"Your Majesty, our little market is dirty and dim. We really don't dare to make you work so hard. In this way, for every vegetable sold here today, we will give you 50 kilograms each and send it directly to the Yeqicheng Chamber of Commerce. .”
At the entrance of the largest non-demon market in the imperial capital, Lant was politely blocked by three high-ranking officials who refused to let him in.
Lant came out of the Zhuoqin family's cocktail party. He originally hoped to walk around before he became a Duke, but he didn't expect that along the way he was walking, there were several flying dragon knights wandering in the sky, and there were several high-ranking people following him. When he walked to the entrance of the shopping mall, there were even members of the big family blocking him. They were afraid that during the two days that Lant had been in the imperial capital, he would be assassinated again and his power, both overt and covert, would be washed away again.
When he was almost walking to the palace, Lant "happened" to meet the legendary elf Sarah Nir. Her appearance made the high-ranking people "passing by" around him breathe a sigh of relief.
"Hahaha, you can't hide in the Hindukel Basin, and you still want to come here for private visits?"
As soon as the elf saw Lant, he joked, "You don't even think about it. Who can successfully start a business in several districts of the imperial capital and don't know you?"
"Actually, I don't want to be incognito, I just want to go shopping." Lanter said with a smile, "I originally thought that the imperial capital is so big, I can go shopping for a few months, but I didn't expect that I can't even enter the market now. ”
"I'm also doing this for your own good. There will inevitably be a lot of fresh aquatic products in the market. Your place is far from the ocean, but the forces in the imperial capital are complex. There might be a fish hiding in any fish tank that wants to assassinate you."
The legendary elf led Lant into a special carriage. After returning to the palace, he did not let him go back to rest. Instead, he took him to the top floor of the Cloud Palace.
In the pavilion where he last saw the emperor, Lant met another middle-aged man. He was a bit taller than the emperor. He had a slender face, short blond hair, and a pair of gemstones under his thick eyebrows. blue eyes.
There was something vaguely familiar in his eyes, that kind of calmness and arrogance, which Lant had also seen in the emperor, Yavini Jinyue and Andrew Jinyue.
Next to the man, Meng Qiya, the legendary muntjac, kept rubbing his body gently, allowing Lant to vaguely guess his identity.
"Your Majesty?" Lant called tentatively.
"Ha, you are so clever." The God Emperor nodded, "I heard from them that you are addicted to fighting now. After fighting the orcs, you can't wait to fight the mermaids?"
"Your Majesty, in order to create a peaceful environment in the Galloping Horse Plains, some battles can only be fought as early as possible," Lant said with a smile.
The God-Emperor's eyes were unfathomable, and his scrutiny was like a mountain peak, pressing on Lant's body.
"Really? The battle between the Sea Clan and the Dragon Clan has been going on for tens of thousands of years, no less than yours. Or do you want the empire's attention to be diverted away from your alliance with the orcs?"
"Your Majesty, the relationship between the orcs and the Galloping Horse Plains is inherently complicated," Lant said quickly. "The two sides are neither purely dependent nor purely antagonistic. Instead, they have complementary industries, competition and confrontation. So it’s not surprising that once the war is over, the two sides will start business cooperation.”
"Hmph, it seems that you have been preparing this rhetoric for a long time."
After staring closely at Lanchi for a long time, the God Emperor finally patted Meng Qiya gently, letting the little muntjac leave the garden knowingly.
"How is it? Is this world more exciting than before? What was it like when you left?" After letting Lant sit down, the God Emperor calmed down and said,
"Over there?" As the God-Emperor showed his fellow countryman expression, Lant also relaxed, "The world over there..."
It has been more than a year since he became Lant. His former relatives, friends, childhood experiences and scenery of his hometown have long become extremely blurry. If he hadn't chatted with Guanna and Du Luosong several times recently, he would have almost forgotten them. Life in a world without demons.
"The life there is relatively comfortable. There are not many wars between the countries, and there are constant small battles. In a peaceful environment, the economy is developing very well, and everyone can still pay off their mortgage through hard work..."
"It would be nice if there was no war. You should have realized by now that peace is a very fragile and precious state." The God Emperor sighed, as if he had returned to the past era in his eyes, "The era is created by yourself, you When I get here, I feel it even more deeply.”
The conversation between the two people in their hometown was not as smooth as Lant thought. The era when the Emperor left was still far away from Lant's. It was not like Guanna, Du Luosong and he were from the same generation. Fortunately, this was the case. The conversation did not last long, and soon the God Queen Galadriel Oak came over with Saranir Silvermoon. In the hands of the God Queen, Lant's fox Fanir was still holding it.
"You two chatted for quite a long time!" As soon as the God Queen saw the God Emperor, she said with a smile, "You didn't meet Lant alone in the palace that day."
"Um..." The God Emperor's face was expressionless, but he paused for a moment before saying, "Don't forget, Lant has just reached a high level and cannot meet legends or even gods for a long time."
Just like what Tenia said to Lant after climbing the stairs of Vili for the first time, even for mortals who have reached a high level, it is very dangerous to face the true god without authorization. This is why the God Emperor projected his consciousness on Alek. On Xie Zhuoqin's body.
Similarly, for today's meeting, the God Emperor specifically chose the rooftop of the Cloud Palace because the magic circle here could disperse his power as a righteous god and prevent Lant from being put under too much pressure.
Of course, all of the above had nothing to do with the fact that the God-Emperor avoided seeing Lant on the day he arrived at the palace. He was simply criticized by his mother-in-law for being too shameless that day, and he was really embarrassed to see Lant.
"Duke Lant has a lot of magical beasts!" Meng Qiya also ran over at the right time and said while sniffing Faniel, "I heard that you have four high-level magical beasts, two horses, one tiger and one wolf. Why did they pop up again? A fox?"
"This is Faniel. She is a high-level fox master, but now she has transformed into a fox using magic." Lant said with a smile.
"Uh-huh-huh..." Faniel responded twice.
Lant's meeting did not last long. He originally thought that when he met the God-Emperor for the first time, he would either talk about territory construction and war experiences for a long time, or he would talk about his hometown stories in a long way. However, these two topics were only touched upon. .
The God-Emperor took the initiative and asked several questions about the origin of magic. After just a few words, Lant understood that he must be a great theorist. His little magic foundation had no depth at all in front of others.
