Above The Sky (Yin Tianshen Yin) Chapter 394: It’s all two or five (1/3)
Some time ago.
South Ridge, Nauman City.
The strong wind that swept from the southeast to the northwest carried heavy rain clouds and lightning and thunder, pouring interlaced lightning and rain curtains on the city.
In the city, there are many tall buildings. The tower of the psyker, the castle of the lord and the four major alchemy workshops lead a group of buildings each, called the glory of prosperity, making the whole city shimmer with brilliance
The shadow of the Baisen Mountains in the distance loomed when the thunder struck, and almost all the lightning gathered on the lightning rods of the major alchemy workshops in the city. The dense and turbulent current carried a high temperature enough to melt metal , but was tamed in the flickering inscriptions, flowed into the heart of the furnace, converted into a gentle current, and became an energy source that could be used by the public.
The bright brilliance produced when the lightning is tamed clearly reflects the entire city, but even so, this bright nightless light cannot spread to the plain gardens on the outskirts of the city.
In the dark rainy night, there are people moving.
On thunderstorm nights in early summer, even monsters would stay quietly in their lairs. Only thunder-type monsters such as Thunderhunter Jellyfish and Electrode Wolf would go out to look for traces of thunder.
But in this suburban garden where there should be no one, there are actually quite a few figures that can be vaguely seen. The figures are very vague. If you don't look carefully, you may mistake them for the reflection of the trees. But if you look carefully, you will find that these figures are all wearing strange clothes or armor. black profiled.
Carrying a lot of strange equipment, they were marching silently, and came to the periphery of Nauman City in this thunderstorm, close to the central city of the South Ridge.
Until they were stopped by a thunderbolt.
A cyan-blue thunderbolt fell, and there was a huge roar. The forest was ignited, and the flames interlaced with the rain, releasing thick black smoke that billowed upwards.
The figures who were moving in the dark stopped, and they raised their heads at the same time, looking into the sky.
Among the diffuse black smoke and rain, there is a knight stepping on the magnetic sand. He seems to be flying in the air. He is wearing a blue armor. Covered with sand, the dense electric current visible to the naked eye staggered and gathered on these raised magnetic sand nails, forming ferocious but destructive lines.
The knight whose face was covered by the dragon-horned helmet didn't say a word, but tightly held the handle of the city-breaking gun that was still lingering with thunder, and his finger was still on the trigger.
The cyan-blue lightning gathered in the muzzle of the blunderbuss, blazing and dangerous, it vibrated quietly, making the light even more dazzling.
Under the command of the Marquis of Barton, Governor of South Ridge, the head of the Strict Guard Knights, "Chris of Magneto-Optics".
"Everyone of the Institute of Spiritual Knowledge, stop here."
The knight's voice is neither loud nor thick, but it seems to leave reverberations in people's ears like lightning and thunder, giving people a thunderous and decisive, unquestionable momentum: "Barton The Marquis was attacked by the Assassins of Flying Flame, and Nauman City has been under full martial law."
"It's flying flames again...the Marquis of Barton is lucky, he is not dead." The leader of the men in black stepped forward, he was not afraid of the arc of magneto-optical knights around him, with a tired look Lazy and frivolous, reminiscent of the tone of some kind of big snake: "You stand back, let me chat with Sir Knight."
The men in black who followed him all retreated to the depths of the woods without any hesitation.
After confirming that no one was there, they nodded to each other, each using thunder and fog to block out the sound and light around them.
"A merchant ship of Canaan Moore mysteriously disappeared in the offshore waterway recently. I thought it was encountered by pirates or monsters. It was later proved that this ship was related to the 'Dragon Worship Cult'. There were people on that ship. I found relevant clues about the Kalan ancient dragon 'Ice Menglong' four hundred years ago, so it was chased by the Candlebearer troops of Canaan Moore, and finally sank in the waters of our country."
The tone of the magneto-optic knight was still serious, but the words in his mouth suddenly changed: "Most believers of the Dragon Worship Cult are killed, but the clues of the ancient dragon in the intelligence are missing. The two candle holders tried to sneak into Nauman City to find The clues were discovered by the Knights, and they are now blocked in the city."
"Master Marquis, Grand Duke Sorin and Jing Haiwei have both received the news, and all parties are rushing. Lord Marquis suspects that there is an inner ghost of Canaan Moor in the city, so he uses an excuse to block the city. What is your identity? of?"
The man in black did not answer this question, but instead asked, "Why, do you need my help?"
The magneto-optical knight Chris nodded: "His Royal Highness has always been very interested in this kind of news. I am lurking in Nauman City. There is something to do. If possible, I hope that you, 'Night Snake', can help to collect information about the Dragon Worship Cult, which should be available in the Academy of Gnosis."
"Yes. By the way, you can also do me a favor." The man in black called 'Night Snake' said lazily: "The Marquis of Barton sealed off the Redstone Alchemy Workshop, which is where the Institute of the Intellect and Soo At the experimental base that Grand Duke Lin cooperates with, three projects are affected—the task of His Majesty is also very important, limited by the oath, I can't ignore it, so I have to come and have a look."
The knight nodded slightly: "It should be affected, and I will try to solve it when I go back. But doesn't the Institute of Intellectuals listen to His Majesty more? Why are you still cooperating with Grand Duke Sorin?"
"The materials for his human experiments are relatively cheap. It costs almost no money to buy refugees, and the supply is relatively large." The biological laboratory has been moved to Dagongling... Where is Huaiguang Church? Are they not interested in ancient dragons? I remember that they monitor the whereabouts of real dragons very strictly."
"The two temple executors, 'Redemption' and 'Bright Sword', set out before the blockade, and their target was Leian Territory." Not interested, Archbishop Tianyan shut the door of the Marquis' envoy."
"That's right." At this point, the knight tilted his head: "Have you finished the experiment in Laian? If you haven't finished it, cut off the relationship quickly. The monk who redeemed the light is not an official priest, so it may be more relaxed , but Hui Jian is. If they find any clues, His Highness will give up on you."
"How could it be?" The news was indeed beyond the expectations of the man in black, and he couldn't even maintain the previous procrastinating tone: "I know they are investigating the disappearance of the agate stone plain, but it only took a long time to find Ryan. Take it? The human trafficking organization in Lanjun Town and the horse bandits in Beiqiu are all suspicious, haven't they checked?"
Magnetic Light did not speak, but Night Snake frowned, and then sighed: "This group of damned monks, it's always like this. At critical moments, bad people do good things... Only a few people died, why did they suddenly dispatch executors?" ?”
After being silent for a while, he said, "The plan has changed. I have to go back to Lai'an as soon as possible to get the clues destroyed. I can't help you to check the information. But those people in the Institute of Intellectual Intelligence can give you command, just say It was I who reached an agreement with you, they resumed the operation of the Redstone Lab as soon as possible, but they could not leave the workshop.”
"I'll give you the secret key, get it yourself when you're on patrol, don't let them find out—if you find out, just silence it, and I'll find a way to cover it up."
"Okay."
The knight simply agreed: "Thanks for your hard work."
"It's not hard." Taking out the secret key in the shape of a twelve-sided dice from the black bionic armor, and handing it to the knight, Night Snake replied flatly: "This is what I wanted to do, even if I didn't join Your Highness, if you provide His Highness with information about the Institute of the Intellect, I will also do the same."
At this moment, his voice is not as procrastinated as he deliberately pretended to be before, just like a snake hissing, just a tired researcher: "Your Majesty is indeed a lunatic, but this project itself has great value, you and Your Highness I don't even understand, among the many research projects that His Majesty inherited from the late emperor, only 'Echo' can cause fundamental changes to this world."
"Mind cloning and immortality are just the crazy dream of a madman. The late emperor didn't study this." The knight's voice showed a hint of displeasure: "Your Highness is determined to resist because he knows this hateful plan, you and I Aren't you willing to swear an oath to follow His Highness's grand plans and wishes to transform the empire?"
"You can't understand that's all." Night Snake turned his head: "The focus has never been on the echo itself, and it has nothing to do with immortality."
"Although our majesty is crazy, he is never stupid. His majesty is a bit mean."
He walked out of the silence circle set by the two, his steps were steady and firm, without any confusion.
Soon, the team of men in black followed the magneto-optical knight back to Nauman City.
The figure of Night Snake disappeared into the darkness.