Chapter 601

According to the method on the blueprint, it was to use spiritual power to attach Marco Polo's inheritance to the revolver dual pistols in the form of runes.

This method was very novel to Lin Cheng. It required using the inheritance light orb, so he had to be careful. After all, using spiritual power to contact the inheritance light orb, if he wasn't careful, the hero inheritance might be peeked at by him.

However, soon, when Lin Cheng actually implemented it, he discovered a very frustrating fact!

The system once said that the inheritance light orb had no effect on him, but he also considered that hero skills could also be used by him, so Lin Cheng thought that sentence was just the system fooling him, perhaps just some restrictions on him, etc.

However... when Lin Cheng's spiritual power probed into the inheritance light orb, he discovered that the system's statement was indeed correct.

His spirit was like looking at flowers while riding a horse; he saw almost all the hero inheritances within the inheritance light orb. However, his spiritual power seemed to come with its own isolation, and those inheritances were simply untouchable by him.

Afterwards, Lin Cheng found Marco Polo's inheritance from within and, sulking, attached it to the forged revolver dual pistols.

In an instant, the revolver dual pistols emitted a strange white light. The white light dissipated rapidly after a few seconds, returning to its plain and unadorned appearance.

But now, Lin Cheng clearly felt a sense of being watched, and this sense of being watched came from the revolver dual pistols in front of him. It was a very strange feeling, not making one's back feel cold.

Nor did it make one feel comfortable; in short, it was just a feeling of being watched.

Perhaps it was psychological, making him feel somewhat uncomfortable.

"What the hell, who the hell is talking?"

The system's voice wasn't like this either.

"Buddy, I'm in your hands."

As if in response, the revolver dual pistols in Lin Cheng's hands suddenly emitted some light.

"Damn, you actually became sentient?"

Lin Cheng then saw clearly and heard clearly that the glowing revolver dual pistols in his hands were actually talking, and he almost threw them away.

"It doesn't count as becoming sentient; this is just a wisp of my remnant soul. After all, my family also inherited..."

One of the families of the power of miracles. The power of miracles allowed my remnant soul to survive until now. The voice of regret and sighing sounded again in Lin Cheng's mind. The other party's emotional words reminded him of someone!

"You wouldn't happen to be the Gunslinger Marco Polo, would you?"

The voice admitted it without hesitation.

"Yes, I don't know how much time has passed. Since the destruction of the King's Continent, I haven't heard anyone call me that for a long time."

"The King's Continent destroyed? What happened?" Lin Cheng frowned and asked. By comparison, he was more curious about how the King's Continent was destroyed.

"You don't know? As the last hope of many divine officials..."

Lin Cheng shook his head, completely unaware of the reason.

"If he knew, he wouldn't be asking Marco Polo's remnant soul here. What level have you raised the Ark's core authority to?" Marco Polo didn't answer directly but instead asked about the system.

Some fragmented images flashed through his residual memory fragments, as if he remembered something? But it seemed he couldn't remember what those represented for a moment.

To be honest, Lin Cheng actually had no interest in the true reason for the destruction of the King's Continent; it was just a whim.

Since Marco Polo had said so, he was temporarily curious.

"The Ark core is right; you can know why the continent was destroyed by raising your authority?" The voice transmitted by Marco Polo carried a certain teasing tone...

Hearing it in Lin Cheng's ears, it seemed to carry a sense of mockery. His gaze suddenly turned cold. Marco Polo suddenly brought up the topic of the destruction of the King's Continent, but he didn't want to tell him. This kind of hesitation, provoking his interest and then extinguishing this fire of curiosity.

Was he playing with him?

"Don't you know?" The cold voice carried a bit of impatience.

The sharp-eared Marco Polo immediately noticed Lin Cheng's impatience.

"Eh, did I say anything just now? Why can't I remember what I just said?" When Marco Polo spoke, there was clearly a brief, indescribable sound. It was as if those words were forcibly changed by some power to prevent Lin Cheng from learning more information.

Now Marco Polo was even more like he had amnesia; he couldn't remember what he had said a second ago.

Lin Cheng couldn't see the facial expressions of the two guns, so he expressed suspicion.

How did he let this secret slip out? It's really true that he's old, and his body isn't what it used to be. Two days passed in the blink of an eye.

On the border between the Emperor Tianwu Empire and the Chilperic Kingdom, the Third Imperial Prince Li Chun and two legion commanders led an army of 400,000 to move out under the cover of darkness, arriving at the entrance of the Heavenly Danger Canyon almost quietly.

The Heavenly Danger Canyon nominally belonged to the Chilperic Kingdom, but in reality, this canyon was the bottom line for both sides and did not belong to either. On this side of the Heavenly Danger Canyon was the Emperor Tianwu Empire, and on the other side was the Chilperic Kingdom.

Trade between the two countries also had to pass through this shortcut, and this shortcut was also the only channel for the Emperor Tianwu Empire to contact the Western kingdoms.

The west of the empire was originally surrounded by endless rolling mountains, which served as a natural barrier in the form of a slightly curved straight line, separating the Emperor Tianwu Empire from all the Western kingdoms.

But seven hundred years ago, a violent earthquake occurred on the border between the empire and the Chilperic Kingdom, shaking the entire Endless Mountain Range. The earthquake caused a huge gully to appear between the mountains, leading directly to each other.

In the following hundreds of years, this gully gradually became today's Heavenly Danger Canyon. Curious Western adventurers came to the Eastern ancient country through the Heavenly Danger Canyon shortcut, bringing trade opportunities while also bringing potential crises to the Eastern ancient country.

Originally, with the Endless Mountain Range as a natural barrier, it was almost impossible for the Western kingdoms to lead an army over the mountains. They had to borrow the path of the Northern Ice and Snow Kingdom, pass through the Orc Grasslands, and then cross the Elf Forest to reach the distant Eastern ancient country.

But now... it was no longer necessary to be so troublesome.

As long as they eliminated the Chilperic Kingdom and expanded the passage of the Heavenly Danger Canyon, the Western Allied Forces could directly march to conquer the Eastern ancient country.

It was for this reason that the Emperor Tianwu Empire had been on good terms with the Chilperic Kingdom on the other side of the Heavenly Danger Canyon since the canyon appeared, with trade between the two countries increasing each other's national strength.

Also because of this reason, the Chilperic Kingdom was envied by other Western kingdoms.

The Holy Kingdom once wanted the Chilperic Kingdom to join their camp, but the King of the Chilperic Kingdom at that time refused clearly.

The king at that time was very clear about the pros and cons of the Heavenly Danger Canyon. Relying on this Heavenly Danger Canyon, both the Chilperic Kingdom and the Emperor Tianwu Empire would have reservations. No matter which side wanted to invade, as long as they occupied part of the road in the Heavenly Danger Canyon, they could hold off a million-strong army with a small number of soldiers.

Even joining the camp where the Holy Kingdom was would be of no avail; instead, it would destroy the relationship with the Emperor Tianwu Empire and reduce trade between each other.

War has always been just an excuse for the aggressor!

The 400,000-strong army had to stop to rest.

The maximum width of the passage in the canyon was only five meters, and the narrowest place was less than two meters, just enough for a carriage to pass through, but the total straight-line length of the canyon was nearly 30,000 meters.

This did not include the rugged and changeable canyon roads, potential dangers, etc...

The canyon was dark and humid all year round, inhabited by various poisonous creatures, and there were loose stones above the canyon that could fall down at any time.

An ordinary person would have to spend at least a day to pass through the canyon.

It was impossible for this 400,000-strong army to pass through the canyon in one day; it would take at least two days. But the war in the Chilperic Kingdom on the other end was tight, and there might even be enemy ambushes at the exit or halfway through.

Relying on the narrow terrain of the canyon, the other side didn't need the same number of soldiers; 10,000 heavy armored soldiers would be enough to hold off their 400,000-strong army for a few days, and they would be the first to be unable to withstand the huge consumption of grain and grass and withdraw.

"Do you have any ideas?"

Now that the army was stationed in front of the Heavenly Danger Canyon, the longer the delay, the more unfavorable it would be for the war in the Chilperic Kingdom. But now, if they were asked to continue the march, they would definitely not dare.

The terrain inside the Heavenly Danger Canyon was narrow. If the army couldn't keep moving forward, once they were attacked, turning around halfway would be extremely troublesome, which might cause chaos in the army and eventually waste a lot of time in the canyon in vain.

Lei Yi felt that sending a small team to scout was the safest method.

"How about sending a small team to scout first?"

But the problem was that what they lacked most now was time.

"No, time is too tight. Once we miss the best time, we will lose the opportunity! Not only will we not be able to save the Chilperic Kingdom, but we will also be counter-encircled by the Taki and Leyton Kingdoms!" Third Imperial Prince Li Chun immediately spoke out in opposition.

"Indeed, His Highness's words make sense." Lord Xuan Lord Xuan Wuji looked at Third Imperial Prince Li Chun and nodded in recognition.

It had been a few years, and the Third Prince was also sensible and understood the principle that speed is the essence of war.

If they missed the best time for a two-sided pincer attack, their mission this time would be in vain.

Even if they successfully returned to the empire, the Chilperic Kingdom would have been destroyed, and the empire's situation in the future would certainly not be as comfortable as before.

"Then what do you say we should do? We can't just force our way through, right?" Lei Yi was helpless.

He would like to let the Thunder Shadow Legion march quickly, but he absolutely wouldn't believe that there was no one guarding the other end. Even if there were only 5,000 people, it would be enough to hold off their 400,000-strong army for a day.

"Your Highness, what do you think?" Lord Xuan Lord Xuan Wuji's gaze turned to Third Imperial Prince Li Chun, asking intentionally.

Actually, he had an idea in his heart, but he wanted to see Third Imperial Prince Li Chun's thoughts. If Third Imperial Prince Li Chun intended to seize the throne, then courage alone wouldn't be enough.

"Speed is the essence of war... A scouting team must be sent, and the army must also continue to advance! But we must be careful!" Third Imperial Prince Li Chun proposed.

He vaguely guessed that Legion Commander Lord Xuan Lord Xuan Wuji should already have an idea in his heart, but the other party was just waiting for him to say it, wanting to see what his ability was really like.