Cataclysm King

Chapter 443 Three People Drinking Dragon Root Wine
The news of the assassination of the Pope of the Holy See has been deliberately blocked, and few people know about it currently.

Moreover, this information is of no use to ordinary people.

But there happened to be someone here who was very interested in this information.

Catalina looked at Ji Xun's deep gaze at that moment, as well as the strange expression between his eyebrows, and asked curiously, "What did you think of?"

"This matter may involve a lot of things."

Ji Xun frowned slightly, and seemed to be at a loss as to how to express his speculations.

His current ability of "I am the world" will allow him to unconsciously deduce any news he hears.

Deducing the motive from the event itself, and then combining it with the background of relevant characters to deduce the cause and consequence of the entire event.

There are not many people who can use the [Holy Sword of Olympus]. Ji Xun thinks it is most likely Xie Guozhong.

And if it really was that old friend of his, regardless of how he did it, his "motive" would be very puzzling.

Xie Guozhong is an upright person with a strong sense of justice.

Why did he want to assassinate the Pope?

The only reasonable explanation Ji Xun could think of was that it might be related to Old Man Xu.

According to the intelligence we learned previously, if the "Mad King" Alduin had not been assassinated three thousand years ago, the Outer God rebels might not have been able to easily capture the imperial city of Behemoth.

Xie Guozhong's situation is extremely similar.

Ji Xun thought again of the participation of the "Illuminati Hermitage" in the battle of Oran's destruction more than two hundred years ago.

It seems that in the shadow of history, there are always some "historical correctors" walking in the dark, influencing the development of civilization.

After deducing this, Ji Xun seemed to have connected some destiny lines in his mind.

What ordinary people think are historical accidents may be inevitable plans by certain people with ulterior motives.

If you think about it this way, even the fact that Xie Guozhong was able to fuse the [jar] and obtain the [Sword of Olympus], these seemingly accidental changes may not be truly accidental.

Maybe it was caused by some mysterious force's intervention.
Under certain conditions, something is bound to happen.

Ji Xun's thoughts immediately turned to the major events that had happened in the past.
Mushroom-head Jia Yu's teacher, former Light Chaser Gunny, was killed, and Jia Yu disguised himself and lurked in the X Bureau; later, Xie Guozhong went to the X Bureau headquarters to investigate, and was then used by the Scarlet Cult; later, the Scarlet Cult was wiped out in a battle at the Shenxu Treasury, and could only use Xie Guozhong to bring the [jar] out
When this series of events happened, they all seemed to be accidental under the circumstances at the time.

But now, if we follow this line of cause and effect backwards, we will find that this kind of event has a complete logic to it.

Even if the means were sophisticated enough and intervention was made from the very beginning, it would be entirely possible that this was a "man-made incident."

It sounds weird.

But the fact is, this is an ability that only top extraordinary people can possess.

Before Ji Xun went to the other-dimensional space in "Thousands of Troops Besieging the City" and met the Light Chaser Faro and the High Priest Nan Shenyu from three thousand years ago, he could not believe that someone's planning ability would be so exaggerated as to affect the future of the uncivilized world thousands of years later.

And Old Man Xu is even an "immortal".

He must have some means that are beyond human conceivable.

A corrector of history, an inspector of civilization, or something else.

Ji Xun didn't know how to describe it.

But whether it was the assassination of the Mad King three thousand years ago, or the assassination of the Pope now, Ji Xun felt the shadow of this person was involved.

He is immortal in the years, so he has enough time to plan the results he wants.

As for why the Pope was assassinated this time, judging from the current situation, Ji Xun still couldn't understand. He just looked at the recent moves of the Southern Continent towards the Old Continent, and vaguely guessed that this might be another key turning point in civilization.

Killing or not is not important. What is important is that once a god’s health bar is exposed, he is no longer a god.

The Holy See of the Dragons in the southern continent, which is superior to humans, may be about to undergo a major change.

"So, it might have something to do with a senior I know."

Ji Xun felt that he might have glimpsed the truth of the incident.

However, the cause and effect involved in Old Man Xu is very special, and he doesn't think that everyone can know the role he plays in history.

Ji Xun selected some of his deductions that others could understand and explained them in a tactful way.

But even though it was said very simply, Dong Qi and Catalina beside him were stunned when they heard it.

I thought it was an accidental assassination, but I didn’t expect it to involve so many people.

But Catalina also knew that Old Man Xu was special. She heard that Ji Xun deliberately avoided certain questions and did not ask in detail. She only said, "So, regarding the assassination, do we need to make any preparations?"

"I don't know either"

Ji Xun smiled and shook his head.

It is easy to review and reverse the situation after such an incident occurs.

But in the event, it is difficult.

It’s just like playing chess, where both parties have countless ways of making moves.

But after reviewing the game, I found that there is only one choice of move.

Ji Xun is still in the chess game. Although he has deduced many possibilities, in his eyes, there are still countless uncertain futures.

It is this uncertainty that makes him look forward to the future more and more.

Dong Qi was surprised and asked, "You don't know?"

Catalina was also slightly surprised, thinking that he should at least be able to deduce something.

Because this guy always does that.

Ji Xun and the two pairs of eyes shrugged helplessly and said self-deprecatingly: "My realm is far from being able to peek into the layout of that level. Just do what we should do and what we can do."

As for being a pawn?
He never thought it was a bad thing.

The line of destiny is like the grids on a chessboard, and everyone is a chess piece.

Only when you recognize that you are a chess piece on the chessboard, will you be qualified to see the chess player and have the possibility to step out of the line of destiny.

This is what the Light Chaser Faro once said, this is the inevitable path for humans to overstep their authority.

It is already a magical experience to be able to glimpse part of the grid on the chessboard.

As he spoke, Ji Xun thought of something and added, "But I did deduce something interesting. The Pope controls the [Royal Orb] that represents order. Now that he has been assassinated, it means that the original order is in chaos."

This was a bit confusing, and the two women looked at him with question marks on their faces.

Catalina felt that this was very meaningful, but she couldn't figure it out, so she asked, "What does it mean?"

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Ji Xun shrugged, indicating that he didn't know either.

He thought of another possibility that Xie Guozhong could have assassinated the Pope, which was that he himself was an Order Path [Diamond 6 - Outlaw] card master.

As for the rest, it’s hard to say now.

Ji Xun didn't want to say more on this issue, so he asked, "By the way, didn't you say there was another piece of news?"

Catalina came back to her senses after hearing this and said, "The other one is a legend."

This legend obviously had a great impact. She paused for a moment before saying, "It is said that the remains of Emperor Lanlingster appeared in the southern continent."

"The Great Emperor's relics?"

Ji Xun's expression froze when he heard this.

Because he knew for sure that Emperor Lanlingster died during his adventure of exploring the abyss rift in the southern continent.

In other words, it is possible that the emperor's relics appeared in the southern continent.

Catalina nodded and said, "Yes. It is said that the set of the emperor's exclusive artifact [Cursed God Cards] has appeared in the world. An adventurer from the southern continent got it in the wild, and it caused a huge wave."

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Ji Xun frowned instantly when he heard this.

He had heard of [Curse God Card]. It was a legendary artifact card that could engrave all kinds of spells.

That is a battle card and also a spell book.

It is said that the set of cards contains all the spells collected by Emperor Lanlingster.

This is the treasure that all card masters dream of.

However, that artifact disappeared along with Emperor Lanlingster, so everything is just a legend.

Catalina didn't get much information, and they were all unconfirmed rumors.

The general content is that some Curse God Cards appeared, and then a certain adventurer's strength suddenly increased, and some rumors of murder and robbery conflicts were caused because of the treasure.

The three of them chatted for a while, but couldn't come to any conclusion.

It is difficult to confirm this kind of thing without going to the South Continent to look for the real thing in person.

After all, they are in the same [JOKER] sequence, and Ji Xun also has a strong interest in the relics of the emperor.

Besides, he had originally planned to travel to the Southern Continent.

After all, comprehending the realm of all things requires a great deal of comprehension, and the Royal Card Master Academy of Arel possesses the richest collection of Card Master civilization.

Now it seems that there is even more reason to go there as soon as possible.

Catalina and Dong Qi both knew about his plan and chatted about it for a while.

When he is not on an adventure, he is practicing. This is the Ji Xun they know, and the two girls don't find it strange.

The business was almost over, and Catalina suddenly thought of something and asked, "By the way, Ji Xun, how are you doing recently?"

When Ji Xun heard her words and looked at the smile in her crystal eyes, he knew that she was asking about the "witch pollution".

He replied calmly, "Not bad. I haven't used the Dark Magic recently, so the pollution has been suppressed."

Catalina listened to this and glanced at Dong Qi beside her. She smiled and said, "Oh, that's good."

As she spoke, she took out a few bottles of wine from her storage ring and placed them on the table. "By the way. Aragorn and Alice came again a while ago. They heard about your situation and asked me to bring these bottles of wine to you."

Ji Xun looked at the amber wine and recognized it at a glance as the [Heberlin Dragon Root Wine] he had drunk last time.

Of course he knew what Lagon meant by sending this wine.

This is a very precious secret wine.

It can nourish the body and inhibit the witch's distortion to a certain extent.

But this wine needs someone to cooperate with you, right?
Ji Xun looked at the wine bottle and glanced at Catalina.

The two looked at each other for a moment, and he saw the teasing flickering in those crystal eyes.

There was a hint of charm in her eyes, as if suggesting: How about I help you suppress it?
This Miss Lionheart was born into a top aristocratic family. She always behaves impeccably and gracefully in front of everyone.

But for Ji Xun, with whom she had an intimate relationship, she would not be like that, but would be more like a burning rose.

Ji Xun always felt that the atmosphere was a little subtle, so he just nodded: "Yeah."

Catalina found Ji Xun's cowardly expression amusing, chuckled, and reminded him, "There are only a few bottles of this wine left. Miss Alice had a lot of trouble getting them. She even brought the recipe with her. She said that the other ingredients are fine, but the main ingredient for this wine is extracted from a pure-blooded dragon, which is hard to find."

Ji Xun already knew the specialness of this wine.

However, Dong Qi was very curious. After hearing the two say that this wine was so special and even required dragon materials, she asked curiously, "Ms. Carter, what kind of wine is this?"

She and Catalina had talked a lot just now, and they were not unfamiliar with each other.

She asked, picking up the bottle and looking at it curiously.

This Dragon Root Wine is brewed with countless secret medicines. Even if the bottle cap is not opened, the aroma of the wine is enough to make people feel happy.

Dong Qi couldn't help but exclaimed: "Wow, this wine smells so good."

This wine seems to have a magical power over people, making their bodies and minds eager to taste it.

She was not one to hide her thoughts, and since she was not an outsider, she asked directly, "Can I drink this wine?"

When Catalina heard this, she wanted to explain, but thinking about their relationship, it was unnecessary, so she just said, "Of course."

As she spoke, she even unscrewed the bottle cap and poured half a cup for Dong Qi, "This is [Heberlin Dragon Root Wine], a rare nourishing secret wine."

As the amber wine was poured into the glass, its rich and heavy aroma immediately filled the entire room.

Dong Qi picked up the wine glass and took a sip. He immediately brightened up and said in surprise: "Wow! Such a strong aroma! This is the richest-tasting wine I have ever tasted. It's like the legendary rainbow soda."

Ji Xun had drunk it before, so he knew that in terms of taste, this wine was definitely the best.

Dong Qi then remembered something: "By the way, Miss Carter, what was the name of this wine you mentioned just now?"

Katharina repeated: "Heberling Dragon Root Wine." "Oh, I see."

Dong Qi understood everything as soon as she heard the name, but there was no embarrassment on her face, only a slight blush from the alcohol.

She held the cup, and seemed a little embarrassed to be eating alone, so she asked the two of them, "How about we drink together?"

She was used to being with Ji Xundai. Firstly, she really didn't mind any problems. Secondly, no matter how precious something was, she felt it had value only when she had friends to share it with.

It was like Ji Xun gave her an angel robotic arm.

Isn't wine meant to be drunk?
When Ji Xun heard her words, he knew that Miss Qiqi had not yet realized the power of this wine.

Oh, that’s right, I only realized it after I suffered the consequences.

In this situation, it would be fine to drink other kinds of wine, but it would be inappropriate to drink Longgen wine.

Ji Xun didn't know how to persuade him.

However, she did not speak. Seeing Dong Qi toasting her enthusiastically, Catalina hesitated for a moment and actually agreed: "Okay. Let's drink."

As he said this, he glanced at Ji Xun again and seemed to find the hint of embarrassment in Ji Xun's eyes even more interesting.

Without this kind of scene, it cannot be seen.

Catalina took the half-filled glass of wine from Dong Qi with a smile and raised it to clink glasses.

This young lady from the Lionheart family doesn't mind, so Ji Xun certainly won't mind either.

After clinking glasses, the three continued drinking.

I have to say, after drinking this [Heberling Dragon Root Wine], everything else becomes bland and tasteless.

And this wine seems to have magical powers, the more you drink it, the better it tastes.

Ji Xun had tried it before, and he also felt that the feeling of drinking too much was wonderful.

The three of them drank and continued to chat about random topics, including business, machinery, and some gossip about life.

Katerina is very talkative and can always strike up a conversation with people on any topic.

Just like that, before I knew it, the bottle of wine was finished.

Ji Xun and Katarina were able to hold out for a long time after drinking this wine last time because they were both sixth-level card masters and their bodies had high resistance.

Although they will also feel the effects of the secret alcohol potion, their consciousness is completely fine.

However, Dong Qi, the mechanic, does not have such a strong body.

After drinking two cups, the effect of the medicine spread throughout her body, and her face began to flush.

However, after all, the devil's secret magic "Deus Ex Machina" also has a large mate to increase mental power, so his consciousness is clear, but his body's reaction is greater than Ji Xun and the others.

As a gangster lady, she had no scruples when she spoke. She raised her cup and drank happily, and asked, "Miss Carter, why do I feel warm all over after drinking this wine~"

Catalina smiled and said, "It's because of the nourishing effect of this secret wine."

Dong Qi said "oh" but didn't think it was wrong. He asked again, "Don't you feel hot?"

As she spoke, she took off her coat, revealing her upper body in just a sports vest.

She used to dress like this in the apartment.

I only wore my coat today because there were guests. Maybe I was drunk or I was familiar with the place, so I took it off without any taboos.

Ji Xun was not surprised.

But because of the Longgen wine, there was an ambiguous atmosphere in the air.

Catalina looked at Dong Qi, who was wearing cool clothes. Even though she was also a woman, she couldn't help but take a second look and exclaimed: "Miss Qiqi has a great figure~"

Dong Qi listened and responded without thinking: "No way. Miss Carter has a great figure. Last time in Honglou, I realized that you have the whitest skin I have ever seen."

As she spoke, she seemed to remember something, "But then again, our first meeting was magical~"

Catalina laughed after hearing this: "Hahaha, it was indeed a bit unpleasant when we first met."

She will never forget the experience in Hong Lou. When talking about this topic, the experience instantly emerged in her mind.

Ji Xun listened to the conversation between the two and also thought of something and glanced slightly.

I couldn't help but recall some of the beautiful scenes from the past.

There were only three of them in the apartment, so they didn't have to worry about other people's eyes. Once they started talking about this private topic, the atmosphere instantly became warm.

Almost at the same time, Catalina caught a glimpse of Ji Xun looking at her out of the corner of her eye.

How could she not guess what this guy was thinking?
Having seen it many times, this Lionheart lady has nothing to be embarrassed about.

She noticed Ji Xun's gaze, and her eyelashes blinked slightly with a hint of cunning. Her slightly open collar was lowered a little to make the deep spring scenery more clearly visible.

Ji Xun saw a patch of white and knew that he was being teased again, so he chuckled.

Catalina found it amusing and smiled charmingly.

People who can become friends have some common characteristics to a greater or lesser extent.

This drinking party made Catalina and Dong Qi become much more familiar with each other.

The three of them continued drinking like this for a while, and the atmosphere became better and better as they talked.

The result was that Ji Xun and Catalina drank a lot, but Dong Qi was completely drunk.

Miss Qiqi was still conscious, but her body was a little soft. She didn't hide anything and just collapsed on Ji Xun intimately.

Finally feeling unwell, Dong Qi stood up shakily and said to the two of them, "Ah, it's so hot. Ji Xun, you guys chat while I go take a shower first."

With that, she walked straight to the bathroom.

Usually the guest says, I'm going to take a shower, which means the conversation is over.

Although Catalina was interested in continuing to watch Ji Xun's little embarrassment, her upbringing made her stand up at the right time and said politely: "Qiqi, there is another negotiation tomorrow. I will leave first. Let's drink together another day."

However, Dong Qi was not happy with this and turned around and grumbled, "Miss Carter, you are staying at my place tonight. Where are you going?"

She knew about the relationship between Katarina and Ji Xun and didn't mind.

What's more, since they really became friends, she wouldn't mind at all.

And what’s very interesting is that all the rooms in this apartment are connected.

The bathroom was not far away, separated only by a few panes of glass.

Dong Qi took off his vest as usual while talking, exposing his free upper body under the light, revealing an endless amount of lust.

Catalina, who had been watching this scene calmly from beginning to end, was slightly startled: "Ah, this."

I originally didn't want to disturb him, and I could choose another time to spend time with Ji Xun.

Before she could figure out how to respond, Dong Qi had already stripped naked and was walking towards the bathroom: "Don't go. Wait until I'm done, then we'll have some drinks!"

The tone is not questioning.

But it's the kind of "toughness" that you treat as a friend.

Katrina also heard it.

Dong Qi's bathing was not an excuse for the nobles to urge her to leave, but because they really wanted her to stay.

She couldn't refuse and hesitated, but she could hear the sound of water splashing in her ears.

Dong Qi was filling the bathtub with water.

Catalina couldn't leave, so she just sat down.

Looking at Dong Qi holding those slender legs and beautiful back, she smiled faintly and murmured, "Ms. Qiqi looks so good."

There were only two people at the table, and Ji Xun knew that this was a joke.

Katrina said, then looked at Ji Xun and asked, "Really?"

Ji Xun didn't know why, but he heard a hint of provocation. He hesitated for a moment and said, "Yeah. All good."

It seems that she wants to ask this?
"Humph~"

Catalina heard a proud snort from her nose.

Obviously, he was not disappointed with this answer, but he didn't think it was good either.

Without Dong Qi's presence, Catalina on the sofa was like a queen, her eyes unconcealed with the delicate yet thorny charm of a rose.

After all, she drank a lot of dragon root wine, and the young lady of the Lionheart family also showed a charming look in her eyes, "Ah, I haven't seen you for a long time."

Ji Xun smiled as he listened.

I said this several times that night, and the meaning was different each time.

This time, he heard a direct teasing.

Catalina really found it interesting. She had never seen Ji Xun so embarrassed before.

I clearly want to do something, but I have reservations.

This is not seen at any time.

The charming smile on Catalina's face became more and more unrestrained.

However, before the two of them could chat for a few more words, Dong Qi suddenly looked over from the bathroom and greeted her warmly, "Miss Carter, you're not leaving tonight anyway, how about we take a bath together?"

As soon as these extremely bold words came out, Catalina's expression froze instantly: "Huh???"

She had never encountered such a situation in her life.

She had been brought up with aristocratic etiquette, and had never been taught what she should do in such a situation.

The young lady of the Lionheart family, who remained calm in the face of thousands of troops, was a little confused at this moment.

Take a bath together?

Even though she's a girl, there are other people here.

Ji Xun, who was standing by, saw her sudden change of expression and found it interesting: You also have this moment?
Catalina caught a glimpse of that gloating look, which seemed to arouse her competitive spirit. The entanglement in her heart was drowned in an instant. She stood up, raised her chest proudly, glanced at Ji Xun, and then responded to the bathroom: "Okay."

Ji Xun: "???"

After hearing this response, it was Ji's turn to be stunned.

She actually agreed?

Ji Xun really didn't expect that Katarina, a noble lady with pride in her bones, would agree to such an outrageous proposal.

However, Katarina was more relaxed than he thought.

When I heard Dong Qi calling me, I also felt hot and humid, so I thought it would be a good idea to take a shower.

She stood up and walked towards the bathroom.

There was no shelter in the room and no dressing room.

Besides, Ji Xun had seen his own naked body before.

Catalina simply stopped being shy and followed Dong Qi's example, unbuttoning her shirt as she walked.

Then he took off his shirt and put it in the basket.

She reached her hand to her back and unhooked her bra, and in a blink of an eye her upper body was naked.

While Ji Xun was staring in a daze for a moment, he saw Katarina standing naked at the bathroom door.

She glanced back provocatively: How about it, does it look good?
There were only two pieces of transparent glass in the bathroom. Ji Xun was stunned as he looked at the two naked beautiful bodies in the bathroom.

Except in dreams, Ji Xun has never had such an experience.

For a moment, the beautiful spring scenery was so attractive that people couldn't take their eyes off it.

At this time, an unexpected scene happened again.

Dong Qi in the bathroom called out again: "Ji Xun, do you want to take a bath together?"

A very casual greeting.

Because that's how they usually are.

But now, the situation is different.

Because there were more than just the two of them in the room.

But there is also Catalina who has taken off all her clothes.

(End of this chapter)