Chapter 191: Lightning Mouse

Lei En didn't examine the demon soul in the orb, and simply placed it into the ring.

Outside the port's main gate, the slaughter was nearing its end; none of the more than fifty heavy‑armored knights survived, and the Extreme Warriors rushed into the port, only to see Naga corpses strewn everywhere.

"Boss!"

Xi Ka Liu Si ran over with his brothers, his whole body dyed red with blood—though it was all enemy blood—his massive sword riddled with notches, and his face alight with excitement.

Lei En's gaze swept over the thirteen Extreme Warriors.

The legendary Demonkin hunter's soul was mostly absorbed by him; only a small fraction was distributed to each Extreme Warrior's head, resulting in only a modest boost on average.

Even adding the souls of those ten‑plus Naga increased them by less than one‑tenth.

On the contrary, his own swiftness advanced to a supreme Element, boosting his speed dramatically, which also raised the speed of these symbionts considerably, though they didn't notice it in battle.

Lei En nodded, and at that moment Ai Mi Li Si led the centaurs into the port.

Over a hundred centaurs, with a dozen or so wounded, all because they fell victim to a mass Fear Technique, clutching their heads and scrambling, causing the ones behind to be unable to halt their charge and collide, resulting in injuries.

Three or four of the centaurs sustained serious injuries and were receiving treatment from a centaur priest.

All those heavy‑armored knights were killed by the Extreme Warriors; the centaurs contributed little, and the Dragon Stone Mercenary Corps performed poorly.

But Lei En didn't mind; having Ai Mi Li Si and A Si Tan was enough.

Their performance was outstanding—truly legendary.

"Lord!"

Ai Mi Li Si had already shed her half‑dragon form, pulled up a hood to cover her silvery‑golden hair, and waited for Lei En's command.

Lei En scanned the port; Ao Xi Li Ya was nowhere to be seen, and the ship suspected of carrying enemies sped away.

He thought for a moment and said, "Seal off the port, send people to guard every entrance and exit; all vessels may enter but not leave for now. Any ship already docked cannot depart without my permission—none may leave."

"Fa Bian, gather the Port Authority staff and bring them over,"

Sea Bridge Port handles massive traffic and is densely populated; the former ruler, Marquis Ji Liu, established a dedicated company to manage the port, called the Sea Bridge Port Authority.

The company's staff are mostly ordinary people, along with several patrol teams responsible for port security.

Patrol members are trained guards; only the captains are supernaturals. They can only maintain ordinary order and are powerless against real enemies.

"Yes, sir."

Fa Bian took the order and left; he had dealt with the Port Authority before and knew where to go.

The mercenaries, accompanied by centaurs, spread out orderly, forming several squads that quickly seized the entire port. Some supernaturals inside the port, displeased to learn they couldn't leave for now, were still reluctant, but having witnessed Lei En and the legends in battle, none dared to resist and simply waited in the taverns and inns.

A moment later, a group was brought before Lei En.

From their attire, these people were clearly executives of the Port Authority.

Leading them was a middle‑aged gentleman in his forties, sporting a moustache, a protruding belly, clearly accustomed to a life of ease, now trembling with nervousness.

"I pay my respects to the Earl of Glamorgan," the middle‑aged man said, bowing shakily. "Lord, I am Li De, the director of the Sea Bridge Port Authority."

"Mm," Lei En replied coolly.

He activated his Soul Eye, observing Li De and the others' soul states, filtering out those who harbored hostility toward him.

Li De waited in silence, his plump body beginning to tremble, sweat streaming down his forehead.

The other Port Authority staff also lowered their heads, too afraid to move.

"From today onward, Sea Bridge Port belongs to the Ao Gu Si Du family, that is, me, the legitimate lord of the Glamorgan domain," Lei En declared. "The Port Authority will continue to exist; those of you who wish to stay may serve me under the same conditions; those who wish to leave may depart now, but may take nothing away."

"The contest for port ownership is a matter between me and Marquis Ji Liu,"

"I will not pursue any old debts; I hope you make the right choice," Lei En saw that as he spoke, some people's stances wavered and their emotions steadied.

In fact, this is the norm for Ai Lun E Si.

Conflicts among supernaturals, nobles, and the upper class rarely affect ordinary people.

They are merely tools serving the rulers; fate is not in their hands, they cannot resist supernaturals, and will not sacrifice themselves for so‑called loyalty. Regardless of which side wins, the indispensable common folk will eventually be pacified rather than subjected to a purge or malicious retaliation.

In any case, whoever arrives must rely on them to get things done; working for anyone is the same.

Only those with supernatural power have the right to choose a side, pledge loyalty to superiors, and later be held accountable for betrayal and old debts.

When Lei En finished speaking, several supernaturals immediately chose to leave.

They hold positions above patrol captain in the Port Authority and have relatively close ties to Marquis Ji Liu's Tuo Er Bei family.

Lei En did not trouble them; these few individuals did not affect the overall situation.

Most of them stayed.

Port Authority director Li De, sensing the moment, knelt on one knee and proclaimed loudly, "Li De is willing to serve the lord," while the others tumbled down in a clamor, collectively declaring their allegiance to Lei En.

Among them, a few spoke insincerely, their souls bearing hostile emotions, clearly die‑hard loyalists of Marquis Ji Liu, seeking to act as eyes and ears for the Tuo Er Bei family.

Lei En thought to himself, "Very well."

"Fa Bian, together with Li De, audit the Port Authority's accounts, restore the port's order as soon as possible, and ensure ship traffic is not disrupted,"

"Additionally," Lei En gestured to the building destroyed in the recent battle, "repair the damaged areas; if there are casualties, treat the wounded and compensate the losses—the money will be on me."

Fa Bian replied respectfully, "Your mercy, my lord, I will see to it that everything is handled properly."

"Mm, you may go."

Lei En let everyone attend to their tasks; he dislikes meddling in specifics and had no intention of reform. After spending half a day in the port and seeing everything return to normal, he left fifty centaurs, some human mercenaries, and A Si Tan to hold the port, then returned to the castle with the rest.

Before departing, Lei En made sure to collect all the spent shells.

He left by car, but returned riding a dragon‑horn warhorse.

The warhorse had originally been the heavy‑armored knight captain's mount; it was lucky enough to survive the battle without being slain by the Extreme Warriors.

Xi Ka Liu Si presented it like a treasure, leading the horse to Lei En.

The warhorse stood over two meters tall, nearly four meters long, with long horns on either side of its head, its body covered in fingertip‑sized red scales, weighing over two thousand pounds—immensely strong with lasting stamina; the Makurag people found it too small to ride, but it fit Lei En perfectly.

Lei En rode back to the castle, feeling quite pleased—fast and steady—and decided the horse would be his exclusive mount from now on.

Compared to riding in a car, he still prefers horseback.

Watching the Extreme Warrior still running on two legs, Lei En thought that they should find a suitable set of mounts for them.

Having had dinner in the castle, Ao Xi Li Ya has not returned yet.

Lei En entered the study, took out the Storm Priest's orb, and began to examine it carefully before his eyes.

The orb, about half a fist in size, was pale blue, crystal clear, and very beautiful.

Obviously, this orb is not a soul stone but a piece of magical equipment; the soul inside a soul stone cannot be used for casting, and it does not contain such powerful spiritual power.

Lei En could not immediately discern the magic soul inside the orb.

Its appearance resembled a chubby squirrel, with a round face, yellow fur all over, a pair of pointy ears, black eyes, and a tail like a jagged lightning bolt; even in just a magic‑soul state, it looked very cute.

If it were still alive, I certainly couldn't bring myself to kill it; I'd keep it as a pet.

"It should be an Elemental creature," Lei En judged.

Deep within the magic soul, there are seven Element runes!

This is his first time seeing a magic soul with so many Elements; the most valued is Lightning Affinity, which belongs to the psychic‑type Element.

The other six are all Arcane Elements.

Lei En sensed and identified them one by one: Electric Blast Orb, Thunder Technique, Lightning Arc, Static Field, Electric Flash Teleport, and Thorny Electric Armor.

Except for Thorny Electric Armor, the Storm Priest had previously used all the other spells.

What surprised Lei En was that each spell's ring count was not low; especially the Electric Blast Orb, which reached five rings, while the others ranged between three and four rings.

"These Elements have been reinforced by spiritual power."

Lei En saw it at a glance, rubbed the orb's smooth surface in his hand, tried to inject spiritual power, and instantly the orb glowed, projecting hundreds of tiny runes.

These runes formed a complete structure, merging with the orb, enabling it to be used for casting.

"What a peculiar magical equipment."

Lei En exclaimed in admiration; this orb functions like a rune book, but is superior because it can continuously be reinforced with spiritual power, and the spells have no usage limit.

Long‑term carrying and reinforcing the orb is equivalent to integrating an extra magic soul, existing like the outer soul of a Ten Thousand Spirits Wizard.

However, after studying it for a while, he could not find a way to use this orb.

It seems his own spiritual power is incompatible with the orb.

Lei En does not intend to use the orb; he only wants to extract the magic soul inside and merge it into his soul.

He put the orb away, opened the personal library on his mobile phone, and searched for information on this magic soul; not knowing its name, he could only search among elemental creature types using its characteristics.

Soon, a familiar creature appeared in view, accompanied by a large amount of text.

Lei En browsed it carefully, and a sudden realization struck him.

"So it's an Electric Flash Mouse!"

(End of Chapter)