After the competition just now, the qualifiers have ended. There are eight teams that have entered the main round. In the three days starting tomorrow, they will continue to compete for the championship in the form of knockout rounds. Finally, the organizer, His Excellency Duke Dunant, would like to give a speech
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As the host finished speaking, a fat man in gorgeous clothes with a jadeite earring hanging from each earlobe came to the podium. He cleared his throat and said, "Ah, dear citizens.
It's really hard work for everyone who came here to watch the game today. I have been busy with government affairs, so I unfortunately missed the first half of today's game, but every game in the second half of the game was exciting! It made me very happy! Very excited!
"
After the audience burst into warm applause, Duke Dunant pressed his hands down to silence everyone.
"Many sad things have happened recently, such as terrorist attacks, Her Majesty the Queen's poor health, etc... However, please don't worry! As the government agent personally appointed by His Highness, I, Dunant von Oceres,
I will do my best to live up to your expectations! I hope the warm atmosphere of this martial arts competition can make everyone feel better. Please look forward to the main competition starting tomorrow!"
In the players' lounge, Estelle, who had not yet left, looked at the impassioned Duke Dunant on the stage. His appearance was completely different from when she met that man in Luan.
"Then, that Duke-san can actually say such serious words... are they true or false?"
"Most of the people from the Intelligence Department have written the speech for him in advance. Didn't we also inquire about it at the gate of the Royal City a few days ago? Now Colonel Richard is helping Duke Dunant handle government affairs." Joshua said.
own judgment.
Agathe “…………”
gold"…………"
Estelle and Joshua glanced at the two silent seniors, lowered their voices and whispered.
"Mr. Jin and Brother Agathe look very preoccupied, as if they are not listening to Duke Dunant at all. Mr. Jin, are you still thinking about the sunglasses player just now?" Estelle whispered to Joshua in a low voice.
Ya said.
"Brother Agathe is the same. The second lieutenant Lawrence who was so amazing in the seventh game was probably the one who invited him to join the Royal Army. He was indeed very strong, and... that swordsmanship... gave me a feeling of déjà vu.
Feeling." Joshua replied.
"One person can't solve the problem just by thinking hard. It would be great if we could do something for them." Estelle said.
"Well, but I think it's better to give them some time. They are all seniors with much more experience in life than us, and they will definitely be able to adjust their mood." Joshua asked Estelle not to take any action for the time being.
action.
The two of them focused their attention outside, and Duke Dunant on the rostrum spoke again.
"Hahaha... Oh, by the way. The winner of this conference will not only receive the bonus Mira, but also a special gift prepared by me! This gift is the palace dinner held in the Royal Castle of Grancel three days later.
Invitation! Although it is deeply regrettable that His Highness could not attend, it was after all a top-notch dinner where celebrities from all walks of life gathered together. During the dinner, you could taste the highest-end cuisine that could only be enjoyed by princes and nobles. The winners today
Players, please take this as motivation and keep working hard!”
After hearing Duke Dunant's words, Estelle and Joshua looked at each other in the players' lounge.
"Hey, Joshua..."
"Well, that's what I think too. If we can win the championship, we can enter the royal city of Grancel in a dignified manner. And, maybe we can even meet the Queen."
"This is really a bright future. I have tried every means in the past few days but still can't find a way to enter the royal city. I didn't expect that the big belly would actually provide us with help. In this case, let's discuss it with Mr. Jin quickly."
When Estelle turned her eyes, Jin happened to be looking at her as well.
"I heard what you said. Indeed, this is a good opportunity." Fudojin said.
"Mr. Jin, are you okay?" Estelle asked.
"Huh, it's useless to think too much. Although I don't know why that person appears here, but since he has come to participate in the martial arts competition in an upright manner, as long as we win all the way to the end, we can always fight him in the decisive battle. Then I will
You must ask him clearly."
"Yes, that's right. The man in sunglasses is in the first half of the competition, and we are in the second half. We can only meet him in the finals. Well, then let's aim to win!"
"Brother Jin, have you forgotten to consider one thing? I don't think the man in sunglasses can pass the level of Second Lieutenant Lawrence. Both of them are in the first half of the competition, although the man in sunglasses is indeed very strong.
But Second Lieutenant Lawrence is not an ordinary person. What’s more, the special agents are all the elites of the Royal Army. With one against four, it’s the man in sunglasses who is at a disadvantage, right?” Agathe also spoke at this time.
"Well, what you said makes sense. It seems that we won't know who will be our opponent until the end. But before that, we have to win every game in a down-to-earth manner.
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Fudojin's words also reached the ears of several other guerrillas next door.
"Although you are really powerful, Senior Jin, we will not give in simply. I have no confidence in defeating you in a one-on-one match, but if it is a team competition, it will be different. We will give it a try." Gran
Krutz, the leader of the Seer branch team, revealed his strong fighting spirit.
"The Republic's famous guerrilla 'Fudojin' has met at the Guerrilla Association a few days ago, but let me introduce myself. I am Karuna, the resident guerrilla of the Luan branch. Agathe
, and the two new quasi-guerrillas should be familiar with me." The blue-haired woman also came over and said hello.
Kurac and Yanilas also came over to say hello to Fudojin. Although they are all guerrillas, compared to the more than 100 B-level guerrillas on the mainland, there are only 20 of them.
The weight of an A-level guerrilla is completely different. It is not based solely on the accumulation of seniority, but is a level that only guerrillas who have participated in solving major problems can be promoted.
"Hey? It turns out that Mr. Jin is so powerful. So dad, isn't he also..."
"Of course, Estelle. Senior brother, he is a famous sword master." Yanelas said.
"Huh? You called him senior brother? So senior Yanilas, aren't you my... senior uncle?"
"Haha, you don't need to be so formal. There is not much age difference between us. It's better to be of the same generation. And it seems that you have never learned the swordsmanship of our Yatsuha Itto-ryu, so strictly speaking you are not a disciple of Yatsuha."
"Actually, I have learned a little bit about swordsmanship." Estelle has actually learned the basics of not only the one-shaped spiral, but also the other seven types. It is just that she was influenced by her father. Compared with swordsmanship, she
She also likes stick skills more. During the rehearsal for the stage play of Janis Royal Academy's school festival, her skill with the sword was far superior to that of Chloe's foil, so the scenes between the two were more about her.
Cooperate with Koros.
"Haha, I'm still far behind Mr. Cassius." Jin Ziqian said to several people.
According to the competition schedule, both guerrilla teams are in the second half of the competition. On the first day of the competition, Team Gold’s opponent is the Raven Gang, and Team Cruz’s opponent is the Royal Army’s Assault Cavalry. If both teams can win, then
In the main match on the second day, the two Partizan teams will become each other's opponents.
The first day of competition at Wangli Arena has ended, and the audience has left the viewing platform in a bustling manner. Estelle and Joshua originally wanted to go to the auditorium to find Ling and Olivier to find a place to have a meal or something.
Yes, but by the time they passed, the two of them had already left.
"What is the relationship between Ling and Olivier? It feels like they are very familiar with each other. It's not just because they are both Imperials."
"Is this how you see it, Estelle? In my opinion, it should be just like ordinary friends." Joshua said.
"Well, of course! Mingming Ling even refused to let me touch her, yet she got so close to that bastard!"
"No, I think this is entirely your own problem, Estelle."
Every time she saw Ling, Estelle would cling to her shamelessly. It was not surprising that people would become defensive. This is what Joshua thought.
After walking out of the Wangli Arena, Jin separated from the other three.
Kim Vasek's residence is the Embassy of the Republic of Kalvad, located in the East Block like the Royal Arena.
The Grancel branch operator Ainan arranged for Estil, Joshua, and Agathe to live in the Ronbaum Hotel, the largest hotel in the kingdom, located in the North Block.
In fact, Agathe originally thought that he could live directly in the Guerrilla Association, but Ainan told him in a regretful tone that the association had no extra beds. After all, four guerrillas including Klutz were already living here. Agathe
In the end, I had no choice but to accept the arrangement of staying in a hotel.
Ainan was also an insider on the purpose of the four people headed by Jin coming to the royal capital and the inside story about the Intelligence Department's operations. He not only learned from Jin and others, but also from the guidance communication called by Wuxiang, the operator of the Chase branch.
Ainan knew a lot of details. However, Ainan did not tell Cruz and other guerrillas in the Royal Capital branch about the matter, and also asked Jin and his party to keep the matter secret from other guerrillas before confirming the queen's true intentions.
"Since we passed by, why not go to the Imperial Embassy and ask? Olivier should live there, right?"
"Yeah, no problem." Joshua said.
"It's up to you," Agathe said.
At Estelle's suggestion, the three of them arrived at the gate of the Imperial Capital Embassy. The guards here were not special agents in black, but people in uniform of the Royal Army.
They then had a casual chat with a soldier named Campbell.
"Everyone in the Imperial Embassy is very straightforward, simple and strong. However, that person... every time he causes a commotion on the street, the citizens complain to me and keep complaining..." Campbell said.
"Well, it seems that you're talking about that guy Olivier, right?" Some kind of vivid image had already appeared in Estelle's mind.
"Huh, he is indeed a frivolous guy." Agathe confirmed again that his first impression was correct.
After learning that Olivier had not returned to the embassy, Estelle also gave up the idea of searching. The three of them returned to the residence arranged for them by the association.
October 5, 1202, Qiyao Calendar, is Saturday.
The main competition of the martial arts competition is held in the afternoon, so the morning is a leisurely time, and you can solve some guerrilla tasks first. Even so...
"Estil, you are late. There are no tasks for you anymore." Ainan told them the news with a smile.
That's the way it is. There are now eight guerrillas in the royal capital Grancel, and no matter what the task is, they can complete it at once. The guerrilla mission is a paid service, and it is a job where you can legally earn a lot of Mira, and there is competition.
It is understandable that this is not felt in other areas because those branches are short of manpower.
"Estiel, you overslept again." Joshua said to his companion.
"Can you blame me...it was obviously Joshua's fault for not waking me up! That's why Brother Agathe went out so early in the morning." Estelle said defensively.
"Yes, yes. So do we still need to look for clues today? Now that we have a way to meet the queen, there is no need to ask around like we did a few days ago. Next, we just need to go all out to win the championship in the martial arts competition.
Okay." Joshua and Estelle discussed it.
"Well, will it go so smoothly? Mr. Cruz's team, which is also a guerrilla, is okay. Even if they win, the task can be handed over to them to complete. But the two teams in the first half of the competition..."
"Estil, you are worried about Second Lieutenant Lawrence and the man in sunglasses, right? Although Mr. Jin is the main force of the team, the two of us have to work harder."
"Yes. It would be great if someone could help us with special training. Although martial arts training does not happen overnight, I still hope to have more experience in fighting against masters. Participants who are also martial arts competitions will be excluded first.
They have to prepare for the competition seriously and don’t have time to spare. By the way, Joshua, didn’t you say that Ling is very strong? How about asking her to practice?”
"Well, it would be nice if she was willing to agree."
With nothing to do, the two of them left the Guerrilla Association and went to the Historical Archives to ask for information from the people here.
"Professor Yalua and Dr. Astre? What a coincidence, they both left early in the morning. Sorry, I don't know where they are. It seems they have something important to do." From the Historical Archives
The receptionist, Miss Licia, heard information that disappointed them.
"Cannian...wait a minute, by the way, is this how you call Ling?"
"Well, she is a really great scholar. "Qiyao Lingzi Mechanics" is different from the common belief of modern people that the guidance force is an infinite energy source. In the paper published last year, she proposed to the world that the guidance force is limited.
Such a bold and avant-garde view of "renewable resources". What's even more amazing is that the experiments she designed together with Dr. Prato completely confirmed all her guesses. Even if there were opponents, they could not find even the slightest evidence to refute them.
No, even if I conduct experiments myself, I will reach the same conclusion as them. Although I cannot fully understand all the derivation processes, our curator respects her very much."
"Ahaha, it sounds so powerful." Estelle said she didn't understand it at all.
"Because Ling never puts on the airs of a scholar when she gets along with us." Joshua said to Estelle.
"If there is something urgent, you can ask the curator. He seems to often discuss issues with Professor Yalua." Miss Licia continued.
"No, no, it's not an urgent matter. Well, thank you anyway."
Estelle thanked him and then visited the historical museum with Joshua. Although Professor Yaluwa had said that he was welcome to come to him before, this was actually Estelle's first visit since arriving in the royal capital. After all, in psychology
Although she doesn't like to study, she is still a bit resistant to places like historical archives as academic facilities.
After visiting the stone walls with etched patterns peeled off from the Tower of Four Wheels, seeing the swords and armor used by knights from the Middle Ages, and looking at the stone bricks from ancient times that are said to be older than the ancient Semrian civilization.
, Estelle and Joshua found the white-haired Mr. Curator in the manuscript exhibition area of the Holy Book of the Seven Glory Church seven hundred years ago.
"Well, Professor Yaluwa's research coincides with my interests. The statement that the Ring of Glory, one of the seven treasures, is buried somewhere in Liber is really profound."
"Ring of radiance? He is still studying this." After listening to the curator's words, Estil remembered the first meeting with Wiseman at the Emerald Tower. At that time, he was thinking about it.
this.
"Well, I'm looking for records in the holy scriptures. Although the word "ring of glory" has been deleted from the church's holy scriptures now, leaving only the general title of one of the seven treasures, it does exist in medieval manuscripts.
Mentioning the Ring of Radiance, a treasure that has absolute control over space, one really wonders what kind of existence it is. If it is really hidden in Liber, then where is it?"
"Ah, could it be..."
After hearing what the curator said, Joshua suddenly had an idea.
"Joshua? Have you thought of anything?" Estelle leaned into his ear and whispered.
"Well, didn't Dr. Russell say that he is not suitable for us before? There was a huge force reaction underground in the Royal Capital. And Colonel Richard also blocked the Royal Capital. All these signs coincide with each other."
"Wow, hearing you say that is really..."
The two whispered for a while before the curator stopped his eloquent history lecture.
"Sorry, sorry, I can't control my mouth when I'm in a mood. Well, what do you want to see me for?"
The two would-be guerrillas asked questions about the whereabouts of Yarua and Ling, but the curator also shook his head.
"They only said they would come back after doing good things. But judging from their tone, they might not come back until the evening or tomorrow. I originally wanted to give the tickets to the martial arts competition I got from the historical archives to Professor Yalua
, it seems I have to go watch the game by myself, haha."
"Well, thank you, Mr. Curator." After thanking Estelle, she and Joshua left the historical museum together.
The two immediately returned to the Guerrilla Association and told Joshua's guess about Colonel Richard's real purpose being the Ring of Glory to the operator of the Grancel branch, Ainan.