Volume 2: Empire Chapter 178: Mantis Catches Cicada
Qingkong looked at the magic projection on the crystal wall. Two figures were moving in the underground soil at a very fast speed. They should be the Shadow Clan who assassinated Elder Chun.
Judging from their appearance, one is a very common caveman in the deep earth world, while the other is a relatively rare human-faced servant.
Adult crypt dwellers are generally between 1.3 and 1.4 meters tall, with dark brown skin, their backs bent forward like shrimps, and their hands are thicker than their legs because they need to dig in the soil.
The human-faced servant is a supernatural creature of the fungus. One human-faced servant is actually composed of countless servant fungi. When hunting, the human-faced servant will change its form according to the characteristics of the prey. It is a hunter who is good at changing.
In the magic projection, the crypt man and the man-faced servant moved very freely underground, just like fish swimming in water. After several secret ascents to determine their location, they arrived near the east tower of the palace.
Then there's lurking.
During this period, Shenmian obviously did not waste time staring at them, so the scene quickly switched to the moment of the assassination.
It was night time, and the golden men were coming out of the East Tower one after another, apparently to attend the banquet at the Marquis of Nutao's Mansion.
You need to walk from the East Tower to the palace gate. The Golden People walk in scattered groups and are very unvigilant.
Elder Chun did not walk with Elder Mu. His taciturn personality and gloomy appearance made the surrounding Shuojin people intentionally keep a considerable distance from him. Only a pair of twins who were responsible for protecting him followed behind him.
A lone high-quality prey immediately became the target of the cavemen and the human-faced servants.
They approached extremely carefully from underground, tirelessly testing the approach from all directions, gradually shortening the distance.
When they reached the corner of a flower bed, Elder Chun and the group of the Golden Man lost sight for a short while. The caveman instantly jumped out of the dirt in the flower bed, grabbed Elder Chun's throat with his hands like pliers and threw him to the ground. At the same time, a hole appeared where he fell, just enough for the two to fall into.
The two golden men following behind Elder Chun did not react at all, and continued to move forward as if Elder Chun was still in front of them. The human-faced servant followed them. She had the appearance of a human woman, but like an exquisite mask, it would make people feel terrified.
Elder Chun in the underground was firmly controlled from the moment he was attacked. After being dragged underground, he had no ability to resist. An authoritative elder of the Shuojin people was assassinated in this way.
The accompanying Shining Gold Man was totally unaware of it.
After killing Elder Chun, the underground people chased the group of Shining Gold people from underground, and then chose the right time to float to the surface.
From the magical image, it seemed that the Cryptids got on the Golden Man's carriage in a dignified manner and left the palace together.
The image ends.
Crystal Man Shenmian immediately asked: "I have already shown you how Elder Shine Gold was assassinated. You should have told me the remaining half of the formula."
"I want to watch it again."
Shenmian asked in confusion: "Why?"
"The Shadow Tribe's next target is me, and I want to know more about them. You can replay it. It won't consume much of your magic power. I'll explain it to you while you watch it."
Shenmian felt that since Qingkong had told him the second half of the formula, it would not be a disadvantage for him to play it back to him again.
Then two Shadow Clan members appeared on the magic image again.
Qingkong explained the formula of the crystal magic rare curve to Shenmian. This is a hidden plot in the Anno game when the player clears the Shenmian copy, so the formula can be found by just flipping through the guide.
Soon the formula was finished and the magic images were finished.
Qingkong had a general understanding of the strength of the two Shadow Tribes.
Just as Archangel Gold said, in a head-on battle, he could still beat the two of them even if he tied one hand. But the Shadow Clan also knew their strengths and weaknesses. They hid in the dark and looked for opportunities to attack, which was hard to defend against.
Moreover, they not only have extremely superb hiding abilities, but also have very strong mental influence. It is almost an impossible task to find them by searching.
It's a pity that the Sheriff's Shadow Clan's path went astray, otherwise it would be a good reference...
"Your Majesty, Queen Qingkong!" Deep Sleep awakened Qingkong from her deep thought: "Thank you for giving me the formula. It has been trapping me for a long time. I know I am very close, but I am just missing these small details.
Excuse me...can you also tell me the structure of Bandharta?"
Qingkong looked at Shenmian, his whole body filled with curiosity.
"Of course I can tell you, but..." Qingkong panted and said, "You have to help me catch these two Shadow Clan members."
this……
I got the formula of the crystal magic rarefaction curve by watching a magic video, but it turns out that when I got to the Bandar Tower structure, I needed to capture two Shadow Clan members.
The range of difficulty is too great!
"Ms. Clear Sky, the Shadow Clan is no longer in the palace , and I don't like leaving here."
Qingkong smiled and said, "The Shadow Clan is not in the palace, but it is definitely in the imperial capital. I'm not asking you to go far away. Just because you don't like to leave here doesn't mean you can't leave here.
For the sake of Bandartha Structure, I think it is worth your while to make this deal."
The Bandartha structure is a theoretical crystal structure that uses the unique magic rare properties of crystal to achieve the effect of total magic immunity.
This is a huge temptation for Shenmian, a crystal man.
But thinking that the other party was two Shadow Clan members and that he was about to leave the crystal matrix, Shenmian hesitated and said, "Now that I know the formula of the crystal magic rare curve, it is only a matter of time to study the Bandar Tower structure."
Qingkong walked up to Shenmian and said, "You are also a scholar, you should know that some problems can be easily solved as long as inspiration comes, but they cannot be solved without inspiration.
How much time are you prepared to spend on the Bandhartha construction?
I can tell you responsibly that I am the only one in the world who knows the Bandhartha structure. If you miss this opportunity, the price will not be the same if you want to get the Bandhartha structure from me again!"
Shenmian knew that Qingkong was right. At a certain level, academic research could not be fruitful just by hard work. It required talent and luck.
"What are your plans? What can I do for you?"
Seeing that Shenmian's attitude had softened, Qingkong said, "From the magic effects you recorded, it can be seen that your ability to hide and move underground is better than that of the two Shadow Clan members.
Furthermore, their mental influence has no effect on you. You are simply born to be able to restrain the Shadow Clan.
The two Shadow Tribes were targeting me, and I rarely leave my museum, so they must be hiding near the museum or inside it.
I will bring you to the museum as an exhibit and display you in the exhibition area. You are responsible for finding them. After determining their location, you will capture them. If you cannot catch them, you will kill them.
As long as you agree to the deal, I can teach you the Bandarta structure in advance, and your body will have two states, the magic-granting state and the magic-immune state. These two Shadow Tribes will never be your match. "
As a crystal-type extraordinary creature, Shenmian has the ability to change the molecular structure of his body by himself, so the magic-immune state is very tempting to him.
This time Shenmian didn't think too much: "Okay, I agree to this deal. But I must make it clear that I will only help you capture these two Shadow Tribe members and will not do anything else."
Qingkong smiled and said, "Of course! But I still have to trouble you to bring Elder Chun's body here. It's very deep underground. You probably don't want me to have people dig it down from above..."
Outside the emperor's bedroom, Agatha was waiting anxiously.
Qingkong disappeared as he said and said he would be back soon, but... Agatha took out her pocket watch and found that more than an hour had passed.
I don’t know whether she reached the exact location successfully, or whether she had any conflict with the crystal man.
Last time in the Crystal Palace, we could see that the Crystal Man was extremely powerful. Is Qingkong his opponent?
Just as Agatha was thinking about it and was even about to try to find Milscombe again, the clear sky suddenly appeared beside her.
“Clear sky…”
"The body of Elder Chun has been found."
Just as Qingkong finished speaking, the ground beneath her feet began to swirl, and then a corpse was spit out from the center of the vortex.
Agatha immediately squatted down to examine the identity and condition of the body.
It was indeed Elder Chun of the Shining Gold People. His death was horrible, his chest was torn to reveal his bones and internal organs, and his entire body was covered with a mixture of blood and dirt.
Agatha looked up at Qingkong and asked, "Where did you find him?"
Qingkong replied: "It was found by Shenmian. He also saw the entire assassination process. This must be kept secret."
Agatha nodded.
They have all seen the assassination process. What will the Shuojin people think if you don’t rescue them?
"What else did Deep Sleep say?"
"It's basically the same as what Archangel Gold speculated. This assassination was jointly committed by two members of the Shadow Tribe. One of them is a Crypt Man and the other is a Human-Faced Servant. The Crypt Man is responsible for the assassination, while the Human-Faced Servant is responsible for mental influence. On the way from the Golden Man to the Marquis of Nutao's Mansion, Elder Chun was killed. The Crypt Man disguised himself as Elder Chun and got into the Golden Man's car."
When Agatha heard that there really were two Shadow Tribes, and that they were able to kill their elders in the Shining Gold team without being discovered, she felt a chill down her spine.
“If they are not caught soon, I cannot trust the people closest to me.
What are your plans?"
"Yes, but it has nothing to do with you. Have Elder Chun's body put in a coffin and sent to my museum, and leave the rest to me."
Agatha said worriedly, "Do we need to inform the Golden Man? But if they knew, they would definitely go and ask for it."
Qingkong said straightforwardly, "I will notify them after Elder Chun's body is delivered to my museum. As for them coming to my house to ask for it... I just need them to make a fuss up there, the bigger the better."
Agatha immediately understood Qingkong’s intention: “Those two Shadow Clan members will find a way to confirm it when they know you found Elder Chun’s body, and you will have a chance to catch them.
There are only two Shadow Tribe members, and they are both very good at sneaking underground. If you are not careful, they will escape. I will select a few earth magicians to assist you."
"I've found a helper." Qingkong pointed to a long wooden box nearby and said, "Send that box to my museum as well. Tell the butler Fitch to keep a record of it. It should be displayed in the central exhibition area of the first floor lobby before tonight."
Agatha looked in the direction of the clear sky and wondered, was there such a big box at that location just now?
Moreover, this is the imperial palace, how could someone just randomly place a box like this here?
Qingkong has always been known for her power and mystery. She didn't explain, and Agatha didn't ask any more questions or think about it, she just did as she was told.
After Qingkong left, Agatha immediately asked someone to put Elder Chun's body into a coffin and send it to Qingkong's museum along with the mysterious box.
After making sure that the museum's steward Fitch had received everything, Agatha went to the East Tower of the Imperial Palace in person to inform the remaining Golden People that Elder Chun's body had been found by Her Majesty Queen Clear Sky.
The body has now been sent to Her Majesty the Queen's museum, and Her Majesty the Queen will personally perform an autopsy on Elder Chun's body.
When the Shuojin people heard the news, they were immediately furious.
You found the body of our elder, but not only did you not return it to us, you also demanded an autopsy!
What qualifications do you have to perform an autopsy on the elders of the Shining Gold People!
Facing the protests of the Shining Gold Man, Agatha, who had been turned down several times in a row, shrugged and said, "The body was found by Queen Clear Sky , and it has nothing to do with our empire. It's useless for you to be angry with me. If you have time, go find Her Majesty the Queen. Maybe she hasn't operated yet."
Shuojinren realized that it was really useless to get angry at the eldest princess of the Golden Shield Empire, so he immediately sent people to Qingkong's museum.
The results were informed.
Elder Chun’s body was indeed in the museum, but without Miss Qingkong’s consent, they could not give the body to the Shuojin people.
The Shining Gold Man wants to meet the Queen of Clear Sky.
Reply: Now is Miss Qingkong’s reading time. Miss Qingkong doesn’t like to be disturbed when she is reading.
Of course, Shuojinren couldn't be dismissed with such an excuse. Who knew if Qingkong was secretly dissecting Elder Chun's body? Shuojinren once again strongly requested to see Qingkong and asked the museum to return the body immediately.
Without Qingkong's order, no one in the museum dared to give Elder Chun's body to the Golden Man. The two sides became more and more angry, and the museum had to arrange for the visitors to leave and patiently explained the reason to them.
The elder of the Shuojin people was assassinated!
Such explosive news spread rapidly throughout the city of Saint-Lon as the museum visitors dispersed.
By the way...the body of Elder Chun of the Shuojin people has been found by Miss Qingkong and is now in Qingkong's museum.
"Qingkong found the body of the elder of the Shining Gold? How could she find it?"
"Chief Walker, this may be a trick of Qingkong. She didn't find the body at all, but deliberately released this news to lead us to verify it. There is very strict defense magic in the human palace. If they are prepared, we may fall into her trap.
The Archangel Gold is in the palace."
"Chief Sisili, we have to verify it, right? We can't go to the palace, but we can go to the museum in Qingkong to see if there is the body of the elder of the Shining Gold.
We have been in there three times and the elf has never found us."
