Byron's Blade

There was a moment of silence in the venue, seeing that no one asked any more questions, the hermit said:

"So, let's talk about the latest harvest, which is the hidden program. Everyone knows that the hidden program is a treasure map, but who made the hidden program, does anyone know?"

When she said this, she suddenly saw He Yingning raise her hand, she signaled to He Yingning to speak, but she didn't expect that He Yingning was signaling whether she should leave the stage to avoid, the hermit raised her hand to try to stay, He Yingning was a little hesitant, but still stayed.

Mu Li raised his eyebrows, seeing what the hermit meant, and he wasn't going to hide such a confidential matter from He Yingning. Perhaps Assassin had already reached a certain level of cooperation with General He Yun.

The hermit continued the topic just now: "Although we haven't analyzed the three treasure points, we have predicted the treasure points before we got the hidden program. What is the reason? What I want to say next, It’s Assassin’s top secret, everyone in this room is an insider I personally approve, you are obliged to keep it a secret, understand?”

Everyone replied in unison: "Understood."

The hermit nodded, then turned to Lan Ni, and said:

"Fifty-seven years ago, Lanny, your father, General Friesman, was just born. He was wrapped in swaddling clothes and sent to General Christian along with a manuscript. "The Inner World Buried Under Sherlock's Coffin" This book was written by General Friesman's biological father, Joyce Shane. Your grandmother, General Christian, naturally read it immediately after getting the book. Afterwards, she carefully bound the manuscript, And hid it, and never showed it to others. But this does not mean that she did nothing, on the contrary, she spent a lot of effort to secretly investigate whether the things said in the book were true, and after confirming that it was true, she spent half her life She worked hard to find the whereabouts of the things that repaired the loopholes. Finally, before the sea that cost her life, she determined the three most likely locations where the things that patched the loopholes were stored, and marked them on the map, and made a Treasure Map.

The treasure map in the hidden program is the half-life effort of General Christian. It belongs to us, and we just took it back. "

Lan Ni's complexion was a little pale, and her hands seemed to be getting colder. Mu Li looked at her worriedly, and slowly tightened her hand.

"Why... my grandmother, how did she die?" Lanny asked in a trembling voice.

The hermit paused before answering: "There are three treasure spots, one of which is on the North American continent on the other side of the ocean. Your grandmother formed a navy in the city of adventurers and built ships to go to sea to reach the treasure spots on the North American continent. But ... There was an insider, the news was leaked, the treasure map was stolen, the fleet went to sea on the third day, there was internal strife, your grandmother didn't die in a shipwreck, she was killed by someone."

As soon as these words came out, it was like a thunderbolt that shocked everyone present.The legendary general Christian was killed by someone!

"Andres..." Lanny gritted her teeth.

"Yes, Andres." The hermit slowly closed his eyes and sighed.

Although it was 22 years ago, everyone here knows about the shipwreck of the legendary Admiral Christian.She was an icon of a generation, the government said, and Christian the Great died for freedom, a worthy and honorable death.The people are proud of her, she is the true body of "Artemis", the eternal goddess of liberty in the hearts of the federal people.

However, the Statue of Liberty was murdered.Suddenly learning such a secret is really unacceptable.

"In this way, General Christian should have explored the other two treasure spots in the treasure map, but he didn't find what he wanted, so he made up his mind to go to sea." Lin Zhao's emotional dissociation syndrome It kept her calm, so she was also the first to think of key points.

The hermit replied: "That's not the case. Regarding the three locations in the treasure map, General Friesman glanced at the map and had a vague memory. He said that one of the locations was in the old Japanese island of Tokyo, which had been destroyed by the sea. It was completely submerged. General Christian once sent people to salvage it, but it was too difficult, so it was put on hold for the time being. The other two, one is in Geneva, Switzerland, Central Europe, and the other is in Washington, the capital of the old United States on the North American continent. Old Geneva and the Federation are separated by thousands of rivers and mountains. , It is too difficult to cross the icy and snowy plateau and cross the Himalayas. There are a large number of Zergs gathered in the European continent on the other side of the mountains. Therefore, General Christian did not plan to go there. She chose the easiest route, which is Go to sea to the other side of the ocean."

"I didn't expect that going to sea was the easiest route..." Mu Li shook his head.

"However, since General Friesman's memory is very vague, we cannot be sure. Therefore, we still have to wait for the hidden program to decipher it before we can confirm whether the positions of the three treasure points are correct." The Hermit added.

"In any case, it is impossible to go to sea now. Since Admiral Christian passed away, the Federation's shipbuilding industry has almost stagnated, and we can't find suitable ships to go to sea. There are too many uncertain factors at sea. What’s worse is that there are no bones left, so it’s not as reliable as the land route.” Qiong said.

"However, the land route has to cross the Himalayas, the high cold of the Pamirs, the drought of the Middle East desert, and countless Zergs and predators, can you bear it? This is simply learning from the West, and ninety-nine and eighty-one difficulties are not enough." Zoe objected road.

The hermit clapped his hands and said:

"Joan is right. The land route is indeed our only choice. Whether it is to go to the North American continent or salvage the Tokyo capital under the sea, it is impossible. We don't have the manpower, material and financial resources to complete it. Only the land route is available. I can afford it. I have already made this decision. After the map is analyzed and the specific geographic coordinates are determined, we will formulate a specific route. Everyone can prepare in the next few days. This will be a long-distance journey. trek."

"Is everyone in Assassin going?" Zoe asked in surprise.

"No, but all the members of Assassin present here are going. Thankfully, Ms. Mo has contacted me. During this time, you don't have to go back to the main city, but stay at Assassin's side to assist with affairs. He Da Miss, Assassin will be very busy next time, I will send someone to take you back to Harvest City in the next two days."

He Yingning was very surprised. She was not a member of Assassin, but she heard such a secret thing today.When the hermit said that he wanted to send himself home, he clearly meant that he was not afraid to speak out.But she couldn't talk nonsense, at most she would tell her mother.In other words, is Assassin not afraid of his mother knowing?

She didn't pay attention, Qiu Zheng turned to look at her.

"The date of departure is tentatively set after the New Year. During this time, everyone is recharging their batteries, and I will try not to assign tasks to you. After we leave, the headquarters will be relocated again. This place is no longer safe." The hermit clasped his hands hold, smiled:

"The meeting is over, let's dismiss it, everyone hurry up to rest. Mu Li and Lan Ni stay here, I still have something to tell you."

After everyone left the meeting room, there were only three people left.The Hermit looked at Mu Li and Lan Ni who looked tired, and said:

"The task this time is very heavy, but it is also related to the success or failure of Plan B. General Friesman and Mo's side may not be able to provide us with much help, so we have to do it ourselves for this task." Go find foreign aid. Otherwise, Assassin's own strength will be very difficult."

Mu Li frowned, but Lan Ni quickly reacted:

"My mother won't let my cousin go back to the main city, I'm afraid the main city has changed."

The hermit was silent for a moment, and said:

"Yes. Actually, I shouldn't have told you about this, but after thinking about it, you have the right to know, and I can't hide it for long. The condition for the church to lift the blockade of Gaia is to put General Friesman under house arrest. .Now General Friesman is not in the main city of Gaia, but was taken to the city of nobles by the church."

Lanny bit her lip with a forbearance.Mu Li's eyes flickered for a moment, then he sighed indistinctly.

"Don't worry too much. General Friesman is one of the seven generals, and the church doesn't dare to do anything to him. Although he lost his freedom, the church will not treat him badly. The church just wants to give him peace of mind. I hope to get something out of General Friesman's mouth. Even if there is nothing, it will make General Friesman have some scruples to act with outside forces."

"It's a lie to say that I'm not worried, but I know that the possibility of being placed under house arrest is also part of his plan." Lan Ni whispered.

The hermit didn't reply, and after a while, she changed the subject:

"You rest for two days. After a while, I should take you outside for a walk. There are many old friends. You have to meet them. We have to rely on their strength for this mission."

"Old friend..." Mu Li quickly thought of some people in his mind, and asked, "Third Squadron?"

The hermit nodded: "Yes, many partners from the former third squadron are now in the city of adventurers. However, it is not feasible to borrow them privately. We have to visit Luo Jia, the owner of the city of adventurers. In addition ..." She looked at Mu Li, hesitated for a moment, and then said, "We still have to visit the Jiang family."

Lan Ni raised her eyebrows, but Mu Li said in doubt:

"Why? Do we still have to borrow someone from the Jiang family?"

"It's not that I want to borrow someone from them, it's just... I owe them something, and it's time to pay it back." The hermit said implicitly, then stood up from his seat, and said:

"Okay, let's go and rest."

Lan Ni took the bewildered Mu Li away, and the Hermit stood alone by the bed in the conference room, looking at the gloomy winter scenery outside, and murmured to himself:

"Siyan, it's been 17 years, how are you?"

***

With the new wind in December, the federal presidential campaign is gradually coming to an end.Unlike previous years, this year's presidential campaign was full of ups and downs and treacherous events. General Pierre fell and was removed from the presidential candidates.Coming up on the bench was General Conrad, the only son of the Generalissimo.His strong competitor is General Lorgar of the City of Adventurers.

From the perspective of outsiders, the popularity of General Conrad in the army is comparable to that of General Luo Jia in the eyes of the common people. The election should be quite fierce.However, what surprised people in the end was that General Conrad won the victory with an absolute advantage and officially became the new president of the Federation. The loss of General Luo Jia made the voters who supported her feel inexplicable, as if all their votes were wrong. out of place.

The presidential change is over, and the Friesman government will complete the handover of government affairs with the newly elected Conrad government in the remaining ten days.And next, it was the election for the seventh general position that was vacant due to the downfall of General Pierre.Three candidates - Admiral Curtis Sebastian Strong recommended by General Friesman, Admiral Roddelaire recommended by the church, and Samuel S. Lieutenant General Abraham will run on the same stage.

When the general is running for election, the common people can only join in the fun, and the votes cast have little influence.

After the seven-day election period, General Strong was finally elected as the new seven generals. The margin of victory was very small, and he won Lieutenant General Samuel by one vote.In contrast, Admiral Rodrel of the church is far behind.

Admiral Strong, no, it is now General Strong. Not long after delivering his inaugural speech, he entered the City of Science and Technology Culture and began to clean up the mess left by Pierre's downfall.

The newly elected General Strong has a deep friendship with General Friesman.When General Christian was still alive, the three disciples of the Statue of Liberty were very famous.The boss, Yang Sheng, used to be the chief of staff of the Central Army, and now he is the vice president of the Rudolph Military Academy.The second child, Chuck Friesman, the adopted son of General Christian, is now the number one wise general in the Federation.The younger junior sister is this Curtis Strong, the general who is now stationed in the city of science and technology culture.Although many years have passed, and the three brothers and sisters have parted ways long ago, each having their own lives, the relationship has always been very good.

The election of General Strong is undoubtedly a heavy blow to the hostile forces of General Friesman.But this is not something that Mu Li and the others need to care about.After more than ten days of recuperation, the New Year was approaching, and on the eve of the expedition, Mu Li, Lan Ni, Qiu Zheng, Lin Zhao, and Mo Kexin, led by the Hermit himself, took the lead in escorting He Yingning to the Harvest City.According to the plan, they will stay in Harvest City for about three days to purchase the food needed for the expedition.Afterwards, they will return to the City of Adventurers, visit General Lorgar and partners from the former third squadron, and discuss various matters.Finally, they will visit Jiang's house.

Years later, the expedition will officially begin.