It doesn't matter what the lord is.

55. Overlord thousands of years ago

The little slime was so obedient this time that Lid immediately looked up to see if the sun was rising from the west. However, there was no sun in the sky, and the reason why the little slime was so obedient was soon discovered: the lacquer moon armor in the small bag on its body had been eaten by it, and the other lacquer moon armors were currently placed in the huge travel bag that Alayya was carrying.

Reed casually grabbed a handful of lacquered moon armor from the bag behind Alayya. The little slime opened his shoulder bag and said "No need! No need!" as if he was collecting New Year's money during the Chinese New Year. When he felt the sudden weight in the bag, he immediately twisted his body happily like a water grass.

"Beep! Lots of materials~ Lots of power~ Grow quickly~ Slime-chan!"

They have started to sing some ambiguous songs. The name Slime-chan was first mentioned by Lid, and soon the little slime also accepted this name because it sounded cuter.

"Beji... Let me make it clear in advance that what I'm talking about is the knowledge of my time. If there are any changes now, I will not be responsible."

Sure, before stating his own opinion, he first said that he would not take the blame, which was very much like Little Slime. After Lid nodded, Little Slime continued:

"I remember that a long time ago, there lived a kind of worm in the Weeping Night Plain, called the Weeping Night Sandworm. They usually lived about three meters underground, feeding on soil, and hibernated most of the year. But if you dig them out! Beep! They will immediately flee to the north in panic!"

The little slime grabbed a handful of the lacquered moon armor and nodded as he digested it:

"Because thousands of years ago, their mother body was in the north. At that time, the giants had not yet appeared, and the northernmost tundra was dominated by sandworms. I remember that the mother body of a sandworm could be tens of thousands of meters long, and the ground would tremble when it moved. After the giants appeared, those giant sandworms were basically extinct. The small sandworms burrowed underground to move, but once frightened, they would still instinctively flee to the north. If they can identify directions with their wings, we can easily get out of the Weeping Night Plain."

Although it is impossible to identify directions from the perspective of celestial bodies and magnetic fields, it is still possible from a biological perspective.

The only problem is that we don’t know whether this kind of sandworm is still alive. From what the little slime said, they were the overlords here thousands of years ago. Later, Kungu, one of the three upper tribes living on the seabed, created creatures like giants, which was equivalent to an invasion of alien species. The giants forcibly killed the native overlord sandworms here and seized ownership of this land. The once huge sandworms have now become little brothers and can only live underground.

If there are new mothers among them, they can continue to reproduce, but if the ones that survive are just ordinary sandworms that escaped the disaster, then after thousands of years they would have merged with the soil and become indistinguishable from each other.

The information provided by the little slime was insufficient, and Reed did not tell Zhan Mei about this matter.

Anyway, there is still some time before making a choice, so let the people of Lingwu worry about it for a while.

……

After eating countless lacquer moon armors, the little slime successfully broke through the sixth level and reached the seventh level. At this time, its advantages were reflected. The little slime did not have any realm bubbles, nor did it need to go through any heavenly tribulations. It only needed to eat to become stronger, and this strength would be directly reflected in its vitality and the corrosiveness of the dissolving liquid, which were all real improvements.

Don't be fooled by its harmless appearance. A human master of the same realm would basically be unable to defeat it. Lid knew very well that the little slime usually looked timid and bullied because it was now facing a top human master whose realm was much higher than its own. If it were given an opponent of the same realm, there would be very few who could defeat it.

It is already agile enough to dodge most attacks that would damage its core, and as long as it does not destroy its core, it can infinitely split and infinitely repair its body. As for the corrosive liquid as a means of attack, the little slime was able to slowly digest the heart of the Dragon King's ninth son, Oferlant, a long time ago, which shows the level of the corrosive liquid. If a human with insufficient realm cultivation were to come into contact with the little slime's acid, his skin, flesh and bones would melt into water, not to mention that the acid now also contains toxins that paralyze the nerves.

Of course, this is not the strongest point of the little slime. If it is not raised by Lid but is completely wild, the little slime will become an extremely terrifying existence, because its growth is completely snowball-like. In the early stage, any demon can bully it, but as long as the little slime is allowed to develop, it can continue to wreak havoc in the territory where the low-level demons are located, and when it becomes stronger, it will go to higher-level places to eat and drink. As it becomes stronger, the speed of strengthening is also getting faster and faster, and finally it will become a monster that leaves no grass growing wherever it goes.

However, before he became completely invincible, he should have been killed by the Four Heavenly Kings of Demons or the Demon King.

Crazy growth, rampage and then death, if there is no demon breeding farm, this is what the little slime would have experienced. Lid's arrival changed this, making the future of the little slime more uncertain. I don't know if the little slime himself is aware of this problem. It still looks like a naughty child who has never grown up.

When the little slime was promoted to the seventh level, Lid took out some black crystals that he had saved before, pointed at the patterns on them, and asked the little slime:

"Have you remembered?"

The little slime shook his head honestly and answered with a sense of righteousness:

"No."

Then, while Lid wasn't paying attention, he swallowed the black crystal in Lid's hand in one gulp, twisted his body, and spit it back into Lid's palm, saying:

"Beji, although I can chew it a little bit, it's not as delicious as the Qiyuejia. I want to eat that, and then I'll eat this after I finish it!"

Reed looked at the crystals in his palm. The surface of the black crystals had been corroded and was full of pits and holes, indicating that the little slime had initially acquired the ability to digest them. However, just as humans would not use their teeth to crack walnuts, the little slime was unwilling to consume the dissolving liquid in such a place. Lacquer Moon Armor was a better choice for it.

Lid held his forehead and said helplessly:

"You'd better remember it soon, otherwise this may be your last meal of Qiyuejia. At least give me some information, otherwise I won't have any excuse to cheat Lingwu Lord next time."

"Beji... It's okay. I'll finish eating these lacquer moon armors first, and then I'll be able to bite the crystals. When the time comes, you give the crystals to me, and I'll eat them up completely, and maybe I'll be able to remember them."

The little slime stretched out a tentacle from its side, scratched its bald head, and said to itself:

"But I always remember that this pattern seems to be a very important piece of information... Information that I need to remember sooner..."

56. Don't be careful, they are dead

As Lid expected, Lord Lingwu finally decided to take the Hanyuan Corridor, that is, stepping on the corpses of the giants.

This kind of thing would be a sign of arrogance to anyone, but no one dared to use this word to accuse the Lingwu Lord or the Lingwu army.

In the words of Zhan Mei:

——"Lingwu's army is invincible. Because we believe in our own strength, we can take any theoretically possible risk without worrying about how high the probability is."

It sounded like a very cool statement, but Reed only felt a headache.

Just like he said before, walking through the Hanyuan Corridor will be a huge challenge for everyone. Although the giants do not understand military formations, their destructive power will increase rapidly when they are in groups. Even an army as strong as Lingwu cannot completely defend against the dense punches and trampling. Every attack by the giants will cause considerable casualties.

This kind of casualties is indiscriminate. The giants will not only focus on the Lingwu army, and no one in the territory can guarantee that they will survive. If you want to survive, you can only go all out, but going all out is only one of the conditions for survival. After making efforts, you still die. This is the cruelty of war, especially this kind of war of subjugation.

If Reed was alone, it wouldn't matter where he went. However, when he thought that Aleiya and Shilo might be in danger, Reed couldn't help but pull Zhan Mei over and tell her about the Weeping Night Sandworm.

After Zhan Mei heard this, she exaggeratedly spread out her five fingers, put her hands together and covered her mouth, exclaiming:

"Wow! Is Mr. Reed so knowledgeable? So amazing! Mr. Reed knows everything!"

Lid waved his hand and repeated to Zhan Mei what the little slime had said at that time:

"I'd like to make it clear in advance that this information comes from a guy who is usually not very reliable. If you don't find this kind of sandworm in the end, I will not be responsible."

Zhan Mei held Lid's hand, swaying back and forth, and said happily:

"It's okay! Intelligence is better than nothing. Leave the verification to us Lingwu. I'll tell Big Brother and Lord about this right away. If we can really find this kind of sandworm, we will definitely thank Mr. Lid handsomely!"

Zhan Mei let go of Lid's hand, tilted his head, and asked:

"But where did Mr. Reed hear this information?"

Lid thought for a moment and replied:

"A, how should I put it... a bald man who wishes to remain anonymous."

Zhan Mei stood in awe, clasped his hands together, bowed deeply to Lid, and said:

"I don't know who it is, but it looks very impressive! Thank you very much!"

The little slime poked its head out from Lid's chest and stared at her warily. Zhan Mei certainly didn't know that the person she was thanking was the little slime that she had almost dissected before. After thanking him, she hurried away. Halfway through, she suddenly turned around and said to Lid with a serious look:

"By the way, Mr. Lide has made a bet with Mu Risheng of Ceylon before. They should send assassins to kill Mr. Lide during this period. Mr. Lide should be careful."

After saying that, Zhan Mei smiled again, turned around, and jumped away.

Lid often lamented that Lingwu's Anbu was really omnipresent, and could talk about everything that had happened, big or small. The plans within the Ceylon Territory must be extremely confidential, but when Zhan Mei mentioned this matter, she just said a few words lightly, as if there were still many secrets like this in her head.

Lid had anticipated from the beginning that the Ceylon prince Mu Risheng was going to assassinate him. He had learned about the situation of the Ceylon territory from Vilot. To put it bluntly, it was just a weakened version of the Sea of ​​Clouds. Several princes were fighting fiercely in private. Although the situation was not out of control, it was not much better. Mu Risheng was a little bit unable to compete with his brother, so he came to Lingwu to participate in the Northward Expedition. He regarded this northern expedition against the giants as his own turnaround. Such people generally have two characteristics-

The first is that you dare to gamble, and the second is that you can’t afford to lose.

I gambled and lost again, what can I do? Then I can solve the problem outside the gambling table. If I can't beat the giants, I can't beat you either?

That afternoon, the Lingwu Lord announced a half-day break, but Lid knew that she probably sent people to the Weeping Night Plain to investigate. If there really was the sandworm that the little slime said, they would dig three meters underground to find it. If not, the army would immediately go to the Cold Abyss Corridor and think of a way to deal with the giants.

During this short break, Lid planned to settle the feud with Mu Risheng first.

Otherwise, if I really go to the Cold Abyss Corridor, I will worry about whether Alayya and Xiluo will be injured, and I have to guard against assassins who may suddenly appear at any time. That would be really uncomfortable. We can talk about the future later. Today's grudges must be settled today.

Thinking of this, Lid used the excuse of going to the toilet during the break, and wandered away from Lingwu's army, heading for the deserted snowfield. During the break, many people would choose to walk around to check the surrounding situation, so no one paid attention to Lid wandering around.

Only some people who had been secretly watching Lid's movements quickly reported the news to Mu Risheng.

Immediately, Mu Risheng selected twenty people from the masters present in Hualiang Territory. Twenty masters with different realms and cultivation levels quietly moved towards Lid.

Before leaving, Mu Risheng specifically told them:

"Remember to feed his body to a giant. Don't let the people of Lingwu find out about this."

Reed walked in the wind and snow, seemingly slowly, but for some reason the masters of Hualiang Territory could not catch up with him. They could always see his back, but no matter how they quickened their pace, they could not narrow the distance between them.

Until Reed stopped on his own initiative.

There was no one around, no one was there.

Lid turned around, stared at them for a while, and said:

"Mu Risheng is so scared? To kill me with my bare hands, you need four ninth level warriors, six eighth level warriors, and ten seventh level warriors?"

The two ninth-level masters who were in the lead looked at each other, drew their swords from their waists, and rushed up in a flash. The flashes of swords and shadows were like moonlight shining on the turbulent sea. The sharp sword energy blasted a huge pit where Lid was standing, and the powerful force swept around.

But there wasn't even a hint of hitting the target.

The two people looked around in confusion, and when they turned back their eyes widened, thinking they were seeing things.

Originally there were eighteen companions standing there, but now there was only one living person. Lid stood where they had just stood, slowly wiping the blood off his hands with a towel. The people who came with them this time, including the other two ninth-level masters, were now all lying on the ground, with the scarlet stuff still steaming.

Cold sweat instantly crawled up their backs.

Reed threw the handkerchief into the pool of blood and smiled at them friendly.

The moment the handkerchief fell to the ground, Reed turned around and walked away. Behind him, the two surviving ninth-level masters fell to the ground together, their hearts shattered into several pieces, and they didn't even know how they died.

After Reed left, the strong smell of blood quickly attracted the passing giants, and the scene was quickly destroyed.

The heavy snow covered everything, leaving nothing.

57. I am curious

Nearly half of the masters of the Ceylon Territory disappeared inexplicably, and the matter has been reported to the top leaders of Lingwu.

The people of Lingwu were also worried that they were attacked by giants, who could kill twenty masters in one breath without leaving any alive. If this was what the giants did, it meant that there must be a very powerful giant nearby, and they had to be extremely careful to deal with it.

So Zhan Mei, who was in charge of this matter, conducted a comprehensive investigation of Mu Risheng, asking him where these twenty masters disappeared from and what they were sent out for. But when these questions were mentioned, Mu Risheng suddenly became a little red in the face, looking extremely angry, but he was unable to say a complete sentence, and he stammered for a long time without providing any useful information.

Zhan Mei had roughly understood the reason in her heart. After knowing that this matter had nothing to do with the giants, she breathed a sigh of relief and waved her hand and said to Mu Risheng:

"Master Ceylon didn't provide any information. Even if we in Lingwu wanted to investigate, we would have no idea where to start! How about this, you go back and wait for notification. When we have a clue, we will contact you as soon as possible. But then again, Master Ceylon has also seen that the snow in the giants' territory is as heavy as a mat. Even if your masters were really attacked by the giants, after half a day, I guess there are no clues. On behalf of Lingwu Yuewei, I am very grateful for the information you sent. In the near future, we will remind all territories to pay attention to safety."

This was certainly not the result that Prince Ceylon wanted, but he had no choice.

Mu Risheng didn't think that the two people Lide brought were capable of ambush and plot against him, even if Vilot from Zhaoxin Territory was included. So in his opinion, there was only one possibility, that Lingwu's Anbu was protecting Lide's safety, and the people he sent were actually killed silently by Lingwu.

Thinking of this, Mu Risheng suddenly felt that there might be a huge conspiracy here.

From the fact that the Lingwu lord forcibly added Lid to the team, to the fact that Lid inexplicably became the first when the hunting results were counted later, to the fact that Lingwu killed more than 20 of his own masters for Lid, when these things flashed through Mu Risheng's mind together, it was as if a burst of electricity flashed behind him, and he immediately came to a very terrifying conclusion -

This Reed is having an affair with Lord Lingwu!

Li De himself didn't know what Mu Risheng was thinking, but he felt very strange. Why did Mu Risheng look at him with anger and a bit of jealousy after he came back? What was he jealous of? Was it his appearance?

Li De adjusted his hair, made a scissors sign to Mu Risheng, and left without saying goodbye.

In the evening, Zhan Mei took the initiative to run to see Lid and gave him a big hug as soon as they met.

"Mr. Li De!!! You are worthy of being me!! We found sandworms under the Weeping Night Plain, and we found that they would flee northward when frightened! The Lord has decided to go to the Weeping Night Plain instead, so we can save many lives here..."

Zhan Mei took the initiative to rub her cheek against Li De's, and Li De couldn't help but sigh that a young body is full of vitality.

After Zhan Mei hugged Lid, she suddenly realized that she might be a little too intimate. She immediately took a step back and scratched her head awkwardly. Then she secretly glanced at Aleya and Shiloh's reactions. Seeing that Aleya and Shiloh had no reaction, Zhan Mei breathed a sigh of relief.

She clenched her fist, punched the air a few times, and continued:

“Although it’s a bit unpleasant that we can’t beat up the giants in the Frost Abyss Corridor, we will definitely come back to kill them by surprise after we kill their leader. It’s better for these bastards to run as far away as possible before we return triumphantly, otherwise they will be killed without a burial place!”

Lid felt that rather than saying that Zhan Mei was really optimistic, it would be better to say that Lingwu was an optimistic territory. Their optimism was not blind optimism. Almost every battle was supported by a large amount of intelligence, but it seemed that they did not really rely on this intelligence. Like the previous choice between two options, the Lingwu lord dared to choose the Cold Abyss Corridor and killed his way through. This was not a choice based on intelligence at all.

"By the way, the Lord said that your performance this time is worthy of praise. Mr. Reed is really amazing! He also developed the Iron Wall Defense Line and the Compressed Magic Cannon to help us deal with the invasion of the giants. Could it be that Mr. Reed is an expert in studying giants? Can you teach me when Mr. Reed is free? I also want to know more about the giants!"

Reed really wanted to throw the little slime away and let it teach her, but she was afraid that the little slime would never come back.

"I'm not an expert, I just happen to know some information. Rather than that, you should prepare your plan for crossing the Weeping Night Plain. If something goes wrong along the way, I'll have to take the blame."

After hearing what Lid said, Zhan Mei smiled brightly, puffed out her plump breasts, and said proudly:

"I'm already preparing! But I won't be needed this time. The Lord asked me to follow Mr. Lid and help him solve various needs. Although I am not very useful at ordinary times, if I follow Mr. Lid, I will represent the attitude of Lingwu. Although Mr. Lid is definitely not afraid of any revenge behind his back, if I follow Mr. Lid, it can save a lot of trouble, right?"

Zhan Mei raised his thumb, pointed at himself, and boasted:

"Also, don't be fooled by my appearance. I'm also quite capable. I can help Alayya and Miss Shiloh with their special training! All they need is three meals a day. Isn't that cheap and cost-effective?"

"Yes, yes, there's also a free light bulb, so I don't have to light candles tonight."

Lid sighed. Lingwu Lord probably already knew that the twenty people in Xilan died in his hands. After all, the great swordsman Garberd who was present could see Lid's realm and cultivation, and he would definitely not hide this from Lingwu Lord. Lingwu Lord sent Zhan Mei to his side, firstly to let her learn some knowledge from him, and secondly to tell people like Mu Risheng not to make trouble for no reason.

Zhan Mei didn't understand what a light bulb was. He scratched his head and said:

"Mr. Reed, don't worry. I'll just treat it as a vacation. Last year, I worked 360 days out of 365 days, and I was sick for the remaining five days. I didn't have many opportunities to take a vacation before, but this time the burden on my shoulders was suddenly lifted, and I still feel a little uncomfortable. How about just treat it as a trip! But I've been here many times..."

Zhan Mei covered her head and talked to herself in great pain for a while, then she smiled and bowed slightly to Lid and said:

"Anyway, thank you very much for the information this time! I will follow you for the near future. If possible, please teach me some knowledge that I don't understand~"