Five members of the Guerrilla Association: Wuxiang Loulan, Jin Vasek, Agathe Kolosna, Joshua Bright, Estil Bright. Three associates: Albert Russell, Tida
Russell, Ling Astley, a total of eight people gathered around the square table and began a secret meeting.
"First question, you have tracked down the criminals who attacked the central workshop, Agathe and Jin, right?" Kirika raised her head and asked a question that everyone else was very concerned about.
Jin nodded towards Agathe, and Agathe also told the information he had found out.
"Ah, yes, I already know it. The ones who attacked the central workshop should be the Royal Army."
Hearing this explosive information, everyone suddenly felt incredible.
"Brother Agathe, are you saying that those people are not the Chasseurs from outside?" Agathe's words overturned Joshua's past speculation.
"Hey? How is this possible? Aren't the Royal Army on our side?" Estelle couldn't believe it. Although she had a bad impression of the Royal Army when she was in Perth, after hearing General Morgan say
When she remembered that her father Cassius was a colonel in the Royal Army, her attitude changed 180 degrees. She believed that it was probably their duty to be more rigid.
"Daughter of Cassius, when did you get the idea that the Royal Army and the Guerrilla Association are a group?" Dr. Russell said.
Agathe sighed and placed half of the force-guided sword behind him on the table.
"This is the information told to me by the man who cut off my sword. You can judge its credibility. The true identities of the people in black are special agents of the Intelligence Department of the Royal Libertarian Army and soldiers of the Royal Army at Reston Fortress.
Calling him Second Lieutenant Lawrence shows a lot of respect for him, I think it is true."
"Can actually cut off brother Agathe's giant sword..." Joshua and Estelle still have some understanding of Agathe's strength. Even if they don't have an actual fight, they have some experience of their opponent's strength.
"That man wore a red helmet and used a strange-looking golden sword. But it's not just a matter of weapons. Although he is very reluctant, his swordsmanship is indeed far superior to mine. If Brother Jin hadn't stepped in to save me,
, it’s hard for me to come back intact like this." Agathe said and looked at Jin next to him.
Jin also agreed with Agathe's statement and nodded, "The master of swordsmanship may have entered the realm of reason. I can see that he had not yet shown his true skills at that time. Among the people I know,
Probably only Mr. Cassius can rival him in strength."
"Kin, have you forgotten about me? In terms of swordsmanship alone, Crossbell's Arios is still better than Cassius." Kirika said to Jin. Kirika used to be in Kremlin when he was wandering around various countries.
I have stayed in Los Bell for a while and am familiar with a certain A-level guerrilla there.
Jin shook his head, "Although it's just my feeling, Arios' sword probably can't defeat him."
Jin, who is also an A-level guerrilla and is in the Republic, knows Crossbell's colleagues very well and has even sparred with each other several times. Although Jin can't beat Arios, he won't lose to him either. He feels that Wuxiang
Is your evaluation of Arios too high?
Although the level of disciples from each school is slightly different, the school itself is not strong or weak. Regardless of whether you use swords, axes, fists, or sticks, any sect can be accepted. In Sai
The martial arts community on the continent of Mulia has a relatively unified way of recognizing strength, which is a stage, a title, and an identity.
The first pass/paper cutting is the initial level proof. Generally, only after the fighting spirit of the school has entered the level, can one be qualified to tell outsiders the name of one's school.
Zhongzhuan/Catalogue is a title that can only be obtained after learning all the moves of the sect and being awarded the Catalog Scroll.
Okuden/Ukuden allegiance means mastering the mysteries passed down by the school. After obtaining the Okuden scroll and passing the master's examination and permission, you have the qualifications to recruit disciples on your own.
The above parts are somewhat similar and somewhat different from Ling's memories of his previous life. In his previous life, he needed to reach exemption before he could report his sect to the outside world, while in the continent of Samlia, he only needed to reach the first pass. Because this world is a world with fighting spirit, as long as you use
When they get into fighting spirit and use their sect's unique moves, it's easy to identify each other's origins, and it's difficult to hide them.
On the other hand, because of the existence of fighting spirit, the threshold for Okuden Kaiden is much higher than the threshold for Okuden Kaiden in the previous life. It is not only the mastery of moves, but also the skill to match. To be able to get the title of Okuden is basically
These are all things that happen after reaching adulthood at the age of twenty. Things like Chiba Sanako's previous life on Earth, where she received the Beichen Itto-ryu Futsujin at the age of ten, are almost unheard of on the continent of Samlia.
Any school can become a master once it reaches the level of the secret teaching, and you are no longer an apprentice of the school, but a teacher of the school. But this is not the end of the journey of a martial artist, but the true beginning of the way of martial arts.
The three levels after the Upanishad can't be taught by a teacher's words and deeds, but must be understood by the warrior himself before they can be reached.
The expert level/master level has accumulated rich experience after years of training and gained the true meaning of a certain field.
The realm of reason combines "capacity" and "skill". It is the scenery that can be seen after a certain principle is passed through.
The state of selflessness, the specifics are unknown, is a state that only exists in records. (The state of selflessness is from the introduction of Konggui 3rd "Violent Archangel Sheep Bobo". The original work has this state, and it is not the original work of this article.)
Hearing them mention the Wind Sword Master, Ling also thought of this blue-haired young man who had fought with her three and a half years ago. Although she lost the swordsmanship at that time, she won the battle. Although Arios's swordsmanship was very powerful
, but it does not give her the feeling that it is difficult to win without using the Cavalry God like the Sword Master Cassius and the Light Sword Maker Victor. I don’t know that after he changed his profession to become a guerrilla, his strength was better than when he was a policeman.
How much has it increased? If Guy's death really caused him to fall into the inner demons of self-doubt, maybe his current strength has declined compared to when he was so high-spirited?
As for the other hand, Ling just met Levi last night and knew that he must not have entered the realm of reason. If Levi had already entered the realm of reason, then she should have already been. But the fact is that they
He is still only an expert class. He may have the same misunderstanding as Jin, who is also an expert class. There is probably a misunderstanding in some places. Levi is following the path of Shura, a path that advocates the ultimate in strength, so in a head-on battle,
Shura will not lose to reason. But if Shura encounters a state of selflessness that is higher than the realm of reason, it will be a situation of defeat but no victory. But that seems to be just a legend, even the seventh pillar.
Ryan Hurd is also far away from the realm of selflessness. Ling judged that the Saint of Steel should have practiced Shura on the basis of the realm of reason, and relied on the superposition of the two to improve her own power simply and crudely.
Combat strength.
Ling pays more attention to the improvement of strength than skills, but this does not mean that she thinks skills are not important.
The reason why she didn't meditate with her sword in her arms like other swordsmen, starting from entering tranquility, entering concentration, understanding the mind and nature, and relying on the unity of heaven and man to feel the context of the sword, was because she had a more practical way of learning.
Rather than having a breakthrough after a sudden enlightenment, she prefers the learning method of gradual enlightenment. Moving forward step by step. This allows her to truly feel her growth.
The program written by Ling and Tio performs simulation calculations in Patil Matil's guidance calculator 24 hours a day. It is based on Ling herself and the information she collected on the strong people. Every day in the virtual world
He has conducted tens of thousands of battle simulations. Ling spends at least half an hour every day absorbing these results, correcting his real-life way of exerting force, and transforming it into his own sword-drawing instinct. The essence of the sword-fighting technique year after year.
After conducting research, Ling is confident that the sword path she enumerated one sword at a time using scientific methods will not be inferior to any other school.
Realm does have a great bonus to combat power, but this does not mean that those with high realms will definitely win. There are many factors that affect victory or defeat. For example, physical fitness, external environment, state of mind, personal status, and
Weapons and equipment, etc.
Levi has the Demonic Sword of External Reason, Rock Eater, in his hands. Just from this point of view, she doesn’t think Cassius will have a high winning rate against Levi. As for the “Wind Sword Saint of a Certain Inner Demon”, it’s even more
Forget it.
Therefore, Ling quite agrees with Fudojin’s evaluation.
The evaluation of someone's unfathomable strength has nothing to do with the key issue now. The black-haired guerrilla spoke and brought the conversation back to the topic.
"Brother Agathe, what else did Second Lieutenant Lawrence say?" Joshua asked.
"Well, including Lieutenant Lawrence, those men in black said they don't want to be enemies of the Guerrilla Association. The implication is that we, the Guerrilla Association, should not meddle in other people's business. If not, Brother Jin and I are actually
It's difficult to escape from Reston Fortress." Agathe's tone sounded like he was gritting his teeth. After all, he suffered a big loss this time, and even his usual big sword was cut off.
"It's no wonder that the Royal Army and the Association have always maintained a good relationship. Since the end of the Hundred Days War, the Guerrilla Association has replaced the Royal Army as an important force in maintaining security in the Kingdom of Liber. Now it's a bit troublesome, no matter what
Whatever they want to do, we have no specific reason to interfere with them." Wuxiang analyzed the current situation, "In the statutes of the Guerrilla Association, guerrillas cannot exercise any search power or authority against public institutions authorized or recognized by the state.
The right to arrest. Agathe, you have been caught in your previous risky operation of sneaking into Reston Fortress. If it is not done well, the same thing as the Erebonia Empire may happen."
"Empire? Did something happen over there?" Jin asked. He came to Libel after receiving a letter from Cassius who was in the empire, so he asked this question. Several guerrillas were a little worried.
Curious about this question.
"Well, I received a communication that the imperial government is putting pressure on the Guerrilla Association, with the aim of making the association completely withdraw from Erebonia. Unlike the Kingdom of Liber, the empire's autocratic system is much higher. It happened again a while ago
According to the wishes of the Leman headquarters, we have already agreed to a terrorist attack targeting guerrillas throughout the empire. Mr. Cassius is inseparable from the aftermath of this incident."
"Ah? Why?" Estelle didn't understand at all. The guerrilla was obviously everyone's friend. What wrong thing did he do and why was he driven away?
"This is the difference in national conditions. But if we follow what Second Lieutenant Lorenz said, I'm afraid it will be difficult for Lieber's guerrillas to be as free as in the past." Agathe said, "The Intelligence Ministry's special agents are everywhere.
The ultimate goal of the work is to return the power to the central government, which was scattered in various places in the past, and to build Lieber into a military power like an iron barrel. The golden army of the north, the Erebonian Empire, has expanded in recent years.
People who have a slightly overall view of the policy can see it. Even if we form an alliance with the Kalvad Republic, it is difficult to say that they will not take action against the Kingdom of Liber. From the perspective of the Liber people, it is really difficult for me to refute that.
Second Lieutenant Lorenz's words. But" having said this, Agathe slammed the table and stood up, "I am very unhappy with relying on conspiracy to eradicate dissidents. I definitely don't think this is what the guardian of the kingdom should do.
Some behavior."
Except for Estelle, who is a little insensitive to current politics, and Tida, who has rarely been exposed to this kind of adult world, and is still a little confused, the others have basically understood what is happening from Agathe's explanation.
"Let me ask a question first, why would Lieutenant Lawrence tell you this kind of military secret to Agathe?" Joshua's words also made others notice this suspicion.
"Sorry, this question involves some personal privacy..." Jin interrupted, intending to help Agathe avoid the topic.
"No. Brother Jin, there is nothing that cannot be said. Just like that person said to me, this is what I have to face. If I don't take this step, I will never catch up with him."
Agathe took a deep breath and collected his emotions.
"I have a sister named Misha. We were orphans without a father or mother. We were taken in by kind people in Ravennu Village. We spent a peaceful and beautiful time there. That year, I
Fourteen years old, Misha is twelve years old."
"I remember Agathe, you are twenty-four years old this year. Ten years ago, wasn't that the time of the Hundred Days War?" Kirika knew the intelligence of the guerrillas she was responsible for quite well, and she immediately thought of that critical time point.
Agathe nodded to her, confirming her guess.
"On my birthday, she prepared a gift for me. She made it with her own hands and said it was a very suitable accessory for me. On the way to the mountain road, she turned back to get the gift, and the fire bomb dropped at that time.
Come down."
Agathe held the jewelry on his chest tightly.
"When she was rescued...she had already suffered severe burns. Even so, she still held the gift tightly in her hands. The metal part was burned, but the stone part was well preserved. That's it.
this."
He spread his hands and placed the beautiful stones in front of everyone.
"It's not Qiyao Stone, nor any gem, just a beautiful stone. Just for this kind of thing, I have thought about this thought countless times. The strange thing is that I have never thought of blaming it. Although I haven't
Think of it as a relic... After the war, I left the village and lived a ridiculous life, but even then, I only had this and couldn't bear to throw it away. During the Hundred Days War ten years ago, my sister, who depended on me for life, died in the empire.
The Imperial Army was attacked by incendiary bombs. To me, the Imperial Army is probably an enemy I can never forgive in this life."
"That Second Lieutenant Lawrence said that I am very similar to him. I guess he is probably like me, a person who lost relatives in the Hundred Days War. He is the captain of the Intelligence Department of the Royal Army, the boss of those men in black, he
It was not difficult to investigate my experience. Therefore, he invited me to join the Royal Army. In order to protect this country and prevent the people of this country from encountering the same thing as before, I stood up and became his partner. But I did not immediately
Answer him. Haha... It sounds cowardly to say it, right? It's obviously a question that you don't have to think about, but I'm hesitating."
After Agathe finished telling his story, everyone was silent for a while.
"I think the reason why Agathe is unwilling to join is because you are suspicious. Just relying on what the second lieutenant said may not be the truth. The Intelligence Department is good at manipulating intelligence. It is their fault to only disclose part of the information to mislead people.
A common trick." Jin patted Agathe on the shoulder, "Men and men fight each other with fists, and you can roughly understand what kind of person the other person is by trying their hands. His swordsmanship is majestic, although it is not like any other man I know.
School, but judging from the feeling of the fight, I don’t think that Second Lieutenant Lawrence is a bad guy. He might also be the one being taken advantage of."
"Ah, yes. It was because I was too persistent that he showed his strength to let me see clearly the gap between us. Put my questions aside for now, and then talk about other information. According to Second Lieutenant Lawrence
, this black power guide originally belonged to the Royal Army, but it was taken away by a certain guerrilla in August."
"How could we guerrillas do such a thing as robbery? Besides, they said that the black power guide belongs to them. Is there any evidence?" Estil said unconvinced.
"I won't comment on this. Second Lieutenant Lawrence told me about the black power guide before the attack on the central workshop. They are definitely determined to get this prop." After finishing speaking, Agathe looked around.
Then looked in Dr. Russell's direction.
From the beginning, Dr. Russell's brows were furrowed, as if he was thinking about something.
"Dr. Russell, do you have any questions in mind?"
Dr. Russell hesitated for a moment, and after everyone's attention was gathered, he said, "I have a guess. After ruling out other possibilities, this one has become the most likely thing. According to the second lieutenant's
In other words, whether the Intelligence Department is operating in various places or the government is being returned, his ultimate goal is to resist the invasion of the Erebonia Empire, right?"
"That's right." Agathe said firmly.
"Actually, a few decades ago, there was a huge guidance reaction underground in the Royal Capital. At that time, Her Majesty the Queen invited me to deal with this matter, but when we were about to find some clues, we were stopped by people from Qiyao Church.
. They said that this might be some kind of ancient relic, and that the canonization province should be responsible for recycling it. The guiding reaction never appeared after that. I didn’t think much about it at the time, thinking that the matter would just go away. But if so, then
If the things are still there? Well, maybe I’m overthinking it.”
Dr. Russell was looking forward to the emergence of a certain existence underground in the royal capital, but he was also a little worried about its impact. It was obviously something he had been pursuing for decades, but he became worried and fearful after it was about to become within reach.
This is also human nature.
"Doctor, your guess is very likely, so it makes sense. The Royal Army is planning to use that to enhance Libel's military strength." Kirika concluded.
Everyone looked at me and I looked at you, and suddenly fell into silence. They felt that from the standpoint of the Liberians, there seemed to be no need to stop the Royal Army?
"No, let's not care about the source of the Royal Army's intelligence. If things can really go as smoothly as this, Mr. Cassius will not be worried. There must be other inside stories."
When the meeting reached an impasse, Jin took out the letter sent to him by Cassius and put it on the table. He let everyone read the content that he had read to Agathe before.
While several people were reading the letter, a communication message came from downstairs, and Wuxiang went downstairs to answer it. A few minutes later, everyone saw her appear in the conference room with a solemn face.
"What happened?" Jin asked.
"I received an urgent call from Ainan from the Grancel branch. The Royal Guards were arrested by the Royal Army in the name of rebellion. Their crime was 'attacking the central workshop'."
Except for Ling who was watching the show and Tida who was confused, all the other adults were shocked when they heard the news.
Now is no longer the time for leisurely discussions in the association.