If Alexia and her Golden Griffin Knights were still there, the Lizardman Empire would not have the courage to attack the royal city.
Celia's magic eyes can slow down and freeze targets, while Alexia's lightsaber kills without being seen.
If the two of them were to fight on the battlefield, the outcome would be difficult to predict!
The three of them moved forward quickly along the dark corridor. Alexia walked in front, raising her palms from time to time, condensing a ball of soft holy light to illuminate the way ahead.
"This way," Alexia stopped in front of a seemingly ordinary stone wall, "the secret passage of the palace is here."
Her fingers gently stroked a slightly raised brick on the stone wall, then pressed several different locations in a specific order. The stone wall made a slight clicking sound and slowly moved inward, revealing a narrow passage.
"How do you know this?" Zhang Luan asked curiously.
"As the leader of the Knights Templar, it is my duty to protect the royal family," Alexia replied calmly. "I must be fully aware of all the secret passages and emergency evacuation routes in the palace."
Aisilia added proudly, "My sister became a member of the Royal Guard at the age of fifteen, and took over as the leader of the Knights at the age of twenty, making her the youngest leader in history!"
The three of them entered the passage, the stone wall closing silently behind them. The passage was narrow and steep, spiraling downward, the air thick with the smell of stale dust.
"Be careful with the steps," Alexia warned, illuminating the worn stone steps beneath her feet with the holy light in her hand. "This passage is rarely used, and some places may not be stable."
As they continued to descend, the air grew colder and damper. They passed through the first and second underground floors, finally arriving at the third. The passageway here was noticeably wider, with some long-extinguished torches embedded in the walls.
Alexia stopped in front of an ornate metal door, carved with the kingdom's coat of arms and intricate runes.
"This is the entrance to the royal treasure room," she said. "According to regulations, only the king and the high priest have permission to enter."
"Then how do we get in?" Zhang Luan asked.
Alexia didn't answer, but simply placed her palm against the center of the door emblem. She closed her eyes, and a powerful golden light began to emanate from her palm. This light flowed along the runes on the door, and the entire door seemed to be illuminated.
"The bloodline of the Holy Light Family can also open this door," Aisilia explained in a low voice, "because it was our ancestors who originally built this treasure room."
With a dull roar, the heavy metal door slowly slid open to both sides, revealing the interior of the treasure room.
Zhang Luan held his breath, the scene before him shocked him.
The treasure room was unexpectedly spacious, resembling a small palace. Mountains of gold coins piled in every corner, gleaming with dazzling golden light. Countless jewels were arranged in categories on exquisite display tables, their various gemstones gleaming brilliantly under the holy light shone from Alexia's hands.
Various exquisite works of art, utensils, and weapons were neatly arranged on the shelves, including scrolls and tomes that looked ancient and mysterious, exuding a magical aura.
"This... is far more than I imagined," Zhang Luan exclaimed, his eyes sweeping over the mountains of treasure. "The king has amassed so much wealth."
"The collection here has been accumulated over hundreds of years," Alexia explained. "Every king adds new pieces to the treasure room."
Elisa couldn't wait to run over to the pile of gold coins, scooping up a handful with both hands, letting them trickle through her fingers with a crisp sound. "With all this, we can build a country!" she said excitedly.
"But we have to move quickly," Alexia's emerald eyes flashed with a hint of alertness. "I saw a patrol of lizardmen on the way here. If they captured the royal city..." She paused, frowning slightly, "With their brutal methods, they'll quickly force the treasure's location out of us. We have to leave here before they get in."
Her tone was calm, but a ray of holy light unconsciously gathered between her fingers. "Otherwise, we will have no choice but to fight our way out."
Aisilia nodded in agreement, nimbly moving between the displays before finally stopping in a corner. "Sister, look!" she excitedly picked up a golden scroll. "This is the legendary 'The True Meaning of Holy Light,' which records our family's long-lost magic!"
In front of Zhang Luan, she was the arrogant knight commander, but in front of Alexia, she showed her innocent and petite side, just like a little girl.
Such actions and expressions made Zhang Luan smile.
Alexia smiled and nodded, but soon her eyes were drawn to an old parchment scroll.
"A map of ancient ruins..." she whispered to herself, her fingers lightly stroking the mysterious runes. "If we can kill this ancient monster and absorb its power, we will be considered truly powerful!"
"A strange creature?" Zhang Luan was stunned and recalled Xilin.
Ever since he killed Cacupis and absorbed its power, Xilin felt like he was finally free. He left everything to himself and flew away alone.
He went in search of the legendary eastern continent, and no one knew where his journey ended.
Just then, a noisy sound came from outside the heavy metal door.
The sound of footsteps, the metallic clatter of armor, and the hoarse conversations in lizard language were clearly audible. In between the words, there was the hissing sound of their long tongues constantly moving in and out.
What was even more disturbing was that there were human voices mixed in, and it was obvious that someone was guiding the lizard people.
"Hurry!" Aisilia looked at Zhang Luan nervously, "They're coming!"
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Hearing this, Zhang Luan did not panic, but instead appeared unusually calm. He walked slowly towards the piles of jewels with a mysterious smile on his face.
His palm lightly swept across a pile of gold coins, and the glittering treasures disappeared in an instant.
Alexia and Aisilia exchanged a look of surprise. "Space magic?" Alexia's eyes gleamed with surprise.
I didn't expect that the man who took my virginity would be so strong! ?
This kind of magic can only be mastered by a great magician or a genius with extremely high magical talent.
I didn’t expect that Zhang Luan, who is so young, could already use it so skillfully.
Zhang Luan did not explain and continued his "collection" work.
Whenever his fingers touched the treasures, those priceless treasures would disappear out of thin air and be quietly stored in the space warehouse.
When the last treasure disappeared, the heavy metal door burst open.
A group of fully armed Lizardmen soldiers filed in, armed with spears and wearing shining scale armor. Leading them was Baron Sarathoth.
When he saw Zhang Luan and two beautiful girls standing here, he was stunned at first.
But when his vertical pupils scanned the entire empty treasure room, they instantly shrank into a line.
"Where's the treasure? Where's the wealth? Is this what you call the treasure room?"
Saratos bowed slightly to Zhang Luan, after all, Zhang Luan was now a count. Then, he
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He looked fiercely at the man who was leading the way.
"Impossible!" a terrified human man—clearly a servant coerced into leading the way—stuttered. "The treasures are clearly all here! I've helped bring in several items of gold coins before, I swear!"
He looked at Saratos with a frown on his face, as if he had no idea what the other person was talking about.
"Treasure?" Zhang Luan looked around the empty treasure room with a bewildered look on his face and asked in confusion, "Is there any treasure here? I just came in and didn't find anything special!"
Hearing Zhang Luan's answer, a trace of embarrassment flashed across Saratos' face covered with green scales.
"It seems that I have been deceived by these cunning humans again," Sarathoth let out a low hiss, and his sharp claws suddenly pierced into the chest of the guiding servant.
The servant's eyes widened, his mouth opening as if to speak, but only blood gushed out. His body twitched a few times, then soon stopped moving. Sarathoth casually tossed the body aside, blood spilling onto the ground.
Suddenly realizing that Zhang Luan and the two blonde women beside him were also human, a trace of panic flashed in Saratos's vertical pupils.
"No offense, Lord Earl," he hastened to add, his voice clearly apologetic, "but you are different from them. You are a respected ally of Duke Celia and a friend of us Lizardmen."
Zhang Luan smiled faintly and waved his hand to show his indifference. "I understand, Baron Saratos. No need to emphasize it!"
In fact, he cares a lot.
Because deep down, the Lizardmen still distinguish between humans and people of their own race.
The so-called equal treatment does not exist at all.
"Now that things here are over, I think it's time for me to return to my fiefdom," Zhang Luan said calmly. "I hope Duke Celia will keep his promise and annex Arcadia and Yellen to my territory."
Sarathoth immediately straightened his body and made a lizardman salute - his right claw pressed on the scales on his left chest.
"I guarantee this on the honor of the Saratos family," he said solemnly, "Lizardmen never break their promises. Duke Celia has ordered the preparation of the relevant documents. Upon your return to the border, you will receive the official demarcation documents."
Zhang Luan nodded with satisfaction, took a few steps forward, and patted Saratos's shoulder covered with hard scales in a friendly manner.
"Then I won't bother Duke Celia," he said. "She must be very busy with so many things to do after the war. Please give her my regards." He paused, his tone softening. "Take care, old friend."
After saying this, Zhang Luan gestured for Alexia and Aisilia to follow him and calmly walked out of the treasure room. The footsteps of the three of them echoed in the empty underground passage, gradually fading away.
Saratos stood in place, his yellow vertical pupils staring at Zhang Luan's receding back, his brows slightly furrowed.
Something is wrong... Zhang Luan's behavior today seems a little abnormal, but he can't tell what's wrong.
"Sir?" a lizardman soldier asked cautiously.
Sarathoth shook his head, dispelling the doubts in his mind. "Continue to search the palace," he ordered. "There must be other hidden treasures!"
"Yes!"
The lizardman soldiers immediately began to carefully search the walls of the treasure house.
The three of them left the palace through the secret passage, passed through the chaotic streets, and finally arrived at the port.
Since Zhang Luan's warship had not participated in the battle before, it was still docked intact on the shore, and the black hull was shining coldly in the sun.
Dozens of simple rafts were floating on the sea around the warship, and there were also figures of the Beast-Eared Tribe on the shore, busy weaving rafts.
The cat-eared girl Mila was standing on the dock, wearing light leather armor and a short sword hanging around her waist. It seemed that she had anticipated Zhang Luan's arrival and had been waiting here early.
Several dog-eared soldiers stood around, guarding vigilantly.
What shocked Zhang Luan even more was that behind them, there was a huge group of Beast-Eared people gathered, roughly estimated to be as many as one or two thousand people.
Most of them are young and middle-aged people, and there are some children, but there are no elderly people to be seen.
Zhang Luan understood that under the cruel torture of the nobles, few slaves could survive to old age.
"Master!" Mila ran up to him excitedly when she saw Zhang Luan.
Alexia raised her eyebrows and glanced at Zhang Luan, seeming a little surprised by the title of "Master".
"Why are there so many people?" Zhang Luan asked, his eyes sweeping across the huge crowd with surprise in them.
He wanted to build an army that was absolutely loyal to him, so population was undoubtedly the most important thing.
Without a large population, it is impossible to support a large army and there is no ability to expand the territory.
These one or two thousand young and strong men are like timely rain.
"The royal city was captured, and many nobles died in the battle," Mira explained, her voice filled with unconcealed excitement. "The beast-ear slaves they enslaved were freed! But..." Her expression became a little worried. "They had nowhere to go, and the lizardmen wouldn't treat them well. So I told them that you were a kind lord who was willing to take them in."
Zhang Luan nodded and motioned for her to continue.
Seeing Zhang Luan's approval, Mila seemed to be greatly encouraged and continued:
"Please allow me to introduce you to the four clan leaders," she said, turning and motioning for the people standing behind her to come forward. "They are all leaders of the various clans imprisoned in the lowest level of the prison underground in the imperial palace."
The first to come forward was a burly bull-horned man, nearly two meters tall, with well-developed muscles and two curved bull horns on his head that gleamed like metal. His upper body was covered with scars, clearly having endured countless beatings and tortures.
Despite this, his eyes remained firm and powerful.
"This is Bruce, the chief of the Horned Tribe," Mira introduced. "He has been imprisoned here for ten years."
Bruce bowed slightly to Zhang Luan as a sign of respect and knelt on one knee.
"Thank you, Master, for allowing me to see the light of day again and reunite with my people!"
Behind him stood a group of equally burly Bullhorn males, as well as some strong females, who immediately knelt down one after another.
Suddenly, a young cowherd girl emerged from the crowd of Niujiao people. She looked at Zhang Luan curiously.
Unlike other members of the Niujiao tribe, she was petite, only reaching the height of Zhang Luan's chest, but her breasts were extremely developed, making the simple linen clothes bulge.
She has a pair of big, wet eyes, as pure as morning dew, a fair face, and two small horns on her head, which have not yet fully developed and make her look particularly cute.
Her hair was a rare milky white color, falling softly on her shoulders, highlighting her fair skin.
Every time she breathed or moved, her chest rose and fell, a sight to behold.
Her fingers twisted together nervously, but she couldn't hide the curiosity in her eyes.
"This is Bruce's daughter, Miko," Mira added, "She has just reached adulthood and is a rare dairy cow from the Horned Tribe."
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"I know!"
Zhang Luan couldn't help but interrupt. Seeing Miko immediately reminded him of Camille, his first slave in this world and also his guide.
"This is Bruce's daughter, Miko," Mira added, "She has just reached adulthood and is a rare dairy cow from the Horned Tribe."
"I know!" Zhang Luan couldn't help but interrupt. Seeing Miko immediately reminded him of Camille, his first slave in this world and also his guide.
A warm thought arose in Zhang Luan's heart.
He smiled and squatted down, and out of thin air, a bag of fragrant golden French fries appeared.
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