It doesn't matter what the lord is.

"I should know a lot, but I don't know it now. Apart from the things I told you about the old gods last time, I can't remember anything else now. After the defeat of the demons, the top three tribes should be the old gods, the void, and the Kungu, but I have forgotten what they are! Hmm... How about you give me a bite? Maybe I will remember it."

Lid completely ignored the little slime's crazy suggestion and asked again:

"Let's talk about the giants. Do you know anything else?"

The little slime thought for a moment and said:

"Beji... I remember that they seem to be divided into three levels. The lowest level is the ordinary muscle giant. Although there are some variants among them, their strength is generally not more than tenth level. Above them are the seven commanders of the giants, who are generally responsible for external wars. It is estimated that they are also the ones who lead the attack on you humans. The top level is the core bloodline of the giants. They usually do not leave the depths of the ice field, so I don't have much information about them."

The little slime looked like he was racking his brains:

"And the map... I seem to have seen it once. How should I put it... I seem to be able to remember it but I also seem to be unable to remember it. I have a clue but I only remember the outline. Sergey... I don't know how to describe it to you. It's the kind of thing where I can definitely remember it if I see the real thing, but without any clues, I don't know where to start!"

For some reason, the little slime straightened its body and looked a little proud.

Lid nodded and said:

"Got it, let's go and see for ourselves."

The little slime's body tilted, and part of the mucus on its head stuck out, slowly forming a question mark.

Lid smiled and said:

"You said you were bored here, right? I'll take you to the giants to relax."

The little slime woke up as if from a dream. It turned out that he was not here to be a consultant, but to go to war with the army. For a moment, the little slime's body jumped wildly, and he quickly turned around and shouted:

"I won't go to such a dangerous place! I won't go anywhere! I just want to stay here and do nothing while having delicious food delivered to me! If you want to go, go by yourself. I, I want to stay in Yuxi City--!!"

As soon as it jumped out of Reed's hand, Reed grabbed it and pulled it back. Reed sighed and said earnestly:

"I always think about getting something for nothing. I don't know who I learned this from."

The little slime was still struggling desperately in Reed's palm.

The reason why the little slime couldn't go anywhere before was that it had killed too many demons as a weapon of the Age of Gods, so that the demons could sense its existence and had a natural hostility towards it. The habit of swallowing everything was a bit troublesome for humans. If it was allowed to run away, it would probably eat up half of the quiet mountains, waters and forests outside Yuxi City quietly in one night.

But these problems are not a problem for the giants. The little slime has no direct contact with the giants, so the giants will not pay special attention to this little guy who ran into their territory. Moreover, there it can eat whatever it wants, and no one cares how much it eats.

In fact, Reed has always regretted not bringing the little slime with him when he went to the royal capital last time, otherwise he would definitely teach Wu Mi a lesson for easily handing over the key to the treasury.

"Woo woo, you are abusing me. I will sue you for abusing the slime! Bringing such a lovely me to those big and strong giants, won't your conscience hurt? Do you feel any guilt in your heart?"

Reed replied gently:

"No, I have no conscience."

The little slime hung its head in despair.

Lid pinched its body and said with a smile:

"Okay, cheer up. I'll take the brunt of any trouble over there, and the most you can do is show me the way. The rest is just eating and drinking. Except for the colder weather, it's no different from being in Yuxi City."

The little slime finally regained his spirit.

Come to think of it, this is also the first time it has traveled with Lid since joining Yuxi City...

6. Are other women pretty?

As the population of Yuxi City continues to grow, Lide no longer needs to do many things himself.

But now Yuxi City cannot completely operate without Lid for a long time, because there are many things here that only he can handle.

For example, Lid spent a large sum of money to buy out all the "devil's blood" from the Nanyang merchants - that is, the black viscous liquid that people had no idea what it was used for. Since the priests in the temple determined that this thing was related to the devil and was an ominous thing, the mining in Nanyang was completely suspended. It was not until Yuxi City promised to buy as much as the merchants had that many fearless merchants began to smuggle this material to Yuxi City.

Most people are afraid of devil's blood, so this thing is very cheap in Nanyang, but because the distance between Nanyang and Yuxi City is far, the cost of transporting this batch of goods is not small. As barrels of devil's blood fill up the 18 warehouses of the Northern Industrial Base, Yuxi City has also been spending money like water during this period.

He Yue complained to Li De twice, but it did not stop Li De's willful behavior. If Li De said he wanted to buy, He Yue would mobilize all the liquid funds in his hands to do it. He Yue was thinking about how to lower the price and how to connect this matter with the Anbu, so that the matter of Nanyang merchants shipping goods to Yuxi City could be kept as confidential as possible.

After all, large-scale acquisitions of things that are rumored to be extremely evil in the outside world would not only damage the reputation of Yuxi City, but it might also attract the attention of other territories. Once a buying spree occurs, it would not be so easy for Yuxi City to comfortably hoard resources.

Under He Yue's careful arrangement, Yuxi City's move did not cause any waves. Many people even believed that those merchants were trading with the demons, and Yuxi City was just a checkpoint to collect tolls. The devil's blood was only used by the demons, so this explanation seemed reasonable.

So what is the use of this black viscous liquid that fills the warehouses in Yuxi City?

When He Yue signed long-term contracts with the merchants and Yuxi City had a stable supply, the Prime Minister of the Interior, who had been spending money so much recently that he felt sorry for it, couldn't help but pull Lidl into his room, sit opposite him and ask him questions in a low voice.

Lid looked solemn. He first looked around carefully to make sure no one was eavesdropping. Then he walked to the wall and blew out the candles in the room. Finally, he sat down next to He Yue in the dark, rolled up his hands as a megaphone, and spoke slowly in He Yue's ear in a voice that only the two of them could hear:

"I don't know either~"

He Yue was so angry that she couldn't help but throw Li De to the ground, sat on him and pinched his face madly.

In the end, Lid's cheeks were pinched red, and after a long while he added:

"I'm just kidding. Although I know a little bit, I don't want to talk about it. Let the Northern Industrial Base study the details. Once they understand, these things will be endless treasures. If they don't, they will be useless. What I can do for them is to prepare these things in advance. How much value they can bring out depends on themselves. It's better to teach a man to fish than to give him a fish."

Although he didn't quite understand, He Yue accepted Li De's statement.

She trusted Lid very much. Even though Lid was not a good person in his daily life, he would never really joke about the interests of Yuxi City.

As for Lid, he knew very well what he was doing. He handed over a set of research methods to the Northern Industrial Base and pointed out a research direction for them. If the Northern Industrial Base could not get the desired results under such circumstances, Lid would not just throw the results to them. This is the same as improving the realm. Eating all kinds of natural treasures does help improve the realm, but if you only rely on these external things to support it, it won't take long for the realm bubble to appear, and once it collapses, it will all collapse.

Especially in this extremely critical technology, Lid hopes that researchers can make breakthroughs on their own.

He believed that those guys would be able to do it one day, so he arranged the most elite troops of Yuxi City, the [Xuanjia Battalion], as the second battalion, the Wangdong Battalion as the third battalion, the Shaoyu Battalion as the fourth battalion, and the first battalion in the front had not been finalized. This had also caused speculation among people in Yuxi City. Only Lid himself knew that the name of the first battalion had been chosen long ago, but there was no chance to use it.

It was a name that was once a household name in the Lidyuan world, [Shenjiying].

When he first came to this world, he had analyzed how useful firearms would be in this world. At that time, he felt that the effect was low, so he was too lazy to get them. The reason is very simple. There are mainly two types of protection for soldiers in this world. One is the protection of the territory, and the other is the protection of the military formation. Both of them buff the soldiers, but do not enhance the weapons in their hands. This leads to a result that although firearms are useful in small-scale group battles, when encountering thousands or even tens of thousands of enemy troops, the enemy's armor has been stacked very high, and it is difficult for muskets as long-range weapons to cause effective damage, and the effect is even worse than a round of bombing by a magician.

But after taking charge of Yuxi City himself, Lid still had the idea of ​​making firearms several times.

Not to mention that weapons such as incendiary bombs and artillery can cause far more lethality than the scale, from the perspective of the richness of the arms, arming such an army can also achieve various unexpected effects. It happened that oil was mined in Nanyang this time, and Lid simply bought a lot of it in one go and gave it to the northern industrial base for research.

If it succeeds, it will be the credit of the Northern Industrial Base. If it fails, Fang Shisan will continue to expand the army and train soldiers step by step according to the old method.

In the darkness, He Yue gently rubbed Li De's cheek, but Li De took advantage of the situation and lay on the ground, crying out in pain and unable to get up. He Yue could only move closer and blow on the painful part of his cheek. But in the darkness, He Yue couldn't see the distance between the two people. Li De moved a little, and He Yue's lips touched Li De's cheek.

Obviously both of them felt it, but neither of them moved, maintaining this position tacitly.

There was a faint fragrance coming from He Yue's body.

After a long time, Lid could hear He Yue whispering:

"Going to Lingwu this time is more dangerous than your last trip to Wangdu. Be careful, your survival is the most important thing, and there is still a lot of work waiting for you to do."

He paused and then said:

"Also, even though other women are pretty, don't just stay there and remember to come back and stay with us."

It took Reed a lot of effort to understand who she was talking about, and he almost laughed out loud for a moment.

Although he had never met the Lingwu Lord, and didn't know why Bai Huang's eyes would light up every time he mentioned that woman, he felt that he would never have any further relationship with that woman in his life. The reason was simple. Although he often wanted to curry favor with someone, the purpose of currying favor was to make himself live comfortably, which the Lingwu Lord could not give him.

7. Lingwu Expedition Team Formation Completed

In addition to the little slime, Reed, who was traveling with him this time, also considered it carefully.

Alayya must be taken along, as she is about to break through to the seventh level.

Two nights ago, Li De was drinking with Yun Ye and they made a bet that whoever lost would have to wear a skirt to dance. As a result, Li De made two mistakes in a row and ruined the game. Yun Ye forced him to wear a skirt. After the dance, Yun Ye pushed him against the wall. It happened that Liu Shi had just taught Yun Ye the secret technique of picking up girls a few days ago. Yun Ye treated Li De as a girl and flirted with him for a long time. In the end, I don’t know how she kissed him on the lips in a very domineering way, blocking all Li De’s mocking words.

Under the moon and flowers, the shadows of the three people were stretched very long by the moon——

That's right, three people.

Alaiya, who was standing at the door, was preparing to add a piece of clothing for her young master to prevent him from catching a cold due to the cold weather and drinking day and night. As a result, she was shocked by this scene as soon as she went out. The most exciting thing was that after Yunye kissed her, she looked back at Alaiya. There was no shyness and inferiority in her eyes, and she even had a little arrogance.

The next day, Alayya found a small forest to meditate.

After she came out of seclusion, Lid planned to take her to Lingwu for a tour. Last time in the capital, she saw Qingyun's Zen Sword. This time, she went to Lingwu to see Garberd's Destroying Sword. Maybe Alaya could gain something new.

To go from the seventh level to the eighth level, one must "travel all over the world and experience thousands of dangers". Even if Alaya can't learn anything from Garberd, it will always be beneficial for her to go out and see the world. The more sword masters Alaya meets up close, the greater the scope of her sword skills will be, which will play a vital role in the upper limit she can reach in the future.

In addition, Shiloh may also come along.

After knowing that Lide was going to Lingwu, this serious little girl often followed Lide like a shadow. Every time Lide turned around, she disappeared without a trace, and when Lide continued walking, she would quietly follow him. After repeating this several times, Lide finally couldn't help but picked her up and asked her what was going on.

"I want to go to Lingwu with you."

That was all Shiloh said.

Her dead eyes just stared at Reed, and no matter how Reed stared back at her, she remained indifferent. Finally, Reed had to put her down, sit cross-legged in front of her, and ask her why she did this. The reason given by Shiloh was also very simple:

"I am now the strongest person in Yuxi City. I will protect your safety. Also, this matter is related to me."

What she said was not without reason. If Lid had not been involved with her at the beginning, he would not have had any intersection with Lingwu so early. But Lid knew in his heart that the matter of going north had little to do with Xiluo. If he had to talk about it, it was because he offended the Lingwu lord when he rescued Liushi, so he was called in for questioning.

But Shiloh was stubborn.

When Lid refused, she followed Lid all the time. She followed him when he ate, slept, and went to the bathroom. Lid got tired of following her and ordered her to go back to work in the Anbu of Yuxi City. As a result, Shiloh stopped following Lid for eight hours a day, but she still hung around Lid for the remaining sixteen hours.

Reed had no choice but to agree to take her with him.

I just don't know if I will meet the Ten Kings of Hell in Lingwu, and the commander of the hidden guards who is said to have cultivated to the tenth level in assassination. But to be honest, Xi Luo has now reached the middle of the eighth level, which is quite outstanding no matter where she is. This time, she may meet her teachers in Lingwu again. If everything goes well, it will probably help her to reach the ninth level in the future.

Apart from Alayya, Shiloh and the little slime, Lid didn't plan to bring anyone else.

The last time they went to the capital, Lid went with Bai Huang, but this time Xiao Huang obviously couldn't go to Lingwu with him. Realizing this, Bai Huang patted Lid's shoulder carelessly, put his arm around his neck and said:

"Brother Lide, you won't have your aunt to take care of you this time, so you have to be careful~"

Before Lid could nod, Bai Huang raised his head again, looked at the blue sky, and said:

"But you will be able to feast your eyes this time. Oh, I want to go with you too. It would be so nice if I could see such a beautiful elder sister again! Even if she wears a veil and only reveals her beautiful eyes, she is the most beautiful woman in the world. Who wouldn't want to see her more?"

The feeling of being touched just now in Lid's heart suddenly disappeared. He shook off Bai Huang's arm in disgust and said:

"You wanted to go there not to protect me, but because you took one more look at her in the crowd and never forgot those eyes?"

Bai Huang nodded firmly.

Lid shook his head and sighed:

"The world is in decline, people's hearts are no longer the same as they used to be. I am the only one who suffers among my former brothers."

When he was about to leave, Bai Huang behind him suddenly changed his tone and said in a very serious tone:

"I definitely can't go this time. When I wrote back to Yunhai, my father said that my eldest brother would go. I have asked my eldest brother to help you when necessary. This is all I can do."

She spoke very quickly, and when Reed turned around, she had already finished speaking. She smiled at Reed heartily, turned around gracefully, and continued her patrol.

Lid stood there for a long time. It was only after a long time that his eyes slowly returned to their original state.

Today, Li De made a decision in his heart. If he could come back from Lingwu, he would use some of his free time to study the situation in Yunhai. Bai Huang once said that she hoped her two brothers would be safe and sound. Then he would see if he could fulfill her wish.

In addition to Bai Huang, Delis also privately found Lid and cast an elf protection on Lid. This was the magic she had recently learned. She had no interest in these things before. After all, she was the princess of the elves. In the past, only others offered loyalty and power to her. Why did she need to share her power with lowly inferiors?

By the way, the one who taught Delis magic was an elf minister who had just come to Yuxi City not long ago. His name was Cheng. Lid called him Brother Cheng at first, but after a while he felt it was not auspicious, so he changed to Uncle Cheng. It is said that Cheng went out to look for Delis after a big quarrel with other ministers. After finding Delis, he followed her and settled in Yuxi City temporarily. In addition to teaching Delis many exclusive skills of the elves, he is currently a lecturer in the school of Yuxi City. Because of his very strict personality, the children respect and fear him.

Also, Lid was not able to leave Yuxi City with Yunye after all. Because Alayya's breakthrough was later than expected, Yunye had to go alone, carrying a cart of property to the territory of King Huai. She planned to start with Kaiya, the prince of King Huai, and find a way to split the alliance between Kaiya and Norn, and then visit certain territories along the route to discuss the alliance.

Reed was still very confident in her, so he just asked He Yue to bring her a few bottles of the newly developed "Water of Life" just in case.

Three days after Yunye left, Alayya officially came out of confinement.

A circular sword energy exploded, and in the forest where Alaya was practicing in seclusion, rows of trees fell down neatly. The forest that was so lush that it was difficult for outsiders to see its appearance before was now visible at a glance. Only the thin Alaya stood there, her wet blonde hair stuck to her face, and beads of sweat slid down her cheeks to the collarbone of her neck.

She was wearing only a short top and shorts, standing barefoot on the ground, holding two swords tightly in her hands.

A swimming dragon and a scarlet fire.

She raised her head and looked at the sky indifferently. The sharp sword energy around her took two cups of tea to slowly dissipate, and was replaced by a restrained and heavy feeling.

She can now better control the sword energy given to her by Qingyun. After all, this is not a simple breakthrough. Compared with before the retreat, her cultivation has been improved by a whole level again, reaching the threshold of the seventh level of perfection.

8. I miss the days of restricted traffic

One morning, Reed and his companions rode in a spacious carriage, passed through the thick fog, and headed east.

Because there were quite a lot of people participating in the Northward Journey, the flying dragons in charge of picking people up were not enough. They could only plan a few gathering places, and let each territory choose a gathering place that was close to them and go there on their own, waiting for pick-up. Moreover, only the core members of each territory could enjoy the treatment of flying dragon pick-up. Soldiers usually set out three to five months in advance and headed for Lingwu territory in advance.

Lid looked around and found that the nearest gathering point was set up in Pingguo City in Yinghua Territory. Yinghua Territory was a large territory located in the middle of Yongtian Country and ranked ninth. If one wanted to get there, one had to pass through the territories of Yunyang, Tiancheng, and Zhaoxin. The total distance was not that close.

Li De was not worried that Yun Yang would have the guts to stop his car. After all, he was the one that Ling Wu Lord had chosen to go north. If he died in Yun Yang, Yun Yang Lord would have to take the blame, and he would not be able to explain to Ling Wu Lord and Tian Ce Mansion. So now Li De was like a plague god. Not only could Yun Yang Lord not kill him, but he also had to be on guard against him being killed by Yun Yang's hostile forces, which he could not explain clearly.

After Li De was really assassinated twice, the Lord of Yunyang had to personally send out the Yunyang Guards to quickly escort Li De out of Yunyang.

Tiancheng Territory was generally in a mess, and basically no one paid any attention to him. Lid didn't stay in Tiancheng for too long, but he had seen many scenes of devastation and misery just by passing by. The scene was not as shocking as the 300,000 disaster victims in Tianyue Mountain, but it was almost the same. Not only did people eat their own children, but everyone was used to discussing these things in the open.

Zhaoxin Territory is not so bad. After all, it is ranked 19th, four places higher than Yunyang, and the lives of the people are still guaranteed.