The Two Hundredth Chapter: The Ambition of the King of Lut Gholein
Early the next morning, I arrived at the Mage Guild. Talen was in his Study Room and immediately stood up when he heard it was me.
"Guild Master Taren, have you scheduled the meeting time with His Majesty the King?"
After exchanging a few pleasantries, I immediately asked impatiently. This was because I was very eager to go Outside the City to see the Monsters here. I hadn't moved my body for nearly a month, and my hands were itching badly. I wondered what kind of surprises the Monsters of Lut Gholein would bring me!
"Yes, Lord. After you left yesterday, I immediately went to the Palace. The King of Lut Gholein seems very interested in you and told me that the meeting time can be anytime, the sooner the better. If possible, he hopes you can go today morning."
"Oh!?"
I responded. Originally, according to Talen's estimate of two or three days, I had planned to use that time to go out and walk around. I didn't expect the King of Lut Gholein to be even more impatient than me.
"Alright, without further delay, let's set off now."
Under Talen's guidance, we slowly walked towards the Palace. However, along the way, Talen kept hesitating, as if he had something to say.
"I wonder what feeling Lut Gholein gives you?"
After a long time, Talen finally managed to force out a sentence.
"Very good, especially the Adventurer's Paradise and the Twin Seas."
I looked at him with some surprise.
"No, ah, how should I put this? Actually, I wanted to ask, Lord, have you noticed the relationship between the Soldiers and Adventurers within Lut Gholein City..."
Talen stammered for a while, finally sighing and speaking frankly.
"Adventurers and Soldiers?"
I raised my voice, not understanding why Talen suddenly asked this question. However, I carefully recalled what I had seen yesterday afternoon.
"I don't think there's any big problem. But I always feel... it seems the Soldiers don't like Adventurers very much, and they always seem to have unpleasant expressions."
I frowned. Now that he mentioned it, I did feel a bit confused. Why would the Soldiers show this Attitude? Adventurers and Soldiers should be like Well Water not interfering with River Water. Stepping back, Adventurers are fighting for the survival of the entire Sanctuary. It's one thing if these Soldiers don't respect them, but deliberately making things difficult is going too far. By Principle, this kind of Matter shouldn't happen.
"It seems Lord has also noticed this point, then I'll be direct." Talen gave a few bitter laughs and said in a low Voice.
"Could it be that Adventurers committed crimes in the city?"
"It's not what Lord thinks. Most Adventurers are law-abiding. Even if someone causes trouble, we Managers will immediately mediate."
"Then why is this happening?"
"That's why. This isn't because Adventurers caused trouble, and it's not that Soldiers hate Adventurers; they don't have the Guts for that."
The Door of Lut Gholein's Palace was already close In Front.
"It's our King of Lut Gholein who dislikes Adventurers."
Talen stopped and looked at me as he spoke.
"..."
I didn't make any unnecessary guesses, but quietly waited for Talen's explanation.
"Just think, which King would be willing to have so many Powerful forces that are not under his Bind appearing in his Imperial City? He probably can't eat or sleep peacefully."
"That is true."
Thinking about it this way makes sense. If it were me, just thinking that I am the King of Lut Gholein, and outside the Palace, just a few Class Changers could kill me if they broke in, I probably wouldn't be happy either.
"Therefore, this ambitious King of Lut Gholein seems to intend to win over Adventurers and has created a Royal Adventurer Guild. Adventurers who join the Guild can receive special privileges, while those who don't join are subjected to all sorts of difficulties."
"Isn't he afraid of provoking other Adventurers and having them secretly kill him?" I broke out in a sweat. This King of Lut Gholein's Brain is really messed up.
"Of course, he's not that foolish. At first, he only gave privileges to the Adventurers of the Royal Adventurer Guild and didn't dare to do anything to other Adventurers."
"Then why has it developed to this point? Does he think the Royal Adventurer Guild now has enough Strength to contend with the other Adventurers in Lut Gholein?"
I frowned. If that's the case, then this King of Lut Gholein is really too foolish. You know, the Adventurers of Lut Gholein are undoubtedly as fragile as babies compared to the Adventurers of Act II. If he really touched the bottom line of the Adventurer's Guild, just calling back a few High-Level Adventurers could leave this so-called King of Lut Gholein utterly defeated. Moreover, I don't believe these arrogant Adventurers would be willing to risk their lives for an Ordinary Person.
"On the contrary." Talen's answer confirmed my guess.
"The Royal Adventurer Guild did recruit quite a few Adventurers at first, but those people were just looking for temporary convenience. Once they left Lut Gholein, who would still listen to him? And the King of Lut Gholein wasn't satisfied, because he also knew that the Adventurers of Lut Gholein were just a bunch of babies. What he wanted were the Adventurers from Harrogath, or even Act II. Only then would he have the Ability to protect himself."
"Actually, our Adventurer's Guild has never thought about interfering with the Power of the King of Lut Gholein. To avoid suspicion, we haven't even appointed an Elder in Lut Gholein. But... royalty is full of suspicion, alas!"
Talen shook his Head helplessly.
"Therefore, after getting nowhere, the King of Lut Gholein's temper has become increasingly irritable, and he seems to be becoming unreasonable. Now there are quite a few complaints among the Adventurers in Lut Gholein. Fortunately, those Soldiers still don't dare to do anything to Adventurers—especially Class Changers—so things are temporarily peaceful. But if the situation is allowed to worsen, with my Strength and Ryan's, we won't be able to completely Bind those Unruly Adventurers."
So that's how it is. I sighed with a bitter smile. It seems this meeting is indeed quite the Hongmen Banquet. The Qualification for Remote Teleportation will likely be met with difficulties as well.
"Speaking of which. Actually, His Majesty Jerhyn can also be considered an ambitious Emperor. If it were in an Era of Peace, he might not be unable to expand his territory and achieve a great imperial career. It's a pity, though, that now is simply not the Era for him to fully display his talents."
At the end, Talen sighed with emotion for a while.
"Thank you for the reminder, Guild Master Taren. I will definitely proceed with caution."
I sincerely thanked Talen.
"Lord, please don't say that. You represent all of us Adventurers. If Lord loses Reputation, it means we Adventurers lose Reputation. This is what we should do." Talen said meaningfully.
"Don't worry, I know what to do. I'll trouble the Guild Master to remind me more in the future."
After saying that, we both stopped talking and continued to step forward, entering the Palace Door under the watchful eyes of two rows of Soldiers.
Inside was a vast and magnificent Plaza. Talen stopped here, and under the guidance of a Soldier, I stepped onto the scarlet carpet that extended all the way to my feet. I slowly walked towards a tall and majestic Palace.
"Wow, damn, it's really spectacular."
Walking behind the Soldier, I looked around at the tall Buildings and numerous carved Stone Pillars, unable to take my eyes off them. I couldn't help but exclaim.
"Just so-so, looks a bit like a Parvenu."
From the Necklace, Little Ghost's Voice came over at the right time.
"..."
I almost forgot, this little girl is a genuine Candidate Saintess, and her Era was also relatively peaceful and prosperous, which is incomparable to the present. It's completely normal for a Palace of this standard not to enter her Discerning Eye.
At the End of the long carpet was a magnificent white Palace. In Front of the Great Hall Door of the Palace, countless huge carved Stone Pillars stood tall and straight. Hundreds of Soldiers wearing shining Armor and holding sharp Spears stood solemnly on both sides of the carpet.
What a grand display, I chuckled inwardly. These sternly standing Soldiers certainly had plenty of Presence. They were probably enough to scare Ordinary People. But even in my eyes, that of a half-baked Adventurer, they had plenty of Presence but lacked Killing Intent. To put it nicely, they were well-trained but had not experienced the Baptism of Blood and Fire, lacking Experience. To put it bluntly and harshly, they were gilded on the outside but rotten within.
Ignoring the Soldiers on both sides, I stepped onto the carpet and slowly ascended the high steps, arriving at the entrance of this giant-like Palace standing In Front of me.
"Lord, please enter. His Majesty has been waiting for a long Time."
The leading Soldier was quite polite. He courteously bowed to the side and made a gesture for me to enter.
OMG, this Palace is truly vast. It's probably not much inferior to the Cathedral in the Monastery. The ceiling soaring to the sky is dazzling. The walls, resplendent in gold, are covered with magnificent and solemn patterns and Angels, filling the Surroundings with a solemn and oppressive Atmosphere.
The scarlet carpet extended deep into the Palace. On both sides were tall and beautiful Stone Pillars, with two Soldiers standing neatly side by side between each Pillar, their eyes fixed straight ahead.
In the deepest part of the Palace, I finally saw this ambitious His Majesty Jerhyn, sitting on the Throne made of pure gold and adorned with precious Soft Leather Beast Hide Rugs, looking down at me.
I also looked at him. To be honest, judging by his Appearance, it's no exaggeration to describe this King of Lut Gholein as extremely charming. His handsome and mature face revealed a resolute expression, and the Authority formed from being in a high position for a long Time was such that Ordinary People probably couldn't even raise their Heads in front of him. At first glance, he looked like a middle-aged version of a White Horse Prince from a fairy tale.
It's true that there are no ugly people in the royal family.
Slow in telling, fast in happening. It was actually just a brief moment of eye contact. After taking in the other party's Appearance, I respectfully removed my Hood, slightly leaned my Upper Body forward, placed my hand over my Chest Binding, and bowed. Alice had specifically trained me for over an hour for this Movement. I wouldn't say it was perfect, but it should at least be above the passing line.
"Greetings, Your Majesty. Rogue Elder, Druid Wu Fan, pays his respects."