Vientiane Throne of Civilization

Chapter 2037 Wright's Request?
Meanwhile, in Black Moon City, Zhou Xu, having calculated the time perfectly, arranged his affairs and set off on time.

When we arrived in the new district, it was late autumn.

Without taking a break, Zhou Xu immediately met with Elf King Light to check his attribute panel.

Unfortunately, when both sides are evenly matched, or when the other side is stronger, even the 'Prying Eyes' cannot confirm the other side's attribute panel.

Currently, throughout the entire Great Zhou Dynasty, there is only one person with the ability to view the Light panel, and that person is Zhou Xu.

Name: Wright

Sex: Male
Age: 1084
Race: High Elf

Status: None

Class: Storm Swordmaster

Mantras: Hurricane Slash (Inherited), Rift Slash (Inherited), Gale Slash (Inherited), Frost Shield (Inherited), Air Barrier (Inherited), Eagle Eye (Inherited)...

Loyalty: 70
Realm: The Realm of Horizontal and Vertical
Levels of Life: Extraordinary Life

Talent: Elf Swordsman: As an elf, he possesses outstanding swordsmanship talent, can use various types of swords flexibly, and is skilled in various sword techniques.

Bravery: ☆☆☆★★
Intelligence: ★★★
Spirit: ★★★★

Endurance: ★★★
Command: ★★★
In their view, Wright had successfully cultivated to the Transcendent Realm despite being far from diligent, demonstrating that both talent and class were indispensable.

Zhou Xu was not surprised at all that Wright possessed a five-star valiant skill.

The opponent's strength, at the Gold Three-Star level of the Vertical and Horizontal Realm, was basically in line with his expectations.

In addition, there is a long list of mantras passed down through races and classes.

Judging from his five attributes and talents, Wright has no obvious weaknesses, but he is not really suitable to be the Elf King. He is more like a fierce general with some military command ability.

From this perspective, Eredar might actually be more suitable to be the Elf King than him.

However, this didn't really matter to Zhou Xu.

The Elf Forest is just a small area; let them manage it if they want, it's not a big deal.

"Alright, let's confirm the procedures for the investiture ceremony three days from now, shall we?"

Since it's a public ceremony with significant meaning, the process definitely needs to be confirmed and rehearsed first. Otherwise, if something goes wrong on the spot, the embarrassment would be immense, enough to be written into history books and repeatedly criticized.

After a slight hesitation, Wright suddenly made this suggestion.

"Your Majesty, I have a request, and I hope Your Majesty will grant it."

Wright, who had just changed his address, was clearly not used to it yet, and his speech was a bit awkward.

Zhou Xu naturally wouldn't care.

"Wright, you don't need to be so polite in private. Aren't we friends?"

Upon hearing this, Wright's expression visibly relaxed, and his entire demeanor became more relaxed.

“I think my brother Morton is more suited to be the Elf King than I am.”

"You mean you want to hand over the position of Elf King to your younger brother Morton?"

"Yes, Your Majesty, he has the ability and can do better than I can."

Because the elf identity registration process was not yet complete, the relevant identity files had not yet been organized and delivered to Zhou Xu.

At this point, Zhou Xu really didn't know much about Prince Morton.

But now that he's here, there's no need for such trouble.

Putting everything else aside, replacing the elf with another elf as the elf king would actually be a good choice for Zhou Xu.

After all, Wright really didn't have much talent when it came to politics.

After relinquishing his position as Elf King, Wright was able to devote all his energy to cultivation, which was a good thing for them.

Does Prince Morton know about this?

"do not know."

After speaking, Wright hesitated for a moment, then spoke again.

"However, he may have guessed some of it."

“Alright, I’ll have someone bring Prince Morton over right now. If this is settled, I’ll need to confirm the procedures with him.” Zhou Xu agreed readily. He hadn’t even looked at Morton’s stats yet, but he had already agreed to let Morton replace Wright as the Elf King.

As mentioned earlier, it's better for Wright not to be the Elf King.

Under this premise, it doesn't really matter to Zhou Xu who becomes the Elf King.

If the other party has the ability to govern the Elf Autonomous Region well, that would be best.

Conversely, it doesn't really matter if it's not well managed, since the Elf Forest is only a small area and won't have much of an impact on them.

For the Great Zhou, the most important aspect of this annexation of the Elven race was acquiring a large number of Elven people, which significantly increased the Elven population base of their Great Zhou.

Apart from that, everything else is secondary and doesn't matter.

During this time, just as Wright himself guessed, Morton had actually guessed some of it, which is why he had been avoiding his older brother recently.

However, on their Great Zhou territory, he might be able to evade Wright, but he could never escape the eyes and ears of the Inspectorate.

Basically, Zhou Xu had just given the order when Morton was brought over.

"Brother."

Looking at his younger brother, Wright's face showed a hint of speechlessness.

Taking advantage of the brief stalemate between the two brothers, Zhou Xu activated his 'Peeping Eyes', and Morton's attribute panel immediately came into view.

Name: Morton

Sex: Male
Age: 651
Race: High Elf

Status: None

Job Rank: None
Mantra: None
Loyalty: 70
Realm: None
Levels of Life: Extraordinary Life

Talent: Domestic Affairs Expert: Domestic affairs should be left to the professionals!

Bravery: ★★

Intelligence: ★★★☆

Spirit: ★★★☆

Endurance: ★★

Leadership: ★☆☆
Compared to Wright's 'colorful' attribute panel, Morton's attribute panel is undoubtedly much more monotonous, with many attributes displayed as 'none'.

But this does not affect its value.

An 'internal affairs expert' with both intelligence and mental strength at four stars.

Without a doubt, once trained, they would be absolutely capable of serving as regional governors!
At this moment, Zhou Xu had a new idea in mind, but he decided to go along with Wright's suggestion for now.

"Wright hopes that you will become the new Elf King."

Without beating around the bush, Zhou Xu got straight to the point and stated the purpose of calling him over.

In that instant, Morton's head swung wildly like a rattle-drum.

"No, no, no, I can't do this!"

Hearing this, Wright became a little angry.

"You can do it, you need to have confidence in yourself."

"Brother, please spare me! I really can't be the Elf King!"

Zhou Xu immediately understood the situation upon seeing this.

This is similar to someone who has been unemployed for decades suddenly being given a legitimate job and asked to get off work regular hours to earn money. Their first reaction would definitely be resistance.

Essentially, it's about escapism, coupled with a bit of complacency.

Zhou Xu didn't really care, but Morton was indeed a talent who brought him some surprises.

Just as Zhou Xu was thinking this, Wright also cast a pleading look at him.

Seeing this, Zhou Xu coughed twice before slowly speaking...

"How about this, let Prince Morton come and be my assistant first?"

(End of this chapter)