Terra 773, October 5. [ 14

The imperial capital of the Sertar Empire, late at night.

Standing on a lonely hill, the upper town was brightly lit, and the big names of the entire empire were unusually busy.

For the first time since the Dark Moon Turmoil.

This afternoon, Grand Duke Sorin's announcement to the imperial capital after advancing to the fifth energy level really shocked the hearts of many people, and this newly promoted fifth energy level powerhouse and emperor of the empire, Shou

The clash of wills of the earthener Axel blew all the atmosphere over the entire imperial capital away. Jen 1

Although Grand Duke Thorin was almost completely suppressed in this confrontation, he finally left after a cruel word.

But with the mysterious method that is very likely to be the inheritance of Inaga, he has crossed the bloodline limit and advanced to the fifth energy level, which can be regarded as having a positive relationship with any country on the continent

The confidence of equal exchange of forces.

And such a new fifth energy level will undoubtedly have a huge impact on the current situation on the Terra continent.

It is precisely because of this that the imperial capital does not sleep.

Nowadays, the cavities in the atmosphere still exist, and it takes time to recover, even if there is an imperial force field to isolate the void radiation, but in order to avoid causing sudden changes in the climate of the central plain,

The eldest prince, Carlos Sattaral, has already led a team to repair.

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And the big names from all over the world have also arrived in the imperial capital one after another during this time.

A steady stream of information was sent back to the heart of the Empire -

The capital of the Grand Duke of Thorin, the City of the Silver Moon has been completely transformed into an empty abyss.

This ancient city, with its white marble squares and palaces, and its spires that were more than 400 years old, are now all black and bottomless.

The pit that runs vertically into the center of the earth is extremely secluded, and the black and white steam rises from it, and you can see through the hazy heat waves from the edge of the crater

See the churning magma ocean in the mantle. 2 15

It was the entrance to hell created by the Dead King of the Abyss, and the red magma was like an endless river of dead blood.

The entire city of Silvermoon sank into a sea of lava, and according to intelligence officers, the entire city was crowded with people from all directions, supporting Grand Duke Thorin

Gather to hear their lord's speech, the Grand Duke of Thorin has made a pact with all those present that all his life and power will be used to protect them

At the price, they will go to the heart of the earth and build a hellish country.

When the contract was made, the silvery blue icy streamer soared into the sky, and the entire city and even the surrounding mountains reverberate, and every street and every grandeur of the Silver Moon City was magnificent

The buildings and ancient halls are densely packed with inscriptions, forming a vast spiritual field.

Then it sank, like lightning, into the deepest part of the mantle.

Fog from the lava and underground water systems permeated what is now the Grand Duchy of Thorrin, turning it into a poisonous mistland.

It is said that if you get close, you can hear the ghosts crying

All in all, among those people, Grand Duke Thorin deceived the souls of his subjects, killed them all, and used the power of these souls to achieve the first place for himself

The road of the five energy levels is paved with stepping stones.

In the Esengard house, the blonde boy tells Ian a lot of information he heard when he was in the Uptown today.

He looked a little gloating, "Honestly, Ian, it's the first time I've seen so many big people—with nervous faces, especially around Grand Duke Thorin

The faces of the legion commanders and nobles are really unpredictable, if I didn't know their bloodline inheritance, I would really think it was a chameleon!" 1

"What they said is true, but they are a little timid - Grand Duke Thorin really wants to kill them, and the moment they turn against the Empire, they all have to be used as funeral objects."

Ian, who was scrambling at the cutlet, commented, "But it's really loud, When I came back from the experimental base, I saw a row of flying cars and armor flying in the sky

I don't know if it was the troops who were urgently transferred back to the imperial capital, or the nobles who were in a hurry.

At the moment, Ian was cooking for the first time in a long time - he had a pan in his hand, and the steak was fried in hot oil, making a pleasant sizzling sound. Jen 4

This kind of mountain beef from the Seven Cities Alliance is quite heavy in fat and has a very strong aroma, Ian didn't put any oil in the pot at first, but after roasting at high temperature,

The fat in the meat is dissipated, giving it a creamy aroma, and when sprinkled with spices and salt, it has a simple but satisfying taste.

Today's late-night snack was simple, a beef steak, baked potatoes and a nut platter. [ 3]

Birch and Frost Butterfly had already eaten first, and the two goblins were eating pine nuts in an unusually synchronized manner, looking like two squirrels with a satisfied expression.

Ethan also got his share of the steak, cut off a piece and sent it to his mouth, the rich aroma of the fatty beef and the delicate taste are really delicious, and the roasted soil on the side

The center of the bean is actually hot cheese, it has a crispy appearance, a bite full of burnt aroma, and the crisp texture is followed by the milky aroma of cheese, which is really evocative.

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Since the ban on solid food was lifted, Isengard had tasted Ian's craft several times, and every time he ate it, he was so unbelievable that he couldn't understand what Ian was

How to do it, there are so many whimsical ideas about dishes.

Just a simple potato, Ian can be combined with different ingredients to make four or five dishes that taste very different, but are all very tasty, this wonderful variation, almost

Alchemy!

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And Ian would tell him every time that an alchemist with bad swordsmanship was not a good cook. Jen 2

As a knight proficient in alchemy, it is only natural that he can cook-

What nonsense!

Even Isengard would complain about Ian: "Aren't I also an alchemist, I also know swordsmanship, why can't I cook?!"

"Your swordsmanship is good with me?

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Ian's simple retort instantly reminded Esengard of the feeling of being easily crushed when the two were fighting, and there was no way to refute it.

Esengard had accompanied Master Goser to Uptown for several meetings this afternoon, and had planned to return in the evening to continue working on armor improvements with Ian.

Truth be told, the two weeks of working with Ian on the development of the armor were arguably the two weeks in which Isengard made the most progress in terms of inscription structure and combat flasks.

Ian never hesitates to share knowledge, and if Isengard doesn't understand, he will use the simplest examples to explain, and Isengard is also an elite alchemist after all

Sorcer, Ian also benefited a lot from his many opinions, especially the Ellen family's experience in colonization, which touched Ian deeply.

There was even a whole new kind of inspiration -

Compared to the armor that is only used as a weapon, the etheric armament, which is the object of research and comparison, may not need a complete metal structure and semi-metal,-

Isn't it good to have a semi-colonized suit?

Or maybe it's not impossible to put on another layer of armor on the outside of the colony? Jen 9]

"The fact that Grand Duke Thorin advanced to the fifth energy level and fell into the mantle with Silver Moon City is too big.

After supper, Ian exchanged information with Isengard, and the blonde boy looked puzzled: "My father is coming over too, he doesn't want to see me, and I don't want to see him."

Even if you want to get a plan about His Majesty Axel from him, you can't do it in the imperial capital. ”

"I'm going to go out with my teacher and go to Icewind Dale to participate in an alchemist conference and hide for a while."

"Ian, are you going to-get up? Or do you want to stay in the imperial capital?"

Isengard invited.

"I'll see." Ian was noncommittal, and when he heard that Marquis Eren would also come to the imperial capital, he couldn't help but be curious about this matter: "So many great nobles have gathered

In the imperial capital, what is the competition going to do? But you're right, even if you want to understand the thoughts of the land defenders, you can't do it in the imperial capital, it's like a secret under your nose

Seek the same. "1 mouthful

"Coordinate the meeting before the all-out war. That's what the teacher said.

Isengard shook his head slightly, his strength was still too low to participate in this kind of event: "But as far as I know, this time, all the princes and princesses of the royal family who have the right to inherit are."

It's back. Even if there is no such an act as the Grand Duke of Thorin, I am afraid that something big will happen. "VII 4

"Royalty? It's hard

Ian raised his eyebrows slightly, and he vaguely thought of a possibility: "Is it Lichu?" mouth

"How so?"

Even the political novice Isengard knew that it was unlikely, he shook his head and ate the last bite of potato cheese: "In terms of the fifth energy level, Your Majesty is still young." What's more

Moreover, according to tradition, it is also who is the strongest and who is the heir, and it is useless to establish a prince, and it is only meaningful to establish a prince when the king is not the supreme ruler on the Yanjiang side. ”

Indeed it is. Ian thought about it, and thought that he might still be limited to Earth thinking.

What if the strength of Terra is not enough to establish a reserve? When the time comes, it will not be necessary to change people obediently, the order brought by the inheritance of the eldest son, where is the order brought by the inheritance of the strong

Solid. mouth

However, none of these things have anything to do with him and Isengard, especially since the latter both plan to leave the imperial capital for a while-

Look at the fortune.

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Thinking of this, Ian's eyes lit up with cyan fluorescence, and he looked at Esengard, and the other party was also used to Ian's sudden use of psionic energy to observe the behavior of the surroundings, so he continued

Solve the supper beautifully.

In the Foresight Horizon, Esengard is still dark blue, and his strength has indeed improved recently, and the sparring with Ian has enhanced his actual combat ability, but it is eclipsed

The growth of the dragon refining was not so fast, and it would take a while for him to advance to the second energy level.

In addition, the future luck of Isengard is also okay. But Ian noticed that his friend's fortunes were actually on a downward trend.

It's not a good sign –

Why is it going down?

Ian was a little puzzled, but if he thought about it carefully, leaving the imperial capital was indeed leaving the academic center circle, and there was no way to get the most critical information in the first place, and it was understandable to decline

bar.

He was ready to wait to remind Ethan to pay attention to this aspect of the matter, and then turned his head to look at Birch and Frostbutterfly.

Anyway, the foresight horizon is open, so let's just take a look.

Then, he almost slapped the table and stood up.

Ian didn't really stand up, his expression didn't even change, but there were already turbulent waves in his heart.

Because what was reflected in his eyes was pitch black.

There was not the slightest light, and it was made of the richest scarlet and the thickest darkness, as if it were a substance of despair.

That's the color of death—

How come?!

Ian's anomaly is not noticed by everyone, and Birch is introducing Frostbutterfly to the difference between walnuts and almonds, and Frostbutterfly apparently prefers the taste of almonds to the two elves

It's very carefree and uneventful, and it is.

But in the Foresight Horizon, the two goblins are about to usher in their mortal fate!

"Everything is fine in the morning!

Ian's vigilance has been pulled to the highest level, and he is still eating supper on the surface, but all his experiences are focused on this matter. Jen 11

After eating, Ian made an excuse to blow the wind down and went to the roof, but Isengard naturally didn't think there was anything strange.

After reaching the roof, Ian closed his eyes, he took a deep breath, condensed his spiritual power and spiritual energy, and then opened his eyes to look at the entire level.

At the end of the day, the houses and the people in the floor, on both sides of the peaceful and quiet streets, were either slightly lit or had their lights turned out

The fog figures are either talking to family and friends, or they are already lying on the bed, different fog lines and directions, representing different meanings, their fate and-

For a while, the future was in Ian's eyes.

Because the density of sublimators in the imperial capital is much higher than in other places, just a few blocks, there are more than three + sublimators, the second and third level sublimators of the entire layer

There are also a lot, so even Ian, whose mental power has increased greatly now, feels the pressure for a while.

His eyes were hot and his brain tired—but Ian insisted on maintaining a prophetic horizon and observing the 'future' of this layer.

Then he saw,

Centered on the Esengard Mansion where he was, a large area of black-red fog and light spread rapidly-although there were a few scattered black-red in the distance, but it could be clearly seen,-

The source of the cut is the Esengard house.

It is the place where oneself is!

"It's me who —— - it's not that Birch and Frost Butterflies are going to be unlucky, it's that I'm going to be unlucky!"

Ian's heart sank: "And once it happens, it will definitely die!" Jen 4]

"But why?"

Ian couldn't think for a moment why he suddenly fell into a mortal situation, and even involved Birch and Frost Butterfly with Fairy Township behind him

Out of reason!

"Could it be that my performance in the afternoon test armor attracted something?"

Struggling to think about the possibilities, Ian's eyes stared into the distance—a black-and-red figure he knew, the owner of the restaurateur who had eaten a meal

It was late at night, the restaurant was closed, and he went back to his lodgings to get ready to rest.

He is also in an extremely dangerous dead end, which is certainly not because of what he has done recently, but because he has been implicated by Ian.

And the same goes for the other person, it is the old man of the clothing store where Ian has recently bought a few robes, and he also has a bloody plague.

"These people, all of them are more or less related to me, and they have some intersection with me, so they are unlucky because of this!

Ian had already discovered this, but he didn't understand why the first - this is the imperial capital, who has so much energy, can actually be in the fifth energy level and the fourth in the plural

Causing such casualties and damage under the suppression of energy levels? It's even like the Nine Clans, uprooting all the people around him who have intersections? Jen 2]

unless

That's them.

"Ethan."

Coming down from the roof, Ian, with his usual face, asked, "Recently, those relatives of yours -- I mean, the eldest prince and the eldest princess, are also paying attention to me?"

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Well? &039;

After seeing Ian coming back from the rooftop, he asked this question directly, and Isengard was a little puzzled: "What do you do all of a sudden?"

Although I don't know very well, Ian is also a very out-of-the-box person, Isengard thought about it and replied seriously: "Yes." Although it's usually the second uncle who communicates with you

Auntie, she's been following you all the time lately—especially since she knows you're developing armor, she's been extra interested in you.

"Speaking of which." At this moment, as if he had thought of something, his eyes widened, and he said to Ian excitedly, "You know what? Recently, the Imperial military is on the levy

Set a variety of armor designs! There are no restrictions and requirements, only practical and practical combat capabilities can be one - we feel that this is for the large-scale development of the sixth generation of armor accumulation

In short, the price given by the military is very high.

"I've heard people say that Ian was making a big splash at the experimental base this afternoon, and even that legendary veteran, Lieutenant Colonel Anna, was full of praise for you, the cyclops

The performance is absolutely up to the mark, and you might even try to win the design crown

"Auntie is one of the censors, I guess she must be following you because of this!

Speaking of this, Isengard clenched his fists and cheered for Ian, "Do you want to participate?" If it succeeds, it will be funded directly from the Imperial military!" ——

Yes, this is it!

Ian gasped in his heart, and his voice unconsciously carried a little nervousness: "The princess of Allegria is directly concerned yes, the military is collecting armor

Design, otherwise, how could there be so many workshops and legions developing all kinds of unconventional armor in recent times?"

"Moreover, the Empress herself is a behind-the-scenes supporter of the Flint Group, and my research materials, those armor suits, can be regarded as a gift from her, and she must know what I've been doing lately

If I go to the competition, I will definitely get the winner, or the first few

This is really not Ian's arrogance, although the performance of the Cyclops is only above average, but the prism technology and the simulated circuit are all new design ideas, which is not the first

One, he will only think that the Terra people are illiterate or have a shady background of being the first to be the first.

However, this is a big problem.

Ian swallowed, he calmed down, and said to Isengard solemnly, "You."

"Will he be concerned about it too?

"If it had been before, I would have said never

At this time, even Isengard began to be unsure, he groaned and thought, "But His Majesty has appeared today, and he should be."

More active than ever?"

One by one, it seems that it will be concerned.

Ian nodded silently, now he understood.

The eldest princess Allegria has been paying attention to herself recently, and even if she doesn't sign up, she will probably let herself run.

Then, there is no doubt that you will get good results.

The rest is simple.

The sun is fierce, and everything is visible - as long as you dare to participate, you can even say that as long as you dare to stay in the imperial capital.

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Then he, the disciple who is hidden, the most wanted criminal in the empire, will directly reveal his identity! 32]