CIATB Chapter 959 Reunion
Chapter 959 Reunion
Chapter 959 Reunion
Three minutes ago they were mortal enemies, but three minutes later they were sitting at the same table. They were still hostile to each other, but they no longer argued.
This kind of situation often happens in Young and Dangerous movies - the big guys negotiate peace.
Ji Xing did not negotiate peace with them, but he was the boss, and Furumura Shinji and the other two were smart enough to know that this was someone who had a conflict with the empire and whom they could not afford to offend.
Even the mission objective was not hidden. They explained everything in a straightforward manner. Ji Xing said with a smile, "This is really a coincidence."
He did have divination skills, so it wasn't difficult for him to grasp the empire's actions, but he had never calculated anything during his "tour" here.
It was Luminas who gave Ji Xing an invitation to the magic tower, saying that there might be something that Ji Xing was interested in, so Ji Xing came here. Of course, he could see that Luminas didn't seem to have good intentions, but he didn't care much.
It has been two days since he arrived in this city of sages. He was thinking that the small country of Markshuia had few people to begin with, and now most of the adventurers had been taken away by Tempest. The economy was declining again and again, so he wondered if he should open a Pinhailou to help support it.
I didn't expect to encounter such a new thing.
"Just the three of you?" Ji Xing asked.
Shinji answered all the questions: "There are also Grandpa Gadora and two people whose identities we don't know. We guess... they may be in the single digits."
Shen Longxing added: "They should be in the palace now. Judging from the time, they should have controlled the king and are waiting for our response. If it takes too long, they may..."
Silas was anxious: "You also attacked my father?! Attacking the king of a country, do you know what crime it is?!"
Shinji and the other two looked at him like he was an idiot.
Silas was so anxious that he almost forgot that the Eastern Empire was about to launch a war of aggression.
He stood up and wanted to go back to the palace, but he stopped halfway after taking a step. The strongest swordsman beside him, Grave, was still lying there. The imperial masters who went to the palace would only be stronger than these three guys.
There is nothing he can do.
So he could only look at Ji Xing hopefully, and Ji Xing asked him, "Your name is Silas?"
Silas was stunned: "...Yes."
“This is also fate.”
……
On the other side, in the palace.
"As for the teleportation magic circle, you can set it up in the Sage Square. I will have the guards temporarily close off the nearby streets under the pretext of expanding the square."
The king, who seemed to have accepted his fate, said hoarsely, "But 70 people is too much. Markesia is just a small country with a population of over a million. The residents of the Sage City are less than 70. It is impossible to afford the food and accommodation of people."
"You don't need to worry about this kind of thing. You just need to cooperate with the Empire and not let any news leak out before the teleportation magic circle is actually set up." Bonnie said indifferently.
"On the other hand, if any news leaks out..." Qiu snorted coldly. He didn't say what followed, but it was already clear.
The king nodded sullenly, hiding the emotion in his eyes. If given a choice, which king of a country would be willing to be inferior to others?
The Demon Tower was a historical legacy, and he and the country were powerless to resist, but that didn't stop him from being the king. But if he surrendered to the empire, he would only have a nominal title as the king and no real authority at all. Moreover, in the middle of the war between the East and the West, a small country like his could be crushed by any demon king at the slightest disturbance.
still have a chance……
The person he once hated now became his hope, until he saw a strange, strong, white-haired old man walking in side by side with a man.
He was stunned, and the light hidden in his eyes suddenly dimmed.
The old man is naturally Gadora.
The man walking next to him was wearing clothes of exquisite texture and elegant workmanship. At first glance, he didn't seem to have any special features. The smile on his face seemed to be pasted on, and he was holding a magic wand.
At the same time, Crown Prince Helios heard the footsteps and turned around to see the man. He opened his eyes wide and said, "Viscount Alish, hurry up..."
He was his confidant, his follower, and they had even gone to school together, so he wanted to ask for help, but soon realized something was wrong.
Alisha was too calm.
Facing the fallen guards, he showed no surprise and even his smile remained unchanged.
The king's difficult voice came: "Ah, Lord Alish? Have the three wise men also agreed to cooperate with the Empire?"
There are three wise men in the magic tower, who are powerful demons who truly control the country. Two of them live in seclusion, and only Alish is active in the kingdom in a disguised identity. The prince's follower classmate? When the current king was young, he also thought Alish was his follower and classmate!
This cycle has been going on for countless times. Alish smiled faintly: "Master Gadora and I are old friends who have heard of each other for a long time but have never met each other. This time we hit it off immediately and had a great conversation. We decided to help the Eastern Empire."
The king was silent for a moment: "I understand, Lord Alish, please make the arrangements!"
He completely extinguished his desire to resist. Alish looked at Bonnie and Qiu, nodded and exclaimed: "Is this the single digit of the legendary Eastern Empire? It is well-deserved."
Bonnie and Joe also watched him.
According to the Empire's data, the Three Sages of the Demon Tower in this kingdom are demons from the same era as Luminas. They are all capable of awakening to the level of Demon Lord. They were the ones who failed in their fight with Luminas for hegemony over the West, but they can basically be considered equal to her.
The existence of the Three Sages is also one of the reasons why the Empire chose Markesua among these small coastal countries. They are a force worth fighting for, or guys worth using.
It's really dangerous.
With this mental evaluation, they greeted: "Hello, what's your name?"
Alish smiled and said, "Just call me Viscount Alish. What about you two?"
"Bonnie."
"fur."
Seeing that they had introduced themselves to each other, Gadora asked, "Shinji and the others haven't come back yet?"
Bonnie nodded: "A little slow."
"These three little guys, they won't make any mistakes when doing such a small thing, right?" Gadora shook his head and said, "Does the eldest prince named Silas have any secret guards around him?"
The king knew he was being asked, and replied, "Greve is my Knight Commander..."
"Is it just that A-level swordsman?" Gadora didn't care. It seemed that the A-level, who was considered a master in the world, was not worth mentioning.
"Maybe he forgot the time while playing. How unbecoming! Do you want me to go and urge him?" Gadora muttered, his ears perked up, and he turned around and smiled, "Here I come."
Everyone's eyes converged on the door, and within a few seconds, a young man ran in in panic, looked around and said, "Father!"
"Silas, are you okay?!" The king also stood up nervously.
Is this the eldest prince Silas?
Gadora was just about to scold Shinji and the other two who came in later, when he saw a strange figure walking in front of them. The three of them looked like thieves, and when they looked into his eyes, they smiled bitterly. Shinji even blinked, as if giving him some hint.
Gadora was stunned, his heart pounding.
Bonnie and Qiu opened their eyes as wide as they could in an instant, and said in disbelief, "Skilled merchant?!"
Why is it you again?! How can I see you even when I am on a mission in this kind of a hellhole?!
For a moment, both of them felt like they were hallucinating, but the smile on the face of the person waving his hand opposite them could not be faked: "It's you again. Shinji and the others said that the leaders were in the single digits, so I guessed it was you."
These words "sold out" Shinji and the other two. They didn't have any hope of getting away with it, so they quietly turned from behind Ji Xing and walked to the corner and stood against the wall.
Shinji even spread his hands towards Gadora and made a face, indicating that he really had no way out.
Gadora came back to his senses at this time, and his old face twitched. Ji Xing, the skill merchant, was the strongest human being who even the marshal had defeated once. The empire had started to play tricks to avoid him and secretly control this small country, but it still ran into him?
Damn it, this is targeted.
He felt that today was not a good day, so he raised his guard and said, "I am Gadora, may I ask if the skill merchant is going to interfere in the empire's military affairs?"
"Yes." Ji Xing's words brought Gadora to the bottom of his mood, but the following sentence made Gadora feel helpless - "It is not decent for a great empire to bully such a small country. Change your target and attack Tempest. I will not interfere in the attack on Tempest, but not here."
"...?"
Bonnie and Qiu originally thought that they would finally have a fierce battle with the skill merchant this time, but after hearing this, obvious question marks popped up in their heads.
At the same moment, some hope suddenly rose in the heart of the king who had figured out the situation, and a clear voice sounded at this time.
"It's such a disappointment."
It was Alish. He tapped the ground with his staff and said to Ji Xing with a smile, "Dragon species are invincible. This is an absolute and unchangeable truth. I have heard the rumor that you defeated the Burning Dragon, but I think you must have used special means.
You should know this best. Of course, I don't deny your strength, but do you know what you are facing? In the area covered by the magic tower, facing six "demon kings" at the same time? ! "
Bonnie, Jo, Gadora, and the three sages, that's how he calculated it.
Bonnie and Qiu were startled, looking at each other, and some thoughts came to their minds. Now the skill merchant is not accompanied by the demon king Rimuru, and the demon king Shivana seems to be gone too, only he?
Maybe it’s true…
"It's five." Ji Xing's voice interrupted their fantasy.
How come only five... Alish, who wanted to respond with a laugh, paused, a creepy feeling arose, and as a 'fire spirit', he instantly returned to his original form, the raging flames around him burned all his clothes, and brown horns protruded from his forehead.
But this didn't change anything.
Seeing nothing and being unprepared for anything, his eyes rolled back and he fell down with his head raised!
Ji Xing still stood there, just looking at Bonnie and Qiu. They also didn't see anything, and they were deeply afraid. What was that? Soul shock? The skill merchant just glanced at that guy!
There was a dead silence in the hall. Silas and the king were staring at the fallen Alish in amazement... Is he dead?
This continued for more than ten seconds.
“Hahahahahahaha…” Gadora’s laughter broke the silence: “There are four. I am not good at fighting. I am only responsible for setting up the magic circle.”
He took a step aside, indicating to Ji Xing that if he had anything to do, he should find Bonnie and Qiu. Shinji and the other two, who were watching from the corner with their eyes wide open, couldn't help but look at each other. Yes, this was something an old man could do.
Bonnie and Joe remained silent.
They wanted to cry because they had been looking forward to the mission for a year and it coincided with their reunion after a year.
A short update... The June update will be more casual. I will prepare the content of the final volume and deal with some personal matters. You can all stay tuned.