Today, they too are going to their deaths.

The Royal Hotel, 21st floor, is the room that the royal family reserved for Cui Xun.

It covers an area of ​​over 700 square meters and has four separate bedrooms, a study, a banquet hall, a kitchen, an entertainment room, and an armory. It can be described as luxurious. And most importantly, it now completely belongs to Cui Xun.

Apart from a few rooms on the lower and middle floors that can be booked, the Royal Hotel's other rooms are reserved exclusively for important figures. Even if they would never normally come here, these rooms are never rented out.

Having a room here means you've secured a place for yourself in the political arena of the Kingdom of Albion.

Throughout the kingdom, countless people dream of having their names recorded here.

Of course, the service here is also the best.

Cui Xun took a deep breath of the room's fragrance, which passed through his energy circulation organs, bringing a gentle stimulation and helping him enter a state similar to conscious meditation.

"It's Mingmengxiang, the best meditation aid among the extraordinary drugs that can be mass-produced in the kingdom." Alice, following closely behind Cui Xun, introduced the uniqueness of this place to Cui Xun, "It can not only quickly restore people's energy and spirituality, but also enhance intelligence and physical strength, improve sleep, and has no side effects with long-term use."

"The only downside is that it's expensive. Even the room prepared for you probably only had that one bouquet of flowers served in advance, after the waiters had calculated your arrival time."

As he spoke, Cui Xun's body had already completed a round of adaptation, permanently recording this feeling and adding to his ability to meditate.

He remarked with emotion, "The royal family truly put their heart into this."

Alice didn't accept the praise. Instead, she frowned and said, "This kind of treatment is nothing compared to your abilities. In fact, among the gifts that others have brought to this room, Mingmengxiang is probably the cheapest."

She took a deep sniff, turned her gaze to the kitchen, and then quickly ran over, opened the wine cabinet, and took out a bottle of clear liquid in a crystal bottle.

Meeting Cui Xun's curious gaze, Alice quickly introduced, "This is fairy wine. Legend has it that it was brewed by fairies using fairy tales and dreams. In this day and age, it has completely disappeared."

"According to the book, in addition to its wonderful taste, it can permanently increase one's spiritual potential and enhance one's resistance to poisons."

As soon as she finished speaking, she took out another bottle of deep red liquid and exclaimed in surprise, "It's actually genuine Dragon Blood Wine! It's even more precious than Fairy Wine. After all, those who receive Fairy Wine might be able to suppress their desires and collect it for a while, but those who can obtain Dragon Blood Wine are basically unparalleled heroes in the world. They won't wait."

"It is brewed from dragon's blood, and it is more like an alchemical potion than wine, and it is the kind of potion that is extremely toxic."

"If an ordinary person drinks a cup, they may be devoured by the still-active power within. However, if one can fully absorb the dragon blood within, it can greatly strengthen the physique and make the body as strong as steel."

"These two bottles of wine are so rare that even royalty would not send them to us quietly at the same time, but I can't say for sure who sent them as gifts."

Alice placed the two bottles of wine on the table and added, "As far as I know, they're extinct, so it could have been taken from the private coffers of any big shot."

As she spoke, Alice suddenly paused, frowned, and pondered, "I remember you don't like drinking..."

When giving a gift, it's important to choose an appropriate one. While these two bottles of wine can enhance one's strength and taste excellent, they are clearly not suitable for someone who doesn't drink.

Was it that the gift-giver lacked the intelligence to know Cui Xun's preferences, or was it the other way around, that they deliberately used alcohol to test Cui Xun's interests precisely because they knew them?

Or perhaps, they are meant to demonstrate that the gift-giver has the capacity to continue producing these two types of items?

Cui Xun took the two bottles of wine and said casually, "It doesn't matter. In my opinion, this isn't wine, it's just some potions that enhance my strength."

As he spoke, he cut the bottles open with his bare hands and poured both bottles of wine into his mouth.

At first, Cui Xun did feel a little drunk, but after his adaptability started to take effect, all he felt was getting stronger.

In the eyes of the gift giver, Cui Xun may have already consumed countless potions and undergone numerous rituals to strengthen his power to its peak. These two bottles of wine are merely icing on the cake. However, Cui Xun's ability to digest and absorb these ingredients far exceeds the imagination of ordinary people.

Cui Xun estimated that after drinking two bottles of wine, his various stats had increased by at least one-twentieth, and he had also gained a lot more resistance.

Alice watched Cui Xun finish two bottles of wine, swallowed her suspicion that it might be poisoned, and led Cui Xun to the armory.

In its early years, the Kingdom of Albion was known for its fierce martial spirit, with most of its nobles being extraordinary individuals who were expected to don armor and lead the charge. However, after the Industrial Revolution, due to the superiority of gunpowder weapons over most extraordinary individuals, the nobles stopped charging into battle, and their martial spirit diminished. Nevertheless, the Albion nobles still built armories for themselves.

Unlike in the past, the most popular items in the armories of the major nobles now are steam-powered armor and various firearms from the Royal Academy of Sciences.

Of course, considering Cui Xun's physique, the gift-givers did not insult him with steam-powered armor, nor could they afford to give him a sword comparable to Melia Duke. Instead, they gave him quite a few cool toys.

"I never expected my sister to send over the 'harpoon'."

Alice raised a pale white harpoon gun with an embrace-like gesture.

As she gently stroked it, she explained, "This harpoon gun was the weapon of the previous Duke Clarence. My father once fought a fierce battle with a sea monster using it, and finally pierced its heart with it. But as a result, it was stained with an indelible pale white and lost its original power."

"Now, it can only be described as a collectible, a record of my father's and our family's achievements."

Cui Xun suggested, "So, do you want it?"

Alice shook her head with a wry smile: "It would be too strange for you to give me something that my sister gave you, and it can no longer be used as a weapon, and I'm not good at using a harpoon gun."

"I'm probably the only person in my family who has never left land and seen the ocean. It's not for me."

Cui Xun decisively said, "Then let's leave it here, in the most conspicuous place."

"Also..." Cui Xun picked up two giant handguns, one black and one white, and said excitedly, "Can you tell me about the origin of these two guns? I think they're super cool."

This was the first time Alice had ever seen Cui Xun with such an expression. Whether he was defeating a powerful enemy or successfully advancing his grand plan, he always wore a serious face, but when he touched these two toys, he was as happy as a big child.

She explained in detail: "They are called Light and Shadow, the last set of guns in the 'Wingless Bird' series created by the legendary gunsmith Master Reggwen, and also his last work before his death."

"The Wingless Bird series consists of three guns. 'Ace' was used by a royal agent to kill the bishop of the Serpent Cult, but was twisted apart by the bishop's dying counterattack. 'Amendment No. 454 for Self-Defense' was used by its owner to block a slash, but was tragically cut in half. Now only light and shadow remain."

"Their materials are mysterious, even I don't know them. I've only heard that they use a strange fairy craftsmanship, with countless little fairies with dead eyes working day and night inside the gun body to ensure that the two guns have almost unlimited bullets."

Cui Xun gazed at the light and shadow, lost in thought.

He could sense the strange spiritual fluctuations emanating from the weapon, but his perception couldn't penetrate the gun itself. The gun's interior seemed to have formed a miniature world on its own, and apart from dismantling the gun, he had no way of confirming whether there were any "little fairies" inside.

"By the way, do you know what little fairies eat?"

Alice shrugged and replied, "I don't know. I don't even know what a goblin is, but common sense tells me it shouldn't starve to death... right?"

"Considering that after Master Regwin passed away, he stayed in the collection of the Ecumenical Patriarch of the Church of the Sun and never lit a fire, the 'little goblins' inside may have really starved to death."

"Perhaps you should try to see if it can still be fired?"

"Indeed." Cui Xun raised the gun, aimed it at his most solid point—his head—and pulled the trigger.

He could feel a spiritual energy falling into the light and shadow. Then, a bullet was fired, piercing his skin, then collapsing against his skull before falling to the ground.

After all, it's the hardest part of his body; the fact that it could break through the skin shows how powerful the gun is.

As Cui Xun pondered, he caught the falling bullet and watched it decompose in a "self-devouring" manner, returning to the gun body of light and shadow.

Alice stared blankly at Cui Xun for a long time before saying helplessly, "Please don't use yourself as a test subject just because your curiosity gets the better of you. I know you're hard, but this is just too outrageous."

Fortunately, the Royal Hotel has excellent soundproofing. Even if a gunfight broke out here, as long as the room wasn't completely destroyed, not a single sound would leak out. Otherwise, she would have suspected that an elite force would come to deal with the gunfire inside the Royal Hotel.

Cui Xun waved his hand confidently and said, "My head isn't my vital organ, it's completely fine."

Alice tried to argue, but faced with Cui Xun's expression, she lost the will to debate and could only say weakly, "What I was thinking was that shooting yourself in the head is completely unlike a normal person. If it happened outside, it would scare people."

Cui Xun said nonchalantly, "I'll be careful outside, so you don't need to worry."

As he spoke, he turned the pistol around and smoothly inserted both guns into his holster.

As secondary weapons, they are perfectly qualified.

Next, Cui Xun set his sights on a rifle that looked extremely strange.

It is dark black overall, with intricate silver patterns, and its style matches my usual hunting attire quite well. There is also a noticeable barb on the handle.

If you hold a gun, your hand will definitely be pierced by the dagger. What value does such a weapon have?

Alice's gaze followed Cui Xun and fell on the gun. She was surprised to find that she had never seen this gun before; it seemed to be a novel weapon that had only recently been created.

Fortunately, it also comes with accompanying letters.

"Blood Collector Type I, personally crafted by the Duke of Reinherz, is dedicated to the esteemed Mr. Cui Xun."

"Unlike most gunpowder weapons that you might just play with, I took into deep consideration the combat of top-tier extraordinary warriors and ultimately focused on both convenience and firepower to create this weapon for you."

"It can collect the user's blood to make special blood bullets that can store a large amount of spiritual energy. Then, by combining them with the 'Principles of Blood Fighting Techniques' that I gave you, you can quickly cast spells with these blood bullets."

"It is absolutely the most powerful long-range individual firearm ever made!"

Cui Xun stared at the strange gun, pondered for a moment, and suddenly realized a problem: "Is this really a 'gun'? I feel that it is essentially a gun-shaped spellcasting auxiliary weapon, and the bullets are essentially something like 'magic scrolls'."

"Then because I am strong enough, with excellent blood quality and strength, the Duke of Reinherz forced me into the track of individual long-range weapons and firearms to make me the strongest."

Alice said seriously with a straight face, "Duke Reinherz has always pursued the title of 'strongest,' but since he is not actually the 'strongest,' he often adds qualifiers."

"He once held a nominal position at a school, became the strongest alumnus, and was designated by age, appearance, and clothing to become the strongest among all those wearing Reinherz-style tight-fitting dueling suits. He revived an ancient system whose inheritors had all died out and became the strongest in that system."

"He was addicted to such strange games and squandered money, but because he spent a lot of money on the Royal Academy of Sciences, his business actually grew."

"Of all the dukes, Reinherz is arguably the most harmless one."

Cui Xun understood Duke Reinherz's thoughts quite well.

Chasing the highest is too difficult, so chase the heights you can reach and enjoy the joy of every victory, instead of forcing yourself to accept the framework set by others.

Cui Xun thought that Duke Reinherz must be an interesting person.

Cui Xun didn't rush to test the gun; he planned to wait until he mastered the Blood Fighting Technique before assessing the effectiveness of the blood donor. As for now…

Cui Xun glanced at the decent-looking double-barreled shotgun, the simple and effective old-fashioned rifle, and the sniper rifle full of the marks of time. To him, they were just toys, and he had no intention of collecting them for the time being.

Now, the most crucial room is indeed the study.

Besides the Blood Battle Technique mentioned by Duke Reinherz, Cui Xun guessed that there would be a large number of other original texts sent there by others.

He has shown a strong thirst for original texts and for expanding his knowledge these days. He has received many gifts before, and judging from the quality of the other gifts this time, the original texts he received this time are probably also very important.

Perhaps he can find what he's looking for in these original texts.

"Alice, if you're tired, go to sleep first. I'm going to read a book for a while."

Alice reminded him, "Lord Cui Xun, you haven't had dinner yet. And you're not going to read for a while straight to the next day, and then insist that you've meditated with your eyes open, are you?"

Cui Xun remained unfazed and said, "I'm in good health! This is nothing to worry about."

Just then, the doorbell rang.