Chapter 55 Preparing to Set Off

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  His Majesty the King must have been very afraid of his mother, and after announcing it, he hastily bid farewell, so that his mother didn't even have time to find him to settle accounts. She had no choice but to vent her anger on her husband, scolding: "You're really useless, you don't even speak up for your son, I'll tell you tomorrow you and I will go find him together, or else give me an explanation, otherwise I'll turn the palace upside down!"

  "Alright, child! Call him over." Grandfather suddenly said: "That's a good place for the Dragon family!"

  "Why?" asked the curious mother.

  "The most powerful forces there are the Elves, Dwarves and Berserkers!" Grandfather said: "Fortunately, we have a good relationship with them!"

  "But there are also winged people, barbaric earth spirits, cannibalistic demon tribes, and all sorts of fierce magical beasts that might attack the town in broad daylight. I've seen it happen once!" Mom's words became more and more sorrowful, until she finally burst into tears.

  "Come on, mom! It's nothing major, just have a little faith in me!"

  Grandfather also said: "Yes! I think he's more terrifying than the demon beast. With the help of the Elf tribe, I'll give him 3000 Qinglong Iron Riders. Especially with my relationship with the leader of the Crazy Warrior clan, they will definitely go all out to help. With them around, I don't believe this kid is in any danger!"

  "That's a paradise for adventurers and outlaws, can this little kid really tame them?"

  "Believe me, mom! With our family's three thousand iron cavalry, I guarantee to take down anyone who dares to disobey!" The poor Taoist said confidently: "Since we're so close to grandma, surely she won't ignore my life or death? With the backing of the continent's five great powers, who would dare to touch me?"

  "I'm still worried and it's so far away, I can't even see my son often."

  "I'll come back once every three months, I promise!" After Mother got a bit better, I asked Grandfather, "What's going on between you and the Mad Warrior?"

  "They are a loose group of tribes, worshipping strength, each tribal leader is the strongest in battle. The current leader, Rage Sword Saint - Karlo, was once my subordinate. I had taught him martial arts before, he's a formidable guy and suits my taste, but unfortunately too straightforward, thus offending the Ishihara family and being framed by them, almost getting killed! It was me who couldn't bear to secretly let him go. Later when I was being hunted down by others, he led people to save me, we are now sworn brothers!"

  "What did I do to offend the Ishihara family?" I asked

  "That year, Ishihara Koinu was the pride of the Ishihara family, and no one dared to mess with him except me. He had a cruel nature, bullying whoever he saw. Haha! Grandfather suddenly laughed and said: "He deserved his bad luck, actually picking a fight with Carlo. The two agreed to duel in the army, with His Majesty as the judge. Normally speaking, Carlo was slightly weaker than Ishihara Koinu, but he's a Berserker! When Carlo went berserk at that time, even I couldn't handle him. Ishihara Koinu was beaten by Carlo until he was heavily injured and disfigured. Haha, to this day he still doesn't dare show his face! It's truly satisfying!"

  "What's next?" I asked

  "Ishihara's family won't give up, they're looking for a chance to frame him, saying he raped a noblewoman. Ugh! That ugly woman is not only hideous but also a notorious slut in the noble circle, how could Carlo possibly like her? It's obvious that it's a trap! I'll personally rescue him and send him back home, what can Ishihara's family do to me then? Hmph!"

  "Are we in touch with him?"

  "Ask your father, he chased after your mother for ten years in the Forest of Elves! Caro guided him at that time!"

  "Huh? So Father had such a romantic time too?" The poor Taoist teased.

  "Heh heh!" Father smiled awkwardly at first, then said seriously: "Kids shouldn't get involved in this. I'll write a letter and you take it to Teacher Carlow, she will definitely help you!"

  "Got it!" The poor Taoist thought to himself, if you don't tell me now, I'll go ask Kaluo, and I must know about this embarrassing matter of his.

  After that, nobody had anything else to say, even Mom forgot to ask me what good things I got! So everyone went back to rest.

  The next day, the king summoned me to the grand hall and formally invested me with a title. He hypocritically exhorted me for a while before asking if I had any requests. I didn't stand on ceremony with him and said: "Your Majesty, look at my poor and white appearance. The taxes I collect each year aren't even enough for you to drink a cup of tea. So, can you grant me the money for this cup of tea?"

  "Are you saying I'm exempt from taxes?"

  "Long live Your Majesty!"

  "What about this?" The king was somewhat embarrassed, as there were nobles who did not pay taxes to the royal family.

  "If you can afford to pay the officer's salary yourself, I think maybe I can agree!" Ishihara Kuma returned to his original position and came to stir up trouble again. He whispered in the king's ear for a while. The king said bluntly: "It can be done this way, do you agree?"

  "Alright! I agreed!" The poor Taoist knew what they were getting at. The taxes in this place weren't enough to pay the officials' salaries, and every year the king had to subsidize them. Now it's all saved, why not be happy?

  Unfortunately, they will cry for their shortsightedness now in the future!

  After everything was over, I returned home, and the people at home were already busy. According to the rules, I had to leave within three days. My father helped me choose a suitable Green Dragon Iron Horse, my mother arranged for luggage and servants, and my grandfather was more leisurely, only helping me choose 12 high-ranking guards, all of whom were Golden-level warriors, led by Shi and Mu, two uncles who had always followed me. I felt that this long journey would be too painful in a bumpy carriage! So I went to experiment in my secret room to make a non-bumpy carriage.

  Making a carriage that doesn't bounce around is a relatively difficult problem. Originally, I wanted to add shock-absorbing devices to the axles, but thinking about it, these forty-odd days of travel are mostly on small paths, and sometimes the carriage even has to be carried. In this kind of road condition, no matter how much you reduce the shocks, it's not very useful! So, I'll just make a flying carriage instead. Since it's going to fly, the materials have to be light, best if they also have wind-elemental magic properties. I happen to have some snake bones here, and I've already taken away the suitable rib bones for making bows. There are still quite a few of the thicker leg bones and neck vertebrae left, so I'll use the wind-elemental vertebrae from that head. They contain a lot of wind elements; if it's not enough, I can add some leg bones to make the carriage frame. If I were to use alchemy, it would be too much trouble, so I've decided to use my old profession's method of refining equipment instead. Although my spiritual energy is severely lacking right now, I should still be able to get things firmly connected together.

  Get all the materials ready, sit down cross-legged, and start working with spiritual energy. The two leg bones are refined to be thin and long, serving as the main beams in both directions. The neck bone is divided into four segments, serving as the front and rear horizontal beams. Then find suitable ones to serve as the four pillars and four top beams. Inlay some defensive formations inside to make them more solid. As for the offensive formations, forget it, don't let others see the flaws, besides, I really don't have the energy for that now. When I was making things, I drove all of Vina away, now I'm exhausted and no one cares, so depressing! After finishing the carriage wheel, take a rest, then put the frame into the space ring, and go out to find craftsmen.

  After they came, they saw the things in the yard and were surprised, asking: "Does this car have no axle? How can it move?"

  "Just ignore this, follow what I said, and just finish the base, four walls, roof and windows etc., all of which must be made with the best magic pine!"

  "Yes! Young master!"

  When they were busy, Mom was almost done too. Knowing that I made something again, she came to take a look. Seeing this strange vehicle, she asked: "What's good about this car?"

  "Heh heh! I'm going to inscribe a 'Floating Spell' magic circle on the base!"

  "What's going on? Where's the power?" Mom asked: "Can't just use magic crystals alone?"

  "I have a wind-elemental mage by my side!" Vina's current magical abilities were at the level of a mage, and she was an all-rounder. Humans could only master one or two elements, far inferior to her.

  "Oh no! Your grandma will kill you if she knows you're treating Weena like this."

  "How to return? Her level is enough to give the wind system magic core of this nine-headed snake a magical energy, and it can make the car run for a day! It's not tiring for her at all!" The poor Taoist thought that as long as snacks were sufficient, asking her to do this was simply too easy.

  My mother didn't persist, and with the overnight efforts of several craftsmen, the semi-finished product was completed by noon the next day. Then, my mother and I cooperated to engrave the magic array of 'Floating Technique' on the bottom plate, while the magic array engraved on the four walls is the light system's 'Light Boundary' magic array. This is a seventh-level magic that completely defends against all attacks, with a relatively large range, as long as the magic power is sufficient, it will not be broken, and it is most suitable here, with Xianya present, the power of this magic will absolutely increase several times. After some experimentation, the effect was extremely good!

  The last step is to find some tailors to make decorations for the interior, and also to paint it well, so that people won't recognize it as a 'white bone car'!