Lu Mingfei Development Program

Chapter 526: The Newly Conferred Princess of Xia

"It's certainly worth celebrating that the lotus flowers on the lake have bloomed, but aren't you a little too happy, Patsy?" Lucrecia sighed and reached out to take a lotus petal from Patsy's hair beside her ear.

Patsy was slightly stunned, then chuckled and said, "The residents of the city were very happy to find that the lotus had bloomed, and I was swept up in the celebration."

The lotus seeds that were just randomly thrown down actually blossomed overnight. This was against common sense, and it was almost like a miracle. The scene made the Ceylon survivors shed tears. They gathered in front of the lake and sang the lotus song that was praised in Ceylon.

Young children stood in the shallow water and played, splashing water at each other, playing as if they were still in Ceylon. When Patsy passed by the lake, some brave children splashed water on her, but she just smiled slightly.

"So that's how it is." Lucrecia walked to the window and looked at the residents of the ancient city singing and dancing around the bank of the Lake.

The children who usually timidly hid in the ancient city were dancing around the singing woman, full of energy, unlike the listless look when she first saw them. The last time she saw them so happy was when she found the settlement of Loulan Ancient City.

"That's great." Lucrecia exclaimed sincerely.

Although she claimed to be from Rome, which was also destroyed, this was false after all. The destruction of a country was too heavy for them who came from another world.

But seeing how happy they were, she became happy too.

“Did you see that?” She turned around and blinked at Lu Mingfei who was standing up. “They are all happy because of you.”

After changing into the men's clothes that Patsy had brought, Lu Mingfei stood behind Lucrecia. He reached out and hugged the girl in front of him, sniffing the pleasant scent of her hair. The latter leaned her head on his shoulder and leaned on him to look out the window.

Looking at the Ceylon survivors crying with joy because of the blooming lotus, Lu Mingfei suddenly remembered the girl named Qiuka in the Marston underground fighting arena. Ceylon survivors like them were like scattered lotus petals, all over the ground.

"I have heard them say that." Lucrecia suddenly said, "Ceylon does not actually produce lotus flowers, but because a pond of lotus flowers grows from a single plant, the roots of all the branches and leaves are actually connected together. So the king who established the lotus as the national flower of Ceylon hoped that the roots of all Ceylonese people could also be connected together like the lotus."

Lu Mingfei's heart suddenly moved. The tragedy of the destruction of Ceylon made Xia Kingdom furious. As Ceylon's allies, the Eastern countries could not sit idly by and watch the remnants of Ceylon wander around. However, this group of remnants did not accept the help of the Eastern countries, including Qiuka who wandered to Marston.
It seems that as long as these people and the roots of the lotus called Ceylon remain, Ceylon will not be destroyed.

Lucrecia suddenly looked up and saw smoke rising from the desert outside the ancient city of Loulan. A group of cavalry was approaching here! She quickly issued an order to be on alert, and the Ceylonese people who were celebrating the opening of the lotus by the lake quickly reacted.

The old man took the young child and hid in the Yellowstone House, while the adults and half-grown children took muskets, crawled on the ancient city wall, and stared at the smoke in the distance.

What Lucrecia could hear through the kamaweasel, Lu Mingfei could naturally also hear. He looked towards where the smoke and dust were rising and found that the team was led by a motorcycle.

……

Outside the ancient city of Loulan, Yuan Cheng tightly grasped Lu Mingfei's hand, as if he was afraid that he would disappear again if he let go: "Master, you scared me so much!"

"Didn't I ask you to wait there?" Lu Mingfei admitted that his reunion with Lucrecia and Patsy made him forget that there was such a person on the edge of the Tulunchuan Desert.

"But I can't let you take risks alone in the desert, right? There's an urgent matter in the country, and I have to find you before I go back." After seeing with his own eyes that this visitor from the sky kicked away the Fiery Iron Cavalry that was able to shock the entire Yizi Yuexin Guard, Yuan Cheng was no longer timid.

He had already ordered people to hurry up and secretly transport the armor back to Zhongshan State. This was like pie in the sky, and it was undoubtedly the key to his dream of a strong country. Of course, the thing actually belonged to the celestial being in front of him, and he had not yet taken it apart to take a look at it, even if he was afraid of turning into a pig's head.

But if turning into a pig head can really strengthen the country, he will probably give it a try. Of course, he will definitely drag Ye Suli along.

Lu Mingfei pulled his hand away, and told Yuan Cheng not to be so polite in front of him, which made him feel uncomfortable. But he also didn't want him to turn into a mean person, like a dog-skin plaster.

"I wonder who these two are?" Yuan Cheng had actually already noticed that there were two girls following closely behind Lu Mingfei.

The bright blonde hair, coupled with a bright face that was one of the best among Western girls, made him wonder how Westerners dared to get so close to Xia Guo at a time like this.

"I am his wife." ... In the future, Lucrecia added in her mind. On her way here, she heard Lu Mingfei mention the King of Zhongshan who entertained him.

Patsy responded with a smile: "I am the young master's maid. Thank you, my Lord, for your hospitality to the young master these past two days."

Yuan Cheng was stunned. What shocked him more than the two Western women's standard Xia Chinese was their identities. Of course, the wife was a maid, and for the oriental noble boys, a personal maid was not just for orders, but more of a concubine.

But why do both the wife and the concubine have to be Westerners?

"You just said that something happened in the country, why don't you rush back home?" Lu Mingfei reminded Yuan Cheng.

Yuan Cheng paused for a moment, not dwelling on why an Eastern celestial being's wife was a Westerner. He replied, "It's the envoy from Xia Country. I think you seemed to be quite interested in Xia Country before, so I want to invite you to go back and take a look."

"The envoy from Xia?" Lu Mingfei thought for a moment and turned his head to look at Lucrecia. "Do you want to go and take a look?"

Lucrecia was very happy that Lu Mingfei was asking for her opinion. She thought for a moment and said, "Although we have reunited now, Chu Yuwei has not been found yet. The time we entered the gate was almost the same as hers, so she should also be in the Eastern Land."

She looked at Lu Mingfei and nodded: "Xia Country is the overlord of the East. If we can get the help of Xia Country, it should be easy to find someone."

She had this idea when she was looking for Lu Mingfei. Unfortunately, her and Patsy's Western appearance and the existence of the Immortal Blade made it difficult for them to move forward in this Eastern land. They could only build a base first and then make plans. Now that she has reunited with Lu Mingfei, she feels much more relaxed. As for whether Xiaguo will agree to help her, she is not worried. She knows that the Eastern countries are eager for mobile armor, and among their spoils of war are three Seraphim and three Seraphim Iron Cavalry.

These things were useless to her except for bringing a little novelty to a person who possessed the Immortal Blade. Although Patsy's armor was not with her, it was equally useless to her since she could handle the armor with her bare hands.

In addition to the protection of the ancient city of Loulan, these things are more than enough to be traded out. She is not from the Papal States, let alone this world, and she doesn't care about the loss of technology from the Papal States.

The huge convoy began to leave the ancient city of Loulan. Yuan Cheng swallowed his saliva as he looked at the mobile armor hidden in the truck. The Eastern countries were all eager for the technology of mobile armor, otherwise he would not be so ecstatic after getting the Seraphim Iron Cavalry that seemed to be picked up for free, even if he was willing to turn into a pig head.

Last night he interrogated the Knight of the Blazing Iron Cavalry and learned that they ventured into the East this time to destroy a piece of armor and capture its knight alive. If nothing unexpected happened, their target was Mr. Lu's wife.

And looking at the front of the team, Master Lu, his wife and maid chatting and laughing, the situation of last night's battle should be very clear. The knight captives were locked in a sturdy prisoner car, listless and with empty eyes, just like the knight he tortured last night, as if he had experienced something unbelievable.

Yuan Cheng looked at them with pity. If he had not known that Mr. Lu came from heaven, he would probably have the same expression as them. Then he suddenly laughed.

I wonder if the Xia Kingdom knew that such a mobile armored force, which was almost given away for free, was being sent from the border of the Xia Kingdom to the Zhongshan Kingdom, would the Xia Emperor, who hasn't even grown all his hair yet, be so angry that he would cry?
……

Thanks to Lucrecia's familiarity with the Tulunchuan Desert, the convoy successfully left the Tulunchuan Desert before night fell. They rushed back to the capital of Zhongshan State without stopping. Ye Suli, who was acting as the monarch in Yuan Cheng's absence, was already hosting a banquet to entertain the envoys from Xia State.

Upon learning that the king had returned, Ye Suli found an excuse to escape and found the king who was personally directing the unloading of the goods.

"It's already this late, why are you still here, my king?" He complained to Yuan Cheng that he was still busy with the goods at this time, and said what he heard at the banquet just now, "I don't know what happened to Xia Country, they suddenly cancelled the request for assistance in the war."

The Duke of Daxia, Chu Shunhua, personally ordered the Eastern countries to send troops to the Jinlunjia Pass. After all, if the Jinlunjia Pass was really opened, the first to suffer would not be the Xia Kingdom, but the small Eastern countries along the way.

Chu Shunhua knew that the loss of the lips and teeth was the same, and it was natural that the destruction of the Jinlunjia Passage should not be done by the Xia Kingdom alone. He made a plan early on, and the Xia Kingdom's army took the ships that set out from the East China Sea, and the reinforcements from various countries marched towards the east and west borders after receiving the news.

The two will meet there to fight together against the Papal States' Crusaders and Seraphim Knights.

Now, the monarchs of various countries did not receive any news from the East China Sea Fleet, but received an order to cancel the support operations. This caused panic in the Eastern countries, and some people scolded Chu Shunhua for being conceited and planning to use Xia State alone to fight against the Papal States and the Western countries that cooperated with the Papal States.

Some people also said that Chu Shunhua had given up the action on the Jinlunjia Passage. Anyway, it was not Xia that would suffer first. According to the speculation of counselors from various countries, even if the Jinlunjia Passage was completed, Xia would still have 50 years to deal with the offensive of the Papal States.

Ye Suli had no idea what Chu Shunhua was thinking. He was only acting as the monarch, but he could not make decisions on behalf of the monarch.

"Why are you in such a hurry? Even if Chu Shunhua came to beg me to go to the West in person, I would not go." Yuan Cheng was not in a hurry at all as he felt confident.

He quietly pulled Ye Suli to his side, and mysteriously pushed aside the straw covering the "goods". "Tell me, with the strength of our Zhongshan country, how long would it take to copy this thing to the point where it could equip the entire Yizi Yuexin team?"

Ye Suli was stunned for a moment. The ferocious appearance of the Blazing Sky Iron Cavalry in the light frightened him: "How did you get this thing?"

"Mr. Lu lent it to me for fun. I plan to copy a blueprint without destroying the internal structure." Yuan Cheng did not expect that he just mentioned it casually on the way back, and Lu Mingfei agreed to lend it to him, saying that it was in return for his hospitality and loan of the car.

But which one is more valuable, the Seraph Iron Cavalry or a motorcycle imitating the Western Stein heavy motorcycle? Even a child who doesn't know much about the battlefield can understand this.

Ye Suli was speechless. She couldn't understand how Yuan Cheng, such a villain, didn't get turned into a pig's head.

He thought for a moment and said, "I know you asked me to travel to the West because you wanted to use the Iron Golem. I calculated that if we have a prototype, we will be fully armed with the One Word Heart within ten years."

"Three years!" Yuan Cheng held up three fingers, "I want to see an armored imperial army from Zhongshan within three years!"

"Three years? Why didn't you say three days!" Ye Suli blew his beard and glared angrily, "Xia Country is confident that it can build the Armored Knights in three years with a prototype. Zhongshan Country has money, but how dare it compete with Xia Country? What's more, you only plan to keep a blueprint."

"Five years!" Yuan Cheng patted Ye Suli on the shoulder, "During this time, the national treasury will be fully opened to you."

After giving the order, Yuan Cheng, who was about to go to the palace to preside over the rest of the banquet, suddenly remembered: "The Xia Kingdom envoy hasn't left yet. Does he have anything else to say?"

Normally, the Xia Kingdom envoys would leave in a hurry after finishing their business, especially Chu Shunhua's envoys, who always prioritized efficiency. If they stayed at this time, they must have something else to tell them.

"Come to think of it, there is one more thing." Ye Suli said, looking a little strange, "They said that they want to announce the new princess of Daxia in front of all the kings of the world."

"Princess?" Yuan Cheng was stunned for a moment, "Where did the Xia Kingdom's princess come from?"

The previous Xia Emperor had no sisters, and the only children left were Chu Shunhua and the current Xia Emperor Chu Zhaohua. They naturally could not have any sisters, and although they had cousins ​​who were also members of the royal family, they were not eligible to be named princesses.

Then another question came up. The biggest threat to the Eastern countries now was the Jinlunjia Pass. Chu Shunhua seemed to have given up the battle against the Jinlunjia Pass at this time, and instead announced the newly-appointed princess of the Xia Kingdom to the Eastern countries, as if she wanted the whole world to know about it.

What the hell is he doing?
(End of this chapter)