Chapter 253 His Majesty is Crazy Today (Three in One)
This battle left Qingye confused and miserable.
At this moment, the entire street has been blocked by the city-protecting magic circle.
Some of the mage towers in the city glowed with light, suppressing the aftermath of the battle and Aoba's power.
Duke Dyke and several level 10 heavy-armored knights were the main attackers.
Although the magician and heavy knight are two ordinary professions with nothing to praise, the strength of the professionals does not lie entirely in the profession, but in the professionals themselves.
As the top magician in the Kingdom of Shina, Dyke is definitely not the strongest, but he is not inferior to Aoba.
Fire magic can even restrain Qingye's professional skills.
Plus the home field advantage...
Just a few minutes later, Aoba raised his hands.
"Stop, stop, stop! I surrender, I surrender."
He took the initiative to stop the fighting, obviously hoping for a lucky break.
The Ashen Zone will not intentionally kill Ashen Zone Walkers, this is an iron rule.
Qingye had just entered the arena when he was surrounded and killed by the natives. This made Qingye guess that there must be a reason for this battle! Maybe he had triggered some hidden plot.
When the shackles that sealed the power were put on Qingye and Dyke took Qingye all the way to the palace, Qingye breathed a sigh of relief.
"Obviously, an important person wants to see me. I have indeed triggered a hidden plot."
"It's just that this way of greeting is a bit rough."
He thought this was a good thing...
…
Walk along the King's Avenue and climb the stairs, and the gate of the palace comes into view.
There were many soldiers standing around and magical patterns on the walls.
Passing through the royal palace and then through the central garden, the magnificent castle becomes closer and closer.
Under the gaze of a group of powerful indigenous men, Qingye finally saw the key plot character he had imagined.
The ruler of the Kingdom of Sina, Sina XIII! He looked up at Sina XIII.
A neat beard, a majestic face, a golden crown on his head and a scepter in his hand.
A huge force suddenly came from the crook of his legs, causing Qingye to kneel down in front of Sina XIII involuntarily.
Aoba said it didn't matter.
As a walker in the Ashes, you must be able to bend and stretch.
Looking up at Xina XIII again, Aoba smiled widely.
"Your Majesty."
But he saw that Sina XIII had drawn his sword, walked down from the throne, and slowly came to his side.
Aoba didn't feel anything wrong and just thought it was a normal development of the plot.
He said sincerely: "I wonder if your majesty has summoned me for another..."
Before he could finish his words, the sharp sword had already pierced his chest.
Qingye's smile froze on his face in an instant.
He lowered his head and watched Sina XIII slowly twist his wrist, and the sharp sword began to rotate and stir inside his body.
"You...I..."
Shocked, Qingye couldn't utter a word.
They just listened to Sina XIII in front of them speaking slowly in a voice that only the two of them could hear.
“This is a personal vendetta.”
Qingye was confused, but unfortunately Xia Lin was too lazy to explain more.
Draw the sword and cut the throat.
Amid the gushing blood, a huge head rose into the sky.
Only when Qingye's headless body slowly fell to the ground did Xia Lin hand the sword to the guards around him and speak loudly to everyone, including Duke Deckard.
"Dark magicians, all of them deserve to die!"
Guess what happened?
This incident also provided Xia Lin with a full 21 points of wish power.
Some people present hated the black magician, so Xia Lin killed Qingye, the powerful black magician, which fulfilled their wishes and naturally he could also gain power from it.
All I can say is that the higher your status, the more convenient and simpler it is to do certain things.
A faint light, which only Xia Lin could see, emerged from Qingye's body and finally merged into his own body.
A prompt tone that only Xia Lin could hear rang in his ears.
[You killed an alien ember walker. ]
[You can randomly draw one of his non-professional skills and two items from his personal space.]
"Go ahead."
Qingye's strength is relatively weak, and Xia Lin doesn't have much expectations for him.
And the results of the extraction are indeed not worth looking forward to.
…
[You get the following items: Seed of Resurrection, Life Vine Whip.]
[Seed of Resuscitation (S-level item): Placing it in a wound can quickly heal the wound and permanently provide the user with a certain amount of life.]
An alternative healing and life-extending item.
But it didn't work.
[Life Whip (SS-level item) (Exclusive to Plant Users): When held, it can additionally enhance the effects of Plant User's professional skills. ]
Professional equipment is even more meaningless to Xia Lin.
As a Sequence One from a certain planet in the Cinders Zone, Qingye's skill set is relatively complete, and he doesn't have many powerful non-professional skills.
[You obtain the skill: Natural Rhythm.]
[Natural Rhythm (SS level): Passive skill, limit-breaking skill. When you are in a place with a strong natural atmosphere, you will slowly gain limit-breaking properties. The stronger the natural atmosphere, the better the limit-breaking effect of this skill.]
A limit-breaking skill that goes well with Plant Users.
But Xia Lin still looked down on it.
[Unstable mutation takes effect! ]
[The natural rhythm changes to: I am a tree! ]
Xia Lin raised his eyebrows.
[I am a tree (mutation): Active skill, limit-breaking skill. Activation consumes 100 spirit points. When you activate this skill, you will transform into a big tree. You cannot move, all skills are sealed, but your breath fluctuations are close to zero. In tree form, you will gain a small amount of racial value and limit-breaking attributes every minute. This skill has no cooldown, but when you are in tree form, you must maintain this form for at least three days before you can transform back into human form. ]
Xia Lin: “Hmm…”
It may seem like a useless skill, but Xia Lin knows that any skill that can increase the racial value is precious and rare.
"Forget it, let's keep one for now and don't rush to sell it."
Put this skill in the regular skill slot.
But Xia Lin couldn't think of how to apply this skill for a moment.
After finishing the harvest, Xia Lin looked up again, his eyes swept over Qingye's body, and then looked at the ministers under his command.
"Convene a Kingdom Council."
The Kingdom Meeting, where the Kingdom of Shina discusses important matters, will not be easily opened.
The ministers were confused and listened to their king speak again.
"I have some policies to announce."
…
Identity brings power, and power brings benefits.
There is a lot of potential to be tapped in the identity of Sina XIII, and Xia Lin is now preparing to use this identity to gain benefits for himself.
There are so many benefits to be gained...
"I took a quick look and found that the taxes in our country are a bit too heavy."
At the kingdom meeting, Sina XIII spoke slowly, causing the ministers to look at each other in surprise.
No, it was you who set the tax. It's only been less than two years since it was set and you already complain that it's too high.
Besides, the heavier the tax, the better it would be for us, wouldn't it? Xia Lin didn't care what the ministers thought.
Anyway, it’s just a dream, and this dream will only repeat itself within a month.
As long as the power of wish is sufficient, the dream of all living beings will be free from disasters.
"Tax exemption, must be tax-free! All taxes will be waived within three years!"
The ministers: “Ah!?”
Chief Minister Jevan stood up suddenly.
"Your Majesty, please withdraw your order."
"If taxes are exempted, the treasury will not be able to support the army or the royal expenses."
If you don't collect taxes, what do you spend? What do we spend? But Xia Lin didn't bother to care about the chief minister's thoughts.
He waved his hand and said, "Listen to me, I have the final say!"
The face of a dictator and tyrant.
Just when the ministers were silent, Xia Lin heard this prompt.
[You backstabbed the faction you belonged to: the Kingdom of Shina.]
[Your tax exemption will cause the Kingdom of Shina to weaken, and you will gain 10 points of all attributes. At the same time, as the decree takes effect, the Kingdom of Shina will decline, and you can still gain different limit-breaking attributes from this event.]
Xia Lin frowned.
The effect is not very good.
From this perspective, the tax exemption policy is still not enough to hurt the Kingdom of Shina...
That's right.
After Xia Lin got the identity of Sina XIII, the first thing he thought of was to use backstab to improve his attributes! It was ridiculous that those ministers were still saying "Your Majesty, think twice".
Their Majesty, his butt is already sitting crooked...
There was also colorful streams of light that were invisible to others condensed from the void and penetrated into Xia Lin's brows.
[You have gained 285 points of willpower. ]
Tax exemption benefits the people.
Many farmers and merchants also felt that taxes were too heavy, so they naturally wanted the kingdom to reduce taxes or even exempt them.
Xia Lin's decree was equivalent to fulfilling their wishes, and naturally he could gain power of will - and just like backstabbing, this was also a long-term effort. As the policy continued to be implemented in the next month, the more beneficiaries there were, the more power of will Xia Lin would naturally gain.
"The second thing..."
Xia Lin’s operation is not over yet.
Tax exemption is a long-term solution, but it is too slow and does not suit Xia Lin's impatience.
"Two years ago, the three kingdoms signed a peace agreement. This is what I think. Look, since there is already a peace agreement, why do we still keep the army?"
"Disarmament, must disarm!"
"Save the military expenses and distribute them to the civilians of the kingdom, especially those who are starving and have no extra money."
The ministers gasped.
No, why did our great King Sina XIII suddenly go crazy today? And this time, Xia Lin's decree encountered even greater resistance.
The military is a huge entity.
The strongest individual in the kingdom is sitting at this conference table - Minister of Military Affairs Piero, a tenth-level magician.
Without anyone saying anything, Piero tapped the table.
He said calmly: "Your Majesty, please take back your order..."
Grand Duke Piero.
The uncle of Sina XIII...
It was also this man who, with his own strength and the power of the military, pushed Sina XIII to the throne of king.
It would not be said that Piero is the backer and thigh of Sina XIII, the hidden king of the Sina Kingdom.
Because Sina XIII has been on the throne for 15 years, he currently holds power and is not afraid of Grand Duke Piero.
According to normal thinking, Xia Lin should have retracted his decision at this moment - for the sake of the stability of the kingdom, he also had to give face to Piero.
Even as the king, the supreme being of the entire Xina Kingdom, he cannot do whatever he wants and must take into account the feelings of other important officials and other forces.
But that's normal.
Xia Lin now just wants to get some benefits and stir up trouble! ——A dream that can be returned at any time, why should I be so obedient?
With a "bang".
Xia Lin slammed the table.
"Disarmament! We must disarm! I won't give face to anyone today!"
Archduke Piero's eyes turned cold.
But he found that Xia Lin was also looking at him.
The meaning in his eyes was clear: If you, Piero, dare to say no today, I will find someone to get you! The stability of the kingdom? With Xia Lin here, the Kingdom of Xina cannot be stable.
Now that it’s stable, where can I get the backstab?
There is no mistake in the poem, post, content, and read the book on 6, 9, and bar!
Even if Piero really took action now, it would be more in line with Xia Lin's wishes.
——Let’s have a big brawl in the palace. Every time one of these high-ranking officials and strong men from the Xina Kingdom dies, I, Xia Lin, can get a backstab.
Then I will have another dream reflux...
Come on, let's fight, I'm looking forward to it...
But Archduke Piero remained silent.
He just lowered his eyes and hid his gaze.
Xia Lin couldn't help but curl his lips.
Cowardly...
"Since Grand Duke Piero has no objection, then the disarmament is settled!"
【Backstab effect takes effect.】
[You backstabbed the faction you belong to: the Kingdom of Shina. The effect is assessed as: bad but persistent.]
[You have gained 30 points of all attributes. When the disarmament is completed, you will gain additional limit-breaking attributes based on subsequent developments.]
It's still a long-lasting job...
There is no way. It takes time to implement government policies.
It is not as fast and efficient as killing people directly.
But Xia Lin hasn't figured out the mechanism of the passive dream reflux, nor does he know what kind of punishment he will suffer if he passively triggers the dream reflux - well, the dead Ash Walker Xia Lin saw it, so Xia Lin had to be more cautious.
Therefore, he didn't dare to start killing people directly.
"The third decree..."
Xia Lin continued speaking.
And the ministers at the entire kingdom meeting gradually fell silent.
…
At today's meeting, His Majesty went crazy...
Sina XIII issued a total of 17 decrees, each of which was confusing.
However, considering that Sina XIII had established great prestige in the Sina Kingdom during the fifteen years since he ascended the throne, these decrees could be forced through, but it would take some time.
After the meeting, Xia Lin no longer focused on these long-term things.
One meeting brought him more than 200 points of all attributes + subsequent benefits, and more than 1,000 wishes + subsequent benefits.
This is exactly what Xia Lin needs.
There are not many attributes, and the effect of backstab seems a bit weak, but considering Xia Lin's racial value of 12.8, the attributes provided by backstab are actually quite a lot - as the racial value increases, the attribute values provided by the limit-breaking skills decrease, which is natural.
What's more, there are still subsequent benefits...
Make your way back to the castle.
In the secret room of the castle, Xia Lin summoned the guarding mages.
"You are all my hidden guards, my own people whom I have raised since childhood."
Xia Lin spoke slowly to the seven magicians of level 8-10 in front of him.
"So there are some things that I can only order you to do."
Seven people fell to their knees.
"Dedicate your loyalty to His Majesty!"
Xia Lin had already taken off all his clothes.
Hidden guards: “???”
Facing the seven people's strange looks, Xia Lin sighed softly: "Don't get me wrong, this is what happened."
"I found a way to extend my lifespan and gain extraordinary powers."
The secret guards looked at each other, wondering, "Your Majesty, have you come into contact with some evil being?"
But they didn't know what to say, so they could only listen to Xia Lin.
"This method requires your help."
"To put it simply, use the five elements of magic to attack me, and I can transform these attacks into my own power."
Nourishing the five elements is not only effective for cultivators, but also for magicians.
This thing is also a limit-breaking skill.
Backstab needs to be brushed, and of course nourishing the five elements also needs to be brushed.
Anyway, as long as the willpower is sufficient, the time in this ashes zone can be extended infinitely.
If Xia Lin doesn't do a big one, it would be a shame to this heritage-level Ashes zone.
…
However, the effect of nourishing the five elements to break the limit cannot be said to be strong.
The magical power of these hidden mages is also limited.
After brushing for several hours and gaining more than 100 points of all attributes, these mages needed to meditate to accumulate magic power, and Xia Lin's brushing journey was forced to be interrupted.
That's fine.
Breaking the limit is not something that can be done overnight.
Moreover, the speed of breaking the limit of Backstab and Nourishing the Five Elements is indeed not fast.
At the moment, Xia Lin’s core limit-breaking skill is still the East Wind Lord. The speed at which that thing refreshes attributes and racial values is quite terrifying.
However, due to limited conditions, there is no room for Dongfeng to perform at the moment.
After dinner, I deal with government affairs.
Xia Lin spent the evening as he remembered Sina XIII.
As the night deepens, sleepiness sweeps over me.
Xia Lin lay on the bed and closed his eyes.
Just a few minutes later, along with the snoring sounds, a strange wind blew into the room through the window.
Under the dim moonlight, two figures perfectly avoided the detection of the hidden guards and appeared out of thin air in front of Xia Lin's bed.
It was Chief Minister Jerven and Military Minister Piero! A dim magical light flashed from Jerven's hand - but as everyone knows, Jerven is not a magician! The intensity of this magical fluctuation was astonishing, but it was obscure and difficult to detect. As the magic halo shone, the entire bedroom was blocked.
"What's wrong with him today?"
After completing the blockade, Jeven spoke to Piero beside him.
Piero shook his head.
"have no idea."
"However, considering that the nightmare fabrication technique is not very stable, it is understandable that he sometimes shows signs of emotional instability."
"It's just a small matter anyway. I'll cast a spell on him tonight and make him take back his order."
Piero is a bit too bold...
On the contrary, Jeven's ideas are detailed and comprehensive.
Looking at the sleeping face of King Sina XIII, Jeven said worriedly, "I always feel that Sina's condition is not right today... There is only less than a month left before His Majesty's big plan is launched, and Sina's cooperation is necessary in this process. I am a little worried about his performance today."
Piero snorted. "What can I do if I'm worried? I can't use more cruel means on him, and I can't find someone to replace Xina... Don't think that those court mages he employs are just for show."
While sleeping, Xia Lin resisted the urge to pull the corners of his mouth.
Isn't this just eating for free?
They have even let someone touch your boss' bedside...
In a few words, the two ended their conversation.
Jeven raised his hand again, and waves of magical power emerged.
But suddenly, Sina XIII opened his eyes, and Jeven was almost frightened by the magic backlash! Before the two of them could make any move, a deep light flashed from behind Xia Lin!
The Nth time the dream returned! Xia Lin was too lazy to taste Jeven's tricks.
Even if there is a 99% chance that Jeven's method will not work on him, Xia Lin does not want to gamble on that 1%.
Time in the dream stopped instantly.
A dragging feeling emerged, and after the dizziness, Xia Lin appeared in the reality of the Cinder Zone that was like a sea of light.
The first thing he did was to look down at Qingye's position and found that he was still lying flat as if he was sleeping soundly, but his face had begun to turn pale.
He is dead.
Death in a dream, death in reality.
At the same time, he opened his property panel and looked at his properties.
Those several hundred points of limit-breaking effects were all retained - it is feasible to brush attributes in a dream.
"That leaves one last question."
"What is going on with His Majesty and the so-called grand plan?"
In fact, there was no need to think too much, Xia Lin had such a premonition.
This incident is most likely the cause of the current situation in this ashes area.
I can only say that it is really worthwhile to spend 100,000 willpower to buy the identity of Xina.
Not only does it make it convenient for you to brush up your wishes and attributes, but this identity also allows you to trigger hidden plots.
Of course, a hunch is not a conclusion.
We will have to continue exploring and observing to find out the specific details.
With the mutant's infinite rewind ability in hand, Xia Lin said he was fearless.
I feel sleepy and fall asleep again.
At the same time, adjust the timeline and set everything back to the beginning of the Amber Zone.
Not only that, out of caution, Xia Lin immediately started the process of waking up from the dream and returning to the flow again less than a minute after entering the scene.
This move was extremely brutal, leaving no chance of survival for other Ash Walkers.
After spending more than a thousand points of willpower and performing more than a thousand dream refluxes, Xia Lin felt that it was almost enough, and he officially started a new dream journey.
…
Fang thought: "I'm determined to get Hun Guang."
The man in blood armor: "Of course I want them all!"
The giant dragon of the mythical beast: "The soul light must be in the pocket of my Lord Asgard!"
The woman in white clothes and white hair: "Trouble."
This time, no one can escape...
When Xia Lin opened his eyes again, what he saw was still the familiar bedroom.
But this time, there is no such person as Qingye anymore.
Stand up and speak.
"Summon Jervan and Piero to come see me."
"At the same time, call upon all the level 10 magicians currently in the capital to adjust the frequency of the city defense formation to the ready-to-activate state."
The voice of the hidden guard was heard in the void.
"As you command, Your Majesty."
(End of this chapter)