I Can Reap Qi Fortune from Players-Chapter 672 - 156: Sea Race Encounters, Straight to the Prison

"So annoying."

In the Jiao-drawn carriage, Ning Zheng, draped in a dragon robe and wearing a golden crown, reached out to part the curtain, looking at the bustling street outside and listening to the constant exclamations of the people.

In his heart, however, he was very unhappy.

"The main body can only absorb Qi Fortune Value in one place, unable to manage both."

"The more they worship me, the more uncomfortable I feel... If only I could trick these naive Sea Race folks out of a wave of Qi Fortune Value, it would be fantastic."

Initially, it was fine with just the main venue in the Ximen city.

Then with the arrival of Marriage Dress Town, it was bearable...

But now that the Bone Demon Sect has turned into the Bone Demon Royal City, it's very distressing.

Wishes he could split himself into three, and absorb Qi Fortune Value on three different fronts.

This place has been lively in just three days, with a large influx of races entering the city, who knows how much Qi Fortune Value could be collected over time.

"Emperor, don't keep opening the curtains, be careful of assassins."

Next to the carriage, several guards reminded, "There are still some special cultivators who can harm the main body through the Dharma Aspect."

They were all sent by the Great Holy Lands, responsible for protecting this puppet emperor. 𝒇𝒓𝒆𝒆𝙬𝒆𝒃𝓷𝒐𝓿𝙚𝙡.𝒄𝓸𝒎

If he were assassinated, it would be a huge slap in their face, and the fall of the Bone King would severely impact their rule over the dynasty.

"I'll be careful." Ning Zheng nodded.

Now, the Bone Demon Race is regarded as the new Turtle Prime Minister Race, responsible for managing the dynasty... they simply consider themselves the new Dragon Race, just lying back and collecting money.

But undoubtedly, both sides have entered a honeymoon phase, treating the Bone Demon Race with enough respect.

"In a while, let's visit the prison." Ning Zheng pondered, "To see those captured Turtle Prime Minister Race members."

"Okay."

The guards nodded and explained,

"Most of the Turtle Prime Minister Race escaped, but we managed to capture a part of them, even grabbing two mixed-blood low-level Dragons."

They are affiliated with some Great Holy Lands' subordinate races, as peripheral tributor forces, but definitely cannot provoke the Bone Demon Race, the current 'hot shot.'

Even their words carried a hint of flattery.

But everything that needs to be satisfied will be satisfied, and everything that needs to be reported will still be reported.

They are responsible for watching this emperor, and they know clearly who their real master is.

Ning Zheng was not surprised by the intentions of these guards, listening to the bustling sounds of people outside the carriage, "How is the city's protective shield recently?"

The Bone Demon Race is responsible for accommodating the people and planning the city.

The blacksmiths sit in offices, hold the data, start assessing as 'employment counselors,' arranging for the incoming Sea Race tribes to open shops, make money, and develop swiftly.

But regarding city defense, various National Guardian Magical Artifacts, and Immortal Artifacts to prevent pseudo-humans from invading rely on these major forces' foundations!

In these early periods of nation-building, to prevent troubles, the holy lands behind the scenes dispatched a large number of Dharma Aspect arrivals to patrol day and night in the city.

The guard smiled and introduced:

"Now, with the Embers Disaster erupting, the Ember city wall is unreliable, the times are changing rapidly, overthrown, it's quite chaotic outside... Fortunately, the Embers in our Sea Race's ancestral graves are minimal, so the Embers Disaster is still manageable."

"The Human Race's Nine-State over there is really chaotic, in utter disarray."

He showed a trace of smugness, gloating,

"It is said that their ancestral graves have deformed, becoming terrifying, and some even fused. Because their ancestral graves are connected, very dense, their ancestors are clustered together, getting stronger, more chaotic, and more prone to outbreaks... Lord Yan Shuangying called this phenomenon the 'Daddy-Pieced' mode."

"The world is not at peace." Ning Zheng nodded upon hearing this, "That's the downside of dense planting, the species hybridized, had their Human Race ancestors planted sparsely, it wouldn't be this bad."

"Species... hybridization?"

The Guard Captain found this metaphor peculiarly fitting, said, "No wonder you're the Emperor, that... that makes sense!!"

But the dense concentration of the Human Race's ancestors, piling their ancestral graves together, facilitates visiting each other.

Otherwise, the ancestors would be lonely.

But now, precisely due to this dense neighborhood relationship, many ancestors pieced together, it's quite chaotic.

Now, indeed, it's a 'Daddy-Pieced' era in a physical sense.

In any case, this affects those who best worship ancestral graves, the Human Race, the most.

The ancestral city wall may be as good as wasted.

"Your Majesty, the Embers Disaster on our side erupted more peacefully, only the lower-level Sea Race died, and their fresh Embers aren't strong."

"All our subordinate array masters and blacksmiths are ready to construct defenses with magical artifacts. We have already built each defensive foundation."

The Royal Guard Captain reported, "It was modeled after the defense tower pattern constructed by the Xirong Divine Craftsman back then, with each defense tower interconnected, defensively supporting each other, forming a huge protective shield."

"Lord Yan Shuangying is currently planning the sea city along the airflow chimney—the Stabilizing Needle, and the protective shield is being established over there as well."

Evidently, this one was a fan of Yan Shuangying, with admiration in his eyes.

The structure is also quite simple.

A Stabilizing Needle connects the sea surface city, and the underwater royal city.

This chimney transports airflow, but it's very susceptible to attacks, someone could do something about toxic gas above you... blowing up your whole city, so someone must guard the exit of this chimney.

However, instead of wasting manpower and resources, it's better to build a sea surface city atop the chimney.

And this city, its future connection is with the sea bird demon beasts.

Would you truly think that the so-called Four Seas Sea Race consists solely of fish living in the sea? As if our Sea Race Phoenix does not exist?

This includes the demon race living on sea islands and cloud tops, who hunt fish in the ocean and rule over the upper sea domain and the sky above the sea.

Even the rebels funding the Bone Demon Sect have several bird demon Holy Lands over their heads.

To further elaborate.

As for the Four Great Divine Beasts, in terms of survival modes, the Dragon Race and Black Tortoise belong to the "sea fish" species.

While White Tiger and Phoenix belong to the "sea bird" species.

The Phoenix resides on islands at sea, the White Tiger resides atop clouds.

Two Divine Beasts beneath the sea, two Divine Beasts above the sea.

Their North Sea and West Sea regions are dominated by sea bird demon beasts, mostly living above the sea, merely treating sea fish as a massive food pasture, where the sea base race is even more miserable.

The lifestyles of the two sides of the Sea Race are entirely different.

Right now.

They are establishing sea surface cities precisely to do business with the bird demons.

Since the fish have begun to abandon the food chain, why can't the birds?

They plan for birds and fish to coexist peacefully in this city and engage in business and trade together.

The Guard Captain said with anticipation:

"Yan Shuangying Senior plans to invite some birds to open shops in the sea surface city... perhaps in the future both can travel from sea surface to seabed along the 'Stabilizing Needle'."

Ning Zheng thought it was quite good.

The plan these creatures made was meticulous; they swiftly pulled out a comprehensive development plan and even intended a blooming on both seabed and sea surface.

Ning Zheng drew the curtains once more.

"It's the Emperor!"

"Quick, it's the Emperor's carriage!"

"The Emperor is so down-to-earth."

"We've never heard of the Dragon Race Emperor touring before."

"It's more than a tour; usually, when encountering Dragon Race, those arrogant dragons are either slaughtering everywhere, casually damaging cities, destroying streets, nostrils in the air, disregarding the citizens as nothing."

...

To be honest, even though being an emperor on tour is one's duty right now, tasked with stabilizing the people's hearts.

But Ning Zheng found this job rather interesting as well.

Admired by the masses.

Full of a sense of achievement.

After all, this is a throne that numerous aspirants dream of.

In terms of ruling status among the races, it can even rival the Human Race's Xin Xichen.

As the carriage leisurely toured through the streets, Ning Zheng enjoyed the indulgence passing through a network of pathways until arriving at the newly constructed prison.

Alighting from the carriage, he tidied the Sea Race Dragon Robe he wore and stood at the prison entrance.

Several prison guards were chatting in the gatehouse, got surprised upon noticing, and hurriedly greeted:

"Emperor, see the Emperor!"

"Why has your High Majesty come to such a filthy place?"

...

They greeted him respectfully.

Yet within this barbarian Sea Race, mimicking Human Race etiquette is somewhat incongruous, having not undergone physical training, resulting in stooped postures devoid of Essence, Qi, and Spirit.

Ning Zheng nodded, quickly stepping into the role, coldly saying: "Take me to the prison holding the Turtle Prime Minister's race."

"They are locked in the deepest level." The jailer hurriedly emerged to say.

Post-nation-building, a vast number of official positions had been distributed among the funded Holy Lands, installing their own people and affiliated subordinate forces.

These defaults are rules.

Even the jailer in the Capital City was also given as a cushy job.

However, adept at observing, they were all subsidiary races, inserted in various posts...

But now, the Bone Demon race is undoubtedly the favored one, directly inserted to the Emperor's position; can you compare?

Clatter! Clatter! Clatter!

Descending layer by layer of underground steps, Ning Zheng quickly saw captive sea race powerhouses.

Upon reaching the deepest level, the jailer introduced: "The Turtle Prime Minister's race isn't highly reproductive, we caught only seven or eight... but we did capture several old relics from their ancestral graves."

"Very good. I'll make grand use of these Golden Turtles!"

Inside the cell, Ning Zheng eyed the few feeble Golden Turtles, silently opened the information pane, it was time to solve the Qi Fortune Collector issue.

[Use the Golden Turtles before you to deduce Magical Artifacts capable of sustaining and accommodating the Qi Fortune Value!]