Chapter 904 - Envoy (2/2)

So, this result was no different from what he had heard from the Black Mage King.

After ascertaining this, Fang Xingjian did not plan on wasting too much time on it. Instead, he planned to use this time to combine the powers of his Eternal Sword Seigneur’s Sword Realm ability, the Celestial Eradication Sword Formation, and the Divine Country together.

With this, it meant that he would be able to sustain the sword formation constantly. When he wished to activate it, he would just need to bring out the Divine Country and would not have to waste time setting things up. Moreover, with the three abilities combined, it would mean that he had many more options to apply in the area of spatial changes.

The Realm Traversing Guardian King continued, “Imperial Preceptor, I’ve come here this time around primarily because the Saint wishes to invite you for a meeting and discuss important matters.”

Fang Xingjian’s gaze flickered. “When and where?”

“Seven days later, the Beize Region, Wolf’s Howl Mountain.”

After they agreed on the time for the meetup, the Realm Traversing Guardian King left with the third level of the mystical prints.

With the trade for the third level of the mystical prints, the Imperial Capital obtained several ten million gold worth of resources. The Church was in possession a tremendous amount of heavenly and earthly treasures—various treasures that could increase one’s attributes, raise specialties, strengthen the physical body and will—and these were enough for Fang Xingjian’s subordinates to gain a huge improvement to their abilities.

In the depths of the palace, a man with an unkempt beard and several tens of small braids followed Ferdinand as they continued walking deeper inside.

Half a month ago, the plains sent a team of envoys. This man was the leader of the envoy team—Hu Diaonan. Behind him, there were a few more men from the plains who were also a part of the envoy team.

Right now, as the plains had lost the leadership of the Heavenly Lion King as well as the 11 Sacred Generals, they were in a state of chaos. The leaders of many tribes rose up, plundering and engaging in battles all around.

As for those in the plains’ headquarters, they could only hole up in their imperial capital.

This time around, the reason that Hu Diaonan came here was to request for assistance. Having lost the Heavenly Lion King’s and 11 Sacred Generals’ suppression, all of the plains were covered in bloodshed. Yet, there were still Conferred Knights from the Empire who had gone there to add fuel to the flames.

Hu Diaonan was aware that Fang Xingjian’s only female disciple—Lilia—was one of those who headed to the plains. She was going after and killing the experts in the plains in a bid to gain more experience in her martial arts cultivation.

With Fang Xingjian’s reputation, no one dared to seek revenge from Lilia even after many experts from numerous tribes had been killed.

To the plains, this was a humiliation they had never suffered before. However, Hu Diaonan knew that no matter how humiliating things were, he could only bear with it. In this trip to the Imperial City, he did not even dare to take the initiative to bring up the matter about Lilia.

He looked at Ferdinand with a fawning expression and asked, “Lord Ferdinand, thank you for helping to pass on the message this time around.” With that, he gently stuffed a box into Ferdinand’s arms.

Ferdinand received it without any expression then nodded and said, “It’s thoughtful of you.”

Hu Diaonan appeared elated when the gift was handed out, but he felt as if his heart was bleeding. The kingdom in the plains was vastly different from how it used to be in the past. Previously, in order to take over the Empire, a large number of elite warriors had followed the 11 Sacred Generals to head south.

However, the results were known to everyone. None of the warriors from the plains, who had ventured south, had returned to their hometown alive.

The kingdom suffered a great blow, and many tribes revolted. The national treasury was emptied, and it could be said that each gift Hu Diaonan sent out was like him breaking his teeth and swallowing them.

Moreover, Ferdinand—a member in the palace—was an important target he had to deal with. Over the past few days, the cost of the items Hu Diaonan gifted out had already exceeded one million gold. However, the other party still had not shown make his position clear. Therefore, Hu Diaonan kept on cursing inwardly that the people from the Empire were not doing anything despite continuously accepting money.

Seeing that Ferdinand was still not saying anything, Hu Diaonan was forced to ask, “Sir, what does the Imperial Preceptor think about the matter concerning the plains?” He asked, feeling aggrieved, “The plains are now in a state of chaos, and the people are living difficult lives. It’s very hard for the kingdom to hang on, and it’s no longer easy to get our hands on resources to offer to the Empire.”