Chapter 923: Guarding the Palace Commander
"Yes."
Lu Ning sat upright and said, "Half a month ago, the Purgatory Demon Fang and the Dark Dragon Clan were defeated by our Xia Clan. In addition, the Lord of the Demon Realm, Li Yong, and Avril, who ruled the Lost Plains, were both severely injured by you, Lord Yuechi. This is the time when the Demon Realm, Purgatory, and the Dark Dragon Clan are the weakest. Moreover, Frost Dragon Ridge is only 500 miles away from the Babel Tower. The war horses of the Babel Tower can reach the elemental crystal mine within half a day at full speed. This time we can take advantage of the opportunity and transfer all these elemental crystals from Frost Dragon Ridge to our Xia Clan. By then, we can cast more elemental cannons. Ten thousand cannons will be fired at the same time. Why worry about the indestructibility of Purgatory?"
Tianmu Gong Xiyang was stunned, hesitant to speak, and finally did not speak.
Luo Qingyi frowned and said, "Your Majesty, five hundred miles north of the Tower of Babel is already the heartland of the Purgatory Legion. Not to mention the Dark Dragon Clan, even the army of the Lost Plains is probably not a match for the tens of thousands of war cavalry of the Tower of Babel. This move is too risky."
Bei Chifan raised his eyebrows: "The princess is wrong. There is a saying that you can't get a tiger cub without entering the tiger's den. If we rely on the strength of a sword, the Xia clan will never be able to defeat the Purgatory Legion. Now that the Frost Dragon Ridge has discovered rich elemental crystal mines, it is enough to provide my Xia clan with more than 100,000 elemental cannons. If we miss this opportunity, we will never have it again!"
"Lord Bei Chi is right."
Qian Baiyi clasped his fists and said, "Your Majesty, I am willing to lead 100,000 imperial guards and 100,000 city defense troops to assist General Luo out of the Snow Ridge and into the Northern Territory, and return the elemental crystals to the empire!"
"Okay!"
Lu Ningxin Ran said: "It's rare that General Qian is willing to fight, General Luo, what do you think?"
Luo Ning frowned: "Your Majesty, what I mean is... If Your Majesty insists on sending troops to Shuanglong Ridge, everything has been done in secret, especially the matter must not be publicized in the palace. I am willing to lead 50,000 Tongtian Tower cavalry to raid Shuanglong Ridge on a snowy night, and deliver all the elemental crystals to the Xia clan without anyone noticing within three days!"
"Okay, great!"
Lu Ning stood up, with pride in her beautiful eyes, and said: "Now, order Palace General Luo Ning to lead 50,000 Tongtian Tower cavalry to Shuanglong Ridge on a starry night to control everything around, and then order Palace General Qian Bai to lead the elite troops in the camp to support, and must seize all the elemental crystals in Shuanglong Ridge within three days, bring them all back to the Xia clan, and deliver them to Xingqi City!"
"As you wish!"
The two palace generals knelt on the ground one by one.
I frowned and said to Luo Qingyi in a low voice: "Princess, the imperial city may not be safe anymore. You should lead the elite troops of Julu City to the Tower of Babel. First, you can support your father, and second, you can escape the clutches of the mysterious man. You can just say that the defense of the Tower of Babel is empty and request a redeployment."
"Yes!"
Luo Qingyi agreed with him and immediately stepped out of the line, clasping his fists and saying: "Your Majesty, there are already dark dragon riders and temple guards in the palace to ensure your Majesty's safety. Now that my father is about to lead his troops to the battle, Qingyi asks your Majesty to allow me to lead my troops to the Tower of Babel to assist my father in guarding the Tower of Babel and also provide support!"
Lu Ning frowned slightly and said: "Okay, approved!"
"Thank you, Your Majesty!"
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Soon after, the court was dismissed.
I glanced at Bei Chifan, and he also looked at me deeply, and then his eyes fell on Mingyuechi beside me. There was both admiration and fear in his eyes. He supported Lu Ning and returned to the harem surrounded by a group of maids.
Luo Qingyi packed her luggage and rushed with Luo Ning to the Tower of Babel. I accompanied my senior sister back to Dragon Territory. The task of protecting Luo Qingyi had come to an end.
Dragon City, Command Hall
Feng Yu gave Ming Yue Chi and me a cup of black tea, then she crossed her arms, leaned her buttocks against the edge of the desk and sat diagonally, with worry in her beautiful eyes, saying: "Going 500 miles straight into the Frost Dragon Ridge deep in the Purgatory Territory to mine? This is... too much to ask. I have been to the Frost Dragon Ridge area, it is extremely dangerous, with the Dark Forest on the left, the Lost Plains on the right, and the more terrifying Purgatory power in the north. A mere human army going to such a deep area is not a suicide mission? Excuse me, if any one of Gulas, Avril, and Li Yong noticed it, it would be enough to wipe out this human army!"
"That's what I said."
I smiled faintly: "But the Queen has given the order, Luo Ning can't do anything even as the Palace Commander, right?"
Ming Yue Chi sighed faintly and said: "In fact, I don't understand why Lu Ning would give such an order."
"It's like being possessed by a ghost, right?" I looked at her.
Mingyuechi also looked at me, her beautiful eyes seemed to be able to speak, and after a few seconds, she said: "Junior brother, are you suspicious of something?"
"Yes."
I nodded: "Before, Lin Xingchu's general Yuchi Hong was assassinated because he accepted the Queen's order to go to Qingshan Town, and this time the Queen ordered Luo Ning to take the war horses of the Tower of Babel to the dangerous place. Don't you think this is also a trap? I have fought with that person, his strength is not much inferior to that of my senior sister, and why he knows so much about the internal transfer of the Xia clan, there is only one reason, he is lurking beside the Queen."
"You suspect... Bei Chifan?"
"That's right."
I took a deep breath and said, "I do suspect Bei Chifan. This person may not be just a commander of the Royal Guards. His relationship with Queen Lu Ning is almost known to the world. In addition, he can tame the Dark Dragon, which is enough to show that this person is very hidden. Such a person is hiding next to the highest power of the Xia clan. Senior sister, don't you think this person wants to disintegrate the Xia clan from within?"
"This..."
Mingyuechi sat down quietly, with a pair of beautiful eyes showing confusion. After thinking for a long time, he said, "I really don't understand why such a person would appear next to the queen. Logically speaking... he should not be Xiyang's man, nor the regent Lu Tianyi's man, nor Xingchu Gong's man. Where is he standing? Could it be... No, it's impossible... If so, the ranking of the Purgatory King should have been changed long ago. Impossible..."
"Senior sister, what's impossible?" I was surprised.
She pursed her red lips and said, "It's just a guess. There is no basis for the time being, so I won't speculate. But you are right, the Frost Dragon Ridge that Luo Shuai is heading to may indeed be a trap, so... Senior Sister has decided to order you to lead a dragon rider formation. The number of people does not need to be too large, so as not to alert the enemy. Just select 50 elite dragon riders from the Dragon Domain. You will lead this dragon rider formation to the Tower of Babel tomorrow to protect Luo Shuai's safety along the way. The human army in the Northern Territory... It doesn't matter if tens of thousands of people are destroyed, but the old commander must not be in any danger of life, otherwise the pillars of the Tower of Babel will probably collapse."
"Oh..."
"Ding!"
System prompt: You have accepted the task [Guard Palace Commander Luo Ning] (SSS level ★★★★★)!
Task content: 12 hours later, lead a team of 50 dragon riders from the Dragon Domain to the Tower of Babel, and protect Luo Ning's safety along the way until the end of the task. If Luo Ning dies in battle, the task will fail.
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I couldn't help but take a deep breath. A five-star 3s main mission, the top mission at the moment! It's hard to imagine what Luo Ning will face in the Northern Territory, but this top-level mission has already explained everything. I'm afraid it's quite dangerous. Can I, alone, plus fifty dragon knights, really turn the tide?
"Senior sister, aren't you going with me?" I frowned and asked with a fluke.
She shook her head and smiled: "Dragon Domain still needs Senior Sister to guard it, otherwise I would go there too. If Li Yong and Avril suddenly attack Dragon Domain, wouldn't we lose our home?"
"That's right..."
I was speechless. It seemed that the system did not allow Mingyuechi to complete this task with me. She was also subject to certain restrictions. At this moment, Mingyuechi's beautiful eyes widened, and she looked at me with a smile and said: "Although Senior Sister can't go with you, have you forgotten that there is a strong man with special skills by your side? Kemiel's strength should have recovered a lot, and you saved her life, and she has a blood feud with Li Yong and Avril, so she must be willing to help you."
My eyes lit up: "Yes, thank you for reminding me, Senior Sister!"
"You're welcome, go and get busy, Senior Sister has to sort out the files of Dragon Domain..."
"Yeah!"
...
Twelve hours later, it was exactly noon the next day, so there was no rush.
After logging off, it was time for supper. Su Xiran ordered the Mysterious Crab. The aroma of crabs and shrimps filled the studio in a blink of an eye. Lin Che went downstairs and brought up a box of beer. He said with a smile: "To celebrate Brother Chen's combat power breaking 150,000, let's drink two cans each today. Don't go home until you are drunk..."
Su Xiran couldn't help laughing: "You are drunk after two cans. Do you have a cat's alcohol tolerance?"
Wang Jinhai smiled slightly: "But the boss's combat power is really too exaggerated. 150,000... It is half higher than the second place Lin Tu!"
"Is it that exaggerated?" I was stunned.
"Look for yourself."
He took out his phone and pulled up the battle power list of Bailu City and put it in front of me. Sure enough, the top ten rankings were clearly visible -
1. What is this night? Battle power: 150325 Zhenhai Dragon Rider
2. Ambition in the Troubled Times Battle power: 108872 Bright Swordsman
3. Tiramisu Battle power: 100348 Dragon Blood Mage
4. Little Glutinous Rice Battle power: 94278 Star Spirit Master
5. Feiyue Battle power: 93970 Star Spirit Master
6. Shan You Fusu Battle power: 93202 Shadow Hunter
7. Critical point Battle power: 93100 Star Swordsman
8. Smoke and afterglow Battle power: 92280 Star Swordsman
9. White-clothed Young Master Battle power: 92263 Star Swordsman
10. Su Yue Ming Zheng Battle power: 92001 Starry Sky Spiritualist
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Lin Tu is second, Tang Yun is third, Cheng Cheng is fourth, and Fei Yue is fifth. Lin Tu's combat power is the result of various spiritual weapons, Tang Yun is the magic thunder suit, and as for Cheng Cheng and Fei Yue, they should all be the bonus of the s6 suit. Basically, for players of their level, a set of s6 plus jewelry and weapon parts can break 90,000 combat power.
Looking at the exaggerated combat power data, I can't help but say: "Isn't this combat power... too unreasonable?"
"Of course..."
Lin Che smiled slightly: "Why should we reason with those who are our enemies?"
"Hahaha, drink, drink~~~"
"Drink, drink~~~"