Steel Chang'an

Chapter 84

He missed a few sentences about Chang'an City, which seemed to be related to the person in the military cabinet they were talking about, and then he heard Li Jing say: "Don't try to get me to talk anymore, if you have enough nonsense, let's start Tell me about what you investigated."

"Your temper has been getting worse and worse recently, and it's really boring to chat with you," the wolf lord shook his head, "The kindling you found in the dead castle, that is, the female military advisor of the Zhi clan of Duke Wen of Teng gave it to the young master of the Fei family. The tinder is the same thing as the thing we discovered in the northwest desert five years ago—the same particle.” He said, “It’s just that in the northwest desert five years ago, those particles have not been artificially produced like this. They're still just will-o'-the-wisps, just driven around in the desert by people. The analysis from the container you passed on is that it probably takes a cluster of particles to make a kindling, and I guess that's what makes it Take out the amount needed by an apostle. In any case, whether it is a will-o’-the-wisp or a fire seed, they are all the same thing.”

"The power of the master..." Li Jing whispered, he shook his head, "I thought I had killed all the apostles at that time, and you should have destroyed all the clusters in Onitsuka, and—" His voice After a pause, he said bitterly, "Those who are infected."

"Correct a mistake—you didn't kill all the apostles, one apostle survived, and now this apostle is—" He received a stern look from Li Jing, and abruptly stopped the sentence, "Okay, okay, then let's say you killed all the evil apostles," the wolf master spread his hands, "At that time, old wolf, I did destroy all the clusters in the Onitou - will-o'-the-wisps - whatever you call it. For To confirm this, I went back to that ghost place on purpose and reconfirmed again. The seal at the entrance of the sea mound has not been broken, and the inside is exactly the same as when we left five years ago. No, they were all destroyed."

"According to our inference at the time, several clusters left Onitsuka." Li Jing said thoughtfully.

"What do you think I've been doing in the desert all these years?" The wolf lord said angrily, "I can make sure that none of the swarms leave the desert."

"Those infected people..." Li Jing asked in a low voice, "Is it possible for them..."

"You know very well," the wolf lord seemed really angry, "who is the only person who has been infected and left the desert alive all these years!" He strode back and forth with fierce eyes, looking like a The wolf who was driven into a hurry, "Do you think that I like to set fire to the city so much? Do you think what I was thinking when I ordered the plasma bombardment of the city? Do you think I ordered the search of the city to find those who are still alive? What was I thinking when shoot to kill? What were my men thinking when they burned those people with flamethrowers? Where were you while I was doing this dirty work? You got me into it all, You convinced me not to let those ghosts leave the desert, but you acted like you couldn't bear it. Do you think I can be ruthless enough to be indifferent to all this? Just because I am the Northwest Wolf My wolf lord, I'm a bastard, so I should bear all this?"

"I am the wolf lord, the monarch of the desert, and the conqueror of the northwest desert. I have never been a good person, and I have never thought of being a good person. I don't shy away from killing people, because wars are meant to kill people, and I don't shy away from slaughtering cities. , in order to boost morale, I can let my subordinates rush into a city to do whatever they want, rape the women they want to rape, and take all the spoils they want. To conquer this desert, I can do anything - but you call me That kind of thing, that kind of massacre, that kind of destruction... We are villains, but we are not devils, we are not afraid of being hated, but we are also afraid of hating ourselves." He held up his hands, "I When I was sleeping, I was worried that when I woke up, I couldn’t help strangling myself with these hands, because this is really disgusting.” He approached Li Jing, almost pressing his face against his, staring into his eyes , whispered, "You should see all this with your own eyes, see what kind of hell you have turned this desert into, and what kind of demon you have driven me into. I should have strangled you with these hands in the first place , even now I really want to do this, if it wasn't for you...if it wasn't for you..."

"Things would only get worse if I hadn't died." Li Jing finished the sentence for him, "Sorry." He smiled wryly, "But I'm afraid we don't have any other choices, no matter at that time , or now."

The wolf lord took a deep breath, "I can assure you that since we left Onitsuka five years ago, I have fully fulfilled your request. No infected person can walk out of the desert, whether it is a living person or Dead people, most of them were incinerated before they became incinerators. No secrets were revealed, no one knew why I burned them, my men just followed orders faithfully, no matter what they thought about it , maybe they just think I'm a little crazy." He said, he had completely recovered his composure, the corners of his mouth were slightly raised, and he looked at Li Jing with some sarcasm, "So now you can face the reality, the ghost mound we found in the desert It's not the only ghost mound on this continent, there are other ghost mounds, other ghost fires, clusters enough to make fire, exist in other places on this continent," he even smiled, "Is this so Wasn't it expected? Don't tell me you never thought of that possibility."

"This is the worst possibility in my plan." Li Jing admitted, "It means that we cannot control the spread of fire on this continent at all. If the fire that the Zhi woman gave to Young Master Yingbao did not come from the desert , which means that we have no way of knowing how many fire seeds she has in her hands, how many apostles she can create, whether there are other people spreading fire seeds on this continent besides her, how many noble knights—or even lords The knights have become apostles, but we don't know how many people have become burners."

"Oh, I do know one thing. If the prophecy about this continent is correct," said the wolf lord, "it will be a matter of time before we start war with the apostles. We need an army that can deal with the apostles, and I am here to guard The only reason for Chang'an is to let you leave Chang'an to find the only army on this continent that can deal with the apostles." He stared at Li Jing with those wolf-like ghostly green eyes, "What you should do is to get rid of the apostles as soon as possible." Find the seal of the king, but you have found nothing so far. What kind of tricks are you playing, Li Jing?"

"If I want to play tricks, I will definitely remember to say hello to you in advance." Li Jing said innocently, "But you are right, I don't have much time, and I may be looking in the wrong direction .That prophecy left us with too little information. We only know that to bring back the army capable of fighting the apostles requires the Seal of the King, and the Seal of the King is scattered among the ruins of the Millennium War."

"Except for the army of kings that was lost at the bottom of the sea, on the Donglin Continent, the main battlefields of the Millennium War were at Dead Fort and Yinxu." Li Jing said, "I deliberately entered Donglin through Dead Fort, but it's a pity The seal of the king is not there, there is only a sealed Black Wind Profound Armor."

"Then Yin Ruins is the only possibility." Wolf Lord said, "Originally, in my guess, it is more likely that the seal of the king is in Yin Ruins than in Dead Castle. Even if I know you left Chang'an What kind of calculations are you planning to go east of the city, but since you said that you want to take advantage of the opportunity of the Lord of Donglin to open the Yin Ruins, and start looking for the seal of the king from Donglin Continent first, I will believe you for the time being. To make things easier for you, I also withdrew all the wolf boys who followed you. And just three days ago, my wolf boy reported that your team had already obtained the qualification to enter the Yinxu, so you said that you found the wrong one Direction, what's going on?"

"Since your news is so well-informed, you should have heard the rumor that Teng Wengong's purpose of opening the Yin Ruins this time is to revive Jiuge and rebuild the Donglin Knights?" Li Jing said.

"Well, if this news is true, Donglin Jiuge, who disappeared in the Millennium War, was indeed sealed in the Yin Ruins, wouldn't it be more certain that the king's seal is in the Yin Ruins?" said the Wolf Lord, "Morning! I heard that although the Teng family produced such a talented armor-casting genius as King Teng, Teng Wengong is a mediocre person, and his strength as a knight is even mediocre. He can inherit the Teng family only because of Mrs. Teng's strength behind Quite. Therefore, there have long been rumors in the world that Teng Wengong was able to rise suddenly in Donglin, unify the seven families of Donglin, and sit on the throne of the Lord of Donglin. He must have found something in the Yin Ruins. I thought he was in the Yin What I found in the ruins was only the seal of the king, but I didn't expect this old boy to be of good character, and I found Jiuge for him. In this way, Teng Wengong should also have mastered the power of the master through the fire, so that he can control Jiuge , this person is undoubtedly an apostle. He can get the fire seed, so is Yinxu the same as the Onitou we found in the desert... huh?"

"You have also realized what is wrong." Li Jing said, "Teng Wengong is an apostle, there is no doubt about it. The knight blood he inherited is quite thin, and his biological brother, Little Teng King, is the best proof. Describing his strength as a knight is an exaggerated compliment to him. And King Teng told me personally that his elder brother’s original knight level was even lower than his. How can Duke Wen of Teng start from a knight who is worse than King Teng? There is only one possibility for the knight to become the strongest lord knight in Donglin in a short period of time, and that is that he accepted the fire seed and obtained the power of the master."

"However, since Teng Wengong is an apostle, it is absolutely impossible for him to use the power of the King's Seal. In other words, the power he relied on to unify Donglin back then will definitely not be the rest of the King's Legion. "

When Li Jing said this, the wolf master also came to his senses, "Then Teng Wengong should be able to dominate Donglin back then, it should be because of Jiu Ge's nine armors. To be precise, he should have his entire Tianshou Knights. Accept the fire, become an apostle, and gain the ability to control Jiu Ge."

"However, according to the information I have obtained during the time in Donglin, the knights of the Guardian Knights did not seem to show any abnormalities," Li Jing said, "Although they did not participate in this year's spring hunting, they have They all have combat records, and their statistics are very normal."

"Hmm... Maybe they are like someone, who can suppress the power of the master with their own will and hide their identity as apostles?" The wolf master stroked his blue-shaven chin, "But even if the entire castle guard knights can Hiding strength, but it is completely unrealistic for a god armor of Jiuge's tonnage to hide. If Jiuge had ever left Yinxu to fight, it would definitely leave traces of battle. With the scale of Jiuge's dispatch, even Teng Duke Wen killed all the people who had fought with Jiu Ge, but he couldn't guarantee that no one would see these behemoths. But before this spring hunt, Donglin didn't have any rumors about Jiu Ge's existence, right? "

"This means that the power that Teng Wengong relied on to rule Donglin back then did not come from the seal of the king, nor from Jiu Ge." Li Jing narrowed his eyes, "There is a third power behind him, and this power It probably doesn't belong to him, it might even be the power that controls him."

"You mean... the female military advisor of the Zhi tribe named Thirteen next to Duke Wen of Teng?" The wolf lord pondered, "According to what you said, the fire you asked me to investigate was given to the young master of Eagle Castle by her." Yes. The fire that Teng Wengong got is also likely to come from her. Do you think that woman is controlling Teng Wengong?"

"To be precise, it should be the apostle behind the Zhizu woman who is controlling Teng Wengong." Li Jing said, "It is impossible for the Zhizu woman to become an apostle, but there must be an apostle behind her. The person who really holds the fire is not Teng Wengong is another apostle, and that Zhi woman is just his agent in Donglin."

"Also, this woman is looking for the seal of the king."

"It's not a coincidence that I met the young master of Eagle Castle in Dead Castle." Li Jing said, "He is a decoy. If the seal left by the King's Seal is released, the King's Seal must receive the corresponding signal. The purpose of the clan woman to give the fire to the young master of Eagle Castle so that he can control the Black Wind Xuanjia should be to use the activity signal of the Black Wind Xuanjia to attract the seal of the king. It is a pity that the seal of the king is not in the castle of death .”

"It can also be concluded from this that the King's Seal should not be in the Yin Ruins."

"That makes sense," the wolf lord nodded slowly, "If the king's seal is in the ruins, there's no need for that woman to send someone to the Castle of Death to find it."

"Besides, that woman doesn't seem to be so reassured by Teng Wengong, that's why she asked the young master of Eagle Castle, a young man who is easier to control, to enter the dead castle to find the seal of the king for her." Li Jing continued, " So even if she still has enough sparks in her hands, she might not trust Teng Wengong to revive Jiuge and rebuild the Donglin Knights."

"Then, Teng Wengong wants to open the Yin Ruins, Jiu Ge will appear in the world, and rebuild the Donglin Knights... This whole thing is likely to be a conspiracy? The Yin Ruins is probably a trap?"

"I can be 100% sure that the Yinxu is a trap." Li Jing said, "I doubt very much that there is neither the seal of the king nor the nine divine armors in the Yinxu, but there must be something extremely dangerous. "

The wolf lord frowned, "Who do you think this is a trap for?"

"Me." Li Jing said, "Or, this is a trap for those who want to find the King's Seal like me, or those who want to extinguish the fire."

The wolf master was silent for a while, then he took a deep breath and roared loudly: "So you stayed in Tengjiahang in Donglin for more than a month to prepare for the spring hunting, just to get into such a trap? What are you thinking? "

"Hey, didn't I tell you that I was looking in the wrong direction? Can you listen to people?" Li Jing said very easily, "The reason why I want to enter the Yin Ruins is because only by entering the Yin Ruins can I find A clue to the Seal of the King."

"About the King's Seal, Teng Wengong must have more clues than us. Long before I came to Donglin, Teng Wengong had already decided to open the Yinxu in this year's Spring Hunting, and he released the information about Jiuge The news, presumably, is not aimed at me, but at other people who want to find the seal of the king like me—or even, those who guard the seal of the king in Donglin."

"There is some truth in saying this..." the wolf lord said, "The power represented by the seal of the king and the power of the master are eternal enemies. If the seal of the king is really in the hands of someone, he must have known it for thousands of years. Knowing the truth of the war and knowing the consequences of Jiu Ge's rebirth, he will definitely take this opportunity to enter the Yin Ruins at all costs to prevent Jiu Ge from reappearing."

"So, among the four teams that entered the Yin Ruins, there must be one team that has the information about the King's Seal, and even the King's Seal itself. What I have to do is to find that team and make sure that we are in Tengwengong I found the seal of the king with that Zhi woman." Li Jing said, "But I have one more worrying thing."

"Another apostle." The wolf lord said, Li Jing nodded, "I need to find out who he is. No matter who he is, no matter where he is, since he has the Zhizu contract, he must be a powerful noble lord. I need you to pay attention to all the changes in the territories of all noble lords on this continent. Because he will definitely take action on the day when the Yin Ruins opens."

(End of this chapter)