Chapter Fifty-Four: Granting Fiefs

  Mainland Introduction: A country with more than 50 vassal states is called an empire, and its ruler is called the emperor. One with 30 to 50 vassal states is called a kingdom, and its ruler is called the king. One with 10 to 30 vassal states is called a principality, and its ruler is called the prince. One with fewer than 10 vassal states is called a fiefdom, and its ruler is called the lord. All are appointed by the Holy See. Also, owning land for more than one year is required to be recognized.

  Seeing everyone's surprised eyes, Xianya was a bit at a loss. I smiled and said: "I exchanged a piece of information that I accidentally heard for the friendship of the Dragon Clan. They not only treated Xianya but also gave me a big gift - this incredibly large spatial ring!"

  "What news?" Mom asked in surprise: "Such expensive news? How didn't I know about it?"

  "You also know this news!" I smiled and said: "You just don't know its value!"

  "Speak quickly!" Mother said angrily

  "Do you still remember in Dwarf Tribe, when we won 'Golden Mountain', that treasured sword of theirs?"

  "Remember!" Mother said: "What's the matter?"

  "What's the origin of that knife?"

  "It seems like it's been picked from a dragon's skeleton!"

  "Right! The dwarf elder said, 'That skeleton is three times bigger than the Dragon King!'"

  "It seems like he said so!"

  "I was saving my green dragon Christina when I found out that their missing Dragon King was just that big!"

  "Could it be that..."

  "Ah! You guessed it right, I told them and they immediately took action, retrieving the skeleton. To thank me, not only did they use the 'Dragon Spirit Grass' from the Radiant Sect to cure Xianya, but also gave me many good things!" The poor Daoist said with a pleased expression

  "Heavens! So it's true, our Dragon family is actually going to produce a Law God?" Mother exclaimed

  It was also an ecstatic expression on Father and Grandfather's faces.

  "Whatever you do, don't leak it out. Otherwise, others will stop at nothing to assassinate her during her growth stage!" Grandfather said suddenly with a serious tone.

  "Who dares?" The poor Taoist shouted loudly: "Watch me slaughter him!"

  "You don't understand the terror of a Law God!" Grandfather said sternly: "In history, most Law Gods didn't care about worldly affairs, but occasionally one would side with royalty and bring a bloodbath to the entire continent. The previous Dragon Law God was originally just a favored queen, her kingdom had only over 30 provinces, but after exhausting the national treasury to save her, the country split into four or five factions, dissatisfied nobles rebelled, and enemy countries took advantage of the situation to invade, in just a few years, the king was left with only a few provinces. But when the Dragon Law God became a magic guide, the situation stabilized. As a great magic guide, she began to counterattack and recover lost territory, and after becoming a Law God, she helped the king expand his territory, gaining nearly 60 provinces in just over a decade. If it weren't for the intervention of the Holy See, who knows how many more places they could have conquered? Now look at the three major empires on the continent, which one wasn't established with the help of a domestic Law God? So there's a rumor circulating on the continent that whoever gets a Law God will get the world. If the countries around us knew about Xianya becoming a Law God, they would definitely want to kill her no matter what. This is a matter of great importance, everyone must remember!"

  "Yes!" we replied

  "Haha! That's great!" Grandfather said excitedly: "The former king's long-cherished wish was to make our Great Han an empire. We grew up together, and our friendship is deep and long-lasting. Unfortunately, I was incompetent and only managed to conquer eleven provinces for him. But I mistakenly trusted the wrong people, not only did I become disabled myself, but also caused the former king's death, and lost several provinces, and two of my sons died as well."

  "Don't worry, Grandpa, it's just a Sword God. Just watch how I'll deal with him later!" The poor Daoist said with an air of confidence.

  "Go ahead and blow!" Mom said: "He can kill you a hundred times with just a little finger, don't bother him if nothing's wrong!"

  "Not necessarily!" Grandfather laughed and said: "If I had to say who has the most hope of fulfilling the previous king's wish and can help me avenge my grievances, I think it's not my Sword Saint son, nor is it this future Law God, but rather this sealed grandson of mine!"

  "You're also overpraising him, aren't you?" "Do you have any basis for that?"

  "Tempered through a thousand hardships, the warrior's intuition!" Grandfather said: "This is all I need!"

  Everyone was stunned, they knew that if the old man wasn't crippled, he would absolutely be a sword god-level master. A great master like him has an extremely accurate sense of awareness, not only useful in battle, but also in everyday life's big events, for example, they can all accurately know their own time of death.

  At this time, the father who had been silent all along spoke up: "My cultivation is not enough to let me know too much, but I can feel the pressure that Xiao Wu brings to me. Although in theory I also think it's possible to easily defeat him, my intuition gives me a different answer. If it were a duel with him, I think the one who would lose would be me!"

  "Hey, kiddo! Are you hiding something from us?" Mom said: "I also think it's not right, you little brat beat the hell out of a magic teacher and a golden warrior, and didn't even get a speck of dust on yourself. That's just too weird!"

  "Is this it?" I've broken out in a cold sweat, "It's just wisdom and luck!"

  Just when the poor Dao was in a desperate situation, a savior arrived. The king received the news and came to see me personally. He couldn't wait for the report, so he hastily brought people and ran over. As soon as he entered the door, he shouted: "Where is that little guy?"

  "I'm here!"

  "Oh! Heaven! I'm so thrilled to see you!" The king excitedly hugged me, swaying back and forth, his eyes brimming with hot tears. Does he value me that much?

  I was quite moved at first, but later a few words almost made me angry to death.

  "The Ishihara family won't die out after all!"

  What! So it was concern for the Ishihara family all along! But what's going on here?

  The poor Tao dared to ask his mother tightly: "Why did I come back to the Ishihara family and didn't die?"

  "The one who assassinated you was Shiina no Sanako, a member of the Iemoto faction. We locked up everyone in their household and would have had them all buried with you if anything happened to you. Now we've let them all go, only killing the ringleader."

  It's too late! I wish they had all died before coming back, how great that would be! Regret!

  "I have ordered their release! The country is thus spared a civil war. Long Wu, your merit is boundless!" the king said.

  "What? No way! It's all my fault, I shouldn't be rewarded, there must be a catch!"

  Everyone was also left at a loss for words by what he said.

  "Your Majesty won't blame him, that's all, who dares to take credit?" Father said.

  "It's not just a good deed, it's a great one, and it must be rewarded."

  "What's this?!" The father suddenly became better.

  "Enough!" said the king. "I confer upon the fifth young master of the Long family the title of First Class Baron of the Kingdom, with Borazi Province as his fief."

  "Ah!" Mom's first reaction was, "Isn't Boraizi Province the one close to the Spirit Forest?"

  "Yes! That's a big province, equivalent to four ordinary provinces in terms of area! Not only is it large, but it also has many precious specialties, as well as gold mines, iron mines, magic crystal mines and so on. It's really a great place!"

  "But there are only a few thousand humans in total, most of the area is inside the Elven Forest, and there's only one town with people, Boraz!" Mother shouted.

  "It is Bora City, it is a city!" The king corrected

  "The population is only a few thousand, and the annual taxes are not enough to pay the officials' salaries. Is this also called a city?"

  "Why can't we find those ethnic minorities and have them collect taxes?"

  "But—"

  "Alright, mom!" I said, "It doesn't sound bad! Besides, I've been there before. We'll be passing by grandma's place on the way, right?"

  "It's fine there, but it's okay for us to pass by, absolutely not for a blockade!"

  "Why?" The poor Taoist asked strangely

  "There were several nobles sealed there, most of whom had their heads chopped off by barbarians!"

  "It's fortunate there are still a few! This poor monk doesn't care about foreign tribes"

  "Everyone went crazy after running back!"

  "Oh! I see! The king wants to kill someone by borrowing a knife!"