Lord of Rot

Chapter 478: The Maid of Fortune: Leonie Hoffman (4400 words)
Li Qi originally thought that what awaited him the next day would be that tender and stinky face, but he didn't expect the news that he expected, but not very much expected.

The Duke is dead!

The last time we met, although he was old and ill, he was very energetic.

"Life is always so fragile."

The atmosphere in the castle was still very calm, and even a raven with magical blood couldn't deliver the message in a single night.

It's just that Li Qi happens to have a lot of ghouls under his command, and there is an Isis similar to the ghoul information processing terminal, so he can receive such important news.

In the past, when he had to do everything by himself, such important news would be missed forever after he fell asleep. The ghouls are conscientious tool workers, but they will not complete the work without orders.

Sitting in the arena, Li Qi was not interested in the fight below, and his mind was far away.

"The golden stallion is definitely not a lord who is suitable for allegiance, but it is the lord I must be loyal to."

Otherwise, who should I pledge my allegiance to?He can be said to be a Hongmiao upright Dongxia person. If he betrays Dongxia this time, he is no different from a person who breaks his oath. I am afraid that his subordinates will not be convinced.

But when the strength is strong, facing the golden stallion, he can always have the advantage of listening to the tune and not listening to the announcement.

Li Qi stared down at the same time. Two strong men with maces smashed the head of a strong barbarian together.

He took another quick glance at the auditorium and found fear in the eyes of the young noble men, but more excitement.

The elders laughed heartily, as if watching a group of ants fighting each other, and even drank a few sips of wine when they were happy.

Most of the ladies screamed in fear, but it was hard to tell whether they were genuinely afraid or just taking the opportunity to show their delicacy.

Morbid beauties are still the mainstream of aesthetics in this world.

Li Qi looked at the fight below in disgust. There was no meaning to the fight of life, it was just for fun.

He suddenly glanced at Baron Nenniu Wufang, who was speaking confidently to the heartthrob, but the heartthrob's expression was very reluctant, and her good temper was a little bit unbearable when facing her fiancé up.

A man who chatters endlessly and likes to brag is really easy to be unbearable, and the most fearful thing is that he doesn't know it.

Baron Nenniu Wufang also noticed Li Qi's gaze, and when he looked over, the eyes of both sides intertwined.

"Hmph!" Nenniu Wufang snorted coldly, his nose fluttered, then he turned his head and put on a smiling face to speak to the heartthrob.

"As expected of a face-changing master," Li Qi sighed.

The performance in the arena has ended in this short time.

The only survivor, that is, the only winner, was the champion. All the other contestants lost their lives, and most of their bodies were incomplete.

After the simple lunch, some people had already started to leave. Li Qi also decided to go back to his castle to wait for the news. If there is no accident, he will need to go to Donggang City in a few days to attend the Duke's funeral.

When leaving, Li Qi ignored the heartthrob who had been watching him frequently, and he chose to turn a blind eye to the other party's hints.

There is also the Nenniu Wufang Baron who cares more about Li Qi than his fiancée. His eyes can't wait to stick to Li Qi's back, which makes Li Qi wonder whether his charm is a bit too strong, or whether the Nenniu Wufang Baron is actually Is it the arrogant attribute, deliberately making trouble for yourself, just to attract your attention?
He shuddered at his terrible conjecture that there was something rotten about the kingdom.

So much so that when he left Iron Rock City, Li Qi led the team at full speed, and only realized that he forgot to inquire about the huntress Ramsnoll when he was halfway through the journey.

"Let's send someone to inquire after we go back."

Li Qi glanced back at Iron Stone City under the noon sun, and grabbed the reins: "Drive!"

……

night.

Li Qi's team stopped on the side of the road to rest.

The rapid development of Porcupine Collar has led to the improvement of many surrounding facilities, such as the temporary foothold here, because there are too many caravans coming and going to stop and rest, the surrounding environment has undergone many changes, and the prototype of a post station has gradually emerged.

The caravan will also build their own residences, and Li Qi will directly live in the hut to rest now.

The accompanying soldiers did not have such good conditions, so they found shelter from the wind and surrounded the campfire to keep warm.

The bonfire was burning, the flames beeping.

The wind at night is a bit manic, not far from the sea, and the air is relatively humid.

Cold winter can still easily kill people.

It's just that no one noticed that the lord who lived in the hut disappeared.

The Rift Crypt in the Corso Mountains, the Underworld.

Li Qi had already changed into a set of equipment, Black Dragon Duo consciously found a comfortable position on his shoulders, and narrowed his eyes.

The black mist filled the air, blocking Li Qi's breath.

"Why is she here!"

The development of the matter was somewhat beyond Li Qi's expectation. He let the "tricky barbarian" Vito go, and thought he could live in peace for a while.

According to the news that Li Qi heard, the situation of Giant's Foot is very troublesome. Prince Hoffman's violent rule has won a group of supporters, but where there is oppression, there is resistance, especially Prince Hoffman's The radical policy has hurt the foundation of a certain group of people, and the resistance has intensified. She should be very busy.

But I didn't expect that she would come underground!
In the past, if the underground was destroyed, Li Qi didn't feel anything, it was just dozens of dark creatures, as long as the palace-level ghoul Ka Qi could be withdrawn, there would be zero loss.

Not now.

Because those energy ore veins are very precious, they are related to Li Qi's next magic development, and the mass-produced staffs under his hands, as well as the magic scroll assembly line that will be launched in the future, all need ore.

Therefore, when the woman driving the thunder appeared, Li Qi had to pick up his vest again and pretend to be "that lord".

The towering Bone Throne is surrounded by flames, and its shadow is elongated.

The king, wrapped in black mist, stared at the coming person with scarlet eyes.

This was the first time Li Qi dared to seriously observe Prince Leonie Hoffman's appearance, and this was the second time they met.

Wearing silver scale light armor, long straight hair with electric arcs tied behind his back.

Her skin is cold and fair, and her face is pretty. She is not considered a top-notch beauty, at least she is not as beautiful as the elf White Deer, who is not as beautiful as a human being.

After thinking about it, it's probably because of her slightly shorter height by half an inch, and I always feel a little petite.

However, no one would care too much about her appearance. Those who had heard of her would not dare to be disrespectful, and those who had seen her methods would be more honest, so as not to be crushed by a set of thunder. Li Qi was one of them.

Fortunately, she looked very calm today, she probably didn't come to find fault.

"What's the matter?" Li Qi raised his hand and gently scratched the black dragon Duo's chin, making himself look indifferent.

"who are you?"

Her tone was strong, and her aura unfolded when she spoke, which made Li Qi feel like he was looking up at her.

The air field is [-] meters wide, and it is true that a person cannot be judged by his appearance.

"Lord of Calamity, Lord of Darkness? Oh, it's just a code name."

Li Qi chuckled. Compared with Prince Hoffman's full-on aura, Li Qi didn't have any aura, as if this person didn't even exist.

His tone was casual, as if these names were just nonsense made up by him.

But Prince Hoffman didn't think so. To become a top hall-level powerhouse, he would make his own name. Even if he didn't want some titles, he would inevitably be forced by others.

And this performance did not disappoint Li Qi's expectations, and successfully made Prince Hoffman put away his outgoing aura. She has already regarded Li Qi as a top powerhouse who is no less than herself, and may even be stronger than herself. What is certain is that the other party does not belong to the legend.

Because she has seen legends.

When she first heard Vito's report, she was overwhelmed by the Giant Cult, the Natural Cult, and the Tribal People. She had been postponed for a month or two, and she didn't come here until now. There is a strong man who I can't see through.

As for the trembling dark creatures around because of her aura, she was not interested at all.

"Who are you?" Li Qi asked back.

"Leonie Hoffman."

Li Qi didn't expect that the other party would really answer obediently, which was different from what he remembered.

At the beginning, she did it directly, and the four-headed snake killed it as soon as it said it would.

Shout out for the dead little snake, it turns out that this woman can communicate.

"The world where I live is shattered, and part of the power has flowed into this world. Hoffman, are you going to invade my world?" Li Qi decided to strike first.

There was also a sentence, "It's better to have a fight with you and me." But considering the real level gap between the two sides, Li Qi swallowed this sentence forcefully. Don't talk nonsense. What if the other party just happens to think the same way?
He even quietly told Duo to prepare to escape at any time.

After all, I personally came into contact with Prince Hoffman's ghoul Ka Qi, and his state is very wrong at this time, and there is also a clear gap between the hall level and the hall level.

Beside Li Qi, the half-orc Ka Qi had the strongest combat power. Ka Qi felt that he had no chance of winning, so if he really wanted to fight, the only option was to run for his life!

"Invasion?" Prince Hoffman was taken aback. When she came here today, she was worried that the power of other worlds would invade her own world. Why was she suspected by others first.

She thought about it carefully, and it seemed that it was true. The creatures in the underground world had never been to the surface, but the people on the ground tried to sneak into the ground.

The information sent back from Vic also said that the underground world has been letting the intruders go again and again, but they are corrupted by greed.

Prince Hoffman had never thought of empathy before, because she didn't take underground creatures seriously at all. Now that the two sides are equally powerful, she naturally understands empathy.

Prince Hoffman shook his head: "I came to you and wanted to cooperate. There is an awakened fire dragon in my territory, and its strength is not yet legendary."

"Not interested!" Li Qi didn't even want to refuse directly.

Are you kidding me, not legendary?It's another hall-level pinnacle Dzogchen half-step legend, right?

Who made it? !

Li Qi found that the world was becoming riddled with holes, full of holes, maybe the function of his tombstone was not a cheat at all, but to help patch the patch. The more he thought about it, the more likely it was.

Prince Hoffmann looked at him.

Li Qi said in a flat and disdainful tone: "It's just a fire dragon, it's boring."

Prince Hoffman looked at the black dragon on Li Qi's shoulder that looked like a little pet, and nodded in agreement. She would not believe this sentence if someone else said it, but she agreed with it very much when it was said from the mouth of the mysterious strong man in front of her. .

The cubs of the giant dragon are not so easy to get, and they have to bear the consequences of being besieged and hunted down by the dragon clan, but the other party seems to be very leisurely now, and the cubs of the dragon are completely tamed.

The difference in the bloodlines of the fire dragon and the giant dragon is not even a little bit big. Although the adult fire dragon is mixed with the blood of the giant dragon, it will never become a legend in its lifetime.

"..." Prince Hoffman was silent.

In fact, she herself has the confidence to kill the fire dragon, but she can't guarantee that she will retreat completely. Thinking about it carefully, it is a bit rash to invite the other party to the ground now. If the other party suddenly becomes interested and directly kills the fire dragon, how can she stop it? he?

Looking at Prince Hoffman who suddenly fell silent for some reason, Li Qi was very anxious, sister, don't be in a daze here, go back to the ground and be in a daze, it's in the middle of the night, I'm afraid you will wipe out our group if you are happy.

He said in a thick and drowsy voice: "Well... If there is a fire dragon corpse as an ottoman, it would be interesting."

The most important thing is to put things off for a while and fool people away.

The big deal is that when it is necessary to start the fight, I pretend that I have something to do and I can't go.

"No need." Unexpectedly, Prince Hoffman changed his mind temporarily: "It's just a fire dragon, and I can still deal with it."

The same line, why does it look so beating? Is it the same feeling I gave just now?

Li Qi reflected.

If Prince Hoffman really killed a dragon, can the body be brought over?
He admitted that he was a little tempted, and how much money to spend was not a problem. After a fire dragon that gave Prince Hoffman a headache, after it was transformed into a ghoul, its strength would definitely not disappoint.

The journey to unify the land of Lurea has taken another big step forward.

Unify Lurea Continent?When was the goal set?Li Qi himself was puzzled, could it be that after the death of the Duke, his own ambitions also began to expand?
Dealing with Prince Hoffman is not an easy job.

Although Li Qi pretended to be a top expert, but he was a parallel importer, and he was the real one.

Fortunately, neither side intends to entangle too much on the topic of fire dragons.

Prince Hoffman was afraid that if he was led out of the underground world, there would be side effects, while Li Qi wanted to use his identity as Baron Porcupine to spend money to get the corpse.

"To interrupt today, I hope your Excellency will not take offense." She hesitated, stretched out her hand to grab from the collarbone, and a flash of thunder appeared, and was thrown towards Li Qi.

Li Qi was startled, and just about to turn around and run away, he found that the thunder was flying very slowly, hovering in front of him.

It turned out to be a gem the size of a thumb, completely condensed from thunder.

Stretching out his hand to grab it, a wave of power quickly poured into his body. Li Qi was startled. He felt that his slowly growing extraordinary power was rapidly improving, as if he had been promoted to a hall level, and it was not so unattainable.

"Good stuff!" Li Qi secretly thought, his eyes glowing.

"This is the heart of a giant. It may not be of much use to you or me, but I didn't bring anything with me this time. Only it is a little more precious with me. The giant is dead, and it still has some collection value."

No, this stuff is great!I'm not hall level at all!
More please.

Li Qi must not be telling the truth. He said calmly: "The heart of a giant? I haven't seen a giant for a long time. It's a good collection."

Maybe because he felt that there was nothing more to talk about staying here, Prince Hoffman nodded, took his leave and left.

When Prince Hoffman disappeared with the lightning, Li Qi also disappeared with teleportation.

Back at the coach house, he was completely exhausted.

The acquisition of the Thunder Gem was a surprise, and it became a palace level!

Holding the gem, he felt the power surging inside: "When I get back, I will make a gem necklace and put it next to my body."

Of course, speeding up the mining of minerals in the underground world is also a top priority.

"The corpse of the fire dragon"

Li Qi sighed in his heart, he didn't expect Prince Hoffman to have the attributes of a rich girl, as if he had been picking up benefits since he met her.

(End of this chapter)