Bright Sword: I don’t want to be the king!

The political commissar stepped forward, his voice heavy and meaningful: "Lord Cao Geng, this is all for your benefit, don't you understand?"

Cao Geng replied, "I don't understand. I was born to resist the dark evil force. How can I take off my armor? You want me to be an alchemist? I have to wait until we completely defeat those demons."

The political commissar continued, "Master Cao Geng, the superiors' intention was to protect you. Your actions of going deep into the enemy's nest and destroying their magic tower alone have made everyone worried. Do you know that?"

Cao Geng replied: "Commissar, in fact, the design of the mechanical device only takes one or two weeks to complete. You ordered me to be an alchemist and only let me work for two weeks? And then I will do nothing?"

"This……"

The political commissar was speechless for a moment.

His superiors intended to grant Cao Geng the position of chief alchemist after he made the mechanical device, responsible for the maintenance and improvement of the equipment.

What a wonderful thing! From now on, Cao Geng will live a carefree life and will become a true alchemy master, respected wherever he goes, and enjoy the rest of his life.

What a wonderful thing! This is what countless people dream of, but Cao Geng turned a blind eye to it. What should the political commissar say?

The political commissar glanced at the general, his eyes signaling: You decide! I can't handle it.

The general coughed lightly, walked out slowly, and said, "Cao Geng, I'm telling you the truth! Your superiors will not allow you to fight again."

Cao Geng said, "No, I am a warrior. If I don't go to the battlefield, who will? You can order me to make the mechanical device, but don't deprive me of my identity as a warrior. I will return to fight against the dark forces after my mission is completed. If you deprive me of my identity, I will not do it. No matter who says it, it will be invalid."

Li Yunlong hurriedly said: "Indeed, I also have the same intention. I will return immediately after completing the mechanical device."

The political commissar stared at Li Yunlong helplessly, then turned his gaze to Cao Geng.

"Well! We will convey your wishes to the Immortal Realm, but whether it will be fulfilled in the end depends on the decision of the Immortal Lords."

Cao Geng said firmly: "No, you must tell Deputy General Zhou Xian that if he deprives me of my status as a sorcerer, I will no longer forge artifacts for him."

The immortal general pointed at Cao Geng and said helplessly: "You are a stubborn child. You know that even I am drooling over this opportunity, but you ignore it. How can we convince you?"

After hearing these words, Li Yunlong finally relaxed his frown.

He smiled and reached out to take the staff on the table.

The immortal general looked stern, glaring and scolding: "Li Yunlong, what are you doing? You have already handed in your staff, did you forget?"

"Hey……"

Li Yunlong smiled awkwardly and said, "Isn't the matter resolved satisfactorily? Since it has been resolved, I have no objection. Hey..."

The immortal general said, "The matter of Cao Geng is settled, but your troubles are not over yet. Do you think that the legion commander in our immortal world can be appointed if he wants to, and can resign if he doesn't want to? Since you have resigned from the position, then go and help old Cao to add firewood and cook!"

what……

The expression on Li Yunlong's face is unpredictable!

The onlookers couldn't help laughing.

Li Yunlong was indeed tough-skinned. He smiled and said, "My Lord, I know I was wrong, but when it comes to the position of the leader of the One-eyed Dragon Cavalry Regiment, who else can be qualified if not me?"

"presumptuous."

The Immortal General shouted angrily: "There are many people who are capable of doing this. Do you think that without you, my Cyclops Dragon Cavalry Regiment will be defeated? I warn you, if you do this again, you will be on duty with an iron pot on your back!"

"As ordered."

Li Yunlong immediately straightened up and responded.

Others tried to suppress their laughter but ended up blushing.

Cao Geng said: "Master Immortal General, please write a letter to the deputy great wizard and ask him to send a few spell masters to assist me in my study. I will do my best to draw the rune forging diagram within half a month."

The Immortal General nodded: "I agree, but I want to remind you, little guy, I am only responsible for the message. As for the decision of the Immortal Realm, everything will be decided by them."

"Understood."

Cao Geng responded quickly by standing at attention, and when the matter was concluded, he hurried towards Zhou Xueman's residence.

However, when they arrived, they found out that Zhou Xueman was not inside.

After some inquiries, I learned that she went to the alchemy secret room with Li Yueying.

So Cao Geng hurried to the alchemy room.

When he reached the door, the sentry saw that it was him and did not stop him. Cao Geng walked straight into the alchemy room.

As soon as I entered, the familiar figure came into view.

At this time, Zhou Xueman and Li Yueying were both wearing white robes, with their backs to him, working at the table.

Cao Geng approached silently, covered her eyes with his hands, and whispered softly: "Guess who I am?"

Li Yueying looked back and exclaimed in surprise: "Ah! Cao Geng, when did you come back?"

Upon hearing the voice, Cao Geng's interest immediately faded and he put down his hands that were covering Zhou Xueman's eyes.

Zhou Xueman looked back, her eyes twinkling with stars. When she saw it was him, it was as if a galaxy was pouring down from her eyes, causing ripples.

She brushed her long hair and patted his shoulder. "You are finally back. Legend has it that you transformed into a traveler in the secret realm and mediated with the tribesmen from the other world. They even arranged two envoys from heaven for you. Why don't you bring them back as well?"

Cao Geng was stunned, as if frozen in time.

How could she know this?

No, she was testing me! She had no way of knowing the secrets of those alien races.

Cao Geng hurriedly shouted: "Who is spreading lies?"

Zhou Xueman raised her eyebrows with her white fingers: "You don't have to pretend to be innocent here. If you don't want others to know, you have to leave no trace. We also have eyes and ears in the other world."

At this moment, Cao Geng's heart was thundering and he was deeply shocked.

Li Yueying was like a cunning elf, winking at him, as if to say: You are in trouble.

Cao Geng hurriedly explained: "There is a reason for this, Sister Xiaoman. It was just a strategy that we had to resort to. Otherwise, it would be difficult for us to gain a foothold in the alien world."

Zhou Xueman's face became even gloomier.

"You, Cao Geng, it turns out that this is true! I have always trusted you so much."

After she finished speaking, she turned her head and no longer looked at Cao Geng.

"what?"

He didn't expect that he had misjudged her thoughts.

Cao Geng hurriedly said, "Sister Xiaoman, the truth is not what you think. I have never betrayed you. I just had to resort to this desperate measure in order to confuse those people from the other world."

Zhou Xueman ignored him, her long hair flowing like the night, as if silently accusing him. She concentrated on grinding mysterious herbs on the ancient stone table, and the air was filled with the breath of magic.

Cao Geng helplessly looked at Li Yueying for help, but the latter just chuckled and said sarcastically: "All men in the world are not good people."

"This is too one-sided, you are adding fuel to the fire," Cao Geng argued, and then pleaded, "Sister Xiaoman, I am really innocent, please believe me!"

However, Zhou Xueman was still immersed in herself and ignored him.

In a hurry, Cao Geng took out a rare treasure from his robe - a ladies' pocket watch inlaid with a star eye, flashing a mysterious light.

"Sister Xiaoman, look what treasure I brought back for you?" He gently shook the pocket watch, hoping to attract her attention.

Zhou Xueman remained calm, but Li Yueying was amazed: "Wow, the Star Pocket Watch is so dazzling! Sister Xiaoman, don't you want it? If not, can you give it to me?"

Finally, Zhou Xueman turned around slowly. She could not resist this gift from the stars.

"Where did this thing come from? Shouldn't it belong to the public?" she asked doubtfully.

"It's not plunder, but I exchanged it with my wisdom and courage, and there is no need to return it to the public. This is from the Star Series, and it is a pair with the one on my wrist. Come, let me help you put it on." After saying that, Cao Geng gently held Zhou Xueman's slender wrist and lightly buckled the pocket watch on her wrist.

Li Yueying exclaimed exaggeratedly: "Ah, it is so ingenious and beautiful!"

Zhou Xueman's cheeks flushed, but her heart was as happy as spring water.

Seeing this, Cao Geng secretly rejoiced: It seems the misunderstanding has been resolved.

He couldn't help but smile.

Li Yueying's eyes sparkled with a desire for unknown treasures, as if she had foreseen endless wealth...

So Cao Geng took out a Moonlight Series magic timer inlaid with a brilliant star stone from his magic bag and handed it to her: "This is the Starlight Moon Series. I give it to you to express my gratitude."

If it weren't for Li Yueying's loud praise earlier, Zhou Xueman might still be as cold as ice.

He understood that she did this on purpose just to help him.

however,

Li Yueying was stunned, staring at the magic timer with surprise and yearning in her eyes, then looked at Zhou Xueman.

This is the hero in Zhou Xueman's heart. Is it appropriate to accept such a valuable gift from him?

Zhou Xueman said calmly: "Since he gave it to you, just accept it."

"Oh! Thank you, Sister Xiaoman, thank you, Sister Xiaoman. I won't be polite then. Hehehe..." Li Yueying took the magic timer with a smile, put it on immediately, and admired the mysterious light it emitted.

"Sister Xiaoman, am I a good match?"

Zhou Xueman smiled and nodded: "It is indeed eye-catching."

Li Yueying asked curiously: "Cao Geng, how much is this treasure worth?"

Cao Geng replied: "It's worth at least thousands of gem coins!"

wow——

Li Yueying was stunned.

The same is true for Zhou Xueman.

They knew that this item was expensive, but they had never imagined that it would cost an astronomical sum of thousands of gem coins.

In their imagination, it was just a few silver coins at most, but they never thought that there was the word "thousand" in it.

This is too precious! A magic timer can be exchanged for dozens of magic swords, enough to make them wealthy and worry-free for the rest of their lives.

Li Yueying hurriedly took down the magic timer: "It's too expensive, Cao Geng, I really can't accept it."

Cao Geng did not take it back, but said firmly: "How can you take back something you have given away? Aren't you making it difficult for me? Since it has been given away, it is up to you to decide how to deal with it, even if you throw it away."

wow——

Li Yueying was stunned.

Discard? Unless she's lost her mind.

The leather bag was filled with exquisite magic timers and pure gold magician rings. A rough count showed that there were dozens of them, and the number of gold rings was countless.

If before, Zhou Xueman might not know the value of these items, but now, she already knows: a magic timer is worth thousands of gem coins. How much is it worth?

Zhou Xueman hurriedly returned the bag to Cao Geng: "Cao Geng, it's too precious. I really can't accept it."

She was worried that if she kept these treasures at home, she would have trouble sleeping at night. After all, so many magical treasures would be enough to attract the covetousness of dark forces.

Cao Geng said shamelessly: "Please accept it. This is not a gift, but a request for your temporary protection."

Zhou Xueman hurriedly shook her head: "No, no, I really don't dare to take on this important task, it's better for you to keep it yourself!"

Zhou Xueman was really worried that in this magical continent, owning so many magic crystals was not a blessing but might bring disaster.

In peacetime, all this would be very different.

If there were no war, this bag of magic crystals would definitely be enough to make him a wealthy man.

Cao Geng scratched his head and thought hard.

"What should I do if you don't want to accept them? It's quite inconvenient for me to carry them!"

Cao Geng often wandered around the world and had never found a stable place to hide the treasures. Did he have to carry these treasures with him all the time?

Zhou Xueman suggested carefully: "Perhaps, we can donate it to the kingdom! So many crystals can be exchanged for many artifacts. It is wiser to use them to resist evil spirits than to hold them in our hands without knowing how to use them."

Cao Geng thought for a moment and finally nodded: "Okay, but it cannot be handed over to the border guards, it must be handed over to our city lord."

He was still a little hesitant. After all, these were obtained by his wisdom and courage, not captured from the battlefield, so it was reasonable for him not to hand them over.

He had thought about taking it home, but if he really did, he would probably only be blamed by the family elders.

By the same token, his family would certainly not dare to easily accept such a huge fortune!

Zhou Xueman nodded in agreement: "Okay, you decide for yourself!"

Cao Geng hurried to find Li Yunlong with a leather bag full of crystals.

At this moment, Li Yunlong was also looking for him! Cao Geng came quickly with a leather bag in his hand.

"Where have you been, kid? I had to look for you everywhere."

Cao Geng looked around, pulled Li Yunlong and said, "Let's talk about it in detail on the carriage."

"What's the matter, little brat? Why are you so secretive?"

The two men climbed onto the flying mounts, and Cao Geng stuffed the package into Li Yunlong's arms.

"What is this?"

Li Yunlong untied the package doubtfully, his eyes suddenly lit up, and then he quickly closed it again.

"Stinky boy, where did this thing come from?"

Cao Geng said: "When I was a spy in the evil spirit army, I won the things in the camp. They are not spoils of war, so I don't need to hand them in."

Li Yunlong asked in confusion: "What do you mean, little brat?"

Indeed, there is no need to hand it over, so why give it to me?

Cao Gengyan said, "Use it to buy a sacred weapon. There is a foreigner in Luyang City named Smith who can buy the M1 Garand sacred weapon."

wow...

Li Yunlong's eyes suddenly lit up, and after a moment of contemplation, he said, "Aren't you heartbroken? These are all your treasures."

Cao Geng said unhappily, "In this era of demons and monsters, what's the use of so much treasure? However, I'm afraid Smith won't be interested in this amount. I plan to go to the neighboring towns and secretly seize some of the evil spirit army's treasures. Tell me, can you keep the treasures I retrieve from falling into the hands of others?"