Chapter 393: Planning

Rena's face revealed a look of disdain as she turned and left.

Kainsi watched Rena, a trace of wariness in his eyes, and told the level-eight Little Tough: "Please tell His Highness the Prince quickly; he must be on guard against Rena."

"Oh? What is wrong with her? Does she have a high status in the Huiteng Chamber of Commerce?" The level-eight Little Tough was also quite annoyed with Rena.

"Her status within the Huiteng Chamber of Commerce is indeed higher than mine.

But... this does not count for much; the Huiteng Chamber of Commerce is a business, and she cannot be allowed to act recklessly.

It is just that recently, I heard some news: by this Rena's side, there has appeared a powerhouse, suspected to be a Legendary.

It is precisely because she has this Legendary as a backer that Rena is so reckless."

Mentioning this, Kainsi was filled with worry.

A Legendary, on the God Continent, excluding the gods and the High Priests of those Churches, is already the strongest combat power.

The Huiteng Chamber of Commerce has quite a few Legendary combatants, but they would not take the initiative to offend a Legendary.

Rena has a Legendary backer, so she is very arrogant.

"A Legendary?" The level-eight Little Tough's expression also became grave. "I will report this matter truthfully to His Highness."

The Manager can even easily take down a Legendary-level succubus; what does a single Legendary count for?

Passing through the front courtyard, Rena entered the main hall.

In the hall, a one-eyed man stood, his body radiating a formidable aura.

What was most eye-catching was that on his back, he carried a massive heavy sword, almost as tall as his own height.

"One-Eyed Sword Saint, how is this city?" Seeing the man, Rena asked casually.

The man before her was the famous One-Eyed Sword Saint.

He was of the special class Sword Saint, used a heavy sword, and possessed extremely strong power.

He was a Legendary-level powerhouse who, ten years ago at Tiger Prison Mountain, had single-handedly slain a Legendary-level silver dragon, subsequently rising to great fame.

However, after that time, he had disappeared.

Everyone believed that he was already dead.

"This city is quite good; in every aspect... it is quite good, and the population is also decent." The One-Eyed Sword Saint had strolled around Iron Stone City today and gained a simple understanding of it.

"Indeed, the main thing is that this is a newly built city that has not yet been shrouded by the Church... If we take it and offer it to the Master, the Master will certainly be very satisfied." Rena's eyes were full of joy.

"It is indeed good that this place is not shrouded by the Church; it is suitable for the Master.

Only... today, I saw someone." The One-Eyed Sword Saint's expression became grave.

"Who?" Rena asked.

"Guangming Xiu!"

"What? Guangming Xiu of the Paladin of Light?" Hearing this name, Rena's face became ugly. "Why is he here? The Light Temple... is truly detestable!"

"I have investigated; because some time ago, the Light Holy War Army came to Iron Stone City to solicit military funds, and as a result, that unit of the Holy War Army mysteriously disappeared, suspected to have fallen into the Abyss.

Guangming Xiu brought the Paladin of Light to Iron Stone City to investigate this matter."

"Damn it, to think there is such a variable?

Does this not mean we cannot stay long in this city and must abandon it?

It would be a benefit to Kainsi and that ungrateful guard." Thinking of this, Rena was somewhat dissatisfied.

"Not necessarily." A light burst forth from the One-Eyed Sword Saint's eyes. "Although Guangming Xiu is here, this city is the most suitable for us; I presume that if the Master knows, he will also want to take this city."

"Why?" Rena was somewhat puzzled.

"I saw that within this city, a church is being built."

"Which god has taken a fancy to this city?" Rena did not understand.

"I inquired, and there is no god; it is just an ownerless church.

What is worshipped is a Wild God named Fire of Civilization.

In the Pantheon, there is no such exalted one; I communicated with some people and roughly understood that what Iron Stone City worships might be... a type of Spirit God."

"A Spirit God?" Hearing this, Rena's face revealed an excited expression. "It is actually a Spirit God!"

A so-called Spirit God is a god that does not exist.

Sometimes, if a place is lucky, or because of some reason, ordinary people live a good life.

They might feel that it was a god who helped them.

And since they do not know who this god is, they simply create one.

This kind of god is called a Spirit God.

A Spirit God is not a True God and cannot absorb faith.

However, if there are believers offering sacrifices, Divine Power and divine offices will be produced.

Once the church is built and the statue is erected, those divine offices and Divine Power will all gather within the statue.

These things are all good things.

"Therefore, Iron Stone City must be taken, but the prerequisite is... to take down Guangming Xiu!" The One-Eyed Sword Saint's eyes held a look of slaughter.

"And that Nine Prince, as well as Kainsi, must all die!" Rena said viciously.

"Kainsi must die without a doubt, but the Nine Prince... needs to be left alive." Speaking of this, the One-Eyed Sword Saint's eyes revealed a look of wariness.

"Why?" Rena did not understand.

"Because the King of the Saya Kingdom... is no ordinary person."

"Even the Master cannot handle him?"

"The Master is going to accomplish great things; before the great things are accomplished, do not stir up trouble for the Master.

Even if you are the Master's descendant, if you dare to ruin the Master's great plans, I will still kill you!" The One-Eyed Sword Saint looked at Rena, his eyes filled with killing intent.

"No... it won't." Rena's heart suddenly turned cold, feeling some fear, yet in her heart, she thought that when she next saw her master, she must whisper some pillow talk into his ear.

The long caravan moved slowly, and Charlie kept poking his head out to look at the fields outside, his eyes revealing an expression of excitement.

As a youth, Charlie had always stayed in Saya Royal City and rarely had the opportunity to come out.

At this moment, having the chance to come out was very exciting news for him.

"Uncle Karl, how much longer until we reach Iron Stone City?" Charlie was very excited.

Coming to Iron Stone City this time, he could see his cousin.

His mother missed this cousin very much.

Moreover, his cousin was about to hold his coming-of-age ceremony, and his mother had asked him to deliver an item to his cousin.

"We'll be there in two more days." Uncle Karl smiled.

The journey was tedious and full of danger.

"When we arrive at Iron Stone City, don't run around, and you cannot go to see your cousin first, understand?" Karl instructed.

"Understood, I know, Uncle Karl; you are here to do important things and cannot expose your tracks!" Charlie said in a low voice.

"Mm, this time we discovered news of the One-Eyed Sword Saint, and behind the One-Eyed Sword Saint, it is very likely that existence!

That one, two hundred years ago, caused endless slaughter, and our Twelve Hidden Clans even had one clan nearly wiped out.

This time, he has shown his flaws, and we Twelve Hidden will definitely Slay him!"

Uncle Karl's eyes carried killing intent.

Charlie possessed the Ice Hidden Dragon Bloodline and was of the Ice Hidden among the Twelve Hidden.

The Twelve Hidden Clans were a mysterious organization composed of twelve types of bloodlines, and these twelve bloodlines were rumored to all be related to the Ancient Tang Empire.

The strength gap between these twelve bloodline organizations was immense.

Like the Ice Hidden Clan, it was the one with the lowest strength among the Twelve Hidden.

However, for this kind of matter, the Twelve Hidden would also notify the Ice Hidden.

"This time, various young talents from the Twelve Hidden will appear, and your main purpose is to build connections with these people.

You carry the Ice Hidden Dragon Bloodline, and the future belongs to you all."

When Uncle Karl said this, his eyes revealed a look of nostalgia.

The Ice Hidden were in decline, unable to even find a single Legendary.

Charlie was their only hope.

Karl naturally hoped to see Charlie grow up steadily and eventually become a Legendary.

"Mm-hmm." Charlie nodded vigorously; he could also feel everyone's expectations.

However, he thought of something.

"Uncle Karl, that one... I heard that... can our Twelve Hidden really wipe him out?" Charlie couldn't help but worry.

"Rest assured, the leader of the War Hidden clan, one of the Upper Four Hidden, once fought that one.

He said that that one had been severely injured before, and his strength was only comparable to a peak Legendary!

Although our Twelve Hidden have declined, if we join forces, dealing with a peak Legendary shouldn't be too difficult, right?" Uncle Karl had a smile on his face and was not worried at all.

Coming here this time was mainly to let Charlie broaden his horizons.

As for surrounding and annihilating that one, he was certainly not the main force.

In battles of this level, only Legendaries could play a role.

As for him, he would just help out on the sidelines.

"That bad guy is actually injured; this is good news!" Charlie was also very excited.

Participating in such a major event was naturally exciting beyond measure for someone of his age.

It was just like a youth having participated in dragon slaying.

"Don't tell your cousin about this matter.

After all, your cousin is a prince of the Saya Kingdom and has some forces under his command.

If he finds out and gets involved, there could be great danger.

Furthermore, our Twelve Hidden have always been suppressed by the Church, just like the Arcane Empire was.

Our identities cannot be known by your cousin, or it will implicate him."

"Mm-hmm." Charlie nodded vigorously, though there was some sorrow in his heart, "Uncle Karl, is the Arcane Empire really gone?"

Uncle Karl looked up at the sky, his eyes revealing a trace of desolation: "It's gone, the Arcane Empire... is already gone."

Back then, thousands of Seraphs attacked the Arcane City and destroyed it in one fell swoop.

Countless Arcane Eyes erupted with brilliant radiance, forging humanity's most powerful defense line, but unfortunately... they shot down hundreds of Seraphs, yet they could not protect the people they guarded.

This incident caused an uproar on the God Continent, and organizations like Karl's that were hostile to the Church were naturally even more regretful.

"Sigh, I used to think that after I came of age, I would definitely go to the Arcane City to see the legendary Arcane Hall and Arcane Eye, but unfortunately... there will never be a chance again." Charlie was also sentimental, "It's all the fault of those... Temples!"

Uncle Karl also nodded: "The destiny of our Twelve Hidden... is also... God-Slaying!

Although the Arcane Empire has fallen, there are more and more people in the world who suffer because of the gods.

I believe that there will be more and more people like us, and one day, all the gods will be..."

Karl's gaze was firm.

The blood flowing in his veins naturally made him very resistant to the gods.

"Uncle Karl, we will!" Light also burst forth in Charlie's eyes.

"Haha." Uncle Karl laughed loudly, "When you become a Legendary, I will go to the Ancient Tang Empire in the East; in this life, I have never been to the Ancestral Land to take a look."

"I will go with you, Uncle!"

……

Inside Iron Stone City.

Lin Chao stood before the newly constructed Church, a look of satisfaction appearing in his eyes.

"Lord Manager, this statue has been completed." Hong Ying walked over; she was wearing leather clothes and leather pants, possessing a unique charm.

"Mm, not bad." Lin Chao looked at the statue, lost in thought.

Unlike the statues in ordinary Churches, the statue in the Iron Stone City Church was built in the shape of a ball of fire, an image of a burning flame.

"Lord Manager, recently while I was building the Temple, I always felt as if someone was spying on me.

I specifically pulled a few people from the Guard Team over, but they didn't discover anything." Hong Ying voiced her doubts.

"Is that so?" Lin Chao raised an eyebrow and pondered, "You don't need to worry about it. Once the Temple construction is finished, continue to complete the tasks for the Arcane Eye.

The top priority right now is to build more Arcane Eyes and make Iron Stone City as solid as a rock!"

Lin Chao did not pay this matter any mind.

This peeper could be Guangming Xiu, or it could be someone else.

Since even the people from the Guard Team didn't discover them, it was very likely a Legendary.

Such a person would certainly be curious and explore upon seeing Iron Stone City building a Temple.

Lin Chao did not care.

Lin Chao treated a Legendary who followed the Rules as an Ordinary resident.

If they broke the Rules, Lin Chao naturally would not let them off.

The rules he set would be iron law.

"Currently, three hundred and fifty-seven Arcane Eyes have been successfully built, but there is a slight shortage of required materials recently, so the progress has slowed down," Hong Ying said truthfully.

The progress of the Arcane Eyes could be said to be extremely fast.

Lin Chao had already secretly built over three hundred Arcane Eyes in Iron Stone City.

Moreover, these Arcane Eyes were ones he had improved; in terms of power, they were far more powerful than the Arcane Eyes of the Arcane Empire.

With these Arcane Eyes present, Lin Chao had confidence.

After he ascended to godhood, he would certainly have many enemies.

The Arcane Eyes would be one of his trump cards.

Therefore, he was currently pushing Hong Ying to keep building Arcane Eyes.

"Increase the progress of mining; you speak with Count Kaixiu.

For other materials, find Kainsi; he will be responsible," Lin Chao said casually, "Now that the technology is more mature, I hope that within one month, the number of Arcane Eyes in Iron Stone City will exceed 500!"

The number of Arcane Eyes in the Arcane Empire was only 700.

Lin Chao's improved version of the Arcane Eye was more powerful, yet simpler to build and consumed fewer resources.

This was the insight and deductive ability of one who had once been a Main God.

Now, with so many Arcane Eyes, the defensive capability of Iron Stone City had long since surpassed that of the Arcane City.

Lin Chao did not wish for the events at the Arcane City to repeat themselves in Iron Stone City.

"Understood, Lord Manager!" Hong Ying had no objections.

This kind of work was exactly what she liked.

And just at this moment, hurried footsteps approached.

Shivana was wearing a red outfit, looking heroic and spirited, but at this moment, her expression was not very good.

"His Highness, news has come from Wangcheng.

His Majesty has arranged a marriage for you."

"Oh? Is that so?" Lin Chao was slightly surprised, then returned to calmness, "Which Duke's daughter is it?"

"……She is not a noble."

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