Andre's death caused some trouble in Moondew City, and Chief Captain Tom, who was in charge of the city's public security, also knew about it. He also knew about the conflict between his inconspicuous acting captain, Erez, and Andre.
Although some people suspected Erez, Erez was drinking in the Broken Cauldron when Andre was killed. The bartender, Paul, and other drinkers could testify.
And with Erez's ability, no one believed that he could kill Andre in that situation. So Erez was quickly ruled out as a suspect. He didn't know whether it was a good or bad thing to be ignored and looked down on.
But at least the attention was diverted, and the suspicion was placed on the competitor of Andre's family. Because Andre's father had been doing a big business recently, killing for money and business was a more reasonable explanation.
But Chief Captain Tom's attention wouldn't always be on a murder case, because he had more important things to do than the death of a businessman's son.
And that was the annual year-end internal skills competition of the Moondew City's patrols. Those who got in the top ten would be rewarded with a personal third-class merit, which could be regarded as a capital for future promotions. They would also have the opportunity to go to King City to participate in the final kingdom's internal competition.
And among them, the top ten patrols in the entire kingdom would have the opportunity to go through the system and enter King City University to study. Once they graduate, they could become middle-level cadres of the entire kingdom's patrol system.
Compared to a murder case, this was obviously more important. This was the best opportunity for the low-level patrols to soar into the sky and even climb to a higher position.
And Tom also attached great importance to this matter, because Moondew City was one of the few big cities in the kingdom, but in the past ten years, Tom's men had never gotten in the top ten in the kingdom's internal competition.
This was a humiliating thing for Tom, and it also made his colleagues in other cities laugh at him a little.
Tom urgently needed someone to help him get revenge, and in this year's competition, a familiar name appeared in front of him again.
"Is it Erez? Interesting. "Tom sat in his office and flipped through the information with a slightly playful tone. There was a very clear record in the previous information.
Ariz's performance with the bow and the gun was excellent. The written test was also okay, not very high, but at least a little above average. But his melee and hand-to-hand combat were terrible.
However, in this year's tournament, his hand-to-hand combat skills had improved by leaps and bounds. Perhaps it was because he had been training hard for the past year. Or perhaps he was suddenly enlightened and understood the true usage and training methods of hand-to-hand combat.
Tom's secretary asked Tom with a document in her hand, "Chief Commander, there are only these ten candidates for this year's tournament. What do you think?"
Tom smiled. He stared at Ayrez's name for a while longer before waving his hand. "That's it. Have them prepare to depart. If you don't get a good ranking this time and embarrass me again, I'll revoke everyone's third-class merit! "
The secretary secretly clicked her tongue. This was not easy to handle. In the National Tournament, there would be all kinds of strong players. Some of them actually had the ability to go to university.
However, there were still people who didn't go to university for various reasons. Who could guarantee that they would be able to achieve good results in such a competition?
But this was not the kind of thing a secretary could say. He could only nod and convey Tom's message to his subordinates.
As for whether the people below him complained or not, it was none of his business.
The scouts who had gotten into the top ten in this year's Moondew City Tournament couldn't help but complain in private when they heard Tom's decision.
Only one person had a resolute look in his eyes. That was Ayrez. He had already decided to sell his soul to the hooded man.
He remembered the torment he had endured these past few days. Just like the hooded man in grey had said, he had to be rewarded for his efforts.
Ayrez no longer wanted a simple position as a squad leader. He wanted to go to a higher and further place.
He still remembered that night when he returned home, bruised and reeking of alcohol, Penny was sitting in his house, waiting for him to return.
There was also the hooded man standing quietly by the side, and the words he said.
The hooded man: "Do you like this world? It's backward and ignorant. Even the most basic human dignity has to give way to power and class. "
Ayrez: "I don't understand what you're saying."
The hooded man: "The holy mage led you out of ignorance and defeated two large bird tribes. He is indeed great. "
"But he didn't do what he was supposed to do. The backward system, the old and rotten system, the nobles, the senate, and the system that tramples on the next class every time you rise. "
"It's laughably backward, just like you and Penny. I think the story of the two of you is happening every day in Dawn, which has a population of nearly a hundred million. "
"Do you want such a tragedy to happen every day? Or are you so numb that you turn a blind eye to it? Or should I say, are you satisfied? "
Ayrez clenched his fist: "How can I be satisfied!"
The hooded man laughed: "If that's the case, why not tear everything apart and start over? Break all the old shackles and build a new world! "
"Since the holy mage didn't really complete his mission in this world, why not complete it? To make everything better, use all your strength and all your life energy to accomplish this. Are you willing to do it? "
"No one can be superior to others, and no one can simply cover up evil. Maybe there will still be darkness, but let the places where the sun can shine become wider. "
"Under the blue sky, the living people will smile more and more, not with bitterness. For all of this, are you willing to do it? "
Ayrez replied loudly without any hesitation: "I am willing! But can I do it? "Ayrez's voice became lower when he said the last sentence.
The hooded man laughed and said in a matter-of-fact tone: "You may not be able to rely on yourself, but if I provide you with help, you can reach heights that you never dared to imagine before."
Ayrez: "You're that confident?"
The hooded man: "Because I was born to change the world! And this is just a midpoint. The vastness of this world is far beyond your imagination, and it's also beyond the imagination of anyone in Dawn! "
"So, if you are willing, then sign a soul contract with me!" The hooded man took out a small statue and placed it in front of Ayrez.
… …
Li Jie watched in the dark as Ayrez slowly left Moondew City with Penny, who was disguised as an ordinary teenager, and began to head towards the king's city.
These days, Li Jie used the Millennium Building Block to build one illusion after another for Ayrez. Don't know how to fight? It doesn't matter, he can train in the illusion! He won't die anyway, and the duration is super long.
Logen could dream in the Millennium Building Block for 50 years, so Ayrez staying in it for 10 years was really nothing. In particular, Li Jie himself entered the illusion built by the Millennium Building Block to teach him how to fight.
This made Ayrez's skills improve by leaps and bounds. In the real world, Li Jie tried his previous conjecture.
He used the legendary cooking utensils to create some high-energy food for Ayrez to eat.
This was the reason why Ayrez could overcome all obstacles, of course, Ayrez's willingness to work hard was also an important reason.
But Ayrez may have gotten one thing wrong. He seemed to have understood the soul contract as he had already sold his soul to Li Jie.
Regarding this, Li Jie was too lazy to explain. Anyway, there might not be any harm in it.
Li Jie, who was dressed in a grey hoodie, was holding a thick notebook in his hand. He gently caressed the leather cover and said softly, "Isaac Newton. What have you done in this world? What do you want to do in this world? What do Howard and Tony mean to you? "
Li Jie's eyes looked into the distance, in the direction of the king's city in the Land of Dawn.
… …
The king's city in the Land of Dawn.
In the special laboratory of the Mystical Research Department of the Royal City National University, huge steelmaking furnaces stood tall.
The hot molten iron was heated to a dazzling white, then quickly cooled into metal ingots after being poured out. But this did not mean that the task was completed.
The metal ingots were transported to the next special department. All the workers here were mages who had received professional training from the University.
But they did not have the demeanor of nobles here. Instead, they were like ordinary assembly line workers. They used their own magic to purify and refine the metal ingots that were transported over.
When this step was completed, the metal ingots would only be half of their original size. Then they would be sent to a special machine to be smelted again.
This was a very old piece of equipment, almost two hundred years old. It was rumored to be a product left behind by the Holy Mage.
When the metal ingots were smelted again, they would glow with a beautiful bluish-purple light. Then they would be sent to the next workshop.
There, they would be hammered and hammered into pieces of special armor. However, those armor pieces were just too big. It was like the armor made for the Titans.
And this production workshop had not stopped since it started two hundred years ago. They followed the last will of the Holy Mage, the legend that only a few people knew: One day, the final Holy War would come!
… …
Li Jie, who was heading in the direction of the king's city, was looking at a piece of paper. There was a portrait printed on the paper. Although it was a little old, Li Jie was sure that it was a print from the Land of Dawn. But Li Jie had seen the same portrait in another world. It was in a middle school physics textbook.
Li Jie was sure that the person in the portrait was the same person. But in the two worlds, he had a different name. In the Land of Dawn, he was called the Holy Mage.
On Earth, he was respected as the most important founder of modern physics. Those who knew some secret stories would also know his other identity. That was the previous leader of the Holy Shield Brotherhood, Isaac Newton, who was known as the Master!
And there was a line of small words on the waist of the notebook that Li Jie was holding: Our world should not die!
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