The battle in the city of Valen continues.

After the consul's mansion was breached, the rebels went to the mansions of the major nobles in the city and burned them all to death.

Fireworks from the trapped city burst into the sky, igniting the signal to assemble.

Outside the city, the rebels hiding in the shadows also poured towards Valen.

Breaking the city is just the first step in that A-tier main quest.

The difficulty of this task is to be able to survive in the future.

The plot has just happened, and Ji Xun is not in a hurry.

He first triggered all the tasks that could be triggered in the intelligence, and then he has been searching the consul's mansion.

The most valuable things in Valen are here.

Proficient in various lock-picking skills, he found many hidden safes that the rebels did not have time to open.

The harvest is very rewarding.

A mechanical blueprint [Heavy Steam Machinery City Breaker], a set of silver heavy armor, a gold-quality [Black Shine Stone Dagger], a silver [Black Knight] sequence of demon marks, a number of extraordinary materials, hundreds of catties of [Blood Vine Rye] that can enhance physical fitness, and several Warcraft crystal nuclei.

These are all items that can bring out of the other-dimensional space, and they are also the rewards of choosing the rebel camp's ultra-high mortality rate.

If you get out alive, these things are worth a lot of money in their own right.

However, these harvests are out of food, and they are of little use to Ji Xun.

What he's looking for is some key items that will trigger the hidden plot.

Moreover, Ji Xun himself is also very interested in the history of the Tarun Dynasty three thousand years ago.

The Archon's Mansion contains the largest collection of books in the entire city of Valen.

Ji Xun found a large number of ancient historical books in a study room that was robbed in a mess.

Although none of these books can be taken out of the space, he can read them live!

Ji Xun's efficient reading ability immediately came in handy.

Facts have proven that intelligence can save lives at critical times.

Knowing more knowledge is of vital help to this kind of extradimensional space where real historical events evolve.

Although the late Taron Dynasty was decaying, the level of civilization was only higher than it is now.

The castle lord's mansion contained a large number of bulletins, internal documents of the nobles, and other various materials, and these newspapers provided a lot of useful information.

"On February 3, 3301 A.D., a riot broke out in the Thunder City Slave Colosseum, and thirteen gladiators stormed the consul's mansion and killed the slave owner. Then form a rebel army with the slaves in the city."

"On August 11, 3302 in the Talen calendar, the Frostwolf Mine Prison rioted, and 100,000 miners joined the rebel camp."

"On January 15, 3303 in the Taremic calendar, the 'Four Knights' and 'Generalissimos' Us Corneli led 300,000 troops to a decisive battle against the rebels in the Plain of Bloodmoss. Defeat the rebels, behead the rebel leader "Barbarian" Baal, and behead 200,000 enemies."

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Ji Xun focused on many reports of this "slave uprising".

These newspapers have detailed notes on the uprising, the event, time, place, and people involved.

In Ji Xun's eyes, those fragments of information were like crystal clear beads.

Strung together by a timeline.

Some antecedents and consequences were automatically deduced in his mind.

The beads are strung together into a curtain, and they gradually exude a dreamlike story luster.

After reading some information, he also had a general idea of the causes and consequences of the rebel army.

It's a pity that a lot of it was burned by the fire, and the information is very fragmented.

It is also estimated that the will of space deliberately restricts this access to intelligence.

And Ji Xun flipped through and saw a very important piece of information.

"On January 23, 3300 in the Tarem calendar, King Augustus died of illness, and the whole country recruited skilled craftsmen to build the imperial tomb and levy 800,000 slaves."

"Do you forcibly recruit slaves to build imperial tombs?"

Ji Xun's information, some thoughts appeared in his eyes.

He also speculated that this might have been one of the triggers for the slave revolt.

However, collecting intelligence is one thing, Ji Xun looked at these newspaper letterheads, and his consciousness fell into a very mysterious state of understanding.

You know, this is a newspaper from thousands of years ago!

But looking at it, there is no sense of disobedience at all.

As if in this era, those events can still be found in today's newspapers.

Oppression, resistance, violence, repression.

is really like what Jia Yu said before, if you look at the long term enough, there is nothing new in history.

It's like a script that has been changed back and forth, and what is written is just a story that seems familiar with the name of the protagonist.

Ji Xun grasped the ethereal feeling and thought about it.

And rummaging through it, he found a parchment roll in a corner of his foot.

Spread it out and look at it, this is a map of the city of Valen.

There is not only the street planning within the city, but also the topography of the nearby suburbs.

Near the city is a large plain, with abundant water and fertile black soil, which gives rise to a rich granary.

The southeast, north and south sides are empty, and only the west side is a large dark river and various caves leading to the depths.

And most of the rebels were hiding in those potholes that extended in all directions.

Like a vole in the field, it retreats when it is frightened.

Only by luring them to the plains may they be annihilated.

When Ji Xun saw this map, he also had a general understanding of the ambush circle of the official legion in his mind.

When it comes to escaping, only the west is the only way to survive.

There's a lot of information, and it takes a lot of effort to find clues in a lot of useless information.

Ji Xun knew that the plot might change at any time, so he didn't care about anything else, and flipped it quickly.

In the study, I only listened to the sound of the pages turning and the trembling eyes of ten lines.

It seems that in Ji Xun's eyes, the void is densely packed with "subtitles" that are ten times faster forwarded.

He just watched at a rapid pace.

The shadow also helped to read.

The brain is running at high speed.

In a short time, the already messy study was covered with pages of unbroken books.

Rao sensed that someone was coming, and he didn't stop.

Previously, Ji Xun and Alice were separated, and they discussed going their separate ways to find clues.

Then meet to discuss what's next.

After an hour or two, tens of thousands of reinforcements from the rebel army arrived one after another, and the city became chaotic.

Alice sensed Ji Xun's position, and was also a little surprised that he was still "in place" for so long.

She and Eren returned to the Archon's mansion.

Looking at the messy study, the two of them were extremely surprised.

Countless books, newspapers, and scrolls littered the floor.

It's not discarded at random, but there are traces of turning.

Oh, I guess I'm looking for some key clues.

The two thought and walked in.

Allen is still a little suspicious of Ji Xun, a cold and arrogant spy in the Eastern Wilderness, he looked at Ji Xun in the study who was still engrossed in reading various materials, and complained in a thin voice: "We went to the city to risk our lives to ask for clues, this guy is actually reading a book leisurely here"

Although I know that I am also looking for clues.

But no matter how you look at them, they are more risky.

Alice on the side read some unusual meanings from Ji Xun's rapidly flashing eyes, and a thought popped up in her heart: These books can't all be turned by this guy, right?

However, the amount of information in the study is so amazing that normal people may not be able to read it for several months.

But this guy doesn't look like he's pretending, but really reading carefully?

Ji Xun didn't have any explanation, and asked directly, "Miss Alice, have you found any clues?" ”

Although the contact time was not long, he also had a general understanding of the abilities of these two people.

Alan is not very old, and his mind is still growing; Although that Alice has a very special professional ability, it seems that she used to live in a stable and privileged environment, and Bing Xue is smart, but she is not wise.

At least their idea of cracking the alien space is very templated.

The two use a common method of finding clues: finding NPCs to trigger dialogue.

This also saves Ji Xun's effort.

Alice responded, "We went to inquire about the rebels, and if we wanted to untie the slave collar, we had to find 'Master Gamil', who is said to be a legendary sorcerer. But he wasn't in the city, and some people said he had seen it in the rebel camp before, and now I'm not sure."

As he spoke, both of them looked a little gloomy.

Without untying the slave collar, everything is in vain.

Ji Xun nodded: "Hmm." ”

He was not surprised to hear this result.

The slave collar is something outside of the plot of "Valen Rebel Camp".

It's like the Holy Grail he got before, and if he wants to get it, he must trigger an additional hidden plot.

This requires chance, and there is no hurry.

Alice looked at Ji Xun's always calm expression, but after all, she didn't say anything, and continued: "As for that 'Golon', we didn't inquire. ”

As she spoke, she was puzzled: "We asked a lot of people, but they haven't heard of it. As if there was no such person in the rebel army in Valen. ”

"No?"

Ji Xun also glanced up at her when he heard this, and his brows furrowed.

Now there are more than 10,000 rebels in Valen, and it stands to reason that as long as you ask a few more people, no matter how many people have heard of the "Goron Frederick".

Could it be some ordinary passer-by, so no one knows him?

But Toad clearly said that his ancestors participated in the battle of Valen City and became famous in the battle. Isn't it that others have never even heard of this name?

As soon as these words came out, the three people in the study fell silent.

Alan also muttered, "Could it be that it has been too long, and the ancestors of Lord Aragon have passed it on wrongly."

It's really possible.

Alice probably felt the same way.

If they can't find this plot anchor, it will be difficult for them to complete this A-level plot and get out alive.

Not to mention the S-class, which has no signs yet.

However, after hearing this, Ji Xun didn't see any worry on his face, but the thoughts in his mind diverged.

The ability to deduce is instantly improved to the extreme.

Sometimes.

There is no clue, which is itself a kind of clue.

If the ancestor of the toad really remembered wrongly, it would be difficult for this extradimensional space to leave alive.

But assuming that "Golon" is in the city, this premise is fixed

So, why didn't you hear about it?

Excluding the listening ability of the two, in an instant, Ji Xun thought of some possibilities.

Alice seemed to read something.

This clue was crucial, and she asked in a slightly eager tone, "Mr. Ji Xun, have you thought of anything?" ”

Ji Xun was also very curious about her mind-reading ability, and said, "Well, I have some ideas. ”

He said directly: "Either that 'Golon' used a fake name for some special reason, and others don't know about it, or he doesn't call it now."

"Huh?"

Saying this, Alice and the two expressions were stunned.

As if to say: can you still think like this?

At the same time, they also looked at Ji Xun and wanted to hear an explanation.

Ji Xun shook his head, signaling that he hadn't figured out the follow-up, and said, "No matter what the reason, this matter is quite complicated. However, the card masters of the [Hero] path have a special temperament. If you focus on this aspect, you may find something. ”

The card master of the [Hero] path is destined to be dazzling.

A person with heroic qualities can no longer hide his light in danger.

Therefore, a "crisis" is needed.

And the current situation is far from dangerous enough.

Ji Xun's slightly narrowed eyes overflowed with a fierce color.

The aura of the [Doom Gambler] makes his luck in desperate situations never good.

It's time to give yourself some intensity.

Ji Xun said again: "However, before that, we still have some things to do. In a few hours, the encirclement of the official legion will be completely closed, and we must find a way to find out the traitor, so that we can grasp the initiative of some plots. And this mole is the only possibility I can see triggering the 'S-Class Plot' at the moment."

As soon as these words came out, Alan immediately questioned: "But if we don't find 'Goron' and trigger the S plot mission, we won't be able to survive." ”

“.”

Ji Xun frowned when he heard this.

That's why he doesn't like to work with people he doesn't know very well.

Others can't keep up with his train of thought,

There is too much to explain.

Otherwise, it will be difficult to gain the trust and unconditional cooperation of the other party.

Of course, this guy's worries are also normal.

Normal people will think about whether they can get out alive if the task is triggered.

And Ji Xun's idea is that the pleasure of exploring the unknown has always been the first priority.

He couldn't explain that.

didn't want to explain more, but Alice on the side seemed to read something again, and quickly explained: "Mr. Ji Xun, don't misunderstand, Alan doesn't mean anything else." Mr. Aragon wants us to follow your advice throughout. We have absolute trust in you. Your plan, we will also cooperate unconditionally. ”

As she spoke, she looked at Ji Xun and asked very sincerely, "What do you need us to do, just ask." ”

This woman didn't figure it out, but she was smart.

She didn't seem to ask what she said, but Ji Xun didn't want to answer.

He could only say: "You go and send a message to the leader Batiz, saying that I have found a vital 'collaborator intelligence' to bring together as many high-level rebels as possible." I will create conditions and expose some information. At that time, you will need the ability to identify who is the mole. If you're lucky, you'll be able to find it."

"You want to tell them about the 'mole' directly?"

Hearing this, Alice not only didn't think it was feasible, but worried: "I mean we just tried this method, but those plot characters will completely ignore anything we say about the battle of Valen City as an official conspiracy."

"Hmm. I know. ”

Ji Xun was not surprised at what he heard, the corners of his eyebrows relaxed slightly, and said, "I have an idea."

It's not just Alice that has tried.

Many people who have come to this extradimensional space before have tried this method.

Once in the space, they tell the rebel NPC that this is a military trap.

But the truth is, the NPCs don't "hear" those words at all.

So the intel says that the rule of space is that you can't reveal "spoilers" to NPCs that aren't part of the current progress.

Ji Xun didn't understand why before, and thought it was a space rule.

And now, after the introduction of "I am the world", he realized that this is a kind of law of the universe.

An "effect" is a causal continuation of a "cause" at a point in time in the future.

And the essence of the spoiler is to say that some "effects" that have not yet happened will affect the "causes".

This concept is inherently contradictory.

It abandons the premise that in the same world, there are related lines of cause and effect that can affect each other.

Adventurers are outsiders, like readers of books, and their information is brought by God's perspective.

They and the fate lines of the other dimension are like two parallel lines, and they have no intersection at all.

It was only because of the will of space that they forcibly joined the plot.

Therefore, the "unhappened results" that are spoiled lack the necessary "causes" in the same world.

If the causal lines don't intersect, NPCs can't understand information that is beyond their dimension.

It's like a reader watching an anxious plot and telling the characters in the plot "you should be like this" and "you should be like that".

But the characters can't hear it, and they will still develop according to the original plot.

And Ji Xun played poker with Jia Yu in Hong Lou for a few days before, and his understanding of the world deepened.

He saw the essence of this "no spoilers" spatial rule.

After Ji Xun discovered this rule, he didn't feel that the "spoiler" routine was completely unworkable like others.

Rather, assume all the conditions and let this path go through.

Ji Xun thought that the adventurer's every move could affect the direction of the plot.

So it's not that it can't be spoiled.

It's the will of space that feels that you are spoiling in the wrong way.

Tell the NPC directly that the rules don't allow it.

This kind of rule limitation feels like Ji Xun's AI device in his previous life.

You ask it "where can I do big health", and it will say "I don't know" because of the rules.

But if you ask it another way, "I don't want to go to the big health care, what places do I want to avoid?" and it will give you some specific place names.

This is not a card bug, but the use of the rules themselves.

"Huh? What do you mean?"

In the study, Alice and Alan were dumbfounded.

Although the plan is only a few words.

But Ji Xun's thinking path is very complicated.

Not everyone has the ability to understand and deduce "I am the world".

At least Alice and Alan heard it in a fog.

Ji Xun didn't explain much about the flaw in the rule he found, but said: "You don't have to do anything, just notify people to come to the study, and then Miss Alice will observe it again. Remember to be as precise as possible. ”

Alice: "."

Alan: "."

The two looked at Ji Xun's gaze, at this moment, it was weird.

I didn't understand much, but I didn't know how to do it.

They also found that the person in front of them seemed to be really different.

The train of thought is so out of the box that people can't keep up at all.

"Good!"

Alice took a sip.

Although she still didn't understand why the guy in front of her would think of this method.

But at the moment they don't have a choice.

As she spoke, the two left the study.

Ji Xun looked at the empty study, and the shadows around him suddenly stood up and condensed into entities.

He looked at his shadow, the corners of his mouth raised, and he was also very curious: "Oh, who will the traitor be."

Ji Xun didn't know who the mole was.

But if the traitor knew that there was an "accomplice he didn't know" in the rebel army, he would probably be surprised.

It didn't take long to wait until the news from Alice's side was almost delivered.

Suddenly, an exaggerated dark element erupted in the study.

"Bump" "bump" several violent battle shockwaves stomped on several buildings.

A dark shadow sped out.

Originally, there were quite a few rebels in the consul's mansion, and they were immediately attracted by this movement.

"What's wrong?! Who's fighting? ”

"It seems that over there is a brother in the study, who has met an assassin!"

"Where did the Assassins come from? We've killed all the noble guards. ”

"I just heard that someone found a secret report about the enemy, is it?"

“.”

Ji Xun listened to the hurried footsteps outside the door and lay down in the corner leisurely.

Almost in the blink of an eye, the leader Battiz led a group of people into the ruined study.

Alice and Alan also ran after the crowd.

But as soon as the two of them came in, they looked at Ji Xun who was under the broken wall and had a dagger in his chest, and his expression stiffened.

If it weren't for them knowing that this was a plan, they would all think that Ji Xun was really killed.

But

Do you need to act so realistically?

Where is it bad to be stabbed, such a critical knife in the chest?

This guy won't play off, he's really dead, right?

The shock of the two was not a disguise, but they were really shocked from their hearts to their expressions, just like others.

Just thinking about it, Ji Xun spit out a mouthful of blood.

The fatal injury that others thought was not a big deal for him who knew the secret method of immortal curse.

It's not the first time I've been poked in the heart, and my hands are very familiar.

His superb acting skills made him act like a wounded man whose life was in danger.

Ji Xun took out a blood-stained letter from his arms, and said weakly to everyone: "Chief, there is. There are 'traitors' collaborating with the enemy, and we have been tricked."

When he said this, everyone's faces changed suddenly.

That's right!

The method that Ji Xun came up with was to guide the NPCs to realize that there was a "mole".

This is the "cause" that induces a causal line, rather than directly telling them that "this is the official conspiracy".

The essence is completely different.

Perfectly circumvented the rules of space.

As for what was in the forged letter, it didn't matter at all.

Ji Xun used his own assassination to make those who saw it suspicious, and deduced that the murderer could only be a "mole".

As long as the rebels immediately had the idea of "internal traitors", the idea of "could it be an official conspiracy" was born.

Some people should panic.

Alice on the side was also frightened by Ji Xun's state, afraid that he would really have to die at any time.

She hurriedly walked over, took out the potion she had prepared earlier, and poured it into him.

But the moment she turned her back to everyone, she looked at the look in Ji Xun's eyes, and immediately realized that this was a critical moment.

Alice's ability is fully released, and sure enough, she notices that something is wrong.

But when she looked at the person who had read the mind reader with abnormal fluctuations, she was even more amazed in her heart.

Because she perceives that the person with abnormal psychological fluctuations is none other than him.

but the leader of this rebel army. "Bloody Blade" Battis!

How can it be?

(End of chapter)