Chapter 2159: Fate, Wonderful and Unspeakable

The candlelight flickered. A little girl under ten years old was hanging her head and facing the wall. It could be seen that her body was shaking. Even as a Saint-Descendant, she was full of despair and helplessness in her heart at this time.

Beside the dining table, the old duke poured some scarlet liquid into an exquisite oak cup. This was not fresh blood. The old duke was already tired of the rust smell of fresh blood. This scarlet liquid was called 'Crimson Gift', a wine brewed with life force, created by a widow who was extremely crazy.

When this kind of wine first appeared, it caused a great stir in Yalanse City. Later, it was the old duke who took over the matter, and it was calmed down.

"Mercedes, eavesdropping on the conversation between me and the guest, do you know what the punishment will be?"

The old duke slightly raised the wine pot in his hand, meaning to ask Su Xiao if he wanted a cup. Su Xiao declined, saying he didn't drink alcohol. In fact, he didn't have the habit of drinking 'high-concentration compressed explosives'.

"Grand... Grandfather, I am Tasia, Mercedes is my..."

Little loli Tasia got stuck here. She didn't know how to call her grandmother's grandmother. As for calling the old duke grandfather, it was because in her personal understanding, male elders of 5 generations or more were all classified according to grandfather.

"Tasia?"

The old duke pondered very seriously for a few seconds, but in the end, he still didn't recall which generation of descendants Tasia was.

"It's already so late, go back to sleep."

The old duke smiled kindly. Until Tasia walked out of the banquet hall, he didn't say anything.

"Alfer, where is the Soul Stone you mentioned? If there is no basic clue, it is impossible to find it."

The Soul Stone Su Xiao mentioned was the old duke's name for the Soul-Severing Shadow Stone. As for helping the old duke find the Soul-Severing Shadow Stone, Su Xiao would of course look for it. As for what to do after finding it, of course, he would swallow it privately. The Soul-Severing Shadow Stone was very important to Su Xiao, and it didn't matter even if he turned against the old duke directly.

The thoughts in Su Xiao's mind gradually became clear. His ultimate goal was to destroy the 'Space-Time Hub Device'. The situation now was that even if the Space-Time Hub Device was not in the Sela Empire, Su Xiao would not leave here. He had to obtain the Soul-Severing Shadow Stone first, as well as the skeleton that was holding the Soul-Severing Shadow Stone back then.

There were two things that could be completed now: one was to find and obtain the Soul-Severing Shadow Stone, and the other was to find the skeleton of unknown identity.

In the process of completing these two things, Su Xiao could also inquire about the 'Space-Time Hub Device', which could be described as killing three birds with one stone.

As for eliminating Xi, Su Xiao didn't intend to find that woman for the time being. It was a waste of time. When he completed the first three goals, the power in his hand would be able to inquire about Xi's whereabouts all over the world. At that time, he would drag her out and slaughter her.

After straightening out his thoughts, Su Xiao began to determine the cooperation conditions with the old duke. The content of the cooperation was very simple: during the period when Su Xiao helped the old duke find the Soul Stone, the old duke would announce to the outside world that Su Xiao was his 'agent', acting on his behalf to handle some things, for a period of 5 days to half a month.

The old duke's approach was quite smart. He would not lose power, and he could let Su Xiao help him find the Soul Stone. It seemed that everything was within the old duke's controllable range, resolving the assassination crisis and gaining strong armed reinforcements. Because of this, he didn't choose to turn against Su Xiao.

This arrangement also had a benefit, which was that the other four dukes couldn't say anything, because the old duke did not appoint the duke position to Su Xiao, but let Su Xiao be his agent.

The old duke could completely claim to the outside world that he was too old and wanted to rest for a period of time. As the oldest Saint-Descendant among the five dukes, the other four could not find any problems with this statement.

Of course, this was just the old duke's own idea. Su Xiao had been talking to the old duke for about half an hour. During this period, the old duke drank 12 grams of high-concentration compressed explosives, and a small piece of the Exile fragment separated to the size of a dust particle.

When the two sides turned against each other, Su Xiao would let the old duke know how painful it was to break off the cooperation.

At present, there was no direct conflict between the two sides, so there was no problem with the cooperation, provided that the old duke didn't stab him in the back.

"Tomorrow morning, I will first inform the other four dukes, and then you need to go to the Saint Court with me. If the Saint-Descendant King is not sleeping, we might be able to see him."

"Can."

"That's good, Kukulin Bai Ye, you are now the agent of me, Adrian Alfer. Enjoy the duke position to your heart's content."

As soon as the old duke finished speaking, Su Xiao received a large number of prompts.

【You have completed Main Mission: First Ring.】

【Mission Reward: True Attribute Point x1 (already deposited in the Samsara Brand).】

【You have completed Main Mission: Second Ring.】

【Mission Reward: 150,000 Paradise Coins (already deposited in the Samsara Brand).】

【You have completed Main Mission: Third Ring.】

【Mission Reward: Soul Crystal (Large) x5.】

【Mission Reward: Fourth Ring (Total of seven rings).】

Difficulty Level: lv. 56~lv. 63

Mission Information: Kill the Saint-Descendant King, Alexander, and obtain his heart.

Hint: The integrity of the Saint-Descendant King's heart must be above 50%, otherwise it will lead to mission failure.

Mission Deadline: 20 natural days.

Mission Reward: Holy Spirit-level Treasure Chest.

Mission Penalty: Forced execution.

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Clearly, Su Xiao's choice was very correct. He directly pushed the main mission to the fourth ring, skipping the first three rings. These three rings of missions should be to act as 'coolies' for imperial officials, thereby gaining a higher status.

As for the fourth ring mission, it was very exciting: kill the King of the Sela Empire, Alexander, and obtain his heart.

The mission difficulty was between lv. 56 and lv. 63. The highest difficulty reached the seventh tier. Clearly, this was a difficulty of brute force. At that time, he would not only need to face a large number of strong people but also be besieged by the Imperial Army.

Su Xiao would of course not go to brute force. He had already hooked up with the old duke's line, just waiting for the opportunity to meet the Saint-Descendant King alone in the future.

If the old duke knew what Su Xiao wanted at this time, he would definitely interrupt the cooperation immediately and draw a line with Su Xiao.

Before 12 o'clock at midnight, Su Xiao left the old duke's manor. The old duke didn't trust him, and of course, he didn't believe the other party either. If this old guy had a brain cramp and suddenly brought tens of thousands of imperial troops, Su Xiao would only be able to retreat strategically.

In the dim banquet hall, the old duke's cheeks twitched, and a different look appeared in his turbid eyes. In his long life, he had only encountered such an interesting thing a few times.

"Kukulin Bai Ye, a strong man from the Abyss? Or from the Northern Alliance?"

Hearing this sentence from the old duke, Xiang Ignoring Bubu Wang, who was integrated into the environment, felt a little relieved. At least this old guy was not prepared to bring the Imperial Army.

Su Xiao chose to cooperate with the old duke, and of course, he would leave a backup. Xiang Ignoring Bubu Wang would keep an eye on the old duke in the near future to avoid the other party stabbing him in the back.

In the wheat field in the wild, Su Xiao returned to Yalanse City along the original path. Just after arriving near the city wall, he received news from Baha. Baha discovered a group of suspicious personnel, located under the city wall two kilometers away. The terrain of that section of the city wall was a bit special, and the moat under the city had been covered by soil because it had not been maintained for a long time.

Su Xiao soon arrived at the location Baha mentioned. He did find a few sneaky figures, and these people were still talking in low voices.

"Are you ready?"

"Hmm, no problem, the city guards on the city wall are all drugged."

"Let these Saint-Descendants know the power of our Apocalypse Paradise, hahaha hiccup~"

A super magical laughter came. Hearing this laughter, anyone would be unable to help but laugh.

These men and women were all wearing black robes, and their aura was also hidden. Hearing their conversation, Su Xiao pressed one hand on the hilt of his knife. He didn't want the plan to be disrupted by others before it even started.

The long knife slowly left its sheath. Just as Su Xiao was about to rush forward to hack the contractors of the Apocalypse Paradise, he heard a few crisp sounds.

Click, click.

Metal machinery stretched. Without seeing these contractors do anything, they assembled a large machine.

Rumble...

A muffled sound spread. The sound was not loud and was absorbed by a layer of light film. In at most 10 seconds, the large machine sank into the ground, and the soil surged.

These people were actually here to mine, and they were digging under the root of the city wall. If this kind of courage was used in battle, it would definitely be able to burst out with considerable combat power.

Su Xiao and Baha looked at each other and retreated at the same time. This kind of good thing didn't happen often. Stop these contractors from mining? Stop joking, of course, let them continue to mine, and finally obtain the minerals through 'friendly negotiation'. ===== CHAPTER 2160 =====