Chapter 53: Buying a Fief (Part II)
After making a decision, everyone put the equipment in place. In the end, two modified Fire Spirit Armor and two transporters were selected. Of course, both vehicles unloaded their guns. Then, Vivien and the others crowded into two transport vehicles, and the rest of the soldiers followed, along the main road, into the capital.
Soon after entering the capital, I met a team that came to greet me. The leader was none other than Roosevelt, the dean of the Cullinan Academy. Speaking of which, Roosevelt and Rothel are still relatives, but because the identity gap is a bit big, the two don't move around much.
Roosevelt was an old man who looked to be in his sixties, but he had a big shaved head and was in good spirits. Speaking of which, this Roosevelt was actually well over sixty years old, but he couldn't tell it.
When Vivien saw the dean, she immediately got out of the car. "Dean Luo, why are you here?"
"Isn't this waiting for your triumphant return? Why didn't you see your Armor Regiment? Roosevelt asked happily.
Vivien sighed, "It's a long story, I'll have to report this matter in detail." โ
"Good, good! Lady Jiabaili is waiting for you! โ
"Good! Let's hurry up and report it! Vivien nodded.
After meeting Roosevelt, he solved a small doubt in Baizhan's heart. That's the name of the Cullinan Empire, it's funny. According to the definition of a hundred battles, the surname is Eastern, but the names add up to Western ones. To sum up, that's the earthy atmosphere. In the case of President Roosevelt, for example, it is very similar to a Western name. But if you are a Westerner, the format of your full name should be Roosevelt M. XXยทxxxx like that. And this Principal Luo, surnamed Luo, is named Sifu. Full name Roosevelt...... Originally, Baizhan thought that there was only Yinyuewei like this, but now it seems that ...... It's like this all over the country.
And Jia Baili is the new generation of Her Royal Highness the Queen of the Cullinan Empire, and she is the most powerful person in the Cullinan Empire. Over the years, the Cullinan Empire has flourished under her leadership. Although the Cullinan Empire is surrounded by powerful countries. But under the suppression of the powerful powers, the Celestian Empire has always adhered to its principles. Even in an unreasonable country like Nanhuo, the Cullinan Empire is often upright and merciless.
After all, the Celestian Empire was the only country in the entire world that had resisted the giants' attacks. In the nearly 1,000 years of the Central Continent, the Celestial Cullinan Empire has never been breached by giants, and it has always been able to protect its size.
Vivien and the others followed the greeting procession into the capital. Before entering the capital, Baizhan discovered the majesty of this country, which was really different from the rest of the towns on the road. It is heavily defended here, with very high walls, especially the tall city gate, and Baizhan can see at a glance that it is the same thing as the Dingguo Canyon.
It seems that the Cullinan Empire still has mastered some of the technologies left over from the Divine Empire...... It's a pity that there shouldn't be too much mastery, and it should all be applied to defense.
Baizhan observed and analyzed the city at the same time. It's like an ordinary country kid who has just entered the city, and he is curious about everything. After all, this was the first time that Bai Zhan had come into contact with the area where humans lived, and it was also the first time that he had been so close to the living environment of humans.
The Cullinan Empire is fundamentally different from the battlefield, the capital is peaceful, and there is no appearance of giants attacking at all. The main street is very clean, with flower beds and fountains everywhere, and children frolic around the streets carefree. The adults are also living their peaceful lives with smiles on their faces......
Vivien saw the scene on the street, and she whispered, "Every time I see such a scene, I feel that the hardship I have endured before is very worthwhile. โ
Bai Zhan looked at the scene outside the car and said, "Life, is this what it feels like to be alive?" โ
Vivien smiled softly, "Of course." That's what I yearn for the most. Carefree, happy, and spend each day peacefully, without worrying about enemy attacks or harassment from giants. โ
Seeing Baizhan and Vivien chatting, Roosevelt could easily deduce that Baizhan's identity was a bit special. Roosevelt asked curiously, "Vivian, this young man is not from the Cullinan Empire, is he?" โ
Vivien nodded, "Of course not, he's my slave, that's it...... The kind that meets my every need. With that, Vivien blinked.
Hearing this, Roosevelt's old face turned red all of a sudden. Speaking of which, Vivien was also his student. Back then, in school, Vivian was also a type of pure saint, how did she become like this after going to the battlefield? This made Roosevelt really a little unacceptable......
But then again, Vivien has participated in a bloody war, especially on the battlefield against giants, and Vivien has been through too much. In such a depressing and stressful environment, it is normal to have a little bit of this need. Looking at Baizhan again, it is indeed very similar to the type that girls like Vivian.
Vivien said casually, "That's right, Dean. I'm going to recommend him to Cullinan Academy! โ
"Recommended...... He? Roosevelt was stunned again, he really felt that Vivien was getting more and more scary now, and every word was the kind that was not shocking and endless. How can anyone send their own slaves to the academy, what is the academy?
Just as Roosevelt was thinking about how to shirk it, Vivien laughed, "I have the power to nominate a person, don't I?" After all, I'm the head of the Silver Moon Guard. Right now, we, the Silver Moon Guard, are very short of armor. Therefore, I plan to nominate our Armor Warrior Hundred Battles Master to enter the academy for further study. In the future, he will continue to go to the battlefield and kill the enemy for the country. May I? โ
"He's still a sergeant?" Roosevelt was even more surprised.
Vivien nodded, "yes, it's my baby!" If it weren't for the fact that I believed in Dean Luo, I wouldn't have put it there with you. If I get targeted by a little vixen, I won't be able to gain more than I lose. โ
"Huh! Are you really willing to put such an important person with me?! Roosevelt pulled an old face and smiled bitterly.
To be honest, Roosevelt really didn't want this kind of relationship! Cullinan Academy is one of the highest institutions that countries are vying to enter. The Cullinan Academy is the best at cultivating armor warriors who fight against giants. Moreover, the armor soldiers who graduated from here have also achieved very good results after returning to China. Therefore, the number of places in the Cullinan Empire every year is limited, and the number of places for each continent to go to school here is very rare.
However, there is another privilege in the Cullinan Empire - the Yanjia Regiment can send a military attache stationed in the school for armor training and learning in each session. After graduating from the Cullinan Academy, these armorers returned directly to their original Yanjia Regiment to serve. This can also be regarded as the special treatment of the Celestian Empire for its own armor. Yin Yuewei really didn't recommend anyone to go to school this year, so it was reasonable for Bai Zhan to take this place to go to school.
Vivian could see that Roosevelt was unwilling to let Bai Zhan enroll, and she said with a smile: "I said Dean Luo, I trusted you to send him here to study." I'm actually scared that when it's time for him to graduate, you're not willing to give up. Let me tell you, he can do anything~~ Guarantee to meet your various needs~~"
"Don't! I don't have that hobby. Rothel waved his hand in refusal.
Vivien smiled and said, "That's good." When you graduate, you won't be allowed to keep him. We've made up our minds! โ
"Don't worry! A gentleman does not take the favor of others. You can take it with you whenever you want! Roosevelt said calmly.
Vivien immediately laughed like a little fox. Roosevelt vaguely felt that he had been tricked by this little girl. can look at Baizhan, his face is pure, and he doesn't understand the meaning of the words at all. Look at Rothel again, whistling as if he hadn't heard at all. Roosevelt could only feel that he was overthinking......
When the convoy drove into the imperial city of the Cullinan Empire, the guards looked curiously at the iron box that could walk on its own. The ministers also whispered to each other. Especially when everyone saw the two armors with weapons on their shoulders, everyone was stunned all of a sudden.
Directly in the center of the crowd was a woman in silver-white soft armor. After seeing these two armors, the woman's eyes lit up, and then she took two steps forward arrogantly.
After Vivian and the others saw the woman, they immediately knelt down one after another and said, "Minister, Vivian, is a seventh-grade armorer." Meet Her Majesty the Queen. "It hasn't been confirmed by the Yanwutang yet, so Vivian now claims to be a seventh-grade armor warrior.
The woman looked to be in her twenties, with long black hair and a very delicate and beautiful face on her fair face. The slender neck shows her proud temperament, and her slender and plump body makes people dare to watch from a distance and dare not play with it. It is full of the majesty and momentum of being in a high position for a long time. And this person is the highest ruler of the Celestial Seal Empire: Queen Jiabaili.
Jia Baili said in a very flat tone: "I have heard that you have experienced many things. Get up, Vivianqing. โ
"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Vivien slowly stood up, and the rest of the people also stood up at this time.
Jia Baili glanced at the others, and the first thing she saw was Baizhan. The red facial lines are very special, and the long fiery red hair really makes people feel very special. Even if there are some people in the Southern Fire Empire who have red hair, there is definitely no hair like his hair beating like a flame.
Jia Baili continued to look down, and it was obvious that someone inside was wearing the military uniform of the Eastern Silver Empire. She smiled: "It turned out to be Xiang Bo, the third son of the Xiang family. How did you get here with Vivien? โ
"Returning to the Queen, I have come to fulfill my vows. The people of the Xiang family are true to their word, and they cannot violate the oath they have made. Xiang Bo said seriously.
Jia Baili nodded with satisfaction and said, "Vivian, your performance this time really amazed me. I already know what is going on on the front, and you guys are fighting very well. I will reward you. But before you do that, shouldn't you explain to me how the armor came about? โ
"Returning to the Queen, it was borrowed." Vivien replied.
Jia Baili was slightly stunned, she narrowed her eyes slightly, and asked with a chill in her expression, "Borrowed?" It was clear that the Queen was very dissatisfied with Vivien's answer, which was a clear lie.
But Vivien said with a breezy look, "Yes, borrowed." โ
"Borrowed from whom?" Jia Baili's voice obviously became very cold, but Vivien still replied very calmly: "I can't say it, and saying it can only be detrimental to you and the empire." โ
"Huh? Not good for me? So it's the son of a big family? Jia Baili asked contemptuously.
Vivien looked up at Jia Baili and said seriously, "We just need what we want. First of all, I and that adult both have a grudge against the Southern Fire Empire. My Silver Moon Guard was lost more than half of it due to the conspiracy of the Southern Fire Empire, and was forced to jump to the enemy's rear Bo once in desperation. As for the man...... Because the Ray of Hope was blown up, there were his people on it. So revenge is also needed. โ
"But if he has such great ability, why would he arm you with the Armor Regiment? And where is your armor? โ
"The two of us have reached a condition, he will provide the Yan Armor, and I will attack the Southern Fire Empire with the Yan Armor. After the conditions are met, I will return all the armor together! These things can be attested to by the members of the Silver Empire of the Eastern Continent. Vivien said calmly.
Jia Baili was silent for a while, then looked at Xiang Bo and asked, "Is that the case?" โ
"Returning to the Queen, the Silver Empire's flagship 'Light of Hope' was sunk by the Southern Fire Empire's artillery. This was the man who was on the ship at the time, and he had personally experienced the incident. After Xiang Bo finished speaking, he pointed to Luo Rui behind him.
Luo Rui immediately said: "Back to Your Majesty, I am the chief non-commissioned officer of the Silver Empire's Protector Yulin Yanjia Corps. I assure you on behalf of the Royal Guard, this is indeed the case. The 'Light of Hope' was indeed maliciously sunk by the Southern Fire Empire. After they sank our ship, they sent all of us to the front line as war slaves under the pretext of rescue. The reason why they did this was nothing more than that we intercepted a ship, and that ship was secretly mined by the Southern Fire Empire, and the mine was in the southern battlefield. This time, they were so passive and sluggish to protect this hidden mine. It was Master Vivien who rescued us after he attacked the mines. โ
Jia Baili frowned slightly, and asked in a deep voice, "Who were the Lights of Hope at that time?" โ
"Some mysterious Yanshi, they are here to investigate the mineral deposits, saying that they want to study a new batch of fourth-generation Yanjia. But with us clearly informing the other party, the Southern Fire Empire still opened fire. Luo Rui said respectfully.
Jia Baili said angrily: "Bastard! The Southern Fire Empire is simply insane! How dare they attack Master Yanshi directly?! โ
Vivien said truthfully: "Your Majesty, as far as the minister knows, this is not the first time. โ
Jia Baili nodded, and after thinking for a while, she said, "So you're returning the Yanjia now?" So what's going on with these two? โ
"Your Majesty...... This is the minister...... In exchange for a woman's last bit of capital. Vivien bowed her head silently as she said this, and everyone present fell silent.
Seeing that everyone was silent, Vivien whispered, "I've been through too many wars, and I probably know better than anyone how important an advanced armor is to us. Powerful armor and powerful weapons represent a rapidly decreasing death toll. Therefore, the minister felt that such a deal was worth it...... Although it is transformed, its combat power is definitely comparable to that of the fourth generation of Yan Armor, so ......"
Jia Baili raised her hand to stop Vivien: "Okay, don't say it. Vivianqing, what do you want? I will try my best to satisfy you. โ
Vivien deliberately lowered her head, feigning shame, to be honest, it was a bad idea, but it seemed surprisingly useful. However, when she said that, Vivien looked at Bai Zhan from time to time, that is, the "Yanshi" who asked for the last bit of "capital" of her woman. The last bit of "capital" Vivien says is what little "trust" she has left.
Vivien had the feeling that the sorrow of the ancient loyal minister was straight to heaven, and she said with a thick sense of desolation in her words: "The reputation of the minister is completely finished. Therefore, the minister hopes to stay away from the land of right and wrong. I want the undeveloped area of the old barracks as my final home. If one day he can die on the battlefield, it can be regarded as the glory of being a soldier. โ
Jia Baili nodded, and she whispered, "Do you just need something like this?" Vivi Anqing? โ
"Presumably Your Majesty, you also know about me, after today, I have no face to survive in the family, so the minister only needs a place to stay. Approaching the giants over there, this is the last thing I can do for the country! Vivien replied with great righteousness.
Jia Baili thought for a moment, and then said: "Allocate ten times the military salary, and hand over the old military camp to you to demarcate the border all the way to the northern border. If you can reclaim it, you will be regarded as a vassal of your own country, and it will be regarded as our feudal state. This can be regarded as giving you a place to stay. โ
"Thank you, Your Majesty."
Jia Baili shook her head and said, "Compared to what you gave to the country, these are really too insignificant." Rest assured, as long as I'm here, no one will dare to touch a finger of you. Vivianqing, I have decided to hold a celebration for you tonight, and officially announce your reward. โ
"Thank you, Your Majesty!"