The stolen goods in this mailbox are more than priceless!
A few seconds later.
The greed in his eyes slowly disappeared, and a wry smile appeared on his face.
If it's just one or two pieces of stolen goods, it doesn't matter. There is no psychological pressure on Matthew if he is ignorant.
But the amount is so huge, and the areas involved must be very wide. A little carelessness may lead to big trouble.
Matthew must be treated with caution.
"That's all, just think of it as an illusion."
He calmed down completely.
He did not reach out to touch the bag of packages, because his perception clearly told him that there were three high-level spell alarms attached to it. With his current level, it was difficult to remove them silently.
If you touch it easily, you may alert the snake.
Now Matthew slowly closed the mailbox.
Afterwards, he summoned the soldiers and ordered them to stay here while he left in a hurry.
Because it happened in the crucible room.
Matthew originally wanted to contact Ronan or Qin Wuyue.
As a result, something strange happened——
He couldn't get in touch with Ronan and his wife!
You know, since Ronan returned from the star realm, he has given Matthew new spell contact methods.
Although Matthew rarely uses it, he also knows that there should be no delay this way.
"Could it be that both of them have important things to deal with?"
Matthew was confused.
Unable to contact the owner of the Crucible House, Matthew had to find 177.
"What? Dirty goods? There are so many more!?"
"How brave are these people to carry out such a sexy operation under my nose?!"
"No, I have to check all the mailboxes... We must not allow anything to slip through the net!"
After 177 learned the news, he personally led the constructs to conduct a thorough inspection of the mailbox at the Owl Training Base.
However, the test results did not satisfy him——
The other mailboxes seem to be quite clean.
Only the two that Matthew bumped into were used as storage cabinets by shady people.
"Damn it, who hid so much money under my nose before I discovered it?"
"Matthew, don't worry, I will keep a close eye on this place and I will notify you if there is any movement!"
177 said with confidence.
Considering Ta Ling's strong strength and being on his own territory, Matthew entrusted this matter to 177.
Two nights later.
Matthew received an emergency communication from 177.
When he arrived at the Crucible House, 177 had been waiting in the next room of the Owl Base for a long time.
There is a huge crystal ball in the room.
What is playing in the crystal ball is the real-time scene in the magic tower.
"No, the little thief is here."
177 pointed at the sneaky figure in the crystal ball and said:
"Don't worry, if he dares to get close to that mailbox, I will make sure he never comes back!"
At this time, the figure had already walked up to the third floor.
Matthew asked casually:
"How did he get in?"
177 said bitterly:
"This guy can transform into animals, and he can transform into an owl that is lifelike and silly. He looks a lot like the owl in the training base..."
During the conversation.
The two saw the figure coming to the seventh floor.
At this time.
The other party suddenly felt a little uneasy.
He did not move forward, but looked around.
A few seconds later.
He suddenly looked in the direction outside the crystal ball!
"This guy found us!"
177 screamed strangely:
"But it doesn't matter, just let him see the strength of the Crucible House Emperor!"
The voice fell.
A dozen structures that were motionless like statues suddenly rushed toward that figure!
All entrances and exits around the Magic Tower are closed.
Immediately afterwards.
A blue magic force field quickly formed under the figure's feet!
That's an anti-magic field!
Just for a moment.
The man was shrouded in it, and at the same time, the four nearby humanoid structures also grabbed at him.
For ordinary mages.
The scene in front of me is a killer.
However, the figure remained calm in the face of danger.
But seeing his nimble footwork, he easily evaded the joint capture of the two constructs with just a few shakes.
A few seconds later.
He rushed to the edge of the antimagic field.
A construct came over to meet him, but he received a skillful over-the-shoulder throw from the front!
boom!
The huge steel machine was smashed on the body of another companion.
The two constructs were declared scrapped on the spot!
Buzz buzz.
Loud sirens echoed inside the tower.
The owls flew up uneasily, only to land at a higher place.
There was chaos in the tower.
But what is worrying is that after the other party's treatment, he successfully escaped from the anti-magic force field and was hiding in a dark space!
"Damn, this guy knows martial arts, and he's a master!"
177 exclaimed.
Matthew nodded slightly. The melee technique the man used to deal with the construct just now was a very standard martial arts move. Even a monk who has been practicing for many years would not be able to fault it.
This is quite rare for a mage.
"Let me go."
He spoke promptly.
177 sent Matthew to the tower without saying a word.
Just landed.
Matthew saw a frowning face.
The other party was trying his best to hide his figure, but 177 activated the anti-invisibility ritual field in the crucible room, so his figure was quickly exposed.
Matthew said nothing and accelerated his approach.
That's when the two sides are not far apart.
The other party suddenly shouted:
"Stop!"
"Otherwise I won't be polite!"
However, it was too late.
Matthew cut to the opponent's back with a flash, and then used his right hand to touch the back of his neck:
"Want to see if my Death Touch works?"
"If you don't want to take a gamble, don't move!"
The other party's whole body was tense, as if he was unwilling to do so.
But the next second.
When 177 appeared in front of him holding a huge matchlock gun.
Matthew could clearly feel that the latter had lost the desire to resist.
His body softened drastically, and some mud and mucus even fell off his appearance.
Matthew guessed it was just used to disguise the appearance.
"Look, I still need to take action."
177 pointed the muzzle-like barrel of the giant matchlock gun at the visitor, and then said to Matthew:
"This guy knows his stuff. This gun of mine has constant guidance. Once fired, it will hit your body 100%. If you want to leave a whole body, you will have to use the restoration technique..."
Matthew glanced at the musket.
This weapon has appeared in the world of Irondor for many years, but most of the time it was only popular among dwarves. People of other races seemed to think this thing was not practical.
"Can this shot crush a fifth-level person to pieces?"
Matthew asked.
"sure!"
177 said proudly:
"It's my newest toy. Even if it's a shield guardian, I can send him to the west with a shield!"
Matthew immediately became interested:
"How many rounds can this gun fire at one time?"
“How much does it cost per shot?”
177 quickly said:
"You can only take one shot at a time."
"As for the cost of each shot...it's still a little cheaper than the legendary level energy-shaping scroll."
All right.
Matthew blinked and pretended he didn't ask.
While the two were talking.
The other constructs have already surrounded them, and they are all trying to control the captured person.
To prevent the other party from escaping.
177 also put a magic-forbidden bracelet and a magic-sealing belt on him, and even put an electric shock collar around his neck!
"No, I'll give you the remote control..."
177 threw something to Matthew:
"You know how to use it, it's the same as before."
The captured man looked deeply at Matthew.
He moved his neck unconsciously and asked in a trembling voice:
"Do you often do this kind of thing?"
Matthew shook his head:
"seldom."
"Now that you are a prisoner, you should answer my questions."
"Speaking of which, who are you?"
The other party chose silence.
Matthew asked a few more times.
All get the same result.
So he suddenly asked:
"Rambo?"
"Stop pretending, I know it's you."
Sure enough, a strange look flashed in the other party's eyes, but it was quickly hidden.
Matthew continued to ask.
The other party always pretends to be dumb.
At this time, 177 took the remote control from Matthew's hand and suddenly started the current!
Sizzle!
Yellow and blue electric sparks were flying around the opponent's body.
Within seconds.
More mucus and mud peeled from the surface of his skin.
He was so shocked that he howled and screamed.
A wisp of green smoke slowly rose along with the burning smell.
Wow.
177 poured another bucket of water on his face.
Only then was the other party's appearance completely revealed.
This face is 80% similar to the one Matthew saw in the jailer’s file before!
"As expected, it's you, Mr. Rambo."
Matthew said calmly:
"The shipment in the mailbox doesn't belong to just you, does it?"
"I guess Alexander is the boss?"
Rambo's expression was quite ugly, but he still didn't speak.
Matthew took a closer look and discovered that there were many wrinkles on the other person's face and skin. Although he was well maintained, he could still see the profound traces of time.
"You are lucky to have fallen into my hands. Alexander and I have some friendship, so some things are not non-negotiable."
"But you have to show some sincerity first."
Matthew said this.
After hearing this, Rambo finally raised his head. He and Matthew looked at each other for a while, and then whispered:
"Are you... a tree-planting mage, Matthew?"
Matthew nodded:
"it's me."
Rambo thought for a while:
"What kind of sincerity do you want?"
There was a snap.
Matthew slapped an IOU in front of Rambo.
In the latter's somewhat dazed eyes.
Matthew said calmly:
"Repaying debts is a matter of course."
"Su Ruier gave me this IOU. Now, I am your creditor."
"If you are sincere, return the money first!"
"This shouldn't be difficult for you, right?"
"After all, compared to the wealth in the mailbox, what I want is just a drop in the bucket."
I probably didn't expect Matthew to say this.
Rambo stayed there for a while and then said calmly:
"I, I don't have that much money, and the money in the mailbox is not mine. I just came here to get it for other people."
Matthew frowned:
"So you don't want to pay back the money?"
Rambo explained awkwardly:
"No, no..."
suddenly.
He seemed to have a flash of inspiration:
"And the IOU hasn't expired yet, right?"
"I will pay it back when it's due!"
Matthew looked at the other person as if he were a fool:
"You have defected!"
"This IOU is based on the fact that you are still a member of the alliance and an employee of Mount Blackos. Now your credibility is no longer enough to support the remaining three months, because you may run away at any time, do you understand?"
His tone was somewhat unkind.
I was scolded by Matthew for a while.
Rambo is obviously guilty:
"Feel sorry……"
"But I still have my collateral, right?"
"How can that house in Shenlan Port be sold for 200,000?"
Is there any collateral?
Matthew's expression remained unchanged, but he secretly scolded Suriel a few words. This divine mage really knows how to do business!
"I don't know what the collateral is, I only know this loan contract."
Matthew waved the IOU in his hand:
"No matter what, you first pay back the money you owe me!"
Rambo seemed to have gone through some mental struggle before he spoke with some difficulty:
"You can take half a million gold coins from the mailbox and leave, but you can't touch the rest!"
Matthew hasn't said anything yet.
177 next to him was very happy:
"You guys are so tough when it comes to your words!"
"Matthew, shock him!"
Matthew reminded:
"The remote control is in your hand!"
177 said oh, and was about to increase the current, but was silently stopped by Matthew.
Matthew looked at Rambo with interest:
"I'm also curious, why do you talk to me like this now that you're a prisoner?"
"You are no longer a law enforcement officer on Mount Blackso."
"On the contrary, you are a traitor to the Alliance."
Rambo immediately blushed when he heard this.
He looked quite embarrassed, and his face flashed with expressions of pain, confusion, anger and other signs of struggle.
It looks like.
The mage named Rambo has not yet gotten used to the change in his identity.
Matthew felt that his last two words had caused the greatest harm to Rambo.
quickly.
He became a little downcast.
"If you don't want to go to jail, just say more."
Matthew reminded:
"If nothing unexpected happens, you should spend the night at Heisuo Mountain tomorrow."
Hear this.
Rambo was excited again, and then looked at Matthew hesitantly:
"Mr. Matthew, can I trust you?"
Matthew spread his hands:
"I am the most trustworthy person. If you don't believe me, you can ask Sener."
Rambo gritted his teeth and said:
"Please don't report this to the Alliance, okay?"
"If you can do that, give me a communication crystal, and you will know everything you want to know."
Matthew and 177 looked at each other.
The latter pointed to the remote control:
"You don't have to listen to him to know everything you want to know."
Matthew shook his head.
He had no grudges with Rambo, and even had a small friendship with Alexander, so he wouldn't do anything so cruel.
"I can't completely promise you not to report this matter to the alliance, but if you can convince me, I may retain part of the content depending on the situation."
Matthew gave an ambiguous answer.
Rambo sighed, and then, under the supervision of 177 and Matthew, slowly sent out a signal using the communication crystal.
"Tracked."
177 whispered:
"This magical message is for Strom."
Rapids?
Before Matthew could react.
His private communication crystal suddenly became extremely hot!
Matthew took it out and unfolded it to take a look.
The person who appeared in the crystal ball was none other than Hood, the registered mage of Rapid City!
"Matthew, you're fine."
Hood smiled unnaturally:
"You have Rambo, right?"
"Um, would you like to come to Rapid City to have a chat? This matter is very complicated... Or, I can go to your territory."
The matter actually involves Hood?
Matthew was deeply surprised.
He thought for a few seconds and answered readily:
"I'll go to your place."
Hood was a little moved:
"Thank you."
"You will know in a moment that this is not what you see."
"Um, when you come over, can you take Rambo and the stuff in the mailbox with you?"
Matthew looked hesitant.
177 blocked:
"Hey, this isn't safe. Maybe this old man is a traitor too!"
Old Hood's face darkened:
"I'm not, don't talk nonsense, this is a very serious accusation!"
Matthew also patted 177 on the shoulder:
"fine."
"I believe Mr. Hood."
"If you are worried, come with me?"
177 shook his head:
"I'm not interested!"
"Just pay attention to your own safety."
"For the sake of our relationship, I won't tell Ronan about this. Now I plan to check other places to see if I can find similar stolen goods..."
…
A few minutes later.
Matthew brought Rambo and a whole folded package to the city gate of Rapids.
Fly above the city on a magic carpet.
He can clearly feel the difference in this space——
Although many of the space-time cracks everywhere inside and outside the city have been repaired, the influence from the abyss has not been completely eliminated.
Matthew could smell a lot of evil.
That is the unique smell of demons.
"It seems that Hood is still looking for a way to drive the demons out of Rapids once and for all..."
Matthew thought secretly in his heart.
Arrive outside the city lord's mansion.
A servant who had been in place in advance led Matthew and the two into the backyard.
It didn't take long.
Matthew then understood the reason why Hood chose to meet him at the City Lord’s Mansion——
While passing through a hall.
Matthew saw many men in black sitting inside. These men in black obviously knew that he was coming.
When Matthew passed by.
All eyes glanced over.
The eyes of the people in black are very subtle.
Matthew found Alexander among these people, as well as the Queen of the Gizaites, and some other familiar faces whose names he could not name.
These people are naturally the people who defected from Heisuo Mountain one after another!
Matthew thought they had left the material world.
Unexpectedly, they gathered on Hood's territory!
What does Hood want to do?
Or……
What does Alexander want?
Matthew had deep doubts in his heart.
The servant took Matthew through the hall, and when he passed by Alexander, the latter raised the wine glass in his hand to Matthew, and then drank it down with a smile.
He didn't speak.
Matthew just nodded.
The entire hall was quiet. Matthew could only feel their breathing and gazes, but no one said a word.
This weird atmosphere actually created a lot of pressure on Matthew.
This pressure was finally relieved when I saw Hood.
The latter gave Matthew a hug when they met:
"Thank you for believing in me."
Matthew said softly:
"I hope you can explain it clearly. I don't want to go to Mount Blackso to visit the prison in the future."
Hood laughed:
"Let's go inside and talk."
Matthew looked back at the people in black:
"Why don't they talk?"
Hood explained:
"Including Alexander, people in Black Gold are practicing the "Silence Commandment", which was a practice that was spread in the "Ten Commandments Monastery" and was once popular in some city-states in the Far East and the North."
"None of them can say a word before leaving Irondor, Rambo is the only exception."
Matthew glanced at the data column.
Everything Hood said was true.
"I noticed they were all shaking. Is it because they were nervous?"
Matthew asked again as he walked inside.
Hood patted Matthew on the shoulder:
"no."
"It's because of excitement."
"They will set off tomorrow night at the latest."
During the conversation.
The two came to a courtyard outside the hall.
Just entered the courtyard.
Matthew felt a strong sense of crisis.
soon.
He then identified the source of the sense of crisis——
That is a relatively stable space-time rift, which should have been caused by the previous invasion of the abyssal bad land.
The crack showed signs of being artificially cured and seemed to have been repaired into a portal.
It looks like it was Hood's handiwork.
"Portal? Departure?"
Matthew wondered:
"Where are they going?"
Hu pulled Matthew to the side and sat down, and ordered a few beautiful apprentices to bring food and drinks. After signaling Matthew to help himself, he slowly began to talk:
"This matter starts with the turmoil in Hot Spring Prison."
"You must have heard about the Hot Spring Prison. This turmoil happened almost when we were heading to Cross City."
"It was only afterward that I learned that when we were resisting the meteor shower caused by the God of War in Cross City, the arrival of the gods also happened in the hot spring prison!"
"In the hot spring prison at that time, there were about a few gods with weak divine power who successfully descended on the snow girl. In addition, there were nearly twenty powerful angels who descended on her at the same time."
"This group of fringe people from Tianlun Palace took advantage of the second-generation God of War to attract attention and secretly took risks. However, what they didn't know was that they were able to successfully hook up with the Snow Girl because Alexander deliberately guided them."
"Alexander knew a long time ago that the Snow Maiden's physique is very suitable for being a vessel for the gods to descend. This ancient race was made by a supreme god according to his own template, so it has a high degree of compatibility with the imprints of the gods."
"As early as the early days of the advent, Alexander had laid out a killing plan. Although there were some twists and turns, one of the descending gods ran away, and the remaining one led the snow maidens to resist for a while, but in the end these generals were killed by Alexander.
Wipe them all out."
"Although Alexander made efforts to reduce the negative impact of this incident afterwards, the paper could not cover up the fire after all. Soon he was held accountable by the alliance, and soon he would face prosecution by the Silver Council.
The best outcome may be a period of imprisonment."
Hear this.
Matthew looked surprised:
"Is Alexander so brave?"
"He can't be just trying to make some extra money, right?"
Hood smiled and shook his head:
"He certainly wasn't doing it to make extra money."
"In fact, he had made all the plans before doing this. He knew that he would be held accountable by the alliance. Therefore, from the moment the gods descended, there was no turning back for him."
"You may know Alexander, but you don't know much about him.
He is the most radical militant among the Alliance mages I know.
He is a student of Linde.
In terms of his attitude towards the beings in the outer plane, he is more extreme than Ms. Isabel.
Many years ago, he was a high-ranking member of the Northern Battle Mage Legion, but because his methods were too radical and even a little too bloodthirsty, he was eventually transferred to Mount Blackso as the warden by Ekmund.
Alexander is a very talented guy.
The achievements he made on Mount Hesso can be seen by anyone who is not blind.
I dare say.
If it were another person to run Heisuo Mountain, where the funding gap is getting bigger and bigger, the fortress would have been in turmoil.
But in Alexander's hands.
Mount Hesso has always been stable.
Of course this is not something ordinary people can do.”
Matthew nodded sympathetically.
Ever since he time traveled, there has never been a moment when he felt that making money was an easy task.
In particular, maintaining a large foundation is completely different from maintaining one's own business.
"Hesou Mountain needs him."
"Maybe the Alliance won't remove him as warden."
Matthew said bluntly:
"Even now, there is still room for change."
Hood shook his head:
"It is impossible for Alexander to go back. He has long been tired of tortured jailers and prisoners day after day."
"Deep in his heart, he has always had a dream of returning to the battlefield, and he has been quietly planning for this for many years."
"Especially after Ms. Isabel sent Hera to Mount Blackos, Alexander felt that Hera could succeed him as the warden, so he accelerated the execution of the plan."
"The incident at Hot Springs Prison gave him the last piece of the puzzle."
"Tonight, they will set off."
Matthew frowned and said:
"Where to go?"
Hood replied:
"Not necessarily, but it must be the outer plane."
"It depends on where this unstable portal will take them."
"It could be the abyss, purgatory, evil spirit plane, twin heavens or even Tianlun Palace!"
"Their goal is to hunt down all powerful beings from the outer planes who have caused trauma to the Prime Material Plane."
"To be more specific, Alexander once revealed to me his first target - the great evil demon Trier. You should be familiar with this name. He is the clone used by the God of Midnight to control the sorcerers."
Matthew looked at Hood with suspicion:
"Are you crazy, or am I crazy?"
"Or are they crazy?"
"Are these people going to the outer planes to hunt those creatures who started out as legends?"
Hood sighed and knocked on the glass in his hand:
"Yes, when I first heard the news, I was as shocked as you."
"Just think they're crazy."
Matthew couldn't help but turn his head.
There is a transparent wall separating the hall and the courtyard, with magic enchantments and barriers attached to it.
Looking at it from this angle.
I could just clearly see the movements of the people in black in the hall.
They seemed to be performing an ancient ritual——
First, eat slowly.
Then it seemed that a certain key link in the ceremony was reached.
Everyone raised their empty wine glasses and took a sip.
Then they took off the hoods on their heads.
this moment.
Only then could Matthew see the wrinkled faces and mottled, dry silver hair.
"They...are not young anymore?"
Only then did Matthew notice that even Alexander, who had legendary strength, looked like an old man.
"Yes, the youngest one is over seventy years old."
Hood said with emotion:
"Have you ever heard of the Black Gold Troops?"
Matthew thought for a while:
"The elite among the law enforcers of Mount Blackosso?"
Hood nodded:
"Many people know that the Black Gold Force is the ace team trained by Alexander day and night."
"They are extremely capable in capturing mages and other fugitives."
"But very few people know that this force was originally established by Linde for the Star Boundary Expedition Plan, and the main body it relies on is the Northern Magic Corps."
"About a hundred years ago, the place where the North Land and the Far East Land meet experienced a joint invasion from the outer planes. The invaders included Tianlun Palace, Purgatory and evil spirits."
"At that time, both barbarians and humans in the North suffered numerous casualties. Many city-states were burned in fires, and many villages were washed with blood."
"In order to retaliate against the enemy's actions, Linde personally mobilized a mage unit. This time, the members of the unit all had family members who lost their lives in the invasion. They actively trained and looked forward to the day of successful revenge."
"However, this matter ended without any problem as Linde went to the star realm to guard the intellectual mystery lock."
"The Northern Magistrate Corps was taken over by Roderick and Ekmund. The two quickly split up the original organization, and the members of the Black Gold Army were also transferred to other positions."
"In the years since, the alliance has faced different turmoils, but none of them had the energy or strength to fight abroad. Especially in the past fifty years, when Ekmund was in power, it became even more impossible to use foreign troops."
"Ekmund advocates using gentler means to get along with Tianlun Palace. This is of course not wrong. You see, Ms. Isabel, who was once the most radical, continued the route of Ekmond's period after regaining power."
"From the standpoint of the alliance, of course we must avoid further intensifying conflicts with the enemy when we are weak."
"But for Alexander and others in the Black Gold Force, this is undoubtedly bad news."
"Their time is running out and they just want revenge."
"Alexander realized a long time ago that it was impossible to expect Linde to return and reorganize the army, so over the years, he had been absorbing former members of the Black Gold Army during his days as the warden in Mount Blackso."
"They have long been prepared to take revenge personally."
"All that's missing is a fuse."
"They made all the preparations before the turmoil in Hot Spring Prison."
"The only thing missing is the core material used to make "Yi Xingzhou"——
Fragments of Godhead.
As we all know, "Yi Xingzhou" is one of the few astral vehicles in the alliance that can be used for anti-divine reconnaissance.
And after Hot Springs Prison.
The last piece of the puzzle has also been added.
In fact.
What you have in your hands is only one-tenth of what Alexander prepared for this expedition.
If you are interested in something else.
No one will stop you from taking them.
But I beg you in my personal name to at least give them the fragments of the godhead, which is very important to them."
Speaking of which.
Hood suddenly laughed at himself:
"Of course, the premise of all this is that you do not intend to report this matter to the alliance."
"Don't worry, no matter what decision you make, I will stand by your side."
"The same would be true if you ordered all of this special expedition team to be captured."
Matthew held up the side of his face with one hand and couldn't help but vomit bitterly:
"Why do you want me to know this?"
"Why should I make the decision?"
Hood winked slyly:
"Perhaps you can guess what the adults mean?"
"Why hasn't Lady Isabel shown up yet?"
"Why did Lord Suriel's IOU come into your hands?"
"Of course, these are all speculations on my part."