Chapter 858 Look, this is the loyal Earl Langton!
"The Frost Giant is indeed magnificent. I will accept Earl Langton's wishes." The king looked at the huge skeleton.
In his eyes, this skeleton was indeed majestic, but the gold foil and gold and silver jewelry on the outer layer were indeed very rough, destroying the overall sense.
But it doesn't matter, it is precisely because of roughness that in the king's eyes, Lu Xingshi is loyal.
Even if there is nothing in his territory, he must give the best to the king. What is this but a loyal minister?
It is impossible to go back, the king thought, and disassembled all the gold and silver jewelry from the outer layer of the skeleton, and then repainted it himself.
By then placing it as a decoration in the main hall will definitely become a highlight.
"Besides this frost giant, does Earl Langton bring anything else to me?" the king asked.
"Yes, Your Majesty the King, Your Majesty the Count also asked us to write you a letter." As he said that, Lu Xingshi's captain of the bodyguard at the side quickly took out the personal letter.
Lu Xingshi definitely can't just give gifts, then it's of no use.
You have to write a letter of betrayal as a reason to ask for something, otherwise what will happen if the king pretends to be confused?
It's just that what he wrote was also very good. He didn't directly say how miserable he was or how poor he was, and he didn't explicitly ask for anything. Instead, he used various words to praise the other person in the letter.
At first glance, it will be very pleasing to the eye, but after reading it, you will have a feeling, that is, Earl Langton is poor and miserable, but he still misses me so much. If I don't help, I am not a human being.
If you had faith alone, it would definitely not have such a good effect, but coupled with the Frost Giant skeleton, it would be very convincing.
The king flipped through the letter written by Lu Xingshi and couldn't help but sigh: "It seems that Earl Langton's development has not gone so smoothly."
Lu Xingshi's captain of the bodyguard below did not dare to say anything.
It is indeed true that it is difficult, but the progress is very smooth.
There is no conflict between difficulty and smooth progress.
It's not like I can't beat him if I can beat him.
The people who came to deliver the Frost Giant skeleton and letter all adhered to the approach of saying less and making less mistakes.
You know, this king is no ordinary person, he is an absolute old fox.
So he actually understood that Lu Xingshi's letter and gift were just looking for good things from him.
Face is given, but if face is not given, there will be no next time.
Lu Xingshi's behavior may not have any direct benefit to the king, but will cause him to lose resources.
But in fact, he gained enough reputation and prestige, especially the Langton family's act of presenting the Frost Giant skeleton. Next, as long as the king is not stupid, he will publicize this matter to deepen his dominance.
What Lu Xingshi sent here was just such an opportunity.
Otherwise, with just such a letter, the king would sigh with emotion, and then nothing would happen.
"Winter is coming, and the food in the Black Earth Territory is definitely not enough. When you go back, I will arrange for someone to send food back with you." The king said.
Not only did he know everything about the Black Earth Territory, he also had a rough idea.
After all, he has chosen the person himself, let alone the Grand Knight of the Kingdom, so he must know something about it.
Therefore, he estimated that what the Black Earth Territory lacks now is not the population or tools, but the food that can allow them to survive this winter.
For expansion, we will definitely not only use the few people from the Black Earth Territory. We must naturalize and recruit savages and refugees. When the population of the Black Earth Territory increases, a food crisis will occur.
Naturally, there is no way for the Black Earth Territory to produce food out of thin air. Without his batch of food, most of the people would not be able to survive this winter.
This was a fatal blow to the Black Earth Territory.
As for money, I won’t give it to you.
The king's intelligence spies showed that the Black Earth Territory is currently not short of money.
It’s just that they don’t have the means to spend money to buy food.
Especially at this time of crisis.
The king said a few words of comfort before letting Lu Xingshi's head guard leave.
If Lu Xingshi were here, the king would indeed be interested in continuing to chat with Lu Xingshi as a way to win over him.
Since Lu Xingshi was not here, he would not waste any time talking to his servants.
He is still a king no matter what, so for the other party to see him, he has to trust him to value Lu Xingshi. Otherwise, under normal circumstances, the other party would not be qualified to enter the palace.
Only the attendants and servants of the palace will bring the letter and the Frost Giant skeleton in, and they can wait outside the palace for notification.
After the people left, the king recruited the royal craftsmen and asked them to renovate the frost giant.
The craftsmanship is so ugly. If it weren't for the gold, silver and jewelry on the outer layer, it would definitely mean that the craftsmanship is not good.
The king actually has his own ideas, such as adding decorative armor, swords, shields, etc. to make it more powerful.
"Such a powerful frost giant is extinct. If it is still alive, it will definitely be a huge disaster for the entire kingdom."
The king naturally knew about the frost giants, and there were many secrets in the royal family. Naturally, these secret information would not be displayed openly and openly, so Lu Xingshi did not see it at that time.
After all, what he asked for was breathing methods and meditation methods, so naturally these were the only two books he could read.
Even if it is not actually that strict, it is not lax enough to allow access to such secret information.
"The God of Winter, Ice and Snow...Forget it, it's just a record anyway, it's not a big deal." The king couldn't help but think of the winter wolf and the resentment of ice and snow on the permanently frozen mountains.
Back then, it was the ancestors of the Langton family who used the Shield of the Earth King to prevent the abnormal movements of the Permafrost Mountains and guarded the forefront of the Permafrost Mountains for generations.
But as the enemy declined, the value of the guarding family became lower and lower, and naturally it was no longer valued by kings of all generations.
Firstly, he was far away, and secondly, he was weak. If Lu Xingshi hadn't successfully stepped into the transcendent world and was so good at things, the king might not have remembered that there was such a viscount in the northern border.
Even if he remembered, he would only have a rough memory. He would only know that the other party was the viscount of the Black Territory of the Langton family. No matter how much he knew, he would not have any impression.
As for things on the Permafrost Mountains, there are basically no abnormalities now.
Before this, some kings actually coveted the divinity of the winter wolf.
Just the immortality bestowed by divinity was enough to drive kings crazy.
The reason why they didn't take action was because the kings found that things were not as simple as they thought.
Even if they obtain the divinity of the winter wolf, they will become winter wolves and will never be able to leave the permanently frozen mountains.
This actually doesn't matter, it's acceptable to pay a price for immortality.
What really makes them unacceptable is that once they become a winter wolf, not only the body will change, but also the soul will become a winter wolf, and it will also be affected by the long-lost god of winter and ice and snow. Over time, As time goes by, you will think of yourself as a real winter wolf.
And this is still unsolvable.
After all, in the face of immortality, it is normal to have difficulties.
It wasn't until they couldn't solve the problem that they decided to give up.
Otherwise, how could the royal family and the king not know the information on the Permafrost Mountains until the founding of the kingdom today, but this information has not been updated for a long time.
In the view of the king and the royal family, there were no interests they needed in the permafrost mountains, so they naturally did not pay attention to them.
There is no need to worry about enemy attacks. The perennial wind, snow and cold in the permanently frozen mountains, coupled with the existence of winter wolves, make it not that easy to cross over.
Even if it is successfully crossed, it is basically the same as five toils and seven injuries.
The height and steepness of the permafrost mountains are far beyond the ability of ordinary soldiers to climb.
Based on this information, the king was able to guess Lu Xingshi's development situation.
Without the followers of the God of Winter, Ice and Snow, the permanently frozen mountains would be a natural barrier.
"Earl Langton's growth is indeed a bit slow. With the current amount of blood honey potion, I can probably live for about three years."
"How could Earl Langton grow to the strength and status I need in three years?"
The effect of the blood honey potion is getting worse and worse for the king. Maybe after taking it three or five times, it will be completely ineffective.
"Perhaps we can use another potion." The king said this, which naturally meant that the queen's death was coming: "We need to make arrangements in advance."
"The queen's mental state has been contaminated by her soul seed."
"And the recent behavior has become increasingly cruel and crazy. If it is not dealt with, it will become a scandal for the royal family."
The queen's madness is not a royal scandal, a royal scandal only counts when people know about it.
Therefore, the best way is to deal with all the insiders and initiators before the royal scandal breaks out, so there is no need to worry about scandals.
Moreover, the king still wanted to live, and the blood-honey potion was useless, so he had to find another potion that could extend his life.
He doesn't really mind whether it is a black wizard or a white wizard. As long as he can refine a potion that can extend his life and have no side effects, he can accept it, and witchcraft is not impossible.
As for why he didn't choose to condense extraordinary seeds by himself.
It's because he has already missed his peak period, and neither his body nor his spirit can support him to become a knight or a wizard.
The young king did have a chance, but at that time he was still competing with his brothers and sisters to become the heir to the throne.
His opponents are not only these people, but also the previous old king, an old king who, like him, has lived for a long time.
The lifespan is so long that even future generations can’t bear it.
But he is relatively calm, so he is the one who succeeds in the end.
When he successfully became a king and wanted to train as a knight to become a transcendent, he found that he could no longer do it.
If you miss it, it’s not that easy to make up for it.
Then the power and responsibility of the entire kingdom came to bear on him. Even if he was physically able, he didn't have enough time and energy.
(End of chapter)