Chapter 308 The King’s Gift
Two days later in the morning, Luo Ning took Tom and David to Golden Feather City.
The Kingdom of Alduin was established in the year 738 of the Imperial Calendar, more than two hundred and thirty years have passed.
Over the years, the royal capital, Jinyu City, has gone through countless repairs and expansions before reaching its current scale.
Luo Ning has visited Muma City, Wushan City, and even had a quick glance at Niujiao Bay yesterday, but compared with Golden Feather City, they were all too inferior.
The city walls here are tall and strong, and there are many places from the inside to the outside, guarding the tranquility of the city and the royal capital.
The city gates are open, welcoming caravans and travelers from all directions. There are many shops on both sides of the city, with jewelry, spices, medicinal materials... a wide variety of goods.
“How spectacular!”
“So prosperous!”
Tom and David kept looking around, looking lost in the bustling scene.
"When will we have a city like this in Wubei Territory?"
Hearing this, Luo Ning's eyes couldn't help but shine.
Jinyu City is indeed prosperous. Judging from the bustling crowds on the streets, there are at least hundreds of thousands of people living here.
If you add in the population of the manor outside the city and the town, it is estimated that it can reach one million levels.
If you want to build such a city in Wubei Territory, population is a problem. After all, how can anyone build such a large-scale construction?
But Luo Ning is very confident about the future.
He believed that he could build a more prosperous and cleaner city than Jinyu City.
The three of them walked around and looked around, and soon they came to Jinyu Avenue.
The Golden Feather Palace lies at the end of the avenue. The closer you get, the more you can feel its size, solemnity and majesty.
"Stop whoever comes!"
When approaching the main entrance of Golden Feather Palace, a line of guards blocked Luo Ning's way. They wore uniform silver-white armor and long swords, and they looked majestic.
As the guards of the palace, they were of sufficient quality and courtesy. Although the three of them were drunk, they saluted and asked for identity information.
"This is Count Ronin Wushan from Wubei Territory, the eldest grandson of the Marquis of Wushan Territory. He is here to pay homage to His Majesty the King and to attend the birthday party of His Royal Highness Princess Blanche."
Tom introduced politely, and David showed the medal that had been prepared long ago with information about his identity and title.
"Welcome, Earl of Wubei Territory!"
One of the guards made a gesture of invitation: "I will take you to the reception area, please come with me."
The Golden Feather Palace is very large, and the security around it is actually not strict.
Under the leadership of the guards, Luo Ning met the reception official, who was a woman.
"My Lord Earl, His Majesty has told me that if you arrive, you can go see him first."
The receptionist's voice was very gentle, "Do you think you should take a rest first, or go and see His Majesty the King first?"
Bruno had already told him this, so there was no need for Luo Ning to rest first.
"Then please lead the way."
Under the leadership of the receptionist, Luo Ning walked through the huge Golden Feather Palace.
The further in you go, the stricter the guards become, and you see more and more knights.
After walking for a long time, we arrived outside a gorgeous palace.
After further communication and reporting, Luo Ning walked into the palace alone.
The main hall is covered with a red carpet that extends inward for nearly a hundred meters. At the end of the red carpet is the meeting hall, and the throne is high in the hall.
At this moment, in addition to His Majesty the King, there were six guard knights in the palace outside the meeting hall. There was also a figure familiar to Ronin standing on the right side of the throne in the meeting hall - Broll Geller.
This man is the deputy leader of the Griffin Knights. It was this man who led the team to hold the Wushan Castle where Blanche arrived.
While he was observing, Bruno above was also observing Ronin.
"He looks tall and handsome, and has a bit of Lu Lansi's style back then."
Bruno secretly admired that whether it was height proportions or temperament, he was worthy of the princess.
"Luo Ning pays homage to His Majesty!"
Coming closer, according to etiquette, Luo Ning knelt down on one knee to send greetings to the king and his future father-in-law.
"Get up, Ronin."
Bruno raised his hand: "I have heard about how you led the coalition of nobles to defeat the enemy. When I saw you today, you do have good determination and demeanor."
When meeting the king alone for the first time, some nobles' children would be frightened, but he didn't see any panic in Luo Ning.
"Your Majesty is so complimentary."
Luo Ning responded politely, and at the same time took out Rulans's handwritten letter from his arms and handed it over, "This is a letter written by my grandfather to you."
"How is Rulans's physical condition?"
Bruno asked someone to take the letter, and he asked and read it. The smile on his face became even bigger, and he didn't know what was written on the letter.
"It's still the same as before, but it's being adjusted now."
Luo Ning and the king exchanged some polite words, but neither mentioned Blanche nor the marriage.
"I heard that you encountered pirates at sea and killed a golden knight alone?"
Brower interjected with a slightly curious tone, "Is your current strength silver or gold?"
Luo Ning was not surprised that this matter reached the palace.
After all, the members of the White Whale Pirate Group have been handed over to the relevant officials in Niujiao Bay for trial.
Faced with this problem, Luo Ning is not suitable to describe himself as too weak, nor too strong.
I can only say that he has just become the Silver Knight, and he was able to win partly because the opponent performed abnormally, and partly because he mastered powerful fighting skills.
"Hahaha, Broll, since you are so curious, then try the power of Ronin's fighting skills."
Bruno put the letter away and said as if to fan the flames. In fact, he also wanted to see what level Ronin was at.
"As you wish, Your Majesty!"
Broll came to one side: "Come on, attack me with all your strength!"
Luo Ning knew that this was His Majesty the King's test. After all, such an occasion was like facing the girl's parents on a blind date. You still need to show off a little.
"Then please forgive me for the offence."
Luo Ning pulled out the Flame Sword from his waist and activated his fighting spirit to light up the runes on the sword. In an instant, a huge flaming sword shadow appeared, raising the temperature of the entire hall sharply.
Bruno's eyes lit up. His cultivation talent was not very good, and he was just entering Silver for the first time. However, he has a unique vision and can feel the difference in Luo Ning's fighting skills.
At the same time, he also noticed the long sword in Luo Ning's hand. It was obvious that it was an enchanted extraordinary weapon, and the quality was also very high.
"I didn't expect Lulans to have such a collection."
Without any doubts, he classified both the fighting skills and the Flame Sword into Rulans's collection.
"I am coming!"
Luo Ning warned, but he also knew that although the power of Explosive Flame Slash was not small, Broll was a long-famous Meteor Knight, so receiving this attack was not a problem at all.
"Come on, Ronin!"
As the Flame Sword slashed down, the huge flaming sword struck towards Broll, and the heat wave caused by the whistling wind swept across the entire hall.
Broll concentrated slightly, and the wind attribute fighting energy formed an airtight barrier in front of him.
The Explosive Flame Slash hit the barrier of wind, causing violent shocks and fluctuations, but in the end it was caught safely.
At the same time, in order to prevent the shock wave from causing damage to the hall, Brower also wrapped his remaining energy with fighting spirit and released it towards the hall door.
"The Meteor Star Knight's use of fighting spirit is really strong." Luo Ning couldn't help but think.
At this time, Brower also clapped.
"Luo Ning's fighting skill compresses the fighting spirit and has explosive properties when it comes into contact, further amplifying its power. It is a bit difficult for me to perform the sixth level fighting skill Wind Barrier at my level. Ordinary golden knights are really Can’t cope.”
Obviously this was his humble statement. The process of accepting the call just now was smooth and not strenuous at all.
Luo Ning said with a smile: "Although the power of Explosive Flame Slash is not small, it also consumes a lot of the knight's fighting spirit. Being able to use it two or three times in a battle is already the limit."
"Explosive Flame Slash..."
Bruno murmured the name, "Luo Ning, I have a special hobby. I like to collect fighting skills, magic books and secret skills. For example, I have a copy of your grandfather's original secret skill "Fire Dance and Thunder Strike"."
"Fire Dance and Thunder Strike?" Luo Ning had never heard of it, and what was the secret skill?
Brower explained: "This is Lulans' original secret skill after he was promoted to Meteor Star. It combines the two attributes of fire and thunder, and the power it displays is much higher than ordinary fighting skills! I doubt that if you If grandpa is not ill and can practice normally, even if he is not Silver Moon, even the Silver Moon Knight would have difficulty using this move carefully. "
Bruno added: "Secret skills are generally things that only Meteor Knights have the ability to study. They all have powerful power or characteristics. But your silver-level Explosive Flame Slash actually has characteristics, but it is rare to see it."
Luo Ning's heart moved.
The other party just said that he likes to collect various fighting skills, magic books and secret techniques, and now he is praising his Explosive Flame Slash.
Although the other party didn't say it clearly, Luo Ning couldn't understand the meaning of the words.
"If Your Majesty likes it, I can make "Explosive Flame Slash" into a book and dedicate it to you."
A look of satisfaction flashed in Bruno's eyes.
He really likes to collect all kinds of secret books, and he has the fire attribute himself, so the explosive fighting skills are suitable for him to practice.
It was just the first time he met Luo Ning that he wanted to ask the other party for help. This was not appropriate and he couldn't lose face.
Fortunately, Luo Ning is sensible enough and can hear the underlying meaning behind his words.
"Haha, I'm very satisfied that you have this heart!"
Bruno smiled and said: "Well, don't say that I take advantage of your little count. Tomorrow I will ask Blanche to take you to my library, and then you can choose any two books."
As soon as these words came out, even Broll, the meteor knight next to him, couldn't help but feel envious.
He had followed His Majesty for so long, and only after becoming a Meteor Knight did he get the opportunity to go in and pick out a seventh-level fighting skill book.
Unexpectedly, Luo Ning, who was only at Silver level, would have the opportunity to pick two books, and two books at that.
Luo Ning was overjoyed.
Lu Lansi has a limited number of fighting skills and magic books in his collection, and after reaching the seventh level, there is only one fighting skill called "Dance of the Fire Snake" that is suitable for Luo Ning to practice, and there is no fighting skill and magic book with wind attribute.
He was worried about where to get these rare and precious things. Unexpectedly, His Majesty the King came up and gave him two big gifts. (End of chapter)