At the beginning of November 173 in the imperial calendar, a month before the first snow fell in the south of the psychedelic continent, the 25th "Youth Martial Arts Competition" was held in Kefield, the capital of the Carol Kingdom in the south of the continent.

The conference is celebrating its centennial anniversary, so it is particularly grand. Three days before the conference, the "three elders" of the Sword Cliff were invited to come and stay in the palace, which caused a sensation in the city. It seems that it is not groundless that the outside world will circulate that the "three elders" will serve as the referees of this conference. Moreover, the scale of the conference is unprecedentedly huge, and the number of players participating in the competition has reached an unprecedented 200 people. According to the past practice, the number of people is generally controlled within 100 people, and it seems that this time Carol did it on purpose.

On the second day after the "Three Elders" lived in the palace, the contestants representing the Fengxiang Academy of the Fengxiang Kingdom lived in the second prince's mansion under the leadership of the Fengxiang King ** Wu Shang Shufeng Shaojun and the dean of the Fengxiang Academy, Zhang Qingyang, which caused an uproar. It is said that the eldest prince quarreled with the second prince in the palace hall over this matter, and in the end the two sides broke up unhappily.

It has been seven or eight days since Li Yuxuan came back, and in these days, he has not taken half a step out of the mansion once, and has been watching every move of the entire capital at home. Under his supervision and command, Lee's intelligence network was operating efficiently. Every day, a lot of information is gathered in my hands.

As the amount of information at hand increased bit by bit, Li Yuxuan began to notice the increasingly heavy atmosphere in the capital at this moment. Although there was no movement from all sides at the moment, Li Yuxuan's keen insight told him that a hidden undercurrent was slowly squirming in the shadows. Li Yuxuan's nerves became tighter and tighter, and his spirit became more and more excited.

At this moment, there is still one day before the start of the conference, and the early morning sun shines through the window into the Yuxuan Sky Tower. Li Yuxuan was sitting in the middle of the building sipping a cup of tea, his bloodshot eyes clearly showed that he was in a state of lack of sleep, if it weren't for the Shenlong Heart Recipe that could greatly enhance his body and energy, Li Yuxuan would have fallen down long ago, and this is also an advantage that ordinary people can't match.

Putting down the teacup in his hand, rubbing his temples with both hands, the three pieces of information side by side on the table once again attracted Li Yuxuan's attention.

All night yesterday, I found these three seemingly clueless pieces of information in the mountains of information. It seems that the situation will take a new turn.

Pick up the first one from left on the table.

Information on the Port of Antwerp (cipher 17th)

On 23 July, the 1st merchant fleet of Tianlong docked for 5 days. There was no transaction within five days, and he returned home. The crew of the ship entered and exited the Antwerp Harbour Castle on three occasions. Fengxiang Military Affairs Shang Shufeng Shaojun also arrived at the port of Antwerp on the 23rd in the name of inspecting the defense, and also left five days later, heading north, seemingly straight to the capital Fengcheng. There was an unfamiliar face among the companions, according to the investigation, it was originally an entourage on the Tianlong merchant ship.

Note: This person stayed at the Second Prince's Mansion yesterday, November 3, with the Fengxiang delegation. (Noted by: Li Qiu)

Li Yuxuan gently put down the first piece of information in his hand, put it back in its place, and picked up the second copy.

Cloud Mountain Information (Cipher Thirty-fourth Copy)

On April 6, the three elders of the "Three Elders" went down the mountain, rested for a day at the inn at the foot of the mountain, and headed north. Thirteen days later, the five leaders of the Scarlet Bandits rampant in the northern frontier of the Adak Kingdom were strewn through the streets. According to eyewitnesses, it was the work of the three elders and another elderly man in his sixties.

Note: The elderly man stayed in the palace with the "Three Elders" the day before yesterday, November 2. (Noted by: Li Qiu)

Li Yuxuan's gaze finally fell on the third piece of information, and the font was vigorous and powerful, which was the handwriting of his father Li Xia.

Li Xia Information (Cipher 137)

On April 19, the Third Knights of the Empire, stationed on the southern frontier of the Celestial Dragons, disappeared. The full strength of the Order was 27,000 men.

Note: The Third Knights are one of the five major knights of the Tianlong Empire, and the commander of Zhao Ling is the emperor's younger brother, and he is the champion of the three armies. (Noted by: Li Qiu)

The Celestial Dragon is finally starting to make a move, but where will it start first?

The current Tianlong does not have the previous million iron horses, and it is impossible to sweep the continent as quickly as a hundred years ago, and what is the strongest Tianlong now?

Navy!

That's right, the Navy.

There is no doubt that the current naval military strength of Tianlong far exceeds the strength of the navies of other countries on the mainland. Its absolute superiority is not inferior to the ground forces of Tianlong compared to other countries on the mainland a hundred years ago, and even surpasses it.

The military expenditure required to build such a powerful navy is astronomical, and its purpose is obviously not to protect its merchant fleet alone. Obviously, there is only one purpose, and that is the southern continent.

The ocean in the north of the continent has a huge group of icebergs all year round, and it is simply looking for death when it sails down the water. This is not the case with the southern seas of the continent. As the wind direction and currents of the ocean change alternately according to the seasons. From June to October every year, the sea is strong westerly winds, and the current is southwestward, and it only takes about half a month for ships from the eastern part of the mainland to reach Rotterdam, the largest port in the south and one of the "five commercial cities". In normal times, this journey takes two to three months.

There is no doubt that the 27,000 members of the Third Knights of the Heavenly Dragon Empire have probably entered the southern part of the continent, but where would they be? With such a large-scale military operation, it is impossible to hide the intelligence network they have laid out. So what's the problem?

It seems that I must have missed an important link, where will this hidden link be?

Just when I was meditating hard and couldn't understand it, I suddenly heard a "cooing" sound. After listening closely, I realized that it was my stomach protesting, and I couldn't help but shake my head and smile bitterly. It stayed up all night and didn't get a drop of water, no wonder it was dissatisfied, it seemed that it was time to eat something. And tomorrow the "Youth Martial Arts Competition" will begin, in case he is eliminated in the first round, the old man Alpha may be angry with himself. Imagining the appearance of Alpha being mad in his mind, Li Yuxuan couldn't help but laugh out loud.

The Capital Guards Military Academy is located west of the city of Kefield, and to its right is the administrative center of the Carol Kingdom, the Carol Palace. And in front of it is the mansion of the second prince.

At this moment, the school is surrounded by a sea of people, and the quadrennial "Youth Martial Arts Competition" in the southern continent is about to begin.

The school yard was quite large, enough for a regular army of 10,000 men to drill at the time, and this was the number of the entire Kefield Guard.