It doesn't matter what the lord is.

Sure enough, the other high-level giants - especially the always arrogant Titan No. 1, all had heavy faces when they left, which made Reed feel that the giant race should not be underestimated.

In other words, any race that can desperately carve out a path in desperate situations is not simple.

After most of the high giants and low giants left, Kronos bowed slightly to Reed as an apology.

Lid smiled, saying that he didn't care, and then began to talk to Kronos about some practical things -

This conversation lasted the entire night.

The next day, Kronos left six high-level giants to guard the palace, and he took five high-level giants and 1,600 low-level giants on a journey south. Among the five high-level giants, three would follow Lid into human territory, and the remaining two would go with Kronos to hand over the blood soul crystal to Lid outside the national defense formation.

Of the 1,600 low-level giants that accompanied them, only 800 will enter human territory, and the remaining 800 will be stationed on the land north of Lingwu to prevent humans from going back on their word and continuing to attack the north one day.

But Reid's thoughts had actually drifted to a farther place.

He sat on the shoulder of a lower giant, concentrating on thinking about how to minimize the unreasonable deductions from the woman after taking these giants back...

64. Just be alone

Lid had just returned to the Lingwu territory with the giant army when he saw the red queen standing majestically on the steel wall from afar. She folded her hands in front of her chest and looked down coldly at Lid who was half lying on the shoulder of a low-level giant and dozing off. Lid was so scared that he stopped dozing off halfway, fearing that this woman would give an order and the Lingwu army of 100,000 would rush over and kill him on the spot as a human traitor.

Fortunately, the woman was smart after all. After staring at Reed for a while, she shifted her gaze to those tall giants who stood out from the crowd in terms of size and dress, with an imperceptible smile on her lips.

Lid's heart was relieved at first, but soon it was lifted again. After all, there was no good meaning in that smile, it was completely a kind of appreciation for the thing that was about to be his.

This woman is number one at picking peaches!

Although Lid was angry, he looked up and found that Chocolate was lying on the head of Lingwu Lord. She had changed into a red baby outfit and looked like a smaller version of Lingwu Lord. After seeing Lid, Chocolate showed a look of surprise on her face, but soon looked around and found that Lingwu Lord was followed by various civil officials and generals and a large army. She frowned again. It was obvious that Lingwu Lord had taught her not to show affection to Lid in front of others.

Having said that, Chocolate's eyes were still full of anticipation and excitement, and she gently waved at Reed.

The high-level giants also sensed the presence of the Lingwu Lord, and looked at her with hostility and admiration. In recent years, the giants have poured more and more power into their southward march, but they have not been able to break through the defense line set up by the Lingwu Territory. Half of the reason is because of this woman.

When they were almost at the human border, Kronos raised his hand and gave a brief whistle to the lower giants, so all the lower giants stopped. At the same time, the generals of the Sun and Moon Hidden Three Guards took a step forward, but the Lingwu Lord stretched out his hand to block them.

Lid jumped down from the low-level giant and glanced at the Lingwu Lord. After several life-and-death experiences in the seabed, the two of them now had some tacit understanding. Without too much explanation, the Lingwu Lord could understand what he wanted to say. Besides, since she had brought the army here in advance, it naturally meant that the Lingwu scouts had already reported the situation to her first.

Reed will walk with the giants, either as a guide or in cooperation.

Lord Lingwu knew that he belonged to the latter.

How could someone who could kill even Clenus succumb to the pressure of a mere giant?

She was very smart. Seeing the giants stopped outside the national defense formation, she gave the order in a cold voice:

"Open the door and let them in. If they behave in a strange way, don't be polite, just kill them. No one in the world can act rashly in our Lingwu territory. Wine or guns, it's up to them to choose."

The rumbling iron gate slowly opened, and Lingwu's army lined up behind it, ready to go.

Kronos looked at the territory within the iron wall with infinite desire and love, but eventually withdrew his gaze. In the years in the north, he had dreamed countless times on cold nights that he had conquered Lingwu territory, led his army south, and lived in the warm south with his brothers and sisters. There was endless food, all kinds of meat, gorgeous clothes to cover the body, and a beautiful and prosperous world with singing and dancing, which would allow them to no longer be displaced, no longer listen to the howling of the north wind, and fall asleep in the cold snow that would stop at any time.

It has been waiting, waiting for humans to fall, waiting for them to kill each other, and then it will give them a fatal blow.

But the woman never gave it any chance——

Including now.

Kronos looked at Siberion, Coens and Thesis, his mouth twitched, revealing a somewhat sad smile, and said:

“Go out there and take care of yourself.”

Siberion and Coens nodded deeply, Thesis raised his head and smiled at his brother, and the three high-level giants stepped into the human territory. The pressure of the national defense formation suddenly descended, and the feeling of being a little breathless suddenly enveloped them. When they were out of sight of Kronos, Thesis finally lowered his head, and tears fell to the ground in large drops, leaving a series of shallow dimples on the several feet deep snow.

She said goodbye to her brothers, afraid that she would lose control of her emotions the moment the words left her mouth.

I still remember that year, the fish that went south to spawn did not return on schedule, the giants were short of food, and even the most abundant palace was out of food. She was still young that year, jumping around and didn't know anything. She cried when she was hungry. While crying, she saw her brothers bringing a bowl of fish meat and feeding her piece by piece. At that time, she ate so sweetly that she stopped eating until her stomach was a little bloated. Later, she found out that her brothers secretly used shark oil for lighting to mix snow to eat without telling her, so she cried again.

Now, I have to part with my brothers and go to an unfamiliar human territory.

Perhaps, we will no longer worry about having nothing to eat, and everyone can survive.

…It’s just that it’s hard to meet again.

Lid and Kronos watched her leave quietly, and no one spoke. After a long time, Kronos sighed and said to Lid:

"Take care of her."

Lid nodded, but Kronos emphasized his tone and said:

"I say, take good care of her! Don't think I don't know what you are thinking. Forget about Siberion and Coens for now. Tethis will definitely go back with you. My sister... I don't want her to suffer any grievances. I hope that just now was the last time she sheds tears!"

Lid sighed and said:

"I can't guarantee that."

He looked into Kronos's black and red eyes and said slowly:

"She is not like water spilled after she is married. How can she not cry in a strange city without any relatives around? She will miss you, and I can't stop her. I can only promise you that if you send someone to see her, you can ask her everything she experienced in my place."

Kronos closed his eyes and nodded:

"Thank you."

Eight hundred low-level giants followed the three high-level giants into the Lingwu territory, and the Lingwu lord also walked down the steel wall after taking a look at Lid. The wind and snow quickly obscured her back, but the chocolate on her head desperately waved its tentacles at Lid while everyone turned around.

Kronos stretched out his hand to Lid and said:

"You can give me the crystal now."

Reed shook his head:

"Wait a little longer. Let the eight hundred low-level giants under your command retreat thirty miles first. I also need to give that woman enough time to separate and guard the giants who have just entered the territory. As I said before, this is the first time we cooperate, so we should be careful with each other."

Kronos smiled. The two stood in the heavy snow for a long time before the steel gate opened again.

Reed casually threw the blood soul crystal to Kronos and walked towards the Lingwu territory.

Unlike the tense military deployment just now, there was only one person on the other side of the door at this moment.

The clothes of Lord Lingwu fluttered, his red sleeves were as red as fire, and his pair of jade feet stepped on the snow, but the wind and snow did not fall on him.

Those beautiful eyes looked coldly at Kronos, who had a complicated expression, and after a moment they shifted to Reed, with a little more tenderness in their eyes.

To welcome the giants, what is needed is the spirit warrior cavalry to confront them head-on, but to welcome Reed back, she can do it alone.

65. Things that can only be discussed in private

When Reed stepped into the towering iron gate, the gate of the iron wall defense line slammed shut.

Lid immediately looked at the Lingwu Lord and greeted her with a bright smile:

"I'm back--"

The Lingwu Lord did not look at him, but instead stared at the high-level giant who turned and left outside, and replied coldly:

"You did a good job this time. You risked your life to negotiate this cooperation and helped us Lingwu completely solve the problem. Lingwu will give you the necessary rewards."

Chocolate also had a stern face and nodded on the Lingwu Lord's head.

Lid almost laughed out loud. The Lingwu Lord was originally very majestic, but with a little kid on his head, and Lid had close contact with her at the bottom of the sea, Lid didn't find her scary at all. He stretched out his hand and wanted to pinch Chocolate's little face, but was glared at by the Lingwu Lord.

Lid scratched his head:

"Why are you so serious... Damn! There are so many people here. Don't you guys have to go to work?"

Lide looked to the side unintentionally, and saw countless spiritual officials and generals standing on both sides of the iron gate, as well as armored soldiers standing still, all staring at him. Before, because of the tall iron wall defense line blocking him, Lide thought that no one was there, but after thinking carefully, according to the cautious character of this woman, even if she wanted to do the move of blocking the pass alone, she must have a backup plan.

Otherwise, if Kronos really planned to fight to the death and launch an attack while the iron wall defense line was open, wouldn't the defenseless territory be vulnerable to prey? She must have made several plans from the beginning, so that even if the other side attacked, she would have the strength to resist.

But Lid was embarrassed. His hand, which he had just stretched out, was suspended in the air. Facing the cold gazes of the civil and military officials of Lingwu Territory, he finally withdrew his hand. He thought to himself that it was useless for you to glare at me. I had already touched every place under the sea, so this time would not be a big deal.

Lingwu Lord completely ignored his change of expression, turned around coldly, and her red dress, which had returned to its original length, fluttered. The phoenix embroidered with gold thread on the dress seemed to be flying into the sky. She only said quietly:

"gone back."

The soldiers in iron armor pulled out their spears stuck in the ground and responded loudly. The three guards of Sun, Moon and Hidden moved first, guarding the Lingwu Lord. When War Ghost and the Hidden Guards passed by Lid, they looked at him deeply, as if they wanted to dig out some information from him. On the contrary, Sun Wheel had never met Lid head-on before, and there was only a bit of curiosity in his eyes.

A few days ago, Lord Lingwu suddenly returned, and the atmosphere of the entire territory changed drastically.

The previous intrigues and deceptions suddenly disappeared, and this huge war machine began to rumble again. Lingwu Territory itself actually has some shadows of the giants, and its internal development is extremely unbalanced. Almost all of its limited resources are tilted towards the army, so it cannot stop for a moment and must constantly look for new opponents.

The first thing Lord Lingwu did when he returned was to order the demolition of the [Jubei Fortress] between Lingwu Territory and Guye Territory.

Lid had seen it when he came to Lingwu, and it was basically a ruin. When Lingwu was sealed outside the Great Wall, this old fortification had never been used again. It was better to say that its mission now had become to prevent Lingwu from moving south. The "North" in "Reject the North" no longer referred to the giants in the north, but to the Lingwu territory north of the fortress.

Tear down this antique is another signal that Lord Lingwu is sending to the world.

She came back, bringing what she wanted and her infinite hatred for the Yongtian Kingdom family.

The goal this time is to reign supreme, to have long-term rule, and to have unshakable hegemony!

Lid followed the army, watching them rally behind the woman, and suddenly sighed. Whether in the giants' territory or in the secret underwater realm, Yu Qingzhao remained calm, but he only felt high-spirited when he was here.

The greatest confidence of Lingwu Territory is her, and her confidence actually comes from Lingwu Territory.

Lid followed the officials and walked south, passing through the deserted streets. Heavy snow fell, and even though it was already spring, the whole Lingwu was still cold and chilly. No one spoke, only the sound of footsteps and the clacking of armor was still clear.

Finally, the army was stationed near Kaige Cliff, and Lid followed the civil officials and military generals to the simple but spacious hall.

The Lord of Lingwu sat on the throne, and the atmosphere became heavy again. The civil and military officials were separated on both sides, leaving only Lide standing in the center of the hall. He didn't know whether he should kneel down now according to the customs of Lingwu, but since no one asked him to, he thought he should just stand.

In the silence, Lingwu leader spoke up and said:

"Li De, the Lord of Yuxi City, has made great contributions in protecting the emperor when I followed him north. Commander of the Hidden Guards, please pick a set of daggers and a sword from the treasury as a reward for him."

The reward was not great, but it was impossible for Lingwu Lord to give him something particularly valuable in front of so many people. The two people wanted to distance themselves from each other, one did not dare to give more, and the other did not dare to ask for more. The gift given by Lingwu Lord was more for Shiloh and Alayya than for him.

The commander-in-chief of the secret guards took a step forward and bowed his head to receive the order.

This was also the first time that Lid experienced the court meeting of Lingwu and the absolute control of this woman over the huge territory. However, if he had to choose, he still preferred the atmosphere of Yuxi City, where everyone could speak, instead of the current situation where the people under the throne were like wooden stakes.

The Lingwu lord gave some money and jewelry as rewards, and then laid out several decrees in front of Lid, mostly about the rules and regulations for the giants to work. Lingwu's productivity is not bad, but it will definitely be improved with the help of low-level giants. The young and strong labor force saved can join the army to make up for the huge casualties in this northward march.

What puzzled Reed was that after Lord Lingwu finished speaking, he directly announced the adjournment of the meeting and then left alone.

As long as she ran fast enough, Lid was still immersed in thinking about the decrees she announced, and had no time to ask her if she had forgotten anything. After all, it was he who negotiated the business with the giants. It would be too unkind to intercept all of it without saying anything, right?

But before Lid could catch up, the Japanese commander-in-chief had already stepped forward, stood in front of Lid, and said:

"Your Majesty has ordered that you stay at home and rest for the next ten days. In compliance with your Majesty's order, I will first send the Lord of Yuxi City to a nearby inn to rest. Once the hidden guards bring the reward, the Lord can go south on his own and meet up with the people waiting at the Jubei Inn, and then return to his own territory."

Lid looked at the place where the Lord of Lingwu disappeared, and wanted to complain, "I have made contributions to Lingwu, and I have shed blood for the Lord. You can't do this to me, I want to see Zhao Zhao." But after thinking carefully, he suddenly understood something, blinked his eyes, coughed twice, and said:

"Then I'll trouble General Riwei to lead the way."

"please."

Reed turned and left. Before leaving the hall, he looked back at Lingwu's throne.

Ten days! According to that woman’s ability, it wouldn’t be a problem for her to make a round trip to Jubei Inn.

There are too many people here, so let's choose a place where it's easier to talk...

But doesn't this feel like a secret meeting? Should I leave the door open for her if she comes during the day or at night?

It’s quite exciting to think about it.

66. Master and Servant Reunited

Maybe because he was afraid that Alaya would not be used to using the swords of the first level and the second level, the commander of the Hidden Guard only gave Alaya a sword of the first level, and did not give her the highest level of the Hexun sword. On the other hand, for Xiluo, the commander of the Hidden Guard generously gave her a half set of Hexun-level daggers.

The reason why it is called a half set is that the full set of daggers totals 128, of which 64 are with the Hidden Guards Commander, and the remaining 64 are packed in 16 boxes and sent to Lid. This set of daggers is considered to be the strongest unowned daggers that can be seen on the market. Lid thinks that the Hidden Guards Commander is most likely to regard himself as Xi Luo's mother's family, and is very generous in giving things to his own people.

The half set in the hands of the commander of the secret guards is more comprehensive, including various uses such as poisoning, interrogation, and destroying corpses. The half set given to Xi Luo is relatively more positive, and most of them are purely assassination. This is also related to Xi Luo's own personality. This half set of daggers can only play the greatest effect with her.

After receiving the sixteen boxes, Lid immediately asked the commander of the secret guards:

"Do you think each of these sixty-four daggers is of the He Xun level, or do they only reach the He Xun level when added together?"

The commander-in-chief of the secret guards said, "Unfortunately, none of your guesses are correct. The answer is that only with my half set can it be considered a complete He Xun-level equipment. The sixty-four swords I gave you can only be called half a set of He Xun." Lid was so angry that he almost avenged the assassination of the little slime on the spot.

After resting for a night in an inn near the lord's mansion, Reed embarked on his journey south.

Although he recalled the journey north, there were many regrets that he could not make up for. For example, he did not get to see Lana properly in the end, and as a little princess of the royal family, it was impossible for Lana to talk too much with him in public.

But when he thought that there were people waiting for him in the inn in the south, a smile appeared on Lid's face.

……

Jubei Inn.

Alayya quietly wiped the long sword [Scarlet Fire], and the bright red lines on the silver sword were like extended blood vessels.