Everyone Is A Lord: My Talent Is A Little Too Strong

Through previous meetings and what he learned from others, he had already known.

The middle-aged minotaur general who bowed his head to him was called Bruno, with formidable command skills and personal strength, ranking among the top generals of the minotaurs.

Because of this, although he harbored no improper ambitions, he was still feared by the previous Minotaur King, almost becoming a discarded pawn.

For himself, this was clearly not a problem. Whether it was his lavish spending or talents and many other means, they could ensure Bruno’s absolute loyalty, without any ulterior motives.

“Of course, if I could recruit these Tier 6 experts, that would be ideal. Unfortunately, the recruitment order needed is too high tier, and I don’t have a stable way to obtain it yet. Hopefully, I can solve this soon.”

With this in mind, Leo Ray brought his thoughts back to reality.

Under Bruno’s introduction, Leo Ray met several members of the Minotaur royal family, but there was no young prince, only some young bulls.

This was no surprise, given the previous Minotaur King’s tyrannical nature, naturally not allowing any obstacles before his throne.

“Then the matter couldn’t be simpler. Just bring a new king up, coupled with Bruno’s assistance, everything would fall into place.”

Thinking so, Leo Ray focused his gaze on those young Minotaur royals, sizing them up from head to toe.

These bulls were not the offspring of the previous Minotaur King, but the family members of deceased princes, undoubtedly the best choice.

However, since these young minotaurs were about the same height, their horns not yet formed, and their furry brown bovine faces beyond recognition, Leo Ray couldn’t discern much despite looking for a long time.

But noticing Leo Ray’s gaze, those young Minotaur princes and princesses were all in a state of nervous fear, as if afraid the human emperor before them might twist off their horns.

“Forget it, I’ll have Bruno introduce them again later.”

Leo Ray smiled wryly, having crossed the massive drawbridge before the Minotaur capital, stepping into the city’s gate.

Upon entering the city, a salty, fishy smell greeted them.

Shops lined both sides of the street, dazzling with a variety of seafood, presenting a bustling scene. Many shop entrances even hung rows of drying fish.

This was no surprise, considering the proximity to the sea, surrounded by water, such a situation wasn’t unexpected.

“As you see, Your Majesty of the Humans, Boundless City primarily focuses on fishing, not only near the shore but we also have a well-developed deep-sea fishing capability that allows us to contend with all kinds of magic beasts below Tier 5 in the sea. Historically, we’ve even hunted Tier 6 magic fish dragons.”

Bruno’s voice was filled with pride as he introduced, “Surely, Your Majesty of the Humans has learned, apart from our land-based strength, we also have a formidable naval force, which is possessed by few Outer Region forces.”

Hearing this, Leo Ray nodded slightly.

As the other said, a large portion of Outer Region forces possessed almost no naval power, part had territories on the mainland, and even those near the coast rarely had warships, like wood fairies and dragonborn.

The specific reasons varied, but militarily, most forces focused on the land, seldom establishing large cities near the coast. Even if they entered the enemy’s territory, it held little significance. Furthermore, if the enemy used long-range group attack spells, it could easily destroy a fleet. After all, a fleet on the sea has great limitations.

From a trade perspective, since the emergence of the Shadow Market, inter-faction transactions have been greatly facilitated.

Furthermore, the sea in the Outer Region is extremely dangerous, filled with high-tier sea monsters, vast and formidable, known as the nemesis of merchant ships, often with no return. To ensure merchant ship safety, large resources and efforts need to be invested in building fleets, and training relevant people, clearly not cost-effective and logistically challenging.

With such considerations, sending strong individuals to surge across the land is much simpler. After all, the Outer Region’s Storage Rings are large enough to hold more cargo.

With various complex factors involved, the situation wasn’t unexpected.

“Although from various aspects, building a fleet is indeed not a choice for most forces, for me, the case is entirely different.”

A solemn gleam appeared in Leo Ray’s eyes as he thought.

He thought this way precisely to face future encounters with other regions.

Although the nature of these encounters was unknown, if they became within reachable distance but far beyond the reach of other means, a massive fleet would be of enormous use.

Moreover, according to the information left by King West and the Grey Elder’s predictions, the Great Catastrophe Rift might also occur in the Human Domain’s sea. If we need to discover and respond in time, the fleet is indispensable.

“Therefore, establishing a fleet is very necessary. Currently, I’ve been preparing in the Human Domain and even used many lord talents. With the addition of the minotaurs, everything could proceed more smoothly, as the human sea is mainly calm and lacks experience in dealing with vast ocean monsters.”

Thinking to this point, Leo Ray simply described the fleet’s role to Bruno and the others but did not explain the specific reasons.

“Didn’t expect the Humans to have such foresight, we are deeply impressed!”

Bruno’s face showed a touch of admiration, without hesitation he said: “If there’s anything needed, Your Majesty, just command!”

After speaking, Bruno thoroughly described the fleet’s details.

The Minotaur fleet mainly consists of two Tier 3 legions, although insignificant on land, on the sea it’s quite a formidable force.

With Bruno’s introduction, Leo Ray and his group proceeded along the clean, damp city streets until they finally stopped in front of a similarly characteristic massive castle.

The layout here is very similar to Mystara City’s castle, located on a spacious lake island. Yet, from the salty fishy scent, calling it a sea island was more appropriate.

Guided by Bruno, Leo Ray turned from the magnificent Castle Hall into a corridor, soon reaching the King’s Hall.

Sitting on the throne, the first thing Leo Ray did was establish the successor to the throne.

After introductions from Bruno and other minotaur ministers, Leo Ray finally fixed his gaze on a young minotaur prince.

His father was once the commander of the minotaur naval fleet, mysteriously disappeared with the flagship in the open sea more than ten years ago, supposedly encountering Tier 6 monsters. Yet, someone accidentally saw in the previous Minotaur King’s possession items that should have perished at sea, the result was self-evident.

Following Leo Ray’s hint, Bruno and the others naturally cooperated fully, quickly securing all the ceremony details, and that minotaur prince was immensely grateful to Leo Ray, repeatedly kneeling to the ground.

After all, the human youth before him not only helped him get revenge but also placed the king’s crown on his head, how couldn’t he be grateful?

After that, Leo Ray conventionally laid out the details for establishing the Teleportation Gate and other collaboration matters, amid the usual astonished gazes went for a comprehensive upgrade.

The minotaurs’ foundation is stronger than the trolls, together enough for the Humans to add 10 more Tier 3 legions.

Of course, the most crucial part is, Leo Ray was satisfied seeing the minotaurs looking at him with reverent expressions, as if worshiping a deity.

Yet, just as Leo Ray had completed everything and was preparing to return to Ice Stone City, Bruno’s bull ears twitched slightly, evidently receiving a magical communication, his expression rapidly changed to extreme ugliness.