Chapter 1059: Golden Compass, Ancestral Dragon (First update, requesting all)

After cleaning up the battlefield, six Demon King-tier dragons dragged the palace before Ge Liedi.

Ge Liedi lowered his head, looking like an eggplant wilted by frost, trembling and fearful; in reality, his heart was filled with trepidation, for he knew his life was held in another's hands and was no longer his own to command.

Li Zhangsheng stood with his hands behind his back, adopting the demeanor of a big shot, and asked in an Arrogance-filled tone: "Name?"

In an unfamiliar world, especially in the chaotic Underdark, a gentle personality was counterproductive.

"Ge Liedi Schwagde, you may call me Ge Liedi!"

Ge Liedi dared not raise his head, let alone make any sudden moves; after all, Li Zhangsheng had nearly taken his life with a single sword strike, and the other party's pet had killed his partner with a single breath of Dragon Breath.

Even when facing the ruler of the Yasi City-State, he had never felt such immense pressure.

This made Ge Liedi realize that the Yasi City-State had offended this Stronger, and it was likely finished.

"What is your current position?"

Li Zhangsheng only knew the basic information about Ge Liedi, so he naturally had to ask in more detail.

"Legion Commander of the Yasi City-State, and City Lord of Antai City!"

Antai City was located in the heart of the Yasi City-State, quite prosperous, possessing many resource points, and was one of the cities second only to the capital.

"Now, I will give you a choice: submit or die?"

"I, Ge Liedi, am willing to submit!"

From the moment he surrendered, Ge Liedi had already made his choice; after all, he was a Drow Elf.

Although Drow Elves had a Bloodline connection to Elves, there were great differences in their personalities, and they were quite adept at switching factions.

Of course, one still could not trust them too much.

"Very good, Ge Liedi, go and restrain your army first!"

The army dispatched by the Yasi City-State this time seemed useless, but since it was a time when manpower was needed, once the Yasi City-State was occupied, people would eventually be needed to suppress and govern it; he couldn't possibly handle everything himself or with Ning Bizhen, or they would be exhausted to death, and their cultivation time would shrink accordingly.

Therefore, Li Zhangsheng decided that after occupying the Yasi City-State, he would delegate the power in his hands, following the principle of "taking resources without doing the work."

This was a characteristic of a world with supernatural powers; as long as one possessed absolute strength, it didn't matter if all power was delegated, and there was no fear of subordinates rebelling.

"Yes, My Lord!"

Ge Liedi did not know how to address Li Zhangsheng, so he ultimately chose the title for a monarch.

After Ge Liedi left, Li Zhangsheng began to check the harvest from this time.

Sabonisi was a Legendary Powerhouse after all, so his collection was bound to be much better than that of the Helan City Lord.

Apart from various miscellaneous items, there were two treasures that reached the Heaven and Earth Rare Treasure Grade, and this did not even count the severely damaged Full-Body Armor.

What made Li Zhangsheng click his tongue in wonder was that among these two treasures, one was another piece of Zhongling Stone, only this one was larger in volume.

"Does the Yasi City-State possess a Zhongling Stone vein?"

Obtaining Zhongling Stones one after another made Li Zhangsheng feel strange.

But the Zhongling Stone was, after all, a Heaven and Earth Rare Treasure Grade treasure, and resource points of that grade were extremely rare; Li Zhangsheng felt it was likely a coincidence.

Li Zhangsheng decided to ask Ge Liedi; perhaps the Yasi City-State really did have a Zhongling Stone vein, which would be a huge windfall. One had to know that neither the Langya Kingdom nor the Dai Kingdom had any Heaven and Earth Rare Treasure Grade resource points; on the contrary, the Silent Forest had one, which was why it was coveted by Dou Cangqiong and Li Zhangsheng in succession.

A Heaven and Earth Rare Treasure Grade resource point represented huge benefits; it could not only be used for oneself or rewarded to subordinates, but also used to trade for treasures one needed.

At the level of a King, ordinary auctions basically did not feature items useful to them; to obtain desired treasures, one often needed to barter with other Kings.

The flexibility of the Zhongling Stone was excellent; even the King of Hundred Victories, who had traveled the heavens, had not seen many ores that could compare to the Zhongling Stone in flexibility, so it possessed significant trading value.

The second treasure was an exquisite Dark Gold Compass, which was a piece of Legendary Equipment. Li Zhangsheng played with it for a while and discovered that the main function of the compass was to lock onto the direction of enemies; in this aspect, it was similar to the Soul-Chasing Manikin, only the compass had a certain margin of error.

Li Zhangsheng thought for a moment and gave the compass to Ning Bizhen; he already had the Soul-Chasing Manikin, as well as the Baxia Turtle Shell and the Heavenly Secret Stone, so this compass was useless to him.

Not long after, Ge Liedi flew back. He cast an awe-filled glance at the six Demon King-tier dragons and began to report the situation of the army to Li Zhangsheng.

Merely intimidated by the Dragon Might of the six dragons, the original army of over ten thousand was left with less than five thousand; among them, the number of those scared to death, scared insane, or scared stupid exceeded three thousand, and thousands more had fled. Those who remained did so mainly because their legs had gone weak, or they had not fled far before being chased back by Ge Liedi.

This made Ge Liedi feel even more awe; after this battle, he knew that no matter how large the army, it could not pose a threat to Li Zhangsheng.

When strength reached a certain level, low-tier and mid-tier professionals, no matter how numerous, were nothing but clay chickens and pottery dogs; just like Li Zhangsheng now, the aura of his Demon Pets alone was enough to make them lose without a fight.

However, these people were still useful. If Li Zhangsheng wanted to occupy the Yasi City-State, he had to have people to govern it; otherwise, the administrative affairs of a country alone would be enough to consume a vast amount of his energy, putting the cart before the horse.

Li Zhangsheng would choose to delegate power, handing over all authority and letting everyone make the best use of their talents.

As for whether these people would harbor bad thoughts once they held power, Li Zhangsheng did not consider it at all.

This was a world with supernatural powers, so the rules were naturally different; as long as Li Zhangsheng maintained his combat deterrence, it would be enough to maintain the "loyalty" of his subordinates.

"Ge Liedi, does the Yasi City-State possess a Zhongling Stone vein?"

"My Lord, this subordinate is not aware, but this subordinate also possesses a piece of Zhongling Stone. At the time, the ruler of the Yasi City-State bestowed a piece of Zhongling Stone upon several trusted City Lords, including this subordinate and Sabonisi."

Ge Liedi did not hide anything and said what he knew, and generously took out his own Zhongling Stone, wanting to offer it to Li Zhangsheng.

Li Zhangsheng waved his hand and did not accept it.

From Ge Liedi's information, he could conclude that the ruler of the Yasi City-State still possessed quite a few Zhongling Stones, and the possibility of owning a Zhongling Stone vein was not low.

"Ge Liedi, tell me everything you know about the ruler of the Yasi City-State."

Since he wanted to occupy the Yasi City-State, he naturally had to know himself and his enemy; as a Legendary Powerhouse, Ge Liedi certainly knew more than the Helan City Lord.

"My Lord, I suspect that the ruler of the Yasi City-State has an unspeakable relationship with an Ancestral Dragon!"

Ge Liedi's first sentence took Li Zhangsheng by surprise.

(End of chapter)