My system comes with a chat group?

He simply decided not to contact the Empire guys for the time being, and tried to adjust the direction of travel to see how the other side would react. Although Xin Meier and others didn't know why Yakumo changed his itinerary, they didn't say anything.

But this was a tough job for the troops who followed along. The order they received was to follow the Xinmeier Brave Squad and try to guide the squad to the empire's territory. It would be best if they could guide the squad directly to the capital.

But it was obvious that the Xinmeier team had discovered something, so they were running around like this. But they couldn't just show up and take a tough attitude. At least now, humans have a common enemy, the demons, and they can't do anything out of line.

Helplessly, the team could only quickly send members back to contact and see how to solve the problem.

"Those people surrounding us are definitely coming for us." Xin Meir also found something wrong.

"It could also be aimed at me." Yakumo told him about the killing magic. It's not surprising that such magic would attract people's covetousness. But, do humans really have no killing magic against demons?

The answer is no. Humans have been fighting against demons for so many years, it is impossible that there is really no magic that can cause harm to demons. Yakumo feels that the Empire's covetousness for this magic is more like "being prepared for any eventuality."

Things became a little tricky for a while, because Xin Meier and his companions suddenly met a lot of people who needed help on the road, and these people coincidentally led them to the direction of the imperial capital.

In this situation, even Aize could sense that something was wrong.

Is it just for decoration? How can you meet another person who will guide you to the next place as soon as you reach your destination?

"Should we continue?" After handing in a commission, Aize spoke up, which was rare. If even he could see the problem, then it was obvious that everyone else in the team must have seen it.

"It looks like the Empire is determined to take us there." Yakumo shrugged, "Even if we don't go the right way this time, they will definitely think of another way next time. Besides, those people really need help."

"This is an open plot that takes into account Xin Meier's character, using a positive plot to guide us through." Yakumo didn't like this method, but he didn't hate it either. At least the Empire didn't create difficulties for these people so that Xin Meier could help.

"Just keep it in mind." Seeing that Yakumo was not panicking, Aize stopped paying attention to the matter. If the moment of necessity really came, Yakumo would definitely not be so leisurely.

"Such a great gift must have something to ask for." Yakumo was not really panicking. Now that all the Guwals were gone, he was the only one who knew the complete explanation of the killing magic. Well, maybe Celia should also be included.

Therefore, the empire would never do something that would kill the goose that lays the golden eggs.

As for what he would do specifically, Yakumo was not sure, but he was not worried. He now had the confidence to threaten a country, and if the Empire wanted to use some tricks, it would have to think twice.

So Yakumo was not afraid. At worst, he could just fly out with his team. Anyway, humans at that time could not fly.

But he was still more curious about what the Empire wanted to do and why it used killing magic. After all, in terms of national strength, the Empire was already the top in this continent.

In addition to the long-term battles with the demons, the empire's military quality is extremely high.

Chapter 151 Entering the Capital

After helping out along the way, Yakumo and his team arrived near the capital of the empire. Looking at the huge city in front of them, Fulilian sighed, "Really? I also want to go to the monument of the goddess..."

"Don't worry, we still have time after we get out of the imperial capital." Yakumo comforted him. Before coming, he had a backup plan. While still in the wild, Yakumo opened a space-time gate.

It was in a cave. After coming out of the space-time gate, he confirmed the location and situation of the imperial capital in the imperial capital. As the level increased, the space-time gate was also strengthened to a certain extent. When Yakumo used it, he could choose the number of magic stones consumed.

The more you invest, the longer the time-space gate will last. This time, Yakumo opened it for a month, and before leaving, he also set up a lot of camouflage magic circles around it. This way, it can be regarded as another way to leave the imperial capital.

"I always feel that the capital of the empire is more solemn than the kingdom we set out from." Xin Meier's first impression after entering the capital of the empire: "Although the people here are not as hard-working as imagined."

Yes, although the front battlefield between the Empire and the Demons is large and the pressure of resisting the Demons is also great, the capital of the Empire has not seen the situation where years of war have caused people's livelihood to decline.

Although it was indeed worse than the kingdom in the south, the basic quality of life was not a problem at all. Because of the war with the demons, the atmosphere in the city was a bit grim, but ordinary people could still talk and laugh.

"What a surprise! The situation in the Empire seems to be better than expected?" Haita looked at the situation in the Empire's first monthly fee group 69④⑨③⑥一三⑤ and felt that it was a little different from what he expected. After all, war always brings trauma.

"It shows that the emperor of the empire is still quite capable." Yakumo teased, "Moreover, the grain production bases and many infrastructures in the rear of the empire are still there, so the most basic guarantees are still no problem."

"It's just that, in this environment, there are a lot of surveillance on us." Haita noticed the eyes around him. There were many guards patrolling the streets, and some of them were wearing clothes that were very similar to modern military uniforms.

To be honest, this kind of modern military uniform looks a bit strange in the Middle Ages.

"The popularity of magic here is very high." Fulilian walked all the way and looked at the situation in the capital of the empire with some emotion: "Even if it's not the Philosopher's Stone, at least everyone knows how to manipulate magic, even if most of them are at the level of folk magic..."

"Is this strange?" Yakumo asked curiously. If you want to say it's strange, Yakumo does have one point. Eriri used time-stopping to learn magic, and the time was not short, but she used it better than the kids on the street in the capital of the empire.

It was only after Yakumo gave her several special trainings that Eriri's magic ability gradually caught up. But in the capital of the empire, the children on the street were very skilled in controlling magic and could even use it for fun.

"If nothing else, perhaps the Empire is the country closest to my teacher's ideal." Fulilian whispered.

"Great Magician Volame?" Yakumo raised his eyebrows. Everyone knew that Fulilian's teacher was Volame, and Fulilian herself had no intention of hiding this fact.

"Well, my teacher hoped that magic would not be for the upper class, but for everyone to use. This point has been almost perfectly realized in the Empire. This was the idea that my teacher had when he handed over magic to the Empire."

As she spoke, Fulilian stopped. In the center of the square stood a statue. The statue's face could not be seen clearly, but from the outside

Judging from his appearance, he should be a tall man wearing a magic robe.

"Is it a statue in memory of someone?" Yakumo also saw it: "I feel that it is more majestic than the statue of Sinmel. The face of Sinmel's statue always looks stupid."

"Haha, isn't that too harsh?" Xin Meir smiled helplessly. Is his statue really that terrible?

"That's the statue of the great magician Volame." Frillian replied.

"What? Volame... should be a woman, right?" Yakumo looked at Fulilian in disbelief. Not to mention Yakumo, Xin Meier and others also found it unbelievable. In order to commemorate Volame, the statue was made with the wrong gender?

"Maybe they think that women are not good for propaganda in the empire." Fulilian seemed to be used to it. "Besides, this statue is still very new, so it is possible that it was spread incorrectly."

After seeing the statue of Volame, Fulilian did not stay any longer: "Let's go find a hotel to rest. I don't know if the hotels in the empire are expensive..."

"As long as you buy fewer magic props, our travel expenses will be much more sufficient." Before Yakumo finished speaking, Fulilian covered her ears. She admitted that she bought magic props in the last city, but only a little!

I don't know if it was because the imperial authorities had given notice, or if they had paid in advance, but Team Yakumo didn't have to pay much for the hotel, and the hotel fee was incredibly cheap.

"The Empire is asking for a lot this time." Yakumo stroked his chin, "They've even prepared for this step. What on earth are they planning?"

Now, even Yakumo was unsure. If it was just a killing magic, there would be no need for such a big show, because the Empire could easily exchange something for it.

But this time, from food and entertainment to escort, almost everything was covered. The Empire would not be so generous for a magic. What value did I or my team have that made the Empire pay so much?

"I think the Empire might value you, Yakumo." Fulilian leaned against the window and scanned the streets below. In just a moment, she found three people in the open, and she didn't know how many were in the dark.

"Me?" Yakumo thought again about his performance after traveling to Fulilian's world, but still couldn't come up with an answer: "I don't have any particularly amazing records, right? The Seven Collapse Sages were also conquered by our team together."

"It's not just because of your strength, Yakumo." Frillian retracted her gaze and looked at Yakumo: "What's important is your creativity in magic, Yakumo. Your achievements are likely to surpass Volame's."

"If I wasn't sure at the beginning, when I entered here and saw the statue of Volame, I suddenly understood." Fulilian suddenly revealed a wisdom that matched her age.

"The value of a powerful magician and a powerful magician who can constantly innovate is different. In the eyes of the Empire, you are likely to be the contemporary Volame, or even the contemporary Celia!"

Chapter 152 The King's Invitation

This trip to the capital of the empire was not in vain, because there were many magical little magics here, and just walking around outside every day and looking at the surroundings brought Yakumo a lot of gains.

This situation lasted for nearly a week, and the Empire finally took action. They sent an invitation to Yakumo, saying that the King of the Empire wanted to summon him, but only Yakumo, not Xin Meier and others.

Before coming to the Empire, Yakumo told Xin Meier and others about the time-space gate. After arriving in the Empire, Yakumo told them the specific location of the time-space gate through map magic.

Moreover, Yakumo made a rather miraculous discovery, that is, the space-time gate now seemed to be invisible to members who were not in the team. Even if you pass through the space-time gate directly, you won't feel anything wrong.

This situation made Yakumo feel very satisfied, as it greatly enhanced the concealment of the space-time gate and improved its usability. As a means of retreat for Xin Meier and others, this was undoubtedly qualified.

"Then I'll go to the king's palace first." Yakumo greeted everyone and got on the carriage that came to pick him up.

The carriage was not moving fast, but it was very stable. No one in the carriage disturbed Yakumo, which made him a little bored. He thought that there would be at least someone to chat with after getting on the carriage. Are all the people in the empire so boring?

There were fewer and fewer ordinary people around, and more and more guards. After a while, the carriage steadily entered the imperial palace and came to the back garden of the palace. There were more people here than expected, and most of them were young women.

In addition to those young women, there is also a middle-aged man. If nothing unexpected happens, he should be the king.

Sure enough, after some communication, it turned out that the middle-aged man in front of him was indeed the king. And the young women around him, in addition to the princesses of the empire, also included many daughters of the empire's noble families.

"I invite you to join the empire and become a court magician." The king was quite straightforward and expressed his thoughts directly.

The court magicians, if it was the majority of magicians in the Fulilian world, would probably be ecstatic to hear such an invitation from the king of the empire. This is the largest country in the north, and this step is equivalent to ascending to heaven in one step.

Moreover, the king had called so many girls to see if he could break through Yakumo's weakness. Fame, wealth, status, beauty, everything that ordinary people could think of, the king could have.

To provide.

"There should be many magicians who are more powerful than me, right? I am probably not powerful enough to be invited by a king personally. Your Majesty, this really makes me a little nervous." Yakumo began to lie.

"Haha, don't underestimate the intelligence network of the empire." Don't be fooled by the king's amiable face. As the king of the Northern Empire, is he really a amiable middle-aged man? The girls behind him dared not even breathe. There was no atmosphere of afternoon tea at all.

It was impossible to call a group of girls over and have them all stand in the back, so they would naturally gather together under the pretext of afternoon tea. However, everyone knew this, but they just didn't point it out.

"Although it was said that your team defeated Aura, the guillotine of the Seven Bengxian, it was actually mainly your credit, right? The brave Xin Meier and his men were only responsible for dealing with some other demons."

"As for the battle in the fortress city, you are also the main force. In terms of combat power, you can at least defeat an army by yourself. With such combat power, apart from the Seven Collapse Sages and a few great demons, only the Demon King can be compared with you, right?"

As expected, she seemed to have known all the information about him by heart. "Not only that, you are one of the few magicians accepted by Celia in the past thousand years, and the only one in the past hundred years. You also stayed there for three months."

"It's such a waste for a talent like you to be in such a small team." The king invited Yakumo again.

"Hmm, that's an interesting conclusion, Your Majesty. Since you have collected intelligence on me, you must also know what my situation was like before Aura, right? The timing of your invitation... is a bit unfortunate."

The king's sincerity in inviting Yakumo was sufficient, right? But that was only an appearance. In essence, he was just waiting for the fruit to ripen and then picking it.

To be realistic, with Yakumo's current strength and ability, no matter which country he goes to, he can get everything the king of the empire promised. Yakumo believes that everything the king of the empire promised will come true, but so what?

Not to mention that the Empire had been training Yakumo since the very beginning, even if the Empire had immediately extended an olive branch to him right after Yakumo had fought Aura, Yakumo would have felt that the Empire was very sincere, and would have considered trying to hang out in the Empire after defeating the Demon King.

But the fact is, it wasn't. Given the current situation, would it be difficult for the Empire to send someone to contact Yakumo? Obviously it wasn't difficult. It was just that at that time, the Empire still felt that magicians like Yakumo were not worth paying too much attention to.

In addition to the behavior of leading everyone all the way to the capital of the empire, if you say that the empire has no intention of showing its strength to Yakumo, I guess Aize would not believe it. Using both hard and soft tactics is in line with the style of the empire.

"Also, I have a small question. I wonder if His Majesty the King can be so generous as to answer it. If we choose a route that bypasses the capital of the Empire on our way here, what will the Empire do?"

"The Empire is very tolerant of capable people." The king still had a amiable expression on his face. "And the Brave Squad is an important force in the fight against the Demon King. This is a consensus among the people of the Main Continent."

"You are really straightforward, Your Majesty." Yakumo took a sip of the black tea and said, "Most of the empire's troops are currently on the front line resisting the demons. I think Your Majesty will not let the soldiers who are protecting the empire feel disheartened, right?"

On the northern plateau, the Empire is the main force against the demons. Once entering the demon territory, there will be almost no human support. What will happen if the Xinmeier team breaks into the Demon King's Castle?

Yakumo narrowed his eyes and had something in mind.

"Your Majesty, regarding your invitation, I think the main focus for now is to defeat the Demon King. What do you think? The defeat of the Demon King is a major event for all mankind. As long as the Demon King is still alive, this long-lasting tug-of-war will continue."

"This is not a conflict... Well, you can stay in the capital and take a look around. I believe you will like it here." The king raised his teacup: "There will be a party in the evening. I think you will not refuse to attend, right?"

Chapter 153 Is it so cliché?

To be honest, Yakumo was not interested in the party. He could not dance and had no experience in attending a dinner party. But he was more curious about what the king would prepare for the dinner party that would open his eyes.

It's impossible to have a silver party in the capital, right? If that were the case, Yakumo might even admit that the king is stronger. Obviously, this is impossible. Yakumo speculated that it was probably similar to afternoon tea, with many daughters of nobles present.

It was not possible to socialize or chat up people directly during afternoon tea, but it was different at the party. Yakumo suddenly thought that he could bring Xin Meier and the others along.

After the Demon King is defeated successfully, Xin Meier and the others will have to return to their normal lives. Especially Xin Meier, it might be a good idea to let him first understand some of the methods that the kingdom will use.

Yakumo himself tried his best to prevent Xin Meier and others from getting involved in national affairs. Even though he was a hero, his power was still too small in the face of such national affairs, and he was easily sucked into the vortex and sunk.

The king was very considerate and prepared dresses for all the team members, but the dresses were not very comfortable to wear, and Yakumo still liked the wizard robes. Moreover, the dresses looked weird, and Eriri laughed at Yakumo several times in the group.

[Eri: Hahaha, this country

Wang is actually trying to disgust you, right? Just tell me directly and I will order one for you. 】

[Funina: That's right, I have prepared a lot of dresses here, for every occasion! I should send them directly to you, so that the people over there can see Fontaine's taste! ]

[Funina: Since we still have time, why don’t you go change into something else, Yakumo? I’ll send it to you right now.]

[Yakumo: It's okay. I'll just wear the wizard robe. I just tried the formal dress out of curiosity. For a magician, the wizard robe has much more symbolic meaning than the formal dress.]

Yakumo threw the dress onto the bed and changed into his own wizard robe.

[Yakumo: I'm actually looking forward to someone coming out to cause trouble at the party. It would be even better if they could be a little more arrogant.]

[Funina: Oh! I've been reading this kind of novel recently! The villain appears and gets slapped in the face by the protagonist! Yakumo, Yakumo, can you smile with a crooked mouth? And, that evil smile!]

[Yakumo: ...Fufu, please read less novels and short plays like those of the Dragon King type...]

Looking at the suddenly excited Funina, Yakumo's mouth twitched. The Dragon King has done a lot of harm to people... Wait, Villette is the Dragon King, right? Can we also say that Villette has done a lot of harm to people (laughs)?

【Shu: What are you discussing? The group is so lively. 】

[Eri: Wasn't Sister Shu here just now? Yakumo just tried on a dress to attend the dinner.]

【Shu: Dinner? Oh, the kind of social gathering in Victoria? How is it? Is it nice?】

[Funina: Not at all. Maybe the aesthetics of the other world are different from ours. I think Yakumo's wizard robe is very beautiful. Let me tell you...]

Fu Nina pulled Shu to chat. Yakumo also withdrew his gaze from the chat group and walked out of the room to meet up with the team. After seeing everyone's clothes, Yakumo suddenly felt relieved.

"What? Everyone is still wearing the same clothes as usual."

"After all, we are a team of heroes." Still wearing the long cape, Xin Meier felt very relaxed: "No matter where we go, showing our true self is the most important thing."

"Then, let's go." Yakumo laughed and got on the carriage sent by the king with everyone else and entered the party. As expected, there were many young talents at the party.

Many of the girls had been seen during afternoon tea, and when they saw Yakumo coming in, one or two of them came over with their skirts lifted to greet him. They were the Duke's daughter and the Finance Minister's daughter - their purpose was a little too naked.