144. Play on the spot
"You haven't seen your father since you came back from Unas Ring, have you?"
Li Nuo looked at the battle-torn ceremony scene in the distance and asked Merst beside him.
"In Lenovo's mind, the results of the solution to Merst were rapidly unfolding. At the same time, Li Nuo is also organizing his own wording according to the results of the solution."
Merst nodded silently:
"Yes. I received a secret message from my mother. She said that my father needed my help to get me back to the empire as soon as possible. When I arrived in the Empire, my mother brought me the order of appointment as the acting commander of MI2, but I had not seen my father until now. When I usually report to work, I always hand over the written materials to my father's personal guard, that is, the Military Intelligence Department. They helped me forward the report to my father. β
Li Nuo raised his hand and pointed at the leader of the Thumbik tentacles who was entanglement with the alchemy ship:
"Do you know the relationship between this alien pollution product and the Empire?"
"Of course, I'm here for it." Merst says:
"This alien sky pollution product was summoned by the traitors to the empire led by Yasd. Taking advantage of the opportunity to carry out secret missions, they arranged a ceremony to communicate with the alien sky at sea, opening a gap in the alien sky for Xiubek. Before I came here, I had my men transfer the original files of Yasd and the others. When I return to the Empire, I will begin to investigate the people and things related to Asod, and find out the alien sky pollution hidden in the Empire. β
"In that case, you know that MI6 is planning to transport a batch of life potions to Convergence City, right? Do you know how much damage this move will bring to Convergence City? β
Leno turned his head, stared at Merst and said:
"The cargo ship in charge of Asd is not only a life potion. It also carries 2,000 biochemical soldiers. Once the Life Potion and Biochemical Soldiers arrive at the Convergence City, they will follow a secret route arranged by the wizard criminal Samuelson to enter the Black City 100 floors underground in the Rift Corridor. There, they will be transformed into artificially spawned aberrations to guard Samuelson's ritual of magical initiation of the Hive Heart.
"This group of artificially generated aberrations alone can already plunge the Rift Corridor into turmoil. After awakening the magical ability, the heart of the nest is even more powerful, and it is likely to cause a disaster that destroys the city below the city.
"These things, you know? Merster. β
Merst took a slight breath and said in a deep voice:
"So what you want me to do is to stop the Empire from destroying the Gathering City? That is the duty of the father's other sons. I am the acting commander of MI2 and have no authority to intervene in the work of MI5 and MI6... I'll give it a try, but there's no guarantee of results. β
Li Nuo shook his head:
"No, that's not what I want you to do. I don't want to get involved in disputes between kingdoms, nor do I want to interfere in the decisions of one kingdom. I know what Tatis's intentions are, nothing more than to trade the space of the fission wilderness for time to defeat the Necromantic Sect. My ambition is not to be in the kingdom, but to pursue the ultimate power of the individual, to break free from the shackles of gravity and to travel the stars. β
Merst was stunned for half a second:
"Do you want to be a Star Witch? Become a being who transcends the Ten Rings Wizard? β
"Yes, MΓΌster. The ups and downs of the world, the strife of the kingdom, and the entanglement of love and hate are fleeting for me. One day, when I stand at the top of the starry sky, at the end of the long river of time, looking down on all beings with an invincible posture in the world, I will see a colorful picture scroll of the universe. I don't have much nostalgia for this scroll. I will continue to explore the world beyond the universe, to find the source of life, the source of strife, the source of civilization, and to explore the true meaning of the rise and fall of all things in the universe. β
Li Nuo spread his hands and continued:
"My ambitions are very high, and my personal strength is so small compared to that. On my way to the top of the world, I will encounter poignant tears, heart-warming love, unforgettable pain, and heart-pounding regret. Although I don't want to pay too much attention to these complex and short-lived relationships, when the people and objects involved in the incident involve my humanity, I still have an irrepressible desire to do something to make my heart feel better. β
Li Nuo's dark eyes stared at Merster, and said slowly:
"I will stand at the top of this world, Merst.
"I know what kind of trauma a cold and ruthless Supreme Being can do to the world, a world that is dehumanizing. I also know that when such a person suddenly wakes up and understands that he has lost his true heart, he will choose to end himself. In order to prevent me from falling into such an end, I hope that when I reach the top of the world, I will have a warm heart instead of becoming hard-hearted.
"When I'm at the top of the world and people ask me, 'Do you have a clear conscience after doing so much to gain power?' I respond with peace of mind, 'I have a clear conscience.'" After that, with the blessings of my friends and loved ones, I will embark on a journey to pursue the truth of the universe. β
There was silence for a moment, and the distant roar of gunfire made the place even more silent.
After a long time, Merster said:
"It is hard to imagine that a historiographer would have such lofty and majestic aspirations after mastering a powerful and extraordinary character. I see what you mean. You're planning to give yourself a good reputation without any negative reviews before entering the "Tomb of the Witches", right? β
"That's right." Li Nuo nodded, waved his hand and said:
"Alright, let's get back to business. You want to find the alien pollution lurking in the Empire, right? I have a clue here. β
"Well, you say."
"I've seen the Twilight Giant, I've seen him twice."
"You've seen the Twilight Giant twice?" Merst thought for a moment and said:
"Since you can successfully become a wizard by self-teaching the Necromantic Rune, then the spiritual ocean must be more developed than the average Imperial. So, the first time you saw the Twilight Giant, it must have been in a dream brought by the first injection of the booster potion, right? Did you see a giant of dusk sitting on a mountain in your dreams? β
"The Twilight Giant sitting on a hill?" Leno looked at Merst in confusion:
"You mean, under normal circumstances, the giant who appears in the dream is sitting on the mountain?"
"Yes, or else?" Merst was a little blindsided.
Realization appeared in Li Nuo's mind.
He shook his hand and said:
"Nothing. Let's get down to business. β
Li Nuo pointed to his feet:
"The second time I saw the Twilight Giants, it was here, right in this polluted area. But what I see is not his original figure or his dreams.
"Before arriving at the site of the ceremony to communicate with the alien sky, I encountered some mutated tentacles. It is a black tentacle with dark green spots on its body, and it will not actively attack humans. They asked me for help in using death magic to increase the magic resistance of their mutated tentacle bosses. And the leader of the mutated tentacles had been fighting the leader of the heirs of Shubik before. It wasn't until the alchemy ship arrived at the ceremony that the mutant tentacle leader and his mutant tentacles were all wiped out by the heirs of Shubik. β
Li Nuo looked at Merst, who was lost in thought, and said:
"The mutant tentacles showed me the points of will light within it, and I felt the essentia of the Dusk Giant. Those mutated tentacles do carry the will of the Dusk Giant. The Twilight Giants communicate with me by combining mutated tentacles into necromantic runes. β
"Are you sure the point of will you see is the Twilight Giant's?" Merst asked.
"Yes. I'm 100% sure of that. I can't go into the details of the specific reasons. You'll soon know that what I'm saying is true. I have two things to tell you about the results of my exchange with the Twilight Giants. β
Li Nuo held up two fingers and said:
"First, the Twilight Giants are an extraordinary race of simple-minded but powerful people. I simply helped him fight against the tentacles of Shobik for a while, and he gave me the cultivation method of the Dusk Giants. It is conceivable that extraordinary people with enough ambition will be eager to take him for themselves. Your father is no exception. He will set up a first-class magic research institute to prevent wizards from advancing, and he wants to monopolize all the treasures of the Dusk Giants. I say don't be angry, that's true. β
Merst nodded calmly and said:
"Well, I know what you're talking about. Father, he always wanted to build a kingdom without wizards. He wanted to use his theory to prove that people could resist the pollution of the alien sky without the help of wizards. I understand his desire to monopolize the Twilight Giants. I won't oppose him, and I won't fight against Unas for him, I will only do my job as a junior. β
"Your job is going to be hindered, Merster. Because the second thing I agreed to with the Twilight Giants had to do with it. β
Li Nuo paused and said:
"If you want to dominate the power of the Twilight Giants, it's not only your father, but also the Death Society and the Gutatis Dynasty. The Necronomicon Sect you see now was created by the people of the Ancient Tartis Dynasty after learning the death magic of the Dusk Giants. Do you know this? β
Merst froze for two seconds and shook his head stiffly:
"No... I do not know... My father never told me. It is no wonder that the destruction of the historical relics of the ancient dynasty has always been an important task of MI2..."
"Well, it doesn't seem like you know much more than I do." Li Nuo shook his finger and said:
"The people of the Ancient Dynasty, the Death Society, and your father have deceived the Dusk Giant, saying that only he can help the Dusk Giant come back to life. Yes, you heard it right, the Twilight Giants have died in the material world. He was killed by Thumbik before passing through the Stellar Strainer. He now lives in a dream based on his essentia.
"Neither the Death Society, nor your father, nor the Necronomicon have the power to resurrect the Dusk Giant. They deceived the Twilight Giants. The Twilight Giant, at my reminder, realized that he had been deceived. β
After a pause, Leno said solemnly to Merster:
"The Twilight Giants have decided to stop providing financial support to your father. The biochemical mutation potions you use to strengthen your sergeants, the mutants you need to craft your biochemical soldiers, and so on, will be in short supply in the near future. Prepare yourself for turmoil in the Empire of Merster, Tatis Empire. β
"Stop funding..."Merst, as the acting commander, of course knows how the biochemical mutation drugs in the empire came from. The help of the Twilight Giants is definitely indispensable.
At this time, as soon as he heard Li Nuo's words, large metal spikes appeared on Merster's metal skin, and his emotions instantly stirred:
"Every day, my father would bring out from his dreams the extraordinary properties needed to make biochemical mutation potions. If the Twilight Giants stop funding, doesn't that mean that the father can't bring out the extraordinary traits from the dream?! So how else can we make a birth mutation potion to strengthen the Imperial soldiers and fight against the Necromantic Sect?! β
"Calm down, Merster." Li Nuo pressed his palm and asked in a steady tone:
"What is the Twilight Giant that your father saw in his dreams doing?"
Merst took a few sharp breaths and barely calmed down:
"The giant of twilight in the dream sits cross-legged on the mountain, facing the sunset and closing his eyes, as if he were sleeping. You've seen this picture before. Isn't this what you'll see after being injected with a booster potion? β
Li Nuo shook his head:
"No, that's the problem. What I saw was another dream. β
Merster's eyes widened suddenly, and two side-by-side depressions appeared on the silver-white mask:
"What do you say... Another dream? β
"Well, yes. In the dream I saw, the Dusk Giant was hooked by a tentacle reaching from high in the air, hanging in the crimson sunset sky. β
Li Nuo raised his hand and pointed at the huge tentacles that were fighting fiercely with the alchemy ship in the distance:
"Well, the tentacles I saw in my dreams are the tentacles of Shumbik, but they are thicker and larger than the tentacles in front of us. I think what I'm seeing is a real twilight dream. The dreams that you, your father, and the many Imperial soldiers who have been injected with the potion have seen are fake. It is a fake dream concocted by Thumbek to cover up the real dream. In a real dream, Shubic loots the extraordinary traits from the twilight giants, and then gives them to your father in a false dream. Your father had always thought he was talking to the Twilight Giant, but in reality, it was a Thumik who had constructed false dreams. β
In fact, when he said this, Li Nuo remembered a place that he had never felt abnormal before, but now it seems very strange.
After he woke up from a dream of a potion booster, Sully asked him if he had seen the scene under the sunset. Su Li's tone was very calm, as if the dream in the sunset was very beautiful.
Just ask, if Su Li knew that the twilight giant in the setting sun was hanged in the air, would she still be so peaceful? Apparently not. Only the sunset scene of the twilight giant sitting on the top of the mountain will make Su Li feel peaceful.
If Li Nuo had thought about it deeply at that time, it was really possible to realize on the spot that the dream he saw and the dream recorded by MI3 were not the same thing at all. Fortunately, it's not too late to realize that now.
"How so... Could it be that we have been deceived by Thumbick all along..."Merst was completely stunned, unable to judge for a moment whether Linuo's speculation was correct or not.
Li Nuo raised his hands and drew a circle in front of him:
"Your father has been bringing out extraordinary traits from false dreams. The vast majority of these extraordinary properties used to make biochemical potions are problematic and do not carry the mental contamination of Thumik. Only a very small fraction of them will corrupt people's souls. The Imperial lieutenant who commanded the cargo ship became a minion of Thumic because he came into contact with the corrupting ingredients in the potion. You search for the whereabouts of alien pollution by accessing files and investigating Asod's connections. There's no problem with that. But after the Dusk Giants stopped supplying materials, you had a more efficient way. β
Merster caught up with Lino's thoughts, and quickly reminisced.
He suddenly realized:
"Oh! I understand. When the Twilight Giants stopped supplying the Extraordinary Properties, Thumic could no longer plunder the Evening Giants' Extraordinary Properties from real dreams. Then the extraordinary properties that appear in the false dreams are all fabricated by Thumik, and all of them are contaminated by Thumik's spirit. They cannot be used to create biomutant potions, but they can make people corrupted by Shubuk stronger. If I detain these problematic extraordinary traits, then whoever is most anxious and most eager to get them will be the minions that Thumbik has planted in the Empire. β
Li Nobby gave a thumbs up:
"Yes, that's what I meant. But that's still not what I want you to do. β
Merst rubbed his silver-white palm with a little excitement:
"Say, Jarvis, what do you want me to do. I can't wait to get back into the Empire and find out the people who have been corrupted by Xiubik. β
ζθ―Ί says:
"The Death Club is going to get out, Merster, you should know about it. After the Death Club leaves, if the Empire is still fully armed, your father will continue to prevent the presence of wizarding forces.
"But now that the Twilight Giants have cut off the supply of extraordinary characteristics, the Empire's armament is bound to weaken. Coupled with the fact that the Convergence City is not in turmoil, the Empire's borders cannot expand to the north, and you do not have any more land and population to deal with the pressure of the Necromantic Sect.
"Your father will have to allow wizarding forces to settle in. The Twilight Giants can take this opportunity to pick out their favorite wizarding forces and leave the Tartis Empire with their help. β
Merst said in a complicated tone:
"You're giving advice to the Twilight Giants, aren't you? You said it, the Dusk Giant is simple-minded, and he certainly can't think of these things. Only you can help him make this decision. β
"Well, it's me." Li Nuo frankly admitted:
"There has to be someone behind the scenes to turn around Tatis, who is in a dead end. You now know that Thumic has been tricking your father with false dreams. Can you be 100% sure that the oath your father made before you was the true thought of his heart, and not a lie told in the demagogy of Thumik?
"In fact, you know in your heart that the pollution of Thubek is roaming the empire, and it must be your father who will be the first to be affected, but you yourself have been unwilling to face this fact.
"Feel Tatis now. MI2 can overstep its authority on the battlefield and command MI4 troops. MI5 and MI6 are secretly plotting to destabilize the fission wilderness. Obviously, with the help of the power of wizards, it is easy to eliminate the stubborn necromantic sect, but he has never done so. Confusion like this abounds in Tatis. How long do you think Tatis can gallop on this bumpy carriage? β
Leno looked at Merst, who had fallen silent again, and asked:
"Again, Merster, I have no intention of interfering in the specific affairs of a particular country. My parents, my brother and my sister died because of the greed of some people. That doesn't mean I'm free of concerns in Tatis. What I want you to do has to do with a female MI3 nurse named Sulie. I hope that when a new wizard forces enter Tatis, you will introduce her to that wizard force and help her become a wizard, so that she will have a chance to see the stars of this world, instead of staying in the cloudy, oppressive atmosphere of Tatis for the rest of her life. β
Merst was stunned for a while, and opened his mouth:
"At the end of the day... Are you for a woman? Shouldn't you ask me to erase the evidence of Kaisha's murder for you? Aren't you worried about being entangled by someone from MIs? β
Li Nuo smiled confidently:
"If I can defeat you, I can naturally defeat them."
ζθ―Ί says:
"As for asking you to help Su Li, I asked you to do this out of my own psychological needs. Remember my guidelines? Let the good people end up with a good death. I can't help everyone who is kind right now, but I still have to fight for a chance to help Su Li. In my eyes, she is one of the few people who have good intentions. β
Merst coughed lightly, a little embarrassed in his voice:
"Ahem, uh, actually, I arranged for her, and I asked her to touch you. So if you think she has a crush on you, it's actually a mission requirement... You know what I mean, right? β
Li Nuo shrugged slightly:
"It doesn't matter, Merst. Whether she is emotional or not, only she knows. I will not deny the warmth she brought to me when I was suffering because she deliberately showed her affection for me. β
"Well... I'll do what you say. When the new wizarding force comes, I will guide her to become a wizard. β
On second thought, Merst's tone became odd:
"If I want to help you do this, doesn't that mean that you have to let the new wizard forces move in smoothly first? Isn't that doing two things for you at once? Counting the Twilight Giants escaping the Empire with the help of a new wizard force, then I've done three things for you. You're playing too loudly, aren't you? β
Li Nuo was detected by Merster's true intentions, but he did not feel embarrassed.
Yes, he did use the name "Sully" to ask Merst to do three things for him at once.
It can be said that this is his resourcefulness.
Leno replied disappreciatively to Merster:
"It's for you and your empire to move in the new wizarding forces, and it's none of mine. I'm doing well out there now, and I don't care about Tatis. β
Merst didn't dwell too much on the matter, and instead asked:
"Then why are you here? Leno Jarvis? Do you still have that name? Have you come together with an alchemist? No wonder you resent the actions of MI5 and VI. Huh! Wait a minute! β
Merst suddenly screamed and said:
"Did you snatch the bone-catching wand from MI5?!"
Now it's Li Nuo's turn to be embarrassed:
"Ahem, this... It's normal to collect money and do things. Besides, the bone-grafting wand wasn't supposed to be in the Fission Wilds in the first place. That's the research area where the Elemental Trials are responsible. Elemental Judgment hired me to bring the bone-graft back, and it couldn't have been. β
"Hey, you're really... Alas... Do you know that the military intelligence is going crazy! β
Merster almost jumped to his feet in excitement.
Li Nuo glanced at him and asked:
"I wanted to ask you, what's the matter with the Bone Wand? How did it end up in an artificial nest in the Wild Stone Wasteland? Who brought it over? It can't be MI5 and 6 again, right? β
Merst says:
"It was MI5 that did it. Originally, the plan was to deliberately have Greensau enter the Fission Wilds with the Bone-Receiving Wand. The MI5 operatives who were ambushed in the Wild Rock Wasteland would join forces with the Black Bone Hermit to take out Greinau and take away the Bone Wand and give it to Samuelson to use. As for why Samuelson brought the bone-wand, that's another matter, you know a little bit. β
There is something more yin and yang in Merster's words:
However, due to the fact that someone in the Pass Fort reported Grinsawu's whereabouts to Cavado, the Empire lost several "Imperial Fists", and Grinzau also exploded on the cliff and died because he could not withstand the magic of the bone-receiving wand, and the bone-catching wand finally failed to enter the fission wilderness. When I found out about this, I urgently contacted MI5 and asked them to go and get the wand... Did you know that the core of that wand is made from the finger bones of one of my own brothers, Jarvis? The man's name was Merton, my father's third son. β
"Huh? I don't know where the core came from. Li Nuo shook his head:
"All I know is that the core of the rod is weird, and it's full of extreme evil thoughts."
MΓΌster's voice became muffled:
"Death would have brutally killed Merton, Jarvis. If you've ever known how to make a Death Thread Wand, you'll know it. The stronger the negative emotions on the wand, the more powerful the wand will be. In order to create the Bone Wand, a high-level wand with the potential to be a holy relic, the Death Society brutally murdered a large number of Imperial soldiers, including Merton. MI has been trying to get this wand back to see if there's a chance to rest the souls above, or to borrow my mother's power to resurrect them. β
"The death meeting is really murderous..."Li Nuo touched his nose, "Will the Wizard Advance and the Wizard Law Enforcement Department care?" β
Merst said gloomily:
"The relationship between Tatis and Unas Ring is stiff. When I was a student at Hothams, I talked to my professors and mentors about this issue. After helping me understand the situation, they told me that the Wizarding Law Enforcement Department and the Wizard Forward would send my father many petitions to enter Tatis to gather evidence that suing for death would violate the Unas Ring Ordinance. All of these petitions were rejected by my father. β
"Then there is no way..."Li Nuo sighed helplessly.
Merst suddenly asked:
"How is your relationship with the Elemental Judgment?"
"Okay."
Merst asked again:
"Can you give me a message? I'd like to meet with the Elemental Judgment and talk about the Bone Wand. Through my professor, I have asked the Elemental Judgment to meet, but they have all been denied. β
Li Nuo thought for a moment and said:
"If you can promise me that you will no longer use the Bone Wand to create conflicts and disputes, and that it will not fall into the hands of the Death Society, I will help you fight for it."
"Okay, I promise." Merst glanced at the alchemy ship and the tentacles of Shubik, clenched his fist and said:
"Well, my words are unfounded, and they are not enough for you to trust. In order for you and the Elemental Judgment to see my sincerity, I can tell you a few things that have to do with Samuelson. The Elemental Judgment must be busy hunting Samuelson, right? The information I provide can play a vital role. β
"Tell me about it." Li Nuo blinked, looking curiously at the Imperial Erwuzai in front of him.
His "charm" is really tough, a fight, and then a verbal cannon through the "deconstructed panel information and memory fragments" on the spot, and the acting commander of MI2 was taken down...
The charm of the mouth cannon flow, is the cow.
High charm and deconstruction, it is the best of the best.
Note: The male protagonist can read the memory. In order to maintain the coherence of the article and avoid the number of words, I omitted the deconstruction process. The male protagonist is now "acting on the spot".
(End of chapter)