The Last Dark King

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The vibrations caused by the sun crystal mineral veins were far beyond his expectations.

Wang Cheng did not remain silent about his series of victories and gains as before, but immediately sent a heavyweight team and arrived at Fanxing Town that same day.

The team was led by Guardian Churchill and Elder Palos, and its members included the director of the Royal City's Logistics Resources Department, senior prospectors, the head of the expeditionary legion, and several senior Royal City affairs officials.

The team found Rhodes as soon as they arrived at Fanxing Town.

Rhodes knew something was wrong as soon as he saw this formation.

Sure enough, Elder Palos clearly told him that the Sun Crystal Mineral Veins could not be used as his private trophies and must be taken over by the Royal City.

Rhodes' face suddenly darkened: "Why?"

"Because this is the most important strategic resource of the Imperial City, its exploitation and distribution must be planned uniformly by the Imperial City."

"However, we clearly agreed before the expedition that all the spoils of war belong to me. At that time, you also said that this was to verify whether the expedition and pioneering actions could bring positive benefits to mankind, and used this as an excuse. My establishment has been reduced, my supplies have been reduced, and even the money for my expedition was borrowed from the giant merchants of Maihara!"

Elder Palos's expression did not change at all.

"This is your own business and has nothing to do with the Royal City's strategy. It is Trorian's consistent rule to recover the sun's crystal veins."

Rhodes frowned and said: "Your Majesty Elder, King City needs to be more reasonable, right?"

"There are so many of us, we have risked our lives and worked so hard to acquire resources, and you just take it away like this? Do I need no money to support such a big family? Everyone's salary, distribution of supplies, medicines, and food are all free of charge. Yeah?"

Elder Palos said coldly: "This is none of my business."

Rhodes was angry, waved his hand and said: "If you say so, the Sun Crystal Mine is none of your business."

Elder Palos narrowed his eyes: "What do you want to do? I warn you, you are violating the orders of the royal city."

Rhodes sneered and said: "You obviously violated it first. The land I occupied is mine, and the resources I mined are also mine. This is an agreement between the king and the elders. If you break the agreement, you are contemptuous of the king. I don't agree with you." I want to ask you, do you have any evil intentions towards the King who protects the Holy Fire?"

Elder Palos never expected that Rhodes would not even pay the elder's account. The reason why the Royal City sent so many people was to suppress him and make him obediently offer the mineral vein. However, he did not expect that this guy was more powerful than he thought. Thorny head.

"Little boy."

Elder Palos also had a hint of coldness in his tone.

"Do you think your success is yours? Without the support of the royal city, can you borrow money? Can you buy so many supplies? There are so many outstanding warriors here who will obey your orders?"

"You have to know that with just one word from me, you will become a mere commander."

Rhodes said calmly: "You can try."

Elder Palos had veins visibly appearing on his forehead, and he said sternly: "Molly, summon all those with official positions in Fanxing Town."

Molly stood behind Rhodes with an indifferent expression, as if she hadn't heard anything.

Elder Palos said angrily: "Molly! Don't forget that your job is the senior dispatcher of the Military War Department!"

Molly's bright eyes looked into the air, with no expression on her delicate face, as if he didn't exist.

Palos's whole face turned red, but it was Rhodes who said, "Molly, go ahead."

Molly then turned and left the hall.

After a while, all the people above the level of squad leader in Fanxing Town gathered in the hall.

Palos used his spiritual energy to strengthen his voice and announced loudly: "Rhodes has been dismissed from his post for violating the orders of the Royal City. The Internal Affairs Tribunal and the Tribunal will immediately punish him for his crimes. All of you will return to the Royal City immediately. Anyone who violates this will be guilty of the same crime as him! "

As soon as the words fell, the entire crowd immediately exploded!

"What did you say?"

"Where does this liar come from? Lord Rhodes is Trolian's new star, how can he be punished?"

"Sir Rhodes has opened up such a large territory and expanded such a large living space. There is no way that Wangcheng will remove him from his position."

"Don't talk nonsense to him, he must be a doomsday cultist who wants to destroy our victory!"

"Yes, he is a doomsday cultist!"

"Quick, watchman! Go and catch him!"

"Catch the doomsday cultists!"

"There are doomsday cultists coming to attack Fanxing Town!"

Although Palos kept claiming that he was an elder and presented various evidences, no one listened. The crowd was so excited that a fight would have started if Rhodes had not stopped him.

In the end, Rhodes made everyone disperse angrily by saying that this was a misunderstanding and that this person was talking nonsense because of a big bag in his head.

Palos's face turned red and blue, and he left the hall without saying a word.

Rhodes turned around and smiled: "Well done, Molly, otherwise this guy would have thought we were soft persimmons."

Molly said seriously: "He will not give up. This is the bottom line of Wangcheng. They cannot compromise."

Rhodes' tone turned cold: "If you don't compromise, you have to compromise. I did some calculations. Even if the true silver veins are fully operational, the daily output will only be 15 million silver cords, and our net profit will only be around 800,000. , The weekly income is only 5.6 million silver cords."

"And our weekly expenditure has already exceeded 20 million, and it will increase significantly in the future. We must not let the sun crystal veins pass."

Molly said: "We can reduce this expenditure."

Rhodes snorted: "Why should I surrender?"

Molly said no more.

Although this was extremely unreasonable, she had already made up her mind that Rhodes' will was her will.

In this way, Rhodes and the Royal City team came to a stalemate.

He originally planned to force the person away and create a fait accompli. If he paid a small price, Wang Cheng might just pinch his nose and admit it.

But at night, Guardian Churchill found him alone.

Churcher once worked as a teacher in the secret branch, and participated in the Battle of Suo City and the Battle of the Abyss Serpent. He had met Rhodes several times and had a good impression of him.

"Little Rod, you can't do it this hard."

Churchill is a burly man, always shirtless, showing off his muscular and abs.

He carried his weapons on his back - a sledgehammer and a big axe. They were dark and unattractive in appearance, but Rhodes knew that Churchill had used them to block a giant sword of flesh and blood a thousand times their size. In terms of power, The superior suppressed the Abyss Serpent.

"Sun Crystal is the lifeblood material of the Royal City, and it can never be controlled by private individuals. This will give him the qualifications to threaten the Royal City. If his will is different from the Royal City, it will cause us to be torn apart internally."

Rhodes frowned: "How is this possible? This is just a resource."

Churchill smiled.

The flesh on his face was all squeezed together, making him look a little ferocious, but his eyes were gentle.

"Little Rhodes, you haven't become a high-level combatant yet. There are some things you don't know. This is not unnecessary worry. It has happened in history."

Rhodes scratched the back of his head, feeling a little unbelievable.

Churchill continued: "You should know that except for the first level of psychic upgrade ceremony, you must use solar crystals."

"You can imagine that everyone is looking forward to improving their spiritual power, but there are not so many sun crystals in the royal city. They need to queue for months or even years to get the sun crystals for the ceremony. During this period Over time, they cannot practice, cannot improve their spiritual power, and may even suffer from various discomforts because their spiritual power exceeds the limit of their souls for a long time.”

"What would you do if at this time, there was someone who could help you get the sun crystals right away, and even guarantee that you would have enough sun crystals in the future?"

Rhodes fell silent.

His spiritual power level was skipped. He only went through two spiritual power upgrade ceremonies in total, and only once required solar crystallization. He did not really feel this pain point.

But the second time, he did have to wait for a while because of the sun crystal, and it was because the expedition was about to begin that he was able to get priority in jumping in line to hold the psychic upgrade ceremony.

"Rebirth of the Great Era of Fighting Waves"

If it were a normal level-by-level promotion, then such a long wait would be really painful.

If you think about it this way, if someone masters this resource, then many people will naturally gather around him. If things go on like this, it is not impossible to develop the power to split the royal city.

However, if he were to hand it over like this, he would be extremely unwilling to do so.

Churchill smiled and said: "Little Rhodes, don't be so rigid in your thinking. You can make conditions. Don't forget, you are a genius among geniuses. There are only ten new stars in the royal city every year, and you have already reserved one of them. , Wang Cheng is also very concerned about such a future pillar of mankind, and the achievements you have created so far have far exceeded the limit of a newcomer, and you are fully qualified to negotiate terms with Wang Cheng."

Rhodes was silent for a moment and asked, "What will happen if I insist on not making friends?"

Churchill's expression became serious: "Why do you think the Royal City specially sent a guardian to participate in such an internal matter? High-level combatants are very valuable forces. Unless they are in the recovery or promotion period, they will not There’s room for that.”

Rhodes sighed: "Okay, I understand, Mr. Churchill."

Churchill patted him on the shoulder kindly.

"Don't worry, little Rhodes, things will be better than you think. Remember, ask Wangcheng for what you need most, but don't ask for money directly."

Rod asked curiously: "Why?" He was planning to ask for a billion silver cord first to calm down the situation.

Churchill came closer and whispered: "Because Wangcheng is also very poor."

Rhodes almost laughed. Financial constraints are understandable. Why are you so quiet?

Churcher added: "Don't worry, you can contradict Elder Palos tomorrow. I will help you on the side. Believe me, he will compromise."

Rhodes felt grateful and said sincerely: "Thank you, Teacher Churcher."

Churchill hammered his chest hard, making a loud sound, and smiled boldly.

"You're welcome, little Rhodes. After reading your deeds, even I can't help but feel excited. Leading a team of a hundred people away from the royal city, deep into the darkness, overcoming thorns, killing monsters, lighting fires, and regaining humanity. The land once created such a prosperous and prosperous settlement in such a short period of time.”

"Believe me, there is no one who is not excited by your deeds, and there is no one who is not excited by the fact that human beings stand on this land with their heads held high. We have been suppressed for too long, and we are trembling with fear every step we take. It stirred up an unknown terrorist existence and brought unimaginable disaster to Trorian."

Churchill's fleshy face showed a look of fascination.

"Do you know how aggrieved we are in order to survive? Do you know how many things we have done against our conscience and beliefs in order to survive? It is difficult to compare who is more important, survival or dignity, but there is no doubt that every human being with ambition, They all want to live with dignity on this land, and they all want to walk under the sun with their heads held high, just like they did in the Age of Fire countless years ago.”

"And you, a newcomer who has just stepped into the ranks of fire bearers, have achieved this. Such high singing and vigorous progress has been the dream in our hearts for many years. Just looking at your deeds makes our hearts surge and cannot help but "Myself, whenever we are fighting bloody battles in the boundless darkness, reading your deeds has become our spiritual food."

He patted Rhodes on the shoulder hard, and there was a bit of hidden heroism in his laughter.

"If I were thirty years younger, I would really want to do it with you."

Rhode's eyes lit up and he hurriedly said, "Teacher Churcher, it's too late now."

Churchill smiled and shook his head: "Little Rhodes, you don't know what the real royal city is like. You have not entered the realm of high-level combatants, you are not yet a strong man, and you have no access to the real dark and cruel world. Your It is impossible to have a guardian on the territory.”

Rhodes scratched his head and said tentatively: "I have money..."

Churchill laughed and said: "This is not a question of money. Besides, your territory is quite special. You must get a weekly salary, and the guardian's weekly salary... Well, as a reference, it should be more than one million, right?"

Rhodes' eyes almost popped out of his head: "One million?"

Churchill smiled and said: "It's just an estimate. At our stage, money is no longer important, and Wangcheng will not give us so much money. What is important is resources."

Rhodes asked curiously: "Are you at this stage?"

Churchill nodded slightly.

"Yes, we are at this stage."

"As you know, level 9-7 combatants are low-level combatants, level 6-4 combatants are mid-level combatants, also known as quasi-high-level combatants, and level 3-1 combatants are high-level combatants."

"When you reach a high-level combatant, your soul is already very powerful. Your growth at this time is almost like transformation."

"Among them, Level 2 combatants are called inhumans, which means they have broken away from human habits and become inhuman strong men."

"Level 1 combatants call it extraordinary, which means that you have surpassed ordinary mortals and stepped into the threshold of God."

"Special-level combatants are Herrschers. They have upgraded their characteristics to the highest level, achieved quantification, overlapped their souls with the Laws, and controlled the power of the Laws with human will, that is, they have obtained..."

Rhodes and Churchill said in unison.

"source."

Churchill praised: "It seems you know a lot."

Rhodes smiled. Both Wang and the Book of Knowledge had told him the relevant knowledge, otherwise he would never have known such a profound underlying concept.

Churchill continued: "The power controlled by non-human combatants is very powerful. Our souls have to go through many dangerous mutations before they can be controlled. Moreover, to maintain such a state, we need to consume many special materials and medicines. , behind every high-level combatant, there is a complete set of production processes, which require masters of pharmacy, masters of production, the Industrial Machinery Research Institute, the Jinworth Institute, the Mansis Factory, the Byron Alchemy and Pharmaceutical Factory, and the Saint The presence of the church.”

"Only a powerful royal city can support so many high-level combatants."

"Even though it's a bit rotten, even though it's sometimes unfair, and even though it has some maggot-like guys mixed into it, I still hope that a complete and powerful royal city will exist."

"Because only in this way can we better fight the darkness and protect more people to live happily."

Churchill looked at Rhodes with bright copper bell-like eyes.

"Do you get me?"

Although his words were ordinary, the vast and majestic feeling contained in them shocked Rhodes. He nodded vigorously and spoke seriously.

"I see."

Churchill slapped him hard on the back, making a loud thud.

"Little Rhodes, hurry up and become strong. We can't wait to fight alongside you."

Rod asked curiously: "Didn't we fight together before?"

Churchill shook his head: "That is a special mission. If you don't enter the Hall of Fire, you won't see the true side of Trollian, and you won't be able to fight with us."

"The Palace of Fire...what is it?"

"The combat department, which is composed entirely of strong men, is the top existence within the military war department. You will know it when you enter the ranks of high-level combatants."

"Okay, I'm leaving, lest Elder Palos suspect that I'm colluding with you. Little Rhodes, you must work hard. We are all waiting for you in the Palace of Fire. Trorian needs your power. Humanity needs your power, and together we can defeat those disgusting monsters!"

Suddenly, Rhodes felt a surge in his heart and said loudly: "I will do it, just wait!"

Churchill's blood also surged, and he laughed and said: "Okay, very good, it's really exciting!"

He punched his chest several times, turned around and strode away.

But the boiling atmosphere in the air did not dissipate for a long time.