Chapter 571 Dragon King Lolita and Destroying the Country Lolita
Chapter 571 Dragon King Lolita and Destroying the Country Lolita
Previously, the Council Nation and explorers had invaded the Theocracy, causing indelible damage to the Holy City and incalculable economic losses.
Conflicts of this level can no longer be diverted, and the Church's finances are not sufficient to support the reconstruction of the Holy City.
Taking the livelihood of the people into consideration and the fact that Lu Li was still a little short of the mark, he simply sent the Guardians to destroy the Council State and incorporate those sub-human species into the territory of his rule.
And the Dragon Kings really love treasure. According to the guardian's report, the treasure trove of a platinum dragon king alone is enough to equal the financial income of the Bahas Empire for ten years.
Oh, why not compare with the Theocracy? Because the Theocracy's financial income has always been low, and the richest among human countries is actually the Bahas Empire.
After killing the big dog of the Council Nation, the human world not only obtained ample development funds, but also eliminated the huge threat from external alien races.
As for the monsters, they were almost killed in Lu Li’s previous cleanup activities. Even if monsters appeared, they would only cause small-scale harassment and could be dealt with by adventurers.
As for the adventurer setting, it will also be modified under Lu Li's "Oracle".
Starting next month, all adventurer guilds will be disbanded, and there will only be national armies, and no private armed forces.
This was Chu Chu's suggestion, and Lu Li thought it made sense. After all, the adventurer setting seemed to be the romance of the fantasy world, but it was actually not a good system.
It seemed quite ridiculous to Lu Li that the kingdom had to seek help from adventurers when encountering a major event.
A country's army has become a mere decoration, and when it encounters a difficult enemy, it turns to the Adventurer's Guild for help. Isn't this also another form of national defense outsourcing?
Moreover, adventurers are mobile, and it is difficult to retain talents in the country, which is not conducive to the long-term development of the country.
Lu Li's oracle caused an uproar, and countless adventurers protested. After all, capable adventurers can make a lot of money, and if they can only work hard for the country in the future, then their single income will be much less.
It is said that many adventurers are very excited and are planning to organize a grand parade to protest in the Holy City in the coming days.
However, they generally still maintained their fear of God, and on the surface they called themselves visitors to the holy city for pilgrimage. They believed that there were charlatans who were falsely conveying oracles and carrying out a policy of keeping the people ignorant, and they wanted to meet the God of War for a face-to-face confrontation.
Oh, I heard that the leaders were some fine steel-level adventurers. Lu Li didn’t take it seriously and planned to deal with it casually when the time comes.
He has seldom appeared in public recently, mainly because his score has been approaching the winning mark, and he does not want to win so soon because the explorers of the ancient space have not paid him protection fees.
Therefore, Lu Li’s recent principle of action is to be low-key, low-key and even more low-key. He will never do things himself if he can let the guardian do it.
"Master Martial God, we have subdued all the dragon kings of the Council Nation and imprisoned a few of them as test subjects."
Demiurge said respectfully, "We noticed that the God of War did not have a suitable mount when he traveled. Here is one of the more majestic ones that you might like."
Lu Li looked at Demiurge and found that this demon, whose behavior seemed very beastly to humans, was really good at being loyal to his master and had very progressive ideas.
He did not say how to deal with those True Dragon Kings. His requirement was to suppress the Council State and not to harm the people of the Council State. After the high-level officials were suppressed by force, they would be brought under the management of the United Empire.
But Xiao Di is still thinking about whether he can help him get a fancy travel mount. It can only be said that he wants to improve too much.
Oh, Xiao Di’s loyalty to Ainz Ooal Gown should be very high, but the switch in his brain was controlled by the Impure World Reincarnation, making his heart loyal to two people at the same time.
Since he couldn't go back to Bone King now, he could only work hard for Lu Li.
Although Xiao Di performed very well, that was also the result of Lu Li's forced manipulation. He would not have a good impression of such a demon. After he pacified the great tomb, he would give most of the guardians "freedom".
"Well, let's put it in the Holy City Zoo as an exhibit."
Lu Li nodded and looked at Albedo again, "What about the Dragon Kingdom?"
He did not rule all human countries before. On the one hand, he was busy traveling around, and the Dragon Kingdom was located in a remote area, so he did not go there on purpose.
On the other hand, the orcs who were at war with the Dragon Kingdom had previously invaded the human world in the south, but most of them were killed by Lu Li with one sword, resulting in direct peace in the Dragon Kingdom.
Lu Li was not a fan of coloring games, but he had a little obsessive-compulsive disorder. At a time when all the human countries in the world had united, he felt a little uncomfortable with the Dragon Kingdom hanging alone in the southern corner.
The Dragon Kingdom is called the Dragon Kingdom, but it is actually a purely human country. It has been fighting against the invasion of orcs for years, but it has been beaten back step by step. It has lost three cities before. In the fallen cities, the orcs are enjoying the "human flesh feast" every day.
Because the orcs were dealt with by Lu Li who was passing by, the Dragon Kingdom got a brief respite. Seeing that the surrounding human countries had united, it also intended to join the United Empire.
The monarch of the Dragon Kingdom is just a little loli who inherited the bloodline of the true Dragon King. She is afraid that once her identity is exposed, she will be rejected by other human countries, so she has never joined.
This time, Lu Li asked Albedo, who had a slightly better image, to lead the team to negotiate, in order to include the Dragon Kingdom in the joint territory.
"In reply to Lord Martial God, the Dragon Kingdom has expressed its intention to cede to the United Empire and will abide by the rules of the United Empire."
Albedo said respectfully, her eyes looking increasingly lifeless lately, as she saw no hope of Ainz-sama taking her back.
After hearing Albedo's report, Lu Li nodded with satisfaction, "Nothing is wrong, go down and have a rest. I will take you back to your hometown later."
He asked all the guardians to leave and he leisurely enjoyed his afternoon tea time.
But this tranquility did not last long and was interrupted by noisy shouts from outside.
He frowned slightly. Although he could use his observation Haki to get the information directly, he still asked Sebastian first because of his recent corrupt habits: "What's the situation outside?"
"Young Master, the adventurers were dissatisfied with the decree that the Adventurer's Guild would be disbanded. They marched to the Holy City, hoping to meet you, but they received a negative answer."
Sebastian's report was very concise. In private, he would not call Lu Li the God of War, as that was too serious and lacked life.
Lu Li raised his eyebrows and put down the teacup. "So much energy has nowhere to go? I'm not going to kill them."
The adventurer system is actually very unhealthy for the country, and it is not necessarily an advanced job for them personally, but a high-risk and insecure career. Lu Li did not directly cut off the adventurers' jobs. He asked the Blood Emperor to propose a bill that was passed by several major human countries, which clearly stated that the ability value of adventurers would be preliminarily judged based on the existing adventurer guild's assessment of the adventurer's level.
And based on their abilities, they are directly recruited into official departments such as the national army, intelligence agencies, magic agencies, and research and development institutions. Their salaries after taking office may not be as much as adventurers get when doing big missions, but they are definitely not small, and they are stable and secure, and there is also a social welfare system.
After retirement, you can receive a pension, the state will help with treatment for work-related injuries, and there are certain discounts for normal medical treatment.
What is there to be an adventurer? If you die on a mission, you are dead. The Adventurer's Guild will not give you a pension.
The current adventurers' dissatisfied marches are mostly instigated by the Adventurer's Guild, because this decree harms their interests and directly brings down the Adventurer's Guild, a large global organization that survives on commissions.
The adventurers are not necessarily very smart. Although many of them are brave, they have low cultural level and just follow the team when they are instigated without using their brains at all.
“What is their core slogan?”
Lu Li had a smile on his face when he asked Sebastian, causing Chuchu across from him to mutter quietly, "Someone is going to be in trouble again."
"In reply to what the young master said, the mainstream view of these adventurers is that 'the God of War has taken away their freedom'"
Sebastian replied.
"Oh, I thought they were going to say I took their jobs away."
Lu Li said with a smile, he didn't expect the Adventurer's Guild would use such an empty reason to incite adventurers, but considering the cultural background of this world, many people worship adventurers, and it is indeed because adventurers can travel everywhere and it is a free profession.
Whether young boys or girls, they all think that adventurers who travel around the world to see all kinds of scenery and wonders are quite romantic.
It’s a pity that being a real adventurer is not a glamorous job. The mortality rate is extremely high, and many adventurers have no constraints and even do the work of thieves.
It is not uncommon for people to get into fights and kill each other in bars after drinking too much.
"Let's go out and take a look."
Lu Li stood up and walked towards the gate of the sanctuary.
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A rare spectacle appeared on the streets of the holy city.
Due to the successive invasions by the Great Tomb of Nazarick and the Council, the Holy City was almost completely destroyed. Every street and alley was under construction, and the people were rebuilding their homes.
In such a city that seemed to be under construction, groups of adventurers poured into the streets. They held high the banner of freedom and justice, but had no intention of lending a helping hand to those who were rebuilding their homes beside them.
Because of the accumulation of fanatical emotions, they even forgot why the city was destroyed and why it was saved.
The elite steel adventurer team at the front was in a dilemma at this moment. They had received a request from the top leaders of the Adventurer's Guild, asking them to come to the Holy City to discuss the survival of the Adventurer's Guild with the God of War.
Regarding the Adventurer's Guild, this organization was born about 200 years ago.
It is an organization that was born after the Demon Rebellion. It was originally established by the Church by infiltrating various countries according to the organization of the "Holy Code of Fire Extinguishment". It consists of at least four people who have mastered various professions. Its purpose is to protect the continuation of mankind and enable neighboring countries to protect themselves from the invasion of monsters.
Limited by the historical context at the time, the original intention of the Theocracy might have been good, but the development of the Adventurer's Guild made the country's military power increasingly weak.
Well, that's why it's 'maybe', because the Theocracy is the only country among all the countries that does not have an Adventurer's Guild. The Theocracy maintains an army and does not allow personal armed forces such as adventurers to exist.
The Adventurer's Guild is an international organization independent of the country. Each guild is managed by a guild master, but the Adventurer's Guilds between different countries are theoretically independent.
The main banner of the Adventurer's Guild in attracting adventurers is freedom. After all, adventurers and employees affiliated with the Adventurer's Guild are basically not subject to state constraints and do not need to pay taxes.
In the security inspection process for entering the city, adventurers above the Mithril level often have special treatment such as simplified inspection process or direct exemption, and they do not have to wait in line and can enter the city first.
Moreover, adventurers do not have to obey the orders of the country they are in and are international citizens.
The accumulation of various conditions and privileges directly makes adventurers become the best of the best.
On the surface, there seem to be no constraints, no need to pay taxes, and it is easier to pass security checks. This has led to more and more adventurers, and fewer and fewer talented people in the army.
At the front of the mighty team, Cang Qiangwei, as a team of fine steel-level adventurers, naturally enjoyed enough privileges. Therefore, as the top of the industry, they naturally did not want the adventurer system to be disbanded.
After receiving the request from the guild master, the captain of Cang Qiangwei immediately felt that what the other party said made sense. If this system was really eliminated, wouldn't she be unable to go on adventures with everyone in the future? And she might also be dismantled and disrupted in various departments?
Thinking about it this way, she felt that it was still necessary to come to the Holy City to meet the God of War. She felt that this decree was too absurd and that someone must have falsely transmitted the oracle.
Without these steel-level and upper-class adventurers, how will the country deal with monsters and other problems in the future?
"Laqisi... I think your friend is right. Let's go back."
Standing next to Captain Lagis is a petite woman shrouded in a cloak. Judging from her figure and voice, she should be a petite loli.
"Ibiruai, what are you talking about? We are the representatives of the vast majority of adventurers and the voices of free will. If we go back, how disappointed will the guild master and everyone else be?"
Lagis's face was glowing with light, and she held a pitch-black magic sword in her hand, as if she had already regarded herself as the hero of all adventurers.
The other teammates looked at the captain with some helplessness. They were also a little worried about this trip.
If the original plan was just to come to the Holy City to meet the God of War, they would not have any problem with it. But now they are not coming to the Holy City as a small team, but are being carried here by a large army.
On the surface, no matter how you look at it, they seem to be the leaders of this protest march.
Ibiruai was very worried that the Church would be enraged and impose extermination sanctions on the adventurers.
(End of this chapter)