Ji Xun changed into a very ordinary hunter's outfit and soon returned to Lion City.

The "Silk of Fear" over the city continued to converge in the branch building of the Golden Oak Security Company.

Ji Xun had asked Chu Jiu before, and he also knew that this was a guy from the Orlan royal family who was collecting fear.

Purpose.

This also involves some royal secrets.

The epic original card [K of Spades - Tyrant] inherited from the Oran Dynasty takes the dual law path of "kingship" and "fear".

The conditions for fusing this high-ranking demon mark are also very harsh.

Not only does it require a kingship, but it also needs to be extremely resistant to the power of fear.

Normally, it is not possible to find a suitable one for this condition for a hundred years, let alone only a member of the Augustan royal family.

But many of the kings of the Oran dynasty have been able to merge successfully.

This involves some secrets that the royal family does not pass on.

With the help of that secret method, the Tyrant's Mark can be forcibly fused.

Although Chu Jiu didn't say it explicitly, Ji Xun also guessed that the person who collected these laws of fear was Arthur, the new king of the remnants of Orlan, whom Xie Guozhong mentioned before.

At the gate of the city, Ji Xun once again stood under the notice board where the hunters were rubbing shoulders.

Seeing that his S-class bounty order was still hanging in the top row, his expression was not abnormal, but he was interested.

The bounty has increased to 400 million.

At present, among the second-order wanted criminals, he dominates.

And the wanted content is more detailed, and the photos are up-to-date.

Whether it is the werewolf atavistic form, or his original appearance, it is clear.

Ji Xun carefully looked at his photo and smacked his lips.

Not to mention, the "dark filter" for wanted criminals on the notice is quite handsome.

Listening to the emotional discussions of the melon-eating masses around him, Ji Xun understood a little bit at the moment that the bigwigs of the revolutionary army not only thought that being wanted was a bad thing, but felt that the bounty amount was a disguised "glory" mentality.

The higher the bounty, the more it proves the enemy's helplessness.

But.

It's just that I'm wanted.

When Ji Xun saw the wanted warrants of Jia Yu and Chu Jiu, his expression also became strange.

"It's strange, how can the two of them be wanted by the authorities?"

Ji Xun frowned slightly.

Chu Jiu's ice ability is very recognizable, and once he fights, it is normal to be recognized.

Although Jia Yu is the Thirteenth Kamen Rider undercover in the X Bureau, he is disguised perfectly on weekdays, and even Xie Guozhong doesn't see it.

It won't be exposed casually.

Ji Xunxin said: "But these two guys, how could they be wanted with me?" ”

The wanted warrant is posted very closely, that is, "associated person".

This thought is obviously the reason for the previous "Battle of Ironforge Fort".

But this is exactly what Ji Xun is puzzled about.

In the extradimensional space, the only person who has really seen the two of them shot at the beginning of the ninth year is the hunchbacked old duan.

But isn't that guy from the Silver Moon Sect?

The Silvermoon Cultists themselves are all wanted criminals, how could they leak the news to the official people?

"Could it be that the Silver Moon Sect is colluding with some official nobleman?"

The only reasonable explanation that Ji Xun could think of was this.

Polluted by faith?

Or is it some other dirty political conspiracy?

The moment he saw the wanted warrant, Ji Xun immediately felt that this matter had become complicated.

But with a raised brow, a smile rose at the corner of his mouth: "Ah, I really like this world more and more."

The Old Continent was exploited, and the situation in the Federation was visibly chaotic.

But Ji Xun also likes this chaotic dark order.

It seems that after dying a few times, this thought has become stronger.

Ji Xun knew that his life was short, and he would live the rest of his life again.

But this time, I was reborn, and for the first time, I felt that it was a good feeling to be alive.

In the previous life, there were not many things that human beings could reach, and the earth was not big.

It feels like the world copy has been explored, and the fun you can find is limited, and you can find some exciting mental friction for yourself.

And this card master world with extraordinary power is full of expectations for Ji Xun so far.

The more I know about the world, the more I feel shallow and ignorant.

On top of manpower, there is also transcendence.

Above the transcendent, there are gods.

There are many mysteries.

How did the sequence of fifty-two demon gods come about, who is the "Mr. M" who signed on [JOKER], why did the three-thousand-year-old Talon Dynasty break down, what secrets are hidden in the depths of the Old World, what are the world rifts and inverted rain, what kind of existence are those indescribable gods, and what is above this cave world.

One mystery after another is in front of you, like stars in the sky.

The more you count, the more you get.

Ji Xun looked up at the sky, feeling more and more charming, and yearning.

But these secrets are not out of reach.

The fifty-two transcendent paths are the ladder.

And it gives people the feeling that if you explore in this direction, climb it, you can touch it.

It's a very strong sense of anticipation.

Like a world map playing a game in his previous life, Ji Xun felt that he had only unveiled a little fog in the novice village.

And in the distance, there is an incomparably vast unknown "black fog area" to be explored.

This confusing sense of mystery also creates a growing desire to explore.

If you can.

Ji Xun really wants to lift the veil of mystery in this world.

Ji Xun walked into the Lion City.

The houses of the steel institutions were built quickly, and they did not return for a few days, and various buildings sprung up like mushrooms.

Huge steam machines of all kinds suddenly billowed white smoke, carrying heavy construction loads, and busily busily busily on construction sites around street corners.

The Lionheart family has invested heavily in this wasteland city in the Old World, and it already has the climate of a large city.

The streets are crowded with people, and it is no longer just the hunters who have banished criminals and turned careers in Innocence City, there are also many elites of large hunter groups and mercenary groups that are well-equipped at a glance, as well as some nobles and merchants.

As soon as I inquired casually, I figured it out, and the news of the appearance of the ruins of Xia Mu City had spread throughout the Federation.

The appearance of this kind of "super-level field relics" caused all forces to be agitated.

Even the other five members of the federal parliament have stepped up to send people over.

Various noble private soldiers and hunter regiments have now become the main force in the reclamation.

After all, too many high-level treasures have been discovered in these super-level relics, which may be a major opportunity to change the pattern of the Federation's upper class, and it is also a great opportunity for those high-level card masters to seek a breakthrough.

With this alone, the popularity of Lion City has overwhelmed the new city developed by the Cao family on the side of the Demon Cross.

Ji Xun walked around the Hunter Guild and inquired about the movements of various forces in the ruins recently.

Then I went to the tavern, drank some wine, and inquired about Atai's news by the way.

Useful intelligence was quickly obtained.

Atay has recently been a celebrity in the Lion City.

Previously, the Brotherhood held the Lionheart's thighs, and it was already firmly the biggest gang in Innocence City.

And Atai, the backbone of the gang, followed Kak Dashao to the Lion City, and he has also been in the limelight recently.

Snakes have snake paths, and rats have rat paths.

The new city was established, the order was chaotic, and there were too many shady things to do.

If the aristocratic private soldiers and the sheriff's office can't handle it, the gangsters have to come forward.

Only those who are ruthless can deter some unruly guys.

Atai can fight with combat power, and he is ruthless enough, and he is almost the first leader of the Lion City gang.

However, Ji Xun is here to find trouble with this guy, and it is not easy to kill him in the city.

Ji Xun was not in a hurry, while inquiring about the news, he was also digesting the hidden dangers after the skyrocketing of physical attributes.

This squatting point is four days.

On this day, the Rusty Gear Tavern.

The Hunter's Tavern is bustling day and night.

Ji Xun has roughly figured out the law of Atai's movements, and he came to this tavern to try his luck and see if he can squat on that guy.

He habitually sits in an inconspicuous position in the corner but with a wide view.

ordered a little wine, and also called a good-looking escort girl wearing a short skirt and half of her buttocks.

This is standard in the Hunter's Tavern.

Drinking wine, Ji Xun also listened to the other hunters chatting and farting.

"Ouch, you just came here, don't you know, yesterday the 'White Wolf Hunters' discovered a special extradimensional space in the eastern suburbs, and produced a gold-quality [6 of spades] mark and several silver materials. This news has exploded in the hunter circle, and it is said that there are now big nobles who have put up high-level materials with a reward of more than 100 million. Oh my God, if I can get a piece of gold equipment, I won't have to worry about it for a few lifetimes. ”

"Really? Out of the golden material? ”

"No! My old cousin is the outer vanguard hunter of the White Wolf Regiment. That guy just went to the other-dimensional space to mix it up, and the clearance evaluation was very low, but because the main group had a golden seal, he also got a lot of dividends. And that guy was very lucky, and he also drew a small and superb arcane spell card, which was acquired by the Haisen Chamber of Commerce for more than five million, and he will go back to the city of innocence today."

"Ouch, don't be envious, drink this wine, let's hurry to the Hunter Guild to see if there is a suitable task for clearing the wasteland."

“.”

The most talked about by hunters is all kinds of clearing tasks, women, and treasures.

The Lion City, a vibrant new city, has a legend of getting rich every day.

This is also true.

But there is also a "survivorship bias".

Only those who survive are qualified to brag to others.

Ji Xun listened and laughed without saying a word.

He had just returned from outside the city, and he knew the danger of the ruins.

The deeper you go into the Old World, the more high-level extradimensional spaces there are.

Every hunter who is new to the city of innocence will be hot-headed by the news of this gold everywhere.

Although the news is true, many of them are deliberately spread by the upper nobles to attract hunters to fight for their lives to clear the wasteland.

After all, those really good things in the ruins are really going to be unearthed, and they will eventually flow into the hands of the upper nobles.

Ji Xun had seen it a few times, and recognized the guy who boasted the most just now as an intelligence businessman who deliberately fanned the flames.

And not hunters.

Ji Xun didn't meddle too much, sitting in the tavern, drinking leisurely.

Occasionally absorb a little bit of the strong horror in the city and enhance your sense of the law.

Today was just a matter of trying my luck.

Ji Xun wasn't sure if he would be able to wait for Atai.

However, while drinking, something unexpected happened.

I didn't wait for the person to wait, but I waited for an uninvited guest.

Although Ji Xun's gaze was scattered, he had actually been carefully observing and looking at everyone who entered and exited the tavern.

At some point, the afterglow caught a tall, lanky guy walking in.

He has a mustache and a hooked nose, is very thin, has high cheekbones, and has three-dimensional facial features.

He wears a deer-hunting hat on his head, a brown cloak, a brown pipe in his mouth, and a silver-handled black umbrella in his hand.

The outfit is also completely devoid of any camouflage.

Anyone can recognize the profession that this dress represents.

This guy is a detective.

Seeing this familiar outfit, Ji Xun's eyes froze for a moment, and he immediately recognized the person.

Isn't this the Detective Robin from Dragon City?

Ji Xun's thoughts also flew around.

I've seen it twice.

The first time I got into a fight, I was almost killed by that guy.

The second time was the last time he and Caterina were besieged by Kak's masters, and this guy saved them inexplicably.

Although Lion City is not big and there are not many taverns, he doesn't think it's a coincidence that the detective is here.

Sure enough.

Although Ji Xun did not expose any flaws, he only glanced at it and withdrew his gaze and lowered his head to drink.

But I didn't wait long, and I listened to the sound of "tuk, tuk, tuk" leather shoes coming towards me.

Raising his eyebrows slightly, he watched as the guy with a pipe in his mouth put the black umbrella in his hand on the table.

Then he pulled out his chair and sat down on the table.

Ji Xun watched this guy sit down at the table opposite him, and immediately guessed that he was coming for him.

He didn't pretend to be stupid, raised his hand to signal the girl to leave, and then called the bartender to get the wine.

The two did not speak.

Ji Xun just glanced at it and didn't say much.

This detective is very strong, and if he really wants to do it, he can't escape.

When the wine was served, Robin raised his glass and touched it, and was the first to speak: "Thank you for inviting me to drink." ”

“.”

Ji Xun smiled.

Sitting at a table with a patient with such a mental aberration is not hindered in communication.

With one look, he knew that the other party really recognized him.

However, Ji Xun also pretended to be tentative: "Your Excellency Detective, is this looking for me?" ”

"Business at work."

Robin didn't hide it, took out a business card, and said, "If you have any trouble, you can contact me." As long as I tear up this business card in the Lion City, I can feel it at any time. ”

“.”

Ji Xun looked at the business card on the table, and then he understood, this guy is here to help himself?

What do you mean, I'm afraid that I won't be able to deal with it if I get into trouble, and he will help?

What does this mean by protection?

Just now he said it was a "detective business"?

Ji Xun didn't think that he had such a big face, and let a fifth-order powerhouse protect him.

But there is also a lot of information in this sentence.

It seems that there is an important person who hired this detective to protect him.

However, Ji Xun is more curious now.

He asked directly, "How did you recognize me?" ”

The clown mask has the ability to change people's appearance and breath, and Ji Xun also deliberately paid attention to some details, which are theoretically impossible to be recognized.

At least he, the wanted S criminal, is fine wandering around the city these days.

But this guy came straight to the door.

Ji Xun also wants to know where his flaws are.

Hearing this, Robin smiled his trademark gentlemanly smile.

He glanced Ji Xun up and down, without the slightest intention of hiding, and exclaimed: "A very clever disguise, it should be some kind of high-level relic." However, there are still some minor flaws. ”

“.”

Ji Xun looked at him, didn't speak, and waited for the following.

Robin took another sip of wine and said with a smile, "It's not a powerful secret technique. It's just the detective's professional ability. Appearance can be changed, but habits are hard to hide. The last two times we met, I looked closely. You walk lightly and your left heel will be a little lower than your right foot, so there will be some difference in the footprints. It's not a big problem, but it's the habit of using the right arm to exert the main force. I've observed your battle after transforming into a werewolf, so I remember. There is also an extremely smooth and long breathing, which is a small detail of the qigong master; And then there are some small differences with the people in the tavern, a small detail may be a coincidence, and the combination of multiple details is almost unique. ”

As he spoke, he added: "Of course, there are some of my professional abilities. ”

“.”

Ji Xun raised his eyebrows when he listened.

is worthy of being a detective, and the professional is indeed professional.

With this observation, no matter what disguise, it is difficult to hide from this guy's eyes.

Sure enough, the transcendent card masters in this world should not be underestimated.

Ji Xun listened to the other party's generous explanation, and smiled with relief.

However, recognition is recognition.

Being able to find him here in a squatting place, Ji Xun didn't think it was just this observation.

He was very careful all the way, but he didn't feel like he had left any traces to follow.

It seems that this guy is here to squat just like himself.

Ji Xun is to squat Atai.

This guy is here to squat him.

Robin saw his doubts, didn't make a fuss, and asked directly, "Are you here to find Atai?" ”

Ji Xun didn't answer the rhetorical question, and said curiously: "Oh? Where does this begin? ”

He sighed in his heart, sure enough, because he came to squat Atai, he was also squatted by others.

Robin added, "I've carefully analyzed your wanted files. The breathing method you learned is the kind of golden secret method that Artai has in his hands. Oh, it's said to be the secret method of gold. But it should actually be the breathing method of the first day of martial arts that suddenly disappeared from the Federation eighty years ago, and the fifty-two magic mystic techniques exclusive to the [Plum Blossom 3 - Martial Artist] sequence - "Gluttony". ”

As he spoke, he looked at Ji Xun and said, "I watched you fight last time, and the breathing method was studied very thoroughly, but it should have reached a bottleneck, and the follow-up exercises are only known to Atai. And as far as I know, he still has a little old enmity with you. I'm guessing you're back in the City of Innocence, and you're going to kill him. So by the way, I investigated Atai's whereabouts, and luckily, I really ran into you."

"Huh."

Ji Xun also smiled when he heard this guy being so honest.

As soon as this idea makes sense, it is not surprising that it can indeed be encountered.

There are traces of Atai's life in the city, as long as he can predict that he is going to kill, it is not strange to squat.

And Robin said this, in fact, there is another meaning,

said these "flaws" to remind Ji Xun that there are flaws in this idea.

However, Ji Xun also has his own plan, so there is no big problem.

What's more, not everyone is like this mentally deformed guy who is observant.

Robin himself said casually: "But you don't have to worry too much. In my eyes, it's hard for others to have secrets. But not everyone has what I do. ”

Ji Xun also heard it, this guy is still protecting himself in a different way.

He was even more curious, and said directly: "Thank you, Your Excellency, for your help last time." But may I venture to ask, to whom Mr. Robin was commissioned? ”

As he spoke, he also tried to recall the two meetings.

The first time I saw him, the guy stopped him because he was hired to rob "Angel Feathers".

A fight was completely to the extent of a dead hand.

At that time, I couldn't see the meaning of mercy.

But the strange thing is that the second time I saw him, I didn't hesitate to help with my life?

It's like recognizing something, and that's why there's that kind of upheaval in attitude.

This is also where Ji Xun is very puzzled: What did Robin recognize? Or do you know who you are?

However, Ji Xun knows very well that he is a low-level hunter, and he is still wearing it, and he is not the illegitimate son of a big man who has wandered in the mortal world.

With this background of life experience, there is not so much face to invite this person.

Hearing this, Robin smiled and said, "Guess? ”

“.”

When Ji Xun heard this, he shook his head with a smile.

I didn't ask very interestingly.

He could hear that Robin didn't want to say it.

There is no point in asking.

Instead, he asked another question and said, "Actually, I'm also curious, why isn't Your Excellency Wanted?" ”

Last time, this guy helped him and Caterina stop Kark's group of high-level battles.

It's like standing in everyone's way and slapping the Lionhearts.

According to the character of the eldest young master who has revenge, he has to send this troublesome guy to the gallows.

At the very least, you should go somewhere else to avoid the limelight.

But no.

This guy also swaggered around the tavern in Lion City.

Robin shrugged his shoulders and smiled without saying a word.

He knew that Ji Xun was testing the identity of the employer behind him, so he didn't say it clearly, he muttered for a moment, but he also revealed a little: "The employer behind me has a lot of energy." Although the Lionheart family is powerful, it is not something that a young man can help. ”

"Oh."

When Ji Xun heard this, he was sure that there was really a top boss to help.

A lot of energy?

For this person to say this, not excluding those hidden big people, there should be few people in the entire federation who can match the number.

It also has to make the Lionheart family not get back face. I think it should be a real power figure.

Ji Xun racked his brains and thought about it, among the people he knew, there were not many people who could be regarded as the kind of political predators who turned the clouds upside down.

Nanjing's mother?

Or maybe it's Katarina?

Or is it Qin of the Revolutionary Army?

It doesn't seem to fit perfectly.

Robin drinks quickly, and the glass bottoms out quickly.

He didn't have any intention of staying longer, and when he finished his business, he simply got up neatly: "Okay." Now that I've done that, it's time for me to go. ”

Ji Xun also got up and nodded, "Thank you." ”

"Hmm."

Robin nodded, picked up the black umbrella, and turned away from his seat without ink.

Ji Xun didn't see that after the big detective left his seat, his eagle-eyed pupils flashed brightly.

In this conversation, Robin seemed to be completely sure of something.

As he turned to leave, he muttered in a voice that he could only hear, "I didn't expect it either. The 'Mr. Sunrise' who has been looking for so many years is actually here. Hey, what an interesting case."

Ji Xun watched Robin walk out of the tavern, glanced at the business card on the table again, and quietly put it away.

Although the motives of this detective Robin feel very strange.

But Ji Xun also trusts his instincts, this guy is not an enemy.

At least not for the time being.

However, since he was approached, Ji Xun didn't plan to stay in the Rusty Gear Tavern for long, so as not to be noticed by other interested people.

However, as it happened, just as he was leaving, he suddenly saw a group of gangsters wearing iron spike leather suits and driving steam motorcycles parked in front of the tavern.

Ji Xun looked at the guy with a fierce face in the lead, wasn't it Atai who he was waiting for?

(End of chapter)