Chen Long kept all the items he considered valuable to him. He stored everything in his new storage ring.
After that, he locked the door to the treasure room again and even added another padlock so that no one he did not allow would be able to take anything.
Then he returned to the royal chamber to meet with his father, Minister Chen, and Officer Cian, who had also come with his mother and older sister.
Minister Chen still seemed unable to believe what had happened. He had been informed by the Minister of Culture about what had occurred at the palace, but even now he was still dazed and couldn't believe it was real.
When Minister Chen saw his son, Chen Long, he still couldn't believe it because just a few days ago, his son still couldn't speak.
He had raised his son by accepting the reality that his son might never recover, that his son was born mute and unable to cultivate. And all that reality had been accepted, and he thought he would see his son live like that until his old age.
But he never expected that in just a few days, everything would change. Not only could his son speak, but he had even grown into a powerful cultivator. Though his cultivation level still seemed low, he could actually defeat cultivators in realms far higher than his own.
"My son, is what happened true? Is what the Minister of Culture said true?" Minister Chen asked, holding Chen Long's hand.
"Father, that is the truth, father. Your son has prepared the path for you to become king of this kingdom."
Minister Chen shook his head hurriedly. "I have no royal blood, no blood of this kingdom. How could I possibly become king? Besides, why did you have to kill and punish so many princes? Just choose one of them to be king. Besides, the current king is at the border. What if he returns?"
"Father, don't worry about that tyrannical king. When he returns, he'll only see that the dynasty has changed. If he dares to try to reclaim his throne, I'll kill him. But if he decides to hand over the throne to you, he may leave, his life spared as long as he departs without a single treasure."
But Minister Chen kept shaking his head.
"Father, you once expressed your concerns. You said that if you were the king of this country, many people would be happy because you would ensure their basic needs were met. This country, under your leadership, would bring prosperity to every citizen. That's what you once said, isn't it?"
"Yes, but that was just a momentary disappointment. When all the reports you made about the people's suffering and their needs were ignored by the king, you briefly thought that way. But is Father capable of ruling this kingdom?"
"Father is certainly capable. Besides, remember the old proverb that says if a kingdom can no longer bring prosperity to its people, it must be replaced by those who can bring prosperity to its people."
Minister Chen recalled an old motto from the first dynasty of the first kingdom on the Central Continent, which indeed had such a motto.
Therefore, after pondering those words, Minister Chen nodded. "Alright. I will accept this mandate. But later, you must replace me because you are more capable, my son."
"I can't, Father. I am a cultivator. I am not a king. I cannot rule a country. Besides, after I finish my business here, I must go to another country to strengthen myself. So I cannot stay here forever, but for that, to replace Father later, then my eldest brother can do it," said Chen Long
Hearing this, Minister Chen grew somber. "Your older brother is leading the troops at the border to face another kingdom, and he is currently with the king in the border city. What if the king hears what happened in the royal city and then punishes your older brother?"
"Don't worry, Father. After I have prepared the best protection for Father and our family in the royal city, I will immediately head to the border city to help my older brother. If that king dares to harm my older brother, I will destroy that tyrannical king!"
After making that decision, Chen Long began preparing the new formation he had discovered in the royal secret warehouse, the Dragon Formation Bell.
The Dragon Formation Bell has an extremely wide protective range, so it can protect the Royal City, creating a barrier from the royal gates to the royal palace, and even extending to Minister Chen, Chen Long's father.
Thus, the formation had three layers of protection: the first layer was outside the city walls of the Royal City. If the enemy could breach the first layer, they would then face the second layer surrounding the royal palace.
If the enemy still manages to break through, they will face the main defence, which is extremely difficult to penetrate, arranged by Chen Long to surround Minister Chen.
In addition to preparing the formation, Chen Long also prepared blood-thinning pills, realm-penetrating pills, and body-foundation pills, which he gave to Officer Cian and all his subordinates.
These pills made Officer Cian and his men as powerful as tigers with wings; they immediately traversed several minor realms, and even Officer Cian managed to break through to the Body Strengthening Realm Level 1 in a short time.
Chen Long's older sister, Chen Yiling, also reaped significant benefits and successfully broke through to the Body Strengthening Realm.
Chen Long also worked hard to create low-grade Purple Thunder Charms and medium-grade Purple Thunder Charms. After that, he gave almost all of those charms to Officer Cian and also to his sister Chen Yiling.
With such strong defences, Chen Long was confident that even if he were to leave, if the king and some generals who had accompanied the king to the border city suddenly returned to the Royal City, they would not be able to penetrate to where his father was. They would certainly be stopped outside the royal city.
Chen Long was certain that even if they had a formidable warrior as the royal teacher had mentioned, that warrior would never be able to reach his father.
After making layered preparations for the safety of his father and family, Chen Long immediately used the royal horse known as the Thunder Horse to swiftly ride to the border city.
Chen Long also worried about the safety of his eldest brother, Chen Hoklong, who was one of the officers in the border city, so he immediately spurred the Thunder Horse to head toward the border city.