I'm the one running the game

In the capital, Lv Xingshi came smoothly. He did encounter bandits during the journey, but they were killed by his shield.

It must be said that even if it is just the entry-level fighting skill, the simple shield defense, combined with the extraordinary seed·Heart of the Earth and Glory·King of the Earth, is terrifyingly powerful.

As long as he stands on the earth, Lv Xingshi is not invincible, but he is definitely someone who cannot be defeated.

From the Black Soil Territory to the capital, Lv Xingshi is actually a little uncomfortable, mainly because the size of the kingdom is much smaller than he imagined.

And the capital is indeed more prosperous than his Black Soil Territory, but in Lv Xingshi's eyes, it is still hard to describe.

After arriving, he naturally went to the palace to meet the king. There was no provocation or questioning in the middle. With the family emblem of the Landon family on the Shield of the King of the Earth as evidence, the king naturally summoned him immediately.

"Viscount Landon, I think this is the first time we meet." The king looked at the Shield of the King of the Earth on Lv Xingshi's back, and his eyes twitched.

How heavy is this shield, how could the king not know.

Before entering the royal treasury, he tried to take it, but he couldn't lift it, just that it didn't move at all.

However, Lu Xingshi is now like nothing happened, just carrying it casually.

"Yes, Your Majesty."

"I actually always wanted to come to see you, but I was in a hurry to take over the viscountship of the Lanton family, so I really didn't have time."

"The three perfume formulas should have been presented to Your Majesty in person by me, but in the end there was no way, so I had to ask someone to deliver it on my behalf."

Lu Xingshi's words were very nice, that was not called a deal, it was called a gift to the king.

When the king heard Lu Xingshi's words, a smile appeared on his face. Who wouldn't like to hear compliments?

Especially Lu Xingshi's compliments were not the kind of direct ones, but indirect ones.

"Hahaha, I still believe in Viscount Lanton's loyalty. Your Lanton family is the strongest shield of our kingdom." The king naturally complimented Lu Xingshi in return.

"Thank you for the compliment, King!" Lu Xingshi looked like a loyal minister, and then continued: "This time, I am here to present a piece of alchemy left by my ancestors."

The king heard it, and a gleam of light flashed in his eyes: "Viscount Lanton is indeed concerned about the kingdom. I don't know what alchemy it is that requires Viscount Lanton to come in person."

However, Lu Xingshi did not speak, and his eyes swept over the guards and servants present.

This behavior naturally made the king understand what Lu Xingshi was going to do, and he asked these people to leave immediately.

"Alchemy that can use soil and rocks to refine the essence of unearthed elements." Lu Xingshi spoke slowly after the people left.

As soon as the words came out, the king was shocked, and then quickly calmed down, looking up and down at Lu Xingshi.

He can now be sure that the disappearance of mudstone in the duchy of Grand Duke Hepa was probably done by Lu Xingshi.

But he didn't say this out loud, pretending to be confused and pretending not to know.

People have sent this alchemy, how could the king be so stupid to speak.

"Viscount Lanton is really loyal, I don't know what to reward you." The king said with a smile.

He said it was a reward, but in fact he wanted Lu Xingshi to make a request.

"Thanks to the favor of His Majesty, I successfully stimulated and condensed the seeds of life and became a 'Great Knight'." Lu Xingshi didn't say what he wanted directly, but reported his identity first.

If he didn't have the identity of 'Great Knight', Lu Xingshi would probably just be fooled and sent away.

The king's eyes changed slightly, and he just nodded: "The kingdom will not treat any great knight unfairly."

In fact, the king had guessed it before, but he didn't confirm it.

After all, Lu Xingshi was so relaxed carrying the Shield of the King of the Earth, which is not something that ordinary people can do.

What he said was to let Lu Xingshi ask whatever he wanted. If it was appropriate, he would agree to it and treat it as winning over Lu Xingshi.

Lu Xingshi naturally took advantage of the situation and put forward his three requests.

The first one was to get 20% of the profit of the essence of earth element, the second one was to get a heavy armor equivalent to the shield of the earth king, and the third one was to browse the royal collection, including the forbidden meditation method.

Of course, these three requests were not only said directly, but also indirectly.

The king thought about it and soon began to bargain. The real contradiction was not in the latter two conditions, but in the first condition.

He was definitely unwilling to give 20% of the profit.

So the king gave two solutions. The first one was to give half of it, which would be passed down as the eternal benefit of the Landon family.

The second solution was to give 10%, but it could only be given while Lu Xingshi was alive, and only Lu Xingshi was recognized, not the Landon family.

Then Lu Xingshi was promoted to the title of earl, and the right of development was reissued. You can develop it yourself, and you will be given wherever you can.

The pioneering lords' right to explore was taken back after the kingdom was stabilized.

So now the nobles actually do not have the right to explore outside.

For example, Lu Xingshi previously occupied a forest farm and a mine owned by Viscount Moko, which was actually an illegal act.

Of course, this is not considered as exploration, but only as internal fighting.

The Moko family is still in power now. If one day the Moko family disappears and the royal family takes back the Red Soil Territory, the forest farms and mines occupied by him will be taken back by the royal family during the liquidation.

Since internal strife does not count, the only option is external expansion.

The king did not say that he only took the right to develop as a trick, but because there is indeed an undeveloped area in the north of the Black Soil Territory.

It is called the Everfrost Mountains. As long as Lu Xingshi can take it down, it will all be his, and he will even have no problem becoming the next Grand Duke of the Kingdom.

After a lot of back and forth, Lu Xingshi chose the second way, but on the basis of the original, he obtained a good amount of gold coins plus a large number of craftsmen and civilians as resources for development.

The Black Soil Territory lacks money and people. Lu Xingshi can accept a 10% dividend, but he wants more.

The king also talked with Lu Xingshi for more than half an hour before giving it.

The main incentive is naturally unwilling to have extra expenses.

He is a king, but compared to other huge empires, his kingdom is just a small kingdom, at most it is just surviving in the cracks.

Even some duchies that were divided from the empire are far better than his kingdom.

Therefore, although he lives a luxurious life, in fact, his predicament is similar to that of Lu Xingshi.

If he wants to make progress, he must not only face the suppression of the empire, but also face the exclusion of the kingdom.

There is no friendship between countries, all are interests.

If he is a little lax or reveals a flaw, he will be targeted by other kingdoms.

As for the alchemy that can refine soil and rocks into earth element essence this time, he also needs to plan well.

If successful, it will make the kingdom go further.

After the transaction was reached, Lu Xingshi directly handed over the artificial earth element essence refining technology that he improved into alchemy to the king.

After getting it, the king was relieved.

"It's rare for Viscount Lanton to come to the capital, so why not stay and play for a few more days." The king said with a smile.

He said this not out of courtesy or good intentions.

He wanted to keep Lu Xingshi, lest he run away if there was a problem with the alchemy Lu Xingshi gave him. If he really took the things and ran away, the king could not pursue him in a big way because of Lu Xingshi's identity as a "great knight".

However, if Lu Xingshi was still in the capital, he could communicate with him at the first time.

Lu Xingshi was naturally no problem: "Thank you for your kindness, Your Majesty. I wonder if I can go to the kingdom's collection of books first."

He originally planned to stay, otherwise he would have put forward the second condition, and leaving would mean giving up.

The king thought about it and stopped Lu Xingshi with this reason.

As for Lu Xingshi's wanting to see the breathing method and the meditation method banned by the kingdom, it was not a big deal.

After all, the other party had already become a knight and there was no way he could become a wizard.

The king didn't care much about why he wanted to see the meditation method. He was either curious or wanted to cultivate a wizard in the territory. This was a good thing for him, which was equivalent to catching Lu Xingshi's handle.

It is better to win over, but it is better to have a handle.

This can actually bring the two sides closer.

"Of course there is no problem. I will arrange someone to send Viscount Lanton over immediately." The king agreed immediately.

Then he arranged a royal advisor to accompany him and go with Lu Xingshi.

This royal advisor is definitely the king's confidant, otherwise he would not have come into contact with contraband such as meditation.

After arranging this matter, the king left in a hurry and took the alchemy given to him by Lu Xingshi to confirm.

Without saying too much, there must be wizards in the kingdom.

But there is a high probability that they are white wizards.

Not only the royal family, but also the grand duke who controls the principality, they must have them.

These wizards will be disguised as consultants, pharmacists or simply hide from the light and serve the nobles in secret.

Although the mainstream of the kingdom is knights, wizards are actually pillars, but they are not as good as knights as a whole.

Of course, Lu Xingshi guessed that this wizard should not be a formal wizard who stimulates and condenses the soul seed, but a wizard apprentice.

Lu Xingshi was not worried about problems. The king would definitely not only find a wizard to verify, but also try to copy the alchemy.

The wizard apprentice could not see it, but it would be fine if he could make it.

If he really came to ask about the principle, Lu Xingshi would not know anything about it, and then tell the other party that the process was not important, and the result was important.

As long as small earth element essences could be made from soil and rocks, there would be no problem with alchemy. Anyway, this was what he gave.

If he continued to ask, he said that this was the alchemy passed down by the Landon family. If you have any questions, go ask the ancestors of the Landon family.

Having said that, it would be very rude for the other party to continue asking.