The Invincible Overlord of Heroes.

"I don't know. Are you satisfied with my answer, Mr. Mage?"

Even though Xu Lai couldn't recognize the pattern representing the imperial nobility, he could still understand the background color.

After all, Xu Lai was an imperial baron before becoming the king of the Eagle Kingdom.

As a noble, you cannot take the initiative to tell others that you are an imperial baron, viscount or earl.

It's not that it's impossible, but it's very inelegant.

Therefore, the nobles needed something that could show their status without being obtrusive.

This is how aristocratic coats of arms were born, with the pattern representing the family and the background color representing the rank.

The patches on clothes, colors of clothes, waist ornaments, and feathers on the top of the head in feudal dynasties, as well as military ranks in modern society, are all designed to clarify ranks.

Although Xu Lai understood it, he deliberately called him Mr. Mage, in order to tell the group of princes and nobles in front of him.

No matter what their previous identities were in the empire, as the king of the Eagle Kingdom, he did not recognize any of them.

Xu Lai didn't know whether the other party understood his hint or not. Anyway, the mage who stood up did not directly answer Xu Lai's question.

"After plundering the resources in the palace, Kerrigan found a new place to store them. It is said that it is in the Holy City.

If your Majesty does not mind, we can go to the warehouse first to look for the materials needed to repair the teleportation array."

Xu Lai glanced at the City of Holy Angels and thought to himself that it was no wonder that those nightmare beasts stayed there.

"No need, you guys go check out the teleportation array first. If you need any materials, just tell me directly."

The wizard frowned and said, “Your Majesty, please forgive me for being frank, but you are not a professional.

Some spell materials, even if they are of the same type, cannot be used interchangeably due to their age, size, and the amount of magic power they contain.

We have to conduct on-site selection before we can decide which materials can be used to repair the teleportation array."

Xu Lai snorted coldly and said, “Then tell me in detail the materials you need.

It is my fault that I cannot find the materials you want. Whether it can be repaired and whether it is good to repair it are what you need to consider. "

After saying that, Xu Lai didn't bother to pay attention to this group of people. He took Elvy and the angels and rushed to the warehouse left by Kerrigan.

These guys are obsessed with this warehouse, which means there must be good stuff hidden inside.

After all, Kerrigan is a demon, and there are some equipment and treasures that Kerrigan cannot use immediately even if he has them.

Just like the demon armor and demon sickle that Xu Lai obtained, he could not use them unless he found a master-level blacksmith to modify them.

Kerrigan probably never thought that he would be defeated, so he regarded Lionheart City as his future base.

He even left his own mount here. Otherwise, if Kerrigan had added a nightmare beast, Xu Lai had no idea what the battle would have been like last night.

Having accidentally discovered the location of the treasure house, Xu Lai was of course eager to find it.

As for the heart of the castle buried in the palace, Xu Lai was not worried that anyone would take it away.

Firstly, he had just appointed a sheriff, and their own troops plus the recruited sheriffs were not small in number.

Such a huge operation as digging out the heart of the castle cannot be accomplished by one or two people in one or two minutes.

Secondly, the soldiers in the palace had just been disarmed by Xu Lai. Even if those princes and nobles still had space rings in their hands, they should not be able to arm too many people.

Even if they could snatch the heart of the castle, it would only be dug for Xu Lai.

When the time comes, Xu Lai can just snatch it from them directly, and he won’t have to find a location to explore and dig by himself.

Sure enough, not long after Xu Lai left, someone suggested finding a way to dig out the heart of the castle and take it away.

“I have heard of the Eagle Kingdom, and the founder is indeed a descended hero.

But I heard that the Eagle Kingdom is not very friendly to the old nobles. In the entire Eagle Kingdom, there is only one old viscount.

The rest who surrendered to this guy only received nominal titles and even lost the right to govern their own castles.

The taxes and soldiers in the castle all had to be handed over to him, and he only distributed a fixed amount of income according to the size of the title. "

“Yes, many nobles I know have fled to the Southern Empire with their families.

If we go there, even if we lose our fiefdom, at least no one can take away our title.

Didn’t that guy named Xu ask us to find a way to repair the teleportation array?

I bet that the demon Kerrigan only destroyed the teleportation array. He definitely wouldn't destroy the teleportation beacons in the teleportation array one by one.

We just need to quietly repair the teleportation array and connect with the beacon connected to the Southern Empire first.

When the time comes, we can take the Heart of the Castle and take the teleportation array to the Southern Empire together!" Another person suggested.

"Hmph, do you know where Cregan buried the Heart of the Castle?

Even if you can find it, do you have enough energy to activate the teleportation array and send so many of us away?
Or do you think that Xu is a fool who could watch us search for the heart of the castle and watch a large group of us rush into the teleportation array?"

Once the teleportation array is activated, the light will not only alarm the entire city, but the impact will definitely be significant. It would be impossible to hide it from Xu Lai.

This group of people couldn't even defeat the demon guards left behind by Kerrigan, so how could they possibly be a match for Xu Lai and the holy angels.

If we don’t use the teleportation array, not to mention that the area outside Lionheart City is still the devil’s territory.

There were at least a hundred thousand demons that escaped from Lionheart City, not to mention the manors and towns outside the city, which were also occupied by demons.

With the limited manpower Xu Lai had, it was already very difficult to snatch back Lionheart City from the demons. There was really not enough manpower to drive away the demons outside the city.

Therefore, it is basically impossible to leave Lionheart City on foot.

Traveling by air was even more impossible, even if one of them managed to smuggle the royal griffins.

No matter how good they are at flying, they can never fly faster than the angels.

There is another possibility, which is to leave using equipment such as a teleportation scroll or a teleportation ring.

However, those things often cannot carry too many people away, and the key is that they cannot run too far.

In Lionheart City, at least I can save my life.

What if they are teleported near the demon? That would be a waste.

If they had communicated with people outside in advance and bound the teleportation beacon in advance, they would have been able to fly away.

However, what they are bound to is usually the teleportation array of their own territory.

But as expected, their territory was either taken away by the demons or fell into Xu Lai's hands.

No matter which road they take, it is impossible and unfeasible for them to take it.

"We can activate the teleportation array of Lionheart City."

Suddenly, the young wizard who had said he wanted to repair the teleportation array spoke up.

Seeing everyone looking at him, the young wizard explained:
“In the past, the teleportation array relied on energy stones to operate, which made you all forget that the original teleportation array actually relied on the power of the magician to teleport.

In addition, Xu Lai promised to provide us with materials, so as long as we don't ask for a large amount of energy stones, he shouldn't be suspicious.

To repair the teleportation array, we must use energy stones. However, we mages need to stay here to maintain the teleportation array, so we can't go with you.

If we choose to let you go, Xu will definitely not let us go."

Having said this, the young wizard suddenly stopped talking.

Everyone present was a smart guy, and they all knew that this guy wanted to negotiate terms.

Since we are negotiating terms, they should pay back the money on the spot.

"As mages, you must have a lot of life-saving items on you. I don't believe that Xu can really kill you."

The young wizard did not shy away from admitting, “We are confident that we can escape.

But we all know how important a life-saving item is in such troubled times.

Besides, we repaired the teleportation array and performed a meritorious service to the Eagle Kingdom.

No matter how overbearing Mr. Xu is, he should treat us well and reward us, otherwise who will help him in the future?

But once we let you go, we will completely offend the Eagle Kingdom.

In such a chaotic world, not only did I lose a life-saving item, but I also became an enemy of a strong man who could defeat the Lord of Hell. The loss is immeasurable!"

They know each other well. They are all from aristocratic families that have been around for thousands of years, so they naturally understand that each family has its own hidden treasure.

“Even so, there must be someone guarding the teleportation array.

Are those guards all fools, allowing so many of us to gather and then be teleported away by you?"

Someone raised a new question.

The young mage smiled confidently and said, "How many people does Xu have?

He was so eager to repair the teleportation array that he must have teleported his men over.

Now he has no one available, so he chooses to win over those low-level mercenaries.

Aren't mercenaries all greedy for money? With all your wealth, I don't believe you don't have some private goods in your hands."

After Cregen occupied Lionheart City, he naturally would not let go of the mansions of these princes and nobles.

However, they are all foxes with a thousand-year history, so how could these people put all their eggs in one basket?

Everyone looked at each other, and all remained silent.

Each of them had a shiny space ring on their hands, which obviously contained a lot of wealth.

If every family present took out a little, it would amount to a huge amount of wealth.

In the past, this wealth was more than enough to acquire several mercenary groups, let alone just a temporary bribe.

But in such troubled times, the wealth in your hands is your only capital, and no one would be willing to give it out easily.

But they had no way to refute the wizard, because they knew that the wizard's proposal could be achieved.

“As long as we bribe the security guards guarding the teleportation array and the nearby police, Xu Lai and his two men, who only have six pairs of eyes in total, can they see everything?

Let's keep a low profile. Find a night, quietly gather at the teleportation array, and run away.

As long as we move fast enough, even if Xu finds out, it will be too late to stop us."

"What about the heart of the castle, and the treasures and supplies in the palace treasury?"

The wizard paused and said, “There were so many people hiding in the palace at that time. Even if you didn’t dare to appear near Cregan, you could always guess where he had been.

If we each summarize the information, it won't be difficult to infer where Kerrigan has been.

There aren't too many places where the Heart of the Castle can be placed, so it won't be difficult to find one.

Moreover, it hasn't been long since the heart of the castle was reburied, so all we have to do is look for traces of new soil.

As for the things in the treasury, there is nothing we can do. I just kept asking him to go to the treasury to select materials, but he refused.

If we insist on taking the treasure house, I'm afraid none of us will survive. That guy named Xu doesn't seem like someone who can share the treasure with us.

There are gains and losses. It's just a matter of waiting for Xu's troops and men to enter the city, or for him to gain enough prestige and trust from those lower-class people.

By then, even if you want to leave, you probably won’t be able to leave.”

After a period of silence, they finally asked the most core question.

"Then why did you take the risk of sending us away?

It can't be that all of you McCoy family members have suddenly become kindhearted and are doing things for nothing in return."

The young man who had been speaking earlier was Devin McCoy, the heir of this generation of the McCoy family.

The McCoy family is a famous family of wizards in the empire.

After all the famous wizards went to the tower, there were only a few wizard families left in the empire.

The McCoy family is the best among them. Devin McCoy became a mage at a young age and was appointed as the chief magician of the court.

Those who had walked out with the young wizard were all court mages appointed by the Supreme King Aled.

As court mages, most of them even came from the McCoy family, so naturally they all listened to Devin McCoy.

Devin curled his lips slightly and said, “Of course that’s impossible.

As you all know, what a mage needs most for his practice is resources.

As the court wizards, our McCoy family has always been operating near Lionheart City.

Not to mention the assets outside the city, with Lionheart City being beaten so badly, it is estimated that even the ancestral property will not be able to be preserved.

For the sake of the McCoy family, I can only ask you to help us as colleagues."

A few people sneered and thought to themselves that it was as expected, so they hurriedly asked Dewen about the specific price.

“The McCoy family only needs some gold coins and rare resources.

I know that you will not get any fiefdom if you go to the Southern Empire, so you will definitely not give me the Castle Heart of Lionheart City.

After destroying the Castle Heart in Lionheart, you should also be able to obtain a large number of blueprints.

I don't want the blueprints for either the shooter or the knight. I just want one thing."

"What?" someone asked immediately

"I want the architectural drawings of Cloud City!"

"Hey, why didn't you say you wanted Congress?"

The man just said it casually, but Devin immediately followed up with another comment:

"Of course, if you don't want to give me the architectural drawings of Cloud City, you can give me the drawings of Congress!" (End of this chapter)