I'm a dragon, I only want to steal princesses

Chapter 21 The whereabouts of the artifact

"Heinrich is a master-level paladin. With the blessing of the 'barbarian' armor, the overall combat power should have reached the level of an extraordinary strongman. Theoretically, if the emperor wants to send someone again, it can only be someone stronger than him." Zhenna said.

Naturally, Li Yuan also wanted to know this point. When considering this issue, it's best not to take chances.

From now on, he must regard the legendary strongman of the empire as the imaginary enemy he will face in the future.

"Actually, I don't know much about the grading of your human combat professions. Can you give me a brief explanation?" Li Yuan asked tentatively.

"People with a god-given profession can roughly be divided into five levels of growth, entry-level, mid-level, master, extraordinary, and legendary. The biggest difference lies in the type, frequency, and scale of abilities that can be used." Zhenna explained.

"There are only five realms? What about God's Domain?"

Li Yuan interjected and asked, he remembered that Shishi had mentioned this level.

"God's Domain? Those characters only exist in legends. They are the chosen ones, the chosen ones appointed by the gods. After the extinction of the main god, it has been a long time since there has been a strong person in the God's Domain." Zhen Na shook her head.

Li Yuan glanced at Shi Shi who was silently standing by. According to Shi Shi, the symbiotic contract should enable the bound person to grow into a strong man in the God's Domain as the tower is repaired.

But this is probably out of the scope of today's discussion.

"Okay, let's just talk about legends. How powerful are legends?" Li Yuan continued to ask.

"For a legendary powerhouse, the number of times he can fully use his ability in one battle can reach more than seven times. As for the largest scale of power..." Zhenna thought about how to describe it, and then gave an example, "I have seen Lucio perform a "God of War Strike" during the exercise. He split a five-meter-high steel city gate with a thickness of three finger widths, using only an iron sword."

"Then if the sword in his hand is good enough, wouldn't it be able to chop off my head with one blow?" Li Yuan pointed at himself with a solemn expression.

"He does have a saber that is a sub-artifact." Zhenna nodded.

"Could the situation be any worse?" Li Yuan already wanted to cover his face.

"Actually..." Zhenna added cautiously, "like Heinrich, he also knows how to use steam armor."

"..." Li Yuan didn't know what to say anymore.

No wonder it can kill ancient dragons.

If this kind of monster hits the door, why not reopen it in this life?he thought boredly.

But it's just thinking about it, and the countermeasures should be considered.

"Zhenna, inside and outside the empire, is it possible that they are willing to provide assistance to you to contain the power of Princess Frederick?"

He looked at Zhenna seriously.

He is considering the possibility of recruiting foreign aid to help them fight against Princess Frederick.

It was the first time that the red dragon called her name, and Zhenna couldn't react for a while.

"It's not like there are... people who oppose the Queen. She is considered a radical reformist in the country. She advocates forming an alliance with the dwarves to develop mechanical technology, and at the same time abolishes the special status of the Holy Church.

Therefore, many people who have interests tied to the religious order are against her, and the Papal State maintains an alliance with us and has always protested her policies, but to be honest, these forces are basically hopeless. "

"You are a paladin, so you belong to the Holy Cult, right? If you claim that you were assassinated, wouldn't the Pope be willing to protect you?" Li Yuan asked.

The Papal State is also an extremely powerful force on the mainland, and with the support of Heaven Mountain, its influence is not under that of the Dragon's Back Empire.

"I don't have a choice. The queen has such a policy, and people who oppose her naturally gather around me, so I joined the holy religion and was trained as a paladin. But the gap between me and the queen is too big. To them, I probably don't have that much value anymore."

Zhenna shook her head as she said,
"I'm afraid the Pope doesn't want to step into the muddy waters inside the empire. They've only protested all this time. The emperor's sister has acted in a measured manner. Just lowering the status of the church can still spread the holy religion within the empire.

However, if the Papal State tries to interfere in the internal affairs of the empire, I am afraid that it will not only stimulate the emperor's sister, but it will easily lead to serious consequences without any benefits. After all, the possibility of me competing for the emperor's sister is too small. "

Li Yuan was not particularly disappointed after hearing this, because he didn't have much hope from the beginning.

Zhenna will choose to stay, which means that she probably has no more reliable means of political asylum.

In the final analysis, Princess Frede's blatant plan of assassination against Zhenna just shows that the balance between them has tilted to the point where it is difficult to move.

Taking a step back, if there really is a certain political force willing to shelter Zhenna, it is unlikely that they would be willing to have anything to do with him.

For a wild red dragon like him to use a troubled princess who has no political support to interfere in the civilized world is simply a dream.

"It's really lucky that you lived to meet me..." Li Yuan commented.

"Father is probably the only one who restrains Huangjie all this time. Five days ago, Father's condition worsened and he could only rest in rest. He couldn't ask too many things. I never thought that Huangjie would act so decisively..."

Zhenna's expression darkened as she spoke.

She realized that she might not have the chance to see her father again in the future.

Li Yuan continued to think, the path of politics would not work, so what about recruiting a group of mercenaries to guard the Tower of Infinity?

There are many miscellaneous forces in the wilderness in the northwest. Using the savings in the cellar, it may be possible to recruit a sizable army, and the hired soldiers can also be used to provide energy for the Infinity Tower.

As soon as he imagined using the money in the cellar, Li Yuan felt his heart throbbing - he thought it was the nature of the dragon again.

For giant dragons, consuming their accumulated treasures is simply equivalent to cutting their flesh.

Of course, if you can save your life, you still have to spend the money that should be spent.

But the question is, how reliable are ordinary mercenaries?
If the situation is not right, they may flee without armor and armor, and they may turn against them if the opposite side offers better conditions.

For safety reasons, it is not easy for him to recruit unfamiliar helpers whose overall strength is much higher than his own, but how can he be able to deal with legendary powerhouses with that kind of shrimp soldiers and crab generals?
After much deliberation, Li Yuan found that the most reliable self-protection plan was to rely on this endless tower.

Now that the fifth floor of the Infinity Tower has begun to operate, it is the most practical to promote the restoration of the Infinity Tower for the Sun Temple.

So the most important thing for him now is to collect artifacts related to the Sun God!

Thinking of this, Li Yuan tried to ask Zhenna: "I said, do you know where there is an artifact? It is best to have a high-level artifact with the power of the sun god."

This time, he also didn't hold much hope. He could get such precious information by just asking casually. How could there be such a good thing in the world?
But Zhenna's reaction was beyond his expectation.

"This..." Zhenna showed a hesitant expression.

"You know what it is, don't you?" Li Yuan regained his spirits all of a sudden.

If Zhenna doesn't know anything, just say that she doesn't know and it's over.

Now her reaction seems to be completely hesitant to speak out.

"Hurry up, this is very important to us now!" Li Yuan emphasized.

Zhenna thought for a while, finally sighed, and replied: "Actually, there is a Holy Church church in the empire, which has been secretly enshrining the artifacts given by the Pope."

(End of this chapter)