novelden Chapter 38 The squad receives its medals, and the army sets off!
Chapter 38 The squad receives its medals, and the army sets off!
As the two figures, one human and one beast, disappeared into the depths of the divine void, Zhu Chongjiu, sitting on Xiao Hei's back, was filled with worries!
In fact, Zhu Chongjiu still had many questions in his heart that he needed to figure out in the Divine Void. He couldn't wait a year, as a lot could happen in a year!
Also, Zhu Chongjiu wanted to see if he could find a way to take Xiao Hei out of the Divine Void. He didn't want Xiao Hei to explode and die from his own internal energy a thousand or two years later.
Time flew by, and a month later, Zhu Chongjiu swung his sword, and a giant toad's head flew off its body.
Zhu Chongjiu laughed heartily: "Xiao Hei, you'd better keep this safe. Although we can't eat it, this toad is a good ingredient for medicine. Keep it safe!"
Xiao Hei chuckled as he cleaned up the battlefield, saying, "Ninth Brother, this is the sixth one we've killed. Where are we going next?"
"Keep moving forward, break through the Divine Void, and then head elsewhere. We must kill all the demonic beasts that have bullied us as quickly as possible," Zhu Chongjiu replied, leaning on his sword with both hands and looking ahead.
Just as Zhu Chongjiu and Xiao Hei were wreaking havoc in Shenxu, the Shenxu hunting team finally returned to the capital!
On their way back, the team saw that all the major cities were on high alert and the soldiers looked tense. Through inquiries, they learned that a problem had occurred at the border of the vast icy and snowy plains!
In the royal palace, in the center of the main hall, Wei Tianxing led his team members to kneel on one knee and said loudly: "We have lived up to the king's high expectations. This time, the Divine Void Hunting Team has achieved a complete success in its hunt, with a great harvest and no casualties."
When the assembled princes and ministers heard that no one had been injured or killed, they were all astonished, including King Raihun.
In previous years, the hunting teams suffered heavy casualties. On one occasion, two powerful leaders, all of whom were Emperor-level experts, were killed in the Divine Void while trying to cover their teammates!
Upon hearing this, King Rai Xun happily stood up from his throne, clapping as he walked down, repeatedly saying "good, good, good!"
Everyone could see that this was the happiest moment for King Raihun in nearly a month.
King Lai Xun stepped down from the high throne and walked to the crowd. After helping Wei Tianxing up, he waved to the team members behind Wei Tianxing, urging them to get up quickly.
After everyone in the team stood up, King Lai Xun looked them over and said with a smile, "You are all heroes of the kingdom, treasures of the kingdom, and the elite of the kingdom, one in a million. You have returned in triumph. I hereby declare that there will be a three-day celebration in all regions and a nationwide announcement."
At the same time, inform the Duke of the Kingdom who is at the front line, let him know the results of this Divine Hunt, and let the soldiers who are fighting on the front line recognize the strength of the Kingdom again, so as to boost the morale of the army!
Three days later, in the square in front of the palace, I personally bestowed titles upon the team members of this Divine Hunting expedition!
After the team members thanked him, Wei Tianxing was about to say something when he saw a look from the king, and then he remained silent.
King Rai Xun then addressed the team members, saying, "You've had a long and arduous journey. Now that you're back, go and rest."
Most of the people had some questions, and after thanking the king, they were led by palace staff to rooms specially prepared for them to rest!
After King Raihun turned back to his throne, he spoke with the princes and ministers about the border battlefield before ending the palace meeting with King Raihun's impatient words!
Actually, everyone has a question: Zhu Chongjiu?
The hunting party wondered, why didn't the king ask Zhu Chongjiu?
Similarly, the princes and ministers also wondered why the king didn't ask Zhu Chongjiu.
After the meeting, King Lai Xun hurriedly went to his harem and said, "Go, summon Wei Tianxing to see me!"
An old man emerged from the shadows, and after hearing King Lai Xun's words, he turned and went back into the shadows, disappearing again!
After the shadows disappeared, there was a knock on King Lai Xun's door, and a voice came from outside: "Your Majesty, the Duke of Zhao, the Duke of Shen, Marquis Li, Marquis Wu, and General Zhang..." The person requested an audience with the king, announcing more than ten names at once!
After hearing this, King Lai Xun said, "Let them wait for me in my private palace." After dismissing the palace staff, he muttered to himself, "These people are really impatient." Then, looking out the window at the distance, he continued, "Ninth Brother, it's not that I don't want to inquire about you in front of all the civil and military officials, but I know that you will definitely not disappoint me. If your abilities are too great and exceed my expectations too much, that would be bad!"
If a stranger's influence is too great in a country, it's not a good thing. You'll just have to be an unsung hero!
Then King Lai Xun seemed to remember something and said, "Bring Wei Tianxing to my private palace, so he can join those princes and ministers from before!"
After King Lai Xun finished speaking, he muttered to himself, "I was thinking of getting the information first and then telling them, but it seems I can't now. These people…!" King Lai Xun shook his head, opened the door, and walked out.
When everyone arrived at the small hall, a flurry of discussion arose. Wei Tianxing stood in the center of the hall, surrounded by more than a dozen princes and ministers who asked him all sorts of questions, most of which concerned why Zhu Chongjiu had not come back with him.
Wei Tianxing's face was somber, and he remained silent, letting others rant in his ear!
When Wei Tianxing finally couldn't hold on any longer and released his Emperor-level pressure, everyone realized that he was also a high-level Emperor-level expert!
Just then, King Rai Xun pushed open the back door of the small hall and entered with a smile, saying, "What are you all talking about? I could hear the noise inside the hall from outside!"
When Wei Tianxing saw King Lai Xun enter, his oppressive aura dissipated, and he bowed and clasped his hands in greeting, saying, "Your subject greets Your Majesty." The others followed suit and paid their respects as well.
After exchanging greetings, a prince stepped forward, cupped his hands, and asked: "Your Majesty, we have come to know why Ninth Brother did not return with the Divine Void Hunting Team. Could it be that he perished within the Divine Void?"
As soon as the Duke of the Kingdom finished speaking, Wei Tianxing retorted, "Nonsense! Ninth Brother's strength is unfathomable, and his magical skills are as powerful as those of the ancient sages. How could he possibly have fallen?"
Oh? Then Master Wei, please tell me about your trip to Shenxu!
Originally, I was planning to summon you to the inner palace to inquire, but since so many royal ministers want to know, I'll just say it here!
After hearing this, Wei Tianxing said "Yes, sir" and then said, "First of all, Ninth Brother asked me to pass on a message to the King: 'Just say that Ninth Brother has done what he promised the King!'"
After Wei Tianxing finished speaking, he took out a hundred storage rings from his pocket and handed them to the king with both hands!
King Lai Xun looked at the storage ring that Wei Tianxing handed him, but did not take it. Instead, he said, "Since Ninth Brother said he had done everything he promised me, he did indeed do one thing, which was to bring back every single member of the team. And the second thing is..."
King Lai Xun pointed to the storage rings in Wei Tianxing's hand and continued: "I will trouble Master Wei to open them one by one for me and all the ministers of the royal court to see, so that everyone can witness whether Ninth Brother has kept his promise to me and whether it is just a name without substance."
Upon hearing King Lai Xun's words, Wei Tianxing revealed a barely perceptible contemptuous smile and said, "Your Majesty, opening these storage rings is not impossible, but they cannot be opened here!"
King Lai Xun and his court ministers looked at Wei Tianxing with confusion. Why couldn't it be opened here? Finally, Lai Xun asked!
At this moment, Wei Tianxing knew this was his second chance to shine, and replied somewhat arrogantly, "The place is too small, it can't fit!"
Upon hearing this, some royal ministers laughed, some discussed, and some looked serious. King Lai Xun smiled and said, "Since Wei Tianxing said so, let's move to my private training ground in the inner palace. It's a million square meters, that should be enough, right?"
Wei Tianxing still gave a somewhat arrogant reply with just two words: "So-so!"
Ten minutes later, after King Lai Xun and his entourage arrived at King Lai Xun's private training ground, Wei Tianxing stood at the edge of the training ground, holding a hundred storage rings, and tossed them into the air!
Instantly, various resources poured out of the storage ring, including the corpses of nearly twenty low-level demonic beasts, which filled the training ground!
These nearly twenty demonic beasts included some hunted in the Divine Void Plains, some in the Divine Void Swamp, and others that ambushed Zhu Chongjiu in the Misty Dead Forest but were killed in retaliation.
Among them, the Divine Void Black Eagle and the giant octopus from Divine Void Lake were left by Zhu Chongjiu as food!
When King Lai Xun and his entourage saw the Emperor-level demon beasts that had already been divided up, they all opened their mouths wide, stretched their necks, and were speechless for a long time.
Upon seeing this scene, Wei Tianxing's expression became even more smug. He immediately interrupted everyone, saying, "Your Majesty, there are still dozens of royal-level monster corpses, hundreds of king-level monster corpses, and hundreds of ordinary-level monster corpses. Could Your Majesty find another place?"
At this moment, King Lai Xun recovered his senses and said solemnly, "Quickly seal off this place, set up a magic array, and do not let any trace of the aura here be leaked. Immediately arrange for professional personnel to reorganize and analyze the area."
Furthermore, everyone here, do not utter a single word about what happened today. If anyone spreads this, no matter who it is, do not blame me for being ruthless!
As King Rai Xun gave the order, various people suddenly appeared in the shadows, each doing what they were supposed to do!
After giving the order, King Lai Xun looked at Wei Tianxing and said excitedly, "Master Wei, you've come here with a powerful move right away, catching me completely off guard."
Since we still have supplies, let's move on to another location. I have quite a few training grounds like this one!
Ten minutes later, King Rai Xun led his entourage to another training ground.
Wei Tianxing released all the remaining monster corpses, filling the other training ground to the brim once again!
In the third training ground, Wei Tianxing brought out various divine weapons, crystals, divine iron, and divine plants and herbs!
King Rai Xun was so excited that he could not speak any more words. Every time a supply was released, he could only say "Good, good, good" three times. The princes and ministers below were all astonished!
After Wei Tianxing emptied all the storage rings in his hand, King Lai Xun laughed excitedly and said, "Ninth Brother, Ninth Brother, I really didn't misjudge you."
Right now, there's a border war going on. How many mages' strength can be enhanced by so much monster flesh and blood? How much combat power can be increased by so many divine weapons? How many warriors can be healed from serious injuries by so many divine plants and herbs? How many warriors can advance to the Saint level?
King Rai Xun became more and more excited as he spoke, and at the end, he looked up to the sky and roared!
The princes and ministers behind him also echoed and flattered him.
After King Lai Xun calmed down, Wei Tianxing took out the last storage ring. Instead of releasing the items inside, he transmitted his thoughts to the king through his divine sense: "Your Majesty, here are fifty rare and precious materials that can help an Emperor-level expert advance to the next level!"
Upon hearing this, King Lai Xun accepted the ring, disregarding his royal image, and collapsed to the ground, exclaiming with a mixture of amusement and exasperation, "Truly, Heaven has blessed my Ruixue Kingdom! With these, the kingdom's fighting strength can increase many times over!"
King Lai Xun stood up, gazing intently at the direction of the vast ice and snowfields, and said: "Summon the armies of the other major cities that have not yet participated in the battle to come to the capital immediately. Also, have the academies of the major cities send one-third of their students and instructors to come with the army!"
After giving his orders, King Raihun turned and walked toward the inner palace, leaving a group of princes and ministers standing there dumbfounded!
While the princes and ministers were puzzled, a palace servant stepped forward and said, "My lords, the king has ordered that you all go home to rest. Three days later, you will gather outside the palace hall to receive the medals from the members of the Divine Void Hunting Team!"