Cataclysm King

Chapter 291 Is the traitor the rebel leader?

The fighting in Wallen City continues.

After the consul's mansion was breached, the rebels went to the mansions of the major nobles in the city, burning and killing them.

Fireworks from the fallen city soared into the sky, igniting the rally signal.

The rebels hiding in the dark far outside the city also rushed towards Wallen City.

Breaking the city is just the first step of the A-level main mission.

The difficulty of this task is to survive later.

The plot has just happened, and Ji Xun is not in a hurry.

After he first triggered all the possible tasks in the intelligence, he continued to search the consul's mansion.

The most valuable things in Valen City are all here.

Proficient in various lock-picking skills, he found many hidden safes that the rebels had not had time to open.

Great harvest.

A piece of mechanical blueprint [Heavy Steam Mechanical City Breaking Arm], a set of silver heavy armor, a gold quality [Obsidian Dagger], a silver [Black Knight] demon mark, some extraordinary materials, hundreds of I ate [Blood Vine Rye] and a few Warcraft crystal cores that can enhance my physical fitness.

These are items that can bring out another dimension, and are also the rewards of choosing the rebel camp with a high death rate.

If you can get out alive, these things themselves are worth a lot of money.

However, these harvests yielded food and were of little use to Ji Xun.

What he wants to find are some key items that can trigger hidden plots.

Moreover, Ji Xun himself was very interested in the history of the Talon Dynasty three thousand years ago.

The Consul's Mansion contains the largest number of books in the entire Wallen City.

Ji Xun found a large number of historical books in a study room that had been robbed in a mess.

Although these books cannot be taken out of the space, he can read them live!

Ji Xun's efficient reading ability came in handy immediately.

Facts have proven that intelligence can save lives at critical times.

Understanding more knowledge will be of vital help in this extra-dimensional space where real historical events evolve.

Although the late Talon Dynasty was decadent, the level of civilization was only higher than it is now.

The city lord's mansion contains a large number of briefings, internal documents of the nobles and other information. These newspapers provide a lot of useful information.

"On February 3301, 2 of the Talon Calendar, a riot broke out in the Thunder City Slave Arena. Thirteen gladiators stormed into the Archon's mansion and killed the slave owners. Then they formed a rebellion with the slaves in the city."

"On August 3302, 8 in the Talon calendar, there was a riot in the Frostwolf Mine Prison, and one hundred thousand miners joined the rebel camp."

"On January 3303, 1 in the Talon calendar, 'The King's Four Knights' Grand Marshal Us Cornelli led 15 troops and fought a decisive battle with the rebels on the Blood Moss Plains. They defeated the rebels and beheaded them. The leader of the army, "Baal the Barbarian," killed two hundred thousand enemies."

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Ji Xun focused on many reports on this "slave uprising".

These newspapers contain detailed notes about the uprising, including the events, time, location, and people involved.

In Ji Xun's eyes, those fragments of information were like crystal clear beads.

connected together by timeline.

Certain causes and consequences automatically deduced in his mind.

The beads were strung together into a curtain, gradually exuding the luster of a dreamlike story.

After reading some intelligence, he also had a general idea of ​​the causes and consequences of the rebel army.

It's a pity that a lot of it was destroyed by the fire, and the information is very fragmentary.

It is estimated that the will of space also intentionally limits this information acquisition channel.

Ji Xun flipped through the pages and saw another very important piece of information.

"On January 3300, 1 in the Talon calendar, King Augustus died of illness. Skilled craftsmen were recruited from all over the country to build the imperial tomb and recruit 23 slaves."

"Forced slaves to build the imperial tomb?"

Looking for this information, some thoughts appeared in Ji's eyes.

He also speculated that this might be one of the triggers for the slave revolt.

However, collecting intelligence is one thing. Ji Xun looked at these newspaper letters and his consciousness fell into a very mysterious state of perception.

You know, this is a newspaper from thousands of years ago!

But looking at it, there is no sense of violation at all.

It seems that in this era, traces of those events can still be found in today's newspapers.

Oppression, resistance, violence, repression.

As Jia Yu said before, if you look far enough, there is nothing new in history.

It's as if the scripts have been changed over and over again, only to write a familiar story with the protagonist's name changed.

Ji Xun caught that vague feeling and thought thoughtfully.

And after rummaging through it, he found another parchment in a corner.

Spread it out and see that this is the map of Warren City.

Not only the street plan within the city, but also the topography of nearby suburbs.

Near the city is a large plain with abundant water and fertile black soil, which provides a rich granary.

The north, south, south, and south sides are all empty, except for the west side where there are large underground rivers and various caves and caves that lead deep into the area.

Most of the rebels were hiding in pits that extended in all directions.

Like a field mouse, it retreats when startled.

Only by luring them to the plains could they be annihilated.

Ji Xun saw this map and had a general understanding of the official legion's ambush circle in his mind.

When it comes time to escape, the only way to survive is to the west.

There is a lot of information, and it takes a lot of energy to find clues in a lot of useless information.

Ji Xun knew that the plot might change at any time, so he flipped through the pages quickly without caring about anything else.

In the study room, I could only hear the sound of pages turning and the trembling eyes.

It seemed as if in Ji Xun's eyes, the void was densely packed with "subtitles" passing ten times faster.

He just looked at it quickly.

Shadow also helped read.

The brain works at high speed.

Not long after, the already messy study room was filled with chaotically opened pages.

Even though he noticed someone was coming, he didn't stop.

Ji Xun and Alice separated before, and they agreed to search for clues separately.

Then meet up and discuss follow-up plans.

These two hours passed, and tens of thousands of reinforcements from the rebel army arrived one after another, and the city was in chaos.

Alice sensed Ji Xun's position and was a little surprised that he was still "in the same place" after so long.

She returned to the Consul's Mansion with Allen.

Looking at the messy study room, the two of them were extremely surprised.

Countless books, newspapers, and scrolls were scattered all over the floor.

They were not thrown away randomly, but there were signs of being turned over.

Oh, I should be looking for some key clues.

The two of them thought about it and walked in.

Allen still had a grudge against Ji Xun, the cold and arrogant Eastern Wasteland spy. He looked at Ji Xun in the study who was still engrossed in reading various materials, and complained in a whisper: "Let's go to the city and risk our lives." After asking for clues, this guy is reading leisurely here."

Even though I know, I am still looking for clues.

But they are more risky no matter how you look at them.

Alice on the side read some unusual meanings from Ji Xun's rapidly flashing eyes, and a thought came to her mind: Couldn't all these books have been read by this guy?

However, the amount of information in the study is so staggering that a normal person might not be able to read it all in several months.

But it’s not like this guy is pretending, but he is really reading carefully?

Ji Xun didn't give any explanation and asked directly: "Miss Alice, have you found any clues?"

Although the contact time was not long, he had a general understanding of the abilities of these two people.

Allen is young and his mind is still growing. Although Alice has special professional abilities, she seems to have lived in a stable and comfortable environment. She is smart but not wise.

At least their idea of ​​cracking the extra-dimensional space is very templated.

The two used a common method for finding clues: finding NPCs to trigger conversations.

This also saves Ji Xun's effort.

Alice responded: "We asked the rebels and found out that if you want to unlock the slave collar, you have to find 'Master Gamil'. It is said that he is a legendary spellcaster. But that person was not in the city before. Some people say they saw it in the rebel camp, but I’m not sure yet.”

As they said that, both of them looked a little sad.

Unless the slave collar is untied, everything is in vain.

Ji Xun nodded: "Yeah."

He was not surprised to hear this result.

Slave collars are something outside the plot of "Valen Rebel Camp".

Just like the Holy Grail he got before, if he wants to get it, he must trigger an additional hidden plot.

This requires opportunity and cannot be rushed.

Alice looked at Ji Xun's always calm expression, but she didn't say anything after all, and continued: "As for the 'Gron', we didn't find out."

As she said that, she looked very confused: "We asked many people, but we have never heard of him. It's as if there is no such person in the Wallen City rebel army."

"No?"

Ji Xun also looked up at her and frowned.

There are probably over 10,000 rebels in Warren City now. It stands to reason that as long as you ask more people, no matter how many people there are, there will be people who have heard of "Gron Frederick".

Could it be that he is an ordinary passerby that no one knows?

But Toad clearly said that his ancestor participated in the battle of Warren City and became famous in the battle. Isn’t it so that no one else has even heard of this name?

As soon as these words came out, the three people in the study fell into silence.

Allen also murmured: "Could it be that it took too long and Lord Aragorn's ancestors passed on the wrong message?"

This is indeed possible.

Alice probably felt the same way.

Without finding this plot anchor, it would be difficult for them to complete this A-level plot and get out alive.

Not to mention the S-Class, which has no sign of it yet.

However, after hearing this, Ji Xun didn't see any worry on his face, but the thoughts in his mind dispersed.

His deduction ability was instantly improved to the extreme.

sometimes.

There is no clue, which is itself a kind of clue.

If Toad's ancestor really remembered it wrong, it would be difficult to leave this extradimensional space alive.

But assuming that "Gron" is in the city, this premise is fixed

So, why didn't you find out?

Excluding the two people's snooping abilities, Ji Xun thought of some possibilities in an instant.

Alice seemed to read something.

This clue was crucial. She asked in a slightly anxious tone: "Mr. Ji Xun, what did you think of?"

Ji Xun was also very curious about her mind-reading ability and said, "Well, I have some ideas."

He said directly: "Either that 'Gron' used a pseudonym for some special reasons that others don't know; or, he is not called by this name yet."

"what?"

When Alice said this, both of them looked startled.

As if to say again: Can you still think about it this way?

At the same time, they also looked at Ji Xun, wanting to hear an explanation.

Ji Xun shook his head, indicating that he had not thought about the follow-up, and said: "No matter what the reason is, this matter is quite complicated. However, the card masters of the [Hero] path have a special temperament. Let's focus on this aspect. , maybe there will be discoveries." Card masters on the [Hero] path are destined to be dazzling.

A person with heroic qualities cannot hide his light in crisis.

Therefore, a "crisis" is needed.

The current situation is far from dangerous enough.

Ji Xun's narrowed eyes revealed a stern look.

The aura of [The Bad Luck Gambler] makes him always have good luck in desperate situations.

It's time to give yourself some intensity.

Ji Xun added: "However, before that, we still have some things to do. In a few hours, the official legion's encirclement will be completely closed. We must find a way to find the traitor so that we can grasp some of the plot. Initiative. And this traitor is the only possibility I can see triggering the 'S-level plot' at the moment."

As soon as these words came out, Allen immediately questioned: "But if we don't find 'Gron' and trigger the S plot mission, we won't survive."

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Ji Xun frowned as he listened.

That's why he doesn't like working with unfamiliar people.

Others can't keep up with his train of thought.

So much to explain.

Otherwise, it will be difficult to gain the other party’s trust and unconditional cooperation.

Of course, this guy's worries are normal.

Normal people will consider whether they can get out alive after triggering the mission.

Ji Xun's idea is that the pleasure brought by exploring the unknown is always the first priority.

He couldn't explain this.

She didn't want to waste time explaining, but Alice on the side seemed to have read something again, and quickly explained: "Mr. Ji Xun, don't get me wrong, Allen has no other meaning. Mr. Aragon wants us to follow your advice throughout the process. We have absolute trust in you. We will also cooperate with your plan unconditionally."

As she said that, she looked at Ji Xun and asked sincerely: "If you need us to do anything, just tell us."

Although this woman didn't understand it, she was quite smart.

She didn't seem to ask any questions, but Ji Xun couldn't help but not answer.

He could only say: "Go and send a message to the leader Badis, saying that I have found a crucial piece of 'collaboration intelligence', and try to bring together the top leaders of the rebel army as much as possible. I will create conditions and expose some information." At that time, you will need your ability to identify who is the traitor. If you are lucky, you can find it directly."

"Do you want to tell them directly about the 'traitor'?"

When Alice heard this, not only did she not think it was feasible, but she was worried: "I mean, we just tried this method, but those plot characters would completely ignore anything we said about the Battle of Wallen City being an official conspiracy. "

"Ok, I know."

Ji Xun was not surprised at all. He relaxed his eyebrows slightly and said, "I have an idea."

It wasn't just Alice who tried it.

Many people who have come to this extradimensional space have tried this method before.

After entering the space, they told the rebel NPC that it was a military trap.

But the fact is that the NPCs "can't hear" those words at all.

So the intelligence says that the rules of space are that you cannot reveal "spoilers" to NPCs that are not part of the current progress.

Ji Xun didn't understand why before and thought it was the rules of space.

But now after getting started with "I am the World", he realized that this is a law of the universe.

"Result" is the causal continuation of "cause" at a certain time point in the future.

The essence of spoilers is to talk about some "effects" that have not yet happened to affect the "causes".

This concept is inherently contradictory.

It sets aside the premise that only related causal lines in the same world can influence each other.

Adventurers are outsiders, like readers of a book, and their information comes from God's perspective.

Their destiny line and that of the extra-dimensional space are like two parallel lines, with no intersection at all.

It was only because of the will of space that they were forced to join the plot.

Therefore, the "results that have not happened" revealed in the spoilers lack the necessary "cause" in the same world.

If the lines of cause and effect cannot intersect, NPCs cannot understand information beyond their dimensions.

It's like the reader is watching an anxious plot and telling the characters in the plot "you should be like this" and "you should be like that".

But the character can't hear it, and the plot will still develop according to the original plot.

Ji Xun had spent a few days playing poker with Jia Yu in Honglou, deepening his understanding of the world.

He saw clearly the essence of this "no spoilers" space rule.

After Ji Xun discovered this pattern, he didn't feel like others did that the "spoiler" routine was completely unworkable.

But assuming all conditions, let this road go.

Ji Xun thought that every move of the adventurer could affect the direction of the plot.

So it’s not like there can’t be spoilers.

But Space Will feels that your way of spoiling the story is wrong.

Tell the NPC directly, the rules don't allow it.

This kind of rule restriction feels like the AI ​​device from Ji Xun's previous life.

If you ask it "Where can I get great health care?", it will say "I don't know" because of the rules.

But if you ask it in another way, "I don't want to go to a big health care, what places should I avoid?", it can give you some specific place names.

This is not a card BUG, ​​but a matter of using the rules themselves and using them.

"Huh? What do you mean?"

In the study, Alice and Allen were stunned.

Although the plan is only a few sentences long.

But Ji Xun's thinking path is very complicated.

Not everyone has the ability to understand and deduce "I am the world".

At least Alice and Allen were confused.

Ji Xun didn't explain much about the flaw in the rules he found, and just said: "You don't have to do anything. Just notify people to come to the study, and then Miss Alice will observe again. Remember that the timing must be as precise as possible."

Alice: "."

Allen: "."

The way the two of them looked at Ji Xun was strange at this moment.

Although I didn't quite understand it, I didn't know how serious it was.

They also discovered that the person in front of them seemed really different.

The ideas are so off-the-wall that it's impossible to keep up.

"it is good!"

Alice agreed immediately.

Although she still didn't understand why the guy in front of her would think of this method.

But now they have no choice.

The two of them left the study as they spoke.

Ji Xun looked at the empty study room, and the shadows around him suddenly stood up and condensed into entities.

He looked at his own shadow, the corners of his mouth raised, and he was also very curious: "Oh, who could be the traitor?"

Ji Xun doesn't know who the traitor is.

But if the traitor knew that there was an "accomplice he didn't know about" in the rebel army, he would probably be surprised.

Before long, the news from Alice was almost delivered.

Suddenly, an exaggerated dark element erupted in the study.

"Bang" and "bang" several fierce battle shock waves trampled several buildings.

A black shadow rushed out quickly.

There were originally quite a few rebels in the consul's residence, and they were immediately attracted by the movement.

"What happened?! Who's fighting?"

"It seems that over there in the study, a brother encountered an assassin!"

"Where did the assassin come from? We have killed all the noble guards."

"I just heard that someone discovered a secret report of collaborating with the enemy. Could it be?"

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Ji Xun listened to the hurried footsteps outside the door and lay leisurely in the corner.

Almost in the blink of an eye, leader Badis led a group of people into the ruined study.

Alice and Alan also ran with the crowd.

But as soon as the two of them came in and looked at Ji Xun under the incomplete wall with a dagger stuck in the vital part of his chest, their expressions became stiff.

If they didn't know this was the plan, they all thought Ji Xun was really killed.

but

Do you need to act so realistically?

What's wrong with being stabbed somewhere, a vital part like the chest?

This guy doesn't know how to take off his clothes, is he really dead?

The shock of the two people was not disguised, but they were truly shocked from their hearts to their expressions, just like everyone else.

Just as he was thinking about it, Ji Xun vomited out a mouthful of blood.

What others thought was a fatal injury was not a big deal to him who knew the secret technique of the Immortal Curse.

This isn't the first time I've been stabbed in the heart, my hands are very familiar.

His superb acting skills allowed him to act like a wounded man who was dying.

Ji Xun took out a blood-stained letter from his arms and said feebly to everyone: "Leader, there is a 'traitor' who collaborated with the enemy and we fell into the trap."

At this statement, everyone's expressions suddenly changed.

That's right!

The method Ji Xun thought of was to guide the NPCs to realize that there was a "traitor" on their own.

This is the "cause" that induces a causal line, rather than directly telling them the result of "this is an official conspiracy."

The essence is completely different.

Perfectly avoiding the rules of space.

As for the content of the forged letter, it doesn't matter at all.

Ji Xun used his own assassination to make those who saw it suspicious, deducing that the murderer could only be a "traitor."

As long as the rebels immediately thought that there was a "traitor", the idea of ​​"could it be an official conspiracy" would naturally arise.

Some people should panic.

Alice on the side was also frightened by Ji Xun's state, fearing that he would die at any time.

She quickly came over, took out the potion she had prepared before, and poured it into him.

But the moment she turned her back to everyone, she looked at the look in Ji Xun's eyes and immediately realized that this was a critical moment.

Alice unleashed her full power and discovered something was wrong.

But from the corner of her eye, she looked at the person whose mind reading ability showed abnormal fluctuations, and she was even more surprised.

Because she sensed that the person with abnormal psychological fluctuations was no one else,

But the leader of this rebel army. "Blood Blade" Badis!

How can it be?

(End of this chapter)