Cataclysm King

Chapter 474: Old Xie's Secret Message

Time flies so fast and a month passes in a flash.

Because Giant City is close to the Monster Forest and happens to be at the cross-pass of the Titan Mountains, the elements here are richer than other places in the southern continent.

There are some high-level card masters who live and practice here all year round, so there are many high-end hotels in the city that are equipped with spirit-gathering magic prohibitions.

In North City, Maple Leaf Hotel is such a high-end hotel with its own courtyard.

This day.

The hotel is a small building.

The spirit gathering array makes the elements in the courtyard several times stronger than those in the outside world, but the cost is ten times that of an ordinary hotel.

Ji Xun is not short of money, and he is not reluctant to spend money on cultivation. Of course, he will give himself a more suitable environment for cultivation.

Most importantly, the two elemental elves need an element-rich environment to grow.

Also, that cheap junior fellow apprentice has just advanced to a higher level. He has been a slave for too long and his body has been depleted, so he needs to make up for some of the damage.

In the yard, a dark-skinned boy was trying to control a flying bird in his hand.

You can't let it fly away, but you can't crush this bird that is made entirely of condensed energy.

The seemingly easy movement made the boy sweat profusely.

But he never tired of it.

The young man was David.

Over the past month, David has gotten used to living with Ji Xun, his unexpected senior brother.

He had been poor for more than ten years, and even when he met Gong Wu, he had never lived such a wealthy life.

Now, following this senior brother, not only does he have someone to guide him in his practice, but he also has an abundant supply of foods that strengthen his Qi and blood, as well as medicinal supplies for body refinement.

It was like a dream day.

David's progress in martial arts has also been rapid this month.

Although Gong Wu has a higher level of martial arts, Ji Xun is obviously more suitable to be a teacher.

He is not only proficient in fighting, but also proficient in almost all the skills of the supernatural sequence. He also knows fifty-two secret magic techniques and various strange forbidden techniques and spells.

Even David himself didn't even know how outrageous things he had learned during this period of time.

As they got along, David was shocked countless times by the erudition of this senior brother.

Although we know that Ji Xun's clone "Su Lun" is following the path of a polymath, the entry-level polymath and the legendary great polymath who has no knowledge of any sequence and understands everything are completely different things.

And this senior brother of mine is truly the legendary “true great polymath”!
No matter what doubts you have, as long as you ask, this person will definitely be able to answer them.

Fighting, spells, spirit, mystery, incantations, magic circles, he knows all the knowledge that a card master has access to.

Do not!
Not understanding.

Enough to be considered proficient.

This made David admire him deeply.

The longer we spend together and the deeper our understanding, the admiration and awe we feel for each other will not diminish, but will become stronger and stronger.

Although David had never shown any arrogance in front of anyone because of his talent.

But after all, he is young and energetic.

It is difficult to find an opponent of the same level, so naturally there is some pride and conceit in one's heart.

Before meeting Ji Xun, he thought he was very powerful.

Even if there were those so-called geniuses in the Royal Academy who often "bullied" him, he felt that as long as he had enough resources, he would definitely not be worse than them.

But after meeting his senior brother, that arrogance disappeared completely.

Only then did he understand why the teacher called this senior brother whom he had never met before a "monster".

All the geniuses David had ever seen paled in comparison to this senior.

This gave the young man a strong goal to worship, and he practiced harder every day.

In the room, Ji Xun was sitting cross-legged in meditation, comprehending the knowledge that his clone had gained at the Royal Academy.

Although he didn't go to see it, he knew exactly what was happening in the yard.

David is Gong Wu's disciple. Now that he has met him, Ji Xun will certainly not sit idly by.

What you can learn at each stage is different.

That guy has such great talent, so Ji Xun should of course give him some guidance if he can.

It didn't take much effort to teach, but David spent more time on his own hard practice and contemplation.

Children from poor families always cherish this rare opportunity more.

Not only did he practice boxing and comprehend the secrets of martial arts during the day, but he also meditated and practiced breathing techniques even when he was sleeping.

You have to know that at his age, he has just started learning the breathing technique, and sitting still all night requires great self-control and concentration.

Ji Xun felt very pleased as he watched him make rapid progress day by day.

It is obvious that as long as it does not die prematurely, a martial arts master who will amaze the world will emerge in the future.

While meditating, Ji Xun suddenly opened his eyes.

He looked at the [JOKER] card in his hand, a hint of joy appeared in his eyes, and he murmured to himself: "It's almost ready to use."

Just like a gun requires a good feel for the hand, relics also require a running-in period before they can be used smoothly.

What’s more, it is a legendary relic.

I've had this Curse God Card for a month, and I've been trying it every day. Now I feel like it fits me perfectly.

At this time, he took out the [4 of Spades] that he had obtained from the assassination of Mr. Sack.

There is a purple-black vortex pattern on the front of this Curse God Card, which is the [Void Teleport] spell engraved on him.

This allows him to use void displacement almost infinitely.

The ability to save lives is greatly increased.

If it were just two ordinary Curse God cards, it would only be considered a double surprise.

But obviously, JOKER is not ordinary.

At this moment, Ji Xun was holding the [4 of Spades] between his left index and middle fingers, and the [JOKER] in his right hand.

As the right hand was infused with magical power, a magical scene happened.

In the blink of an eye, the card that was originally printed with the gray clown pattern of [JOKER] slowly turned into a [4 of Spades] that was exactly the same as the one in his left hand!
A 4 becomes a pair of 4s.

This is the effect of any card.

Correct!
This is the entry-level usage of the [JOKER] card that Ji Xun has roughly figured out over the past month.

It can not only engrave any spell like other spell cards.

It also has a magical function, which is what we see before us - copying!
Replicate all spells!
It felt like a camera that could record any spell that appeared within a certain range.

Not only the images, but also the laws and spell structures are completely replicated.

In other words, whenever the enemy used a certain spell in front of Ji Xun, he could copy it with this card.

For Ji Xun, this was a big surprise.

His attainments in the path of [Polyologist] are becoming deeper and deeper, so it seems that he will have no problem using various spells in the future.

This Joker Card is not used under normal circumstances, but once it is used, it must be against some enemies with strange and bizarre methods.

By then, Ji Xun will copy with one hand and "return the favor in his own way" with the other hand. Just thinking about it makes the picture so beautiful.

Especially copying some of the top card masters' magic, forbidden spells, and so on.

This thing is simply a BUG.

As he was thinking, Ji Xun looked at the two Curse God Cards in his hand, and some thoughts emerged in his mind: "The Great Emperor Lanlingster had a set of fifty-four Curse God Cards. If fifty-four kinds of magic were engraved on him, how powerful would he be? But then again, how did that great emperor die if he was so powerful? Did he really die in the abyss rift?"

He had first heard the legend of Emperor Lanlingster in the Mausoleum of Augustus in the Rune Mountains.

The palace gravekeeper said that the emperor disappeared during an adventure exploring the abyss rift in the southern continent.

But now it seems, probably not.

If He fell into the abyss rift, then those cards should appear in the different dimension instead of in the forest.

But the fact is, those scattered Curse God Cards appear mostly in a dangerous cave area on a certain level of the Warcraft Forest.

This means that the emperor had fought in those places and left his battle cards there.

In other words, Emperor Lanlingster fell in the southern continent.

But the question is: Is there anything in the Southern Continent that can kill Him?
They can only be equal enemies.

Calculating the time when the emperor disappeared, it should be the period when the Alterac civilization and the Arel Empire were transitioning.

This is very subtle.

Considering the recent situation of the remnants of the Holy See of Light, Ji Xun deduced some feasibility in his mind.

Perhaps the truth behind the death of Emperor Lanlingster had a lot to do with the Dragon God Ariel.

At least informed.

As I thought about it, my thoughts returned.

Ji Xun looked at his pocket watch and it was already six o'clock.

He stood up and prepared to go out.

This time is when the Adventurer's Market is at its busiest.

At this time every day he would go around the city to see if he could find some ancient relics at the market and to get some new information.

After leaving the hotel, Ji Xun walked on the street.

The city of Giant Spirits is extremely large. It is an unindustrialized city, but there are all kinds of fancy animal carts on the streets.

Ji Xun also hired a jumping dragon beast car and headed towards the West City District.

The city of Juling is still bustling and prosperous, even more bustling than it was more than a month ago.

The big change at the Royal Academy seemed to have never happened. No one mentioned it, and even no information could be bought from intelligence dealers.

This was also within Ji Xun's expectations.

After all, since it involves the heretics of the Church of Light, this kind of news cannot be spread.

The Royal Academy resumed classes the day after the incident.

No one was allowed to talk about the defection of Gustav, the vice-president of the Academy of History and Mystery.

This is a direct order from the Holy See.

The news about the giant hand that broke out of the seal under the Tower of Babel was also blocked, and no one in the academy was allowed to talk about it. No one knew what creature it was, or why it was sealed in the academy.

However, the consequence is that without this stable energy supply, it seems that the Trial of the Tower of Babel cannot be restarted in a short period of time.

As if nothing had happened, the students continued to go to school as usual.

It is worth mentioning that an accident occurred during the trial.

However, the assessment results remain valid.

The 16th team of the Duke of Langdon's Mansion, where the clone "Su Lun" was, actually got a good result of third place.

Originally ranked eighth in the overall score.

But because six of the top ten teams participated in the Battle of Black Crow Castle, they received extremely high assessment scores.

Especially the team of Princess Sophia of the Red Dragon Royal Family, which had a cliff-like lead.

But after the situation was investigated, those teams were disqualified, and even the student lists were not deleted from the academy.

Ji Xun's team took the third place and received another 100,000 credits as a reward.

It's no coincidence.

Of course, the academy also investigated Ji Xun’s team afterwards.

But among the four people who were still alive, Gang Duoduo fainted the moment he entered the sealed space, and Seri and the other two were almost completely unaware of the situation.

David was considered a runaway slave and there was no way to question him.

Naturally, nothing could be asked about "Su Lun".

Only three people were left of the original team of six, and later Young Master Sak arranged for three more to join.

But it is not the original team, and the tacit understanding is no longer there.

The team gradually became unknown in the academy.

Ji Xun also thought it was a good idea that his clone could continue to practice in peace and quiet in the academy.

Soon, we arrived at West City Leather Street.

The streets are crowded with people.

As usual, Ji Xun planned to go shopping in the market first.

After hanging around for a few months, he was already very familiar with the place. Whether it was the regular intelligence market or the black market in Giant Spirit City, he had his own reliable sources of goods and intelligence.

Those speculators disguised as adventurers in the market have long been familiar faces. When he meets someone familiar, Ji Xun can say hello and ask if there are any new goods.

But Ji Xun prefers to visit stalls with unfamiliar faces.

New faces meant that they were adventurers who had just returned from an expedition to the Warcraft Forest to hunt for treasures, and they had more than just some good stuff in their hands.

More importantly, Ji Xun can infer what new discoveries have been made in recent times by observing the unearthed ancient relics.

"Look here, a fifth-level fire dragon scale just taken from the dragon's lair, a top-grade material for strengthening armor."

"The third-level wind-running pterosaur baby dragon produced in the Wind Cliff can be taken away for only 3,000 gold coins. Flying in the sky is no longer a dream."

"For sale are various maps, such as 'Dark Magic Forest', 'Theramore Lake', 'Dark Light Temple', 'Blood Ring Mine', and various maps related to the latest mysterious ruins of civilizations."

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Ji Xun walked on the street, looking and listening along the way.

The noisy cries of street vendors sounded like pieces of information in his ears, like a puzzle.

A lot of information can be analyzed from the characteristics of the relics sold.

Excavation location, danger level, monster distribution, ruins type, civilization era, etc.

Ji Xun's current ability of deduction makes his brain like a centralized and efficient computer.

I come here every day and have accumulated a lot of information in my mind.

It can even be said that he knows better than many adventurers where the items sold at the stalls come from.

So many times you can find big bargains.

Ji Xun made a lot of money this month and enjoyed it very much.

Of course, he also discovered that the number of adventurers in Juling City has recently increased several times compared to usual.

The reason is that some new relics have been discovered recently, triggering another "treasure hunt wave".

The civilization of this underground world is like a thousand-layer pancake, with one layer stacked on top of another.

During the process of reproduction and migration, humans left behind a large number of ancient relics.

The remains of ancient civilizations buried in ruins often form large areas when unearthed.

There are especially many in the Warcraft Forest.

So this kind of treasure hunt wave comes every ten or eight years.

It wasn't surprising at first.

But Ji Xun discovered that most of the relics unearthed recently were related to the "Alterac Civilization".

In other words, the adventurers discovered some relics of a period of history that was most likely considered erased by the Holy See.

Ji Xun often comes to the market, so he also noticed that after the "Royal Academy Incident" a month ago, there were obviously more patrol officers at the market.

Others didn't know what they were patrolling for, but Ji Xun guessed that these people were probably looking for relics related to the heretics of the "Sect of Light".

Once discovered, they will be confiscated and destroyed.

This didn't have much impact on Ji Xun, but he was more concerned about the "Emperor's relics".

Coincidentally, several Curse God Cards that have been unearthed recently are all concentrated in a certain dangerous area.

Soon, we reached the end of the market and it was already eight o'clock in the evening.

I went to the intelligence dealer to inquire about the information.

There is still not much information available, most of which is related to adventures in the Warcraft Forest.

Originally, Ji Xun wanted to know if there was any situation in the three kingdoms.

After all, Princess Sophia of the Red Dragon Royal Family is a believer in light, so there is no reason why the royal family would have no involvement with those old remnants.

However, there was no information at all from the intelligence dealer.

It was precisely because there was no news that Ji Xun judged that a "major incident" might have occurred within the three kingdoms.

He used to be a professional intelligence dealer, so he is very familiar with this business.

The only way to keep such powerful intelligence dealers from knowing any information is that the Holy See has personally blocked the news.

Otherwise, the gossip merchants who dared to spread the scandals of the kings and queens of the three royal families would not be so ignorant of everything.

No news is actually news.

For Ji Xun now, he can deduce the correct information from the information that was deliberately erased.

In the ability of "I am the world", no event exists in isolation, but must be connected with the world in countless causes and effects.

To see whether the royal family is in chaos or not, we can just look at the king’s recent political activities, the important meetings he has attended, and the changes in his accompanying ministers.

It's like a puzzle. Even if a small piece is missing, it is enough to restore the general idea by deducing from the other parts.

So from the current intelligence, Ji Xun feels that the current situation in the Arel Empire is already very bad.

At least, he felt that a coup might have taken place in the Silver Dragon Kingdom!
It has not yet fully erupted, and the Holy See is doing its utmost to suppress it.

In the deduction, the entire empire seemed to be in imminent danger.

Another problem is that there has been no news about the "Scarlet Sect" that had caused so much trouble before.

The group of vampires seemed to have disappeared completely, and suddenly there was no movement.

Ji Xun didn't think they were wiped out.

On the contrary, the probability is that it is out of control.

In order to avoid causing panic, the news was blocked.

There was a lot of mixed news, and it had little to do with Ji Xun.

He inquired, more to hone my ability to be the world.

At exactly eight o'clock, Ji Xun arrived in front of a huge circular building.

This is the largest auction house in Juling City.

Tonight, the Rainbow Chamber of Commerce, one of the largest chambers of commerce in the southern continent, is holding a high-end auction here.

A large number of young nobles from the southern continent gathered in the Royal Academy.

They are all rich second-generations who have power and money.

Therefore, major chambers of commerce often hold such high-end auctions in Juling City, and there are often good things.

Ji Xun came to join in the fun because there were many items in this auction that interested him.

For example, the curse card [9 of Clubs] that was newly discovered from the ruins.

Many people in the Royal Academy came here for this card.

Another factor was to find out about Gong Wu's situation.

The last information we got was that after the old man challenged various martial arts schools and his identity was exposed and he was caught, he was bought by the big boss behind the Rainbow Chamber of Commerce.

The Rainbow Chamber of Commerce is one of the largest slave chambers of commerce in the southern continent.

Slave fighting is also a pillar economic industry in the southern continent and the most popular entertainment activity.

Gong Wu has become a slave gladiator, and is now touring various cities in the southern continent to look for gladiators to challenge.

Among people of the same level, Ji Xun couldn't think of anyone who could beat Gong Wu.

The last information we got was that he was the "Fighting King with 79 Consecutive Victories" of the Slave Duel League.

Ji Xun wanted to find an opportunity to see if he could get in touch with the top management of the Rainbow Chamber of Commerce and find a chance of rescue.

He wasn't in a hurry before because he felt there was no need to rush.

Gong Wu was born for battle, a pure martial arts fanatic.

For ordinary people, this kind of precarious life can be a torment.

But Ji Xun knew the old man's character too well, and he might still think that he was living a good life. With a constant stream of masters to challenge, it was simply a dream come true.

However, the reality is not so good.

Under normal circumstances, it would be almost impossible for Gong Wu to lose to opponents of the same level.

Even if he really died in a battle, for the old man, it would definitely be a battle worth dying for.

However, the fact is that slave duels have huge gambling attributes!
The key to victory or defeat lies not only in the strength of the gladiators, but also in the odds!
The old man definitely wouldn't play a fake game. If he keeps winning like this, his opponents will become fewer and fewer.

In order to make a lot of money, slave traders will inevitably choose to "explode an upset" and use some shady means.

Even without an opponent, Gong Wu would be forced to participate in fights with high-level monsters.

The result that Ji Xun saw was almost certain death.

Two hours later.

Ji Xun walked out of the auction hall with a bitter look on his face, complaining as he walked: "This auction price is too outrageous."

He originally thought that he had a good family background and might have a chance to auction off the [9 of Clubs] Curse Card.

But after half the game, he realized that his financial situation was not enough in front of those top dignitaries.

When you encounter truly good things, purchasing power is no longer just currency in the general sense.

At every turn, there are a few gold mines, a mithril vein, ten years of tax revenue from two places, and a hereditary title of XX.
These are resources only possessed by the truly top-level dignitaries.

The organizers of the Rainbow Chamber of Commerce obviously care more about these resources than currency.

Most of the top-quality goods in the entire auction were sold through this barter method.

There was also the [9 of Clubs] Curse God Card. The students' nobles competed for it for dozens of rounds, but it was eventually bought by a mysterious buyer who was suspected to be a member of the royal family, using a ninth-level magic crystal.

Ji Xun gained nothing during the entire auction.

But the good news is that I have found out something about Gong Wu's condition, and the old man is currently fine.

Judging from his schedule and odds, the slave traders haven't made enough money from him yet, so he shouldn't die in the short term.

The Rainbow Chamber of Commerce is very powerful, and Ji Xun is unable to force a rescue.

If we plan now, there should be a chance to save lives in the future.

After leaving the auction house, Ji Xun went to the Adventurer's Guild as usual.

A large number of adventure missions, recruitment information and bounty notices are issued here every day, and it is also a very important source of intelligence.

Even at night, the Adventurer's Guild is still crowded with people.

Ji Xun walked to a magic light screen with familiarity and quickly checked various information.

"The Iron Cross Mercenary Group is recruiting hunters for new lands."

"The King's Knight Mercenary Group is recruiting a large number of professional mercenaries, with retired sergeants given priority. Bonuses will be given for going out on expeditions, and the resettlement allowance and pensions are high."

"Exploring the 'Dark Light Temple', we are in need of a fourth-level nurse professional."

"Unicorn Chamber of Commerce escort mission."

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There is a lot of information and it is very complicated.

Ordinary people usually only search for what they are interested in.

But Ji Xun looked at everything.

He reads very quickly, one page at a time, and can finish a large film in no time.

This information includes the movements of a large number of mercenary groups.

You can analyze the information you want to a large extent.

Ji Xun originally wanted to look for the relics of the Great Emperor and some clues about the Church of Light.

However, as he was checking, he was unexpectedly stunned.

Because he saw a special encrypted notice.

I thought I had seen it wrong.

After deciphering the code, Ji Xun was extremely surprised: "Is this... Old Xie looking for me?"

The encryption method of the code word was agreed upon with Xie Guozhong long time ago.

Although it’s not too brilliant, it’s definitely the work of an old friend.

The content was simple, he just wanted to meet with me to discuss something.

If it was before, Ji Xun would certainly respond without hesitation.

But now.
If I am not mistaken, Xie Guozhong is now the culprit who assassinated the Pope of the Holy See, and the source of the "scarlet pollution"
So strong that it seems unfamiliar.

Ji Xun couldn't help but feel confused. Why was he looking for him?
Ji Xun's intuition told him that the guy had no ill intentions.

But the fact that they came to my door probably means they are preparing to make another big event.

The last assassination attempt on the Pope failed, will it happen again this time?
But, he can fight against the ninth level head-on, what’s the point of looking for me?

(End of this chapter)