I am a director in Ark. If I am not banned, I will be considered successful.

Chapter 172: Victoria's thank-you gift? Chen Qi gained a lot

"So, Simuitai is coming towards us now. Do they plan for us to go to Longmen to film?"

"Yes, Lao Wei is already writing the letter. If nothing goes wrong, it will be delivered to Londinium in half a month."

Chen Huijie, who was far away in Longmen, successfully contacted Chen Qi through the mobile phone provided by the system that Chen Qi gave her. Now that the awarding ceremony was over, Chen Qi was planning to take a land ship to Columbia with Kesliteng, who had been waiting for a while, to shoot the movie "To the Moon" that they had agreed on long ago.

This awarding ceremony was very beneficial to Chen Qi, the most important of which was his newly awakened "honor".

[Lord Victoria (Silver): Victoria gave you this title, with the Royal Order of Victoria as evidence. You are the only person in Victoria who has obtained this title as a non-Victorian national. Although you have no real power, no one dares to disrespect you.]

[Effect: The host's sense of majesty is enhanced by 30%; he has a natural sense of oppression towards non-noble personnel; the reputation value given to the host by the people of Victoria is +10%; Victoria's army with less than people, or special armed forces with less than people, have a certain probability of obeying the host's orders. ]

I have to say that Victoria was very generous. The two grand dukes personally came to present honors to her. This lord also successfully reached the "silver" standard, giving Chen Qi a certain degree of power.

However, compared to the "honor" given to her by the siblings, Victoria's side pales in comparison.

[Lord Kazdel (Gold): This title was granted under the witness of the two kings of the Sarkaz and two of the kings of the royal court. In the minds of the Sarkaz, the title is almost impossible to be given to races other than the Sarkaz. You are the second person to receive such an honor, and because the two kings' recognition of you has been announced to all Sarkaz, this title is of great significance to you.]

[Because the host's lordship was granted by the two kings, it has reached the same level as the kings of the royal court. The original silver "honor" has been upgraded to gold, and the effect has been greatly increased. ]

[Effect: Sarkaz affinity +30%; Sarkaz reputation gain to the host +20%; all Sarkaz below the host's court who have heard of the host will most likely obey the host's orders; the kings of the court will have a medium probability of assisting the host and executing the host's instructions.]

He can only defeat the Sarkaz army! Even the existence of the Blood Demon Lord has a high probability of helping him! With such power, should we say that the treatment given to him by the Tracy Society and Theresa is really good? In the literal sense, he has equal power with the kings of the royal court.

Chen Qi really didn't expect that Theresa and Tracy would give him such a big honor. In this awarding ceremony, they completely stole the limelight from Victoria, making everyone only remember the title of Lord Kazdel awarded to him and the fact that he was on equal footing with the kings in the royal court.

[The host can install up to three "honorary titles" at the same time. "Honor" will affect the effect assistance enjoyed by the host. Not equipping will not affect the host's daily life, but will lack the amplification. ]

For this reason, Chen Qi thought about it and equipped "Lord Kazdel", "Lord Victoria" and "Lost Years".

Although "Integrated Art Troupe Director" is a silver title, even without the equipment, Chen Qi does not doubt everyone's trust in him. In comparison, although the Years of Lost is a bronze title, the enhancement it provides to Chen Qi is very good.

However, before leaving, Chen Qi was somewhat surprised by Chen Huijie's phone call - the Emperor of Yan State wanted him to film a movie?

"But I already have a play on hand. I have already promised Miss Christen to go to Columbia... Is Lao Wei's situation serious?"

"It's not a big deal. It only takes one year, and the punishment is not severe." Chen Huijie also revealed to Chen Qi on the other end of the phone:

"It's just kneeling on the washboard for a few days. To be honest, I was a little hesitant before whether to call you."

"Ah, that's fine. I don't think it's urgent."

However, Chen Qi, who reached a high degree of consensus with Chen Huijie on this point, received the same look of approval from Tallulah after looking at Tallulah beside him.

Of course, this is just a joke. If the Emperor of Yan State really put a knife on Lao Wei's neck, Chen Qi and others would definitely drop everything at hand and rush to Longmen as soon as possible... But the problem is that the Emperor of Yan State would at most watch his brother make a fool of himself, so the risk would be much smaller.

Of course, more importantly, there is a full year left. Chen Qi and others will follow Christen to Colombia to film, which will take no more than half a year. A round trip is completely in time.

Especially for most of the scenes in "To the Moon", Chen Qi needed to complete them in Xi's scroll. The time passed slowly in the scroll, so it might take only two or three months to finish the film.

However... it would be better to set off as soon as possible. Chen Qi knew that there was a rift between the Emperor of Yan State and Lao Wei. No one knew whether the seemingly light punishment would be used as an excuse to increase the severity of the punishment. It would be better for them to set off quickly to Columbia to finish the filming and then go to Longmen immediately.

"I understand, Huijie. Ask Lao Wei to deliver the letter to Columbia Rhine Life's headquarters. Our next stop will be there."

"Well, take care of yourself...and Xiaota." Chen also gave instructions on the other end of the phone, and the call after many days ended here.

Outside the house, everyone in the art troupe had moved all their belongings onto the land boat, and everything was ready.

"During this period, I asked the security department of Rhine Life to send some guards for us." At this moment, she had been ready to leave Christen and found Chen Qi after a long time. During the time in Londinium, she could see that Chen Qi was very busy, so she didn't bother him too much.

"There are several young men from the security department. They are all wearing new power armor and can escort us along the way."

"Well, that's a very thoughtful arrangement, Miss Christen."

Chen Qi was also polite to Christen. Christen knew nothing about the combat capability of the crew. He simply knew that the Patriot and his shield guards looked very powerful, so it was normal for him to arrange some security personnel.

However, Chen Qi didn't think that anyone would dare to attack them along the way, especially after the awarding ceremony, when he clearly had the support of at least three countries.

"Director Chen Qi."

At this moment, a call made Chen Qi turn his head, but he found that Vina had come to him with Wellington and the Duke of Windermere.

Seeing this combination, Chen Qi subconsciously felt that something was wrong, and sure enough, the Duke of Windermere showed Chen Qi a somewhat ferocious smile, and said word by word:

"Director Chen Qi's crew is indeed full of talented people. Not only are there members of the Drake clan, but also Wendigos, and even our Crown Prince is in your crew."

"I'm sorry... Teacher..." Vina, who seldom went out during this period and had never been exposed, did not expect to be caught red-handed when she was about to leave.

However, the Duke of Windermere did not seem to have any intention of making things difficult for Chen Qi. Instead, he let go of Vina and said softly:

"Don't worry, Director Chen Qi. We are not here to call for punishment. We have no opinion on who Her Highness Alexandrina is with. Her Highness can now see the situation clearly. She knows very well that she does not have the ability to guide the people of Victoria now."

"Victoria no longer needs a king. Therefore, we will not stop you from following anyone you want, as long as you stop trying to interfere in Victoria's political affairs."

Killing Vina is meaningless to the dukes, it will only provoke Chen Qi. Moreover, Vina is no longer a threat to Victoria's regime. As long as her identity as the crown prince loses its meaning, Vina herself is no longer worthy of their attention.

Windermere also let Vina go and let her return to Chen Qi. After Chen Qi asked Tallulah to take care of Vina, he turned to the two dukes and said with a smile:

"That's good. Thank you for your generosity."

"No, we should thank you, Director Chen Qi." The Duke of Wellington nodded and said, "Without you, Victoria would not be as united as it is today. Maintaining a false peace will sooner or later lead to greater conflicts, and this result may be the best."

"For this purpose, we have prepared a gift. This gift cannot be taken out at the awarding ceremony, but after talking with several of our grand dukes, we all think that we should give this gift to you as a reward for "Yes, Prime Minister"."

"Gift?" Chen Qi was also stunned for the moment. He thought that the title was a return gift. After all, Chen Qi had gained a lot of benefits from this "honor" and subconsciously forgot about the reward.

And now, the Duke of Windermere also opened the sword gate that he had been carrying on his back. Soon, Chen Qi saw a one-handed sword in the sword gate that exuded an ancient luster, was restrained and simple, but not without solemnity.

"——Breath of Kings."

"Director Chen Qi is indeed a man of great insight." When the Duke of Windermere saw that Chen Qi recognized the sword, he also openly acknowledged that this sword was the symbol of Victoria's royal power, the Breath of Kings.

When this name reached Vina's ears, Vina, who was originally planning to board the land ship, shook violently, turned her head in disbelief to look at the Breath of Kings in the Duke of Windermere's hand, and immediately ran back.

"Breath of Kings? You're just going to hand over the Breath of Kings, which symbolizes the imperial power, to Director Chen Qi?" Vina asked incredulously. However, the Duke of Windermere's answer was firm:

"It is not the sword that represents the imperial power, but the imperial power that makes the sword. The success of a king can never be proven by the fact that he draws the sword."

"If the person wielding the sword does not have the ability of a king, even if he has the bloodline, the Breath of Kings is just a slightly harder weapon and has no meaning at all."

"…But, this sword itself has an extraordinary meaning. It is a key. If it is held by someone with bad intentions but knows its purpose, it will cause a disaster."

In the eyes of the Duke of Windermere, there was no trace of nostalgia for the Breath of Kings. As she said, she never thought that this sword represented anything. She was only loyal to Victoria.

"It's a pity that there are such people among the Grand Dukes. Therefore, rather than letting them spy on the Breath of Kings, it is better to give it to someone who can be trusted for protection."

"So, you give this sword to me? Because we have the strength of our crew to protect this sword, and we don't know what this sword is used for?" Chen Qi asked speculatively after hearing this, and got a nod of approval from the Duke of Windermere.

"Rather than letting it be used by evildoers, it is better to make this sword meaningless. In this way, at least we can not rely on any illusory 'trump card', but focus on strengthening ourselves wholeheartedly."

"This is the result of a discussion among several of our Grand Dukes, and the majority agreed. I believe that the minority... would not dare to openly oppose it."

The Duke of Windermere once again handed the Breath of Kings to Chen Qi, and this time, after hesitating for a moment, Chen Qi took the Breath of Kings under Vina's slightly complicated gaze.

[Congratulations to the host for obtaining the rare item: Breath of Kings! ]

[Breath of Kings: Victoria is the sword that represents the imperial power. It has been broken and recast many times. Now Victoria does not need a king. The sword has lost its symbolism, but it still tells the glory of Victoria and carries the stories of the kings of Victoria.]

[Effect: Strengthen the host's physique; Victorian swordsmanship (mastery); obtain "guardian" (when the host encounters an enemy attack, the phantom of Aslan Beast King will offset a threatening attack and cause a great intimidation effect to the enemy, refreshing every fifteen minutes)]

The system's voice came again. This time, Chen Qi held the Breath of the Kings more forcefully. Facing the two Grand Dukes, he expressed his deep gratitude in a particularly solemn manner:

"Thank you for your trust. There will be absolutely no problem leaving the Breath of Kings to us for safekeeping!"

Chen Qi was afraid that they would regret going back, so he thanked Victoria for her generosity and gave him a magical skill! With the increase brought by the Breath of the Kings, Chen Qi could be said to have gained the ability to save his life at a critical moment!

Moreover, Chen Qi could clearly feel that his physique had indeed been further strengthened. The effect of "Year's Blood" was extremely obvious as Chen Qi became stronger. It seemed that the stronger Chen Qi became, the more "Year's Blood" could help Chen Qi reach a higher level.

Now that Chen Qi’s strength has increased again, he has once again rekindled his confidence in “avenging his previous shame” against Tallulah!

Tallulah, this time, I will come back! Chen Qi's confidence increased, and he felt that this time, he would definitely be able to defeat Tallulah and make her flee in disarray!

Chapter 173: Theresa: I am the one who controls the whole situation!

"The Breath of Kings... I really didn't expect to see it in this way."

From the moment Chen Qi took over the Breath of Kings, Vina's eyes had never left the sword, but her expression was more of a weird feeling than shock...

Now, his status as the crown prince was meaningless, and even this sword was given to Chen Qi as a "gift". Vina couldn't help but feel a little disappointed to receive the Breath of the Kings in this way.

"Since it belongs to you Victoria, Vina, this sword is for you to use."

Seeing the obvious movement in Vina's eyes, Chen Qi, who had already received the amplification brought by the Breath of Kings, casually handed the Breath of Kings to Vina who could use it better.

Chen Qi himself didn't really need to do anything, and when he traveled through time, he didn't know what the Breath of Kings was used for, so to him, it was just a slightly prettier sword, not very useful.

He kept the [Royal Court Covenant] and the guns of Ratlan just for self-defense and to call upon the Sarkaz reinforcements at any time. The Breath of Kings is not an EX curry stick, so it is useless to keep it. If he really wants to fight, wouldn't the pistol that Ratlan gave him be much more useful?

"I'm not very good at using weapons. The Breath of Kings is meaningless in my hands. Since this sword means so much to you, Vina, it's only natural that I give it to you for safekeeping."

"I'll give it to you. I can guarantee that this sword will never be lost in the future, because you will definitely protect it well. I have too many keepsakes to carry with me, and it would be bad if I forget to take them with me."

Chen Qi handed the Breath of Kings to Vina, but Vina didn't seem to expect Chen Qi to be so generous. She was unusually flustered. She took the sword with both hands, looking a little dazed.

The Duke of Wellington and the Duke of Windermere saw this scene but did not try to stop it. After all, as they said, for Victoria today, this sword does not represent royal power, and Vina obviously does not know the true use of this sword. Even if she can use it, it is just a weapon.

But seeing Chen Qi being so generous and not even taking Victoria's national treasure seriously, the two grand dukes couldn't help but feel wary...

"As expected of Director Chen Qi, he has such talent, but he doesn't seek fame or fame, and even treasures can't tempt him."

The Duke of Windermere couldn't help but admire it. When she took out the Breath of Kings, she couldn't help but feel sorry for having to give the sword to someone else, but Chen Qi didn't even look at it.

Little did they know that Chen Qi had actually obtained the greatest benefit. The system's amplification was much stronger than just a sword that could not emit light waves.

"Making the best use of treasures is the best destination for them." Chen Qi was indifferent to such praise. Then he remembered something and turned to ask the Duke of Windermere:

"But... I heard that there seems to be a Steam Knight where the Breath of Kings is? Why was there no movement when you took out the Breath of Kings during our filming?"

Chen Qi just asked casually out of curiosity, but this question caused the two grand dukes to fall into a brief silence. Then, Chen Qi saw that their eyes became more and more serious, and later they began to become a little afraid.

"…Who are you? Why do you know about this?"

"The Last Steam Knight, we shouldn't have told anyone about this. We didn't even alert the Sarkaz. How did you know?"

The Duke of Windermere's eyes were filled with vigilance, even a hint of fear and dread. She seemed to have begun to realize that it would be easier to explain a talent like Chen Qi if he was a mysterious existence...

However, facing the increasingly tense situation, Vina, who had just obtained the Breath of the Kings, and Tallulah, who was standing beside her, immediately protected Chen Qi. However, they were stopped by Chen Qi, who kept a calm attitude and asked:

"Everyone, just treat me as someone who is well-informed and knows some news that others don't know."

"But I'm also very curious about what happened to the Steam Knight in the end. How did you guys defeat him silently? Logically, this shouldn't be possible."

"…When we found this Steam Knight, we discovered that there were still signs of life inside, so we confirmed the death of this persistent knight before pulling out the Breath of Kings."

The Duke of Windermere saw that Chen Qi did not want to explain this, or perhaps he acquiesced to his own guess. At the moment, there was no point in concealing the facts, so he explained the truth and said:

"We buried this knight who had suffered betrayal but still fought to this day. And the armor of this last Steam Knight will be preserved as a reference for us to produce new Steam Knights in the future."

"——During this period, we, the Sarkaz, will ensure the reconstruction of Londinium. The new military factory and related assembly line enterprises will receive protection and assistance from the Sarkaz. In exchange, Victoria will provide us with assistance in rebuilding Kazdel and relocating facilities such as the Broken Building."

While Chen Qi and the two Grand Dukes were still discussing the matter of Steam Knights, not far away, Theresis and Theresia were slowly walking over. When Chen Qi saw them, he smiled a little more and called out:

"Your Highness Theresia, Thank you for coming to see me off."

"I want to thank you for your help, Chen Qi." Tracy and Chen Qi are familiar with each other. They now call each other by their names. This is a unique experience for Tracy.

"Don't worry, no matter where you go, please remember that the Sarkaz are your eternal friends. If there is anything you need our help for, please contact us as soon as possible. The Sarkaz are the reliable backing of our friends."

Chen Qi means so much to the Sarkaz clan. It can be said that how Tracy treats Chen Qi now can largely determine how much the impression of the Sarkaz clan among the people of today can change.

When Chen Qi is abroad, his biggest support is the Sarkaz clan. If the Sarkaz want to return to the ranks of civilized countries in the future, then the attitude of Chen Qi, the neutral force with the greatest "propaganda strategic threat" on the Terra continent so far, towards the Sarkaz will be of great importance.

Tracy even hoped that some weakling would provoke Chen Qi so that the Sarkaz could have a spectacular and crushing war. This would not only help the Sarkaz to create a new image, but also make Chen Qi favor them even more.

By then, Tracy's success rate in promoting his sister to Chen Qi will be even higher.

"Of course I won't forget it." Chen Qi couldn't help but sigh. He never thought that he would actually become friends with the Sarkaz clan, and with an iron-fisted king like Tracys.

But now it seems that the Sarkaz clan is indeed Chen Qi's most powerful support so far in his travels on the Terra continent. Now that this has been confirmed, the better the relationship between Chen Qi and the brother and sister, the more beneficial it will be for his future.

"Well then, you two, we'll take our leave now."

Just as Chen Qi was asking Tallulah and Vina to get on the land boat and was about to leave, he felt someone pulling on the corner of his clothes.

Chen Qi subconsciously turned his head to look behind him, only to find a small hand with dried blood still not washed away. Theresa suddenly made such an incredible move at the moment when Chen Qi was about to leave.

For a moment, Chen Qi was dumbfounded, even Tallulah and Vina were stunned, and the two dukes had never seen such a scene before. They looked at Theresa and Chen Qi suspiciously, feeling that something was wrong.

The most confused person was undoubtedly Tracys, but he was confused for a moment, and then he felt extremely happy, because he knew that his sister's soul was not complete now, but just a collection of Sarkaz consciousness!

But now, Theresa's actions were undoubtedly caused by her own soul! And this sent a very important signal.

——During this period, he let Chen Qi and his sister have more contact, which really helped Theresa's soul recovery. And his sister's action, there is no doubt that her soul subconsciously has a good impression of Chen Qi!