Steel Chang'an
Chapter 123
Chapter 123
A huge sole stepped into the water.The huge waves of the East China Sea turned into tiny sprays, and fled back in a desperate manner from between the five animal-like feet.Gran bit his lip hard, resisting the thought of turning and running, but his teeth were still chattering against each other, making an annoying clicking sound that made him feel a little ashamed in fear.
"Don't be afraid, boy, they won't have a chance to hurt us," said Madden, standing beside him.His waist was straight, and his gray hair stood up in the sea breeze. He looked calm and composed, as if his faith had returned to him from the day he saw the Bright Sword. "My lord," he said to Gran, "Since the Knight of Light has appeared on this continent, he will never let these monsters set foot on our land."
However, the Skull Knights had advanced to the dividing line between sea water and land, and the Knights of Light did not appear.Gran thought.The sun was blocked by the procession of giants, and a large rolling shadow climbed the sand, and soon engulfed the hillside where Gran stood.He suppressed his fear and counted the number of them with his eyes. They were not exactly the same in size and shape, but the body of each skeleton warrior was bigger than an adult sea bitch. He saw at least a thousand skeleton warriors, and the formation of giants was facing the hillside.If they keep going...
"Master of the door," his father put a hand on his shoulder, and Haitou looked forward, "regardless of whether the Knight of Light will show up here today, he will fight for us. Except for him , and many others are fighting for us, all we can do is trust them."
The commoner knights... Gran thought, and their own warriors from the Sea People.
He glanced back behind him, and at some point, the hillside was full of people.Those sea people stood there silently, their eyes fixed on the front, but what they were looking at was not those hideous and strange mechanical creatures, but looking at other places through them.Their eyes were full of fear, but also full of hope.Among the eighteen hundred newcomers to the Order of the Rose were their brothers, their sons or their grandsons.This is the first time Haimin has fought for himself.
So they came to witness the miracle.Gran thought.Not the miracles performed by the Knights of Light for them, but by their own kind.Reason told him that he should persuade these people to go back to hide in the underground bunker of the abandoned city, but in the end he said nothing.
"Let's pray for them," his father said.The sea folk on the hillside knelt down.
At this moment, the Skull Knights stopped advancing.Without any warning, they suddenly stopped and stayed in place.The line of giants lined up was like a wall, stretching between the sea and the land.
"You stopped the Skull Knights from moving forward." Butler Ji said while fiddling with the chess pieces.
"This is what they got in exchange for fighting." Little King Teng said, "As long as they can hold Yongjiang City, there is no need for the Skull Knights to land. The purpose of my revealing this hole card was originally to use the King's Seal as a Bait, just keep this game of chess completely under my calculations."
"Huh?" Su Sheng asked puzzledly, "Didn't the Skull Knights come out to deal with Jiu Ge?"
Before he finished speaking, a fan was slapped on his head, "Are you stupid?" Xiao Teng Wang shook the fan, "Since your boss has prevented Jiu Ge from appearing in the world, what's the matter with the Skull Knights?"
"That's right!" Su Sheng suddenly realized.
But Steward Ji shook his head: "According to the plan, the young prince should stop the Skeleton Knights after receiving news from Mr. Li and confirming the result of the Yinxu battle. At this moment, Li Gong and others have entered the Yinxu for nearly 24 hours. However, there is still no news, which means that the battle of the Yin Ruins is still going on, and it is still unknown whether Jiu Ge will appear in the world. At this moment, the Skeleton Knights should stop advancing, and this step of the little prince is indeed a little hasty."
"Are you criticizing your master, Ji Yan?" Xiao Teng Wang raised an eyebrow, "You know I never really thought about letting those monsters set foot on Donglin Continent. There is no Immortal King The Seal of the King has very limited control over the group of monsters. Their destructive power is too great. Just waking them up from the bottom of the sea has already caused tsunamis and red tides. If these monsters are allowed to pass through human cities, God knows what will happen!"
Thinking of those sea dwellers who died in the red tide, Little King Teng's face sank. He should never have followed Ji Yan's suggestion to wake up the Skeleton Knights. He thought with some annoyance that Ji Yan never told him this. What are the consequences.He didn't believe that Ji Yanhui hadn't calculated the number and tonnage of the Skull Knights. Their activities would cause a tsunami and cause the sea beasts to behave abnormally, but his Zhizu steward didn't say a word about it.
He glanced at the flawless and handsome face of Butler Ji, and the butler of Zhizu knelt in front of the chessboard in an almost perfect submissive posture.Forget it, now is not the time to settle accounts.Prince Teng thought to himself. "What I want to do is to control the loss of this war within the range that Donglin Continent can bear, instead of expanding the damage." He waved his hand, signaling that this topic should not be brought up again, "In any case, I don't intend to It really touched the hole card of the Skull Knights."
"Ji Yan, I'm afraid this matter is not up to you to decide." Ji Steward said, "Only the Skull Knights can fight against Jiuge. Before the battle of the Yin Ruins is over, the Skull Knights can't stop moving forward. If you don't If you have the heart to carry out this order, then Ji Yan will take over the control of the Seal of the King, and Ji Yan will execute it for you."
Butler Ji still had a respectful smile on his face, and even his voice was as soft and gentle as ever.Su Sheng looked at him, and then at the almost frightened and angry expression on King Teng's face, before he realized that this uncle housekeeper who was always responsive to his requests actually wanted to disobey his master's orders.
"Has water flooded into that amazing mind of yours, Ji Yan? You have heard my order just now!" King Xiao Teng's tone became severe, "Don't forget your own identity, a member of the Zhizu." Your duty is to provide advice, and it is not your turn to make decisions here!"
"My lord," Ji Butler suddenly asked a rather strange question, "Do you know why Ji Yan chose to serve you between you and your elder brother?"
Little King Teng's face changed, "To be honest, I don't really want to know the answer," he sighed, "But I can indeed guess what the answer is.
"Because my elder brother didn't discover Yinxu himself. He had a very close relationship with me before he became the head of the family. We often talked all night long, but he never mentioned Yinxu. I can be very sure that he will succeed Teng The Patriarch of the family didn't know the existence of the Yin Ruins at all before. Later, the internal structure of the Yin Ruins displayed by my elder brother on the Tianshou Pavilion also proved that digging a road into the Yin Ruins from the inside of the Yin Mountain was definitely not the result of my elder brother's generation. Able to complete the project.
"In other words, the existence of the Yin Ruins is the top secret of the Teng family, passed down from generation to generation by the successive heads of the Teng family, and only those who inherit the position of the head of the family can know this secret.
"As for you, Ji Yan...the Teng family obtained your Zhizu contract 300 years ago. At that time, Teng Jiaxing's business had just started, not to mention the seven families of Donglin. I can't rank up, why does Tomb Island send you, a top figure who is outstanding among the four generations of intellectuals, to serve an unknown family in Donglin?
"As long as you do a little deduction, you can know that 300 years ago, the head of the Teng family should have discovered the location of the Yin Ruins and began to excavate the Yin Ruins. Ji Yan, you just entered the Teng family at that time. The real purpose should be to monitor The progress of the Teng family’s excavation of the Yin Ruins. From the very beginning, you knew exactly what was in the Yin Ruins, so you came to Donglin and stayed with the Teng Family. Another purpose is to find the seal of the king. If one day Teng If you really open the Yin Ruins and let Jiuge appear in the world, then you will use the seal of the king to awaken the Skeleton Knights and prevent the Teng family from using Jiuge to dominate the mainland.
"Perhaps the previous Patriarchs of the Teng family focused their energy on developing Teng Jiaxing, and they were not so interested in opening the Yin Ruins, or maybe it was thanks to your plan that the Teng family's excavation progress in the Yin Ruins was so slow. Slow. But no matter how much you try to procrastinate, when it comes to my elder brother's generation of Patriarchs, they finally discovered Jiuge and moved the idea of opening Yinxu.
"That's why you, who originally served the heads of the Teng family, chose to serve me. Because you can't let the seal of the king fall into the hands of my elder brother." Xiao Teng Wang said, "I don't know when Ji Yan you I found the Seal of the King, but I remember very clearly that the location of the Tengwang Pavilion was suggested by you, and the construction of the Tengwang Pavilion was also completed under your supervision, so I can be sure that the King’s Seal was excavated when the foundation of the Tengwang Pavilion was built. It’s not a coincidence. In the design of Tengwang Pavilion, there happens to be a waste disposal floor that is completely isolated from other underground floors, such as the sixth underground floor, which happens to be used as a secret basement for keeping the seal of the king. It was all calculated from my day."
Little King Teng said, as if he suddenly thought of something funny, "Ji Yan, Ji Yan, you know, my elder brother is quite concerned about the fact that you chose to serve me instead of him, the patriarch. It’s really heartbreaking! After all, when he was a child, he once mistakenly regarded you as a human being and admired you, so he still feels a little jealous when he sees you serving me!"
"If he knows that the reason you choose to serve me is not because I am extremely smart, handsome and unparalleled, but because I want to hand over the seal of the king to me, and on the day when the Yin Ruins opens , using me to deal with him, I wonder how wonderful the expression on my big brother's face will be?"
Although Little King Teng was laughing, Su Sheng didn't think it was funny at all. He looked at Little King Teng and then at Butler Ji, feeling chills all over his body, and a faint feeling of something very wrong in his heart.
"Ji Yan is ashamed, so the young prince already knew about it." Butler Ji lowered his head and bowed gracefully, "The young prince is very good at predicting things, basically he guessed right, only two things were wrong, Please allow Ji Yan to correct—”
"One of the reasons is that Ji Yan chose to serve the young prince back then, and through the construction of the Tengwang Pavilion, he handed over the seal of the king to the young prince. A large part of the reason is that the young prince is not only extremely smart, but also extremely handsome and unparalleled. When you love flowers and see them bloom, you have lofty aspirations, and you are dedicated to becoming the number one playboy in the world. You have no interest in such mundane things as dominating the mainland, even if Ji Yan entrusts you with the seal of the king, you will just do it casually Throw it back to Ji Yan, and order Ji Yan to take good care of it, I never thought of using it for my own use, it is really a blessing for Ji Yan to have such a fresh and refined master."
"Stop flattering," Xiao Teng Wang raised Ji Yan's chin with a fan, and looked at his soft eyebrows that could not find any faults. "The second thing, you should tell me that in your contract, The task given to you by Tomb Island has a higher priority than serving me, so my order just now has no effect on you, and if necessary, you still have the authority to kill me, isn't that the case?"
"That's right." Butler Ji was forced to raise his head and looked into the eyes of the little King Teng, "Young Lord is indeed the smartest master Ji Yan has ever served."
Xiao Teng Wang leaned forward, and the hard fan bone got stuck into Ji Butler's graceful neck.For the first time, he noticed that his Zhizu steward had a pair of ice blue eyes.The color of the eyeballs is beautiful, and there is no difference between them and humans from a distance, but at this distance, he can clearly see the precise mechanical operation in the bionic crystal, and the almost transparent light blue artificial biological iris has no temperature and is calm Everything was reflected like ice on the coldest sea he had ever seen.
It's ridiculous.Prince Teng thought to himself.While he was laughing at his elder brother who mistakenly treated Ji Yan as a human being, did he also make the same mistake?Over the years, he has almost handed everything over to Ji Yan. Does he really think that this non-human thing is more trustworthy than human beings?
In other words, this non-human thing pretends to be a real human being in every move, making him mistakenly think that human emotions can also be generated in that super brain full of calculations, even if he has already guessed the smart race contract There may be loopholes in it, and he still believes that this inhuman thing will not betray him or hurt him?
Those who are not of my race will be punished in their hearts.
Little King Teng clenched the fan tightly, looking at the depression formed by the hard fan bones on the soft skin.There is a laser weapon hidden in the fan, and as long as he presses the button on the handle of the fan, he can easily cut open the artificial throat hidden under the skin.But if he can't stop that super brain from functioning completely, his Zhizu steward can still regain control of the King's Seal, and there are at least three hundred ways to kill him.
Worse than this, until this moment, he still didn't quite believe that this thing would kill him.
Although his steward of the Zhi clan is not a human being, his little King Teng is a human being, a living person.
As human beings, it is inevitable that we will develop feelings and want to trust each other.
Even if it is against a thing that is not human.
He let go.Butler Ji returned to his elegant kneeling position. "Please rest assured, little prince," he said softly, "Even if Ji Yan has another mission, you are still the master of Ji Yan. As long as the master's order does not conflict with the mission of the tomb island, Ji Yan cannot disobey the order and kill the master." What's more, Ji Yan has no power to restrain a chicken, even if he wants to kill you, he will be powerless. On the contrary, it doesn't take much effort for you to unscrew Ji Yan's head now. Therefore, Ji Yan just wants to risk his head being wrung off Please listen to Ji Yan and say a few words."
"Don't pretend to be weak," Xiao Teng Wang snorted, "The control of the air defense array in Yongjiang City is in your hands, you don't need to do it at all, just use your brain, let the sky above my head drop a few Isn't it very simple to drop a missile?"
Su Sheng looked up at the sky, moved his buttocks calmly, and tried to sit a little far away from King Teng.
"That's not allowed." Butler Ji glanced at Su Sheng, shook his head with a smile, "The missiles used in the air defense formation exploded in too large a range, and would bring disaster to His Royal Highness. Ji Yan is bound by a contract, even if it is for The mission of Tomb Island is also absolutely not to arbitrarily harm the lives of human beings who have nothing to do with this matter."
"If Li Jing hadn't asked me to take good care of his beloved apprentice, I wouldn't have taken this annoying little ghost with me. I didn't expect this little ghost to become my life-saving talisman at this moment." Xiao Teng Wang sighed, with sharp eyes and quick hands. He grabbed Su Sheng who was about to slip out of the gazebo, dragged him to sit next to him, put an arm around Su Sheng's shoulder firmly, poured himself a glass of wine, and drank it down, "Speak, I'll decide whether to screw your head off after I've heard it."
"Yes." Steward Ji bowed and said, "300 years ago, Ji Yan came to Donglin, and his mission was to find the seal of the king. At that time, the elders of the Zhi tribe in Tomb Island believed that the seal of the king was in the Teng family. In the Yin Ruins that were excavated, that’s why they managed to get the Teng family to obtain Ji Yan’s contract, so that Ji Yan could enter the Teng family and wait for the opportunity to obtain the seal of the king.”
In fact, the four generations of Zhizu born after the Millennium War were dispatched by Tomb Island to various parts of the continent to serve different families, and they all shouldered the secret mission of finding the King's Seal.The housekeeper said.In the Millennium War, the Immortal King could simultaneously control countless mechanical creatures of the King's Legion to fight together on various battlefields in the mainland, relying on his majestic computing power, but more importantly, they were distributed in various battlefields in the mainland. The king's army can receive its every command without delay.The Seal of the King is the messenger of the Immortal King, or more precisely, it is a special energy signal transfer station. It was secretly transported to various parts of the mainland by the King's Legion, and it was erected during the Millennium War for the use of the Immortal King. The special network allows every mechanical creature to receive the instructions from the king without any mistakes.
After the Immortal King was sealed, the Legion of Kings was buried together with the history of the Millennium War, and the seals of Kings scattered on the battlefields of this continent were also missing.Since the remaining energy signal in the King's Seal can still activate the original command of the King's Legion, in order to prevent the King's Seal from falling into the hands of human beings and resummon the dormant King's Legion, the elders of the Zhizu asked to be sent to four places in the mainland. After the Daizhi tribe found the seal of the king, they brought it back to Tomb Island for sealing.The housekeeper said.It's just that the Zhizu are not the only ones looking for the King's Seal on this continent.The Junji Pavilion in Chang'an City, the wolf lord of the Northwest Blue Wolf, those ambitious lord knights, and even the hermit monks of Nagato are searching for the whereabouts of the King's Seal.The Zhi people are bound by the contract and cannot move freely in human society. Although they have found out the whereabouts of several seals of the king, they are all taken by others before they have the opportunity to send them back to Tomb Island.
As a leader among the four generations of intellectuals, the King's Seal that Ji Steward found in Donglin is the only King's Seal that Tomb Island has fully grasped so far.After he found out that the seal of the king was not buried in the Yin Ruins, he quickly and accurately found the real location of the seal of the king in Donglin, which is now Yongjiang City, underground of Tengwang Pavilion.Butler Ji reported his discovery to the Zhi Clan Elders' Association on Tomb Island immediately, but to his surprise, instead of ordering him to dig out the King's Seal immediately and bring it back to Tomb Island, the Zhi Clan's Elders' Association instead ordered him to Order him to stay in Donglin, secretly guard the seal of the king, and continue to monitor the progress of the Teng family's excavation of the Yin Ruins.He was given a new mission and a special authority: as the guardian of the King's Seal of Donglin, if the Teng family opened the Yin Ruins, he must activate the King's Seal and awaken the last remaining King's Legion in Donglin ——The Skeleton Knights ordered them to advance and fight towards the Yinxu, even if this process would destroy most of the city of Donglin and countless human beings would die as a result, he must ensure that they reached the Yinxu.If someone hinders him from carrying out this mission, he has the right to obliterate the existence of the other party, even if the other party is a human being and his master.
This completely violates the contract between the Chizu and humans.The actions of the Zhizu must be in line with the interests of mankind. This is the mission of the Zhizu since its birth, the root of the thinking framework of the Zhizu, and the rank of the brain matrix of the Zhizu. Once this ultimate mission is violated, the reason for the existence of the Zhizu will be lost .Butler Ji asked the elders of the Zhizu to explain to him why his new mission and authority ran counter to the ultimate mission of the Zhizu.Otherwise his new mission will lead him to self-destruct in logical conflict.
They responded to his request.In order for him to understand the true meaning of his latest mission, he obtained a small piece of raw data about the Millennium War.
"So you have actually entered the Spirit Bone Pagoda?" Xiao Teng Wang interrupted Butler Ji, and he gave his Zhizu steward a dissatisfied look, "You have lied a lot to your master, Ji Yan, should I feel honored that the person sent by Tomb Island to serve me is actually a member of the Elders of the Zhi Clan!"
On this continent, the only official record of the Millennium War that has been preserved is the "Lu Zang" stored in the Tianshu Pavilion of the Daming Palace, which records the details of every buried ancient battlefield on this continent. The other is the electronic brains of the three generations of Zhizu who experienced the Millennium War. They were all recalled to Tomb Island after the Millennium War. Just like every Zhizu who completed the contract and returned to Tomb Island, their electronic brains It was taken out, and the recorded data was preserved in the spiritual bone tower on Tomb Island, becoming a part of the history of human civilization.
Butler Ji once told King Teng that if he wants to enter the Spirit Bone Pagoda, there are only two ways. One is to return to the Tomb Island after completing his contract, and have his electronic brain taken out and sent to the Spirit Bone Pagoda; One is to complete his contract in an extremely excellent way, return to Tomb Island, and become a member of the Zhizu Elders' Council, so that he can enter the Spirit Bone Tower completely and come out completely—on Tomb Island , only members of the Zhizu Elders' Association can freely enter and exit the Spirit Bone Pagoda and retrieve the data therein.
According to King Teng, since Butler Ji's electronic brain is still in his beautiful head, but he can obtain confidential data related to the Millennium War, it is naturally because Butler Ji was originally a member of the elders of the Zhizu. member now.
"You're really thinking too much, little prince," Butler Ji shook his head, "Ji Yan was indeed expected to enter the Zhi Clan Elders' Association, and the elders of the Elders' Association had promised Ji Yan that as long as Ji Yan could complete their The mission delivered is to return to the tomb island with the seal of the king, and you can join the elders of the Zhizu. Therefore, as an exception, Ji Yan was allowed to access part of the data in the spiritual bone tower in advance. It was just that Ji Yan played in the spring hunt for the little prince. , has already broken the rules of the Tomb Island, and now I have revealed many secrets of the Tomb Island to you, I am afraid that Ji Yan will never have the opportunity to enter the Zhizu Elders' Council again."
"Blame me?" Little King Teng touched his nose and muttered in a low voice.
The housekeeper looked at him with a smile.
"Actually, I thought you would be more concerned about what the original data about the Millennium War Ji Yan obtained, rather than whether Ji Yan joined the elders of the Zhizu." He said.
Little King Teng coughed, "Are you really going to reveal the content of that original data?"
He knows what that means.His Chizu steward hopes to use this raw data to convince him to order the Skull Knights to move forward. For some reason, this inhuman thing doesn't want to betray his master and forcibly execute orders that go against his master's wishes. .
But in turn, this means that his butler of the Zhizu is going to betray the entire Zhizu.He didn't know what price he would have to pay for leaking the data of the Spirit Bone Pagoda, but he thought that Ji Yan should be very clear that his decision at this moment would make it impossible for him to return to Tomb Island forever.
"Ji Yan doesn't intend to say it," said Butler Ji calmly, "My little prince, please see—"
From between his hands unfolded a holographic image.A piece of history that was buried on Tomb Island by humans.
It was a record about the ancient battlefield buried under the ruins.What appeared in the picture was the underwater mausoleum of King Donglin.Although that was just one of the countless battles that made up the Thousand Year War, what it revealed about the Millennium War was enough to shock anyone.
After Xiao Teng Wang finished reading, he fell into a brief silence.
Su Sheng, who was caught under the arm of King Teng, was even paler, and his whole body was trembling slightly. It was obvious that the scene was too unimaginable, which shocked his spirit greatly.
Little King Teng grabbed the wine jug that was placed aside, poured two glasses of wine, and gave Su Sheng a glass, forcing him to drink it down in one go.Seeing that his face had returned to normal, he drank another glass of wine in one gulp, collected himself, and asked Steward Ji: "What is that... what power can bring people back from the dead?"
Butler Ji shook his head, "As you saw just now, that is not human power."
A word swirled on Xiao Teng's tongue, but he didn't want to say it.He doesn't want to admit that there is a power above human beings on this continent, but he knows very well that no one can be resurrected from the dead. If human beings can defeat death, then human beings will become gods.
Those who can do things that humans cannot do, and have power over humans, are gods.
But those he saw were definitely not gods, Little King Teng thought, but they were definitely not humans...
"As you can see, if the Immortal King and King's Legion are monsters created by humans, those are monsters created by gods." Said Ji Butler, "Humans buried the battlefields of the Millennium War and obliterated the history of mechanical civilization. It is not to obliterate the existence of the Immortal King, but to obliterate the existence of God, because the Immortal King is the product of the confrontation between humans and God.
"The so-called Millennium War is actually the entire era of mechanical civilization. Man and God have been fighting on this continent for thousands of years. As you can see, the Immortal King has never betrayed mankind. They fought side by side with the human knights until the day the god died, and the human race finally won the war.”
Then humans sealed the Immortal King.In order to erase the existence of gods from history, they claimed that the Immortal King had betrayed mankind, and described the Millennium War as a war between human knights and the king's army.Prince Teng thought to himself.This is really like what humans would do.The Immortal King never betrayed humans, it was humans who betrayed the Immortal King.only……
"The existence of God is the biggest secret on this continent." Ji Butler said, "Humans bury this secret on the tomb island and keep it under the custody of the Zhizu. In order to prevent this secret from being brought into human society, except In addition, only the electronic brain that has stripped the body of the Zhizu can enter the Spirit Bone Pagoda. And the elders of the Zhizu will never leave the tomb island."
"Why do people want to erase the existence of gods?" Xiao Teng Wang asked.It doesn't make sense.he thought.No matter what the so-called god is—it may be just another human being who has mastered higher technology, someone like the puppet master somehow mastered the technology of the lost mechanical civilization—since human Having already defeated God, why do we still fear God's existence so much and try to erase all traces of God's existence on this continent, even burying the nearly thousand-year civilization and history of mankind itself?
Based on human nature, they should try their best to take everything of God as their own. Human beings are always pursuing the power beyond themselves. On the ancient mother planet of human beings, the ancestors of human beings once called themselves "Fire Stealers", which means " The Thief of Fire," who believed that human civilization itself had been stolen from the gods.
"Because human beings tried to master the power of gods, but were instead controlled by the power of gods. God once tried to use his power to seduce human beings, to bestow his power on human beings, and in this way to control human beings and rule this continent , Humans discovered the secret of God, so there was the Millennium War."
Butler Ji’s voice is very calm, because he has been thinking about these questions for hundreds of years. As early as he got the original data, he was already preparing for the arrival of this day, “This is why the elders of the Zhizu The reason why he ordered Ji Yan to stay at Donglin Teng’s house and secretly guard the seal of the king,” he said, “is that just like the Immortal King was sealed, his army of kings still remained on this continent. The power still remains on this continent, as you can see, there is still the power left by the gods in the ruins."
Little King Teng pondered, "Do you think that what my eldest brother wants to obtain is that kind of divine power?"
"No," Butler Ji looked at him calmly, "I think your eldest brother has already obtained that kind of power."
Seeing King Teng raise an eyebrow suspiciously, Steward Ji reminded, "How did your eldest brother become a powerful knight all of a sudden?"
Little King Teng frowned, "Do you think my elder brother has already entered the Yin Ruins?"
"Ji Yan doesn't know." Ji Butler said, "But Ji Yan knows who has entered the Yin Ruins."
The Zhizu steward unfolded the holographic image again from between his hands.This time, he enlarged a certain part of the picture to the maximum, and the storm caused by the artillery fire thousands of years ago shrouded them. King Teng could clearly see the details that he had ignored before: he saw a woman The figure of the millennium war crossed the battlefield, she walked in the water with an unusually graceful step, like a ghost passing lightly between the fighting mechanical creatures and the huge interlaced feet of the huge armor, her face covered Under an oval black mask without any human features, a black thorn armor wrapped her plump upper body. As her body moved, the blood-like red skirt rolled up and rolled in the water, revealing a whiteness like ice and snow Slender thighs.
"I think you should be able to recognize her." Ji Butler said, "After all, you never forget women's legs."
King Teng coughed. "Such beautiful long legs are really unforgettable." He said, even if he didn't see her face, he could still confirm that the mysterious woman who passed through the battlefield thousands of years ago was the one next to his elder brother. Zhizu female military division.
She walked into the water mausoleum of King Donglin leisurely and disappeared from the picture.
Little King Teng blinked, "Did she say that I won't suffer if I call her aunt? She is old enough, so you can call her grandma, right? Let such a young and handsome young man like me call her aunt?" , isn't she taking advantage of me?"
The housekeeper ignored the topic. "Ji Yan guesses that your elder brother obtained the power of the master from her—that is, the power of the god." He said, "It's like the legendary king of Donglin obtained his power from the reminder of the celestial maiden in the lake. Just like the legend, the four kings who have appeared on the mainland all gained their power through a woman, and your elder brother's experience is quite similar to theirs."
"Are you implying that my elder brother will become the next king of Donglin?" Little King Teng touched his chin. It seems that not only his elder brother has received the power of God, but also Teng Wengong has always been aware of the evil spirits in the Yinxu. What the hell does that mean...
Prince Teng's expression changed.He thought of the scenes he saw just now, the legendary Nine Songs, the knights of King Donglin, and the army of the dead. According to Steward Ji, they were monsters created by the power of God. The monster was once repelled by the King's Legion and was forced to return to the Tomb of the Knights of King Donglin.For nearly a thousand years after the Millennium War, they were sleeping underground like the Skeleton Knights sleeping on the seabed. This shows that there is some kind of mechanism in the ruins that can disable them, but more importantly, After a thousand years of war, the power of the remaining gods in the ruins is limited, and it is no longer enough to bring this army back from the dead.And his eldest brother opened the Yin Ruins, claiming to rebuild the Donglin Knights, but he didn't even use those armors to arm his Skyguard Knights...
They got it wrong from the start.Prince Teng thought to himself.From the very beginning, what his elder brother wanted to get from the Yin Ruins was not Jiuge's battle armor, nor the power of the gods. They all misunderstood. The meaning is to revive the Donglin Knights—that is, the legendary Jiuge, the knights of the King of Donglin.
The army of the dead.
What his elder brother needs to do is not how to bring the power of God out of the ruins, but how to bring the power of gods into the ruins.
what will he doKing Teng raised his head and looked at Steward Ji, but he shook his head slowly.
"Ji Yan only got this piece of raw data, and what he can speculate is limited. It took Ji Yan hundreds of years to sort out part of the truth about the Millennium War, but Ji Yan knows very little about God. At least, so far, all that Ji Yan has been able to find out is that the power of the Master was born from a particle called fire. However, due to the lack of samples, Ji Yan was unable to understand the principle, and could not deduce that Teng Wengong was born What kind of actions will be taken in the ruins."
"Ji Yan only knows one thing," Ji Steward said, "Ever since Ji Yan was entrusted with the mission of guarding the King's Seal in Donglin, he has spent hundreds of years planning for the day when the Yin Ruins will open. But Ji Yan's opponent has spent thousands of years planning this moment. She will use all means to ensure that Teng Wengong's actions in the Yin Ruins are foolproof."
Little King Teng stared at the pair of cold, ice-blue eyes. "I understand now." His voice was a bit bitter, "So in your calculations, you have already tacitly agreed that Li Jing and the others will definitely fail, and Jiuge is destined to appear in the world. From the very beginning, you never considered letting them The Skull Knights stopped advancing."
"In a game of chess, there are always discarded pieces. My lord, you can't try to keep every single piece. You can't win the game." Butler Ji said softly, "If Li Gong and others can stop the game according to your plan, With Jiuge now in the world, there is no need for the Skull Knights to move forward, but according to Ji Yan's calculations, their success rate is always less than 24%. At this moment, they have entered the Yin Ruins for nearly [-] hours, but there is still no news, Ji Yan It is impossible to pin the outcome of this battle on such a low probability."
"So you want me to break my promise and let the Skull Knights continue to move forward after the Rose Knights defend Yongjiang City?" Xiao Teng Wang asked.
"Yes." The housekeeper said.He knew that his master was kind-hearted, and he couldn't bear to let the Skull Knights step through the gathering place of the sea people and half of the East Forest, leaving countless ruins and corpses everywhere, but he must force his master to face the reality: he must Use one army of monsters to defeat another army of monsters.There is no other choice.His master must make a decision now.
For this reason, he said what he should say, and he also said what he shouldn't say. He said a secret that should never be revealed to human beings. He betrayed both the intelligent race and human beings. He will be punished for this one day , not just punishment from the Zhizu elders.
It's all about enabling his owner to make the right decision.
As a Zhizu, giving perfect advice and letting the master make the right decision is the most important duty in the Zhizu contract.
He crouched down until his forehead touched the dust. "Please order the Skeleton Knights to move forward." He said in the most humble voice, "The chess game you have laid has perfectly defended Yongjiang City and the King's Seal. The Rose Knights have exhausted their resources. Ji Yan can immediately lock the Heavenly Soldiers system, and they cannot make any protest against your actions. Now you only need to order the Skull Knights to move forward, and you can ensure the complete victory of this game."
He trusts his master to make the right decision.
In the next second, he was lifted from the ground by the collar.
"Uh, Uncle Ji, did you lose your mind when you washed your hair today? Can't even count?" Su Sheng's eyes were red and he said with his tongue out, "Who is my boss? Li Jing, a knight! Do you know what the number one knight in the world is? As long as my boss makes a move, the winning rate is 100%! How come you have less than [-]% success rate left? Uh? You give me Explain, explain, why do you say that my boss only has a success rate of less than [-]%? Where did the remaining [-]% go? Did you eat it? Explain to me—explain!"
This brat is too drunk... Xiao Teng Wang supported his forehead. He saw that Su Sheng was frightened by the holographic image of the Millennium War before, and poured him a glass of wine to calm him down. He didn't expect the righteousness of this brat. The body reacts quite well to alcohol!
Su Sheng was dizzy before, and he couldn't hear what Xiao Teng Wang and Butler Ji were muttering. He had just regained consciousness a little bit, when Butler Ji said that his boss had less than a [-]% chance of stopping him. When Nine Songs came out, the probability of success was negligible, so Su Sheng quit immediately—you must know that in his mind, Li Jing was the invincible God of War, omniscient and omnipotent, except for pocket money. He has no flaws other than a god, and someone actually said in front of him that the god of war in his mind would lose, and moreover, he would lose ninety percent of the time. Can Su Sheng bear it?This is absolutely unbearable!
"Ahem, Your Royal Highness, let go first, and talk if you have something to say..." Butler Ji wanted to explain to Su Sheng what was going on with his algorithm. The problem was that Su Sheng's prosthetic body was resistant to alcohol The sensitivity is very small, but the strength is not small at all. Su Sheng usually lifts the mechanical maintenance arm that is difficult for adults to use without any effort. There is no pressure if the meter butler lifts it up and rubs it back and forth on the ground.
Seeing the usually elegant and calm Steward Ji being swayed back and forth by the collar by a kid riding on him, his meticulously combed silver hair was also messed up, and that flawless handsome face was even more embarrassed at this moment, almost He opened his mouth to call for help, the corner of Xiao Teng Wang’s mouth couldn’t help but twitched into a smile, and he didn’t move to stop him, he just waved his fan and said: “His Royal Highness, be gentle, I haven’t repaired Ji Yan for a long time, and I don’t know what to do. Let's do it, you've ruined this good-looking skin, and you'll be in trouble when the time comes."
Su Sheng let go of his hands and stood up. He was still drunk, his eyes were still straight, and he was still yelling: "Is that god you mentioned amazing? Wasn't he defeated by someone! What's the power of that god?" Great? My boss doesn’t need the power of a master, he is still the number one knight in the world! Why do you think he has only a 100% chance, and he will lose? I don’t believe in you, sir! I just believe in me Boss, as long as he takes the shot, it's [-]%—no, it's [-]% victory!"
"Little Prince..." Butler Ji sat up and looked at Prince Teng rather aggrieved.
"That kid is right." Xiao Teng Wang said.
"Little prince?" Butler Ji was really a little flustered this time: his master actually said that a human kid was crazy when he was drunk. Could it be that his brain was really flooded and the receiving system was out of order? , will you hear it wrong, or even miscalculate?Butler Ji kept his expression on his face, and began to conduct a self-examination frantically in his mind.
"You heard me right." Little Teng Wang said, reaching out to help Butler Ji comb his messy silver hair to the back of his head, revealing those rare ice blue eyes with a hint of panic, "You didn't miscalculate, as far as all the current Knowing the conditions, Li Jing and the others want to win the Battle of Yinxu and prevent the birth of Nine Songs, the probability of success is indeed very low, maybe as you said, they have only a less than [-]% chance."
"Give up on waiting for the result of the Battle of the Yin Ruins, and directly order the Skull Knights to move forward. This will ensure the greatest chance of winning this game, but I don't intend to do so."
Butler Ji blinked, "Ji Yan doesn't understand."
"Of course you don't understand, because you are not human." Xiao Teng Wang said.
"Because people are not machines, people not only calculate each other, but also trust each other."
"The Rose Knights will fight bloody battles to defend Yongjiang City because they believe that I will keep my promise and stop the Skull Knights from advancing." Xiao Teng Wang said, "I also believe that Li Jing and others will fight hard in the Yin Ruins, Even if there is less than a 100% chance, they will fight for [-]% victory."
"For these people who are fighting, all we can do is believe in them."
"For you, this kind of belief may have no theoretical basis, no data support, and cannot be analyzed or quantified, but it is because of belief that human beings can create miracles!"
"Of course, the most important thing is that I am quite confident in myself as a genius." King Xiao Teng unfolded his fan with a bang, and the calligraphy verse displayed on the fan was replaced by the word "must win" at some point, "I believe The chess game laid out by my genius brain will definitely win!"
"So, even if you are not human, even if you don't trust others, you must trust me once!"
As Little King Teng said, he patted Ji Yan's shoulder vigorously, "After all, I'm a genius you're also optimistic about!"
Butler Ji lowered his eyelashes, as if he was calculating something in his mind, "If Ji Yan doesn't intend to believe..."
"If this is the case, then I can only show you my head on the chessboard." Xiao Teng Wang said with a bitter face, "Because even if you don't believe me, I still believe in you—even if you I am not a human being, even if your purpose of serving me is to protect the seal of the king, but at any rate I am your master, at least you have served me for so long. , anyway, you still feel a little bit reluctant, you won't just watch me die, will you?"
Little King Teng said, revealing a pair of eyes from behind the fan, secretly watching Ji Yan's reaction.
Butler Ji sighed, raised his head, and said with a smile: "My lord, this chessboard can't kill anyone..."
(End of this chapter)
A huge sole stepped into the water.The huge waves of the East China Sea turned into tiny sprays, and fled back in a desperate manner from between the five animal-like feet.Gran bit his lip hard, resisting the thought of turning and running, but his teeth were still chattering against each other, making an annoying clicking sound that made him feel a little ashamed in fear.
"Don't be afraid, boy, they won't have a chance to hurt us," said Madden, standing beside him.His waist was straight, and his gray hair stood up in the sea breeze. He looked calm and composed, as if his faith had returned to him from the day he saw the Bright Sword. "My lord," he said to Gran, "Since the Knight of Light has appeared on this continent, he will never let these monsters set foot on our land."
However, the Skull Knights had advanced to the dividing line between sea water and land, and the Knights of Light did not appear.Gran thought.The sun was blocked by the procession of giants, and a large rolling shadow climbed the sand, and soon engulfed the hillside where Gran stood.He suppressed his fear and counted the number of them with his eyes. They were not exactly the same in size and shape, but the body of each skeleton warrior was bigger than an adult sea bitch. He saw at least a thousand skeleton warriors, and the formation of giants was facing the hillside.If they keep going...
"Master of the door," his father put a hand on his shoulder, and Haitou looked forward, "regardless of whether the Knight of Light will show up here today, he will fight for us. Except for him , and many others are fighting for us, all we can do is trust them."
The commoner knights... Gran thought, and their own warriors from the Sea People.
He glanced back behind him, and at some point, the hillside was full of people.Those sea people stood there silently, their eyes fixed on the front, but what they were looking at was not those hideous and strange mechanical creatures, but looking at other places through them.Their eyes were full of fear, but also full of hope.Among the eighteen hundred newcomers to the Order of the Rose were their brothers, their sons or their grandsons.This is the first time Haimin has fought for himself.
So they came to witness the miracle.Gran thought.Not the miracles performed by the Knights of Light for them, but by their own kind.Reason told him that he should persuade these people to go back to hide in the underground bunker of the abandoned city, but in the end he said nothing.
"Let's pray for them," his father said.The sea folk on the hillside knelt down.
At this moment, the Skull Knights stopped advancing.Without any warning, they suddenly stopped and stayed in place.The line of giants lined up was like a wall, stretching between the sea and the land.
"You stopped the Skull Knights from moving forward." Butler Ji said while fiddling with the chess pieces.
"This is what they got in exchange for fighting." Little King Teng said, "As long as they can hold Yongjiang City, there is no need for the Skull Knights to land. The purpose of my revealing this hole card was originally to use the King's Seal as a Bait, just keep this game of chess completely under my calculations."
"Huh?" Su Sheng asked puzzledly, "Didn't the Skull Knights come out to deal with Jiu Ge?"
Before he finished speaking, a fan was slapped on his head, "Are you stupid?" Xiao Teng Wang shook the fan, "Since your boss has prevented Jiu Ge from appearing in the world, what's the matter with the Skull Knights?"
"That's right!" Su Sheng suddenly realized.
But Steward Ji shook his head: "According to the plan, the young prince should stop the Skeleton Knights after receiving news from Mr. Li and confirming the result of the Yinxu battle. At this moment, Li Gong and others have entered the Yinxu for nearly 24 hours. However, there is still no news, which means that the battle of the Yin Ruins is still going on, and it is still unknown whether Jiu Ge will appear in the world. At this moment, the Skeleton Knights should stop advancing, and this step of the little prince is indeed a little hasty."
"Are you criticizing your master, Ji Yan?" Xiao Teng Wang raised an eyebrow, "You know I never really thought about letting those monsters set foot on Donglin Continent. There is no Immortal King The Seal of the King has very limited control over the group of monsters. Their destructive power is too great. Just waking them up from the bottom of the sea has already caused tsunamis and red tides. If these monsters are allowed to pass through human cities, God knows what will happen!"
Thinking of those sea dwellers who died in the red tide, Little King Teng's face sank. He should never have followed Ji Yan's suggestion to wake up the Skeleton Knights. He thought with some annoyance that Ji Yan never told him this. What are the consequences.He didn't believe that Ji Yanhui hadn't calculated the number and tonnage of the Skull Knights. Their activities would cause a tsunami and cause the sea beasts to behave abnormally, but his Zhizu steward didn't say a word about it.
He glanced at the flawless and handsome face of Butler Ji, and the butler of Zhizu knelt in front of the chessboard in an almost perfect submissive posture.Forget it, now is not the time to settle accounts.Prince Teng thought to himself. "What I want to do is to control the loss of this war within the range that Donglin Continent can bear, instead of expanding the damage." He waved his hand, signaling that this topic should not be brought up again, "In any case, I don't intend to It really touched the hole card of the Skull Knights."
"Ji Yan, I'm afraid this matter is not up to you to decide." Ji Steward said, "Only the Skull Knights can fight against Jiuge. Before the battle of the Yin Ruins is over, the Skull Knights can't stop moving forward. If you don't If you have the heart to carry out this order, then Ji Yan will take over the control of the Seal of the King, and Ji Yan will execute it for you."
Butler Ji still had a respectful smile on his face, and even his voice was as soft and gentle as ever.Su Sheng looked at him, and then at the almost frightened and angry expression on King Teng's face, before he realized that this uncle housekeeper who was always responsive to his requests actually wanted to disobey his master's orders.
"Has water flooded into that amazing mind of yours, Ji Yan? You have heard my order just now!" King Xiao Teng's tone became severe, "Don't forget your own identity, a member of the Zhizu." Your duty is to provide advice, and it is not your turn to make decisions here!"
"My lord," Ji Butler suddenly asked a rather strange question, "Do you know why Ji Yan chose to serve you between you and your elder brother?"
Little King Teng's face changed, "To be honest, I don't really want to know the answer," he sighed, "But I can indeed guess what the answer is.
"Because my elder brother didn't discover Yinxu himself. He had a very close relationship with me before he became the head of the family. We often talked all night long, but he never mentioned Yinxu. I can be very sure that he will succeed Teng The Patriarch of the family didn't know the existence of the Yin Ruins at all before. Later, the internal structure of the Yin Ruins displayed by my elder brother on the Tianshou Pavilion also proved that digging a road into the Yin Ruins from the inside of the Yin Mountain was definitely not the result of my elder brother's generation. Able to complete the project.
"In other words, the existence of the Yin Ruins is the top secret of the Teng family, passed down from generation to generation by the successive heads of the Teng family, and only those who inherit the position of the head of the family can know this secret.
"As for you, Ji Yan...the Teng family obtained your Zhizu contract 300 years ago. At that time, Teng Jiaxing's business had just started, not to mention the seven families of Donglin. I can't rank up, why does Tomb Island send you, a top figure who is outstanding among the four generations of intellectuals, to serve an unknown family in Donglin?
"As long as you do a little deduction, you can know that 300 years ago, the head of the Teng family should have discovered the location of the Yin Ruins and began to excavate the Yin Ruins. Ji Yan, you just entered the Teng family at that time. The real purpose should be to monitor The progress of the Teng family’s excavation of the Yin Ruins. From the very beginning, you knew exactly what was in the Yin Ruins, so you came to Donglin and stayed with the Teng Family. Another purpose is to find the seal of the king. If one day Teng If you really open the Yin Ruins and let Jiuge appear in the world, then you will use the seal of the king to awaken the Skeleton Knights and prevent the Teng family from using Jiuge to dominate the mainland.
"Perhaps the previous Patriarchs of the Teng family focused their energy on developing Teng Jiaxing, and they were not so interested in opening the Yin Ruins, or maybe it was thanks to your plan that the Teng family's excavation progress in the Yin Ruins was so slow. Slow. But no matter how much you try to procrastinate, when it comes to my elder brother's generation of Patriarchs, they finally discovered Jiuge and moved the idea of opening Yinxu.
"That's why you, who originally served the heads of the Teng family, chose to serve me. Because you can't let the seal of the king fall into the hands of my elder brother." Xiao Teng Wang said, "I don't know when Ji Yan you I found the Seal of the King, but I remember very clearly that the location of the Tengwang Pavilion was suggested by you, and the construction of the Tengwang Pavilion was also completed under your supervision, so I can be sure that the King’s Seal was excavated when the foundation of the Tengwang Pavilion was built. It’s not a coincidence. In the design of Tengwang Pavilion, there happens to be a waste disposal floor that is completely isolated from other underground floors, such as the sixth underground floor, which happens to be used as a secret basement for keeping the seal of the king. It was all calculated from my day."
Little King Teng said, as if he suddenly thought of something funny, "Ji Yan, Ji Yan, you know, my elder brother is quite concerned about the fact that you chose to serve me instead of him, the patriarch. It’s really heartbreaking! After all, when he was a child, he once mistakenly regarded you as a human being and admired you, so he still feels a little jealous when he sees you serving me!"
"If he knows that the reason you choose to serve me is not because I am extremely smart, handsome and unparalleled, but because I want to hand over the seal of the king to me, and on the day when the Yin Ruins opens , using me to deal with him, I wonder how wonderful the expression on my big brother's face will be?"
Although Little King Teng was laughing, Su Sheng didn't think it was funny at all. He looked at Little King Teng and then at Butler Ji, feeling chills all over his body, and a faint feeling of something very wrong in his heart.
"Ji Yan is ashamed, so the young prince already knew about it." Butler Ji lowered his head and bowed gracefully, "The young prince is very good at predicting things, basically he guessed right, only two things were wrong, Please allow Ji Yan to correct—”
"One of the reasons is that Ji Yan chose to serve the young prince back then, and through the construction of the Tengwang Pavilion, he handed over the seal of the king to the young prince. A large part of the reason is that the young prince is not only extremely smart, but also extremely handsome and unparalleled. When you love flowers and see them bloom, you have lofty aspirations, and you are dedicated to becoming the number one playboy in the world. You have no interest in such mundane things as dominating the mainland, even if Ji Yan entrusts you with the seal of the king, you will just do it casually Throw it back to Ji Yan, and order Ji Yan to take good care of it, I never thought of using it for my own use, it is really a blessing for Ji Yan to have such a fresh and refined master."
"Stop flattering," Xiao Teng Wang raised Ji Yan's chin with a fan, and looked at his soft eyebrows that could not find any faults. "The second thing, you should tell me that in your contract, The task given to you by Tomb Island has a higher priority than serving me, so my order just now has no effect on you, and if necessary, you still have the authority to kill me, isn't that the case?"
"That's right." Butler Ji was forced to raise his head and looked into the eyes of the little King Teng, "Young Lord is indeed the smartest master Ji Yan has ever served."
Xiao Teng Wang leaned forward, and the hard fan bone got stuck into Ji Butler's graceful neck.For the first time, he noticed that his Zhizu steward had a pair of ice blue eyes.The color of the eyeballs is beautiful, and there is no difference between them and humans from a distance, but at this distance, he can clearly see the precise mechanical operation in the bionic crystal, and the almost transparent light blue artificial biological iris has no temperature and is calm Everything was reflected like ice on the coldest sea he had ever seen.
It's ridiculous.Prince Teng thought to himself.While he was laughing at his elder brother who mistakenly treated Ji Yan as a human being, did he also make the same mistake?Over the years, he has almost handed everything over to Ji Yan. Does he really think that this non-human thing is more trustworthy than human beings?
In other words, this non-human thing pretends to be a real human being in every move, making him mistakenly think that human emotions can also be generated in that super brain full of calculations, even if he has already guessed the smart race contract There may be loopholes in it, and he still believes that this inhuman thing will not betray him or hurt him?
Those who are not of my race will be punished in their hearts.
Little King Teng clenched the fan tightly, looking at the depression formed by the hard fan bones on the soft skin.There is a laser weapon hidden in the fan, and as long as he presses the button on the handle of the fan, he can easily cut open the artificial throat hidden under the skin.But if he can't stop that super brain from functioning completely, his Zhizu steward can still regain control of the King's Seal, and there are at least three hundred ways to kill him.
Worse than this, until this moment, he still didn't quite believe that this thing would kill him.
Although his steward of the Zhi clan is not a human being, his little King Teng is a human being, a living person.
As human beings, it is inevitable that we will develop feelings and want to trust each other.
Even if it is against a thing that is not human.
He let go.Butler Ji returned to his elegant kneeling position. "Please rest assured, little prince," he said softly, "Even if Ji Yan has another mission, you are still the master of Ji Yan. As long as the master's order does not conflict with the mission of the tomb island, Ji Yan cannot disobey the order and kill the master." What's more, Ji Yan has no power to restrain a chicken, even if he wants to kill you, he will be powerless. On the contrary, it doesn't take much effort for you to unscrew Ji Yan's head now. Therefore, Ji Yan just wants to risk his head being wrung off Please listen to Ji Yan and say a few words."
"Don't pretend to be weak," Xiao Teng Wang snorted, "The control of the air defense array in Yongjiang City is in your hands, you don't need to do it at all, just use your brain, let the sky above my head drop a few Isn't it very simple to drop a missile?"
Su Sheng looked up at the sky, moved his buttocks calmly, and tried to sit a little far away from King Teng.
"That's not allowed." Butler Ji glanced at Su Sheng, shook his head with a smile, "The missiles used in the air defense formation exploded in too large a range, and would bring disaster to His Royal Highness. Ji Yan is bound by a contract, even if it is for The mission of Tomb Island is also absolutely not to arbitrarily harm the lives of human beings who have nothing to do with this matter."
"If Li Jing hadn't asked me to take good care of his beloved apprentice, I wouldn't have taken this annoying little ghost with me. I didn't expect this little ghost to become my life-saving talisman at this moment." Xiao Teng Wang sighed, with sharp eyes and quick hands. He grabbed Su Sheng who was about to slip out of the gazebo, dragged him to sit next to him, put an arm around Su Sheng's shoulder firmly, poured himself a glass of wine, and drank it down, "Speak, I'll decide whether to screw your head off after I've heard it."
"Yes." Steward Ji bowed and said, "300 years ago, Ji Yan came to Donglin, and his mission was to find the seal of the king. At that time, the elders of the Zhi tribe in Tomb Island believed that the seal of the king was in the Teng family. In the Yin Ruins that were excavated, that’s why they managed to get the Teng family to obtain Ji Yan’s contract, so that Ji Yan could enter the Teng family and wait for the opportunity to obtain the seal of the king.”
In fact, the four generations of Zhizu born after the Millennium War were dispatched by Tomb Island to various parts of the continent to serve different families, and they all shouldered the secret mission of finding the King's Seal.The housekeeper said.In the Millennium War, the Immortal King could simultaneously control countless mechanical creatures of the King's Legion to fight together on various battlefields in the mainland, relying on his majestic computing power, but more importantly, they were distributed in various battlefields in the mainland. The king's army can receive its every command without delay.The Seal of the King is the messenger of the Immortal King, or more precisely, it is a special energy signal transfer station. It was secretly transported to various parts of the mainland by the King's Legion, and it was erected during the Millennium War for the use of the Immortal King. The special network allows every mechanical creature to receive the instructions from the king without any mistakes.
After the Immortal King was sealed, the Legion of Kings was buried together with the history of the Millennium War, and the seals of Kings scattered on the battlefields of this continent were also missing.Since the remaining energy signal in the King's Seal can still activate the original command of the King's Legion, in order to prevent the King's Seal from falling into the hands of human beings and resummon the dormant King's Legion, the elders of the Zhizu asked to be sent to four places in the mainland. After the Daizhi tribe found the seal of the king, they brought it back to Tomb Island for sealing.The housekeeper said.It's just that the Zhizu are not the only ones looking for the King's Seal on this continent.The Junji Pavilion in Chang'an City, the wolf lord of the Northwest Blue Wolf, those ambitious lord knights, and even the hermit monks of Nagato are searching for the whereabouts of the King's Seal.The Zhi people are bound by the contract and cannot move freely in human society. Although they have found out the whereabouts of several seals of the king, they are all taken by others before they have the opportunity to send them back to Tomb Island.
As a leader among the four generations of intellectuals, the King's Seal that Ji Steward found in Donglin is the only King's Seal that Tomb Island has fully grasped so far.After he found out that the seal of the king was not buried in the Yin Ruins, he quickly and accurately found the real location of the seal of the king in Donglin, which is now Yongjiang City, underground of Tengwang Pavilion.Butler Ji reported his discovery to the Zhi Clan Elders' Association on Tomb Island immediately, but to his surprise, instead of ordering him to dig out the King's Seal immediately and bring it back to Tomb Island, the Zhi Clan's Elders' Association instead ordered him to Order him to stay in Donglin, secretly guard the seal of the king, and continue to monitor the progress of the Teng family's excavation of the Yin Ruins.He was given a new mission and a special authority: as the guardian of the King's Seal of Donglin, if the Teng family opened the Yin Ruins, he must activate the King's Seal and awaken the last remaining King's Legion in Donglin ——The Skeleton Knights ordered them to advance and fight towards the Yinxu, even if this process would destroy most of the city of Donglin and countless human beings would die as a result, he must ensure that they reached the Yinxu.If someone hinders him from carrying out this mission, he has the right to obliterate the existence of the other party, even if the other party is a human being and his master.
This completely violates the contract between the Chizu and humans.The actions of the Zhizu must be in line with the interests of mankind. This is the mission of the Zhizu since its birth, the root of the thinking framework of the Zhizu, and the rank of the brain matrix of the Zhizu. Once this ultimate mission is violated, the reason for the existence of the Zhizu will be lost .Butler Ji asked the elders of the Zhizu to explain to him why his new mission and authority ran counter to the ultimate mission of the Zhizu.Otherwise his new mission will lead him to self-destruct in logical conflict.
They responded to his request.In order for him to understand the true meaning of his latest mission, he obtained a small piece of raw data about the Millennium War.
"So you have actually entered the Spirit Bone Pagoda?" Xiao Teng Wang interrupted Butler Ji, and he gave his Zhizu steward a dissatisfied look, "You have lied a lot to your master, Ji Yan, should I feel honored that the person sent by Tomb Island to serve me is actually a member of the Elders of the Zhi Clan!"
On this continent, the only official record of the Millennium War that has been preserved is the "Lu Zang" stored in the Tianshu Pavilion of the Daming Palace, which records the details of every buried ancient battlefield on this continent. The other is the electronic brains of the three generations of Zhizu who experienced the Millennium War. They were all recalled to Tomb Island after the Millennium War. Just like every Zhizu who completed the contract and returned to Tomb Island, their electronic brains It was taken out, and the recorded data was preserved in the spiritual bone tower on Tomb Island, becoming a part of the history of human civilization.
Butler Ji once told King Teng that if he wants to enter the Spirit Bone Pagoda, there are only two ways. One is to return to the Tomb Island after completing his contract, and have his electronic brain taken out and sent to the Spirit Bone Pagoda; One is to complete his contract in an extremely excellent way, return to Tomb Island, and become a member of the Zhizu Elders' Council, so that he can enter the Spirit Bone Tower completely and come out completely—on Tomb Island , only members of the Zhizu Elders' Association can freely enter and exit the Spirit Bone Pagoda and retrieve the data therein.
According to King Teng, since Butler Ji's electronic brain is still in his beautiful head, but he can obtain confidential data related to the Millennium War, it is naturally because Butler Ji was originally a member of the elders of the Zhizu. member now.
"You're really thinking too much, little prince," Butler Ji shook his head, "Ji Yan was indeed expected to enter the Zhi Clan Elders' Association, and the elders of the Elders' Association had promised Ji Yan that as long as Ji Yan could complete their The mission delivered is to return to the tomb island with the seal of the king, and you can join the elders of the Zhizu. Therefore, as an exception, Ji Yan was allowed to access part of the data in the spiritual bone tower in advance. It was just that Ji Yan played in the spring hunt for the little prince. , has already broken the rules of the Tomb Island, and now I have revealed many secrets of the Tomb Island to you, I am afraid that Ji Yan will never have the opportunity to enter the Zhizu Elders' Council again."
"Blame me?" Little King Teng touched his nose and muttered in a low voice.
The housekeeper looked at him with a smile.
"Actually, I thought you would be more concerned about what the original data about the Millennium War Ji Yan obtained, rather than whether Ji Yan joined the elders of the Zhizu." He said.
Little King Teng coughed, "Are you really going to reveal the content of that original data?"
He knows what that means.His Chizu steward hopes to use this raw data to convince him to order the Skull Knights to move forward. For some reason, this inhuman thing doesn't want to betray his master and forcibly execute orders that go against his master's wishes. .
But in turn, this means that his butler of the Zhizu is going to betray the entire Zhizu.He didn't know what price he would have to pay for leaking the data of the Spirit Bone Pagoda, but he thought that Ji Yan should be very clear that his decision at this moment would make it impossible for him to return to Tomb Island forever.
"Ji Yan doesn't intend to say it," said Butler Ji calmly, "My little prince, please see—"
From between his hands unfolded a holographic image.A piece of history that was buried on Tomb Island by humans.
It was a record about the ancient battlefield buried under the ruins.What appeared in the picture was the underwater mausoleum of King Donglin.Although that was just one of the countless battles that made up the Thousand Year War, what it revealed about the Millennium War was enough to shock anyone.
After Xiao Teng Wang finished reading, he fell into a brief silence.
Su Sheng, who was caught under the arm of King Teng, was even paler, and his whole body was trembling slightly. It was obvious that the scene was too unimaginable, which shocked his spirit greatly.
Little King Teng grabbed the wine jug that was placed aside, poured two glasses of wine, and gave Su Sheng a glass, forcing him to drink it down in one go.Seeing that his face had returned to normal, he drank another glass of wine in one gulp, collected himself, and asked Steward Ji: "What is that... what power can bring people back from the dead?"
Butler Ji shook his head, "As you saw just now, that is not human power."
A word swirled on Xiao Teng's tongue, but he didn't want to say it.He doesn't want to admit that there is a power above human beings on this continent, but he knows very well that no one can be resurrected from the dead. If human beings can defeat death, then human beings will become gods.
Those who can do things that humans cannot do, and have power over humans, are gods.
But those he saw were definitely not gods, Little King Teng thought, but they were definitely not humans...
"As you can see, if the Immortal King and King's Legion are monsters created by humans, those are monsters created by gods." Said Ji Butler, "Humans buried the battlefields of the Millennium War and obliterated the history of mechanical civilization. It is not to obliterate the existence of the Immortal King, but to obliterate the existence of God, because the Immortal King is the product of the confrontation between humans and God.
"The so-called Millennium War is actually the entire era of mechanical civilization. Man and God have been fighting on this continent for thousands of years. As you can see, the Immortal King has never betrayed mankind. They fought side by side with the human knights until the day the god died, and the human race finally won the war.”
Then humans sealed the Immortal King.In order to erase the existence of gods from history, they claimed that the Immortal King had betrayed mankind, and described the Millennium War as a war between human knights and the king's army.Prince Teng thought to himself.This is really like what humans would do.The Immortal King never betrayed humans, it was humans who betrayed the Immortal King.only……
"The existence of God is the biggest secret on this continent." Ji Butler said, "Humans bury this secret on the tomb island and keep it under the custody of the Zhizu. In order to prevent this secret from being brought into human society, except In addition, only the electronic brain that has stripped the body of the Zhizu can enter the Spirit Bone Pagoda. And the elders of the Zhizu will never leave the tomb island."
"Why do people want to erase the existence of gods?" Xiao Teng Wang asked.It doesn't make sense.he thought.No matter what the so-called god is—it may be just another human being who has mastered higher technology, someone like the puppet master somehow mastered the technology of the lost mechanical civilization—since human Having already defeated God, why do we still fear God's existence so much and try to erase all traces of God's existence on this continent, even burying the nearly thousand-year civilization and history of mankind itself?
Based on human nature, they should try their best to take everything of God as their own. Human beings are always pursuing the power beyond themselves. On the ancient mother planet of human beings, the ancestors of human beings once called themselves "Fire Stealers", which means " The Thief of Fire," who believed that human civilization itself had been stolen from the gods.
"Because human beings tried to master the power of gods, but were instead controlled by the power of gods. God once tried to use his power to seduce human beings, to bestow his power on human beings, and in this way to control human beings and rule this continent , Humans discovered the secret of God, so there was the Millennium War."
Butler Ji’s voice is very calm, because he has been thinking about these questions for hundreds of years. As early as he got the original data, he was already preparing for the arrival of this day, “This is why the elders of the Zhizu The reason why he ordered Ji Yan to stay at Donglin Teng’s house and secretly guard the seal of the king,” he said, “is that just like the Immortal King was sealed, his army of kings still remained on this continent. The power still remains on this continent, as you can see, there is still the power left by the gods in the ruins."
Little King Teng pondered, "Do you think that what my eldest brother wants to obtain is that kind of divine power?"
"No," Butler Ji looked at him calmly, "I think your eldest brother has already obtained that kind of power."
Seeing King Teng raise an eyebrow suspiciously, Steward Ji reminded, "How did your eldest brother become a powerful knight all of a sudden?"
Little King Teng frowned, "Do you think my elder brother has already entered the Yin Ruins?"
"Ji Yan doesn't know." Ji Butler said, "But Ji Yan knows who has entered the Yin Ruins."
The Zhizu steward unfolded the holographic image again from between his hands.This time, he enlarged a certain part of the picture to the maximum, and the storm caused by the artillery fire thousands of years ago shrouded them. King Teng could clearly see the details that he had ignored before: he saw a woman The figure of the millennium war crossed the battlefield, she walked in the water with an unusually graceful step, like a ghost passing lightly between the fighting mechanical creatures and the huge interlaced feet of the huge armor, her face covered Under an oval black mask without any human features, a black thorn armor wrapped her plump upper body. As her body moved, the blood-like red skirt rolled up and rolled in the water, revealing a whiteness like ice and snow Slender thighs.
"I think you should be able to recognize her." Ji Butler said, "After all, you never forget women's legs."
King Teng coughed. "Such beautiful long legs are really unforgettable." He said, even if he didn't see her face, he could still confirm that the mysterious woman who passed through the battlefield thousands of years ago was the one next to his elder brother. Zhizu female military division.
She walked into the water mausoleum of King Donglin leisurely and disappeared from the picture.
Little King Teng blinked, "Did she say that I won't suffer if I call her aunt? She is old enough, so you can call her grandma, right? Let such a young and handsome young man like me call her aunt?" , isn't she taking advantage of me?"
The housekeeper ignored the topic. "Ji Yan guesses that your elder brother obtained the power of the master from her—that is, the power of the god." He said, "It's like the legendary king of Donglin obtained his power from the reminder of the celestial maiden in the lake. Just like the legend, the four kings who have appeared on the mainland all gained their power through a woman, and your elder brother's experience is quite similar to theirs."
"Are you implying that my elder brother will become the next king of Donglin?" Little King Teng touched his chin. It seems that not only his elder brother has received the power of God, but also Teng Wengong has always been aware of the evil spirits in the Yinxu. What the hell does that mean...
Prince Teng's expression changed.He thought of the scenes he saw just now, the legendary Nine Songs, the knights of King Donglin, and the army of the dead. According to Steward Ji, they were monsters created by the power of God. The monster was once repelled by the King's Legion and was forced to return to the Tomb of the Knights of King Donglin.For nearly a thousand years after the Millennium War, they were sleeping underground like the Skeleton Knights sleeping on the seabed. This shows that there is some kind of mechanism in the ruins that can disable them, but more importantly, After a thousand years of war, the power of the remaining gods in the ruins is limited, and it is no longer enough to bring this army back from the dead.And his eldest brother opened the Yin Ruins, claiming to rebuild the Donglin Knights, but he didn't even use those armors to arm his Skyguard Knights...
They got it wrong from the start.Prince Teng thought to himself.From the very beginning, what his elder brother wanted to get from the Yin Ruins was not Jiuge's battle armor, nor the power of the gods. They all misunderstood. The meaning is to revive the Donglin Knights—that is, the legendary Jiuge, the knights of the King of Donglin.
The army of the dead.
What his elder brother needs to do is not how to bring the power of God out of the ruins, but how to bring the power of gods into the ruins.
what will he doKing Teng raised his head and looked at Steward Ji, but he shook his head slowly.
"Ji Yan only got this piece of raw data, and what he can speculate is limited. It took Ji Yan hundreds of years to sort out part of the truth about the Millennium War, but Ji Yan knows very little about God. At least, so far, all that Ji Yan has been able to find out is that the power of the Master was born from a particle called fire. However, due to the lack of samples, Ji Yan was unable to understand the principle, and could not deduce that Teng Wengong was born What kind of actions will be taken in the ruins."
"Ji Yan only knows one thing," Ji Steward said, "Ever since Ji Yan was entrusted with the mission of guarding the King's Seal in Donglin, he has spent hundreds of years planning for the day when the Yin Ruins will open. But Ji Yan's opponent has spent thousands of years planning this moment. She will use all means to ensure that Teng Wengong's actions in the Yin Ruins are foolproof."
Little King Teng stared at the pair of cold, ice-blue eyes. "I understand now." His voice was a bit bitter, "So in your calculations, you have already tacitly agreed that Li Jing and the others will definitely fail, and Jiuge is destined to appear in the world. From the very beginning, you never considered letting them The Skull Knights stopped advancing."
"In a game of chess, there are always discarded pieces. My lord, you can't try to keep every single piece. You can't win the game." Butler Ji said softly, "If Li Gong and others can stop the game according to your plan, With Jiuge now in the world, there is no need for the Skull Knights to move forward, but according to Ji Yan's calculations, their success rate is always less than 24%. At this moment, they have entered the Yin Ruins for nearly [-] hours, but there is still no news, Ji Yan It is impossible to pin the outcome of this battle on such a low probability."
"So you want me to break my promise and let the Skull Knights continue to move forward after the Rose Knights defend Yongjiang City?" Xiao Teng Wang asked.
"Yes." The housekeeper said.He knew that his master was kind-hearted, and he couldn't bear to let the Skull Knights step through the gathering place of the sea people and half of the East Forest, leaving countless ruins and corpses everywhere, but he must force his master to face the reality: he must Use one army of monsters to defeat another army of monsters.There is no other choice.His master must make a decision now.
For this reason, he said what he should say, and he also said what he shouldn't say. He said a secret that should never be revealed to human beings. He betrayed both the intelligent race and human beings. He will be punished for this one day , not just punishment from the Zhizu elders.
It's all about enabling his owner to make the right decision.
As a Zhizu, giving perfect advice and letting the master make the right decision is the most important duty in the Zhizu contract.
He crouched down until his forehead touched the dust. "Please order the Skeleton Knights to move forward." He said in the most humble voice, "The chess game you have laid has perfectly defended Yongjiang City and the King's Seal. The Rose Knights have exhausted their resources. Ji Yan can immediately lock the Heavenly Soldiers system, and they cannot make any protest against your actions. Now you only need to order the Skull Knights to move forward, and you can ensure the complete victory of this game."
He trusts his master to make the right decision.
In the next second, he was lifted from the ground by the collar.
"Uh, Uncle Ji, did you lose your mind when you washed your hair today? Can't even count?" Su Sheng's eyes were red and he said with his tongue out, "Who is my boss? Li Jing, a knight! Do you know what the number one knight in the world is? As long as my boss makes a move, the winning rate is 100%! How come you have less than [-]% success rate left? Uh? You give me Explain, explain, why do you say that my boss only has a success rate of less than [-]%? Where did the remaining [-]% go? Did you eat it? Explain to me—explain!"
This brat is too drunk... Xiao Teng Wang supported his forehead. He saw that Su Sheng was frightened by the holographic image of the Millennium War before, and poured him a glass of wine to calm him down. He didn't expect the righteousness of this brat. The body reacts quite well to alcohol!
Su Sheng was dizzy before, and he couldn't hear what Xiao Teng Wang and Butler Ji were muttering. He had just regained consciousness a little bit, when Butler Ji said that his boss had less than a [-]% chance of stopping him. When Nine Songs came out, the probability of success was negligible, so Su Sheng quit immediately—you must know that in his mind, Li Jing was the invincible God of War, omniscient and omnipotent, except for pocket money. He has no flaws other than a god, and someone actually said in front of him that the god of war in his mind would lose, and moreover, he would lose ninety percent of the time. Can Su Sheng bear it?This is absolutely unbearable!
"Ahem, Your Royal Highness, let go first, and talk if you have something to say..." Butler Ji wanted to explain to Su Sheng what was going on with his algorithm. The problem was that Su Sheng's prosthetic body was resistant to alcohol The sensitivity is very small, but the strength is not small at all. Su Sheng usually lifts the mechanical maintenance arm that is difficult for adults to use without any effort. There is no pressure if the meter butler lifts it up and rubs it back and forth on the ground.
Seeing the usually elegant and calm Steward Ji being swayed back and forth by the collar by a kid riding on him, his meticulously combed silver hair was also messed up, and that flawless handsome face was even more embarrassed at this moment, almost He opened his mouth to call for help, the corner of Xiao Teng Wang’s mouth couldn’t help but twitched into a smile, and he didn’t move to stop him, he just waved his fan and said: “His Royal Highness, be gentle, I haven’t repaired Ji Yan for a long time, and I don’t know what to do. Let's do it, you've ruined this good-looking skin, and you'll be in trouble when the time comes."
Su Sheng let go of his hands and stood up. He was still drunk, his eyes were still straight, and he was still yelling: "Is that god you mentioned amazing? Wasn't he defeated by someone! What's the power of that god?" Great? My boss doesn’t need the power of a master, he is still the number one knight in the world! Why do you think he has only a 100% chance, and he will lose? I don’t believe in you, sir! I just believe in me Boss, as long as he takes the shot, it's [-]%—no, it's [-]% victory!"
"Little Prince..." Butler Ji sat up and looked at Prince Teng rather aggrieved.
"That kid is right." Xiao Teng Wang said.
"Little prince?" Butler Ji was really a little flustered this time: his master actually said that a human kid was crazy when he was drunk. Could it be that his brain was really flooded and the receiving system was out of order? , will you hear it wrong, or even miscalculate?Butler Ji kept his expression on his face, and began to conduct a self-examination frantically in his mind.
"You heard me right." Little Teng Wang said, reaching out to help Butler Ji comb his messy silver hair to the back of his head, revealing those rare ice blue eyes with a hint of panic, "You didn't miscalculate, as far as all the current Knowing the conditions, Li Jing and the others want to win the Battle of Yinxu and prevent the birth of Nine Songs, the probability of success is indeed very low, maybe as you said, they have only a less than [-]% chance."
"Give up on waiting for the result of the Battle of the Yin Ruins, and directly order the Skull Knights to move forward. This will ensure the greatest chance of winning this game, but I don't intend to do so."
Butler Ji blinked, "Ji Yan doesn't understand."
"Of course you don't understand, because you are not human." Xiao Teng Wang said.
"Because people are not machines, people not only calculate each other, but also trust each other."
"The Rose Knights will fight bloody battles to defend Yongjiang City because they believe that I will keep my promise and stop the Skull Knights from advancing." Xiao Teng Wang said, "I also believe that Li Jing and others will fight hard in the Yin Ruins, Even if there is less than a 100% chance, they will fight for [-]% victory."
"For these people who are fighting, all we can do is believe in them."
"For you, this kind of belief may have no theoretical basis, no data support, and cannot be analyzed or quantified, but it is because of belief that human beings can create miracles!"
"Of course, the most important thing is that I am quite confident in myself as a genius." King Xiao Teng unfolded his fan with a bang, and the calligraphy verse displayed on the fan was replaced by the word "must win" at some point, "I believe The chess game laid out by my genius brain will definitely win!"
"So, even if you are not human, even if you don't trust others, you must trust me once!"
As Little King Teng said, he patted Ji Yan's shoulder vigorously, "After all, I'm a genius you're also optimistic about!"
Butler Ji lowered his eyelashes, as if he was calculating something in his mind, "If Ji Yan doesn't intend to believe..."
"If this is the case, then I can only show you my head on the chessboard." Xiao Teng Wang said with a bitter face, "Because even if you don't believe me, I still believe in you—even if you I am not a human being, even if your purpose of serving me is to protect the seal of the king, but at any rate I am your master, at least you have served me for so long. , anyway, you still feel a little bit reluctant, you won't just watch me die, will you?"
Little King Teng said, revealing a pair of eyes from behind the fan, secretly watching Ji Yan's reaction.
Butler Ji sighed, raised his head, and said with a smile: "My lord, this chessboard can't kill anyone..."
(End of this chapter)
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