Located in the western suburbs of the royal capital, the Duke of Lionheart's Mansion is a fine example of the Swak architectural style. More than 10 hectares of land are enclosed by high vermilion walls on all sides, and the central pillars of the house are towering, and the eaves are flying. The entire mansion has survived a hundred years of wind and rain without any damage, and from a distance, it looks like a silent entrenched beast, with a solemn atmosphere.

The night was sinking like water, and more than a dozen carriages with low curtains stopped in front of the house one after another. Most of the coachmen were fierce and indifferent men in the prime of life, and a few of them had unabashedly high waists, and their eyes revealed obvious professional vigilance.

A pot-bellied old man was the first to get out of the car, holding a large hardcover book similar to a code of law, with a tompy beard on his face, and two eyes that were full of insight into the world hidden under his gray-white thick eyebrows, full of wisdom. On his chest, jingle hung a large bunch of keys, one of which was of a very special shape, all golden, like a flat human hand.

"The Emperor's Hand" is the honorific title of the Silver Wing Cabinet for the old man. He has been sitting on the throne of the Prime Minister of the Empire for nearly forty years, and he has always been calm in his affairs, but today he arrived at the Duke's Palace by car, but with a bit of a hurry.

"Prime Minister Hierro!" came from the side of another carriage, and the envoy from a foreign country waved his hand.

The old man looked at each other, touched his beard, and muttered faintly, "It's really lively today......

It didn't take long for high-ranking people from the empire, representatives of the four major martial arts halls, and several foreign envoys to take their seats in the large conference room with a scarlet carpet in the mansion. The current head of the Lionheart family, Duke Inham, sat at the head of the long table with a huge tactical sandbox in front of him.

Different from the delicate appearance of the eldest son Pfister, Inham is a man who immediately conjures up words such as tough, determined, and brave when he sees him, with a bearded face as angular as iron, sharp eyes and deep nasolabial folds on both sides of the bridge of the nose together constitute the most intense stroke of majesty.

At the prime of his life for more than 40 years, Inham was the youngest of all the attendees, but he deservedly served as the convener and moderator of the meeting.

"When we're all there, let's get started!" Inham said in a low voice, glancing at the sides of the long table.

He used no inquiry, and it could be said that there was no politeness at all. Prime Minister Hierro, the oldest and highest-ranking Prime Minister present, did not look different, and said with a dry cough: "Duke Inham, you have worked." ”

At Inham's motion, the female assistant standing next to her immediately brought a silver tray with a triangular transparent crystal in the shape of a small minaret.

Inham picked up the crystal, flicked the base, and a green beam of light immediately shot out from inside the crystal and landed on the tactical sandbox. The sand table was originally empty, but after being shrouded in a beam of light, an island composed entirely of green light suddenly appeared. The island's vast jungle and precipitous volcanoes are clearly recognizable, like life-size models that have been scaled down countless times.

The people who came were all accustomed to seeing strong winds and waves, and although they were shocked at the moment, they still remained silent.

"The gadgets from the Iron Gate are in line with their usual quirky style, aren't they?" Inham put down the crystal with a blank face, the green beam adjusting its height on its own, and the island image didn't move.

"Are we seeing a live scene?" someone asked.

Inham nodded, pointing to some numbered points of activity on the main peak of the volcano, and said, "Each point represents a trialist, and now there are only more than twenty people left. ”

The low commotion was like the wind crossing the lake, and the team of 98 people was lost to such a point in a short period of time, and the speed was probably the highest in the history.

Comparing the list of trialists in his hand, Inham said lightly: "The latest situation that needs to be reported to you is that just a few minutes ago, the three representatives recommended by the Backfire Martial Arts Pavilion had already been eliminated in the infighting. Curator Gusta, thank you very much for coming here, please come back now!"

Everyone knows that the meaning of being out means total annihilation.

The chief curator of the Backfire Martial Arts Pavilion turned pale, slowly stood up, and exited the conference room.

"The Williams, the Starks, out. Inham continued.

A few more people left one after another, and Inham put away the list as if nothing had happened, and said, "Let's get back to the point—since BC, the Iron Gate has been guiding the secret martial arts of various countries to participate in such a trial game. There are always profiteers, and there are not many of them. For example, the first leader of the Iron People Alliance, Zangxiong, such as the famous general of our Lionheart family, the Bloody Grand Duke, and the Jade Dragon National Teacher of the Ruby Kingdom. As long as a candidate has an opportunity, it is possible to grow into a generation of Tianjiao, which is one of the reasons why countries are crazy. As for the more practical benefits, all of you here know the truth, so I won't say much about it here. ”

Inham paused, tapping his right index finger rhythmically on the table, "Many wise men have had great concerns about the power behind the Iron Gate. However, history has also proved that they have never taken the initiative to take military action against any country or force, and in the face of the perennial pursuit of the Secret Armed Alliance, it can only be said that they are trying to protect themselves, and they will rarely return the color. In fact, in the information we have, the Iron Gate is already a behemoth. Such a fierce beast that tries to behave very tamely, especially a fierce beast that holds the secrets of the world realm, I personally think it is not too much to describe it as terrifying. ”

When he mentioned the phrase "the world of the world", several of the participants unconsciously adjusted their sitting postures to hide the strong uneasiness in their hearts.

Everyone knows the allusion of boiling frogs in warm water, and whether the Iron Gate is a big trouble or not, we should not leave behind the necessary vigilance and precautions. Thankfully, more and more countries are joining the tracker. This time, the freighter carrying all the trialists was lost as usual, as if it had disappeared into thin air. As a consolation, Steel Gate sent this set of real-time monitoring equipment, which kindly preserved a bit of self-esteem for us, for which I am actually quite grateful. ”

The Duke of Inham's sneer jokes made the atmosphere a little lighter, and the discussion was loud for a while.

"What's the use of long-distance surveillance, if they don't have a ghost in their hearts, why don't they open the door and welcome everyone to the world realm?"

"Don't say it's us, the Secret Martial Alliance doesn't know where the old nest of the Iron Gate is, it's not easy to deal with!"

"There are still more people who only have interests in their eyes than those who are sober-minded! The two trial places in our country this time almost caused a civil war. Those big people are like their own children and grandchildren who are not biological, and they have to be sent to the test at any cost. After all, it's not gambling? If you lose the gamble, there are other descendants, and if you win, you won't have to worry about falling into the middle of the family road for at least a hundred years!"

......

Prime Minister Hierro waited until the conference room was quiet again, and slowly asked Inham: "As far as I know, do you have other arrangements this time?"

As soon as this remark came out, more than eighty percent of the participants showed surprised expressions.

"The so-called arrangement is my unsuccessful son. Inham smiled and said, "The little guy has no ambition and won't help me." Fortunately, there was a little girl from the Mensa family Serena as bait, so he was led to the trial. ”

Sitting on the left side of the long table, the head of the Mensa family, Gregory, barely managed to squeeze out a smile in response.

"At a young age, I actually know that heroes cherish beauties! Pfister has always been wise and brave, and with him, things are much safer!" Prime Minister Hierro laughed.

Inham was noncommittal and said lightly: "For the trialists and the recruited warriors, the Iron Gate has always adhered to the attitude of coming and going freely, and it is fully open to teleportation. But no one could crack their teleportation method, so they couldn't find the nest. The puppy has learned a special secret method in terms of spatial positioning, and the Ruby Kingdom has also sent a talent to break the game, she is the descendant of the Yulong National Teacher, and the puppy has already learned about the cooperation plan, and there must be a mutual care ......"

"Princess Mona doesn't seem to be with your son. The Red Jade Envoy held a list of checklists that had just been handed out, and his face was quite strange.

Inham was stunned and set his eyes on the active light spot on the virtual island.

The yellow point of light, representing Mona, was close to a red point of light, so close that it was almost undefended.

"Iwayama Martial Arts Pavilion?" Inham recognized the numbered suffix of the red dot of light, and couldn't help frowning, "Director Tulu, your people are very eye-catching in tonight's infighting! I thought it was a coincidence that I had a close encounter with Princess Mona before, but now it looks like you've made friends." ”

All eyes were on a huge fat man, who was sitting there secretly napping, and after a while, as if feeling too quiet, opened his sleepy eyes and stretched, and then froze.

"Is it time for me to speak?" he asked.