860. First official audience with the Emperor of God
"Lord Duke, our little market is filthy and dim, and we really don't dare to let you work so hard. In this way, for every dish sold here today, we will give you 50 catties of each and send it directly to the Night Qicheng Chamber of Commerce. ”
At the gate of the largest demonless market in the imperial capital, Rand was politely blocked out of the gate by three high-ranking people, saying that he would not be allowed to enter.
Rand came out of the Zhuoqin family's drinking party, originally hoping to take advantage of the fact that before he became a duke, he walked around again, but he didn't expect that along the way he walked, there were several flying dragon knights dangling in the sky, and several high-ranking people followed, and there were members of the big family blocking him when he walked to the entrance of the mall, for fear that Rand would be assassinated again in the imperial capital for the past two days, and wash the power of the open and secret again.
When he was about to walk to the palace, Rand "coincidentally" ran into the legendary elf Sara Niel, and her appearance made the surrounding high-ranking people who "passed by" breathe a sigh of relief.
"Hahaha, you can't hide in the Hindukr Basin, and you still want to come here to play a private interview with Weifu?"
As soon as the elf saw Lante, he teased, "You don't want to think about the fact that you don't know who can successfully start a business in a few urban areas of the imperial capital." ”
"Actually, I don't want to be micro-served, I just want to go shopping." Rand said with a smile, "I originally thought that the imperial capital was so big, how could I go shopping for a few months, but I didn't expect that now I can't even enter the market." ”
"People are also for your good, there are inevitably a lot of fresh aquatic products in the market, you are far away from the ocean, but the imperial capital is intricately powerful, maybe there is a fish hidden in the fish tank to assassinate you."
The legendary elf led Rand to board the special carriage, and after returning to the palace, he did not let him go back to rest, but took him to the top floor of the cloud palace.
In the same pavilion where he had last seen the Emperor, Rand met another middle-aged man, who was a few points taller than the Emperor, with a slender face, short blond hair, and a pair of jewel-blue eyes under thick eyebrows.
In his eyes, there was a vague sense of familiarity, such calmness and arrogance, which Rand had also seen in the Emperor, Avenne Golden Moon, and Andrew Golden Moon.
Next to the man, lying on his stomach was the legendary-level muntjac Meng Qiya, constantly rubbing his body gently, making Rand vaguely guess his identity.
"Your Majesty?" Rand exclaimed tentatively.
"Heh, that's clever." The God Emperor nodded, "Listen to them, you are addicted to fighting now, and you can't wait to fight the mermaid clan after knocking with the orcs?" ”
"Your Majesty, in order to give the Galloping Plain a peaceful environment, some battles can only be fought as soon as possible," Rand said with a smile.
The Divine Emperor's eyes were unfathomable, and his scrutiny was like a mountain peak, pressing on Rand's body.
"Really? The battle between the Sea Clan and the Dragons has been going on for tens of thousands of years, and it is not too bad for you, or do you want to divert the Empire's attention from your alliance with the Orcs? ”
"Your Majesty, the relationship between the orcs and the Galloping Horse Plains is inherently complicated," Rand hurriedly said, "The two sides are neither a simple dependency relationship nor a simple confrontation, but while the industries complement each other, there is competition and confrontation, so once the war is over, it is not surprising that the two sides will start commercial cooperation." ”
"Hmph, it seems that you have been preparing this rhetoric for a long time."
After staring at Lan Qi for a long time, the God Emperor finally patted Meng Qiya lightly, allowing the little muntjac to leave the garden in a playful manner.
"How? Isn't this world a little more exciting than before? What was it like over there when you left? After letting Rand sit down, the God Emperor eased his emotions and said,
"Over there?" As the God Emperor showed the expression of his fellow countryman, Rand also relaxed, "The world over there ......"
It's been more than a year since he became Rand, and his former relatives and friends, childhood experiences, and hometown scenery have long since become blurred, and if he hadn't talked to Guan Na and Du Luosong a few times recently, he would have almost forgotten his life in the demonless world.
"Life there is relatively comfortable, there are not many wars between various countries, small wars are non-stop, in a peaceful environment, the economic development is very sufficient, and everyone can repay the mortgage by hard work......
"It's not bad if there is no war, you should also understand by now, peace is a very fragile and precious state," the God Emperor sighed, as if he had returned to the previous era in his eyes, "The era is created by itself, and when you get here, you will experience it more deeply." ”
The conversation between the two people's hometown was not as smooth as Rand thought, and the era when the God Emperor left was still a certain distance from Rand's, and it was not like Guan Na, Du Rosong and him belonged to the same generation, fortunately, such a conversation did not last long, and soon the Queen of God Kai Lan Triel Oak came over with Saraniel Silvermoon, and in the hands of the Queen of God, she was still holding Fanil, Rand's fox.
"You two talked long enough!" As soon as the Empress God saw the God Emperor, she smiled and said, "In the palace that day, you didn't see Rand alone. ”
"Forehead......," the God Emperor's face was expressionless, but he paused for a moment before saying, "Don't forget, Rand has just reached the high level, and he can't meet with the Legend or even the Righteous God for a long time. ”
Just like after the first time she ascended the Willy Steps, Tania said to Rand that even if you are a mortal who has reached the high level, it is very dangerous to face the righteous god without permission, which is why the God Emperor projected his consciousness on Alexei Zhuoqin.
Similarly, for today's meeting, the God Emperor deliberately chose the top floor of the Cloud Palace, also because the magic circle here can disperse his power as a righteous god and not let Lan Te be under too much pressure.
Of course, all of the above has nothing to do with the day of the palace, when the God Emperor hid and didn't see Rand, that day he was simply criticized by his mother-in-law for being too faceless, and he was really embarrassed to see Rand.
"There are a lot of Warcraft in Duke Rand!" Monchiya also ran over at the right time, sniffing Faneuil and said, "I heard that you have four high-level magical beasts, two horses, a tiger and a wolf, why did you pop up a fox again?" ”
"This is Faneuil, she is a high-level fox master, but now she has transformed into a fox with spells." Rand said with a smile.
"Boom......" Faneuil replied.
Rand's meeting didn't last long, he originally thought that the first time he met the God Emperor, he would either talk about territory construction and war experience for a long time, or he would talk about the story of his hometown for a long time, but both topics were superficial.
The God Emperor raised his head and asked a few questions about the source of magic, and after just a few words, Rand understood that he must be a theorist, and his own magic foundation had no depth in front of others.