Chapter 374: Two Months
When Shakas saw Ji Chen, it was already dusk, and the orange sunset glow slanted in through the arched windows of the castle, and also shone on the face of Shacas, who was full of anxiety.
Feeling the gaze of Ji Chen, who was silent on the throne, cold sweat broke out on his forehead, and his hands and feet trembled uncontrollably.
On the way to the Crescent Islands, he had been thinking about how to ask for credit after meeting the adults, to show his merits in the Starry Islands, but now in the gaze of this god, his head was already blank, and he couldn't suppress the fear in his heart like a mouse seeing a cat.
Shakas shouted in his heart, he didn't do anything against the interests of this adult, why should he be afraid!?
But I don't know why it's just a burst of weakness, and those eyes seem to see him through completely.
Ji Chen held his left face diagonally with his hand, and said slowly in a casual tone.
"Shakass, how has the development of the Star Islands been recently?"
Shakas wiped the cold sweat from his forehead and said in the most ordinary tone possible: "Everything is fine, now that the Star Glory Islands have regained their prosperity before the Sea Beast Tide, there are more merchants from the Western Continent. ”
"The various repair and reconstruction projects you ordered earlier were also completed with the help of those Glory Lords, and now the slums of Star City have been replaced by neat and clean houses, and land has been allocated to the residents for planting according to your orders."
"How did I hear that you seem to have withheld some of the rewards given to the Glory Lord, and secretly seized a lot of land that was originally allocated to the poor, and even secretly seized the funds that should have been used for the renovation of the project?"
Shakas felt a sigh in his heart, and his back was cold, how did he know these things, he obviously hid them well!
Seeing the subtle change in the expression on Xiakas's face, Ji Chen sneered, "Do you think that I live thousands of miles away and don't know what happened in the Star Islands?" ”
"All the things you do, they are all on my desk!"
Shakas knelt on the ground with weak legs, crying and begging for mercy: "My lord, I was fascinated by those money for a while, please forgive me and give me the opportunity to make meritorious contributions!" ”
Ji Chen's face was gloomy as water, and he was also a little angry in his heart.
When he subdued Shakas before, he was still a little uneasy, so he sent Sonia to oversee things in the name of guards, and secretly observed whether Shakas still had different intentions.
However, he never found anything wrong with Shakas, and diligently carried out what he ordered, and later because of the matter of the Lord of the Waves, Ji Chen let Sonia come back.
But he didn't expect that Shakas was revealed shortly after Sonia left, and after complaining about the player's complaints on the chat channel and forum, as well as secretly sending someone to investigate, he found that the dog couldn't change the habit of eating.
In the past, there were many nobles and parliamentarians who restrained and constrained each other, and although the development of the Star Islands was not rapid, it was still relatively stable, barely maintaining the balance of interests.
But since Ji Chen broke this situation, Shacas, who took the lead in surrendering, was like a wild dog without supervision, maintaining a conscientious and loyal appearance on the surface, but behind his back, he once again started to snatch and exploit.
He even dared to pull his flag and secretly withhold the player's reward!
Players in the Starry Islands are afraid of his identity and can only secretly suffer this loss, but recently a player has posted a complaint about it.
Looking at Shakas who was kneeling on the ground and begging for mercy, Ji Chen's eyes became colder and colder, the master-servant contract can only guarantee not to rebel, but it cannot guarantee his deeds and integrity.
The human heart is always difficult to control.
"My lord, I have no merit, but I also have hard work, I promise that this will not happen again, and when I go back, I will give all those rewards to the lord of glory and return the land to the inhabitants!"
Shakas seemed to be aware of his next fate, and begged for mercy with a handful of snot and tears, where was the well-dressed appearance before.
Ji Chen's face did not change, and he said indifferently: "I already gave you a chance at that time. ”
"Herman, Karen, come out."
"Yes!"
In the side door, Herman and Cullen, the only three nobles and councilors who survived except Shakass, Herman and Karen, walked out.
Kneeling on the ground, Shacaston turned his head and looked incredulous, how could these two people be here?
But he reacted quickly.
Damn it! They came here to take my place!
Sure enough, Ji Chen said slowly.
"You two will take over Shakcas's work in the future, don't let me down."
"Yes!"
The two of them saluted with extremely respectful expressions, and their hearts were very excited.
This is pie in the sky, I didn't expect them to be able to climb to the peak of power in the Star Islands.
At that time, Shakas helped them intercede, thinking that he was a smart man, who knew that as soon as Lord Sonia left, Shakas instantly floated, thinking that he could cover the sky and secretly seize benefits, and his ambitions swelled rapidly.
Who knew that Lord Ji Chen had already secretly noticed all this, watching him step by step towards the abyss.
Looking at the miserable situation of Shakas now, Karen and Herman are also glad that they have not done anything bad all along, and they have done things diligently and honestly, otherwise they would have been the ones who are kneeling on the ground and repenting now.
However, what made them feel a little frightened was that this Lord of Glory had more and more majesty and the aura of a superior person than the last time, and they felt as if they had been seen through, and there was nothing to hide from that little bit of caution.
With the growth of strength and knowledge, Ji Chen felt that his eyes were becoming more and more vicious and thorough, and it was easy to see the thoughts and thoughts of others, and he soon knew the thoughts of Herman and Karen.
The index finger tapped on the armrest of the chair and said in a dignified tone.
"I'm going to send someone over to help manage the affairs of the Shining Isles, and you have to cooperate fully with the work, and if I find out that something like Shaskar happens again, you should know the consequences."
Herman and Cullen were shocked and responded in fear.
Ji Chen bowed slightly, he didn't mind that his subordinates were ambitious, but the premise was to thoroughly implement his will, otherwise no matter how capable he was, it would be in vain.
Shakas was dragged out by the soldiers amid cries and pleas for mercy, and what awaited him was the dark mines to spend the rest of his life with the sinners who had violated the crown of the sea.
"You've heard about the demon invasion, right?"
Herman and Cullen nodded, and Cullen said hesitantly, "My lord, is this true?" The hell is coming back? ”
"Of course it's true, I'm one of the discoverers."
Ji Chen gave a definite answer, and his tone became more serious, "Once the demon invades, the crown of the ocean will become the first attack point of the demon in the direction of the middle of the earth, once the crown of the ocean is lost, no island or force in the middle of the ocean can stop the demon's minions, including the Star Islands, do you understand?" ”
Herman and Cullen looked at each other, saluted in unison, and said, "Please do what you command, we will definitely do our best to carry out your orders." ”
Not to mention anything else, these aboriginal nobles still have a keen sense of smell and know what he means.
"I want you to export as many resources as possible to the crown of the ocean in the next time."
Ji Chen paused and said, "In addition, I also want you to send a fleet to the Western Continent as soon as possible, send people to the Kugis Mountains, help me find the dwarven tribes living there, and persuade them to come to the crown of the sea." ”
They were stunned, dwarves?
Ji Chen looked at them and continued, "I told them that the dwarf blacksmith Tomodo called them here. ”
Although they didn't quite understand this, the two of them still kept it in their hearts and nodded, "We'll arrange this matter as soon as we go back." ”
Upon Ji Chen's orders, Herman and Cullen boarded a ship the next morning and returned to the Starry Islands, along with Raymond, who had returned from the Duchy of Maple Grove a few days earlier.
As an early Native to join the Crown of the Seas, Raymond's loyalty and ability have been recognized by time for the management of the Shining Isles.
As soon as the renovation plan was announced, construction began on the entire Crescent Islands, a large amount of resources were transported from warehouses to various parts of the island, and the construction of the wall around the island was planned, starting from the cliffs in the southeast of the main island, and continuing along the southern beach along the coast to the northwest of the huge forest.
It is also the largest construction to date, and once completed, the main island will have a thick wall that stretches for tens of kilometers and is ten meters high.
In addition to the city walls themselves, a number of defensive building drawings purchased from the merchant Ryan have also been put into use, and behind the city walls, the places of arrow towers, spell towers, and turrets have been vacated, and the inhabitants of the crown of the sea are in full swing to build them.
Perhaps because of the news of the demonic invasion, the residents should be united in hatred, and before they knew it, the people's hearts rose a few points, reaching a high of 99 points, only 1 point away from fullness.
Such a high level of popular support has brought about an explosion of work efficiency and enthusiasm, even if they are not given something to eat, the residents of the crown of the sea can work for ten days without stopping, and the hammer is about to smoke.
He was curious to see what would happen if he reached 100 popular hearts.
And now he has it.
When the city wall and other defensive buildings are completed, then the location will also be advantageous, and it will be necessary to see if the time is good.
"Ding~ Your Elven Hero: Elesia has been upgraded (Inheritance → Legendary) due to her epic talent and long-term training."
Ji Chen was stunned, and his face flashed with surprise.
Elesia, this is her own advancement!?
At the same time, in the jungle on the northwest side of the main island, an extremely dazzling orange beam pierced the clouds and soared into the sky, carrying the glorious ancient power across the entire island.
Countless trees and vegetation fell to it, the animals of the jungle shivered on the ground, and even Tomodo, who had been working hard in the underworld, raised his head.
The whole person was stunned.
It took a while to react and scold.
"This kid must have been blessed by the gods, and he is a legend!"
He claimed to be well-informed, but he had never seen such an exaggerated thing, and less than three days apart, the crown of the ocean had been promoted to two legendary levels.
Although the Legendary level is not as epic as the Epic level, it is not something that can appear casually, and a powerful Legendary level is enough to be treated as a guest by the Duchy of the Kingdom, and it is enshrined with delicious food and drink.
But here it's like a cabbage on the side of the street, if he's not mistaken, there are already five legends under Ji Chen's command, right!?
That's more than the previous Black Iron Castle!
People are more angry than people!
It took a while for the beam and majesty to dissipate, but it was enough to shock the outsiders who remained on the island, while the inhabitants of the crown of the ocean cheered that they had another strong man to shelter.
Ji Chen followed the breath and left, and soon found Elesia in a wooded clearing.
At this time, the little elf girl was staring blankly at her palm, as if thinking about something.
"Elesia."
The elf turned his head to look, and it took less than half a second for the confusion on his face to turn into joy, and he ran over excitedly.
"My lord, I've broken through to the legendary level!"
Ji Chen stretched out his arms to catch Elesia who was rushing over, stabilized his body and put her down, and said with a smile: "You made such a big noise, the whole island knows about it." ”
Ellethea scratched her head embarrassedly, "Hehe, I didn't have the strength for a while, and it became like this." ”
Ji Chen didn't care about this, the current crown of the ocean no longer needed to be hidden, the more powerful it was, the more fearful those with malicious intentions would only feel, and they would also change from strategic flickering to strategic intimidation.
"How did you break through?"
Elesia's face was a little dazed, and she gestured with her fingers, "I was practicing shooting just now, and suddenly I felt a powerful energy gushing out of the depths of my body, and I heard a popping sound, and then I broke through. ”
Ji Chen was slightly stunned, then shook his head with a smile, Good guy, everyone else has spent resources to advance, but you will naturally become it.
Is this the blood of the Ancient Elves?
Either way, the crown of the ocean has one more legendary hero, which will surely add a little more strength to resist the demonic invasion.
Demon Transit Station.
"Lord Balzana, it will take two months at most before we can completely break through the rule barrier and completely invade the main world!"
"Good!" Balzana's eyes showed a hint of calmness, "Once the passage is opened, the vanguard army will immediately set off into the main world, sweep away the surrounding enemies, and create an environment for the follow-up army to march!" ”
"Yes!"
Balzana thought of the human lord who had ruined his plans and completely exposed the matter, and his face flashed with indignation.
"That damned human lord, once I descend on the Overworld, I will inevitably imprison him and burn it with the fire of hell for thousands of years to relieve the hatred in my heart!"
(End of chapter)