Chapter 16: The Mission's Decoy Kidnapping Plan
He is a natural commander, and his strength comes from the special forces who accompany him. When Su Zhi was in power, he once jokingly said, I have Mo Ju as Han Xin, and Mo Ju leads more troops, the better. His ability to combine countless warriors into a single whole, some critics call him the strongest capable of the era, give him enough troops, and he can persecute the gods to death; Some critics call him the weakest capable person of the era, and if he were alone, even the better special fighters would be more effective than him. This is Mo Ju, the third generation of the Mo family, the leader of the Ark Holy Light Knights, a member of the Guardian Team, codenamed "Iron Will". Mo Ju died unexpectedly in a mutant creature siege in IC61 at the age of 39, unable to participate in the War of the Dead.
- "Deciphering the New Human Archives: Iron and Blood", IC72, Testin Oren
Tang Ning returned to this manor on Mingsha Mountain, the familiar roads, gardens, villas and the overhanging eaves study on the top floor full of memories, although he had only been away for a day, he seemed to see countless memories rushing over, making his numb heart twitch, each time it was injecting vitality into his soul, and he could even feel the revival of his body.
Turning the last corner, Tang Ning saw a tall man with long gray hair, holding a sandalwood box, he was standing casually like this, there was a sense of floating, which made people look up unconsciously.
It was a strange man, or rather, stranger to everyone Downing saw when he came back this time, like the woman who had taken him out of prison without saying a word, or the others who were standing behind him. But this man is different, Tang Ning actually has a sense of déjà vu.
"You're Downing, aren't you? I am Prodiecel, your father's friend. Prodi tilted his head and thought for a moment, then added, "Good friend." ”
"You're the first ...... First ......"
"That's right, I'm the Prime Minister of Greenwich."
"Lord Ethel, Don...... What about Tang Ying? It's the captain of the guard in my house. ”
"I remember that man."
"Really? Where is he? Tang Ning asked eagerly.
"Killed."
"Kill...... Killed? ”
"Yes, he and the rest of the men here were killed, because your father's last words were not in them."
"Last words?" Tang Ning felt his body tremble uncontrollably, that man, didn't he know?
Prodi glanced at Downing, stroked the sandalwood box in his arms with his right hand and continued: "What he said before drinking that cup of tea, his last words. ”
"That'...... What about me? Why save me, afraid that I will die too easily? "He knows, he knows! So why did he drink that cup of tea? Why...... Die?
"You're not going to die. He said he wanted me to take care of you. ”
"Shine...... Look at? ”
"So I give you two choices, one, choose a green island, be a rich man, and stay incognito; Second, go and complete the trials of your Tang family, and live in your ancestral house for a year, alone. ”
"Ancestral home?"
"The ancestral property of your Tang family, it's in London."
"New London?"
"No, it's London."
Tang Ning's breath froze, and he said eagerly, "London? That's not ......"
"Trials are going to die. The pass rate appears to be in the quarter. ”
Tang Ning's breathing was noticeably heavier, living comfortably and dying painfully, it seemed that this was the true meaning of the two options, but if so, why did he choose?
He ...... Have you been there too? Downing asked hoarsely.
"Yes, he lived there for twenty months."
"Really?" Tang Ning suddenly smiled, "Then I'll go to London." ”
Prodi nodded and turned to leave. After walking a few steps, he suddenly turned around and smiled at Tang Ning: "You are very good, very similar to him." That smile was exactly the same as Tang Huan's usual smile.
"Father." Tang Ning shouted almost subconsciously.
Prodi was stunned for a moment, tilted his head and thought for a long time: "I'm not your father, your father is here." ”
As he spoke, he patted open the sandalwood box in his arms, and the white fine ash flowed out of the box and condensed into a human form in the air, his eyebrows, eyes and beard were like Tang Huan's resurrection, and the gray man smiled and opened his arms to Tang Ning. Tang Ning cried loudly and threw himself at the gray man, but after all, he couldn't enter that embrace, and the gray man collapsed at the moment of contact between the two sides, and the white ash in the sky was scattered one after another, like a first snow. In the snow, Tangning knelt and cried out loudly with his hands around himself.
"I was wrong! Father! That's wrong! ”
Tang Ning was quickly taken down to rest, but the capable people did not disperse, and the reason why they gathered together was not for Tang Ning, but for the sake of the two fools.
Sean Gru and Kachiaya knelt on one knee with their heads bowed, in front of Prodieseel, who was sitting on the sofa with his head on the Tang Beam, and behind him was Mae Asano, who was reporting the situation. Asano's report was simple, crisp, not whitewashed, not exaggerated, but it was such a report that made Sean and Kachiaya break out in a cold sweat.
"You understand the result of the collapse of the pillars." After listening to the report, Prodi changed his sitting position and looked at the two people with his chin propped up.
"Dunhuang...... Dunhuang ......"
"What about the result of Dunhuang being abandoned?"
"The underground people will put everything on our heads, and their people will be more wary of us."
Prodi shook his head: "Misunderstanding is wrong, the hatred and fear of mortals are meaningless. ”
"My lord, aside from the hatred of mortals, Sean can't think of any other answer."
"Well, you can't think of it. Do you think the purpose of our coming to Dunhuang, Su Zhi knows? ”
"Yes." Asano replied in a calm voice.
"Can we hide our entanglement with Maori in the previous years?"
Sean was startled, and then felt that his concerns didn't make sense at all: "Then why ......"
"Why didn't he take the initiative to unite with Maori to give us a fatal blow? He won't, he doesn't want us to be hurt too much, even if the queen wants Su Ningqiu's life. ”
"Huh? That old man is so stupid? Kachiaya is smarter than him. ”
This idiot...... Sean is almost desperate for his guilty friend.
"Even if he's stupid. But our destruction of Dunhuang was enough for him to make up his mind. From what I know of him, he doesn't accept threats. ”
"You're saying he might join forces with Maori? My lord, why don't we tell him the truth? Sean saw the light of day in Prodi's words, Su Zhi is a person who understands righteousness, and maybe explaining his own danger can eliminate seven points.
"Rushing to clear yourself is no different from the weak! Kachiaya is not weak, and she will never show weakness! To be honest, Prodi and Sean didn't understand a word of the conversation Kachiaya, and naturally he couldn't interject, but Sean wanted to convince him but he understood, he felt very angry, and even this anger exceeded the fear of Prodi, he actually jumped up with the courage to make a bold declaration.
Sean couldn't wait to strangle himself, a ridiculously stupid sinner, and the other abilities were all small, only Asano patted Tao Tao's head, and the little guy was sleepy.
"It's not ridiculous, you don't understand what even Kachiaya understands." Prodi nodded slightly at Kachiaya, then stood up and floated, everyone kneeling on the ground, looking up at him, listening to him "My teacher told me that God exists, we have to believe in Him, and we have to become Him in the end. You know? The weak cannot be his. ”
"My lord, our existing strength is not enough to fight against the alliance between Maori and the Ark, do you want to transfer the people from the country?" Asano asked cautiously.
"Is it insufficient? What is the reason for this estate? ”
"But with the caution of Su Zhi and His Highness Finicus, I don't think they will fight on our home turf."
"As long as Su Ningqiu is here, they will come."
"My lord, doing so will anger Su Zhi."
Prodi put his hands behind his back, and in front of him was the scene of the sky collapsing, and the window was full of cobweb-like cracks, with no end: "Look at the sky of Dunhuang, Asano, he won't be more angry than now." ”
"Yes, sir."
"Let's go with Sean and Kachiaya. I remember that Li Li only went when he entered the island, and he fought a quick battle, and there was still a big battle to be fought. ”
"Yes, sir."
……
On March 23, IC62, the news of the collapse of the Dunhuang Heavenly Pillar was blown like a violent wind to the world. Thanks to the efforts of the authorities, refugees poured along the train tracks like a tide to Ulaanbaatar, which also belonged to the Ark, and Luoyang, which belonged to the Chinese Alliance, just as the date agreed upon by the Greenwich mission was approaching at this juncture.
Will Prodiessel go to Dunhuang as promised? While speculation was still raging, the Greenwich envoys sped up and entered Dunhuang that night, and were blocked by a convoy of refugees on a track 16 kilometers from Dunhuang. After asking for instructions, Prodiessel, who was disguised as Li Li, announced that the Royal Ark would be used for the evacuation of refugees in Dunhuang, and the envoys turned to the desert car and set off immediately.
At 7 o'clock in the morning of the 24th, the dusty convoy of envoys arrived in Dunhuang.
Su Zhi and Fenics sat opposite each other on a balcony that was not very wide. It was a featureless square building, and the 11th floor was chosen at random to clearly see the envoys entering the island, but neither of them was clearly distracted from the shabby welcome ceremony.
"Su Lao, I heard that the evacuation of the refugees has been completed?"
"Half an hour ago, Du Ze said that the remaining military and political governments had been the last to leave. Nine hours, more than 267,400 people, now there are only those of us with ulterior motives left in Dunhuang. You see, the honor guards below are all Lin Ke's personal guards, but fortunately they are all little girls. ”
"Old Su, have you really decided?"
"Decide what? The chaotic war of more than 20 capable people, even the war of the wall has not appeared. If the news leaks, the world will be in chaos. Su Zhi sighed with a gloomy expression.
"The news will definitely not be hidden, the traces of the battle will not be erased, not to mention that those eyes will not follow the refugee convoy to leave."
"That's why I'm fighting this battle in Dunhuang! The world has been at peace for so long that those people have forgotten about war, about the destructive power of those with high abilities. ”
"Dunhuang will be destroyed."
"Little Phoenix, Dunhuang has been destroyed." Su Zhi looked at this small island where he had lived for 9 years, "At least I can use a complete destruction to make some people's tails clip for a few more years before being forgotten by the world." Hum! Didn't Ethel have his stand-in rush over just to make a war book? ”
"I don......'t know," Fenix's eyes were a little confused, "whether it's demolishing the pillars or the envoys rushing in, there is no reason, and I don't think Prodi will do things for no reason." ”
"There's something I can't figure out. The raid on the Heavenly Pillar is to force me to empty Dunhuang, and the acceleration of the mission is to select the battlefield, and Ethel may let the people of the origin attack in two waves, the first wave of strong attacks will force out the power of our ambush, and then there will be a second wave of breakthroughs, flanking from both sides. If he doesn't make a move like he did before, it's his only chance to win. What's more, even if he makes a move, you have a way to deal with it, right? ”
"You're right, with fewer enemies, he has no other choice." Fenix frowned, watching Li Li pretend to be Prodi Cel into the island, this prime minister's every move is full of politicians, but those who are familiar with Prodi know that this is exactly not what he looks like, "Why do I think something is missing?" ”
Suddenly, a sharp eagle's cry pierced the air and reached the ears of the two, and Su Zhi looked at the sky with interest, and a pure white eagle hovered in the sky.
"It's an eagle! It's not a lot of things these days. ”
"It's Mo'er's Hai Dongqing, given to her by Su Le. The eagle is a good eagle, but it's a pity that Mo'er only has Auver in her eyes, and she is a little nymphomaniac. Fenicex thought of the smallest pair of living treasures, and his brow furrowed slightly.
"Haha, Xiaoyun and Xiaoqiu still have a good relationship. They didn't know that their baby parents had been engaged for 62 years. ”
"Then I have to congratulate you first, I have met Miss Su from the prophecy, and she is a good match for Mr. Mo."
"That's because you haven't seen a real person, Xiaoqiu is much wilder than you, and she hasn't grown up yet!"
"It's going to grow up. Miss Su ...... "Suddenly, a possibility pierced the air like the previous eagle's cry and hit her dizzy, "You just said that Prodi can only win if he has the initiative on the battlefield?" ”
"What's wrong?"
Fenix smiled bitterly at Su Zhi: "Su Ningqiu." ”
Su stood up stubbornly, gritting his teeth and staring at the Prodiesele under the building, as if he saw the other party looking up intentionally or unintentionally, his eyes full of mocking smiles.
"Tune, Tiger, Away, Mountain!"