Chapter 68: Tiandou Palace changes, Ren Xue makes a mistake!
At first, when he just lost his "good brother", Ma Hongjun also felt painful and lonely. However, now he only felt grateful to Zhongli in his heart.
Looking back, the things I was once extremely passionate about were so vulgar and boring. Nothing compares to picking plums, admiring the moon, embroidering and painting flowers. Even secretly, he had some different emotions towards Zhongli
The tall man in blue robe ignored Ma Hongjun, but looked at Zhongli and said: "Emperor, in addition to the Xianjia Army, the food and salary of the Qianyan Army should also be secured. At the current rate, it will be next year at the latest , the number of Qianyan Army will expand to more than 100,000. Even if the money and food of the Prince's Mansion are added to our Tianshui College's accumulation, I am afraid it will not be enough to last for long."
Zhongli also nodded.
The population in the Killing City is actually extremely large, more than a million. After all, generations of evil people have thrived here after entering this place. Apart from death, this is a place where there is only a steady flow of immigrants and no emigration, so the population grows naturally fast.
But now, even if only one fifth of the people can accumulate enough "killing points", that would be a huge amount of two hundred thousand. You know, even the entire Tiandou Empire's army only has over one million people. And in fact, most of them are just garrison troops that exist in theory. In fact, they have no combat effectiveness at all. They are almost just a group of farmers farming.
What's more, some updates and optimizations have been made in the system of "New World City". When signing the Qianyan Army contract, you can also choose the "loan" function, which means you owe a certain amount of killing points first, and then earn and repay them after returning to the living world. In this way, the number of Qianyan Army warriors who can escape from the Killing City is likely to continue to expand.
Moreover, after signing such a loan contract, the soldiers of the Qianyan Army, who were burdened with the emperor's kindness, would naturally only become more courageous in killing the enemy. The design of this debt is very user-friendly. It can be paid in installments, up to twelve installments, and the interest is only 5% per month. If there are not enough points to repay when it expires, it will be repaid through some other methods, such as smelters, ordnance factories, etc., by contributing labor force.
The system of killing points will continue to be retained after it comes to this world, as a military salary supplement mechanism to encourage the warriors of the Qianyan Army to fight bravely against the enemy. These things will have great effects in the future. There are even some official Tiandou Empire troops who have been infiltrated by the power of the Prince's Mansion and have secretly switched to the Qianyan Army, hoping to enjoy this kind of generous salary.
"At present, there are still too few manor communes under the name of the Prince's Mansion, and the money, food and materials that can be brought from Xinshi City at this stage are ultimately limited. It seems that it is time to move to the next step."
Zhongli sighed softly and said.
Ma Hongjun couldn't help but tremble slightly in his heart, and then became excited. Finally, it’s time to take the next step.
Ma Hongjun had already been mentally prepared for this. Didn't you look at the military advisor and call His Highness the Fifth Prince "Emperor"?
"Your Highness the Fifth Prince!"
At this moment, a royal knight wearing the badge of the Prince's Palace came to report on Pegasus, with a somewhat anxious look on his face.
"What happened? It's okay. Speak slowly."
Zhong Li looked at the royal knight who had turned over and dismounted, with sweat on his forehead, and said gently.
The royal knight's expression softened slightly, then he walked up to Zhongli and whispered something. For a moment, Zhongli's expression became a little more solemn.
"Emperor, what happened?"
Navilet, the military advisor in blue robes, looked at Zhongli and asked.
"Something happened in the palace. There was a change in the Tiandou Palace. The eldest prince Xue Qinghe's intention to assassinate Emperor Xue Ye was leaked. Now Xue Qinghe has been placed under house arrest. Two unidentified titled Douluo have been captured and killed. The fourth prince Xue Beng has been temporarily placed under arrest. For the prince!”
Zhongli said in a deep voice.
"What?"
Ma Hongjun was shocked. Some of the senior officials of the Xianjia Army also changed their expressions at this time.
"Is Your Majesty an old fool? Why would you let that good-for-nothing playboy Xue Beng succeed you at this time? Could it be that bastard Prince Snow Star who poured some kind of ecstasy soup into His Majesty's eyes?" An old housekeeper from the Prince's Mansion had a look of shock on his face. , puzzled color, Na Na said.
"Isn't it finally the last step?"
Zhongli sighed softly and said. In fact, this day was something he never wanted to face. But there are some things that you have to face sometimes.
"Damn it, this old man Xue Ye is too much of a bully. How about our three thousand Immortal Family troops go straight back to Tiandou Palace, kill Xue Ye and Xue Beng, and take the bird position!"
Ma Hongjun waved his hand, extremely heroic and authentic.
"No! With Xue Ye's ability. Even if he discovers that there is something wrong with Xue Qinghe and there are two titled Douluo behind Xue Qinghe, what can he really do to Xue Qinghe? But, what method did he use? , two titled Douluo were eliminated!”
Dugu Bo frowned and said in a deep voice. In his own heart, there was a shuddering feeling about the unknown. As a titled Douluo himself, he knows best how easy it is for a titled Douluo to escape. Even seven or eight Contras may not be able to catch up.
What kind of power could allow Xue Ye to keep two powerful men at the Title Douluo level?
"Let's go. Let's go to Tiandou Palace."
Zhongli just pondered for a moment, then raised his head, a flash of determination flashed in his amber eyes.
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At this moment, the entire Tiandou Palace was covered with a strange dark gray mist. Vaguely, there seemed to be a giant iron-gray dragon coiling above the palace.
"Father!"
Xue Beng's face now showed a look of uncontrollable ecstasy. He knelt in front of his father and kowtowed several times "bang bang bang". At this time, he was no longer wearing ordinary brocade clothes, but the swan-patterned clothes that belonged to the prince.
Xue Beng never imagined that after enduring it for so long, the position of prince would finally fall to him, a worthless waste! Originally, logically speaking, even if Xue Qinghe was finished, it would still be the turn of the monster Xue Li. In other words, Xue Qinghe's collapse should have completely cleared the way for Xue Li.
Unexpectedly, the one who finally came to power would be himself?
Xue Beng looked up at his father. At this time, Emperor Xueye seemed a little older, and his face was slightly blue, which was a sign of previous poisoning.
Xue Beng couldn't help but feel even more happy. Looking at this old man, he must not be more than three to five years old.
"Get up."
Emperor Xueye waved his hand, his voice a little old and authentic.
(End of chapter)