Chapter 17 The Aftermath of the Catastrophe
Richard's expression softened.
After a few moments, Wuding ended the kiss, looked at Richard calmly, and said, "I don't love you, nor am I grateful." It's just because, if you live, I would feel like the world still has a little bit of meaning. Of course, it would be better if Helen Su was also alive. ”
Richard looked uncertain, she was beautiful and calm at the moment, and there was no more frightening madness. But the flame in her eyes still exists, she still lives on her own terms, and will never waver in the uncertainty of compromise.
Richard sighed and said, "But I still have to find the teacher, and if I can get her back, then I will have to go to the Dark Land again." You should know that whatever it is, it's unlikely that I'll come back alive. ”
Wuding was silent for a moment, and suddenly said, "Rescue Su Hailun, and then you can die!"
Richard suddenly cried and laughed, and said, "Let's not talk about this first, you can help me heal this injury first!"
"I only kill, I don't heal. ”
Richard laughed angrily and said angrily, "Of course I didn't expect you to heal your wounds, Your Majesty the Great Empress." But can you put me in the mana pool?
Wu Ding showed a sudden expression, lifted Richard and jumped to the side of the mana pool, stretched his hands forward, and then let go, and threw Richard into the pool with a thud.
"You!" Richard sank to the bottom of the pool before he could finish his roar, leaving only a string of blisters on the surface of the water, recording his unwilling roar.
No matter how unwilling he is, Richard, who is now weak in his hands and feet, can't surface and continue his unfinished roar. He could only lie at the bottom of the pool, glaring angrily.
A moment later, the water in the mana pool suddenly stirred, and Richard Huo Ran rushed out of the water. He let out a long breath, then looked at Wuding angrily, and was about to shout something, when suddenly he froze.
Wuding stood there quietly, his purple eyes full of tranquility, and his beautiful little face with a trace of confusion. At this moment, she is like a lost girl, completely unaware of where her destiny leads.
Seeing her like this, Richard's roar was completely out of his mouth, and finally he had to say stupidly: "I really didn't expect you to become like this." ”
Wu Ding smiled faintly and said, "There are so many things you can't think of?
"What?" Richard barely believed his ears. Last time, it could be said that it was the reason for the strong physical instincts of both sides, but now both of them are very conscious.
"Do you want to do it?" said Wu Ding, repeating again.
Richard frowned instead, and asked suspiciously, "You don't want to die again, do you?"
"Of course not. I was looking for proof that I was alive. Well, that, Your Highness Richard, if you don't come again, I'm going to pass. When the time comes, don't blame me for being raped. ”
Richard's face changed suddenly. At this moment, he has only just recovered his ability to act, and he has no ability to fight at all, and he has no power to fight back in the face of indefiniteness.
Her Majesty the Empress can do what she said, and what happened to Richard in Su Helen doesn't want to experience it again in Wuding. What's more, Wu Ding is fundamentally his subordinate, whether it is the dignity of being a strong man or a man, how can Richard allow her to turn over!
Richard jumped out of the mana pool, strode in front of Wu Ding, brutally overwhelmed her, and then began to suppress!
The repression was very smooth.
The expected counterattack did not materialize, much to Richard's surprise. After all, he can be regarded as incapable of fighting back now, and once the bad taste comes up, Richard will only have to bear it.
When the qiē was over, Wu Ding slowly sat up, hugged his knees, and stared at the endless void outside the half-plane in a daze.
"What's wrong?" Richard couldn't help but ask.
Wuding turned his head to look at Richard, and suddenly a beautiful smile bloomed, and said, "Thank you, I still feel that it is meaningful to continue to live." ”
Richard was a little stunned by this answer, and only said after a moment, "Okay, then accept your thanks." It's just that what are we this time? I can't say that I'm charming, hehe, haha!"
Wuding smiled lightly and said, "No, it's your luck." ”
"Good luck!" Richard accepted the fact.
Wuding looked at the void again, and said calmly: "You have become very energetic, do you have the whereabouts of Su Helen?"
Richard smiled wryly and said, "Just a little clue." I already know where that passage leads, do you believe there is a dark side to the world?"
The timing of Richard and Wuding's return was unexpected by most people, including some people who were hiding in the shadows. They could hardly believe that it only took a few months for them to return from their exploration into the depths of the Eternal Vortex. Perhaps the real answer is that Richard and Wuding did not go deep into the eternal vortex at all, and retreated halfway through.
Of course, Richard himself would not explain his trip to anyone, and he and Wuding returned to the new floating island of Akmund. The floating island has been built to the beginning of its child, and all kinds of buildings and supporting facilities have been basically completed, and only some interior decoration work remains.
After an initial period of embarrassment, the nobles of the Holy Alliance are now standing up again, especially in front of the nobles of the other two empires.
Although Richard beat the floating island giants with a resounding slap in the face this time, his willingness to return to Faust means that he has returned to the Holy Alliance. Moreover, Richard defeated the Indefinite Empress again, which means that the Holy Alliance has two more super powerhouses. At least in terms of superpower, it can be on an equal footing with the other two empires.
Moreover, the previous His Royal Highness Su Helen could only be regarded as half at most, because the guardian of the Holy Alliance was only in name, and later he was even more at odds with His Majesty Wuding, so it is really hard to say how much support he can give to the Holy Alliance. Richard, on the other hand, is also the head of a wealthy family on the floating island, although the location of the floating island is a bit scary, and he seems to be in harmony with the uncertain.
However, there are many ways in which a man's discord can be resolved, and a conflict between two women can last a lifetime.
So the nobles of the Holy League were optimistic that the problem between Richard and His Majesty was nothing more than a 'minor contradiction'. And Richard's defeat of uncertainty also made many men raise their eyebrows, and they felt like they were also glorified.
A few months have passed in Norland, and Akmund has changed considerably.
Designated by Richard, Faceless has succeeded in separating the Valley of the Dragons from the Origin from Farori and turning it into a special territory of the Floating Islands. The portal to a special territory is located in the Black Rose Castle, which can also be accessed from floating islands.
It would be good to bind the rights of the floating islands, at least to extinguish the hearts of some people who are not capable of doing anything, so that they will not do the stupid thing of robbing the floating islands of Akmund.
The points-for-huàn system is still working, but Richard's inventory from the last time, including build-ups and equipment, is almost depleted. Fortunately, Luoqi's construction workshop is quite powerful, and it continues to produce a series of wild sets, which meets the needs of huàn.
Midalen's Battle Edition has released a full six parts, of which three have been collected by the Iron Shield, and the other three are scattered among other powerhouses. In addition, the magic weapon that Richard left behind was actually taken away by a legendary mage.
The large consumption of huàn goods naturally meant that more wealth went into the treasury of Akmund. When he saw the balance of the entire fifty top-level sacrifices on the books, Richard couldn't believe his eyes again!
With this wealth, Richard suddenly felt that many of his ideas could be realized. One of the most important ideas is naturally to find Su Hailun's whereabouts.
Another small surprise was the nearly 30 million gold bounty that Akmund paid for the scholars and mages. The incentive for huge bounties is truly unparalleled, and many leads are pouring in, quite a few of which eventually prove to work, resulting in bounty payments.
Scholars and mages are also human beings and have weaknesses, and not all scholars and mages are perfectly hidden and leaky. When the real masses took action, many scholars and mages were like worms exposed to the sun.
The biggest bounty actually came from the Millennial Empire. A corpse they had transferred over turned out to be a member of the Solomon Fort Council, the highest rank of scholar mage. For this corpse alone, Faceless paid fifteen million gold coins, and the other nine scholar mages sent by the Millennium Empire were only worth three million gold coins together.
When Richard saw these numbers, he knew that he had dealt a heavy blow to the scholars and mages. But he won't be satisfied with this, since he has already struck at the scholar mage and proved that this path is effective, he might as well strike more ferociously.
Richard put down the report, summoned Oral to the study, and said, "Go and inform the organization that we are working with, and from now on, the bounty for the scholars and mages will be doubled!"
"Yes, master!" Oral took the command with a cruel and excited look in his eyes.
The last report was a faceless 'work arrangement' for Richard.
On his return to Norland, Richard must complete at least three Midalen Combat Edition outfits, as well as any Tier 5 build, before going to the Eternal Dragon Temple to sacrifice and use his title privileges to get a batch of Legendary and Quasi-Legendary gear back.
Once that's done, Faceless can let Richard do what he wants. But if Richard was going to leave for a long time, such as going to the Eternal Spiral again, he would have to triple the amount of work before he could leave.
Richard was helpless at the request that faceless and directive be no different. But on the other hand, it is indeed a kind of luck to have such people to help you.
Richard quickly drew up a list and instructed the attendant mage to prepare all the materials on the list and pack them up and ship them to Faro. When he was ready to complete the sacrifice, he went to Faro to complete the construction.
After dealing with these chores, Richard went to the magic hall under the castle and connected to St. Martin.