Chapter 176

The blue light flashed, and a black metal arm guard appeared in Su Xiao's hand.

This metal arm guard was worn on the left arm; the overall structure was precise, capable of protecting the fingers, palm, and most of the forearm.

There was an opening mechanism at the wrist of the arm guard, which Su Xiao tried to press.

Psh~.

Several puffs of steam sprayed out from within the arm guard, and the entire arm guard opened flat; Su Xiao placed his left forearm into it, and the arm guard immediately closed.

Psh, hum~.

It felt as if a small furnace was operating inside the arm guard, and fire-red patterns appeared on its surface.

Su Xiao tried moving his five fingers, and there was no sense of stiffness; the metal of the entire arm guard was very thin, and the total weight did not exceed one kilogram.

From the outside, this black metal arm guard was very aesthetically pleasing; Su Xiao nodded with satisfaction—such a cool piece of equipment should have a high rating.

【Knight King (Honor)】 (1/8)

Origin: Reincarnation Paradise

Quality: Blue

Category: Arm Guard (Left)

Durability: 43/43

Equipment Requirements: Strength 10 points, Agility 10 points.

Equipment Effect: Honor (Passive), Health recovery speed increased by 30%.

Rating: 31 (Note: Blue equipment rating is 31~70.)

Brief: One of the eight pieces of the Knight King series, including Mercy, Valor, Sacrifice, Humility, and many others; collecting all eight pieces will form the Knight King's full-body armor.

Price: 4900 Paradise Coins

Su Xiao's expression was very calm; although the rating of this blue equipment was only 31, its value was not low.

From the introduction, one could see it was one of the parts of a set; if all eight pieces were collected, the attributes would undergo a earth-shaking change.

Su Xiao knew his own luck; collecting all eight pieces was undoubtedly like fishing for the moon in the sea, but if someone collected more than five pieces, he could definitely make the other party regret their life, opening a high price that would shock everyone.

Especially for knight-type professions, these eight pieces could become exclusive set-level items.

He tried using his left arm to perform a blocking motion; this thing was not bad for defense.

His fighting style couldn't involve holding a clumsy shield; this arm guard looked very sturdy and would be good for resisting attacks in a crisis.

And the design of this arm guard was exceptionally cool.

"Sigh, what's the use of being cool."

Su Xiao smashed his left arm hard against the wooden table to the side, and the table shattered with a boom.

He tried holding his blade with his left hand, and there was no feeling of discomfort; this was the only consolation, although Su Xiao usually used his right hand to hold his blade, wearing this on his left arm wasn't bad.

"Phew."

Letting out a long breath, Su Xiao decided that in the future, if he had any high-value treasure chests, he would wait for the cooldown of 【Flame of Luck】 to end before opening them.

The cooldown of 【Flame of Luck】 was very long, and the ten natural days hadn't arrived yet; while staying in the real world, the storage space would be locked, and the cooldown of 【Flame of Luck】 would also be locked.

Su Xiao leaned on the wooden bed, his fatigue having subsided by more than half.

Getting up and walking out of the house, the sky outside was pitch black.

Su Xiao hesitated for a while; there was no entry point now, so he might as well return to the Survey Corps to assemble.

The three fish he was fishing for hadn't taken the bait yet; he needed to expose himself in the open so those three fish could see the "bait."

After asking a passing civilian, Su Xiao arrived in front of a stone building in the town.

This stone building had four floors, its outer walls covered in green moss, and one side of the wall was covered in a large number of vine-like plants.

The stone building was somewhat old, and the glass windows were murky.

This old stone building was the headquarters of the Survey Corps; compared to the Military Police Brigade headquarters on the other side of the town, this place was somewhat unsightly.

"It seems life in the Survey Corps inside the walls isn't very good; heh, as expected."

The First King's wish was for civilians to live inside the walls forever, but humans always yearned for freedom; even if their memories were tampered with, they still yearned for the world outside the walls.

The First King also knew he couldn't forcibly imprison civilians, so the Survey Corps came into being.

The First King didn't establish the 'Survey Corps' to investigate outside the walls—he knew better than anyone what was outside the walls; this was just to give civilians hope. If there was hope, there would be no despair; if there was hope, there would be no resistance.

Look, we have already sent people to investigate outside the walls, but it's too dangerous outside; it's better to live safely inside the walls.

The true meaning of the Survey Corps' existence was not to explore the world, but just to provide psychological comfort to the civilians.

The island where the world inside the walls was located was vast, and the Survey Corps had not yet reached the ocean to this day.

Perhaps the moment the Survey Corps learned the truth would be the moment the royal family slaughtered them.

Because of this, the Survey Corps' status inside the walls was not high, and there were some high-level powers the Survey Corps couldn't touch.

Su Xiao was stopped just as he walked into the Survey Corps headquarters; he wasn't wearing the Survey Corps uniform.

"Civilians are not allowed to enter... how come you look so familiar?"

The dim firelight inside the headquarters made it impossible for the guard to see Su Xiao's face clearly.

"Survey Corps member, Bai Ye."

The guard suddenly realized.

"I was wondering why you looked so familiar; so it's Bai Ye. The Leader was looking for you earlier."

The guard took Su Xiao into the headquarters without further ado.

"Hurry, the temporary meeting has already started."

Su Xiao was puzzled; Erwin was looking for him? And what did a temporary meeting mean?

After arriving on the third floor of the headquarters, Su Xiao understood what the temporary meeting meant—it was just a dinner.

Around a square wooden dining table, Erwin sat at the head, with Levi, Hange Zoë, and others present, while Eren sat slumped in his seat, drowsy.

"Find a seat and sit down."

Erwin signaled for Su Xiao to join the meal.

Su Xiao sat down without speaking; a plate of potato-like food was placed in front of him, the broth a dark yellow, and a basket of bread was placed in the middle of the table.

Picking up a spoon and eating a bite of the potato-like food, Su Xiao's brow furrowed.

The taste was very bland, with no seasonings other than a little salt, and this wasn't a potato, but the root of some plant; the texture was rough, like chewing sugarcane.

Su Xiao didn't want to take a second bite; it was already polite enough that he hadn't spat it out. As a Chinese person, he was the inheritor of thousands of years of culinary culture, and he had "no fortune to enjoy" this stuff.

Watching Levi and the others eating with relish, Su Xiao couldn't help but think that after being trapped inside the walls, they had almost become livestock for the royal family.

Civilians inside the walls worked hard every day, but some civilians couldn't even satisfy their basic needs for food and clothing.

Looking at the royal family, they lived in luxury, their lives almost no different from true aristocrats; although there was no law like the right of the first night, if the royal family took a fancy to any woman, that woman absolutely could not resist—the Military Police Brigade existed for this purpose.

Did the First King really migrate here and build walls for the sake of peaceful living for the people?

In Su Xiao's view, it was absolutely not; the First King probably felt that the Marleyans would win sooner or later, so he might as well take some people and escape while he was in power, and let those people serve him and his descendants.

It was clear the First King had succeeded; although the civilians inside the walls were like pigs and dogs, the royal family remained the royal family.

As for the flowery language about avoiding war, Su Xiao never believed it; the outside world had already developed airships and cannons. If it weren't for the First King's Founding Titan power, the Marleyans would have slaughtered their way in long ago.

This made Su Xiao think: what would happen if he revealed to the outside world that the royal family had lost the "Founding Titan power"? The scene then would definitely be very spectacular.

"Ahem, Bai Ye, what was going on with the female Titan you fought during the day?"

Erwin spoke, interrupting Su Xiao's thoughts, and everyone's gaze turned to Su Xiao.

If these people knew Su Xiao's current thoughts, they would definitely fight him to the death.