Ever since absorbing the power of the ocean, Ji Chen's perception of certain directions had greatly increased, and at this time, he felt an ominous, corrupt and evil aura permeating and spreading in the air.

This feeling is even stronger when Julius and Monica talk about the Grand Duchess.

This is the Inhardt court, not a monster's nest, the most heavily guarded place in the entire Duke, the center of power, how can there be such an ominous, corrupt, and even evil atmosphere?

Looking at Julius and Monica's unaware appearance, Ji Chen thought about it and took the initiative to say.

"Your Majesty, I don't know what is the condition of my wife?"

Julius shook his head and said, "Milauna, she has been sick for several days, and it sounds a little strange to say, although it is just a cold wind, but she doesn't seem to have any energy, she can't even get out of bed, and she is still talking nonsense." ”

Milauna is the name of the Grand Duchess, Monica also showed a worried look on her face when she heard this, she thought it was just a little wind and cold, but she didn't expect her mother to be so sick that she couldn't even get out of bed.

He immediately asked to go to see his mother, but was stopped by Julius, "Your mother is already asleep, wait until she wakes up." ”

Hearing this, Monica had no choice but to suppress her anxiety and nodded.

Hearing this, Ji Chen had a faint premonition in his heart that this pervasive disdain, corruption and evil aura was probably related to the Grand Duchess.

However, now is not the time to take the initiative to make contact, Ji Chen took out a few bottles of advanced life potions debugged by expert alchemist Yin Luona from his backpack, "Your Excellency Julius, this is the advanced life potion that my subordinates have concocted, it may be able to benefit Madame's condition." ”

Life Potion?

Although Julius didn't have much hope for this life potion, as the Grand Duke, he naturally had no shortage of life potions, and he had already given it to Milana.

But this was Ji Chen's intention after all, and he still accepted it with a smile, "Then thank you for your heart." ”

Ji Chen nodded, he didn't think about solving this matter right away, and it was not suitable to say it too rashly.

After a further conversation with Julius, he took his own cord to take his leave, and with a few maids leading the way, he left the court of Inhardt and went to a nearby mansion to rest for a while.

Next.

Monica came to visit the mansion.

"Your Excellency Ji Chen, my father has already decided on the division of land, considering that most of your army are marine troops, and you are a marine lord,

Therefore, the territory assigned to you is about 80 kilometers west of Feiguang City, an island called Yuwei Yu. ”

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"There's a village of about 500 people, and it's about 20 square kilometres on the ground, about two or three kilometres from land, and it's located near a busy shipping route, which is very good for trade."

"In addition, the sea area within a radius of ten kilometers of Yuwei Island is your private exclusive area, and any resources within this range belong to you, and others are not allowed to enter or collect resources without your permission, even if they come to the court of Inahat."

"No commercial or economic activity that takes place in this land is subject to taxes, nor is it subject to war or servitude with the principality."

Ji Chen's eyes lit up.

Twenty square kilometers, isn't that one-fifth the size of the main island of the Crescent Islands?

In terms of actual area, 20 square kilometers is not a small area, this is not an isolated island located in the open ocean, but a piece of land close to the mainland, at least the economic value is extremely high.

And to his great satisfaction, the territory was an island not far from the mainland.

It can not only play the characteristics of his sea lord, but also be able to have a close enough connection with the land.

However, what surprised Ji Chen was that according to the meaning of Monica's words, this territory was like a country within a country, as long as he didn't do anything to damage the interests of Lyinhart, then he would be like a warlord there.

This is not the case with other players, whose territory is in the realm of various realms.

Over the past few months, this group of players has already reached a tacit agreement with the aborigines, they need to pay a certain amount of taxes regularly, and regularly send a part of the people to do labor in exchange for their qualifications to survive in the country, otherwise they are likely to be directly expelled by the aborigines.

This is one of the differences between players who live in Indigenous lands and those who live in uninhabited places.

The former can get a certain amount of shelter from the indigenous people, is safer, and has more resources nearby, while the latter is all on their own, with poorer resources, but they don't have to be sent under the roof.

Being able to send a piece of land within a country to Ji Chen is enough to see Julius's great sincerity.

"I am very satisfied, and thank His Majesty for his kindness."

Monica smiled and blinked, "With Fishtail, you can ship the products of the Crown of the Sea directly to the Duchy of Inhart for sale, without having to go through customs, which saves a lot of taxes." ”

Ji Chen said with some tears and laughter: "Why did you still say this directly, this is the money you received from Inhardt." ”

"It's the Duchy's finances and my father's money, and it has nothing to do with me."

Monica smiled, "Anyway, you have done so many things for us, such a small tax is nothing, if it is not easy to attract the objections of other nobles, I would like to propose to give you a few cities directly, so that you can save the effort and money spent on building new territories." ”

Ji Chen smiled lightly, "It will be sad to be crowned like this, and the most beloved daughter will turn her arms out, and the city will be given away." ”

Monica covered her mouth and giggled, her eyes curved like crescents, and her towering breasts couldn't stop trembling, which was amazing.

"Oh yes, how is your mother doing now, is she feeling better?"

As soon as she talked about this, Monica's face suddenly fell into a state of loss, "For some reason, my mother's condition has become more serious, my father said that he could still speak yesterday morning, but now he can't even speak, and even fell into a coma." ”

Ji Chen's face turned slightly, and he was even more sure of his guess at that time.

There's something dirty in the Inhardt court.

He thought about it for a moment and decided to tell Monica about the guess.

"What? Your Excellency Ji Chen, are what you said true? Monica exclaimed, "Mother is really entangled in something?" ”

Ji Chen nodded solemnly, "There is a certain chance, when I was in the palace yesterday, I felt that there was an ominous and evil aura there, and that might have something to do with the Grand Duchess." ”

"But why didn't my father and I feel it?"

Ji Chen shook his head, his tone firm.

"This may have something to do with my trip to the Ice Field, and after my strength has increased, my perception of curses and evil has improved..."

Monica's face was full of anxiety, silver teeth biting her lip, in fact, she also felt something abnormal in the court last night, she could always feel cold, the cold atmosphere lingered around, and even she had a rare nightmare last night.

It made her feel like an invisible ghost roaming the castle.

"So what now?"

Monica didn't have the slightest doubt about Ji Chen's words, her expression was a little masterless, and she subconsciously grabbed Ji Chen's hand, her eyes were flustered, "Your Excellency Ji Chen, do you have a way to eliminate the dirty things hidden in the shadows and let your mother recover?" ”

Ji Chen felt Monica's anxiety, gently broke free of her hand, and patted her hand as if she wanted to feel at ease, "I'll try my best... But what the situation is, I still need to see your mother with my own eyes to judge. ”

Hearing this, Monica seemed to have calmed down a little, and when she came back to her senses and saw that she had grabbed Ji Chen's hand just now, two blush suddenly rose on her snow-white face, and she hurriedly let go, "Okay, let's go to the palace now and explain the situation to my father." ”

Ji Chen took Alice, Anina and other heroes to follow Monica into the court again.

As soon as he entered this castle, he instantly felt the ominous aura of yesterday, which was even more intense than yesterday, and even became a little substantial in his perception.

A black mist like ink was pouring out from the depths of the castle.

It was still yesterday in the same hall, and Julius hurriedly walked in through the side door, his face was not good, his eyes were bloodshot, and he looked like he had not rested for a long time.

"Father, I have something I want to tell you!"

Monica walked up to Julius and said quickly.

"Good daughter, if it's not an important matter, let's talk about it later, Dad needs to be by your mother's side to take care of her now."

Julius said with some anxiety, and after saying that, he wanted to leave in a hurry.

"This matter is about my mother, His Excellency Ji Chen said that my mother may have been entangled by something!"

Yuriuston stopped and furrowed two dark, thick eyebrows: "Got entangled in something?" Is there any definite basis for this? ”

Monica's face changed slightly, "Not yet, but..."

Ji Chen walked out in time with a calm expression.

"Your Majesty Julius, can you let me see Mother Monica with my own eyes, so I can really confirm it."

Julius looked at Ji Chen tightly, like a lion staring at him, and there were no mood swings in his eyes.

Long.

"Okay."

Ji Chen nodded and ordered.

"Alice follow me, Anina, you wait here."

"Yes!"

Monica breathed a sigh of relief and hurriedly led the way ahead.

Through the corridors and arches, Ji Chen and the others came to an independent castle, and when they entered the door, there was a garden with lush flowers and plants, but at this time, the flowers and plants seemed to be sick, and they looked like they were sick.

A large number of maids were busy coming in and out, and their faces were solemn and frightened.

In the castle room, Ji Chen saw a beautiful woman lying on the bed, her eyes closed, and her face pale.

This beautiful woman was Julius's wife, Monica's mother, Mirauna.

It's as warm as spring, but Milauna is like being in winter, covered with a thick quilt, and her body is still shaking.

Sensing that evil and vicious aura condensed in the depths of her body, Ji Chen's eyes flashed, and he quickly confirmed it.

"It's poisoned."

"What, poisoning?" Julius blurted out, with shock and surprise on his face, "The court physician has checked it many times, and there is no trace of poisoning at all, this is impossible!" ”

Monica also asked softly: "Your Excellency Ji Chen, are you mistaken, my mother has no traces of poisoning..."

Ji Chen shook his head with a determined face, "This must be poisoned, and it is not the poison used by ordinary races." ”

"It's... The neurotoxin of Haisi. ”

"Kaiji?" Julius and Monica looked at each other with a somewhat dazed expression, they had never heard of this race.

What came from Mirona's body, which made Ji Chen feel a little familiar, was the neurotoxin used by the sea heir who had attacked the crown of the ocean!

Sea heirs are born with the ability to attack neurotoxins, which are not only extremely stealthy, but also become more and more serious over time, and at that time, many of the Crown of the Sea's troops did not die under the frontal attack, but were tortured to death by neurotoxins in the end.

They behaved almost exactly like Milauna's current appearance.

Ji Chen briefly explained Hai Hei to them.

"Oh my God, there's such a terrible race in the ocean? Honeycomb thinking, the head of the sea..."Monica had a look of incredulity on her face.

Even Julius frowned deeply, "Reinhardt has been standing on the seashore for so long, and he has never encountered this race..."

Ji Chen nodded and said, "Hai Si has always only been active in the deep sea thousands of meters below the ocean, and most of the time he is not close to the land, so it is normal that he has not encountered it. ”

"But it's strange here, how did Lady Miluna get infected by Haisi's neurotoxin?"

Julius looked at Mirona lying on the bed, his eyes were full of worry, and he shook his head and said, "I don't know, Mirona hasn't left the palace in recent years, and even spends most of her time in the garden taking care of flowers and plants, and has never been in contact with the outside world at all. ”

Ji Chen frowned, "Is there any certainty that someone deliberately poisoned it?" ”

As soon as these words came out, Julius's face became gloomy, like a lion about to become angry, "This situation cannot be ruled out, Milana is kind-hearted, generous, and unwary of the people around her, maybe someone took advantage of this to be able to get this poisonous hand!" ”

Julius regained his former majesty and shouted out the door with a serious expression.

"Pass my order, seal off the palace, check anyone who has been in contact with Madame in the past month, and carefully interrogate and investigate one by one!! If you encounter a person who forcibly breaks through the blockade, you will be escorted back for interrogation with your limbs removed on the spot! ”

"Yes!"

The palace guards ran outside, and groups of heavily armed soldiers rushed out, holding their hands on all corners and doors, and the previously peaceful palace was instantly enveloped by a murderous aura, and even the air became stagnant.

"Your Excellency Ji Chen." Monica's voice trembled a little, and she looked at Lady Mirona with tears in her eyes, "Do you have a way to get rid of this sea toxin and make your mother well?" ”

As soon as these words came out, Julius also cast his gaze, his hands clenched, and there seemed to be a hint of hope and expectation in his lion-like eyes.

Facing their gaze, Ji Chen, who was expressionless, slowly revealed a reassuring smile.

"Of course."