Chapter 244 But, I refuse
The moon was hanging high outside the window, but Wang Nan was not meditating. Instead, he was sitting at the table. With a wave of his right hand, four balls of light floated up in front of him.
These are the soul bones of Zhongli Wu.
Soul bones are different from soul rings. Soul masters can still keep their soul bones after their death, but in fact it is not common to obtain the soul bones of opponents in battle.
After all, in a life-and-death fight, the defeated party is unwilling to leave their soul bones to the opponent. They will either burn them or detonate them. As long as there is a glimmer of hope, they will not leave any soul bones behind.
Unless the difference in strength between the two is too great or the soul bone has not been completely integrated with the soul master.
However, Zhongli Wu at that time was only thinking about launching a sneak attack on Wang Nan, and did not think that he would die on the spot, so the several soul bones in his body were preserved intact.
Judging from the aura emanating from the soul bones, three of them are over 100,000 years old. They should have been obtained by Zhongli Wu when he was hunting for 100,000-year soul rings.
Although the remaining piece was not very old, it was still shiny and looked like an ordinary spirit bone. After all, given Zhongli Wu's background and the fact that he was the leader of the Holy Spirit Religion, his spirit bones would not be bad.
Zhongli Wu left behind a lot of things after his death. In addition to these, there were also some other things such as soul guides, but those were far inferior to soul bones.
Just as Wang Nan was thinking about what to do with these soul bones, several footsteps were heard from far outside the door.
Normally, no outsiders come to where he lives, so the people making the footsteps should be looking for him.
"Tuk-tuk-tuk-"
Sure enough, the footsteps stopped at the door of Wang Nan's room, followed by a knock on the door.
Wang Nan put away his soul bone, stood up and walked towards the door.
"Your Majesty Qi Tian."
"It turns out to be Her Royal Highness the Princess."
"Sorry to bother you with your rest. I came here this time to ask for the reward and fiefdom I promised you before."
"So that's what it is. Princess, please come in."
After settling the two accompanying guards at the door, Xu Jiujiu walked into Wang Nan's room. After a while, she had changed into a simple outfit, looking much more ordinary, not like a princess anymore.
"According to past practice, the Xingluo Empire will prepare a suitable soul bone for the soul masters who join the Worship Hall." Xu Jiujiu and Wang Nan sat at the table and soon got down to business.
"Another soul bone?"
Wang Nan raised his eyebrows when he heard this. In fact, it was difficult for most soul masters, even Title Douluo, to gather all six soul bones. Such a reward was already quite good for other soul masters. It was not common for a soul master like Wang Nan to not only gather all the soul bones, but also have some left.
"Also..." Xu Jiujiu said as he handed over a storage soul guide, "Here are some cultivation resources and gold soul coins."
Wang Nan used his spiritual power to take a rough look. There were some medicinal herbs, pills to improve soul power, and several rare metals. Although Wang Nan was not a soul master, the Xingluo Empire still prepared some for him. Wang Nan did not look closely at the last gold soul coin, but it seemed that the number was no less than one million.
"These are just this year's share. The Xingluo Empire prepares such a reward for the worshippers in the Worship Hall every year."
Very good, in a blink of an eye, Wang Nan is also a millionaire. And this is just the gold soul coins, the other things added together are much more valuable than these gold soul coins.
However, Wang Nan was a man who had seen many storms, and his expression did not change much because of these things. He accepted them calmly.
"In addition, regarding the fiefdom of Duke Qitian..." Xu Jiujiu said after hesitating for a moment, "It is in Liujin Province." Liujin Province, the name sounds a little unfamiliar, but there is a very famous city there called Gengxin City.
One of the reasons why the Sun-Moon Continent is different from the original Douluo Continent in vigorously developing soul guides is that the Sun-Moon Continent is extremely rich in mineral resources, including various rare metals, which are excellent materials for making high-level soul guides.
The mineral resources on the original Douluo Continent cannot be compared with those on the Sun and Moon Continent. There is only one exception, which is Gengxin City in the Xingluo Empire. As early as ten thousand years ago, this place was a famous steel capital, and various metals were abundant around it.
Therefore, Gengxin City gathered a large number of blacksmiths and other professions. Later, with the emergence of soul guides, it became one of the main cities in the entire Xingluo Empire for the production of soul guides.
With the gathering of many soul guides and the trading of various soul guides and their raw materials, Liujin Province was divided into a separate province. Although the area is not too large, its status is increasing day by day as the use of soul guides becomes more and more widespread.
Moreover, the revenue brought by the soul guide-related business is also a considerable figure.
"Thank you, Your Highness Princess."
"Your Majesty Qi Tian is the Duke of the Empire, and this is what you should do."
After saying this, Xu Jiujiu did not leave. He just sat at the table and looked at Wang Nan for a few times.
The night was a little quiet. Wang Nan only felt a burst of fragrance coming from his nose, and then he saw Xu Jiujiu stand up and move closer.
"Excuse me for being so rude, but I just remembered some past events. The first time I saw you was probably at the gate of Shrek Academy."
Wang Nan nodded. The first time he saw Xu Jiujiu in person was before the Xingluo Empire held the Soul Fighting Competition. Xu Jiujiu came to visit, and Wang Nan was among the people who greeted her.
"At that time, I still had some pride in my heart. I had the Star Crown, the martial spirit inherited from the Xingluo royal family, and I thought I could defeat Shrek Academy in that fighting spirit competition."
Xu Jiujiu smiled as she spoke. As a princess, she already had an outstanding temperament, and her every frown and smile made her look even more elegant.
"I just didn't expect Shrek to be so strong. Under your leadership, they defeated us with ease."
"After that, every time I practiced, I would always think of that Soul Fighting Competition... The next time we met was when you saved me in the Xingdou Mountains."
"You are still the same as you were during the Soul Fighting Tournament. No matter what kind of opponent you face, you are always invincible."
Xu Jiujiu was lost in memories. His eyes seemed to be looking at Wang Nan, but also seemed to be looking at something far away, and his words were full of tenderness.
"Your Highness Jiujiu."
Wang Nan suddenly stood up.
"Sorry, I was rude."
"Your Highness, it's getting late. The war is still undecided. The Sun and Moon Empire may come back again. Your Highness should go to bed early."
Xu Jiujiu looked at Wang Nan again, then walked towards the door, "Well, I'll take my leave first."
The footsteps outside the door gradually disappeared, and the surroundings became quiet again. Wang Nan sighed lightly, sat on the bed and began to meditate.
(End of this chapter)
