Lord of the Nation: My talent is 100 million points strong

Chapter 1278 The Secret of the Shadow Market

Seeing Lei Xiao turn around and leave, our powerful men naturally followed him without any hesitation.

Including the two sixth-rank old presidents, everyone clearly understood that Lei Xiao represented the supreme authority of the human race and controlled the fate of the entire human race. Every step must be carefully considered, let alone stepping into the unknown outside world.

Therefore, facing an opponent who obviously just wants to use the human race as a gun and is unwilling to be honest with each other, Lei Xiao will naturally not let it go, no matter how kind the opponent looks. Although the human race, which has been away from the outside world for a long time, has limited strength, they have never lowered their heads.

After realizing this, everyone couldn't help but feel excited again. With the dignified Lei Xiao as the helmsman of the human world, the uncertain future was indeed filled with a glimmer of hope.

At this moment, the manager's anxious voice sounded again from behind us: "Your Majesty, as long as you take out the Gravity Prism, the Shadow Market will remember your Majesty as a favor. Your Majesty should know the importance of this!"

Hearing the sound, Lei Xiao's steps continued without any hesitation.

Just as our group discussed before, since the other party has gone to great lengths to get us to contribute, they are obviously extremely eager for the Gravity Prisms, and it is difficult to find other ways to obtain them, so this level of writing a blank check is undoubtedly far from enough.

Only by letting the other party be honest and tell the real truth can we truly grasp the initiative in contact with the other party. Only in this way can we better assess the future situation and gain more benefits from the other party.

"I have to make the other party clearly aware of my thoughts, and then the other party will be forced to give in."

Although Lei Xiao appeared calm on the surface, he was actually a little nervous in his heart.

In other words, I am currently playing a game with the other party, and the content is the other party's desire for gravity prisms. As long as the other party can't hold on, I will naturally win the game.

Sure enough, until Lei Xiao walked a hundred meters away and was about to fly away, the manager's anxious and helpless voice finally sounded again.

"Your Majesty, please stay. I am willing to tell you the truth. Please don't take the Gravity Prism away!"

Hearing this, Lei Xiao immediately felt relieved.

The Shadow Market is his hope for repairing the Land of God's Blessing, and it is also a key springboard for him to enter the Outer Realm. If he really misses it, he will undoubtedly face great difficulties, so that he will have to bite the bullet and come back, but fortunately the other party was defeated first.

Although he was sweating profusely, Lei Xiao's face remained calm, and he slowly led everyone back.

"I underestimated your majesty's determination."

As they approached, the administrator's somewhat embarrassed voice sounded immediately: "I have to say, Your Majesty has been able to dominate the entire human world in a short period of time since the beginning of the Demonic Shadow Forest. You are indeed an extraordinary existence."

"You are too polite, Mr. Manager. So you have been paying attention to me for a long time?"

Lei Xiao smiled faintly and asked casually.

"It probably started when a small group of 2500 orcs quietly attacked the Shadow Forest."

The administrator's hoarse voice revealed a hint of respect as he responded, "At that time, I never thought that Your Majesty would be able to make it all the way to today and eventually be crowned the emperor of the human race."

"My goodness, wasn't that when I just arrived?"

Hearing this, Lei Xiao's heart was suddenly filled with surprise.

I didn't expect that during my conquest, there was such a powerful force secretly observing me. It's really terrifying to think about it.

"Please don't worry, Your Majesty. We have only appeared as observers and have always kept a considerable distance from Your Majesty and your former opponents. We have never left the market. This is an absolute rule of the market that cannot be violated and no one can cross it."

Noticing Lei Xiao's subtle change in mood, the manager quickly explained: "After all, the market is just like the three neutral organizations of the human race in the past. It has never participated in any disputes between the myriad races. This is also the fundamental reason why the market has been serving as a trade connector between the myriad races for three thousand years. The reputation of the market is unquestionable."

As if he felt that he was not sincere enough, the manager added: "Your Majesty must have noticed that there is a hidden secret in the invitation letter to the Shadow Market. For this reason, even when the invitation letter was sent out, we never left the market."

The manager just turned his palm up, and a brand new market invitation appeared, and he continued to introduce it.

"Each invitation to the Shadow Market is cast with two mysterious non-offensive spells."

"The first is a following spell, which can make the invitation letter invisible and difficult to detect. It will always follow the target until it reaches a certain place and automatically falls."

"The second is the font synchronization spell, which can remotely fill in the content on the invitation letter in real time, so that the specific date on the blank invitation letter can be displayed in time."

After hearing the manager's explanation, Lei Xiao nodded slightly.

No wonder the invitation suddenly appeared in the King's Hall of Lion Castle. It turned out that there was no so-called messenger at all. Instead, it was brought in accidentally by a subordinate or other official who was able to enter the King's Hall after the raging roots ended.

As for the second point, it was basically the same as what he expected. The other party obviously did not have a strong predictive ability.

"In any case, I am deeply honored to have the attention of the Administrator."

Lei Xiao quickly sorted out the information in the other party's words, and then changed the subject: "Then Mr. Administrator, you should also tell us about the matter of you asking us to help find the Gravity Prism in the name of the trial, right?"

"…Have you guessed it, Your Majesty?"

The manager was silent for a moment, then said bluntly: "Yes, this is exactly what I thought at first, but now it seems that I was too self-righteous."

"But please rest assured, Your Majesty. I have never lied to you. The market has indeed had precedents of trials, and the administrator does have the authority to initiate trials. These are all facts."

Hearing this, we all became excited in our hearts. Everything was exactly as the Lord had guessed!
"Your Excellency, the Administrator, is too kind. You are not self-righteous. After all, you and I are standing at a different angle, so our starting points are naturally different."

After his thoughts were confirmed, Lei Xiao first gave the other party a way out, and then smiled and said: "Can you tell me why you do this?"

"Your Majesty is asking questions knowing the answer."

The manager sighed softly, first looked at each other with the other market guards, and then said helplessly: "Your Majesty must have inferred the situation of the market through the two divine lands you own?"

"Yes, we have indeed received the blessing of the market, and our strength has reached the level that Your Majesty has seen. Once we leave the market, our strength will be greatly reduced, and we will not even be able to approach the central area of ​​the Upside Down Canyon."

At this point, the manager's voice became solemn again, and he added: "But as I just said, you cannot leave the threshold of the market and enter any area outside the market. This is indeed one of the iron laws of the market that cannot be violated."

"I see. Thank you for your honesty, Administrator."

Lei Xiao looked at the other party's fully enclosed brown mask and nodded slightly, saying, "I have another question that I am very curious about. Why didn't the Administrator seek assistance from other more powerful forces, but chose the human race?"

"To be honest with you, Your Majesty, it's not that I don't want to look for it, but I simply don't have any other choice. In the area that I am responsible for now, only the human race led by Your Majesty has the hope of finding the Gravity Prism."

The manager lowered his head helplessly, and a dull metallic clang was heard from the heavy brown armor. "It is exactly as your majesty guessed just now. There is indeed more than one Shadow Market, and the levels are strictly arranged."

"In most cases, the markets do not interfere with each other, and some even become rivals and cannibalize each other, let alone help each other. I am not afraid of being laughed at by your majesty, but my market is the weakest one."

Hearing the sound, everyone on our side looked surprised and astonished.

Although the Lord had just mentioned this in a shocking way, it was still a bit shocking when it came from the mouth of the manager himself.

You know, even in the human world that has been abandoned by all races for a long time, the Shadow Market, which serves as the trade connector for all races, is an extremely well-known and mysterious transcendent existence.

Unexpectedly, there is not only one organization, but it is also a huge organization with strict hierarchy and perfect system.

Especially Gars, who had attended the market before, had a look of sudden enlightenment on his resolute face.

No wonder the seemingly powerful Shadow Market went to great lengths to seek help from the Lord. It turns out that there is more than one market, and it sounds like there are many of them. This is undoubtedly the deeper reason that the Lord mentioned. Even the mysterious and powerful man who once took him to the Shadow Market did not know this!

What is even more exciting is that even though the lord had just stepped out of the outer domain, he was able to dig out such little-known things from his mouth!

"It seems that the situation faced by the Administrator is more serious than I imagined."

Upon hearing this, Lei Xiao pondered and nodded.

Before this, Lei Xiao thought that there were only two reasons why the other party chose him.

First, the human race knew very little about the Shadow Market, and was obviously more likely to believe the other party's words.

Secondly, compared with other forces in the outside world, the human race with limited strength is easier to control.

From now on, the first point is indeed understandable, but the second point is a bit one-sided. Apart from the human race, the other party obviously has no other choice.

"As for why this situation occurred, I am very curious. After all, although there are no particularly powerful forces in this area, they are all superior to the human race."

"Besides, since he is in charge of the Shadow Market in this area, he is obviously very familiar with this place. This is exactly what I urgently need to know."

Just as I was thinking this, the administrator's pleading voice sounded: "Your Majesty, since you already know everything, can you give me the Gravity Prism? The teleportation function of this Shadow Market has become outdated, and the Gravity Prism is the key to maintaining the magic circle. Otherwise, I wouldn't be so anxious."

"of course can."

Lei Xiao stepped forward, handed five magic prisms to the other party, and said with a smile: "Since the administrator treats me with sincerity, I will naturally return the favor."

At this point, Lei Xiao changed the subject and asked, "Mr. Manager, do you want to improve your market ranking?"

"Yes, of course I do."

The manager eagerly took the crystal stone, and then blurted out, "Your Majesty must have guessed that the inevitable result of the strict hierarchy between markets is that the strong will devour the weak. This area is too remote, so my subordinates and I have been able to escape this disaster. Otherwise, this market would have changed hands long ago, and we would have fallen into the hands of others of the same kind long ago."

"Then how about cooperating with the human race? I will help you improve your ranking in the market."

Lei Xiao smiled faintly and suggested: "And you, the administrator, just need to provide me with this area and all the information you know."

"Well?"

After hearing Lei Xiao's words, the manager and other market guards couldn't help but be shocked, obviously looking caught off guard.

The higher the ranking, the higher the status among their peers. Not only can safety be guaranteed, other benefits are also self-evident. However, this is undoubtedly an extremely difficult thing to do.

"Your Majesty, you may not understand how powerful other Misty Shadow Markets are. Although our strength is extremely limited, even the Misty Shadow Market, which is at the upper-middle level, is unfathomably powerful, enough to rank among the top echelons of all races. This is a clear example!"

The gravity prism in the administrator's gauntlet almost fell to the ground, and his voice trembled a little: "Although Your Majesty has taken control of the human world with the force of thunder, please forgive me for speaking frankly. Your Majesty should understand that in the eyes of the other races in the outer domain, the human race is essentially no different from the barbarians that Your Majesty has recently wiped out. They are an existence that other races cannot even muster the desire to conquer."

“That’s really straightforward words.”

Lei Xiao raised his eyebrows slightly and smiled: "But you, the Administrator, should know the potential of the human race best, right? Although there is still a gap, the human race is now completely different from the past."

Hearing this, the manager and other market guards couldn't help but look at each other again with complicated expressions.

They clearly understood that rather than saying that the human world had potential, it was Lei Xiao, the lord of the alien world and the ruler of the human race, who had potential.

It was under Lei Xiao's leadership that the human race was able to undergo a complete transformation in a short period of time, with considerable improvements made in equipment, alchemy, and overall strength.

So the question is, how did this young human emperor with such a friendly smile do this?