Chapter 1003: Threats and Negotiations
When this sentence was finally spoken, there was no longer the feeling of waiting for the second boot before.
Lin An slowly showed surprise, puzzlement, and suspicion...... Extremely realistic and natural expressions.
At least for a moment, Master Rice, whose eyes were as sharp as eagles, could not tell whether it was true or false.
"Women are born liars, and beautiful women are the best of them."
"I didn't believe it before, but now it seems to be true."
The archmage who was rational to the bone and couldn't find the slightest romance in his body sighed, but the aura around him slowly became dangerous.
"This sentence can only be built on the basis of strength." Lin An smiled.
Otherwise, there is no need for polygraphs, and once the mental power is perceived, there is nothing to hide from any lies.
Master Rice's ascending momentum paused.
He knew that Lin An's words were also a reflection of their current situation.
The maple leaves in the forest were rustling, and there was a slight noise from time to time, but within a radius of three feet, not a single speck of dust could rise.
This is a silent confrontation of the spiritual power of the two sides.
Like rain, like flowing water, intertwined and penetrating each other.
Even if the same mental power is realized, if the mind is disturbed, it is likely that people will take advantage of the flaws.
Of course, since the two of them had the same level of mental power, they both rationally controlled the intensity of the confrontation, which was close to a temptation rather than a direct collision.
Because of this, the rhetoric and the pretentiousness of the expression come in handy.
Because they are trying to find out the flaws in the other party's reality and reality, instead of immediately using mental power to fight to the death and get a result.
Because, from Master Rice's point of view, more importantly, it is necessary to find out the authenticity of the secret method on Lin An first.
And from Lin An's point of view, she doesn't know how long Master Rice has planned and how many accomplices she has, at present, she only needs to face him, and the longer it drags on, the more she can figure out a way to break the game.
Of course, the reason why they used mental power to fight each other was also because the two were subconsciously unwilling to move too much.
This is the Royal Palace.
Lin An had already thought of this in the next moment.
"You don't have a companion in the palace? Because I did something so sudden tonight that you and your companions weren't prepared? β
"Or are the other masters of the Court Mage Regiment not your companions?"
"Yes, with His Majesty's eyes, if you can pull several other masters under his nose, he won't be unaware of it at all."
With a few quick words, Lin An's spirit was suddenly shocked!
Almost at the same time, Master Rice's eyes flashed.
- Pounce!
There was a muffled sound in the air.
The fallen leaves on the ground within a radius of three zhang suddenly shook, and were stirred into dust particles of powder by an invisible force in the air.
The spiritual sea shook violently, and Lin An and Master Rice each regressed.
The powder flying in the sky fell, and the two saw each other's positions clearly, only to realize that they had each taken three steps backwards and were evenly divided.
The soul contract enchantment rose, Lin An's spiritual sea buzzed, and the spiritual power collided in the spiritual sea, and it was almost impossible to recover the spell casting ability at once, and even casting the scroll would fail nine times out of ten.
Fortunately, Master Rice on the other side looked similar.
"Worthy of being an experienced archmage, verbal attacks can hardly cause him to fluctuate much, if he doesn't pay more attention to the success or failure of tonight, and care about it, I'm afraid my spiritual power will be a little heavier than him."
This has nothing to do with the level of mental power of both sides, but a matter of experience and skill.
Lin An's spiritual power is undoubtedly not inferior to Master Rice, and even due to many adventures, Pure Cheng DΓΉ is superior, but the gap between Master Rice's hundreds of years of experience and skills is not comparable to Master Rice in this regard, and Lin An does not feel defeated.
Master Rice is the opposite.
He had already recognized Lin An's trickiness.
Failed to find out what he wanted to know at the first time when Lin An'an was at the bottom of his defense, tonight's action has fallen behind, even if no one on both sides can help anyone now, Master Rice is not happy.
"Stop."
With a slightly gloomy face, Master Rice snorted, "If you still care about the safety of the people you care about. β
His spiritual power was collected like a tidal wave.
Lin An's heart jumped.
"What did you do with?"
Titi's exposure during the temptation of the old Juggernaut and Don Quixote revealed that he could retain his full strength without the forbidden pendant, and that he was very aggressive, which was undoubtedly a time bomb for the palace.
So that night, Lin An consciously asked Titi and William to leave the palace, so as not to be urged by others.
And it was the Woff Sword Master who sent Titi and William out.
Woff Sword Saint is the heir to the mantle of the old Sword Saint, and he is almost the next Sword Saint Mountain Master who is ironclad, and the conditions that Master Rice can give, the old Mangosteen and the royal family can give more, and it is almost impossible for him to be rebelled.
Lin An thought of this, and his heartbeat, which had just accelerated, slowed down again.
In fact, through the soul connection, Lin An of course knew that Titi had been fine.
But the information revealed by Master Rice is too shocking, this is obviously an alliance that has been secretly planned by many powerful people for many years, if an ambush is set up in advance, Titi will be very dangerous even if he is with William.
"Don't worry, with a demon pet with a shadow jumping talent by your side, even if we can capture him alive, it is likely that there will be a lot of trouble, and the gains outweigh the losses."
Master Rice's tone was flat, revealing a calmness that was under control.
"Compared to him, you have other friends who you care about, and it is not difficult for us to deal with them, and it is even less easy for you to be alerted."
Lin An's face changed slightly.
Lancet!
ββ¦β¦ Immediately after you appear, get the Emperor to agree to launch a counteroffensive on the Northern Front. β
"And it is not difficult for those who have a heart to find that the resolution promoted by the Grand Duke of Ranster and the Crown Prince Meryl coincides with it, and as soon as the emperor's will reaches the front line, the northern front is also ready for a big battle, which is just right."
"As long as you know the situation on both sides of the imperial capital and the northern front, it is not difficult to surmise that you met the Grand Duke of Randster before meeting the emperor."
"Although neither you nor the Emperor have revealed a single word, this alone can be seen that Archduke Rincester is of great importance to you, both in terms of personal friendship and the overall situation."
"For this reason, we did not hesitate to expose Felfadu."
Master Rice looked at Lin An's more and more ugly face, and showed a slight smile, "Now it seems that this bet was not wrong. β
The name Fairfa is very common, but Fairfa next to Lancet is only enshrined by the only archmage of the Duchy of Stuart, Master Fairfa.
Dorence, a disciple of Master Felfa, was one of the first people Lin An came into contact with after he came into this world, and he was a close friend of Ranster's uncle Adolf.
The fact that Randster was able to gain a firm foothold in the principality so quickly was also due to the strong support of Master Felfa.
But such an archmage who was under the Duchy of Stuart turned out to be an accomplice of Master Rice.
In his usual communication, Lancet did not reveal the slightest suspicion of the archmage.
If the other party has bad intentions, Lancet may not even have a chance to delay for a second.
Although it is said that Master Fairfa has already taken control of the county capital after the northern line of Ranster Road, Lin An cannot rule out the possibility that Master Fairfa has rushed to the Sana'a tundra after Master Rice and others plotted against her.
Lin An was already worried not only about Lance's safety, but also worried about the potential power of Master Rice and others.
If the only archmage of the Duchy of Stuart is worshipped as their people, what about the Principality of Magic? What about the Meryl Kingdom? Or even Merlin's Royal Secret Order?
Lin An realized the urgency of the situation.
Some of the strength that Master Rice has revealed so far has already shocked her.
If the situation can't be cleaned up tonight, let alone any precautions against the demonic disaster, the Merlin Empire itself will be in turmoil first.
If what Master Rice said is true, the alliance of so many strong people does have such power.
The more critical it gets, the more Lin An has to tell him that he must be calm.
"It's not like your style to gamble on a piece of news that you can't be sure is true or false."
Lin An said calmly, "I think you must have extreme trust in the person who gave you the news, so even if I deny it, I'm afraid you won't believe it." β
For the current situation, Lin An couldn't immediately think of any foolproof measures for a while, even if a legendary powerhouse made a move to clean up Master Rice and the others, it would be a huge loss for the Terran and Merlin.
Lin An could only deal with Rice first, and find a way to probe his tone and figure out how many of them were-
Most importantly, who is the person who revealed the secret method on Lin An?
How much does he know, how much does he reveal, will it be a big deal?
Master Rice naturally guessed Lin An's intentions, and smiled incommittally:
"Calm down, Master Lynn, don't be overly nervousβI've made sure that you have the right to negotiate on our footing, and that there will be no surprises until the negotiations break down."
"Negotiate on an equal footing? Coercion and inducement, this is the sincerity of your equal negotiations? Lin An sneered.
"Fairness will only be built on the basis of reciprocal power."
Master Rice said, "Lions do not talk to antelopes on an equal footing, this is the law that all living beings follow. β
"Well said."
Lin An said, "Compared with the condensation power of the Merlin Empire, the power you have united is just a fox, not necessarily much stronger than an antelope. β
"I don't know how many plans you have and how many plans you have, but I'm sure that whatever you want, your plans will be ruined by dawn at the latest."
Her complexion was cold, like a delicate jade sculpture bathed in the moonlight, she turned her gaze, her black eyes shot a sharp light, and she said coldly:
"And you, Master Rice, it's not that I'm exaggerating, even if you have a few more helpers at this time, if I want to, you will all be left with real absolute power!"
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