The Ocean Lord Is Unusually Powerful

Since absorbing the power of the ocean, Ji Chen's perception of certain directions has greatly increased. At this time, he felt an unknown, corrupt and evil atmosphere permeating and spreading in the air.

This feeling was even stronger when Julius and Monica were talking about the Grand Duchess.

This is Reinhard's palace, not a nest of monsters. It is the most heavily defended place in the entire duchy and the center of power. How could it have such an ominous, corrupt, or even evil atmosphere?

Seeing that Julius and Monica didn't notice at all, Ji Chen thought for a while and took the initiative to speak.

"Your Highness, do you know how your wife's condition is?"

Julius shook his head and said, "Milauna has been sick for several days. It's a bit strange to say that she is just suffering from the cold. Although she says it's just a cold, she doesn't seem to have any energy at all. She can't even get out of bed. She has a bad mouth. And talking nonsense.”

Milauna was the name of the Grand Duchess. Monica also showed a worried look on her face when she heard this. She thought it was just a slight cold, but she didn't expect her mother to be so sick that she couldn't even get out of bed.

He immediately proposed to go see his mother, but was stopped by Julius, "Your mother is already asleep. Let's go after she wakes up."

After hearing this, Monica could only suppress her anxiety and nodded.

Hearing this, Ji Chen had a vague hunch that this disdain, corruption and evil atmosphere probably had something to do with the Grand Duchess.

However, now was not the time to initiate contact. Ji Chen took out several bottles of high-level life potion adjusted by the expert alchemist Ilona from his backpack and said, "Your Excellency Julius, these are high-level life potions prepared by my subordinates." The potion may be beneficial to Madam’s condition.”

Life potion?

Although Julius didn't have much hope for this life potion, as an archduke, he naturally had no shortage of life potions, and he had already given them to Milauna.

But this was Ji Chen's intention after all, so he accepted it with a smile, "Thank you for your consideration."

Ji Chen nodded, not wanting to resolve the matter right away, and he was not comfortable speaking out too rashly.

After conversing with Julius for a while, he took the initiative to say goodbye, left Reinhardt's palace with several maids leading the way, and went to a nearby mansion to rest temporarily.

The next day.

Monica then came to visit the mansion.

"Your Excellency Ji Chen, my father has already decided on dividing the land. Considering that most of your troops are marine troops and you are a marine type lord,

Therefore, the territory assigned to you is about 80 kilometers west of Feiguang City, on an island called Yuwei Island. "

"There is a village with about 500 people there. It covers an area of ​​about 20 square kilometers and is about two to three kilometers away from the land. It is also located near a busy route, which is very conducive to the development of trade."

"In addition, the ten-kilometer radius of Yuwei Island is your private area. Any resources within this range belong to you. Others are not allowed to enter or collect resources without your permission. Even the court of Rein Ahart.”

"Any commercial and economic activities that occur on this land do not need to pay taxes, and there is no need to follow the principality in war or labor."

Ji Chen's eyes lit up.

Twenty square kilometers, isn’t that one-fifth the size of the main island of the Crescent Islands?

According to the actual area, twenty square kilometers is already quite large. This is not an isolated island in the ocean, but a piece of land close to the mainland. At least the economic value is extremely high.

And what made him very satisfied was that this divided territory was an island not far from the mainland.

Not only can he exert his characteristics as an ocean lord, but he can also have a close enough connection with the land.

But what surprised Ji Chen was that according to what Monica meant, this territory was like a country within a country. As long as he didn't do anything that harmed Reinhard's interests, then where would he be? He exists like a warlord.

This is not the case for other players. Their territories are within the territories of various countries.

Over the past few months, these players have already reached a tacit understanding with the aboriginal people. They need to pay a certain amount of taxes on a regular basis and regularly send a part of the people to do labor in exchange for their qualifications to survive in the country. Otherwise, It is very likely that they will be directly expelled by the indigenous people.

This is one of the differences between these players who live on indigenous lands and those who live in uninhabited places.

The former can get some protection from the indigenous people, is safer, and has richer resources nearby, while the latter has to rely on itself and has even poorer resources, but does not have to rely on others under its roof.

Being able to give Ji Chen a piece of land within a country is enough to show Julius's great sincerity.

"I am very satisfied and thank His Majesty the Grand Duke for your generosity."

Monica smiled and said with a wink: "With Fishtail Island, you can transport Ocean Crown's products directly to the Principality of Reinhardt for sale, without having to go through customs, which saves a lot of money." It’s a big tax bill.”

Ji Chen was a bit dumbfounded and said, "Why did you say this directly? The undercharge is your Reinhardt's money."

"What's missing is the principal's finances and my father's money. It has nothing to do with me."

Monica smiled and said, "Anyway, you have done so much for us. Such a small amount of tax is nothing at all. If it were not easy to attract objections from other nobles, I would even propose to seal several cities directly to you. This way It also saves the effort and money spent on building new territories.”

Ji Chen smiled softly, "His Majesty will be very sad if this happens. My beloved daughter will have her arms turned away, and the city will be given away."

Monica covered her mouth and giggled, her eyes curled up like crescent moons, and her towering chest couldn't stop trembling, which was shocking.

"Oh, by the way, how is your mother doing now? Is she feeling better?"

When talking about this, Monica's face suddenly became disappointed, "For some reason, my mother's condition has become more serious. My father said that he could still speak yesterday morning, but now he can't even speak, and even fell into a state of depression. In a coma.”

Ji Chen's face turned slightly aside, and he was even more sure of his guess at that time.

There are indeed some dirty things in Reinhard's court.

He thought for a while and decided to tell Monica this guess.

"What? Mr. Ji Chen, are you telling the truth?" Monica exclaimed, "Is my mother really caught up in something?"

Ji Chen nodded solemnly, "There is a certain chance that when I was in the palace yesterday, I felt an ominous and evil atmosphere permeating the palace. That may have something to do with the Grand Duchess."

"But, why didn't father and I feel it?"

Ji Chen shook his head with a firm tone.

"This may be related to my trip to the ice field. After my strength increased, my ability to perceive curses and evil has improved."

Monica's face was full of anxiety, and she bit her lip with silver teeth. In fact, she also felt something abnormal in the palace last night. She always felt a chill and a cold atmosphere lingering around her. Even she felt something strange last night. They all had rare nightmares.

This look made her feel like there was an invisible ghost wandering around the castle.

"What should we do now?"

Monica did not doubt Ji Chen's words at all, and looked a little confused. She subconsciously grabbed Ji Chen's hand, her eyes panicked, "Your Excellency Ji Chen, do you have a way to eliminate the dirty things hidden in the dark and let mother recover?"

Ji Chen felt Monica's anxiety and gently broke away from her hand, patting her hand as if to reassure her, "I'll try my best, but I still need to see your mother with my own eyes before I can tell you what the situation is." judge."

Hearing this, Monica seemed to calm down a little. When she came back to her senses, she saw that she had just grabbed Ji Chen's hand rashly. Two blushes suddenly appeared on her white face, and she quickly let go, "Then Okay, let’s go to the palace now and explain the situation to my father.”

Ji Chen took Alice, Anina and other heroes and followed Monica into the palace again.

As soon as he entered the castle, he instantly felt the ominous aura from yesterday. The intensity was stronger than yesterday, and it even became somewhat substantial in his perception.

A wisp of ink-like black mist was spreading from the depths of the castle.

It was the same hall as yesterday. Julius hurriedly walked in from the side door. His face was not good, his eyes were bloodshot, and he looked like he hadn't rested for a long time.

"Father, I have something to tell you!"

Monica walked up to Julius and said quickly.

"Good daughter, if it's not something important, let's talk about it later. Dad needs to stay with your mother to take care of her now."

Julius said with a bit of anxiety, and after speaking, he wanted to leave in a hurry.

"This matter is about my mother. Your Excellency Ji Chen said that my mother might be entangled in something!"

Julius stopped immediately and frowned with two thick, black eyebrows: "Tangled up in something? Is there any definite basis for it?"

Monica's face changed slightly, "Not yet, but"

Ji Chen walked out in time with a calm expression.

"Your Majesty Julius, can you let me see Monica's mother with my own eyes so that I can truly confirm it."

Julius looked at Ji Chen closely, like a lion staring at him, with no emotion in his eyes.

a long time.

"good."

Ji Chen nodded and ordered.

"Alice follow me, Anina, you wait here."

"yes!"

Monica breathed a sigh of relief and quickly led the way.

After passing through corridors and arches, Ji Chen and the others came to an independent castle. When they entered, they saw a garden with lush flowers and plants, but at this time, the flowers and plants seemed to be sick, looking gloomy.

A large number of maids were busy coming in and out, with solemn and frightened looks on their faces.

In the castle room, Ji Chen saw a beautiful woman lying on the bed, her eyes closed and her face pale.

This beautiful woman is Milauna, Julius’ wife and Monica’s mother.

It was obviously as warm as spring at the seaside, but Milauna seemed to be in winter, covered with a thick quilt, and her body was still shaking.

Feeling the evil and vicious aura condensed deep in her body, Ji Chen's eyes flashed and he quickly confirmed it.

"This is poisoning."

"What, poisoning?" Julius blurted out, with shock and surprise on his face, "The palace physician has checked it many times, and there is no trace of poisoning at all. This is impossible!"

Monica also asked softly: "Your Excellency Ji Chen, are you wrong? My mother has no traces of poisoning."

Ji Chen shook his head with a determined expression, "This must be poisoning, and it is not a poison used by ordinary races."

"This is Haihe's neurotoxin."

"Heir?" Julius and Monica looked at each other with a bit of confusion on their faces. They had never heard of this race.

What came from Milauna that made Ji Chen feel a little familiar was the neurotoxin used by Haihe who had attacked the Crown of the Ocean!

Haiji was born with the attack ability of neurotoxins. Not only was the effect extremely secretive, but it would also become more serious over time. At that time, many units of Ocean Crown did not die from the frontal attack, but were tortured by neurotoxins in the end. to death.

Their behavior is almost exactly the same as Milauna's current appearance.

Ji Chen briefly explained Hai Hei to them.

"Oh my God, there is such a terrifying race in the ocean? A hive mind, the leader of the heirs." Monica had a look of disbelief on her face.

Even Julius frowned deeply, "Reinhard has never encountered this race despite standing on the beach for so long."

Ji Chen nodded and said: "Haisi has always been active in the open ocean and in the deep sea thousands of meters below. Most of the time, it is not close to the land. It is normal that we have not encountered it."

"But the strange thing is that here, how did Lady Milauna get infected by Hai Hei's neurotoxin?"

Julius looked at Milauna lying on the bed, his eyes full of worry, shook his head and said: "I don't know, Milauna has not left the palace in recent years, and even spends most of her time in the palace. I tend to the flowers and plants in the garden and have no contact with the outside world at all.”

Ji Chen frowned, "Are you sure that someone deliberately poisoned you?"

As soon as these words came out, Julius's face became gloomy, like a lion about to become angry, "This situation cannot be ruled out. Milauna is kind-hearted, generous to others, and is not wary of the people around her. Maybe It was only because someone took advantage of this that they were able to carry out this vicious attack!"

Julius regained his former majesty and shouted towards the door with a serious expression.

"Pass my order to seal off the palace and investigate anyone who has come into contact with Madam in the past month. Carefully interrogate and investigate everyone!! If you encounter someone who forcibly breaks through the blockade, your limbs will be amputated on the spot and taken back for interrogation!"

"yes!"

The palace guards ran outside, and groups of heavily armed soldiers filed out, holding hands on every corner and door. The formerly peaceful palace was instantly surrounded by a chilling atmosphere, and even the air became stagnant.

"Your Excellency Ji Chen." Monica's voice was trembling, and she looked at Mrs. Milauna with tears in her eyes. "Can you find a way to remove this sea heirloom toxin and help my mother get better?"

As soon as he said these words, Julius also cast his gaze over, clasping his hands, and there seemed to be a hint of hope and expectation in his lion-like eyes.

Facing their gazes, the expressionless Ji Chen slowly revealed a reassuring smile.

"Of course."