The situation in the Blue Melt Territory has gradually stabilized, but "news" has come from the Chiyou Territory.
The Red Nether Lord Zhuoqie, who was severely wounded in the Dark Moon Lords' battle, suddenly took action and subdued his son Kanita who tried to take advantage of the opportunity to murder him, preventing a father-killing rebellion to seize power.
In Carnita's party, the great demon Solana, who had been recovering from his injuries, surrendered, Schnoder died, and the rest of the party members surrendered. As for Carnita himself, he was subdued by Zhuoqie and controlled by secret techniques.
Nor can I betray you.
This kind of incident of father and son fighting each other for the sake of power is not an unusual thing in the demon world, but it is commendable that Zhuo Qie was able to restrain his son in this situation. As expected, Jiang is still the best.
In this incident, an unexpected person played a key role, that is, Royce, who had previously served under Joseph. Royce was the heir to the Kunda family who had been deprived of his surname by Zhuoche, because his father
Kahn refused to hand over a certain treasure and was cut off by Zhuo, and his members were turned into slaves. However, this Royce actually endured the humiliation and was secretly ordered by Zhuo to lurk beside Joseph, monitoring his actions all the time, and gaining insight into everything including Joe
All of Joseph's actions including informing the imperial capital. After Joseph's downfall, Royce defected to Canita and became the biggest contributor to Zhuoqie's discovery of Canita's conspiracy.
Zhuoche greatly appreciated Royce's contribution and appointed him as the deputy commander of the Territory Guard Army. The current commander is the subdued Canita. Royce, the deputy commander, also has supervisory responsibilities.
Not only that, Royce regained the surname Kunda and the lost glory, and the original family members and descendants who became slaves were also pardoned. As for the illegitimate son Ledo, who had reported the death of his father and the entire Kunda family, he was also pardoned.
It was Joseph's "gay friend" who was personally killed by Royce, who had become a high-level demon.
After Zhuoqie regained power, he still spoke in simple terms in the name of recovering from his injuries. When he had something to convey, he would be relayed by Kanita or Royce. He would occasionally show up looking like his strength was greatly reduced and he was sick, but no one dared to look down on him anymore.
This "seriously ill" old fox.
Some people are even speculating that the scheming Zhuo Qie is using this appearance to paralyze An Yue, but secretly he is brewing strength and preparing for revenge.
As the first great lord to respond positively and spend one billion black crystal coins at the lords' meeting, Zhuoqie did not continue to ask for funds from the imperial capital like Kanita. Instead, he showed an attitude of believing deeply in the regent.
, and also carried out propaganda in various aspects, calling on all territories, large and small, to ignore the rumors and believe in the regent's promise. This gesture was highly appreciated by the imperial capital.
However, in a sense, as time goes by and the repayment date approaches, this kind of convinced attitude is more fatal than direct reminders.
Chen Rui received the news in the Shadow Empire, because he was accompanying Shia to visit the Bloodthorn Territory. Athena stayed in the Dark Moon this time, and Laura, who got the silver box, was even more enthusiastic about studying the ancient rune tablets.
Knowledge, happened to be sitting in the dark moon with Cloberus, but Alice was traveling with her sister this time, which gave Jia the opportunity to accompany her.
(Little maid: It’s finally my turn.)
In order to get rid of the supervision of the "Governance Alliance", Pagli continued to accompany him, and Lomon reluctantly stayed in the Dark Moon again. The reason was simple: lack of strength. However, under the guidance of Isabella, Lomon
He is almost fully fused with the power of the Evil Eye Tyrant. Once the fusion is completed, he can reach the Demon King level. However, he relies on the fusion of the companion beast's body power to reach the Demon King level. Unless there is an unexpected encounter, every step in the future will be quite difficult.
, which is equivalent to the companion beast practicing simultaneously with the main body. The advantage is that the strength is higher than that of opponents of the same level.
The Dark Moon friendly delegation headed by Shia received the highest level of welcome and treatment in the Blood Wattle Territory. Since the cooperation between the two territories, the land improvement effect of the Blood Wattle Territory has been very obvious, and large areas of barren land have undergone qualitative changes.
, crops can be planted smoothly and the growth momentum is good, and the residents of the territory are all cheering.
In fact, in order to avoid exposing the secret of magic dust, Old Gauss developed a magic fertilizer mixed with part of the dust. The formulas of these fertilizers are extremely complex, but they are more of a deception. Of course, they also have the effect of improving the land.
But it is much inferior to Dark Moon, and in Dark Moon's secret food base, many top-quality plantations were directly transformed using Chen Rui's refined dust in the super system, and the effect is far better than ordinary magic land.
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Even so, it was enough to bring about earth-shaking changes in Bloodthorn Flower, the most barren territory of the Shadow Empire. This time, Chen Rui also fulfilled his promise to "Isis" and used the drawings provided by General Kahn to build Bloodthorn Flower City.
The design and planning were redesigned, including some characteristic buildings and magical water systems. Of course, a considerable part of this "design" was copied from the floor plan of a familiar city in another world. These designs and plans amazed General Kahn.
, it is estimated that the Blood Wattle Territory will be transformed in a big way in the next step.
The most popular thing among the soldiers and civilians of the Blood Wattle Territory is naturally the battle ball. The battle ball, which became popular due to the rise of the dark moon, has now officially settled in the Blood Wattle Territory, including the venue and the ball.
The most "authentic" specifications, and players and referees immediately give people a bright feeling after receiving professional training.
The battle ball craze centered on the territory and quickly spread to the surrounding areas. For this reason, Kahn specially expanded the small arena in Bloodthorn Flower and added some temporary courts. Even so, it was still unable to meet the increasing demand.
In Chen Rui's future city blueprint for Blood Wattle, there are several stadium designs.
Today is the third day of Shia's visit to the Blood Wattle Flower. The most exciting battle ball match in the Blood Wattle Flower territory is being staged in the arena. The Dark Moon Red Blood Team plays against the Blood Wattle Flower Fang Team.
General Cafu's only son Monroe, who made a special trip to learn the battle ball, and several accompanying learners appeared in the Wolf Fang team representing the Bloodthorn Flower this time.
This is currently the strongest group of high-level demons. The competition between high-level demons is faster and more intense, and their control and skills are relatively stronger. Of course, the magic circle restrictions on the court are also greater, so there will be no scenes that the audience cannot see clearly.
The friendly match was one of the exchange items of Shia's visit. After the news spread, many fans from the Imperial City, including some upper-class nobles, came to Bloodthorn Flower City in advance, causing the local hotels to be almost full, and the limited number of football fans
The tickets were sold at a terrifying price.
As soon as the whistle blew, the game began. Although there were several main players like Monroe, the game could not be won by just one or two people. Soon the Red Blood Team of Dark Moon had the upper hand. Whether it was individual or overall cooperation, it was obvious that
He showed great strength, and the audience was amazed that he could still kick the ball like this!
As the birthplace of battle ball, it is understandable that Dark Moon's strength is superior, but the Bloodthorn Flower audience still desperately cheered for their team. Even after the home team lost two goals in a row, the enthusiasm remained unabated.
As a midfielder, Monroe shouted loudly to remind his teammates while organizing an effective attack and launched the most threatening defensive counterattack. Unfortunately, his teammate hit the goal post with his kick, and the whole audience suddenly heard a cry of regret. And Dark Moon
They took the opportunity to launch a counterattack and scored another goal. Three to zero.
Monroe calmly organized his teammates to compress the defense. After successfully making the tackle, he dribbled the ball past the opponent's defender alone. When several Dark Moon defenders quickly came back to cover the defense and formed a double-team, Monroe unexpectedly released the ball.
It was handed over to the teammate who stepped in. This time, the teammate lived up to Monroe's pass and scored with a powerful shot.
In an instant, the entire stadium was boiling, and almost all the spectators cheered. Many people shouted loudly the names of Monroe and the goal scorer. Some female fans even boldly took off their shirts to celebrate, and the beating double balls became the stadium.
It was a beautiful sight, and the fanaticism was no less intense than the fans Chen Rui knew in another world.
General Cafu nodded secretly, with a look of relief in his eyes. There shouldn't be much suspense about the outcome of the game. The meaning of the goal itself is actually limited. The key is his son's calmness on the court, and his lack of confidence at the last moment.
Greed for merit, trust in teammates and teamwork spirit are commendable. If it were the arrogant and arrogant genius boy before, this situation would definitely not be seen. It seems that the past few months in Dark Moon have not been fruitful.
Small.
The game was finally over. Dark Moon's Scarlet Blood team let loose a little, allowing the Wolf Fangs to score two more goals. The final result was still 7 to 3. Although their team lost, they were able to advance to Dark Moon III.
This goal has already made the Bloodthorn Flower audience quite satisfied, and they all felt that the trip was worthwhile. I heard that there will be a friendly match for the Intermediate Demon Group tomorrow, and you can imagine how lively it will be.
The group returned to the Lord's Mansion, and Cafu specially invited Shia and Chen Rui to the meeting hall.
"Thank you to the players of Dark Moon for bringing such a wonderful game to the people of Bloodthorn Flower," Cafu said with a smile: "By the way, I specially invited some royal chefs from the imperial capital. At tonight's banquet,
His Highness Shia and all guests will taste the most delicious specialties of our Shadow Empire."
Shia nodded politely: "Then, I'm very much looking forward to it."
"By the way, Your Highness has been in my Blood Wattle territory for three days and has visited many places. I wonder if you have any suggestions? Please feel free to give me some advice." Cafu said this, but his eyes fell on that person.
The human financial officer. The eldest princess of Dark Moon is indeed an excellent leader who is talented and good at utilizing people, and this human financial officer is the most outstanding representative of capable officials. Almost all the economic development of Dark Moon is inseparable from him.
planning.
"Don't take it as advice, Chen Rui. If you have any ideas, you might as well express them." Shia understood what Cafu meant and glanced at Chen Rui.
Seeing the expectant looks of the two lords, Chen Rui secretly smiled bitterly: I'm just a time traveler from another world. At most, I'm a little clever. Most of the rest are just plagiarism. I'm definitely not a capable minister. Well, then,
Just keep copying...
"Actually, I don't have any good ideas, but judging from the popularity of today's event, the battle ball in the Blood Wattle Territory currently has considerable influence, and even the surrounding territories and the imperial capital of your country are fascinated by it. So we might as well work on it in this regard
It's just a pretentious thing to use the battle ball to expand the influence of Blood Wattle Flower's territory. This influence will drive the rapid economic development. Didn't the general notice that during the past few days of the game, all walks of life in Blood Wattle Flower City seemed to have also
Did you benefit a lot?"
"Your Excellency Chen Rui means to hold more competitions to promote economic development?"
"It's not that we need to do more, but every game should be exciting. We can use friendly matches between civilians and the military, or city exchanges like ours today. When there are more cities with teams in the future, we can also hold the most popular games.
League, but it is too early to say this now. What I mean is that you can now use the battle ball itself to increase considerable income. In addition to ticket and gambling income, you can also open a battle ball product store, right in your territory.
Before the visit, Dark Moon's "fan shop" had been opened. It mainly sells team jerseys, team emblems, team flags, accessories, sculptures and various small magical items for cheering to all fans. It can also be used to sell fans.
Those signed by everyone's favorite players are on sale in limited editions... This kind of fan store can be directly operated by the official, or it can be authorized to sell to limited private chain stores. Judging from the current situation of the Shadow Empire and the Fallen Angel Empire, the popularity of battle balls has already reached
This is a trend that is likely to spread to the entire demon world in the future, and I believe I don’t need to elaborate on the direct benefits and huge economic benefits it will bring to the general."
Kafu listened carefully and kept nodding, while the female secretary on the side was recording quickly. At the end, she showed admiration and praised: "If it were not in front of His Highness Shia, I would like to win over Your Excellency Chen Rui.
, it is really enviable for His Highness to have such internal affairs talents! Thank you for your valuable suggestions, I will start preparations for this fan shop immediately!"
"General, the praise is great. The general's courage is really admirable." Chen Rui was a little embarrassed. He was just copying it. It was indeed an praise.
The two parties exchanged a few polite words, and Cafu then readily agreed to Shia's various requests for further cooperation. He then winked at the secretary, who led several officials to leave.
Kafu showed a hesitant look: "There is one more thing, which was a little difficult to mention at first, but it is related to the most important interests of the Blood Wattle Territory, so I still plan to tell it, and please Her Royal Highness the Princess... don't hesitate to help me."
Shia and Chen Rui looked at each other and said, "General, please tell me, whether it is the cooperative relationship between the two places or our personal friendship, I will try my best to help."
"To be honest with you, Your Highness, in the northern part of the Blood Wattle Territory, in the Black Iron Mountains that straddles the Shadow Empire and the Blood Evil Empire, there is a misty swamp, and there is a crystal valley in the swamp." Chen Rui's heart moved, and he heard Kafu continue to say:
"Under the Crystal Valley, there is a large crystal ore vein, which was recently discovered. This will become the most important resource in the Blood Wattle Territory."
Crystal mine veins? Shia's face moved slightly. Crystal mines are magic crystal coins commonly used in the demon world. Depending on the purity of the refinement, they can be used as general currency and high-end magic crystal materials. Crystal mine veins symbolize huge wealth. Unexpectedly, Blood Wattle Flower is like this
There is actually a "very large" crystal ore vein under this barren land!
This crystal ore vein was what Chen Rui told Kathleen at the beginning, and it seemed that he deceived a certain queen into giving her a kiss. However, the crystal mine is the biggest secret of a territory, and it is also an important secret of the Shadow Empire. Even if Dark Moon is now with
Cafu has a lot of friendships and shouldn't reveal it. What is this request?
Kafu sighed and said: "His Highness gave you a Devil Fruit at the last auction, which enabled me to finally break through the middle section of the Demon King that I had been stationed at for many years. Moreover, my only son Monroe, thanks to His Highness's care during the Dark Moon, has made rapid progress. I
As a soldier, I am not good at expressing my gratitude in words. I, Cafu Tevez, will bear in mind His Highness's friendship. The crystal mine vein is one of the secrets of the Blood Wattle Flower, and Her Majesty Catherine of the Imperial Capital also attaches great importance to this.
resources, I have issued a military order to ensure that I will complete the preliminary mining work within the specified time and hand over a certain amount of crystal ore. However, some difficulties have arisen during the mining process. If they cannot be solved, Her Majesty the Queen's requirements cannot be completed on time. According to
Military order, I will resign from all positions including territory and military..."
Shia and Chen Rui were secretly surprised. Through this series of cooperation, Kafu has become an important figure in the military. He has established a lot of friendship with Dark Moon and Shia. He is currently the most suitable partner for the Shadow Empire. Once he
Being forced to resign and replacing Lord Bloodthorn with another person, I am afraid that unpredictable things will happen, which will naturally be quite detrimental to Dark Moon.
Shia nodded and understood: "General, this is just a personal relationship between you and me. If you need my help, just ask."
Kafu nodded: "Then let me make it clear. Someone seems to have placed a strange magic circle in the crystal mine veins, making it impossible to mine normally, and many miners were lost. At that time, I sent many people to investigate, but the result was that they could not
Find out the truth. Not long ago, I went to the imperial capital to invite Master Rummenigge, a friend of the Weapon Maker Alliance. However, after the master entered the crystal mine veins, he disappeared. His whereabouts are still unknown. I can hardly explain it to his family.
I am so worried about the crystal mine that I have almost no way out. I wonder if Her Royal Highness the Princess can help me?"
Chen Rui felt confused: Logically speaking, as one of the important bases of Blood Annihilation, Crystal Valley had completely collapsed after Catherine defeated the three demon emperors, and there should be no danger. Why would such a strange incident occur?
?
The Master Rummenigge mentioned by Cafu is an old acquaintance of Chen Rui. When Chen Rui participated in the weapon maker competition in the Shadow Imperial City as "Arthur", he received a lot of support from Rummenigge.
Taking care of him, he gave him a book on the basics of tool making and a master recommendation badge for passing the preliminaries when they first met. Later, Chen Rui was made things difficult by Master Leo during the competition. It was Master Rummenigge and another Xhosa
The master stepped forward to thwart Leo's attack. Even after Chen Rui officially became the master of weapon making, Rummenigge took the initiative to give up his research time on the ancient magic tower to him.
Although Master Rummenigge also had the original intention of attracting talents for the Shadow Empire, Chen Rui's principles were favored by others and should be repaid with springs. Now Rummenigge has disappeared in the crystal mine veins, both in public and private.
, Chen Rui should go to rescue him.
It seems it's time to revisit the old haunts of Crystal Valley.
(I just came back from a business trip and am very tired. The next stage of work may be very busy.)