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”Okay, it’s getting late. You should go back to your room and rest early.”
Rufus Rhys waved his hand, looking very tired.
He chose his eldest son to inherit the throne. On the one hand, he was interested in the other person’s
ability. On the other hand, he also felt guilty and wanted to make better amends.
It’s a pity that his son doesn’t have any ambitions, and he never wants to be a person who is inferior to
one person and superior to tens of thousands of people.
Therefore, he did not want to push too much.
He is already dying, and now he only hopes that his sons can be safe and happy.
Don’t worry about the rest anymore.
Dustin opened his mouth, but in the end he stood up and left without saying anything.
He doesn’t have the consciousness to be a king, at least not yet.
In the eyes of others, the King of West Lucozia represents supreme power, endless glory and wealth,
and the majesty of being on top of the world.
But in his opinion, the position of King of West Lucozia was too heavy.
Once you sit on it, there are too many things to carry.
At that time, he would no longer be thinking about himself, but the entire West Lucozia, and even the
whole world.
He is just an ordinary person and cannot bear such a heavy responsibility.
This time, let him be selfish for once.
Dustin spent the next few days in the palace.
There are still many trivial matters to be dealt with in the aftermath of this counter-insurgency, including
the annihilation of the Dragon Guard Pavilion.
Rufus Rhys was in poor health, so Dustin took care of his father’s duties, which was considered as
fulfilling his filial duty.
The first was Dustin Kate’s arrangement. Dustin gave the other party two choices.
First, hand over military power, stay in West Lucozia, and be an idle nobleman, walking the dog and
playing with the birds every day, riding horses and shooting arrows, and enjoying a wealthy life.
But the premise is that there cannot be any affiliated forces, and the escort team in hand cannot
exceed a hundred people.
Second, leave West Lucozia, take a fortune, and develop elsewhere. No matter what the final result is,
it will be entirely your own responsibility, and the palace will never interfere.
The meaning of these two choices is very simple, either spend your life idle or go out for adventure.
Based on the fact that Dustin Kate was his third uncle and that he had contributed to the annihilation of
Hulong Pavilion this time, Dustin gave the other party such an opportunity.
In the end, after weighing the pros and cons, Dustin Kate chose the second path and went out for
adventure.
According to Dustin Kate, instead of living in a muddle through life, it is better to go out and have a try.
Maybe one day, I can make a comeback and establish my own power.
He is a very ambitious person and does not want to be inferior to others all his life.
Even if I would rather be a chicken head than a phoenix tail.
His destiny must be in his own hands.
Dustin respected Dustin Kate’s choice, gave Dustin Kate a sum of money, and personally sent him
away from West Lucozia.
From then on, there was no intersection between the two sides.
After settling Dustin Kate’s matter, Dustin went to the dungeon again and met Nangong Po and the four
northern princes in person.
Rufus Rhys was kind and promised these people not to take their lives, and Dustin did not break his
promise.
But the death penalty can be avoided, but the living crime cannot be escaped.
Whether it is Nangong Po or the four northern princes, they have already committed the crime of
rebellion, and they have openly raised armies. The impact is extremely bad, and naturally they cannot
be leniently spared.
Otherwise, everyone will imitate it in the future, and the whole West Lucozia will be in chaos.
Therefore, Dustin convicted the five people of confiscating their homes.
First of all, the five people were removed from their official positions, and all the wealth accumulated by
the five people over the years was confiscated. Moreover, no one with an interest in the five people
could be spared, and all the property of the five people was confiscated.
In order to appease the people, all the money seized from the homes of the five people was eventually
used to build the local area and return money to the people.
Finally, in addition to having their homes raided, each of the four northern princes will also be
imprisoned for twenty years.
As for Nangong Po, he is sentenced to life imprisonment and can only stay in prison for the rest of his
life.
Chapter 1911
The reason is that Dustin hates traitors very much, and duplicitous people like this should be
severely punished.
After dealing with the five people, those generals who followed the rebellion were demoted, recruited,
and imprisoned.
The specific situation depends on whether these people are voluntary or forced.
While dealing with the rebellion, Dustin also asked Albert to lead a group of dragon guards to follow the
instructions of the treasure map to the location of the treasure house of Lie hulong Pavilion.
The whole process went smoothly.
Although there are experts guarding the Dragon Protection Pavilion, it is still not enough in front of the
ultimate Grandmaster Albert.
With a gentle delivery, the remnants of the Dragon Guard Pavilion were wiped out, and all the treasures
in the treasure house were dragged back.
I have to admit that what Lorenzo said is true.
The treasures in the treasure house are really piled up like mountains.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtWest Lucozia Prince’s Mansion dispatched a total of hundreds of large trucks and spent tens of
thousands of manpower to clear out the treasure house.
The treasures carried were so large and valuable that it was impossible to count them.
Conservative estimates suggest that there is basically no need to worry about West Lucozia’s military
expenditures in the next twenty years.
There is so much treasure in one treasure house. The three treasure houses combined make the
country extremely rich.
The first thing to do when the treasure is brought back is to reward it based on merit.
The three major princes in the south, Huaiyinhou Mingwen, Pingyang hou Cornelius ao, and
Xuanpinghou Zhoubo, were all meritorious ministers and naturally received heavy rewards.
The generals and soldiers under his command also received varying degrees of rewards.
By the time everything was done, three days had passed.
Three days later, at noon.
While Dustin was eating, Albert suddenly came to the door, holding a wooden box in his hand.
“Your Highness, I have something to report.”
Albert bowed his body and kept his posture very low.
”Sit down and talk.”
Dustin said with one hand.
”I don’t dare.”
Albert glanced at the dishes on the table, lowered his head and said, “His Highness is having a meal, I
don’t dare to disturb you, I’d better come back later.” “It doesn’t matter, just say whatever you want.”
Dustin didn’t care.
”Yes.”
Albert responded, put the box on a stool aside, and reported, “Lorenzo has kept his promise and
committed suicide. What is in this box is his head. Do you want to see it with your own eyes, Your
Highness?”
Hearing this, Dustin stopped picking up vegetables, and a flash of regret flashed in his eyes, but soon
he returned to normal.
”No need to look at it, just send it back and give it a good burial.” Dustin said calmly.
”Yes.”
Albert picked up the wooden box and prepared to leave.
”Wait…”
Dustin raised his head and warned again: “Don’t embarrass his family.”
”Old slave, I understand.”
Albert nodded and bowed to leave.
”One more thing to leave.”
Dustin sighed softly, his expression a little complicated.
He hated Lorenzo’s betrayal, but at the same time, he understood the other party’s choice.
Put yourself in another person’s shoes, for the sake of your family, the other person did nothing wrong.
It can only be said that the two sides have different positions and different choices.
Chapter 1912
After lunch, Dustin suddenly received a call from Margaret, saying that she had something
important to discuss, and the location was at his old house in the west of the city.
Dustin had bought the old house in the west of the city and used it specifically to train spies.
The girls who had been harmed by Su Connor before joined West Lucozia’s spy camp with the
determination to die.
Their ambition is that they don’t want anyone to suffer like them.
Dustin deeply admired this kind of righteousness and helped these girls.
After being trained by Sun Tong, these girls have already started, but it will take at least three years of
training before they can actually perform their tasks.
Dustin hopes very much that he will never need them in his life.
Because this means that the world is peaceful, and the spies will only take action when encountering
potential threats.
But most of them narrowly escaped death.
Half an hour later, Dustin arrived at the old house in the west of the city and walked into the meeting
hall.
At this moment, Margaret has been waiting for a long time.
Today, Margaret is dressed in traditional chinese dress, and still has a hat and veil on her head,
covering her beautiful face.
But even if you don’t look at the appearance, just look at the figure, she is still so attractive.
Especially the mysterious special temperament of her, which is completely natural and charming, and it
is easy for people to imagine.
”Here? Sit down.” Margaret poured a cup of tea for Dustin and himself.
”Her Royal Highness the Princess suddenly came to me. I wonder if you have any advice?” Dustin
calmly sat down.
”We are so familiar with each other. Doesn’t it seem a bit unfamiliar to call me Princess? How about
changing the title?” Margaret said with a half-smile.
”What to change? Miss Li? Ms. Li?” Dustin was a little confused.
”Hey, why do you need to be so polite? Will you die if you call me Qingcheng?” Margaret rolled her
eyes.
The two of them are now considered life-and-death friends, so it’s normal for them to become more
familiar with each other.
”Hmph! Why do you seem very unhappy?” Margaret’s beautiful eyes narrowed slightly.
”I’m happy, of course. It’s my honor to be friends with the Princess of Dragonmarsh Kingdom.” Dustin
showed a professional fake smile.
”Not sincere!”
Margaret snorted and did not care too much. Instead, she got down to the topic and said: “I invited you
over today mainly to discuss what we should do next. Now that West Lucozia has stabilized, All the
remnants of the Dragon Protection Pavilion have been wiped out. According to the agreement between
you and me, now you should find the Dragon Source internal energy for me.”
“Don’t worry, I will naturally do what I promised you. As long as there is something related to the
Dragon Source energy, I will accompany you immediately to find out.” Dustin said seriously.
From the moment he received the call, he roughly guessed Margaret’s intention.
But now, the whereabouts of Dragon Source internal energy are unknown, and there is no news at all.
He can’t just run around the world like a headless fly.
”Okay, I trust you.”
Margaret smiled with satisfaction: “To be honest, my people have been looking for the dragon’s source
of energy, and just the day before yesterday, we finally had relevant clues .”
“Oh?”
Dustin raised his eyebrows, quite surprised: “You mean, you have found one of the Dragon Origin
energy?”
“It’s not even close to finding it. I can only say that there is a great chance.” Margaret shook her head.
”What do you mean?” Dustin was a little confused.
”According to my people’s investigation, not long ago, a strange phenomenon occurred somewhere on
the northwest border. An oasis suddenly appeared in the desert that was originally uninhabited. The
strangest thing is that the area of this oasis continues to expand, and its vigorous vitality , it is simply
incredible, so I suspect that there should be a dragon source energy hidden under this oasis. As for
whether it is there, we need to investigate carefully.” Margaret explained.
”The desert suddenly turned into an oasis? This is indeed strange.”
Dustin touched his chin and asked tentatively: “Do your people have any other clues?”
“No.”
Margaret’s tone became serious: “This oasis is like another world. After my people enter, they will
completely lose their traces and cannot be contacted. So far, I have sent three waves of people in, but
without exception, they have all disappeared. So far, no one has been found their Whereabouts.”
”So powerful?”
Dustin’s eyelids twitched: “According to what you said, wouldn’t this oasis be very dangerous?”
Three waves of spies have lost their traces, and they are probably cold.
What kind of oasis is this? This is clearly the mouth of the abyss that eats people.
”If it’s not dangerous, why would I look for you?” Margaret said matter-of-factly.
”Ah…” Dustin’s mouth twitched, and he was speechless for a moment.
”As the tenth strongest man on the world-shaking list, looking at the entire world, except for those
dangerous places, there are very few things that can threaten you, so you don’t have to worry about
safety at all.” Margaret smiled.
”Fewer is less, but it doesn’t mean there is none.” Dustin muttered.
The world is so big and full of wonders, so what if it’s tenth on the world-shaking list?
Even the fifth-ranked Ji Yuanzun died from the God-Destroying Poison, what else could happen?
”Dustin, are you afraid?” Margaret said suspiciously.
”What a joke! How can I, a seven-foot tall man, be afraid? Let alone an oasis, even if it is a dragon’s
pond or a tiger’s den, I will accompany you for a walk!” Dustin said loudly.
The previous words have been released, so naturally we cannot give in at this time.
”Very good! Let’s make an agreement then!” Margaret smiled, her beautiful eyes turning into crescent
moons.
”When should we set off?” Dustin asked.
”Without further ado, we’ll leave tonight.” Margaret said.
”So fast? Why don’t you make preparations or something?” Dustin was startled.
”I have already prepared everything that should be prepared. Now all forces are eyeing this oasis.
Many people think there is a treasure in it. We must hurry up. If someone gets there first, it will be bad.”
Margaret’s tone was serious.
Hearing this, Dustin nodded: “Okay, then I’ll do as you say. I’ll go back and let you know, and pack my
luggage accordingly. Let’s head to the northwest desert tonight!”
Chapter 1913
After returning to the palace, Dustin did not alarm anyone, but wrote two letters.
One letter was left in Rufus Rhys’s study, and the other was left in Thorian Rhys’s bedroom.
These two letters are a farewell before leaving.
He is not good at dealing with emotional issues. Sometimes, leaving silently may not be a better
choice.
At dusk, Dustin got into Margaret’s car and headed straight to the southwest desert.
The largest desert in the southwest is called the Death Desert.
Because the environment is harsh and dangerous, people who accidentally break in will almost die, so
it is named after it.
Of course, although the Death Desert is dangerous, there are also various treasures and even gold
mines hidden in it.
Therefore, there are often expedition teams, risking their lives and trying their luck in the desert.
If you’re lucky and find some treasure, you might become rich overnight.
But if you are unlucky, you can easily die.
It is no exaggeration to say that hundreds of people are buried in the Desert of Death every year
because of hunting for treasures and gold.
Although many people died, there was still a steady stream of expedition teams rushing in one after
another.
As the saying goes, people die for money and birds die for food. There are always some desperate
people who are not afraid of death and dream of getting rich overnight.
Margaret had naturally heard of the name of the Death Desert. In order to successfully find that magical
oasis, she spent a lot of money to hire a professional team that had explored the Death Desert and
successfully survived to lead the way.
Including the escort she led, there were more than a hundred people and more than thirty vehicles in
total.
Half of the vehicles were loaded with supplies.
Food, water, compass, communication equipment, first aid kit, sun protection clothing, various rescue
tools, everything is available.
Dustin basically prepared enough for everything that could be used at night.
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmThe convoy continued to move forward without stopping at all.
Dustin leaned on his seat, looking through the window at the moonlight in the sky, his expression
neither happy nor sad.
”What are you thinking about?”
Margaret took out a bottle of water and handed it to Dustin next to him.
”Thank you.”
Dustin opened the bottle cap, took a sip, and said calmly: “I was wondering, what kind of obstacles will
we encounter on our trip to the desert?”
“The obstacles are definitely unavoidable.”
Margaret’s expression Calmly said: “The matter of Dragon Origin internal energy has spread
throughout the world. Not only our Dragonmarsh Kingdom, but also many foreign forces are also
eyeing this piece of fat. In other words, what we are facing this time Competitors come from all over the
world. It is indeed not easy to stand out among these powerful enemies.”
“Looking at how confident you are, you should be somewhat sure, right?” Dustin asked tentatively.
”Of course, because I have a secret weapon.” Margaret smiled slightly.
”Oh? What secret weapon?” Dustin became interested instantly.
”I can’t tell you yet. If you have the chance, you will know.” Margaret let it slip.
”Okay, then I will be a tool and listen to your orders.” Dustin shrugged, looking lazy.
It is really easy to work with Margaret, because the other party will arrange all kinds of things, so he
doesn’t have to worry about it at all.
”We’re still some distance away from our destination. You have a good rest. I’ll call you when we’re
almost there.” Margaret thoughtfully handed over the eye mask and soundproof earplugs.
”No problem.”
Dustin didn’t refuse. He put on his eye mask, plugged in his earplugs, leaned his seat back, lay down in
a comfortable position, and began to sleep soundly.
Margaret took out a blanket, gently covered Dustin’s chest, and then quietly read a book.
Chapter 1914
The vehicle was traveling at a constant speed, very smoothly.
Finally, at noon the next day, they arrived at the edge of the Death Desert.
On the edge of the desert, there is a large village with about five to six hundred households living there.
There are hotels, gas stations, supermarkets, etc. in the village.
Although the scale is not large, it basically has everything that should be there.
For the expedition team, this village is a supply station that can save lives at critical moments.
Regardless of whether they are entering the desert or coming out of the desert, they will stop in this
village to rest and inquire about some news.
It is worth mentioning that due to the difficulty in transporting supplies, prices in the village are several
times higher than outside.
After Margaret’s motorcade entered the village, it finally stopped in front of a country hotel called
[House of Hope].
This country hotel was formerly a renovated primary school. It has enough rooms to accommodate
more than a hundred people, which is not a problem at all.
”Miss Li, we’re here.”
After the motorcade stopped, a man dressed as a mercenary knocked on Margaret’s car window.
The man is in his thirties, wearing a yellow camouflage uniform and leather boots. He is tall and has
tough features, giving people the impression of a tough guy.
The man’s name was Leo Alexander. He was the captain of the expedition team. He had led the team
into the desert of death twice and returned safely. He was also the guide hired by Margaret with a lot of
money.
This trip to the desert will be led by Leo Alexander.
”Captain Leo, is this the desert village?”
Margaret opened the door and looked around.
The village is not small, and all of them are low-rise buildings. Because they have been exposed to the
baptism of wind and sand all year round, many places look relatively dilapidated and crude.
However, the hotel in front of us called [House of Hope] is somewhat exception.
It looks clean and tidy, probably because it is cleaned frequently.
”Yes, there is only such a village within a hundred miles. Because it is close to the desert of death, it is
called a desert village.” “Although it is a
small place, there are all kinds of things. As long as you are willing to spend money, you can find
everything in a big city.” Many things can be bought here.”
”All kinds of people traveling from south to north, as long as they plan to explore the desert, will stay in
the village for a few days, on the one hand to purchase supplies and on the other hand to inquire about
news.”
Leo Alexander Explained with a smile.
”Very good, then let’s stay here first and see what happens.” Margaret nodded.
After traveling for a day and a night, most people were tired and needed a good rest before they had
the energy to complete the task.
”Are we there?”
At this time, Dustin took off his eye mask, squinted and got out of the car.
”Here we are, let’s stay at this hotel today.” Margaret replied.
”Miss Li, this is…”
Seeing Dustin walking out of Margaret’s car, Leo Alexander couldn’t help but frown slightly, looking a
little unhappy.
”Oh, by the way, I forgot to introduce you.”
Margaret guided Leo Alexander with one hand and said, “This is Leo Alexander, the captain of the
Black Scorpion Expedition Team. He has entered the Death Desert twice. He has rich experience and
outstanding abilities. This time we are in the desert. The expedition will all be led by Leo Alexander.”
After saying that, she directed him to Dustin: “Captain Leo, this is my friend and bodyguard Dustin, if
you encounter any trouble, you can come to him.”
“Captain Leo, you Okay, please to meet you.”
Dustin smiled slightly and reached out his hand.
”Bodyguard?”
Leo Alexander looked up and down and said calmly: “Miss Li, are you being deceived? How can he
protect you with his little arms and legs?”
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