Chapter 232 Granting Territory (Second Update)
In the courtyard.
A few days have passed since the competition, and Huo Yuhao has been staying in the courtyard in seclusion.
"Master Huo, Your Highness Xu Jing is here to visit." Peris said respectfully, looking at Huo Yuhao's back.
Are you coming?
"Let's go and meet him." Huo Yuhao wrote lightly.
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In front of the lobby.
Xu Jing was waiting here, and the maid next to him served tea, which exuded a slight fragrance.
Out of politeness, he took a few sips and found that the tea was piping hot and a bit bitter, but then it became sweet and left a fragrant taste in his mouth.
This is indeed interesting.
"His Royal Highness, come here, but what can I do?" Huo Yuhao led Peris into the hall from the side and looked at him with a smile.
Xu Jing immediately stood up from his seat and said, "Your Highness Huo."
Huo Yuhao came here and motioned for him to take a seat. Then he took the main seat and asked him about his purpose.
"I am here as a messenger from my father to bring a great gift to His Highness Huo." Xu Jing smiled politely.
Huo Yuhao was noncommittal and smiled.
He noticed the subtle expression on Xu Jing's face. The smile was somewhat deliberate, which made things difficult for him.
Xu Jing was not used to being polite, so he immediately took out a picture scroll and unfolded it on the table.
"This is a title reward. I will make you Viscount Tulip and give you a manor and territory."
"This is the Viscount Medal and the reward deed representing the Lieyang Empire. This one is the land deed. The manor is equipped with a butler and more than 300 slaves." Xu Jinghan said with a smile.
A reward as a sign of goodwill?
Huo Yuhao raised his eyebrows.
I'm afraid it's not that simple.
It may also be a sugar-coated cannonball deployed to paralyze the prey before making a big move.
However, this grant of territory and manor was indeed a good thing for him.
"I would like to express my deep gratitude to Your Majesty." Huo Yuhao said with a smile.
The two chatted happily and the atmosphere was quite harmonious.
"I heard that you had reached level 70 in cultivation that day, but you didn't get the seventh soul ring. I guess you had trouble choosing the soul beast." Xu Jing used this to start the conversation.
"At that time, I made a breakthrough while sailing on the sea. I was tired of dealing with various dangers and was looking for a suitable soul beast." Huo Yuhao took a sip of tea and smiled.
"You really need to be cautious about the seventh soul ring. As far as I know, the only powerful spiritual soul beasts on the sea that I know about are the 'Sea Princess' clan; however, this kind of soul beast has a very high IQ and knows how to seek advantages and avoid disadvantages. It’s hard to find them at sea, and age is also a problem,” Xu Jing said.
"There is a kind of soul beast called the 'Evil-eyed Tyrant' living in the Evil Forest. It is the best among the spiritual soul beasts. It is very compatible with your martial soul. If you need it, I can serve as a guide to help you hunt for the third one." Seven Soul Rings." Xu Jing said with a smile.
Peris, who was standing next to him, heard something and vaguely sensed something was wrong.
Mr. Huo needs to hunt for soul rings. Why are you making such wild guesses?
"The evil eyed tyrant?" Huo Yuhao's tone revealed some interest.
"Of course, if you don't trust me, you can go there on your own. I have a more detailed map of the Demonic Forest here." Xu Jing said with a smile.
"That's not true. With His Highness Xu Jing accompanying us, we will naturally feel at home. But before that, I need to put the other companions in place first." Huo Yuhao said.
"It's simple. Those manors are already equipped and are adjacent to the Glory City. You can just move in." Xu Jing said with a smile.
Have you figured out the way out for me?
"Then I will make arrangements in the near future. Before going to the Demonic Forest, I will send someone to inform His Highness." Huo Yuhao said with a smile.
"Yeah." Xu Jing responded.
After a few more brief conversations, the topic was successfully ended, and Xu Jing stood up and left.
Huo Yuhao looked at the land deed and reward deed in front of the table, as well as the viscount's representative seal, and drank tea silently.
"Sir..." Seeing this, Peris spoke cautiously.
"The Lieyang Empire's hospitality is too warm, and there may be some fraud involved."
He was worried that Huo Yuhao would be blinded by the immediate benefits and might be hiding a secret weapon behind him.
He knew that Huo Yuhao was extremely resourceful, but he still couldn't help but remind him.
Huo Yuhao is the core of the entire team and their only support; once something happens to him, the entire sailing team will inevitably collapse.
This is a foreign land, with no one to rely on, and life and death are completely controlled by the Sun and Moon Continent.
"I have a sense of discretion and will make preparations for relocation in the near future." Huo Yuhao said calmly.
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Outside the City of Glory, Tulip Territory.
Huo Yuhao looked at the red-roofed manor in the distance, which looked like a castle. The more than two hundred crew members accompanying him were settling in in batches.
"Lord Viscount, that is your fiefdom." The gray-haired butler said respectfully.
Huo Yuhao nodded, seeming very satisfied.
He wandered around the nearby area, with the butler following him, always on standby.
He found a dilapidated old castle and some city defense lines made of huge rocks.
"Who was the last owner of this place? Was he also Viscount Tulip?" Huo Yuhao asked casually.
"About fifty years ago, something happened here. According to legend, the viscount was infected with some evil spirit, became crazy and bloodthirsty, and was eventually executed." The gray-haired butler said respectfully.
"So, this is actually a dangerous place?" Huo Yuhao looked at the territory with a bit of ridicule in his words.
It has been abandoned for more than fifty years and has not been taken away by anyone else. There may be something fishy in it.
“It is said that there are some evil spirits in the castle, and some bad rumors have been spread, but I believe that Your Highness can suppress those evil spirits.” The gray-haired old man said respectfully, without elaborating on the specifics.
Huo Yuhao did not delve into it.
Then, he ordered the relocation of all the people in the manor to move into the abandoned castle.
The old housekeeper tried to dissuade him, but Huo Yuhao was not willing to listen to anyone’s advice.
In the following few days.
Huo Yuhao arranged high-level soul guide arrays in various parts of the castle, and equipped various soul guide devices at the same time.
What evil spirits, they had to retreat under the firepower coverage of the soul guide devices!
In just a few days, Huo Yuhao made the Tulip Castle impregnable.
The ninth-level solid soul guide array was out, plus three eighth-level fixed soul guide cannons were hidden.
Even if the Lieyang Empire wanted to launch a strong attack, their army would be directly wiped out!
This will be his first stop in the Sun and Moon Continent, and also the initial base of the Spirit Pagoda, so the defense coefficient must be high.
Later, Huo Yuhao stayed in the castle for a few days, but did not see any so-called evil spirits. It was probably intimidated by the force and did not dare to come out to cause trouble.
After preparing these things, Huo Yuhao handed over a large number of soul guides to Peris and asked him to distribute them to each member.
Most of them are low-level soul guides commonly used by the Spirit Hall, targeting large-scale attacks.
In addition, there are level 5 and level 6 cutting-edge soul guides, which are powerful and relatively rare, and must not be used when there is no crisis.
In addition, he also left three level 7 fixed-mounted guided guns for Peris to use as the finale.
After completing this series of work, Huo Yuhao sent someone to pass the message to Xu Jing:
The Demon Forest team is short of people, come!
I didn't write it in detail, just arrange it, go catch the big eyeball