59: Arrogant Wei He

Wei He perked up upon hearing this. He walked into the red circle for the investiture and locked eyes with Grand Duke William. At this moment, he was highly focused, and Tanya followed Wei He, watching the surroundings.

Grand Duke William, on the other hand, smiled in a relaxed manner, looking at Wei He with kind and friendly eyes as he said, "Commander, please receive the imperial edict. When receiving it, you must bow and extend your palms to show your loyalty to Emperor Alexander!"

"Really? Can't you just hand it to me directly? Why bother with all this formalism? What's the point? Don't you agree? If I refuse the imperial edict, are you going to start a war again?" Wei He said with a look of disdain and indifference, certain that the Magic Empire dared not fight on two fronts now.

"Haha, young friend Wei He is truly straightforward and refreshing, not caring for these tedious formalities. I also think the ceremony is too cumbersome, so let's keep it simple!" Grand Duke William said with a smile on the surface, though inwardly his mind was in turmoil. He knew clearly that the national treasury was stretched thin by even a single war and could no longer support one. They absolutely could not go to war with Wei He now. This was just a minor grievance; compared to the survival of the Magic Empire, it was nothing.

Wei He was stunned for a moment, but he quickly adjusted his mindset. Because he knew the Magic Empire would not truly submit, he quietly ordered the Red Alert Troops he brought with him to stay alert. He had a faint feeling that today's investiture ceremony would not go so smoothly.

Two attendants walked over slowly, their hands holding cushions bearing the imperial edict and a scepter.

"Commander, from now on, you are the master of the Harsh Forest. I hope you will treat the people well, remain loyal to the imperial court, and bring light to this land!" Grand Duke William continued, then signaled the attendants to hand the imperial edict to Wei He.

Looking at the imperial edict drawing closer, Wei He saw that no one would bother him while he mined anymore, allowing him more time and power to seize resources from the entire continent.

Just as Wei He was smiling and preparing to take the imperial edict, his vision was suddenly shrouded in yellow. The attendant holding the imperial edict suddenly draped it over Wei He's head, while the other attendant swung the scepter, raising it high and striking heavily towards Wei He's head.

At this critical moment, only the sounds of "Bang! Bang!" were heard. When Wei He took the imperial edict off his head, he saw Tanya standing there with dual pistols, looking very vigilant, and the two attendants on the ground with their brains exposed. Blood stained the floor, and the bullet holes were clearly wounds caused by Colt M1911s.

"Ah! Murder!" The crowd began to flee in panic. Meanwhile, two groups of people moved against the flow and arrived at the investiture platform. One group was Huang Yichen leading the Red Alert Troops charging up, and the other group was the Magic Empire's soldiers, who also charged up.

"Tanya, kill the ceremonial attendants, leave none alive!" Wei He's command spread through the noise.

"Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang!..." As the sounds of the dual pistols rang out, whether it was the ceremonial attendants running around in chaos or those who revealed a firm conviction in their eyes and remained calm in the face of danger, all fell to the ground, each with a bloody hole in their head, blood gushing out.

In no time at all, all the ceremonial attendants lay in pools of blood. Watching this beautiful woman who never missed a shot and had not a shred of magic fluctuation, Grand Duke William couldn't help but sigh that Wei He's subordinates were truly talented.

"What is the meaning of this?" Grand Duke William asked with an expression that remained calm, though inwardly he already felt a trace of anger. No one had ever dared to kill in front of the Grand Duke, especially killing people of the Magic Empire. If it weren't for the need to utilize Wei He to deal with the Demon Race, he would really want to annihilate Wei He.

"You saw it! They were all assassins! For your safety and mine, I helped you eliminate them!" Although the imperial edict had been draped over Wei He's head when the assassins attacked, Wei He had clearly seen the scene through the red alert system.

"Oh, then I truly owe you my thanks, Lord Wei He!" Grand Duke William said lightly. His relaxed manner seemed as if he were truly grateful to Wei He, which made Wei He feel that the emotional management of these politicians was truly perverted.

"It's nothing, just a small matter. If there's nothing else, I shall take my leave!" After saying this, Wei He prepared to walk out.

"Your Lords Mansion has been prepared. Let them take you there!" Grand Duke William said, pointing to the soldiers nearby.

"Then I'll trouble you!" Wei He said politely.

Grand Duke William stood in Carlos's residence and said in a questioning tone, "Did you think a few assassins could kill him? You are truly too naive. His guard handled them all single-handedly!"

"If you hadn't placed me under house arrest and forbidden me from going out, I would have already torn that little thief Wei He to shreds!" Carlos said, looking at the many mages guarding him outside the residence gate. These mages were on par with Carlos in cultivation.

"Among the people he brought, there are quite a few powerful individuals. Some even possess energy not below my own. Moreover, I have never seen such surging energy before!" Grand Duke William said with a grave expression.

"Impossible, I have fought his troops, it's impossible for there to be people with such power!" When saying this, Carlos felt a trace of guilty conscience. After all, he was the only one who had left behind that energy-filled building (Nuclear Power Plant) in the Harsh Forest, and he had sensed this type of energy.

"What if he didn't use his full strength?" Grand Duke William speculated.

Hearing this, Carlos also fell into deep thought. Back then, Wei He had almost died by his hands; why hadn't he used that power? However, the power of a Space Mage was also extremely formidable; it was precisely because of this Space Magic that Wei He had managed to escape right under his nose.

While Grand Duke William and Carlos were talking, Wei He, guided by the Magic Empire's soldiers, had arrived at the residence belonging exclusively to him, the Lord.

He saw a magnificent gatehouse, towering and lofty, with upturned eaves and corners covered in glazed tiles. Above the lintel hung a plaque for the Wei Residence, with vigorous and powerful calligraphy on a vermilion background, appearing exceptionally eye-catching.

The gate was a solid, vermilion-lacquered door. On both sides of the gate were a pair of stone lions, and beside them was a row of hitching posts.

"Lord, since you have safely arrived at the residence, if there is nothing else, we shall return!" A person who appeared to be the leader of the guiding soldiers said respectfully.

"Hmm, you may go back!" Although Wei He was already their Lord, he still spoke with a bad attitude; everyone knew that his position as Lord was only temporary.

After they left, Wei He took Huang Yichen, Tanya, and the others inside. Upon entering, a group of maids and servants called out in unison, "Greetings, Lord! We are here to serve you, Lord!"

"You may all leave. Do not come over unless I call for you!" Wei He said lightly.

"Yes!" The group quickly began to leave the front courtyard.

"Everyone come in!" As soon as Wei He's voice fell, two anti-air tracked vehicles and two multifunctional infantry vehicles drove in from outside the gate.

The anti-air tracked vehicles were carrying Yuri and the Radiation Engineer, while the multifunctional infantry vehicles were carrying the Chrono Legionnaire. This way, they could avoid generating spatial energy fluctuations while moving.

Fortunately, there were enough large rooms here. After hiding these vehicles and personnel, Wei He, risking being discovered, used the chronosphere to teleport the Soviet Army construction vehicle over.