Returning to hometown to farm: The apocalypse system arrived ten years earlier?

Chapter 306: Seven Crowns Gathered

"It was Charlemagne's father, Pepin the Short, who ended the rule of our Merovingian family."

Irene de Merovinga sighed softly, but that was all over a thousand years ago, and no dynasty in history could last forever, so Irene did not have much hatred or resentment, only emotion.

Over the course of time, even the most prosperous family will eventually decline.

In 751 AD, the Carolingian family replaced the Merovingian family and officially took the throne of the Frankish Kingdom. In its heyday, the Carolingian family founded what was later known as the Holy Roman Empire. This made the Carolingian dynasty the most remembered Frankish dynasty.

Before that, the Carolingian family only held high positions in the Merovingian dynasty. It is generally believed that the ancestor of the Carolingian dynasty was Saint Arnolf, the Bishop of Metz, who was quite influential in the Merovingian dynasty. Later, his son Ansegise became the mayor of the palace through nepotism. After that, the position of "Mayor of the Palace" has been held by the Carolingian family, and their power has become increasingly greater. The next few generations of kings of the Merovingian dynasty were sidelined and were nicknamed "lazy kings" for "ignoring state affairs". Finally, Pepin the Short succeeded in usurping the throne.

Charlemagne is Charlemagne the Great. "Charlemagne" means "Great Emperor". He is the son of Pepin the Short, and is even better than his father.

Aachen Cathedral, located in Aachen, the westernmost city in Germany, close to the borders of Belgium and the Netherlands, is a famous pilgrimage site. Why was the king of the Frankish Kingdom "buried here"? That's because Charlemagne was "brilliant and ambitious".

In 796, Charlemagne formed an alliance with the Pope, conquered the Saxons, destroyed the Lombard Kingdom and Bavaria, launched an expedition against the Arabs south of the Pyrenees, and established the Pannonia March and the Spanish March. He was crowned emperor by the Pope and was called "Emperor of the Romans". His territory was almost equal to that of the former Western Roman Empire, and his power reached its peak. He then ordered the famous architect Otto to build a court church, which became the center of the royal palace complex after its completion.

When Charlemagne established Aachen as the center of his empire in 800, it naturally became the new Rome.

Li Xiang brought Irene here, so he didn't have to do anything. Although the bronze display case was strong, it automatically decomposed under Irene's ability to "control metal", and the griffin crown forged with black iron emerged, glowing with a faint light.

This crown has a griffin relief on it, and the ears are inlaid with meteorite magnets. Irene stretched out her hand and the griffin iron crown automatically fell on her head.

The spell engraved on it emerged and disappeared into Irene's body. The crown became useless and was like scrap metal. At most, it had the value of a cultural relic.

At this time, Li Xiang suddenly came to the side hall. He was attracted by a "Tang Sancai Camel Figurine". Oh my god, there is such a treasure here. Naturally, he put it into the warehouse immediately.

There are countless Chinese cultural relics lost overseas. Later, Li Xiang also found many other Chinese cultural relics in this cathedral. They were full of Chinese elements and were obviously his own things. Li Xiang looted them all.

As before, in order to prevent anyone from suspecting that the Chinese were responsible, he looted all the cultural relics collected in the church.

When the security personnel discovered the situation and arrived, only a mess was left.

In fact, Li Xiang's "covering the truth" is just to cover up the public's perception. Just like the thefts at the Louvre and various thefts in North America, the upper echelons have already locked on to him, because the game between countries is basically "open and aboveboard", and there are not many "unsolved cases" to speak of. In other words, there is evidence or no evidence, and whether someone is caught in the act.

Even if someone is caught in the act, whether to make it public or not depends on the circumstances. Perhaps, due to some helpless reasons, one has to take the initiative to "refute the rumor".

The information of Li Xiang and others has long been on the desks of intelligence agencies of major countries, but it is still top secret.

In the early years, the great Eastern powers acted rather reservedly. On the one hand, they were not strong enough and were rather cautious. On the other hand, they did not understand the international practices. In recent years, as their strength has greatly increased and they have had more exchanges, they suddenly realized, “Oh, it turns out that you like to be so direct, and this is your practice.” So they gradually learned to “keep pace with the international community.”

Although Li Xiang's action was not reported, the previous looting of supplies by various countries had caused a huge disturbance in North America. Representatives of various countries had already argued fiercely and wrangled for a long time in the Security Council. It can be said that this kind of behavior had long been tacitly approved, and even encouraged.

But these are not things he should worry about.

It's not that all countries haven't thought about dealing with him, but sending assassins is obviously useless, and large-scale killing weapons, with their top speed of Mach 12, are also difficult to lock onto.

You know, missiles of Mach 5 and above are called hypersonic. Why Mach 5? Because at Mach 5 and above, with the current level of technology, it is almost impossible to intercept.

Li Xiang's Mach 12 was invincible. Moreover, he was a human being, smaller than a missile, could fly faster or slower, change direction at will, and had unlimited endurance, making him times more flexible than a missile.

It's not that no one in the upper echelons thinks that Li Xiang is too powerful and a threat, but the patriotism he has shown, as well as the emotional intelligence and interpersonal style he has shown during his tenure (as the village chief of Lijia Village, a member of the county CPPCC, etc.), can all make people feel at ease. If a person is too powerful, a lunatic, does whatever he wants, and cannot be communicated with, then naturally, every effort should be made to get rid of him. However, Li Xiang is a normal person in terms of personality, and he is the kind of person who is very comfortable to communicate with. So, what reason is there to deal with him?
Li Xiang held Irene again and moved to several other coordinates. With a top speed of Mach 12, they could reach the destination in a short time no matter how far away they were. Europe was only a small place after all.

Irene would scream and exclaim in an exaggerated manner every time, repeatedly praising Li Xiang as the most powerful man on earth, maximizing Li Xiang's emotional value.

Li Xiang thought to himself that this foreign girl was comparable to Yao Mei, but her style was slightly different from Yao Yao's. After all, one was an oriental girl and the other was a pure western girl.

Although Yao Yao can also transform into a Western beauty, and she has a nickname, "The Magic Queen of Changes", but it is only in appearance that changes, and in the "soul", it is still the same. And even if she becomes a Western beauty, she still speaks Chinese.

But Irene is a different soul. She received Western education and was influenced by Western culture since childhood. Shouting in French is a completely different experience.

There is no higher or lower, just the experience is different.

In the Sun Bell Tower of the ancient city of Toledo, the protective net wrapped with the Mithril Crown of Thorns was melted off by Irene using alchemy.

This Visigothic silver crown of thorns, with a miniature cross hanging at the end of each spike, was taken off by Irene and worn on her head. Mysterious runes emerged and sank into her body.

Li Xiang took away the Ming Dynasty blue and white plum vase with lotus pattern collected in the Sun Bell Tower.

Irene turned around and saw him holding a sword and cutting the bulletproof glass with precision. Her heart suddenly skipped a beat.

In the underground wine cellar of the Duke of Dijon's castle, the Burgundy Blood Diamond Wolf Crown was hidden in the interlayer of a century-old oak barrel. When Li Xiang lifted the five-ton barrel with one hand, Irene was stunned and hurriedly lowered her head to hide her burning cheeks.

In fact, a mere five tons is nothing. Li Xiang now has a strength of 22 pounds.

In the tidal chamber of Mont Saint-Michel in Normandy, the moment the seawater backflowed, the giant whale holy armor glowed blue. Irene pressed against Li Xiang's chest, listening to the humming sound of the North Sea giant whale's jawbone crown resonating with the armor, and suddenly hoped that this journey would never end.

This "North Sea Giant Whale Jawbone Crown", also known as the "Norman Sea Keel Crown", is carved from the jawbone of a North Sea giant whale and inlaid with sapphires containing Viking runes.

After Irene succeeded, the Viking rune penetrated into her body, eliminating a small piece of the "curse" part of the Gothic rune in her body.

……

By dawn, all seven crowns had been collected: the Merovingian Iris Gold Crown, the Carolingian Griffin Iron Crown, the Byzantine Double-headed Eagle Crystal Crown, the Visigothic Thorn Silver Crown, the Burgundy Blood Diamond Wolf Crown, the Norman Sea Dragon Bone Crown and the Lombardy Gear Bronze Crown.

When Irene put the last Lombardy Copper Gear Crown on her hair, as the last rune sank into her body, her silky blonde hair fluttered in the wind, and her whole body radiated like an angel.

She kicked off her boots with her right foot, and the last piece of silver-gray metal on her metalized right calf melted like wax, and the dripping liquid metal vaporized into indigo smoke before touching the ground. Her graceful bare feet suddenly straightened, and her toes glowed with a long-lost bloody red in the morning light.

"I'm recovered, I'm recovered, respected Mr. Armor!" Irene was extremely happy. She stepped barefoot on the grass in the wild. This was the first time in five years that she felt the soft touch of the grass with her right foot.

The beating alchemical heart beneath her collarbone suddenly became transparent, and the Gothic curse runes that had been densely covering her body swam toward her heart like tadpoles. When the seventh iris totem sank into the ventricle, the sound of the mechanical gears turned into the ringing of church bells, and twelve streams of golden blood were pumped from the heart to every part of her body.

Irene de Merovinga's blue eyes sparkled with joy, and her crystal earlobes glowed with coral red. She took the initiative to hug Li Xiang, kissed his visor, and uttered an indistinct and seductive nasal voice: "Mr. Armor, are you still not going to take off this cold shell?"

Li Xiang's Giant Whale Holy Armor disappeared and was taken into his body, allowing him to fully enjoy the tenderness offered by this big Western girl.

(End of this chapter)