Early morning.
A tall man with a pair of sunglasses and an extraordinary bearing arrived at St. Herm City. He walked into the goblin bank's branch and was warmly received by the goblin manager, who led him to the most secretive safe in the basement of the branch.
"Mister. Last time, you said that you would only open your safe after ten years. "
The person in charge of the Goblins here, Padro, smiled as he looked at this extraordinary man. His eyes behind his round-rimmed glasses were filled with shrewdness, but he spoke casually as if nothing had happened.
"In this world, plans can never keep up with changes. What do you think? Mister Padro. "
The man smiled and handed over the key. He casually talked about the last time he came to this branch and some matters with Padro. He also revealed some of the latest and secret information in the north.
Padro's heart skipped a beat. The secret information revealed by this man was shockingly valuable. As long as it was handled properly, it would be a windfall.
Moreover, this man had completed all the procedures. Apart from the clause in the agreement that he wouldn't come to retrieve the safe within ten years, all the other rules were in line.
Just as this esteemed customer had said, plans can never keep up with changes. Moreover, this customer was so generous. As the manager of the branch, Padro wasn't someone who didn't know how to adapt to circumstances.
The goblin manager, who was blinded by wealth, didn't hesitate any longer. He opened the room where the safe was and invited the man and his two attendants in.
A moment later, the four of them walked out. The man patted Padro's shoulder and the group left the goblin branch.
Standing at the entrance, a gust of cold wind blew past, causing Padro's body to shiver and a blank expression to appear on his face. He scratched his head in confusion, as if he had forgotten something. He could not remember who the customer he had just received was.
However, Padro remembered some of the secret information that the customer had mentioned. He immediately turned around and walked into the branch.
At this moment —
On a street not far from the branch, Hayashi River and the rest were already seated. A mechanical arm was nimbly moving around a small box, quickly opening the intricate box.
The contents of the box caused Da Jiao and Liu Shou's eyes to widen. These two experts had seen the world, but a stack of notes worth a hundred million gold coins was an enormous shock to any lifeform.
Not to mention, there was a stack of land deeds. These weren't deeds for some commercial street or residential building in the Northern Lands …
To a normal person, this kind of land was an unimaginable amount of wealth, but to Lin Chuan and the others, it was not something that caught their eye.
This stack of land deeds was the ownership of an energy crystal mine. It wasn't in the North, but in the western part of the Sea-Ao Empire.
"The energy crystal mine in the west is under the Zhong Family's control. Zhong Wanggong sure has a lot of money …" Lin Chuan sighed.
"It should be said that Zhong Wangsun really dotes on his proud son!"
Da Jiao laughed strangely. This stack of land deeds was definitely not something that the Zhong Wang Temple could get their hands on. It was naturally Zhong Wangsun who had given them the authority to manage it.
Hayashi River nodded repeatedly as he looked through these energy crystal mine deeds. There were energy crystal mines of various qualities and types. With these mines, it was enough to arm an army of hundreds of thousands of people.
"No wonder it was said that the Zhong Wanggong's family's foundation is even deeper than that of the Northern Lands' royal family. Looks like it's true …"
Liu Shou sighed. The Dark Shadow Tribe was obviously more interested in the mine than in gold coins.
"Rumor has it that the chaos in the Northern Lands was secretly instigated by the Zhong Wanggong's family. They purposely lured the Oceanic Beast Army here to carry out a great purge. As for the Zhong Wanggong's family, they retreated to the rear of the Sea-Ao Empire and continued to expand their family's business. They just didn't expect that the Northern Lands' royal family, our centaur army, would rise because of this … "
Bayern sneered as he spoke of this rumor that had been circulating for a long time, but had never been verified.
In the eyes of the various ancient factions in the Northern Lands, the Zhong Family was an out-and-out traitor. They were a bastard family that only cared about the family's interests and did not care about the lives and deaths of the Northern Lands' tribes.
After the Northern Lands' royal family flourished, the Centaur Army had repeatedly tried to uproot the Zhong Wanggong's family.
Unfortunately, the Clan knew how to play it safe. They made all sorts of compromises, and even had countless connections with the powers outside of the Northern Reaches. That, combined with their deep roots in the Northern Reaches, allowed them to continue to exist.
"This time, we must teach the Zhong Wanggong's family a painful lesson and make Zhong Wangsun a true grandson …"
Da Jiao was also gnashing his teeth. He knew that the mastermind behind the death of his elder brother, Spirit Shield, was the Zhong Family. He had long since viewed them as a land of death.
Hayashi River glanced at the two of them and shook his head. It looked like he had to keep a close eye on them and not do anything that would disrupt his plans because of hatred.
Crack …
At the bottom of the box, there was a compartment that was very well hidden. Furthermore, it was a random arrangement of 36 Core Origin Locks. Even if it was discovered, it would be difficult to open.
Da Jiao, Six Hands, and Bayun were dazzled when they saw Lin Chuan easily open the thirty-six Lawless Heart Origin Password Locks with the Sensor Gloves on. He only took less than half a minute to do so.
The three experts were secretly shocked. This young man's talent in the field of machinery was simply astonishing.
36 Core Origin Locks were rumored to be the most difficult to open, but in Hayashi River's hands, he had opened it in less than half a minute.
Hayashi River did not take the shock of his three companions to heart. His attention was completely focused on the compartment of the box.
There were no gold coins or promissory notes in the compartment, nor were there any title deeds. Instead, there were many cards.
Card keys?!
He flipped through the cards one by one. Perhaps to avoid confusion, there were labels on them. There was a Heart Element Equipment, an Armed Hover Car, precious Crystal Metals, and rare materials. There was even a card with the label "Elf Remains"!
Da Jiao and the rest fell silent. Looking at the markings on the card, they were all in disbelief.
"'Elven Remains'? What does that mean … "Liu Shou stammered.
"Of course it means what it says. The secret room where 'Elven Remains' are stored …" Da Jiao said in a low voice.
Bayern's eyes widened, his breathing heavy. He was not shocked by the 'Elven Remains', but by the Zhong family's foundation.
The treasures in the hands of the Zhong King Temple were already so astonishing. It was hard to imagine how deep the Zhong family's foundation was …
As Hayashi River played with the card, [Moon Core] and [Mossy Bones] were already screaming in his ears. The former was anxious to repair the core.
'Elven Remains' had always been of great research and collection value. It was not only because of the elves themselves, but also because they had grasped too many skills and resources.
The elves had once been one of the largest and most powerful races on the continent. They represented an incomparably glorious and advanced civilization.
Throughout history, clues found from the Elven Remains had led to huge discoveries. Such examples were too numerous to count.
And the core technique for creating the [Earth King Equipment] was provided by the elves.
[Moon Core] was so anxious because he wanted to find some related techniques from the 'Elven Remains', or perhaps the origin of some hidden materials. That way, he would be able to repair it faster.
Mossy Bones was so anxious because of his relationship with the elves. With the 'Elven Remains' out there, he had the responsibility to retrieve them.
"Chuan brat. Don't even think about dissecting the 'Elven Remains'. The remains of the elves are not to be desecrated! "Mossy Bones shouted.
Hayashi River's expression turned ugly. He was not an evil scientist who wanted to dissect living creatures for research. What was Mossy Bones thinking?
"No wonder the Zhong Wang Temple stored these things in the vault of the continent's elite bank. If any of the things inside were to be exposed, it would be incredible!" Six Hands exclaimed.
Touching the interlayer of the box, Hayashi River's expression changed. "Creak …" The mechanical arm transformed into a detection device and carefully scanned the compartment of the box.
"Ding …"
The light screen flashed, and a pattern appeared. It was a hidden pattern that was carved on the compartment of the box.
Seeing this pattern, Hayashi River and Six Hands' expressions changed. They were all too familiar with this pattern. It was the pattern of the Sky Fortress that Lady Rain had activated on the battlefield on the outskirts of the Foka Tower.
The Sky Fortress in this pattern was undoubtedly more complete than the one on the battlefield. It even had an internal pattern and a core-driven exterior.
"What is this?!" Da Jiao exclaimed.
Hayashi River did not say anything. He knocked on the box and put it away.
It seemed that there was some connection between the Zhong Family and Lady Rain …
Further back, there was some connection between the Zhong Family, Lady Rain, and Cromwell.
Sighing, Hayashi River leaned back in his seat, his thoughts undulating. He had thought that Cromwell had come to the Northern Lands a thousand years ago only to find the core technology to create the Seventh Armament.
Now, it seemed that it was far from that. Cromwell might have had contact with the Centaur Corps and the Zhong Family.
Just as he was thinking …
Bayern's communicator rang. It was Madam Butterfly. After picking up, Bayern listened for a while, and his expression darkened.
"The secret letters have been deciphered …"
Bayern's tone was cold as he revealed the contents of the secret letters.
Hearing this, Hayashi River and Six Hands were amazed. The Zhong Family was just as the rumors said. They did not care about the lives of the Northern Lands.
Da Jiao growled angrily, his eyes bloodshot. He could not wait to rush out of the high-speed hover car and deal with Zhong Wang Temple.
Seeing that Da Jiao and Bayern were about to go berserk, Hayashi River waved his hands to calm them down.
"Let's teach Zhong Wang Temple a lesson first …"
As Hayashi River spoke, a faintly discernible aura suddenly appeared on his body, activating a Psychic Spike on Zhong Wang Temple.
That was a Psychic Spike that he had implanted last night. It was meant to be a marker that would allow him to grasp Zhong Wang Temple's location at any time.
But now, when he saw that there were so many important things in the box and what the Zhong family had done in the secret letter, Lin Chuan decided that it would be better for Zhong Wang Temple to lose consciousness for a period of time to avoid any problems.
Bang!
When the Psychic Spike exploded, Hayashi River seemed to hear Zhong Wang Temple's mournful cries. In the southern district of Shihaishan City.
"This guy will be in a daze for the next month, and he will be in unbearable pain day and night. You guys should stop now …" Hayashi River said.
Da Jiao and Bayern panted heavily, finally calming down. Sitting in the carriage, the two of them were on the same side and began to discuss how to deal with the Zhong Family.
…
At the same time.
Shihaishan City, southern district, in a luxurious room.
Zhong Wang Temple, who was originally wrapped in bandages and lying weakly on a recliner, suddenly screamed. Blood spurted out from all over his body, and he scratched at his body, tearing the bandages into shreds.
Bang …
The door to the room burst open, and a group of Zhong Family guards, as well as an old man with white hair and a glossy black beard, walked in. When they saw Zhong Wang Temple's appearance, they were all shocked.
The group of guards hurriedly tried to treat him, but even after using all kinds of first aid methods, they were still unable to stop the bleeding.
In a short period of time, Zhong Wang Temple's face had turned pale. From the amount of blood flowing on the ground, it was at least a third of his body.
"Stand down!"
The old man shouted in a deep voice. With a wave of his arm, a frightening force surged and sent the guards flying.
The old man quickly stepped forward and checked Zhong Wangsi's injuries. Then, he frowned. Even with his experience, he could not tell what kind of injuries Zhong Wangsi had suffered.
"The Master of the Green Teacup, Shi Hulie's methods cannot be underestimated!"
The old man muttered. He took out a small black bottle, which was only as thick as a thumb, and poured out a drop of golden liquid.
With a point of his finger, the strong Psychic Force of a level-eight expert surged, wrapping around the drop of golden liquid, and poured it into Zhong Wang Temple's mouth.
Sizzle, sizzle, sizzle …
For a moment, the wounds on Zhong Wang Temple's body seemed to be on fire, and light smoke was emitting continuously. His body temperature rose rapidly.
However, the spurting of blood from his body stopped, and scabs quickly formed on his body.
"Mister Depp, thank you for saving me …"
Zhong Wang Temple panted, but his voice was extremely weak. Just as he was about to speak, he felt as if there were countless ants crawling under his skin. The unbearable itch spread throughout his body, and he could not help but scratch again. Blood spurted from his body again, and the scene was extremely frightening.
The old man named Depp's expression changed. With some pain, he took out the small black bottle again, poured out another drop of golden liquid, and fed it to Zhong Wang Temple.
After stopping the bleeding, Depp said in a low voice, "Young Mister Wang Temple, don't celebrate too early. Calm down and cooperate with me to treat your wounds."
He slapped his palm on Zhong Wang Temple's back, and an extremely strong Psychic Force surged into his body. It quickly spread throughout his entire body, tempering Zhong Wang Temple's body from inside out.
Kekeke …
Zhong Wang Temple's eyes bulged, and he gritted his teeth so hard that they creaked. He felt every part of his body in pain, as if he was being scraped by knives. He could faint at any moment from the pain.
However, Zhong Wang Temple knew that he could not faint. This was not just a chance to treat his wounds, but also a great opportunity for himself.
Depp's treatment was to use the extremely strong Psychic Force of a Realm Eight fighter to forcibly temper Zhong Wang Temple's body. Such an opportunity was too rare.
When Zhong Wang Temple had reached Realm Five at the age of 27, his father had been very happy, and made an exception to temper his body once, causing his cultivation speed to increase rapidly.
After that, even when he had reached Realm Six, Zhong Wang Sun had never tempered his son, whom he was most proud of. This was something that consumed a lot of energy.
Such an opportunity was too rare. Zhong Wang Temple naturally knew that he had to grasp it well.
Then, he gritted his teeth and tried his best to endure the pain, enduring the torment that felt like his bones were being shaved off …
Finally, with a loud roar, Zhong Wang Temple spat out a mouthful of blood. His entire body withered, but he felt unprecedentedly relaxed.
"Thank you, Mister Depp, for your help …" Zhong Wang Temple said weakly.
Depp rose and studied Zhong Wang Temple. He waved his hand and smiled. "This is nothing. Young Mister Wang Temple, we are partners. Consider this a reward from our side."
Zhong Wang Temple narrowed his eyes and snorted inwardly. However, he did not show it on his face as he nodded in approval of this partnership.
In truth, deep down, he was very unwilling to ally with Depp. This was also the intention of his father, Zhong Wang Sun.
The Sea-Ao Empire's imperial family's designs on the Northern Lands had been clear since a long time ago.
If they worked together, the Zhong Family had no confidence that they could control the entire situation.
After all, in terms of influence, the imperial family was the largest party in the Sea-Ao Empire.
The Northern Royal Family could only threaten the imperial family at their peak. If they left the Northern Lands now, they would not be able to contend with the imperial family.
Compared to the other two, the Zhong Family knew very well that they were inferior. Working with the Sea-Ao Empire's imperial family was like asking a tiger for its skin.
This was also why the relationship between the Zhong Family and the Sea-Ao Empire's imperial family had been ambiguous all these years. They were not willing to truly work together on all fronts.
Sizzle …
At this moment, the wounds on Zhong Wang Temple's body began to smoke and scab rapidly. He felt pain all over his body, and his hatred for Shi Hulie had reached its peak.
Seeing Zhong Wang Temple's expression, Depp said, "The Shi Family of Shi Haishan City has been plotting in secret for so many years, accumulating power. I didn't expect them to have grown to such an extent. Young Mister Wang Temple, if we do not cooperate sincerely, I'm afraid the Zhong Family's plan will succeed! "
"I understand. Senior Depp is right … "
Zhong Wang Temple's face twitched slightly as he nodded firmly. The ambush last night was too dangerous. It also made him understand that the Shi Family had been hiding their strength all this time was too terrifying.
The experts sent to assassinate him included a realm seven fighter and a realm six pinnacle. These were unparalleled fighters that had not been mentioned in the previous intelligence reports.
He did not know how many such experts the Shi Family had hidden in the dark. Relying on the Zhong Family's strength alone was not a guarantee.
And in the Northern Lands, there was not a single force willing to cooperate with the Zhong Family.
Although there was a branch force in the Northern Lands that had a secret dispute with the Zhong Family, it would be better to cooperate with the Sea-Ao Empire's imperial family instead of the domain.
Thinking about it, Zhong Wang Temple did not hesitate. With a sincere smile, he told Depp the details of their cooperation.
The two chatted for a while. Zhong Wang Temple felt his eyelids getting heavier and heavier. He actually felt drowsy and fell asleep.
"Young Mister Wang Temple, Young Mister Wang Temple …"
Depp called out a few times and found that Zhong Wang Temple was sleeping too soundly. He could not help but feel puzzled. He checked the latter's body condition and found nothing out of the ordinary.
This situation puzzled Depp. He thought that Body Tempering was too painful, and coupled with his previous injuries, his nerves were relaxed and he could not hold on any longer.
Then, Depp got up and prepared to wait for Zhong Wang Temple to rest before discussing the details of their cooperation.
Bang!
The door closed. Zhong Wang Temple lay there, snoring. He had no reaction to the outside world at all.
…
Three days later.
There was less than half a month until the birthday banquet in the Northern Lands. Every city in the Northern Lands was bustling with activity. There was a constant flow of vehicles and cargo ships from land and water to the Northern King's capital to present gifts and celebrate his birthday.
To the people of the Northern Lands, the years of the Northern King's reign were the most stable in the past hundreds of years.
Because of this, the prestige of the current Northern King could be said to be in the top three of the Kings of the Thousand Years.
Moreover, the existence of the Northern Princess made the people of the Northern Lands believe that the Northern Lands would become more prosperous in the future.
Along the road of Shihaishan City, hover cars sped towards the north of the Northern Lands. It seemed that they were all heading towards the Northern Lands' capital.
However, among these vehicles, several of them deviated from the road and drove deep into the mountains. They followed a small path and headed in another direction.
At the same time.
In Saint Herm City, there were also several cargo ships that set off. They all had the sign of Northern Shipping, and it seemed that their destination was the Northern Lands' capital.
However, these cargo ships also deviated from the route halfway and headed towards the estuary of the Northern Lands. They were heading towards the extreme north of the Northern Lands.
The people on these cargo ships didn't know that at the same time as they set off, there were also two other teams on the move.
One was in the secret realm of Shi Haishan. A team of Fire Goblins moved swiftly through the mountain forest. Relying on their familiarity with the wilderness, they had been tracking the caravans.
On the other side.
In the mountain forest near Saint Herm City, a team of Giant Rock Wolf Cavalry used a special method to track the cargo ships in the sea and headed towards the northernmost part of the Northern Lands at an extremely fast speed.
…
Meanwhile.
Hayashi River and his party had also set off. Their route of action was also by sea, but it was under the sea.
Small submarines were travelling at the bottom of the sea. Hayashi River, Da Jiao, Bayun and the rest were on one of the small submarines, while the other submarines were led by Da Jiao and the dark dwarf cannon fodder team.
There was also a small scout team led by Madam Butterfly.
In addition, there was a team from the Redbud Organization.
Everyone was shocked that they were using small submarines for this trip. It wasn't that there weren't similar submarines in this world.
It was just that this was the first time they had seen such an advanced submarine. After the war at Foka Tower, Hayashi River had drawn up a blueprint and had the munitions factory in the White Dwarf Kingdom speed up the production.
Mossy Bone had arrived so late because he had to drive this batch of submarines over. They had only reached the waters near Saint Herm City two days ago.
"These guys really can't wait. They're rushing to the gateway of the sealed domain so soon …"
In front of the monitor, Mossy Bone, who was controlling the 'Phantom Bones', gazed at the red dot on the screen. He was very satisfied with the monitoring accuracy.
He had participated in the design of this device, and the results were better than expected. This made him quite proud.
On this batch of cargo ships were people from the Zhong Family. Of course, there should also be experts from the Sea-Ao Empire's royal family.
As for the convoy in Shi Haishan City, they were elites sent by the Shi Family. One was by land, and the other by water.
* Beep, beep, beep … *
Figures appeared on the screen one after another, and soon, relevant information was displayed.
"This monitoring device is too advanced …" Madam Butterfly exclaimed.
If she had such a monitoring device, the speed and efficiency of obtaining information would be greatly increased.
Hearing such praise, Mossy Bone nodded proudly. He had a good impression of this beautiful and cold little girl.
"Mr. Chuan. Why don't we go ahead of them and reach the gateway of the sealed domain ahead of time? We can open it and guard the checkpoint there. That way, we'll have the geographical advantage. "
Bayern suggested as he looked at the constantly moving red dots on the light screen.
Hearing this, Da Jiao, Old Aidan, and the others nodded in agreement with this suggestion.
Admittedly, they could follow from afar and wait for the Shi Family, Zhong Family, and the Sea-Ao Empire's royal family to encounter each other. After an intense conflict, they could then take advantage of the situation.
However, opening the sealed domain ahead of time and obtaining the geographical advantage was also a rather good plan.
After all, without these advanced small submarines, Bayun wouldn't dare to think this way. With such a trump card, perhaps it would be better to be one step ahead.
"Do you think it's so easy to enter the sealed domain?"
Mossy Bone looked at the group present and shook his head. Using the tone of a senior teaching a junior, he said, "The dangers of opening the sealed domain gateway are more than a hundred times more terrifying than you can imagine. Do you really think that it's a treasure land that can be easily excavated?
"Some large sealed domains are as dangerous as the depths of the Five Seas. Without a level-eight expert to lead the team, it's no different from courting death …"
Speaking of sealed domains, Mossy Bone had too much say. When he was still alive, it could be said that he had set foot in most of the sealed domains in the Eastern and Western Continents.
Back then, Mossy Bone had looked down on small sealed domains like the Northern Lands. In fact, he didn't even have the desire to enter them.
After all, in ancient times, an ancient tribe lived in a sealed domain. The larger the sealed domain, the more powerful the tribe.
As the commander of the Redbud Corps, Mossy Bone naturally had no interest in visiting the territories of those small tribes.
However, regardless of whether it was a large or a small sealed domain, the gateway was extremely dangerous.
This was like a country. How could it not have a sufficiently strong security force on the borders of its borders?
Listening to Mossy Bone's narration, Da Jiao, Bayun and the others were all stunned. They were blind to this knowledge, and had simply never heard of it.
"As expected of the leader of Old Aidan's faction …" Da Jiao muttered to himself.
Over the past few days, he had become familiar with Old Aidan and Hai Wuya. In terms of age, Da Jiao was a little younger, and he rather admired these two old fellows.
In particular, when he learned that Old Aidan and Hai Wuya belonged to an ancient faction, the Redbud Corps, Da Jiao felt a little reverence. As a member of the Northern Lands' royal family, he had heard of the deeds of this legendary corps.
Two days ago, when he saw the leader of the Redbud Corps, Da Jiao felt even more reverence. Whether it was bearing, style of conversation, knowledge, or any other aspect, this middle-aged man completely crushed him.
In particular, Da Jiao could even sense a sword intent that surpassed the level-eight realm from Mister Bone's body. This made him truly astonished.
Now, listening to him talk about the sealed domains as if they were his family treasures, Da Jiao felt even more reverence.
Compared to the Redbud Corps, the Northern Lands' royal family was indeed too young, and could not be considered an ancient faction at all …
Just as the group was discussing information about the sealed domains, there were only two creatures on one of the small submarines. One was Blue Kitty, and the other was Rat Big.
"Squeak squeak squeak squeak …"
Rat Big was lying there, his huge body twisting and turning in a flattering manner. His huge paws were holding up a small table, acting as a support for his master, Mister Meow.
As for Blue Kitty, she was in the driver's seat, her two paws moving from time to time as she steered the submarine forward. She occasionally glanced at Rat Big, disliking this pet more and more. He actually wanted her, his master, to control the small submarine.
Originally, Blue Kitty had wanted to take advantage of this voyage to spend a leisurely time on the submarine at the bottom of the sea …
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