Chapter 1223 A Sudden Invitation

Along with the rapid voice prompt, Orr's respectful voice was heard.

In Orr's report, Lei Xiao not only learned the latest situation of the capital Lion City, but also got an unexpected news.

"Orr, are you saying that it is an invitation to the Shadow Market?"

Lei Xiao's eyes lit up and he confirmed it with his prime minister's subordinates.

"That's right, Lord. The pure black invitation letter was placed on the throne of Her Majesty the Queen of Lion Castle. I and others accompanied Her Majesty the Queen to inspect the damage to the capital and saw it in the King's Hall."

Aur's respectful voice immediately sounded, and he responded: "I didn't expect that the messenger of the Shadow Market could penetrate into the core of our center. It was my fault for not protecting Her Majesty the Queen's throne!"

"It's not your fault. I know the defense measures of the Cold Flame Court. Even multiple sixth-level strongmen cannot force their way in from the outside. There is absolutely no defensive blind spot."

Lei Xiao gently stroked his chin and said, "I'm afraid the other party's messenger took advantage of the countless roots just fading to enter the King's Hall in the chaos."

"By the way, Shadow Market? This is a mysterious foreign force."

Lei Xiao nodded slightly, remembering the information about Shadow Market.

The first time he mentioned this word was from the mouth of the Ice Demon Gars.

This old alchemist, who often traveled to foreign lands in the past, once participated in such a gathering by chance.

"According to Gars, it is a huge mobile city that may appear in any corner of the outer domain, providing trade convenience for all races."

"After all, whether it is the proud elves, the stubborn dwarves, or the winged people living on the sky island, these unpredictable immortal races are mostly aloof and closed, rarely actively interacting with other races, and even hostile to each other."

"In many cases, necessary exchanges and trade are still indispensable, and the Shadow Market provides a platform for exchanges and trade among all races, and even mediates disputes as a neutral party."

"In the Shadow Market, you can see any isolated race, they come for their own needs, or for trade, or for obtaining news and intelligence."

"In addition to basic trading items such as food, resources, and crafts, there are also rare trading items such as high-level equipment, potions, magic scrolls, skill scrolls, etc., but the premise of the transaction is to be able to produce items that satisfy the seller."

Thinking of this, Lei Xiao's face couldn't help but show a touch of excitement.

Regardless of other things, if we can obtain high-level equipment and other items in bulk from the Shadow Market, it will undoubtedly greatly improve the equipment level of the entire human world. The effect is naturally self-evident, and we can even get unexpected gains.

For example, the [God's Stone], which Rose Queen Esther accidentally exchanged from the Shadow Market with the help of her teacher, was the second time I heard the term Shadow Market.

"But the premise is that the other party is willing to trade with the human race. After all, since the blank era, the human race has almost never really entered the core area of ​​the Outer Realm. At most, it is just competing with the orcs and other inferior races in the marginal area."

"This means that those powerful races standing at the top of the strength will probably not take the human race seriously, let alone trade on an equal footing."

"And if I want to lead the human race to occupy a place in the Outer Realm, then I must first make some reputation, strive to get the recognition of some powerful races, make some new allies, and then use them as a breakthrough to further compete for the entire Outer Realm."

Lei Xiao thought so and nodded thoughtfully.

In any case, the appearance of the invitation to the Shadow Market will undoubtedly enable us to integrate into the Outer Realm faster and learn more about the Outer Realm.

Of course, from the current situation, I still have two entry points for the layout of the Outer Realm.

The first is to go to the Dwarf Elf Kingdom, complete the commission of the Dwarf Elf Prince Vader, and bring back the news that the space train still exists.

But according to Erza, the Misty Dream Canyon area where the Dwarf Elf Kingdom is located is occupied by a group of red dragons. If you go there, you will definitely encounter the red dragons head-on. After all, the dragon race is a race with a strong sense of territory.

More importantly, this group of red dragons is likely to be the group that is chasing Hong Ye.

"Before this, I once had a direct encounter with that big guy named Hong Si. Although I eventually forced him to retreat, I still remember his arrogant face."

"Now, my strength is no longer what it used to be. It's time to fulfill my promise and solve this big problem for Hong Ye."

"At the same time, if the Dwarf Elf Kingdom is still alive, it can also become my first foreign ally."

Lei Xiao nodded slightly and continued to think in his heart.

The second is the Dark Elf Kingdom where Erza and Theresa are.

Compared to the Dwarf Elf Kingdom, the unfathomable Dark Elf Kingdom is obviously more than one level stronger than the former.

"Erza once told me that the Dark Elf Kingdom not only has a large number of sixth-level strongmen, but also has a powerful existence that she doesn't even know about."

"This means that apart from the special existence of the Holy Night Kingdom, if there is no opportunity, the other party will never be able to establish a true alliance with the human race."

"It is not difficult to see from this that if you want to use the first dwarf kingdom as the initial entry point, it is easier."

"Of course, if you can successfully enter the cinephile market, you may be able to find other entry points."

Thinking of this, Lei Xiao focused his attention on the cinephile market itself and asked: "Al, what is written on the invitation letter?"

"Returning to the lord, there is only one sentence written on it in the common language of the human race: Dear savior of the human race, prince of the holy lion, and lord of the alien world, Lei Xiao, we are honored to invite you and your guards to participate in the movie market in the near future. The specific date will be automatically displayed one week before the market opens. We look forward to meeting you.”

Al did not hesitate and immediately recounted the contents of the invitation letter.

"You mean it only has my name on it? And not Ariel's name?"

Lei Xiao carefully tasted the contents of the invitation and asked again.

"Yes, Lord, this invitation is obviously only sent to you."

Al's response came immediately.

"I have only one name, and I also specifically added the special title of savior of the human race. Does that mean that the other party knows everything I do?"

Lei Xiao frowned slightly and thought to himself.

He had just defeated the Chosen Son of the Evil God thousands of miles away, and the invitation letter was quietly delivered to his hometown. It seemed that the strength of this cinephile market was also unfathomable.

"It's no wonder that being able to build such a special platform among thousands of races with bottomless strength, and even serving as a mediator on certain occasions, is enough to prove that he is by no means an ordinary person."

"Speaking of which, according to Gals and Esther, the Cinephilia Fair is held from time to time, and invitations will be sent to races that are eligible to participate before it is held. So, do I already have the qualifications to participate? "

"According to the information I have, since the blank era, including the three neutral organizations and all the countries that have left traces in history, no human race has ever received an invitation letter from the cinephile market. Why? Will you take the initiative to send it to me at this time?”

A flash of deep thought flashed across Lei Xiao's eyes, and he soon became enlightened.

"Could it be that the other party has anticipated that I will become the ruler of the human world? It's no wonder. After all, after eliminating the son chosen by the evil god, there is really only a matter of time left for me to control the human world, and it will be very soon."

"Before this, the human world was nothing but a piece of loose sand, so no force could reach the entry threshold of the Cinematic Market."

"And now, the strength of the human race that I have gathered together is unprecedentedly powerful, so it is not surprising."

After smoothing things out in his mind, a look of expectation suddenly appeared on Lei Xiao's face.

According to the invitation letter, the specific time will be revealed one week before the market is held, so before then, I will undoubtedly complete all the things I just planned, and then participate in the meeting in the best possible manner.

After all, what he represents is no longer limited to himself, the alien lords and the Cold Flame Kingdom, but the entire human race. This will be a crucial step for the human race to enter the outside world.

"I'm really looking forward to what will happen by then. The Cinephilia Market must be a place blessed by gods. Maybe we can get other clues about the blank era there."

Thinking of this, Lei Xiao immediately told Al: "I know everything. Be sure to keep the invitation and arrange for someone to check the date on it at any time."

"Please rest assured, Lord, my subordinates have arranged everything properly."

Al's respectful voice immediately came through his words.

After finishing their conversation, Lei Xiao chatted with Fei'er for a while, and then he devoted himself to the reconstruction work of Glow City.

The Temple of Light is currently in dire straits, and the number of strong men has plummeted. Even the major treasure troves have been squandered by the Chosen Son of the Evil God and the strong men of the Black Abyss Brotherhood. Even though Sophia has taken over, many things still remain. Lei Xiao needs to make the decision himself.

In addition, Lei Xiao also recovered alchemy puppets such as Puppet Dragon and golem puppets such as Earth Guardian. Although the guardians suffered serious losses, fortunately they could be rebuilt.

Although the 20 puppet dragons were covered with injuries, they had powerful automatic repair functions. They did not damage their muscles and bones, and they were able to recover automatically quickly.

As for the other alchemy puppets such as the Ice Knight, Lei Xiao left it to Gars for repair. These third-level alchemy puppets are no longer a powerful help to Lei Xiao now.

Time flew by, and it was not until two days had passed that Lei Xiao finished handling all the important matters between the Temple of Light and the Kingdom of Grim and returned to the Capital of Lengyan King.

In this process, not only did all the cities belonging to the Temple of Light come under Lei Xiao's control, but under Lei Xiao's arrangement, the vampire and iron-hand armies led by Catherine also returned in triumph and returned to their homeland to recuperate.

Most of the soldiers of the Cold Flame Kingdom and Eckhart and others also returned victoriously, while the entire Grim Kingdom was completely handed over to the new Saint King Lawrence and the new Temple Master Sophia as well as Jared and Loren. While I and others are taking care of it, Lei Xiao only left some Lengyan soldiers and strong men to garrison.

After all, after this battle, the Kingdom of Grimm and the Temple of Light, which were the most poisoned, were seriously injured. Even with Lei Xiao's full training and support, it would take some time for them to gradually recover.

With the instant teleportation of the Ice Stone City, everything went very quickly.

It is worth mentioning that because the newly conquered Frost has a deeper understanding of the magic circle of the Ice Stone City, coupled with the assistance of Bing Lao and Xiao Jie, who is also good at using magic circles, the damaged energy-gathering magic circle of the Ice Stone City has been further repaired, and the transmission range has been further expanded, almost completely covering the entire human world.

This undoubtedly means that Lei Xiao can also easily and quickly deploy troops to any corner of the human world.

At the same time, the Crystal Blue City, which has the same attributes as the Ice Stone City, has also begun comprehensive repair work under the auspices of the three. It is believed that it will not take long for Lei Xiao to have two mobile cities that can travel across the human world.

"Lord, you are finally back. Your subordinates are really worried about you!"

In the lounge exclusive to the Queen of Lion Castle, when the anxiously waiting Ariel saw Lei Xiao's figure, she immediately rushed up.

Her eyes were red and she began to sob uncontrollably.

Since entering the Kingdom of Grimm, Ariel had never met Lei Xiao again, but she tried her best to protect the latter.

And now that they met again, emotions such as worry, longing, and pressure naturally surged up, causing the thin shoulders of the young queen to tremble constantly.

After all, not long ago, she was just a spoiled princess. Even though she had grown up a lot, she was still walking on thin ice and dared not neglect it, for fear of distracting Lei Xiao who was at the forefront.

"Okay, everything is over. Thank you for your hard work during this period."

Lei Xiao smiled and took Ariel into his arms.

"This is what I should do. It's no big deal. Compared with the lord who has been hovering on the line of life and death, it's not worth mentioning."

Hearing Lei Xiao's voice, Ariel's delicate face with tears in her eyes immediately showed a bright smile, but then she cried again and sobbed even harder.

Lei Xiao did not continue to speak, but just let the other party wet his clothes.

Until Ariel's sobbing sound gradually faded, Lei Xiao seemed to remember something, raised his eyebrows and smiled: "By the way, now I am a genuine double-level fifth-level strongman, and it's time for Her Majesty the Queen to see my new strength."

Hearing this, Ariel was stunned at first, obviously did not react, after a moment, she nodded obediently and buried her face in Lei Xiao's arms again.