Chapter 867 News about the Orei Empire and the Earth God System
The winter hunt lasted for three full days and finally came to an end.
The process was also very smooth, and there were no bloody incidents such as the gangsters' appearance or the enemy's attack.
Lu Xingshi could only lament that without the halo of the protagonist, he would indeed encounter a lot less trouble.
As for Princess Catherine, she was taciturn during the entire winter hunt and didn't say anything.
It just exudes a certain kind of dead silence from time to time, and as time goes by, the original temperature drops.
Only then did Lu Xingshi realize that she was the main culprit behind the temperature drop in the palace, but no one present was aware of this problem.
Of course, it was impossible for him to remind him of this.
So what if he was reminded, he didn't have any evidence, and the evidence still needed to be verified.
To verify the princess of the kingdom? Lu Xingshi does not have much emotional intelligence, but his mind is still normal. He would do this because he is crazy.
Not only is it not beneficial, it is also inconsistent with his interests.
But one thing can be seen from this, that is, Princess Catherine may not be as simple as she seems.
Very well disguised.
After the winter hunting was over, the king began to commend and reward the top three nobles who had hunted the most prey during the winter hunting.
The process was very simple, just a few words of encouragement, and then someone took them to pick something from the treasure house.
As for paying much attention to it, it doesn't matter. After all, this group of feudal nobles has neither territory nor real power. At most, it can only be regarded as an impression.
This is equivalent to a stepping stone. Whether they can climb up step by step in the future depends on them. The Winter Hunting event is actually a gathering of this group of senior executives.
The other nobles are just foils.
Of course, they can also choose to gain favor with the kingdom's senior officials and seek refuge with them, but this type of nobles is a small minority.
If they were in the royal capital, would they really get close to other people, or would they do so under the king's nose? Would the king really care?
Even if I don’t care, when I think of you in the future, my first thought will be that you are very close to a certain powerful noble, and you will be brushed off immediately.
"You are very strong. You can compete again next time you have a chance." Pollock Tell looked at Lu Xingshi and said.
The other two great knights of the kingdom did not bother to interact with Lu Xingshi. In their opinion, Lu Xingshi's title was too low and was not worthy of their friendship.
On the contrary, it was Pollock. He found that it was too outrageous that human beings could become so powerful.
After the so-called great knights of the kingdom discovered that they had condensed the seeds of life, they could not become stronger no matter what, and finally had to give up and concentrate on their rights.
As for breaking through the limits of the human body?
That was Lu Xingshi. There were no normal knights in this group of kingdoms, so they could defeat up to a hundred people.
Therefore, this extraordinary power was regarded by them as a ladder of power, and they gradually gave up their exploration of the extraordinary.
This is actually a normal situation. After all, even Lu Xingshi needs two hundred and seventy-four years, and they need even longer time.
It's not that they haven't made progress, it's that the progress is so small that they can't even feel it.
"I'm a little curious. After you condensed the life seeds, didn't you think about going further?"
"In the breathing method, it must have been said that we are not the so-called great knights, but just newcomers who have just become knights." Lu Xingshi asked with a smile.
"Of course I have. You don't know that when I just condensed the life seeds, I thought I would become a powerful holy knight like my ancestors."
"As you can see, I am still just a knight now." Pollock said with a wry smile.
In the end, reality smoothed the edges, and he became the Marquis of Tire and began to become a qualified noble.
He actually did not expect that Lu Xingshi's strength would reach the level of a real great knight. He only thought that Lu Xingshi was young and strong and had a special breathing method inherited from his family.
In fact, his physical fitness has begun to decline.
That is to say, with the seeds of life, he can still maintain a body that is far stronger than his age.
"By the way, I heard that you are looking for the God of Earth and Life?" Pollock suddenly changed the topic and asked this question.
This is not a secret. Lu Xingshi had inquired about it in the royal capital before.
"That's right, the breathing method of the Langton family I belong to is called "Earth Element Breathing Method". I suspect it is closely related to the earth and the god of life." Lu Xingshi directly linked his behavior to the Langton family.
This reason is quite reasonable.
Among the higher echelons of the kingdom, gods are not a big secret.
Pollock also knew about the divine winter wolf in the permanently frozen mountains, but it was just a tacit understanding.
After all, a certain king of the kingdom has become unfit to speak.
"When I left the kingdom to travel, I heard some deeds by bards in the Aure Empire in the south of the kingdom praising the God of Earth and Life." Pollock said.
The Orei Empire is far from comparable to the Voss Kingdom where Lu Xingshi is located. It can be said to be one of the most powerful empires in the world.
It's just the distance, it's really far. It’s not that easy to get there, and you have to cross several kingdoms in the middle to get there.
As soon as Lu Xingshi heard the key word "South", he felt that he was right.
"I didn't expect the Marquis of Tire to have traveled around the world. How do the countries outside compare with ours?" Lu Xingshi changed the subject.
Pollock didn't get suspicious. After all, it was too far away, so he just thought Lu Xingshi had given up.
"It's much stronger than our Kingdom of Voss. You've heard of steam engines, right?" Pollock said.
"I've heard some. After all, I was also a wandering knight." Lu Xingshi nodded. If he didn't have the materials, he would have done it with his hands.
"The Orei Empire has used steam engines to start a reform, which seems to be called the Industrial Revolution."
"I don't know exactly how it works, but my advisors say that once successful, the Orei Empire will become the most powerful empire."
"Of course, if it fails, the Orei Empire will collapse as a result."
"So it has always been chaotic outside, and the war has never stopped."
"The current situation of the Orei Empire is not very good." Pollock briefly summarized the situation among the countries to Lu Xingshi.
The other party is a marquis, not a noble title like Lu Xingshi, so he has a very complete intelligence system and is not completely ignorant to the outside world.
"By the way, the last Viscount Langton went to the Orei Empire."
"The art, culture and other related development of the Orei Empire is also the highest among other countries." Pollock seemed to have thought of something and added.
"He has given up the glory of the Langton family. Which country he goes to has nothing to do with me." Lu Xingshi had almost forgotten that there was such a person as the former Viscount.
I don’t know if he is still alive. After all, according to Pollock, war has begun with the Orei Empire as the center.
"The Orei Empire has used steam engines to create many steel monsters."
"The giant steam elephant that can crush the enemy on the front of the battlefield, and the steam bird that flies in the sky."
"In addition, there are steam vipers that can be held by soldiers, steam armadillos that can cause the city gates to be pushed open, etc."
"The battlefield seems to be turning the tide little by little, and there is a sense of counterattack."
"This is not a good thing. Once the Orei Empire really wins, our Kingdom of Vos will definitely be affected."
When Pollock said this, his painting style changed somewhat.
Giant elephants, birds, poisonous snakes, armadillos?
These words combined with steam and steel made Lu Xingshi think of tanks, airplanes, firearms and other items.
He reasonably suspected that the Orei Empire might be cheating.
Otherwise, if everyone was in the Middle Ages, why would you use steam?
"Just listen to these things and don't spread them outside, otherwise it will easily cause turmoil."
"Compared to other kingdoms, our Kingdom of Voss is actually rotten in their eyes..." Only then did Pollock remember that Lu Xingshi was just a newly promoted noble.
Even if it has become a high-level person, the true strength of the Black Earth Territory is simply not as high as that of the Earl Territory.
"Don't worry, Marquis of Tire, I am a very strict person." Lu Xingshi found that the Kingdom of Vos where he was located was indeed very bad.
If nothing else goes wrong, after the Orei Empire wins, the best situation for the Kingdom of Vos is to become the Principality of Vos, and then everyone's title will be lowered by one level and they will accept its rule.
The worst case scenario is of course sudden death.
Pollock didn't really care whether Lu Xingshi would leak it. Anyway, the person who got into trouble after the leak was also the Black Earth Territory where Lu Xingshi was located, not his Marquis Territory. He just reminded Lu Xingshi for the sake of Lu Xingshi being a high knight of the kingdom.
"The winter hunting is over, and it's time for me to go back. I hope to see the Langton family become a Marquis family one day."
"When the time comes, I will invite you to my territory as a guest."
"By the way, Grand Duke Haipa is not as simple as he seems on the surface. Although you reconciled with him on the winter hunt, it was only a reconciliation on the surface."
"Don't take it lightly." Pollock patted Lu Xingshi's shoulder and felt the touch was stiff.
Lu Xingshi was wearing the command of a mountain monarch.
But Pollock couldn't say anything. At first, he thought Lu Xingshi was unique, but after seeing a lot during winter hunting, he got used to it.
He even thought about imitating Lu Xingshi and giving himself a suit of armor to enhance his image.
After all, he has condensed the seeds of life. Whether it is physical strength or endurance, he is far superior to ordinary people. As long as the weight is appropriate, he can wear it for a whole day like Lu Xingshi.
It's just that the hot and cold and the inconveniences in life are a little more difficult to overcome.
"Okay, the king is waiting for you in the palace, go see him." After Pollock finished speaking, he left directly.
After the winter hunting was over, the king summoned the four great knights of the kingdom individually in order.
The order of summoning was naturally based on the order of becoming the Kingdom's Grand Knight, with Lu Xingshi being the last and Pollock being the second to last.
(End of chapter)