No one has ever reached the top of the Olympic tree.

The highest point that the citizens of the city can reach is the large arena at the top of the trunk, and above it is the branches of the trees that extend in all directions, all of which belong to the forbidden area of the military.

Due to the extremely irregular direction of the branches, there is no "subway elevator" characteristic of Olympiad, but a characteristic step along the branches.

The three of them climbed the stairs up the thickest branch, and finally came to a rooftop.

This should be the top of the Olympic tree, because the branches and branches and leaves are at the foot in all directions, and the current altitude of the people is close to 5,000 meters, which belongs to the "anoxic layer" where the air is thin.

Asker and Peggy were fine, and Sheila, who lacked physical strength, was already a little out of breath at this time and had a slight altitude sickness.

On the rooftop, a man who looked to be about forty or fifty years old, stood on the edge of the unrailed rooftop with his hands behind his back, silently overlooking the skyline in the distance.

Since the other party didn't speak, Aske didn't say hello, but just helped Sheila sit down and rest with Peggy.

"You're more patient than I expected, Lord Asker." After about twenty minutes, the other party finally turned around and said.

Lord of the city of Olympia, Appilius.

"Your Excellency Apperius." Asker silently complained that the name was really hard to pronounce, and then laughed, "I thought you were thinking." ”

"The relationship with the West really involved a lot of my energy." Apperius said lightly, "That's why I didn't come to see you until today, all of you of the Blue Sword. ”

"Thank you for your contribution to the city of Olympia and the Empire in the fight against the Crusader invasion. I've given Quintus permission to give you access to Arcane Sequence II, some of which are finished potions, but more of which are recipes, which you can freely redeem for your military merits. ”

"Thank you." Asker said.

"You're welcome." Apperius waved his hand and turned again.

Asker was naturally not stupid enough to leave just like that, how could the other party, as the lord of a city, call him to such a place, just to inform him of the trivial matter of military merit exchange?

Seeing that Apperius still didn't speak, Aske understood what the other party meant.

It's about negotiating.

"I have one more thing, I want to make a deal with the city lord." Asker spoke.

Apperius tilted his head slightly, glancing faintly at him.

"Immortal Phantom Sword." Ascron said, "We exchanged the Undead Phantom Sword. ”

Peggy next to her was startled, she didn't expect Aske to suddenly reveal this secret on the spot, and the other party was also the lord of Olympia City.

However, out of trust in Asker, she still didn't interrupt, just stared at the expression on the face of the city lord opposite.

Appilios was expressionless, as if none of this had been done as he had expected.

"What do you want?" He asked, in a nonchalant tone.

"Help her master the Immortal Phantom Sword." Aske placed his hand on Peggy's shoulder and motioned for her to be calm, "And, the original text of Charlemagne's holy sword, The Song of Roland." ”

"It's not equivalent." Apelios said.

"Equivalence." Aske said, "The text of the Immortal Phantom Sword, for the text of Charlemagne's Holy Sword; You help her master the Phantom Sword, and we help you defend the city of Olympia. ”

"You must be misunderstood." Appilius said indifferently, "Although the city of Olympia is under siege, it will not fall into the hands of the Latin Crusaders because it lacks the help of a mercenary group. ”

"The city of Olympia certainly won't fall to the Crusaders." Asker replied calmly, "As a transcendent creature, the Eden Tree itself has powerful means of defense and attack, life cages, ash branches and bullets, can protect the city at the same time, instantly destroy the siege troops at the bottom of the mountain, even if the number of Crusaders is doubled, it is useless." ”

"What you're really on guard for is the coming Magic Tide! and the awakening and riot of the transcendent creatures that will inevitably occur after the Demon Tide! That's the real threat to the very existence of Olympia City! ”

"That's why you're setting off an undead mutation in an attempt to seize Alexander's corpse and explore the secrets of the 'Immortal Phantom Sword', aren't you? Even if the Demon Tide level cap is raised to 10 in the future, you still can't exert enough strength as a demigod, so you can only use the Immortal Phantom Sword, a transcendent swordsmanship that can transcend the ranks, to try to defend the whole of Olympia in the transcendent creature riot! ”

"Now that the Immortal Phantom Sword's Seed of Consciousness has been obtained by us, even if you finally get the corresponding text original, the learning time will be stretched to at least 10 years due to the distortion of the text."

"Why don't you help Peggy master the Immortal Phantom Sword. In return, her Phantom Sword of Immortality will give you a powerful boost in defending the city. As for the text exchange between the two transcendent swordsmanship, it was just an add-on to this transaction. ”

Appilios looked at him indifferently.

After a long time, an imperceptible smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.

"So, Rasul told you?" He asked leisurely.

"He gave me a hint." "Of course, it's not hard to guess. ”

"Yes." Appilios' gaze fell on Sheila, who was wearing a mask, "After all, my little princess is by your side, how could you not guess it?" ”

"Grandpa......" Sheila took off her mask in disbelief, "you recognize me?" ”

"Or else? Do you think that with your 'Storm I', you can resist the high-sequence ability of the demigods to manipulate the flames? Appilios shook his head.

Sheila froze there, and suddenly rushed over and hugged Appilius, and couldn't help but whimper.

"Why did you become a mercenary?" Appilios sighed with emotion, gently stroked her inky hair, and finally showed an unbearable expression on her cold face that had been tense, "Isn't it good to go to Athens with your sister?" ”

"She's not my sister." Sheila gave an aggrieved expression. Only in front of her dear grandfather did she reveal the girlish emotions that should be at this age, "She bullied me!" She locked me up! ”

"If she's not your sister, how can she just lock you up? Are you not clear about the cruelty of the imperial political purge? Appilius sighed, apparently unhappy with Zoe's approach.

"Zoe has a low eye, not a ruler. It doesn't matter if you lose Constantinople, at least in the Achaean Peninsula, I, Olympia, can still keep her safe. ”

"As for you, little Theodora, if you don't want to go to Athens, you can stay here in Olympia and live with your grandfather and uncle."

Sheila hesitated visibly, then turned to look at Asker.

Asker waved his hand, motioning for you to choose.

After all, in front of the demigods, he couldn't just open his mouth and try to kidnap the other party's granddaughter.

"Grandpa." Sheila thought about it for a long time before she seemed to have made up her mind.