Some time ago.

Southridge, Nauman City.

Winds swept from southeast to northwest, carrying torrential clouds, lightning and thunder, and poured a curtain of lightning and rain over the city.

The city is full of high-rise buildings. The towers of the Psykers, the castles of the Lords, and the four major alchemy workshops each lead a complex of buildings called the Prosperous Radiance, which makes the entire city glow with brilliance

The shadows of the Beyson Mountains loomed in the distance as the thunder fell, and the lightning almost all converged on the lightning pillars of the city's major alchemy workshops, and the dense and surging currents carried high enough heat to melt the metal, but were tamed in the flickering inscriptions, fused into the hearth, and converted into gentle electricity that could be used by the masses.

The bright glow of the lightning when it was tamed illuminated the entire city, but even then, the bright nightless light could not spread to the plain gardens on the outskirts of the city.

In the dark and rainy night, there are figures moving.

On the night of a thunderstorm in early summer, even the monsters will stay quietly in their lair, and only thunder-type monsters such as thunder jellyfish and electrode wolves will go out to look for traces of thunder.

But in this suburban garden that should be uninhabited, many figures can be faintly seen. The figures are so vague that if you don't look closely, you might mistake them for the reflections of trees, but if you look closely, you'll see that they're all dressed in strange clothes or armor, not so much humans as some kind of black alien with a smooth carapace.

Armed with a number of strange equipment, they were marching silently to the perimeter of Nauman City, close to the hub of the South Ridge, in this thunderous rain.

Until they were stopped by a thunderbolt.

A blue-blue thunderbolt fell, and there was a huge roar, and the woods were ignited, and the flames intertwined with the rain, releasing a thick black smoke that tumbled upwards.

The figures who were moving in the shadows stopped, and they all looked up in unison, looking into the air.

In the diffuse black smoke and rain curtain, there was a knight stepping on the magnetic sand, he seemed to be flying in the air, wearing pale blue armor, the armor was covered with countless dense black magnetic sand that was constantly convex and concave, and the dense electric current visible to the naked eye was staggered on these raised magnetic sand nails, forming a hideous but destructive pattern.

The knight, whose face was obscured by the dragon's horn helmet, did not say a word, but clenched the grip of the city-breaking spear that still lingered with thunder in his hand, and his fingers were still on the trigger.

The blue-blue electric light converged in the muzzle of the gun, blazing and dangerous, and it vibrated quietly, making the light more dazzling.

Under the command of the Marquis of Barton, the Governor of Southridge, the head of the Knights of the Guard, 'Chris the Magneto-Optical'.

"Ladies and gentlemen of the Gnostic Academy, stop here."

The knight's voice was not loud or strong, but it seemed to be like lightning and thunder that could leave an aftersound in people's ears, giving people a thunderous and direct momentum, which was unquestionable: "The Marquis of Batun has been attacked by the Flying Flame Assassins, and the city of Naumann has been placed under full martial law. ”

"It's the Flameland again...... The Marquis of Nabadon was lucky not to die. The leader of the men in black stepped forward, and he was not afraid of the arc of electricity that permeated the Magneto-Knight and said in a lazy and frivolous tone reminiscent of some kind of serpent, "Stand down and let me talk to the Knight." ”

The men in black who came with him did not hesitate, and all retreated into the depths of the woods.

Once they were sure that there was no one, they nodded to each other, each using thunder and fog to obscure the sounds and light around them.

"A Canaan Moore merchant ship recently mysteriously disappeared in the offshore waterway, originally thought it was attacked by pirates or monsters, but it turned out that this ship was related to the 'Dragon Worship Cult', and someone on that ship carried clues about the Kalangu dragon 'Ice Dragon' four hundred years ago, so it was pursued by Canaan Moore's candle-bearer troops, and finally sank in our waters."

The tone and demeanor were still serious, but the words in his mouth were abruptly changed, and the Magneto-Light Knight said: "Most of the believers of the Dragon Worship Cult are ambushed, but the clues of the ancient dragon in the intelligence are nowhere to be found. The two candlebearers attempted to infiltrate Nauman City in search of clues, but were discovered by the Knights and are now locked in the city. ”

"Lord Marquis, Grand Duke Thorin and Jing Haiwei have all received the news, all parties are coming, and Lord Marquis suspects that there are ghosts in the city, so he uses an excuse to blockade the city. In what capacity did you come here? ”

Instead of answering this question, the man in black asked, "Why, do you need my help?" ”

Magnetic Light Knight Chris nodded: "His Royal Highness the Great Prince has always been very interested in this kind of news, I am lurking in Nauman City, my status is prominent, and there are really a lot of actions on the Flying Flame Land in recent times, and there are many things to do." If you can, I hope that the Night Snake can help collect information about the Worship Dragon Cult, which should be available in the Gnostic Academy. ”

"Yes. By the way, do me a favor, too. The man in black called the 'Night Serpent' said lazily: "Marquis Batun has sealed off the redstone alchemy workshop, which is the experimental base for the cooperation between the Gnosis Academy and the Grand Duke of Thorin, and three projects have been affected - the task on Your Majesty's side is also very important, and I can't ignore it due to the constraints of the oath, so I have to come and have a look." ”

The knight nodded slightly: "It should be affected, I will try to unravel it when I go back." But isn't the Gnostic Academy more obedient to His Majesty's words? How can you still cooperate with Archduke Thorin. ”

"The materials for human experiments on his side are relatively cheap, and it costs almost no money to buy refugees, and the supply is relatively large." The man in black explained, "If it weren't for the fact that there were still projects in Nanling, we would all plan to move the biological laboratory in the south to the Grand Duke's side...... What about the Wai Guang Church? Aren't they interested in ancient dragons? I remember that they monitored the whereabouts of the real dragon very strictly. ”

"The two Templar Executors of 'Ransom' and 'Huijian' set off before the blockade, and the goal is Ryan Territory." "You know, they have no interest in this kind of struggle between nations, and Archbishop Tianyan has shut up the Marquis's envoys. ”

"That's right." Speaking of this, the knight tilted his head: "Have you finished your experiment in Ryan Ling?" Confiscation tail quickly cut off the relationship, the ransom monk is not a formal priesthood, it may be more lenient, but Hui Jian is. If they find any clues, Your Highness will also give up on you. ”

"How so?" This news was indeed unexpected by the man in black, and he couldn't even maintain his previous procrastinating tone: "I know they're tracking down the disappearance of the Onyx Stone Plains, but how long has it been since they found Ryan and led it?" The human trafficker organization in Cyanobacteria Town and the horse bandits in Beiqiu are all suspicious, haven't they investigated? ”

Magnetism didn't speak, and the Night Snake frowned, and then sighed: "This group of damned monks, it's always like this, bad people and good things at critical moments...... Only a few people died, why did the executor suddenly dispatch? ”

After being silent for a while, he spoke: "The plan has changed, I have to rush back to Lai'an to destroy the clues as soon as possible, and I can't help you check the information." But those people in the Gnostic Institute can be handed over to you to command, just say that I have made a deal with you, and they will resume the operation of the Redstone Lab as soon as possible, but they cannot leave the workshop. ”

"I'll give you the key, you go and get it yourself when you patrol, don't let them find out - if you find it, you will kill it, and I will find a way to cover it up."

"Okay."

The knight simply agreed, "Thank you." ”

"It's not hard." Taking out the secret key in the shape of twelve dice from the black simulated armor and handing it to the knight, the night snake replied lightly: "This is what I want to do, even if I don't join His Highness's command and provide His Highness with information about the Gnostic Academy, I will still do what I am doing." ”

At this moment, his voice was not as slow as he had deliberately disguised before, like a snake hissing, just a tired researcher: "Your Majesty is indeed a madman, but this project itself has great value, you and Your Highness do not understand, Your Majesty inherited from the previous emperor's many research projects, only 'echo' can cause fundamental changes to this world." ”

"Thinking cloning and immortality are just crazy dreams, the first emperor has not studied this." The knight's voice brought a hint of displeasure: "It is precisely because Your Highness knows this abominable plan that you are determined to resist, and you and I are willing to swear to follow it because of His Highness's grand wish to transform the empire?" ”

"You just don't understand." The Night Serpent turned his head: "The point has never been the echo itself, or even has nothing to do with eternal life. ”

"Although this majesty of ours is crazy, he is never stupid, and His Highness is a little bit of a point."

He stepped out of the silent circle set by the two, his steps were calm and firm, and he was not the slightest bit confused.

Soon, the team of the men in black followed the Magnetic Knight back to Nauman, which was a normal handover process without the slightest suspicion.

And the figure of the night snake disappeared into the darkness.

(End of chapter)