"I don't know, but I heard that it was dug out from a ruins." Xuehe said.
"What ruins?" Xia Lei's heart moved, "Where is that place?"
Xue He shook his head, "I don't know. The Lord of Blood City knows that place, but he has never told anyone else, including me. Young Master Xue Yue probably also knows, but..."
However, Young Master Xueyue also died, and the secrets about this statue seemed to be buried in the soil with the death of father and son.
Although he didn't know where this statue was dug out and how it got here, Xia Lei still had a strong feeling that this statue was probably that of a Spirit Tribe person. The so-called "ruins" are mostly related to the Spirit Tribe people.
"When I go to Doomsday City to meet the farmer, I must ask him. Maybe he knows something about this statue." Xia Lei said secretly in his heart.
"Your Majesty the Dragon King, the things in this treasure house..." Xue He did not finish his words. He raised his perspective slightly and carefully observed Xia Lei's face.
Xia Lei put away his thoughts, "Except for the heart of the city, everything will be moved to the floating city."
Xue He breathed a sigh of relief, "Thank you, His Majesty the Dragon King, I will go find someone to carry the treasure now."
Xia Lei said: "No, you just need to guard this place. I'll let my people carry it."
Xuehe nodded, but did not insist on him carrying it. He felt that Xia Lei didn't trust him now, but this was reasonable. After all, he was a relative of the Lord of Blood City, and the time for him to seek refuge with Xia Lei had not even arrived for a day.
"General Blood River, Blood City is dead and Lava City has no city lord. How about you take over as the city lord?" Xia Lei suddenly said.
Xue He was stunned for a moment, unable to believe what he heard.
Xia Lei said: "You know this city well. You have a high reputation among the army of Dragon Lava City. I can't think of anyone who is more suitable to be the city lord of Lava City than you."
This time Xue He heard clearly and understood. His heart was filled with excitement. He was already kneeling on the ground and put his head on the ground. "Thank you, His Majesty the Dragon King, for your cultivation. I will definitely manage this place for you." Urban."
Xia Lei said: "I will release all the prisoners imprisoned in the northwest mining area. From now on, you are all citizens of the Ghost Kingdom. This city has suffered from war. As the city lord, you have to tell everyone that the Ghost Kingdom There are no taxes, and your income is yours to use.”
"No... no tax?" Xue He looked stunned.
"How can this be?"
"You're not trying to trick us, are you?"
"The Underworld sends us heavy taxes every year, not only huge black gold taxes, but also slaves and sulfur mines. The ghost country actually doesn't charge us taxes?"
"Keep your voice down, don't let the Dragon King hear you..."
Several generals whispered.
Of course, these sounds could not escape Xia Lei's ears. He smiled and said: "I haven't finished speaking yet. The ghost country does not collect taxes from you, but if there is a war or other obligations, such as construction, mining, etc., I hope you will fulfill your obligations as citizens of the Ghost Country."
Several generals who were muttering quietly closed their mouths. You looked at me and I looked at each other. They all still had expressions of disbelief. It's not their fault. They have been suffering from heavy taxes in the Underworld and suddenly don't have to pay taxes. They will definitely not adapt to it for a while.
Nightingale said: "You guys, our Dragon King is not a demon like the King of the West. My Dragon King is more generous and kind than you think. You don't know how lucky you are to follow the Dragon King. Don't be ignorant of good and bad, and cherish this." opportunity. If anyone has thoughts of betrayal, he must imagine the fate of Blood City and Blood Moon." After a pause, she added, "There are also Ye Bai and the 600,000-strong army from Hades."
In fact, it is less than 600,000. If you add India's 500,000-strong army, it will be about 550,000. But 50,000 more or less is not the point. The point is the deterrence power brought by this sentence.
"No, we will never betray the Dragon King." Xue Yue said: "His Majesty the Dragon King is the most generous and kind emperor I have ever seen. I will not be stupid enough to betray the wise monarch here and follow a demon like Diaro. .”
"We are willing to follow His Majesty the Dragon King to the death!" Several other generals said in unison, expressing their loyalty together.
Xia Lei said: "Everyone, get up. You don't have to kneel to me in the future. No matter what the matter is, just stand and tell me."
At this time, a general who had stayed in the hall walked in from the door of the treasure house. His expression was a little nervous, "I am reporting to His Majesty the Dragon King that the nobles of Lava City have surrounded the Blood Castle!"
Xia Lei suddenly remembered the snooping person he saw outside before. At that time, he felt that something was wrong with that sneaky guy, but he didn't take him seriously, so he didn't chase him. Now it seems that it was probably the snoop who passed the news to the nobles of Lava City, who quickly united and led people to surround the place.
Xuehe said angrily: "How many are there?"
"About five thousand people, all the nobles' own soldiers and bodyguards." said the general who reported the news.
"What do those idiots want to do? I'll go out and have a look right away!" Xue Yue said and left.
Several generals followed Xuehe and left the treasure house.
Nightingale said: "Dragon King, what do you plan to do with those nobles?"
Xia Lei said: "If you don't seek death, you won't die. If they sincerely seek death, then I will satisfy them."
"Most of the nobles got the news that the lord of Blood City was dead. Their spies saw that Xue He came back with only a few subordinates. Of course, they couldn't miss this opportunity to kill Xue He and take over this kind of city. I guess they wanted to Kill Xuehe, and then elect a noble to be the city lord." Nightingale expressed her opinion.
"Let's go, let's go out and take a look." Xia Lei said.
Nightingale nodded, then looked back at the heart of the city on the stone platform, with a hint of reluctance in her eyes.
Xia Lei said: "Do you like it very much? How is it different from the Heart of the City in Ashes City?"
Nightingale said: "It does look the same, but every rune blood crystal is naturally formed, and the energy runes inside will be different, so there is absolutely no identical rune blood crystal in the world. This piece of Lava City The rune blood crystal is much more powerful than the city star of Ember City. I have heard some legends about it. It is said that its energy runes give it the energy field to activate volcanoes. I suspect that the active volcano behind Lava City has something to do with it. It has a certain relationship. Also, because of the energy runes, the energy shield it provides to Lava City has the attribute of fire. Once the intensity is increased, even flesh and blood will be burned when passing through the energy shield. In the early years , Lord Guye once led troops to attack Lava City, but suffered the loss of Lava City's energy shield. Many soldiers were burned when passing through Lava City's energy shield and were unable to fight. That expedition also failed. It’s over.”
This can be regarded as explaining the knowledge of rune blood crystals to Xia Lei.
Xia Lei was filled with curiosity, "I didn't expect that there is such a saying. Every city has a rune blood crystal, which is the heart of the city, so the energy shield provided by each rune blood crystal is different. , and also has some magical abilities, right?"
"That's right," said Nightingale.
Xia Lei also looked at the rune blood crystal placed on the stone platform, "Is this why you are reluctant to part with it and want to take it away?"
Nightingale smiled, "I would definitely be lying to you if I said I didn't want to. I really want to take it away and study it. But if I take it away, many innocent people will lose their homes and be displaced. If I die in the end, I can't do such a thing. What's more, you have already made a decision. Your decision is the king's will, and I dare not violate it."
She is actually also a kind woman.
Xia Lei also smiled and said, "Let's go out and take a look. After solving the problem, we can discuss the Rune Blood Crystal.
"
The two walked out of the treasure house and came to the corridor entering the hall. Xia Lei stopped and watched from a distance.
The hall was already crowded with people, and Xuehe and several generals were surrounded by well-equipped noble soldiers and guards. The two sides are in a frenzy of speculation and may take action at any time.
At a glance, Xia Lei saw the sneaky middle-aged man he had seen at the entrance of the alley. He was standing next to a nobleman in rich clothes. The noble was not very old, only slightly older than Young Master Xueyue. But judging from his aura and eyes, he was obviously the leader of this group of nobles.
"What do you want to do?" In the encirclement, Xue He's face was turned black with anger, and his voice was loud. "Bring your own soldiers and guards to attack the city lord's mansion. Are you going to rebel?"
The young noble said: "Blood River, I have received news from the northwest mining area. You have been defeated. The Lord of Blood City is dead and he has no heir. According to the laws of the empire, the person with the highest title in the city can inherit the position of Lord of the City. Yes. You are a baron and I am also a baron. Why do you call me a rebel? Are you the city lord?"
"Ghostland!" Xuehe called the young nobleman by his name, "This is now a city of the Ghost Kingdom, not a city of the Black Sun Empire. The title of nobleman is useless at all. I am no longer a baron, I am Lava City The city lord! This is the title granted by His Majesty the Dragon King, the lord of the Ghost Kingdom himself!"
The young nobleman known as Youdi then shouted: "Did you all hear it? This defeated guy has betrayed Lava City! In order to save his life, he has surrendered to the enemies of the empire! He said that he has obtained that Dragon King Do you recognize the edict?"
"deny!"
"kill him!"
"Kill this traitor!"
The hall was full of shouts and emotions. Many soldiers and guards were already ready to kill Xuehe.
There was no fear on Xue He's face because he knew who was standing behind him. The man who could annihilate even the invincible skeleton army and kill Ye Bai with one punch personally ordered him to be sealed. It was impossible for that god-like man to watch these clowns kill him, right
"Xuehe, you suddenly returned and didn't go anywhere, but you came to Blood Castle. You came here for the treasury of the Lord of Blood City, right? You guy, you really deserve to die!" Youdi added, " The black gold and treasures in the treasure house belong to us!"
"kill him!"
"Kill this traitor!"
"Let that dragon king eat shit! Does he deserve to own our lava city? Damn!"
There was another roaring and cursing sound.
Youdi glanced at the middle-aged man standing next to him, and the man nodded, with a sinister smile appearing on the corner of his mouth. Then, he quietly took out a powerful crossbow from his clothes...
"Give way, please give way, or I will step on your feet." A discordant voice suddenly appeared in the hall.
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