In the former imperial city, there are two people who are very well-informed. One of them was the "Messenger" who died suddenly not long ago. However, most of her information is gossip or insider information from some royal courtiers, which is usually not a secret and can just be known earlier than others.

But Snoopy, the "invisible hand", is completely different. He has no interest in gossip, not because he can't inquire, but because he doesn't want to waste his energy on things that don't make sense!

The information controlled by Snoopy is the secret of the Empire. Many of them are secrets about military affairs and royal affairs. It is impossible for the average person to know this information.

After the "Invisible Hand" took over the Prairie Intelligence Network, Ace felt much more relaxed. Every day, he doesn't have to worry about this, there will be a lot of secret messages sent to him.

As small as the prairie, which small tribe would want to join the trade army? As big as a day, how many New Delhi sentinels were killed!

Even a lot of information about the New Delhi Empire brought by the caravan will be sent to Ace.

Ace wasn't mistaken. Those guards who were recalled to the Central Plains were sent to the area around the Warcraft Mountain Range. Clearly, something happened at the Abyss Gate.

It can be said that Ace knew almost everything that happened every day in the savannah and in the New Delhi Empire. This is the power of the "invisible hand"!

Ace didn't even need to give an order. Snoopy can make the best choice for him, he is very efficient and without delay!

This made Ace feel more and more that finding a scout captain like Snoopy was like picking up a priceless treasure!

Therefore, after he didn't have to worry about the functioning of the savannah, Ace paid more attention to the study of space magic.

However, despite this, Ace's progress in the study of space magic is not fast, as space magic is too difficult to control.

Before Ace was able to fully control this magic, he did not dare to introduce spatial elements into his body, but only dared to control them outside his body, because he was afraid that once these elements entered his body, he would lose control and his life would be in danger.

Therefore, until he was completely sure, he didn't want to use fusion to allow two different elements to exist in his body at the same time.

For the remainder of the time, he will continue to build more space gear. After all, as trade routes continue to develop, such space equipment will become increasingly scarce.

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As time goes on, two months later, autumn fades away and the winter chill becomes more intense.

The savannah is in a period of relative shortage of materials. Due to the relative scarcity of forage in winter, the reproduction rate of cattle and sheep will gradually slow down.

In the past, winters in the savannah would be very difficult, not only because the climate was cold and wet, and there would not be enough charcoal fires to keep warm, but also because food would become extremely scarce, as milk production for cattle and sheep would become scarce.

In the cold winter, subhumans need to rely on a lot of high-calorie food to maintain their body temperature.

This year, however, the situation is completely different. Thanks to the establishment of trade routes, almost every tribe stored enough materials, not only for food, but also for charcoal for heating.

For the subhumans, this winter is the last thing they need to worry about.

Although they have traded a lot of good horses, they will still breed next spring, just a little slowly. Don't worry too much about quantity.

This basically results in a win-win for both parties, both sides get what they need.

With the arrival of winter, the savannah ushered in the first heavy snowfall!

This heavy snow fell suddenly, and almost overnight, a thick white "quilt" covered the entire grassland.

Temperatures in the grasslands have also dropped to their lowest point.

The night was foggy and snowing.

At a trading point above the Prairie business line, in an inconspicuous camp, Snoopy, the "invisible hand", is sorting through the information he has just received.

At this moment, a cold wind blew from outside the camp, bringing with it a large amount of snow chips, blowing the brazier into a spark.

Snoopy couldn't help but squint his eyes as the wind and snow made his eyes ache.

But there's it

At this moment, his left ear moved slightly, and he heard a strange sound. Almost instinctively, he bent down and let his body touch the ground.

As soon as he came, he heard a whooshing sound. Something seemed to be flying over his head.

He immediately knew he was going to be assassinated!

"It's good that I chose to do it on a snowy night. Just to test my idea!" Snoopy thought about it, but his right hand quickly touched his waist, where two short swords hung from it!

When Snoopy was in the army as a scout, he didn't know how many assassinations he had suffered, so he wasn't nervous about what had happened to him!

Many spies and killers in neighboring countries, and even some court officials of the empire in New Delhi, wanted to kill him.

Without hesitation, he pulled out two daggers and shot them out of the tent.

Two daggers "swished" through the heavy door curtain, and then stabbed the two killers outside with a "poof".

Snoopy seized the opportunity and rolled over and jumped behind a wooden table, then knocked down a stool next to him and placed it in front of him.

At the moment when he jumped out, he only heard a "suddenly" sound, and three sharp arrows pierced the place where he had been sitting before.

The blanket touched by the arrow began to dissolve. Apparently, the arrows were stained with poison.

Snoopy's face was as black as a briquette. He initially chose to settle here because it was a very unassuming business district. Few would have thought that he would stay here.

But he didn't expect that the killers of the New Delhi Empire were also something, and they found their place.

It should be known that Snoopy will change sides frequently to avoid revealing his identity. Even if it is the same trading point in the short term, it will change sides from time to time. In general, it will not stay in the same camp for more than two days.

Snoopy was well aware that there were already many killers standing in the snow outside. At this point, if he cries out for help, the murderer may quickly determine his location and become a turtle in an urn.

Therefore, at this time, he should not reveal his location so that the other party will not easily break in. Because they don't know how many weapons the "invisible hand" has, and they don't know if there are deadly magic scrolls.

With this in mind, Snoopy picked up one of the cups on the table and smashed it aside.

The cup shattered with a clatter.

Splinters

He pretended to try to keep his voice down, as if he was afraid that the killer outside would know that he had been shot.

Sure enough, the three killers quickly rushed into the camp and jumped directly in the direction of the rain of arrows. But when they found out that there was no one there, they secretly said "no" and looked around.

Snoopy sneered and waved at them. Then, a magical "Heavenly Punishment" scroll descended from the sky. Three killers were hit by the Holy Light and died instantly!

You know, this is a Magister-level "Fireball" scroll! It was given to him by Ace.

Now Ace may not have a lot of other things, but the magic scrolls are almost inexhaustible, because Hades gave him a lot of treasures, and there are many high-level magic scrolls in them.

In this way, Snoopy solved the three murderers at once, and it is not known how many people were outside.

This tactic can only be used once, because those killers are not fools and will not be fooled again!

However, the fireball instantly burned the trio to ashes, making only a sizzling sound, but the howl of snow outside completely covered it.

However, at this point his camp suddenly caught fire, and the blankets on the ground and the screen behind them almost immediately turned to flying ash.

Luckily, he responded in time to shatter a scroll of the Holy Light Shield at a critical moment so that he could avoid being engulfed in flames.

It seems that these killers are determined to kill Snoopy. Even if their whereabouts are exposed, they won't care in the slightest!

At the same time, countless arrows and hidden weapons landed on the golden light shield almost simultaneously. The Holy Light Shield could not withstand such a big impact. Suddenly, countless cracks appeared, about to burst.

Snoopy crushes a scroll of Earthwalk once more and suddenly disappears in place.

A dozen

The exposed killer hurriedly searched for traces of the "invisible hand".

However, on such a snowy night, Snoopy uses the "earthwalker" to escape. Where are they going to look?

Soon, there was a commotion from a dozen camps around, and more than thirty strong men rushed out with bows and crossbows. Most of them were young men from the savannah subhuman tribe who possessed good archery skills.

At the moment of seeing dozens of masked killers, more than 30 people bent their bows and arrows almost at the same time, and a dense rain of arrows completely surrounded the killers.

"Jingle bell" suddenly sounded a crisp sound. Although the arrows of these steppe people are hugely powerful, they don't seem to be enough in front of several general-level killers!

Just as these killers were about to deal with all the people here, the sound of huge wings flapping was heard not far away.

These killers are well aware that this should be the toughest killer to deal with. They did not dare to stop at all and quickly retreated.

But just as they were about to flee from another round of arrows, they felt several strong smells coming from behind them.

At first, they were unaware of the presence of these smells.

The killers soon realize that they have been deceived and that it is clearly a trap set by the other party, waiting for them to deliver it to their home.

At this time, Ace arrives with the little Titan. He jumped from behind the freedom and landed gently on the ground.

Ace looked at the killer with a smile on his face, "It's too late to realize it's a trap, isn't it?"

Snoopy, who had escaped with the "Earth Walking Technique", also reappeared and came to Ace's side.

He said angrily, "Stinky boy, you've been waiting here for a long time. Did you know that there would be an assassination today?"

Ace shook his head, "We didn't know this was going to happen tonight. We just have people by your side all the time. As long as there's a little commotion here, a few dark mages around you will know about it and let me know as soon as possible!"

"And you didn't do anything just now? I almost died!" Snoopy said angrily.

Ace smiled and said, "Aren't you standing here right now! Let's solve the problem in front of us first!"

Dozens of masked killers have been completely surrounded by the dark mages arranged by Ace at this time, and there is nowhere to escape.

"The people of Firmament City want me dead?" Snoopy asked coldly.

The leader of the murderer muttered, "You are a traitor to the Empire, shouldn't you die?"

Snoopy's gray hair fluttered in the wind and snow, "For so many years, our Nepeta family has been extremely loyal to the Empire, and never thought of betrayal, until Terrella made up her mind to eradicate our family that had been hiding in the dark."

The murderer even sneered, "Don't you have a rebellious heart? Your precious grandson broke into the dungeon and saved the traitor, so your Nepeta family is also an accomplice! Now you are in the territory of the subhumans, and you are arrogant enough to call the king by his name!"

Snoopy is still neither humble nor arrogant: "Drew saved Ace, this is kindness and justice, this is the friendship between brothers in life and death!" I can't stop it! Before that, we Nepeta didn't secretly help Ace, so why did Terrella kill us?"

"Well, it's not because he's guilty that our Nepeta clan is colluding with the Monchi family. To be honest, our clan never thought of treason before leaving Firmament City, but after Terrella ordered a hunt, we had to choose to run away to defend ourselves!"

"Since he is very worried that we will unite with Wairan and let us do what he wants, so that he will not be doubted and fatigued!"

The murderer sneered, "You have finally admitted that you are a traitor. Shouldn't a traitor die?"

Snoopy laughed angrily, "Terrella's sword has stabbed us in the neck. Can't we resist? In addition, the Nepeta family has been hiding in the dark all these years and has done a lot for the Empire. Even without merit, it's going to be a lot of work, right? He was sitting on the throne, ready to cut us?"

"We have a clear conscience and have never done anything to harm the Empire. Even if Drew saved Ace, it was because Ace himself was wrongfully imprisoned, and there were seven non-existent crimes. Others don't know

Dao, will our nepeta family not know? There are no secrets in the entire New Delhi Empire that we can't discover!"

At this time, the heavy snow gradually stopped.

The leader of the murderer still did not budge: "Don't think your nepeta family knows everything! If that's true, why don't you tell the empire about the plans for Project Lion?"

Snoopy replied solemnly, "At that time, we did find some members of the Lion Hatchling Project, but at that time we didn't discover their true purpose, so we didn't rush to tell the Empire!"

"What nonsense!" The leader of the murderer shouted angrily.

Ace frowned and said, "What nonsense? What do you have to say to them?"

The leader of the murderer was not afraid of Ace, but sneered, "You traitor to the Empire. Who is qualified to speak?"

As soon as he said this, Ace disappeared in place, and Snoopy was about to stop him, but it was too late.

Just as he heard the "click", the head of the killer leader suddenly turned at a terrible angle, his eyes protruded directly, but his body fell weakly in the snow

In the second second, Ace returned to his original position.

"Ahh Snoopy sighed, "Why did you kill him?"

Ace said coldly, "Listen, they're here to kill you!"

Snoopy looked down and thought for a moment, "Let the others go!"

Ace looked at Snoopy in surprise. He couldn't understand why the "Invisible Hand" suddenly wanted to let go of these killers.

Snoopy seemed to understand Ace's thoughts, and he whispered, "Even if it turns out to be so, after all, he has been loyal to New Delhi all these years. Let them go, this is my reparation to New Delhi!"

Ace's eyes were cloudy. Finally, he said, "All right, let them go!"

The dark mages quickly disappeared in place, as if they had never appeared in the first place.

The remaining dozen killers didn't seem to expect Ace to really let them go, and they were at a loss for a moment.

One by one, a dozen killers quickly left, until the first flew back.

They originally wanted to take the body away, but when they saw Ace's cold eyes, they eventually gave up on the idea.

In this way, calm was quickly restored to this remote trading location, and all the subhuman tribes returned to their tents

At this time, there are only two people left in the snow: Ace and Snoopy.

"You shouldn't be so soft-hearted!" Ace said.

Snoopy didn't answer, but fell into a long silence. After a long time, he said, "I know what you're worried about. You're worried that I'm going to play the role of duplicity and become another huge danger, right?"

Ace just looked at the snow-covered prairie in front of him and didn't say anything.

"Don't worry. Since I have chosen to leave the Firmament City and come to the Prairie, I have made up my mind that I will not return to the New Delhi Empire!" Snoopy spoke in a firm voice.

Ace replied, "Then you shouldn't let them go!"

Snoopy smiled wryly, "Let's take it as my last mercy. It can also be seen as our Nepeta family's care for the New Delhi Empire over the years."

Ace sneered, "They? Take care of you? You're doing something that no one knows. How many people have offended you, how many times have you been assassinated, doesn't the empire know? They just turned a blind eye, and the Nepeta family was just a special tool in the eyes of the royal family. As soon as the people of Firmament City think that you will threaten his rule, he will not hesitate to kill you!"

Snoopy said helplessly, "That's helpless! I've worked for three kings over the past few decades! Honestly, I prefer the oldest old king."

"Although he did not make any major changes during his tenure and did not take a big step forward for the empire, for him it was enough to ensure the stable development of the empire and the safe life of the people."

Ace remained silent.

After a long moment, Snoopy smiled helplessly, "You're going to kill them eventually, aren't you?"

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Si just turned his back to him and didn't answer.

Snoopy sighed. In fact, he already knew the answer.

Now Ace will not be soft on anyone who works for New Delhi.

It is absolutely impossible for those killers to leave the savannah!

This snow lasted on and off for almost four to five days. Today, the prairie is already a vast expanse of white.

But unlike the beautiful snow scenes of mountains and rivers, the snow scenes of the prairie are more monotonous.

Because the terrain here is very flat, there are not only mountains, but also very few undulating slopes.

Looking around, except for white or white, it's boring.

On this day, the snow finally stopped, and the sun shone on the snow, reflecting a very bright light, which made people feel a little dazzled.

Due to the cold air and the difficulty of driving in the snow, trade between the Black Bull Province and the savannah has been suspended.

In recent years, many businessmen really don't want to continue traveling on the border, especially in such a cold atmosphere.

However, although trade has ended for the time being, the spread of information has not stopped. But without the cover of the caravan, the process of information dissemination becomes more and more hidden.

Recently, Ace still lives in the subhuman tribe, and when he has free time, he begins to study the magic of time and space.

Today, Ace is not afraid of assassination of any kind. Even if New Delhi sent a great magician-level killer, Ace was confident that he would be able to retreat completely.

Not only because of his extremely powerful perception abilities, but also because he had recently mastered a spatial magic that would allow him to instantly escape into the Void and then return to the rest of this world!

It's not too far, but it's enough. After all, if you want to kill a Magus, you need at least the strength of a Grand Mage!

If the New Delhi Empire really sent a great magician, then Ace would definitely know the news in advance. If the murderer wanted to kill him, it was even more unlikely!

Therefore, even if the new king wanted Ace to die, it would be difficult for him to do so. It may even be feared that if he sends a great magician-level killer, if he dies unexpectedly in the savannah, it will not be worth it!

Today's New Delhi Empire, after that massive campaign, suffered in its strength. It would be even worse if another Great Mage was lost.

Ace slowly woke up from his meditative state, got up and walked out of the camp, looked at the snow outside, and took a long breath.

He opened his right hand and saw a white float in his palm. As his fingers closed and opened, the white ball grew larger and larger.

Now, Ace is very good at controlling the elements of the spatial system. He is basically free to control them, just can't introduce them into his body.

Space magic has a big advantage, that is, it can also be used to cast space magic without having to collect elemental energy into the body.

Ace pushed his right hand forward, and the void element in his palm suspended in the middle of the sky, and then began to grow.

As the black hole grows larger, howling winds and snowflakes blown by the wind begin to approach the black hole. At the moment of approaching, the snowflakes were sucked in.

Ace took two steps forward and felt an irresistible force that suddenly sucked him into the black void

Immediately after, Ace appeared in an empty field of snow hundreds of meters away.

Ace struggled to remember what it felt like to walk through a black hole, but he couldn't remember that feeling because of the short time he had.

"No! Time is too short. I don't feel anything!" Ace frowned.

During this time, Ace has been practicing the space magic known as "Space Jumping" repeatedly, trying to truly understand its essence.

He tried countless times, but he couldn't really feel the process of the space jump, because the time was too short for him to understand carefully.

Whenever Ace tries to resist this force, he will not succeed. The next moment, he appeared at the other end of the space jump, which made Ace a little distressed.