly from cause and effect. My talent is not as good as that of my younger sister Su Nianqiu, and I have been lingering in the weak nine realms before.
And last night, in the second half of the night, she smelled fragrant all over her body, and stepped into the realm of the strong nine realms in one fell swoop.
Tonight, Su Dongdong feels that she has made progress again. If this continues, she may reach the previous Nine Realms of Su Clan's Spiritual Alchemy Great Consummation in less than a month.
Why do I say "before", because in the past seven years, Su Nianqiu has made great strides in cultivation after learning from the inheritance of various gods, and has already raised the Su family's inheritance, and has comprehended a unique skill that is stronger than "enclosure" .
The first level of the Su family's spirit refining was originally the initial level, and only the second level had the ability to refine spirits.
Now after being passed on by Su Nianqiu, it has become the same as the inheritance of the Yun family. The first level is not given for nothing, and the original second level has been reduced to the first level.
By analogy, the former Su family's Nine Realm Great Perfection can only be regarded as the Eighth Realm now.
But now that the Su family's Nine Realms of God Cultivation have reached the Great Consummation, Su Dongdong doesn't have this extravagant hope in his heart. Because my sister's talent in this aspect can be called the number one in the Su family for thousands of years, and I can't catch up anyway.
To be able to reach the eighth realm, it is enough to comprehend the "enclosure and confinement". After all, my specialty lies in the Su family's cultivation.
With the further strengthening of physical ability, Su Dongdong also began to think about how to improve the inheritance of the Su family's cultivation. In this respect, she is more talented than her younger sister.
"Ten Directions Rakshasa", the original Su family's Nine Realm unique skill, is of course strong enough for single-player combat, but it has great limitations in team use, and it can't cooperate effectively with her husband. She has to find a way to improve it.
The fourth wife of the Lin family was thinking about this matter in her heart, only to hear her husband Lin Shuo say, "I understand."
Confused, she raised her head and asked, "What do you understand?"
"Fame is not something you say, but something you do." Lin Shuo said with emotion, "My grandfather wandered around in the flowers and brought a lot of stigma to the Lin family.
My father grew up in an environment with a bad family reputation, but the old man did not complain or defend his grandfather, but devoted himself to practicing.
When my father grew up, he used his own strength to speak out, defeating all kinds of opponents, and the reputation of the Lin family quickly improved.
I think this is not because of the succession of the Lin family heirs, the key lies in the strength of the Lin family heirs.
My grandfather has cultivated to the seventh level of cultivation all his life, but he is sitting in the position of the leader of the hunting gate, so of course he will be questioned.
Even if he doesn't wander around the flowers, he won't be able to escape the stigma. After all, he is unworthy, and the dissatisfaction in the hearts of the people in the hunting gate needs to be vented. "
Su Dongdong nodded and said: "Yes, you see how many wives you have now, and you spend more money than your grandfather did back then, but the hunting gate is safe and secure, and you don't have a reputation for being lustful.
In the final analysis, public is public and private is private, and if you do well in public affairs, others will not care about your private affairs.
And if the official business cannot be suppressed, and others cannot directly question your official business ability due to various reasons, then of course they will attack your private life. "
"That's the reason." Lin Shuo nodded and said, "So now I know what to do about Artemis."
"Then you mean to speak with strength." Su Dongdong's eyes flashed with murderous intent, "Whoever dares to refuse, just get down."
Lin Shuo looked at Su Dongdong who was lying on his body, and said with a smile, "These people are not my wife, what are they doing lying down?"
"I hate it!" Su Dongdong pinched Lin Shuo's soft waist, "Then what are you going to do?"
"The procedures that should be followed still have to be followed." Lin Shuo said, "Whatever is slandered is slandered, physical evidence must be overturned, witness testimony must be retracted, this is a necessary procedure.
But the key to winning people's trust is not these, but to prove that Artemis has the ability to become the Duke's governing party.
As long as this is proven, then everyone is willing to believe it. "
"How to prove it?" Su Dongdong asked.
"Under the premise of the enfeoffment system, if one wants to govern a party, it must obtain the support of the vast majority of the lords." Lin Shuo said, "Artemis has a foundation in this regard. At present, the earls and lords of the Duchy of Mia are all Her younger brothers and sisters, her relationship with them is not bad, as long as they give some favors and some practical benefits, they will support her. So in the next few days, Dongdong, you have to go outside for me Run and meet a few people."
"But there are seventeen earldoms in the Principality of Mia." Su Dongdong said, "If I go to see them one by one, there are still two days before the execution. There is not enough time."
"Then wait a few more days." Lin Shuo smiled slightly.
"It's still going to be delayed." Su Dongdong sneered, "If you eat so much a griffin in one day, you won't be afraid to eat Nemea in a hurry."
"I'll meet with Nemea early tomorrow morning to discuss this matter."
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Early the next morning, Lin Shuo went to the dungeon and chatted with Artemis.
During the previous visit, the future duchess still had a lot to hide from Lin Shuo, and she seemed to have given up any hope on this matter.
But after Lin Shuo sorted out the ins and outs in the past two days, the situation was quite different when the two met this time.
Artemis shed tears when she heard Lin Shuo's plan.
Lin Shuo felt relieved when he saw that this man was crying.
Not crying or fussing, this is heartbroken, and now that I know how to cry, it means that my heart is alive.
The reason she dared to come back from the sea before was because she met a group of masters like Lin Shuo, and she felt that things had a chance.
Later, she realized that the third prince intervened and the royal family was overwhelmed. Even if she became a duke in the future, she would be in name only, and the strength of people like Lin Shuo was not worth mentioning in front of the royal family, so she despaired again.
Now that Lin Shuo gave a plan, in her opinion, this matter has rekindled hope.
It's better to die than to live. If it weren't for being forced hard, who would want to be wronged and burned to death
"But..." Artemis wiped the tears from his eyes, and asked, "Even if this is done, how should I face the pressure from the royal family?"
"The emperor is not your direct lord, even if he has a request for a port, he can't directly mention it to you." Lin Shuo said, "Based on the sneaky behavior of the royal family, the third prince will marry you, a woman with a bad reputation. Yes, obviously, King Badiya should temporarily withstand the pressure of the emperor for your Principality.
However, after all, the kingdom cannot compete with the empire in a real sense, and your king will not last long.
Therefore, we must seize this window period and make the matter an iron case, so that the emperor will never see the opportunity, so that he will give up this idea.
After all, in the final analysis, the Earl of Xilan is only the best port in Tianlan Empire, not the only port. "
Artemis pondered for a while, nodded and said, "Then do as Mr. Lin said."
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After bidding farewell to the patron of the deal, Lin Shuo walked slowly from the bottom to the top of the castle to visit Nemea, who had been getting thinner recently.
The office of the duke of Nemea is on the highest floor of the castle, separated by a layer of stone slabs is the top of the castle where griffins usually inhabit.
A different kind of beast, more powerful than ordinary animals, and has a stronger smell. If it's okay, Lin Shuo really doesn't like to come, the smell is too smoky, and I don't know how Nemea got used to it.
And Nemea had just come back from a bird walk early in the morning, and looked at Lin Shuo with a complicated expression.
For Nemea, everything else was false, and it was true that the bird walk in the morning was smaller than before.
Lin Shuo had eaten six griffins back and forth, and there were only twenty-four griffins left in Nemea.
After eating like this, the resentment of the griffon under his hands and his god-refining methods can hardly be suppressed.
Once a griffin defected to the northern snow mountain, he would make a small report to the king of griffins. As a slave beast master, he would not be able to invite the beast god to possess him, and his combat effectiveness would be greatly reduced. Maybe the king of griffins would personally Kill him and tear him to pieces.
Fortunately, this tormenting day is coming to an end, there are still two days left, and at most two griffins will be killed, and this matter will come to an end.
As a huge investment in the re-emergence of the principality, although the price is high, Nemea still feels it is worth it.
So when he saw Lin Shuo coming over early this morning, the complex emotions on his face quickly turned into a smile.
Especially when Lin Shuo praised him when they met, saying that the Duke entertained him very well this time with full sincerity, and when he, the deputy envoy, was very satisfied, Nemea smiled even more happily.
Unexpectedly, Lin Shuo changed the subject: "I have communicated with Mr. Zheng Shi, and we all think that the Duke is interesting enough. We are very satisfied with our stay, so we want to stay for a few more days."
The smile on Nemea's face froze, her facial muscles twitched twice, and she asked, "Stay a few more days?"
Lin Shuo counted the days, and thought that although he and his wife Su Dongdong had good legs and fast speed, there were still fifteen earldoms in Beishan and Xilan. Many prayers.
So the leader of the hunting gate clasped his fists and said to the Duke, "Then stay for another half a month. Artemis's execution will also be postponed, so I will nagging the Duke."
The Nemeans were dumbfounded, and he was counting the days.
Half a month is fourteen days, that is to say, this foodie has to eat his own fourteen griffins, and then he has only ten beasts left.
Then the ten griffins couldn't keep themselves, they were almost eaten up, they must have rebelled long ago.
Then you might as well rebel first, I don't want the emperor's family anymore.
Didn’t the emperor want a port? Give it to him. I’d rather not have the Principality of Mia and go directly to sea to build territory.
Nemea was thinking about this in her heart, her face was cloudy and uncertain.
Lin Shuo looked at this man's expression and was also amused in his heart. He paused for a while before he said, "Your Excellency was too polite before. The griffin is your beast of prey. You entertained me one by one this day. I feel really sorry.
I know that you are saving face, and what you say is a waste of water, but you will have to rely on these griffins to conquer the New World in the future, and I will also take a piece of your future territory. This is definitely not the way to go. "
When Nemea heard this, tears welled up in her eyes, and she came over and grabbed Lin Shuo's hand: "Brother, tell me if you have such an idea!"
Lin Shuo looked innocent: "At this time and at that time, I was not familiar with you before, you said you would kill me to eat, why should I be polite to you. But then we formed an alliance, I have to consider your interests .”
Nemea's face was full of remorse: "If I knew this, I should have talked to you about the alliance on the first day!"
"My lord duke, you don't have to be like this." Lin Shuo said, "For me, it is very difficult for others to make friends with me, but once I do, it will definitely be interesting.
Griffons are rare in the Principality of Mia, but they are not uncommon in the capital of the empire.
Please don't worry, my lord duke, I ate six griffins of my lord duke these days, and I will return them in full in the future. "
"Brother, you are so interesting." Nemea said happily with a sudden change of face, "I knew I was right about you."
"Then we will stay for half a month?" Lin Shuo asked.
"It doesn't matter how long you stay here." Nemea was puzzled, "But brother, tell me the truth, why do you have to delay the execution time?"
"I'm waiting for an imperial decree from His Majesty." Lin Shuo said softly, "You were so kind a few days ago, I have already handed in a secret document. If there is no accident, your title will be changed."
"Move the title?" Nemea seemed puzzled.
"Your current title of Lord Griffin is a miscellaneous number, the lowest rank, which matches your previous status as the Earl of Beishan." Lin Shuo said, "Since it's a move, of course it's going up, at least with your Duke. Only if the status matches. This also means that His Majesty has recognized your Duke status."
"Really?" Nemea was overjoyed.
"Think about the effect of pronouncing this imperial decree while burning Artemis to death." Lin Shuo said, "When doing things, you must be justified. At that time, the Lord Duke will fight against you, and who in the Principality of Mia will dare to disobey you?" from?"
"Brother!" Nemea grabbed Lin Shuo's shoulders, "You really helped me a lot!"
"Your Excellency, you are welcome, this is what I should do." Lin Shuo said with a smile.
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