Chapter 68: Changes in Tiandou Palace, Renxue stumbles!
Chapter 68: Changes in Tiandou Palace, Renxue stumbles!
At first, when he just lost his "good brother", Ma Hongjun also felt pain and loneliness. But now, he only feels grateful to Zhongli.
Looking back, the things he was once so passionate about were so vulgar and boring. How could they compare to picking plum blossoms, appreciating the moon, embroidering and painting flowers? In fact, secretly, he had developed several different emotions towards Zhongli.
The tall man in the blue robe ignored Ma Hongjun and looked at Zhongli, saying, "Emperor, in addition to the Immortal Army, the Qianyan Army's food and wages should also be settled. At the current rate, the number of Qianyan Army will swell to more than 100,000 by next year at the latest. The money and food of the Prince's Mansion, even with the accumulation of our Tianshui Academy, I am afraid it will not be enough to sustain for too long."
Zhongli also nodded.
The population of the City of Slaughter is actually very large, more than one million. After all, generations of evil people have entered this place and have reproduced here. Apart from death, this is a place where there is only a constant flow of people in and no outflow, so the population naturally grows fast.
Now, even if only one-fifth of the people can accumulate enough "killing points", that would be a huge amount of 200,000. You know, even the entire Tiandou Empire's army is only over a million. And in fact, most of them are just garrison troops that exist in theory. In fact, they have no combat power at all, and are almost like a group of farmers working on the land.
What's more, the system of "New World City" has been updated and optimized. When signing the Thousand Rock Army contract, you can also choose the "loan" function, that is, you owe a certain amount of killing points first, and then earn and repay them after returning to the real world. In this way, the number of Thousand Rock Army warriors who can walk out of the Killing City is likely to continue to expand.
Moreover, after signing this loan contract, the Qianyan Army soldiers, who were indebted to the Emperor, would naturally fight the enemy more bravely. The design of this debt was very humane, and it could be paid in installments, up to twelve installments, with an interest rate of only 5% per month. If there were not enough points to repay the loan by the due date, it would be repaid through other means, such as smelters, arsenals, etc., by contributing labor.
The killing points system will continue to be retained after it comes to the present world as a mechanism to supplement the military pay to encourage the warriors of the Qianyan Army to fight bravely. These things will play a great role in the future. In fact, some official troops of the Tiandou Empire that have been infiltrated by the power of the Prince's Mansion have secretly switched to the Qianyan Army, hoping to enjoy this full salary treatment.
"There are still too few manor communes under the name of the Prince's Mansion, and the money, food and supplies that can be brought in from New World City are limited. It seems that it is time to move on to the next step."
Zhongli sighed and said.
Ma Hongjun's heart trembled slightly, and then he became excited. Finally, it was time to move on to the next step.
Ma Hongjun had already prepared for this. Didn't the military advisor already call the Fifth Prince "Emperor"?
"Your Highness the Fifth Prince!"
Just then, a royal knight wearing the emblem of the prince's palace came on horseback to report, with a look of anxiety on his face.
"What happened? It's okay, tell me slowly."
Zhongli looked at the royal knight who had just dismounted with sweat on his forehead, and spoke gently.
The Royal Knight's expression relaxed slightly, and then he walked up to Zhongli and whispered something. For a moment, Zhongli's expression also became a little more solemn.
"Emperor, what happened?"
The blue-robed military strategist Navilette looked at Zhongli and asked.
"Something happened in the palace. There was a coup in Tiandou Palace, and the news that the eldest prince Xue Qinghe intended to assassinate Emperor Xue Ye was leaked. Now Xue Qinghe has been placed under house arrest, two unidentified Titled Douluo were captured and killed, and the fourth prince Xue Beng has been temporarily appointed as the crown prince!"
Zhongli said in a deep voice.
"what?"
Ma Hongjun was horrified. Some high-ranking members of the Immortal Army also looked displeased.
"Is your Majesty getting senile? Why, at this time, would you allow that good-for-nothing playboy Xue Beng to succeed to the throne? Could it be that bastard Prince Xue Xing fed your Majesty some kind of magic potion?" An old butler in the prince's mansion said in a stammering voice with shock and confusion on his face.
"It's not that we have finally reached the last step."
Zhongli sighed and said, In fact, this was the day he had never wanted to face. But there were times when you had to face some things.
"Damn it, this old man Xue Ye is going too far. How about our three thousand immortal soldiers go straight back to Tiandou Palace, kill Xue Ye and Xue Beng, and take over the throne!"
Ma Hongjun waved his hand and said in a very heroic manner.
"No! With Xue Ye's ability, even if he found out that Xue Qinghe was problematic, with two Titled Douluo behind him, what could he really do to Xue Qinghe? But, what methods did he use to get rid of the two Titled Douluo!"
Dugu Bo frowned and said in a deep voice. In his heart, he felt a chill for the unknown. As a Title Douluo, he knew how easy it was for a Title Douluo to escape. Even seven or eight Soul Douluos might not be able to catch up.
What kind of power could allow Xue Ye to keep two Titled Douluo-level warriors?
"Let's go. Let's go to Tiandou Palace and take a look."
Zhongli hesitated for a moment, then raised his head, a hint of determination flashing in his amber eyes.
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At this moment, the entire Tiandou Palace was covered with a strange, dim gray mist. Indistinctly, it seemed as if there was a giant iron-gray dragon coiling above the palace.
"Father!"
Xue Beng's face was filled with an expression of uncontrollable ecstasy. He knelt in front of his father and kowtowed several times. He was no longer wearing ordinary brocade clothes, but a swan-patterned dress that belonged exclusively to the crown prince.
Xue Beng could never have imagined that after enduring for so long, the position of the crown prince would eventually fall to a good-for-nothing like him! Originally, even if Xue Qinghe was finished, it should be the turn of the monster Xue Li. In other words, Xue Qinghe's fall should have completely cleared the way for Xue Li.
I didn't expect that I would be the one to take the top position in the end?
Xue Beng looked up at his father. At this moment, Emperor Xue Ye seemed to have aged a little, and his face was slightly blue, which was a sign of being poisoned before.
Xue Beng's heart was filled with joy. Judging from the appearance of this old man, he should not be alive for more than three to five years.
"Get up."
Emperor Xue Ye waved his hand and spoke in a somewhat old voice.
(End of this chapter)