Tauren Overlord

346. Powder Keg Waiting to Burn

When Degar was in shock, Lu Heng had already made his intention clear:

"I believe that with your strength, you can still suck blood and survive even in the coldest north."

"You don't need to return to the Kingdom of Volachia. Shant is more than capable of completing his mission."

Is it him?

Degar thought about it for two seconds, but he soon realized that the little count might not have the courage to do so.

There must have been a more powerful force that fostered his ambition, which led him to commit such an act of usurpation.

As for the people who support Shant’s rebellion…who else could it be?

Isn’t that the Minotaur Overlord who appeared before him?

"Why did you allow Shante to usurp my kingdom? Do you really think he can lead the Volachians?"

"No, only I can do this..."

When Degar said this, he suddenly realized that the bad thing was that he was the only one who could truly rule Volachia.

But does the Tauren Overlord really need a strong man with enough authority to unite the Undead Legion?

No, he doesn't need it.

It is precisely people like Shante, who have certain power but are unable to take charge of the overall situation, who truly meets Lu Heng's actual needs.

If Shant really has the final say in the country, why does he need to obey the orders of the Tauren Overlord?

Just when Degar figured this out, his brain froze.

The blood he had just drawn from the ogre seemed to be under some kind of control, and it suddenly poured out with his newly recovered body.

Naturally, Lu Heng had opened a portal at the place where the vampire king landed to send him to his final resting place.

Lu Heng and Degar were indeed in a mutually beneficial relationship.

But he did not have any deep friendship with this war criminal who killed countless lives.

Letting him live until now and leaving him a plan to survive is the most we can do.

But he still wants to block Lu Heng's way, so what else is there to say?

So much for the friendship!

As Degal's main body fell into the portal, the fragments he had hidden elsewhere were also attracted by the main body and gathered towards the portal.

To some extent, Lu Heng's portal can really restrain Degar's bloodsucking regeneration.

If he forced a fight, Lu Heng might not be able to destroy the vampire at all.

Even if only his main body is destroyed, he can still be resurrected by sucking blood from the backup plans buried in other areas.

But that is all in the past. After this "battle", Lu Heng's progress towards reaching level six has reached 50%.

As long as he devours two more level fives, he will be able to catch up with the God Emperor's level six.

Who should we deal with next? The two marshals leading the empire's navy and army?

But devouring them is certainly not as easy as devouring Degar.

Lu Heng also knew a little about Alexis, the personal guard marshal under the Divine Emperor, from Selron's memories.

His entire body is made of fire and may contain absolutely no water in the conventional sense.

Although this body structure is not scientific enough, it is indeed mystical enough, because this is a fantasy world.

In short, the water control master skills that Lu Heng used to deal with Degar certainly cannot be used against Alexis.

The one who was relatively restrained this time was Lu Heng.

There was water all around Admiral Augustus, but the amount of water Lu Heng could control at one time was very limited.

Just think about the psychic energy consumption of directly controlling an entire ocean, which is an astronomical figure.

Since Augustus was surrounded by water, Lu Heng couldn't open a portal next to him.

This means that he will still have a fierce battle in New Luna City in the near future.

But Lu Heng will not sit idly by and wait for death.

There are always more solutions than problems. As long as Lu Heng can find the weakness of the empire, it is not impossible for him to turn the tables.

So, where is the empire's weakness?

In a place very close to the empire's homeland - the provinces of Taimenia.

Ever since this land fell 30 years ago, it has been producing a resource that is very useful to the Empire - Lords.

Call them guides or converts or fanatics, there are always many such people in any world.

After all, the Kingdom of Taimenia had suffered a real and visible defeat against the Holy Blessing Empire, and every Taimenian had seen it.

This led many Taimenians to believe that it must be the Empire's more correct path that led to their failure.

In any case, it certainly couldn’t be that the Taimenia people were not good enough that they lost.

If they cannot come up with a satisfactory answer to this question, they tend to suffer even more intensely from cognitive dissonance.

Therefore, there are always a lot of rulers, so many that the empire thinks that this resource is inexhaustible.

So when the Empire attacked the Sea Alliance, it could use the lives of tens of thousands of Taimenia leaders to fill the line.

But the empire does not seem to realize that resources like the Lords are not an endless gift, and they will always come to an end.

When the empire itself is already showing signs of exhaustion, how long can the loyal leaders hold on?

Everything has an end, and the history of the provinces of Temenia submitting to the Empire is probably no exception.

If a spark could be ignited in this land, the flames of resistance against the empire could burn all the way to the western continent.

This place is very close to the ruling core of the empire. To the north of the provinces of Taimenia is the Blessed Island of the empire.

In other words, the real homeland of the empire.

The Imperial God-Emperor seems to have never appeared in the world in any form, but it is speculated that he has been living on the Island of Blessed Light.

Where exactly is it? Perhaps it is a shrine or a castle in a capital city. No one knows where it is.

Even when Lu Heng tried to use the landing point vision to find the whereabouts of the Divine Emperor, he encountered some restricted areas that the landing point vision could not enter.

But the existence of any forbidden area requires a large amount of spiritual energy to maintain it.

If one day Lu Heng goes to the island to destroy the spiritual energy supply facilities in these restricted areas, the truth will be revealed.

In order to land on the island, the prerequisite is to first weaken the empire's powerful military force and try to make them lose sight of the big picture.

The best way to achieve the premise is to turn Taimenia, where many rulers emerge, into the front line of resistance against the empire.

In a way, this is somewhat like taking advantage of the Taimenians.

But in life, whose value is not determined by the contribution they can make to others?

Besides, in order to lead the way for the empire, the leaders of Taimenia had already gotten what they wanted.

The seven major families that surrendered most enthusiastically at the beginning have now all been brought to the point of being almost extinct.

Of course, being able to lead the country to this point is not entirely due to the "loyalty" of the seven major families to the empire.

At least when the Empire launched a general offensive against the Sea Alliance, the seven major families were certainly thinking of preserving their own strength as much as possible.

So how do we achieve this?

First of all, they should rule out asking the Empire for mercy, as the Empire would certainly not sympathize with their consumables.

Especially when they were rushing upwards to face the rune bombs of the Sea Alliance, without the guidance of the great nobles, the soldiers below could not move forward at all.

Under such conditions, how should the major families in Taimenia ensure that they maximize their profits?

Of course, it is best to keep as many male heirs as possible in your own family, and let the nobles of other families die first.

The best case scenario is that all male heirs of other families die for the empire, so that his family can rise.

So how can we make sure that all male heirs from other families die?

Of course, it is to expose the situation of other large families of Taimenia to the people of the Empire and help the Imperial Master lead the way.

But the tragedy is that other big families did the same thing. After all, they knew that other families would do the same to them.

As the saying goes, it is better to lose both parties than to lose alone. The seven major families finally got what they wanted and made everyone suffer together.

What to do next? Continue to help the empire deal with other nobles?

Before the female heirs of the seven major families died out, these "natural nobles" had already realized how stupid they were.

They finally formed a secret alliance and planned to jointly resist the endless exploitation of the empire.

As for the civilians of Taimenia, they have been holding back their anger for a long time.

The nobles are supposed to lead the way for the empire, but large numbers of civilians will die as a result.

They are everyone’s father, mother, older brother, older sister, and younger brother or sister.

Taimenia has long become a mountain of powder kegs, and all it takes is a flame to ignite this depressing world.

The author says:

Author's words: Woohoo, happy May Day to everyone!

347. A generous tip

At sunset, the "Good Job" pub on the outskirts of Paris welcomed several young tenants.

Despite the oppression of the empire, the development of the entire Taimenia region is not very good.

However, there are also some cities that have not declined significantly because of their strong historical foundation, and they stand out among the provinces of Taimenia.

For example, the former capital of the Kingdom of Taimenia - the city of Paris.

Even though the kingdom has been broken up into provinces, the city of Paris, as the cultural center of Taimenia, still has a transcendent status.

This superior status was even strengthened as the feudal lords within the kingdom were suppressed by the empire.

For Lu Heng and his group who were looking to stir up trouble, Paris City was naturally an important target for their field investigation.

But Lu Heng and his companions were immediately challenged by the tavern owner:

"You youngsters, don't rush to choose the biggest room. Tell me first, what if someone comes to check the room?"

There was indeed something strange about Lu Heng and his group.

Except for the handsome young man "Wozki Shuode", the other four are all stunningly beautiful women.

But whether it was Serena, Lilia, Elsa or Melodia, everyone asked to sleep in the same room.

It highlights that no one can evade the issue of juicing, and Lu Heng cannot monopolize it.

"We have an open relationship. Uncle, please understand, okay?"

The lolita-type vampire Lilia, who is actually not young... no, the sperm-sucking vampire Lilia has started to act younger.

But the tavern owner was apparently unmoved.

"I knew you were all outsiders and didn't understand Paris's situation at all."

"Who cares how many men and women you have sleeping in the same room? Our Paris' moral judge is not so conservative!"

"They just want to ask, and they also want to ask whether you can immediately reflect deeply on your own bad habits when you go to sleep."

"For us city dwellers, we have long been trained by the empire's torture policy to the point where we have mastered many unique skills."