Chapter 370: Sunset Sea
The person behind the strongest mercenary group "Dragon" is called the Shadow.
Cao Cao skillfully teased the dragon's ambitions, and the shadow smelled the smell of conspiracy from it, and could not convince the dragon's shadow to quit the organization.
When the mercenary group was ordered to fight against Lu Bu, but was slaughtered, the shadow appeared and joined forces with the dragon to kill Lu Bu, and then left with him, and disappeared from then on.
A few years later, when Cao Cao's army swept through the third of the land, the shadow that once stood behind the dragon was seen in Changbanpo in the name of Zhao Zilong.
For a long time, mercenaries have been moving between different masters, using their flesh and blood to earn a place for themselves.
Precariousness, danger, betrayal, and death are commonplace.
Today's friends can be tomorrow's enemies, and past adversaries can be transformed into today's allies.
But there are still outstanding people who stand out, and people call him "Dragon".
The dragon not only collects money to kill people, but also unites the outlaws with a strong leadership temperament and develops into a powerful mercenary organization.
Cao Cao hired dragons to serve him many times, and after seeing the dragons' organization grow, he had the idea of making them belong to him forever. But the dragon refused.
This incident became the beginning of a conspiracy. After that, Cao Cao skillfully teased the dragon's ambitions.
The dragon developed a desire to get rid of his mercenary status and become a human being.
Killing Lu Bu, the god of war, is the first step to realizing this dream.
But there were people in the organization who stood up against it. That was "Shadow", the dragon's closest assistant and friend for a long time.
In fact, even Cao Cao didn't know that the so-called "dragon" was actually a collaboration between two people: one was responsible for convening his subordinates to contact business, and the real existence of one enemy was a shadow.
This is the first time that serious disagreements have erupted between the two. Shadow opposes Dragon's ambitions, and he does not believe that Cao Cao will prop up an opponent who may be a threat to him.
The dragon thinks he's in control. In the eyes of the shadow, this is a big gamble...... A high stake to bet on the lives of all members.
Unable to convince the dragon's shadow to quit the organization.
Having lost his companion, Long decided to take Cao Cao's advice and use secret methods against LΓΌ Bu.
However, the god of war is the god of war, even if he falls into a trap.
All tricks that cannot be put on the table are vain in the face of absolute strength.
The entire organization was almost single-handedly slaughtered by Lu Bu.
At the critical moment, the shadow of his friend who couldn't give up after all appeared, and he worked together with the dragon to kill Lu Bu.
They became the only survivors of this terrible battle.
After the bloody storm, the shadow turned and left, and his whereabouts were unknown.
The dragon regained his life, but was angry with his pride and humiliation.
He thinks it was the betrayal of the shadow that led to everything.
Now he has no place to stay, he can only join Cao Cao's command, and at the same time, the seeds of hatred are also quietly growing in his heart.
A few years later, Cao Cao's army swept through three points, but suffered an unprecedented defeat at Changbanpo.
The earth-shattering thunder swept away the famous generals that Cao Jun was proud of. The shadow is dead.
"Zhao Zilong, see!"
As the ruler of the House of Towers, Miledi wields the power of a powerful miracle.
She was cold and resolute, and every word she spat out carried an unmistakable sense of oppression.
However, the price of power came a terrible curse, and her body began to crystallize inch by inch from her fingertips.
It is rumored that the East has a way to break the curse and remove the pollution of the sea, and she believes that the blonde boy who pursues the "Dead Sea Papers" and the mercenary who exposes the pollution of the sea are excellent pawns for her to find the answer.
"I want to go to the East."
Marco Polo, a young businessman, resigns to his long-taught teacher, Finch, the master of the machine.
A few days ago, a notice had been posted in the Archon's Mansion to hire intrepid adventurers to travel to the far reaches of the continent.
Obviously, he had made up his mind.
"Go, there are the footsteps of your father that you are going to follow."
The young man's eyes widened in surprise: "Master, if you have always known, why ......"
"Because it is not a safe way."
"I've made all the preparations, and the notes left by my father will guide me."
When the resolute figure of the young man disappeared outside the window, suddenly a hoarse voice sounded:
"What a cruelty! After sending his disciple to the road of no return, he can still watch the only son of his disciple face the same fate. β
"Or, a different ending: finding a way to save the city under the guidance of my father."
"What is in the ruined Dead Sea papers? So that you would rather be imprisoned for fifteen years than be convinced that your prophecy is correct! β
"Actually, you know the answer very well." After answering this sentence, the master of the organ closed his eyes and was silent for a long time.
In his room, a wonderful machine was running. Through this delicate machine servant, the voice of the tower at the top of the city is transmitted.
It was the laboratory of the Milady, who belonged to the Tower family, the "Builders".
The noblewoman's cane struck the ground, an expression of her anger.
All the servants of the mechanism felt the displeasure of their masters, and the noise of the operation was much reduced.
Ah, I've been confronting this unknown guy for more than fifteen years, and I still can't get the answer I want.
Her eyes looked at the docks, where the ship was preparing to set sail, and it was clear that the hairy boy of the Polo family was also on it.
He was about to go to the East, like his father.
Poor fellow, he probably didn't know that it was nothing more than a conspiracy.
When he unveiled the list and was received by another head of the ruling family, the Inquisitor, he placed his actions and his life under the watchful eye of the Arcana consuls.
He will take the risk of taking the place of the powerful consuls to find the answers they want: where the roots of knowledge are, and ...... A way to lift the curse hidden there.
Yes, curse.
Everyone knows that the great city of Alcana originated from the ruling families and the miraculous power they wielded.
But Milady knew what a terrible price her ancestors had paid for this power.
Curse.
Under the elegant long glove, the body is undergoing a strange change: crystallization. Starting with the fingertips, little by little it becomes hard and transparent.
Some arrogant mercenary, as if observing something, had foolishly wanted to question the matter.
Milady spared his life, for he desperately wanted answers, so let him seek them, and perhaps he would find them.
Just like Marco Polo's father did in the past.
In order to seek the protection of the rulers, the merchants continued to pay tribute to money.
Marco Polo's father was one of them, but unlike ordinary merchants, he was also interested in the art of trapping, even learning from the famous trap master Vinci.
So, when he accidentally obtained the "Dead Sea Papers" from a trade trip, he immediately realized that it was a record related to the roots of mechanics and knowledge.