After a while, Lei Xiao was the first to break the silence in the room and said: "Since the other party is hiding and we are hiding, then instead of worrying blindly, it is better to strengthen our own strength. As long as we are strong enough, we can do it."
Unmoving like a mountain, it remains unchanged in response to all changes.”
"What Your Excellency Ke Qing said is absolutely true, and the first step to increase our strength is to completely stabilize the kingdom. It seems that the coronation ceremony of Her Royal Highness the Princess cannot be delayed. I will go back to prepare immediately."
Wu nodded to Lei Xiao, then turned to Ariel, caressing his chest and asked: "Your Royal Highness, I will return to the royal capital now. Do you need to go back to visit the old king first?"
"Before I left, I promised in front of my father's hospital bed that if possible, I would return with hope and dawn to restore peace to the king's city filled with smoke."
Hearing this, even though Ariel's starry eyes were full of urgency, she finally shook her head and responded firmly: "There are still remnants of the fallen nobles who have not yet been calmed down, so I want to wait until everything has settled.
Bring this good news to your father."
"Her Royal Highness the Princess's determination is admirable. The veteran is waiting for the triumphal return of Her Royal Highness the Princess and Your Excellency the Guest Minister in the royal capital."
Seeing Ariel's firm eyes, Wu Zhong nodded, and then left under the watch of Lei Xiao and Ariel.
Looking at the departing figure, Lei Xiao rubbed his chin thoughtfully.
After everything is settled, there is actually one thing that has not yet been clarified, and that is Wu's true identity.
Judging from what happened in the illusion of Wangxing City at that time, Wu's body was most likely a [God's Stone], which covered his face for some reason.
However, now is obviously not the time to pursue Wu Noumenon. It is enough to know that he is on our side. This is proved by the battle of Wangxing City.
"Lord, I am afraid that my father will never wake up again."
When only Lei Xiao and Ariel were left in the living room, the Lengyan Princess finally couldn't bear it any longer and nestled on Lei Xiao's shoulder.
But Lei Xiao, who knew that he had no chance of being cured, did not make any promise to the former, but just held the former's cold delicate hand tightly and did not let go for a long time.
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In the next two days, while our army led by Benson and Lin moved forward with overwhelming force, we eliminated the remnants of the fallen nobles.
There is only one main thing Lei Xiao does, and that is to mobilize troops and transport various materials to various border fortresses to defend against possible crises.
First of all, not to mention the 20 legions of the Northern Army, after returning to the Northern border, they were immediately teleported by Crystal Blue City to the Fortress where Caroline was stationed to guard against the Pars Empire.
Secondly, after the reorganization of the descending army and the new army that arrived later, a total of 30 legions were reached.
They were sent to the Mountain Castle Fortress to join Bai Lao to guard against the Kingdom of Holy Night, and to Luolong City to join with the Goblin Legion of Red Stone to guard against the orc army in the outside world.
Especially in Luolong City, Lei Xiao almost fell into the hands of the orc army last time, so naturally he didn't dare to be careless this time.
As for the specific number of garrison troops, there are 20 legions in Shanbao Fortress and 10 legions in Luolong City.
After all, compared to the orcs, the Holy Night Kingdom that is ready to take action is still a greater threat.
Finally, it goes without saying that the Lancastrian and Yorkman legions will soon return to their respective territories.
Among them, the Lancaster family is still on guard against the Grim Kingdom, and the Yorkman family is naturally still on guard against the Prairie Kingdom.
Although they lost troops and generals in the Battle of Kellburg, the two giants fortunately did not suffer any damage. On the existing basis, it was easy to assemble 20 legions each.
"In this way, the mountain fortress in the eastern region, plus Bai Lao's garrison and Randall's mercenary troops, can reach a total garrison size of 25 legions."
"With the addition of the Goblin Legion newly recruited by Red Stone and the new recruits from Luolong City in Luolong City, the strength is close to 15 legions."
"The Buluo Fortress in the north is under the leadership of Caroline and has more than 25 legions of garrison troops."
"And the Western Sunset Fortress and the Southern Rainforest Fortress stationed by the two wealthy families will each reach a strength of 20 legions."
In the early morning, in the bright hall of the lord's mansion, Lei Xiao, surrounded by the subordinates of the main force and the territorial commanders, held a slender baton in his hand, stood in front of the giant sand table depicting the entire Cold Flame Kingdom, and nodded thoughtfully.
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At this point, the five major border fortresses between the Cold Flame Kingdom and other countries have all been deployed, with a total strength of 105 legions.
"This army of one million people is really inconspicuous once they are dispersed."
Lei Xiao's eyes moved and passed over the five national gates on the giant sand table in sequence, and he couldn't help but sigh in his heart.
Lei Xiao clearly understood that as long as these locations could be defended, the Cold Flame Kingdom would be impregnable.
"However, although this number sounds huge, nearly half of them are new soldiers. Once a war breaks out with an enemy country, they will not even be considered cannon fodder in front of the opponent's elite army."
"Especially the coalition of fallen nobles in the middle and late stages, when they were at the end of their rope, they even forced the thin free peasants onto the battlefield, and their combat effectiveness was not even as good as my recruits."
Lei Xiao frowned, but immediately felt relieved.
Fortunately, in addition to this, he still has 15 merchant army regiments and 10 directly affiliated regiments that are quelling the final power war, not including the recently captured fallen noble soldiers.
And Wu still has 20 forces directly under the royal family, which can be mobilized at any time.
The most important thing is that the land of the Cold Flame Kingdom is fertile and its food reserves are extremely sufficient except for those in the north.
In addition, Xuan Yue's latest development of magic wheat seeds can further significantly increase food production, so there is no need to worry about the problem of food and grass.
"Of course, during this process, new soldiers from all over the Cold Flame Kingdom are still being recruited. Although they can play a limited role, they are still a force."
Lei Xiao clenched the baton in his hand, his eyes bright.
These new recruits will be directly issued with the most sophisticated second-level equipment. As for the other veteran legions, all members will be equipped with third-level equipment.
After experiencing the Battle of Kelburg, the third-level equipment in Lei Xiao's warehouse was enough to easily equip a million-strong army.
In order to hide his strength and avoid further causing a sense of crisis in the surrounding countries, Lei Xiao naturally would not be so high-profile at the beginning.
But if it really comes to a critical moment, then it might not be a bad idea to equip every soldier in the Cold Flame Kingdom with third-level equipment.
Just when Lei Xiao thought of this, the reminder sound suddenly sounded.
After the call was connected, Lin's excited voice was immediately heard through the external speaker.
"For your information, Lord Lord, my subordinates and General Benson's troops have merged with the Royal Legion led by Mr. Wu and occupied the last fallen noble city. Now the entire Cold Flame Kingdom is filled with Lord Lord's Shadow Lord flags. Everything
Everything is under the control of the lord!"
After hearing Lin's words, the subordinates present were filled with excitement and cheered.
After a series of massive battles and fatal crises again and again, the Lord overcame all obstacles and became the uncrowned king of this human nation!
Among them, especially Ariel, whose fair face could not help but look overjoyed, hugged Lei Xiao's arm tightly.
"Everyone, although the road ahead is still full of thorns, we should remember this moment, because our efforts and hard work have finally paid off. This is the starting point of our glory, but it will never be the end."
Lei Xiao, who was also extremely excited, slowly took a deep breath and tried his best to calm down the throbbing in his heart.
Starting from a small cabin in the forest, he finally expanded his territory to the pinnacle of power in this country!
When he was excited, Lei Xiao looked at the subordinates who were hugging each other like a carnival, and said with a smile: "Starting from today, the territory will hold a grand celebration. This is the reward you all deserve. The details will be arranged by Rogge and Bai Zhi.
That’s it, I will give a large number of golden dragons, high-end equipment, magic potions and other items as event rewards.”
At this point, Lei Xiao's expression became formal again, and he said solemnly: "We have emerged from the flames of war, and we will be invincible!"
"We have emerged from the flames of war, and we will be invincible!"
The cheers of the subordinates immediately resounded throughout the hall, causing the fiery atmosphere in the hall to reach its peak in an instant.
After that, Lei Xiao, who knew he was pressed for time, immediately discussed the matter of holding a triumphal ceremony with Wu through Lin and Benson.
After experiencing a series of power disputes, the royal capital was already in panic from top to bottom, and everyone was on guard. A grand triumphal ceremony was undoubtedly the best way to inspire people.
Since Wu had prepared everything in advance, the conversation went very smoothly.
"Mr. Wu, let's do this. I want the nobles and people of the royal capital to clearly understand that the chaos is over and their king is back."
Lei Xiao quickly agreed with Wu on the time for the triumphal ceremony, and it was set at noon tomorrow, which is when the sun is at its hottest, symbolizing the hottest victory.
"I understand, Your Excellency, Guest Minister. After such a long period of bloodshed and panic, it is time for the royal capital to usher in a real dawn."
An ageless and exciting voice soon came out from Lin's words: "Your Excellency and Your Highness the Princess, please rest assured, leave everything to me."
After they stopped talking, Lei Xiao and Ariel looked at each other, and both could see uncontrollable excitement in each other's eyes.
At the beginning, they were still trapped in the corner of Kongqing Town, but now, they are only one step away from the royal capital!
In addition to being excited, Lei Xiao also immediately began to arrange matters for the triumphal ceremony.
Because the merchant army regiment led by Lin and the regiment directly under Benson were already within easy reach of the royal capital.
Therefore, Lei Xiao ordered both of them to send elite soldiers, and organize them into 5 elite legions in total, and just follow him and Ariel to participate in the triumphal ceremony.
After all, this is the strength of 25 legions. Naturally, Lei Xiao cannot bring so many soldiers into the city. The triumphal ceremony will probably last for several days.
In addition, Lei Xiao will also bring all the main subordinates of level 4 and above in the territory, as well as some level 3 squadrons.
These are all elite forces that symbolize strength. Naturally, some of them must be displayed to open the eyes of the nobles and people participating in the triumphal ceremony.
It is worth mentioning that after the alchemy of Xue Ya and Faxia in the past few days, Lei Xiao promoted the six second-level elite squadrons in the territory to third-level squadrons.
At the same time, Lei Xiao's equipment library has become increasingly full, and all squadrons in the territory have been equipped with fourth-level equipment, further improving the overall strength of the territory.
At the end of the arrangement, Lei Xiao also ordered Jiang Li to deploy a teleportation network in the city closest to the royal capital so that he, Ariel and others could attend the ceremony on time.
During this process, Lei Xiao also invited Caroline, Hilda, Bai Lao, the two wealthy elders who were about to become the heads of the family, and other merchant elders to attend the ceremony, further increasing his and Ariel's authority.
After everything was deployed, Lei Xiao slowly took a deep breath.
At this point, we are just waiting for the triumphal ceremony tomorrow.
When the triumphal ceremony is over, it will naturally be Ariel's coronation ceremony.
I have to say that being able to personally put Princess Lengyan on the throne is indeed a very fulfilling thing.
"After Ariel is crowned, she will definitely have to live in the palace. However, with the help of the teleportation network, this will not be a problem."
"Whether she is a princess or a queen who is about to be crowned, everything about her is mine, that's all."
Lei Xiao raised his eyebrows slightly, and immediately threw himself into the carnival with his subordinates.
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The next day, at noon, the capital of King Leng Yan was the Lion City.
Under the illumination of two brilliant suns, this majestic and huge capital city seemed to be shrouded in holy light, standing quietly on a green plain.
Located at the core of the central area of Lengyan, the Lion City extends in all directions. The width of the moat alone is more than 100 meters, and the continuous city walls are extremely tall and breathtaking.
It is said that when the King of Heroes built this Lion City, he invited more than ten fifth-level magic powerhouses to assist, and there was even a mysterious powerhouse from a foreign race, making this the largest city of cold flames worthy of
It is said to be as solid as gold.
On every wall of the Lion City, the golden lion flag representing the royal family is fluttering, and there are countless royal soldiers. The eyes revealed from their helmets are sharp and alert, staring closely at the city inside and outside.
every corner of.
On both sides of the huge east gate of the royal capital, there was already a sea of people, even extending out for hundreds of meters, crowded but orderly.
I saw everyone's eyes fixed on the direction of the end of the road, full of uncontrollable urgency and excitement.
That is where Lei Xiao and Ariel are about to come. ()