Vientiane Throne of Civilization

Chapter 2087 Audience
The monk Baoyin, who had originally intended to stand up for himself and say that he only worshipped Buddha, was now kneeling on the ground, his forehead pressed against the ground, his body trembling uncontrollably.

That was a tremor from the depths of the soul.

With just one glance, he couldn't even make out the emperor's appearance. The indescribable, terrifying pressure made him fully realize how insignificant he was in front of this being, almost causing his Buddhist heart to collapse.

In this state, Monk Baoyin felt that every second was as long as an eternity.

He didn't know exactly how long it lasted. Monk Baoyin only felt the invisible pressure slowly dissipate, but the fear in his heart made him not dare to look up, let alone get up.

Zhou Xu made no attempt to ask the other party to rise and dispense with formalities, ignoring the Hundred Refinement Realm officer beside him and focusing his attention more on the monk with the precious seal.

[Hmm, entered the Holy Realm, Silver Two-Star.]

Just from that one move, without even needing to activate the 'Peeping Eye', Zhou Xu had a basic understanding of the Treasure Seal Monk's strength.

"Are you the Grand Preceptor of the Southern Capital?"

Upon hearing the question, Monk Baoyin took a deep breath and spoke in a solemn voice...

"The Imperial Preceptor of the Southern Capital Kingdom pays his respects to Your Majesty. This humble monk has come on behalf of the Southern Capital Kingdom and has prepared some small gifts, which I hope Your Majesty will accept with pleasure."

As they were talking, the guards outside the hall carried a box into the hall.

As soon as the box was opened, a large amount of jewelry immediately came into Zhou Xu's view.

Zhou Xu merely glanced at it indifferently, showing neither surprise nor interest.

After all, these things must have been inspected before they were presented, so how could he not know what they were?
Clearly, the Southern Capital Kingdom had also made two preparations.

Upon discovering new land, if they can occupy it directly, they will resort to force; if they cannot occupy it, they will offer jewels and befriend the land for help.

Zhou Xu did not deny that some people would be willing to spend a lot of money on these beautiful stones, and at the same time, they could use these things to stimulate economic consumption among the wealthy and even solve part of his reward problem.

But it cannot be denied that he personally has little interest in these things.

He only glanced at it briefly before signaling his personal guards to leave.

Perhaps sensing Zhou Xu's coldness, Monk Baoyin had no choice but to speak again, forcing himself to remain silent...

"If your country is willing to send troops to help, our Southern Capital will send you a generous gift after the matter is settled!"

At times like this, all he can do is make empty promises first.

From Zhou Xu's perspective, whether the other side makes empty promises or not, it doesn't affect his plan to use the Southern Capital Kingdom to weaken the orcs' fighting power.

"Tell me about those orcs."

The monk Baoyin immediately felt relieved and continued to kneel in worship, then began to talk about the orc tribe.

As the monk Baoyin described the beastmen, Zhou Xu gradually realized that the beastmen he was referring to seemed to be hyenas.

It was subsequently confirmed that this was indeed the case.

Speaking of the hyenas, their connection with the Great Zhou Dynasty is quite significant.

Back when their Great Zhou was still a tribe, they had only been on the grasslands for a short time when they were attacked by hyena people.

There were many reasons why they were able to resolve the threat from the hyenas at that time.

For example, the centaur tribe led by Drogo provided them with tremendous assistance.

For example, the mother of the thousand-year-old was a supernatural being who occupied the grasslands as her territory. She also fought with the hyena-men and killed the hyena queen in the battle. At the same time, it was later confirmed that the grassland spirits, who had not yet come into contact with them, also shot and killed many hyena-men.

In addition, they also benefited from Zhou Xu's mastery of the incantation to transform skeleton soldiers, giving them a group of fearless front-line soldiers.

Based on this, from the perspective of the hyena people, the hyena people's population is very limited, and that group of hyena people is most likely scattered and their lineage has been broken.

A combination of factors enabled them to successfully wipe out the hyenas and establish a foothold on the grasslands.

Under this premise, the group of hyenas currently raiding the Southern Capital Kingdom are clearly much stronger than the hyenas they encountered on the grasslands.

"How strong are those hyena-men? And how strong is your Southern Capital Kingdom?"

Faced with Zhou Xu's direct confirmation, after a slight hesitation, the monk Baoyin chose to tell the truth.

After all, judging from the strength that Da Zhou has shown so far, it seems that whether he hides it or not is no longer of much significance.

"Among that group of hyenas, there are three with the strength of the Vajra Realm. The strongest of them is the Hyena Queen. Under normal circumstances, she is already very powerful. Once she activates the totem power, her strength will rise to the peak of the Vajra Realm in a short period of time."

[A hyena-human tribe actually has three members with Vajra Realm combat strength?]

This was clearly something Zhou Xu hadn't expected.

But the monk Baoyin continued speaking...

"The other two Vajra Realm warriors are much weaker, basically at the early stage of the Vajra Realm. Even if they activate the totem power, they will only reach the middle stage of the Vajra Realm at most."

Within their Great Zhou, there is a more precise star rating system. This is partly due to the influence of Zhou Xu, and partly because their Great Zhou possesses the mantras 'Eye of Insight' and 'Puppet Eye of Secrets,' which allow for accurate confirmation of star ratings.

Other forces that do not meet this condition, unless they are chosen ones like Zhou Xu and can open the system interface to check their attribute panel.

Otherwise, when it comes to specific strength classifications, they can at most make a rough judgment like 'beginner, intermediate, advanced, and peak'.

But in reality, it is indeed enough.

However, as his thoughts raced, Zhou Xu suddenly had a question.

"Has your Southern Capital Kingdom ever produced a chosen one in its history?"

Faced with this sudden question, Monk Baoyin was taken aback at first, then nodded.

"Yes, yes, our first king of Nandu was the Chosen One, but he was assassinated by a neighboring country many years ago and unfortunately passed away. Now he is the fourth king."

The accident also brought up a piece of history, but the monk Baoyin did not say much about it, and Zhou Xu had no further interest in this dead chosen one.

All I can say is that once this is confirmed, some things become clear.

Even if each of the four kings died young, the Southern Capital Kingdom should still have a history of two or three hundred years, not to mention that they have mastered cultivation methods.

While Zhou Xu was analyzing the situation in his mind, he gestured for Monk Baoyin to continue.

Having discussed the hyenas' key combat strength, the next topic is the Southern Capital Kingdom.

The words were on the tip of his tongue, but Monk Baoyin hesitated for a moment before slowly speaking…

"Our Southern Capital Kingdom has one Vajra Realm warrior, who is the current king. His strength has reached the high level of the Vajra Realm. Apart from him, there is this humble monk, whose strength is at the initial level of the Saint Realm."

(End of this chapter)