After following Ike back to the support section and locking the door, Ike sat on the sofa and looked at the Lloyd who had been staring at him from the beginning, and couldn't help but smile, "You don't need to look at me with such eyes, do you?" ”

"I know it's wrong, but I'm so curious." Lloyd replied helplessly, "Now it's back, Ike, you should be able to tell us, right?" Information about the Snake of Nature. ”

"Originally, I didn't intend to tell you too much, as the name suggests, this organization is a dangerous product that can be devoured by itself, and it is not a good choice to not have enough strength to get involved in this organization. But now that you're all involved, I'm afraid you'll be in danger if I don't give you some inside information. After a pause, Acke continued, "First of all, the structure of the organization, they are mainly in charge of the seven apostles, among which the first pillar is the commander, and they jointly assist in the plan of the alliance leader. ”

"Ike, do you know the identities of those apostles?" Lloyd asked a sharp question.

"Now among the seven apostles, the white face Wiseman, who originally belonged to the third apostle, that is, the last black hand of Liber's mutation, has been annihilated by the Knights of the Church. And the Sixth Apostle, as you heard from Master Yorugu, is the master of the Thirteenth Workshop, the man in charge of the art of association, and Master Yorugu came to Crossbell's side because of his disagreement with him. This man is dangerous, and in order to satisfy his intellectual curiosity, I don't think he would care about carrying it out even if he sacrificed half of Crossbell's inhabitants. ”

"What!"

"Hey, that's not the value that a scientist should have, is it?" Randy muttered, "Even if you're a hunter, I'm afraid it's hard to start in this situation." ”

"That's where the difference lies." Ike replied, "He's a guy who has penetrated into his own inner world, and he joined the organization of the Snake of Death for his goal, even if it is his own life, as long as it can satisfy his thirst for knowledge, he will not hesitate to give it up." The Church speaks of a martyr, ironically, who can indeed be called that. ”

“。。。 Ike, do you know where his current stronghold is? ”

"Unfortunately, with the Joker here, this kind of information is almost impossible to obtain." Ike replied helplessly, "Then there is the seventh pillar, you don't need to know much about my teacher, just remember that she is a person who wears armor and uses a knight's spear as a weapon, and my title is famous because of her, and she named me after her indestructible riding spear." Ike's voice was low, but with a hint of unquestionable tone, "Remember, when facing her, don't challenge her majesty, although her personality is worlds different from the Sixth Pillar, but in dealing with enemies, she is the most solid faction of the Purge, and no one who is designated as an enemy by her can escape her sanctions, it is a monster that cannot be defeated by human bodies." It is an existence that neither you, me, nor the Wind Sword Master can defeat. ”

"So, if she gets in the way, are we just giving up?" Lloyd said unwillingly.

"Of course not." Ike replied earnestly, "If you are unfortunate enough to meet, remember my advice, or run away and find another way forward, or please be prepared to die and challenge her." Either way, don't leave anything to chance, it will only lead you to a dead end. ”

In the face of Ike's serious advice, although they were still a little puzzled, everyone still nodded subconsciously.

"Aside from that, there is a second pillar among the apostles, a witch known as the 'Abyss', who is preparing to plan the Phantom Flame Project in the Empire at the moment."

"Phantom Flame Project?!"

"Wait, didn't you just say that the Phantom Flame Project is in Crossbell?!" Ellie hurriedly interrupted Ike's speech.

"Of course, I would think so, but this time the scale of the project can be said to be more than a little bigger than that of Liber." Ike said in a solemn tone, "Their plan is to prepare to launch the Phantom Flame Project in two places, Crossbell and the Empire. Not only did three apostles and several executors be dispatched for this purpose, but even the iron fleet was dispatched. ”

“。。。。。。” Looking at each other, Lloyd smiled bitterly, "To be honest, this news is too big, don't say it's us, even if the police headquarters knows, I'm afraid it's powerless." ”

"And two regions ... Do they really have the ability? "Randy added" This kind of plan, I'm afraid even the Red Constellation and the Favonius Brigade have joined forces... ”

“。。。 In addition to the seven apostles, the association was structured by twenty-two executors who existed as implementers of the plan, who determined their status with rota cards. At the same time, the freedom of movement of the executor within the association was so great that even the apostles could not compel the executor. In addition to this, there is also a special Einsatzgruppen, the Iron Fleet. It is the direct force of the Association and is led by the Seventh Column. Under this, the reinforced chaser regiment formed by the commander of the iron machine team sent the chaser regiment to fight according to the request of the apostles and executors. This is the basic combat power of association. Ike stretched out his index finger "But unlike the Chaser Corps, this organization not only has powerful combat power, but also has the most cutting-edge guiding technology, and the relationship network in all directions is quite complex, it is by no means a simple Chasseur diagram can be explained, the only thing that can be used as a reference, in the current situation of the destruction of the Order, there is probably only the church left." ”

"Hey, you're kidding, can an underground organization compare to the church?" Randy couldn't help but blurt out, "No matter what, the church has a code country. ”

"Yes, if you look at it in terms of influence and land area, the association is indeed not comparable, but in terms of combat effectiveness, the combat effectiveness of the association is not lower than that of the knights under the command of the church. And in terms of money and networks of nations ... Do you think there is a shortage of money in the knot society? Ike asked rhetorically.

"This..." Randy was speechless for a moment, and after thinking about it, he couldn't help but lower his head.

"What do you mean?" Lloyd, who couldn't turn around for a while, asked.

"Judging from what Ike said just now and the situation on the side of Master Yorugu, they obviously have enough funds, but they use them to squander them at will... Is that so? Waji reminded.

"Spurge?" Lloyd was even more puzzled.

"They obviously have technical power far beyond the Epstein Foundation and Chase Central Workshop, but they always use it at will in the most important aspects of their five senses." Theo explained. "Take Patil Martil as an example, if you want to improve that kind of intelligent weapon to the extent that it can be used practically, the cost of consumption is probably enough to build fifty airships."

"Five, fifty?!"

"It does seem to be very well funded." Ellie couldn't help but answer worriedly.

“。。。 Indeed, in general, both the military and criminal organizations are very efficient, and in order to achieve their goals, they must remain absolutely calm, and the consumption of unnecessary aspects must be controlled as much as possible... However, the organization of associations obviously does not have that kind of rationality. ”

"Moreover, they have amazing technical power, as well as many monster-like powerful members, but it seems that the actual threat of criminal organizations like the top hunter regiment and the black moon in the Red Constellation is greater." Randy replied, "And, the so-called network of associations... Just to take advantage of it. Randy asked, looking at Ike.

"Of course, because of its own strength, it doesn't take much effort for a considerable number of careerists eager to borrow that power. It's normal to use each other. Ike replied, "As for the degree of threat, it is true from the point of view of the degree of threat to the residents, the association is only acting for its own plan, as long as its plan goes well, it doesn't matter whether it is destroyed or not, but once their plan is thwarted, the destructive power they can produce will be infinitely magnified, far from being comparable to a mere hunting regiment, and the organization with the power to destroy the country is not a simple threat." Even sabotage, or bogging Crossbell into the flames, is probably just a series of 'basic' preparations to make the plan go more smoothly. ”

"So, what exactly is their plan to do?! Even at the expense of putting Crossbell in a situation of war? Lloyd said eagerly.

"Do you know why their actions are being tracked and thwarted by the Knights of the Church?" Ike asked suddenly.

"Obstruction of the Order?" Lloyd, who was asked a sudden question, quickly came back to his senses: "Isn't it because they have destroyed the peace of the region and the country?" ”

"It's not such a high-sounding reason." Ike replied disdainfully, "No matter what kind of force it is, it will not easily touch the church that is in a neutral force, but will try its best to convince them." In other words, the Knights will not care about the rights of this 'world'. ”

"That's an arbitrary view." Waji replied with a frown.

"It's a bit ugly, but it's true in terms of stance." Ike Booth "has been able to send the Knights out of the Church, and all of them are events related to the Ancient Era, such as the discovery and seizure of ancient relics. And it's like the last time it happened in Libert—" Ike once again pointed his index finger at the ceiling-obscured sky

"The Seven Treasures of the Goddess."