Chapter 253 The Black Tyrant and the First Knight (2/3)
"Ah this..."
Ian also didn't expect that Master Gosei would actually be stunned by his identity.
But if you think about it carefully, it's not surprising - Master Gosei originally just brought his young apprentice here for a royal mission, and protected the apprentice from the limelight. It turned out that someone had already prepared to assassinate Yisen, and he
The former student and apprentice's uncle was the mastermind of the assassination. He was seriously injured by him, and then he saw the local young appraiser of the White people kill the indigenous great shaman with the power of the first level...
After that, he fell into the ruins and guessed the true identity of the young appraiser.
These nonsense things were put together, and the old man was in a very excited mood. Besides, he was really weak at that time, so it is not surprising that he fainted from fright.
Perhaps we should also thank the old man for his mental toughness and good health, otherwise it would have been normal for him to have fainted on the spot.
As for the flaws that Master Gosei mentioned about himself, Ian was relieved.
These flaws are not real flaws. It can only be said that Master Gosei is also a person from the Inaga era. He also had exchanges and contacts with Teacher Hilliard and the others back then, and even forged alchemy swords for the Inspector Knights.
That's why you can discover your identity through a series of suspicions and clues.
and……
"If you really would report me, why would you say it?"
Ian stared at the green light radiating from the other person's body and couldn't help but shook his head: "Moreover, if I really know that you have murderous hostility towards me, I will definitely see it immediately."
"Can your psychic ability even reveal your emotions? No wonder the First Knight chose you as the final heir. Otherwise, it would be too easy to be deceived and your identity to be seen through."
Ge Sai was still looking at the Chongyuan Iron Sword. He frowned slightly and was thinking about key technical issues. He didn't really care about Ian's words.
After thinking about it, he raised his head and said solemnly: "If you want to hide your identity, use your sword skills more crudely. How can a fourteen-year-old country swordsman get such good sword skills? This will arouse suspicion.
Then gradually increase the number of observations on you."
"You are such a genius, so it's hard to understand what ordinary geniuses can achieve, right? But there's no need to worry now. Except for me, no one in Harrison Port can see so carefully. A little bit in front of Ayers
Just be more restrained. His father's sword skills were also taught to the First Knight. If you say you learned sword skills from Ayers in the future, no one will doubt the similarities."
Returning the sword to Ian, Master Gosei pointed to the edge of the sword and said: "This sword is made of Chongyuan Iron as the main material. It is a strong material that can be used as the outer armor of the etheric weapon. It is extremely tough and is resistant to the source of matter."
The adaptability is also quite good. Now it is more like a sword embryo than a formed sword. With a little modification, this sword can have a third level of transformation."
"The First Knight's fighting method does not require a sharp edge. He can use sword blades and iron rods just as well, but you can't."
"No matter what inheritance you practice, your current strength cannot exert the power of this sword. So if you want to disguise it, you might as well use a layer of thorium as a blade and cover the key parts. That way it will be a very powerful sword.
The common fine iron thorium long sword, swordsmen who are good at dealing with monsters like to use this weapon that can break the source shield."
Saying this, the old man even took out a small bag of thorium from his arms, handed it to Ian, and raised his eyebrows to indicate: "You are an alchemist yourself. Find an opportunity to plate silver yourself. I don't have the strength to do it for the time being."
Ian nodded and accepted the small bag of thorium.
It’s not a question of whether it’s expensive or not, but as a high-grade material that can increase the toughness of weapons and armor, this kind of thing is simply not available in the normal market. At least there is only one Viscount Grant who has the channel in Harrison Port, so he cannot refuse.
"That's about it." Staring at Ian, and then closing his eyes, Gosei said tiredly: "Let me rest for a while...the sound of these bugs is really annoying, and I haven't been able to get rid of it for a while."
"Grandmaster."
Ian originally planned to turn around and leave directly, allowing Master Gosei to have a good rest and recover sooner.
But before leaving, he thought of another question.
The young man turned his head, looked at the old man who had barely cheered up, and asked a question that was not very critical, but could satisfy his curiosity.
"Why do you call the late emperor the 'Black King'...but seem to have respect for the teacher?"
This is a question that Ian is more curious about - it is rare for Viscount Grant to always refer to Inaga II as the late emperor. Most nobles and businessmen call him the Black King, not to mention the common people who follow what everyone else says.
It is not surprising that Master Gosei said that Inaga II is the Black King. After all, as a member of the bachelor group, it is normal that they do not want to see the spread of knowledge. Ian does not think there is anything 'wrong' with such behavior, but
He will indeed try to 'improve' in the future.
"...The First Knight's popularity is much better than that of Black...the late Emperor."
After a moment of silence, Master Gosei shook his head with a wry smile: "In any case, the late Emperor is indeed very capable. This can be seen from the fact that although His Majesty is opposed to the late Emperor's policies on the surface, he has been secretly pursuing his policies.
Come out. Of course, the method is more gentle and compromising."
"As for the attitude...how should I put it, it's not surprising that the late Emperor was called the Black King..."
"In order to carry out his policies and his will, he never hesitated to use any means, including the labor of the whole people and the conscription of strong men - if he puts his own will above others, he is a 'tyrant',
Then he is indeed the greatest tyrant in Terra's seven hundred years, and no one can rival him."
"Of course, his ideas, policies and methods were later proven to be correct, good and of long-term value... Yes, he was all right! But what's the use of being right? We are not him,
If we can’t even experience the beautiful world we have created after working hard all our lives, and we can’t have any personal enjoyment at all, then why do we need to work hard and contribute?!”
At this point, the old man's tone suddenly became excited, but it was quickly suppressed.
After taking a few deep breaths, Master Gosei closed his eyes, and then laughed self-deprecatingly: "Of course. Judging from the current level of decadence and depravity of the imperial nobles, he is right again - we are actually just a group of people who will definitely fall apart if we don't wear shackles.
Crazy horse who runs off track or even backwards, haha, he is so right, but what’s the use of being right?”
"He couldn't realize his dream alone, and he couldn't control the madness and selfish desires of the nobles and scholars. He just suppressed and restrained... Then such a result and ending is also 'right'."
It seemed that he wanted to express to Ian, the successor of Hilliard, and the stand-in for 'those two people', the depression, emotion and doubts that had accumulated in his heart for many years.
Master Gosei does not look like a wise old man now, but like the angry young man he was decades ago.
But after all, Ian is not Hilliard, let alone the Black King...not Inaga II.
The silent white-haired boy was unable to respond to the other party's confusion.
"For so many years, I have been teaching and educating people. I am too lazy to participate in any political struggles, because only educating children is the right thing to do."
Raising his head, the old man looked at the silent young man, and he solemnly said: "Ian, you asked me why I called Inaga II the 'Black King', then I will tell you that our late emperor...perhaps he really wanted to
Create a country where everyone is happy.”
"However, he can only see the glorious world a hundred years from now, but he cannot see all the officials and people who are complaining."
"It is even more difficult to see clearly the evil in human nature."
"He deserves to be called the Black King, and so does the tyrant. In comparison, the First Knight is a well-deserved saint - you are his disciple, and you naturally know that I am not exaggerating. My teacher and I once
After studying and teaching in Zhenzhi Academy for a period of time, it was the First Knight who taught us to rediscover our humanity and return to the right path."
"Don't worry." At this point, Master Gosei shook his head, as if denying Ian's doubts: "I will not tell anyone your identity. There are few people who sympathize with the Black King, but there are many people who sympathize with the First Knight.
After all, the current His Majesty was not a member of the Dark Moon Rebellion at that time. The late Emperor is ultimately his father, and the First Knight is ultimately his teacher."
"It is true that your identity cannot be exposed, but if you become as strong as your teacher in the future, the empire will not regard you as an enemy."