MC's career as foreign lord

It seemed he also took good care of the old man, which made the humans think highly of him. At least this lord wasn't a cruel person. Although he seemed a bit irritable, he was worth befriending.

With this thought, their expressions suddenly softened. This lord could at least distinguish the important from the trivial in most matters, right?

After showing both kindness and power, Zhou Ren's expression gradually relaxed. Taking decisive action wasn't necessarily to prove anything; it might just be a way for him to start a conversation. In front of these people, he suddenly straightened up.

He didn't say whether he agreed or disagreed, but smiled slightly, "You've all traveled a long way, so you must be tired. Why don't we sit down and talk?"

He led them to the pavilion next to his house and sat down. Seeing their somewhat apprehensive expressions, he said, "I wonder if your conditions are the same as that envoy's?"

The eyes of everyone present immediately became subtle, but they also shook their heads gently. No matter how angry this lord was, they couldn't let him associate them with that reckless fellow just now. Otherwise, how could the conversation proceed?

"Excuse me for speaking frankly, Lord!" The first to speak was the old man from the Dawn Church, yes, the one who looked very kind. Zhou Ren always thought he was sent by Lathander, but it seemed this one hadn't communicated with his own god.

"Your territory has a very strong demonic aura. If the Pope hadn't personally ordered it, the Holy Tribunal's Judgment Army would have come!" The old man's words were clearly meant to intimidate, but the way he said them gave off an imposing air.

Zhou Ren shook his head. He didn't think there was anything wrong with that. "It seems the bishop isn't well-received within the Holy See, otherwise, he wouldn't have run to me to talk about this unpleasant matter!"

He tapped lightly, and a rich glow fell, like holy light.

"Do you know what this is?" Zhou Ren asked, his eyes not showing much caution, but rather some clear and unambiguous words.

"I have met Lathander, and he didn't speak to me like this. You're probably being presumptuous!" His words were quite impolite, directly using Lathander's name to pressure people.

He scanned the people in front of him, letting them know that this kind and amiable lord was just an illusion.

"If the Human Empire can only send people like you to control my territory, then there's no need for you to stay here. Without you, my auction can still be held!"

He said, "Do I have to tell you that I caught some demons to use as fuel in the territory? You don't really think that the people in the territory would be tempted by a bunch of fuel and fall into hell, do you?"

This was actually where his confidence came from. After all, no matter how you looked at it, the people in the territory couldn't be tempted by demons, since the demons tempting them were now in the furnace, being burned as fuel.

Even those who weren't used as fuel were now in the Lower Realm, thrown into the lava pool as accessories to the lava, allowing the lava to flow faster and obtain higher heat.

Anyway, they weren't afraid of fire, so they might as well make good use of them.

His words made everyone present a little stunned, and they realized that the person in front of them was not an ordinary lord to be manipulated at will, but a strange guest who was even worthy of deep friendship in the eyes of the gods.

The fact that he mentioned Lathander's name so calmly meant that it was true, and not a figment of their imagination. If he was really a fake and dared to blaspheme, some punishment from the gods would make him feel cruel.

So they easily believed Zhou Ren's words. He had no reason to deceive them. Although everyone present was a legend, he was clearly the stronger party, and they had already understood the situation in the Beastman battlefield.

Unlike the Beastmen who were afraid of harming the valuable objects nearby, as the lord of the territory, he had the right to kill those who didn't listen.

This rule came from the lords of various large territories on the continent. Without such a rule, there would truly be no rules, no order.

All the nobles would spontaneously maintain this rule, rather than destroy it. Zhou Ren's expression was calm as he turned his gaze to the merchant who hadn't spoken from beginning to end. As a representative of the Commercial Kingdom, Horace should have a higher IQ, right?

As he said this, he naturally spoke very calmly, just looking at the other party, "I wonder what kind of conditions you have proposed?"

"We are willing to exchange all the money in the entire kingdom for your currency, in order to obtain the planting rights for a Tree of Life in each city!" Horace said quickly, his conditions being much more sincere than those of everyone else present.

"If that's the case, I will allow you to select two people from each city who can sign a contract with the Tree of Life. Of course, you can also choose people who don't belong to this category, but instead, obtain the full power to oversee and use the local currency!"

Zhou Ren said. Again, he wasn't too worried about the profits and losses of this world, or even the errors between currencies. All he needed was the right to obtain his own currency; nothing else was important.

In this way, there was more room for maneuver. Merchants pursued money and profit, he pursued the method and means of issuing the entire commercial currency, and others could pursue the huge profits hidden in these currencies.

Wouldn't it be better if everyone won?

Even the representative of the Mage Kingdom, the Archmage Cadellin, couldn't help but speak. Although mages had various methods to prolong life.

However, compared to becoming a lich and making the body no longer belong to oneself, this method of simply engraving life on the Tree of Life was clearly more in line with their imagination.

"We can also agree to this," he said, adding conditions unique to the Mage Kingdom. The conditions were not harsh, even generous to the point of being unimaginable. "We can also send mages to be stationed in the Churches of the Goddess of Wealth in various regions to provide assistance and participate in the transportation of various items!"

These words immediately ignited the hearts of the contestants from various human nations. They no longer concealed their thoughts, nor did they fear the ideas of those around them. Instead, they directly stated their conditions. In short, the biggest problem now was no longer confronting the lord before them, but securing a more advantageous position among the many competitors around them.

"Since the Rhine Kingdom was the first to propose this, then the dozens of kingdoms in your area will be handled by you. I will send the clergy of the Goddess of Wealth and members of the Elven race to assist you!" Zhou Ren said.

Like buying bones with gold to attract horses! Since the other party was so eager to assist him, he wouldn't fail to give them a little something sweet. Such a small price was very worthwhile, at least enough to make them realize that there were benefits to working for him, and not just downsides.

At this point, several kingdoms became even more restless, each stepping forward to discuss with the lord what they desired. On the other hand, the old bishop of the Dawn Church stood there silently, watching Zhou Ren.

After their conversations had all concluded, the bishop suddenly raised his head and gave Zhou Ren a peculiar smile.

"Now that you've finished talking, go to the territory and find the secretary or others to sign the contracts. Henry, you can take them over to sign. If you're too busy, you can have the others help you!" Zhou Ren said.

Only after all these people had disappeared before his eyes did he turn his gaze to the old man in front of him, asking a very intriguing question, "You are not an emissary of the Dawn, but rather a visitor of death. I don't believe anything you say about the Dawn. You are an observer!"

"Your Excellency, please forgive my rudeness. This is actually the thought of my Lord!" The old man bowed respectfully before slowly speaking.

"Although your body is covered in the power of light, it seems your master is not Nansend. There isn't much light in this world. If it's not the Dawn, could it be the Sun?"

Zhou Ren said. According to his understanding, the ancient Sun God Amanata had already fallen during the great calamity in the past and had been dormant ever since. Could it be that he had now awakened?

His fall was actually related to many gods now. It was a terrifying demonic disaster that swept across the entire continent. The ancient Sun God's sect and his kingdom, the magical kingdom of Netheril, had long been destroyed. All the mages had disappeared. How dare this ancient Sun God appear?

Wasn't he afraid of being targeted by other gods and completely destroyed if he appeared?

Zhou Ren thought this, but his words weren't slow, "Then I am truly fortunate. Which one has taken a liking to me?"

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"Of course, it is my Lord, the revered and noble Sun God Amanata!" He said. Fanatics were indeed crazy. Even though their god had been destroyed in ancient times, they still felt that he was supreme. Zhou Ren was also very curious. Was this old man, who was impersonating the Dawn Church, only here to proclaim the greatness of his god?

"Under the care of the great Lord of Dawn, His Excellency Amanata has awakened. He wishes to come to your territory and obtain your consent!"

He revealed a secret that even Zhou Ren found a bit shocking. It should be known that, according to rumors, the reason this ancient Sun God couldn't continue to recover was because the Lord of Dawn had taken his place.

But now it seemed that this wasn't the case. On the contrary, it was because of the Lord of Dawn's careful care that he was able to wake up first. This was very interesting, wasn't it?

Zhou Ren continued to look at him, wanting to see what other shocking words he could say. Unexpectedly, he stopped talking.

"My God will descend into your territory in the remaining time. I hope Your Excellency will provide care as you do for the other gods!" he said, then turned and left.

"Actually, there is one thing you haven't made clear," Zhou Ren wasn't surprised by his departure, but he still couldn't help but remind him, "You haven't stated the intention of the light nations you represent regarding cooperation!"

"The will of God is the will of light. All of the Dawn will support all of Your Excellency's actions!" His expression wasn't crazed, but rather exceptionally clear. However, the words of support he spoke were enough to move everyone on the continent.

All support from the light nations could even allow a small place to directly establish a nation. No matter who opposed it, it would succeed. This was the power of the light forces that occupied one-third of the continent.

Compared to the elves who occupied the neutral camp and the dark elves who occupied most of the dark camp on the continent, such support was certainly more valuable.

"In that case, I'm taking advantage!" Zhou Ren said, but he didn't feel anything wrong. Instead, he happily accepted this support. At most, he would give them some other more special resources. He had no shortage of anything in his territory, especially various resources.

Taking advantage of the time he had, he wasn't in a hurry to go back. Instead, he continued along the track, wanting to cross the river to the sea of flowers and see what the bee garden looked like now.

Compared to those open and even vast other areas, this area across the river was a secret place for many people.

Because most of the territory had already been opened, those areas that hadn't been opened actually had their own reasons for not being opened. Most people knew the reasons.

However, whether it was a secret area, a confidential place, or something that required permission to enter, any nation, territory, or even just a small temporary village would actually have such a place. This wasn't surprising.

What was strange was that in this territory, the reason they weren't allowed to cross the river was that, in addition to the tall elven soldiers guarding the area, they had also carefully put up a sign.

"Magical beasts within. No unauthorized entry. Enter at your own risk!" Seeing this, he couldn't help but smile.

In a sense, bees could also be considered a type of magical beast. Ordinary armor and the various protections of mages had no effect. They could only be blocked by glass or silk clothes, which were almost completely solid.

However, if ordinary people were stung by bees and not treated for poisoning, they would naturally die. This warning was quite appropriate.