Damn it, this boss really has no normal skills.

Chapter 417 It’s a miracle that the old king is still alive
More than ten minutes later, as the group of guard knights stepped into the palace gate, Ji Ming, who loved wonders, finally saw what he wanted.

It has to be said that this Sun Castle, which has a history of at least 500 years, is quite valuable. Its exquisite design, full of the ingenuity of craftsmen, is a scene at every step, which really amazed him.

The knight next to him was also a wonderful man. Seeing that Ji Ming seemed interested in these things, he immediately began to introduce him to the pearl hanging at the highest point of Qixia City.

His choice of words and sentences was quite exquisite, and he exaggerated various historical events in an exaggerated way. It was obvious that he had received professional training and was well prepared.

This aroused Ji Ming's vigilance and finally made him figure out what was so out of place in this castle.

The first thing is that the knight is wearing a thin armor that seems to be carved into hollow pieces and has no practical significance at all.

Then there were the gauntlets and helmets that were embellished with all kinds of jewels and looked like they would fall apart with the slightest force.

Finally, although the design is quite beautiful, the ornaments are so numerous and dazzling that they completely detract from the interior decoration.

You have to understand that even in the later period of the Holy Tree Kingdom, the elves' tastes had already developed towards extravagance, but compared with the pile of things in front of them, they were really extremely conservative.

This is a completely nouveau riche aesthetic that disregards practicality and is focused on showing off wealth. It is a weird aesthetic that is completely contrary to the original design style of the castle.

No wonder the old lady wanted to hide far away in Sunshine City. If she saw them too much, she would be so angry that her life would be shortened.

But the accompanying knights had no idea what the Chosen One was thinking as he stared at this pile of artworks. They thought that his [Outlander] talent was activated and he entered the form of a country bumpkin.

I couldn't help but snort.

Oh, outsider...

After walking along the corridor for a long time and passing through a small garden with a fountain, Ji Ming finally ended this torturous journey through the maze and arrived at the king's bedroom.

"Please wait a moment, Lord Chosen. I will report to His Majesty the King right away."

Unexpectedly, the maids in the bedroom dressed quite frugally. They might have saved the larger pieces of fabric on their bodies to buy those jingling earrings and anklets.

Therefore, the knights who had previously looked down upon the Chosen One of God now stood on the same side with him.

I couldn't help but snort.

Oh, you old ghost...

But they didn't have to complain for long, as the maid returned to the door with the sound of the accessories ringing.

"His Majesty the King has ordered that you may enter, Lord Chosen by God. Please follow me."

As Ji Ming took a step forward, he secretly glanced back and found that the knight behind him had no intention of catching up.

Is it possible...

With this discovery as a precaution, the situation in the bedroom was not much different from what he had imagined.

The main color scheme is bright red, there is a faint scent of incense in the air, and as soon as you cross the threshold, there are only women left around, even the guards.

Ji Ming quietly looked around and shook his head secretly.

This is totally a harem, little sun, you are becoming more and more like a little lion.

Little Lion: Don’t be so mean, my aesthetic taste is better than this. The guy sitting next to this old man’s bed wasn’t even worthy of my second glance.

That’s right, in a curtain that was clearly warm in color but made Ji Ming’s brows tighten more and more, there were five maids waiting by the king’s bed.

At this moment, he was resting his head on one of the girls' thighs, looking like "Oh damn, this feels so good, or I might as well die here today". He really didn't know what the maid's report just now was about.

So when the old fellow saw the Chosen One walking into the room, he forced himself to sit up with his sick body, and at the same time signaled the maid beside him to restrain herself and stop glaring at others.

Ji Ming: Okay, that’s pretty good. It makes my fist a little hard.

However, although it is indeed excessive, we can't blame the old guy entirely for having a terminal illness and daring to use the word "stubborn" in the first place.

Because if we have to say it, as a common preference of successive Sun Kings, half of the blame can be put on the Archbishop.

That’s right, it is the royal assessment system that is essentially using children to raise poisonous insects.

As we all know, the most important thing about raising Gu worms is not only to find ways to make the competition more intense, but also to invest enough Gu worms.

The fierce competition was guaranteed by the tempting power and a foundation that could be passed down for generations, so the only thing that the Sun Kings of all generations needed to focus on was the latter.

After generations of painstaking research, an ancient king came to an important conclusion, and this conclusion can be summed up in just one simple word - life!

Therefore, having only the queen is obviously not enough. As a king, he has to search for beauties everywhere and quickly arrange mistresses to have children.
For example, it is a well-known fact that the Fei brothers and sisters were actually the fourth child’s children, and their mother was the king’s mistress, and no one dared to say anything about it.

So the question is, what if the one who finally wins the game is a princess?
She is not the Queen of Insects. She climbed up to enjoy power. It is impossible for her to devote her short life to the endless career of exploding troops.

The Sun Queen: "Tsk, isn't this easy? Just go find my third, fourth, fifth, and sixth sons!"

The queen's amazing wisdom shocked everyone, because she directly launched a large-scale adoption movement that would go down in history.

——Encourage all her brothers and sisters to have more children, and then adopt the children to her.

In the eyes of this group of losers, their bloodline can participate in the assessment of the next generation as a prince or princess, and maybe even inherit the throne and become the next monarch. This can be regarded as a resurrection match for his disappointing parents.

In the eyes of the queen, these children are of royal blood and are not cheap outsiders. Moreover, since they have been brought into the palace since childhood and raised by people assigned by her, they will inevitably be closer to her than to their biological parents.

This way everyone is happy, it's a win-win situation, but...

Archbishop: I have an opinion!

At that time, Tenis was still young and still held a powerful position in the church. Seeing the current emperor doing such a cruel thing, he was so angry and frightened that he almost fainted.

After waking up, he immediately took action, trying to use his influence to make up for the [Royal Assessment System] which was full of loopholes and was about to become a debuff for the kingdom.

However, the situation is too bad to be reversed, and there are already countless vested interests. No one has any objections, so why are you, an old man, jumping out to cause trouble?

Tenis had no choice but to give up and continue to allow successive kings to indulge in this matter, constantly creating new heights... or new lows?
While Ji Ming was pondering, the maids with a smell on their bodies had already tied their belts again and were waiting obediently on both sides.

The weak king raised his head in a daze, squinting at Ji Ming's face, but his eyes suddenly burst into a bright and blazing light.

What the hell, what do you mean?

Ji Ming's level of fright soared suddenly. This fear beyond death was comparable to the fear that Tenis felt when he heard that Her Majesty the Queen had adopted eight adopted sons in one day.

Fortunately, the most terrible situation did not happen. After the king calmed down and found that the person in front of him was indeed a man, he lost interest.

"Oh, you are the chosen one..." There is still some expectation.

"gentlemen?"

Ji Ming nodded quickly.

"Yes, Your Majesty, it is an honor to meet you."

At least on paper, the religious authority and royal authority of the Glowing Kingdom are separate from each other, and there is no distinction between the two.

So as God's chosen one, he just bowed politely, and then... then deliberately glanced at the maids around him.

——It’s not interesting. What I mean is that you don’t have any interest in it. I am interested in this. Do you understand what I mean?
Lao Deng curled his lips when he saw this, as if even though he couldn't lift the chopsticks anymore, he was still very unhappy that Ji Ming was peeking at the food on his plate.

Although he wasn't going to get furious over such a thing, he still spoke with some annoyance.

"Well, Mr. God's Chosen One is here to treat me, how can we let him stand while talking? Fenglu, quickly move a chair over!"

"Thank you for your understanding, Your Majesty, but before that, I have something else to say."

Sitting beside the Sun King's bed, Ji Ming did not rush to take action. Instead, he issued a disclaimer about his medical skills for the first time in a long time.

Including but not limited to, I learned medical skills from my master. You don’t know who my master is. My skills are okay, but I can’t say how good I am. Anyway, let’s just give it a try today. Don’t hold too much hope.

Logically speaking, even if Ji Ming still used the high emotional intelligence statement, the Sun King had gone through many disasters to climb to the top, so it is impossible for him not to understand.

But it could be that he was indeed old and increasingly demented, or it could be that he simply had not much time left to live and was desperate to seek medical help.

Anyway, after listening to it, he pondered for a moment and still allowed Ji Ming to examine him.

"Don't worry, I will treat it conservatively."

This is a matter of great importance. The Glowing Artifact has not yet been finalized. If something goes wrong, the entire continent might really be set on fire.

Therefore, Ji Ming did not dare to fill up the Spirit Gathering Liquid this time, but instead used the old method of looking, smelling, asking and palpating.

The first step was to look, and he carefully observed the face of the Sun King.

To be honest, the genes of the Glorious Royal Family are still good. At least even though this face is full of wrinkles, you can still tell that he must have been a good-looking young man when he was young.

But now, in addition to the old man's complexion which was gradually fading, there was a heavy gloom between his brows, and there was a thick layer of film under his eyes.

...Although this is indeed partly due to physical weakness caused by overuse of some of his organs, he is the monarch of a powerful country in the magical world.

This way, your happiness level will be maxed out by eating well, dressing well, and using good things every day. There are also enough resources for leveling up, and the upper limit is entirely determined by personal talent.

Therefore, even though he is old, his current appearance is definitely not normal.

The Sun King saw Ji Ming looking at the scene with a frown on his face, and raised his eyelids tiredly.

"God's Chosen, how is it going?"

Ji Ming shook his head.

"I heard from Miss Feiya that His Majesty must have been cursed, and now it seems to be true."

"Fatigue can actually be divided into three types. One is mental fatigue, for example, you stay up all night to handle state affairs, and after that you have a splitting headache and don't want to think about anything; the other is physical fatigue, for example...ah, please listen to me first!"

Interrupting the Sun King, whose face was already glowing with excitement and who was most likely about to say something lewd, Ji Ming continued his explanation.

"For example, when you practice swordsmanship, you feel sore muscles in your arms after you finish, and you feel weak all over when you lie in bed at night."

"As for the last kind of fatigue, it is the fatigue of the origin of life. This feeling is the most real, and vicious curses often revolve around this."

After listening to his analysis, the Sun King remained calm and just asked indifferently.

"Yes, I already know these things. Have you seen more?"

“More…”

Relying on his high level, Ji Ming has pulled the king's panel to the bottom, where a series of weak states are piled up, which is simply the medal of this old Deng's poisoning the world.

But beyond that, there are two particularly scarlet labels here.

The first one is [Siphon Trap],
This is a rather special curse, because the prerequisite for activating it is that the hidden stake must exist in the target's body for a full three years. What's more, the difficulty lies in the fact that this hidden stake cannot be left alone after being placed.

In order to maintain its existence, the caster must cast spells and chant incantations nearby every day to keep it active, and at intervals of up to one month, he must directly contact the target again to deliver energy to the hidden stake, lest it be "starved" to death while lurking.

The result of such complex conditions is that three years later, the secret agent has completely spread his influence within the target body and has become thoroughly familiar with and adapted to the target environment. This is equivalent to starting a long-planned war with the presence of an insider and full map vision.

Once it breaks out, even professionals who are much higher in level than the caster will have half their life sucked away. If they are not handled properly in a critical moment, they may even die directly. It can be said to be extremely vicious.

Even the giant uncle who is the Pope of Holy Light can't do anything in the face of such a bleak battle situation that is already against him. After all, you and I are all mixed up together, and it is really a case of being cautious.

Then the problem is coming.

Ji Ming coughed lightly and suddenly changed the subject.

"Your Majesty, do you think I am trustworthy?"

"Of course it's not worth it, you daredevil!"

The Sun King's face immediately darkened, but after he finished speaking, a hint of mockery quietly appeared in his eyes.

"But... I have to trust Madam Archbishop."

"Very good. I like your Majesty's frankness."

Ji Ming nodded and gestured to the maids around him.

"Then, does Your Majesty trust them?"

"Of course I believe it!"

The Sun King spoke clearly in a decisive tone, but he also smiled and waved his hand at them.

"But... they are all good girls. There is no need for them to get involved in dangers that have nothing to do with them."

Damn, what an old fox!
Ji Ming couldn't help but curse in his heart. This old guy was obviously so weak that he was about to die on a woman, so how could he still be so cunning?
(End of this chapter)