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For thousands of years, Hado had wondered what his future would be. Originally, when he first returned to the "Falie" cave, he still had a little way, but when he was disturbed by Owokukod, his temperament was impatient, and that inspiration disappeared completely. After thinking about it for so many years, he thought that it might still have something to do with the Egger clan: if he hadn't met them, he wouldn't have had so many ups and downs, so much so that now his relationship with the clan has deteriorated (the analysis in this regard can still keep up).

The trip to the "Unsinkable Lake" was smooth sailing, and Hado successfully obtained the ability to "control buoyancy", and there was not much remarkable place in the whole process, but when he was about to leave the "Unsinkable Lake", he encountered several armies attacking the nearby city-states.

Around 2400 B.C., the Sumerian civilization was at its peak as large-scale irrigated rice fields flourished in the Fertile Crescent, and the city-states fought to the death for water rights, trade routes, and tribute rights. Hadu could probably tell from the appearance of these military personnel that they must have migrated from the northern part of the desert (i.e., the northern Saharan region) around 5000 BC, and should have been called "Semites" according to their language, but after moving from the humid desert to the arid desert, their habits changed greatly: the shirtless people were forced to wear heavy robes and turbans to protect themselves from the wind and sand and the scorching sun, and moved from nomadic life to work in the fields.

For such a lonely traveler, the ruffians in the city-state army naturally would not let go, and immediately a small group of infantry attacked Hadu with a hippie smile, as if they wanted to find some benefits on Hadu. Hadu looked at the visitor with empty eyes, thinking that he could plunder the loyalty of the other party: the other party seemed to be the support of the nearby slave city-state, recruited from the rural commune connected by the city-state, and the fact that they could act alone from the large army showed that these people had a certain background, so they could bring enough information to Hadu after plundering.

And this is indeed the case, after being plundered by Hadu, these slave troops were very obedient and told the situation of the city-state war. It turned out that this city-state tribe was an army of Akkadians, descendants of the Semites. Originally, the Sumerian city-states had been fighting for more than a thousand years, and finally King Winma almost unified the entire Mesopotamian region, but due to the long-term city-state warfare, it was now a critical period of weakness and lack of food and clothing. Thus began the war of conquest against the Sumerian city-states led by Sargon, king of Akkad, and Hadu's army was assembled near the Jordan River to attack Kadesh.

In the narration of the plundered slave army, Hado heard the words "wizard" and "undead legion", which were described as a kind of "divine power" capable of "resurrecting dead soldiers". It was clear that this was another special kind of predatory ability, at least one of the abilities that Hadu was not able to master at the moment. He decided to take a trip to the city with the slave army to see if he could bring him some new abilities.

Of course, it is impossible for him to join the opponent's army, so he hangs far behind the team, and when the opponent attacks the city-state, he himself goes to hunt nearby, so that he will not deviate too far from the oasis. As for why he suddenly changed his route to visit the city-state, it was because this so-called "wizard" was very similar to the style of the Iger clan: mysterious, powerful, and unique. After identifying his own position, Hado found that he was on the way back from the Blue Sea, only this time he was not escorted by personal guards, and he was followed only by a dozen camels sent by the Pharaoh.

There was another force that drove Hadu away from his original direction, but he didn't realize it yet. It wasn't until he arrived at the city of Mari in the middle reaches of the Euphrates River with the slave army that he suddenly remembered that he was going to the Blue Sea instead of the Two Rivers Valley.

Outside the city of Mari, Hadu saw the power of the so-called wizard: he saw that the other party was covered in black robes (obviously different from the slave army in white and yellow robes), and with a wave of his hand, a large number of troops killed in the battle under the city of Mali suddenly stood up from the ground, their flesh and tendons were separated and held by bones, and their eyes were hollow to pick up their long knives and spears, and they waved their weapons at the oncoming Akkadian slave army.

Not to mention how the Akkadians were both timid and courageous to charge and kill these "undead armies", just to say that Hadu looked at the black-robed wizard standing at the head of the city for a long time, and Hadu's feeling in his heart became even stronger: this man must be a descendant of the Egger clan. The black-robed wizard also looked back at Hadu for a long time, and then he waved his hand and turned to leave, and the undead army under the city immediately fell to the ground in an uproar, and there was no longer any anger. As the Akkadians stared at the undead army that was no longer moving, Hadu reacted - they wanted to meet him, and they didn't want to use these dead objects to stop him in his tracks.

Hadu estimated that the distance between the hill where he was standing and the city was about 1,500 paces, took a few steps back, and then rushed forward, leaping over the cliff of the mountain, and falling straight into the city from the air. The Akkadians were surprised to see that Hadu was able to leap into the city from a thousand paces away, and as they prepared to storm the city, the undead army rose from the ground and continued to meet the Akkadian army. ！

When Hadu fell into the city, he saw that the walls were full of ruins: the Akkadians had attacked the city more than a dozen times, killing more than 1,000 people in the city, the roads were littered with corpses and broken flesh, and many temples and palace facades were cracked by trebuchets, and many statues had been destroyed in the battle. The black-robed wizard was waiting for Hadu at the end of the road to one of the temples, and when Hadu approached, the other party turned and entered the temple, apparently trying to guide Hadu to a secret conversation.

As soon as Hadu entered the temple again, a bronze dagger slashed through his ear, threatening to pierce Hadu's cheek. However, Hadu tilted his head back lightly, dodging the incoming weapon, and then twisted his body and grabbed the attacker's arm with his right hand and twisted it vigorously, and the other party broke instantly when he heard a "click". What made Hadu frown was that the broken bone did not lose its ability to attack, the dagger in his hand was still slashing straight towards Hadu, and the long sword in his other hand also slashed towards him. In the flash of light, Hadu took out a handful of iron sand and sprinkled it on the opponent's body, and then used magnetic force to manipulate the iron sand to fix the opponent on the opposite stone wall.

The battle was only between breaths, and it seemed to be critical, but it was not the most difficult battle Hadu had ever encountered, and the other party obviously had spare strength, but for some reason he didn't have to use all his strength. There was a round of applause, and the bones of the "assassin" who were still struggling on the wall suddenly fell apart. The black-robed wizard came from the depths of the temple, and saw the other party walk to a place just 10 steps away from Hadu, and this steadiness made Hadu's eyes smile, and he heard the other party speak:

"For a long time, Honorable Hadu Isibe, the future generations of the Egg Clan have been waiting for you here for a long time. ”

Hado's brows furrowed, the other party was obviously very aware of his past, and this "wait for a long time" showed that the other party had been guiding him - then this undead assassin had come to test himself, in his name. Just as he was about to think about when the other party might have affected him, the black-robed wizard continued:

"Now that time is pressing, let's skip the greetings. As you think, this time is indeed a time when I am doing remote targeted plundering of you. ”

Hadu bowed his head slightly and motioned for the other party to continue, and the black-robed wizard groaned slightly: "The Egger clan has entered a period of life and death, and our elders believe that the only one who can save the Egger clan from fire and water is you, the leader of the 'Shin'ne-Nu'. ”

The black-robed wizard made a gesture of please, motioning for Hado to follow him into the temple, and Hadu looked around and found that the space here was much larger than it seemed from the outside, presumably because of the extra space created by the Plunder ability. The black-robed wizard noticed that Hadu was observing, and did not interrupt without making a sound, and only when Hadu withdrew his gaze did the wizard continue to explain:

"This is a protected area for our people, and after moving out of the Nile Delta, our people searched for suitable breeding grounds according to the requirements of our ancestors. According to the information we have received now, the branch to the opposite side of the blue ocean has been hit by the barbarians and almost wiped out, and the three branches to the east have also been hit to varying degrees, and I heard that one of the branches has gone as far as the eastern island chain. As he spoke, he also took out a map with a clear picture of the situation on the islands of Southeast Asia, "They landed on the nearby mainland, and then they were quickly surrounded and suppressed by the native residents, and the situation should not be good now. As he spoke, he pointed to a bay in Northeast Asia, next to a small jutting peninsula, "The Council of Elders hopes that future generations will ask for your help in helping these Iger branches. ”

Hadu lowered his eyelids and stared at the map that the black-robed wizard had brought out. The map is fairly detailed, with delicate brushstrokes depicting the course of mountains and rivers in various places, as well as a kind of circle line to mark the terrain and height. Most of the earth's regions have been shown on the map, except for Siberia, the Andes, Australia and New Zealand, which are not marked, the terrain information of the other regions is basically complete - and the areas of the other side of the few branches are deliberately blurred, which makes Hadu a little unhappy: You want my help, and you don't be honest with me, how do I know if you have some conspiracy and trap waiting for me to jump? ？

Hadu stared at the blurred area for a moment, then raised his eyes and looked at the black-robed wizard with a blank expression. The other party chuckled in his heart, and had to force himself to explain: "If you are willing to help the Egger clan, we will open our inheritance codex to you for reference, I think you should still have a lot of confusion about the ability to plunder. ”

Hado wondered how the Egger clan knew he was confused. Could it be that the other party has a mind-reading type of predatory ability? Seeing the question written on Hado's face, the black-robed wizard explained in his heart: "Even if my Egger clan has been studying the plundering ability for so many years, it has not been able to fully study the core and essence of the plundering ability. Then he looked a little embarrassed, and said, "You see, I've been using predatory abilities like this for decades, and I haven't fully understood where the limits and lower limits of this ability are. It's normal that you didn't figure out this ability, and according to the Presbyterian Church, you should be the most powerful predator the Clan Iger has ever encountered, not one of them. And the more powerful the plundering ability itself, the harder it is to figure it out, let alone a powerful person like you. ”

Hado still didn't answer, he was still weighing the pros and cons in his heart: it was good to be able to further explore the ability to plunder, but this benefit still didn't meet Hado's psychological needs, and it was more important for him to understand what the Egger clan had plundered him. Of course, if these codexes are described, then it is not impossible to help the other party.

After making up his mind, Hadu looked at the map again, and then raised his eyebrows at the black-robed wizard, and the other party immediately understood what he meant, and said: "That's right, it's up to you to choose a branch area that you are willing to help, and we will also open the corresponding codex as a reference like you. Then he thought for a moment and added, "When I moved out of the Delta, there were suddenly nine predators in the clan, that is, the first generation of the Presbyterian Church. In order to prevent the predators from fighting among themselves, they develop in several different directions according to the length of their abilities. And everyone in the first generation of the Presbyterians left a different codex, and we can only open the corresponding codex like you, I think you should be able to understand it. ”

Ignoring the smiling face of the black-robed wizard, Hado thought about the branch areas he should choose: the land across the blue ocean, the land east of the Arabian Peninsula, the bay of Northeast Asia, and the east coast of South America. Using the elimination method first, Northeast Asia and South America are too far away from me, and the eastern part of the Arabian Peninsula is mountainous, which is the place I hate to go to the most, and it seems that I can only run around the blue ocean again.

I don't know if the other party really knows how to read minds, or if it is just a good observation ability, the moment Hadu's gaze is confirmed, the black-robed wizard turned around and took out 6 codex recorded in papyrus, indicating that this is the codex left by the Blue Ocean branch. Didn't care why the codex of the blue ocean branch appeared here in the black-robed wizard, Hadu directly took it and prepared to check it, but found that a force prevented him from opening the codex, and looked at the black-robed wizard with displeasure - the other party said with a smile: "In order to prevent the information in the codex from being detected by ordinary people, the viewer needs to use the plundering ability to be able to view it, as for how to use what kind of ability, I think you should have been proficient in it a long time ago." ”

Hadu looked at the black-robed wizard for a while, and the other party swallowed his saliva violently, and then said, "Please don't blame me, after all, the situation is critical, and I can only try to guide you, and I ask for your forgiveness if it causes you and 'Shin'ne-Nu'." He shrank his head and said, "As you can see, I am a ranged predator, I am able to exercise control over life forms, and through my research, I am also able to influence the probability of predatory abilities among mortals, and customize specialized forms of ability for them." ”

Hearing such an explanation, even Hado's eyes widened in surprise: something he had never heard of at this time, of course, it was possible that he had not thought of it. At this time, the black-robed wizard pointed to the codex in Hadu's hand, "If you want to know more about the research of our clan, it would be better to check these codexes directly, they are all very detailed and described. ”

Looking at the Codex, the encryption method on it was the only one Hadu had ever seen in his life, but it was not surprising to him: these Codex were the treasures of the Egg Clan, and it would be very troublesome for outsiders to figure out their contents so easily.

After taking a closer look at the codex in his hand, Hado found that there are many kinds of encryption on it, which should be as follows:

1. The Codex cannot be damaged by external force, which should be defined as "the Codex will not be damaged and aged by external force";

2. The outside world cannot influence it, and the definition is "the Codex is outside the space and is not directly connected with the outside space;"

3. Identification of the Iger Clan, defined as "non-members of the Iger Clan are unable to read this Codex";

4. Anti-snooping encryption, defined as "the presence of the person who reads the Codex must be and can only be present when viewing the Codex;"

5. Anti-alteration encryption, defined as "no secondary alteration is allowed after the completion of the Codex";

6. Identification of predatory persons, defined as "those who do not have predatory abilities will not be able to view the encryption of this codex";

7. Information transmission encryption, defined as "the information transmission time between the old and new codex cannot be viewed";

8. Information viewing encryption, defined as "the viewer will not be able to obtain the information recorded in the codex by 'seeing'".

The corners of Hadu's mouth rose and he played with the codex in his hand, indeed, as the black-robed wizard said, the encryption process on this codex could not stop him. At the moment, Hadu no longer waited, "plundering the information recorded in the codex", which was really simple and straightforward.

And after the successful plunder, Hadu was stunned - he was dragged into the space of consciousness.

In front of Hadu, Prisseff's figure appeared like a ghost, and slowly spoke to Hadu.

"My dear friend, if you see this phantom record, it means that the Egger clan is on the verge of extinction. In order to prevent the Codex of the Egg Clan from falling into the hands of foreigners, and to prevent the essence and righteousness of the plundering power from being known to mortals, we have no choice but to ask you to help us. ”

When Hadu heard this explanation, a sentence came to his mind: I have a bad premonition.