Chapter 3263: It

On the city wall, Su Xiao held a cigarette between his fingers, admiring the battle in the distance. He was the party with the greatest advantage among everyone present; he had already reaped enough benefits and could advance or retreat at will.

The gains from this time were far more profitable than killing a powerful enemy, but also much more dangerous. A slight oversight would result in being left behind in the Sun Church; the wealth there was matched only by its overall strength.

The appearance of the Light Flame Lord was something Su Xiao had known about for a long time. After investigating the data on this powerful enemy just now, the point was clearly written in the information.

Right now, the most favorable situation for Su Xiao was for both sides in the battle group to fight until they were unable to continue. This required grasping a certain degree of balance.

Providing too much assistance to the Light Flame Lord would lead the opponent to come find him on the city wall after slaughtering or repelling Wood and the others, or perhaps the opponent would simply leave.

And letting Wood and the others surround and kill the Light Flame Lord was not a good thing for Su Xiao either; those people were all his opponents.

Su Xiao prepared to continue watching; he was idle anyway.

【Announcement (Tree of the Void): Over 95% of the Scroll Fragments held by the New Kingdom faction have been seized. All participants may leave this world immediately, or be forcibly teleported back to the Main Painting World after 10 hours.】

Seeing this announcement, Su Xiao felt a sense of relief in his heart. He had finally waited for this news. What he feared most was being unable to leave this world for a long time. He and the Sun Church were already mortal enemies; no matter how one looked at it, the Sun Church's level of difficulty was not something the New Kingdom could compare to.

Su Xiao pulled the bolt of the J-Demon. There were eight "Flame Uranium Bullets" left, worth 203 Soul Coins each; he had to use them sparingly.

Just then, an aura approached from the right. Su Xiao immediately abandoned his aim and looked toward the person.

In the dark night, the Old Knight walked over, his full-body armor showing slight charred marks. His three-meter height gave him a strong sense of oppression. The greatsword on his back was definitely a famous sword worthy of being passed down through generations; having been blasted by the Sun's Fury: Apollo, it had not left a single mark and remained bright and shiny.

On the city wall, the Old Knight stopped a few meters away from Su Xiao, his cape, burned down to just a small scrap on his back, fluttering in the wind.

Su Xiao remained silent, and the Old Knight didn't speak either. This silence lasted for more than a minute before the Old Knight spoke first:

"My remnant body... won't take long to 'burn out,' but the canvas fragments I've found are not enough. I want to trade it with you for two canvas fragments. Are you interested?"

The Old Knight took a ring out from inside his armor. At first glance, the ring looked pure white, but upon closer observation, one could find a black line as thin as a hair in the middle of the ring.

"This ring is very precious; it is unique." Speaking of this, the Old Knight paused for a moment, deliberated, and continued: "To some people, it is more precious than hundreds of canvas fragments, but to those who don't need it, it has no value. Even as an ornament, it is too crude."

Just as the Old Knight finished speaking, Su Xiao received a prompt from Reincarnation Paradise.

【Prompt: Do you agree to trade with the Old Knight?】

【Due to hundreds of years of searching and fierce battles, the Old Knight is physically and mentally exhausted. After the battle with the Nightmare King, he is on the verge of his limit. After seizing 5 Scroll Fragments in the Sand World, the Old Knight knows that he no longer has the energy to continue searching for Scroll Fragments. Lacking only 2 Scroll Fragments, the Old Knight could return to the Ancient City, use the Scroll Fragments he has searched for over the years to repair the Ancient City, and let the people there continue to multiply.】

【The Old Knight proposes to you to exchange the 'Iron Ring' for 2 Scroll Fragments.】

【This 'Iron Ring' is ordinary, yet it seems to be some kind of object of oath.】

A choice was placed before Su Xiao. He had obtained a total of 28 Scroll Fragments in this world. Should he take out 2 of them to reach this deal with the Old Knight?

The Old Knight's strength was not weak, but that was in the past. Right now, the opponent was on the verge of his limit. If Su Xiao wanted to kill the opponent, it wouldn't be difficult. The opponent had at least 5 or more Scroll Fragments on him.

Why did the Old Knight come to trade with him? Su Xiao estimated that it was because the Old Knight had drunk the bottle of potion he provided for clearing Ancient God energy and discovered that there was no problem with the potion, which led to initial trust. He had many choices right now.

1. Kill the Old Knight, seize the Scroll Fragments, and take the treasure chest + World Source.

2. Agree to this deal.

3. Trick the Old Knight; this kind of knight full of justice is relatively easy to trick.

While Su Xiao was pondering, he remembered the Seeker King he had treated before. Before dying, the opponent had said a total of two sentences:

"Rosa... we, found... the Blood of Darkness, must stop, the White King... and... the Knight."

"White King, you, cannot... slaughter... the Trace Kings, I have seen, your... future."

Su Xiao had always attached great importance to the Seeker King. These god-talking guys must know many secrets. Judging from the opponent's prophecy, he and the Old Knight seemed to be accomplices? Ahem, "accomplices" didn't sound very good; it sounded a bit like a criminal gang, so let's tentatively call them "party members."

If he and the Old Knight were party members, the situation would be very interesting. Thinking of this, Su Xiao took out 2 【Scroll Fragments】 from his storage space.

"Deal."

Su Xiao tossed the 2 【Scroll Fragments】 to the Old Knight and grabbed the ring the opponent tossed over.

【You have obtained the Iron Ring.】

【Iron Ring】

Origin: Main Painting World

Quality: White

Equipment Effect: None.

Score: 10 points

Introduction: This is a ring of oath. Legend has it that those who wear this ring can communicate with the Trace Kings. What an honor this is. Although they are noble kings, they wait for death using themselves as containers. They never desire death, yet they must live toward death. Even if they are lingering on, they must continue to exist. What noble... and unfortunate kings they are. Perhaps this is also why the Trace Kings crave darkness.

Su Xiao put away the 【Iron Ring】. Right now, it couldn't be called a profit or a loss. If he were at a low tier, he would definitely have stabbed the Old Knight to take the reward. After experiencing many worlds, he considered more and knew how to seek greater gains. For example, how did the Old Knight go to the Nightmare World? And then came to the Sand World?

Obviously, the Old Knight was a very special existence. In the Seeker King's prophecy, he and the Old Knight might be party members, which made it worth investing in. Let's see if it could bring unexpected gains later. He could still afford 2 【Scroll Fragments】. Not counting the 4 he had already submitted to the Young Lady, he still had 34 【Scroll Fragments】 left.

"Thank you very much."

The Old Knight turned to leave, but immediately thought of something, stopped, and said: "Leave this Inner Painting World as soon as possible and return to the Main Painting World."

"Reason."

"I just went to the County Ruins and saw the Sun Bird: Taihakaku circling in the sky. Look, that one over there is it. It is surprisingly willing to leave the cathedral, which is unexpected. It might be to clean up the excessive Beast-ized ones. It doesn't matter; although the Sun Bird: Taihakaku is not friendly to people, it has no hostility."

The Old Knight pointed to the horizon. And indeed, in the middle of the night, the horizon was illuminated by flames and sunlight.

Su Xiao estimated that there was a 50% chance the Sun Bird: Taihakaku was here to find him, and the other 50% was to find Caesar.

"Knight, ask you a question."

"Please speak."

"If we assume the Sun Bird: Taihakaku faces the Light Flame Lord, what will happen?"

"The Light Flame Lord will be burned to death by Taihakaku's sun fire in one bite. Why would you think that anyone in the Sand Painting World could deal with Taihakaku?"

The Old Knight looked at Su Xiao in confusion, but soon, he felt the heat around him increase, and the sky was no longer dark. An existence representing the sun flew over from afar. Its wingspan was over ten meters; he couldn't see the specific details, as the fire and sunlight around it were too bright for people to look directly at it.

Everyone looked up at the horizon. After the Light Flame Lord saw the Sun Bird: Taihakaku, he, who had been slaughtering everyone, turned and fled. His speed was particularly fast; after all, he had four legs. At this moment, the Light Flame Lord was like a wild donkey that had broken its reins. ===== CHAPTER 3264 =====