Divine Flame Crystal

Chapter 246: Rewards from the Fallen God Empire

The military leader looked at the people who survived the battle below with a serious look in his eyes. Only one in ten of these soldiers survived, and all of them were injured. It seemed that he had underestimated the threat of the abyss just now.

"You are all great. You have resisted the most violent attacks from the Abyss and thwarted their conspiracy. The Empire will remember the contributions of each of you. Now I will tell you about the Empire's rewards to you." Military leaders are not the kind of people who like to beat around the bush. They always get straight to the point to save time.

Xingluo also had a little favorable impression towards this military leader. After all, he was about to leave when he was suddenly stopped. If he met someone who would dither and talk for a long time, he would have a headache.

The military leaders first explained the resettlement of the families of the dead soldiers, and gave generous rewards to these fallen soldiers. Those who were knights before directly became hereditary knights and could inherit. Even those in high-level professions were promoted to a higher title. Knights became barons, and barons were promoted to viscounts. And all of them were hereditary. After all, they had died in battle. If their children could not inherit, then this reward would not be very practical. Such a reward was already an extremely high reward in the empire. After all, the title meant fiefdoms and a large amount of taxation, as well as private armies. In short, there were many benefits.

Because the Lord of Luoshen City died in battle, Sophia was appointed as the Lord of Luoshen City by the Empire. No one dared to object at this time. After all, Luoshen City resisted the attack of the abyss and saved the empire. With such merit, anyone who jumped out to oppose would become the enemy of the empire, or even the enemy of the entire continent. Sophia became the Lord of Luoshen City without any twists and turns, and was promoted to Duchess, the youngest Duchess. The territory of Luoshen City expanded several times at once, and many surrounding marquises were directly brought under Sophia's jurisdiction and needed to pay taxes to her regularly.

Xingluo's rewards also followed, and he was directly promoted from the Earl of Sunset Canyon to the Marquis. The area of ​​his territory even exceeded the scope of the previous Luoshen City. This was also an olive branch thrown by the Empire to Xingluo. After all, the Empire did not suppress such a powerful force as Sky City, and also gave Xingluo so many rewards. If Sophia was the youngest duke of the empire, then Xingluo also became the youngest marquis of the empire. Seeing this, the dean of Luoshen Academy nodded slightly, and seemed quite satisfied with the reward from the military boss.

There are many benefits to being promoted to a marquis. The number of private armed forces will also increase. For Xingluo, this will not only allow the Sky City Mercenary Group to have more reserve forces, but will also bring in more tax revenue, making the wealth even greater. Moreover, unlike other large families and nobles, he does not have a long history. It would have taken more than ten years of hard work to successfully obtain the title of marquis. However, in this battle against the abyss, Sky City has made a significant contribution, and Xingluo is directly facing the strongest demon in the abyss, so no one has any objection to these rewards.

Xingluo was also relieved. After the military leader announced the reward, Xingluo could finally return to the Sky City base. He wanted to go back and quickly understand the casualties. Although he was multitasking during the battle and always paying attention to the situation in the Sky City, he was still a little worried. If it weren't for the large number of forest elves that just happened to restrain the abyss creatures and summoned a large number of tree people, the casualties in the Sky City would have increased a lot.

On the way back, Xingluo met Sophia, the youngest duchess of the empire. She looked depressed and obviously had not recovered from the news of her father's death. Xingluo looked at her and greeted her, "Sophia, long time no see."

Sophia did not wear a gorgeous outfit today, but a plain black dress, a black feather hat, and soft leather high heels, which showed her noble status. After she heard Xingluo's call, her eyes gradually focused, "Xingluo, thank you, if it weren't for you, I would have died."

Sophia's words revealed deep fatigue. It was obvious that she was not accustomed to the work in the territory. Before, it was the Lord of Luoshen City who took care of her, and she had little contact with him. The most important thing was that her father's death was too much of a blow to her. Sophia, who had been without a mother since childhood, had been brought up with her doting father. The closeness between the two can be imagined. The sudden death of her father almost made her spiritual world collapse. If she had not been optimistic, she would have given up long ago.

"Sophia, if you need any help, just let me know. Our territories are now completely adjacent, and I am directly under your leadership. Don't be polite if you need any help." Xingluo said.

Sophia chuckled, "Don't joke, how dare I lead you? Besides, the Sky City Mercenary Group is not bound by the Empire." Sophia was finally amused by Xingluo. Although she had never actually managed the Fallen God City, she still had some basic knowledge. These were compulsory courses for the nobles. What's more, she was trained as the lord of the Fallen God City since she was born.

Xingluo breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that Sophia's mood had eased a little. He was also afraid that Sophia would continue to be depressed, and no one would discuss food with him anymore, and he would never see this female noble who didn't care about her image when eating again. As for her identity as a duchess, he didn't care much about it. After all, he was already a high-level professional, and these imperial titles were just icing on the cake for him. His strength came from his personal strength, as well as organizations such as Sky City, Moonfall Organization, and Flame Hammer that spanned multiple empires.

Xingluo chatted with Sophia briefly for a few words, and then asked her to rest quickly. After all, Sophia didn't have the energy he did. After Xingluo thanked the empire boss, he also chatted with Dean Luori briefly, then stepped into the teleportation array to return to the Sky City Station. This teleportation array is a one-way transmission, and the coordinates need to be given by the Sky City Station.

After a short teleportation, Xingluo returned to the base. Looking at the wounded mercenaries, he felt mixed emotions. Although he could not grow without experiencing the hardships of war, he felt bad that so many mercenaries who trained and ate with him had died.

Xingluo knew that this day would come sooner or later, and he had prepared himself for it a long time ago. However, when it really happened, he still couldn't control his emotions. Fortunately, Mo and the others were still there. Although they were injured, there were no irreversible injuries. This made Xingluo finally breathe a sigh of relief. He had been in a hurry to come back just to see if Mo and the others were okay.

"Mo, you must mobilize the Yueyue Organization to thoroughly investigate the activities of the demons. This time it was the negligence of humans that caused the defeat of Luoshen City." Xingluo warned seriously.