Several people entered a Western-style house. After they were seated, Maria made two cups of tea and stood behind Chanel. Wang Zhi opened his mouth and said:
"I want to know the current pattern of this world."
"Yes, my lord."
"Don't call me lord. Just call me Wang Zhi."
"Yes, Lord Wang Zhi."
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"Let's start."
Hmm. First of all, this continent is called the Senhai Continent. There were originally many countries, but they were unified ten years ago. The unifier was my father, but he has passed away. During his leadership, the merged countries were divided into fiefs of various lords.
There is also a race on this continent called the Orc Race. They come from the other side of the Tieling Mountains, and they have always been thinking of invading our Celos Empire.
Before the unification, we humans were not united, which led to many countries close to the Tieling Mountains being attacked and looted by the orcs. It was my father who stood up and drove them away.
The orcs are not numerous, but they are extremely powerful and have rough skin and flesh. Ordinary soldiers find it difficult to hurt them. We can only rely on a large number of people, large-scale weapons, and mages.
"Mages? Do you mean the one behind you?"
Chanel nodded. Yes, but people with magic power are very rare, and those who can launch large-scale attacks on the battlefield are even rarer. Such people are generally the older generation or the mainstay of noble families.
Talented young people are even more scarce. Those with magical talents will enter the Royal Academy.
The place where we are now is a city close to the Tieling Mountains called "Hikali".
"Okay, don't say any more. Tell me what your sacrificial ceremony is for?"
Well, our Anka family has always had a chosen ability. My father has never said where it came from.
"First, tell me about this so-called summoning of yours."
It's like this. Everyone in our family who has just come of age can perform a contract summoning once. My elder brothers and sisters have all summoned divine beasts and signed contracts with them.
Are the so-called divine beasts of the same race?
Chanel took a sip of tea and continued to speak softly. No, they are all different. Today's sacrificial ceremony is the ceremony to summon the divine beast. When you appeared, my contract didn't react.... Could it be....
When Wang Zhi was silent, Lao Hei opened his mouth and said:
"Could the contracted beast of this little girl be the one that was accidentally killed by the thunderbolt that struck you?"
Wang Zhi suddenly woke up. Indeed, there was something that followed him when he came out of the spatial crack, but it died so quickly that he didn't even see what it was clearly, so he didn't take it seriously.
After learning the whole story, Wang Zhi couldn't help feeling a little embarrassed. He said seriously:
"Don't think too much about things that are meaningless."
"Yes, my lord."
"Go on."
"Yes, my lord."
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In this way, after drinking a pot of tea, Chanel finally finished speaking. Generally speaking, this world is a world of cold weapons and magic. People with magical talents will go to the Royal Academy to study.
Magic made Wang Zhi very interested. This kind of power is different from his, and he really wants to see it.
The setting sun shone through the window onto the dining table. Only then did Chanel realize that she had been talking for so long. She stood up and signaled that it was getting late, and she would first ask Maria to prepare dinner.
"By the way, are there only the two of you in such a big manor?"
When it came to this, Chanel felt a little embarrassed and said:
"Actually, there were several servants, but they all ran away within a few days after following me to this remote place."
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Before, Wang Zhi heard Chanel say that she was sent here by the Prime Minister. Before her father died, he left a last word asking the Prime Minister to announce on his behalf that whoever could win the championship in the three-year grand competition of the academy and go to the "Lost Ruins" to retrieve the "World Stone" could master the future power of the empire.
Hearing about the "World Stone", Lao Hei said that that thing should be something condensed from the origin of the world.
"Wang Zhi, the 'Lost Ruins' should be a place close to the origin, and you should also get the World Stone."
"Okay."
"So you were sent here because the Prime Minister was afraid that you would be involved in this power struggle?"
Chanel said firmly: I want to protect the empire left by my father. The current empire is already in a mess and has returned to the old days. Although it appears calm on the surface, it has already rotted inside, and some people have even colluded with the orcs! I know that Uncle Prime Minister is doing it for my own good, but I don't want to just watch and be unable to do anything.
"So it's all up to you?"
Wang Zhi poured a bucket of cold water on her. Oh yes, and those bodyguards that your so-called Prime Minister sent to secretly protect you? Wang Zhi had already noticed that there were several people with not weak strength scattered around the manor.
These words made Princess Anka Chanel fall silent. Yes, what could she do now? Her brothers and sisters were all famous for their strength.
And she was just a delicate flower in a greenhouse. She had learned theoretical knowledge well, but unfortunately, that was far from enough.
"Princess Chanel, how about we make a deal?"
Wang Zhi's words brought Chanel back to reality.
"What kind of deal?"
To be honest, I don't want to waste time meddling in your boring power struggle, but I'm interested in the "Lost Ruins" and the World Stone. Let's make a deal. Take me to the "Lost Ruins" and let me get the World Stone, and I'll help you with all my might. How about it?
Chanel couldn't help but ask: "Please forgive my rudeness, but what do you want the World Stone and the ruins for since you've just arrived in this world?"
Don't worry about that. Wang Zhi grinned, making Chanel feel a little chilly. After thinking for a while, she said to Wang Zhi:
"Let's have dinner first. Can I give you my answer later?"
"Sure."
"Boy, this girl looks quite innocent, but she's not stupid either."
"I just observed the energy fluctuations in this world and found that there are very few elements. The class level of this world should not be high."
Okay. Later, find an opportunity to test the aborigines of this world. Ordinary people definitely pose no threat to you. Even if they can use the human wave tactic to kill you, they can't keep you. If you want to test, you should look for mages or orcs.
"Okay."
"Sigh, with your strong murderous aura, it's hard for that little girl to feel at ease."
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Half an hour later, Wang Zhi was already sitting at the dining table, tasting the steak and thorn goat soup. I have to say that the food in this world really suits Wang Zhi's taste. The thorn goat soup is quite good, sweet and delicious.
According to Chanel's introduction, this seems to be a unique delicacy of this city of "Hikali". The thorn goat got its name because of the six sharp thorns on its head.
After the meal, Wang Zhi looked at Chanel and asked:
"How far is it from here to the Tieling Mountains outside the city?"
Hearing Wang Zhi's sudden question, Chanel not only felt a little curious and asked what Wang Zhi wanted to do. Wang Zhi didn't respond, just asked her to lead the way.
Chanel saw Wang Zhi like this and knew that once this person made a decision, there was no room for negotiation. So she had no choice but to helplessly lead Wang Zhi onto the carriage.
He's really resolute. Well, it's better to take action than to just sit there and think.
The carriage was driving on the wide and bumpy road. Maria was driving the carriage, and Wang Zhi was meditating in the carriage.
This is a habit he has maintained since he was in the Abyss. Meditation can make some progress in understanding himself. Although the effect is not great, he persists in it.
Chanel looked at Wang Zhi with his eyes closed. She wanted to ask something but was afraid of disturbing him. Wang Zhi felt that the person beside him seemed to be staring at him all the time. So he opened his eyes and met Chanel's gaze, which scared Chanel to quickly turn her head towards the outside of the carriage window.
Perhaps feeling the embarrassment of Princess Chanel, he started a conversation:
"Princess, why don't you ask your secret bodyguards to come up and sit? They must be a bit tired from running all the way behind us."
Chanel shook her head and said that she had heard from Maria, but she had never seen them. It seemed that they didn't want to meet her directly.
Hearing this, Wang Zhi found it a bit interesting. Since they set off, Wang Zhi had sensed that there were five people following at a certain distance on foot. In this world, if they were just ordinary people, it could be considered a good ability. There should be no mages among them.
In this world, mages have always looked down on ordinary people who have no magic power and can only train their bodies. But the main reason is that they usually don't have extra time to exercise their bodies. They would rather spend that time reading more magic books or improving their magic power.
After the carriage had been driving for another ten minutes or so, Wang Zhi finally saw that tall city wall. Chanel reminded:
"Lord Wang Zhi, we're here."
"Okay."
"However, my lord, later... well... if there are some rude people, please don't take it to heart."
"I'll try my best."
Princess Chanel could only smile helplessly.
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