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Playing with a ring in his hand, Jiang Jie soaked in the wooden tub, enjoying the hot medicinal bath. Steam rose from above his head, and the corners of his mouth curled up slightly.
This is a platinum ring, incorporating Adamantite and mithril, as well as some rare and precious materials. It is engraved with intricate and beautiful patterns, and the ring face features the violet emblem of Dalaran and the Sunstrider emblem of the High Elf.
This is a storage ring from Dalaran, personally enchanted by Prince Kael'thas of the Sunstrider Dynasty, containing approximately 100 cubic meters of space!
Early this morning, they returned in triumph and reported everything to Princess Calia. In front of all the high-ranking officials and nobles, Princess Calia rewarded the main contributors, and Jiang Jie, who had made the greatest contribution, was directly granted the title of Earl of the Kingdom. After learning of Jiang Jie's wishes, the royal family funded the purchase of the ring from the Kirin Tor Council of Dalaran, with the help of Archmage Rhonin.
It was worth a fortune, equivalent to twenty fishing boats, or two warships equipped with cannons!
This time, the nobles had no reason to object, because Jiang Jie's contributions were indeed too great, and he had the support of Uther, Earl Lawrence, and others. Most importantly, the richest and most powerful nobles had already fled!
I'm just giving myself a ring...
Princess Calia, what do you mean by this?
Okay, the above was just my wild guess; Jiang Jie didn't mean it that way.
This ring is really useful; it's very convenient for storing and retrieving items. Jiang Jie put all his most important things in it, such as the Strom'kar Warbreaker, the Nightslayer Armor, the Darkmantle Armor, the Barov Family Longsword, Alanna's Embrace, the Lobotomizer, the Shadowblade, the Gut Ripper, the Widowmaker, and hundreds of gold coins.
This is all of Jiang Jie's wealth.
However, in reality, he still possesses countless riches waiting to be claimed in various parts of the world: these are the unknown treasures of the Barov Family, the exact locations of which are known only to Patriarch Alexei.
Reviving the Barov Family is out of the question right now; we can think about that later.
Anyway, I was at their mercy, but at least I freed Alexei, which is a great favor. He was very obedient and answered all my questions.
That cunning old fox certainly wouldn't be so naive! If he wants to influence and change Jiang Jie's mind, he has to take it slowly and not rush it!
The Internal Energy that had been slowly growing within his body finally reached its limit. Then, under Jiang Jie's deliberate guidance, it broke through the Yin Heel Vessel in the Eight Extraordinary Meridians and entered the Houtian Eighth Layer.
The Eight Extraordinary Meridians are the Ren and Du Vessels and Du meridians, the Chong and Dai Vessels Four Yin and Yang Vessels. The general order is: the Yin Four Yin and Yang Vessels are opened at the Houtian Eighth Layer; the Chong and Dai Vessels and Du Ren and Du Vessels are opened at the Houtian Ninth Layer of the acquired constitution; all meridians are opened at the Houtian Tenth Layer; then the Houtian returns to the Xiantian, the Internal Energy returns to its true nature, and the original cycle begins anew.
The character "Qiao" implies lightness and agility, and it has the functions of nourishing the eyes, controlling the opening and closing of the eyelids, and regulating the movement of the lower limbs. After opening the Yin Heel Vessel, Jiang Jie felt much more relaxed and light in his limbs and bones, as light as a swallow, and his skills in hand and foot would also increase significantly.
He certainly wanted to use "electroconvulsive therapy" to directly open up all the meridians in his body and become a Xiantian martial artist that no one dared to underestimate and who could go anywhere in the world. However, Xiao Feng told him that the Eight Extraordinary Meridians were more complex and harder to open than the Twelve Regular Meridians, and the margin for error was too low. Even with the best clicking device like a game pod, he had to proceed slowly and gradually.
The best approach is to continue nourishing the body and strengthening the constitution, accumulating strength gradually until success is achieved naturally.
According to Xiao Feng, electroconvulsive therapy is dangerous, and the risk is not low!
Therefore, Jiang Jie gave up.
In any case, nothing major is happening in Lordaeron right now, so there's no need for him to intervene. His desire to increase his strength isn't particularly urgent either.
Great prospects
How could anyone seek death? At the Lordaeron high-level meeting this morning, it was decided that Uther, Jaina, Archmage Rhonin would guard the Lordaeron City, while the other Grand Knight would remain as usual. Jiang Jie's proposal was finally officially implemented under pressure from all sides: the Order of the Silver Hand were expanding their ranks once again!
This time it's no longer a small-scale operation, but a large-scale recruitment drive open to all living people in Lordaeron. Anyone of the right age with ambition and ability can apply to enter the Order of the Silver Hand' training camps in Lordaeron, Tirisfal Monastery, Hearthglen, Chillwind Camp, Tyr's Hand, Light's Hope Chapel, and other locations.
Perhaps it won't be long before the total size of the Order of the Silver Hand expands five or even ten times...
This proposal had been put forward long ago, but it had always been resisted by the nobles, who believed that the Order of the Silver Hand were a vital national asset and that Paladin should not be recruited indiscriminately. They argued that the Knights should be recruited primarily from among the nobles and knights, in order to maintain the power of the nobles.
But now, at least half of Lordaeron's nobles have fled. After Uther the Lightbringer obtained the Holy Hammer of the Silver Hand, he gained a new title, " Emissary of Tyr," and some even directly call Uther " the Silver Hand," as if Uther is the Order of the Silver Hand himself.
Uther's popularity is growing, and his authority is now beyond question. He has completely replaced the former Archbishop Alonsus Faol as the spokesperson for the Holy Light faith in the Kingdom of Lordaeron, and even the Holy Light faith in other countries is affected.
During the lifetime of Archbishop Faol, Lordaeron was the center of the Holy Light faith throughout the world;
After Faol's death, his student, Benedictus of the Cathedral of Light, gained increasing authority, becoming comparable to Uther the Lightbringer. Thus, Stormwind City and Lordaeron became the two centers of the Holy Light faith.
But now, with Uther possessing the Holy Hammer of the Silver Hand and considered Tyr's successor, the center of humanity's faith in the Holy Light has once again become entirely focused on Lordaeron. He supports the expansion of the Order of the Silver Hand —who can stop him?
Not to mention Lordaeron, people from other countries and races also come here to apply to join the Order of the Silver Hand.
Princess Calia has become very powerful, while Lordaeron's overall strength is declining at a visible rate.
After learning of Prince Arthas's fall from grace and the horrors of the Scourge, the nobles who had already planned to leave couldn't wait any longer, and countless people left overnight!
The benefit was that power in Lordaeron began to concentrate in the hands of Princess Calia. With the support of Uther the Lightbringer, Earl Lawrence, and others, her control over the country grew stronger.
At this moment, a very urgent matter was placed on Jiang Jie's desk:
He is the governor of Fenris Isles appointed by Princess Calia, although it's just a nominal position, he still has to take office, there are 100,000 refugees waiting to be resettled!
So for the entire afternoon, he was "invited" by General Marcus to discuss matters concerning the Fenris Isles with " Orcs Slayer " Dagran and Earl Lawrence. Also present was another governor appointed by Dalaran.
Rhonin!