Chapter 364 The Crown Wearer and the Staff Bearer (1/2)
Chapter 364 of the text volume of Dad's Paladin: The Crowned One and the Staff-bearing One, America's East Coast, Neidson District.
More than three hundred years ago, in order to escape the war, the Nedelson family of England crossed the ocean and came to this new world, which was regarded as a barbaric land by Europeans. The place where they landed was in this rich and beautiful bay area.
The members of the Nedelson family took root on the spot. They cleared land and cut down forests, built their own homes, and owned sizable towns.
Many Europeans who came to the New World were attracted by the beauty, wealth and stability of Nidsen Town and chose to settle here, including some bankrupt nobles and businessmen.
Today, the Neidson District is one of the wealthiest areas in America, with many castles and manors. It is also the base camp of America's conservative forces.
Few people know that the Neidson District is also the birthplace of the Steel Wings of the Meriga Extraordinary Federation. From here came an Alpha-level extraordinary strongman, Mond Niedsen, one of the Seven Heroes!
Mond Niederson is a member of the Niederson family. Although he has long since left the Niederson District and is sitting in a steel fortress in the wild world, this Alpha's influence in the Americari world is unparalleled.
The Neidson area is also regarded as a holy place by the extraordinary people of America!
It was already late at night, and the lights were still on in the study of a small manor house near the bay.
In front of the desk, a gray-haired old gentleman put down the quill in his hand. He took off his gold-rimmed glasses and wiped the glass lenses with a deerskin towel. After putting them on again, he took out an antique pocket watch from his coat pocket.
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After checking the time, the old gentleman reached out and pressed the button embedded under the desk. The bookshelf on the right side of the wall immediately moved away automatically, revealing a portal.
He opened the desk drawer, took out a dark gold mask and put it on his face, then picked up the purple robe hanging on the hanger and put it on his body, and then entered the basement through the secret door.
The underground area is not large. There is nothing else inside except a long table covered with dark red velvet and a chair. The surrounding walls are empty, with only four rather old-style wall lamps as
illumination.
The secret door closed silently, and the masked old gentleman sat down on the armchair.
Just a moment later, figures appeared on both sides of the long table at the same time. They were men in black robes wearing golden masks and holding black scepters. There were sixteen figures on each side!
They all look exactly the same, but their masks show different beast head shapes, such as lions, tigers, bears, leopards, wolves, pythons, etc.
And at the same time as these men in black robes appeared, the walls around the basement changed instantly, making people feel like they were in a solemn temple, and the atmosphere suddenly became different!
If Zuo Yi were here at this time, he would definitely not be unfamiliar with the scene in front of him.
Because Zuo Yi had seen part of Du Changan's memory, which was the scene where the leader of the True Knowledge Council was being baptized!
Who would have thought that the Supreme Chairman of the Council of True Knowledge would actually be hiding in a seemingly ordinary small manor in Neidson District?
"grown ups!"
Thirty-two men in black robes all bowed to the old gentleman sitting on the throne.
The old gentleman nodded: "Everyone, sit down."
His voice is very strange, it sounds like some kind of synthetic electronic sound, with a hint of hoarse magnetism.
"Thank you, sir."
The men in black robes "sat" down at the same time.
They do not really exist, but appear as holographic projections, and the seats appear automatically when you sit down.
The old gentleman looked at the lion-faced black robe sitting first on his left hand and asked: "How is our plan going now?"
The lion-faced black robe lowered his head and replied: "I'm sorry, sir, our plan has encountered a setback."
The old gentleman's blue eyes were full of coldness: "I summoned you here not because you want to hear an apology!"
The lion-faced black robe trembled all over and said, "Please punish me, sir."
Although he is a staff holder and possesses powerful extraordinary abilities, in front of the opponent, he is no different from a little rabbit who sees a lion, trembling with fear.
"Punishment is only a means, not an end."
The old gentleman said coldly: "Let's first talk about what went wrong with our plan."
The ongoing plan of the True Knowledge Council is called "The Coming of Fear", which uses the means of creating a large number of horrific murders to spread panic around the world and summon the coming of the Lord of Fear.
The Dread Demon King is called the World-Destroying Demon God by the Council of True Knowledge. When it comes to Blue Star, it will definitely be the day when the world will be destroyed!
For this plan, the old gentleman, who is the supreme chairman of the True Knowledge Council, attaches great importance to this plan and personally arranges the arrangements.
However, the implementation of the "Fear Comes" plan was not very smooth.
The biggest setback came from Daxia. As soon as the plan was launched, the Shanghai stronghold of the True Knowledge Council was destroyed. Du Changan, the ring bearer, fell into the hands of the Super Management Bureau, resulting in a large number of secrets being leaked.
Although the system of the True Knowledge Council is extremely strict, except for the Supreme Chairman who wears the crown, the elder-level staff-holders do not know each other's true identities. The ring-bearers, stalkers and dagger-holders all act independently and only use secret
means to communicate.
However, no matter how perfect the system is, there are loopholes, and no matter how powerful the organization is, there are also weaknesses. In today's era, it is impossible for the True Knowledge Council to maintain the extreme mystery and secrets of the past.
And people all have selfish motives and ambitions. For example, the arrest of the stalker Shen Yuanpeng exposed Du Changan, and Du Changan mastered many secrets.
Although the staff holders, ring bearers, stalkers and dagger holders all have the means to kill themselves, under normal circumstances, Shen Yuanpeng, Du Changan and others should kill themselves when they are caught. However, there are a few people who can kill themselves at the critical moment.
Always willing to die generously?
Unless they are dead warriors who have completely lost their humanity!
Pulling out the carrot and bringing out the mud, Du Changan's secrets were unearthed by the Super Management Bureau, causing the True Knowledge Council's power in Daxia to suffer an unprecedented heavy blow.
The exposure of the "Fear Comes" plan has made other countries and extraordinary forces be more vigilant and lock their targets. The Council of True Knowledge is not strong enough to challenge the other world alone, so it is inevitable that the ongoing plan will suffer a setback.
What's even more troublesome is that the Tarot Society has also participated in the attack on the True Knowledge Council. During this time, the staff holders of the True Knowledge Council have been very anxious.
However, they were afraid of the cruelty of the person wearing the crown and did not report the situation immediately. They were lucky enough to think that the situation would turn around, but they were summoned by the old gentleman who noticed that something was wrong.
Understanding the cause and effect of the matter, the supreme chairman of the Council of True Knowledge looked at the staff holders, his eyes seemed like an enraged snake!——