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However, with Locke's current strength, he can't do anything about such things.
What he can do is to guarantee some rights and interests of the people in his territory within his sight.
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Locke and Feodor slowly descended from the sky into the lord's mansion. Because Locke and Feodor were flying, their speed was much faster than the soldiers stationed in the original camp.
At this time in the lord's mansion, in addition to some patrolling guards, there were also some servants tidying up the courtyard.
Locke and Feodor flew into the lord's mansion. Not only were they discovered by the people inside the mansion, but the other four captains also saw them.
Although they did not see clearly what the person looked like, they knew with their buttocks that the only person who flew to the city at this time was the real master of Locke County, Grand Duke Locke.
So the four captains immediately reunited and went to the Lord Locke's mansion to meet him.
"To the Grand Duke."
In the hall of the lord's mansion, four captains bowed to Locke.
"Well, I've seen it before. You guys did a great job on the construction of Rock City. I'm very satisfied."
Locke, who was sitting at the top of the hall, nodded slightly, acknowledging the abilities of the five captains of the Tsunami Legion.
"Grand Duke Locke is too kind. This is what we should do."
"Don't talk nonsense. Regardless of whether it is what you should do or not, I have said that if you complete this task, I will grant you the title."
"Now, you have completed your mission well. I can grant the five of you the title of Viscount in Locke Territory."
"Since Gasike hasn't come back yet, you should discuss among yourselves whether you want to become a noble in Locke City or a noble in Locke Territory."
"Once it's confirmed, it can't be changed later."
There is still a big difference between the nobles in Locke City and the nobles in Locke Territory.
This is like the nobles in the imperial capital and the nobles outside the imperial capital.
If Gaske and the other four choose to become nobles in Locke City, they will have a chance to fight for the two remaining earl titles in Locke and gain greater power.
A lot of the development of Locke Territory needs to be decided by the nobles in Locke City.
In other words, the nobles in Locke City have absolute power in Locke Territory.
If you choose to become a noble in Locke Territory, you will get a fiefdom in Locke Territory, and in this fiefdom, the noble is the king.
Of course, even the ruler of a fiefdom would be controlled by the Lord of Locke and would need to pay a large amount of taxes to Locke City every year. Moreover, with the same title, the status of the nobles from outside the fiefdom would be lower than that of the nobles in Locke City.
Of course, the so-called "low" mainly refers to the nobles in Locke City, who are close to the lord and are deeply trusted by the lord.
In this world where force is paramount, relying on the strong and borrowing their power to bully others can also be considered a kind of power.
After all, if there was a conflict between the two, it was obvious which side the lord would stand on.
If you offend a lord, he only needs to issue a few bans on your territory, and he can use high taxes to kill a noble who owns the fiefdom.
After the four captains left, Locke pulled Feodor into the training room in the capital city and continued his training.
He has never forgotten that in this world, only strength is the foundation of one's survival.
Locke's title of Grand Duke was a compromise with Ceres. At the same time, it also fulfilled his parents' aristocratic dream, allowing the two old people to spend their old age happily.
Three months later, Cole, who got the news from Locke, moved to Locke City with his parents and the entire Luci Chamber of Commerce. With Locke's support, he became the real manager of Locke City.
Among the five captains, Gasco and the other two, two of them chose to become Viscounts of Locke City to assist Cole in managing the entire Locke Territory.
The other three chose to become viscounts of fiefdoms, and they chose a connected location in Locke Territory as their own territory.
In this way, the two viscounts who stayed in Locke City were supported by the three viscounts who owned fiefdoms, and the two viscounts who were supported would also use the power in their hands to provide some conveniences to the three viscounts outside so that they could get more benefits.
This is pretty much how the nobles of Wakanda survive.
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For the strong ones in the Holy Land, time has almost no meaning.
Occasionally using the power of the soul to check on the condition of his family, Cole was also able to manage Locke Territory very well. Locke no longer came out of the training room, and was only immersed in the understanding of the mysteries of the laws and the study of the soul.
Chapter 37: Shock
In the Panlong Universe, "divine consciousness" and "soul power" are two different things.
The two have similarities and differences.
The "unity of man and nature" in the holy state can be regarded as the prototype of "divine consciousness".
When a strong person in the Holy Domain fully comprehends the mystery of a law, the mystery of the law comprehended by the strong person in the Holy Domain will condense into a divine nature under the influence of the rules of heaven and earth.
After the soul enters the godhead, the god-level strongman can be said to be in a state of "harmony between man and nature" at all times.
It's just that their "Heaven" has changed from the mysteries of the laws of heaven and earth when they were in the Holy Land to the mysteries of the laws that they have comprehended.
The power of the soul that diffuses through the godhead is "divine consciousness."
Generally speaking, the "divine consciousness" of a god-level strongman is much more powerful than the power of the soul.
Because "divine consciousness" is the power generated by the mysterious fusion of soul power and the laws that one has comprehended.
However, in this world, there are always some people who have talents and luck far beyond the imagination of ordinary people.
For example, soul mutation!
The soul power of soul mutants is far stronger than that of ordinary gods.
Locke remembered that after Lin Lei, the protagonist of the Panlong Universe, completed the four-element soul mutation, the strength of his soul power was more than ten times stronger than his spiritual consciousness.
Until now, Locke could only sense the water element. Obviously, he was only affinity with water elements.
In this case, Locke naturally would not think that he could become a soul mutant.
However, this did not prevent Locke from studying how to use soul power more efficiently.
For example, the "Heavenly Dance Wheel" at the beginning was just a "deception" of the five senses of the soul. It was not until Locke's research on the soul reached a higher level that he truly achieved the "deprivation" of the five senses.
"Deception" is an illusion, and "deprivation" is an attack on the soul.
Although he is a time traveler, Locke does not take himself too seriously.
After all, as a subsidiary universe of the Hongmeng Universe, the Panlong Universe is inherently weaker than the main universe.
To date, only Linley Baruch, who has achieved more than a thousand evolutionary records, has been able to break through the shackles of the Panlong Universe.
Locke only has an affinity with water elements and cannot copy Linley’s path, which prevents Locke from becoming the protagonist.
After all, based on Locke's more than 20 years of experience in online literature reading, which protagonist does not aim to transcend the universe?
Locke even felt that his upper limit might be an ordinary upper god.
In order to survive at the hands of someone stronger than himself, Locke felt that the only way to survive was to improve his "illusion skills".
And when one's strength increases, it won't be difficult to transform the illusion of "deception" into a real "soul attack".
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"I see. That's how it is..."
In the training room of Locke City, Locke held a faint flame in his hand, and a hint of realization flashed in his eyes.
"The laws of elements are profound..."
Looking at the soul flame in his hand, Locke clapped his hands.
With a "bang", the soul flame shattered instantly.
"thump……"
As the soul flame was shattered, the tall figure who had been standing behind Locke lost his luster in the pupils, and instantly fell forward, losing his breath of life.
Locke waved his hand casually, and suddenly, a blue light flashed. Feodor's body instantly lost water and turned into a black mummy. Then it shattered and turned into black ash.
Locke had forgotten how long he had been in seclusion.
However, Locke was very satisfied with the results of this retreat.
At present, Locke's understanding of the profound laws of the mystery of the fog is three or four times stronger than before.
Locke estimated that if he had understood 10% of the profound laws of the Mist Mystery at the beginning, he would have understood at least 40% now.
In addition, based on the state of "harmony between man and nature" in Feodor's soul, Locke accidentally comprehended another mystery of the water law - the mystery of the law of water element.
The flame in Locke's hand just now was the soul fragment of the mysterious law of "fire element" in Feodor's soul.
It can be said that Feodor, who had been stripped of the mysteries of the laws of the "element of fire" by Locke, has lost the qualifications to enter the state of "harmony between man and nature".
In other words, Feodor was knocked down from the "holy realm" by Locke.
If this matter were to be known by other people, Locke would definitely become the target of public criticism in many sanctuaries.
This is also the reason why Locke just destroyed Feodor's soul and killed him directly.
Even if Locke could change Feodor's memory and make him forget the fact that he was once a Sanctuary, it would be better to destroy the evidence directly than to keep such a person as a hidden danger.
Walking out of the training room, Locke had an idea.
In an instant, everything in the lord's mansion was imprinted in Locke's mind.
However, what surprised Locke was that he did not sense the presence of his parents in the lord's mansion.
Leaving the training room, Locke walked towards where Cole was.
Along the way, Locke met many patrolling guards and busy maids.
However, these guards and maids seemed to be unaware of Locke's presence and each continued to do their own work.
When passing by a villa, Locke saw Cole's wife, President Luci's daughter, teasing a little girl of five or six years old.
After looking for a while, Locke left and continued walking towards where Cole was.
Cole is currently in the meeting room where business is handled in the lord's mansion.
Every day, there are many things that Cole needs to deal with, and some major decisions also require Cole to make.
As the person entrusted by Locke to manage the Locke Territory, although Cole does not have a noble title, even the two viscounts in Locke City do not dare to disrespect Cole.
After all, Cole is Lord Locke's younger brother.
And Cole did not disappoint Locke.