Volume 2: Empire Chapter 177 Investigation
While Luke was attending the oath-taking ceremony, Qingkong, who was in the imperial capital, was searching for all the information related to the Shadow Clan.
The Shadow Clan lived in the underground world. They were extraordinary species that were transformed after the Shadow Parasites parasitized certain underground creatures. Therefore, the Shadow Clan did not have a uniform appearance. However, since they were underground creatures, they must be very different from surface creatures.
It's just that the Shadow Clan is extremely good at disguise, and it's not easy to spot them. The Shadow Clan's disguise is not a simple disguise, they have extremely strong mental power, even if they don't change their appearance, they can still let the affected see the person the Shadow Clan wants him to see.
In addition, the Shadow Clan has the ability to disguise their own energy characteristics as other energy characteristics, and it is difficult to distinguish the true from the false if one is not careful.
The Shadow Clan's artifact is the Fluorescent Star Cluster, and their divinity is darkness. In darkness and shadow, the Shadow Clan's combat power will be greatly increased, making them an assassin that is hard to defend against.
Being targeted by a Shadow Clan member was definitely not something you could relax about, not to mention that this Shadow Clan member had also killed a Golden Elder. No matter how weak a Golden Elder was, he was still a Golden Elder, and Elder Chun had never left the palace, which meant that he was assassinated silently under the protection of many Golden Elders.
The Shadow Clan is very powerful!
Qingkong looked through a lot of information, but still couldn't find the specific identity of this Shadow Clan. There was too little information, and players knew the least about the Shadow Clan among the five ancient civilizations, because they were very easy to die suddenly.
Since there are no clues in the mobile phone database, then let's go look inside the palace. There must be some traces of Elder Chun's death.
Qingkong took Jennifer and Modesty to the palace, and at the gate of the palace they met Agatha and a team of detectives investigating the case.
"Good day, Miss Qingkong!" Agatha bowed to Qingkong politely.
Agatha knew that the purpose of the angels and the Golden People sending delegations to visit the Golden Shield Empire at the same time was not to visit the Golden Shield Empire.
Agatha was surprised that the Moonlight Court's request for compensation for the destruction of the World Tree received a positive response from Sky City and the Shining Gold Man.
It also represents the importance that the five ancient civilizations attach to the Moonlight Court.
Qingkong nodded slightly in response: "Hello, Princess! I came here this time to find clues in the assassination of Elder Shuojin."
Agatha responded positively: "Miss Qingkong, please come with me to the East Tower. On the way, I will inform you of the clues found by the Secret Service."
Clear Sky and Agatha walked into the palace together.
In order to welcome the angels and the Golden Man delegation, the Golden Shield Empire vacated the east and west towers for the reception of the delegation. The angels lived in the west tower, and the Golden Man lived in the east tower.
On the night of the incident, Elder Mu led a group of Golden People to leave the Empire and head to the World Bank headquarters. The remaining Golden People refused to allow the Imperial Secret Service to enter and investigate, arguing that the East Tower was a temporary diplomatic venue.
All the Secret Service could do was to obtain some insignificant clues by interrogating the servants working in the East Tower.
For example, what Elder Chun ate and said in the past few days, and whether there was anything unusual happening in the East Tower on the day of the incident.
Agatha said helplessly: "Based on the clues we have, we can't even guess when Elder Chun was killed. The Golden Man is not cooperating, so it's difficult for us to carry out the investigation.
I came here this time just to try to see if I can enter the East Tower. Perhaps the Golden Man will respect your status."
Qingkong stopped and said, "This is about a Shining Gold Elder. I'm afraid my identity won't be of much use. I think we should go to the West Tower first."
"You think the angels know something?"
Qingkong replied, "I don't know whether the angels know the inside story, but Archangel Gold definitely knows more about the Shadow Tribe than any of us. During the ancient war, Archangel Gold participated in the entire war as a front-line battle angel. The number of Shadow Tribe members who tried to kill him but were killed by him was definitely beyond our imagination."
Agatha didn't expect that Archangel Gold, who spoke and acted in unangelic manner, actually had such a strong resume.
How powerful could an old guy who fought in an ancient war and survived to the end be?
If the five great artifacts were still there, they would definitely be living gods.
"Let's go and pay our respects to Archangel Gold."
Clear Sky and Agatha change direction.
In the west tower, the two met Archangel Gold smoothly without any hindrance.
After sitting down in the main hall, Agatha told Archangel Gold her purpose.
Archangel Gold said with a sigh, "I haven't seen the Shadow Tribe for a thousand years, and I didn't expect to encounter them in this way.
First of all, let me state that the alliance between Sky City and the Shining Gold People ended when the ancient war ended. Sky City will not cause conflict between the Shining Gold People and the Shadow Clan. I can only provide you with other assistance besides force, please understand. "
Agatha immediately said, "We are very grateful for your willingness to help. Elder Chun's murder in the Imperial Palace is a serious blow to the reputation of the Empire. We must find the murderer as soon as possible and try and punish him.
Based on your understanding of the Shadow Clan, can you determine how Elder Chun was killed?"
Archangel Gold thought for a moment and replied, “The hosts of the Shadow Tribe are all underground creatures, most of whom have earth magic skills, so the Shadow Tribe often hides in the soil and waits for an opportunity to assassinate.
Since Elder Chun can become the elder of the Shining Gold, he must be very powerful. To kill him silently while protecting him... is not something a Shadow Clan can do."
Qingkong asked, "Do you think there are two or even more Shadow Tribes coming to Saint Lun City?"
Archangel Gold was very respectful to Qingkong: "Yes, Your Majesty. Although this is just my guess, according to my understanding of the Shadow Clan, the assassination of Elder Chun requires the tacit cooperation of two Shadow Clan members.
When Elder Chun was relatively weak in guards, one Shadow Clan member was responsible for the attack and assassination, while another Shadow Clan member was responsible for using mental influence to disrupt the guards' perception. Without special precautions, the person affected by the mental influence would not know that all his external perceptions were imposed on him. "
When Agatha heard that the Shadow Clan had such a strong ability to influence the mind, she asked, "Is there no way to distinguish and crack this kind of mental influence?"
Archangel Gold replied: "Of course. First of all, you must always be vigilant. As long as your mental strength is strong enough, you can detect when you are being mentally influenced.
As for cracking...
Since they knew they were being mentally influenced, the success rate of the Shadow Clan's attacks was greatly reduced. In terms of direct combat strength, the Shadow Clan is at the bottom of the five ancient civilizations."
Agatha didn't dare to take it seriously when she heard Archangel Gold say it so easily. "Easy" was easy for an angel who had participated in ancient wars. Modern people had never experienced such a high-intensity confrontation as in ancient wars, and no one could stay alert all the time.
"This...is obviously not suitable for us. Archangel Gold, can you tell us some other information?"
Archangel Gold shook his head and looked at the clear sky again: "I heard that the Shadow Clan disguised Elder Changchun in order to get close to and assassinate you. I suggest that your majesty return to the Moonlight Royal Court. With the protection of the World Tree, no matter what method the Shadow Clan uses to assassinate you, it will not succeed."
Qingkong said, "No, a few Shadow Tribe members can't scare me. If I wasn't afraid that they would hurt my students, I would even be willing to see what methods they have to assassinate me.
That's probably all the help you can give us.
I suddenly remembered that there is someone who can give us a better clue. Maybe he even saw how Elder Chun was attacked."
After being reminded by Qingkong, Agatha immediately showed an expression of enlightenment.
"He might actually know how the case happened."
Qingkong and Agatha then said goodbye to Archangel Gold, left the west tower and headed towards the Emperor's bedroom.
Since the Crystal Man Shenmian signed a contract with the ancestors of the Augustine family, he has been living in the pedestal of the palace. There is the crystal matrix that gave birth to him, and there are research venues built for him by successive emperors of the empire.
Shenmian is like a super nerd who has never left his Crystal Palace since the palace was built.
If the Shadow Clan uses earth magic skills to infiltrate the palace from underground, if they hide too deep, there is a high chance that they will be discovered by the Deep Sleep.
Since Emperor Augustine claimed to be recuperating from illness, Knight Milscombe was still guarding outside his bedroom.
But who would have thought that after Knight Milscom heard the purpose of Qingkong and Agatha's visit, he did not let them in.
"I'm sorry, Your Highness the Princess... We have set the rules, and we must abide by them ourselves. His Majesty is now recuperating and will not see anyone except Her Highness the Queen!"
Knight Milscom's attitude was firm. In his opinion, the death of a Shining Gold elder was far from enough to affect the fundamental interests of the empire.
Agatha did not force it, and turned to Qingkong and said, "It's a pity that we can't let Deep Sleep come out."
Qingkong said, "There is still a way to see him, but I can only go alone this time. You wait for my news here, it shouldn't take too long."
"The Crystal Palace is underground. How do you get there?"
Agatha did not wait for a reply, she only saw Qingkong's body change from solid to virtual, and then disappeared in an instant in a chaotic shaking.
When he appeared again, the clear sky had already fallen into the Crystal Palace.
"It seems that the space mark I recorded last time did not have too much error."
Qingkong looked around the crystal palace. The angel statues he saw last time were no longer here. The palace was empty, with a deep sense of loneliness.
“Some color should be added .”
The freezing cold air spread outward with the clear sky as its center. Wherever it passed, white frost formed on the crystal layer, and in the blink of an eye, this place turned into a land of ice and snow.
"Your Majesty Queen Qingkong, this is not your Moonlight Palace." Shenmian's dissatisfied voice sounded, and a crystal pillar rose not far in front of Qingkong. The crystal fragments on the crystal pillar fell off, and Shenmian appeared from the middle.
But the clear sky seemed unaware that Deep Sleep had become angry, and sleet began to fall in the Crystal Palace again.
Shenmian asked angrily: "Your Majesty, do you know the consequences of angering me?"
"Yes, of course I know!" Qingkong said nonchalantly, "Then do you know about the changes of the magic curve of crystal at different temperatures, and the Bandartha structure?"
Shenmian didn't expect that Qingkong would change the topic to such a big extent.
Moreover, these two problems are academic problems that have troubled me for a long time.
Shenmian didn't bother to hold Qingkong responsible for destroying the environment here, and immediately asked: "How do you know I'm studying these two issues?"
"What's so strange about me knowing this? How can I know their answers?"
Shenmian was even more surprised: "You, you really know the answer?"
Qingkong replied: "Bandar Tower is a crystal structure proposed by the great magician Basfugai Bandar 345 years ago. However, the Bandar Tower structure is still in theory and no one has truly realized it because no one has been able to find the formula for the crystal magic curve."
Shenmian asked doubtfully, "Did you find it?"
"Of course! First, we need to use the Bader Fuller formula and the regular hexagonal form of the thirty-third star map. Replace the upper curve inverse with the periodic pendulum calculation formula, and use the superposition algorithm to find the nearest end and the farthest end of the nearest diagonal in the obtained hump circle coordinate system..."
Shenmian followed Qingkong's story and was completely immersed in the calculation and verification of the crystal magic rare curve formula. Many parts of it were exactly the same as what he was studying, and the different parts were so accurate that he couldn't find the mistakes.
As Qingkong spoke, Shenmian became more and more excited. He listened, thought, and wrote down the complicated formulas.
But halfway through his speech, Qingkong suddenly stopped talking.
"What about the formula for the back?" Shenmian looked as if he was enjoying a delicious dish and someone snatched the plate away from him.
Qingkong smiled and said, "You look honest, but you are actually very cunning. I was afraid that you wouldn't tell me the truth, so I took the trouble to give you such a heavy bait.
Now answer my question first.
If the answer satisfies me, I will tell you the formula behind it. "
If you were sleeping soundly at this moment, your heart would surely be covered with cat scratches.
"Okay, go ahead and ask! I promise to tell you the truth, but if I really don't know, you have to tell me the formula behind it!"
"Deal!" Qingkong began to interrogate: "What clues can you provide me about the assassination of Elder Shuojinren?"
Hearing this question, Shenmian, who was a little nervous, immediately relaxed. He answered very straightforwardly: "There are many clues! I found those two Shadow Clan members as soon as they sneaked into the palace. I followed them all the time, and they didn't notice.
Later I found out that they assassinated a Sparkling Gold elder. The male Shadow Clan used earth magic to attack and drag the Sparkling Gold elder underground, while the female Shadow Clan was responsible for using mental influence to confuse the surrounding Sparkling Gold guards.
I recorded the scene at that time, you can see it for yourself."
A crystal wall rose up, and the magic projection inside recorded the entire process of the two Shadow Clan members committing the crime.
