Chapter 006: The Capital of Lannid

Under Angelina’s control, Qingsoo flew slowly and steadily toward that place.
Soon, amidst the mist, a large tree appeared before Du Fan’s eyes.
Angelina landed Qingsoo on the ground, and immediately retracted it. In the blink of an eye, the four of them stood beneath the tree.
“All those years ago, after burying your parents, I planted this tree. More than a hundred years have passed, yet it’s still standing,” Bu Ze said with emotion.
As soon as he finished speaking, a white light from Bu Ze’s hand spread out around them, and quickly, a tomb rose up beneath the tree.
In front of the tomb stood a stone tablet with no inscriptions.
“Naixiu, this is your parents’ grave. When I buried them, I hid the grave underground to prevent animals from damaging it,” Bu Ze said.
“Thank you, Lord Bu Ze.” Seeing where her parents rested, Naixiu calmed down.
“Can I be left alone here to reflect in peace?” Naixiu asked.
“Hmm, if that’s what you want, stay here and rest. I’ll go visit that old guy, Saito,” Bu Ze replied quickly. “I forgot to tell you how to open your parents’ grave.” Before leaving, he returned and said to Naixiu, “Just follow these steps—channel energy in these directions in sequence.” Soon, Bu Ze explained how to open and hide Naixiu’s parents’ grave.
After finishing his instructions, Bu Ze and Angelina boarded Qingsoo and flew toward the territory of the Ancient Tree Elves.
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“Du Fan, please leave me alone to reflect. I want to talk to my parents by myself,” Naixiu said to Du Fan.
Hearing this, Du Fan also stood up.
“Baby, don’t be too sad. I’ll be waiting for you over there,” Du Fan said, pointing in a direction.
“Okay,” Naixiu nodded slightly.
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After sitting quietly there for two hours, Naixiu came over, looking exhausted, and collapsed onto Du Fan, falling into a deep sleep.
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When Du Fan and Naixiu woke up again, it was already dawn. Taking advantage of the faint light, they assembled Qingsoo and flew quickly toward the Empire of Gavin.

With Qing Suo’s speed comparable to Rob’s, a few hours later, they saw Rob and his group on the winding road. Thus, as the group continued on their journey, it took ten days before they returned to the city of Doha. The city, having undergone extensive construction, now had enough rooms to accommodate everyone. After a day of hard work to settle them all, Du Fan began to handle various matters one by one. The first task was to hand over the group of Bluebloods led by Fei Lang to the people of the Holy Church. Although it was called “handling,” it was actually quite simple. The Church sent one person, who happened to be Du Fan’s old acquaintance, Margaret. Seeing the group of stunningly beautiful women around Du Fan and his own increasingly obscure cultivation level, Margaret giggled and said, “Not bad, you guy. I didn’t expect you to not only escape from that scoundrel Garfield but also attract so many beauties around you. Well, it seems that being made a duke at such a young age must have its advantages.” Margaret said with a smile. “Are you still keeping an eye on Garfield?” Du Fan asked with a smile. “That guy has already become the emperor of the Lanni Empire. It’s very difficult to keep an eye on him. So, after sending those Bluebloods back, I’ll stay at the Church. Little guy, remember to come visit your sister when you’re at the Church in the future,” Margaret said with a smile, even winking at Du Fan before parting. A group of experts from the Divine Might Prison were sent along with Margaret to take the Bluebloods to the Holy Church—the Church where the Pope resides! … After finishing this task, Du Fan immediately moved on to the next one. It took him two days to return from the Twilight Mountains to the Doha Province, three days to stay there, two days on the road to the capital, four days before reaching the barbarian tribes, seven days in the barbarian tribes, and another ten days to return to the capital and then to the Doha Province. By now, the Black Panther Knights of the dwarf race and the archers of the elf race should also be entering the territory of the Siluo Province within a day or two. Not receiving any news from those people, Du Fan could no longer wait. He mounted Qing Suo and flew along the likely route Moses would take. Soon, about a hundred meters away from the Siluo Province, he spotted Moses and his group.

Watching the blue Dingxi slowly land in front of him, Moses wore a serious expression—whether the newcomer was an enemy or a friend was unknown. Just as Moses prepared for battle, the blue craft finally touched down, and soon after, it disappeared, with Du Fan appearing in its place. “Elder brother, it’s me! There’s no need to be so tense!” Du Fan laughed heartily upon seeing Moses’s reaction. “Third brother! It’s you! What’s that thing that can fly in the sky?” Moses said, also surprised to see Du Fan. “This is a flying device I got from a god-tier expert. It can fly at incredible speeds!” Du Fan said with a smile. “Oh, Elder Lilo, you’re here too! Are you all well?” Turning around, Du Fan saw Lilo and quickly greeted him. “We’re fine. How is Her Majesty the Queen?” Lilo asked eagerly upon seeing Du Fan. “Her Majesty is doing very well!” Du Fan replied. While Du Fan was talking with Moses and Lilo, Tieye Zhen rushed over on a dwarf warrior riding a black steed, looking exhausted after a month of travel. “Lord Du Fan! How did you get here?” Tieye Zhen exclaimed as soon as he saw Du Fan. “Haha, I came specifically to pick you up!” Du Fan said with a laugh. Seeing these two elite troops, Du Fan’s heart swelled with enthusiasm. But after that surge of excitement, he suddenly realized another problem: how to transport these two troops to the northern lands was also a huge challenge! Though he thought about it, the most important thing right now was to welcome these troops into the Siluo Province. “Haha, the campsite I prepared for you is just 100 miles ahead. Keep going—we’ll arrive soon!” Du Fan said with a laugh. A distance of 100 miles was nothing more than an hour or so for these troops, who were already in high spirits after meeting Du Fan. An hour later, these two armies arrived at the temporary campsite that Du Fan had prepared in advance. After arranging the main forces there to rest, Du Fan took Moses, Lilo, and three holy-grade magicians into the air and flew toward the city of Doha. After some discussion, they decided that in two days, after the troops had rested, they would set off secretly toward the north.

A carefully chosen path that was completely uninhabited—not only sparsely visited but also characterized by extremely harsh geographical conditions. Along the way, they had to pass through areas infested with wild beasts, and even powerful magical monsters occasionally appeared there. Of course, such a path posed no problem for the two dwarf tribes equipped with numerous storage rings and skilled warriors, as well as the elite forces of the elves. Two days later, under the leadership of Moses and three holy-level magicians, these two forces set off toward the location where Duke Green’s army was stationed. At their speed of traveling a thousand miles per day, it would take them about five days to reach there. Only 2,700-level elf archers were sent; the remaining 1,800-level elf archers, under the leadership of Elder Li Luo, stayed by Naixiu’s side. By this time, Naixiu was gradually showing the regal demeanor of an elf queen! After learning that her parents had died, Naixiu decided to devote all her energy to assisting Du Fan and strengthening the entire elf race. Once this was done, Du Fan immediately moved on to the next task. This time, he decided to visit the capital of the Lani Empire. Back when resisting the pursuit of the Five Princes alongside Gaffield, Gaffield had said that once he ascended to the throne, he would return all the lands previously occupied by the Gavin Empire to Du Fan. Du Fan’s trip to the Lani Empire was to demand those promised lands from Gaffield! If Gaffield kept his word, Du Fan could immediately take control of three provinces, along with a fortress equivalent to Odinburg. Odinburg? Du Fan smiled—such a fortress meant little in front of him now. Soon, along with Chenchen, Naixiu, Rob, and Li Luo who insisted on following, they boarded the Green Shuttle and flew toward the capital of the Lani Empire. At the speed of the Green Shuttle, they arrived at the capital in just over an hour. The capital of the Lani Empire was a metropolis no less magnificent than that of the Gavin Empire. Instead of flying straight in, Du Fan shouted from the shuttle, “Duke Du Fan of the Gavin Empire comes to pay his respects to His Highness Gaffield! Please open the city gates!” As soon as Du Fan shouted, chaos ensued among the Lani Empire’s defense forces.

Faced with that flying monster in the sky, the city defenders were completely at a loss.
Du Fan’s voice continued to shout loudly, amplified by magic, echoing throughout the capital.
“An old friend has come to visit Garfield. Garfield can’t go out to greet him! Duke Du Fan, please come in directly!” Garfield’s voice was also amplified and echoed from the capital of the Lanni Empire, its volume no less than Du Fan’s!
Out of courtesy, Du Fan flew his Qing Suo in front of the palace and slowly landed right in front of its magnificent golden gates.
“Are you Duke Du Fan? My lord invites you to come with me,” said a palace servant hurriedly upon seeing the flying object land and a group of people step out of it.
Seeing the servant act as if he had been waiting for him there all along, Du Fan felt frustrated.
“How did you know I’d land right in front of these gates?” he thought.
What Du Fan didn’t know was that Garfield, wanting to welcome him, had sent four people to guard the four main gates—east, west, south, and north—since he didn’t know which gate Du Fan would enter through.