Cataclysm King.

Chapter 590 Preparing to Slay the Dragon

Regardless of the country's institutional system, marriage has always been the best alliance for the powerful class.

The intricate blood ties will bind the families in power to form a community of interests.

The rise of Donghuang is now unstoppable, and Andre certainly sees this.

Since he has no intention of continuing to be a slave to the dragon in the southern continent, he certainly hopes to have a strong ally.

It concerns the future fate of countless people in the Iris Legion, so this negotiation is of great significance.

In the study room, the senior executives of Irises had serious expressions.

Especially after Ji Xun rejected his marriage, the atmosphere suddenly became tense.

"I am alone, with no family heritage and no power. Therefore, Mr. Andre, there is really no point in approaching me for marriage."

"Brother Ji Xun, I think we, Iris, have shown enough sincerity. I also marry my most beloved daughter to you. Do you think it is inappropriate? I can guarantee that her appearance will never disappoint you."

"No, no, no that's not what I meant."

"What do you mean? Or do you think that other people are qualified to talk about marriage with my Andre family? Although the newly appointed King Augustus and Commander Catalina of the Alliance Army are not married, they can talk about it. . But I think it might not be appropriate. Brother Ji Xun, what do you think?”

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Andre looked at Ji Xun with vaguely evil eyes.

When it comes to his daughter, the generalissimo is really angry.

I'm afraid that if they don't agree with each other, they will really want to take action.

Compared with profits, dragonborn nobles also value face.

It can be said that none of the three major royal families in the southern continent will refuse his conditions.

Not to mention the several forces in Donghuang that currently look inferior to the three kingdoms.

This actually means that Andre is looking down on Donghuang and "investing in the future."

Now the two largest forces in the Eastern Wasteland are the New Oran Kingdom and the Alliance Army.

Originally, Andre thought that the leaders of the two forces would be a good choice for marriage. But after inquiring about the information, I found out that both His Majesty Chujiu and Commander Catalina had a close relationship with the guy in front of me, and they were most likely lovers.

Even the deputy leader of the Revolutionary Army "Qin", the Song family of the New World Mechanical City and the Mechanical God of War Dong Qi have such a relationship.

From an aristocratic perspective, this is an alliance maintained by marriage.

So Andre thought that Ji Xun wouldn't mind taking one more.

This situation is perfectly normal in the dragon-born society of the Southern Continent.

Didn't you expect that this guy actually refused?

This made Andre have to suspect that either the other party looked down on him or had ulterior motives.

"You have indeed misunderstood"

Ji Xun laughed to himself as he listened.

No matter how beautiful Marshal Andrei's daughter is, he really has no interest in marriage.

Although he does have a close relationship with Katarina and the others. But that's based on close friends and partners. It's purely personal emotion and has no interest-related component at all.

The fact that Donghuang has reached this point is more due to fate than deliberate action.

Of course, he knew that no one would believe him if he said this.

He didn't want to waste any time explaining.

With that said, Ji Xun revealed the plan he had thought of when he came, and suggested: "The essence of the topic we are talking about this time is to achieve a deep alliance. What I mean is that marriage is possible, and the Lion Heart family has many marriageable talents. Jun. If you really think you need me to participate, I can accept a disciple."

The Lionheart family has many heirs, as well as generals. If they marry several times, they can still deeply bind their interests.

He said that if he accepted a disciple, he would really treat him like a family member.

For committed people, this relationship can be as strong as a marriage.

Of course, that's this generation.

Compared with marriage, accepting disciples and so on, the subsequent blood relationship between the heirs is almost the same.

It can be considered a compromise.

And it is already very reasonable.

"snort!"

But Andre's face became colder and colder as he listened, and his tone was already slightly unkind, and he asked: "What do you mean, your Excellency?"

In Andre's view, Ji Xun's evasive attitude was not only humiliating, but also very suspicious.

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Of course Ji Xun knew why the other party was angry.

The two sides do not understand each other well enough, not to mention some of the customs of the aristocratic class in the Southern Continent.

For the sake of family interests, love can basically be given up. Some nobles in the southern continent even gave their wives to their allies for the sake of marriage.

There is no reason not to accept a beautiful wife as a gift.

But that was someone else.

Not Ji Xun.

He had no interest in such a political marriage, no matter who it was with.

But he came here to solve the problem this time, and he wanted to explain it clearly after all.

"Some words are actually not convenient to say."

As soon as Ji Xun opened his mouth, Andre sneered and interrupted.

In his opinion, this was a bit pretentious.

Ji Xun smiled. Since the other party was not afraid of being implicated in cause and effect, he did not say any more polite words, but said bluntly: "My ambition is not in the ninth level."

When Andre heard this, he looked at his expression that didn't look like he was joking, his brows instantly condensed, and he said in his heart: What a great ambition! No wonder

He saw the reason why the guy who came out of Donghuang in front of him was so strong.

As soon as this explanation came out, most of the marshal's anger disappeared instantly.

Thinking of a genius who pursues the divine level, it is normal not to want to be tied down.

But Andre still felt that marriage seemed to have no impact.

After all, what the two major forces need is this relationship. Even if marriage is just a formality, it would be better as long as there is blood inheritance.

It doesn't take much time to create a human being.

"If that's the case, I have an idea."

However, before Andre could say anything more, Ji Xun knew that the other party had not given up yet, so he moved his lips and teeth slightly and said something through the sound transmission.

For a moment, Andre's eyes widened, and his expression was frozen there. He wanted to say something, but he seemed to be at a loss for words: "You"

Some words cannot be said.

Not everyone can listen to fate.

What Ji Xun was talking about was, of course, some hints related to the "plane monitor".

He is probably the only person in the world besides Old Man Xu who knows the truth for sure.

Jia Yu's death confirmed the historical truth that had been deliberately erased.

With the existence of the "plane monitor", the entire card master plane is like a huge prison, and countless senior card masters have died trying to escape the prison.

And Ji Xun also wanted to see the world outside the prison.

But this path of exploration is destined to be extremely dangerous.

Beings as powerful as Emperor Lanlingst died on the way to exploration.

Not to mention others.

It can be said that once this secret is involved, the ninth level will be as small as an ant.

Therefore, as long as anyone is involved in this cause and effect, no one in the entire plane is sure to be alive.

At Andre's level, he was more or less exposed to some ancient secrets. Judging from his surprised expression, it was obvious that he had guessed something.

He squinted his eyes and stared at Ji Xun with great solemnity, looking to see if he had misunderstood.

But the more I looked at it, the more frightened I became.

Obviously, the other party was not joking.

The corners of Ji Xun's mouth raised slightly, and his expression seemed to say: I reminded you before, it's what you want to hear.

The study suddenly fell into a strange dead silence.

Andre's expression was solemn as never before.

Several other senior officials of the Iris Corps looked at the Marshal's silence, thinking that the matter was about to collapse.

However, before everyone could think about it, Andre, who had been pondering for a long time, suddenly waved his hand: "Okay, as you said. That's it! Come and arrange for the distinguished guests to rest first."

Ji Xun left the study, leaving a room full of Iris executives who were confused.

When the elders and women of the Andre family heard the news, they hurried over.

"What? That boy not only rejected the marriage of our Andre family, but you also want my precious daughter Isabel to be his disciple?"

"Master Marshal, I think those guys in Donghuang are too arrogant. They just defeated the civil strife, do you think they are qualified to be on equal terms with us? Humph, only the mechanical technology is somewhat impressive, and the others are far behind us. We agree The marriage has given them enough face, but they still refuse without knowing what is good? "

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When the senior members of the Andre family heard the result of the marriage, they immediately exploded.

Everyone felt that the family had been humiliated.

Their original plan was that the target of the marriage would be either the Allied Commander or the newly crowned King of Eastern Wasteland.

Because normally, this is a marriage of equals.

Many people in Iris have seen Chujiu and Catalina, and their beauty has also spread.

This also makes many younger generations of the Andre family eager to give it a try.

Marshal Andre also thought this way before.

He knew very well that even with mechanical technology, the number of dragonborn in the Old World was still a thousand or ten thousand times that of the Allies.

If the people of the Eastern Wastelands want to gain a foothold in the Old Continent, they must have a strong ally.

This way, they will not be "unanimously xenophobic" by the lords of the Southern Continent.

And only allies who are deeply bound after marriage will spare no effort to help them.

So for the sake of profit, they felt that the Allies had no reason to refuse.

After all, this is a choice that benefits both parties.

Even if you don't agree due to some personal reasons, if you use some means to let the Allies know that they are in a difficult situation, they will inevitably compromise.

However, they never expected that Ji Xun's arrival would disrupt all their plans.

The study room has become a mess.

The clan elders and higher-ups were discussing angrily, and even had plans to tear up the covenant.

Marshal Andre had a headache. He waved his hand and stopped everyone: "Okay! Be quiet!"

As soon as these words came out, the study immediately became quiet.

After a moment of silence, a handsome man with blond hair stood up uncomfortably and said in confusion: "Father, didn't you say that you want me to talk to the Commander-in-Chief of the Allied Forces about the marriage? Why now?" Just changed your mind?”

It was Andre's seventeenth son Boyce who spoke.

A marriage candidate with excellent talents and talents.

The eighth-level strength also gives him the qualification to be proud of others.

He looked at his father who was silent and said anxiously: "I know there are rumors that Miss Carter has a close relationship with that Eastern Wasteland native, but I feel that when it comes to the marriage of two powerful forces, it is definitely not the time to talk about an affair."

In the Old World, there was always no shortage of suitors for outstanding young ladies. This situation was perfectly normal. After seeing Catalina's beauty, Master Boyce no longer cares about anything else.

The dragonborn is more possessive than normal humans, and of course he will not allow this to happen.

As a father, Andre was of course aware of everything.

He looked at his son and said calmly: "Boyce, put away those little thoughts of yours. Don't think about Miss Carter any more. Otherwise you will lose your life for this."

"But."

Boyce never expected that his father would say such a thing.

Although he knew that no one could disobey his father's orders, thinking of Catalina's beauty, he still refused to accept it and said: "But my father is a big man, and that guy is just an eighth-level card master. Although I have some tricks, I am also an eighth-level card master." Don't be afraid of him!"

As he spoke, he also revealed his solution: "If father feels embarrassed, I can go find that guy to duel!"

Of course Boyce knew that information. "Ji Xun" was a very key figure in Donghuang. It was also because of him that the marriage was extremely difficult.

In the eyes of the Dragonborn, encountering such conflicts usually results in a duel.

As long as one candidate is eliminated, it won't be a problem.

The highly pure blood dragonborn is not afraid of any competitors!

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Andre looked at his son and sighed in his heart.

Only a few people had seen Ji Xun's methods, and he didn't want to explain how weird the other party's methods were, lest he hurt the pride of his tribe.

When facing the eighth level before, I was not absolutely sure of killing the opponent, let alone other people.

And that was before.

In fact, he had tested it just now, and Andre had a very strong intuition that the other party might have some means that could threaten him.

He didn't explain much, just said tactfully: "Boyce, you can't defeat a ninth-level enemy."

Hearing this, everyone in the room was shocked.

They also learned that Ji Xun was already at the ninth level.

Boyce's eyes widened even more and he said in surprise: "What, that guy has been promoted to the ninth level?"

There was complexity and jealousy in his voice as he spoke.

In the eyes of nobles like them from the Southern Continent, Donghuang is a remote place. A few years ago, there was no seventh level, but now there is a ninth level?

And didn’t the previous information say that it was the eighth level? How could he successfully advance to the level so quickly?

You must know that the ninth level is the last bottleneck before humans reach the divine level. I don’t know how many talented dragon-born people have been stuck for a lifetime.

A native of the Eastern Wasteland advanced to an advanced level just because he was told?

However, these words came from Andre's mouth and no one questioned them.

They also understand why this marriage plan has changed so much.

Since the opponent is the ninth level, of course King Augustus and the Allied Commander in the original plan cannot be considered.

Everyone also understood why Andre had just chosen to propose marrying his daughter.

But instead of getting married, she was accepted as a disciple?

At this time, a beautiful woman spoke, "Andre, do you really plan to let Isabel become that man's disciple?"

It was the Duchess who spoke.

Isabel is her most beloved daughter, and she is also the next generation of the Andre family with the purest dragon blood.

If the marriage fails, the best heir of the family will not be passed on to the other party.

It looked like the other party didn't want it and was forcing it as a gift.

Andre nodded: "Yeah."

He didn't explain much. There were too many considerations in letting his best daughter be a disciple.

In addition to the fact that the other party is also at the ninth level, there is also the conversation from the previous voice transmission.

But those words cannot be said to others.

Only when he reaches this level can he more clearly feel the difference in life levels.

Below the divine level, there are all ants.

In his eyes, even if he is a descendant of a family, if his own destiny cannot be improved, he is no different from an ant.

This is why he was determined to break away from the dragon clan's control before.

As long as you don't break through the "slave status" of Dragonborn, you will never truly stand up.

If the other party can really get to that point, Andre knows very well that such a choice will leave an opportunity for the family and himself.

Hearing this, the Duchess was confused and said: "But, what kind of foundation can a poor and remote place like the Eastern Wasteland have? Even King Augustus is said to have a very strong inheritance, and it may not be much stronger than our family's ten thousand-year foundation." .”

Andre explained without thinking much, waved his hand and said majestically: "This covenant involves some secret matters, you just need to implement it."

Everyone: "Yes"

Andre has absolute authority both in the military and in the family.

As soon as he said this, no one dared to say more even if they had something to say.

Ten days later.

"Shadowfang Fortress" in the northeastern region of the Old World.

A giant carrying dragon from the south landed at the inn in the city. A large number of mercenaries and war refugees got off the dragon and flowed into the city.

Now all the lords in the Old World are expanding their territories, and population migration has never stopped.

On the Feilong, there were a large group of people and two small ones mixed in the crowd. They looked like refugees who had moved home.

It was none other than Ji Xun and his two disciples, the mushroom-headed Darcy, and the red dragon girl Isabel.

Ji Xun was dressed normally. He was in a state where he didn't want to draw attention to himself, so others wouldn't pay attention to him.

The two disciples behind him, Mushroom Head, were dressed plainly, while Isabel was tightly wrapped in a scarf.

Because this girl is Andre's legitimate daughter after all, and she is somewhat famous in the Southern Continent.

The last time Ji Xun heard the name "Isabel", it was in the space plot of "The Bandit of the Black Crow Castle", where he thought that the saint of the Church of Light was named like this hundreds of thousands of years ago.

It’s not surprising to have the same name in the Southern Continent.

Some names are exclusive to nobles, and this is Isabel.

Translated roughly, it means "genius girl".

Without a talent beyond Superman, he is not qualified to be called this name.

The talent of the Dragonborn is blood purity.

This girl's talent is very high.

It can be said that he has the foundation of a top card master since he was born.

Ji Xun also found it interesting that Andre actually sent the most talented heir in the family.

Of course he knew what the other person was thinking.

But since I agreed, I have one more disciple, and I will train him well.

Just as she was thinking about it, Isabel, whose entire head was wrapped in a scarf, only revealing her beautiful eyes, complained softly: "Ah, this scarf is so rough, the plush is as hard as a steel needle, and it makes me very uncomfortable." . Darcy, can’t you help me find a pair of Caddis Blue Square silk?”

The mushroom head asked curiously: "What is Caddis Blue Square?"

Isabel looked at the local leopard and said: "A special textile factory for the Red Dragon Royal Family. Their imitations are the best in the Southern Continent."

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The mushroom head rolled his eyes and explained: "Now that we are playing the role of refugees, the silk headscarf will be discovered."

As he spoke, he corrected him, "Also, you should call me senior brother. It's very rude to call me by my first name. Fortunately, you are a noble lady."

Isabel said arrogantly: "Huh! You can't beat me, why should I call you senior brother?"

The mushroom head said quietly: "It's not that I can't beat you. It's just that the teacher said that I have to let you."

Isabel: "I don't believe it. You are only at the third level, and I am already at the fourth level, okay?"

The mushroom head said calmly: "Rank is not the only criterion for victory or defeat. You dragonborn are too obsessed with bloodline purity and class. And, if nothing else, I should be able to reach the fourth level in three months."

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Isabel listened to the plain old man's tone, hummed softly and stopped talking.

Although her father asked her to become the teacher of the guy in front of her, she was not convinced.

Who can be more powerful than his father?

There is also a mushroom-headed man who pretends to be serious and always calls himself senior brother. Huh, when I get the chance, I'm going to beat him up, teach this guy a lesson, and let him know how powerful the Dragonborn is!

Isabel inherited the dragon's arrogance at a young age. In the eyes of the dragon, strength is the only thing.

Ji Xun was used to hearing the two little guys bickering behind him.

If you are sent to be a disciple, of course you have to train him slowly.

That girl is a bit arrogant, but her character is not bad.

He sometimes thought that Andre was sending it because he didn't want the girl to be spoiled at home.

"Shadowfang Fortress" is the territory of Duke Simon's Mansion.

When Ji Xun came here last time, this was still a military fortress built in the ruins.

After more than half a year, the city has completely changed.

Not only has the city's area nearly doubled, but its population has also increased significantly.

All over the city, green dragon flags were flying.

The biggest change is the mechanical equipment on the mercenaries in the city.

Although at first these nobles of the Old World strictly abided by the ban and banned all mechanical and technological products.

But later on, I don’t know when, those small mercenary groups began to secretly use mechanical products, and when there were more mechanical products on the black market, the nobles also began to face up to this thing that could change the pattern of war.

After all, there are enemies and competitors. If you don't have one, then you will be beaten in vain, and the gap in strength will widen.

Mechanics are the most effective way to enable low-level card masters to possess high-end combat power.

As long as the equipment is good enough and organized into a legion, it is a fatal threat to top-level card masters.

Magic firearms, artillery, mechanical armor, and even some mechanical skeletons, steam vehicles, and armored vehicles can all be seen in the fortress.

Dragonborn are indeed born with great strength, but when it comes to building cities, they are not as useful as tireless mechanical equipment.

There are also low-level mercenaries, almost all of whom are equipped with magic guns. This is the cheapest way for them to cross the level of combat power.

Especially in the recent battle with the Alliance Army, the flesh and blood body obviously suffered a lot against the torrent of steel.

Ji Xun came to Shadowfang Fortress to go to the Allied Forces Headquarters in the north.

Go see Catalina who became the Moon Queen.

Come and solve the problem.

Last time, Catalina used thirty Hunter God Armors to ambush and kill the eighth-level leader "Poison Scythe" Zolas of the 'Dragon Winged Viper Mercenary Group'.

Although the battle was won, Duke Simon's Palace also noticed that there might be treasure nearby, and after some exploration, they also discovered the rich vein of magical green copper and magical black iron.

These rare metals are not only necessary for making top-level armor, but are also rare for forging top-level armor in the Southern Continent.

Duke Simon knew that there was such a "treasure" near his territory, so of course he would not give up.

Then we have been fighting with the Allies until now.

After all, several nearby lords have gathered hundreds of thousands of troops. Recently, they are preparing to completely wipe out the Allied forces.

Even the ninth-level pure-blooded green dragon legend behind Duke Simon came.

Ji Xun came here this time to help slay the dragon.

The changes in the Eastern Wasteland are almost unknown here in the Old Continent. One is because the abyssal rift cuts off the spread of information, and the other is that even the Iris Legion, the only one who knows, will not spread the information.

Therefore, these lords of the Old World still don't know what kind of terrifying monsters the Allied Forces have become.

(End of chapter)