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Chapter 680 The Essence of Dead River Arms (6700)

Three days later, the spies of Feiyandi's Nanling Special Operations Brigade still failed to obtain any definite information about the Holy Mountain.

To be precise, no credible intelligence was obtained.

They have a lot of news that is too bizarre and unimaginable.

Under the bright light yellow light, Captain Naimo tapped the armrest of the chair with his fingers, and looked at the report in his hand with a blank face, which made the intelligence personnel who reported it tremble with fear.

And when the captain stopped tapping his fingers and raised his head to look directly at him, the intelligence personnel even closed their eyes briefly, waiting for the next slap or sword spine slap.

——He also knew how outrageous the news he got was, if he were the leader, he wouldn't be able to help but beat himself up.

But Naimo didn't make a move.

The man just waved his hand tiredly, signaling the intelligence personnel to get out quickly.

The intelligence personnel, who had been amnesty, turned their heads quickly, and after the door was tightly closed, Naimo let out a long sigh: "Nanling...what a place where demons dance wildly."

At first, he would still be angry, throw a fit, feel incredible, and wouldn't believe it.

But in the end, when seven or eight different spies, several spies and secret agents from different channels sent back all kinds of different and messy news, he no longer had the energy to get angry.

He's numb.

Just like the information sent by the intelligence officer just now... Look at what he wrote!
—— According to the Ministry of Manggu, Ian Yinfeng is actually the reincarnation of the steel dragon. As soon as he came to the holy mountain, there was a dragon chant and the mountain trembled. He is the real dragon reincarnated!
—— According to the Daniu Department, Ian Yinfeng is actually a prophet, so he can unlock the Longyou Mystery that has never been unlocked for hundreds of years...

—— According to the Mammoth Department, Manya Avod was chosen by the dragon god, and he can become a giant ground dragon tens of meters tall, emitting flames all over his body, and can also spit out beams of light from his mouth...

What a mess of rumors, the reincarnation of the steel dragon and the prophet have come, why don't you say that the lord of the White People is actually from another world?
There is also a ground dragon that is tens of meters high... Why, when he Naimo has never seen the 'Mongshan Giant Beast'?Why don't you say that Ian will also transform into a white blue-eyed crystal dragon and spit out thunder bombs?

Naimo scoffed at these news, but the entire mountain people were full of these messy rumors, as if someone was deliberately propagating and disrupting the situation.

But, even so.

As a professional intelligence officer, Naimo still summed up the core elements of all the rumors from the chaos.

——Afud's tribe rekindled the holy mountain sacrificial fire, and the white lord led by Xiahui became the envoy of the Dragon God.

At the same time, Manya Avod became the third energy level.

No matter how outrageous the other news is, Ian and Man Ya are the protagonists of this turmoil.

And the rekindling of the sacrificial fire has indeed made many vacillating mountain tribes gradually become inclined.

In just a few days, the situation in Feiyandi and the rebellious mountain people became dangerous, and even many spies were discovered and pulled out by the active mountain people.

In a short period of time, Flameland's intelligence system was in chaos.

And the root of all of this is because Man Ya's adventure broke through successfully.

He crossed the threshold of the one-thousandth success rate and the demon in his heart.

Only by becoming the third energy level can you lead the mountain people forward, but you cannot reach the third energy level without leading the mountain people forward. This common paradox joke is actually for all those who want to reach the third energy level from the second energy level A high wall to face.

——Dreams cannot be realized without power, but power cannot be obtained without realizing dreams. To put it bluntly, it is as simple as that.

There are many extremely talented sublimators, because their dreams are too high and far away, they can't achieve them, and they can't cross this high wall of ideological shackles, so they can only stay at the second energy level for the rest of their lives, even if the potion is early. It was ready and could not be taken.

If you want to break through it, apart from 'firm belief', there is only 'practice'.

Even if you don't have the power, you still have to fulfill your dreams step by step... Only in this way, the sublimation person who doesn't put everything in himself can get the power of sublimation beyond himself.

Then awaken the mind light body.

Great irony.

Those who crave power are doomed not to have it, but those who do not rely on it alone are always rewarded by surprise.

"Strategy needs to change, and the direction of the Frodo Dominion and the Ministry of Avod needs to increase manpower."

Suppressing the uneasiness in his heart, Naimo pondered: "Fortunately, the king of the mountain has also left the Mars Mountains, the range of dragons can move has expanded, and the area of ​​deterrence has also increased--steel pterosaurs and dragons are the strategy of Nanling. The main point, as long as the dragon group is not chaotic, everything else is not a big deal."

"The next focus is on the decisive battle between the Avod tribe and the Jiamu tribe, and the ownership of the Frodo Autonomous Region."

After drawing a circle on the map, Naimo was silent for a while, and then dialed several secret frequencies.

"really."

After getting the news from the deepest hidden sons, the captain thought deeply: "Ian has left the Avod tribe, and the tribe has also released the food supply. He should have reached an agreement with Man Ya on the food supply." cooperation agreement."

"The strategy of trying to suppress with supplies has failed."

"Only in this way, we can wait for the news from the Xiahui leader... We can't let the Xiahui leader merge with Qigangshan, we must create a little commotion there."

Compared with the Avod Department, which can basically judge the direction of action, Naimo believes that Ian, an unstable factor, needs to pay more attention.

Although many of the spies and informants on Xiahui's side have been purged, there are still some deeply hidden secrets lurking... They should be able to do something.

Naimo believes that things are not that bad...he still has a chance to recover from the decline.

The man slowly placed the report in his hand on the table and closed his eyes.

"It's time to give Dragon Qun a new mission."

In another conference room, a report was opened.

"This is the list of Flame's spies. Those in the city are here."

Ian, who returned to his own territory, came to the city hall immediately.

He found Old Farr, who was leading Scott to familiarize himself with the work of the city hall, and gave such a list.

"Well...Master, the people here are not ordinary..."

Old Fal took a rough look at the list and found that it corresponded to the people in his memory. He couldn't help showing a subtle expression: "Many of these people are in charge of the actual work in the city...they were all instigated, which is enough to prove that Feiyan's The underground work is very good."

——But in contrast, how did the lord of the family get this list?The old man had some doubts in his heart.

"Take us to have a look." Of course Ian would not say that these people were specially placed in some special positions by him, and he asked them to report some information to Flameland.

Moreover, just because they are spies, these people are quite conscientious in their work, and they don't dare to be passive and sabotage their work on weekdays. Their work is solid and reliable, and they will never arouse the suspicion of everyone in the territory.

The teenager even made a special arrangement to ask Scott to work overtime for these spies, let them 996 or even 997, and they may be ordered to work temporarily at any time outside the break time, and one person can be used as three people-these people dare not protest, it can be said A tool man among tool men.

Of course, as a mercy, Ian will pay overtime pay normally, which is part of the meal.

However, the situation has reached the current stage, and it is time to screen out some people.

Killing a few, on the contrary, will make Feiyan's side believe in the people who stayed behind.

Ian pointed to the list: "Old Fal, help me to see which of these spies can be kept, even if there is an accident, it will not cause much damage."

"It would be great if they could in turn cause harm to Feiyan Land."

Quite an embarrassing request.But the old man bent slightly: "My honor."

Xiahui Lake, construction site.

There was some drizzle today, and the lake surface was slightly rippling under the breeze, but a large open space had been sorted out by the lake, and many workers were constructing here, digging rock formations, and laying a solid foundation.

Professional craftsmen and construction teams from the Yinfang Chamber of Commerce have been working for a long time. Fortunately, the surrounding area of ​​Xiahui Lake is rocky terrain, not the usual sediment terrain. Otherwise, it would be a challenge to keep the building foundation from sinking. Difficult.

Light rain does not affect the start of construction, at least not so much in Terra. Although the construction team has not yet figured out the concept of "modular building" proposed by Ian, it is still in the initial foundation stage, and it is not in a hurry for the follow-up main body building construction.

Hydroponic farm...Although it is a brand new concept, you can tell what kind of building it is just by hearing the name. The construction team is also very interested in this new building, and everyone is very motivated to work on it.

However, the workload is also great.They need to find out all the areas around Xiahui Lake that meet Ian's requirements, and then make sure that all the buildings to be built next and the internal inscription formations will not interfere with each other-this is a big project, so it has to be done slowly.

Otherwise, half of the construction will be pushed back to start again, but no one will feel that it is the lord who suffers.

Xiahui led the staff of the city hall to connect with the construction team, and was responsible for the construction team's meals and some daily tea and other care.

"Director Gamma, are you here in person today?"

The foreman, who was exchanging the construction route and the amount of materials with his workers, heard the sound. He raised his head and saw a middle-aged man in his 50s and [-]s coming with a team of horses and horses, and hurried to meet him.

This gamma director has slightly round cheeks, quite energetic eyes, and a rather rich figure. He always looks like a smile, which makes people feel close subconsciously.

Supervisor Gamma saw that the construction team was still working, so he went up to shake hands with the foreman, and said kindly: "Oh, Captain Gela, what are you doing? Working in rainy days is not efficient, so there is no need to make the workers so hard."

"When something goes wrong, it's not just you who will be damaged, but the master's time will be delayed, and I will be held accountable."

He turned sideways, raised his hand, showed the team of chariots and horses behind him, and said enthusiastically, "I think the rain will soon become heavier. Why don't you let everyone take a rest first, drink some hot soup, and eat some wheat cakes."

"When the rain stops, I will have more energy to work."

The team of chariots and horses was obviously the food he prepared. The staff of the city hall opened the back door of the car, and the hot wheat cakes and stewed pork ribs and bean soup were displayed in front of everyone. thank.

Working for the nobility is always polarizing.When you meet a kind-hearted person, you only need to focus on your work, and close the list steadily, and the salary is mostly good.

It is a good thing to be pointed out by someone who is demanding, not to mention the salary, if a little unsatisfactory, you may encounter life-threatening.

Although the new lord led by Xiahui had strict requirements and a tight schedule, he was generally a good person, especially with a good salary, which was better than many old-fashioned nobles who seemed to be rich.

And the Gamma steward under him, although a newcomer who was promoted in the civil service examination recently, is really reliable in his work and takes good care of people, much more reliable than the stewards in the several territories they have been to.

After Steward Gamma returned to the city with the consolation convoy, some workers couldn't help feeling: "It would be great if all the stewards of the nobles were people like Supervisor Gamma. We will work hard and the progress will be fast."

"Eat your wheat cake, how many good people will you meet in this life?" Hearing this, the foreman couldn't help laughing and cursing, but he was a little puzzled in his heart.

During the recent period, Director Gamma came to the construction site too diligently.

Although it is a good thing to bring some comfort food or tea every time.

However, does this also mean that the lord attaches great importance to the work of himself and others?

Thinking of this, the foreman couldn't help being vigilant—this job really needs to be done with all his strength!

Otherwise, every piece of cake and every mouthful of soup that I and others eat now will probably be taken out of their stomachs tenfold!
"You lazy bastards, take a break! Start work again when the rain is less!" He shouted to all the workers: "Cheer up, all of you, if I find you lazy, I will wait for the lord to take care of you. Bury you into the foundation first!"

"Yes, head!"

There were laughter and laughter on the construction site, while Ian, Scott and Old Farr floated in mid-air, overlooking the scene.

Floating ice crystals condensed into a translucent cloud, supporting everyone like a solid glass floor. Scott had already experienced the skills of his own lord, and Old Fal was a little surprised by Ian's age and his skillful operation skills. Disagreement, but did not say a word in the end.

"Gamma... I didn't expect the spy to be him."

Old Fal looked at the engineering director who had gone away, he pondered, recalled the information, and said slowly: "He was originally the steward of building materials in the Lord's Mansion, he is considered a veteran of the Lean family, and he has a good evaluation of people, even It was the Ryan family who was expelled, so he shouldn't have thrown himself into Feiyandi."

The old man said firmly: "I guess the problem should be his son. As far as I know, his son married the daughter of a scholar in Nauman City a few years ago. Although it was later discovered that there was no such scholar in the city, she has already Pregnancy, childbirth, daughter-in-law working hard to manage the house, so I don’t care about these little things.”

"There must be something wrong with the daughter-in-law there. Gamma is not stupid. After being threatened, she must know that she has boarded a pirate ship. But with a grandson, things will be much more troublesome. I can't let the child lose his mother, and let the son turn against himself."

"There are not so many things about exposing relatives in the world."

Speaking of this, Old Farr couldn't help sighing: "People are like this. If you make a mistake at the beginning, if you don't cut it off immediately, you will get deeper and deeper, and you have a fluke mentality."

"It's really troublesome."

Ian also frowned slightly: "This kind of infiltration is impossible to guard against...Even if I can find every spy, there is still one talent missing in the territory."

Although Gamma is a spy, he does work hard and is quite capable.If it weren't for the spy, Ian would be quite satisfied with him.

"Is there any way to avoid it?" the boy asked.

"There is no way." Old Fal narrowed his dark golden eyes, and he said in a deep voice: "Even if you are tolerant and willing to forgive Gamma's crimes, you will definitely not reuse their family in the future—this family has been lost so far. All possibilities for advancement within your territory."

"This is the future without future, or the future without descendants. Do you think they will take the risk of hiding it from you, or turn themselves in to you and confess their mistakes?"

"Since you have been dragged into the water, there is absolutely no turning back."

"But." At this point, the old Farr changed the subject: "There must be hope in everything, and Gamma's hope is not in himself, but in his grandson, so he is different from others. It depends on how you plan to use it."

"I don't think there are many people left on the list, and Gamma is one."

The old Fal's solution is actually very simple: he thinks that during the recent period, Feiyan Land will definitely send people to attack the territory, and interfere with Xiahui Territory to prevent them from joining forces with Avod's Department.

And Gamma as the supervisor.It must be the informant of the relevant target.

As long as Gamma is willing to assist the Lord's Mansion to provide false information to Feiyandi, and he is willing to use himself as a bait to lure Feiyandi's troops into the trap with his life... Then, no matter whether Gamma is dead or not, the past will be fine. A write-off.

Even, if the number of troops sent by Feiyandi is large and the value is high...then it is okay to keep Gamma's position and make meritorious deeds!
"I'll leave this matter to you. It's best to reduce the number of infiltrations, persuade Gamma, make up some excuses, and make the raid troops sent by Flameland a little stronger."

After speaking, Ian motioned Scott to learn from Old Farr.

Although he could tell who the spies were, there were always people who were bewitched, which was not a good thing for the territory.

"I will. Mr. Farr has indeed taught me a lot of useful experience." The young iron man nodded solemnly. He has learned a lot from this old man recently, and even gave him the desire to learn from the old man. impulse.

Ian handed over all matters in this regard to Old Farr, and then called all the officials of the city hall to announce the territory's 'winter bandit suppression' plan.

From the perspective of the people of Terra, the surrounding area of ​​Xiahui collar has actually returned to calm, and it can even be said to be quite peaceful, but according to Ian's request, it is still somewhat meaningless.

Today, in the mountains and hills around the territory, there are still some routs of the rebellious mountain people, and there are also a lot of veteran robbers and bandits before—although because of the mountain people's rebellion, these former "black and evil elements" Facing the real rebel army, they all shrank back and did not dare to move, but after Ian stabilized the surrounding situation, these people also emerged one by one.

Some time ago, several caravans were intercepted by fleeing robbers. Although they did not cause any losses, they did cause panic.

In this regard, no one in Xiahui's territory expressed any objection.

The matter of suppressing bandits must be suppressed at any time.No way to suppress it.

Think about it, the caravan took the goods out of the city, strolled happily, and was suddenly robbed by bandits-the days without bandits are good days.

Especially now that the Xiahui leader's force is far superior to that of the past, and he can crush any robbers without injury. It's a merit.

And other spies with ulterior motives wanted to pass this news on to Feiyandi as soon as possible.

This is what Ian wanted.He announced that the matter would be handled by Scott, and then he brought his real team back to the Lord's Mansion and held another small meeting.

"On the bright side, all the militias in the territory will be dispatched to suppress bandits and conduct drills." He said, "But Qingchao will bring a small group of people and wait for my news at the mouth of Guyan Peak."

"It must be kept secret, can it be done?"

"No problem, Boss." Qing Chao said briskly: "The new director of the machinery department, Roland, isn't he just exploring at the Xiakou Flat? I said that I would lead a team to protect him. No one will doubt this excuse."

"That's right." Ian nodded slightly, and was even a little relieved: "As soon as the news arrives, you will lead the team and rush into the Midra Autonomous Region to create chaos with me."

"Yes!"

In Terra, there is a saying that if there is no lord, you have to stay behind to stabilize people's hearts. If there is a war, the lord with the highest combat power must do it. Otherwise, ordinary troops will have no power to fight back against other sublimators.

But even with such a tradition, Ian's actions are still too risky.

Adbert frowned slightly. He wanted to speak and accompany Ian to raid the Midra Autonomous Region, but Ian seemed to have anticipated his thoughts and raised his hand to signal him to stop.

After Ian finished his other tasks, he left Adbert alone, and the two went to the alchemy laboratory together.

"I am the strongest sublimator in the territory on the bright side, but too many eyes are focused on me."

Regarding Adalbert, who knew his true identity, Ian said bluntly: "So I can't use my full strength...unless I act alone."

"Although you won't expose my strength, you will expose yourself—Adbert, don't forget, you are the royal researcher of Grand Duke Thorin, and your identity may have been found out by someone with a heart. Once exposed , it will involve me instead.”

"At that time." Ian humorously condensed a bubble in mid-air with water-based source matter, and then lightly popped it with his fingers: "Crack—everything about us will explode and become a big firework .”

"Yes, yes... Sure enough, it's better not to trouble you."

Adalbert understood, and he couldn't help feeling a little discouraged.

After all, he still wanted to help Ian.

In this regard, Ian stretched out his hand, patted the dead king researcher on the shoulder, and encouraged him: "Don't worry, although you, like me, cannot use your full strength at will... But next, Feiyan will definitely find opportunities Raid the territory."

"At that time, you can act as a lurking raider, and as our surprise soldier, assassinate those surprise soldiers of Feiyan Land!"

"Not to mention, in terms of research, I still have a lot of things to ask for your help. Letting a genius like you become a thug is really a waste of money."

Ian took out the materials related to the 'Crystalized Blood Hunter' and the 'Swarm Psionic Network' from his arms: "This is... well. Anyway, it is a special modified biological material I got. Temporarily I don’t have the conditions to manufacture it, but I think the ideas in it are very interesting, and we can study it together.”

"Specially modified creatures? From Flameland?"

Adbert took the document from Ian with an eager expression on his face.

He believed that Ian would not give too unchallenging tasks, and if they were difficult, his days in Xiahui would not be boring.

Adbert always liked challenges, otherwise, he would not have held a high position with Grand Duke Thorin, taking on one difficult task after another that ordinary researchers were not willing to do.

However, he did not read these materials for the first time.

Because Adbert could see that Ian still had something to say to him.

"Adelbert." Sure enough, the white-haired boy pondered for a while, then slowly said: "Do you know...the devil?"

"It's not the creatures like 'Shadow Demon', 'Ogre' and 'Troll' in Alien... but in the true sense, subspace demons."

Having said that, Ian looked serious: "How much do you know about this creature?"

"Demon?" Adbert was puzzled for a moment, and then reacted: "Oh, Void Spirit Demon... I know it very well, and even dissected several of them myself."

"And, the power of this creature, Ian, you have actually faced it before."

He raised his hand and pointed to the belt around Ian's waist with a smile: "Dead River armed."

"The two core powers of Dead River's armed forces, 'Dead River's Rebirth' and 'Soul Melting Power', are derived from a 'Bloodfiend' that inhabits the depths of the subspace abyss."

(End of this chapter)