Chapter 1966: Demon Eagle (Fifth Update)

"There are no others left."

While speaking, Su Xiao contacted Xiang Ignoring Bubu Wang and learned that Xiang Ignoring Bubu Wang could reach the imperial capital at the earliest tonight.

"Red Scorpion, Landa, and Kelsi are all dead?"

The little adjutant slowed her pace.

"Dead."

"Kelsi... Kelsi still owes me a meal, Landa owes me 2,000 gold pounds, and Red Scorpion owes me 12,657 meals."

The little adjutant muttered to herself as if she had lost her mind. Heaven knows why Red Scorpion would owe her 12,657 meals.

At present, Su Xiao had lost the one department he wanted most, which was the Ninth Unit's Crow's Eye, an intelligence department that could even find out the color of the enemy's underwear.

Crow's Eye was different from other subordinate departments of the Ninth Unit. They weren't disbanded but were separated by the Old Saint King. Both the Old Saint King and the Moon Goddess were reluctant to disband this department. Moreover, this department rarely participated in frontal warfare, and the members basically had no issues.

Today at 3:00 PM, the Old Saint King would summon Su Xiao, and at 7:00 PM, the Moon Goddess would summon Su Xiao. No matter which side Su Xiao chose to join, he would offend the other.

Su Xiao now wanted to investigate clues about the Soul Speaker, which was simply like looking for a needle in a haystack. Therefore, he urgently needed the intelligence of Crow's Eye. That was originally a department under his command, so the members of Crow's Eye wouldn't be resistant to his orders.

But before that, he had to meet the Old Saint King.

With nothing to do, Su Xiao took the little adjutant around the city a few times. During this period, the little adjutant didn't know where she got a Ninth Unit military uniform to wear. As for the long skirts and corsets popular in the imperial capital, she wasn't interested at all. Putting on makeup was basically impossible for her unless the mission required it.

At 3:00 PM, Su Xiao arrived at the Lulunfei Palace in the center of the capital. This was the center of the empire's power and one of its iconic buildings. As for the other iconic building, it was the Moon God Monastery.

The Lulunfei Palace occupied a large area. Unlike the royal palace, the outer perimeter here was open for the public to visit. The Hero Cemetery inside was open once a week for 2 hours, limited to the first 100 people. This was to let the public know who had sacrificed their lives in exchange for the stable life they had today.

After Su Xiao arrived at the inner area of Lulunfei Palace, he wandered around and entered the Imperial Council Hall. The Imperial Council Hall had five floors; the first three floors were office areas for important civil officials, and the top two floors were council areas.

As soon as the little adjutant arrived at the entrance of the Imperial Council Hall, she was stopped. She was a steam bomb expert; blowing up the Imperial Council Hall would only take a matter of minutes.

Twenty soldiers wearing chain armor and holding metal halberds stood around the little adjutant. Among the crowd, the little adjutant looked harmless.

Compared to the little adjutant who was looking around, those burly soldiers were more nervous. Sometimes, you really couldn't judge who was more threatening by their appearance.

Su Xiao headed straight for the fourth floor of the Imperial Council Hall and pushed open the door of a council room. Inside, there were two rows of council tables joined together. On a seat slightly higher at the head of the table sat an old man with gray-white hair and a withered face. At first glance, he looked like an ordinary old man, even covered with a blanket.

"Kuku Lin."

The Old Saint King's voice wasn't loud and lacked vigor, but those bright eyes showed that his physical state was much better than it looked.

"Sit."

The Old Saint King slowly raised his hand, picked up the black tea on the table, and took a light sip.

"Saint King, I am on your side."

Su Xiao sat on the seat to the right of the Old Saint King. His tone couldn't be called respectful. If he were still respectful at this time, it was uncertain whether he could walk out alive. There were 30,000 elite soldiers and 2,700 transcendents stationed in Lulunfei Palace. Su Xiao could be sure that once a war broke out, his chance of rushing out was slim; there were too many transcendents.

"Still have resentment? Drink tea. Yus brought it from your hometown. Although you have no family, the taste of your hometown is always worth missing. You say so, right, Kuku Lin?"

The Old Saint King's smile was very kind; it was the kind of kindness that... eats people without spitting out the bones.

"Indeed."

Su Xiao picked up the teacup and took a sip; the taste was good.

"Don't look for the Soul Speaker anymore; it's very dangerous. Crow's Eye is temporarily handed over to you. That is your original unit; I feel at ease with you using it."

As soon as the Old Saint King spoke, he said everything, including the Soul Speaker. One could imagine the extent of this old guy's network of informants. Moreover, he guessed that Su Xiao wanted to obtain control of Crow's Eye.

"I am curious about what the Soul Speaker actually is. A person? A type of creature?"

Su Xiao didn't feel surprised. When he previously revealed that he was looking for the Soul Speaker, he had already thought it through carefully. If the initial mission of this world at lv. 42 was enough to take his life, then there was no need to consider the subsequent awakening missions.

"That is... a person."

The Old Saint King put down the teacup and leaned back in his chair, his whole body relaxed.

"How long has it been since I heard this title? Do not seek, do not listen, do not blaspheme the gods."

The Old Saint King exhaled a breath of turbid air, seemingly savoring the lingering fragrance of the black tea, the whole person looking drowsy.

"There are always some things that must be discarded. The Ninth Unit is like the empire's eagle; they have done well, but the empire doesn't need this hunting eagle now. An animal like an eagle, when you keep it hungry, it will try every way to peck a piece of meat off you, but once you feed it, it will fly away and never return. Moreover, the Ninth Unit is already a demon eagle; it has started 'eating human flesh'."

The Old Saint King was still in that kind and smiling appearance, but what he said contained a huge amount of information.

"A group of demon eagles will fight over food. If they die until only two are left, the food will be enough. The winner survives."

Su Xiao put down the teacup and looked out the window.

"Two, two is good. Kuku Lin, go to the Moon Goddess's side tonight. Take this thing, and Crow's Eye will be handed over to you."

Speaking of this, the Old Saint King threw the teacup in his hand onto the ground. That kind expression gradually disappeared, becoming awe-inspiring without anger. Where was the image of a kind old man? Now, even if a powerful transcendent stood before him, they wouldn't dare to take action easily. This was the aura.

"Someone come."

As soon as the Old Saint King's voice fell, several guards in full armor rushed into the council room.

"Drive him out."

"As you command."

Several transcendent guards made a gesture of invitation. They knew clearly in their hearts what was going on. "Drive him out" was for outsiders to see. Now they first had to invite Commander Kuku Lin to move; of course, they had to be more polite.

Those around the Old Saint King, who wasn't a shrewd person? Stupid people had long since died.

Su Xiao stood up and walked out of the council hall. Just as he stepped out, one of the transcendent guards said in a low voice:

"Lord Kuku Lin, forgive me, it's my duty."

Su Xiao didn't speak and continued to walk down the stairs. Just as he reached the third floor, those transcendent guards were already full of anger. The transcendent guard who spoke earlier even let out a loud shout, scaring the passing civil officials into a shiver.

Su Xiao's face began to look "ugly," and he walked quickly down the stairs.

"Sigh~ Such a big figure, lost power. Power is really something that makes people unable to fathom."

"Watch your words. That kind of big figure, even if he loses power, can still crush you to death."

After three civil officials discussed in low voices, they walked away slowly. Those transcendent guards exchanged glances and turned to walk upstairs. How does the saying go? Around those in power, everyone is an Oscar-level actor.

PS: (Five updates presented. Updated a bit late, shamelessly asking for monthly tickets.) ===== CHAPTER 1967 =====