Kurt shouted in horror: "You destroyed my energy core?!" On Lan Ling, both magicians and warriors have an energy core, which is their source of power. The soul crystal was mentioned earlier, but actually that is

Energy core, once the energy core is shattered, it will lose all power and become a mortal.

Duan Tao turned to Yingyue and smiled: "My mission is completed, you can handle it yourself next!" Then he and Xiaopang left.

"Boss, why don't we stay and take a look?" Xiaopang asked.

Duan Tao smiled and said: "What's more interesting after all? Besides, you and I are outsiders after all, and it's not easy to get involved in each other's internal affairs!"

Xiaopang suddenly nodded and said with a grin: "Actually, the boss is not an outsider either!"

Duan Tao asked in confusion: "Why do you say that?"

Xiaopang smiled and said: "There is no need to talk about your relationship with Xiao Yu'er! You and that Ying Yue, hehe!"

Duan Tao slapped Xiaopang angrily, "Don't talk nonsense! That Yingyue and I are innocent, more innocent than tofu mixed with green onions!"

Xiaopang held his head and muttered in a low voice: "Isn't it all clear now?"

Duan Tao uh-huhed and laughed, "Little Fatty, don't you see how awesome it is, it's quite humorous!" Little Fatty grinned.

At noon that day, Shadow Moon came back.

"Is the matter settled?" Duan Tao asked.

Shadow Moon nodded and said with some melancholy: "Kett is actually a traitor! This is really unacceptable!"

Duan Tao nodded.

Shadow Moon asked strangely: "Don't you ask me how I handled him?"

Duan Tao smiled and said: "This is your business, I don't seem to be qualified to care about it!"

Ying Yue shook her head and said: "You can't say that! If it weren't for you, it's unimaginable how things would have turned out!" He glanced at Duan Tao gratefully, "I didn't kill Keter, I had him imprisoned in a cell at the bottom of the lake.

In consideration of his past achievements, let him spend the rest of his life at the bottom of the lake!"

Duan Tao frowned. In his opinion, to eliminate evil, the enemy must be killed and must not be tolerated, otherwise it is very likely to cause future troubles. However, this matter is an internal matter of the dark elves after all, and Shadow Moon handles it this way.

It was quite appropriate, and Duan Tao didn't raise any objections.

Duan Tao said: "I plan to leave here soon!"

Yingyue was stunned and asked: "Are you going back?"

Duan Tao nodded, thinking of the girls waiting for him at home, he couldn't help but smile tenderly. When Yingyue saw his expression, he felt a burst of sadness in his heart for no reason.

Xiao Yu'er on the side took Duan Tao's hand and begged: "Brother, you still want to see Xiao Yu'er!" She pouted her little mouth, looking very unhappy.

Duan Tao nodded, squatted and said with a smile: "Big brother will definitely come to see Xiao Yu'er!"

"Let's pull the hook!" Xiao Yuer stretched out her little finger and looked at Duan Tao longingly.

Duan Tao chuckled and pulled the hook with Xiao Yu'er. Xiao Yu'er said seriously: "If big brother doesn't keep his words, then he is a little pig!"

Duan Tao smiled and nodded, "Xiao Yu'er can also go to big brother's place to play!"

Xiao Yuer's big eyes lit up, "Yeah!" She nodded vigorously.

Duan Tao and Xiao Pang said goodbye to Xiao Yu'er and Ying Yue and left the Cloud Forest, returning to their territory two days later. As soon as they walked into Gray City in the center of the territory, they felt a different atmosphere. It was much livelier than before.

, in addition to the caravans and travelers passing here as always, the trade in local specialties is also very good, mainly various precious woods and precious animal skins produced locally, as well as some simple equipment produced by the territorial ordnance factory.

It's okay, but because the quality of the inlaid magic crystals is not very good, they are all relatively low-level equipment. Even so, these equipment are still very popular among small and medium-sized mercenaries and caravan guards. It's not that Duan Tao never thought about it.

To make high-end equipment, but making high-end equipment requires a high-level magic crystal inlay master. Duan Tao has no such talent at all. You may say, "If you don't have one, just hire one." Come on, magic crystal inlay masters are rare animals in the world.

, the only senior inlay masters either work in the inner courtyards of the palaces of major empires, or are supported by some large consortiums and families, and these people have high eyesight, Duan Tao has no way to get them, but the Xihai Chamber of Commerce has

There are several senior inlay masters, but these senior inlay masters are too busy with the tasks of the Xihai Chamber of Commerce and cannot help Duan Tao at all. By the way, the dozen junior inlay masters under Duan Tao are all from Xihai.

Transferred here from the Chamber of Commerce.

"Old Tu!"

"Sir, is the matter finished?"

Duan Tao nodded and looked like he was working hard, "I'm really exhausted!"

Tu Lou smiled and said: "I heard that the young master almost tore down the entire holy mountain!"

Duan Tao laughed, "That was purely an accident!" He looked around and asked, "Where are the others?"

Tulou smiled and said: "Everyone is busy with their own business! Everything is going very smoothly! By the way, Thomas and his people asked to move away. What do you think, Master?"

"Oh! Haha, okay! Agree with them to move!"

Tu Lou nodded, "I will let the relevant departments handle this matter!"

Duan Tao smiled and said: "The city is much more lively than before! Our territory is more prosperous than before! I am really right about you. Lao Tu, you are not only an expert in running the army, but also an expert in managing internal affairs!"

Tulou smiled bitterly and said: "I'm not forced! Young Master, Atom's performance during this period has been very good. In fact, many internal affairs measures came from his mind. Can he be promoted to be in charge of the territory's internal affairs?"

Thom was the president of the small chamber of commerce that originally informed Duan Tao. Since then, he has defected to Duan Tao and is responsible for commercial affairs under Duan Tao.

Duan Tao nodded and thought: "Let him train for a while! Lao Tu, if you find good talents, you can boldly promote them!"

Tu Lou nodded and frowned: "There are limited talents in the territory. If you want to get the best talents, you must recruit people from other places!"

Duan Tao smiled bitterly and said: "You think I don't want to do it! But with the current situation in the territory, where can we recruit talents for what?"

As soon as Duan Tao finished speaking, a Predator rushed in and reported: "Lord, a middle-aged man came outside and said he wanted to see the lord!" The Predator's voice was as emotionless as ever, and they seemed to be worried about the war.

The machines produced are average. Currently, there are fifty-four Predator warriors around Duan Tao, all of whom are as powerful as high-level knights. According to Yaqin, their strength can be enhanced with soul crystals or magic cores.

"who?"

He didn’t tell! He said he would tell the truth only after meeting the lord!”

Duan Tao touched his chin and guessed: "Who could it be?" He said to the Predator: "Let him in!"

After a while, a middle-aged man with a thin face was brought in. He was of medium height, with eyes like eagles and a restrained aura. He was by no means an ordinary person.

The middle-aged man's eyes immediately fell on Duan Tao, he looked at him carefully, bowed, and introduced himself: "My name is Salie! If possible, I am willing to offer my loyalty to the young master!"

Duan Tao laughed and asked: "Do you think you are very capable?"

Salie said immodestly: "Yes! Although my combat power cannot be compared with the master's, but~~" glanced at Tulou standing beside Duan Tao, and said proudly: "I am confident that I am no worse than this subordinate of the master.

!" Then he opened up his momentum.

Both Duan Tao and Tu Lou couldn't help but look shocked. The opponent's strength should be at the advanced saint level. It seemed that he was indeed telling the truth.

Sallie regained his momentum, "My strength may not be particularly important to the young master, but my resourcefulness must be what the young master needs!"

Duan Tao asked calmly: "With your strength, if you appear in the imperial city of any empire, I think those emperors will give you a status that I cannot give you! Why did you choose me?"

Sallie said categorically: "Because the young master is the 'Dragon Soul', I believe that the 'Dragon Soul' is the emperor who can unify!"

Duan Tao was stunned and then laughed.

Salleh asked: "I want to know the young master's ambition!"

Duan Tao really wanted to say, ‘My ambition is to hold my wife and count the stars!’ But of course he wouldn’t really say that. He said very domineeringly: “Zongheng, create unprecedented great achievements!”

Tu Lou glanced at Duan Tao in surprise. He knew Duan Tao's background, but he didn't think Duan Tao had such lofty ideals.

Salie's eyes lit up, and he bowed with the etiquette of a dragon soul: "I, Salie, hereby swear allegiance to the young master in the name of the Ice-Blooded Demon Emperor!"

Duan Tao walked up to Salie, put his palm on Salie's shoulder, and said solemnly: "I accept your allegiance!"

Salle showed excitement and stood up.

Duan Tao asked: "Are you from the Ice-Blooded Demon Clan?"

Salie nodded, opened his shirt, and a lifelike picture appeared. It was a fierce-looking heavy-armored warrior holding a giant sword. His eyes seemed to be staring at Duan Tao, and there was an air of majesty in them.

With a fierce spirit, the corpse of an angel is stepping under his feet, and the background is a field of ice and snow. This is a tattoo drawn with special magic. It is also a unique mark for men of the Ice-Blooded Demon Clan. The mark for women is very ambiguous, so I won’t go into it here.

Duan Tao nodded.

Duan Tao returned to his desk and sat down, and glanced at Salie, "Since you swore allegiance to me, you should know what to do?"

Sallie clasped his fists and said, "I will obey the orders of the master, and I will go through fire and water without any hesitation!"

Duan Tao nodded, "You don't have to do anything for now, just follow Lao Tu to get familiar with the situation in the territory!" "Yes!"

There is a gloomy castle in a forest not far from the outskirts of Gray City. The castle is not big, and the people around it are not willing to get close to it.

Duan Tao came to the outside of the castle alone and said, "Damn! Why did you make this place so gloomy?" He walked straight to the gate and knocked on the door.

After waiting for a moment, the door creaked open, and a cold wind blew out from inside. Duan Tao walked into the castle and shouted: "Dela, get out of here!"

Suddenly, a figure suddenly appeared in front of Duan Tao, wearing a black cloak. The whole person gave people a very sinister feeling. The face was paler than before. It was Della, the saint-level powerhouse from the vampire tribe.

"Master!" Della bowed respectfully.

Duan Tao glanced around and said angrily, "Why did you make this so gloomy?"
Chapter completed!