Chapter 847: The Royal Capital, the Value of Small Earth Element Essence Refining Technique
Lu Xingshi's arrival in the royal capital was smooth. He also encountered bandits during this period, but he was killed by him with a shield.
It has to be said that even if it is just a simple shield defense for beginners, it is terrifyingly powerful when combined with the Extraordinary Seed: Heart of the Earth and Glory: King of the Earth.
As long as he stands on the earth, Lu Xingshi is someone who cannot be defeated, let alone invincible.
From the Black Territory to the Royal Capital, Lu Xingshi was actually a little uncomfortable with it, mainly because the size of the kingdom was much smaller than he had imagined.
The royal capital was indeed more prosperous than his black soil territory, but in Lu Xingshi's eyes, it was still beyond words.
After arriving, he naturally went to the palace to meet the king. There was no provocation or questioning. As evidenced by the Langton family crest on the shield of the Earth King, the king naturally summoned him immediately.
"Viscount Langton, I think this is the first time we have met." The king looked at the Shield of the Earth King carried on Lu Xingshi's back and couldn't help but twitch at the corner of his eye.
How could the king not know how heavy this shield was?
Before entering the royal treasury, he tried to take it, but he couldn't say that he couldn't pick it up, he could only say that it didn't move at all.
However, Lu Xingshi now acted like a normal person, carrying it lightly.
"Yes, Your Majesty."
"I've actually always wanted to come and see you, but I was in a hurry to take over the viscounty of the Langton family, and I really didn't have time."
"The original three perfume formulas were supposed to be presented to His Majesty the King in person by me. In the end, I had no choice but to have them forwarded on my behalf."
Lu Xingshi said it nicely, that's not called a transaction, it's called a dedication to the king.
When the king heard Lu Xingshi's words, a smile suddenly appeared on his face. Who wouldn't like to hear compliments?
In particular, Lu Xingshi's compliments were not direct, but complimented indirectly.
"Hahaha, I still believe in Viscount Langton's loyalty. Your Langton family is the strongest shield in our kingdom." The king naturally came back to compliment Lu Xingshi.
"Thank you for the compliment, King!" Lu Xingshi continued as if he was a loyal minister, "This time, I am here to contribute a piece of alchemy left by my ancestors."
When the king heard this, a gleam flashed in his eyes: "Viscount Langton really cares about the kingdom. I don't know what alchemy is. I need Viscount Langton to come here in person."
However, Lu Xingshi did not speak, and glanced at the guards and servants present.
This behavior naturally made the king understand what Lu Xingshi was going to do, and he asked these people to leave immediately.
"Alchemy that can use soil and rocks to refine the essence of earth elements." Lu Xingshi said slowly after the people left.
As soon as the words came out, the king was shocked, and then he quickly calmed down and looked at Lu Xingshi up and down.
He was now certain that Lu Xingshi was responsible for the disappearance of mudstone in Grand Duke Haipa's principality.
It's just that he didn't say this out loud, pretending to be confused and pretending he didn't know.
Everyone has sent me this alchemy, so how could the king be so stupid as to speak.
"Viscount Langton is so loyal, I don't know what I should reward you with." The king said with a smile.
They talked about rewards, but in fact they just asked Lu Xingshi to make demands.
"Thanks to the favor of His Majesty the King, I successfully inspired and condensed the seeds of life and became a 'Great Knight'." Lu Xingshi did not directly say what he wanted, but first reported his identity.
If he didn't have the status of 'Great Knight', Lu Xingshi would probably be fooled and sent away.
The king's eyes changed slightly and he just nodded: "The kingdom will not treat any great knight badly."
In fact, the king had made some guesses before, but he had not confirmed it.
After all, Lu Xingshi could carry the Shield of the Earth King so easily. This was not something ordinary people could do.
What he said was to let Lu Xingshi bring it up, and if it was suitable, he would agree to it, which would be regarded as wooing Lu Xingshi.
Lu Xingshi naturally got off the donkey along the slope and made three requests of his own.
The first is to get 20% of the profit from the earth element essence, the second is to get a pair of heavy armor equivalent to the Earth King's Shield, and the third is to browse the royal collection of books, including forbidden meditation methods.
Of course, these three requirements are not just stated directly, but through indirect means.
As soon as the king thought about it, he quickly started bargaining. The real contradiction was not in the last two conditions, but in the first condition.
I am definitely not willing to pay 20% of the profit.
So the king gave two solutions. The first was to give half a percent, which would be passed down as the eternal benefit of the Langton family.
The second method is to give 10%, but it can only be given when Lu Xingshi is alive. Only Lu Xingshi is recognized, not the Langton family as the main body.
Then Lu Xingshi will be promoted to the title of earl, and the right to develop will be issued again. You can develop by yourself, and I will give you wherever you can.
The pioneering lord's pioneering rights were taken back after the kingdom was stabilized.
Therefore, the current nobles actually have no power to expand externally.
For example, Lu Xingshi previously occupied a forest farm and a mine owned by Viscount Moko, which was actually an illegal act.
Of course, this is not considered pioneering, it can only be considered internal fighting.
The Moko family is still in power now. If the Moko family disappears one day, the red soil territory will be taken back by the royal family. During the liquidation, the forest farms and mines occupied by him will be taken back by the royal family. Since internal fighting does not count, the only option is to expand externally.
The king is not fooling around with just one right to develop, but because there is indeed an undeveloped area to the north of the Black Earth Territory.
It's called the Everfrost Mountain Range, and as long as Lu Xingshi can chew it down, it will all be his, and he will have no problem even becoming the next Grand Duke of the Kingdom.
After a lot of back and forth, Lu Xingshi chose the second method, but on the basis of the original, he obtained a considerable amount of gold coins and a large number of craftsmen and civilians as resources for development.
The Black Earth Territory was short of money and people, so Lu Xingshi could accept a 10% dividend, but he wanted more.
The king had been arguing with Lu Xingshi for more than half an hour before giving it to him.
The main motivation is naturally the unwillingness to incur additional expenses.
It's true that he is a king, but compared to other huge empires, his kingdom is just a small kingdom. At most, it is like surviving in the cracks.
Even some of the principalities that were enfeoffed from the empire were far superior to his kingdom.
Therefore, although he lives a luxurious life, in fact, his predicament is similar to that of Lu Xingshi.
If you want to make progress, you must not only face the suppression of the empire, but also the exclusion of fellow kingdoms.
There is no friendship between countries, it is all about interests.
If he relaxes even a little bit or shows any flaws, he will be targeted by other kingdoms.
As for the alchemy technique that can refine soil and rocks into earth element essence this time, he also needs to plan carefully.
If it succeeds, it will take the kingdom a step further.
After the deal was concluded, Lu Xingshi directly handed over the artificial earth element essence refining technology that he had improved into alchemy to the king.
After getting it, the king was relieved.
"Viscount Langton rarely comes to the royal capital, so why not stay and play for a few more days." The king said with a smile.
He didn't say this out of politeness or out of kindness.
Instead, he wanted to keep Lu Xingshi, so that he would not run away if there was something wrong with the alchemy skills given by Lu Xingshi. If he really wanted to take the things and run away, the king would not be able to pursue the matter with great fanfare due to Lu Xingshi's status as a 'big knight'.
However, if Lu Xingshi was still in the royal capital, he would be able to communicate with him immediately.
Lu Xingshi naturally had no problem: "Thank you for your kindness, Your Majesty. I wonder if I can go see the Kingdom's collection of books first."
He originally planned to stay, otherwise he would have put forward the second condition, and leaving would mean giving up.
The king thought about it and used this reason to stop Lu Xingshi.
As for Lu Xingshi's need to see the breathing method and the meditation method that are banned in the kingdom, it is not a big deal.
After all, the other party has already become a knight, and there is no way to become a wizard again.
The king didn't really care why he wanted to see the meditation method. He was either curious or just to cultivate a wizard in his territory. This was actually a good thing for him, which was equivalent to grabbing Lu Xingshi's handle.
To win over is to win over, and it is better to have a handle.
On the contrary, this can further bring the relationship between the two parties closer.
"Of course there is no problem. I will arrange for someone to send Viscount Langton there right away." The king immediately agreed.
Then he arranged for a royal adviser to accompany Lu Xingshi.
This royal advisor is definitely the king's confidant, otherwise it would be impossible for him to have access to such contraband as meditation.
After arranging this matter, the king left in a hurry and took the alchemy that Lu Xingshi gave him to confirm.
Needless to say, there must be wizards in the kingdom.
It's just that it's most likely a white wizard.
Not only the royal family, but also the grand duke who controls the principality, they must also have it.
These wizards will be disguised as consultants, pharmacists, or simply invisible, serving the nobles secretly.
Regardless of the fact that the mainstream of the kingdom is knights, in fact wizards are also a pillar, but overall they are not as good as knights.
Of course, Lu Xingshi guessed that this wizard was not a formal wizard who had inspired the soul seeds, but a wizard apprentice.
Lu Xingshi was not worried that something would go wrong. The king would definitely not only ask a wizard to verify it, but would also try to imitate alchemy directly.
The wizard apprentice can't see it, but it can be made.
If you really want to ask about the principle, Lu Xingshi will just ask the question and tell him that the process is not important, but the result is important.
As long as you can create small earth element essences from soil and rocks, there will be no problem with alchemy. This is what he gave you anyway.
If he continued to ask, he said that this is the alchemy passed down by the Langton family. If you have any questions, you can ask the ancestors of the Langton family yourself.
Having said that, it would be rude for the other party to continue to ask questions.
(End of chapter)