Volume 3: Artifacts Chapter 10: Closed Loop
Qingkong opened the portal and called Jennifer to leave the underground space together. An angel wanted to stop them, but was stopped by Theresa.
She watched the teleportation array close, her expression lost in thought.
An inexplicable intuition told her that Qingkong must be related to the lost artifact, even if there was no direct connection, there must be an indirect connection. Her abilities that were pieced together were too strange, and she used each ability as she pleased. The angel's sacred energy alone was stronger than most angels.
There is also the magic of shining gold.
Is she the Golden One?
Meteor also used the magic of shining gold.
Is he also a Golden Man?
A pure-blooded human and a pure-blooded elf cannot be twins. Does this mean that there are two other humans and elves with equal power hiding in the dark?
Do their powers come from a lost artifact?
There are too many questions that cannot be answered.
And the strength displayed by Qingkong is not something that can be forcibly subdued and taken to Sky City.
The dragon's might seeped in from above.
Theresa could sense that this person was indeed an "old friend," the Golden Dragon King Tyron, with whom she had fought many times in ancient wars.
Why did he and his group of dragons come at this time?
It’s too messy!
Theresa could not be as reckless as she was when she first descended. The artifact had not been found yet, and she must avoid dragging the Sky City into the war.
Artifact!
Luke left the Dragon's Nest in a special car with a convoy of guards. He looked at the prosperous city along the way, thinking about the artifact that would definitely return but he didn't know when.
It was a pity that the meeting with the Golden Dragon King Tyron did not result in an alliance. The acquisition of the mining rights of the Fire Crystal Mine gave the Golden Shield Empire the ability to challenge the status of the World Bank, but the Empire's current strength was not enough to confront the Shining Gold People head-on.
Once the energy strategy is launched, there is no turning back.
Whether or not one can possess his or her own sacred weapon is the key to this battle of civilizations.
Luke asked Kylena, who was sitting in the front passenger seat, “Is there any new news from Tedega Hills?”
Kailina replied: “Yes… A civil war broke out inside the Abyss Temple. The second apostle Bridges and the third apostle Abner expelled Victor from the temple on the grounds that Apostle Victor betrayed the temple.
The whereabouts of the defeated Victor and some Abyss Apostles are unknown.
Now the Second Apostle and the Third Apostle have announced that they will serve the Duke of Celtic, and the Duke of Celtic is busy taking over the Abyss Temple. However, the Duke has not announced who will serve as the First Apostle, and the Abyss Temple should be directly managed by the Duke's Castle. "
Apostle Victor was actually expelled!
This was somewhat unexpected to Luke.
But the Celtic Duke took over the Abyss Temple so easily, the Duke's Castle should have taken the initiative to participate in this apostolic war.
Luke said: "Let the Secret Service keep a close eye on all changes in the Tedega Hills. After the Duke of Celtic obtains the Abyss Temple, he will definitely expand the number of Abyss Mages and try to place more spies in.
Any news about Apostle Victor?"
Kylena replied: “There is no news at the moment, the Secret Service is actively searching.
"What stage has the philanthropic investment in Tedega Hill reached?"
Faced with the new inquiry, Kylena's special brain allowed her to answer without delay: "Baron Sergei has opened up all the connections, and the expedition team and the census team have entered the Tedega Hills.
In addition, according to your order, all materials related to Tedejia Hills passing through Nutao City have been released, and nearly 10,000 tons of materials have been transported to Tedejia Hills by train and airship.
The Northern Army did not stop them."
Kylena truthfully told the information she knew, but in her heart she couldn't understand how this war could be fought in this way.
The Governor was reselling supplies to the enemy, and the Northern Legion, which was fighting the Barbarian Legion, actually allowed these supplies to enter the Tedega Hills. Isn't this aiding the enemy?
And professional ethics prevented Kylena from asking sensitive questions.
Luke asked for some more information about the battlefield in the north, and the convoy returned to the Marquis of Raging Waves' Mansion.
There were many World Bank vehicles parked outside the Marquis's Mansion, and a large number of imperial spies were confronting the Shining Gold People.
As soon as Luke got off the car, the guard came forward to inform him: Elder Mu of the Shining Gold People has arrived, and Her Royal Highness the Princess also rushed over after receiving the news. Now Her Royal Highness is accompanying Elder Mu in the reception room.
"I see……"
The Shuojin people had been silent for so many days, probably waiting for Elder Mu to arrive. Now that these Shuojin people had a backbone, they dared to come to the door and call for punishment.
Luke first returned to the room, took off the formal clothes he wore for meeting King Terran, changed into casual clothes, and then went to meet Elder Mu.
When we arrived at the reception room, Agatha was having an awkward conversation with Elder Mu.
Seeing Luke coming, Agatha stood up, but Elder Mu sat steadily on the sofa. The pair of golden twins standing behind him were on guard.
Luke recognized the identities of the two twins of the Golden Man at a glance. Suo and Pei were affiliated with the World Bank's Bad Debt Processing Office.
The World Bank is not a charity organization. Anyone who borrows money from the World Bank must repay the money on time according to the contract. If the money is repaid, it will be handed over to the Bad Debts Office, which will send debt collectors to recover the money owed to the World Bank.
Many people who owe money to the World Bank are not good people, so the debt collectors need to have enough strength to get the money back, even if the opponent is a country.
In the current civilization of the Shining Gold people, one may not be unable to become an elder if he/she does not have the strength, but one will definitely not become a debt collector if he/she does not have the strength.
Suo Hepei is the debt collector of the World Bank, and one of the top debt collectors in the industry.
Elder Mu brought the two of them here, and today's meeting was definitely not a family gathering.
Luke pretended not to know Suo and Pei. He bowed to Agatha, sat down, and said to Elder Mu with a smile, "Elder Mu, did you come to the capital of the empire this time to thank Miss Qingkong for the assassination of Elder Chun? In order to catch the Shadow Clan assassin, Miss Qingkong used herself as bait to lure him here.
After a fierce battle, Elder Chun was finally avenged. What gift did the Golden Man bring to Miss Qingkong? "
Elder Mu didn't expect Luke to expose his scars right away. An elder was assassinated while being heavily protected, and he was completely unaware of it. This is a stain he will carry for the rest of his life.
But he couldn't get angry about this issue. After all, it was true that Miss Qingkong avenged Elder Chun. But this revenge was not taken by the Golden Man himself, which seemed to highlight the Golden Man's incompetence.
However, this time, Elder Mu was very confident as he had brought the debt collector with him.
"Marquis Meteorite, I will personally visit you to express my gratitude to Miss Clear Sky. We are here for only two things. The first one is... what is your relationship with Yin?"
"friend!"
"What kind of friends?"
Facing Elder Mu’s pressure, Luke said, “Yin is a gentle and kind person. He has provided me with great help in making Nutao City what it is today.
If anything happens to her, I will take care of it; if she is in danger, I will save her; if anyone dares to harm her, no matter who he is, I will avenge her.
This is our relationship!
Are the elders satisfied?
Luke spoke firmly in every sentence and expressed his attitude clearly, leaving no room for misinterpretation or misunderstanding.
The implicit threat made Elder Mu look unhappy.
He said: "Yin violated the taboo of the Golden Man, and she fell into uncontrollable lust, making it impossible for the Golden Man twins to resonate with each other.
This is absolutely not allowed!
Now Yin has confessed and is imprisoned, but she has not confessed who made her commit the forbidden crime. She caused an excellent candidate for elder to be expelled from the list by the Golden Man, and her crime can only be punished by death.
Those who led her to commit the taboo must also be punished!"
Elder Mu glared at Luke with a stern voice, and had already determined that he was the man who made Yin commit a serious crime.
Now it depends on whether Meteorite dares to recognize it!
"The person Yin is thinking about... is indeed me."
Seeing Luke's admission, Elder Mu smiled.
Agatha clenched her fists nervously. As everyone knows, because the Golden Man must have a twin mind resonance to exert the maximum strength of the Golden Magic, lust is the most taboo thing for the Golden Man.
She didn't know how the Golden Man would deal with Luke, but they would definitely not give up easily.
Agatha said nothing, waiting quietly for the situation to change so that she could react quickly.
Elder Mu said: "Since you admit that you have committed a crime against the Golden People, come with us. Do not resist, otherwise it will not be good for you or the Golden Shield Empire."
Luke looked at Agatha and gave her a reassuring smile, then said to the elder pastor, "I've already told you the answer to the first question. Ask the second question."
Luke's understatement made the elder pastor confused about what he was trying to do, but the second question was equally important and more important than Biyin's crime.
Elder Mu asked: "The last time the Golden Man summoned you, you used a magic that only the Golden Man could release. As far as I know, you are not a Golden Man. Who did you learn the Golden Language from?"
Luke smiled and said, "The Ancient Golden Language is not a secret. It was spread out during the ancient wars. Some artifacts unearthed by archaeologists have records of the Ancient Golden Language. Those ancient creatures who participated in the ancient wars knew some of the Ancient Golden Language.
After collecting, organizing and deciphering, Miss Qingkong has mastered a considerable part of the ancient Golden Language, and then she taught it to me.
Are you satisfied with this answer? "
This answer was hard for Elder Pastor to accept.
Ancient languages are fundamentally different from modern languages, and one-on-one teaching may not be enough to learn them all. However, Qingkong managed to decipher the ancient Golden Language through information collected through archaeological excavations.
I'm afraid even the high priest can't do it.
However, if we do not accept this answer, how do we explain that Meteorite is not a Shining Gold person but can use the ancient Shining Gold language fluently?
Elder Mu asked, "Miss Qingkong knows the ancient golden language?"
Agatha also looked at Luke in disbelief. She also knew how difficult ancient languages were to learn, let alone decipher.
Luke replied: "Of course, how can she teach me if she doesn't know the ancient Golden Language. And Miss Qingkong not only knows the ancient Golden Language, she also knows the ancient Angel Language, the ancient Dragon Language... The ancient Demon Language and the ancient Shadow Language are being deciphered.
It just so happens that I recently learned the ancient dragon language from Miss Qingkong."
To prove what he said, Luke chanted the ancient dragon language, and five circular magic circles appeared behind him, accumulating magical energy in the circles.
The high energy stimulated Suo and Pei. Their special professions made them face danger all the time when performing tasks, so their instinctive reaction made them quickly complete the donning of the golden armor.
"Don't be nervous." Luke lifted the magic circle and continued to say to Elder Mu: "I'm still learning the ancient angel language, so I won't show it to you."
In a short time, Elder Mu felt the real dragon power. Since Luke's body did not change, Elder Mu attributed the dragon power to the ancient dragon language.
It was another powerful divine spell, exactly the same as the dragon language spell released by the dragon.
The golden magic he released was also very powerful.
How is this possible?
"I can't understand..." Elder Mu held out for a long time before saying, "Miss Qingkong is really a language genius. I will go visit Miss Qingkong right away and invite her to Golden Valley."
The loss of the artifact caused great problems in the inheritance of the ancient language. Without clear feedback from the artifact, many Sparkling Gold people would not be able to master much of the ancient Sparkling Gold language in their entire lives.
So much so that many ancient languages have been forgotten.
If Qingkong really deciphered the ancient Shuojin language, the Shuojin people would definitely welcome her as their high priestess with the highest etiquette.
The excited elder pastor forgot to take Luke back for punishment.
But Luke didn't forget.
"Elder Mu, there is one thing you must know before you meet Miss Qingkong. If anything happens to me, Miss Qingkong will definitely take care of it; if I am in danger, Miss Qingkong will definitely save me; if anyone dares to harm me, no matter who he is, Miss Qingkong will definitely avenge me.
If you go to visit Miss Clear Sky like this, you won't even be able to enter the museum."
The room fell into an unusual awkwardness.
Yin violated the taboo of the Golden Man and was sentenced to death. The meteorite that led her to violate the taboo was also punished. However, if the meteorite was punished, Miss Qingkong would hate him and there would be no way to obtain the ancient Golden Language from Miss Qingkong.
There are also ancient angelic languages and ancient dragon languages...
The value of this is really huge.
If we give up punishing Meteorite because of Miss Clear Sky, how can we give an explanation to the Golden Man?
If we don’t punish those who break the taboo, what will we do if other people follow suit in the future?
Even if Xing Yin is executed alone, Yun Xing is someone who can influence Miss Qing Kong...
This was a chain of events, one after another, and Elder Mu tried repeatedly to unravel it in a short period of time, but he couldn't think of a perfect solution, no matter how hard he tried.
Finally, Luke was afraid that Elder Mu might have an accident in his own home, so he suggested, "Let's end today's meeting here . I have no right to interfere in the internal affairs of you, the Shining Gold People, but I sincerely hope that you can come up with a solution that satisfies me."
Elder Mu had not expected that today's visit to call for justice would end in this way, but there was no other way to end it.
The most important thing now is to see Qingkong and confirm whether what Yunxing said is true.
If Qingkong is really a genius in ancient languages, he must be cautious about the issue of sound.
What a headache!
