After the group of people from the Imperial Royal Trial Group came, the entire camp in the Valley of Sorrow became lively.

Although the Ariel Empire is an ancient aristocratic centralized system, because the supreme ruler is a dragon, it is a country that worships force.

Even if it is a noble lineage, if you don't have enough strength, you are not eligible to enjoy the right to inherit the title.

Therefore, the three kingdoms are full of wars all year round, and there are constant strife within the kingdoms.

Only the strong are qualified to become servants of the dragon.

Moreover, the nobles already had a large number of heirs, and only the best could inherit the title, and the weak were always the obsolete products of the struggle.

The graduation trials at Imperial College were also quite brutal.

The mortality rate has been high in the past.

However, if you can pass the trial with honors, it usually means that you officially have the right to inherit.

Ji Xun came out of the apartment of the nineteenth prince and returned to the tavern.

Not long has passed, and all kinds of information have been flying all over the sky.

The trial missions of the Royal Trials have also been announced.

Those noble ladies and young masters need to explore the heights of Lune and arrive at their intended location.

During this period, you have to hunt and kill spirits to obtain high-level materials, and finally judge the score ranking.

The rules are a bit like orienteering.

The goal is set, and how to go about it depends on the level of the participants themselves.

Because it was a graduation trial, the young nobles were only allowed to bring a small number of escorts to the Old World this time.

So they also have to recruit mercenaries on their own.

Assembling a team is part of the test.

As soon as this task subject was announced, it caught those noble young masters off guard.

After all, the adventurers in the camp in the Valley of Sorrow are limited, which means that whoever can hire an elite mercenary group has a greater probability of passing the trial.

For a while, the adventurer's union in the camp was lively.

These wealthy aristocratic ladies and young masters made a generous move, and immediately hung up the hiring task with a lot of money.

But all the mercenary groups and adventure groups that were a little famous were robbed clean.

Later, any certified ordinary hunter squad could get several times the market price for employment.

The tavern was crammed with people.

One by one, the adventurers carried bulging coins in their pockets to revenge consumption.

"Hahaha, this is a fortune. Yesterday's escort mission to the Giant Forest was only thirty gold coins, how many do you guess today? Oh, Princess Caroline of the Grand Duke of Kiriyama has offered a high price of two hundred gold coins! ”

"Cripple Liu, don't be too happy, the destination of this group of nobles is the depths of the Lune Heights, and it's hard to say whether they can come back alive or not in the unexplored dangerous area."

"it! I'm just taking on escort missions, and I don't participate in exploration battles, which is already a very good price! ”

"Hey, what are you, I heard that His Royal Highness the Nineteenth Prince Salo recruits mercenaries and the settling-in fee starts at five thousand gold coins, and there is a share of exploration and discovery later. However, they only recruit mercenary groups with a certified intermediate level or above. Our small group is not even eligible to sign up."

"Hey, hey, hey! It's up again! I said don't rush to sign an employment contract! Princess Betty of the Black Dragon Kingdom didn't recruit enough people, and she doubled the bounty commission! It is said that she also recruits all kinds of veteran hunters who are good at adventure and exploration."

"What does a 'veteran hunter' mean?"

"Aren't we? Didn't the thing blow itself? Let's try it too! ”

“.”

The drinkers chatted excitedly one by one.

The arrival of the Royal Trial Corps has given everyone a chance to make a fortune.

Thirty young nobles want to form thirty adventure groups, and they are all masters who are not short of money, so they need tens of thousands of mercenaries casually.

All the crooked melons and cracked dates in the camp came up.

Ji Xun also thought it was quite interesting when he heard it.

This kind of trial requires not only manpower, but also has to find a way to gather information.

"Sean" is a senior intelligence merchant in the camp, and he has made a lot of money after sitting for less than half an hour.

Now intelligence merchants are also in high demand.

Normally, they don't take risks.

But the situation is different now.

The young aristocrats were in dire need of a "middleman" who could help them solve their problems.

And now, there is no more suitable existence than a professional intelligence merchant.

The Intelligence Merchant is familiar with everything in the camp, knows the details of various adventure groups, and can also contact various resources.

The most important thing is that they are well-connected, and they can also have a lot less trouble when they meet other teams in the field.

In the tavern, Ji Xun saw that several peers seemed to have received recruitment invitations one after another.

He himself received more than a dozen invitations.

But there was no rush to respond.

The Heights of Lune is a must-visit.

And going with the trial group is the best opportunity.

But he was waiting for an offer from the nineteenth prince, Salou.

Not yet.

"It's weird, you shouldn't have recruited me."

Ji Xun is wondering if something has gone wrong with him.

Just then, a guy dressed as a bearded merchant approached.

The guy sat next to him, as if he knew him very well, patted him on the shoulder, and said, "Hey, Brother Sean, long time no see." When did you come here? ”

Met an acquaintance?

When Ji Xun heard this, there was a hint of vigilance in his eyes.

The "Sean" he disguised was indeed there.

And this is where the difficulty of disguise for this kind of character lies.

Relationships are too complex and it's easy to go wrong.

No matter how powerful Ji Xun is, it is impossible for him to fully know the people Sean knows, especially those from the Southern Continent.

This kind of alternative camouflage, the most afraid is that an "acquaintance" will suddenly appear.

As a professional spy, the usual response is to fool the past.

Pretend to know each other and talk about some ambiguous things.

In this way, even if the other party is suspicious, there will not be much of a problem.

But the premise is that the other party is really an acquaintance of the original owner.

And not to be tempted.

Hearing this sudden greeting, Ji Xun suddenly realized that the person who came was not good.

He turned his face and saw the moment he saw this beard, without any different color, and reflexively showed a trace of doubt: "Are you.?" ”

Ji Xun didn't pretend to know.

Instead, he chose not to know.

He knew very well that this momentary surprise reaction was enough for a professional intelligence officer to confirm a lot of information.

Ji Xun's choice has the risk of gambling.

If the person who came was really Sean's acquaintance, this move would immediately expose himself as a pretender.

However, the consequences of this exposure are not much of a problem.

The greater danger comes from another possibility.

That is, if the person who comes is also a "fake acquaintance", pretending to know to test it, if Ji Xun says that he knows him, it will be a big problem.

The beard keenly caught Ji Xun's suspicious gaze, his eyes obviously stopped thinking for a moment, confirmed something, and said, "Oh, Brother Sean." We've met before in Tenis City, Will of the Black Forest Chamber of Commerce! ”

When the other party was observing himself, Ji Xun was also observing the other party.

The first time he saw this beard's reaction, he was sure that this guy didn't know Sean at all.

It's to test his professional intelligence officer!

Sean played by Ji Xun is a jack-of-all-trades intelligence merchant.

He perfectly played the demeanor of not knowing each other, but trying to praise it commercially, and then the topic continued: "Oh, Brother Will. Why did you think you'd come here? ”

Sure enough, when the beard saw this, the suspicion in his eyes completely disappeared: "The Chamber of Commerce has a task to come and take a look." Oh, I've got a little bit of business to do, and I'll get you for a drink when I'm done."

Now that he was sure that there was no problem with the person, this guy didn't have the idea of staying any longer, so he made an excuse and left.

Ji Xun politely greeted him next time, and while he had a smile on his face, he muttered in his heart: "Tsk, that Prince Salo is really careful enough."

At this moment, he was one hundred percent sure that this was the man sent by Salou to test him.

It's not just him.

It may be that every intelligence merchant who has been to the apartment before will be tempted.

But on the other hand, it's also a good thing.

The temptation is over.

It's time to invite.

Sure enough, it didn't take long for the beard to go, and the broker who had invited them to the apartment came with a contract of employment.

That Salou offered a very high price to be an "intelligence staff officer".

Ji Xun was waiting for this opportunity and gladly agreed.

If you want to go, go to the strongest team.

Ji Xun agreed to the employment and was not idle.

He acted as an intermediary and began to help recruit people in the camp.

First contacted a few mercenary groups and adventure groups that had been contacted before, and then went to the slave dealer to help contact and buy a few teams of war slaves.

Naturally, he also packed Old Man Xu into the cannon fodder camp of the Prince of Salo.

With this in the team, Ji Xun felt that everything was ready.

Then it's about mobilizing resources.

This trial is estimated to last several months in the highlands of Lune, which will require a lot of supplies.

There was no shortage of supplies in the camp.

But the arrival of the trial group also drove up prices.

The price of food, food, equipment, everything has skyrocketed.

It's even hard to get enough supplies without a middleman.

Ji Xun's professional ability was also recognized by the palace steward who bought with him.

It took a long day before it stopped.

The large army planned to leave the next day, and Ji Xun returned to his tent.

Because of the arrival of the noble young masters and young ladies in the camp, the defense manpower has obviously increased many times.

Ji Xun didn't feel threatened at all.

The temptation has passed, and the feeling of being stared at is gone.

But it doesn't matter if you're stared at.

Ji Xun has now fully integrated into the role of "Sean", and there are no flaws in his words and deeds.

It is only natural that the intelligence merchant has a high-class tent full of insulation.

Only in the isolated tent is Ji Xun himself.

He meditated cross-legged in his tent, practicing and reading the texts he had gotten.

There were a lot of masters, and the shadow didn't dare to get out at will, so they followed along in the tent to read the information.

Penance is Ji Xun's daily life, and he doesn't feel the passage of time.

Every night he would relive his day's experiences.

His boldness is not blind confidence, but a rational judgment based on countless deductions and enough intelligence to support it.

The current situation does not allow him to make any mistakes.

But one thing can be death.

Ji Xun thought back to everything he encountered today.

Royal Trial Regiment, Wanted, Meeting with the Nineteenth Prince Sahn, Temptation, Procurement, Old Man Xu

Ji Xun quickly deduced it in his mind.

I didn't feel that I had made any mistakes, so I was relieved.

However, I don't know why, after the review, Ji Xun always felt as if he had overlooked something.

After deliberately tempering the "meaning", this sixth sense in the dark is becoming more and more accurate.

He didn't dare to be careless, and deduced many times.

But I never felt that something was wrong with me.

"What's the end of the day?"

Ji Xun suddenly opened his eyes, his eyebrows full of doubts.

It felt like something was guiding me.

"Mystical induction?"

Ji Xun thought of Old Man Xu, but that guy didn't have to worry about himself.

It shouldn't be him.

Suddenly, a flash of inspiration flashed in his mind, and he thought of something: "Hey, is it the head of the ball?" ”

During the day, he took the opportunity to ask the palace steward about the details of the wanted warrant, and he basically confirmed that the "S wanted Criminal" who went to the Red Dragon Royal Family to steal was Nan Jing.

Thinking together, Ji Xun's thoughts deduced.

Although the methods of the High Priest of the Southern Mirror are very mysterious, their rank is not high, and they are not outstanding in the Southern Continent, where there are many masters.

What's more, I went to the royal court of the Red Dragon Kingdom.

Suddenly, Ji Xun realized a very critical problem.

How did she get in?

How did you escape?

Ji Xun felt that according to the information he currently had, if he wanted to go to the Red Dragon King Court to steal things, the ninth order might not be able to get out of the way.

Since he is wanted, he must go in.

Hiss.

Could it be that the girl didn't escape at all?

Thinking of this, the corners of Ji Xun's eyes twitched.

It's really possible!

Thinking of this, Ji Xun suddenly had a bad premonition in his mind.

He immediately pulled out a scroll with a spell seal on it.

This is the previous meeting with Nanjing, and the girl left a communication scroll.

If it is an emergency, you can contact her.

The scroll is of legendary quality, very precious, and has never been used before.

But now, Ji Xun held the scroll in his hand, and the feeling in his heart became stronger and stronger.

Thinking of wasting a scroll, you have to try.

As soon as Ji Xun thought of it, he tore open the seal and spread the scroll in front of him.

Then he bit his finger and dripped a little blood on it.

In an instant, the psychic array on the scroll was activated, and the dense mystical runes also lit up.

Without waiting for Ji Xun to carefully identify the situation of the high-level laws pointed to by those spells, he suddenly watched the scroll explode and a figure fell out.

At the same time, a familiar muttering voice came from his ears: "Ah if I don't come out again, I'm about to be suffocated." ”

The tent was small, and the meaty girl fell directly on top of herself.

Ji Xun looked at Miss Maruki in his arms, and the corners of his eyes twitched inexplicably.

Isn't it a communication scroll, how did you psychic out of a big living person?

Nan Jing fell a little embarrassed, sat up, and looked at Ji Xun, but his big watery eyes lit up: "Wow Mr. Ji Xun, we meet again!" ”

As she spoke, she looked at the tent, "Hey, where is this?" ”

“.”

Ji Xun rolled his eyes.

The girl obviously knew that the scroll was psychic.

Moreover, she also knew that she would be channeled.

Nan Jingjing blinked her big crystal eyes and said, "Ah, thanks to Mr. Ji Xun, you channeled me out, otherwise I would have suffocated to death in that box." ”

“.”

As soon as Ji Xun heard this, he roughly guessed what the situation was.

But he still asked, "Xiao Nan, what's the situation?" How did you get wanted by the Red Dragon Kingdom? ”

"Ah, I'm wanted?"

The head of this pill habitually reacted sluggishly, thought for a moment, and then seemed to suddenly say: "Oh, that's right, I took that treasure." They can't find it, and it's normal to issue a wanted warrant. ”

As she spoke, she looked at Ji Xun and said in surprise: "But why are all the wanted warrants sent to the Old Continent?" ”

“.”

Ji Xun listened with black lines on his forehead.

Although he guessed from the information on the wanted warrant that the Red Dragon Royal Family had lost something very important.

But listening to the "thief" say it himself, Ji Xun still felt that he might have underestimated the value of the stolen item.

Nan Jing looked at Ji Xun's gloomy expression, as if he felt that he was in trouble, and stuck out his tongue apologetically.

This pill head also knew that Ji Xun must be very puzzled about what was going on, so he explained: "That's the case, when I was practicing in the underworld passage before, I happened to see someone open the passage, but the underworld passage is not open by anyone, it is the directional coordinates left by the ancestors of the Augustan royal family and our high priest. Then I was curious, so I followed the psychic passage and took a look. It turned out that those guys had the Inheritance Treasure [Book of the Dead] of my High Priest's lineage, and I took it."

“.”

Ji Xun listened to this bizarre story, and his face twitched inexplicably.

He suddenly thought of the time in Shangbang Prison.

I finally understood why Nanjing was able to come out of the underworld.

As a result, the things were taken away, and there were too many masters in the palace, and the people could not escape.

In the end, Nan Jing could only hide in the royal family and parasitize an ancient relic with psychic techniques.

Then, it was half a month of waiting.

Waiting for Ji Xun to psychic her.

After listening to the whole story, Ji Xun also figured out the reason, and complained quietly: "What if I don't use that scroll?" ”

Nan Jing blinked, and there was a little snickering on that pretty face: "Ah, our fate is entangled, no matter how far away we can perceive it." The longer I was trapped, the stronger the obsession became. You'll feel it sooner or later. ”

“.”

Hearing this, Ji Xun also realized that the feeling he had just now was not perceived by chance.

It's inevitable.

(End of chapter)