Chapter 522: Battle of Destiny
"Sword of Power!"
"It's really the sword of power!"
"It has been missing for hundreds of years. How come it is here?"
On the opposite side, the three people from the Western Continent could no longer sit still, and their voices trembled when they spoke, which was a sign of being overly excited.
This sword is the symbol of royal power!
The former great ruler of the Iris Empire wielded this sword in battles, leading hundreds of thousands of cavalrymen to conquer vast territories for the Iris Empire.
Although none of the three were royalists, they grew up listening to the story of the sword.
This sword holds a very special place in their hearts.
“Could it be a replica?”
"Even the royal jewel on the hilt is the same, how could it be a replica?"
“Take it back to the royalists. They are the only ones who know the details of this sword. They will definitely know whether it is real or fake!”
Several of them could no longer contain their excitement and wished they could take the sword back to the Western Continent immediately.
If it really is that sword, then things become tricky.
Su Xia is the person who retrieves the Sword of Kingship. According to the previous regulations of the Iris Empire, he will be awarded the title of "Grand Duke Edward" and become a member of the imperial nobility, and a top nobility.
He will also receive a lot of rewards such as money, land, estates, etc.
Moreover, he will become the "Sword Bearer" for three years, possessing power second only to the royal power in the empire.
In addition, there are a series of privileges and powers.
The problem is…
There is no king now.
The royalists selected several descendants of royal blood, but did not select a real king.
In other words, if this sword is real, Su Xia's power "second only to the royal power" will become the top power within the royalists, and no one's power will be greater than his.
Of course, all of this is based on the other party's recognition.
If the other party does not admit it, Su Xia can do nothing.
He can't just go over and chop people with this sword, can he?
"Dear Mr. Beifeng, can you let us take this sword back?" Herbert took a deep breath, suppressed his excitement, and asked sincerely.
"Okay, I asked you to take it back." Su Xia said casually.
"Thank you very much!"
Not long after, the three men took their leave with the Sword of Power and rushed back to the Western Continent without stopping.
After this period of time, Su Xia began to follow the Lord of Dragon City, handling all matters big and small within Dragon City and becoming familiar with the arrangement procedures for various matters.
Ten days later, news came back from the Western Continent.
That sword is real!
It is said that the whole Lion City was in a state of carnival that day, and countless people took to the streets to celebrate the return of the sword.
Many people believe that this is the will of the gods, otherwise the sword would not return to Lion City at such a critical moment.
"The great sword of kingship, it is a symbol of power and war!" Someone waved the golden iris flag on the street and shouted loudly.
"This is God's will. God tells us that we need a war!"
"We can't retreat any further!"
"We should destroy the mechanical race, take back our land, and regain our former honor!"
"That's right! We need land in the sun!"
"Fight for honor!"
“…”
There were obviously people arranged by several other factions in the procession taking to the streets.
These people only need to do one thing - call for war!
The mechanical race has been making a lot of moves recently. Most likely they can't sit still any longer. They will either launch a war against the undead or against the only seven remaining human settlements.
They can't just sit there and wait for death.
In the past, they were unable to convince the royalists.
But now, the return of the sword has created an opportunity for them.
On this day, when everyone in Longcheng was having dinner together, news came from Lion City.
"The royalists have been persuaded." said the Lord of Dragon City.
"It seems that the sword is indeed useful." The old dean sighed, "Thanks to Bei Feng . Without him, this cooperation would definitely not be so smooth."
"Speaking of which, will the various rights they give to the commander be implemented?" Wang Luo suddenly asked.
"Yes, I heard that whoever finds the sword will become the 'Sword Bearer' for a period of three years and will have power second only to the king. Those people won't cheat, right?" Qiu Hao asked.
“They didn’t mention this in the news.”
The Lord of Dragon City shook his head slightly: "In half a month, they will come again to discuss some basic issues."
"Let's talk about it half a month later." Su Xia said.
Everyone nodded.
They also know that it is unlikely that those powers will be implemented, but they can verbally put pressure on those guys when the time comes.
A few days later, news suddenly came from Xiongcheng in the north of the mainland - they were also going to send someone to discuss cooperation.
Their timing was very coincidental, as it was the day when those people from Singapore came.
It looks like they might hold a tripartite meeting on that day.
"It seems like no one can sit still anymore." The old dean said with a smile.
"It's not that we are all impatient. The Elephant City in the south is quite stable and has not sent us any news." Wang Luo said.
"Those people in Elephant City...are always wavering. Let's ignore them for now."
Cross the southwestern mountainous area, continue southwest, and climb over a high mountain to reach the territory of Xiangcheng.
In fact, the two sides were very close.
However, the contact between the two sides has always been very shallow, and they basically have no contact with each other.
The old dean said that those people in Xiangcheng like to take advantage of small things and they won’t do anything without any advantage.
To deal with this kind of guy who loves to take advantage, you must be patient and not express your intention in advance, otherwise the other party will ask for too much and will step on your bottom line and make further demands.
Time passed day by day, and the day of the trilateral talks finally arrived.
The people from Bear Town arrived early.
Before dawn, a Bear City team of nearly a hundred people arrived at Dragon City No. 9.
The leader of the team was named Mikhail, a man in his thirties, with a strong physique and as tall as a bear, which fits the stereotype very well.
He is the deputy mayor of Xiong City, and he is accompanied by more than a dozen ministers and deputy ministers from various departments of Xiong City.
In addition, Su Xia saw an acquaintance.
The shy and thin little Peter, the son of the mayor of Bear City, was also in the visiting team.
At the beginning, when Su Xia returned to the southwest of the mainland from the extremely cold land, he rescued a reconnaissance team from Bear City from the mouths of insects, including little Peter.
Of course, little Peter didn't know his current identity.
"Mr. Beifeng?" Mikhail walked up to Suxia, held out his hand to him, and said with a smile, "I have heard of your name for a long time. I have wanted to meet you for a long time."
"Hello."
Su Xia also smiled and stretched out her hand to shake his.
At the same time, members of the Xiongcheng team were greeting everyone from Longcheng.
This team is very good. More than 80% of the team members can speak two languages or more, and can communicate with Longcheng without any obstacles.
"Mr. North Wind, I've met your friend the Masked Stranger. He's a very nice man." Little Peter came over with a somewhat immature look on his face, as if he was not quite able to handle this kind of diplomatic situation.
"Yes, the masked man saved the child. He is the benefactor of our Bear City!"
Mikhail smiled and said, "Mr. Beifeng, if you see him, be sure to tell him that Bear City has prepared a gift for him and he will always be Bear City's friend!"
"I will." Su Xia said seriously.
It was noon and the Lion City team also arrived.
Perhaps knowing the importance of this negotiation, there were more than three people coming this time, more than a hundred people.
Among them, the royalists were the largest group, accounting for more than half of the total.
Their leader is named Louis Bourbon, who has royal blood and is the person with the most supporters within the royalist faction. If nothing unexpected happens, he will probably become the next Iris Emperor.
"Ah, my dear friend, we meet again." Louis walked towards the Lord of Dragon City with a smile on his face, and a voice of translation came to his face.
The team he leads is equally impressive, with almost every member being bilingual.
The old dean and others noticed that the Lion City team was carrying a large black box, which looked very strange.
If it's a gift, there's no need to put it in a black box.
Soon, through communication, they knew what was in the black box.
There actually was a complete set of tools needed for the Duke's investiture ceremony!
"Huh? You want to acknowledge Bei Feng's status as the Duke?" The old dean was a little surprised. It was not the first time he had dealt with these people from Lion City. Knowing their personalities, he always thought that they would most likely deny their debts, citing historical reasons or other reasons to deny Su Xia's status.
"Of course I have to admit it!"
Louis said solemnly: "Mr. Beifeng is our new 'Grand Duke Edward' and the future 'Sword Bearer' of the Empire. He has power second only to the kingship. This news has spread within Lion City. We value the spirit of contract and are not people who go back on their words."
"Yeah?"
Suddenly, a disdainful laugh came from the Bear City team, and the speaker was Mikhail.
He folded his arms, looked unfriendly, and stared at the Lion City team. He spoke very directly without beating around the bush.
"During that grain trade, all the grain you Lion City gave us was moldy and rotten. Is this what you call the 'spirit of the contract'?"
"Dear Mr. Mikhail, I was not the one who led the original incident. By the time I learned the news, the transaction had already taken place. I am sorry for your loss."
Louis looked apologetic, spoke in a sincere voice, and kept a very humble attitude.
His behavior made Mikhail feel uncomfortable.
Mikhail snorted coldly, turned his head and stopped talking. After all, there was a trilateral meeting today, and there was no need to make the relationship too awkward before the meeting.
Afterwards, everyone had lunch together in the cafeteria of the central building of Longcheng.
After the meal and before the meeting, under the gaze of countless people, Louis fulfilled his promise and held a simple dukedom awarding ceremony for Suxia.
"Dear Mr. Beifeng, from now on, you are the Duke of the Iris Empire..."
With a smile on his face, he put a duke's robe on Su Xia and put the medal of dukehood on him.
In fact, in a normal awarding ceremony, Su Xia should have sworn allegiance to the Iris Empire, and there were a lot of other procedures, but these procedures were cancelled by Louis.
After all, Su Xia has a special identity.
After the ceremony, Wang Luo asked with a smile: "Haha, Commander, how does it feel to be a noble?"
"generally."
Su Xia shrugged. The capital had been lost, and as a grand duke he did not have much power.
He could receive a salary for his title every month, but he had plenty of money now and didn't even look at that salary.
As for the Duke's territory, it had long been occupied by the mechanical race.
As soon as the ceremony was over, Su Xia took off his furry duke robe. It was really painful to wear it in this weather because it was too hot.
Subsequently, the trilateral talks officially began.
As the deputy lord of Dragon City, the Grand Duke of Lion City, and a friend of the benefactor of Bear City, Su Xia naturally had to attend this meeting.
At the meeting, the three parties began to exchange opinions and information, mainly about the mechanical race.
Of course, discussion about the alien spacecraft wreckage at the Oasis Camp is also inevitable.
This news had already been leaked to Lion City and Eagle City by traitors such as Hu Li and Qin Shou.
Perhaps it was because of the increasing pressure from the Mechanical Clan, or perhaps it was because of the presence of Su Xia as the middleman, the talks did not turn into a quarrel. All three parties showed enough sincerity, and the entire meeting went very smoothly.
At six o'clock in the evening, the meeting was temporarily interrupted and everyone enjoyed dinner together. During the dinner, they communicated with each other, talked and laughed, and the atmosphere was particularly harmonious.
During the dinner, Su Xia was almost always the most popular person, and people kept coming up to chat with him.
He responded with a smile and fluently.
As the dinner was about to end, Su Xia suddenly received a message.
Even he was stunned for two seconds when he saw the news - the first maximum-level player in the entire server appeared!
As expected, it was Lin Shan.
The moment Lin Shan reached level 60, a server-wide task was triggered.
【Battle of Destiny】
This task appears directly in the players' task bar, sparkling and shining with golden light.
Since the game was launched, the game company has been operating the game in a very nonchalant manner. Before this, it has never launched any server-wide activities.
You know, other online game manufacturers will, at the very least, organize some server-wide activities to encourage players to spend money, and a certain goose is one of them.
But looking up at the starry sky is different, this is the first time for me!
At this moment, the game forum is almost overwhelmed by players who are discussing crazily.
"Those rumors are true. The first player to reach level 60 will really trigger a server-wide mission!"
"Lin Shan, it's really him!"
"I heard that he only sleeps six hours a day during this period, and spends the rest of the time killing monsters..."
Not only on the forums, but also on major online platforms, the discussion heat about this task is rising at a crazy speed, suppressing other hot topics in just a few minutes.
The reason is simple: the content of this task is simply too exciting.
【Battle of Destiny】
[Brave adventurers, your experience in this world may make you realize that your destiny is not controlled by yourself, but by more powerful mechanical creatures]
[No matter how powerful the adventurer is, he must bow down before the mechanical creatures]
【Can you accept such a fate? 】
