Chapter 2535: Transaction and Heading to the Land of Gods

The royal hall fell silent. The Tower Keepers were all silent. What happened here today wouldn't be known to the outside world at all, nor would it be recorded. Even the Prime Minister of the Kingdom had no right to know these things.

Su Xiao looked at the magnificent crown in his hand. The crown was made of pure gold, with many gemstones inlaid around and above it. The diameter of the crown was at least 50 centimeters. If there wasn't an inner fixing ring, it would be several sizes too big if Su Xiao wore this thing as a helmet.

Ted walked out from the side door of the royal hall. This fellow was wearing silver armor and was as vigilant as could be.

"The Royal Blood and the crown are both here."

Su Xiao tore off the white film on his chest. Inside the film was the remaining Royal Blood he held.

"Let me slow down for a while. Burning Royal Blood itself is very difficult, not to mention burning Royal Blood from a distance."

Ted sat on the steps and slowed down for a long time before standing up. He clasped his hands together, and the Royal Blood floating near Su Xiao surged toward him. It was the crown that was attracting the Royal Blood.

Su Xiao tossed the crown, which was exaggeratedly large, toward Ted. Ted caught it and placed it on his head; the inner ring of the crown clamped onto his forehead, and he even muttered that it was truly heavy.

At this very moment, Ted possessed all the Royal Blood. He walked toward the throne step by step and finally stopped in front of the throne, kneeling on one knee.

"I, in the name of the Edri Royal Family, inherit the blood of the First King. I will..."

Ted chanted loudly. All the Tower Keepers in the royal hall knelt on one knee, raising both arms and embracing the sky. They were welcoming the ascension of the new King.

Following Ted's chanting, sparks drifted from his body, and the crown became scorching red.

When everything quieted down, Ted stood up and sat on the throne, looking at the Tower Keepers below.

"I, this castaway from the slums, have accidentally become King."

Ted on the throne was very calm. He shifted his gaze to Su Xiao. He now had a choice: risk the possibility of both being injured and eliminate this nearly terrifying ally. He was truly worried that one day he would stand on the opposite side of this ally, and the other party would come to assassinate him. Just thinking about that kind of thing made his heart feel cold.

Su Xiao was also looking at Ted. He was pondering: if he slaughtered the new King and all the Tower Keepers present, about how much World's Source could he obtain, and what cost would be needed to obtain this World's Source.

From the beginning, Su Xiao knew what kind of person Ted was. The premise of cooperation was established on the basis that both sides' bargaining chips were equal. In a life-and-death mission world, beautiful ideals didn't work.

"Tower Keepers, withdraw."

"As you command, King."

The Tower Keepers retreated toward the outside of the royal hall. Ted didn't choose to fight to the death. The reason was that the benefits and costs weren't equal, and he would very likely die here.

"This thing is really heavy."

Ted smiled and patted the crown on his head, then took off the crown and tossed it toward Su Xiao.

"Where is the Land of Gods?"

Su Xiao knew that the Talin journey was about to end. Ted knew the approximate location of the Source · Land of Gods.

Su Xiao came to the Source · Land of Gods this time. As long as he found the Source · Land of Gods, not only would he have the opportunity to upgrade 【God's Judgment】, but he could also exchange for rare items with 'Soul of Ba'.

"Within the territory of the Talin Kingdom, there is a place called Kodo Aisen. Keep moving inward into Kodo Aisen, and you will arrive at a misty swamp. Bring the crown to the misty swamp, and the road to the Land of Gods will open. This is everything I know."

Ted paused for a moment after saying this, and continued after a few seconds:

"Bring the 'seed' to Kodo Aisen. For the seed, that is the safest place. I cannot guarantee that I definitely won't die, but the Tower Keepers of Kodo Aisen will protect her."

"Oh."

Su Xiao carried the crown and walked toward the outside of the royal hall. Just a few steps out, Ted, sitting on the throne, spoke.

"Kuku Lin, we... can barely be considered friends."

"..."

"If you have time, remember to visit me occasionally. Becoming King... is very lonely."

"Farewell."

"Hahaha, cooperating with you is truly reassuring."

The two metal doors of the royal hall closed slowly. Ted leaned back on the throne. From now on, he would bear the mission of the King until the day he died.

After Su Xiao walked out of the royal hall, he immediately took off the 【Ancient Mask】 on his face. As the mask was taken off, his appearance, aura, clothes, etc., all returned to their original state.

Leaving the palace unimpeded, the Kingdom officials he encountered along the way, as long as they saw him, were all full of dullness, because Su Xiao was carrying the crown.

Half an hour later, in the temporary residence.

*Bang*, Su Xiao tossed the crown onto the table. He and Ted's cooperation had one final link, which couldn't be completed yet.

"This thing is the crown? It's too big. Without the fixing ring inside, this thing would be several sizes too big if put on the head."

"Woof."

Baha and Xiang Bubu Wang began to study the crown, while Su Xiao was checking the reward notifications.

【Notification: You have killed Edri Walsh.】

【Because Edri Walsh was a member of the Royal Family of this world, you have obtained 16.1% of the World's Source, currently totaling 95.55%.】

The World's Source was about to reach 100%. The gains in other aspects weren't much, but having the World's Source was enough. This concerned how many real attribute points could be obtained during the world settlement.

Su Xiao didn't plan to delay in the capital. It was wise to head to Kodo Aisen as soon as possible, because before long, the disadvantages of him killing multiple Edri Royal Family members would explode.

Taking out the map to check, Kodo Aisen was very far from the capital, almost on the edge of the continent. On the map, the other side of Kodo Aisen was a blank space.

To arrive at Kodo Aisen, it would take at least 8 days of travel. Fortunately, Kodo Aisen was marked with a red dot on the map, which represented that there was a teleportation tower there.

"Xiang Bubu, go wake up Amu. Liu, pack your personal belongings."

"Where are we going?"

Liu had been in a daze recently. She didn't even know what she came to the capital for, but the food here was quite good.

"To Kodo Aisen."

Su Xiao wrapped the crown in thick cloth and tossed it toward Amu, who had just walked out of the room. After leaving the temporary residence, he headed straight for the teleportation tower in the capital.

Twenty-plus minutes later, inside the teleportation tower.

*Click-clack~*

The metal elevator descended. Standing in the elevator, Su Xiao took a test tube from his bosom. He was about to complete the final cooperation with Ted.

The elevator stopped after a slight tremor. The Tower Keeper beside Su Xiao pulled open the iron gate, and a circular stone platform appeared ahead.

There were no other Tower Keepers guarding near the stone platform. This was an order given by Ted.

Su Xiao stood on the stone platform, and the Tower Keeper not far away turned the rock disk to adjust the teleportation location.

"Mr. Bai Ye, you can start."

The Tower Keeper took out a wooden box. Seeing this, Su Xiao tossed the test tube in his hand.

The wooden box and the test tube crossed in mid-air. This was the transaction between Su Xiao and Ted. When in the palace, Ted had drunk a chronic alchemy poison. That wasn't a question of whether he wanted to drink it or not; Su Xiao watched the other party drink it with his own eyes. If he didn't drink it, he would die.

Su Xiao had long thought that if everything went smoothly, Ted would become the new King. At that time, Ted would be able to command all the Tower Keepers. Su Xiao, of course, had to guard against one hand, so as not to have Ted flip the table after becoming the new King.

While Su Xiao caught the wooden box, Baha nodded. He checked this teleportation array, and there was no problem.

【Notification: You have obtained the Water of Origin (this Water of Origin is extremely pure and is a unique item of the Holy Guard Kingdom).】

That's right, Su Xiao had obtained the 【Water of Origin】 from Ted with the antidote for the alchemy poison as a bargaining chip.

When Su Xiao disguised himself as the Old King, he had the opportunity to obtain this thing, but Ted also left a hand. This fellow didn't know by what method he met with the leader of the Tower Keepers and took the initiative to reveal part of the plan.

Actually, Ted doing this was very normal. During the period when Su Xiao disguised himself as the Old King, he only needed to give an order to the Tower Keepers, and Ted would die on the spot.

Judging from the description of the 【Water of Origin】, this kind of 【Water of Origin】 was very rare. At the very least, there wasn't such pure 【Water of Origin】 in the Talin Kingdom. It was refined from the Holy Guard Kingdom side. This was Ted's sincerity, and it was also implicitly indicating that he didn't want to be hostile to Su Xiao in the future.

Su Xiao's main quest needed the 【Water of Origin】 to complete. The purer this thing was, the higher the completion of the quest would naturally be.

Su Xiao put away the 【Water of Origin】, and the Tower Keeper not far away pressed the stone disk. Space fluctuations appeared around Su Xiao, and the surrounding space became strip-like, healing rapidly in an instant.

*Clang, clang, clang~*

Long bell sounds appeared in Su Xiao's ears. Kodo Aisen had arrived. ===== CHAPTER 2536 =====