Chapter 101: Shadows Shroud

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Chapter 287 When he woke up from his furious state, Roy felt like he had been trampled by seventeen or eighteen bison, and the bones in his body were falling apart. Ella Book House.26book. He stupidly opened his eyes, and when he lay on the ground for half a prayer, he regained a little strength enough to support him to sit up.

"Just Knight, I just instantly advanced to just Knight?"

Roy looked at his hand in surprise. Although the source power in his body was completely consumed at this moment, and he was so weak that he couldn't even beat a child, the sense of power generated by the punch that the four battle rings struck at the same time just now was still in his mind, and it was extremely clear!

A wave of ecstasy rushed from Roy's veins to the top of his head.

You must know that the gap between an armed knight and a just knight is a whole level! A five-star peak armed knight, the force generated by the full force of the attack is only 5,000 strength. And the power of a one-star impartial knight to strike with all his strength is already as high as 40,000 strength. And that's not even counting the power amplification of combat skills!

If you cultivate a fierce combat skill like the Wind Thunder Cannon to the tenth layer, one punch is enough to hit 100,000 strengths. Even a sixth-order iron-horned rhinoceros known for its defense can also be taken down with one punch!

And in the battle with the knights, this ability to suddenly increase combat effectiveness is also definitely the first opportunity. Just imagine, when the opponent thinks that his strength is only the peak of his armament and tries to force him to suppress himself with strength, how wonderful it will be to give him such a blow!

The more Roy thought about it, the happier he became. With the imperial capital competition approaching and the turmoil of the troubled times in front of him, all his thoughts were on how to improve his strength.

It's a world where the strong are respected. The reason why the Golden Dragon Family has stood for more than 200 years is because this family has produced many geniuses, generation after generation of paladins and law gods, supporting the supreme prestige of the family. Even the royal family of Pompeii did not dare to show prestige to this nominal vassal.

That's the power of power. I want to survive in this troubled world, and I want to protect the people I want to protect. You have to keep growing. Until one day they become more powerful than their enemies!

And right now, for Roy, who is strong in magic and weak in fighting spirit, this is also a timely promotion. Since beating Scarlett and the others at Archduke Adolf's ball. He thought with his toes that the guy who would trouble him in the future would definitely put his magic first!

When it comes to playing against magicians, distance is absolutely the most important thing. The other party will try to get closer to him at any cost. And this time. The opponent's attention, fighting spirit, and battle ring will all be focused on speed and footwork, and it is impossible to maintain a defensive stance. This means that the opportunity has come!

But...... Roy scratched his head.

"Roy, how did you release the four battle rings?" His question was obviously also that of the two machine spirits, and the sword spirit floated in front of him and asked, "You shouldn't have Chapter 287 to the source power." Because of the assistance of the Spirit Gathering Array in the Illusion Tower cultivation room, the cultivation of Dou Qi was particularly smooth. In just one prayer, the depleted fighting spirit became full under the nourishment of spiritual power.

"Huh?" Roy cried out in surprise.

He found that although he had withdrawn from the berserker state, Xiao Zhou Tianzhong, who had been broken by his fighting spirit before, still had a trace of source power left. Moreover, as the Truth Decision runs, these source forces are also slowly wandering. Although it can't be connected with the Great Zhou Tian, it vaguely has the meaning of echoing.

This discovery surprised Roy.

The advantage of the Doctrine is that it is broad and inclusive, and supports any kind of martial arts. But the disadvantage is that cultivation is ridiculously slow.

With Roy's method of fighting demons and double cultivation plus predatory spiritual power absorption, he has only cultivated to the second level, ten weeks. But if he changed to other exercises such as dragon slaying duels, with the same time and the same cultivation method, he would now have reached at least the third level, fifteen Zhou Tian, the peak realm of brave knights...,

The most infuriating thing is that the Truth Determination not only cultivates himself slowly, but also rejects other exercises, no matter what exercises Roy practices, in the end, the fighting spirit in the [Body] will return to the old path according to the way of Truth Determination.

This made Roy a little helpless.

It's like a kid who suddenly turns into a scud one day and runs ten times faster than other kids. But before he could rejoice, he heard that he had run a hundred times more than other children. And you have to run stupidly, and you can't change your path if you want to. It's really a dead heart.

But now, it seems to be a little different......

Roy carefully examined the remnants of the source power in the meridians. These are places that he has never opened up before. It was only because of the forcible lifting effect of the Song of the Angry Warrior that it was temporarily rushed away by the source force. However, after exiting the state of the Angry Warrior, due to the limitations of the Great Zhou Tian's skills, these six Xiao Zhou Tian were closed again.

But this residual source power gave Roy a little hope.

Only he knows in this world. The meridians in the human body were originally a kind of power-type magic patterns that used the spiritual power of heaven and earth. And cultivating Dou Qi increases strength. It's like drawing magic patterns with a magic brush, so that the meridians that originally had no power expand and communicate, forming a small Zhou Tian like a magic pattern.

The meridians of the human body are vast. Different exercises. Different Xiao Zhou Tian is a different magic pattern. When the source force is in operation, it generates forces that are far beyond the human being.

And the characteristics of the magic pattern. But once the drawing is successful, it can have a sense of spiritual power with heaven and earth. At this moment, although these small Zhoutian in the body cannot be connected with the big Zhoutian, since they can sense the source power storage zài, from a certain point of view, it can be regarded as a successful opening.

Roy couldn't help but think to himself: "If I cultivate every day and instill source power into these Xiao Zhou Tian with anger, even if I only leave a little bit at a time, for a long time, it can become very small. When you accumulate a certain amount of dù, you may be able to open them in the same way as activating the magic pattern. ”

Such an idea is somewhat whimsical. However, Roy thought again: "Even if you can't break through directly, these little Zhou Tian have the source power to nourish the bones and blood." Expand the veins. When it's time to rush through the level, hit back and forth. The effect should be far better than my penance with my head stuffed!"

There is such a possibility, which is enough to make his heart flutter.

After recovering his vindictiveness, Roy looked at the time, it was already the evening of the day. In the past few days, he has almost completely immersed himself in cultivation, training under the supervision of the instructors of the E Brigade every morning, going to the dark camp at noon, and there is almost no time to rest during twenty-four prayers a day. But as soon as I relaxed, I felt tired.

But now is not the time to rest.

Roy released a water balloon on his head, shook his head vigorously and shook the water droplets out of his black hair, feeling a little clearer. Then he opened the room, walked out of the dark camp through the secret passage, and walked out of the academy.

Five days have passed since the ball, and the situation at the top has been stabilized with a delicate balance. And then, it's a war of its own. Whoever comes, you must be prepared for everything before this war begins!

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At the gate of the first training camp Muni City Branch, there is a small "wide" field. [Read the novel to get there~] In addition to the "Guang" field, it is the fifth block of Muni City.

The 5th Quarter is a very famous neighborhood in the city of Munich. It is home to the largest number of weapons shops, armor shops, blacksmith shops, magic pattern workshops, and magic material shops in Muni City. In addition to this, there are some hidden underground trading places in the alleys of the neighborhoods. ...,

This is one of the busiest and busiest areas of Muni City, where countless mercenaries, knights, and other combat professionals come here every day to buy weapons, repair equipment, or sell some of the monster cores they hunt, and you can buy anything you can think of.

Chapter 287 is a mistake, and the appraiser's fate is either torn to shreds by underground mercenaries who can't get the balance, or buried alive by an angry employer.

Taftan has been on this trip for three years.

Among appraisers. He is not a veteran, but because he is bold and careful, and he used to be a small leader of a mercenary group, he eats relatively smoothly in this line. Many veterans who have been doing it for more than ten years do not earn as much as he makes a month a month.

And, under Taaffe's men, there is a gang of outlaws who have been working together for a long time. Even in the entire underground mercenary world in the south of Solan, these people are quite famous. They are bold. Fierce, dare to take on those extremely high-risk tasks, and never leave a chance to live. Even many of the dark mercenaries who are far higher in rank than them. They don't want to provoke them.

Three days ago, Taaffe got the job. The goal is to take out a Knight cadet named Roy.

When it came time to take the job, Taaffe hesitated for a moment. He investigated the target, and the results surprised him. In addition to the surprise of the opponent's youth and strength, it is also because behind that kid, there are faintly the shadows of Grand Duke Adolf, the Ministry of Supervision and the Red Leaf Knights.

Taaffe wasn't afraid of these forces. After all, they live in a completely different underground world. In the underworld, even the emperor has nothing to do with them. But he still had to consider the ratio between the benefits of the mission and the cost paid.

However, the employer clearly hated the kid and offered a price that Taaffe and his men simply couldn't refuse.

It was the second day of Taaffe's waiting outside the gates of the first training camp. His people are scattered all around. Every minute and every second, there were several pairs of eyes glued to the gate of the academy.

The sky is already starting to darken. The afterglow of the setting sun showed only a pale red on the roof. The sunset on the horizon was already partially shrouded in dark shadows, and in half a prayer at most, the sky would be completely dark.

Taaff frowned, and just when he thought it would be a futile day again, suddenly, his ears moved slightly.

A low whistle sounded.

Taffe listened carefully, at this time, the clerk was still chattering, the shopkeeper not far away was talking to a few customers, and the crowd walking in front of the store did not have any unusual reaction.

This is the silent whistle used by bandits and underground mercenaries.

The whistle is made from the core of a tree called a pigeon tree. When it blows, ordinary people can't hear any sound at all, only people with pigeon earplugs in their ears can hear it. And the frequency of each batch of silent whistles and earbuds is different. This ensures the privacy of the information transmission.

The whistle was broken three times and two long. Taffe's eyes fell on the door of the training camp, and the corners of his mouth hooked up a silent smirk.

What does the whistle mean......

"The target appears!"

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In the evening, the barracks of the Fifth Army Corps were bathed in the afterglow of the setting sun.

Tents in the shape of pyramids were firmly anchored to the ground, and windbreak ropes were fastened. In front of the tents, smoke had risen from the brick and stone earthen stoves, the soldiers sat around the stoves to rest and chat, and the patrols walked back and forth through the muddy aisles between the tents, and the whole camp was full of people roaring and neighing.

On a small hillside in the middle of the camp stands a small white wooden building with some mottled paint. It was originally owned by a small manor owner, but now it has become the headquarters of the Fifth Legion. ...,

With the sound of horses' hooves, Snerry rode up the hill, turned over and dismounted in front of the small building, handed the reins to a guard standing guard in front of the small building, and walked quickly into the gate.

"General, Snerry asks to see you. ”

"Come in. ”

As the well-dressed guard officer gently pushed open the living room door, the new commander of the Fifth Legion, Barneau, and his old friend, the Pope's confidant Monk Moon, appeared in front of Snari.

Snerry walked into the living room, tidied his hands and legs, and bowed.

"How's it going?" Barno asked, holding his coffee, with a faint expression, "Appeared?"

It's a forty-year-old. Personable middle-aged man. A head of blond-brown hair neatly combed back of the head. Tie it up with a headband. It looks more beautiful than the wigs of many nobles. Although he was a regimental commander and a third-level general of the empire, he did not like to wear uniforms and plain armor. Always a gentleman's standard gentleman's outfit with a ruff collar puffed breasted tunic with cropped leggings, white stockings and black leather boots.

"Yes, General. Our men have followed. "Face Barnes & Noble. Snerry's expression was unusually deferential.

Back when the previous Legion Commander Pelley was in charge of the Fifth Legion, Snerry already knew the adult who was still above Pelly in Donald's faction.

Barnes & Noble comes from an established top family. The fief was located in the north-central part of the empire, two hundred kilometers from the province of Pru.

Because of the abundance of iron ore in the territory, the Bano family has long been the throne of the three major arms manufacturers in the empire. It produces weapons ranging from low-end standard weapons to high-end demonic battle armor. Weapons engraved with the mark of the family redfinch vulture can be found in every corner of the empire.

In addition, members of his family have held important positions in the imperial ministry and the Ministry of Finance for many years, so half of the orders for the imperial arms procurement are monopolized by them. After decades of operation, the strength of the Bano family has been comparable to that of the four old nobles. His position among the nobility of the empire was very important.

Since the former commander of the Fifth Legion, Paley, was transferred and left, Barno, who was also in the line of Prime Minister Donald, naturally took over the position of commander of the Fifth Legion.

The transfer of power did not cause any upheaval.

As long as the officers who know a little about the upper nobility of the empire know. This sir. It's not as gentle as he seems. If you don't want to anger him, you'd better be honest.

Of course. The awe of the officers was one aspect of Barneau's mastery of the Fifth Legion in a very short time, and more importantly, since his arrival, the lord has not corrected Pelly's mistakes as everyone thinks, but has remained in the barracks of the Fifth Legion, avoiding Archduke Adolf.

This attitude of uncooperation, which intensified, instantly won the favor and support of all the officers. But at the same time, it also made the Fifth Army an alternative to the Lulian theater of operations. It was basically excluded from the operational system of the theater of operations.

With the arrival of the Twelfth Legion and the combined forces of the lords of the northern province of Loulian, the position of the Fifth Army was increasingly marginalized. Just a few days earlier, Adolf, who had rushed to the front, had ordered that he no longer be responsible for the supply of munitions to the Fifth Army, and at the same time requested that the Fifth Army be transferred out of Lulian.

Of course, Snerry understands that this is exactly what Barnes & Noble wants.

Since the contradictions with the Lulian army have become irreconcilable, as the commander of the legion, he naturally wants to protect the interests of the legion. Rather than reluctantly fighting for Adolf in the center of suspicion and suspicion, it is better to set the cart and horse at the beginning and get out of this quagmire as soon as possible.

Now, the Imperial Cabinet and the Imperial Family have made a decision on the new arrangements for the Fifth Legion.

The Fifth Army was to be deployed to the northwest of the province of Lulian and to cooperate with the Marquis of Ashley's army to defend the western theater of Ferret's army southward. ...,

This kind of plan couldn't be better for Snerry and the Fifth Army.

First, he had heard that Lord Barnes and the Marquis of Ashley had a good relationship. It was far more pleasant to work together than with Archduke Adolf, who already had deep contradictions.

Second, it is only an unconfirmed judgment that the Firet people are going south, and instead of staying here and fighting hard with the Firet army in the south, it is better to go north, and maybe they can live a few days of peace without seeing the shadow of the Firee.

Originally, these two days were the days when the legion was launched. However, with the arrival of General Barno's old friend Moon, the start of the legion was postponed until three days later.

There is one more important thing to do before we get started.

That was to kill Roy.

Hearing Snerry's answer, a smile appeared on Barne's face and he turned to look at Moon. Moon, on the other hand, clenched his fists, and the expression on his face was ruthless, happy, and uncertain.

A few days ago, when Moon was instructed to go south to the city of Muni to rescue Wenger who was in prison, he did not know that the little handyman of Borabel not only did not die, but was admitted to the first training camp and became a noble imperial knight cadet, living comfortably in this city of Muni.

At that time, Moon was full of ambition, the only thought in his head. It's to get Arsene Wenger right.

But. What he never dreamed of was when he went to Medin City and asked Joseph, the Bishop of Bronnshire who had Wenger in custody, to hand Wenger over to him. It was politely but firmly rejected by Joseph.

That Joseph. It's completely a dog of Archbishop Wallace of Loulian, even if he knows his identity, he still wants Wallace's consent to open and shut his mouth.

Furious Moon. Immediately found the Bishop of the Western Side, Saki, who ruled over the county of Bollon. But Saki, who was warned by Wallace, had no way to put pressure on Joseph directly.

From Saki, though, Moon learned a lot about it.

Clearly, Lulian Archbishop Wallace doesn't want to make a choice right now. This treacherous and cunning wall-riding faction is watching the form, and he will not bet lightly unless he has to.

Wallace's mentality is not an isolated phenomenon in the Solan Church. Many people are the same. This also includes Moon's patron, the Pope.

After all, among the three major popes. Pope Solan is the least likely person to sit on the papal throne. And the Solan Empire has always been against Vaticanburg, and the situation of the Solan Holy See is also extremely embarrassing. Especially in this war, once the Solan Empire was annexed by the Firet Empire. Up to the Pope. Bishops and bishops in churches everywhere are at the mercy of others. If you're lucky, you can keep a position. If he was unlucky, he would be sent to the corner of the church to work as a janitor or ascetic.

Therefore, many people in the Solan Church are against Vettinburgh, and they prefer that the Solan royal family win this war and keep its current position. As for the future, it would be better to have Prime Minister Donald replace the Solan royal family than to be annexed by the Holy See of Philip or Pompeii.

However, it is precisely because many people think this way that Moon feels that he can see better.

He is not optimistic about the current Solan royal family. In his opinion, this war will sooner or later be the result of the division of Solan between Philip and the Pompeii Empire. And if you want to fall in the royal family and maintain your glory and wealth after Solan is annexed, the most important thing is to hug the thighs of the Lanris family!

Whether secular or in the Church, the Lanris family is the most important existence that cannot be ignored. Their power is enough to influence the fate of the Solan Holy Court and the nobility. And if you want to get the approval of the Lanris family, you must take advantage of the time to stand in line and make a good posture!

Moon, as a confidant and advisor, has spoken these things to the Pope countless times. However, the Pope believes that it is too early to make a choice. After all, the members of the Solan Holy See, including himself, were all from the Solan Empire. This doomed him to be unable to confront the royal family before the situation became clear. ...,

Being scolded as a traitor did not do the Solan Holy See any good, except for arousing public anger and giving the royal family an excuse to directly attack the Holy See.

Of course, as the person next to the Pope, Moon can shoulder the heavy responsibility of courting the Lanrith family. For example, this time, Moon went south, using the identity of the Pope's confidant Friar, but on the surface, the Pope did not know anything. A qiē is the personal act of his Moon.

And Wallace naturally thinks so. This also blocked the idea that Moon would go directly to Wenger from Wallace. This matter has been completely public, and both the Solan Holy See and the Royal Cabinet are looking at each other. Wallace could not have agreed to hand over Wenger to Moon.

Therefore, according to Saki's idea, Moon can be robbed, but not wanted.

The so-called robbery is to directly snatch Wenger from Joseph's hands and take him out of the Solan Empire. This matter, with the support of the Golden Dragon Family behind him, Wallace will only turn a blind eye. And as soon as the person arrives, he immediately asks him to ask for the refuge of a team of papacies that "happens" to pass by.

This papal contingent is also ready-made.

You know, according to the will of the Holy See, all countries and localities, as long as they wish, can join the crusade. Among them, of course, the Saint-Solan Empire is also included.

Although with Solan's folk customs, few people have joined in several crusades, but it does not mean that there are none. As long as a few knights were sent to form a team and unfurl the crusade flag issued by the Holy See, even the royal family of Solan would not dare to openly stop the team of dignitaries. Moreover, once you join the Crusaders, you can automatically receive the forgiveness of the Holy Emperor's crimes. No matter how big Wenger's sin is, he can be washed away and walk out of Saint-Soran in a grand manner.

For the Golden Dragon Family, who have always wanted to overpower the Solan royal family and show their power to all the Solan nobles, there is nothing more than this greater gift of allegiance.

After consulting with Sacchi, Moon decided to wait until Wenger was escorted to the imperial capital.

Despite the solution, Moon was still resentful. Especially when he returned to Muni City and heard about the ball that had happened at the castle of Grand Duke Adolf, he couldn't believe his ears.

That kid is alive!

Not only is he alive, but he has actually become a hero of Lulian, a knight cadet of the first training camp, and a knight trainee of the empire!

After knowing the news, Moon's first reaction was to kill Roy.

A year and a half ago, it was this guy who caused the turmoil that almost made him unable to turn over. The Templars were expelled from the Empire, the Pope and Donald relented, and the Vatican sent cardinals to the imperial capital to apologize and make peace...... This qiē has become a sin for his ineffective work.

If it weren't for the Pope's trust in him, he would have finally turned around after a year of hard work, and I'm afraid that he would still be living that quiet life in the most remote corner of the church. You know, George, the outer knight of the Templar Order who was with him at the time, is still working as a coachman in Vanderburg!

Only by killing Roy can he dispel the evil breath in his heart!

At the same time, this is his best chance. If he does this, the Lanrith family will spare no effort to protect him. Even the Wingol Rees family has to protect it, not to mention that he has made such a great contribution. Buying horse bones, even if it is made for others to see, he Moon has great value!

This time, though, Moon learned wisely.

The weight of one person is not as good as the weight of a few people who make the Lanris family look at it. So he found his old friend Barno, who had just been transferred to the Fifth Legion.

His idea was in line with Barnes Noble, who had always wanted to be associated with the Lanrith family. Moreover, when they asked Snarry to investigate Roy, they were surprised to find that Roy was actually the one who bought more than 100 elves for more than 800,000 gold Lulang. ...,

Although I don't know where the kid's money came from, he was able to take out more than 800,000 gold to buy slaves, which proves that the wealth in his hands far exceeds this level.

This speculation deepened their murderous intentions.

In order to avoid being tracked down by the royal family or the Inspectorate, who openly professes to protect Roy, Munton Guòsacchi pays a high price and hires a gang of outlaws from the underground mercenaries to buy Roy's head. In fact, the real killers this time were a few knights of the Fifth Legion that Barno had excluded.

Hearing Snari's words, Moon was silent for a while, then turned his head to look at Barnes, "Barnes, how about the people you sent this time......?"

"Twelve brave knights, four just knights, two glorious knights" Before Moon could finish speaking, Barno smiled and said, "Plus the hired veterans of murder, even if Karenic is by his side to protect him, he will definitely die!"

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Roy crossed the Fifth Block, turned onto Ziyou Street along the Avenue of the Strong, and left Munich, following a caravan guarded by a mercenary on horseback and several black carriages.

As soon as you leave the city, the surroundings become empty. It was already evening, and there were few caravans and pedestrians on the main road. Roy walked unhurriedly down the main road to the southeast, and after bypassing the ranch fence of a farmstead, he turned into a path in the woods beside the road.

Through the window of the carriage, Taaff saw the thin black-haired boy enter the woods, got out of the carriage, and made a gesture.

The driver and one of the guards behind the car grinned, drew their swords, and followed Roy to where he had disappeared. At the same time, in the dark corners of the surroundings, there were also figures in twos and threes, silently submerging into the woods.

Taaffe looked around and slowly followed......

qunshuyuan.qunshuyuan.