Lords Trying to Survive: Strategizing from a Rundown Yard

Because Marquis Ekmeledin is the supreme ruler of the giant city of Dagalisni.

So he can represent the entire giant city, including the state cities under its jurisdiction, to swear allegiance to Zong Shen.

In addition to the giant city itself, all the state cities attached to Dagalisni have also become Zong Shen's possession.

These need to be received and processed.

Just like Baron Bessos swore an oath to Zong Shen on behalf of the entire Bos State at that time.

All the villages affiliated to the state city were also included in the rule of the territory.

Even the scope of the territory was expanded.

Perfectly annexed the administrative scope of Bos State.

This is easier than fighting for each city and each place.

Marquis Ekmeledin's surrender and loyalty to him is only the first step.

The subsequent comprehensive acceptance of the giant city of Dagalisni and its affiliated forces is the real time-consuming link.

Not only does Gugat have to come forward, but even Colby, Lan Xiaodai and the Buddhist Rexxar have to contribute.

The territory has also sent a group of internal affairs heroes with thousands of people.

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The relevant data will be exported and transmitted back through the [Primary Spiritual Virtual Network] later.

This will save a lot of trouble in the statistical process.

After squinting and pondering for a moment, Zong Shen raised his head and looked at Marquis Ekmeledin who had been waiting for half an hour.

At this time, the Marquis was no longer in glory. His face seemed calm, but in fact, there was a hint of dejection.

In fact, among the aboriginal nobles, Ekmeledin was a smart character.

He had a clear understanding of himself and the mission left by his ancestors.

He also did a good job in the position of governor of the giant city of Dagalisni.

I have to admit that he is a very qualified lord.

Even if he is privately taking the path of militarism, the development of the giant city of Dagalisni can still maintain a forward trend.

This is commendable.

And from the information, Marquis Ekmeledin has a good business talent and is also a dual-system spellcaster.

The blood of the Clift family is quite special, and it is easy to give birth to descendants with multiple spellcasting talents.

The Marquis himself has six children, only one of whom has no spellcasting talent.

Among the remaining five children, two have single talents, two have double talents, and his youngest son has an even rarer triple talent.

More than ten years ago, he was taken in as an apprentice by an eighth-level great magician.

At this time, he is in the Mage Tower in the southern part of the continent.

Therefore, the in-laws of the Clift family are often spellcasters, and will not marry with nobles without talents. This ensures the continuation of bloodline talents to a certain extent.

But it is still difficult to escape the fate of bloodline degeneration, it is just a matter of time.

At present, many descendants of the Clift family have long left Dagalisni to set up their own schools.

Many of them are the best among mages in various places.

Among them are sixth-level great mages and seventh-level mages.

This is a family with a strong foundation.

Thanks to Zong Shen's rigor, the Clift family was also included in the rule.

All descendants and members who have not left the family will be subject to loyalty restrictions.

As for those who set up their own schools, there is no way.

Zong Shen raised his eyebrows slightly. When he was angry just now, he wanted to replace Marquis Ekmeledin directly.

However, when he calmed down, he knew very well that it would be difficult to find a candidate more suitable than Ekmeledin to rule Dagalisni in a short time.

Because of his tenacious resistance, the process of Zong Shen taking over the giant city of Dagalisni became tortuous, and even unexpected situations such as the Demon Abyss Prison appeared.

All of the above are the reasons that made Zong Shen angry.

But think about it carefully. If he stood in the perspective of Marquis Ekmeledin, he would never give up resistance easily.

Anyone with a little ambition and aspiration would not surrender casually.

Not to mention giving up his identity and family honor to swear allegiance to a stranger.

This made Zong Shen put down his anger again.

After exhaling a long breath, he looked at Marquis Ekmeledin and suddenly spoke.

"Mr. Marquis, please introduce the Demonic Abyss Prison."

"As you can see, the magic circle that seals this place is collapsing."

"Fortunately, its layout is quite exquisite, which has won us a precious buffer time. If it were replaced by an ordinary magic circle, I'm afraid it would not last for a moment."

Zong Shen said sincerely.

The magic circle here is indeed not simple, and the energy level has reached the semi-god level.

No wonder it can become the gate of the small Demonic Abyss Prison.

His praise made Ekmeledin's face change.

Sometimes he was embarrassed, sometimes angry, and sometimes ashamed.

After about ten seconds, he replied dejectedly.

"Just call me by my name, and there is no need to add the honorific of Your Excellency."

"The magic circle left by our ancestors is indeed exquisite, but your means are even more powerful."

"Even such a solid magic circle was destroyed by you."

After the process of swearing allegiance, the identities of both parties have long been reversed.

Zong Shen is the master, and Marquis Ekmeledin can only be regarded as his senior subject.

Of course, his words were somewhat emotional.

After all, their initial loyalty was not high, and Zong Shen did not have much friendship with him.

The two sides did not even cultivate trust, let alone harmony.

"We just had different positions at the time."

"You should know it clearly in your heart."

"I have a reason to take action, and you also have a reason to protect this place."

"Okay, now tell me more about the Demon Abyss Prison."

"I need all the information."

"Otherwise, when the monsters trapped inside for many years escape, the entire giant city of Dagalisini will turn into a dead zone."

"I don't have enough time to move the citizens."

"This place is your hard work, and it is the result of the efforts of countless descendants of the Clift family for nearly two thousand years. You don't want to see this place turn into a ruins of death."

Zong Shen's expression became serious, and there was no hint of joking in his tone.

Hearing what he said, Marquis Ekmeledin fell silent.

After thinking for a moment, he sighed heavily.

"You're right!"

"Let's talk about the Demon Abyss Prison first."

"According to the classics passed down by the family and what the fathers said."

"This is a prison for the kingdom's monsters."

"But the people imprisoned inside are not ordinary monsters. They are all powerful monsters that caused trouble in the early days of the founding of the country."

"The one who can be sealed in it also has legendary low-level strength."

"There are also many demigod-level monsters."

"There is a vast space inside, and the elemental magic power there is relatively thin, only about one-sixth of that in the outside world."

"There is no sunshine all day long, and there is no change between day and night."

"The land contains toxins, which are evaporated and released in the form of mist every once in a while."

"Therefore, not a single blade of grass grows there, and the natural vitality is extremely weak."

Marquis Ekmeledin spoke slowly, recalling while speaking.

Taking advantage of his pause, Zong Shen asked the first question.

"There should be more than one Demon Abyss Prison, right?"

This information comes from feedback from the strategy module, but it is relatively vague.

So he used this as a breakthrough to ask Marquis Ekmeledin to see if he could ask something else.

But the Marquis shook his head in confusion.

"Sorry, I'm not sure about this."

"The ancestors did not leave too detailed instructions."

"Especially the background information related to the high-level decisions of the year."

He nodded slightly, a little apologetically.

Zong Shen waved his hand indifferently. Due to his status as an aborigine, Marquis Ekmeledin was destined not to know too many details.

He was just trying his luck.

Acquisition of information requires two-way stimulation.

Let the Marquis give him some new clues, and he will also give the Marquis some clues. Maybe it can promote both directions and lead to more information.

You must know that indigenous people also have the opportunity to awaken.

Without delving into the topic just now, he raised his chin and motioned for Marquis Ekmeledin to continue speaking.

Zong Shen was also curious about the situation in the Demon Abyss Prison.

It is said that King Arthur personally peeled off one layer of the Demonic Abyss and built it after moving it.

The Demonic Abyss is a serious alien plane.

Being able to peel off the alien plane and embed it into the main material plane of the endless continent as a special prison is amazing.

After a short pause, Marquis Ekmeledin continued.

"There are hundreds of monsters in the Demonic Abyss."

"Some are ferocious monsters, and some are vicious alien warriors."

"They were specially restrained after being imprisoned in the Demon Abyss Prison."

"Because the plane rules inside have been modified, combined with the control of the magic circle, I can open a crack in it and control the monsters within it within a limited range."

"For safety reasons, you can only control one low-level demigod monster at a time."

Zong Shen nodded thoughtfully.

Then the next question came up.

"What is the highest level of the monster inside?"

"Is there anyone above the lower level of demigod?"

This question is very important. If there are a lot of monsters in the "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" in the Demonic Abyss Prison, which are demigods and even higher level monsters, then Zong Shen will not be sure.

He would suffer losses and have to give up some of the profits he gained from the great city of Dagalisini.

This question made Marquis Ekmeledin laugh.

He shook his head with a wry smile.

"No, even the demigod-level monster only has three heads."

"The main ones trapped within it are the legendary level."

"Even in that turbulent era, demigods were not always visible."

"It is said that all higher-level monsters were suppressed and killed at that time."

"This is why the kingdom is able to usher in a period of relative stability."

The more Zong Shen listened, the more he felt that these so-called monsters were more like the "victims" of the kingdom's purge of the land.

There is no owner of the territory. Whoever takes it first belongs to him.

If it is occupied first, then whoever has the bigger fist will get it.

There can be no peace in the entire kingdom.

Aren’t those monsters all the local bullies from back then?

After all, areas with monsters usually have treasures or a favorable environment.

Of course, except for those evil monsters.

After figuring out a small link, Zong Shen felt slightly relieved.

But the most crucial question remains a mystery.

That's why King Arthur and the founding fathers worked so hard to get out of the Abyss?

It would be much easier to kill them directly.

He couldn't figure this out just now, and he still can't figure it out now.

He simply threw it to the Marquis again to see if he could dig out some additional clues.

"Well, then again."

"Don't you think the appearance of the Demon Abyss Prison is very strange?"

"The former king and those founding fathers are so powerful, why did they leave the Demon Abyss Prison?"

He said vaguely, intending to guide Marquis Ekmeledin to think for himself.

As soon as this was said, the Marquis actually showed an expression of approval.

"I have also thought about this question."

"But no matter whether it is the notes left by the ancestors or various ancient books, I can't find the answer."

His eyes flashed with curiosity.

Zong Shen remained calm, just said "Oh" softly, waiting for the next.

I saw Marquis Ekmeledin added excitedly.

"The cost of building the Demon Abyss Prison is huge."

"This is a real chimeric space."

"The ancestors and the former king will definitely not do useless work!"

He said with certainty, and everyone knows this truth.

And precisely because of this, this matter seems even more possible.

At this point, Marquis Ekmeledin suddenly looked dazed, and then patted his forehead.

"By the way, our ancestors left many notes."

"Those notes were written in various languages, and most of them can be deciphered."

"Only two notes written on magic parchment cannot be deciphered even by the best language masters, and because they are enchanted by the spells left by our ancestors, they cannot be forcibly deciphered by mental magic."

He said loudly, and then raised his wrist, which was covered with a space bracelet.

After getting permission from Zong Shen, he shook his wrist gently and took out two brand new tanned parchments.

Yes, brand new.

How new is it?

It looks like it was written yesterday.

There is no trace of simplicity at all, and it doesn't look like an old thing handed down from ancient times.

This is fixed thinking.

With magic protection and careful preservation, it is entirely possible to do this.

Marquis Ekmeledin stood up carefully and presented the two parchments to Zong Shen.

He raised his hand to take it, and Zong Shen was stunned after taking a look.

The text on it looks a bit like ancient Greek.

But Zong Shen is not sure either.

It is just a conclusion drawn based on its characteristics.

Could those Tianjiao of the last era also have a relationship with the Earth?

After all, from the perspective of mythology, there are indeed many similarities.

It's just that the timeline doesn't match, and there are many details that don't make sense, but it doesn't prevent Zong Shen from making bold guesses.

He first tried to translate it with the strategy module.

But he didn't get any results.

There was a faint glow on the surface of the parchment.

It proved that they did have magical restrictions, and it was difficult to force them to work.

The slightest carelessness would trigger the spell to self-destruct.

With doubts in his heart, Zong Shen simply recorded a small part of the text on the two pieces of parchment.

It was directly posted on the [World Channel].

And publicly announced and issued a reward.

As long as anyone can recognize what this text is and what it means, they can get a high bounty of 5 million dinars!

He wants to see if there are any lords who can recognize these words.

After all, the first batch of lords came from all over the world, there is still some hope!