Lord of Rot

Chapter 585 Because I want to be king

It didn't snow until the New Year's Day.

The sea breeze was cold, and the clothes on my body were wrapped in layers, but I always felt that something was missing.

Children can play outside to their heart's content, and young couples go on dates.

The entire territory was immersed in joy.

A large number of pigs and chickens are slaughtered during the New Year. No matter what the family environment is, people will find ways to satisfy their appetites on this day, say goodbye to the hard work of the past year, and welcome the new year.

Li Qi also put on expensive new clothes worth dozens of gold days, carefully took care of his hair and trimmed his beard.

Entering the fifth year of time travel, he wanted to sigh, but in the end he put on a smile and put those crappy meetings behind him.

New Year's Eve.

Be happy.

The castle has also been re-decorated, making it more festive.

Because his territory is too tolerant, there are people of all faiths in every territory, and there was also the cult incident of illegal gatherings some time ago. Various severe crackdowns also forced people to give up the ritual sense of gathering together to pray, and just be simple in their hearts. Say a prayer and then quickly head out to play.

What could be more important than playing?

Li Qi has been drinking all day.

He drank with his old subordinates Kuai Jian, Grant, Qiao, etc., and drank them all down.

Then drink with 'dwarf' Leler and other businessmen.

After drinking round after round, it was difficult for him to get drunk with his palace-level physique. He could only forcefully control himself, hide his strength, become weak and get drunk, and in the end he was just tipsy.

"Oh!"

Li Qi fell on the bed.

In the dark night, a figure nimbly came to the bedside, its eyes shining like a cat's pupils.

"Lisu?"

He would not refuse a hug, and he would feel drunk and in the right mood when he hugged the soft and flexible cat.

"I want to give you a daughter."

"Yes, but one time is not enough depending on the situation."

When Li Qi walked out of the sleeping Lisu's room, he suddenly remembered that he seemed to have an appointment today.

When he walked back into the room, Stacie's nose twitched slightly: "Go wash it off!"

"immediately!"

Sharing a bed or something like that is a long way to go.

In Wenwen Township, running on both sides, Li Qi's life was quite comfortable.

It's just that the other ladies looked at him with uncomfortable expressions. Li Qi was very calm. I am a great lord. I have a wife and a lover. Why don't you pounce on him if you have the ability? A bunch of cowards who talk viciously but have no courage. Don't. Although I look like a high-ranking person, I am actually very fragile and can easily be pushed down by others.

It's a pity that I can't say this to others directly.

He could only continue to run in both directions.

……

In the study, Li Qi closed the book.

He was reading investigative information about the "Hunters" organization.

Some of them were obtained by 'Venomous Scorpion' Allen from the Royal City Library.

Nowadays, the royal city is in an "abandoned" state. In name, Earl Bailong still occupies it, but he has not sent many people to settle there.

The curfew was strictly enforced in the royal city, and it was all caused by the spontaneous actions of some small nobles who defected to Earl Bailong.

Then there are constant taxes, people can't escape even if they want to, and life has become very difficult.

Li Qi's eyes were on the book.

The griffin in the dense forest of the Porcupine Territory was seriously injured by a silver-haired hunter. Although the griffin also killed the other man, the strength of the other man should not be underestimated.

He also remembered the two hunters who came to the Porcupine Territory to investigate, Hydralisk Aero and Wind Falcon Mavi.

And there is no news about Ramsnoir, who can make potions.

Regarding Ram, Li Qi currently thinks that the other party should be dead, otherwise there would be no news at all. He still likes the potion made by the other party, especially now that he is rich, and the cost of a few gold days is nothing at all. It's a pity that the people are gone.

The reason why I read the news about "Hunter" again is because of Tsui Na.

The old toe who adopted Chui Na had a silver steel sword, and the sword belonged to Chui Na's mother.

Now, after Chui Na returned, she told him that she seemed to have deciphered the secret of the silver steel sword by studying with the master of golden armor.

By the way, Master Jinkai really moved to Porcupine Territory with Zhui Na because there was a war in Linta Bay and it was not safe enough for him to continue living there.

Moreover, Master Golden Armor has also contacted his brother Jin Hammer. The two brothers can forge an enchantment one by one, and they will definitely be able to make a perfect weapon.

"How can such a good talent only be used to make weapons? Superficial!"

There are many ways to fight. Is it better to hit someone with a weapon worth thousands of gold and days? It's better to kill the enemy. If you don't kill the enemy, how can you not say that you are dead but still have your weapon taken away? It’s not a loss!

Li Qi hoped that the two of them could join the magic research work. With their experience and talents, they would be able to quickly promote the development of magic industrialization.

Now Li Qi's headache is whether to let Zhui Na pursue the so-called secret of the silver steel sword.

"The material used in the silver steel sword most likely does not belong to this material plane."

It is not difficult to contact different planes, but the silver steel that can kill Warcraft must be very precious, and its origin must also represent a lot of trouble.

This is why he was tangled.

"Forget it, finally take it seriously and let her go."

In the end, he decided to let Zhui Na do the investigation and research. After all, the talents he cultivated should be given privileges.

Moreover, he is also quite curious about other planes.

Divine projections and other plane fragments appear frequently in this world like mouse holes. Even if he is not willing, the confrontation between them has begun unstoppably.

Rather than waiting, take the initiative.

"Knock Knock~"

"Please come in." Li Qi raised his head and saw Miss Red Rose, who had a slightly red nose and was wearing a firefox fur dress, walking in with a cup of steaming milk tea.

"It's very cold here."

His body was no longer afraid of cold and heat, or he was no longer a human being. Temperature changes had a far greater impact on his mood than his body temperature.

Red Rose put the milk tea cup on the table, pulled up a chair and sat across from Li Qi.

"Pine has gone to war with the North."

"Yeah" Li Qi nodded.

More than just starting a war, it was completely controlled by Saint Ron and wanted to disrupt the whole world, but Li Qi still didn't want to start a war with the other party.

The reason is still the same. Paine is his own lord, and Li Qi has no reason to go to war against the lord. People are dissatisfied.

War must occupy the high ground of justice. Only when we are just and the enemy is evil can we easily disintegrate the enemy's power with high morale during battle.

A teacher with a good reputation and a righteous practice can win the world only by winning the hearts and minds of the people.

Otherwise, after the hard battle, I would still be an oathbreaker who broke my oath, and would be cast aside, which is really not worthy of me.

The second reason... If a war really breaks out, he currently prefers to attack the Flying Valley where King George is located first.

With the help of Giant's Foot, he also captured Endor. The entire continent of Lulea was divided into north and south with the royal city as the boundary. To the south of the royal city was Li Qi's sphere of influence. He could easily replace him and become the new king by just finding an excuse!
Different from Pine's "evil", few people can see it at present. Little George is really unpopular, has no talent, no faith and no morality, and after beating Little George, there is a high probability that he will become enemies with the North. After all, that "Northern" The heart' is the fiancée of the new king.

Taking this opportunity, Li Qi can also cooperate with Pine "tacitly".

I just don’t know if Paine will give him a chance. If he can be tolerated to pacify the northern border first, Paine will be the turtle in the urn.

Cooperation is definitely not possible, Li Qi is afraid of being stabbed in the back.

Others find it difficult to reach Feixiang Valley and the terrain is steep, but for Li Qi, it is too easy.

Masters Zhui Na and Jin Kai are here, and those technical problems can be easily solved, including the mushroom cloud that Li Qi has been looking forward to!

"I know it's inappropriate for you to take action."

After being quiet in the study for a while, Hong Qiangwei said: "But most of the people in the entire East Gorge are being held hostage by Paine's army to fight with the North. They are going to die, and there is no benefit to winning this battle. Little George is betrothed to Ilona de Storm of the North, the future queen."

"He is my lord."

Li Qi just wanted to reach for the milk tea, but Hong Qiangwei reached for the cup first, put it to his mouth and took a sip.

It turns out it wasn’t given to me!

"Ah, I..." Hong Qiangwei just realized that she brought milk tea to Li Qi, but she didn't expect that she subconsciously took a sip.

Okay, she admitted, the milk tea is really delicious.

That kind of sweetness is very addictive. She usually likes to watch Li Qi eat and enjoy the joy of feeding, but the feeling of drinking milk tea in her stomach is really addictive.

"Ah, um... I only took a small sip." She immediately pushed the cup in front of Li Qi: "There is still a lot left."

Li Qi looked at the white milk tea foam around her mouth, and then glanced at the still steaming milk tea cup.To drink or not to drink, that is the question.

After all, it’s someone else’s wish, but if you drink it yourself, wouldn’t it make you look greedy?
"Li Qi."

"Well, what happened?"

"My last name is Leopold, too."

"Um?!!"

Li Qi suddenly looked up at her.

Yes, there are various reasons why Li Qi is unwilling to conflict with Pine, but it is not that he cannot defeat Pine. He even wants to fight. If he wins Pine, it means that he will completely consolidate the East Gorge and bring a large number of ports and The wealthy towns are in their hands. As the most commercially developed and the richest region in the four realms, the consumption power of an East Gorge is enough to be comparable to that of Giant's Foot and Endor combined, or even double.

Supply and demand determine the market.

Most of his industrialized products are transported to the East Gorge, and a small part is sold in the big city of Giant Foot. As for Endor... so far, he has not sold anything, that is, he has been shipping various researched products there. Just new weapons.

"I also have the right to inherit the title." Hong Qiangwei encouraged her and made up her mind: "I can also be the Duke of Dongxia."

It was indeed within Li Qi's vision to make Hong Qiangwei the Duchess of Dongxia, but he had not taken any action because as his strength increased, he no longer needed those plans.

Even if Li Qi is given another two years, he can crush them all the way without even bothering to care about the so-called public sentiment.

Use violence to crush all hostile forces, and then use culture and high welfare to educate and cultivate people. When people live a good life, they will naturally know who is a good leader.

It's just that his current strength is not enough to fight against the hostile forces across the continent.

Li Qi stared at her face for a long time, making Miss Red Rose nervous and holding her skirt uneasily with her hands.

He suddenly stood up, and the chair under him pushed back and made a harsh "squeak" sound.

Red Rose subconsciously stood up because of his actions.

Li Qi casually picked up a sword from the sword exhibition shelf on the wall and said, "I still remember the two times you came to Porcupine Territory, especially the second time."

He half-knelt on the ground as he spoke, holding the sword in his hands before Red Rose: "I have sworn allegiance to Leopold."

Red Rose took the sword, unsheathed it, and put the long sword on Li Qi's left shoulder: "Sir Li Qi Clarence, are you willing to be my knight and help me protect the East Gorge? No matter what lies ahead, Difficulties and dangers, no matter how terrifying the enemy you will encounter, it is your duty to save the innocent and your mission to protect the defenseless. As a believer of the Four Gods, you will protect me until death!"

Li Qi raised his head and looked at Hong Qiangwei, who still had white foam on the corner of his mouth.

I have never seen anyone change their vows without authorization like you. It sounds similar to a wedding vow.

However, Li Qi heard clearly what Red Rose had changed, that is, he was not required to continue to be loyal to the Leopold family, but was allowed to become a knight who protected Red Rose.

"I will be your knight, your loyal backing, and your strongest shield!" Li Qi replied: "No matter how many powerful enemies there are in front of me, no matter how many difficulties and obstacles I experience, I will take it as my duty to protect the innocent. With the mission of guarding the defenseless, I will protect you until death!"

Red Rose slowly raised the sword. The ceremony was very sloppy, but as long as it happened, it was sacred and inviolable.

In the world of magic, although there is no video evidence, there is "oath", and oaths are not given randomly.

"So, my knight, what is our first step?"

"Wipe your mouth first."

"what?"

On that day, the news that Li Qi supported Miss Evangelion Leopold of "Red Rose" to become the Duke of Dongxia spread her wings and spread it from Dongxia to Enduo at the first time.

It will take at least more than a month for the news to fully ferment and reach the ears of important people.

It is better to rely on the high-efficiency transmission of the zombie signal tower, otherwise it will only take longer.

The biggest impact of this news is naturally on the nobles of the East Gorge. Some people really don’t want to follow Pine and start a war with the North. It’s not that they are not loyal enough, but they think that Pine is difficult to win, even if they want to win. A heavy price has to be paid.

It's different now that Li Qi supports Red Rose to become a duke. It's completely legal and legal. She is a member of the Golden Thorn Sword family.

Moreover, Dongxia had long since broken up with little George Kein, and the people of Dongxia were unwilling to have their own duke be canonized by the king.

So in name, both Red Rose and Pine can be heirs.

In terms of strength, Red Rose, with the support of Li Qi, has won.

No one can ignore Li Qi's strength. Some people even regard him as the most powerful among the many overlords in the mainland today. Even if he suddenly announces that he will kill Little George and become the king, everyone will think it is logical.

……

"Killing little George" Li Qi tapped the map lightly with his hand: "This is my next short-term goal."

This meeting was attended by Li Qi, Stacie, Red Rose, Lisu, and their ally Leonie.

Each of them represents a great strength.

Stacy is the spokesperson for many territories under Li Qi's command, Red Rose is the Duke of East Gorge, Lisu currently owns Desert and Endor, and Leonie is Giant's Foot.

The meeting that would change the situation on the entire continent was held hastily in the Porcupine Council Chamber.

If it weren't for the possibility of being beaten, Li Qi would have everyone take a bath together and talk slowly.

"Why?" Red Rose was confused.

She has now taken the title of "Duke of Dongxia", but as a pampered aristocratic lady, she knows nothing about such things.

"Shouldn't we first take the East Gorge back from Pine's hands, and then integrate all the forces in the East Gorge to defend the North together?"

Gather as much strength as possible, and then return everything to normal, this is Red Rose's idea.

"Because I want to be king."

Quiet.

Li Qi glanced at the four of them. He was very calm. He didn't even think it was ambition, but more like stating the facts.

Seeing that the four of them were silent, Li Qicai continued: "Only unification can end the real war and make the world quiet."

"Your soldiers are very powerful, but they cannot defeat the other half of Lurea's army."

Leonie just explained the feasibility clearly and didn't think there was anything wrong with Li Qi being the king.

She doesn't want to be a king, she just wants to fulfill her duties as Hoffman, and she feels that Li Qi understands what people want better than she does. She even thinks absurdly that Li Qi can see what human beings will look like hundreds of years from now. Living condition.

"What do you think of the power of the musket?" Li Qi asked.

"It's scary." Leonie nodded honestly.

"If I have ten thousand muskets, do you think I can conquer the continent of Lurea?"

"No."

"What if I had a hundred thousand handles?"

"One hundred thousand?"

"One hundred thousand!"

"Then, you can conquer any corner of the world, including that white dragon."

Li Qi and Stacie looked at each other, and the other nodded. She already knew what Li Qi was thinking.

Not to mention Lisu, she is willing to kill any enemy in front of Li Qi, whether good or evil, regardless of gender, old or young, she will never show mercy.

Red Rose asked: "Are you really going to kill little George? This will only make the war more chaotic."

"In the end, there will only be three parties left. No matter how chaotic it is, it will be the same as now. But without a king, we can have a new king."

It makes sense for the new king to conquer other forces that do not surrender.

"Three parties?"

The four of them looked at Li Qi doubtfully.

The Duke of the North and Paine of the East Gorge are just two forces.

Earl White Dragon seems to be powerful, but there is only one White Dragon who runs away after being defeated, so he is not the overlord of a party at all.

"And Prince George Kane," Li Qi said: "To be precise, he is the biggest trouble."

Since the death of Bol II and the White Dragon's attack on the city, Prince George of 'One Ear' has returned to his Winter City and has not moved again.

Li Qi, however, did not believe that the other party was willing to cower, and that the other party could still contact the orcs on another continent, so future wars were inevitable.

A whole continent of orcs is definitely more terrifying than the soldiers from the North and East Gorge combined. That is a powerful force that could occupy a whole continent.

"The most troubling thing is that whether Prince George is dead or alive, the trouble he brings will not go away."

Orcs still covet the continent of Lurea. As long as they have a way to land, nothing can stop them.

Lisu reacted: "Is it the Orc Legion?"

"That's right." Li Qi nodded: "And I can tell you more clearly that the orcs we encountered last time were just outposts, and there will be more and more in the future."

"Bai Lu has been talking about this in my ears." Lisu was quite irritated and said helplessly: "It seems to be true. Orcs deserve to die!"

"Who is the White Deer?" Red Rose asked.

"An elf woman."

Swah——

The other three women all looked at Li Qi.

"Just ordinary friends." Li Qi was helpless. He pretended to be innocent, so why didn't anyone believe him?
(End of this chapter)