"What? You kid used himself as bait to lure those people to catch you, and beat them back?"

The Sword of Benevolence glared at Angelo, who was panting, his face full of incredulity. This kid quietly and unknowingly plays this kind of trick of the willing to take the bait, and he doesn't want to think about how ruthless those black hands hidden behind the back are, but it is the force that can insert the chess pieces into the Arcane Academy, so that he and Feng Yinqiu almost suffered a small loss, and even the head of the land snake Magnus has some headaches, and he really has to admire his courage.

And what is even more admirable is his luck. In this way, it was clearly like looking for death, and in the end, not only did he come back alive, but also found out useful news, which seemed to make those people suffer a small loss. It sounds like the protagonist of the saga in the bard's mouth, who can defeat an enemy ten thousand times stronger than himself by chance.

"Yes. With Mr. Liu's teachings, I have now mastered the use of 'internal qi', which has raised the law of life force to a whole new level! As long as I raise my qi to defend, my resistance to arcane arts will be very strong, especially the arcane arts of the spirit control class are basically useless to me. I also had enough confidence in the battle, those two battle mages actually dared to come close to me, and I knocked them down with two strokes of 'fighting through the cow and the mountain'! Then an enemy wrapped in a dark shadow, who seemed to be a woman, came up and entangled me......"

Angelo's face was flushed and excited, and he recounted his previous encounter in a strangely accented Shenzhou dialect. In fact, his current appearance looks very embarrassed, his clothes are torn, his face is full of scars, his nose and mouth are all dried up with blood, and there is a faint smell of blood between the snorting and panting, and he looks like he has come here after thousands of mountains and rivers and thousands of hardships.

In fact, it was not easy for Angelo, who had been brought to that place before, to come back alone. Even in the wilderness adjacent to Oroyosta, there are also dangerous beasts and sub-humans, but when he found out such important information and found out the murderer of his brother and two classmates, he only felt that justice and heroism filled every pore of his body, so he walked back with a breath of fearlessness and ignorance.

"You even defeated that woman?"

The Sword of Benevolence's expression grew more and more strange. Even if Liu Xuanying did not hesitate to make great efforts to open up the second vein of Ren Du for this big-faced boy, it would be impossible for him to become a real master in one leap, maybe it would be okay to take a few arcanists who were not good at hand-to-hand combat by surprise, but there should be no chance of victory against an enemy of the level of Night Shadow.

Angelo recalled slightly, and said with palpitations: "That woman is indeed very powerful, I don't even have the strength to fight back, but fortunately, the Nine Heavens Xinggang taught by Mr. Liu injured her......"

"Nine Heavens Xinggang?" The Sword of Benevolence turned its head to look at Liu Xuanying again, and Feng Yinqiu on the side couldn't help but be dumbfounded. "Daoist Liu passed on the supreme knowledge of this True Martial Sect to him?"

"How could it be. Liu Xuanying also hurriedly denied it. "Without the permission of the master, how dare Poor Dao easily teach this master's master's mastery to others? It's just that Angelo wants to take risks to find out the details of those villains, so Poor Dao will store a Nine Heavens Star Gang in his meridians and use it as a last resort to save his life. ”

"It turns out that this kid is going to do this, Daoist Liu, you already know?" The Sword of Benevolence and Feng Yinqiu's surprise was not less at all, Liu Xuanying and them had been in the Arcane Academy for the past few days, but they had never heard Liu Xuanying mention this matter at all.

Liu Xuanying sighed and nodded: "Yes." Xiao An had already come to discuss this matter with Poor Dao, and Poor Dao was also worried that his move was too risky, but he also said to Poor Dao that those people have many eyes and ears in this European Imperial Capital, and the arcane methods are full of tricks and tricks, and the three of us are easy to startle the snake if we take any precautions. If you want to lure them out, you have to fake it, and you have to really give them a chance. ”

"Exactly!" Angelo nodded as well. "Those villains actually dared to do it in the academy before, which shows that they must have enough confidence in their methods and channels, as long as they really let me completely out of the protection range of a few people, those guys will definitely do it!"

"Well, boy, you've impressed me. Even I, a righteous warrior who regards the sea of swords and fires as a smooth road, admires your courage and shit luck, and almost considers giving you the title of warrior of love and justice. The Sword of Benevolence patted Angelo on the shoulder in affirmation, and immediately the excitement on his face became a little stronger. "It's very useful news to be able to determine that the people behind the ghost are the Southern Army, and they have also bribed the school's teaching assistants and can use the school's resources. The chairman of the board of directors is trying to settle accounts with those who have reached into the academy. ”

Angelo jumped up immediately, but he couldn't speak, and after a violent cough, he said, "Then we'll relay the news to the chairman immediately, and make those bastards who killed my brother pay!"

After saying these words, Angelo opened his mouth to cough again, and Liu Xuanying next to him stepped forward and lightly touched it, so that his cough and the flush on his face subsided together.

The Sword of Benevolence looked at Liu Xuanying and said, "Daochang Liu, this kid has a lot of internal injuries. I also wondered how this Euro Arcane could hurt the meridians, it turned out to be the result of the reluctance to use the Nine Heavens Star Gang. If this is not well maintained, this kid will be useless. ”

"Exactly. Liu Xuanying sighed. "Poor Daodu let him use a Xinggang Xuanjin, this is a helpless move that makes a heavy weapon with a small force, and greatly hurts the fundamentals. After that, I immediately had to help him breathe and heal. ”

"Then Daochang Liu, let's go quickly. Let's talk about it, and we'll go to the Arcane Academy again. ”

Looking at Liu Xuanying's back with Angelo, Feng Yinqiu couldn't help but shake his head: "I can't imagine that Daoist Liu really values this young man, and he just helped him get through the second line of Ren Du before, and he actually helped him take risks like this, even if it is to cultivate true disciples, right?"

The Sword of Benevolence sneered and said, "If you really want to cultivate a true disciple, you won't let him come around like this." It seems that the kid didn't know what ecstasy soup he poured into Lao Liu, or what benefits he promised, so Lao Liu didn't hesitate to spend a lot of effort to help him. ”

Feng Yinqiu continued to shake his head: "Daochang Liu is not a benefit, or something good can be coaxed. I've always thought it was weird......"

"If you want to know, just ask him?" The Sword of Benevolence was not interested in this, his mind was now all in the other direction. "That kid's nonsense is also a good thing for us. I've been thinking about how to deal with them, isn't this just the chance to get to the door?"

"Do you want to bring the chairman along? Well, yes, after all, we are outsiders, and we still have some ways to deal with these deep-rooted forces. Local forces must be relied upon. Feng Yinqiu understood after a little thought. The chairman of the board of directors is also extremely disgusted by these forces that have put their hands into the academy, and has entrusted the two of them to help investigate and punish, and now what Angelo has heard is not to prove that the force that set up the suicide arcane on the students that day is the Southern Legion, but at least the Southern Legion has already buried a shadow in the academy.

And the Southern Legion is not a shady underground organization like the Arcanthosis Revival Society, it is a huge thing that has survived from the imperial era to the present day. Even if Incre has become more and more popular in the past decade or so, it is still much inferior in combat effectiveness compared to this military organization that has inherited the majesty of the empire and part of its military appearance.

In terms of personal combat strength, Feng Yinqiu boasted that the three of them on his side would not be afraid of any opponent, but he didn't think that just three of them could touch a huge military organization, but with the help of other forces around him, it was okay to let those people suffer a small loss and not dare to covet it from now on.

"Hehe, what's the use of the chairman? The old man who only knows the mud can only help us quietly with logistics behind our backs, and he will never contribute head-on. This is going to be a big deal, so naturally we have to find some more powerful helpers. But the Sword of Benevolence didn't seem to think so, and now his eyes were shining, and his expression was determined with excitement, like a hunter who had finally found a flaw in his prey. "Those lard-blind fools dare to hit me with their ideas, and this makes them know the righteous wrath!"

"What did you say? You found out that the Southern Legion was pretending to be someone from the Revival Society who had come to attack us?"

In Duke Incre's mansion, the Duke and Adler, who heard the news, frowned and looked at each other.

"Well, this time, Mr. Liu's disciples did not hesitate to risk their lives to spy on these people, not only confirming that the Southern Legion was the murderer of several Arcane Academy students, but also seemed to hear them mention that they had just completed a successful secret provocation operation before. I think it's very likely that this is a reference to pretending that the Arcane Revival would come to steal your stuff and then have you both fight...... To tell you the truth, I've worked with some of the people in the Southern Legion before, and I've helped him with some things, which is very much like their modus operandi..."

Although the words 'seemingly' and 'maybe' are all used in the words of the word, the sword of benevolence has a solemn expression and a positive tone, as if the matter has been conclusive.

“... Indeed, they are suspicious......" Adler nodded, a little frustrated. "After we came down, we also thought about it, and there are not many people who have the ability to arrange such meticulous work, have such strong execution, and have the courage to frame the Revival Society. I just can't think of their motives. ”

The duke's face on the side was not very good-looking. This incident was an unprecedented humiliation for him and for Incre, not only because he was robbed of the goods, but also because he was caught in the trap of others, and he was played and applauded like a puppet. The previous battle with the corpse puppet giant created by the Nine-Ring Arcane, the repeated words of the giant who turned into the vice president of the Revival Society, and the elemental fluctuation that finally connected to the astral plane, all showed that the Revival Society did not plunder their arcane materials. There's no need for that, and I won't even dare to admit it after I do it.

"Their motive for doing that is simple, to get everyone's eyes and attention, to provide cover for other conspiracies that they are doing. "The Sword of Benevolence seems to have found a reason for these wicked people without even thinking about it. "We, Chairman Magnus, and we are going to deal with these guys who are hiding behind and causing harm, so we invite you to join in the grand event. ”

"But the reasons are just your guesses, and there is not the slightest evidence. The duke's gaze at the Sword of Benevolence was meaningful. "I think it seems like you're trying to deal with the Southern Legion, which is why you're here to sell these speculations to us. Do you think that these unsubstantiated speculations alone will allow us to accompany you to the trouble of the Southern Legion? These are two great forces that occupy an important position on the continent, and not drunkards in the tavern, who can fight together casually because of some provocative words. ”

"Hehe, it's because this is a matter between two huge forces that evidence or something isn't so necessary. As long as there is a good excuse, it will be fine. The Sword of Benevolence smiled, not at all embarrassed by the debunking attempt. "Anyway, if you want to rise because of the Cree, there will definitely be forces in the Great Plains that will give up their status and interests, and the Southern Legion is the joint military body of the nobles of the old empire, and the contradictions between you are inevitable, and it is only a matter of time before a conflict breaks out. In fact, based on this position, they already have enough reasons to trick you, but this can't be said on the surface. ”

The Duke and Adler glanced at each other, and both couldn't hide their surprise. This Westerner has always given the impression of a mad warrior with some problems in his head, but these words are deeply rooted in the essence of political behavior.

Feng Yinqiu laughed and said nothing. In fact, this truth is in the rivers and lakes of China, as long as the old rivers and lakes who can live for more than ten years can understand more or less whether they are smart and stupid, there is so much food on the plate, and some people rise to eat more and occupy more, and naturally there will be people who originally had the upper hand in their hearts and minds, so as to find various reasons to fight openly and secretly to fight each other's death, which is the same regardless of ancient and modern things.

The Sword of Benevolence continued to foam at the mouth: "Isn't it a good thing that fell from the sky now that there is a good reason for you to strike first? As soon as you catch a few of the executors and torture them, the evidence you want will naturally come out. No matter how you look at it, you will be the one who has the most to gain in this matter, so it is time for you to do something......

“... Well, Your Excellency the Sword of Benevolence, you may be largely right......" The Duke nodded, a smile on his face, apparently agreeing at least from a standpoint. "But the Southern Legion is a behemoth even from Incla's point of view, can you tell me how you plan to fight them? At least until we find real evidence, we at Inclave will not be able to declare hostility to them. ”

"Hehe, Lord Duke, if you're not playing dumb, then I wish you had half as much insight into politics as you would for women. The Sword of Benevolence smiled, as if with great disdain. "I'd love to ask, is there really such a thing as the Southern Legion in this world?"

"What the hell are you trying to say?" the Duke's brow furrowed.

"Before dealing with it, you might as well think carefully, what is the Southern Legion? Is there a man called the Southern Legion? He has his own will and life? No, this is just a special group formed by many families because of some common interests and under certain conditions. The sword of benevolence seems to have completely entered the state, and its voice is subdued, and its expression is fluttering, and at the same time, it is full of infectiousness. "Do we have to go head-on and fight with these dozens of arcanists from tens of thousands of large and small families to knock out all the dog's brains, and finally go through a lot of hard work, maybe sacrifice a few companions, and use a few ten-ring eleven-ring arcane arts to shatter more than half of this continent, only to use all their men and women as slaves in blood and tears? No, no, this is just the thoughts of those who spend their days dreaming about the legends of third-rate bards and the color of bar women's panties. As righteous warriors standing at the top of the world, we certainly have a more essential solution. The group that is temporarily held together for some reason is actually like a pile of building blocks that have accumulated together, and as long as the most critical force point is moved, it will cause the whole to change or even collapse......"

"You don't mean to assassinate the top of the legion, do you?" the duke said, his hands spread. "I'll admit it's a good idea, at least it's a little more sensible than fighting the Legion head-on, but I can remind you that the orcs did this trick more than a decade ago, and the high-ranking swordmasters of several tribes used magic to disguise themselves as orc mercenaries on the periphery of the legion, and infiltrated the raid and killed the two chiefs of staff. Since then, the Legion's top brass has been in the Scorching Fortress on a regular basis, where it can be protected by multiple ten-ring arcane circles. I admire you and Liu's unique strength, but I still don't think you can break into it and kill people. ”

"Hehe, why do you have to be so direct?" the Sword of Benevolence smiled disapprehantly. "That's right. Hands-on is a must-do thing. In the face of the kind of evil organizations that are deeply rooted in evil and still self-righteous, violence is always the most direct way. But what is more important is the manner and direction of the violence. Like this one. ”

At this point, the Sword of Benevolence pointed to a crystal ornament in the room, a statue of a life-size beauty bathed in the waves carved from a single piece of crystal, perched on a pedestal made of several triangulations.

"You see, let's assume this lady is the Southern Legion we're dealing with. The average fool will just throw his fist at nothing and smash it at it, and the slightly smarter fool will go find a sledgehammer or something. But in the eyes of us, who are keen and well-versed in the big picture, it only takes a little light force to achieve this goal. ”

Speaking of this, the sword of benevolence flicked its fingers, and a wisp of wind hit a point on the shelf of the base, and the bracket that formed the base shattered a corner, and the crystal ** immediately fell to the side.

"And we can decide where and how she will fall, if we want to. The sword of benevolence popped out with two more wisps of finger wind, and the shattered stand flicked on the ground, just enough to catch the fallen statue. The sword of benevolence was lightly flickered again, and the statue bounced up on its own again, turning around in the air and falling in a different direction.

"And with a little more thought and effort, we can even get him back on his feet, in the position we arranged for her, of course. The sword of benevolence struck again, and the statue bounced up again, and he flicked his hands continuously, and the finger wind flew out continuously, and the fragments of the bracket on the ground bounced up and rejoined in their original positions, and then the statue fell back on the bracket, but it was upside down with its head and feet.

"Drink, what a trick. The Duke and Adler couldn't help but applaud. It was not difficult to do such a situation with arcane arts, but they could certainly see that it was not arcane, but purely ingenious to the point of exertion. Feng Yinqiu on the side also nodded secretly, seeing the big from the small, this kung fu is already a first-class realm in terms of exquisiteness, compared to when he was in Shenzhou, this old man's kung fu is indeed a big improvement.

"But the Southern Legion isn't this statue, are you sure you can see where he's strained?" the Duke asked.

"Of course. Not only the external stress point, but more importantly, the internal one. The Sword of Benevolence raised an eyebrow, and there was a smug look on his face. "When I was wronged by those elm heads in the temple and had to wander around, I happened to do some dirty work for the Southern Legion, and I happened to know some key things. And maybe they can turn against some of them. ”

"Oh?" the Duke's eyes lit up, and he finally got to the point that interested him. The Sword of Benevolence was right before, regardless of whether the Southern Legion was behind them or not, from the macro point of view, there is a major conflict of interests between Incre and the Southern Legion, and sooner or later there will be a rivalry.

"But the impetus exerted by the external environment is, of course, that Inclair is more powerful than a few of us Westerners and outsiders. Think of the benefits you will get from it!With a little strength and thought, you will not regret it!" The Sword of Benevolence stirred up a little harder, and then took a hedron from his bosom and shook it at Adler. "Hey, look at this, your bloodline contract, Feng and I spent a lot of effort and paid for the murderer who spared Ms. Mu, so I got it from that druid kid. ”

"What? this... This is... Is this true?" Adler was so frightened that he couldn't even hold the cup in his hand, and he didn't even realize that a cup of high-grade black tea that he was going to taste slowly was poured on his body.

"Of course it's true, it's more real than real gold. The Sword of Benevolence smiled and threw the crystal directly at him.

Adler took it, his hands and even his whole body couldn't help shaking, and when he took it, the feeling from the blood came out, which was impossible to fake.

The Duke was also stunned, and looked at the Sword of Benevolence for a moment of silence before asking, "What a great favor, Your Excellency the Sword of Benevolence, what do you want?"

The Sword of Benevolence frowned and sighed, shook his head, and said, "Your Excellency, why do you have to ask me what I want? Do you think that I must have a plan to help Mr. Adler get this contract back? Why can't it be because of my noble sentiments and the precious friendship between us?

"Because interests can be calculated, but human feelings cannot be calculated. The Duke smiled and said unabashedly. "Especially with a character like Nema, I don't want him to be a golden egg chicken for a lifetime because of a favor that can't be repaid. Even from the point of view of Inclave's dignity, he does not want to owe it to anyone. ”

"Hehe, what a frank businessman. Then you're welcome. "Benevolence and love smiled. "I just hope that the two of you can do their best, both human and financial, of course, to go to the Arcane Academy to help me complete a ten-ring arcane operation that is as perfect as possible. ”

"I'm really sorry, Brother Feng, basically all the chips I got this time were used here. The main one, the 10-ring arcane is too complicated, and I want to try to make it as big as possible, and I have to pay for and contribute because of the two nouveau riche. ”

Coming out of Incre's mansion, the Sword of Benevolence immediately said to Feng Yinqiu, a rare look of regret on his face.

Feng Yinqiu immediately shook his head: "Why do you need to see the invincible brother. I've long heard that this ten-ring arcane technique is indeed extraordinary, and if you want to 'test the Fa' in person, then of course you must be safe, and I really want to see this supreme Dafa involving the flow of cause and effect. One or two nine-ring arcane or something, and I'm not in a hurry for the time being. ”

The Sword of Benevolence nodded heavily: "Exactly! As long as my plan can be realized, then the Southern Legion will immediately be overturned in applause, and when the time comes, I will definitely extort a few copies of the Nine Rings Arcane Scroll to compensate the Wind Brothers!"

“...... But do you think that the Southern Legion will be wary, or even strike first? After all, now that they know that they have been exposed, they will not be stupid enough to wait for us to come to the door to retaliate. ”

The Sword of Benevolence laughed: "It's okay. I am very familiar with the rigid and bloated forces of these institutions. The more behemoths there are, the slower the reaction, and by the time the three of us work together, the news about our movements will not yet be on the desks of the Legion's higher-ups. ”

Burning Castle, the central arcane-controlled area.

Legion Commander Count Amos looked gloomily at a three-dimensional arcane circle in front of him that was made of countless rays of light in mid-air, and in that arcane circle, a pitch-black shadow was rolling wildly, and from time to time there were terrible female screams.

"Very strange. Even the law authority of the core sequence was shaken, but the entire arcane structure was not damaged too much, and the physical level was not scarred at all...... Are you sure she wasn't hit by a ten-ring arcane spell that specifically targets law breaking, like 'Chaos Root Impact'?"

Next to the Legion Commander, a tall and thin man like a stick insect was muttering and scratching his scalp, snowflakes like dandruff spilling from the white hair like a chicken's nest, his eyes were a pair of crystals the size of a child's fist, and at this moment, layers of light and shadow were radiating from the eyes of the crystals, showing countless arcane data and monitoring data, and moving and changing rapidly like a waterfall torrent.

On the other side, little Baron Aria was hoarse and danced in defense: "Absolutely not! She was just hit by an apprentice in her teens! It wasn't arcane, it seemed to be some kind of Western skill, and the two guard mages I brought to capture him were also knocked down by him at once! He has been following those Westerners, and he must have learned some strange skills of Westerners!"

"Oh, so Raven was injured when he failed to capture the third reference target? The tall and thin man's strange crystal eyes turned, as if glancing at two transparent containers in the distance. Inside, two blind, but apparently alive teenagers were floating inside, the upper half of the teenager's skull had been removed, and the marrow was completely exposed, constantly being played with by some moving tentacles.

"If it's a Westerner, that's interesting. I know that their power system is very well studied for the priority of the law, especially the law of the life system, which can theoretically improve the near-god realm...... Mmmmmm But theoretically, even if you are close to the Divine Domain, you can't directly damage the core sequence of the Night Mask......" The man's insect-like crystal eyes purred and turned to look at Count Amos. "Legion Commander, I suggest that the capture of those Westerners be given a higher priority. ”

Count Amos didn't answer, he just stared at the darkness surrounded by arcane light in mid-air, his face was gloomy, and after a while he asked, "Is there no way to treat or repair?"

"No way. Even if it is only an imperfect test of the Aoguang Fortress, the core sequence of the Night Mask is based on the Eleventh Ring. In this day and age, there is no possibility of repairs. The man stretched out his hands like a stick insect. "Actually, if I hadn't seen it with my own eyes, I wouldn't have believed it could have been damaged like this. Now it's up to Miss Revane herself, and if she can actively improve the Mask's fit fluctuations, then the wavering sequence can automatically generate compensation, or find Westerners to parse their power system, which would theoretically help. If it doesn't work...... Then you can only try to peel off the mask, and then this thing can only be regarded as a column, and there is no way to experiment and refer to it. ”

"Raise the capture level of Westerners to the highest level. Count Amos whispered, with an expressionless face.

"Yes, the Night Stalkers will do their best to complete the mission!" replied Baron Aria Jr., standing up and screaming.