Cataclysm King

Chapter 590 Preparing to Slay the Dragon
Regardless of the country's system, marriage has always been the best alliance for the ruling class.

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

Now the rise of Donghuang is unstoppable, and Andre certainly sees this.

Since he had no intention of continuing to be a slave to the giant dragons of the southern continent, he certainly hoped to have a powerful ally.

This negotiation is of great significance as it concerns the future fate of countless people in the Iris Legion.

In the study, the senior executives of Iris all had serious expressions.

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

"I am a lone man, I don't have any family heritage, and I don't have any power. So, Sir Andre, it really doesn't make sense to ask me for a marriage."

"Brother Ji Xun, I think we at Iris have shown enough sincerity. I am also marrying my most beloved daughter to you. Do you think it is inappropriate? I can guarantee that her appearance will definitely not disappoint you."

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

"So what do you mean? Or do you think that other people are qualified to discuss marriage with my Andre family? Although the newly promoted King Augustus and Commander Catalina of the Allied Forces are not married, they can be discussed. But I think it may not be appropriate. Brother Ji Xun, what do you think?"

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Andre looked at Ji Xun with a hint of hostility.

When talking about his daughter, the marshal was really angry.

I'm afraid that if we disagree, we might really start fighting.

Compared with interests, the dragon nobles also attach great importance to face.

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

Not to mention the several forces in the Eastern Wilderness which currently seem to be inferior to the three major kingdoms.

This actually shows that Andre thinks highly of Donghuang and is "investing in the future".

The two largest forces in the Eastern Wilds now are the New Oran Kingdom and the Allied Forces.

Originally, Andre thought that the leaders of the two forces were good choices for marriage. But after asking for information, he found out that His Majesty Chujiu and Commander Catalina both had a close relationship with the guy in front of him, and they were probably lovers.

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

From the perspective of the nobility, this is an alliance maintained by marriage.

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

This situation is very normal in the dragon society of the southern continent.

I didn’t expect this guy to refuse?

This made Andrei wonder whether the other party looked down on him or had ulterior motives.

"Your Excellency has indeed misunderstood."

Ji Xun listened and laughed at himself.

No matter how beautiful Marshal Andre's daughter was, he really had no interest in marriage.

Although he did have a close relationship with Catalina and the others, it was based on close friendship and partnership. It was purely a private relationship and had nothing to do with interests.

The reason why Donghuang has come to this point today is more because of fate rather than deliberate effort.

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

He didn't want to waste time explaining.

As he spoke, Ji Xun told the plan he had thought of when he came here, and suggested: "The essence of the topic we are discussing this time is to reach a deep alliance. I mean, marriage is fine. The Lionheart family has many talented people who are suitable for marriage. If you really think you need my participation, I can accept a disciple."

The Lionheart family has many descendants, as well as generals and so on. By making a few more marriages, they can still have a deep interest bond.

He said that accepting a disciple means treating him as a family member.

For people who value commitment, this kind of relationship is as solid as a marriage.

Of course, that’s this generation.

Compared with marriage, taking in disciples and the like is ultimately inferior in terms of the blood relationship of subsequent offspring.

It's a compromise.

And it’s quite reasonable.

"Humph!"

But Andre listened, his face became colder and colder, his tone was already slightly unfriendly, and he asked: "What do you mean, sir?"

In Andre's opinion, Ji Xun's attitude of shirking responsibility was not only humiliating, but also very suspicious.

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Ji Xun certainly knew why the other party was angry.

The two sides do not know each other well enough, not to mention some of the customs of the aristocracy in the southern continent.

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

There is no reason not to accept a beautiful wife given to you for free.

But that was someone else.

Not Ji Xun.

He had no interest in such a political marriage, no matter who the partner was.

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

“Some things are not easy to say.”

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

In his opinion, this was a bit of a mystery.

Ji Xun smiled. Since the other party was not afraid of being implicated, he stopped saying polite words and said bluntly: "I am not aiming for the ninth level."

When Andre heard this, he looked at his expression, which didn't seem to be joking, and his brows suddenly gathered. He said in his heart: What a great ambition! No wonder
He saw why the guy in front of him who came out of the Eastern Wilderness was so strong.

This explanation instantly calmed the Marshal's anger.

It’s normal for a genius who is pursuing the god level not to want to have any ties.

But Andre still felt that the marriage didn't seem to have any impact.

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

Creating humans won’t take much time.

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

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

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

There are some things that cannot be said.

Not everyone is destined to listen.

What Ji Xun said, of course, were some hints related to the "Plane Supervisor".

He may be the only person in the world who knows the truth, except for Old Man Xu.

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

With the existence of the "Plane Supervisor", the entire Card Master plane is like a huge prison, and countless Card Master predecessors have died on their way to cross 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.

Even someone as powerful as Emperor Lanlingster died on the road of exploration.

Not to mention other things.

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

Therefore, no one in the entire plane can be sure to survive if they are involved in this cause and effect.

Someone of Andre's rank must have come into contact with some ancient secrets to a certain extent. Judging from his surprised expression, he had obviously guessed something.

He narrowed his eyes and stared at Ji Xun with an extremely serious expression, wondering if he had misunderstood.

But the more I watched, the more frightened I became.

Obviously, the other party was not joking.

Ji Xun raised the corners of his mouth slightly, and that expression seemed to say: I reminded you before, but it was what you wanted to hear.

The study room suddenly fell into an eerie silence.

Andre's expression was more solemn than ever.

Several other high-ranking officials of the Iris Corps looked at the Marshal's silence and thought that the negotiations were going to fail.

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

Ji Xun left the study, leaving the Iris executives in the room somewhat confused.

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

"What? Not only did that guy refuse the marriage proposal from our Andre family, but you also want my precious daughter Isabel to be his disciple?"

"Marshal, I think those guys in the East Wasteland are too arrogant. Having just won the civil war, they think they are qualified to be on equal footing with us? Humph, their mechanical technology is a bit impressive, and the rest is far behind us. We have already given them enough face by agreeing to the marriage, but they are so ungrateful that they refuse it?"

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

Everyone felt that the family had been humiliated.

Their original plan was that the target of the marriage would be either the commander of the allied forces or the newly crowned king of East Wasteland.

Because normally, this is a marriage of equals.

Many people have seen Chujiu and Catalina among the irises, and their beauty has spread.

This also made many young people in the Andre family eager to try.

Marshal Andre thought the same thing before.

He knew very well that even with mechanical technology, the number of dragonborn in the Old World was still thousands or even tens of thousands times that of the Allied Forces.

If the people of East Wilderness want to gain a foothold in the Old Continent, they must have a powerful ally.

This way, they will not be "unanimously excluded" by the lords of the southern continent.

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

So for the sake of their own interests, they felt that there was no reason for the Allies to refuse.

After all, this is a choice that is beneficial to both parties.

Even if they do not agree for some personal reasons, when the time comes, if we use some tricks to let the Allies know that the situation is difficult, they will inevitably compromise.

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

The study was in a mess.

The elders and high-ranking officials of the clan were discussing angrily, and were even planning to break the covenant.

Marshal Andrei felt a headache after hearing this. He waved his hand and stopped everyone: "Okay! Quiet!"

As soon as these words were spoken, the study room immediately became quiet.

After a long silence, a handsome man with blond hair stood up and asked in confusion, "Father, didn't you say that you wanted me to talk to the Allied Commander-in-Chief about the marriage? Why did you change your mind now?"

The one who spoke was Andre's seventeenth son, Beuys.

A marriage candidate with excellent gifts and talents.

His eighth-level strength also qualified him to look down upon others.

He looked at his father in silence, and then said anxiously: "I know that there are rumors that Miss Carter has a close relationship with that East Wilderness native, but I think that this is definitely not the time to talk about a private relationship when it comes to the marriage between two powerful forces."

In the Old World, it was normal for outstanding young ladies to have no shortage of suitors. After seeing the beauty of Catalina, Master Boyce no longer cared about anything else.

A dragonborn is more possessive than a normal human, and he certainly won't allow such a thing to happen.

As a father, Andre certainly noticed everything.

He looked at his son and said calmly, "Boyce, put away your little thoughts. And don't have any thoughts about Miss Carter anymore. Otherwise, you will lose your life for this."

"But."

Boyce never expected his father to say such a thing.

Although he knew that no one could disobey his father's orders, thinking of Katarina's beauty, he still said unwillingly: "But father, that guy is just an eighth-level card master. Although he has some tricks, I am also an eighth-level card master, so I am not afraid of him!"

As he spoke, he also gave his own solution: "If father feels embarrassed, I can go and duel with that guy!"

Boyce certainly knew that information. "Ji Xun" was a very key figure in Donghuang, and it was because of him that the marriage became extremely difficult.

In the eyes of the Dragonborn, this kind of conflict usually leads to a duel.

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

Highly pure-blooded dragonborn are not afraid of any competitors!
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Andre looked at his son and sighed in his heart.

Only a few people have seen Ji Xun's methods, and he didn't want to explain how cunning the other party's methods were, so as not to hurt the pride of his people.

When I faced the eighth level before, I was not absolutely sure that I could kill him, let alone others.

And that was before.

In fact, he had already tried it just now. Andre had a very strong intuition that the other party might have some means that were threatening to him.

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

Hearing this, everyone in the room was shocked.

They also knew that Ji Xun had reached the ninth level.

Boyce's eyes widened and he asked in surprise, "What? That guy has been promoted to the ninth level?"

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

In the eyes of the Southern Continent nobles, Donghuang is just a remote and poor place. A few years ago, there was not even a seventh-level one, but now there is a ninth-level one?

And didn’t the previous intelligence say he was at level eight? How did he succeed in advancing so quickly?
You know, the ninth level is the last bottleneck before humans can reach the divine level. It has blocked countless talented dragonborns for their entire lives.

A native of the Eastern Wasteland can advance just like that?
However, since these words came from Andre's mouth, no one questioned them.

They also understood why the marriage plan had changed so much.

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

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

But instead of getting married, she was accepted as a disciple?
At this time, a beautiful woman spoke up, "Andre, are you really going to let Isabel be that man's apprentice?"

It was the Duchess who spoke.

Isabel is her most beloved youngest daughter, and the one with the purest dragon blood among the next generation of the Andre family.

Even if the marriage fails, there is no need to push the best offspring of the family to the other party.

It looks like a gift that was given to the other party forcefully even though the other party didn't want it.

Andre nodded: "Yeah."

He didn't explain much. There were too many considerations involved in letting his best daughter become someone's disciple.

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

But those words cannot be told to others.

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

Below the god level, we are all ants.

In his eyes, even if one is a family heir, if he cannot improve his own destiny, he is no different from an ant.

This is also why he was determined to break away from the control of the dragon clan.

As long as the Dragonborn does not break through the "slave identity", he will never be able to truly stand up.

If the other party could really go that far, Andre knew very well that this choice would leave an opportunity for his family and himself.

Hearing this, the Duchess was puzzled and said, "However, what kind of heritage can a poor and remote place like the East Wasteland have? Even King Augustus's inheritance is said to be very broken, and may not be much stronger than our family's heritage of thousands of years."

Andre didn't want to explain further. He waved his hand and said majestically: "This alliance involves some secret matters. You just need to execute it."

Everyone: "Yes"

Andre has absolute authority both in the army and in his family.

After he said this, no one dared to say anything, even if they had something to say.

Ten days later.

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

A giant transport dragon coming from the south landed at the post station 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 flying dragon, there was an adult and two children mixed in the crowd, who looked like refugees who had migrated from their homes.

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

Ji Xun was dressed normally. He didn't want to attract attention at his current level, so others would not notice him.

The two disciples behind him, the one with mushroom-shaped haircut was dressed simply, while Isabel was wrapped tightly in a headscarf.

After all, this girl is Andre's legitimate daughter and has some fame in the Southern Continent.

The last time Ji Xun heard the name "Isabelle" was in the space plot of "The Bandits of Black Crow Castle". The saint of the Church of Light tens of thousands of years ago was called this.

It is not uncommon to have the same name in the southern continent.

Some names are reserved for nobility, and this is Isabel.

Translated, it roughly means "genius girl".

If you don't have some talent beyond superman, you don't deserve to be called this name.

The talent of the Dragonborn is the purity of their bloodline.

This girl is very talented.

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

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

Of course he knew what the other party was thinking.

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

Just as I was thinking, Isabel, whose head was wrapped in a headscarf with only a pair of beautiful eyes showing, complained softly: "Ah, this headscarf is so rough, the plush is as hard as steel needles, it pricks me very uncomfortable. Darcy, can't you help me find a silk one from Cadis Blue House?"

Mushroom Head asked curiously: "What is Cadiz Blue Square?"

Isabel looked at him like a leopard and said, "It's a textile factory that supplies the Red Dragon royal family. Their imitation products are the best in the southern continent."

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The mushroom-head rolled his eyes and explained, "We are now playing the role of refugees, and the silk headscarf will be discovered."

As he said this, he corrected me, "Also, you should call me Senior Brother. It's very rude to call me by my name. You are a noble lady."

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

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

Isabel: "I don't believe it. You are only level three, and I am already level four."

Mushroom-headed man said calmly, "Rank is not the only criterion for victory or defeat. You Dragonborn are too obsessed with blood purity and rank. Besides, if nothing unexpected happens, I should be able to reach the fourth rank in three months."

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Isabel listened to the calm tone that sounded like that of an old man, snorted lightly, and stopped talking.

Although her father asked her to take the guy in front as her teacher, she was not convinced in her heart.

Who could be more powerful than your father?
There is also a mushroom-headed guy who pretends to be deep and always calls himself Senior Brother. Humph, when I get the chance, I will beat him up and teach this guy a lesson, so that he knows how powerful the Dragonborn is!
Isabel inherited the arrogance of the dragon race at a young age. In the eyes of dragon descendants, strength is the only thing that matters.

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

When someone is sent here to be a disciple, of course he will be trained slowly.

That girl is a little bit arrogant, but she has a good character.

Sometimes he thought that Andre probably sent her here because he didn't want the girl to be spoiled at home.

"Shadow's Fang 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 coming back for 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.

Green dragon flags fluttered all over the city.

The biggest change is the mechanical equipment worn by the mercenaries in the city.

Although at the beginning these nobles in the Old World strictly abided by the ban and banned all mechanical technology products.

But later, at some unknown time, those small mercenary groups began to use mechanical products secretly, and when the number of mechanical goods on the black market increased, the nobles also began to face up to this thing that could change the pattern of war.

After all, you have enemies and competitors. If you don't have them, you will be beaten in vain, and the gap in strength will become larger.

Machinery is the most effective way to enable low-level card masters to have high-end combat power.

As long as they are well-equipped and organized into a legion, they can pose a deadly threat to top-level card masters.

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

Dragonborn are indeed naturally strong, but when it comes to building cities, they are no match for tireless mechanical equipment.

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

Especially in the recent battles with the Allied Forces, flesh and blood bodies are obviously at a great disadvantage against the torrent of steel.

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

Go see Katarina who became the Moon Queen.

Solve the problem by the way.

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

Although the battle was won, the Duke Simon's Mansion also realized that there might be treasures nearby. After some exploration, they discovered the rich ore vein of Demon Green Copper and Demon Meteorite Black Iron.

These rare metals are not only necessary for making top-level armor, but are also rare in the southern continent.

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

Then we have been fighting with the Allies until now.

Several nearby lords have gathered hundreds of thousands of troops, and recently they have been preparing to completely wipe out the allied forces.

Even the legendary ninth-level pure-blooded green dragon behind Duke Simon has come.

Ji Xun came this time to help slay the dragon.

The Old Continent knew almost nothing about the changes in the East Wasteland. One reason was that the Abyss Rift had cut off the spread of information, and the other was that the only party that knew about it would not spread the news.

Therefore, the lords of the Old World still don’t realize what terrifying monsters the Allied Forces have become.

(End of this chapter)